# translation

lexentry: eng/pawa__Noun__1
written_rep: pawa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abalone
sense_list:
(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.


lexentry: eng/pawl__Noun__1
written_rep: pawl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Klaue | Klinke | Sperrklinke
sense_list:
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. | A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Noun__1
written_rep: pawn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bauer
sense_list:
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.


lexentry: eng/pawnbroker__Noun__1
written_rep: pawnbroker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfandleiher | Pfandleiherin
sense_list:
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.


lexentry: eng/pay-as-you-go__Noun__1
written_rep: pay-as-you-go
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Umlagefinanzierung | Umlageverfahren
sense_list:
(economics) A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing.


lexentry: eng/pay-as-you-go__Noun__1
written_rep: pay-as-you-go
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Guthabenabbuchung | Prepaid-Zahlung
sense_list:
(British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage. Used especially of mobile phones and transport ticketing.


lexentry: eng/pay_TV__Noun__1
written_rep: pay TV
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bezahlfernsehen | Pay-TV
sense_list:
A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services


lexentry: eng/pay_grade__Noun__1
written_rep: pay grade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Gehaltsgruppe | Lohnstufe
sense_list:
(figuratively) Level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).


lexentry: eng/pay_off__Verb__1
written_rep: pay off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: abbezahlen | auszahlen
sense_list:
(transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).


lexentry: eng/pay_respect__Verb__1
written_rep: pay respect
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ehre halten
sense_list:
To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).


lexentry: eng/payload__Noun__1
written_rep: payload
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nutzlast
sense_list:
That part of a cargo that produces revenue. | The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft. | That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.


lexentry: eng/payment__Noun__1
written_rep: payment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Zahlung | Bezahlung
sense_list:
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.


lexentry: eng/payment_card__Noun__1
written_rep: payment card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kreditkarte
sense_list:
(banking) A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.


lexentry: eng/payment_order__Noun__1
written_rep: payment order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zahlungsanweisung
sense_list:
(finance, chiefly, banking) An instruction from a sender to a receiving bank, transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing, to pay, or to cause another bank to pay a fixed and determinable amount of money to a beneficiary.


lexentry: eng/payola__Noun__1
written_rep: payola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bestechungsgeschenk
sense_list:
(US) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).


lexentry: eng/payphone__Noun__1
written_rep: payphone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Münzfernsprecher | Münztelefon
sense_list:
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.


lexentry: eng/payroll__Noun__1
written_rep: payroll
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Gehaltsabrechnung | Lohn- und Gehaltsabteilung
sense_list:
(accounting) The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.


lexentry: eng/payslip__Noun__1
written_rep: payslip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gehaltsabrechnung | Entgeltabrechnung | Gehaltszettel
sense_list:
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.


lexentry: eng/paywall__Noun__1
written_rep: paywall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Paywall | Bezahlschranke
sense_list:
(informal, computing) A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain content or functions upon payment.


lexentry: eng/pe__Noun__1
written_rep: pe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pe
sense_list:
The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).


lexentry: eng/pea__Noun__1
written_rep: pea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Erbse
sense_list:
Any plant of the family Fabaceae. | (culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum; the green pea. | (culinary) The edible seed of various other pea plants.


lexentry: eng/peace_be_upon_him__Interjection__1
written_rep: peace be upon him
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Friede sei mit ihm | Friede und Segen sei mit ihm
sense_list:
(Islam) an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons | (Judaism) an honorific phrase used by some Jews after mentioning the deceased in speech or print


lexentry: eng/peace_pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: peace pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Friedenspfeife | Calumet | Kalumet
sense_list:
A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.


lexentry: eng/peace_talks__Noun__1
written_rep: peace talks
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Friedensgespräche
sense_list:
A series of formal discussions between two or more nation-states or groups of people held to resolve existing conflict between them.


lexentry: eng/peaceable__Adjective__1
written_rep: peaceable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: friedliebend
sense_list:
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peaceful_coexistence__Noun__1
written_rep: peaceful coexistence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: friedliche Koexistenz
sense_list:
(politics) A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.


lexentry: eng/peacekeeping__Noun__1
written_rep: peacekeeping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Friedenserhaltung | Friedenssicherung
sense_list:
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
written_rep: peach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfirsich | Pfirsichbaum
sense_list:
A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. | The soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.


lexentry: eng/peachfuzz__Noun__1
written_rep: peachfuzz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfirsichflaum
sense_list:
(informal) The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male. | (rare, nonstandard) The fuzz found on the skin of a peach.


lexentry: eng/peacock__Noun__1
written_rep: peacock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pfau | Pfauhahn
sense_list:
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. | (entomology) Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.


lexentry: eng/peafowl__Noun__1
written_rep: peafowl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfau
sense_list:
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
written_rep: peak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maximum
sense_list:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. | (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/peal__Noun__1
written_rep: peal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dröhnen
sense_list:
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
written_rep: pearl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perle
sense_list:
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery. | (figuratively) Something precious.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
written_rep: pearl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: Perl | Perle
sense_list:
(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.


lexentry: eng/peasant__Noun__1
written_rep: peasant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bauer | Bäuerin | Kleinbäuerin | Bauernschaft | Bauerntum | Kleinbauer
sense_list:
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.


lexentry: eng/peat__Noun__1
written_rep: peat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Torf
sense_list:
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pebble-bed_reactor__Noun__1
written_rep: pebble-bed reactor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kugelhaufenreaktor
sense_list:
A form of nuclear reactor using spherical fuel elements which are individually processed and fed through the reactor.


lexentry: eng/pebibyte__Noun__1
written_rep: pebibyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pebibyte
sense_list:
(computing) Strictly, 250 (10245, 1,125,899,906,842,624) bytes or 210 (1024) tebibytes, as opposed to a petabyte.


lexentry: eng/pecan_pie__Noun__1
written_rep: pecan pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pekannusskuchen
sense_list:
A sweet pie made from corn syrup and pecans, considered a specialty of Southern United States cuisine.


lexentry: eng/pecan_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: pecan tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pekannussbaum
sense_list:
A tree of the species Carya illinoinensis, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the pecan, and the wood of the tree, pecan wood, used in woodworking as well as smoking meats.


lexentry: eng/pecker__Noun__1
written_rep: pecker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Picker
sense_list:
Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly:


lexentry: eng/pecking_order__Noun__1
written_rep: pecking order
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hackordnung | Hackabstand
sense_list:
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.


lexentry: eng/pectin__Noun__1
written_rep: pectin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pektin
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting).


lexentry: eng/pectineus__Noun__1
written_rep: pectineus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kammmuskel
sense_list:
(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.


lexentry: eng/pectoral_sandpiper__Noun__1
written_rep: pectoral sandpiper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Graubruststrandläufer | Graubrust-Strandläufer
sense_list:
Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/pectus_excavatum__Noun__1
written_rep: pectus excavatum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trichterbrust
sense_list:
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.


lexentry: eng/pedal__Noun__1
written_rep: pedal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pedal | Fußhebel
sense_list:
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano


lexentry: eng/pedalo__Noun__1
written_rep: pedalo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pedalos | Tretboot
sense_list:
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.


lexentry: eng/pedantic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pedantic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pedantisch
sense_list:
Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant. | Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.


lexentry: eng/pedelec__Noun__1
written_rep: pedelec
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pedelec
sense_list:
(informal) A bicycle with an electric motor which assists the rider but only while they are pedalling.


lexentry: eng/pederasty__Noun__1
written_rep: pederasty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Päderastie
sense_list:
Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy. | (archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.


lexentry: eng/pedestrian_precinct__Noun__1
written_rep: pedestrian precinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fußgängerzone
sense_list:
An area in a town or city intended for pedestrians only, where vehicles (in particular motor vehicles) are not normally allowed.


lexentry: eng/pediatric__Adjective__1
written_rep: pediatric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pädiatrie
sense_list:
(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children.


lexentry: eng/pediatrician__Noun__1
written_rep: pediatrician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kinderarzt | Kinderärztin
sense_list:
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.


lexentry: eng/pediatrics__Noun__1
written_rep: pediatrics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pädiatrie | Kinderheilkunde
sense_list:
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pedicel__Noun__1
written_rep: pedicel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blütenstiel | Blütenstängel
sense_list:
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised); a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.


lexentry: eng/pedigree__Noun__1
written_rep: pedigree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ahnentafel
sense_list:
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pedigree_collapse__Noun__1
written_rep: pedigree collapse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ahnenschwund
sense_list:
(genealogy) The phenomenon in which ancestral inbreeding causes the number of a descendant’s distinct ancestors to be smaller than that predicted by a binary tree (\sum_{i=1}^n 2^i, where n represents the number of generations).


lexentry: eng/pediment__Noun__1
written_rep: pediment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Giebeldreieck | Giebel | Bekrönung | Frontispiz | Fronton | Frontspieß
sense_list:
(architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.


lexentry: eng/pedology__Noun__1
written_rep: pedology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pedologie | Bodenkunde
sense_list:
The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.


lexentry: eng/pedometer__Noun__1
written_rep: pedometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schrittzähler
sense_list:
A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
written_rep: pedophile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pädophile | Pädophiler
sense_list:
(by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.


lexentry: eng/pedophilia__Noun__1
written_rep: pedophilia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pädophilie
sense_list:
Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children. | (by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.


lexentry: eng/pedosexual__Adjective__1
written_rep: pedosexual
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pädosexuell
sense_list:
(uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.


lexentry: eng/peduncle__Noun__1
written_rep: peduncle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stiel | Stielchen
sense_list:
(botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence. | (botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.


lexentry: eng/peekaboo__Noun__1
written_rep: peekaboo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Guck-guck-Spiel
sense_list:
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".


lexentry: eng/peel__Noun__3
written_rep: peel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Brotschieber | Ofenschaufel | Ofenschieber | Backschießer
sense_list:
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.


lexentry: eng/peel_off__Verb__1
written_rep: peel off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abblättern
sense_list:
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.


lexentry: eng/peephole__Noun__1
written_rep: peephole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Türspion | Spion
sense_list:
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.


lexentry: eng/peeping_tom__Noun__1
written_rep: peeping tom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spanner | Voyeur
sense_list:
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.


lexentry: eng/peepshow__Noun__1
written_rep: peepshow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peepshow
sense_list:
An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass. | A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.


lexentry: eng/peer__Noun__2
written_rep: peer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Adelige | Adeliger | Edelfrau | Edelmann | Peer
sense_list:
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.


lexentry: eng/peer_review__Noun__1
written_rep: peer review
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kreuzgutachten | Peer-Review
sense_list:
(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
written_rep: peg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Bindung | Kursstützung | Währungsbindung
sense_list:
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext. | (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
written_rep: peg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: Aufmacher | Thema
sense_list:
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.


lexentry: eng/pegged_pants__Noun__1
written_rep: pegged pants
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Karottenhose
sense_list:
trousers cut full in the waist and thigh area, and tapering to a cuff or gather at the ankle. Some pegged pants include a full cuff with buttons; others simply gather around an elastic band. This style was popular in the 1940s, 1950s and 1980s.


lexentry: eng/peignoir__Noun__1
written_rep: peignoir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peignoir
sense_list:
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear


lexentry: eng/pellagra__Noun__1
written_rep: pellagra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pellagra
sense_list:
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pellet__Noun__1
written_rep: pellet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Gewölle
sense_list:
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.


lexentry: eng/pelmanism__Noun__1
written_rep: pelmanism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Memory
sense_list:
A memory card game in which a pack of cards is spread out face-down and players try to turn up pairs with the same symbol.


lexentry: eng/peloton__Noun__1
written_rep: peloton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peloton | Hauptfeld | Pulk
sense_list:
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.


lexentry: eng/pelt__Noun__1
written_rep: pelt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Balg | Fell | Pelz
sense_list:
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).


lexentry: eng/pelt__Verb__2
written_rep: pelt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bombardieren | beschießen | einen Geschosshagel niedergehen lassen
sense_list:
To bombard (someone or something) with missiles. | To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.


lexentry: eng/pelvic_floor__Noun__1
written_rep: pelvic floor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beckenboden
sense_list:
(anatomy) A muscular partition, formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue, which spans the area underneath the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/pelvis__Noun__1
written_rep: pelvis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Becken
sense_list:
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.


lexentry: eng/pemmican__Noun__1
written_rep: pemmican
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pemmikan
sense_list:
A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pemphigus__Noun__1
written_rep: pemphigus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pemphigus
sense_list:
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.


lexentry: eng/pen__Noun__2
written_rep: pen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stift | Kugelschreiber | Kuli | Federhalter | Feder | Füllhalter
sense_list:
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.


lexentry: eng/penal_colony__Noun__1
written_rep: penal colony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strafkolonie
sense_list:
A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.


lexentry: eng/penalty__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strafe
sense_list:
A legal sentence. | (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.


lexentry: eng/penalty_area__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty area
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strafraum | Sechzehner | Sechzehnmeterraum
sense_list:
(football, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/penalty_box__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strafbank
sense_list:
(ice hockey) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.


lexentry: eng/penalty_kick__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty kick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strafstoß | Elfmeter
sense_list:
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.


lexentry: eng/penalty_mark__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty mark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Elfmeterpunkt
sense_list:
(football) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken


lexentry: eng/penalty_shootout__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty shootout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Elfmeterschießen | Penaltyschiessen
sense_list:
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: penalty shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strafstoß
sense_list:
(ice hockey) A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
written_rep: penance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Buße | Pönitenz | Bußleistung | Bußverfahren | Bußwerk | Bußübung
sense_list:
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Bleistift | Buntstift | Griffel | Tafelstift
sense_list:
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Griffel | Tafelstift
sense_list:
(optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. [from 17th c.] | (medicine, obsolete, rare) A small medicated bougie. [19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil_holder__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil holder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stifteköcher | Bleistifthalter | Stiftehalter
sense_list:
A small opened container for stationery such as pencils, ballpoint pens, rubber, correction fluid, etc.


lexentry: eng/pencil_lead__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mine
sense_list:
The material (usually black or dark gray) which allows a pencil to work. Usually a mixture of graphite and smaller amounts of other material, but not actual lead.


lexentry: eng/pencil_pusher__Noun__1
written_rep: pencil pusher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bürohengst | Sesselfurzer | Bleistiftstemmer
sense_list:
(informal, often, derogatory) One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.


lexentry: eng/pendant__Noun__1
written_rep: pendant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Anhänger
sense_list:
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendeloque__Noun__1
written_rep: pendeloque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Briolette | Pendeloque
sense_list:
(also, attributive) A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendentive__Noun__1
written_rep: pendentive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pendentif | Eckzwickel
sense_list:
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.


lexentry: eng/penduline_tit__Noun__1
written_rep: penduline tit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beutelmeisen
sense_list:
Any of the family of small passerine birds Remizidae, which nearly all make nests which hang from trees; found in Eurasia, Africa, and North America.


lexentry: eng/pendulum__Noun__1
written_rep: pendulum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pendel
sense_list:
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.


lexentry: eng/penguin__Noun__1
written_rep: penguin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pinguin
sense_list:
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penicillin__Noun__1
written_rep: penicillin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Penizillin | Penicillin
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.


lexentry: eng/penitente__Noun__1
written_rep: penitente
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Büßerschnee | Zackenfirn
sense_list:
A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.


lexentry: eng/penny__Noun__1
written_rep: penny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Penny
sense_list:
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.


lexentry: eng/pennyroyal__Noun__1
written_rep: pennyroyal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flohkraut | Polei | Polei-Minze | Poleiminze
sense_list:
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
written_rep: pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pension | Rente
sense_list:
An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__2
written_rep: pension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pension | Rente
sense_list:
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension_fund__Noun__1
written_rep: pension fund
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pensionsfonds
sense_list:
A pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension plan benefits.


lexentry: eng/penstock__Noun__1
written_rep: penstock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Druckrohrleitung
sense_list:
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.


lexentry: eng/pentachoron__Noun__1
written_rep: pentachoron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pentachoron
sense_list:
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.


lexentry: eng/pentagram__Noun__1
written_rep: pentagram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pentagramm
sense_list:
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.


lexentry: eng/pentalogy__Noun__1
written_rep: pentalogy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pentalogie
sense_list:
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.


lexentry: eng/pentameter__Noun__1
written_rep: pentameter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fünfheber
sense_list:
(poetry, countable) A line in a poem having five metrical feet. | (poetry) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.


lexentry: eng/pentane__Noun__1
written_rep: pentane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pentan
sense_list:
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: pentathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fünfkampf | Pentathlon
sense_list:
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: pentathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Fünfkampf | Frauenfünfkampf | Pentathlon
sense_list:
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
written_rep: pentathlon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Fünfkampf | Moderner Fünfkampf
sense_list:
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dachwohnung
sense_list:
(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
written_rep: penthouse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Dachwohnung | Penthouse
sense_list:
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pentimento__Noun__1
written_rep: pentimento
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pentiment | Pentimenti | Reuestriche
sense_list:
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.


lexentry: eng/pentode__Noun__1
written_rep: pentode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pentode
sense_list:
A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.


lexentry: eng/penultimate__Adjective__1
written_rep: penultimate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorletzte | vorletzt
sense_list:
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.


lexentry: eng/penumbra__Noun__1
written_rep: penumbra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Penumbra
sense_list:
(astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.


lexentry: eng/people's__Adjective__1
written_rep: people's
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Volk
sense_list:
In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.


lexentry: eng/people's_army__Noun__1
written_rep: people's army
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Volksarmee
sense_list:
A communist-based military organization, often linked to a communist political party; the armed forces of a communist state.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
written_rep: people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Volk | Leute
sense_list:
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc. | The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
written_rep: people
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Leute | Volk
sense_list:
A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.


lexentry: eng/people_person__Noun__1
written_rep: people person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geselliger Mensch
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One who interacts skilfully with other people and who receives satisfaction from such interaction.


lexentry: eng/people_who_live_in_glass_houses_shouldn't_throw_stones__Proverb__1
written_rep: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
part_of_speech: proverb
sense_list: Do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
das sagt der Richtige | du hast es nötig | ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr | man sollte zuerst vor der eigenen Haustür fegen | wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen


lexentry: eng/pepino_melon__Noun__1
written_rep: pepino melon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Birnenmelone | Melonenbirne | Pepino | Pepino-Strauch
sense_list:
A South American plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for its melon-like fruit, Solanum muricatum.


lexentry: eng/pepo__Noun__1
written_rep: pepo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Panzerbeere
sense_list:
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Paprikaschote
sense_list:
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.


lexentry: eng/pepper_mill__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper mill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfeffermühle
sense_list:
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.


lexentry: eng/pepper_shaker__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper shaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfefferstreuer
sense_list:
A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.


lexentry: eng/pepper_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: pepper tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Molle | Pfefferbaum
sense_list:
Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper


lexentry: eng/peppercorn__Noun__1
written_rep: peppercorn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfefferkorn
sense_list:
The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
written_rep: peppermint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfefferminze
sense_list:
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
written_rep: peppermint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pfefferminze | Pfefferminz | Pfefferminzbonbon
sense_list:
(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepperwort__Noun__1
written_rep: pepperwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kressen
sense_list:
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepsin__Noun__1
written_rep: pepsin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pepsin
sense_list:
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptide__Noun__1
written_rep: peptide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peptid
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.


lexentry: eng/peptide_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: peptide bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peptidbindung
sense_list:
(chemistry) An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptone__Noun__1
written_rep: peptone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pepton
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.


lexentry: eng/per_bend__Adverb__1
written_rep: per bend
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schräggeteilt
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).


lexentry: eng/per_bend_sinister__Adverb__1
written_rep: per bend sinister
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schräglinks geteilt
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).


lexentry: eng/per_chevron__Adverb__1
written_rep: per chevron
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spitzenschnitt
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) along the bent line(s) of a chevron, (especially) into two areas (formally party per chevron).


lexentry: eng/per_fess__Adverb__1
written_rep: per fess
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geteilt
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).


lexentry: eng/per_pale__Adverb__1
written_rep: per pale
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gespalten
sense_list:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).


lexentry: eng/per_se__Adverb__1
written_rep: per se
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: als solches | bezeichnungsgemäß | entsprechend seinem Namen
sense_list:
(colloquial, sometimes, proscribed, negative polarity) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.


lexentry: eng/percale__Noun__1
written_rep: percale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perkal
sense_list:
(textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.


lexentry: eng/perceived_temperature__Noun__1
written_rep: perceived temperature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gefühlte Temperatur
sense_list:
The apparent temperature of the environment; may be different from the actual temperature because of factors such as wind chill or humidity


lexentry: eng/percent__Noun__1
written_rep: percent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prozent | Perzent | vom Hundert
sense_list:
A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred). | One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/percentile__Noun__1
written_rep: percentile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perzentil
sense_list:
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.


lexentry: eng/perch__Noun__1
written_rep: perch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Barsch
sense_list:
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. | Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially: | Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.


lexentry: eng/percontation__Noun__1
written_rep: percontation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nachforschung | Nachfrage
sense_list:
(formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/percussion__Noun__1
written_rep: percussion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Perkussion
sense_list:
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.


lexentry: eng/percussion_cap__Noun__1
written_rep: percussion cap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Köder
sense_list:
a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact


lexentry: eng/percussionist__Noun__1
written_rep: percussionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlagzeuger | Schlagzeugerin
sense_list:
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.


lexentry: eng/peregrinate__Verb__1
written_rep: peregrinate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: herumwandern
sense_list:
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
written_rep: perennial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: dauerhaft | ewig
sense_list:
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
written_rep: perennial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mehrjährig
sense_list:
(botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perestroika__Noun__1
written_rep: perestroika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perestroika | Umbau | Umgestaltung
sense_list:
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.


lexentry: eng/perfect_fifth__Noun__1
written_rep: perfect fifth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: reine Quinte
sense_list:
(music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/perfect_pitch__Noun__1
written_rep: perfect pitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: absolutes Gehör | Tonhöhengedächtnis
sense_list:
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.


lexentry: eng/perfect_storm__Noun__1
written_rep: perfect storm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Verkettung unglücklicher Umstände
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) A situation in which several problems converge and make everything worse.


lexentry: eng/perfect_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: perfect tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ideal
sense_list:
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.


lexentry: eng/perfection__Noun__1
written_rep: perfection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perfektion | Vollkommenheit
sense_list:
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence


lexentry: eng/perfectionist__Noun__1
written_rep: perfectionist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perfektionist | Perfektionistin
sense_list:
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfective_aspect__Noun__1
written_rep: perfective aspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perfektum
sense_list:
(grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.


lexentry: eng/perfidious__Adjective__1
written_rep: perfidious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perfide
sense_list:
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfidy__Noun__1
written_rep: perfidy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Verrat
sense_list:
(international law, in warfare) An illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.


lexentry: eng/perforation_gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: perforation gauge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zähnungsschlüssel
sense_list:
(philately) A device for measuring the number of perforations per 2 centimetre distance along the edge of a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
written_rep: perform
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: spielen | aufführen | auftreten
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
written_rep: perform
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: vorschützen | vorspielen | vortäuschen
sense_list:
(by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
written_rep: performance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Durchführung | Leistung
sense_list:
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
written_rep: performance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Leistung
sense_list:
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.


lexentry: eng/performance_art__Noun__1
written_rep: performance art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Performance
sense_list:
(arts) A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media.


lexentry: eng/performance_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: performance bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Erfüllungsgarantie
sense_list:
(legal) A contractor's bond, guaranteeing that the contractor will perform the contract and providing that, in the event of default, the surety may complete the contract or pay damages up to the bond limit.


lexentry: eng/performance_metric__Noun__1
written_rep: performance metric
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(business) A measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.

trans_list:
Leistungskriterium | Leistungsmaß | Leistungsmessgröße | Leistungsmetrik | Performancemaß | Performancemetrik


lexentry: eng/performant__Adjective__1
written_rep: performant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Performanz-
sense_list:
Of or relating to performance. | (computing) Characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users.


lexentry: eng/performative_utterance__Noun__1
written_rep: performative utterance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: performative Sprechhandlung
sense_list:
(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.


lexentry: eng/perfume__Noun__1
written_rep: perfume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Parfüm | Parfum | Duft | Duftstoff
sense_list:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor


lexentry: eng/pergola__Noun__1
written_rep: pergola
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pergola
sense_list:
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants. | Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.


lexentry: eng/peridotite__Noun__1
written_rep: peridotite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peridotit
sense_list:
(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.


lexentry: eng/perihelion__Noun__1
written_rep: perihelion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perihel
sense_list:
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.


lexentry: eng/perimeter__Noun__1
written_rep: perimeter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Umfang
sense_list:
(mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object. | (mathematics) The length of such a boundary. | The outer limits of an area.


lexentry: eng/period__Interjection__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Punkt. Aus. Ende | Punktum | Schluss, aus, Ende | basta | da ist nichts zu machen | keine Widerrede
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Punkt
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Periode | Zeitraum
sense_list:
The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: Periode
sense_list:
(chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements. [from 19th c.] | (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
written_rep: period
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: Stunde | System | Periode
sense_list:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.


lexentry: eng/periodic_table__Noun__1
written_rep: periodic table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Periodensystem
sense_list:
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).


lexentry: eng/periodical__Noun__1
written_rep: periodical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Periodikum
sense_list:
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.


lexentry: eng/periodontics__Noun__1
written_rep: periodontics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Parodontologie | Periodontologie | Zahnfleischbehandlungen
sense_list:
(dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament—and diseases and conditions that affect them.


lexentry: eng/periodontitis__Noun__1
written_rep: periodontitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Parodontitis
sense_list:
(periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.


lexentry: eng/perioperative__Adjective__1
written_rep: perioperative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: perioperativ
sense_list:
(surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_device__Noun__1
written_rep: peripheral device
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peripheriegerät
sense_list:
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.


lexentry: eng/periphrasis__Noun__1
written_rep: periphrasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Periphrase
sense_list:
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".


lexentry: eng/periscope__Noun__1
written_rep: periscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Periskop
sense_list:
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.


lexentry: eng/peristalsis__Noun__1
written_rep: peristalsis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peristaltik
sense_list:
(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.


lexentry: eng/peritoneum__Noun__1
written_rep: peritoneum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bauchfell | Peritoneum
sense_list:
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.


lexentry: eng/peritonitis__Noun__1
written_rep: peritonitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peritonitis | Bauchfellentzündung
sense_list:
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.


lexentry: eng/perlocution__Noun__1
written_rep: perlocution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perlokution
sense_list:
(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.


lexentry: eng/permaculture__Noun__1
written_rep: permaculture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Permakultur
sense_list:
(agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. [from 1978]


lexentry: eng/permanent__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dauerwelle
sense_list:
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.


lexentry: eng/permanent__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Permanente
sense_list:
(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.


lexentry: eng/permanent_magnet__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent magnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dauermagnet | Permanentmagnet
sense_list:
(physics) A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.


lexentry: eng/permanent_marker__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent marker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Markierstift | Permanentmarker | Permanentschreiber
sense_list:
a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD


lexentry: eng/permanent_residency__Noun__1
written_rep: permanent residency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Niederlassungserlaubnis
sense_list:
A visa status which allows a person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country


lexentry: eng/permanganate__Noun__1
written_rep: permanganate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Permanganat
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/permeability__Noun__1
written_rep: permeability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Permeabilität
sense_list:
The property of being permeable. | (physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).


lexentry: eng/permeable__Adjective__1
written_rep: permeable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: durchlässig
sense_list:
(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
written_rep: permeate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: durchsickern
sense_list:
(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture


lexentry: eng/permittivity__Noun__1
written_rep: permittivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Permittivität
sense_list:
(physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.


lexentry: eng/permutation__Noun__1
written_rep: permutation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Permutation
sense_list:
(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. | (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.


lexentry: eng/pernoctation__Noun__1
written_rep: pernoctation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Übernachtung
sense_list:
(uncountable) The action of abiding through the night at a location; (countable) an instance of this; an overnight stay.


lexentry: eng/perorate__Verb__1
written_rep: perorate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schwadronieren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.


lexentry: eng/peroration__Noun__1
written_rep: peroration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Redeschluss | Zusammenfassung
sense_list:
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.


lexentry: eng/peroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: peroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peroxid
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.


lexentry: eng/perpetual_motion_machine__Noun__1
written_rep: perpetual motion machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perpetuum mobile
sense_list:
(physics, pseudoscience) A hypothetical, pseudoscientific device that exhibits perpetual motion, especially one that does useful work with no input of energy.


lexentry: eng/perpetual_motion_machine_of_the_second_kind__Noun__1
written_rep: perpetual motion machine of the second kind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perpetuum mobile zweiter Art
sense_list:
(physics, pseudoscience) A perpetual motion machine that spontaneously converts thermal energy into mechanical work.


lexentry: eng/perpetuate__Verb__1
written_rep: perpetuate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verewigen | perpetuieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.


lexentry: eng/persecute__Verb__1
written_rep: persecute
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verfolgen | bedrängen | peinigen | schikanieren
sense_list:
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.


lexentry: eng/perseverance_of_the_saints__Noun__1
written_rep: perseverance of the saints
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beharrlichkeit der Heiligen
sense_list:
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that true believers in Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross (the "saints") cannot relapse and are predestined to salvation.


lexentry: eng/persevere__Verb__1
written_rep: persevere
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beharren | ausharren | durchhalten | ausdauern | nicht aufgeben | standhaft bleiben
sense_list:
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.


lexentry: eng/persimmon__Noun__1
written_rep: persimmon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Persimonenbaum
sense_list:
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).


lexentry: eng/person-to-person__Adjective__1
written_rep: person-to-person
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Person
sense_list:
(of a telephone call) Such that the caller is only connected and charged if the person he specified is available to speak.


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
written_rep: person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Person
sense_list:
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. [from 13th c.] | (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.] | (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
written_rep: person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Person | Mensch
sense_list:
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).


lexentry: eng/personal__Adjective__1
written_rep: personal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: persönlich
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals


lexentry: eng/personal_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: personal effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bewegliches Eigentum | persönliche Gegenstände | persönliche Habe
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural) An item of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.


lexentry: eng/personal_hygiene__Noun__1
written_rep: personal hygiene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Körperpflege | Personalhygiene
sense_list:
(health sciences) The hygienic measures concerning a person's bodily condition, notably external cleanliness.


lexentry: eng/personal_lubricant__Noun__1
written_rep: personal lubricant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gleitcreme | Gleitgel | Gleitmittel
sense_list:
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.


lexentry: eng/personal_pronoun__Noun__1
written_rep: personal pronoun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Personalpronomen | persönliches Fürwort
sense_list:
A pronoun which, in English, refers to one or a combination of the following: | Another person or group of people. (third person) | Any pronoun, with an antecedent, standing in as the subject or object of a verb.


lexentry: eng/personality__Noun__1
written_rep: personality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Persönlichkeit
sense_list:
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another. | A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.


lexentry: eng/personality_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: personality disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Persönlichkeitsstörung
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.


lexentry: eng/personify__Verb__1
written_rep: personify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: personifizieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of. | (transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.


lexentry: eng/personnel__Noun__1
written_rep: personnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Personal
sense_list:
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/perspective__Noun__1
written_rep: perspective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Perspektive
sense_list:
The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision. | The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. | (figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.


lexentry: eng/persuade__Verb__1
written_rep: persuade
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: überreden | bestechen | dazu bringen | gewinnen | verführen
sense_list:
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/persuasion__Noun__1
written_rep: persuasion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Überzeugung | Überredung
sense_list:
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/perturbation_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: perturbation theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Störungstheorie
sense_list:
A mathematical technique for finding an approximate solution to a problem that cannot be solved exactly, by starting from the exact solution of a related problem; used in modelling physical interactions between particles, etc.


lexentry: eng/peruke__Noun__1
written_rep: peruke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perücke
sense_list:
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.


lexentry: eng/pescetarianism__Noun__1
written_rep: pescetarianism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pescetarismus
sense_list:
A dietary choice in which a person, known as a pescetarian, eats any combination of vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and fish or seafood, but not mammals or birds. Some animal products, such as eggs and dairy, may or may not be part of the diet.


lexentry: eng/peso__Noun__1
written_rep: peso
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Peso
sense_list:
(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.


lexentry: eng/pessimism__Noun__1
written_rep: pessimism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pessimismus
sense_list:
A general belief that bad things will happen. | The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.


lexentry: eng/pesticide__Noun__1
written_rep: pesticide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pestizid
sense_list:
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.


lexentry: eng/pesto__Noun__1
written_rep: pesto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pesto
sense_list:
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).


lexentry: eng/pet__Verb__1
written_rep: pet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: streicheln
sense_list:
(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal). | (transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.


lexentry: eng/petal__Noun__1
written_rep: petal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blütenblatt | Kronblatt
sense_list:
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.


lexentry: eng/petasus__Noun__1
written_rep: petasus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petasos
sense_list:
(historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/petcock__Noun__1
written_rep: petcock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ablasshahn | Ablaufhahn | Benzinhahn | Entlastungsventil | Entlüftungshahn | Entlüftungsventil
sense_list:
A small valve, spout, or faucet operated by hand, usually used to release pressure or drain fluid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/peter__Verb__1
written_rep: peter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: austrocknen
sense_list:
(intransitive, originally, US) Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining) , of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally) , to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.


lexentry: eng/peter_out__Verb__1
written_rep: peter out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dahinschwinden | schwinden | totlaufen | verlaufen | versanden | verschwinden
sense_list:
(intransitive, originally, US) Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”)


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
written_rep: petition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petition | Eingabe
sense_list:
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
written_rep: petition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Petition
sense_list:
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause. | (legal) A formal written request for judicial action.


lexentry: eng/petrichor__Noun__1
written_rep: petrichor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petrichor
sense_list:
The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.


lexentry: eng/petrification__Noun__1
written_rep: petrification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petrifikation | Versteinerung
sense_list:
Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.


lexentry: eng/petrified__Adjective__1
written_rep: petrified
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versteinert
sense_list:
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone. | Extremely afraid.


lexentry: eng/petrify__Verb__1
written_rep: petrify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versteinern
sense_list:
(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals. | To produce rigidity akin to stone.


lexentry: eng/petrochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: petrochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gesteinschemie | Petrochemie
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
written_rep: petrodollar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petrodollar
sense_list:
(oil industry, mostly, in the plural, also, attributively) Money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.


lexentry: eng/petrography__Noun__1
written_rep: petrography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petrografie
sense_list:
(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_ether__Noun__1
written_rep: petroleum ether
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Petrolether
sense_list:
A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C. Used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_jelly__Noun__1
written_rep: petroleum jelly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vaseline
sense_list:
A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
written_rep: petticoat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Petticoat
sense_list:
(archaic, or, historical) A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
written_rep: petticoat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Unterrock | Petticoat
sense_list:
A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.


lexentry: eng/petty__Adjective__1
written_rep: petty
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleinlich | gering | geringfügig | klein | unbedeutend | unwichtig
sense_list:
Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/petty_bourgeoisie__Noun__1
written_rep: petty bourgeoisie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kleinbürgertum
sense_list:
(Marxism) A social class of that bourgeoisie that typically works alongside their employees if they have any, exemplified by shopkeepers and professionals.


lexentry: eng/petty_cash__Noun__1
written_rep: petty cash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Portokasse
sense_list:
Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.


lexentry: eng/petty_larceny__Noun__1
written_rep: petty larceny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bagatelldiebstahl
sense_list:
(legal) A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.


lexentry: eng/petty_officer__Noun__1
written_rep: petty officer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Unteroffizier
sense_list:
A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army


lexentry: eng/petty_theft__Noun__1
written_rep: petty theft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bagatelldiebstahl
sense_list:
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.


lexentry: eng/pew__Noun__1
written_rep: pew
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Kirchenbank | Bank
sense_list:
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.


lexentry: eng/peyote__Noun__1
written_rep: peyote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: peyote
sense_list:
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.


lexentry: eng/phagocyte__Noun__1
written_rep: phagocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phagozyt
sense_list:
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.


lexentry: eng/phalanx__Noun__1
written_rep: phalanx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phalanx
sense_list:
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.


lexentry: eng/phalarope__Noun__1
written_rep: phalarope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wassertreter
sense_list:
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.


lexentry: eng/phantom__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Phantom
sense_list:
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.


lexentry: eng/phantom_limb__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom limb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phantomglied
sense_list:
(pathology) The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.


lexentry: eng/phantom_pain__Noun__1
written_rep: phantom pain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phantomschmerz
sense_list:
(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.


lexentry: eng/pharaoh__Noun__1
written_rep: pharaoh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pharao | Pharaonin
sense_list:
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty


lexentry: eng/pharisaism__Noun__1
written_rep: pharisaism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pharisäertum
sense_list:
The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees. | (chiefly, Christianity) Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.


lexentry: eng/pharmacist__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Apotheker | Apothekerin
sense_list:
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.


lexentry: eng/pharmacodynamics__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacodynamics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pharmakodynamik
sense_list:
(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacokinetics__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacokinetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pharmakokinetik
sense_list:
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacology__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pharmakologie | Arzneimittelkunde
sense_list:
(medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.


lexentry: eng/pharmacopoeia__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacopoeia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Arzneibuch
sense_list:
(pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.


lexentry: eng/pharmacovigilance__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacovigilance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pharmakovigilanz
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/pharmacy__Noun__1
written_rep: pharmacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pharmazie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.


lexentry: eng/pharyngeal__Adjective__1
written_rep: pharyngeal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pharyngal | pharyngisch
sense_list:
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx. | (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.


lexentry: eng/pharynx__Noun__1
written_rep: pharynx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rachen | Pharynx
sense_list:
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.


lexentry: eng/phase__Noun__1
written_rep: phase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Phase
sense_list:
(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase. | (physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/phase_diagram__Noun__1
written_rep: phase diagram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phasendiagramm
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) A graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas. | a similar diagram for a binary mixture of substances, with axes representing composition and temperature.


lexentry: eng/phase_modulation__Noun__1
written_rep: phase modulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phasenmodulation
sense_list:
A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.


lexentry: eng/phase_out__Verb__1
written_rep: phase out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auslaufen lassen | nach und nach abschaffen / aussondern
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).


lexentry: eng/phase_space__Noun__1
written_rep: phase space
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phasenraum
sense_list:
(mathematics, physics, dynamical system theory) Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point;(less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.


lexentry: eng/phase_transition__Noun__1
written_rep: phase transition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phasenübergang
sense_list:
(physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.


lexentry: eng/phase_velocity__Noun__1
written_rep: phase velocity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phasengeschwindigkeit
sense_list:
(physics) The velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.


lexentry: eng/pheasant's_eye__Noun__1
written_rep: pheasant's eye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Adonisröschen
sense_list:
Any of genus Adonis of flowering plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Europe and Asia, particularly


lexentry: eng/phencyclidine__Noun__1
written_rep: phencyclidine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phencyclidin
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
written_rep: phenol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phenol
sense_list:
(organic compound, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid | (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
written_rep: phenolic resin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phenolharz | Phenoplast
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol (or a phenol derivative) with an aldehyde.


lexentry: eng/phenomenology__Noun__1
written_rep: phenomenology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phänomenologie
sense_list:
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.


lexentry: eng/phenomenon__Noun__1
written_rep: phenomenon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phänomen | Erscheinung
sense_list:
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. | (philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).


lexentry: eng/phenotype__Noun__1
written_rep: phenotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phänotyp | Erscheinungsbild
sense_list:
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.


lexentry: eng/phenylalanine__Noun__1
written_rep: phenylalanine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phenylalanin
sense_list:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.


lexentry: eng/phenylephrine__Noun__1
written_rep: phenylephrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phenylephrin
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmaceutical drug) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C9H13NO2.


lexentry: eng/pheromone__Noun__1
written_rep: pheromone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pheromon
sense_list:
(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/philanthropy__Noun__1
written_rep: philanthropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Menschenliebe | Nächstenliebe | Philantropie
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.


lexentry: eng/philhellene__Noun__1
written_rep: philhellene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Philhellene | Philhellenin
sense_list:
A lover of Greece or Greek culture. [from 19th c.] | (now, historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/philia__Noun__1
written_rep: philia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Philie
sense_list:
(countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something


lexentry: eng/philistine__Adjective__1
written_rep: philistine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Banause | Spießer | philiströs
sense_list:
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/philistine__Noun__1
written_rep: philistine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Philister | Banause | Banausin | Ignorant | Ignorantin | Spießbürger
sense_list:
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/phillumenist__Noun__1
written_rep: phillumenist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phillumenist | Phillumenistin
sense_list:
A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers.


lexentry: eng/philologist__Noun__1
written_rep: philologist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Philologe | Philologin
sense_list:
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.


lexentry: eng/philopena__Noun__1
written_rep: philopena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Vielliebchen
sense_list:
The occasion on which a philopena is forfeited; the forfeit paid. | A nut or almond with a double kernel, as used to set a philopena.


lexentry: eng/philosopher's_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: philosopher's stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stein der Weisen
sense_list:
(alchemy, uncountable) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
written_rep: philosopher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Philosoph | Philosophin
sense_list:
(archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change. | (archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Philosophie
sense_list:
(uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom. | (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality. | (countable) A comprehensive system of belief. | (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain. | (countable) A general principle (usually moral).


lexentry: eng/philosophy_of_science__Noun__1
written_rep: philosophy of science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wissenschaftstheorie
sense_list:
(philosophy, uncountable) The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/philter__Noun__1
written_rep: philter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liebestrank
sense_list:
A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phimosis__Noun__1
written_rep: phimosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phimose | Vorhautverengung
sense_list:
(symptom) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phlegma
sense_list:
(historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Nasenschleim | Popel | Schleim
sense_list:
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
written_rep: phlegm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Phlegma | Schwerfälligkeit | Trägheit | Gemütsruhe | Gleichmut | stoische Ruhe
sense_list:
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phloem__Noun__1
written_rep: phloem
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phloem
sense_list:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.


lexentry: eng/phlogiston__Noun__1
written_rep: phlogiston
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phlogiston | Caloricum
sense_list:
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.


lexentry: eng/phlogopite__Noun__1
written_rep: phlogopite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phlogopit
sense_list:
(mineral) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator


lexentry: eng/pho__Noun__1
written_rep: pho
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pho | Phở
sense_list:
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.


lexentry: eng/phocomelia__Noun__1
written_rep: phocomelia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phokomelie | Phokomelus | Robbengliedrigkeit
sense_list:
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/phoenix__Noun__1
written_rep: phoenix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Phönix
sense_list:
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.


lexentry: eng/phon__Noun__1
written_rep: phon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phon
sense_list:
(acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.


lexentry: eng/phone__Noun__2
written_rep: phone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phon
sense_list:
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.


lexentry: eng/phone_in__Verb__1
written_rep: phone in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: einkreisen
sense_list:
To make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.


lexentry: eng/phoneme__Noun__1
written_rep: phoneme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phonem
sense_list:
An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.


lexentry: eng/phonemic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phonemic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: phonemisch
sense_list:
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes. | (linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.


lexentry: eng/phonetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phonetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: phonetisch
sense_list:
Relating to the sounds of spoken language. | (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).


lexentry: eng/phonetics__Noun__1
written_rep: phonetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phonetik | Lautlehre
sense_list:
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.


lexentry: eng/phono-semantic_matching__Noun__1
written_rep: phono-semantic matching
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: phono-semantische Angleichung
sense_list:
(linguistics) The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning but does so via substitution of etymons.


lexentry: eng/phonogram__Noun__1
written_rep: phonogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lautzeichen | Phonogramm
sense_list:
(linguistics) A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
written_rep: phonology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phonologie | Phonemik
sense_list:
(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. [from late 18th c.] | (by extension, uncountable) The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.


lexentry: eng/phonon__Noun__1
written_rep: phonon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phonon
sense_list:
(physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.


lexentry: eng/phonotactics__Noun__1
written_rep: phonotactics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phonotaktik
sense_list:
(linguistics, phonology) A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.


lexentry: eng/phosphatase__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphatase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphatase
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.


lexentry: eng/phosphene__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphen
sense_list:
A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.


lexentry: eng/phosphine__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphin
sense_list:
(inorganic compound, uncountable) A toxic gas, chemical formula PH3. | (organic chemistry, countable) Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one R is not H), | (dyeing) Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.


lexentry: eng/phospholipid__Noun__1
written_rep: phospholipid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phospholipid
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.


lexentry: eng/phosphor__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luminophor
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.


lexentry: eng/phosphoric__Adjective__1
written_rep: phosphoric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphor
sense_list:
(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/phosphoric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphoric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphorsäure
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H3PO4, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.


lexentry: eng/phosphorus__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphorus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphor
sense_list:
(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.


lexentry: eng/phosphorylation__Noun__1
written_rep: phosphorylation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phosphorylierung
sense_list:
(biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.


lexentry: eng/photic__Adjective__1
written_rep: photic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: photisch
sense_list:
Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.


lexentry: eng/photo_finish__Noun__1
written_rep: photo finish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotofinish
sense_list:
(sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.


lexentry: eng/photochemical_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: photochemical reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: photochemische Reaktion
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction initiated by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation to form an excited state


lexentry: eng/photoconductivity__Noun__1
written_rep: photoconductivity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Photoleitfähigkeit
sense_list:
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
written_rep: photocopier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotokopierer
sense_list:
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.


lexentry: eng/photodiode__Noun__1
written_rep: photodiode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotodiode
sense_list:
(electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.


lexentry: eng/photoelectric_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: photoelectric effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: photoelektrischer Effekt
sense_list:
(physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photogrammetry__Noun__1
written_rep: photogrammetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Photogrammetrie
sense_list:
The making of precise measurements from photographs. | The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying.


lexentry: eng/photograph__Noun__1
written_rep: photograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotografie | Foto | Photographie | Lichtbild | Bild
sense_list:
A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.


lexentry: eng/photographic_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: photographic paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotopapier | Photopapier
sense_list:
(photography) paper or card coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, typically containing silver salts


lexentry: eng/photography__Noun__1
written_rep: photography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotografie
sense_list:
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. | The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.


lexentry: eng/photomultiplier__Noun__1
written_rep: photomultiplier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotovervielfacher
sense_list:
(physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into photoelectrons which are then amplified


lexentry: eng/photon__Noun__1
written_rep: photon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Photon | Lichtteilchen
sense_list:
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.


lexentry: eng/photopaper__Noun__1
written_rep: photopaper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Photopapier
sense_list:
Photographic paper; paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals, used for making photographic prints on traditional film cameras.


lexentry: eng/photorealism__Noun__1
written_rep: photorealism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fotorealismus
sense_list:
(art) An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.


lexentry: eng/photosynthesis__Noun__1
written_rep: photosynthesis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Photosynthese | Fotosynthese
sense_list:
(biology) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.


lexentry: eng/phototropic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phototropic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fototrop | fototropisch
sense_list:
Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.


lexentry: eng/phrasal_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: phrasal verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mehrgliedriges Verb | Partikelverb
sense_list:
(linguistics, more loosely) A phrase, consisting of a verb and either or both of a preposition or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.


lexentry: eng/phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Phrase
sense_list:
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words. | (music) A small section of music in a larger piece.


lexentry: eng/phrase_book__Noun__1
written_rep: phrase book
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachführer | Gesprächsbuch
sense_list:
A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.


lexentry: eng/phraseology__Noun__1
written_rep: phraseology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phraseologie
sense_list:
Study of set or fixed expressions. | The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.


lexentry: eng/phrasing__Noun__1
written_rep: phrasing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ausdrucksweise | Phrasierung
sense_list:
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice. | (music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.


lexentry: eng/phreatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: phreatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: phreatisch | phreatische Explosion
sense_list:
(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.


lexentry: eng/phrenology__Noun__1
written_rep: phrenology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phrenologie
sense_list:
(medicine, biology) The science or now discredited pseudo-science, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.


lexentry: eng/phugoid__Noun__1
written_rep: phugoid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phygoide
sense_list:
(aeronautics, aviation) The motion of an aircraft, missile, or other flying object continuously oscillating in a vertical plane due to the object pitching up and climbing, thus slowing down; then pitching down and descending, thus speeding up.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
written_rep: phylactery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phylakterion | Denkzettel
sense_list:
(Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
written_rep: phylactery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Spruchband
sense_list:
(art, historical) A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.


lexentry: eng/phyllo__Noun__1
written_rep: phyllo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Filoteig
sense_list:
A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.


lexentry: eng/phyllotaxis__Noun__1
written_rep: phyllotaxis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phyllotaxis
sense_list:
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.


lexentry: eng/phylloxera__Noun__1
written_rep: phylloxera
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Reblaus
sense_list:
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/phylogenetics__Noun__1
written_rep: phylogenetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phylogenese
sense_list:
(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.


lexentry: eng/phylum__Noun__1
written_rep: phylum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stamm
sense_list:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank


lexentry: eng/physalis__Noun__1
written_rep: physalis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kapstachelbeere | Physalis
sense_list:
Fruit of such a plant, a yellow-orange berry, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.


lexentry: eng/physical__Adjective__1
written_rep: physical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: physisch | körperlich | materiell | stofflich
sense_list:
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/physical_chemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: physical chemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: physikalische Chemie
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) The science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.


lexentry: eng/physical_culture__Noun__1
written_rep: physical culture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Breitensport
sense_list:
(historical) A 19th- and 20th-century popular movement of light gymnastics for the purpose of health and fitness.


lexentry: eng/physical_education__Noun__1
written_rep: physical education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sportunterricht
sense_list:
An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.


lexentry: eng/physical_examination__Noun__1
written_rep: physical examination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ärztliche Untersuchung
sense_list:
(medicine) The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.


lexentry: eng/physical_law__Noun__1
written_rep: physical law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Naturgesetz | physikalisches Gesetz
sense_list:
A universal statement about the operation of nature, based on empirical observations of physical behavior, tested using the scientific method.


lexentry: eng/physical_quantity__Noun__1
written_rep: physical quantity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: physikalische Größe
sense_list:
(physics) A physical property that can be measured or calculated from other physical property and expressed as the product of a numerical value and a physical unit.


lexentry: eng/physician__Noun__1
written_rep: physician
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ärztin | Doktorin | Medizinerin
sense_list:
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.


lexentry: eng/physicist__Noun__1
written_rep: physicist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Physiker | Physikerin
sense_list:
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.


lexentry: eng/physics__Noun__1
written_rep: physics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Physik
sense_list:
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.


lexentry: eng/physiocrat__Noun__1
written_rep: physiocrat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Physiokrat
sense_list:
(economics, now, historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/physiognomist__Noun__1
written_rep: physiognomist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gesichtsleser | Gesichtsleserin | Physiognomiker | Physiognomikerin
sense_list:
One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality.


lexentry: eng/physiognomy__Noun__1
written_rep: physiognomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Physiognomik
sense_list:
The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.


lexentry: eng/physiography__Noun__1
written_rep: physiography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Physiographie
sense_list:
(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.


lexentry: eng/physiology__Noun__1
written_rep: physiology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Physiologie
sense_list:
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.


lexentry: eng/phytic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: phytic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phytinsäure
sense_list:
(organic compound) The compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores


lexentry: eng/phytoequivalence__Noun__1
written_rep: phytoequivalence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Phytoäquivalenz
sense_list:
(pharmacology, herbal medicine) A physiological equivalence between the effects of two herbal extracts, the efficacy of one of which has been clinically demonstrated.


lexentry: eng/pi__Noun__1
written_rep: pi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pi | Kreiszahl
sense_list:
(mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.


lexentry: eng/piano__Noun__1
written_rep: piano
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Klavier | Piano | Flügel
sense_list:
(musical instruments) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings [from 1803]


lexentry: eng/piano_nobile__Noun__1
written_rep: piano nobile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beletage
sense_list:
(architecture) The floor of a building where the principal bedrooms and main reception rooms are found, very often on the first or second floor in older buildings.


lexentry: eng/piano_stool__Noun__1
written_rep: piano stool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Klavierstuhl
sense_list:
A round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.


lexentry: eng/piastre__Noun__1
written_rep: piastre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Piaster
sense_list:
(now, _, historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real. | A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
written_rep: piccolo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Piccoloflöte | Pikkoloflöte
sense_list:
A piccolo flute
 A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
written_rep: piccolo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Piccolo
sense_list:
A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.


lexentry: eng/pick-me-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pick-me-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mageneinrenker
sense_list:
(informal) A drink, especially an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
written_rep: pick
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pflücken
sense_list:
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.


lexentry: eng/pick_one's_nose__Verb__1
written_rep: pick one's nose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in der Nase bohren | in der Nase herumbohren | popeln | sich in der Nase pulen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus.


lexentry: eng/pick_up__Verb__1
written_rep: pick up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 14
trans_list: abschleppen | aufgabeln
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, _, with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.


lexentry: eng/pick_up__Verb__1
written_rep: pick up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 15
trans_list: abheben | abnehmen | aufnehmen
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To answer a telephone. | (intransitive, of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly.


lexentry: eng/pickaxe__Noun__1
written_rep: pickaxe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spitzhacke | Pickel
sense_list:
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.


lexentry: eng/pickelhaube__Noun__1
written_rep: pickelhaube
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pickelhaube
sense_list:
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/picket__Noun__1
written_rep: picket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Vorposten
sense_list:
(military) One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.


lexentry: eng/picket__Noun__1
written_rep: picket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Streikposten
sense_list:
A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.


lexentry: eng/pickguard__Noun__1
written_rep: pickguard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlagbrett
sense_list:
(music) A piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).


lexentry: eng/pickle__Noun__1
written_rep: pickle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gewürzgurke | Essiggurke | Frechdachs | eingelegte Gurke | saure Gurke
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Verb__1
written_rep: pickle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pökeln | einlegen
sense_list:
(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Verb__1
written_rep: pickle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beizen
sense_list:
(transitive) To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.


lexentry: eng/pickled_egg__Noun__1
written_rep: pickled egg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Solei
sense_list:
(British) An egg, usually from a hen, that has been pickled in vinegar, giving the outside a brown colour.


lexentry: eng/pickling__Noun__1
written_rep: pickling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abbeizen
sense_list:
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.


lexentry: eng/pickup__Noun__1
written_rep: pickup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorspeise
sense_list:
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.


lexentry: eng/pickup__Noun__1
written_rep: pickup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Schleppnetz
sense_list:
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.


lexentry: eng/pickup__Noun__1
written_rep: pickup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Gegenstand
sense_list:
(video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.


lexentry: eng/pico-__Prefix__1
written_rep: pico-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pico- | piko-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−12 (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). Symbol: p


lexentry: eng/picric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: picric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pikrinsäure
sense_list:
(chemistry) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic


lexentry: eng/picture-in-picture__Noun__1
written_rep: picture-in-picture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: BiB | Bild im Bild
sense_list:
(television) A feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another is displayed in an inset window.


lexentry: eng/picture__Noun__1
written_rep: picture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bild | Gemälde | Abbild | Abbildung
sense_list:
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.


lexentry: eng/picture_card__Noun__1
written_rep: picture card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Anstreicher
sense_list:
A playing card which has a picture on it (usually Jack, Queen or King (coat card), but sometimes including Ace or Joker).


lexentry: eng/picturesque__Adjective__1
written_rep: picturesque
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: malerisch | pittoresk
sense_list:
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.


lexentry: eng/pidgin__Noun__1
written_rep: pidgin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pidgin | Pidginsprache | Pidgin-Sprache
sense_list:
(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
written_rep: pie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Torte
sense_list:
A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.


lexentry: eng/pie__Verb__1
written_rep: pie
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: torten
sense_list:
(transitive) To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
written_rep: piece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stück | Figur
sense_list:
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. | A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency. | (baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
written_rep: piece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Stück
sense_list:
A single item belonging to a class of similar items. | An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc. | (military) An artillery gun.


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
written_rep: piece
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Spielfigur | Offizier
sense_list:
(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.


lexentry: eng/piece_rate__Noun__1
written_rep: piece rate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stückgeldakkordlohn | Stückgeldsatz
sense_list:
The monetary amount paid per unit of production in the reward scheme of piece work, contrasting with hourly wage and salary.


lexentry: eng/piece_work__Noun__1
written_rep: piece work
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Akkord | Akkordarbeit | Stücklohn | Stückakkord | Stückarbeit
sense_list:
Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.


lexentry: eng/pieceworker__Noun__1
written_rep: pieceworker
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
Akkordarbeiter | Akkordarbeiterin | Stückarbeiter | Stückarbeiterin | Stücklohnarbeiter | Stücklohnarbeiterin


lexentry: eng/pied_avocet__Noun__1
written_rep: pied avocet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Säbelschnäbler
sense_list:
Recurvirostra avosetta, a black and white wading bird of temperate Europe and western and central Asia, wintering in Africa and south Asia.


lexentry: eng/pieing__Noun__1
written_rep: pieing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tortenattentat | Tortenwurf | Tortung
sense_list:
An instance of throwing a pie at someone, often a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
written_rep: pier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kai | Anlegestelle | Seebrücke
sense_list:
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
written_rep: pier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Pfeiler
sense_list:
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.


lexentry: eng/pierogi__Noun__1
written_rep: pierogi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pirogge
sense_list:
(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.


lexentry: eng/pietism__Noun__1
written_rep: pietism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pietismus
sense_list:
(Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity.


lexentry: eng/pig_Latin__Noun__1
written_rep: pig Latin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hühnersprache | Ketelkloppersprook | Mattenenglisch | Pig Latin
sense_list:
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading phonetic of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case "-way" [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change. {| class="examples floatright" style="background-color: #f8f9fa;border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:separate;-moz-box-sizing: content-box; margin: 6px 0 16px 23px; padding: 5px; width: 18em;"
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"please be quiet or I'll cry" becomes "ease-play e-bay iet-quay or-way I'll-way y-cray"
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lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
written_rep: pig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schwein | Hausschwein | Sau | Docke | Kosel | Mocke
sense_list:
Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
written_rep: pig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: Schwein
sense_list:
(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.


lexentry: eng/pig_in_a_poke__Noun__1
written_rep: pig in a poke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: die Katze im Sack kaufen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/pig_iron__Noun__1
written_rep: pig iron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Roheisen
sense_list:
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.


lexentry: eng/pigeon_racing__Noun__1
written_rep: pigeon racing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Brieftaubensport | Taubensport
sense_list:
The sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons (racing pigeons), which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Noun__1
written_rep: pigeonhole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Fach
sense_list:
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc. | One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.


lexentry: eng/piggy_bank__Noun__1
written_rep: piggy bank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sparschwein | Spardose | Sparbüchse | Büchse
sense_list:
A small container, sometimes in the form of a pig, to store small saved coins in. Often the "bank" must be broken open to retrieve the contents.


lexentry: eng/pigtail__Noun__1
written_rep: pigtail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Anschlussdraht | Anschlussfaser
sense_list:
Tobacco twisted into a string or roll. [from 17th c.] | (informal) A person who wears a pigtail or queue. | (electrical engineering) A short length of twisted electrical wire. [from 20th c.] | The flamingo flower (anthurium) | (medicine) Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.


lexentry: eng/pigtail__Noun__1
written_rep: pigtail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Anschlussdraht | Anschlussfaser | Haarzopf | Zopf | Zöpfchen
sense_list:
A braided plait of hair; now especially, either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pika__Noun__1
written_rep: pika
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfeifhase
sense_list:
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pikachurin__Noun__1
written_rep: pikachurin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pikachurin
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.


lexentry: eng/pike__Noun__1
written_rep: pike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pike | Spieß
sense_list:
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.


lexentry: eng/pilaf__Noun__1
written_rep: pilaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pilaw
sense_list:
A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.


lexentry: eng/pilaster__Noun__1
written_rep: pilaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pilaster
sense_list:
(structural, _, architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__2
written_rep: pile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pfahl
sense_list:
A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__2
written_rep: pile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Keil
sense_list:
(heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.


lexentry: eng/pile__Verb__1
written_rep: pile
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anhäufen | aufstapeln | beigen | schichten | stapeln
sense_list:
(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate


lexentry: eng/pile_driver__Noun__1
written_rep: pile driver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ramme
sense_list:
A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.


lexentry: eng/pileus__Noun__1
written_rep: pileus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pileus
sense_list:
(meteorology) A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. | (historical, Ancient Rome) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
written_rep: pill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pille | Tablette
sense_list:
(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
written_rep: pill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pille
sense_list:
(informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
written_rep: pill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Fussel
sense_list:
(textile) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing. Colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball.


lexentry: eng/pill_bug__Noun__1
written_rep: pill bug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rollassel
sense_list:
(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.


lexentry: eng/pill_popper__Noun__1
written_rep: pill popper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pillenschlucker | Pillenschluckerin
sense_list:
(informal) A person who enjoys or frequently takes medication in pill form. | (informal) A person who frequently takes any other kind of pill, such as vitamins or illicit drugs.


lexentry: eng/pill_tile__Noun__1
written_rep: pill tile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pillenbrett | Tabulierbrett
sense_list:
(pharmacy) An implement sometimes graduated with a linear scale and sometimes decorated designed to cut out with it tablets and ointments from an amorphous medicament mass


lexentry: eng/pillarize__Verb__1
written_rep: pillarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: versäulen
sense_list:
(society, ergative) To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.


lexentry: eng/pillock__Noun__1
written_rep: pillock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trottel
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang) A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.


lexentry: eng/pillory__Noun__1
written_rep: pillory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schandpfahl | Pranger
sense_list:
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.


lexentry: eng/pillory__Verb__1
written_rep: pillory
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an den Pranger stellen
sense_list:
(transitive) To put in a pillory. | (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse. | (transitive) To criticize harshly.


lexentry: eng/pillow_fort__Noun__1
written_rep: pillow fort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kissenburg
sense_list:
An inhabitable structure built from pillows, blankets, bed sheets, and sofa cushions, usually as part of a child's play.


lexentry: eng/pillow_talk__Noun__1
written_rep: pillow talk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bettgeflüster
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after or before sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/pillow_word__Noun__1
written_rep: pillow word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Attribut
sense_list:
In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.


lexentry: eng/pilomotor_reflex__Noun__1
written_rep: pilomotor reflex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gänsehaut
sense_list:
Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lotse
sense_list:
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Pilot
sense_list:
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.


lexentry: eng/pilot_balloon__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot balloon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pilotballon
sense_list:
(meteorology) A small unmanned balloon whose ascent is followed by a theodolite to obtain data for the computation of the speed and direction of winds in the upper air.


lexentry: eng/pilot_boat__Noun__1
written_rep: pilot boat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lotsenboot
sense_list:
A kind of boat used to transport pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.


lexentry: eng/pimp__Noun__1
written_rep: pimp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zuhälter | Kuppler | Lude
sense_list:
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.


lexentry: eng/pimp__Verb__1
written_rep: pimp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prostituieren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander. | (transitive) To prostitute someone.


lexentry: eng/pimpernel__Noun__1
written_rep: pimpernel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Gauchheil
sense_list:
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pimping__Noun__1
written_rep: pimping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aufmotzen
sense_list:
The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.


lexentry: eng/pimple__Noun__1
written_rep: pimple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pickel | Oas
sense_list:
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.


lexentry: eng/pin-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pin-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pin-up
sense_list:
A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stecknadel | Nadel
sense_list:
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Kegel
sense_list:
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: Anstecker | Anstecknadel | Pin
sense_list:
(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
written_rep: pin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Fesselung
sense_list:
(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.


lexentry: eng/pin_header__Noun__1
written_rep: pin header
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stiftleiste
sense_list:
(electronics) A type of electrical connector, consisting of one or more rows of male pins evenly spaced apart.


lexentry: eng/pin_money__Noun__1
written_rep: pin money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nadelgeld
sense_list:
(historical) An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pinacol__Noun__1
written_rep: pinacol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pinakol
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R2C(OH)-C(OH)R2, especially the simplest example where R is methyl


lexentry: eng/pinafore__Noun__1
written_rep: pinafore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kittelschürze | Latzkleid | Trägerkleid
sense_list:
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.


lexentry: eng/pinball__Noun__1
written_rep: pinball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flipper | Flipperspiel
sense_list:
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.


lexentry: eng/pinch__Noun__1
written_rep: pinch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Prise | Messerspitze
sense_list:
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.


lexentry: eng/pinch__Verb__1
written_rep: pinch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: erwischen | schnappen
sense_list:
(horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield. | (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.


lexentry: eng/pincushion__Noun__1
written_rep: pincushion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nadelkissen
sense_list:
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.


lexentry: eng/pine_nut__Noun__1
written_rep: pine nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pinienkern
sense_list:
The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.


lexentry: eng/pineal_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: pineal gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zirbeldrüse
sense_list:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.


lexentry: eng/pineapple__Noun__1
written_rep: pineapple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ananas
sense_list:
(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. | (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note. | A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.


lexentry: eng/pinery__Noun__1
written_rep: pinery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ananasgewächshaus | Ananashaus | Ananasplantage | Ananastreibhaus
sense_list:
A hothouse or (tropical) area used as a plantation for the cultivation of pineapple plants (genus Ananas) and production of their homonymous fruit.


lexentry: eng/pinesap__Noun__1
written_rep: pinesap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fichtenspargel
sense_list:
A myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.


lexentry: eng/ping__Verb__1
written_rep: ping
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: pingen
sense_list:
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.


lexentry: eng/pingo__Noun__1
written_rep: pingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pingo
sense_list:
(geomorphology) A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/pink_noise__Noun__1
written_rep: pink noise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosa Rauschen
sense_list:
A signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the spectral energy density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency (1/f).


lexentry: eng/pink_slime__Noun__1
written_rep: pink slime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: rosa Schleim
sense_list:
(informal, dysphemistic) A meat byproduct produced from scraps by heating and then treating with ammonia to produce a food additive. [from 2002]


lexentry: eng/pinko__Noun__1
written_rep: pinko
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rosa
sense_list:
(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not wholly communist. [from mid-1930s]


lexentry: eng/pinna__Noun__1
written_rep: pinna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ohrmuschel
sense_list:
(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.


lexentry: eng/pinnacle__Noun__1
written_rep: pinnacle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Fiale | Pinakel
sense_list:
(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.


lexentry: eng/pinnate__Adjective__1
written_rep: pinnate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Fieder- | fiederblättrig | gefiedert | paarig gefiedert
sense_list:
(botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis


lexentry: eng/pinniped__Noun__1
written_rep: pinniped
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flossenfüßer | Robbe
sense_list:
Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.


lexentry: eng/pinocytosis__Noun__1
written_rep: pinocytosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pinozytose
sense_list:
(biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.


lexentry: eng/pins_and_needles__Noun__1
written_rep: pins and needles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ameisenlaufen
sense_list:
(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.


lexentry: eng/pint__Noun__1
written_rep: pint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pint
sense_list:
16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or | A unit of volume, equivalent to:


lexentry: eng/pinwheel__Noun__1
written_rep: pinwheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Windrad
sense_list:
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.


lexentry: eng/pion__Noun__1
written_rep: pion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pion
sense_list:
(particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.


lexentry: eng/pioneer__Noun__1
written_rep: pioneer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pionier
sense_list:
(obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper. | (Communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming an member of the Party itself.


lexentry: eng/pioneering__Adjective__1
written_rep: pioneering
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bahnbrechend | richtungsweisend | wegweisend
sense_list:
Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.


lexentry: eng/pious__Adjective__1
written_rep: pious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: scheinheilig
sense_list:
Relating to religion or religious works. | Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flöte
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: senkrechter Strich
sense_list:
The key or sound of the voice. [from 16th c.] | (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal. | (computing, typography) The character |. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Rohr
sense_list:
A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe_bomb__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe bomb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rohrbombe
sense_list:
(explosives) An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.


lexentry: eng/pipe_cleaner__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe cleaner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfeifenreiniger
sense_list:
A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts


lexentry: eng/pipe_organ__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe organ
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Orgel
sense_list:
(musical instrument) The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console which produces its sound by sending air through whistles and/or reeds called organ pipes, by direct mechanical action, or modernly, electrically.


lexentry: eng/pipe_wrench__Noun__1
written_rep: pipe wrench
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Einhand-Rohrzange
sense_list:
An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.


lexentry: eng/pipefish__Noun__1
written_rep: pipefish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seenadel
sense_list:
A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.


lexentry: eng/pipette__Noun__1
written_rep: pipette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pipette
sense_list:
(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipeweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pipeweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Rohr
sense_list:
Any of a number of plants having thin and straight stems resembling pipes, often hollow or lacking branches.


lexentry: eng/pipit__Noun__1
written_rep: pipit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pieper
sense_list:
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.


lexentry: eng/piquet__Noun__1
written_rep: piquet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pikett | Piquet
sense_list:
(card games) A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.


lexentry: eng/piracy__Noun__1
written_rep: piracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Piraterie | Seeräuberei
sense_list:
(nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.


lexentry: eng/piranha__Noun__1
written_rep: piranha
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Piranha
sense_list:
(ichthyology) Any of the carnivorous or frugivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pirat | Seeräuber | Korsar
sense_list:
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pirat | Raubkopierer
sense_list:
(by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.


lexentry: eng/pirate_radio__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate radio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Piratensender
sense_list:
Broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received.


lexentry: eng/pirate_ship__Noun__1
written_rep: pirate ship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Piratenschiff
sense_list:
Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film.


lexentry: eng/pirozhki__Noun__1
written_rep: pirozhki
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pirogge | Piroschki
sense_list:
Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.


lexentry: eng/piscatory_ring__Noun__1
written_rep: piscatory ring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fischerring
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman.


lexentry: eng/piss__Noun__1
written_rep: piss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Fusel | Plörre
sense_list:
(somewhat, vulgar, slang, countable, _, and, _) Alcoholic beverage, especially of inferior quality. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/piss_off__Verb__1
written_rep: piss off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verpissen
sense_list:
(Commonwealth, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To leave, to go away. [from mid-20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pissaladière__Noun__1
written_rep: pissaladière
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pissaladière
sense_list:
A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.


lexentry: eng/pistil__Noun__1
written_rep: pistil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stempel | Pistill
sense_list:
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pistol__Noun__1
written_rep: pistol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pistole | Faustfeuerwaffe
sense_list:
A handgun[1570s] | A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises.


lexentry: eng/piston__Noun__1
written_rep: piston
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kolben | Piston | Zündhütchenträger
sense_list:
A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)


lexentry: eng/piston_engine__Noun__1
written_rep: piston engine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kolbenmotor | Kolbenmaschinen
sense_list:
Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Ausgrabung | Grabestelle | Grabung | Grabungsloch
sense_list:
(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement. | (aviation) A luggage hold.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: Kampfplatz
sense_list:
An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: Grube | Loch | Vertiefung
sense_list:
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.


lexentry: eng/pit__Verb__1
written_rep: pit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Boxenstopp einlegen | Boxenstopp machen | an die Box fahren
sense_list:
(intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.


lexentry: eng/pit_stop__Noun__1
written_rep: pit stop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Boxenstopp
sense_list:
(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/pit_viper__Noun__1
written_rep: pit viper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grubenottern
sense_list:
Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__2
written_rep: pitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Sportplatz
sense_list:
(sports, UK, Australia, NZ) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__2
written_rep: pitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Abstand | Teilung
sense_list:
The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__3
written_rep: pitch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tonhöhe | Tonlage
sense_list:
(music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound or note. | (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Verb__2
written_rep: pitch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: werfen
sense_list:
(transitive, or, intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate. | (intransitive, archaic) To alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Verb__2
written_rep: pitch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: aufschlagen
sense_list:
(transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). | (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Verb__2
written_rep: pitch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: stampfen | neigen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, aviation, or, nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.


lexentry: eng/pitch_accent__Noun__1
written_rep: pitch accent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tonakzent
sense_list:
(phonology) Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.


lexentry: eng/pitch_pine__Noun__1
written_rep: pitch pine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pech-Kiefer
sense_list:
Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:


lexentry: eng/pitched_battle__Noun__1
written_rep: pitched battle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Feldschlacht
sense_list:
(military) A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.


lexentry: eng/pitcher__Noun__2
written_rep: pitcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krug | Kanne | Karaffe
sense_list:
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.


lexentry: eng/pitcher_plant__Noun__1
written_rep: pitcher plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kannenpflanze | Kobralilie | Schlauchpflanze
sense_list:
Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora, Nepenthes, or Cephalotus that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.


lexentry: eng/pitchfork__Noun__1
written_rep: pitchfork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mistgabel | Heugabel
sense_list:
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).


lexentry: eng/pitchman__Noun__1
written_rep: pitchman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marktschreier
sense_list:
A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
written_rep: pitfall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fallstrick
sense_list:
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
written_rep: pitfall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Fallgrube | Fanggrube | Wildgrube
sense_list:
(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.


lexentry: eng/pith__Noun__1
written_rep: pith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mark
sense_list:
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.


lexentry: eng/piton__Noun__1
written_rep: piton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Felshaken
sense_list:
(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).


lexentry: eng/pituitary_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: pituitary gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hypophyse | Hirnanhangdrüse | Hirnanhang | Hirnanhangsdrüse
sense_list:
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Angelpunkt | Drehpunkt | Zapfen
sense_list:
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Angelpunkt
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.


lexentry: eng/pivot_table__Noun__1
written_rep: pivot table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pivot-Tabelle
sense_list:
(computing) A summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.


lexentry: eng/pizza__Noun__1
written_rep: pizza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pizza
sense_list:
(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. | (countable) A single instance of this dish.


lexentry: eng/pizza_oven__Noun__1
written_rep: pizza oven
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pizzaofen
sense_list:
(informal) A wood-fired brick oven with a stone floor in the baking chamber. (From being an oven found in traditional pizzerias, and an accessory built in backyards for pizza) | A specialized infrared oven; a squat thin oven which fits a single pizza, that uses high intensity infrared lamps to rapidly blast and bake a pizza.


lexentry: eng/piñata__Noun__1
written_rep: piñata
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pinata | Piñata
sense_list:
(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.


lexentry: eng/placard__Noun__1
written_rep: placard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plakat
sense_list:
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.


lexentry: eng/placate__Verb__1
written_rep: placate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: besänftigen | begütigen | beruhigen | beschwichtigen
sense_list:
(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.


lexentry: eng/place__Noun__1
written_rep: place
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bude
sense_list:
(often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name. | (obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.


lexentry: eng/place_mat__Noun__1
written_rep: place mat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Set | Platzdeckchen
sense_list:
A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.


lexentry: eng/place_of_articulation__Noun__1
written_rep: place of articulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Artikulationsort | Artikulationsstelle
sense_list:
(phonetics, of a consonant) The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).


lexentry: eng/place_of_worship__Noun__1
written_rep: place of worship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kultplatz
sense_list:
A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.


lexentry: eng/place_setting__Noun__1
written_rep: place setting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Besteck
sense_list:
Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/place_value__Noun__1
written_rep: place value
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stellenwert
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The value of a digit of numbers. For example, ones, tens, hundreds in the decimal counting; ones, sixes, thirty-sixes in the senary counting.


lexentry: eng/placebo-controlled__Adjective__1
written_rep: placebo-controlled
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: placebokontrolliert
sense_list:
(medicine, science, research) including a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)


lexentry: eng/placebo_effect__Noun__1
written_rep: placebo effect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Placeboeffekt
sense_list:
(pharmacology) The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.


lexentry: eng/placeholder__Noun__1
written_rep: placeholder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Platzhalter
sense_list:
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.


lexentry: eng/placement__Noun__1
written_rep: placement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Platzierung
sense_list:
The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.


lexentry: eng/placenta__Noun__1
written_rep: placenta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Plazenta | Mutterkuchen
sense_list:
(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.


lexentry: eng/placozoan__Noun__1
written_rep: placozoan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Placozoen | Plattentier
sense_list:
(zoology) Any of a group of balloon-shaped marine organisms, of the phylum Placozoa, considered to be the simplest living animals.


lexentry: eng/plagal_cadence__Noun__1
written_rep: plagal cadence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: cadenza plagale | plagale Kadenz
sense_list:
(music) A falling cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic; especially used in an ending Amen.


lexentry: eng/plagiarism__Noun__1
written_rep: plagiarism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plagiat
sense_list:
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.


lexentry: eng/plagiarist__Noun__1
written_rep: plagiarist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plagiator | Plagiatorin
sense_list:
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief


lexentry: eng/plagiarize__Verb__1
written_rep: plagiarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plagiieren | abkupfern | geistigen Diebstahl begehen | guttenbergen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.


lexentry: eng/plagioclase__Noun__1
written_rep: plagioclase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plagioklas
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
written_rep: plague
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pest
sense_list:
(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
written_rep: plague
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Plage | Seuche
sense_list:
(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
written_rep: plague
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Plage | Geißel
sense_list:
A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.


lexentry: eng/plaice__Noun__1
written_rep: plaice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Scholle
sense_list:
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.


lexentry: eng/plaid__Noun__1
written_rep: plaid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Plaid | Schulerdecke | Umhangtuch
sense_list:
A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/plainclothes__Adjective__1
written_rep: plainclothes
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in Zivil
sense_list:
(usually, of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.


lexentry: eng/plainsong__Noun__1
written_rep: plainsong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Cantus planus
sense_list:
(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.


lexentry: eng/plaintiff__Noun__1
written_rep: plaintiff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kläger | Klägerin
sense_list:
(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
written_rep: plan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plan
sense_list:
A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. | A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal. | A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.


lexentry: eng/planarian__Noun__1
written_rep: planarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Planarie
sense_list:
Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.


lexentry: eng/planche__Noun__1
written_rep: planche
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bilderbogen
sense_list:
(gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.


lexentry: eng/plane__Noun__1
written_rep: plane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ebene
sense_list:
A level or flat surface. | (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane). | A level of existence or development.


lexentry: eng/planemo__Noun__1
written_rep: planemo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Objekt planetarer Masse
sense_list:
(astronomy) an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence. That is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star. Planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the Solar System (satellite planets), but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars.


lexentry: eng/planer__Noun__1
written_rep: planer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hobel | Raubank
sense_list:
(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
written_rep: planet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Planet | Wandelstern
sense_list:
(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.] | (astronomy) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or star cluster) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]


lexentry: eng/planet_gear__Noun__1
written_rep: planet gear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: global
sense_list:
(engineering) An epicyclic gear; the middle gears in a planetary gear system, spun by the central sun gear


lexentry: eng/planetarium__Noun__1
written_rep: planetarium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Planetarium
sense_list:
A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.


lexentry: eng/planetary_nebula__Noun__1
written_rep: planetary nebula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: planetarischer Nebel
sense_list:
(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.


lexentry: eng/planetesimal__Noun__1
written_rep: planetesimal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Planetesimal
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.


lexentry: eng/planisphere__Noun__1
written_rep: planisphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Planisphäre
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place


lexentry: eng/plank__Noun__1
written_rep: plank
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schwerpunkt
sense_list:
(figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.


lexentry: eng/planned_obsolescence__Noun__1
written_rep: planned obsolescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Produktvergreisung | geplante Obsoleszenz | geplanter Verschleiß
sense_list:
A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period.


lexentry: eng/planner__Noun__1
written_rep: planner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Notizbuch
sense_list:
A notebook or software in which one keeps reminders of items such as appointments, tasks, projects, and contacts.


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
written_rep: planning permission
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Baugenehmigung | Baubewilligung
sense_list:
(Britain, construction, law) Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land. [from mid 1940s]


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pflanze | Gewächs
sense_list:
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pflanze
sense_list:
(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae; now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism. | (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Kombination
sense_list:
(snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pflanzen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
written_rep: plant
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: platzieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.


lexentry: eng/plantain__Noun__1
written_rep: plantain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wegerich
sense_list:
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.


lexentry: eng/plantaris__Noun__1
written_rep: plantaris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fußsohlenmuskel
sense_list:
(muscles) A muscle running at the posterior compartment of the calf from the knee to over the hump of the heel.


lexentry: eng/plantation__Noun__1
written_rep: plantation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plantage
sense_list:
A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.


lexentry: eng/planter__Noun__1
written_rep: planter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Freizeitgärtner
sense_list:
(historical) Any of the early English or Scottish settlers, given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I.


lexentry: eng/plantigrade__Noun__1
written_rep: plantigrade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sohlengänger | Fersengänger
sense_list:
(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
written_rep: plaque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plakette
sense_list:
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
written_rep: plaque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Plaque | Zahnbelag
sense_list:
(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).


lexentry: eng/plasma__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plasma
sense_list:
(physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons. | (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.


lexentry: eng/plasma_accelerator__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma accelerator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kielfeld-Beschleuniger
sense_list:
(physics) A particle accelerator that uses plasma as the medium of the accelerating field instead of a vacuum, to obtain a larger accelerating gradient.


lexentry: eng/plasma_cell__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma cell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plasmazelle
sense_list:
(immunology) A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.


lexentry: eng/plasma_display__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma display
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plasmabildschirm
sense_list:
A flat-screen display, for television or personal computers, consisting of a matrix of cells filled with an inert, ionized gas; three cells (red, green and blue) constituting a single pixel


lexentry: eng/plasma_lamp__Noun__1
written_rep: plasma lamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plasmalampe
sense_list:
A kind of gas-discharge lamp: a clear glass container, often an orb, filled with a mixture of various noble gases at low pressure, and driven by high frequency alternating current at high voltage.


lexentry: eng/plasmid__Noun__1
written_rep: plasmid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plasmid
sense_list:
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.


lexentry: eng/plasmolysis__Noun__1
written_rep: plasmolysis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plasmolyse
sense_list:
(biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss


lexentry: eng/plasmon__Noun__1
written_rep: plasmon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Plasmon
sense_list:
(physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.


lexentry: eng/plasmonic__Adjective__1
written_rep: plasmonic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plasmonisch
sense_list:
(physics, nanotechnology) Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations.


lexentry: eng/plaster__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Putz | Verputz | Gips | Gipsputz | Kalkputz | Lehmputz
sense_list:
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.


lexentry: eng/plaster_cast__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster cast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gipsverband | Gips
sense_list:
(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.


lexentry: eng/plaster_of_Paris__Noun__1
written_rep: plaster of Paris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gips | Gipsmörtel | Gipsputz | Stuckgips
sense_list:
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.


lexentry: eng/plasterboard__Noun__1
written_rep: plasterboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gipskarton
sense_list:
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.


lexentry: eng/plastic__Adjective__1
written_rep: plastic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: plastisch
sense_list:
(biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/plastic__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Plastik | Kunststoff
sense_list:
(figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.


lexentry: eng/plastic_art__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plastik
sense_list:
An art form which involves physical manipulation of a three-dimensional medium by moulding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics.


lexentry: eng/plastic_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: plastic bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plastiktüte | Plastiksack | Plastiksackerl | Plastikbeutel
sense_list:
A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/plasticizer__Noun__1
written_rep: plasticizer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Weichmacher
sense_list:
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.


lexentry: eng/plastid__Noun__1
written_rep: plastid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plastid | Plastide
sense_list:
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis


lexentry: eng/plastination__Noun__1
written_rep: plastination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plastination
sense_list:
(anatomy) A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics.


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
written_rep: plate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Platte | Belag | Beschichtung | Schicht
sense_list:
A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
written_rep: plate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: Tafel | Abbildung
sense_list:
(printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.


lexentry: eng/platelet__Noun__1
written_rep: platelet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Thrombozyt | Blutplättchen
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.


lexentry: eng/platen__Noun__1
written_rep: platen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: die Walze
sense_list:
(printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. | The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
written_rep: platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Bahnsteig | Plattform | Podest | Perron
sense_list:
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
written_rep: platform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Plattform
sense_list:
(figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion. | (Internet) Ellipsis of digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc. | (computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.


lexentry: eng/platform_edge__Noun__1
written_rep: platform edge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bahnsteigkante
sense_list:
A special zone at the edge of the metro platform that passengers are not allowed to enter, except when the vehicle stands still and is available for getting in or out.


lexentry: eng/platform_game__Noun__1
written_rep: platform game
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plattformer | Plattformspiel
sense_list:
(video game genre) A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.


lexentry: eng/platform_shoe__Noun__1
written_rep: platform shoe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plateauschuh
sense_list:
A type of footwear with very thick soles and heels to make the wearer appear much taller than they actually are.


lexentry: eng/platitude__Noun__1
written_rep: platitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plattitüde
sense_list:
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse. | (uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.


lexentry: eng/platoon__Noun__1
written_rep: platoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zug | Kolonne | Sanitätszug
sense_list:
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.


lexentry: eng/platter__Noun__1
written_rep: platter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Datenscheibe | Festplatte | Festplattenscheibe | Magnetplatte
sense_list:
A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate. | (computing) One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.


lexentry: eng/platykurtic__Adjective__1
written_rep: platykurtic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: platykurtic
sense_list:
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.


lexentry: eng/platypus__Noun__1
written_rep: platypus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schnabeltier
sense_list:
A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet – males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


lexentry: eng/plausibility__Noun__1
written_rep: plausibility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Plausibilität
sense_list:
(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/plausible_deniability__Noun__1
written_rep: plausible deniability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: glaubhafte Abstreitbarkeit | glaubhafte Bestreitbarkeit
sense_list:
(politics, business, military, espionage) The organization of clandestine activity in such a way that knowledge of its existence may be denied by those in authority.


lexentry: eng/play-acting__Noun__1
written_rep: play-acting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schauspielerei
sense_list:
(figuratively) The act of engaging in pretence or insincere behavior, often in order to mislead someone or gain an advantage.


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Stück
sense_list:
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spielen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. | (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game). | (transitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
written_rep: play
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: vormachen | vorspielen
sense_list:
(transitive, of a, theatrical company, or, band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at. | (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
written_rep: play by ear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nach Gehör spielen
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, of, music) To play guided by one's musical ear, rather than from a written score.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
written_rep: play by ear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; improvise

trans_list:
improvisieren | es auf sich zukommen lassen | es nehmen, wie es kommt | kucken | sehen | spontan entscheiden


lexentry: eng/play_doctor__Verb__1
written_rep: play doctor
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Doktorspiele spielen
sense_list:
(sexuality, usually of minors) To explore or sexually engage with another person's private parts, particularly in the context of roleplay of a medical nature.


lexentry: eng/play_gooseberry__Verb__1
written_rep: play gooseberry
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: den Anstandswauwau spielen
sense_list:
(dated, UK, _, slang) To be an unwanted third party accompanying two lovers, to serve as a chaperon.


lexentry: eng/play_hooky__Verb__1
written_rep: play hooky
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schwänzen | blaumachen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);


lexentry: eng/play_house__Verb__1
written_rep: play house
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: [[Vater-Mutter-Kind]] spielen
sense_list:
(children's games) To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.


lexentry: eng/play_money__Noun__1
written_rep: play money
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spielgeld
sense_list:
Noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.


lexentry: eng/play_with_fire__Verb__1
written_rep: play with fire
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mit dem Feuer spielen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.


lexentry: eng/playable__Adjective__1
written_rep: playable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spielbar
sense_list:
Able to be played. | (games) Of a move, giving a reasonable result; able to be played without losing. | (games) Of a game, able to be played and enjoyed.


lexentry: eng/playboy__Noun__1
written_rep: playboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Playboy | Lebemann | Salonlöwe
sense_list:
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
written_rep: playground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spielplatz | Kinderspielplatz | Schulhof | Spielwiese
sense_list:
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
written_rep: playground
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Spielwiese
sense_list:
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.


lexentry: eng/playing_card__Noun__1
written_rep: playing card
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spielkarte | Karte
sense_list:
Any of the usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play numerous games, featuring either one to 10 pips or a picture and belonging of one of four suits.


lexentry: eng/playing_field__Noun__1
written_rep: playing field
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Spielfeld
sense_list:
(figuratively) Any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies.


lexentry: eng/playlist__Noun__1
written_rep: playlist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wiedergabeliste | Playlist
sense_list:
(radio) A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station. | (computing) A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.


lexentry: eng/plea__Noun__1
written_rep: plea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Plädoyer
sense_list:
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification. | (legal) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.


lexentry: eng/plea_bargain__Noun__1
written_rep: plea bargain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verständigung
sense_list:
(US, legal) An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one


lexentry: eng/pleach__Noun__1
written_rep: pleach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geflecht
sense_list:
An act or result of interweaving; specifically, (horticulture) a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc.


lexentry: eng/pleach__Verb__1
written_rep: pleach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flechten
sense_list:
(transitive) To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.


lexentry: eng/please_repeat_after_me__Phrase__1
written_rep: please repeat after me
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sprechen Sie mir bitte nach
sense_list:
A request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_left__Phrase__1
written_rep: please turn left
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bitte biegen Sie links ab
sense_list:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_right__Phrase__1
written_rep: please turn right
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bitte biegen Sie rechts ab
sense_list:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right.


lexentry: eng/pleasure_garden__Noun__1
written_rep: pleasure garden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lustgarten
sense_list:
A park or garden that is open to the public for entertainment, typically including concert halls, bandstands, amusement rides, and zoos.


lexentry: eng/pleasure_principle__Noun__1
written_rep: pleasure principle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lustprinzip
sense_list:
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freudianism, often hyphenated when used attributively) The principle that human decisions and behavior are strongly motivated by the instinctual desire of the id, arising in infancy, to experience pleasure and avoid pain.


lexentry: eng/pleat__Noun__1
written_rep: pleat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Falte
sense_list:
(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.


lexentry: eng/plebiscite__Noun__1
written_rep: plebiscite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plebiszit | Volksabstimmung
sense_list:
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.


lexentry: eng/plectrum__Noun__1
written_rep: plectrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plektrum | Plektron
sense_list:
(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.


lexentry: eng/pledge__Noun__1
written_rep: pledge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Fuchs
sense_list:
(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.


lexentry: eng/plenary_indulgence__Noun__1
written_rep: plenary indulgence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vollkommener Ablass
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory.


lexentry: eng/plenipotentiary__Noun__1
written_rep: plenipotentiary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bevollmächtigter | Generalbevollmächtigter
sense_list:
A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. [from c. 1645]


lexentry: eng/pleonasm__Noun__1
written_rep: pleonasm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pleonasmus
sense_list:
(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording. | (countable) A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.


lexentry: eng/pleophony__Noun__1
written_rep: pleophony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Volllaut
sense_list:
(phonology) The phenomenon by which the Late Proto-Slavic "liquid diphthongs", formed from a vowel followed by a liquid *r or *l, become disyllabic -oro-, -ere- and -olo- reflexes in East Slavic languages.


lexentry: eng/pleura__Noun__1
written_rep: pleura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pleura
sense_list:
(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/plexiglass__Noun__1
written_rep: plexiglass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Acrylglas | Plexiglas
sense_list:
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.


lexentry: eng/pliers__Noun__1
written_rep: pliers
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zange | Kneifzange
sense_list:
A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.


lexentry: eng/plodder__Noun__1
written_rep: plodder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Arbeitstier
sense_list:
A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
written_rep: plot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Handlung | Plot
sense_list:
(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
written_rep: plot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Komplott
sense_list:
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]


lexentry: eng/plot_hole__Noun__1
written_rep: plot hole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ungereimtheit
sense_list:
(authorship) A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.


lexentry: eng/plot_twist__Noun__1
written_rep: plot twist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unerwartete Wendung | Plottorsion | Plottwist | überraschende Wendung der Handlung
sense_list:
A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.


lexentry: eng/plotter__Noun__1
written_rep: plotter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Plotter
sense_list:
(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.


lexentry: eng/plough__Verb__1
written_rep: plough
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pflügen
sense_list:
(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting. | (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.


lexentry: eng/plug__Noun__1
written_rep: plug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stecker
sense_list:
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
written_rep: plum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pflaume | Zwetschge
sense_list:
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
written_rep: plum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Leckerbissen
sense_list:
A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/plum_rains__Noun__1
written_rep: plum rains
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Baiu | Tsuyu
sense_list:
Also occasionally in the singular form plum rain: the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season.


lexentry: eng/plumage__Noun__1
written_rep: plumage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gefieder | Federkleid | Federschmuck | Vogelgefieder
sense_list:
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.


lexentry: eng/plumber's_snake__Noun__1
written_rep: plumber's snake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rohrreinigungsspirale
sense_list:
A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.


lexentry: eng/plumber__Noun__1
written_rep: plumber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Klempner | Installateur | Klempnerin | Spengler
sense_list:
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.


lexentry: eng/plumbing__Noun__1
written_rep: plumbing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Installation | Rohrleitung | Verrohrung
sense_list:
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/plumbism__Noun__1
written_rep: plumbism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bleivergiftung
sense_list:
(medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
written_rep: plume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Feder
sense_list:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
written_rep: plume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Federbusch | Federschmuck | Hutfeder
sense_list:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
written_rep: plume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Plume
sense_list:
(geology) Short for mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).


lexentry: eng/plummet__Noun__1
written_rep: plummet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lot | Senkblei | Senklot | Blei | Senker
sense_list:
(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.


lexentry: eng/plunge__Verb__1
written_rep: plunge
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: stürzen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself. | (figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.


lexentry: eng/plunge_pool__Noun__1
written_rep: plunge pool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gumpe
sense_list:
A pool that is small in diameter, but deep, usually resulting from erosion by a natural force such as a waterfall or rapids.


lexentry: eng/pluperfect_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: pluperfect tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plusquamperfekt | Vorvergangenheit | vollendete Vergangenheit
sense_list:
(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
written_rep: plural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plural | Mehrzahl
sense_list:
(grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
written_rep: plural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Plural | Pluralform | Mehrzahl
sense_list:
(grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.


lexentry: eng/plurale_tantum__Noun__1
written_rep: plurale tantum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pluraletantum | Pluralwort
sense_list:
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.


lexentry: eng/pluralism__Noun__1
written_rep: pluralism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pluralismus
sense_list:
(sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.


lexentry: eng/plus_sign__Noun__1
written_rep: plus sign
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pluszeichen | Additionszeichen
sense_list:
(arithmetic) The symbol + used to denote the operation of additio1, to indicate that a number is positive, and so on.


lexentry: eng/pluton__Noun__1
written_rep: pluton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pluton
sense_list:
(mineralogy) A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma


lexentry: eng/plutonium__Noun__1
written_rep: plutonium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Plutonium
sense_list:
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/pluviograph__Noun__1
written_rep: pluviograph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pluviograph
sense_list:
An instrument for measuring the amount of water that has fallen (i.e. a rain gauge), with a feature to register the data in real time to demonstrate rainfall over a short period, often an automated graphing instrument.


lexentry: eng/ply__Noun__1
written_rep: ply
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Halbzug
sense_list:
(artificial intelligence, combinatorial, _, game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.


lexentry: eng/ply__Verb__1
written_rep: ply
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: biegen | falten
sense_list:
(transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.


lexentry: eng/pneumatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pneumatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pneumatisch
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases | Of or relating to pneumatics | Powered by, or filled with, compressed air | Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma


lexentry: eng/pneumatics__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumatics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pneumatik | Pneumatologie
sense_list:
(theology, obsolete) The study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.


lexentry: eng/pneumonia__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumonia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lungenentzündung | Pneumonie
sense_list:
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.


lexentry: eng/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Quarzstaublunge | Quarzstaublungenkrankheit | Silikose
sense_list:
(nonce) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.


lexentry: eng/pneumothorax__Noun__1
written_rep: pneumothorax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pneumothorax
sense_list:
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.


lexentry: eng/po-faced__Adjective__1
written_rep: po-faced
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grimmig | mürrisch | streng
sense_list:
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__1
written_rep: poach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pochieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__2
written_rep: poach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: klauen | stehlen
sense_list:
(by extension, ambitransitive) To take anything illegally or unfairly. | (obsolete) To stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__2
written_rep: poach
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: abwerben
sense_list:
(business, ambitransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.


lexentry: eng/poacher__Noun__1
written_rep: poacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wilderer | Wilddieb | Freischütz
sense_list:
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.


lexentry: eng/pochard__Noun__1
written_rep: pochard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tafelente
sense_list:
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.


lexentry: eng/pocket__Noun__1
written_rep: pocket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tasche
sense_list:
A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. | An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.


lexentry: eng/pocket_call__Noun__1
written_rep: pocket call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hosentaschenanruf
sense_list:
An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in one's (pants/trouser) pocket due to body movement.


lexentry: eng/podcast__Noun__1
written_rep: podcast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Podcast | Audio-Internetsendung
sense_list:
A programme, especially an audio programme, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. [from early 21st c.] | (loosely) An individual episode of such a programme.


lexentry: eng/podiatrist__Noun__1
written_rep: podiatrist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Podologe | Podologin | Fußpfleger | Fußpflegerin | Fußspezialist | Fußspezialistin
sense_list:
(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
written_rep: podium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Podium
sense_list:
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
written_rep: podium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Podest | Treppchen | Podium
sense_list:
(sports, and, other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.


lexentry: eng/poetic_licence__Noun__1
written_rep: poetic licence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Narrenfreiheit
sense_list:
Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.


lexentry: eng/poetry__Noun__1
written_rep: poetry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Poesie
sense_list:
A poet's literary production. | (figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.


lexentry: eng/pogo_stick__Noun__1
written_rep: pogo stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Springstock | Hüpfstock
sense_list:
A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.


lexentry: eng/poikilothermy__Noun__1
written_rep: poikilothermy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaltblütigkeit | Poikilothermie
sense_list:
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.


lexentry: eng/poinsettia__Noun__1
written_rep: poinsettia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Weihnachtsstern
sense_list:
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.


lexentry: eng/point-blank__Adjective__1
written_rep: point-blank
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mir nichts, dir nichts
sense_list:
(ballistics) The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Punkt
sense_list:
(mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.] | A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.] | (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.] | A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. [from 14th c.] | A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.] | (typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.] | An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. [from 13th c.] | A distinguishing quality or characteristic. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Komma | Punkt | Standpunkt
sense_list:
(automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.


lexentry: eng/point__Verb__1
written_rep: point
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zeigen | weisen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.


lexentry: eng/point_blank__Adverb__1
written_rep: point blank
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in Kernschussweite
sense_list:
Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).


lexentry: eng/point_guard__Noun__1
written_rep: point guard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Point Guard
sense_list:
(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.


lexentry: eng/point_of_departure__Noun__1
written_rep: point of departure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ausgangspunkt | Ausgangsposition
sense_list:
(formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to:


lexentry: eng/point_of_inflection__Noun__1
written_rep: point of inflection
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wendepunkt
sense_list:
(mathematics) a point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.


lexentry: eng/point_of_interest__Noun__1
written_rep: point of interest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Sonderziel
sense_list:
A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop.


lexentry: eng/point_of_no_return__Noun__1
written_rep: point of no return
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Umkehrgrenzpunkt
sense_list:
(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.


lexentry: eng/point_out__Verb__1
written_rep: point out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hinweisen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.


lexentry: eng/pointed__Adjective__1
written_rep: pointed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spitz
sense_list:
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull. | (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. | (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.


lexentry: eng/pointed_cabbage__Noun__1
written_rep: pointed cabbage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spitzkohl
sense_list:
An F1 hybrid variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) that forms compact conical rather than rounded heads and is noted for its delicate flavor.


lexentry: eng/pointer__Noun__1
written_rep: pointer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Zeiger | Pointer | Nadel
sense_list:
A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.


lexentry: eng/pointing-trowel__Noun__1
written_rep: pointing-trowel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fugeisen | Fugeneisen | Fugenkelle
sense_list:
A fine trowel, (metal) tool used in construction to shape mortar neatly into the seams which joint bricks, stones etc. in masonry.


lexentry: eng/pointing__Noun__1
written_rep: pointing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Fugenmasse | Fugenmörtel
sense_list:
(usually singular or collective, sometimes, proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.


lexentry: eng/pointing__Noun__1
written_rep: pointing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Hinweisen | Zeigen
sense_list:
(art) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.


lexentry: eng/pointlessness__Noun__1
written_rep: pointlessness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ziellosigkeit
sense_list:
(countable) The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.


lexentry: eng/points__Noun__2
written_rep: points
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Weiche
sense_list:
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.


lexentry: eng/poison_ivy__Noun__1
written_rep: poison ivy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Giftsumach
sense_list:
Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.


lexentry: eng/poisoned_chalice__Noun__1
written_rep: poisoned chalice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Danaergeschenk | Bärendienst | vergiftetes Geschenk
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm.


lexentry: eng/poker__Noun__1
written_rep: poker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schürhaken | Schüreisen
sense_list:
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. [from earlier 16th c.] | (historical) A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.


lexentry: eng/pokeweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pokeweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kermesbeere
sense_list:
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.


lexentry: eng/polar__Adjective__1
written_rep: polar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polar
sense_list:
(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles. | (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.


lexentry: eng/polar_bear__Noun__1
written_rep: polar bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eisbär | Polarbär
sense_list:
A hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.


lexentry: eng/polar_circle__Noun__1
written_rep: polar circle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarkreis
sense_list:
(geography) Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.


lexentry: eng/polar_night__Noun__1
written_rep: polar night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarnacht
sense_list:
A period of darkness that occurs in winter in polar regions north from the Arctic Circle and south from the Antarctic Circle, and during which the sun stays below the horizon.


lexentry: eng/polar_vortex__Noun__1
written_rep: polar vortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarwirbel
sense_list:
A large-scale cyclone located in the middle and upper troposphere and stratosphere that surround the polar highs and lay in the wake of the polar front.


lexentry: eng/polarimeter__Noun__1
written_rep: polarimeter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarimeter
sense_list:
An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound; cf. colmascope.


lexentry: eng/polariton__Noun__1
written_rep: polariton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polariton
sense_list:
(physics) Any of a class of quasiparticles comprising elements of electromagnetic waves and excited states of matter.


lexentry: eng/polarity__Noun__1
written_rep: polarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarität
sense_list:
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles. | Either of the two extremes of such attributes. | (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp


lexentry: eng/polarization__Noun__1
written_rep: polarization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarisierung
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) the separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system | (physics) the production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points | (sociology) the grouping of opinions into two extremes | the production or the condition of polarity


lexentry: eng/polarize__Verb__1
written_rep: polarize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polarisieren
sense_list:
(transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization. | (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__1
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stange | Stab
sense_list:
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pol | Polstelle
sense_list:
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south). | (complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z) \rightarrow \infty as z \rightarrow a.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
written_rep: pole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Pol
sense_list:
(electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.


lexentry: eng/pole_position__Noun__1
written_rep: pole position
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poleposition
sense_list:
(motor racing) The top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line.


lexentry: eng/pole_star__Noun__1
written_rep: pole star
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polarstern
sense_list:
(star) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.


lexentry: eng/pole_vault__Noun__1
written_rep: pole vault
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stabhochsprung
sense_list:
(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit


lexentry: eng/polearm__Noun__1
written_rep: polearm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stangenwaffe
sense_list:
A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.


lexentry: eng/polemical__Adjective__1
written_rep: polemical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polemisch
sense_list:
(somewhat, _, derogative) Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy. | Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.


lexentry: eng/polemics__Noun__2
written_rep: polemics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polemik
sense_list:
The art or practice of making arguments or controversies. | The refutation of errors in theological doctrine.


lexentry: eng/polenta__Noun__1
written_rep: polenta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polenta
sense_list:
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.


lexentry: eng/police__Noun__1
written_rep: police
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polizei
sense_list:
(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.


lexentry: eng/police_box__Noun__1
written_rep: police box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polizei-Box | Polizei-Zelle | Polizeiwache
sense_list:
(chiefly, British, dated) A telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police. | A small community police station; a koban.


lexentry: eng/police_brutality__Noun__1
written_rep: police brutality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polizeibrutalität | Polizeigewalt
sense_list:
The use of excessive, unjustified force, typically of a physical nature, but also including verbal abuse and psychological intimidation, by a police officer while carrying out law enforcement duties.


lexentry: eng/police_procedural__Noun__1
written_rep: police procedural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krimi
sense_list:
A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike in other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story.


lexentry: eng/police_state__Noun__1
written_rep: police state
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polizeistaat
sense_list:
(usually, pejorative) A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.


lexentry: eng/police_station__Noun__1
written_rep: police station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polizeiwache | Polizeirevier | Polizeidienststelle | Polizeistation | Polizeipräsidium
sense_list:
A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Politik | Handlungsgrundsatz | Richtlinie | Verfahrensweise | Vorgehensweise
sense_list:
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
written_rep: policy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Politik | Geschicklichkeit | Handlungsgrundsatz | Richtlinie | Umsicht | Verfahrensweise
sense_list:
Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/poliomyelitis__Noun__1
written_rep: poliomyelitis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poliomyelitis | Kinderlähmung
sense_list:
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.


lexentry: eng/politburo__Noun__1
written_rep: politburo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Politbüro
sense_list:
The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.


lexentry: eng/political__Adjective__1
written_rep: political
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politisch
sense_list:
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. | (pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral; or, more generally, power, standing, influence or conflict) calculation. | Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.


lexentry: eng/political_asylum__Noun__1
written_rep: political asylum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Asyl | politisches Asyl
sense_list:
The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity


lexentry: eng/political_economy__Noun__1
written_rep: political economy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politische Ökonomie
sense_list:
(economics, politics) Interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics, law, and political science in explaining how political institutions, the political environment, and the economic system — capitalist, socialist, mixed, and so on — influence each other.


lexentry: eng/political_party__Noun__1
written_rep: political party
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: politische Partei | Partei
sense_list:
A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.


lexentry: eng/politicize__Verb__1
written_rep: politicize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: politisieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue | (transitive) To make someone politically active or aware


lexentry: eng/politico__Noun__1
written_rep: politico
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Politikaster | Politprofi
sense_list:
(colloquial, often, _, derogatory) A politician. | (colloquial, often, _, derogatory) Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.


lexentry: eng/polity__Noun__1
written_rep: polity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gemeinwesen
sense_list:
(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.


lexentry: eng/pollination__Noun__1
written_rep: pollination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bestäubung
sense_list:
(botany) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.


lexentry: eng/polling_day__Noun__1
written_rep: polling day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wahltag
sense_list:
(politics) the day voting takes place in a local, general, or national election, apart from postal votes made beforehand.


lexentry: eng/polling_station__Noun__1
written_rep: polling station
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wahllokal
sense_list:
(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station


lexentry: eng/pollinium__Noun__1
written_rep: pollinium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pollinium
sense_list:
(palynology) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.


lexentry: eng/pollution__Noun__1
written_rep: pollution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verschmutzung | Umweltverschmutzung | Verunreinigung | Pollution
sense_list:
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/polo__Noun__1
written_rep: polo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polo
sense_list:
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/polo_shirt__Noun__1
written_rep: polo shirt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poloshirt | Polohemd
sense_list:
A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).


lexentry: eng/poltergeist__Noun__1
written_rep: poltergeist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poltergeist | Klopfgeist
sense_list:
(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.


lexentry: eng/polyamide__Noun__1
written_rep: polyamide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyamid
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.


lexentry: eng/polyamorous__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyamorous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polyamor | polyamorös
sense_list:
Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.


lexentry: eng/polyamory__Noun__1
written_rep: polyamory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyamorie
sense_list:
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.


lexentry: eng/polyandry__Noun__1
written_rep: polyandry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyandrie | Vielmännerei
sense_list:
The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.


lexentry: eng/polycarbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: polycarbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polykarbonat
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible alternatives to glass. Abbreviation: PC


lexentry: eng/polycondensation__Noun__1
written_rep: polycondensation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polykondensation
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate).


lexentry: eng/polycule__Noun__1
written_rep: polycule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polykül
sense_list:
All of the people linked through their relationships, usually romantic and/or sexual, to one or more members of a polyamorous group.


lexentry: eng/polydactyly__Noun__1
written_rep: polydactyly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polydaktylie
sense_list:
(teratology) A condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of their hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyethylen | Polyäthylen | Plastik
sense_list:
(organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene_terephthalate__Noun__1
written_rep: polyethylene terephthalate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyethylenterephthalat
sense_list:
A thermoplastic resin of the polyester family used particularly in the manufacture of plastic bottles (PET) and fabrics (Terylene).


lexentry: eng/polygamy__Noun__1
written_rep: polygamy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Polygamie | Vielehe | Mehrehe
sense_list:
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”)


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyglot
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: polyglott | mehrsprachig
sense_list:
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Noun__1
written_rep: polyglot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyglotte
sense_list:
A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.


lexentry: eng/polygon_mesh__Noun__1
written_rep: polygon mesh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polygonnetz
sense_list:
(computer graphics) A collection of vertices, edges and faces that defines the shape of a polyhedral object.


lexentry: eng/polygonum__Noun__1
written_rep: polygonum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vogelknöteriche
sense_list:
(botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.


lexentry: eng/polygyny__Noun__1
written_rep: polygyny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polygynie
sense_list:
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.


lexentry: eng/polymer__Noun__1
written_rep: polymer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polymer
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules. | A material consisting of such polymer molecules.


lexentry: eng/polymerase__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polymerase
sense_list:
(enzyme) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.


lexentry: eng/polymerase_chain_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: polymerase chain reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polymerasekettenreaktion
sense_list:
(molecular biology) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.


lexentry: eng/polymethyl_methyacrylate__Noun__1
written_rep: polymethyl methyacrylate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Acrylglas | Plexiglas
sense_list:
(chemistry) A tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polymorphie | Polymorphismus
sense_list:
The ability to assume different forms or shapes. | (object-oriented programming) The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for an instance of a method to have several definitions.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Polymorphismus | Polymorphie
sense_list:
(biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Polymorphie
sense_list:
(crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: polymorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Polymorphismus | Vielgestaltigkeit
sense_list:
(genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.


lexentry: eng/polynitrogen__Noun__1
written_rep: polynitrogen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polystickstoff
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of several unstable allotropes of nitrogen that have more than two atoms in each molecule


lexentry: eng/polynomial__Noun__1
written_rep: polynomial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polynom
sense_list:
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.


lexentry: eng/polynya__Noun__1
written_rep: polynya
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polynja
sense_list:
(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/polyomino__Noun__1
written_rep: polyomino
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyomino
sense_list:
(geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements; a similar polyform made from triangles or hexagons (or any polygon that can tile a plane)


lexentry: eng/polyp__Noun__1
written_rep: polyp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyp
sense_list:
(medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane. | (zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.


lexentry: eng/polypeptide__Noun__1
written_rep: polypeptide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Polypeptid
sense_list:
(biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. | (protein) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.


lexentry: eng/polyphony__Noun__1
written_rep: polyphony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyphonie | Mehrstimmigkeit
sense_list:
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).


lexentry: eng/polypropylene__Noun__1
written_rep: polypropylene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polypropylen
sense_list:
A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials. Also known as polypropene.


lexentry: eng/polyptoton__Noun__1
written_rep: polyptoton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyptoton
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.


lexentry: eng/polyseme__Noun__1
written_rep: polyseme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polysem
sense_list:
(semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings.


lexentry: eng/polysemy__Noun__1
written_rep: polysemy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polysemie | Mehrdeutigkeit
sense_list:
(semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple meanings, including multiple similar ones.


lexentry: eng/polysynthetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: polysynthetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: polysynthetisch
sense_list:
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.


lexentry: eng/polytechnic__Noun__1
written_rep: polytechnic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fachhochschule
sense_list:
(UK, dated) An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.


lexentry: eng/polytope__Noun__1
written_rep: polytope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polytop
sense_list:
(geometry) A finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes (a geometric shape with flat sides, existing in any number of dimensions); the geometrical entity represented by the general term of the infinite sequence "point, line, polygon, polyhedron, ...".


lexentry: eng/polytunnel__Noun__1
written_rep: polytunnel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Folientunnel | Foliengewächshaus
sense_list:
A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.


lexentry: eng/polyunsaturated__Adjective__1
written_rep: polyunsaturated
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mehrfach ungesättigt
sense_list:
(chemistry) Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.


lexentry: eng/polyurethane__Noun__1
written_rep: polyurethane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyurethan
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: polyvinyl chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polyvinylchlorid
sense_list:
A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.


lexentry: eng/pomander__Noun__1
written_rep: pomander
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bisamapfel
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, historical) A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection. [from late 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pome__Noun__1
written_rep: pome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Apfelfrucht | Kernobst
sense_list:
(botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.


lexentry: eng/pomegranate__Noun__1
written_rep: pomegranate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Granatapfel | Grenadine
sense_list:
The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart. | The shrub or small tree that bears the fruit.


lexentry: eng/pomelo__Noun__1
written_rep: pomelo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pampelmuse | Pomelo
sense_list:
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.


lexentry: eng/pommel_horse__Noun__1
written_rep: pommel horse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pauschenpferd | Seitpferd
sense_list:
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs. | An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.


lexentry: eng/pompadour__Noun__1
written_rep: pompadour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Banane
sense_list:
A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.


lexentry: eng/pompom__Noun__1
written_rep: pompom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pompon
sense_list:
A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/pompon__Noun__1
written_rep: pompon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pompon
sense_list:
A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/ponce__Noun__1
written_rep: ponce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gigolo | Schnorrer | Zuhälter
sense_list:
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.


lexentry: eng/pond_hockey__Noun__1
written_rep: pond hockey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pond Hockey
sense_list:
(sports) A form of ice hockey played outdoors on the surface of a frozen lake or pond, or other body of water.


lexentry: eng/pondweed__Noun__1
written_rep: pondweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laichkraut
sense_list:
opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.


lexentry: eng/poniard__Noun__1
written_rep: poniard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dolch
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pontoon__Noun__1
written_rep: pontoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ponton
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.


lexentry: eng/ponytail__Noun__1
written_rep: ponytail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pferdeschwanz | Rossschwanz
sense_list:
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.


lexentry: eng/pood__Noun__1
written_rep: pood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pud
sense_list:
An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).


lexentry: eng/poodle__Noun__1
written_rep: poodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pudel
sense_list:
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.


lexentry: eng/poof__Interjection__1
written_rep: poof
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: puff
sense_list:
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.


lexentry: eng/pool__Noun__1
written_rep: pool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lache | Pfütze
sense_list:
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.


lexentry: eng/pool_noodle__Noun__1
written_rep: pool noodle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poolnudel | Schwimmnudel
sense_list:
A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.


lexentry: eng/pooper__Noun__1
written_rep: pooper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Miesmacher | Spielverderber
sense_list:
(slang) One who poops out on an activity; one who dampens the mood by lack of participation or negative attitude. Mostly used in the phrase party pooper.


lexentry: eng/poor__Adjective__1
written_rep: poor
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arm
sense_list:
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. | (attributive, _, only) Worthy of pity.


lexentry: eng/poor_box__Noun__1
written_rep: poor box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Almosenbüchse | Opferbüchse
sense_list:
A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.


lexentry: eng/pop-up__Noun__1
written_rep: pop-up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pop-up
sense_list:
(internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.


lexentry: eng/pop-up_advertisement__Noun__1
written_rep: pop-up advertisement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Popup
sense_list:
(Internet, advertising) An advertisement that takes the form of a window that appears automatically on a computer screen when certain websites are visited.


lexentry: eng/pop__Noun__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Sprudel | Sprudelwasser
sense_list:
(uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.


lexentry: eng/pop__Verb__1
written_rep: pop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: einwerfen
sense_list:
(transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).


lexentry: eng/pop_art__Noun__1
written_rep: pop art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pop-Art
sense_list:
(arts) A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.


lexentry: eng/pop_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: pop gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kindergewehr | Kinderspielpistole | Pufferchen
sense_list:
A toy gun that emits a loud pop by firing a cork from a barrel in which a piston slides, compressing the air and forcing the cork out. The cork is traditionally attached to the toy by a piece of string.


lexentry: eng/pop_music__Noun__1
written_rep: pop music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Popmusik
sense_list:
Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music.


lexentry: eng/pope__Noun__1
written_rep: pope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Papst | Päpstin
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, _, &, _, generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.


lexentry: eng/poplit__Noun__1
written_rep: poplit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kniekehle
sense_list:
The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint; the popliteal fossa or “knee pit”.


lexentry: eng/popliteus__Noun__1
written_rep: popliteus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kniekehlenmuskel
sense_list:
(anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
written_rep: poppy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mohn | Mohnblume
sense_list:
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/popsicle__Noun__1
written_rep: popsicle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eis am Stiel | Stieleis | Wassereis
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.


lexentry: eng/popular_culture__Noun__1
written_rep: popular culture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Popkultur
sense_list:
The prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style.


lexentry: eng/popular_music__Noun__1
written_rep: popular music
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: populäre Musik
sense_list:
(music) Any genre of music that has wide appeal amongst the general public of a society dominated by urban culture and advanced technology, especially music with less complexity than classical music and less rootsy authenticity than folk music.


lexentry: eng/popular_science__Noun__1
written_rep: popular science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Populärwissenschaft
sense_list:
An interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students.


lexentry: eng/popular_science__Noun__1
written_rep: popular science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: populärwissenschaftlich
sense_list:
(attributive) Of, or having to do with science, but aimed at ordinary people as opposed to scientists; intended for general consumption.


lexentry: eng/popularity__Noun__1
written_rep: popularity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Popularität | Beliebtheit
sense_list:
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Bevölkerung
sense_list:
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Einwohnerzahl | Population | Bevölkerungszahl
sense_list:
(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
written_rep: population
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Grundgesamtheit | Bevölkerung
sense_list:
(statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.


lexentry: eng/population_density__Noun__1
written_rep: population density
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bevölkerungsdichte
sense_list:
Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.


lexentry: eng/population_inversion__Noun__1
written_rep: population inversion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Besetzungsinversion
sense_list:
(physics) The creation of a system in which more atoms or molecules are in an excited state than in a ground state.


lexentry: eng/population_pyramid__Noun__1
written_rep: population pyramid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Alterspyramide | Bevölkerungspyramide
sense_list:
(demography) A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.


lexentry: eng/populism__Noun__1
written_rep: populism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Populismus
sense_list:
(philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.


lexentry: eng/populist__Adjective__1
written_rep: populist
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: populistisch
sense_list:
(of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular. | Of or pertaining to populism.


lexentry: eng/populist__Noun__1
written_rep: populist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Populist
sense_list:
A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).


lexentry: eng/porcelain__Noun__1
written_rep: porcelain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Porzellan
sense_list:
(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods. | (countable, now, _, usually, in the plural) An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.


lexentry: eng/porch__Noun__1
written_rep: porch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Veranda | Vorbau | Vordach
sense_list:
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.


lexentry: eng/porcupine__Noun__1
written_rep: porcupine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stachelschwein | Baumstachelschwein | Baumstachler | Quastenstachler | Urson
sense_list:
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.


lexentry: eng/porcupine_fish__Noun__1
written_rep: porcupine fish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Igelfisch
sense_list:
Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pore__Noun__1
written_rep: pore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pore
sense_list:
A tiny opening in the skin. | By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.


lexentry: eng/pork-barrelling__Noun__1
written_rep: pork-barrelling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kirchturmpolitik
sense_list:
(politics) The practice of an elected politician giving favours or money to some or all voters in the politician's electorate, or to certain organizations, as compensation or payback for support from those voters or organizations in the past.


lexentry: eng/pork_barrel__Noun__1
written_rep: pork barrel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Kirchturmpolitik
sense_list:
(chiefly, US politics, often, attributively) State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pornocracy__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: pornocracy
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mätressenherrschaft | Pornokratie | Hurenherrschaft
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, historical, sometimes, capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum obscūrum (Latin for “dark age”), and also as the “Rule of the Harlots”, which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti, a powerful and corrupt aristocratic family. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pornography__Noun__1
written_rep: pornography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pornografie | Pornographie
sense_list:
The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/porosity__Noun__1
written_rep: porosity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Porösität | Porosität
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of being porous. | (countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume


lexentry: eng/porphyria__Noun__1
written_rep: porphyria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Porphyrie
sense_list:
(pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.


lexentry: eng/porphyrin__Noun__1
written_rep: porphyrin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Porphyrin
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).


lexentry: eng/porphyrogenite__Noun__1
written_rep: porphyrogenite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Purpurgeburt
sense_list:
(historical) an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus


lexentry: eng/porridge__Noun__1
written_rep: porridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Brei | Grütze
sense_list:
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__1
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Port | Backbord
sense_list:
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hafen | Backbord
sense_list:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Port | Hafen
sense_list:
A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/port__Verb__2
written_rep: port
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hafen | Port | Backbord
sense_list:
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.


lexentry: eng/port_city__Noun__1
written_rep: port city
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hafenstadt
sense_list:
A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.


lexentry: eng/port_of_call__Noun__1
written_rep: port of call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Anlaufhafen
sense_list:
(nautical) any port (except its home port) being visited by a ship, especially to load or unload cargo or passengers or to take on supplies


lexentry: eng/portability__Noun__1
written_rep: portability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rufnummernmitnahme
sense_list:
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.


lexentry: eng/portable_art__Noun__1
written_rep: portable art
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kleinkunst
sense_list:
(archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.


lexentry: eng/portable_executable__Noun__1
written_rep: portable executable
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Portable Executable
sense_list:
(software) A file format used for executable programs, DLLs, fonts, etc. in Microsoft Windows and some other operating systems.


lexentry: eng/portable_toilet__Noun__1
written_rep: portable toilet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dixi-Klo | Baustellenklo | Dixi | Dixiklo | Dixi® | Mobil-WC
sense_list:
A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).


lexentry: eng/portal__Noun__1
written_rep: portal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Portal
sense_list:
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. | (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. | A grandiose and often lavish entrance.


lexentry: eng/portal_vein__Noun__1
written_rep: portal vein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfortader
sense_list:
(anatomy) A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.


lexentry: eng/portamento__Noun__1
written_rep: portamento
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Accent und Mordant
sense_list:
(music) A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.


lexentry: eng/portcullis__Noun__1
written_rep: portcullis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fallgatter
sense_list:
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc. | (historical) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.


lexentry: eng/portfolio__Noun__1
written_rep: portfolio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Portefeuille
sense_list:
(politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/portfolio__Noun__1
written_rep: portfolio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Portfolio
sense_list:
(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s] | (business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.


lexentry: eng/portmanteau_word__Noun__1
written_rep: portmanteau word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kofferwort | Schachtelwort | Kontamination | Portmanteau | Portmanteau-Wort | Verschmelzung
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Porträt | Portrait
sense_list:
(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. | (countable, figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
written_rep: portrait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Hochformat
sense_list:
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.


lexentry: eng/poser__Noun__1
written_rep: poser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Künstlermodell | Modell
sense_list:
Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
written_rep: poseur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poseur | Angeber | Angeberin | Poser | Poserin | Poseurin
sense_list:
One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.


lexentry: eng/position_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: position paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grundsatzpapier | Positionspapier
sense_list:
(philosophy, government) An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.


lexentry: eng/position_vector__Noun__1
written_rep: position vector
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ortsvektor | Positionsvektor
sense_list:
(geometry) Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.


lexentry: eng/positional_notation__Noun__1
written_rep: positional notation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stellenwertsystem
sense_list:
A notation for numbers in which the value of a digit depends on its position in the string, examples of which include the decimal system and the binary system


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: positiv | Positiv
sense_list:
(law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.] | (mathematics) Of number, greater than zero. [from the 18th c.] | (physics) Having more protons than electrons.


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
written_rep: positive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: positiv
sense_list:
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive. | Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis. | (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values. | Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged. | Optimistic. [from the 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/positive_degree__Noun__1
written_rep: positive degree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Positiv
sense_list:
(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.


lexentry: eng/positive_reinforcement__Noun__1
written_rep: positive reinforcement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: positive Verstärkung
sense_list:
The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.


lexentry: eng/positivism__Noun__1
written_rep: positivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Positivismus
sense_list:
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.


lexentry: eng/positronium__Noun__1
written_rep: positronium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Positronium
sense_list:
(physics, chemistry) An exotic atom (specifically, an onium) consisting of a positron (anti-electron) and an electron, as a particle–anti-particle bound pair with no nucleus.


lexentry: eng/posology__Noun__1
written_rep: posology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Posologie
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/posse__Noun__1
written_rep: posse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Clique | Trupp
sense_list:
(colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
written_rep: possess
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: besitzen
sense_list:
To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. | Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).


lexentry: eng/possessee__Noun__1
written_rep: possessee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ergänzung
sense_list:
(grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.


lexentry: eng/possessive_case__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Genitiv
sense_list:
(grammar) case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.


lexentry: eng/possessive_suffix__Noun__1
written_rep: possessive suffix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Possessivsuffix
sense_list:
(linguistics) A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.


lexentry: eng/possible__Adjective__1
written_rep: possible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: möglich
sense_list:
(usually, not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible. | (comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible. | Being considered, e.g. for a position.


lexentry: eng/possibles_bag__Noun__1
written_rep: possibles bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jagdtasche
sense_list:
A hunter's day-bag of highly varying designs and materials, but usually a kind of a satchel intended for carrying whatever small gear is necessary for the day's hunt.


lexentry: eng/possibly__Adverb__1
written_rep: possibly
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: möglicherweise | eventuell | unmöglich | vielleicht
sense_list:
(modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.


lexentry: eng/possum__Noun__1
written_rep: possum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Possum
sense_list:
Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.


lexentry: eng/post-production__Noun__1
written_rep: post-production
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postproduktion | Nachproduktion
sense_list:
(cinematography, television) The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.


lexentry: eng/post-traumatic_stress_disorder__Noun__1
written_rep: post-traumatic stress disorder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: posttraumatische Belastungsstörung
sense_list:
(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.


lexentry: eng/post-truth__Adjective__1
written_rep: post-truth
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postfaktisch
sense_list:
(chiefly, politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually, pejorative) not caring about factual accuracy.


lexentry: eng/post-war__Adjective__1
written_rep: post-war
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nachkriegs- | nachkrieglich
sense_list:
Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.


lexentry: eng/post__Adverb__1
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flugs | geschwind | postwendend | schnurstracks
sense_list:
With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.


lexentry: eng/post__Noun__2
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Post
sense_list:
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. [16th–17th c.] | (dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route. | (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/post__Verb__1
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: posten | anprangern | hochladen
sense_list:
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.


lexentry: eng/post__Verb__2
written_rep: post
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: schicken
sense_list:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/post_chaise__Noun__1
written_rep: post chaise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postkutsche
sense_list:
(historical) An enclosed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels, used to transport mail and passengers.


lexentry: eng/post_office__Noun__1
written_rep: post office
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postamt | Post
sense_list:
(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.


lexentry: eng/post_office_box__Noun__1
written_rep: post office box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postfach
sense_list:
A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.


lexentry: eng/postage_due_stamp__Noun__1
written_rep: postage due stamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Portomarke
sense_list:
(philately) An adhesive stamp affixed by a post office to an item of mail, indicating that insufficient or no postage has been prepaid.


lexentry: eng/postage_stamp__Noun__1
written_rep: postage stamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Briefmarke | Postwertzeichen | Marke | Freimarke | Wert | Wertzeichen
sense_list:
A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.


lexentry: eng/postal_address__Noun__1
written_rep: postal address
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postanschrift
sense_list:
The address (of a person or business) to which mail is delivered, as distinct from the actual street address.


lexentry: eng/postalveolar__Noun__1
written_rep: postalveolar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postalveolar | Postalveolarlaut
sense_list:
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.


lexentry: eng/postcard__Noun__1
written_rep: postcard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postkarte
sense_list:
A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard, one side displays a picture or photograph.


lexentry: eng/postcode__Noun__1
written_rep: postcode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postleitzahl | PLZ
sense_list:
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.


lexentry: eng/postcolonialism__Noun__1
written_rep: postcolonialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postkolonialismus
sense_list:
An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence.


lexentry: eng/postdoctoral__Adjective__1
written_rep: postdoctoral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postdoc-
sense_list:
After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.


lexentry: eng/poster_child__Noun__1
written_rep: poster child
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Paradebeispiel
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America, idiomatic) One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Adjective__1
written_rep: posterior
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hinterer | rück-
sense_list:
(anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hintern
sense_list:
(euphemistic, humorous) The hinder parts of the body. | (maths) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).


lexentry: eng/posterior_chamber__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior chamber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hintere Augenkammer
sense_list:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.


lexentry: eng/posterior_scalene_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: posterior scalene muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hinterer Treppenmuskel
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.


lexentry: eng/postglacial_rebound__Noun__1
written_rep: postglacial rebound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landhebung
sense_list:
The rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age.


lexentry: eng/posthistory__Noun__1
written_rep: posthistory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nachgeschichte
sense_list:
The history of events that occur after (and are consequences of) an event (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).


lexentry: eng/postindustrial__Adjective__1
written_rep: postindustrial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nachindustriell
sense_list:
Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.


lexentry: eng/postlude__Noun__1
written_rep: postlude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nachspiel | Postludium
sense_list:
(music) The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.


lexentry: eng/postmark__Noun__1
written_rep: postmark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Poststempel
sense_list:
A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/postmodern__Adjective__1
written_rep: postmodern
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nachmodern | postmodern
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.


lexentry: eng/postmodernism__Noun__1
written_rep: postmodernism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postmodernismus | Postmoderne
sense_list:
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.


lexentry: eng/postpostmodern__Adjective__1
written_rep: postpostmodern
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nachpostmodern | postpostmodern
sense_list:
Having the characteristics of a movement or style (of art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy) that has moved beyond postmodernism.


lexentry: eng/postsynaptic__Adjective__1
written_rep: postsynaptic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: postsynaptisch
sense_list:
(cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.


lexentry: eng/postulate__Noun__1
written_rep: postulate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postulat
sense_list:
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption. | A fundamental element; a basic principle.


lexentry: eng/pot__Noun__1
written_rep: pot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: Einsatz
sense_list:
(gambling, poker) The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; (figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement. | An allocation of money for a particular purpose.


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.


lexentry: eng/pot_shot__Noun__1
written_rep: pot shot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Heruntergeputze | Herunterputzen | scharfe Attacke
sense_list:
By analogy, insulting or hurtful words carelessly or randomly said; opportunistic attack, especially criticism.


lexentry: eng/potash__Noun__1
written_rep: potash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pottasche
sense_list:
The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer. | (chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.


lexentry: eng/potassium__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalium
sense_list:
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.


lexentry: eng/potassium_aluminium_sulfate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium aluminium sulfate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumaluminiumsulfat
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The sulfate double salt of potassium and aluminium KAl(SO4)2; occurs naturally as alum


lexentry: eng/potassium_carbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium carbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumcarbonat
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The alkaline salt K2CO3, that is the major constituent of potash; it is used in the production of glass and some soaps.


lexentry: eng/potassium_chloride__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium chloride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumchlorid
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a fertilizer, and in lethal injections


lexentry: eng/potassium_cyanide__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium cyanide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumcyanid | Zyankali
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_dichromate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium dichromate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumdichromat
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A potassium salt of chromic acid, K2Cr2O7; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_hydroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium hydroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumhydroxid | kaustisches Kali | Ätzkali
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.


lexentry: eng/potassium_nitrate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium nitrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalisalpeter | Salpeter
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry) KNO3, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO3).


lexentry: eng/potassium_permanganate__Noun__1
written_rep: potassium permanganate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaliumpermanganat
sense_list:
(chemistry) KMnO4, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
written_rep: potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kartoffel | Erdapfel | Bramburi | Erdbirne | Grumbeere | Grundbirne
sense_list:
The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
written_rep: potato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Kartoffel
sense_list:
(humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.


lexentry: eng/potato_bread__Noun__1
written_rep: potato bread
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kartoffelbrot
sense_list:
A type of bread made with potatoes, often served shallow-fried as part of a cooked breakfast, common in Northern Ireland and Scotland.


lexentry: eng/potato_chip__Noun__1
written_rep: potato chip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kartoffelchip
sense_list:
(British, Australia) One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American french fries.


lexentry: eng/potato_crisp__Noun__1
written_rep: potato crisp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Chip | Kartoffelchip
sense_list:
(mostly, British) A thin slice of potato that has been fried, typically packaged and sold as a snack.


lexentry: eng/potato_starch__Noun__1
written_rep: potato starch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kartoffelstärke
sense_list:
(gastronomy) A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.


lexentry: eng/poteen__Noun__1
written_rep: poteen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potcheen | Poteen
sense_list:
(Ireland, countable, uncountable) Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. [from early 19th c.] | (Ireland, countable, by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.


lexentry: eng/potential__Noun__1
written_rep: potential
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potential
sense_list:
A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to). | (physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field. | (physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.


lexentry: eng/potential_difference__Noun__1
written_rep: potential difference
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potentialdifferenz
sense_list:
the difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage


lexentry: eng/potential_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: potential energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lageenergie | potentielle Energie
sense_list:
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).


lexentry: eng/potentiometer__Noun__1
written_rep: potentiometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potentiometer
sense_list:
(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.


lexentry: eng/pothole__Noun__1
written_rep: pothole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlagloch
sense_list:
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic. | A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.


lexentry: eng/potpourri__Noun__1
written_rep: potpourri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potpourri
sense_list:
A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley. | (music) A medley of songs or music. | A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.


lexentry: eng/pottery__Noun__1
written_rep: pottery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Töpferei
sense_list:
(countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made. | The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.


lexentry: eng/pouch__Noun__1
written_rep: pouch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beutel
sense_list:
A small bag usually closed with a drawstring. | (zoology) An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.


lexentry: eng/poulaine__Noun__1
written_rep: poulaine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schnabelschuh
sense_list:
A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries. | A shoe in such a style.


lexentry: eng/poult__Noun__1
written_rep: poult
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bub
sense_list:
A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/poultice__Noun__1
written_rep: poultice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wickel | Kataplasma | Packung | Umschlag
sense_list:
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.


lexentry: eng/pounce__Noun__1
written_rep: pounce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Löschsand | Schreibsand
sense_list:
(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.


lexentry: eng/pound__Noun__1
written_rep: pound
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Pfund
sense_list:
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. | A unit of currency in various currency systems | Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.


lexentry: eng/pound_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: pound cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rührkuchen
sense_list:
(US) A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/pour__Verb__1
written_rep: pour
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gießen | schütten | einschenken | eingießen | einschütten
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
written_rep: powder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pulver | Puder
sense_list:
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. | (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.


lexentry: eng/powdered_sugar__Noun__1
written_rep: powdered sugar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Puderzucker | Staubzucker
sense_list:
(US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Macht | Kraft
sense_list:
(countable) The ability to affect or influence. | (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Leistung | Kraft
sense_list:
(physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time. | (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
written_rep: power
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: Potenz | Leistung
sense_list:
A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.


lexentry: eng/power_behind_the_throne__Noun__1
written_rep: power behind the throne
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graue Eminenz
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.


lexentry: eng/power_broker__Noun__1
written_rep: power broker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: graue Eminenz
sense_list:
A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.


lexentry: eng/power_car__Noun__1
written_rep: power car
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lokomotive
sense_list:
A vehicle that propels, and commonly also controls, a passenger train or tram, often as the lead vehicle.


lexentry: eng/power_dissipation__Noun__1
written_rep: power dissipation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leistungsaufnahme
sense_list:
The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.


lexentry: eng/power_forward__Noun__1
written_rep: power forward
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Power Forward
sense_list:
(basketball) A forward who is the taller of the two forward positions, and is often responsible for scoring near the basket, collecting rebounds and blocking shots in defense.


lexentry: eng/power_law__Noun__1
written_rep: power law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potenzgesetz
sense_list:
(mathematics) A mathematical relationship in which the magnitude of something is proportional to a fixed power of the magnitude of something else (i.e. the relationship takes the form f(x) = ax^k). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/power_line__Noun__1
written_rep: power line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stromleitung
sense_list:
An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.


lexentry: eng/power_politics__Noun__1
written_rep: power politics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Machtpolitik
sense_list:
A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.


lexentry: eng/power_rack__Noun__1
written_rep: power rack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kniebeugenständer
sense_list:
A metal cage consisting of support pillars with adjustable bars and hooks, using for supporting a barbell during heavy weightlifting exercises.


lexentry: eng/power_set__Noun__1
written_rep: power set
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Potenzmenge
sense_list:
(set theory, of a set S) The set whose elements comprise all the subsets of S (including the empty set and S itself).


lexentry: eng/power_steering__Noun__1
written_rep: power steering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Servolenkung
sense_list:
(automotive) A system for reducing the driver's effort to steer, by using a power source to assist in turning the wheels.


lexentry: eng/power_strip__Noun__1
written_rep: power strip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mehrfachsteckdose | Steckdosenleiste
sense_list:
A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.


lexentry: eng/power_supply__Noun__1
written_rep: power supply
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Netzteil
sense_list:
That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.


lexentry: eng/power_tool__Noun__1
written_rep: power tool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Elektrogerät | Elektrowerkzeug
sense_list:
Any of a wide class of tools powered by a motor (usually an electric motor); most especially such tools as are handheld, portable, and not stationary.


lexentry: eng/power_vacuum__Noun__1
written_rep: power vacuum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Machtvakuum
sense_list:
A lack of centralised political authority, especially following a conflict, revolution, change of power, etc.


lexentry: eng/powers_that_be__Noun__1
written_rep: powers that be
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: die da oben | die zuständigen Stellen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The holders of power or the authorities in a given situation, especially if seen as being faceless or unreasonably bureaucratic.


lexentry: eng/powertrain__Noun__1
written_rep: powertrain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Antriebsstrang
sense_list:
The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.


lexentry: eng/practicable__Adjective__1
written_rep: practicable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: anwendbar
sense_list:
Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy. | Available for use; accessible or employable.


lexentry: eng/practical__Adjective__1
written_rep: practical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: praktisch
sense_list:
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. | Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use. | Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.


lexentry: eng/practical__Noun__1
written_rep: practical
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Praktikum
sense_list:
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability


lexentry: eng/practice__Noun__1
written_rep: practice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Praxis | Ausüben | Ausübung | Praktizieren
sense_list:
(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.


lexentry: eng/practicum__Noun__1
written_rep: practicum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Praktikum
sense_list:
(US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.


lexentry: eng/pragmatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pragmatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pragmatisch
sense_list:
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pragmatismus
sense_list:
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. | (politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones. | (philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.


lexentry: eng/pragmatist__Noun__1
written_rep: pragmatist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pragmatiker
sense_list:
One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.


lexentry: eng/prairie__Noun__1
written_rep: prairie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prärie
sense_list:
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.


lexentry: eng/prairie_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: prairie dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präriehund
sense_list:
Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.


lexentry: eng/pram__Noun__1
written_rep: pram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kinderwagen
sense_list:
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. | (colloquial, loosely) A pushchair; a buggy.


lexentry: eng/pram__Noun__2
written_rep: pram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prahm
sense_list:
(nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.


lexentry: eng/prank_call__Noun__1
written_rep: prank call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Telefonstreich
sense_list:
A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.


lexentry: eng/praseodymium__Noun__1
written_rep: praseodymium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Praseodym
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.


lexentry: eng/praxis__Noun__1
written_rep: praxis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Praxis
sense_list:
The practical application of any branch of learning. | (philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.


lexentry: eng/pray__Verb__1
written_rep: pray
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beten
sense_list:
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.


lexentry: eng/prayer__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gebet
sense_list:
(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. | (countable) An act of praying. | The specific words or methods used for praying.


lexentry: eng/prayer_flag__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer flag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gebetsfahne | Gebetsflagge
sense_list:
A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/prayer_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: prayer wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gebetsmühle
sense_list:
(Buddhism) A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.


lexentry: eng/praying_mantis__Noun__1
written_rep: praying mantis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gottesanbeterin | Fangschrecke
sense_list:
Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.


lexentry: eng/pre-Columbian__Adjective__1
written_rep: pre-Columbian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: präkolumbisch
sense_list:
Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.


lexentry: eng/pre-Socratic__Adjective__1
written_rep: pre-Socratic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorsokratisch
sense_list:
(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).


lexentry: eng/pre-Socratic__Noun__1
written_rep: pre-Socratic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorsokratiker | Vorsokratikerin
sense_list:
(historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5th century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).


lexentry: eng/pre-drink__Verb__1
written_rep: pre-drink
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorglühen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars


lexentry: eng/preacher__Noun__1
written_rep: preacher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prediger
sense_list:
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel; a clergyman or clergywoman.


lexentry: eng/preaching_band__Noun__1
written_rep: preaching band
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beffchen
sense_list:
(Christianity, in the plural) Two bands (strips of linen) worn as formal neckwear by members of the Christian clergy.


lexentry: eng/preadolescence__Noun__1
written_rep: preadolescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präadoleszenz
sense_list:
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.


lexentry: eng/preamble__Noun__1
written_rep: preamble
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präambel
sense_list:
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.


lexentry: eng/preamplifier__Noun__1
written_rep: preamplifier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorverstärker
sense_list:
A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.


lexentry: eng/preaspiration__Noun__1
written_rep: preaspiration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präaspiration
sense_list:
(phonetics) A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.


lexentry: eng/prebiotic__Noun__1
written_rep: prebiotic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präbiotikum
sense_list:
(chiefly, in plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/precariat__Noun__1
written_rep: precariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prekariat
sense_list:
(sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.


lexentry: eng/precarity__Noun__1
written_rep: precarity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Prekarisierung
sense_list:
(sociology) A condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
written_rep: precedent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präzedenz | Präzedenzfall
sense_list:
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
written_rep: precedent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Präjudiz
sense_list:
(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.


lexentry: eng/precession__Noun__1
written_rep: precession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Präzession
sense_list:
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis. | Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.


lexentry: eng/precinct__Noun__1
written_rep: precinct
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Polizeirevier
sense_list:
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.


lexentry: eng/precious_stone__Noun__1
written_rep: precious stone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Edelstein
sense_list:
Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.


lexentry: eng/precipitant__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verursacher
sense_list:
Something which causes or hastens the occurrence of an act or event; specifically (chiefly, psychology) , something which brings about a mental or physiological condition.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Niederschlag
sense_list:
(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Präzipitation
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.


lexentry: eng/precipitation_hardening__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation hardening
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ausscheidungshärtung
sense_list:
(of metal) Age hardening; a heat treatment technique to increase the yield strength of malleable materials.


lexentry: eng/precipitation_reaction__Noun__1
written_rep: precipitation reaction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fällungsreaktion
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any reversible reaction in which a product is continuously removed by precipitation, driving the reaction in one direction


lexentry: eng/precise__Adjective__1
written_rep: precise
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: exakt
sense_list:
(sciences, of experimental results) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).


lexentry: eng/precise__Verb__1
written_rep: precise
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: präzisieren
sense_list:
(nonstandard, NNES, or, European Union, _, documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.


lexentry: eng/precognition__Noun__1
written_rep: precognition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präkognition
sense_list:
(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preconception__Noun__1
written_rep: preconception
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorurteil
sense_list:
An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.


lexentry: eng/precondition__Noun__1
written_rep: precondition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Voraussetzung | Vorbedingung
sense_list:
A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. | A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.


lexentry: eng/precontract__Noun__1
written_rep: precontract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorvertrag
sense_list:
(legal) A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.


lexentry: eng/precursor__Noun__1
written_rep: precursor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Präkursor | Vorläufer | Vorläufersubstanz | Edukt | Vorform | Vorläuferverbindung
sense_list:
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.


lexentry: eng/predate__Verb__1
written_rep: predate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorverlegen
sense_list:
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)


lexentry: eng/predator__Noun__1
written_rep: predator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Raubtier | Prädator | Beutegreifer | Raubfisch
sense_list:
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.


lexentry: eng/predecessor__Noun__1
written_rep: predecessor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorgänger | Vorgängerin | Vorläufer
sense_list:
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.


lexentry: eng/predecessor__Noun__1
written_rep: predecessor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Vorläufer
sense_list:
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prädikat | Satzaussage
sense_list:
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Prädikat
sense_list:
(logic) A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.


lexentry: eng/predicate_calculus__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate calculus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prädikatenlogik
sense_list:
(logic) The branch of logic that deals with quantified statements such as "there exists an x such that..." or "for any x, it is the case that...", where x is a member of the domain of discourse.


lexentry: eng/predicate_logic__Noun__1
written_rep: predicate logic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prädikatenlogik
sense_list:
(logic) The generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic or infinitary logic.


lexentry: eng/predication__Noun__1
written_rep: predication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Prädikation
sense_list:
(logic) The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition. | (computing) The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated.


lexentry: eng/predicative__Adjective__1
written_rep: predicative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prädikativ | Prädikativ
sense_list:
(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.


lexentry: eng/predicative__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prädikativ | Prädikativum
sense_list:
(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.


lexentry: eng/predicative_adjective__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative adjective
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prädikatsadjektiv | adjektivisches Prädikativum
sense_list:
(grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.


lexentry: eng/predicative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: predicative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prädikativ
sense_list:
(grammar) A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).


lexentry: eng/predict__Verb__1
written_rep: predict
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorhersagen | prophezeien
sense_list:
(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.


lexentry: eng/predictive_text__Noun__1
written_rep: predictive text
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Texterkennung
sense_list:
(computing) A system for inputting text on a device where individual buttons correspond to several characters that attempts to guess which word was intended (typically out of a writable vocabulary), as opposed to a system where disambiguation is achieved through repeated presses of the same key.


lexentry: eng/predisposition__Noun__1
written_rep: predisposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Neigung | Veranlagung
sense_list:
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.


lexentry: eng/preeclampsia__Noun__1
written_rep: preeclampsia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präeklampsie
sense_list:
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.


lexentry: eng/preeminent__Adjective__1
written_rep: preeminent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: herausragend | hervorragend | überragend
sense_list:
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preempt__Verb__1
written_rep: preempt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorgreifen | zuvorkommen
sense_list:
(transitive) To appropriate first. | (transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.


lexentry: eng/preemption__Noun__1
written_rep: preemption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präemption
sense_list:
(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.


lexentry: eng/preemptive_right__Noun__1
written_rep: preemptive right
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorkaufsrecht
sense_list:
(legal) The right of shareholders to maintain a constant percentage of a company's shares by receiving a proportionate fraction of any new shares issued, thus preempting any dilution


lexentry: eng/preen__Verb__2
written_rep: preen
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: herausputzen
sense_list:
(of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.


lexentry: eng/preestablished_harmony__Noun__1
written_rep: preestablished harmony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prästabilierte Harmonie
sense_list:
(philosophy) Gottfried Leibniz's philosophical theory of causation, according to which every substance affects only itself, but all the substances in the world (both bodies and minds) nevertheless seem to interact with each other causally because they have been programmed in advance by God to harmonize with each other.


lexentry: eng/preface__Noun__1
written_rep: preface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorrede | Vorwort
sense_list:
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions.


lexentry: eng/preface__Noun__1
written_rep: preface
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Präfation
sense_list:
(Christianity) A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.


lexentry: eng/prefect__Noun__1
written_rep: prefect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präfekt
sense_list:
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. | The head of a prefecture in Japan.


lexentry: eng/prefecture__Noun__1
written_rep: prefecture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Präfektur
sense_list:
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.


lexentry: eng/prefer__Verb__1
written_rep: prefer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bevorzugen | vorziehen | präferieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/preferred_stock__Noun__1
written_rep: preferred stock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorzugsaktie
sense_list:
(finance) Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in liquidation.


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präfix
sense_list:
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters. | (telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präfix | Vorsilbe
sense_list:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.


lexentry: eng/prefix__Verb__1
written_rep: prefix
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mit einem Präfix versehen | präfigieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/preformative__Adjective__1
written_rep: preformative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: präformativ
sense_list:
(grammar, chiefly in Semitic languages) of a letter, syllable, etc.: attached to the beginning of a word as a formative element.


lexentry: eng/prefrontal_cortex__Noun__1
written_rep: prefrontal cortex
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: präfrontaler Cortex
sense_list:
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.


lexentry: eng/pregabalin__Noun__1
written_rep: pregabalin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pregabalin
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) An anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct therapy for seizures.


lexentry: eng/pregnancy_test__Noun__1
written_rep: pregnancy test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schwangerschaftstest
sense_list:
a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant


lexentry: eng/pregnant__Adjective__1
written_rep: pregnant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bedeutungsvoll
sense_list:
(comparable) Having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.


lexentry: eng/prehensile__Adjective__1
written_rep: prehensile
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Greif-
sense_list:
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.


lexentry: eng/prehung__Adjective__1
written_rep: prehung
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bereit
sense_list:
(of a door or window) Delivered to the customer as installation-ready unit, already attached to its frame.


lexentry: eng/preimage__Noun__1
written_rep: preimage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Urbild
sense_list:
(mathematics) For a given function, the set of all elements of the domain that are mapped into a given subset of the codomain; (formally) given a function ƒ : X → Y and a subset B ⊆ Y, the set ƒ−1(B) = {x ∈ X : ƒ(x) ∈ B}.


lexentry: eng/preindustrial__Adjective__1
written_rep: preindustrial
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorindustriell
sense_list:
Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.


lexentry: eng/prejudice__Noun__1
written_rep: prejudice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Vorurteil
sense_list:
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.


lexentry: eng/prelate__Noun__1
written_rep: prelate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prälat
sense_list:
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.


lexentry: eng/prelude__Noun__1
written_rep: prelude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Präludium | Vorspiel
sense_list:
(music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece. [from 1650s]


lexentry: eng/premature_birth__Noun__1
written_rep: premature birth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Frühgeburt
sense_list:
(medicine) Childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation, but later than 20th week, which is regarded a miscarriage.


lexentry: eng/premature_ejaculation__Noun__1
written_rep: premature ejaculation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorzeitiger Samenerguss
sense_list:
A medical condition where a man, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.


lexentry: eng/premedication__Noun__1
written_rep: premedication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prämedikation | Vormedikation | medikamentöse Vorbehandlung
sense_list:
(medicine) The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.


lexentry: eng/premeditate__Verb__1
written_rep: premeditate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.

trans_list:
im Vorhinein planen | im Vorhinein überlegen | vorher bedenken | vorher überlegen | vorsätzlich planen


lexentry: eng/premenstrual_syndrome__Noun__1
written_rep: premenstrual syndrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: prämenstruelles Syndrom
sense_list:
The physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension. [1953]


lexentry: eng/premiere__Noun__1
written_rep: premiere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Premiere | Erstaufführung | Uraufführung
sense_list:
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.


lexentry: eng/premise__Noun__1
written_rep: premise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prämisse | Voraussetzung
sense_list:
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.


lexentry: eng/premise__Noun__1
written_rep: premise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Prämisse
sense_list:
(usually, in the plural, legal) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.


lexentry: eng/premolar__Noun__1
written_rep: premolar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prämolar | Vormahlzahn
sense_list:
A tooth situated in front of the molar teeth; especially a tooth in humans with two cusps which is between the canines and the molars (Latin: singular dens premolaris, plural dentes premolares)


lexentry: eng/premonition__Noun__1
written_rep: premonition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Vorahnung
sense_list:
A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).


lexentry: eng/prenuptial_agreement__Noun__1
written_rep: prenuptial agreement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ehevertrag
sense_list:
A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.


lexentry: eng/prep_school__Noun__1
written_rep: prep school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gymnasium
sense_list:
(US) A private or public school intended to prepare its students to get into prestigious universities.


lexentry: eng/preparatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: preparatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vorbereitend
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
written_rep: prepare
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vorbereiten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. | (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.


lexentry: eng/prepayment_penalty__Noun__1
written_rep: prepayment penalty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorfälligkeitsentschädigung
sense_list:
An additional fee charged for paying off part of or the entirety of a loan ahead of the scheduled due date in order to compensate for the loss of interest income suffered by the creditor in such case.


lexentry: eng/prepend__Verb__1
written_rep: prepend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voranstellen
sense_list:
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.


lexentry: eng/preposition__Noun__1
written_rep: preposition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präposition | Verhältniswort | Vorwort | Lagewort
sense_list:
(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_case__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präpositional | Präpositionalfall | Präpositionalkasus
sense_list:
(grammar) noun case serving as object of a preposition. Prepositions that often govern the prepositional case include "about", "in", "on", and "near". Russian is an example of a language that uses the prepositional case.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_phrase__Noun__1
written_rep: prepositional phrase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präpositionalphrase
sense_list:
(grammar) A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement; may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.


lexentry: eng/prepostmodern__Adjective__1
written_rep: prepostmodern
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: präpostmodern | vorpostmodern
sense_list:
Having the characteristics of a movement or style (of art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy) that came before postmodernism; modern.


lexentry: eng/preprocessor__Noun__1
written_rep: preprocessor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präprozessor
sense_list:
(computing) program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program


lexentry: eng/preproduction__Noun__1
written_rep: preproduction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorproduktion
sense_list:
All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the filming of a movie.


lexentry: eng/prequel__Noun__1
written_rep: prequel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prequel | Vorläufer | Vorgeschichte | Vorgänger
sense_list:
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.


lexentry: eng/prerequisite__Noun__1
written_rep: prerequisite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Voraussetzung | Vorbedingung | Teilnahmevoraussetzung
sense_list:
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.


lexentry: eng/prerogative__Noun__1
written_rep: prerogative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Prärogative | Vorrecht | Regal
sense_list:
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.


lexentry: eng/prerogative__Noun__1
written_rep: prerogative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Begabung | Gabe | Talent
sense_list:
A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.


lexentry: eng/prescient__Adjective__1
written_rep: prescient
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hellsichtig | vorausahnend | vorausschauend | vorherwissend
sense_list:
Exhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
written_rep: prescribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verschreiben | verordnen
sense_list:
(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
written_rep: prescribe
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: verordnen | vorschreiben | verschreiben
sense_list:
To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.


lexentry: eng/prescriber__Noun__1
written_rep: prescriber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verordner | Verordnerin
sense_list:
A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rezept | Verschreibung
sense_list:
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Rechtssetzung
sense_list:
(legal) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/prescription_drug__Noun__1
written_rep: prescription drug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verschreibungspflichtiges Arzneimittel | verschreibungspflichtiges Medikament
sense_list:
(pharmacology) A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.


lexentry: eng/prescriptive__Adjective__1
written_rep: prescriptive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: durch Vorgaben | durch Vorgaben diktiert | durch Vorschriften | normgebunden | vorschreibend
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.


lexentry: eng/prescriptivism__Noun__1
written_rep: prescriptivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präskriptivismus
sense_list:
(linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/preseason__Noun__1
written_rep: preseason
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorsaison
sense_list:
(sports) The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared


lexentry: eng/presence_of_mind__Noun__1
written_rep: presence of mind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geistesgegenwart
sense_list:
Focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.


lexentry: eng/present__Adjective__1
written_rep: present
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gegenwärtig | jetzig
sense_list:
Relating to now, for the time being; current. | Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.


lexentry: eng/present_continuous__Noun__1
written_rep: present continuous
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verlaufsform der Gegenwart
sense_list:
(grammar) A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.


lexentry: eng/present_participle__Noun__1
written_rep: present participle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Partizip Präsens | Partizip I | Mittelwort der Gegenwart | Partizipium präsentis
sense_list:
(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.


lexentry: eng/present_perfect__Noun__1
written_rep: present perfect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Perfekt | Perfektum
sense_list:
(grammar) A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.


lexentry: eng/present_tense__Noun__1
written_rep: present tense
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präsens | Gegenwart
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.


lexentry: eng/presentable__Adjective__1
written_rep: presentable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: salonfähig
sense_list:
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive. | (ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.


lexentry: eng/presenteeism__Noun__1
written_rep: presenteeism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präsentismus
sense_list:
(chiefly, UK) The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/presenter__Noun__1
written_rep: presenter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Präsentator
sense_list:
(software engineering) A conceptual layer in GUI-based software that assumes the functionality of the "middleman".


lexentry: eng/presentism__Noun__1
written_rep: presentism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präsentismus
sense_list:
(philosophy) The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all).


lexentry: eng/presidency__Noun__1
written_rep: presidency
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präsidentschaft
sense_list:
The office or role of president. | The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.


lexentry: eng/president-elect__Noun__1
written_rep: president-elect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(sum of parts) A person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office. [from 18th c.]

trans_list:
Präsident in spe | Präsidentin in spe | designierte Präsidentin | designierter Präsident | gewählte Präsidentin | gewählter Präsident


lexentry: eng/president__Noun__1
written_rep: president
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Präsident
sense_list:
Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.


lexentry: eng/press__Verb__1
written_rep: press
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drücken | pressen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon. | (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.


lexentry: eng/press__Verb__1
written_rep: press
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: bügeln
sense_list:
(transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.


lexentry: eng/press_kit__Noun__1
written_rep: press kit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pressemappe
sense_list:
A packaged set of promotional and news materials to inform the media about a person, band or product. The kit will often include a CD or demo along with reviews, photos, and background information. The kit is distributed to media sources, such as radio stations and newspapers.


lexentry: eng/pressure__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Druck
sense_list:
A pressing; a force applied to a surface. | A contrasting force or impulse of any kind | Distress. | (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.


lexentry: eng/pressure_cooker__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure cooker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schnellkochtopf | Dampfdrucktopf | Dampfkochtopf
sense_list:
(cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.


lexentry: eng/pressure_point__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Druckpunkt
sense_list:
(martial arts) A specific small area of the body targeted, due to a cluster of nerves being close to the skin, usually not protected by bone. | (therapy) A specific small area of the body sensitive to and suitable for therapeutic pressure.


lexentry: eng/pressure_suit__Noun__1
written_rep: pressure suit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Druckanzug
sense_list:
(aviation, astronautics) A sealed, full-body garment, usually with an attachable helmet, which maintains air pressure or mechanical pressure around the body of an astronaut or aviator to compensate for the low density of the air at high altitudes.


lexentry: eng/pressurized_water_reactor__Noun__1
written_rep: pressurized water reactor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Druckwasserreaktor
sense_list:
A form of nuclear power plant in which heat from the reactor is transferred via a continuous flow of pressurized water


lexentry: eng/prestige__Noun__1
written_rep: prestige
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prestige | Ansehen | Geltung | Wertschätzung
sense_list:
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.


lexentry: eng/presume__Verb__1
written_rep: presume
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: vermuten | annehmen | mutmaßen
sense_list:
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/presumption__Noun__1
written_rep: presumption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Vermutung
sense_list:
(legal) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.


lexentry: eng/presumption_of_innocence__Noun__1
written_rep: presumption of innocence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Unschuldsvermutung
sense_list:
(legal) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non-liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.


lexentry: eng/presumptuous__Adjective__1
written_rep: presumptuous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: überheblich | anmaßend | spekulierend
sense_list:
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.


lexentry: eng/presuppose__Verb__1
written_rep: presuppose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: voraussetzen | erfordern
sense_list:
To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.


lexentry: eng/presymptomatic__Adjective__1
written_rep: presymptomatic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: präsymptomatisch
sense_list:
(medicine) relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible


lexentry: eng/pretender__Noun__1
written_rep: pretender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Anwärter | Anwärterin
sense_list:
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.


lexentry: eng/preterite-present_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite-present verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präteritopräsens | Präteritopräsentium
sense_list:
(grammar) A type of verb specific to Germanic languages in which the forms of the present tense resemble the forms normally found in the preterite (or past) tense of strong verbs. In modern English these are principally can, may, shall, will; one can also include the other verbs that do not (or not always) take -s in the third-person singular: dare, must, need, ought. The only non-modal preterite-present verb is an archaic verb wit.


lexentry: eng/preterite__Noun__1
written_rep: preterite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Präteritum
sense_list:
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.


lexentry: eng/pretext__Verb__1
written_rep: pretext
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: einen Vorwand verwenden | etwas vorgeben | etwas vorschützen | etwas vorspiegeln | so tun, als ob
sense_list:
To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.


lexentry: eng/prettify__Verb__1
written_rep: prettify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ausschmücken
sense_list:
To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pretty_penny__Noun__1
written_rep: pretty penny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sümmchen | erkleckliches Sümmchen | hübsches Sümmchen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal) Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.


lexentry: eng/prevalence__Noun__1
written_rep: prevalence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kennzahl für die Häufigkeit | Prävalenz
sense_list:
(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.


lexentry: eng/prevaricate__Verb__1
written_rep: prevaricate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ausflüchte machen | ausweichen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to deviate from the truth; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.


lexentry: eng/prevarication__Noun__1
written_rep: prevarication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ausflucht | Tatsachenverdrehung | Wahrheitsverzerrung
sense_list:
Evasion of the truth. | (law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.


lexentry: eng/preverb__Noun__1
written_rep: preverb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Präverb
sense_list:
(grammar) Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.


lexentry: eng/preverbal__Adjective__1
written_rep: preverbal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: präverbal
sense_list:
(psychology, linguistics) At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words.


lexentry: eng/preview__Noun__1
written_rep: preview
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Vorschau | Vorblick
sense_list:
(computing) a facility for seeing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it.


lexentry: eng/prey__Noun__1
written_rep: prey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beute
sense_list:
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured. | (archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war. | (archaic) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.


lexentry: eng/priapism__Noun__1
written_rep: priapism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Priapismus
sense_list:
(pathology) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.


lexentry: eng/price-conscious__Adjective__1
written_rep: price-conscious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: preisbewusst
sense_list:
Aware of how much things cost and thus avoiding buying expensive items; looking for value for money.


lexentry: eng/price-earnings_ratio__Noun__1
written_rep: price-earnings ratio
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: KGV
sense_list:
(finance) The ratio of share price to earnings per share used as an indication of the relative value of the share.


lexentry: eng/price__Verb__1
written_rep: price
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: den Preis festsetzen | schätzen
sense_list:
(transitive) To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on. | (transitive, obsolete) To set a price on; to value; to prize.


lexentry: eng/price_skimming__Noun__1
written_rep: price skimming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abschöpfungsstrategie | Skimming-Strategie
sense_list:
(business) A price-setting strategy in which a new product or service is offered at the highest practical price (to capture consumer surplus or exploit a monopolistic position), and that price is then lowered over time.


lexentry: eng/price_war__Noun__1
written_rep: price war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Preiskrieg
sense_list:
A situation where commercial competitors repeatedly undercut each other's prices in order to attract buyers.


lexentry: eng/prick__Noun__1
written_rep: prick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Arschloch | Lümmel | Nervensäge
sense_list:
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.] | (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.] | (obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.


lexentry: eng/prickly_lettuce__Noun__1
written_rep: prickly lettuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stachel-Lattich
sense_list:
Lactuca serriola, an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family, the closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce.


lexentry: eng/prickly_saltwort__Noun__1
written_rep: prickly saltwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kali-Salzkraut
sense_list:
Salsola kali (syn. Kali turgidum), a coastal, halophilic, annual plant, with succulent, spiny leaves.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hochmut | Stolz
sense_list:
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which comes across as being lofty, distant, and often showing contempt of others.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Stolz
sense_list:
(having a positive sense, often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself. | That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
written_rep: pride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Hochmut | Dünkel | Trotz
sense_list:
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.


lexentry: eng/pride_parade__Noun__1
written_rep: pride parade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: CSD | Pride Parade | Pride-Parade
sense_list:
An annual parade, held in communities in many parts of the world, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex pride and culture and the acceptance of people belonging to sexual minorities.


lexentry: eng/prie-dieu__Noun__1
written_rep: prie-dieu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Betpult
sense_list:
A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/priest__Noun__1
written_rep: priest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Priester | Pfarrer | Pfaffe | Priesterin | Pastor | Pastorin
sense_list:
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.


lexentry: eng/prig__Noun__1
written_rep: prig
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Musterknabe | Tugendbold
sense_list:
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.


lexentry: eng/prima_donna__Noun__1
written_rep: prima donna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primadonna
sense_list:
(opera) The principal female singer or the leading lady. | (derogatory) A person who considers himself or herself much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when his or her standards or demands are not met.


lexentry: eng/primacy__Noun__1
written_rep: primacy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Primas
sense_list:
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.


lexentry: eng/primal_scene__Noun__1
written_rep: primal scene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Urszene
sense_list:
(psychoanalysis) In Freudian theory, the first time a child witnesses (and understands) its parents copulating.


lexentry: eng/primary__Noun__1
written_rep: primary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorwahl
sense_list:
(political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.


lexentry: eng/primary_care__Noun__1
written_rep: primary care
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: medizinische Erstkontaktstelle
sense_list:
(healthcare) The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.


lexentry: eng/primary_colour__Noun__1
written_rep: primary colour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grundfarbe | Primärfarbe
sense_list:
(British spelling) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours


lexentry: eng/primary_education__Noun__1
written_rep: primary education
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grundschulunterricht
sense_list:
The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.


lexentry: eng/primary_ideal__Noun__1
written_rep: primary ideal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: primäres Ideal
sense_list:
(algebra, ring theory) Given a commutative ring R, any ideal I such that for any a,b ∈ R, if ab ∈ I then either b ∈ I or an ∈ I for some integer n > 0.


lexentry: eng/primary_industry__Noun__1
written_rep: primary industry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptwirtschaftszweig
sense_list:
(economics) An industry that processes raw materials for conversion by secondary industry into goods or services sold by tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers.


lexentry: eng/primary_key__Noun__1
written_rep: primary key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primärschlüssel
sense_list:
(computing, databases) In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an irreducible group of columns) able to identify every row of the table.


lexentry: eng/primary_school__Noun__1
written_rep: primary school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grundschule | Volksschule
sense_list:
(British, Australian, schools) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.


lexentry: eng/primary_source__Noun__1
written_rep: primary source
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Primärquelle
sense_list:
(historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__2
written_rep: primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primas | Primat
sense_list:
(ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription. | (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.


lexentry: eng/prime__Adjective__1
written_rep: prime
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: prim-
sense_list:
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).


lexentry: eng/prime_meridian__Noun__1
written_rep: prime meridian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Nullmeridian
sense_list:
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.


lexentry: eng/prime_minister__Noun__1
written_rep: prime minister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Premierminister | Premierministerin
sense_list:
The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.


lexentry: eng/prime_mover__Noun__1
written_rep: prime mover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Antriebsaggregat | Antriebsmaschine | Kraftmaschine
sense_list:
A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work


lexentry: eng/prime_number__Noun__1
written_rep: prime number
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primzahl
sense_list:
(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/prime_suspect__Noun__1
written_rep: prime suspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptverdächtiger
sense_list:
(legal) A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.


lexentry: eng/prime_time__Noun__1
written_rep: prime time
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptsendezeit | Prime Time
sense_list:
(television, radio) The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.


lexentry: eng/primer__Noun__2
written_rep: primer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zündkapsel
sense_list:
Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.


lexentry: eng/primer__Noun__2
written_rep: primer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Grundierung
sense_list:
A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting. | A layer of such a substance.


lexentry: eng/primeval_forest__Noun__1
written_rep: primeval forest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Urwald
sense_list:
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.


lexentry: eng/primigravida__Noun__1
written_rep: primigravida
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Erstgebärende | Primigravida | erstmals Schwangere
sense_list:
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/primipara__Noun__1
written_rep: primipara
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Erstgebärende | Primipara
sense_list:
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal during or after her first pregnancy. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/primitive__Noun__1
written_rep: primitive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primitivum | Radicalwort | Radix | Stamm | Stammwort | Urwort
sense_list:
(linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.


lexentry: eng/primitive_root__Noun__1
written_rep: primitive root
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primitivwurzel
sense_list:
(mathematics, number theory) For a given modulus n, a number g such that for every a coprime to n there exists an integer k such that gk ≡ a (mod n); a generator (or primitive element) of the multiplicative group, modulo n, of integers relatively prime to n.


lexentry: eng/primitivism__Noun__1
written_rep: primitivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Primitivismus
sense_list:
Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.


lexentry: eng/primogeniture__Noun__1
written_rep: primogeniture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Erstgeburtsrecht | Primogenitur
sense_list:
The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/primordial_sea__Noun__1
written_rep: primordial sea
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ursuppe
sense_list:
The oceans of the earth at a time early in its history. The term generally implies either the time before or during the development of multi-cellular life forms (i.e., during the Precambrian), or alternatively before the development of the first land-based life forms (i.e. during the early Paleozoic).


lexentry: eng/primordial_soup__Noun__1
written_rep: primordial soup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ursuppe
sense_list:
(informal, evolutionary theory) The state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history, during the early development of multicellular organisms.


lexentry: eng/primorial__Noun__1
written_rep: primorial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primorial | Primfakultät
sense_list:
(number theory) Any number belonging to the integer sequence whose nth element is the product of the first n primes.


lexentry: eng/primrose__Noun__1
written_rep: primrose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Primel
sense_list:
A flowering plant of the genus Primula. | Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose. | A flower of a primrose plant.


lexentry: eng/prince-primate__Noun__1
written_rep: prince-primate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fürstprimas
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, historical) An honorary title given to an especially prominent archbishop with certain secular prerogatives, in particular:


lexentry: eng/prince__Noun__1
written_rep: prince
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Prinz | Königsenkel | Königssohn
sense_list:
A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prince_bishop__Noun__1
written_rep: prince bishop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fürstbischof | Fürsterzbischof
sense_list:
A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.


lexentry: eng/prince_regent__Noun__1
written_rep: prince regent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prinzregent
sense_list:
A prince who rules a country as a regent in place of a monarch who is unfit to rule for a particular reason.


lexentry: eng/princess__Noun__1
written_rep: princess
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prinzessin | Fürstin | Königstochter | Königsenkelin
sense_list:
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/principal__Noun__1
written_rep: principal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Geschäftsherr | Prinzipal | Vollmachtgeber
sense_list:
(legal) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.


lexentry: eng/principal_photography__Noun__1
written_rep: principal photography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dreharbeiten
sense_list:
(cinematography) The phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.


lexentry: eng/principate__Noun__1
written_rep: principate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prinzipat
sense_list:
(historical) The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained; the reign of any particular emperor during said period.


lexentry: eng/principle__Noun__1
written_rep: principle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prinzip | Grundsatz
sense_list:
A fundamental assumption or guiding belief. | A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem. | (sometimes, pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.


lexentry: eng/principle_of_least_astonishment__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: principle of least astonishment
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Prinzip der geringsten Überraschung
sense_list:
(software, user interface, design) A principle that the design should match the user's experience, expectations, and mental models.


lexentry: eng/print__Verb__1
written_rep: print
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drucken
sense_list:
(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.


lexentry: eng/print__Verb__1
written_rep: print
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: drucken | in Druckschrift schreiben
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.


lexentry: eng/printed_circuit_board__Noun__1
written_rep: printed circuit board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leiterplatte | Platine
sense_list:
(electronics) A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect via copper pathways, often called traces.


lexentry: eng/printed_matter__Noun__1
written_rep: printed matter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Drucksache
sense_list:
Printed material produced by printers and publishers, including books, magazines, brochures, booklets, publicity material and newspapers, especially in relation to less expensive postage rates for such material.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Drucker | Druckerin
sense_list:
One who makes prints. | The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.


lexentry: eng/printer__Noun__1
written_rep: printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Drucker
sense_list:
(now chiefly, _, computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.


