# translation

lexentry: eng/invisible_hand__Noun__1
written_rep: invisible hand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unsichtbare Hand
sense_list:
(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.


lexentry: eng/invisible_ink__Noun__1
written_rep: invisible ink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geheimtinte
sense_list:
An ink, invisible on application or soon thereafter, that can later be rendered visible by some process, such as exposing it to heat.


lexentry: eng/invisible_rail__Noun__1
written_rep: invisible rail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trommelralle
sense_list:
A flightless bird, of species Habroptila wallacii, from the family Rallidae, endemic to parts of Indonesia.


lexentry: eng/invitation__Noun__1
written_rep: invitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Einladung
sense_list:
(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack. | (bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.


lexentry: eng/invocation__Noun__1
written_rep: invocation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Anrufung
sense_list:
The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.


lexentry: eng/invoice__Noun__1
written_rep: invoice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechnung | Faktura
sense_list:
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.


lexentry: eng/involution__Noun__1
written_rep: involution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Involution
sense_list:
(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse. | (medicine) The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size. | (physiology) The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
written_rep: involve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
sense_list:
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.

trans_list:
einbeziehen | (dabei) mitspielen | einbinden | jdn. (zu etwas) hinzuziehen | jdn. bei etwas einschalten | sich engagieren


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
written_rep: involve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: verwickeln | hineinziehen (in etw. Negatives) | verstricken
sense_list:
(figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
written_rep: involve
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: (etw.)einwickeln | aufrollen | aufräufeln | einrollen | falten
sense_list:
To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.


lexentry: eng/involved__Adjective__1
written_rep: involved
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: beteiligt | betroffen
sense_list:
Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)


lexentry: eng/iodoform__Noun__1
written_rep: iodoform
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jodoform
sense_list:
(chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.


lexentry: eng/iodometry__Noun__1
written_rep: iodometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iodometrie
sense_list:
(chemistry) An analytical technique that uses the sudden disappearance (or appearance) of iodine to mark the end of a redox titration


lexentry: eng/ion__Noun__1
written_rep: ion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ion
sense_list:
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.


lexentry: eng/ion_channel__Noun__1
written_rep: ion channel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ionenkanal
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through.


lexentry: eng/ionic_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: ionic bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ionenbindung
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms or molecules are connected to each other by electrostatic attraction.


lexentry: eng/ionization__Noun__1
written_rep: ionization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ionisation
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.


lexentry: eng/ionize__Verb__1
written_rep: ionize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionisieren
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.


lexentry: eng/ionizing_radiation__Noun__1
written_rep: ionizing radiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ionisierende Strahlung
sense_list:
(physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.


lexentry: eng/ionosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: ionosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ionosphäre
sense_list:
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more. | The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.


lexentry: eng/iota_subscript__Noun__1
written_rep: iota subscript
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iota subscriptum
sense_list:
(Greek orthography) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.


lexentry: eng/irenic__Adjective__1
written_rep: irenic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: friedlich
sense_list:
(chiefly, theology) Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.


lexentry: eng/iridescence__Noun__1
written_rep: iridescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Irideszenz | Irisieren | Schillern in Regenbogenfarben
sense_list:
The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.


lexentry: eng/iridium__Noun__1
written_rep: iridium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iridium
sense_list:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
written_rep: iris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Iris | Schwertlilie
sense_list:
(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
written_rep: iris
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Iris | Regenbogenhaut
sense_list:
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris_diaphragm__Noun__1
written_rep: iris diaphragm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Irisblende
sense_list:
An adjustable diaphragm by which the diameter of an approximately circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in cameras and microscopes.


lexentry: eng/irksome__Adjective__1
written_rep: irksome
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ekelhaft
sense_list:
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition


lexentry: eng/iron(II)_sulfate__Noun__1
written_rep: iron(II) sulfate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eisen(II)-sulfat | Eisenvitriol
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The green, crystalline salt of divalent iron and sulfuric acid, FeSO4, used as a pigment, and in water treatment.


lexentry: eng/iron__Noun__1
written_rep: iron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eisen
sense_list:
(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe. | (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.


lexentry: eng/iron__Verb__1
written_rep: iron
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bügeln
sense_list:
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.


lexentry: eng/iron_maiden__Noun__1
written_rep: iron maiden
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eiserne Jungfrau
sense_list:
(historical) A falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside.


lexentry: eng/iron_oxide__Noun__1
written_rep: iron oxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eisenoxid
sense_list:
(chemistry) Either of two compounds obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Generally known as rust when hydrated.


lexentry: eng/ironing_board__Noun__1
written_rep: ironing board
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bügelbrett
sense_list:
A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes. | (idiomatic, colloquial) A flat-chested woman.


lexentry: eng/ironman__Noun__1
written_rep: ironman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ironman
sense_list:
An extreme form of triathlon, expecially one organised by the World Triathlon Corporation that comprises a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a marathon run.


lexentry: eng/ironwood__Noun__1
written_rep: ironwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eisenholz
sense_list:
Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
written_rep: irony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ironie
sense_list:
(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. | (informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]


lexentry: eng/irradiate__Verb__1
written_rep: irradiate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: bestrahlen
sense_list:
(often, literary, or, poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.


lexentry: eng/irradiation__Noun__1
written_rep: irradiation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bestrahlung
sense_list:
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated. | (uncountable) a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents.


lexentry: eng/irrational__Adjective__1
written_rep: irrational
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: irrational
sense_list:
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.


lexentry: eng/irrationalism__Noun__1
written_rep: irrationalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Irrationalismus
sense_list:
A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.


lexentry: eng/irredentist__Noun__1
written_rep: irredentist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Irredentist | Irredentistin
sense_list:
Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.


lexentry: eng/irreducible__Adjective__1
written_rep: irreducible
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unbezwingbar
sense_list:
Not able to be reduced or lessened. | Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form. | (number theory, of an integer) Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime.


lexentry: eng/irregular__Adjective__1
written_rep: irregular
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: unregelmäßig | irregulär
sense_list:
(grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language


lexentry: eng/irregularity__Noun__1
written_rep: irregularity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Unregelmäßigkeit
sense_list:
(countable) An instance of being irregular. | (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.


lexentry: eng/irrelevancy__Noun__1
written_rep: irrelevancy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Belanglosigkeit
sense_list:
(uncountable) The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection. | (countable) A thing that is irrelevant—having no bearing on the subject of discussion.


lexentry: eng/irrelevant__Adjective__1
written_rep: irrelevant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: irrelevant | unwesentlich
sense_list:
Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.


lexentry: eng/irresistible_grace__Noun__1
written_rep: irresistible grace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unwiderstehliche Gnade
sense_list:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that the salvific benefit of Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined unto salvation, without any possibility of Satan or sin successfully defeating God's election.


lexentry: eng/irresponsibility__Noun__1
written_rep: irresponsibility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verantwortungslosigkeit | Unverantwortlichkeit
sense_list:
The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.


lexentry: eng/irreverence__Noun__1
written_rep: irreverence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Respektlosigkeit
sense_list:
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.


lexentry: eng/irreverent__Adjective__1
written_rep: irreverent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: respektlos | ehrfurchtslos | pietätlos | unehrerbietig
sense_list:
Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.


lexentry: eng/irrevocably__Adverb__1
written_rep: irrevocably
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: unabänderlich
sense_list:
In an irrevocable manner; in a manner which prevents the ability to be reverted, repealed, or undone.


lexentry: eng/irrigation__Noun__1
written_rep: irrigation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bewässerung | Irrigation | Beregnung
sense_list:
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.


lexentry: eng/irritable_bowel_syndrome__Noun__1
written_rep: irritable bowel syndrome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Reizdarmsyndrom
sense_list:
(pathology) A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.


lexentry: eng/irritation__Noun__1
written_rep: irritation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Irritation | Verärgerung | Ärger
sense_list:
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.


lexentry: eng/isabelline_shrike__Noun__1
written_rep: isabelline shrike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isabellwürger
sense_list:
Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.


lexentry: eng/ischemia__Noun__1
written_rep: ischemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ischämie
sense_list:
(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).


lexentry: eng/ischemic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ischemic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ischämisch
sense_list:
(pathology) Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.


lexentry: eng/ischial_tuberosity__Noun__1
written_rep: ischial tuberosity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sitzbeinhöcker
sense_list:
(anatomy) Each of the two lower extremities of the pelvis in humans (and other animals), on which the weight is placed while sitting and which are covered by the gluteus maximus while standing.


lexentry: eng/isinglass__Noun__1
written_rep: isinglass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hausenblase
sense_list:
A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.


lexentry: eng/island__Noun__1
written_rep: island
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Insel
sense_list:
(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.


lexentry: eng/island_chain__Noun__1
written_rep: island chain
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Inselkette
sense_list:
An archipelago consisting of neighboring islands which are roughly aligned, as if chained one to the next.


lexentry: eng/islets_of_Langerhans__Noun__1
written_rep: islets of Langerhans
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Langerhans-Inseln
sense_list:
(anatomy, biology) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.


lexentry: eng/isobaric__Adjective__1
written_rep: isobaric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: isobar
sense_list:
having the same pressures, masses, or densities | (thermodynamics) (of a process) having a constant pressure throughout


lexentry: eng/isobutene__Noun__1
written_rep: isobutene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isobuten
sense_list:
(organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.


lexentry: eng/isobutyric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: isobutyric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: 2-Methylpropansäure
sense_list:
(fatty acid) 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH3)2CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil.


lexentry: eng/isochron__Noun__1
written_rep: isochron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isochrone
sense_list:
(geology, geochemistry) A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios). | (mathematics, dynamical systems) A collection of points (such as a manifold), each point representing a set of initial conditions for a given dynamical system, such that every set results in the same long-term behaviour of the system.


lexentry: eng/isocyanic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: isocyanic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isocyansäure
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid


lexentry: eng/isodense__Adjective__1
written_rep: isodense
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gleichdicht
sense_list:
(science, especially biochemistry) Evenly or uniformly dense; of the same density (as an adjacent object, tissue, etc).


lexentry: eng/isoelectronic__Adjective__1
written_rep: isoelectronic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: isoelektronisch
sense_list:
(chemistry, of two compounds) Having the same electronic configuration, although consisting of different elements.


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
written_rep: isolation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isolation | Isolierung
sense_list:
(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people. | The act of isolating. | (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)


lexentry: eng/isolation_transformer__Noun__1
written_rep: isolation transformer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trenntrafo | Trenntransformator
sense_list:
A transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current (AC) power to some equipment or device while galvanically isolating the device from the power source, usually for safety reasons.


lexentry: eng/isolator__Noun__1
written_rep: isolator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Isolator
sense_list:
A device that isolates something from the surrounding environment to keep it sterile. | A transparent box for holding small live animals.


lexentry: eng/isoleucine__Noun__1
written_rep: isoleucine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isoleucin
sense_list:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.


lexentry: eng/isomer__Noun__1
written_rep: isomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isomer
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.


lexentry: eng/isomer__Noun__1
written_rep: isomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kernisomer | Isomer
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.


lexentry: eng/isomerism__Noun__1
written_rep: isomerism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isomerie
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
written_rep: isometric
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: isometrisch
sense_list:
Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions. | (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise


lexentry: eng/isometry__Noun__1
written_rep: isometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isometrie
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.


lexentry: eng/isomorphism__Noun__1
written_rep: isomorphism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Isomorphismus
sense_list:
(group algebra) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f −1 are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings. | (category theory) A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).


lexentry: eng/isoprene__Noun__1
written_rep: isoprene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isopren
sense_list:
(organic compound) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.


lexentry: eng/isotherm__Noun__1
written_rep: isotherm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isotherme
sense_list:
A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.


lexentry: eng/isotone__Noun__1
written_rep: isotone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isoton
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) Any of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.


lexentry: eng/isotope__Noun__1
written_rep: isotope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isotop
sense_list:
(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.


lexentry: eng/isotopy__Noun__1
written_rep: isotopy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isotopie
sense_list:
(mathematics) A form of homotopy that is always an embedding. | (linguistics) The repetition of a basic meaning trait (seme) within a story.


lexentry: eng/isotropy__Noun__1
written_rep: isotropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isotropie
sense_list:
(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
written_rep: issue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ausgabe | Heft | Abkömmling | Nachkomme
sense_list:
The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
written_rep: issue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Abkömmling | Nachkomme
sense_list:
(law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
written_rep: issue
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Kernpunkt | Problem
sense_list:
(US, originally, _, psychology, usually, in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now, _, informal, figurative, _, and, _) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.


lexentry: eng/isthmus__Noun__1
written_rep: isthmus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Isthmus | Landenge | Landbrücke
sense_list:
(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.


lexentry: eng/it's_a_small_world__Phrase__1
written_rep: it's a small world
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: die Welt ist ein Dorf | die Welt ist klein | wie klein die Welt ist
sense_list:
Used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.


lexentry: eng/it's_about_time__Interjection__1
written_rep: it's about time
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Das wird auch langsam Zeit!
sense_list:
(idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.


lexentry: eng/it's_all_Greek_to_me__Phrase__1
written_rep: it's all Greek to me
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
sense_list: (idiomatic) I don't understand any of it; it makes no sense.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
das ist (alles) Chinesisch für mich | das sind für mich böhmische Dörfer | jemand spricht spanisch | nur Bahnhof verstehen


lexentry: eng/it's_lonely_at_the_top__Proverb__1
written_rep: it's lonely at the top
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: an der Spitze ist es einsam
sense_list:
A highly successful person in a particular field will inevitably suffer from a feeling of isolation.


lexentry: eng/it's_none_of_your_business__Phrase__1
written_rep: it's none of your business
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: das geht dich nichts an
sense_list:
(idiomatic) It's a matter (especially a private or personal one) that you are not entitled to be involved in or informed about.


lexentry: eng/it's_the_thought_that_counts__Proverb__1
written_rep: it's the thought that counts
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Auf die Absicht kommt es an
sense_list:
When giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness behind the act is more important than any other consideration.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
written_rep: it
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: es | er | sie
sense_list:
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
written_rep: it
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: es
sense_list:
The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it). | The impersonal pronoun, used without referent, or with unstated but contextually implied referent, in various short idioms or expressions. | The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.


lexentry: eng/it_ain't_over_'til_the_fat_lady_sings__Proverb__1
written_rep: it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben | noch nicht aller Tage Abend sein
sense_list:
There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.


lexentry: eng/it_figures__Phrase__1
written_rep: it figures
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: man wissen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, North America) Used to indicate that a preceding event or statement by another is an unsurprising accompaniment of known facts and circumstances.


part_of_speech: proverb
sense_list: (Christianity, Biblical) It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr, als dass ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes gelangt
lexentry:
eng/it_is_easier_for_a_camel_to_go_through_the_eye_of_a_needle_than_for_a_rich_man_to_enter_into_the_kingdom_of_God__Proverb__1

written_rep:
it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God


lexentry: eng/it_takes_one_to_know_one__Proverb__1
written_rep: it takes one to know one
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: alles, was ich denk' und tu', trau' ich auch dem andern zu
sense_list:
(idiomatic) Expressing the same underlying character-judgment themes as pot calling the kettle black or set a thief to catch a thief.


lexentry: eng/italic__Adjective__1
written_rep: italic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kursiv
sense_list:
(typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.


lexentry: eng/itch__Noun__1
written_rep: itch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Juckreiz | Jucken
sense_list:
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.


lexentry: eng/itch__Verb__1
written_rep: itch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: in den Fingerspitzen jucken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.


lexentry: eng/iterative__Adjective__1
written_rep: iterative
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: iterativ
sense_list:
Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.


lexentry: eng/iterative_aspect__Noun__1
written_rep: iterative aspect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Frequentativum
sense_list:
(grammar) A subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the iterative verb sniffle, as opposed to the noniterative sniff.


lexentry: eng/ithyphallic__Adjective__1
written_rep: ithyphallic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: ithyphallisch
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.


lexentry: eng/itself__Pronoun__1
written_rep: itself
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: selbst | sich selbst | von allein | von selbst
sense_list:
(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject | (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate | (emphatic, archaic) it; used to refer back to an earlier subject


lexentry: eng/ivory__Noun__1
written_rep: ivory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Elfenbein
sense_list:
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals. | Something made from or resembling ivory. | (collective, singular or in plural) The teeth. | (collective, singular or in plural) The keys of a piano; or, the white keys, as opposed to the black keys (ebonies). | (slang, ethnic slur) A white person. | (informal) A die (object bearing numbers, thrown in games of chance).


lexentry: eng/ivory_tower__Noun__1
written_rep: ivory tower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Elfenbeinturm
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.


lexentry: eng/jabiru__Noun__1
written_rep: jabiru
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jabiru
sense_list:
A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.


lexentry: eng/jack-in-the-box__Noun__1
written_rep: jack-in-the-box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schachtelteufel | Springteufel
sense_list:
Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.


lexentry: eng/jack-o'-lantern__Noun__1
written_rep: jack-o'-lantern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Halloween-Kürbis | Jack O’Lantern | Jack mit der Laterne
sense_list:
A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
written_rep: jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Buchse | Steckdose
sense_list:
(electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.] | (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
written_rep: jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Wagenheber | Buchse | Steckdose
sense_list:
A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
written_rep: jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Buchse
sense_list:
(games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks. [from 19th c.] | A non-tool object or thing. | A pike, especially when young. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
written_rep: jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Zielkugel
sense_list:
(bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack_mackerel__Noun__1
written_rep: jack mackerel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bastardmakrele | Stöcker
sense_list:
Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.


lexentry: eng/jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none__Noun__1
written_rep: jack of all trades, master of none
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hans Dampf in allen Gassen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.


lexentry: eng/jack_of_all_trades__Noun__1
written_rep: jack of all trades
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hans Dampf in allen Gassen | Tausendsassa | Alleskönner | Mädchen für alles
sense_list:
(idiomatic) One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jackal__Noun__1
written_rep: jackal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schakal | Schakalin
sense_list:
Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.


lexentry: eng/jackalope__Noun__1
written_rep: jackalope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hasenbock | Jackalope
sense_list:
(folklore, mythological creature) A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.


lexentry: eng/jackanapes__Noun__1
written_rep: jackanapes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hofnarr
sense_list:
(derogatory, dated) (A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous, vain, etc.; specifically (chiefly, humorous) , an impudent or mischievous child.


lexentry: eng/jacket__Noun__1
written_rep: jacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jacke
sense_list:
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.


lexentry: eng/jackhammer__Noun__1
written_rep: jackhammer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Presslufthammer | Pressluftbohrer
sense_list:
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.


lexentry: eng/jacobin__Noun__1
written_rep: jacobin
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: A domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) with reversed feathers on its neck.
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list:
Perückentaube | Perückentauber | Perückentauberich | Perückentäuber | Perückentäuberich | Perückentäubin


lexentry: eng/jade__Noun__1
written_rep: jade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jade | jadegrün
sense_list:
A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.


lexentry: eng/jade__Noun__1
written_rep: jade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Jade
sense_list:
A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones. | A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.


lexentry: eng/jadeite__Noun__1
written_rep: jadeite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jadeit
sense_list:
(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/jaeger__Noun__1
written_rep: jaeger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jäger
sense_list:
Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius. | A hunter's guide. | A rifle. | A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.


lexentry: eng/jaggery__Noun__1
written_rep: jaggery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vollrohrzucker
sense_list:
A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.


lexentry: eng/jail__Noun__1
written_rep: jail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gefängnis
sense_list:
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.


lexentry: eng/jailbait__Noun__1
written_rep: jailbait
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knastköder | Lolita
sense_list:
(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.


lexentry: eng/jailer__Noun__1
written_rep: jailer
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
Gefängniswärter | Gefängniswärterin | Gefangenenwärter | Gefangenenwärterin | Gefängnisaufseher | Gefängnisaufseherin


lexentry: eng/jake_brake__Noun__1
written_rep: jake brake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Motorbremse
sense_list:
(slang) Especially on trucks, an engine compression release braking system that opens the exhaust valves in each cylinder near the top of their compression strokes in order to slow the vehicle; an engine retarder.


lexentry: eng/jalousie__Noun__1
written_rep: jalousie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Jalousie
sense_list:
Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.


lexentry: eng/jam__Noun__1
written_rep: jam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marmelade | Konfitüre
sense_list:
(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.


lexentry: eng/jam__Verb__1
written_rep: jam
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: stören
sense_list:
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.


lexentry: eng/jam_session__Noun__1
written_rep: jam session
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jam Session | Jamsession
sense_list:
(music) An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.


lexentry: eng/jamb__Noun__1
written_rep: jamb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Türpfosten
sense_list:
(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.


lexentry: eng/jambalaya__Noun__1
written_rep: jambalaya
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jambalaya
sense_list:
Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.


lexentry: eng/janissary__Noun__1
written_rep: janissary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Janitschar
sense_list:
(by extension) Any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller. | (historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).


lexentry: eng/janitor__Noun__1
written_rep: janitor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hausmeister | Hauswart | Hausmeisterin | Hauswartin
sense_list:
(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.


lexentry: eng/jar__Noun__1
written_rep: jar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Glas | Gefäß
sense_list:
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.


lexentry: eng/jar__Noun__2
written_rep: jar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Erschütterung | Ruck
sense_list:
(countable, also, figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.


lexentry: eng/jar__Noun__2
written_rep: jar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Auseinandersetzung | Streit
sense_list:
(countable, now, rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.


lexentry: eng/jar__Verb__2
written_rep: jar
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: erschüttern | rütteln
sense_list:
(transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.


lexentry: eng/jar__Verb__2
written_rep: jar
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: scheppern
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.


lexentry: eng/jardinière__Noun__1
written_rep: jardinière
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blumenschale
sense_list:
An ornamental pot for the display of live or cut flowers; a planter; a plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.


lexentry: eng/jasmine__Noun__1
written_rep: jasmine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jasmin | Jasminum
sense_list:
Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/jasper__Noun__1
written_rep: jasper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jaspis
sense_list:
(obsolete) Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian. | An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface. | Jasperware pottery.


lexentry: eng/jaundice__Noun__1
written_rep: jaundice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gelbsucht | Ikterus
sense_list:
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/javelin__Noun__1
written_rep: javelin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Speer
sense_list:
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon. | A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.


lexentry: eng/javelin_throw__Noun__1
written_rep: javelin throw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Speerwurf | Speerwerfen
sense_list:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass and, in some cases, kyshashrek.


lexentry: eng/jawbone__Noun__1
written_rep: jawbone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kiefer | Kieferknochen
sense_list:
(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible. | (countable) Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/jaws_of_life__Noun__1
written_rep: jaws of life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Büchsenöffner
sense_list:
(firefighting) Emergency rescue equipment used to open a severely damaged passenger vehicle with a strong mechanical jaw function that forcibly pushes or pulls metal components apart, to quickly and somewhat safely extricate the trapped occupants.


lexentry: eng/jaywalk__Verb__1
written_rep: jaywalk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eine Straße an verbotener Stelle überqueren
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, legal, automotive, transitive, intransitive) To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.


lexentry: eng/jaywalker__Noun__1
written_rep: jaywalker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(US) A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.

trans_list:
die Verkehrsregeln missachtende Fußgängerin | die Verkehrsregeln missachtender Fußgänger | unachtsame Fußgängerin | unachtsamer Fußgänger


lexentry: eng/jazz__Noun__1
written_rep: jazz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jazz
sense_list:
(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
written_rep: jealous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: eifersüchtig
sense_list:
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
written_rep: jealous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: eifernd | eifrig
sense_list:
Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
written_rep: jealous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: neidisch | eifersüchtig
sense_list:
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/jeer__Verb__1
written_rep: jeer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spotten
sense_list:
(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.


lexentry: eng/jejunum__Noun__1
written_rep: jejunum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jejunum | Leerdarm
sense_list:
(anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
written_rep: jelly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gelee | Marmelade | Götterspeise | Wackelpeter | Sulz | Wackelpudding
sense_list:
(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
written_rep: jelly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Gelee | Marmelade
sense_list:
(chiefly, North America) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
written_rep: jelly
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Marmelade | Gelee
sense_list:
(Caribbean, Jamaica) Clipping of jelly coconut. | A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert. | Any substance or object having the consistency of the dessert or preserve. | (zoology) A jellyfish. | (slang, now, rare) A pretty girl; a girlfriend. | (US, slang) A large backside, especially a woman's. | (colloquial) Clipping of gelignite. | (colloquial) A jelly shoe. | (colloquial, US) Blood.


lexentry: eng/jelly_bean__Noun__1
written_rep: jelly bean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geleebonbon
sense_list:
A small, bean-shaped, chewy candy/sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made of sugar, flavoring, coloring and sometimes starch or other thickener, and usually sold assorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.


lexentry: eng/jellyfish__Noun__1
written_rep: jellyfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Qualle | Meduse
sense_list:
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.


lexentry: eng/jequirity__Noun__1
written_rep: jequirity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Paternostererbse
sense_list:
Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity bean") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.


lexentry: eng/jerboa__Noun__1
written_rep: jerboa
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wüstenspringmaus
sense_list:
Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.


lexentry: eng/jeremiad__Noun__1
written_rep: jeremiad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jeremiade
sense_list:
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.


lexentry: eng/jerk__Noun__1
written_rep: jerk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ruck | Arsch | Arschloch | Flasche | Hanswurst | Sackarsch
sense_list:
(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.


lexentry: eng/jerkin__Noun__1
written_rep: jerkin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wams | Jacke
sense_list:
(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.


lexentry: eng/jerkoff__Noun__1
written_rep: jerkoff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Widerling | unangenehme Person | unhöflicher Mensch | widerwärtiger Mensch
sense_list:
(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.


lexentry: eng/jerrycan__Noun__1
written_rep: jerrycan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kanister | Benzinkanister
sense_list:
A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.


lexentry: eng/jersey__Noun__1
written_rep: jersey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Trikot
sense_list:
(countable, US) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.


lexentry: eng/jet_bridge__Noun__1
written_rep: jet bridge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fluggastbrücke | Gangway | Passagierbrücke
sense_list:
(aviation) An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.


lexentry: eng/jet_d'eau__Noun__1
written_rep: jet d'eau
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Springbrunnen
sense_list:
A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), used as an ornament in a garden or public place.


lexentry: eng/jet_engine__Noun__1
written_rep: jet engine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Düsentriebwerk | Strahltriebwerk
sense_list:
An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle. | Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.


lexentry: eng/jet_lag__Noun__1
written_rep: jet lag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jetlag
sense_list:
(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.


lexentry: eng/jet_pack__Noun__1
written_rep: jet pack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jetpack | Raketenrucksack
sense_list:
(aviation) A piece of equipment that may be strapped to a person’s back and generate vertical thrust by a downward discharge of jet fluid, thereby rendering the person capable of flight.


lexentry: eng/jet_propulsion__Noun__1
written_rep: jet propulsion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Düsenantrieb | Strahlantrieb
sense_list:
Propulsion that is caused by the expulsion of a jet of fluid, especially by a jet engine or jellyfish.


lexentry: eng/jet_ski__Noun__1
written_rep: jet ski
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wassermotorrad
sense_list:
A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.


lexentry: eng/jet_stream__Noun__1
written_rep: jet stream
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jetstream
sense_list:
(meteorology) any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction


lexentry: eng/jetsam__Noun__1
written_rep: jetsam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Strandgut
sense_list:
Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load. | (by extension) Discarded or leftover odds and ends.


lexentry: eng/jetty__Noun__1
written_rep: jetty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mole | Wellenbrecher | Damm
sense_list:
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.


lexentry: eng/jetty__Noun__1
written_rep: jetty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Auskragung | Vorkragung
sense_list:
(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.


lexentry: eng/jetwash__Verb__1
written_rep: jetwash
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kärchern | wegkärchern
sense_list:
(chiefly, British English, transitive) To remove something (especially dirt or graffiti) by spraying it with high-pressure water.


lexentry: eng/jewel__Noun__1
written_rep: jewel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schmuckstück | Juwel
sense_list:
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.


lexentry: eng/jewellery__Noun__1
written_rep: jewellery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schmuck
sense_list:
Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.


lexentry: eng/jiangshi__Noun__1
written_rep: jiangshi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jiang Shi
sense_list:
A reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched, and kills living creatures to absorb their life force.


lexentry: eng/jiaozi__Noun__1
written_rep: jiaozi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jiaozi
sense_list:
A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese gyoza.


lexentry: eng/jib__Noun__1
written_rep: jib
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Fock
sense_list:
(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.


lexentry: eng/jicama__Noun__1
written_rep: jicama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Yambohne
sense_list:
The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.


lexentry: eng/jigger__Noun__1
written_rep: jigger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Finger
sense_list:
(US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).


lexentry: eng/jigsaw_puzzle__Noun__1
written_rep: jigsaw puzzle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Puzzle | Puzzlespiel
sense_list:
A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.


lexentry: eng/jihadism__Noun__1
written_rep: jihadism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dschihadismus | Jihadismus | Gotteskriegertum
sense_list:
The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.


lexentry: eng/jimsonweed__Noun__1
written_rep: jimsonweed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stechapfel
sense_list:
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, occasionally ingested as a hallucinogen.


lexentry: eng/jingle__Noun__1
written_rep: jingle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Jingle
sense_list:
(broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.


lexentry: eng/jingle_bell__Noun__1
written_rep: jingle bell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schelle | Glöckchen
sense_list:
A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (percussion instrument) used as a musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/jingoism__Noun__1
written_rep: jingoism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hurrapatriotismus | Jingoismus
sense_list:
(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/jingoist__Noun__1
written_rep: jingoist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Chauvinist | Hurrapatriot | Ultranationalist
sense_list:
One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.


lexentry: eng/jingoistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: jingoistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: chauvinistisch | hurrapatriotisch | ultranationalistisch
sense_list:
Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/jinn__Noun__1
written_rep: jinn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dschinn
sense_list:
(Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.


lexentry: eng/jive__Verb__1
written_rep: jive
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: swingen
sense_list:
(intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.


lexentry: eng/jizya__Noun__1
written_rep: jizya
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dschizya | Dschisja
sense_list:
(Islam, historical) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.


lexentry: eng/job__Noun__1
written_rep: job
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Aufgabe | Job | Auftrag
sense_list:
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).


lexentry: eng/job_interview__Noun__1
written_rep: job interview
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorstellungsgespräch | Bewerbungsgespräch
sense_list:
A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for.


lexentry: eng/job_title__Noun__1
written_rep: job title
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Berufsbezeichnung
sense_list:
A specific designation of a post within an organization, normally associated with a job description that details the tasks and responsibilities that go with it.


lexentry: eng/jock__Noun__2
written_rep: jock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Sportsfreund
sense_list:
(US, slang, pejorative) An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests, often stereotyped as slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength.


lexentry: eng/jockstrap__Noun__1
written_rep: jockstrap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Suspensorium | Sportsuspensorium | Tiefschutz | Tiefschützer | Ballschutz | Eierbecher
sense_list:
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/joint-stock_company__Noun__1
written_rep: joint-stock company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aktiengesellschaft | AG
sense_list:
(business, finance, legal, UK) A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability. | (business, finance, legal, US) A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
written_rep: joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gelenk
sense_list:
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate. | (anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
written_rep: joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Holzverbindung | Verbindung | Verbindungsplatte | Verzinkung | Überblattung
sense_list:
A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
written_rep: joint
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: Bude | Laden | Schuppen | Spelunke
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, _, slang, may be somewhat, _, pejorative) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).


lexentry: eng/joint__Verb__1
written_rep: joint
part_of_speech: verb
sense_list: (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
zusammenfügen | fügen | Holzverbindung herstellen | aneinanderfügen | aneinanderschmiegen | eine Verbindung herstellen


lexentry: eng/joint__Verb__1
written_rep: joint
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
sense_list:
(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.

trans_list:
aneinanderfügen | aneinanderschmiegen | beweglich lagern | beweglich verbinden | fügen | gelenkig verbinden


lexentry: eng/joint_custody__Noun__1
written_rep: joint custody
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gemeinsames Sorgerecht
sense_list:
(legal) An arrangement whereby parents or guardians (who are not a couple or cease to be one) share the physical and legal custody of a child.


lexentry: eng/joint_lock__Noun__1
written_rep: joint lock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hebel
sense_list:
(combat sports) Any lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.


lexentry: eng/joint_venture__Noun__1
written_rep: joint venture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gemeinschaftsunternehmen | Joint Venture
sense_list:
A cooperative partnership between two individuals or businesses in which profits and risks are shared.


lexentry: eng/joist__Noun__1
written_rep: joist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Balken | Tragbalken | Träger | Dachbalken | Deckenbalken | Holzbalken
sense_list:
A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.


lexentry: eng/jojoba__Noun__1
written_rep: jojoba
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jojoba
sense_list:
Any of species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.


lexentry: eng/joker__Noun__1
written_rep: joker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Joker | Jolly
sense_list:
A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.


lexentry: eng/jolt_head_nail__Noun__1
written_rep: jolt head nail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stoßkopfnagel
sense_list:
A type of nail with a head that has a head of diameter slightly larger than that of the shaft. The head of the nail is easily punched below the surface of the timber and covered with the use of filler and painted thus giving an invisible attachment.


lexentry: eng/joss_stick__Noun__1
written_rep: joss stick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Räucherstäbchen
sense_list:
A stick of incense, especially (Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.


lexentry: eng/jostle__Verb__1
written_rep: jostle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: drängeln
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside. | (intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.


lexentry: eng/jot__Verb__1
written_rep: jot
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kurz notieren | schnell hinschreiben
sense_list:
(transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).


lexentry: eng/jotun__Noun__1
written_rep: jotun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jötunn
sense_list:
(Norse mythology) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.


lexentry: eng/jougs__Noun__1
written_rep: jougs
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Halseisen
sense_list:
(historical, especially, Scotland) A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn.


lexentry: eng/joule__Noun__1
written_rep: joule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Joule
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J


lexentry: eng/jour_fixe__Noun__1
written_rep: jour fixe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jour fixe | regelmäßiges monatliches Treffen
sense_list:
(arts) A series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month (or similar; for example "every second Sunday of a month"). Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.


lexentry: eng/journalese__Noun__1
written_rep: journalese
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jargon der Journalisten | Zeitungsstil
sense_list:
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language, use of some vocabulary items that are mostly confined to this genre, and clipped syntax.


lexentry: eng/journalism__Noun__1
written_rep: journalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Journalismus | Journalistik
sense_list:
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.


lexentry: eng/journey__Noun__1
written_rep: journey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Weg
sense_list:
(metaphorical) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.


lexentry: eng/joust__Noun__1
written_rep: joust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tjost | Lanzenstechen | Lanzenzweikampf
sense_list:
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.


lexentry: eng/joy__Noun__1
written_rep: joy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Freude
sense_list:
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.


lexentry: eng/joystick__Noun__1
written_rep: joystick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Joystick | Steuerknüppel
sense_list:
A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.


lexentry: eng/jubilee__Noun__1
written_rep: jubilee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Erlassjahr | Erlaßjahr | Halljahr | Jobeljahr | Jubeljahr
sense_list:
(countable, Jewish, _, history) A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners or their relatives, and Hebrew slaves set free. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/jubilee__Noun__1
written_rep: jubilee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Jubeljahr
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism) A special year (originally held every hundred years, then at more frequent intervals, and now declarable by the Pope at any time and also for periods less than a year) in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage to Rome or other designated churches. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/jubilee__Noun__1
written_rep: jubilee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Jubiläum
sense_list:
A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/judge__Noun__1
written_rep: judge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Richter | Richterin
sense_list:
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice. | A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.


lexentry: eng/judgement_day__Noun__1
written_rep: judgement day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jüngster Tag | Jüngstes Gericht | Tag der Auferstehung | Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts
sense_list:
(Christianity, Islam, Judaism, sometimes, capitalized) The final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits.


lexentry: eng/judgment__Noun__1
written_rep: judgment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Urteilsvermögen | Beurteilung | Urteilskraft
sense_list:
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.


lexentry: eng/judgment__Noun__1
written_rep: judgment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Urteil | Richterspruch | Richtspruch | richterliche Entscheidung
sense_list:
(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.


lexentry: eng/judgment_call__Noun__1
written_rep: judgment call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Beschluss
sense_list:
Any decision or other determination based on subjective criteria, especially one which takes into account the particular circumstances of a situation.


lexentry: eng/judicial_branch__Noun__1
written_rep: judicial branch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Judikative
sense_list:
The branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law.


lexentry: eng/jug__Noun__1
written_rep: jug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kanne | Krug
sense_list:
A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.


lexentry: eng/juggle__Verb__1
written_rep: juggle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: jonglieren | hochhalten
sense_list:
To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.


lexentry: eng/juggling__Noun__1
written_rep: juggling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jonglieren | Jonglage
sense_list:
The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.


lexentry: eng/jugular_vein__Noun__1
written_rep: jugular vein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jugularvene
sense_list:
(anatomy) Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.


lexentry: eng/juice__Noun__1
written_rep: juice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Saft
sense_list:
(uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit. | (countable) A beverage made of juice. | (uncountable) Any liquid resembling juice. | (uncountable, slang) Liquor. | Electricity. | (uncountable, slang, vulgar, sex) Semen.


lexentry: eng/jujitsu__Noun__1
written_rep: jujitsu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jiu-Jitsu
sense_list:
A Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.


lexentry: eng/juke__Noun__1
written_rep: juke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bar
sense_list:
(southern US, countable) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.


lexentry: eng/jukebox__Noun__1
written_rep: jukebox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jukebox | Musikbox | Musikautomat
sense_list:
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]


lexentry: eng/jump__Noun__1
written_rep: jump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Sprung
sense_list:
An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location. | An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location. | A jumping move in a board game. | (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.


lexentry: eng/jump__Verb__1
written_rep: jump
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: springen | hüpfen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.


lexentry: eng/jump__Verb__1
written_rep: jump
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: springen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward. | (intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location. | (intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece. | (transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.


lexentry: eng/jump__Verb__1
written_rep: jump
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: zucken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.


lexentry: eng/jump_in__Verb__1
written_rep: jump in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anfallen
sense_list:
To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport. | To join in on an activity quickly. | To interrupt someone while they are speaking. | (US, _, slang) To initiate into an organization, usually a gang, with violence. | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump,‎ in. | (slang, dated) To ambush (someone).


lexentry: eng/jump_rope__Noun__1
written_rep: jump rope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seilspringen
sense_list:
(uncountable) (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. | (colloquial) A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.


lexentry: eng/jump_rope__Verb__1
written_rep: jump rope
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: seilhüpfen | seilspringen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope.


lexentry: eng/jump_the_queue__Verb__1
written_rep: jump the queue
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vordrängeln | drängeln
sense_list:
To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.


lexentry: eng/jumping_jack__Noun__1
written_rep: jumping jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hampelmann
sense_list:
A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.


lexentry: eng/jumping_jack__Noun__1
written_rep: jumping jack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Hampelmann | Kistenteufel | Schachtelteufel | Springteufel
sense_list:
(dated) A toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string.


lexentry: eng/jumping_spider__Noun__1
written_rep: jumping spider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Springspinne
sense_list:
Any of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.


lexentry: eng/junction__Noun__1
written_rep: junction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Grenzzone
sense_list:
The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.


lexentry: eng/junction_box__Noun__1
written_rep: junction box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abzweigdose
sense_list:
(electrical engineering) A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits or to extend circuits.


lexentry: eng/juncture__Noun__1
written_rep: juncture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Junktur
sense_list:
(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.


lexentry: eng/jungle__Noun__1
written_rep: jungle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dschungel | Urwald
sense_list:
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.


lexentry: eng/jungle_gym__Noun__1
written_rep: jungle gym
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Klettergerüst
sense_list:
(US, Israel) A play structure designed for children to climb on, traditionally constructed as a frame of metal bars as introduced in 1920.


lexentry: eng/junior_college__Noun__1
written_rep: junior college
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Institut
sense_list:
(education) An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.


lexentry: eng/junior_high_school__Noun__1
written_rep: junior high school
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gymnasium
sense_list:
(US) A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. It often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.


lexentry: eng/juniper__Noun__1
written_rep: juniper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wacholder
sense_list:
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.


lexentry: eng/junk_DNA__Noun__1
written_rep: junk DNA
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nichtkodierende DNS | nichtkodierende Desoxyribonukleinsäure
sense_list:
(genetics) Any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function identified by science to date.


lexentry: eng/junk_bond__Noun__1
written_rep: junk bond
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ramschanleihe | Schrottanleihe | hochverzinsliche Anleihe | risikoreiche Anleihe
sense_list:
(finance) A bond (an instrument of debt) which is considered below "investment grade" due to a significant risk of default by the issuer. The interest rate is higher in order to compensate holders for that risk.


lexentry: eng/junk_food__Noun__1
written_rep: junk food
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Junkfood | Fraß | Schundessen | ungesundes Essen
sense_list:
(informal) Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on.


lexentry: eng/junk_mail__Noun__1
written_rep: junk mail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Junkmail | Junk-Mail | Spammail | unerwünschte Post
sense_list:
(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.


lexentry: eng/juridical__Adjective__1
written_rep: juridical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: juridisch | juristisch
sense_list:
Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).


lexentry: eng/juridical_act__Noun__1
written_rep: juridical act
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechtshandlung
sense_list:
(civil, _, law, Louisiana, Philippines) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.


lexentry: eng/juristic_act__Noun__1
written_rep: juristic act
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechtshandlung
sense_list:
(civil, _, law, South Africa) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.


lexentry: eng/jury__Noun__1
written_rep: jury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jury | Geschworene | Geschworenenjury | Gruppe der Geschworenen | Jurie | die Geschworenen
sense_list:
(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.


lexentry: eng/jussive__Noun__1
written_rep: jussive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Apokopat | Jussiv
sense_list:
(grammar, uncountable, and, countable) The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.


lexentry: eng/just-so_story__Noun__1
written_rep: just-so story
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Räuberpistole
sense_list:
A story which supposedly explains the beginning or early development of a current state of affairs; a myth, a pourquoi story.


lexentry: eng/just__Adverb__1
written_rep: just
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: nur | einfach | einfach nur
sense_list:
(chiefly, Christianity) Used to show humility, earnestness, devotion, etc., during prayer or worship.


lexentry: eng/justice__Noun__1
written_rep: justice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gerechtigkeit | Justiz
sense_list:
The state or characteristic of being just or fair. | The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing. | The civil power dealing with law. | Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.


lexentry: eng/justice_delayed_is_justice_denied__Proverb__1
written_rep: justice delayed is justice denied
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verzögerte Gerechtigkeit ist vorenthaltene Gerechtigkeit
sense_list:
If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/justiciable__Adjective__1
written_rep: justiciable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: justitiabel | justiziabel | aburteilbar
sense_list:
(legal) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated.


lexentry: eng/justification__Noun__1
written_rep: justification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechtfertigung | Begründung
sense_list:
(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/justification__Noun__1
written_rep: justification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ausrichtung | Blocksatz | Zeilenfall
sense_list:
(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).


lexentry: eng/justify__Verb__1
written_rep: justify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rechtfertigen
sense_list:
(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for. | (transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.


lexentry: eng/justify__Verb__1
written_rep: justify
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ausrichten | justieren
sense_list:
(transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.


lexentry: eng/jute__Noun__1
written_rep: jute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jute
sense_list:
The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc. | The plants from which this fibre is obtained.


lexentry: eng/juvenile_delinquent__Noun__1
written_rep: juvenile delinquent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jugendstraftäter
sense_list:
(legal) A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.


lexentry: eng/kabloona__Noun__1
written_rep: kabloona
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kabloona
sense_list:
(Canada, US) A non-Inuit person in Canada or Greenland, especially a European or someone of European descent.


lexentry: eng/kabuki__Noun__1
written_rep: kabuki
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kabuki | Kabukitheater
sense_list:
(often, capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.


lexentry: eng/kachelofen__Noun__1
written_rep: kachelofen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kachelofen
sense_list:
A German type of ceramic tile stove or cocklestove which captures heat from periodic burning of fuel such as wood and radiates it over a long period to heat a living space.


lexentry: eng/kachina__Noun__1
written_rep: kachina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kachina | Katchina
sense_list:
A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).


lexentry: eng/kaddish__Noun__1
written_rep: kaddish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaddisch
sense_list:
(Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.


lexentry: eng/kaffir__Noun__1
written_rep: kaffir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Kafir
sense_list:
(countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kafir__Noun__1
written_rep: kafir
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kafir
sense_list:
(Islam, countable, offensive, religious slur, political) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.


lexentry: eng/kairomone__Noun__1
written_rep: kairomone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kairomon
sense_list:
(biochemistry, ecology) Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer. [from 1970]


lexentry: eng/kaiserschmarrn__Noun__1
written_rep: kaiserschmarrn
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaiserschmarrn
sense_list:
An Austrian dessert; a sweetened light shredded pancake filled with cream or fruit sauce, jam, and compote, and powdered with sugar.


lexentry: eng/kakapo__Noun__1
written_rep: kakapo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kakapo
sense_list:
A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/kakistocracy__Noun__1
written_rep: kakistocracy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kakistokratie | Kakistocratie
sense_list:
(political science) Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. [from 1829.]


lexentry: eng/kakuro__Noun__1
written_rep: kakuro
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kakuro
sense_list:
(games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.


lexentry: eng/kalach__Noun__1
written_rep: kalach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalatsch
sense_list:
Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач, Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc.


lexentry: eng/kale__Noun__1
written_rep: kale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grünkohl | Federkohl
sense_list:
An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


lexentry: eng/kaleidoscope__Noun__1
written_rep: kaleidoscope
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaleidoskop
sense_list:
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. [from 1817] | (figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.


lexentry: eng/kalokagathia__Noun__1
written_rep: kalokagathia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalokagathia
sense_list:
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues. It is a classical Greek and Platonic ideal denoting the harmonious unity of bodily excellence, moral virtue, and intellectual cultivation. It expresses the integration of physical beauty, ethical character, and rational insight within a single, well-formed soul—where reason governs, spirit aligns with justice, and appetite is moderated. Rooted in the educational tradition of paideia, kalokagathia represents the perfection of human nature in accordance with both external nobility and inner truth.


lexentry: eng/kamichi__Noun__1
written_rep: kamichi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hornwehrvogel
sense_list:
A South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, Anhima cornuta.


lexentry: eng/kana__Noun__1
written_rep: kana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kana
sense_list:
The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.


lexentry: eng/kangaroo__Noun__1
written_rep: kangaroo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Känguru | Känguruh
sense_list:
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_court__Noun__1
written_rep: kangaroo court
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pseudogericht | Schaugericht | Scheingericht
sense_list:
(originally, US, idiomatic) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/kantele__Noun__1
written_rep: kantele
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kantele
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.


lexentry: eng/kaolinite__Noun__1
written_rep: kaolinite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaolinit
sense_list:
(mineral) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals.


lexentry: eng/kaon__Noun__1
written_rep: kaon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaon
sense_list:
(particle) any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark


lexentry: eng/kaph__Noun__1
written_rep: kaph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaph
sense_list:
The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/kapo__Noun__1
written_rep: kapo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kapo
sense_list:
(historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.


lexentry: eng/kapok__Noun__1
written_rep: kapok
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kapok
sense_list:
A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.


lexentry: eng/kapok_tree__Noun__1
written_rep: kapok tree
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kapokbaum | Seidenwollbaum | weißer Kapokbaum | weißer Seidenwollbaum
sense_list:
Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.


lexentry: eng/karaoke__Noun__1
written_rep: karaoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Karaoke
sense_list:
(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.


lexentry: eng/karate__Noun__1
written_rep: karate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Karate
sense_list:
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.


lexentry: eng/karma__Noun__1
written_rep: karma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Karma
sense_list:
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.


lexentry: eng/karsk__Noun__1
written_rep: karsk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tschako
sense_list:
A Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine.


lexentry: eng/karst__Noun__1
written_rep: karst
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Karst
sense_list:
(geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.


lexentry: eng/karyotype__Noun__1
written_rep: karyotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Karyotyp
sense_list:
(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.


lexentry: eng/kasra__Noun__1
written_rep: kasra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kasra
sense_list:
In Iranian Persian ـِ represents the vowel /e/. If the letter ـی immediately follows it represents the diphthong /ej/. This usage differs from other Arabic script languages and from classical Persian, in which the diphthong /ej/ did not occur.


lexentry: eng/kasseri__Noun__1
written_rep: kasseri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kasseri
sense_list:
A medium-hard pale yellow cheese of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, usually made from unpasteurized sheep milk.


lexentry: eng/katabatic_wind__Noun__1
written_rep: katabatic wind
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fallwind
sense_list:
(climatology) A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.


lexentry: eng/katakana__Noun__1
written_rep: katakana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Katakana
sense_list:
(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.


lexentry: eng/katana__Noun__1
written_rep: katana
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Katana
sense_list:
(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.


lexentry: eng/kava__Noun__1
written_rep: kava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kava
sense_list:
A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. | An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.


lexentry: eng/kayak__Noun__1
written_rep: kayak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kajak
sense_list:
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck


lexentry: eng/kaymak__Noun__1
written_rep: kaymak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kajmak
sense_list:
A creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West.


lexentry: eng/kazoo__Noun__1
written_rep: kazoo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kazoo
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.


lexentry: eng/kebab__Noun__1
written_rep: kebab
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Döner | Kebab | Kebap | Fleischspieß
sense_list:
(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.


lexentry: eng/keel__Noun__1
written_rep: keel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kiel | Schwert
sense_list:
(nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.


lexentry: eng/keel_over__Verb__1
written_rep: keel over
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kentern
sense_list:
(intransitive, nautical, also, _, figuratively) Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.


lexentry: eng/keelhaul__Verb__1
written_rep: keelhaul
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kielholen
sense_list:
(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.


lexentry: eng/keelson__Noun__1
written_rep: keelson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kielschwein
sense_list:
(nautical) A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. [from c. 1611]


lexentry: eng/keen__Adjective__1
written_rep: keen
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kühn | leidenschaftlich | scharf | verwegen
sense_list:
(chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.


lexentry: eng/keep_on__Verb__1
written_rep: keep on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: behalten
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To cause or allow to remain in an existing position. | (transitive, idiomatic) To cause or allow to remain in the on or open position.


lexentry: eng/keep_one's_head_above_water__Verb__1
written_rep: keep one's head above water
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sich über Wasser halten
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.


lexentry: eng/keep_someone_company__Verb__1
written_rep: keep someone company
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gesellschaft leisten
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.


lexentry: eng/keep_the_change__Phrase__1
written_rep: keep the change
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stimmt so | behalten Sie das Wechselgeld
sense_list:
An instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.


lexentry: eng/keep_up_appearances__Verb__1
written_rep: keep up appearances
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: den Schein wahren
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To artificially maintain an outward sign of normality; to maintain an appearance of wealth, comfort, or propriety.


lexentry: eng/keeper__Noun__1
written_rep: keeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Wächter | Hüter
sense_list:
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.


lexentry: eng/keepie-uppie__Noun__1
written_rep: keepie-uppie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ballhochhalten | Fußballjonglieren | Hochhalten
sense_list:
(uncountable) The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.


lexentry: eng/keepsake__Noun__1
written_rep: keepsake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Andenken | Erinnerung | Erinnerungsstück | Liebgewonnenes
sense_list:
An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.


lexentry: eng/kelpie__Noun__1
written_rep: kelpie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kelpie
sense_list:
(Celtic mythology) A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.


lexentry: eng/kelvin__Noun__1
written_rep: kelvin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kelvin
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. The unit symbol is "K".


lexentry: eng/kenning__Noun__3
written_rep: kenning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kenning
sense_list:
(poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.


lexentry: eng/kenosis__Noun__1
written_rep: kenosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kenosis
sense_list:
(Christianity) Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity.


lexentry: eng/keratoconus__Noun__1
written_rep: keratoconus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Keratokonus
sense_list:
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve.


lexentry: eng/kerb__Noun__1
written_rep: kerb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bordstein | Bordkante | Randstein | Kante | Kantstein | Steinrand
sense_list:
(British, AU, NZ) The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones.


lexentry: eng/kerfuffle__Noun__1
written_rep: kerfuffle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aufruhr | Durcheinander | Theater | Wirbel
sense_list:
(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
written_rep: kernel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kern
sense_list:
The core, center, or essence of an object or system. | (botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. | (mathematics, algebra, loosely, of a morphism f between algebraic structures) The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
written_rep: kernel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Kernel | Betriebssystemkern
sense_list:
(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.


lexentry: eng/kernicterus__Noun__1
written_rep: kernicterus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bilirubinenzephalopathie | Kernikterus
sense_list:
(medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).


lexentry: eng/kerosene__Noun__1
written_rep: kerosene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kerosin | Petroleum
sense_list:
A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.


lexentry: eng/kerygma__Noun__1
written_rep: kerygma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kerygma
sense_list:
The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church.


lexentry: eng/ketamine__Noun__1
written_rep: ketamine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ketamin
sense_list:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen.


lexentry: eng/ketch__Noun__1
written_rep: ketch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ketsch
sense_list:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/ketchup__Noun__1
written_rep: ketchup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ketchup | Ketschup
sense_list:
(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).


lexentry: eng/ketoacidosis__Noun__1
written_rep: ketoacidosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ketoacidose | Ketoazidose
sense_list:
(biology, medicine) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.


lexentry: eng/ketone__Noun__1
written_rep: ketone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Keton
sense_list:
(organic compound) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.


lexentry: eng/kettlebell__Noun__1
written_rep: kettlebell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kugelhantel
sense_list:
A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.


lexentry: eng/kettledrum__Noun__1
written_rep: kettledrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pauke | Kesselpauke
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.


lexentry: eng/kettling__Noun__1
written_rep: kettling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Polizeikessel
sense_list:
A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
written_rep: key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlüssel
sense_list:
(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock. | A crucial step or requirement. | In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind. | (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages. | (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique). | (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container. | (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
written_rep: key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Taste
sense_list:
(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
written_rep: key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Taste | Schlüssel
sense_list:
In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced. | (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
written_rep: key
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: Zone
sense_list:
In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
written_rep: key fob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: RFID-Schlüsselanhänger | RFID-Transponder | elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger
sense_list:
A passive wireless electronic device that usually uses RFID technology to control access to buildings, containers, computers, etc. by being placed near a detector.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
written_rep: key fob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
sense_list:
An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.

trans_list:
Autoschlüssel | Funkschlüssel | RFID-Schlüsselanhänger | RFID-Transponder | elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger


lexentry: eng/key_performance_indicator__Noun__1
written_rep: key performance indicator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leistungskennzahl
sense_list:
(management) A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.


lexentry: eng/key_signature__Noun__1
written_rep: key signature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorzeichnung
sense_list:
(music) An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
written_rep: keyboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tastatur | Klaviatur
sense_list:
(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
written_rep: keyboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Tastatur | Klaviatur | Manual
sense_list:
(music) A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
written_rep: keyboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Keyboard | Tastatur
sense_list:
(music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_instrument__Noun__1
written_rep: keyboard instrument
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tasteninstrument
sense_list:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta. | (musical instrument) Any musical instrument (a chordophone) that uses a keyboard to manipulate strings which produce sound, including a piano.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_shortcut__Noun__1
written_rep: keyboard shortcut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tastenkombination | Shortcut | Hotkey | Tastaturbefehl | Tastaturkombination | Tastaturkurzbefehl
sense_list:
(computing) A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_warrior__Noun__1
written_rep: keyboard warrior
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tastaturkrieger | Tastenkrieger
sense_list:
(Internet slang, pejorative) A person who behaves aggressively or in an inflammatory manner in online textbased discussion media, but does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness.


lexentry: eng/keycard__Noun__1
written_rep: keycard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlüsselkarte | Pass
sense_list:
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.


lexentry: eng/keyframe__Noun__1
written_rep: keyframe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Keyframe | Schlüsselbild
sense_list:
(computer graphics) A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression.


lexentry: eng/keyholder__Noun__1
written_rep: keyholder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlüsselschrank
sense_list:
One who holds the key for security reasons. | A device or component for holding a key. | (BDSM) A dominant partner who controls whether their submissive partner is able or allowed to orgasm or receive sexual stimulation, typically by locking the submissive partner in a chastity belt or chastity cage.


lexentry: eng/keyhole__Noun__1
written_rep: keyhole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schlüsselloch
sense_list:
Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond.


lexentry: eng/keynote__Noun__1
written_rep: keynote
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grundgedanke | Hauptgedanke | Hauptrede | Hauptthema | Hauptvortrag | Kernthema
sense_list:
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.


lexentry: eng/keystroke__Noun__1
written_rep: keystroke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tastenanschlag | Tastendruck
sense_list:
The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.


lexentry: eng/keyword__Noun__1
written_rep: keyword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Stichwort
sense_list:
(information science) Any word#Noun used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.


lexentry: eng/khagan__Noun__1
written_rep: khagan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Khagan
sense_list:
(historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.


lexentry: eng/khamsin__Noun__1
written_rep: khamsin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Chamsin
sense_list:
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.


lexentry: eng/khanate__Noun__1
written_rep: khanate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Khanat | Chanat
sense_list:
The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory.


lexentry: eng/khat__Noun__1
written_rep: khat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kathstrauch | Kat
sense_list:
A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.


lexentry: eng/khedive__Noun__1
written_rep: khedive
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Khedive
sense_list:
The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.


lexentry: eng/khorovod__Noun__1
written_rep: khorovod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Chorowod
sense_list:
a Slavic art form, a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to chorea of ancient Greece, also in Romania (horă)


lexentry: eng/kibbutz__Noun__1
written_rep: kibbutz
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kibbuz
sense_list:
A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.


lexentry: eng/kick-off__Noun__1
written_rep: kick-off
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Auftakt | Startschuss
sense_list:
(by extension) The opening sequence of any event. | (music) The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.


lexentry: eng/kick_around__Verb__1
written_rep: kick around
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: nachschleppen
sense_list:
(usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.


lexentry: eng/kick_in__Verb__1
written_rep: kick in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: -e
sense_list:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over.


lexentry: eng/kick_into_touch__Verb__1
written_rep: kick into touch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aus
sense_list:
(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory. | (UK, Ireland, idiomatic) To evade an issue; to stop from happening.


lexentry: eng/kick_off__Verb__1
written_rep: kick off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: absetzen
sense_list:
(transitive, US, idiomatic, ranching, slang) To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method.


lexentry: eng/kick_off__Verb__1
written_rep: kick off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: abgehen | ausrasten
sense_list:
(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.


lexentry: eng/kick_rocks__Verb__1
written_rep: kick rocks
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leine ziehen | abzischen | die Biege machen | verduften | verpissen | verziehen
sense_list:
(slang, dismissal, idiomatic) To leave or run away; to skedaddle; (often used imperatively and dismissively).


lexentry: eng/kick_someone's_ass__Verb__1
written_rep: kick someone's ass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vernichtend schlagen | zerstören
sense_list:
(idiomatic, sometimes considered, vulgar, chiefly, US, Canada) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.


lexentry: eng/kick_someone's_ass__Verb__1
written_rep: kick someone's ass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: einen Tritt in den Hintern geben | in den Hintern treten
sense_list:
(literally, sometimes considered, vulgar, chiefly, US, Canada) To actually kick someone in the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/kick_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: kick wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Töpferscheibe
sense_list:
(ceramics) A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
written_rep: kickback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
sense_list:
(countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe.

trans_list:
Kick-Back | Kick-back | Kickback | Retrozession | für eine Gefälligkeit heimlich ausgezahlter Geldbetrag | verdeckte Rückvergütung


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
written_rep: kickback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Rückschlag
sense_list:
(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.


lexentry: eng/kickboxing__Noun__1
written_rep: kickboxing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kickboxen | Kickboxing
sense_list:
(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.


lexentry: eng/kicksled__Noun__1
written_rep: kicksled
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tretschlitten
sense_list:
A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.


lexentry: eng/kickstand__Noun__1
written_rep: kickstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fahrradständer | Ständer
sense_list:
A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.


lexentry: eng/kickstand__Noun__1
written_rep: kickstand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ständer
sense_list:
A folding bar to prop up a mobile phone, tablet or similar device when it is being used on a surface.


lexentry: eng/kidnap__Verb__1
written_rep: kidnap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entführen | kidnappen
sense_list:
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kidney__Noun__1
written_rep: kidney
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Niere
sense_list:
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.


lexentry: eng/kidney_dish__Noun__1
written_rep: kidney dish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Niere
sense_list:
(medicine, surgery) A shallow kidney-shaped basin for holding soiled dressings and other medical waste.


lexentry: eng/kidult__Noun__1
written_rep: kidult
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kidult
sense_list:
(informal, marketing, sociology) An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.


lexentry: eng/kif__Noun__1
written_rep: kif
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Skuff
sense_list:
The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana, high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds.


lexentry: eng/kill__Verb__1
written_rep: kill
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: abtöten
sense_list:
(transitive) To render inoperative. | (transitive, or, intransitive, figuratively, hyperbole) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.


lexentry: eng/kill_time__Verb__1
written_rep: kill time
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zeit totschlagen
sense_list:
(informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.


lexentry: eng/killdeer__Noun__1
written_rep: killdeer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
sense_list:
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.


lexentry: eng/killer_application__Noun__1
written_rep: killer application
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Killer-Anwendung | Killer-Applikation
sense_list:
A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it.


lexentry: eng/kiln__Noun__1
written_rep: kiln
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Darre | Brennofen | Dörrofen
sense_list:
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.


lexentry: eng/kilo-__Prefix__1
written_rep: kilo-
part_of_speech: prefix
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kilo-
sense_list:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k | (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 (1024)


lexentry: eng/kilo__Noun__1
written_rep: kilo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kilo
sense_list:
(international standards) alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.


lexentry: eng/kilocalorie__Noun__1
written_rep: kilocalorie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kilokalorie
sense_list:
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.


lexentry: eng/kilogram__Noun__1
written_rep: kilogram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kilogramm
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg


lexentry: eng/kiloware__Noun__1
written_rep: kiloware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kiloware
sense_list:
(philately) Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
written_rep: kilt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kilt | Schottenrock
sense_list:
A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. [from 18th c.] | A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.


lexentry: eng/kilter__Noun__1
written_rep: kilter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Einklang | Ordnung | Zustand
sense_list:
(chiefly in the negative) Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kimchi__Noun__1
written_rep: kimchi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kimchi
sense_list:
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.


lexentry: eng/kimono__Noun__1
written_rep: kimono
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kimono
sense_list:
A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.


lexentry: eng/kinase__Noun__1
written_rep: kinase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kinase
sense_list:
(enzyme, organic compound) Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.


lexentry: eng/kindergarten__Noun__1
written_rep: kindergarten
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kindergarten | Vorschule
sense_list:
(North America, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]


lexentry: eng/kindle__Verb__1
written_rep: kindle
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: entfachen
sense_list:
(transitive, figurative) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). | (intransitive, figurative) To begin to grow or take hold.


lexentry: eng/kinematics__Noun__1
written_rep: kinematics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kinematik
sense_list:
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.


lexentry: eng/kinesthesia__Noun__1
written_rep: kinesthesia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kinästhesie
sense_list:
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.


lexentry: eng/kinetic_energy__Noun__1
written_rep: kinetic energy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kinetische Energie | Bewegungsenergie
sense_list:
(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.


lexentry: eng/kinetics__Noun__1
written_rep: kinetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kinetik
sense_list:
(mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies. | (chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
written_rep: king
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: König
sense_list:
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. | (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top. | (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
written_rep: king
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Dame
sense_list:
A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.


lexentry: eng/king_cake__Noun__1
written_rep: king cake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dreikönigskuchen
sense_list:
(Louisiana) A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.


lexentry: eng/king_cobra__Noun__1
written_rep: king cobra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Königskobra
sense_list:
A large venomous snake found in East Asia (Ophiophagus hannah), the longest venomous snake in the world.


lexentry: eng/kingdom__Noun__1
written_rep: kingdom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Reich | Königreich
sense_list:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).


lexentry: eng/kingfisher__Noun__1
written_rep: kingfisher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eisvogel
sense_list:
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
written_rep: kingpin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Königsbolzen | Königszapfen
sense_list:
(transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt. | (transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck. | (ten-pin, _, bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex. | The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
written_rep: kingpin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Bonze | Dreh- und Angelpunkt | Großkopferter | Hauptperson | Königsbolzen | Königszapfen
sense_list:
(informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.


lexentry: eng/kinkajou__Noun__1
written_rep: kinkajou
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wickelbär | Honigbär
sense_list:
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.


lexentry: eng/kinky__Adjective__1
written_rep: kinky
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: pervers | sexy | verdreht
sense_list:
(informal) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.


lexentry: eng/kiosk__Noun__1
written_rep: kiosk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kiosk | Büdchen
sense_list:
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.


lexentry: eng/kip__Verb__1
written_rep: kip
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: knacken | pennen | pofen | ratzen | schlafen
sense_list:
(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.


lexentry: eng/kisel__Noun__1
written_rep: kisel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kissel
sense_list:
A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
written_rep: kiss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: küssen | knutschen
sense_list:
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
written_rep: kiss
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: küssen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.


lexentry: eng/kiss_ass__Verb__1
written_rep: kiss ass
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zucker in den Arsch blasen | in den Arsch kriechen
sense_list:
(US, idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar, colloquial) to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.


lexentry: eng/kiss_me__Phrase__1
written_rep: kiss me
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: küss mich
sense_list:
I informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.


lexentry: eng/kiss_of_peace__Noun__1
written_rep: kiss of peace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Friedenskuss
sense_list:
(Christianity) An early Christian greeting consisting of a kiss, originally on the mouth but later on the cheek, still used in some traditional churches.


lexentry: eng/kissing_gourami__Noun__1
written_rep: kissing gourami
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Küssender Gurami
sense_list:
A large tropical freshwater fish (Helostoma temminckii), commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia and are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_paper__Noun__1
written_rep: kitchen paper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Küchenpapier
sense_list:
(UK) Paper towels intended for kitchen purposes such as absorbing spillages and wrapping sandwiches.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_sink__Noun__1
written_rep: kitchen sink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spülbecken
sense_list:
A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.


lexentry: eng/kitchenware__Noun__1
written_rep: kitchenware
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Küchengeräte
sense_list:
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
written_rep: kite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: Drachen | Drachenviereck | Fesseldrachen | Kite
sense_list:
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
written_rep: kite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: Drachen | Fesseldrachen | Kite
sense_list:
(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.


lexentry: eng/kite__Verb__1
written_rep: kite
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: einen Drachen steigen lassen
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.


lexentry: eng/kith__Noun__1
written_rep: kith
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Freundschaft
sense_list:
(archaic, or, obsolete, uncountable) Friends and acquaintances. | (Northern England, Scotland, rural, countable) An acquaintance or a friend.


lexentry: eng/kitsch__Noun__1
written_rep: kitsch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kitsch
sense_list:
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.


lexentry: eng/kittiwake__Noun__1
written_rep: kittiwake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dreizehenmöwe
sense_list:
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.


lexentry: eng/kiwi_fruit__Noun__1
written_rep: kiwi fruit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kiwi | chinesische Stachelbeere
sense_list:
A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always varieties of Actinidia deliciosa.


lexentry: eng/klaxon__Noun__1
written_rep: klaxon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hupe
sense_list:
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/klepht__Noun__1
written_rep: klepht
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dieb
sense_list:
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/kleptomania__Noun__1
written_rep: kleptomania
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kleptomanie | Stehlsucht
sense_list:
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.


lexentry: eng/kleptoparasitism__Noun__1
written_rep: kleptoparasitism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kleptoparasitismus
sense_list:
(zoology) The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.


lexentry: eng/klipspringer__Noun__1
written_rep: klipspringer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Klippspringer
sense_list:
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).


lexentry: eng/kludge__Noun__1
written_rep: kludge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Behelfslösung | Hack | Kniff
sense_list:
(informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.


lexentry: eng/knacker's_yard__Noun__1
written_rep: knacker's yard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abdeckerei | Kafillerei
sense_list:
The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.


lexentry: eng/knackwurst__Noun__1
written_rep: knackwurst
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knackwurst | Knackwürstchen
sense_list:
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.


lexentry: eng/knead__Verb__1
written_rep: knead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kneten
sense_list:
(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.


lexentry: eng/kneaded_eraser__Noun__1
written_rep: kneaded eraser
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knetgummi
sense_list:
A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum that is used to absorb graphite or charcoal.


lexentry: eng/knee-high__Adjective__1
written_rep: knee-high
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kniehoch
sense_list:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee,‎ high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.


lexentry: eng/knee-high__Noun__1
written_rep: knee-high
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kniestrumpf
sense_list:
(US, usually, in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and are supported by garter belts.


lexentry: eng/knee-jerk__Noun__1
written_rep: knee-jerk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kniephänomen | Kniereflex | Kniesehnenreflex | Patellarreflex | Patellarsehnenreflex
sense_list:
A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).


lexentry: eng/knee__Noun__1
written_rep: knee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knie
sense_list:
(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. | The part of a garment that covers the knee. | (figurative) The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.


lexentry: eng/kneeling_chair__Noun__1
written_rep: kneeling chair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kniehocker | Kniestuhl
sense_list:
A type of chair for sitting in a position with the thighs dropped to an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees from vertical (as opposed to 90 degrees when sitting in a normal chair), with some of the body's weight supported by the shins.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
written_rep: knife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Messer
sense_list:
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing. | A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger. | Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.


lexentry: eng/knife__Verb__1
written_rep: knife
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: messern
sense_list:
(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.


lexentry: eng/knife_pleat__Noun__1
written_rep: knife pleat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Messerfalte | Quetschfalte
sense_list:
(sewing) A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.


lexentry: eng/knife_rest__Noun__1
written_rep: knife rest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Messerbänkchen
sense_list:
A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.


lexentry: eng/knight-errant__Noun__1
written_rep: knight-errant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fahrender Ritter
sense_list:
A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.


lexentry: eng/knight__Noun__1
written_rep: knight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ritter
sense_list:
(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. | (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.


lexentry: eng/knight__Noun__1
written_rep: knight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Springer | Pferd | Ross | Gaul | Rössel | Rössl
sense_list:
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.


lexentry: eng/knight_banneret__Noun__1
written_rep: knight banneret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bannerherr
sense_list:
(law, historical) A knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead troops under his own banner.


lexentry: eng/knighthood__Noun__1
written_rep: knighthood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ritterlichkeit | Ritterschaft | Rittertum
sense_list:
An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called Sir. | The quality of being a knight. | The knights collectively, the body of knights.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
written_rep: knit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: stricken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. | (ambitransitive) To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.


lexentry: eng/knob__Noun__1
written_rep: knob
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knopf | Knauf
sense_list:
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. | A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.


lexentry: eng/knock__Verb__1
written_rep: knock
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: schlagen
sense_list:
(transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.


lexentry: eng/knock_about__Verb__1
written_rep: knock about
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: rumfliegen
sense_list:
(by extension) To engage in a relaxing activity in a place; to hang around in. | (by extension, usually in present participial form) To be mislaid in a place.


lexentry: eng/knock_down__Verb__1
written_rep: knock down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: niederschlagen | umwerfen
sense_list:
(transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.


lexentry: eng/knock_it_off__Verb__1
written_rep: knock it off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abschließen
sense_list:
(colloquial, mostly, imperative, idiom) To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.


lexentry: eng/knock_on_wood__Interjection__1
written_rep: knock on wood
part_of_speech: interjection
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auf Holz klopfen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines) Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.


lexentry: eng/knock_on_wood__Verb__1
written_rep: knock on wood
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auf Holz klopfen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.


lexentry: eng/knock_up__Verb__1
written_rep: knock up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: erschöpfen | schwängern
sense_list:
(dated, intransitive) To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/knock_up__Verb__1
written_rep: knock up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: aufwärmen
sense_list:
(racket sports, intransitive) To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/knockout__Noun__1
written_rep: knockout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: K. o.
sense_list:
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
written_rep: knot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knoten
sense_list:
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. | (mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above). | A protuberant joint in a plant. | (aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__2
written_rep: knot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knutt | Knuttstrandläufer
sense_list:
One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).


lexentry: eng/knothole__Noun__1
written_rep: knothole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Astloch
sense_list:
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.


lexentry: eng/knout__Noun__1
written_rep: knout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Knute
sense_list:
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.


lexentry: eng/know-it-all__Noun__1
written_rep: know-it-all
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Besserwisser | Rechthaber | Besserwisserin | Neunmalkluger | Klugscheißer | Klugscheißerin
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, pejorative) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.


lexentry: eng/know__Verb__1
written_rep: know
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wissen | kennen
sense_list:
(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that. | (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.


lexentry: eng/know__Verb__1
written_rep: know
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: können | sich auskennen in | wissen
sense_list:
(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.


lexentry: eng/know_of__Verb__1
written_rep: know of
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kennen
sense_list:
(transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.


lexentry: eng/know_one's_way_around__Verb__1
written_rep: know one's way around
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sich auskennen mit
sense_list:
(ambitransitive, idiomatic) Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.


lexentry: eng/knowledge__Noun__1
written_rep: knowledge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wissen | Kenntnis
sense_list:
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.] | Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. [from 14th c.] | The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/knowledge_is_power__Proverb__1
written_rep: knowledge is power
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wissen ist Macht
sense_list:
Scientia potentia est; with knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of one's objectives will certainly increase.


lexentry: eng/koala__Noun__1
written_rep: koala
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Koala
sense_list:
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/koan__Noun__1
written_rep: koan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Koan
sense_list:
(Zen, _, Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.


lexentry: eng/kobza__Noun__1
written_rep: kobza
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kobsa | Kobza
sense_list:
(musical instruments) A lute-like stringed instrument traditionally made from a single block of wood, with a medium-length neck, originating in Ukrainian folk music.


lexentry: eng/kofta__Noun__1
written_rep: kofta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Köfte
sense_list:
Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.


lexentry: eng/kogel_mogel__Noun__1
written_rep: kogel mogel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Goggelmoggel | Zuckerei
sense_list:
An egg-based homemade dessert made from egg yolks, sugar, and flavourings such as honey, vanilla, cocoa or rum, similar to eggnog, popular in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Caucasus.


lexentry: eng/kohl__Noun__1
written_rep: kohl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kajal
sense_list:
A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.


lexentry: eng/koi__Noun__1
written_rep: koi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Koi | Koi-Karpfen
sense_list:
Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.


lexentry: eng/kojic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: kojic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kojisäure
sense_list:
(organic compound) A chelation agent, 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one, produced by several species of fungus, especially Aspergillus oryzae, and used in the manufacture of saké and in food preservation.


lexentry: eng/kokoretsi__Noun__1
written_rep: kokoretsi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kokoretsch
sense_list:
A traditional Greek dish typically consumed at Easter, consisting mainly of seasoned lamb or goat offal.


lexentry: eng/kokutai__Noun__1
written_rep: kokutai
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kokutai
sense_list:
The national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center. | The ideology centered on the principle of kokutai.


lexentry: eng/kola_nut__Noun__1
written_rep: kola nut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kolanuss
sense_list:
The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.


lexentry: eng/kolach__Noun__1
written_rep: kolach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kolatsche
sense_list:
Type of pastry that holds a portion of fruit or cheese, surrounded by a puffy cushion of supple dough.


lexentry: eng/koliva__Noun__1
written_rep: koliva
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Weihnachtsgrütze
sense_list:
A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.


lexentry: eng/kolovrat__Noun__1
written_rep: kolovrat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Drehkreuz
sense_list:
(neopaganism, politics, fascism, nationalism) An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups.


lexentry: eng/komboskini__Noun__1
written_rep: komboskini
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Komboskini
sense_list:
(Christianity) A rope of usually 33, 50 or 100 knots, used in meditative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, to count one's recitations of the Jesus Prayer.


lexentry: eng/kompromat__Noun__1
written_rep: kompromat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kompromat | kompromittierendes Material
sense_list:
Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.


lexentry: eng/konjac__Noun__1
written_rep: konjac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Konjakwurzel | Teufelszunge
sense_list:
Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.


lexentry: eng/kore__Noun__1
written_rep: kore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kore
sense_list:
(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.


lexentry: eng/korfball__Noun__1
written_rep: korfball
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Korfball | Korfballspiel
sense_list:
(uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.


lexentry: eng/koruna__Noun__1
written_rep: koruna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Fermate
sense_list:
The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers. | The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers.


lexentry: eng/kosher__Adjective__1
written_rep: kosher
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: koscher
sense_list:
(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food). | (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.


lexentry: eng/koto__Noun__1
written_rep: koto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Koto
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.


lexentry: eng/koulouri__Noun__1
written_rep: koulouri
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kringel
sense_list:
A bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll covered with sesame or sunflower seeds, often sold on the streets of Greece and Cyprus.


lexentry: eng/kraal__Noun__1
written_rep: kraal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kraal
sense_list:
In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. | In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. | An enclosure for livestock.


lexentry: eng/kratom__Noun__1
written_rep: kratom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kratom
sense_list:
The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.


lexentry: eng/krill__Noun__1
written_rep: krill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krill
sense_list:
any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.


lexentry: eng/kroepoek__Noun__1
written_rep: kroepoek
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krabbenbrot | Krabbenchip
sense_list:
An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.


lexentry: eng/krone__Noun__1
written_rep: krone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krone
sense_list:
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.


lexentry: eng/kroužek__Noun__1
written_rep: kroužek
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kroužek
sense_list:
A ring-shaped diacritical mark (˚), whose use is largely restricted to Å, å and Ů, ů, and whereon it represents an etymological ‘o’.


lexentry: eng/krupnik__Noun__1
written_rep: krupnik
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Graupensuppe
sense_list:
A thick Polish soup made from vegetable or meat broth, containing potatoes and barley groats. | A traditional alcoholic drink made from vodka (or other grain spirit) and honey, popular in Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania.


lexentry: eng/krupuk__Noun__1
written_rep: krupuk
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krabbenbrot | Krabbenchip
sense_list:
An Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices.


lexentry: eng/krypton__Noun__1
written_rep: krypton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krypton
sense_list:
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/kshatriya__Noun__1
written_rep: kshatriya
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kshatriya
sense_list:
A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.


lexentry: eng/kudu__Noun__1
written_rep: kudu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kudu
sense_list:
A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu).


lexentry: eng/kudzu__Noun__1
written_rep: kudzu
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kudzu
sense_list:
(cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__1
written_rep: kugel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kugel
sense_list:
A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked pudding of pasta, potatoes, or rice, with vegetables, or raisins and spices.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__2
written_rep: kugel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Christbaumkugel | Tannenbaumkugel | Weihnachtsbaumkugel | Weihnachtskugel
sense_list:
A traditional hanging ornament of German origin made of coloured glass, usually spherical but also produced in other shapes such as bunches of grapes and drops.


lexentry: eng/kulak__Noun__1
written_rep: kulak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kulak | Kulakin
sense_list:
(historical) A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.


lexentry: eng/kumari__Noun__1
written_rep: kumari
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Göttin
sense_list:
(Hinduism, chiefly, _, Nepal) A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.


lexentry: eng/kumquat__Noun__1
written_rep: kumquat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kumquat
sense_list:
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).


lexentry: eng/kurta__Noun__1
written_rep: kurta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kurta
sense_list:
A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.


lexentry: eng/kurtosis__Noun__1
written_rep: kurtosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wölbung | Kurtosis
sense_list:
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.


lexentry: eng/kuru__Noun__1
written_rep: kuru
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kuru
sense_list:
A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.


lexentry: eng/kwashiorkor__Noun__1
written_rep: kwashiorkor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kwashiorkor | Mehlnährschaden
sense_list:
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.


lexentry: eng/kype__Noun__1
written_rep: kype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laichhaken
sense_list:
The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.


lexentry: eng/kyriarchy__Noun__1
written_rep: kyriarchy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kyriarchat | Kyriarchie
sense_list:
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. [from 1992]


lexentry: eng/l'esprit_de_l'escalier__Noun__1
written_rep: l'esprit de l'escalier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Treppenwitz
sense_list:
The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.


lexentry: eng/lab_rat__Noun__1
written_rep: lab rat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Versuchskaninchen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly.


lexentry: eng/label__Verb__1
written_rep: label
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: etikettieren
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.


lexentry: eng/labeling__Noun__1
written_rep: labeling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Etikettierung | Kennzeichnung
sense_list:
A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged goods, and so on; the act or process of applying them.


lexentry: eng/labia_majora__Noun__1
written_rep: labia majora
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: große Schamlippen
sense_list:
(anatomy, primatology) The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.


lexentry: eng/labialization__Noun__1
written_rep: labialization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Labialisierung
sense_list:
(phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.


lexentry: eng/labium__Noun__1
written_rep: labium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schamlippe
sense_list:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.


lexentry: eng/labneh__Noun__1
written_rep: labneh
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abtropfjoghurt | Labneh | Labné
sense_list:
Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese.


lexentry: eng/labor-intensive__Adjective__1
written_rep: labor-intensive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: arbeitsintensiv
sense_list:
(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.


lexentry: eng/labor_market__Noun__1
written_rep: labor market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Arbeitsmarkt
sense_list:
(economics) The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.


lexentry: eng/labor_of_love__Noun__1
written_rep: labor of love
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liebhaberei
sense_list:
(American spelling, idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.


lexentry: eng/labor_theory_of_value__Noun__1
written_rep: labor theory of value
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Arbeitswertlehre | Arbeitswerttheorie
sense_list:
(economics, political science) The theory, usually associated with Marxian economics, that freely reproducible goods obtain their value from socially necessary human labor time.


lexentry: eng/laboratory__Noun__1
written_rep: laboratory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Labor | Laboratorium | Laborgebäude
sense_list:
A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis. | A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.


lexentry: eng/labour__Noun__1
written_rep: labour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Arbeit | Arbeiter
sense_list:
(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.


lexentry: eng/labour__Noun__1
written_rep: labour
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Wehen
sense_list:
(medicine, obstetrics) The act of a mother giving birth. | The time period during which a mother gives birth.


lexentry: eng/labour_force__Noun__1
written_rep: labour force
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Arbeitskraft
sense_list:
The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included).


lexentry: eng/labyrinth__Noun__1
written_rep: labyrinth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Labyrinth
sense_list:
A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths | (anatomy) A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance, consisting of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).


lexentry: eng/lac__Noun__1
written_rep: lac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lack
sense_list:
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.


lexentry: eng/lace__Noun__1
written_rep: lace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spitze
sense_list:
(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp


lexentry: eng/lace__Verb__1
written_rep: lace
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: dotieren | infizieren | kontaminieren | vergiften | versetzen | verunreinigen
sense_list:
(transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).


lexentry: eng/laches__Noun__1
written_rep: laches
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Nachlässigkeit
sense_list:
(legal) An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party.


lexentry: eng/lack_of_sleep__Noun__1
written_rep: lack of sleep
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlafmangel
sense_list:
The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/lackluster__Adjective__1
written_rep: lackluster
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: langweilig | mittelmäßig | müde
sense_list:
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.


lexentry: eng/lacquer__Noun__1
written_rep: lacquer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lack
sense_list:
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_gland__Noun__1
written_rep: lacrimal gland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tränendrüse
sense_list:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_sac__Noun__1
written_rep: lacrimal sac
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tränensack
sense_list:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.


lexentry: eng/lacrosse__Noun__1
written_rep: lacrosse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lacrosse
sense_list:
(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.


lexentry: eng/lactam__Noun__1
written_rep: lactam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lactam
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims.


lexentry: eng/lactase__Noun__1
written_rep: lactase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lactase | Laktase
sense_list:
(enzyme, organic compound) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.


lexentry: eng/lactic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: lactic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Milchsäure
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid (CH3CHOHCO2H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/lactoferrin__Noun__1
written_rep: lactoferrin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lactoferrin
sense_list:
A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva


lexentry: eng/lactose-free__Adjective__1
written_rep: lactose-free
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laktosefrei
sense_list:
Not containing lactose. (Usually applied to foods made with milk but with the lactose thereof catabolized enzymatically.)


lexentry: eng/lactose__Noun__1
written_rep: lactose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laktose | Milchzucker | Lactose
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.


lexentry: eng/lactulose__Noun__1
written_rep: lactulose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lactulose
sense_list:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic disaccharide C12H22O11 consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce blood ammonia levels causing neurological symptoms in advanced liver disease. It is used in solution for oral or rectal administration.


lexentry: eng/lacuna__Noun__1
written_rep: lacuna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lexikalische Lücke
sense_list:
(linguistics, translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
written_rep: ladder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leiter
sense_list:
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps). | (game of go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
written_rep: ladder
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Laufmasche
sense_list:
(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.


lexentry: eng/ladies'_room__Noun__1
written_rep: ladies' room
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Damentoilette | Damenumkleideraum
sense_list:
(euphemism) A public lavatory intended for use by women. | (historical) A waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.


lexentry: eng/ladies_and_gentlemen__Noun__1
written_rep: ladies and gentlemen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Herrschaften | meine Damen und Herren | Damen und Herren
sense_list:
Used to address an audience. | (rare, _, and, _, euphemism) Public toilets: a ladies' room and a gentlemen's room.


lexentry: eng/lady's_slipper__Noun__1
written_rep: lady's slipper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Frauenschuh
sense_list:
Any orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.


lexentry: eng/lady's_thumb__Noun__1
written_rep: lady's thumb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Floh-Knöterich
sense_list:
A perennial plant of the knotweed family, native to Eurasia but introduced to many other regions, Persicaria maculosa.


lexentry: eng/lady-in-waiting__Noun__1
written_rep: lady-in-waiting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ehrendame | Hofdame | Palastdame
sense_list:
A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
written_rep: lady
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Dame | Madam | meine Dame | verehrte Frau
sense_list:
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.


lexentry: eng/ladybird__Noun__1
written_rep: ladybird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marienkäfer
sense_list:
Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.


lexentry: eng/ladybird_spider__Noun__1
written_rep: ladybird spider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rote Röhrenspinne
sense_list:
Eresus sandaliatus, a species of spider found primarily in northern and central Europe, males generally being 6-9mm long and characterized by a bright orange back featuring four large and two small ebony spots, females being 10-16mm long and jet-black.


lexentry: eng/ladyboy__Noun__1
written_rep: ladyboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ladyboy
sense_list:
(colloquial, chiefly, Thailand) A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.


lexentry: eng/lagniappe__Noun__1
written_rep: lagniappe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dreingabe
sense_list:
(chiefly, Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.


lexentry: eng/lahmacun__Noun__1
written_rep: lahmacun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Türkische Pizza
sense_list:
A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).


lexentry: eng/lair__Noun__1
written_rep: lair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bau | Höhle
sense_list:
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. | A shed or shelter for domestic animals.


lexentry: eng/lake__Noun__4
written_rep: lake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Färberlack
sense_list:
In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.


lexentry: eng/lake_dwelling__Noun__1
written_rep: lake dwelling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pfahlbau
sense_list:
A prehistoric structure, built over shallow waters, such as a lake or marsh, supported on piles or artificial mounds of earth or wood.


lexentry: eng/lambada__Noun__1
written_rep: lambada
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lambada
sense_list:
(preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.


lexentry: eng/lambda__Noun__1
written_rep: lambda
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lambda
sense_list:
The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.


lexentry: eng/lambda_calculus__Noun__1
written_rep: lambda calculus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lambda-Kalkül
sense_list:
(computing theory) Any of a family of functionally complete algebraic systems in which lambda expressions are evaluated according to a fixed set of rules to produce values, which may themselves be lambda expressions.


lexentry: eng/lambda_point__Noun__1
written_rep: lambda point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lambdapunkt
sense_list:
(physics) The temperature that is the transition point between the normal and the superfluid forms of helium (at a particular pressure)


lexentry: eng/lambdacism__Noun__1
written_rep: lambdacism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lambdazismus
sense_list:
(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Molly for Mary.


lexentry: eng/lambskin__Noun__1
written_rep: lambskin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lamm
sense_list:
The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather.


lexentry: eng/lametta__Noun__1
written_rep: lametta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lametta
sense_list:
Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.


lexentry: eng/lamia__Noun__1
written_rep: lamia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lamia
sense_list:
(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.


lexentry: eng/lamina__Noun__1
written_rep: lamina
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hufeisen
sense_list:
(botany) The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet. | (skeleton) Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.


lexentry: eng/laminate_flooring__Noun__1
written_rep: laminate flooring
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laminat | Laminatboden | Laminatfußboden
sense_list:
Multi-layer synthetic flooring product fused together with a lamination process and simulating wood.


lexentry: eng/laminboard__Noun__1
written_rep: laminboard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stäbchenplatte | Stäbchensperrholz
sense_list:
A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood glued together side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.


lexentry: eng/lamp__Noun__1
written_rep: lamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lampe | Öllampe
sense_list:
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. | A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.


lexentry: eng/lampblack__Noun__1
written_rep: lampblack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ruß
sense_list:
An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.


lexentry: eng/lampoon__Noun__1
written_rep: lampoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schmähschrift | Pamphlet | Spottschrift
sense_list:
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.


lexentry: eng/lamprey__Noun__1
written_rep: lamprey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Neunauge
sense_list:
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.


lexentry: eng/lampshade__Noun__1
written_rep: lampshade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lampenschirm
sense_list:
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.


lexentry: eng/lance_corporal__Noun__1
written_rep: lance corporal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gefreiter
sense_list:
(US) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.


lexentry: eng/lanceolate__Adjective__1
written_rep: lanceolate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lanzettförmig | lanzettlich
sense_list:
(botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.


lexentry: eng/land__Noun__1
written_rep: land
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Land
sense_list:
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected. | (agriculture) Any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing. | In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.


lexentry: eng/land__Verb__1
written_rep: land
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: landen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air. | (intransitive) To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water. | (transitive) To bring to land.


lexentry: eng/land_tax__Noun__1
written_rep: land tax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Grundsteuer
sense_list:
(economics) A levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements.


lexentry: eng/landau__Noun__1
written_rep: landau
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landauer
sense_list:
A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.


lexentry: eng/landgrave__Noun__1
written_rep: landgrave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Landgraf
sense_list:
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).


lexentry: eng/landing_craft__Noun__1
written_rep: landing craft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landungsfahrzeug
sense_list:
(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.


lexentry: eng/landing_gear__Noun__1
written_rep: landing gear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fahrwerk
sense_list:
(uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.


lexentry: eng/landing_net__Noun__1
written_rep: landing net
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kescher
sense_list:
(fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.


lexentry: eng/landing_page__Noun__1
written_rep: landing page
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landeseite | Landingpage
sense_list:
(web design, marketing) A web page at which a user first arrives at a website, now especially one optimized for a marketing campaign or for lead generation.


lexentry: eng/landing_ship__Noun__1
written_rep: landing ship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landungsschiff
sense_list:
(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore


lexentry: eng/landline__Noun__1
written_rep: landline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Festnetz
sense_list:
A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.


lexentry: eng/landline__Noun__1
written_rep: landline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Festnetz | Festnetztelefon
sense_list:
(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.


lexentry: eng/landlocked__Adjective__1
written_rep: landlocked
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: ohne Zugang zu öffentlichen Wegen
sense_list:
(US, real estate, of a property or parcel) Surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.


lexentry: eng/landlord__Noun__1
written_rep: landlord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vermieter | Hauswirt
sense_list:
A person that leases real property; a lessor. | (chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house. | (surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.


lexentry: eng/landrace__Noun__1
written_rep: landrace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landrasse
sense_list:
(often, attributive) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work). [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
written_rep: landscape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landschaft
sense_list:
A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains. | A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc. | The pictorial aspect of a country.


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
written_rep: landscape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Querformat
sense_list:
(computing, printing, uncountable) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides


lexentry: eng/landscape_genetics__Noun__1
written_rep: landscape genetics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landschaftsgenetik
sense_list:
A discipline that analyses the influence of landscape and environmental features on the genetic structure of a population.


lexentry: eng/landslide__Noun__1
written_rep: landslide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Erdrutsch
sense_list:
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.


lexentry: eng/langos__Noun__1
written_rep: langos
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Langos | Langosch
sense_list:
A traditional Hungarian fried dough, usually seasoned with garlic, sour cream or cheese and sold as a fast food.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
written_rep: language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprache | Einzelsprache
sense_list:
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
written_rep: language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Sprache | Sprachen
sense_list:
(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words. | (computing, countable) A computer language; a machine language.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
written_rep: language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Sprache | Jargon
sense_list:
(uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
written_rep: language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Sprache
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does. | (uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.


lexentry: eng/language_barrier__Noun__1
written_rep: language barrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachbarriere
sense_list:
A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.


lexentry: eng/language_branch__Noun__1
written_rep: language branch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachzweig
sense_list:
(linguistics) A subcategory within a language family, which groups together languages that share a common ancestor more recent than the proto-language of the language family.


lexentry: eng/language_contact__Noun__1
written_rep: language contact
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachkontakt
sense_list:
(linguistics) The phenomenon in which speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact and influence each other.


lexentry: eng/language_exchange__Noun__1
written_rep: language exchange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachaustausch | Sprachenaustausch
sense_list:
A method of language learning based on mutual practice by learning partners who speak different languages.


lexentry: eng/language_model__Noun__1
written_rep: language model
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachmodell
sense_list:
(ML) A machine learning model that assigns probabilities to sequences of characters or words, and/or is capable of generating plausible subsequent text from a given prompt.


lexentry: eng/language_police__Noun__1
written_rep: language police
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachpolizei
sense_list:
(informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.


lexentry: eng/language_technology__Noun__1
written_rep: language technology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sprachtechnologie
sense_list:
The interdisciplinary field dealing with making computer programs model, analyze, produce, modify and respond to human language.


lexentry: eng/languid__Adjective__1
written_rep: languid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: träge | matt
sense_list:
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
written_rep: languish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ermatten | erschlaffen | siechen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
written_rep: languish
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: schmachten | sehnen | sich verzehren
sense_list:
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/languor__Noun__1
written_rep: languor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: einschläfernde Stille
sense_list:
(uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/langur__Noun__1
written_rep: langur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hanuman-Langur
sense_list:
Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).


lexentry: eng/lanolin__Noun__1
written_rep: lanolin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wollwachs | Wollschweißfett
sense_list:
A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
written_rep: lansquenet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Landsknecht
sense_list:
(countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
written_rep: lansquenet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Landsknecht | Lansquenet
sense_list:
(uncountable) A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met.


lexentry: eng/lantern__Noun__1
written_rep: lantern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laterne
sense_list:
A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. | (architecture) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light. | (steam engines) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; a lantern brass.


lexentry: eng/lantern__Noun__1
written_rep: lantern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Dachfenster | Dachflächenfenster
sense_list:
(architectural element) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.


lexentry: eng/lantern_wheel__Noun__1
written_rep: lantern wheel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laterne
sense_list:
A pinion with cylindrical staves, instead of teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or plates.


lexentry: eng/lanternfish__Noun__1
written_rep: lanternfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laternenfisch
sense_list:
Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.


lexentry: eng/lanthanide__Noun__1
written_rep: lanthanide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lanthanoid
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.


lexentry: eng/lanthanum__Noun__1
written_rep: lanthanum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lanthan
sense_list:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/lanyard__Noun__1
written_rep: lanyard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schlüsselband | Umhängeband | Trageband
sense_list:
(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.


lexentry: eng/lanyard__Noun__1
written_rep: lanyard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Abzugsleine
sense_list:
(by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__1
written_rep: lap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Schoß
sense_list:
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__2
written_rep: lap
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Bahn | Bahnlänge
sense_list:
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping. | (swimming) The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.


lexentry: eng/lap__Verb__2
written_rep: lap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: überrunden
sense_list:
(transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.


lexentry: eng/lap__Verb__3
written_rep: lap
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schlecken
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.


lexentry: eng/lap_dance__Noun__1
written_rep: lap dance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lapdance
sense_list:
An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over his or her lap.


lexentry: eng/lap_dog__Noun__1
written_rep: lap dog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schoßhund | Schoßhündchen | Schoßhündin
sense_list:
A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.


lexentry: eng/laparoscopy__Noun__1
written_rep: laparoscopy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laparoskopie | Bauchspiegelung
sense_list:
(medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.


lexentry: eng/laparotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: laparotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laparotomie
sense_list:
(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.


lexentry: eng/lapel__Noun__1
written_rep: lapel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aufschlag | Revers | Jackenaufschlag | Klappe | Mantelaufschlag | Rockaufschlag
sense_list:
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.


lexentry: eng/lapidary__Adjective__1
written_rep: lapidary
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lapidar
sense_list:
Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.


lexentry: eng/lapping__Noun__1
written_rep: lapping
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Dichtung
sense_list:
(lutherie) Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.


lexentry: eng/lapti__Noun__1
written_rep: lapti
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bastschuh | Bastschuhe
sense_list:
A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.


lexentry: eng/lapwing__Noun__1
written_rep: lapwing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kiebitz
sense_list:
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.


lexentry: eng/larceny__Noun__1
written_rep: larceny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Diebstahl
sense_list:
(legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]


lexentry: eng/largemouth_bass__Noun__1
written_rep: largemouth bass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Forellenbarsch
sense_list:
A black bass of species Micropterus salmoides, found from northeastern Mexico to southeastern Canada.


lexentry: eng/largescale_archerfish__Noun__1
written_rep: largescale archerfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gefleckter Schützenfisch
sense_list:
An archerfish of species Toxotes chatareus, which is sooty in colour compared to the silveriness of most archerfish.


lexentry: eng/larkspur__Noun__1
written_rep: larkspur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rittersporn
sense_list:
A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida


lexentry: eng/larnax__Noun__1
written_rep: larnax
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Larnax
sense_list:
(archaeology, historical) A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.


lexentry: eng/larva__Noun__1
written_rep: larva
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Larve
sense_list:
An animal in the aforementioned stage. | (figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.


lexentry: eng/laryngeal__Noun__1
written_rep: laryngeal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Laryngal
sense_list:
(Indo-European, _, linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.


lexentry: eng/larynx__Noun__1
written_rep: larynx
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kehlkopf
sense_list:
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.


lexentry: eng/lasagna__Noun__1
written_rep: lasagna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lasagne
sense_list:
An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).


lexentry: eng/laser_cooling__Noun__1
written_rep: laser cooling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laserkühlung
sense_list:
(physics) the process of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas, or the spread of velocities of a beam of atoms


lexentry: eng/laser_pointer__Noun__1
written_rep: laser pointer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laserpointer
sense_list:
A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance


lexentry: eng/laser_printer__Noun__1
written_rep: laser printer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laserdrucker
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.


lexentry: eng/lassie__Noun__1
written_rep: lassie
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dienstmädchen
sense_list:
(chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.


lexentry: eng/last__Adjective__1
written_rep: last
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: letzte
sense_list:
Most recent, latest, last so far. | Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable. | Being the only one remaining of its class. | Lowest in rank or degree.


lexentry: eng/last__Determiner__1
written_rep: last
part_of_speech: determiner
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: letzte
sense_list:
(of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.


lexentry: eng/last_but_not_least__Adverb__1
written_rep: last but not least
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: nicht zuletzt | zu guter Letzt
sense_list:
An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.


lexentry: eng/last_call__Noun__1
written_rep: last call
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: letzte Runde
sense_list:
In a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.


lexentry: eng/last_mile__Noun__1
written_rep: last mile
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: letzte Meile
sense_list:
(telecommunications) The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds.


lexentry: eng/last_night__Adverb__1
written_rep: last night
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gestern Abend | heute Nacht | letzte Nacht | gestern Nacht
sense_list:
during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_night__Noun__1
written_rep: last night
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gestern Abend | heute Nacht | letzte Nacht | gestern Nacht
sense_list:
(often, used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_straw__Noun__1
written_rep: last straw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
sense_list:
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to an already heavy burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.


lexentry: eng/last_word__Noun__1
written_rep: last word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Krone | Nonplusultra
sense_list:
(idiomatic, often preceded by the and followed by in) The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.


lexentry: eng/last_word__Noun__1
written_rep: last word
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: letztes Wort
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation. | (often, sarcastic, often, pluralized) The final statement uttered by a person before death. | (idiomatic) A final decision or remark, or the right to make one.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
written_rep: latch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Riegel | Klinke | Anschlag | Arretierung | Falle | Rastklinke
sense_list:
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
written_rep: latch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Auffangregister | Klinkenschalter | Signalschalter
sense_list:
(electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.


lexentry: eng/latchkey_kid__Noun__1
written_rep: latchkey kid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlüsselkind
sense_list:
(informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.


lexentry: eng/late__Adjective__1
written_rep: late
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: spät
sense_list:
Near the end of a period of time. | Specifically, near the end of the day. | (usually, not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.


lexentry: eng/late__Adjective__1
written_rep: late
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: verstorben | selig
sense_list:
(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)


lexentry: eng/late_bloomer__Noun__1
written_rep: late bloomer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Spätblüher
sense_list:
(literally, horticulture) A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.


lexentry: eng/late_capitalism__Noun__1
written_rep: late capitalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spätkapitalismus
sense_list:
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.


lexentry: eng/lateen__Noun__1
written_rep: lateen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lateinersegel
sense_list:
(ship parts) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.


lexentry: eng/later__Adverb__1
written_rep: later
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: später
sense_list:
At some unspecified time in the future. | (Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).


lexentry: eng/lateral__Adjective__1
written_rep: lateral
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lateral
sense_list:
To the side; of or pertaining to the side. | (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.


lexentry: eng/lateral_line__Noun__1
written_rep: lateral line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laterallinie
sense_list:
A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.


lexentry: eng/lateral_pterygoid_muscle__Noun__1
written_rep: lateral pterygoid muscle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Musculus pterygoideus lateralis
sense_list:
(muscle) A muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.


lexentry: eng/lateral_raise__Noun__1
written_rep: lateral raise
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seitenhebe | Seitenheben
sense_list:
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.


lexentry: eng/lateral_thinking__Noun__1
written_rep: lateral thinking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Querdenken
sense_list:
The use of reasoned thought in a nonstandard, or nonlinear logical way to find a solution to a problem.


lexentry: eng/lath__Noun__1
written_rep: lath
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Latte | Leiste
sense_list:
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.


lexentry: eng/lathe__Noun__2
written_rep: lathe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Drehmaschine | Drehbank | Drechselbank | Drehstuhl | Holzdrehmaschine
sense_list:
(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.


lexentry: eng/laticlave__Noun__1
written_rep: laticlave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Einsatzstreifen | Einsatzstück
sense_list:
(historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/latifundium__Noun__1
written_rep: latifundium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Latifundium
sense_list:
(chiefly, in plural) A great landed estate with absentee ownership and labor often in a state of partial servitude.


lexentry: eng/latissimus_dorsi__Noun__1
written_rep: latissimus dorsi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: großer Rückenmuskel
sense_list:
(muscle) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
written_rep: latitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Breite | geographische Breite | Breitengrad
sense_list:
(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
written_rep: latitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Breite | Breitengrad | Breitenkreis
sense_list:
(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.


lexentry: eng/latrine__Noun__1
written_rep: latrine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Latrine
sense_list:
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.


lexentry: eng/latte__Noun__1
written_rep: latte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Caffè Latte | Café au Lait | Milchkaffee
sense_list:
A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. | A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
written_rep: lattice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gitter | Gatter | Gitterwerk | Gitterzaun | Lattengerüst
sense_list:
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
written_rep: lattice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Gitter | Kristallgitter
sense_list:
(crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
written_rep: lattice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Verband
sense_list:
(mathematics, order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.


lexentry: eng/laudanum__Noun__1
written_rep: laudanum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laudanum
sense_list:
Any of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
written_rep: laugh
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lachen | Lachen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
written_rep: laugh
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lachen
sense_list:
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. | (transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. | (transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
written_rep: laugh
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: auslachen | lachen
sense_list:
(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.


lexentry: eng/laughing_dove__Noun__1
written_rep: laughing dove
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Palmtaube
sense_list:
A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.


lexentry: eng/laughing_gull__Noun__1
written_rep: laughing gull
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Aztekenmöwe
sense_list:
An American gull (Leucophaeus atricilla); in summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black.


lexentry: eng/laughing_kookaburra__Noun__1
written_rep: laughing kookaburra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jägerliest | Kookaburra | Lachender Hans
sense_list:
A kookaburra of species Dacelo novaeguineae, native to eastern Australia and famed for its loud laugh-like call.


lexentry: eng/laughter__Noun__1
written_rep: laughter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lachen | Gelächter
sense_list:
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.


lexentry: eng/launch__Verb__1
written_rep: launch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: starten | öffnen
sense_list:
(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation


lexentry: eng/launcher__Noun__1
written_rep: launcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abschussgerät
sense_list:
One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.


lexentry: eng/launder__Verb__1
written_rep: launder
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: waschen
sense_list:
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron. | (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.


lexentry: eng/laundry__Noun__1
written_rep: laundry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Wäscherei | Wäsche | Waschküche | Waschen | Waschsalon | Waschraum
sense_list:
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.


lexentry: eng/laundry_basket__Noun__1
written_rep: laundry basket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wäschekorb
sense_list:
A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.


lexentry: eng/laura__Noun__1
written_rep: laura
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Laura | Laure | Lavra | Lawra
sense_list:
(historical, Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.


lexentry: eng/laurel__Noun__1
written_rep: laurel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lorbeer
sense_list:
Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.


lexentry: eng/laurestine__Noun__1
written_rep: laurestine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lorbeerschneeball | Mittelmeer-Schneeball
sense_list:
The Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.


lexentry: eng/lava__Noun__1
written_rep: lava
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lava
sense_list:
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.


lexentry: eng/lava_dome__Noun__1
written_rep: lava dome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lavadom
sense_list:
(vulcanology) A convex volcanic structure made of generally viscous, felsic lava, which grows slowly over time by extrusion from a volcanic edifice, either endogenously, by inflating from within, or exogenously, as erupted flow lobes of lava.


lexentry: eng/lava_flow__Noun__1
written_rep: lava flow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lavafluss
sense_list:
(geology) A flow of molten lava from an erupting volcano, and the solidified mass left after the lava has cooled down.


lexentry: eng/lava_lamp__Noun__1
written_rep: lava lamp
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lavalampe
sense_list:
A kind of lamp, typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava.


lexentry: eng/lavaret__Noun__1
written_rep: lavaret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lavaret
sense_list:
(zoology) A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.


lexentry: eng/lavash__Noun__1
written_rep: lavash
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lavash
sense_list:
A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/lavender__Noun__1
written_rep: lavender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lavendel
sense_list:
Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family. | A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
written_rep: law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gesetz | Recht
sense_list:
(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. | Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.) | A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
written_rep: law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Gesetz
sense_list:
(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule. | (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.


lexentry: eng/law_enforcement__Noun__1
written_rep: law enforcement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Gesetzesvollzug | Ordnungskräfte | Strafverfolgung
sense_list:
The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.


lexentry: eng/law_of_cosines__Noun__1
written_rep: law of cosines
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kosinussatz
sense_list:
(trigonometry) A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.


lexentry: eng/law_of_large_numbers__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: law of large numbers
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: [[Gesetz der großen Zahlen|Gesetz der großen Zahl(en)]]
sense_list:
(statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages.


lexentry: eng/law_of_obligations__Noun__1
written_rep: law of obligations
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schuldrecht
sense_list:
(law) A branch of private law under civil-law legal systems concerning the rights and duties arising between individuals.


lexentry: eng/law_of_sines__Noun__1
written_rep: law of sines
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sinussatz
sense_list:
(trigonometry) A statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles.


lexentry: eng/lawfare__Noun__1
written_rep: lawfare
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gerichtskrieg
sense_list:
(informal) The bringing of legal proceedings against an opponent, often only to attack, harass, or intimidate. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/lawnmower__Noun__1
written_rep: lawnmower
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rasenmäher | Mähmaschine
sense_list:
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.


lexentry: eng/lawsuit__Noun__1
written_rep: lawsuit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gerichtsverfahren | Klage | Rechtsstreit | Prozess
sense_list:
(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.


lexentry: eng/lawyer__Noun__1
written_rep: lawyer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Anwalt | Rechtsanwalt | Rechtsanwältin | Anwältin
sense_list:
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
written_rep: lay-by
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Haltebucht | Rastplatz
sense_list:
(UK, Philippines) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones. | (UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc. | (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, uncountable) A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.


lexentry: eng/lay__Verb__1
written_rep: lay
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legen
sense_list:
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. | To produce and deposit an egg. | To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.


lexentry: eng/lay_down__Verb__1
written_rep: lay down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: befehlen
sense_list:
(transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).


lexentry: eng/lay_down__Verb__1
written_rep: lay down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: ins Bett gehen
sense_list:
To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life." | (intransitive, proscribed) To lie down.


lexentry: eng/lay_judge__Noun__1
written_rep: lay judge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laienrichter | Schöffe
sense_list:
A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).


lexentry: eng/lay_of_the_land__Noun__1
written_rep: lay of the land
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lage der Dinge | Stand der Dinge | Stimmungslage
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The trends, feelings, intentions, and other factors influencing a strategic, political, or social situation.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
written_rep: lay off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: entlassen
sense_list:
(transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.


lexentry: eng/lay_open__Verb__1
written_rep: lay open
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: offenlegen
sense_list:
(patents, Japan and South Korea) To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.


lexentry: eng/lay_out__Verb__1
written_rep: lay out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: auslegen
sense_list:
(transitive) To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).


lexentry: eng/lay_out__Verb__1
written_rep: lay out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: ausgeben | darlegen
sense_list:
(transitive, colloquial, US) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor; to kill.


lexentry: eng/layer__Noun__1
written_rep: layer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schicht | Lage
sense_list:
A single thickness of some material covering a surface. | A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.


lexentry: eng/layer__Noun__1
written_rep: layer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Ebene
sense_list:
(computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) One in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.


lexentry: eng/laying_on_of_hands__Noun__1
written_rep: laying on of hands
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Handauflegen | Handauflegung
sense_list:
(religion, chiefly, Christianity) The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing.


lexentry: eng/layman__Noun__1
written_rep: layman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laie
sense_list:
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. | (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.


lexentry: eng/layoff__Noun__1
written_rep: layoff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Arbeitsunterbrechung | Personalabbau | Stellenabbau
sense_list:
(chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).


lexentry: eng/layout__Noun__1
written_rep: layout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Layout | Gestaltung
sense_list:
(publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.


lexentry: eng/layperson__Noun__1
written_rep: layperson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laie | Laiin
sense_list:
A person who is not a cleric. | One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.


lexentry: eng/laytime__Noun__1
written_rep: laytime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liegezeit
sense_list:
In commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
written_rep: lazaretto
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lazarett
sense_list:
(also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lazurite__Noun__1
written_rep: lazurite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lasurit
sense_list:
(mineral) A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na4-5Al3Si3O12S.


lexentry: eng/lazy_Susan__Noun__1
written_rep: lazy Susan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Drehplatte | Drehteller
sense_list:
A rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food. | A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets. | (finance) .


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blei
sense_list:
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). | (slang) Bullets; ammunition.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lot | Senkblei | verbleien
sense_list:
(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Durchschuss
sense_list:
(uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: führen | Führung | Leitung
sense_list:
(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: anführen
sense_list:
(baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown. | A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: führen | leiten
sense_list:
(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played | In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke. | (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet. | (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.) | (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: leiten | Spur | anführen
sense_list:
Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 19
trans_list: Spur
sense_list:
Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: führen
sense_list:
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection. | (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: führen | leiten
sense_list:
To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course). | (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race. | (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: führen | leiten | Führung | Spur
sense_list:
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leiten | führen
sense_list:
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ader
sense_list:
(intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
written_rep: lead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: anführen | führen
sense_list:
(transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure


lexentry: eng/lead_astray__Verb__1
written_rep: lead astray
part_of_speech: verb
trans_list:
auf Abwege bringen | auf Abwege führen | in die Irre führen | in die Irre leiten | irreführen | irreleiten


lexentry: eng/lead_guitar__Noun__1
written_rep: lead guitar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leadgitarre
sense_list:
An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.


lexentry: eng/lead_time__Noun__1
written_rep: lead time
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lieferzeit
sense_list:
(idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.


lexentry: eng/leader__Noun__1
written_rep: leader
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Leitartikel
sense_list:
(UK, journalism) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story.


lexentry: eng/leading_edge__Noun__1
written_rep: leading edge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Anströmkante | Profilnase
sense_list:
(aeronautics) The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.


lexentry: eng/leading_question__Noun__1
written_rep: leading question
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Suggestivfrage
sense_list:
A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.


lexentry: eng/leaf-cutter_ant__Noun__1
written_rep: leaf-cutter ant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blattschneiderameise
sense_list:
Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
written_rep: leaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Blatt
sense_list:
Anything resembling the leaf of a plant. | A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin. | (computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
written_rep: leaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Blatt | Laubblatt
sense_list:
(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf). | (programming, x86) A particular value of the EAX register when a program runs the CPUID instruction; each leaf represents a different category of information returned about the processor.


lexentry: eng/leaf_casting__Noun__1
written_rep: leaf casting
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Papieranfaserung
sense_list:
A process in which damaged paper is repaired by means of wetting the old paper in a cast and concurrently aging pulp to the damaged part or parts.


lexentry: eng/leaf_litter__Noun__1
written_rep: leaf litter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abgefallenes Laub | trockenes Laub
sense_list:
Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil.


lexentry: eng/leaf_node__Noun__1
written_rep: leaf node
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blatt
sense_list:
(botany) One of the spots upon a stem where buds and intercalary meristems occur, usually marking the end of a season's growth. | (comptheory) A node, in a tree, that has no children.


lexentry: eng/league_table__Noun__1
written_rep: league table
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tabelle
sense_list:
(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.


lexentry: eng/leak__Noun__1
written_rep: leak
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Leck
sense_list:
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. | A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.


lexentry: eng/lean-to__Noun__1
written_rep: lean-to
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schutzhütte
sense_list:
A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension.


lexentry: eng/lean__Adjective__1
written_rep: lean
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: mager
sense_list:
(of meat) Having little fat. | Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.


lexentry: eng/lean__Verb__1
written_rep: lean
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lehnen
sense_list:
(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc. | To hang outwards.


lexentry: eng/lean_thinking__Noun__1
written_rep: lean thinking
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lean Thinking
sense_list:
(business) A business methodology that aims to provide a new way to think about how to organize human activities to deliver more benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating waste.


lexentry: eng/leap_day__Noun__1
written_rep: leap day
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schalttag
sense_list:
An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting centuries not divisible by 400, usually reckoned as February 29th.


lexentry: eng/leap_second__Noun__1
written_rep: leap second
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schaltsekunde
sense_list:
A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.


lexentry: eng/leap_year__Noun__1
written_rep: leap year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schaltjahr
sense_list:
A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.


lexentry: eng/leapfrog__Noun__1
written_rep: leapfrog
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bockspringen
sense_list:
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.


lexentry: eng/learn__Verb__1
written_rep: learn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lernen
sense_list:
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. | To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.


lexentry: eng/learned_borrowing__Noun__1
written_rep: learned borrowing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gelehrte Entlehnung
sense_list:
(linguistics) A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another on purpose instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.


lexentry: eng/learning_curve__Noun__1
written_rep: learning curve
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lernkurve
sense_list:
A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience. | (by extension) A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time.


lexentry: eng/lease__Noun__1
written_rep: lease
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pacht
sense_list:
(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.


lexentry: eng/lease__Verb__1
written_rep: lease
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: pachten
sense_list:
(transitive, formal, law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to let. | (computing, transitive) To assign a temporary IP address to (a networked device).


lexentry: eng/least_common_multiple__Noun__1
written_rep: least common multiple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches
sense_list:
(number theory) The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.


lexentry: eng/least_flycatcher__Noun__1
written_rep: least flycatcher
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gartentyrann
sense_list:
A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.


lexentry: eng/least_weasel__Noun__1
written_rep: least weasel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wiesel
sense_list:
The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.


lexentry: eng/leather__Noun__1
written_rep: leather
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leder
sense_list:
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.


lexentry: eng/leatherette__Noun__1
written_rep: leatherette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kunstleder
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable, also, attributively) A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.


lexentry: eng/leatherman__Noun__2
written_rep: leatherman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ledermann
sense_list:
A multitool, usually with a plier head as the central implement, that has an array of other implements such as knives, screwdrivers, can openers, files, saws, and so on.


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
written_rep: leave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lassen | zurücklassen
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
written_rep: leave
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lassen
sense_list:
(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.


lexentry: eng/leave_behind__Verb__1
written_rep: leave behind
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: hinterlassen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To not live longer than; to be survived by. | (transitive, idiomatic) To leave (a trace of something).


lexentry: eng/leave_for_dead__Verb__1
written_rep: leave for dead
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zum Sterben zurücklassen
sense_list:
(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.


lexentry: eng/leave_it_at_that__Verb__1
written_rep: leave it at that
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: es dabei belassen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.


lexentry: eng/leave_me_alone__Phrase__1
written_rep: leave me alone
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lass mich in Ruhe
sense_list:
stop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my life (used especially when one is angry, frustrated, or annoyed).


lexentry: eng/leave_someone_in_the_lurch__Verb__1
written_rep: leave someone in the lurch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: im Regen stehen lassen | im Stich lassen | sitzen lassen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.


lexentry: eng/lebensraum__Noun__1
written_rep: lebensraum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebensraum
sense_list:
(chiefly, with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.


lexentry: eng/lecithin__Noun__1
written_rep: lecithin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lecithin
sense_list:
(organic chemistry) The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier).


lexentry: eng/lect__Noun__1
written_rep: lect
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lekt
sense_list:
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
written_rep: lectern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pult | Rednerpult | Chorpult | Lesepult
sense_list:
A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.


lexentry: eng/lectionary__Noun__1
written_rep: lectionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lektionar | Lektionarium
sense_list:
(Christianity, Judaism) A book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.


lexentry: eng/lectotype__Noun__1
written_rep: lectotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lectotypus
sense_list:
(taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.


lexentry: eng/lecturer__Noun__1
written_rep: lecturer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Dozent | Dozentin | Lektor | Lektorin
sense_list:
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.


lexentry: eng/lede__Noun__2
written_rep: lede
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lead-Stil
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/ledger__Noun__1
written_rep: ledger
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Auflager | Fixpunkt | Konsole | Querbalken | Widerlager
sense_list:
(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.


lexentry: eng/ledger_line__Noun__1
written_rep: ledger line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hilfslinie
sense_list:
(music) A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.


lexentry: eng/leek__Noun__1
written_rep: leek
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lauch | Porree | Breitlauch | Winterlauch
sense_list:
A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.


lexentry: eng/leer__Noun__1
written_rep: leer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anzügliches Grinsen | lüsterner Blick
sense_list:
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.


lexentry: eng/leer__Verb__1
written_rep: leer
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anzüglich blicken | schielen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.


lexentry: eng/lees__Noun__1
written_rep: lees
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bodensatz
sense_list:
The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.


lexentry: eng/leeside__Noun__1
written_rep: leeside
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leeseite
sense_list:
The side of something that provides the most shelter from some prevailing force such as wind, rain, waves, etc.


lexentry: eng/leeward__Adjective__1
written_rep: leeward
part_of_speech: adjective
sense_list: On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
leewärts gelegen | mit dem Wind gelegen | unter dem Winde gelegen | windabgewandt gelegen | windabwärts gelegen


lexentry: eng/leeway__Noun__1
written_rep: leeway
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Rückstand | Versäumte
sense_list:
(British) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.


lexentry: eng/left-handed__Adjective__1
written_rep: left-handed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: linkshändig
sense_list:
(occult, of magic) Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path


lexentry: eng/left__Adjective__1
written_rep: left
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: link | links
sense_list:
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←


lexentry: eng/left_and_right__Adverb__1
written_rep: left and right
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: was das Zeug hält
sense_list:
(figurative, chiefly, North America) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
written_rep: leg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 18
trans_list: Hosenbein | Kathete
sense_list:
(cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.


lexentry: eng/leg_extension__Noun__1
written_rep: leg extension
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beinstrecken
sense_list:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed on a machine while seated. The quadriceps (thigh muscles) are exerted to straighten the knee while acting against resistance applied to the lower shin.


lexentry: eng/leg_up__Noun__1
written_rep: leg up
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Räuberleiter
sense_list:
The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.


lexentry: eng/leg_warmer__Noun__1
written_rep: leg warmer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gamasche | Stulpe
sense_list:
A type of garment similar to a footless sock, which usually extends from below the knee to above the ankle.


lexentry: eng/legal_advice__Noun__1
written_rep: legal advice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechtsberatung
sense_list:
(legal) The giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law, usually received from a solicitor, barrister or lawyer, ordinarily for a fee.


lexentry: eng/legal_capacity__Noun__1
written_rep: legal capacity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geschäftsfähigkeit
sense_list:
(law) Capacity of a person to make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will.


lexentry: eng/legal_person__Noun__1
written_rep: legal person
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: juristische Person
sense_list:
(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.


lexentry: eng/legal_positivism__Noun__1
written_rep: legal positivism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Positivismus
sense_list:
(legal) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).


lexentry: eng/legal_representative__Noun__1
written_rep: legal representative
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Rechtsbeistand | gesetzliche Vertreter | rechtliche Vertretung
sense_list:
(law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.


lexentry: eng/legal_studies__Noun__1
written_rep: legal studies
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechtslehre
sense_list:
The study of law, especially as a subject taken during high school. | The study of theories and philosophies related to law; jurisprudence.


lexentry: eng/legal_tender__Noun__1
written_rep: legal tender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel
sense_list:
(legal) Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.


lexentry: eng/legal_vacuum__Noun__1
written_rep: legal vacuum
part_of_speech: noun
trans_list:
Gesetzeslücke | Rechtslücke | Rechtsvakuum | Regelungslücke | juristisches Vakuum | rechtliche Lücke


lexentry: eng/legalize__Verb__1
written_rep: legalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: legalisieren
sense_list:
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.


lexentry: eng/legate__Noun__1
written_rep: legate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Legat
sense_list:
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.


lexentry: eng/legato__Noun__1
written_rep: legato
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gebunden | legato
sense_list:
(music) A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes. | (music) A passage that is played legato.


lexentry: eng/legend__Noun__1
written_rep: legend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Legende
sense_list:
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. | A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments. | (cartography) A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.


lexentry: eng/legion__Noun__1
written_rep: legion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Legion
sense_list:
(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.


lexentry: eng/legionary__Noun__1
written_rep: legionary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Legionär
sense_list:
A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).


lexentry: eng/legislative_body__Noun__1
written_rep: legislative body
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gesetzgebungsorgan
sense_list:
A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state, and often controls the executive power.


lexentry: eng/legman__Noun__1
written_rep: legman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Reporter
sense_list:
(originally, US, journalism) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story.


lexentry: eng/legume__Noun__1
written_rep: legume
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hülsenfrüchtler | Leguminose
sense_list:
(botany) Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).


lexentry: eng/legumin__Noun__1
written_rep: legumin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Legumin | Pflanzenkasein | Pflanzenkäsestoff
sense_list:
(biochemistry, organic compound) Any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.


lexentry: eng/legwork__Noun__1
written_rep: legwork
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kleinarbeit | Lauferei
sense_list:
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.


lexentry: eng/leishmaniasis__Noun__1
written_rep: leishmaniasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leishmaniose
sense_list:
(disease) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.


lexentry: eng/leister__Noun__1
written_rep: leister
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fischspeer
sense_list:
(fishing) A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
written_rep: lemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lemma | Hilfssatz
sense_list:
(mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
written_rep: lemma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Lemma | Stichwort
sense_list:
(psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.


lexentry: eng/lemmatisation__Noun__1
written_rep: lemmatisation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lemmatisierung
sense_list:
(computing, lexicography) The process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word.


lexentry: eng/lemniscate__Noun__1
written_rep: lemniscate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lemniskate
sense_list:
The infinity symbol (∞). | (mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.


lexentry: eng/lemon__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Zitronengelb | Zitrone
sense_list:
A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. | (uncountable, rare) Lemon juice. | A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). | (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor. | (dated, fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex. | (geometry) The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.


lexentry: eng/lemon_balm__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon balm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Melisse | Zitronenmelisse | Gartenmelisse | Herzkraut | Herztrost
sense_list:
A perennial herb, of species Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc.


lexentry: eng/lemon_juice__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon juice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zitronensaft
sense_list:
The liquid extract of lemon fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.


lexentry: eng/lemon_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zitronenhai
sense_list:
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.


lexentry: eng/lemon_verbena__Noun__1
written_rep: lemon verbena
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zitronenstrauch | Zitronenverbene
sense_list:
A deciduous perennial shrub native to South America, used for its lemon-like fragrance and flavor, Aloysia citrodora.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
written_rep: lemonade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limonade | Zitrone
sense_list:
(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
written_rep: lemonade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Limonade | Limo | Brause
sense_list:
(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/lemongrass__Noun__1
written_rep: lemongrass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zitronengras | Lemongras
sense_list:
One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.


lexentry: eng/lemur__Noun__1
written_rep: lemur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lemur | Lemure
sense_list:
(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.


lexentry: eng/lend__Verb__1
written_rep: lend
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leihen | borgen | verleihen
sense_list:
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.


lexentry: eng/lender__Noun__1
written_rep: lender
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Darlehensgeber | Verleiher
sense_list:
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.


lexentry: eng/length__Noun__1
written_rep: length
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Pferdelänge
sense_list:
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.


lexentry: eng/lenis__Adjective__1
written_rep: lenis
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schwach
sense_list:
(phonetics, of a, consonant) Weakly articulated, hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.


lexentry: eng/lens__Noun__1
written_rep: lens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linse
sense_list:
(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. | A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams. | (geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune. | (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean. | (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.


lexentry: eng/lenticular_galaxy__Noun__1
written_rep: lenticular galaxy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lentikuläre Galaxie | linsenförmige Galaxie
sense_list:
(galaxy) A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.


lexentry: eng/lentil__Noun__1
written_rep: lentil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linse
sense_list:
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. | The seed of these plants, used as food.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__1
written_rep: leonine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Löwe | löwenartig
sense_list:
(pathology) Of a facies: resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis; also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.


lexentry: eng/leopard__Noun__1
written_rep: leopard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leopard | Pard | Pardel | Parder
sense_list:
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).


lexentry: eng/leopard_shark__Noun__1
written_rep: leopard shark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leopardenhai
sense_list:
A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/leopardsbane__Noun__1
written_rep: leopardsbane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gämswurz | Gamswurz | Gemswurz
sense_list:
Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.


lexentry: eng/leotard__Noun__1
written_rep: leotard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Body | Gymnastikanzug | Gymnastiktrikot | Leotard | Turnanzug | Turntrikot
sense_list:
A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)


lexentry: eng/leper_colony__Noun__1
written_rep: leper colony
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leprosorium | Leprakolonie | Leprastation
sense_list:
An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.


lexentry: eng/lepidolite__Noun__1
written_rep: lepidolite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lepidolith
sense_list:
(mineral) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/leprosy__Noun__1
written_rep: leprosy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lepra | Aussatz
sense_list:
(disease, medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.


lexentry: eng/leptin__Noun__1
written_rep: leptin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leptin
sense_list:
(hormone) A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/leptokurtic__Adjective__1
written_rep: leptokurtic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leptokurtisch
sense_list:
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__2
written_rep: lepton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lepton
sense_list:
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.


lexentry: eng/leptospirosis__Noun__1
written_rep: leptospirosis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leptospirose
sense_list:
An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.


lexentry: eng/lesbian__Adjective__1
written_rep: lesbian
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lesbisch | Lesbe
sense_list:
(of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners. | (of a woman, broadly) Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners. | (of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.


lexentry: eng/lese_majesty__Noun__1
written_rep: lese majesty
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Majestätsbeleidigung
sense_list:
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.


lexentry: eng/lesene__Noun__1
written_rep: lesene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lisene
sense_list:
(architecture) A low-relief, vertical pillar or pilaster in a wall, usually without a base or capital; used in architecture to divide a facade or other wall surface visually.


lexentry: eng/leshy__Noun__1
written_rep: leshy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schrat | Waldschrat
sense_list:
(Slavic mythology) A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.


lexentry: eng/lesion__Noun__1
written_rep: lesion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Läsion | Verletzung | enorme Verletzung | Übervorteilung
sense_list:
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.


lexentry: eng/lesion__Noun__1
written_rep: lesion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: enorme Verletzung | Übervorteilung
sense_list:
(law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.


lexentry: eng/less_is_more__Proverb__1
written_rep: less is more
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: weniger ist mehr
sense_list:
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.


lexentry: eng/lesser__Adjective__2
written_rep: lesser
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleiner | weniger | geringere
sense_list:
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.


lexentry: eng/lesser_celandine__Noun__1
written_rep: lesser celandine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Scharbockskraut | Feigwurz
sense_list:
A European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers


lexentry: eng/lesser_flamingo__Noun__1
written_rep: lesser flamingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zwergflamingo
sense_list:
An Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.


lexentry: eng/lesser_omentum__Noun__1
written_rep: lesser omentum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Omentum minus | kleines Netz
sense_list:
(anatomy) A thin peritoneal fold that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/let's__Verb__1
written_rep: let's
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lassen | wollen wir
sense_list:
Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.


lexentry: eng/let__Verb__1
written_rep: let
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lassen | verlassen | zurücklassen
sense_list:
(transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
written_rep: let alone
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: geschweige denn | geschweige
sense_list:
(idiomatic, negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
written_rep: let alone
part_of_speech: conjunction
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: geschweige denn
sense_list:
(idiomatic, positive polarity item, rare) Not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.


lexentry: eng/let_bygones_be_bygones__Verb__1
written_rep: let bygones be bygones
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schwamm drüber
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).


lexentry: eng/let_go__Verb__1
written_rep: let go
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: loslassen
sense_list:
(intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.


lexentry: eng/let_in_on__Verb__1
written_rep: let in on
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verlauten
sense_list:
(ditransitive) To disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.


lexentry: eng/let_oneself_go__Verb__1
written_rep: let oneself go
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sich gehen lassen | verwahrlosen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.


lexentry: eng/let_sleeping_dogs_lie__Verb__1
written_rep: let sleeping dogs lie
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schlafende Hunde weckt man nicht
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.


lexentry: eng/lethality__Noun__1
written_rep: lethality
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Letalität | Sterblichkeit
sense_list:
The degree of lethal (mortal) danger that something (usually a disease or a weapon) presents; the magnitude of its power to kill organisms exposed to it; this property is indirectly measured by any of various proxy rates, including mortality rate, case fatality rate, or infection fatality rate (for diseases) or kill rate (for weapons, pesticides, or parasites).


lexentry: eng/lethargy__Noun__1
written_rep: lethargy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lethargie | Interesselosigkeit | Nonchalance | Schlafsucht | Teilnahmslosigkeit | Trägheit
sense_list:
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/letter_carrier__Noun__1
written_rep: letter carrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Briefträger | Postbote | Briefträgerin | Briefzusteller | Briefzustellerin | Postbotin
sense_list:
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_credit__Noun__1
written_rep: letter of credit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Akkreditiv
sense_list:
(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_marque__Noun__1
written_rep: letter of marque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kaperbrief
sense_list:
(nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_recommendation__Noun__1
written_rep: letter of recommendation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Empfehlungsschreiben
sense_list:
A letter written by one person who is familiar with another, usually a teacher, employer, or person of similar authority, evaluating and often extolling the fitness of the other person for a position.


lexentry: eng/letter_opener__Noun__1
written_rep: letter opener
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Brieföffner
sense_list:
A device shaped like a fixed-blade knife, usually with a blunt edge; the blunt edge does not slice the envelope so much as precisely tear it.


lexentry: eng/letter_to_the_editor__Noun__1
written_rep: letter to the editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leserbrief
sense_list:
(journalism) A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers.


lexentry: eng/letterbox__Noun__1
written_rep: letterbox
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Briefkasten | Postkasten | Hausbriefkasten | Postbriefkasten
sense_list:
A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/letterpress__Noun__1
written_rep: letterpress
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Buchdruck
sense_list:
(printing) Printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates. | (printing) A machine used for such printing.


lexentry: eng/letters_patent__Noun__1
written_rep: letters patent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Patent | Patentschrift | Patenturkunde
sense_list:
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; to record a contract.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
written_rep: lettuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Salat | Kopfsalat
sense_list:
(uncountable, vegetable) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.


lexentry: eng/leucine__Noun__1
written_rep: leucine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leucin
sense_list:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.


lexentry: eng/leucism__Noun__1
written_rep: leucism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leuzismus
sense_list:
(zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).


lexentry: eng/leukemia__Noun__1
written_rep: leukemia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leukämie | Blutkrebs | Leukose | Weißblütigkeit
sense_list:
(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.


lexentry: eng/leukocyte__Noun__1
written_rep: leukocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leukozyt | weißes Blutkörperchen
sense_list:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.


lexentry: eng/leukoplakia__Noun__1
written_rep: leukoplakia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leukoplakie
sense_list:
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.


lexentry: eng/leukotriene__Noun__1
written_rep: leukotriene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leukotrien
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.


lexentry: eng/levee__Noun__1
written_rep: levee
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Uferböschung
sense_list:
An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
written_rep: level
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wasserwaage
sense_list:
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. | (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
written_rep: level
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Stufe | Level
sense_list:
(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.


lexentry: eng/level_crossing__Noun__1
written_rep: level crossing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bahnübergang | BÜ
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.


lexentry: eng/level_up__Verb__1
written_rep: level up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: aufleveln | aufstufen
sense_list:
(RPG, video games, ambitransitive) To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games.


lexentry: eng/leveling_seat__Noun__1
written_rep: leveling seat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ausgleichsmandat
sense_list:
(politics) Seats of additional members elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency, for ensuring that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level.


lexentry: eng/leverage__Noun__1
written_rep: leverage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Hebelwirkung | Fremdfinanzierungsgrad | Fremdkapitalaufnahme | Verschuldungsgrad
sense_list:
(finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.


lexentry: eng/leverage__Noun__1
written_rep: leverage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Hebel | Hebelwirkung
sense_list:
(business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.


lexentry: eng/leverage__Verb__1
written_rep: leverage
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ausnutzen | aushebeln | hebeln | voll zunutze machen | wirksam einsetzen
sense_list:
(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).


lexentry: eng/leviathan__Noun__1
written_rep: leviathan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leviathan | Meerungeheuer
sense_list:
(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/levitation__Noun__1
written_rep: levitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Levitation
sense_list:
The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind


lexentry: eng/levitation__Noun__1
written_rep: levitation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schweben
sense_list:
The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism


lexentry: eng/levity__Noun__1
written_rep: levity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leichtfertigkeit | Leichtigkeit | Leichtsinn | Lockerheit | Unbeschwertheit | Unernsthaftigkeit
sense_list:
Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.


lexentry: eng/levorotatory__Adjective__1
written_rep: levorotatory
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linksdrehend
sense_list:
(chemistry) (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or counter-clockwise. Notation: (−) or formerly lowercase l-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/lexeme__Noun__1
written_rep: lexeme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lexem
sense_list:
(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.


lexentry: eng/lexical_category__Noun__1
written_rep: lexical category
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wortart
sense_list:
(linguistics) A linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items), generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question, such as nouns or verbs.


lexentry: eng/lexical_item__Noun__1
written_rep: lexical item
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lexikalische Einheit
sense_list:
(semantics) A term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs and proverbs; exemplified by cat, traffic light, take care of, by-the-way, and don't count your chickens before they hatch.


lexentry: eng/lexicalize__Verb__1
written_rep: lexicalize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lexikalisieren
sense_list:
(intransitive, of a term) To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.


lexentry: eng/lexicography__Noun__1
written_rep: lexicography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lexikographie | Lexikografie
sense_list:
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. | (uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.


lexentry: eng/lexicology__Noun__1
written_rep: lexicology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lexikologie
sense_list:
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.


lexentry: eng/lexicon__Noun__1
written_rep: lexicon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lexikon
sense_list:
(lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. | A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. | (rare) Any dictionary.


lexentry: eng/li__Noun__1
written_rep: li
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Li
sense_list:
The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).


lexentry: eng/liability__Noun__1
written_rep: liability
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Handicap | Hindernis | Nachteil
sense_list:
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.


lexentry: eng/liability_insurance__Noun__1
written_rep: liability insurance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Haftpflichtversicherung
sense_list:
Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others.


lexentry: eng/libation__Noun__1
written_rep: libation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Trankopfer | Libation
sense_list:
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.


lexentry: eng/libel__Noun__1
written_rep: libel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verleumdung
sense_list:
(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. | (uncountable) The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.


lexentry: eng/libelous__Adjective__1
written_rep: libelous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verleumderisch
sense_list:
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard. | Meeting the legal standards for libel.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
written_rep: liberal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freiheitlich
sense_list:
(now, rare, outside, set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
written_rep: liberal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: liberal
sense_list:
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
written_rep: liberalism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liberalismus
sense_list:
The quality of being liberal. | (politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed. | (economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).


lexentry: eng/libertarianism__Noun__1
written_rep: libertarianism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Libertarismus
sense_list:
(economics, philosophy, politics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.


lexentry: eng/libertine__Noun__2
written_rep: libertine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Freidenker
sense_list:
One who is freethinking in religious matters. | Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.


lexentry: eng/libertinism__Noun__1
written_rep: libertinism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Libertinismus
sense_list:
A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
written_rep: libido
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Libido | sexuelle Begierde
sense_list:
(common usage) Sexual urges or drives. | (psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/librarian__Noun__1
written_rep: librarian
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bibliothekar | Bibliothekarin
sense_list:
The keeper, manager of a library. | One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
written_rep: library
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bibliothek | Bücherei
sense_list:
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
written_rep: library
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Bibliothek | Programmbibliothek
sense_list:
(genetics) A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease. | (card games, Magic: The Gathering) The deck or draw pile.


lexentry: eng/libration__Noun__1
written_rep: libration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Libration
sense_list:
(astronomy) The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.


lexentry: eng/libre__Adjective__1
written_rep: libre
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: freie
sense_list:
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/license_plate__Noun__1
written_rep: license plate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kfz-Kennzeichen | Nummernschild
sense_list:
An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/licensed__Adjective__1
written_rep: licensed
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lizenziert
sense_list:
(of a person or enterprise) Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority). | (of an activity) Authorized by licence.


lexentry: eng/licentious__Adjective__1
written_rep: licentious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ausschweifend | hemmungslos | zügellos | unzüchtig
sense_list:
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.


lexentry: eng/lich__Noun__1
written_rep: lich
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lich
sense_list:
(fantasy, RPG) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.


lexentry: eng/lichen__Noun__1
written_rep: lichen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flechte
sense_list:
Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.


lexentry: eng/lichenometry__Noun__1
written_rep: lichenometry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichenometrie
sense_list:
(archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock.


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
written_rep: licorice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lakritze | Süßholz
sense_list:
(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
written_rep: licorice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Lakritze | Lakritz
sense_list:
(uncountable, chemistry) A flavoring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.


lexentry: eng/licorice_extract__Noun__1
written_rep: licorice extract
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Süßholzextrakt | Süßholzwurzelextrakt
sense_list:
A sweet flavorful tisane made from the root of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or the North American plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Used in candy making.


lexentry: eng/lictor__Noun__1
written_rep: lictor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liktor
sense_list:
An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.


lexentry: eng/lidocaine__Noun__1
written_rep: lidocaine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lidocain
sense_list:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.


lexentry: eng/lie__Verb__1
written_rep: lie
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liegen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. | (intransitive) To be placed or situated.


lexentry: eng/lie_in_wait__Verb__1
written_rep: lie in wait
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: auf der Lauer liegen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.


lexentry: eng/lien__Noun__1
written_rep: lien
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Retentionsrecht | Zurückbehaltungsrecht
sense_list:
(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Adjective__1
written_rep: lieutenant
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leutnant
sense_list:
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
written_rep: lieutenant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leutnant | Leutnantin
sense_list:
(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
written_rep: lieutenant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Gehilfe | Stellvertreter
sense_list:
A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_colonel__Noun__1
written_rep: lieutenant colonel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Oberstleutnant
sense_list:
An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_general__Noun__1
written_rep: lieutenant general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Generalleutnant
sense_list:
A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_governor__Noun__1
written_rep: lieutenant governor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vizegouverneur
sense_list:
(government) The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm. | (US, government) The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_junior_grade__Noun__1
written_rep: lieutenant junior grade
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Oberleutnant zur See
sense_list:
A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
written_rep: life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leben
sense_list:
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. | A worthwhile existence. | Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc. | The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive. | Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it. | (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
written_rep: life
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: lebenslänglich
sense_list:
(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).


lexentry: eng/life_belt__Noun__1
written_rep: life belt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rettungsring
sense_list:
A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
written_rep: life cycle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebenszyklus
sense_list:
(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death. | (by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.


lexentry: eng/life_drawing__Noun__1
written_rep: life drawing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aaktzeichnung
sense_list:
A sketched study of a model holding a pose, normally nude, or the process of creating such an image.


lexentry: eng/life_estate__Noun__1
written_rep: life estate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Altenteil | Auszugshaus | Korbhaus | Leibgedinge | Stöckli
sense_list:
(legal) An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.


lexentry: eng/life_insurance__Noun__1
written_rep: life insurance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebensversicherung
sense_list:
A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).


lexentry: eng/life_interest__Noun__1
written_rep: life interest
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leibrente
sense_list:
(law) A right, typically in the form of regular income, that lasts for the lifetime of the person benefiting from that right.


lexentry: eng/life_jacket__Noun__1
written_rep: life jacket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rettungsweste | Schwimmweste
sense_list:
an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.


lexentry: eng/life_partner__Noun__1
written_rep: life partner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebensgefährte | Lebensgefährtin | Lebenspartner | Lebenspartnerin
sense_list:
A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.


lexentry: eng/life_raft__Noun__1
written_rep: life raft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rettungsfloß | Rettungsinsel
sense_list:
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.


lexentry: eng/life_skill__Noun__1
written_rep: life skill
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Alltagsfertigkeit
sense_list:
Any practical skill that is required to participate in everyday life or to function normally in a society.


lexentry: eng/life_stance__Noun__1
written_rep: life stance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebensanschauung
sense_list:
The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
written_rep: life support
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sauerstoffversorgung
sense_list:
An artificial system designed to provide oxygen and other conditions necessary for human life in an inhospitable environment.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
written_rep: life support
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lebenserhaltende Maßnahmen
sense_list:
(medicine) The maintenance of vital functions of a critically ill or comatose person or a person undergoing surgery.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
written_rep: life support
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Tropf
sense_list:
(figuratively) A means of sustaining existence or continuation of something, usually in an artificial manner when it should have changed or terminated in its natural environment.


lexentry: eng/lifeboat__Noun__1
written_rep: lifeboat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rettungsboot
sense_list:
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).


lexentry: eng/lifeguard__Noun__1
written_rep: lifeguard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.

trans_list:
Bademeister | Bademeisterin | Lebensretter | Rettungsschwimmer | Rettungsschwimmerin | Strandwächter


lexentry: eng/lifeguard__Noun__1
written_rep: lifeguard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Bahnräumer | Schienenräumer
sense_list:
(rail transport) A sturdy metal bracket fixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.


lexentry: eng/lifehack__Noun__1
written_rep: lifehack
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Haushaltstipp
sense_list:
(colloquial) Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
written_rep: lift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Aufzug | Lift | Fahrstuhl
sense_list:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.


lexentry: eng/liftoff__Noun__1
written_rep: liftoff
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Start
sense_list:
(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.


lexentry: eng/liftshaft__Noun__1
written_rep: liftshaft
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bohrloch
sense_list:
(UK) The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.


lexentry: eng/ligand__Noun__1
written_rep: ligand
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ligand
sense_list:
(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
written_rep: ligature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Ligatur
sense_list:
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature. | (countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.


lexentry: eng/light-emitting_diode__Noun__1
written_rep: light-emitting diode
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leuchtdiode
sense_list:
(physics) A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.


lexentry: eng/light-fingered__Adjective__1
written_rep: light-fingered
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: diebisch
sense_list:
(figuratively) Having nimble fingers, especially for stealing or picking pockets (pickpocketing), given to thievery or shoplifting.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
written_rep: light
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: leicht
sense_list:
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light. | Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
written_rep: light
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Licht
sense_list:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light. | A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.


lexentry: eng/light__Verb__1
written_rep: light
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: anzünden | anstecken | anmachen
sense_list:
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
written_rep: light bulb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Glühbirne | Glühlampe | Birne
sense_list:
An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb_joke__Noun__1
written_rep: light bulb joke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Glühbirnenwitz
sense_list:
Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.


lexentry: eng/light_cavalry__Noun__1
written_rep: light cavalry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leichte Kavallerie
sense_list:
(military) A military unit consisting of lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses.


lexentry: eng/light_echo__Noun__1
written_rep: light echo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtecho
sense_list:
(astronomy) A phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.


lexentry: eng/light_elf__Noun__1
written_rep: light elf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtelben
sense_list:
(Norse mythology) A member of the race of Ljósalfar, daylight dwelling elves or nature spirits (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves).


lexentry: eng/light_fixture__Noun__1
written_rep: light fixture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lampe
sense_list:
A complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.


lexentry: eng/light_pollution__Noun__1
written_rep: light pollution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtverschmutzung
sense_list:
An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.


lexentry: eng/light_rail__Noun__1
written_rep: light rail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leichtbahn
sense_list:
(US, Canada, rail) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.


lexentry: eng/light_switch__Noun__1
written_rep: light switch
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtschalter
sense_list:
A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.


lexentry: eng/light_verb__Noun__1
written_rep: light verb
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Funktionsverb
sense_list:
(linguistics) A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.


lexentry: eng/light_year__Noun__1
written_rep: light year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtjahr
sense_list:
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__1
written_rep: lighter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Feuerzeug | Zigarettenanzünder
sense_list:
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__2
written_rep: lighter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leichter
sense_list:
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).


lexentry: eng/lightheadedness__Noun__1
written_rep: lightheadedness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Benommenheit
sense_list:
The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.


lexentry: eng/lightland__Noun__1
written_rep: lightland
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtland
sense_list:
(Egyptology) Synonym of Akhet (the region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises or after it sets)


lexentry: eng/lightlike__Adjective__1
written_rep: lightlike
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lichtartig
sense_list:
(mathematics) (of a four-vector) Having a space component whose magnitude is equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light.


lexentry: eng/lightning__Noun__1
written_rep: lightning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blitz
sense_list:
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
written_rep: lightning rod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blitzableiter
sense_list:
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.


lexentry: eng/lightning_strike__Noun__1
written_rep: lightning strike
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blitzeinschlag
sense_list:
A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.


lexentry: eng/lights,_camera,_action__Phrase__1
written_rep: lights, camera, action
part_of_speech: phraseologicalUnit
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Licht! Kamera! Action! | Licht, Kamera, Action!
sense_list:
(cinematography) The traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take.


lexentry: eng/lights-out__Noun__1
written_rep: lights-out
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Späti
sense_list:
The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime. | The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.


lexentry: eng/lightship__Noun__1
written_rep: lightship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Feuerschiff
sense_list:
(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
written_rep: lightweight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leichtgewicht | Leichtgewichtler
sense_list:
(combat, _, sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport. | (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class. | (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight. | A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol. | (by extension) A person with low endurance. | A political candidate with little chance of winning.


lexentry: eng/lignoceric_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: lignoceric acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Carbonsäure C24
sense_list:
(fatty acid) The saturated fatty acid n-tetracosanoic acid, having twenty-four carbon atoms; it is found in wood tar


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__1
written_rep: like
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Like
sense_list:
(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__2
written_rep: like
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: deinesgleichen | euresgleichen | ihresgleichen | meinesgleichen | seinesgleichen | unseresgleichen
sense_list:
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.


lexentry: eng/like__Verb__1
written_rep: like
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: mögen | gefallen | gern haben
sense_list:
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for. | (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).


lexentry: eng/like__Verb__1
written_rep: like
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: liken | mögen
sense_list:
(Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.


lexentry: eng/like_shooting_fish_in_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
written_rep: like shooting fish in a barrel
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: dumm wie Bohnenstroh
sense_list:
(simile) Extremely easy; sometimes with a connotation of triumph but at other times with a connotation of being meaningless and unsatisfying.


lexentry: eng/likelihood__Noun__1
written_rep: likelihood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wahrscheinlichkeit
sense_list:
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.


lexentry: eng/liken__Verb__1
written_rep: liken
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vergleichen
sense_list:
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.


lexentry: eng/lily__Noun__1
written_rep: lily
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lilie
sense_list:
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.


lexentry: eng/limaçon__Noun__1
written_rep: limaçon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limaçon | Pascal'sche Schnecke | pascalsche Limaçon | pascalsche Schnecke
sense_list:
(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation \rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta or \rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta, of which the cardioid is a special case.


lexentry: eng/limber__Noun__1
written_rep: limber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Protze
sense_list:
(military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.


lexentry: eng/limber_up__Verb__1
written_rep: limber up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aufwärmen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
written_rep: limbo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vorhölle | Limbus
sense_list:
(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
written_rep: limbo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schwebezustand
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Verb__1
written_rep: limbo
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: in der Luft hängen lassen
sense_list:
(transitive, rare) To place (someone or something) in an in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__1
written_rep: lime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalk
sense_list:
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__3
written_rep: lime
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limette | Limone
sense_list:
Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. | Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.


lexentry: eng/lime_juice__Noun__1
written_rep: lime juice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limettensaft
sense_list:
The liquid extract of lime fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.


lexentry: eng/limelight__Noun__1
written_rep: limelight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Rampenlicht | Kalklicht
sense_list:
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.


lexentry: eng/limerence__Noun__1
written_rep: limerence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verliebtheit | Limerenz
sense_list:
(psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/limerick__Noun__1
written_rep: limerick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limerick
sense_list:
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.


lexentry: eng/limescale__Noun__1
written_rep: limescale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalk | Kesselstein
sense_list:
A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.


lexentry: eng/limestone__Noun__1
written_rep: limestone
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalkstein | Kalk | Calciumcarbonat
sense_list:
An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.


lexentry: eng/liminal__Adjective__1
written_rep: liminal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schwelle
sense_list:
(anthropology, literary theory) Pertaining to or in a state that is in-between or transitional between two (or more) other states, while belonging to neither; pertaining to or in a state such as to be neither definitively in a particular other state or category nor definitively outside it.


lexentry: eng/limit__Noun__1
written_rep: limit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Grenzwert | Grenze
sense_list:
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).


lexentry: eng/limit__Verb__1
written_rep: limit
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: beschränken | begrenzen | befristen
sense_list:
(transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.


lexentry: eng/limit_point__Noun__1
written_rep: limit point
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Häufungspunkt
sense_list:
(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.


lexentry: eng/limited_atonement__Noun__1
written_rep: limited atonement
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: begrenzte Sühne | begrenzte Versöhnung
sense_list:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.


lexentry: eng/limited_company__Noun__1
written_rep: limited company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kapitalgesellschaft
sense_list:
A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.


lexentry: eng/limited_liability_company__Noun__1
written_rep: limited liability company
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | GmbH
sense_list:
(legal) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.


lexentry: eng/limited_partnership__Noun__1
written_rep: limited partnership
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kommanditgesellschaft
sense_list:
(legal) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.


lexentry: eng/limnology__Noun__1
written_rep: limnology
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limnologie | Gewässerökologie | Seenkunde
sense_list:
(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.


lexentry: eng/limonene__Noun__1
written_rep: limonene
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limonen
sense_list:
(organic compound) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance


lexentry: eng/limonite__Noun__1
written_rep: limonite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Limonit
sense_list:
(mineral) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide.


lexentry: eng/limousine__Noun__1
written_rep: limousine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Limousine | Stretchlimousine
sense_list:
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
written_rep: limpet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Napfschnecke
sense_list:
Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape patelliform and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
written_rep: limpet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Anhang | Anhängsel
sense_list:
(British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.


lexentry: eng/limpkin__Noun__1
written_rep: limpkin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rallenkranich
sense_list:
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
written_rep: linchpin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Achsnagel | Lünse
sense_list:
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
written_rep: linchpin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Angelpunkt
sense_list:
(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gerade | Linie
sense_list:
(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linie | Strich
sense_list:
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linie | Taktstrich
sense_list:
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Leitung | Linie
sense_list:
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: Schlange | Reihe
sense_list:
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 20
trans_list: Linie
sense_list:
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage. | A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 21
trans_list: Zeile
sense_list:
A verse (in poetry). | (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 21
trans_list: Zeile | Leine
sense_list:
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 23
trans_list: Linie | Parteilinie
sense_list:
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
written_rep: line
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 27
trans_list: Linie | Line
sense_list:
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:


lexentry: eng/line_break__Noun__1
written_rep: line break
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zeilenumbruch | Zeilenwechsel
sense_list:
(typesetting) A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.


lexentry: eng/line_dance__Noun__1
written_rep: line dance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linedance
sense_list:
A dance in which a group of people perform the same dance moves synchronously while in one or more lines.


lexentry: eng/line_feed__Noun__1
written_rep: line feed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Zeilenvorschub
sense_list:
(computing) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.


lexentry: eng/line_graph__Noun__1
written_rep: line graph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liniendiagramm
sense_list:
A graph in which a series of connected straight lines connect points, each of which represents the value of a particular variable as a function of another variable. | A graph which is the line graph (in the above sense) of some other graph.


lexentry: eng/line_graph__Noun__1
written_rep: line graph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kantengraph
sense_list:
(graph theory) A graph L(G) which is derived from a given non-oriented graph G such that the vertices of L(G) represent edges of G and so that a clique in L(G) represents a common end-vertex shared by a set of represented edges. (A star subgraph in G transforms into a clique in L(G).)


lexentry: eng/line_judge__Noun__1
written_rep: line judge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linienrichter
sense_list:
(tennis) An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.


lexentry: eng/line_of_business__Noun__1
written_rep: line of business
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abzweigung
sense_list:
A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.


lexentry: eng/line_of_credit__Noun__1
written_rep: line of credit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kreditlinie | Kreditrahmen | Kreditvertrag
sense_list:
(finance, banking) A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.


lexentry: eng/line_of_succession__Noun__1
written_rep: line of succession
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Thronfolge
sense_list:
An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.


lexentry: eng/lineage__Noun__1
written_rep: lineage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abstammung | Geschlecht | Abstammunglinie | Abstammungreihe
sense_list:
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.


lexentry: eng/linear__Adjective__1
written_rep: linear
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linear
sense_list:
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course. | (mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations) | (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).


lexentry: eng/linear_algebra__Noun__1
written_rep: linear algebra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lineare Algebra
sense_list:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.


lexentry: eng/linear_combination__Noun__1
written_rep: linear combination
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linearkombination
sense_list:
(linear algebra) a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)


lexentry: eng/linear_programming__Noun__1
written_rep: linear programming
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lineare Programmierung
sense_list:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.


lexentry: eng/linearity__Noun__1
written_rep: linearity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linearität
sense_list:
The state of being linear. | (mathematics) A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.


lexentry: eng/linearly_independent__Adjective__1
written_rep: linearly independent
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: frei
sense_list:
(linear algebra) (Of a set of vectors or ring elements) whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero


lexentry: eng/linebacker__Noun__1
written_rep: linebacker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linebacker
sense_list:
(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.


lexentry: eng/linen__Noun__1
written_rep: linen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Heimtextilien
sense_list:
(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. | A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.


lexentry: eng/linen_closet__Noun__1
written_rep: linen closet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wäscheschrank
sense_list:
A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).


lexentry: eng/liner__Noun__1
written_rep: liner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Futter
sense_list:
A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.


lexentry: eng/lineup__Noun__1
written_rep: lineup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gegenüberstellung
sense_list:
(US, legal, &, law enforcement) a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
written_rep: linger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: trödeln | Zeit brauchen | ausharren | bleiben | herumlungern | herumtrödeln
sense_list:
(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
written_rep: linger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: aushalten | ausharren | durchhalten | fortbestehen | herauszögern | hinauszögern
sense_list:
(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
written_rep: linger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: sich aufhalten | zögern | überdenken
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.


lexentry: eng/lingua_franca__Noun__1
written_rep: lingua franca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verkehrssprache | Lingua Franca
sense_list:
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/linguist__Noun__1
written_rep: linguist
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: (usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
Linguist | Sprachwissenschaftler | Sprachwissenschaftlerin | Linguistin | Sprachforscher | Sprachforscherin


lexentry: eng/linguistic_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: linguistic unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spracheinheit
sense_list:
any of range of units of language, whether a word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, whole conversation or a story, morpheme, grapheme, phoneme and syllable


lexentry: eng/liniment__Noun__1
written_rep: liniment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liniment
sense_list:
A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
written_rep: link
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Verknüpfung | Glied | Getriebeglied | Koppel | Koppelstange
sense_list:
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
written_rep: link
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 11
trans_list: Link | Hyperlink | Verweis
sense_list:
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
written_rep: link
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: Kettenglied
sense_list:
(surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
written_rep: link
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 13
trans_list: Verknüpfung | Glied | Bindigkeit
sense_list:
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.


lexentry: eng/link_up__Verb__1
written_rep: link up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verknüpfen | verlinken
sense_list:
(transitive) To link or join together. | (intransitive) To become linked or joined together. | (informal) To meet with someone.


lexentry: eng/linked_list__Noun__1
written_rep: linked list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liste | verkettete Liste
sense_list:
(computer science) A simple linear data structure, each of whose nodes includes a pointer to the next (and sometimes previous) node in the list, enabling traversal of the structure in at least one direction from any starting point.


lexentry: eng/linker__Noun__1
written_rep: linker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Linker
sense_list:
(genetics) A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.


lexentry: eng/linking_element__Noun__1
written_rep: linking element
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fugenelement
sense_list:
(linguistics) An element of morphological analysis, usually carrying no meaning, used to connect words or stems to form compounds.


lexentry: eng/linnet__Noun__1
written_rep: linnet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hänfling | Bluthänfling
sense_list:
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/linocut__Noun__1
written_rep: linocut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linolschnitt
sense_list:
(art, printing) A type of woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used for the relief surface; the design cut into the block.


lexentry: eng/linoleic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: linoleic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linolsäure
sense_list:
(fatty acid) a polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils


lexentry: eng/linoleum__Noun__1
written_rep: linoleum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linoleum
sense_list:
An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.


lexentry: eng/linseed_oil__Noun__1
written_rep: linseed oil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leinöl | Leinsamenöl
sense_list:
An oil, extracted from flax seeds (and usually then boiled), used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes, etc.


lexentry: eng/linstock__Noun__1
written_rep: linstock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luntenspieß
sense_list:
(historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.


lexentry: eng/lint_roller__Noun__1
written_rep: lint roller
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fusselrolle
sense_list:
A roll of adhesive paper mounted on a central spindle with an attached handle, used to remove lint and small fibers from clothing, upholstery, etc.


lexentry: eng/lintel__Noun__1
written_rep: lintel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sturz | Oberschwelle
sense_list:
(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.


lexentry: eng/lion's_leaf__Noun__1
written_rep: lion's leaf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Löwenblatt
sense_list:
Leontice leontopetalum, a flowering plant of the Eastern Mediterranean containing saponins in all its parts


lexentry: eng/lion__Noun__1
written_rep: lion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Löwe
sense_list:
(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively. | A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.


lexentry: eng/lionfish__Noun__1
written_rep: lionfish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Feuerfisch
sense_list:
Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.


lexentry: eng/lip-sync__Verb__1
written_rep: lip-sync
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lippensynchron singen
sense_list:
(music, singing, transitive) To move the lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.


lexentry: eng/lip__Noun__1
written_rep: lip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ansatz | Auslauf | Rand | Randabschluss | Schnaupe | Tülle
sense_list:
(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.


lexentry: eng/lip_balm__Noun__1
written_rep: lip balm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Labello | Lippenbalsam | Lippencreme | Lippenpflegestift
sense_list:
A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.


lexentry: eng/lip_sync__Noun__1
written_rep: lip sync
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lippensynchronisation
sense_list:
(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.


lexentry: eng/lipid__Noun__1
written_rep: lipid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lipid | Lipide
sense_list:
(organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.


lexentry: eng/lipodystrophy__Noun__1
written_rep: lipodystrophy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lipodystrophie
sense_list:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.


lexentry: eng/liposuction__Noun__1
written_rep: liposuction
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fettabsaugung | Liposuktion
sense_list:
(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_natural_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: liquefied natural gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flüssigerdgas
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) Natural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_petroleum_gas__Noun__1
written_rep: liquefied petroleum gas
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flüssiggas
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
written_rep: liquid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flüssig | Flüssigkeit
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Noun__1
written_rep: liquid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flüssigkeit | flüssig
sense_list:
(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.


lexentry: eng/liquid_air__Noun__1
written_rep: liquid air
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flüssigluft
sense_list:
Air which is in a liquid state due to being pressurized or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes.


lexentry: eng/liquid_crystal__Noun__1
written_rep: liquid crystal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flüssigkristall
sense_list:
(chemistry, physics) A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.


lexentry: eng/liquid_smoke__Noun__1
written_rep: liquid smoke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Flüssigrauch
sense_list:
A substance produced by either passing smoke from wood-burning through water, or capturing such smoke and later mixing it with water, used for food preservation and flavoring.


lexentry: eng/liquidate__Verb__1
written_rep: liquidate
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: liquidieren
sense_list:
(informal) To kill (someone), usually violently, and especially for some ideological or political aim; to assassinate, to murder; also, to abolish or eliminate (something); to do away with, to put an end to. | To convert (assets) into cash; to encash, to realize, to redeem. | To settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations, by determining liabilities, using assets to pay debts, and apportioning the remaining assets if any; to wind up.


lexentry: eng/liquidity__Noun__1
written_rep: liquidity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Liquidität | Verfügbarkeit
sense_list:
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
written_rep: liquor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Spirituose | Branntwein | Lebenswasser
sense_list:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.


lexentry: eng/lisp__Verb__1
written_rep: lisp
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lispeln | zuzeln
sense_list:
(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
written_rep: list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Liste
sense_list:
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. [from 1600] | (computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__4
written_rep: list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Krängung | Schlagseite
sense_list:
(nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/list__Verb__1
written_rep: list
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aufzählen
sense_list:
(transitive) To create or recite a list. | (transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.


lexentry: eng/list_price__Noun__1
written_rep: list price
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Listenpreis
sense_list:
(business) The retail selling price of an item, as recommended by the manufacturer or retail distributor, or as listed in a catalog.


lexentry: eng/listen__Verb__1
written_rep: listen
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zuhören | hören | lauschen
sense_list:
(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.


lexentry: eng/listener__Noun__1
written_rep: listener
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Beobachter
sense_list:
(computing, programming, chiefly, _, Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.


lexentry: eng/listenership__Noun__1
written_rep: listenership
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Audienz
sense_list:
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio) , an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).


lexentry: eng/listening_post__Noun__1
written_rep: listening post
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Horchposten | Lauschposten
sense_list:
(military) A position established for the purpose of detecting the enemy's movements by means of listening.


lexentry: eng/listening_post__Noun__1
written_rep: listening post
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Abhörposten | Abhörstelle | Funkabhörstelle | Horchposten
sense_list:
A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.


lexentry: eng/listeria__Noun__1
written_rep: listeria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Listeria
sense_list:
Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.


lexentry: eng/litany__Noun__1
written_rep: litany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Litanei
sense_list:
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. | (figurative) A prolonged or tedious list.


lexentry: eng/lite__Adjective__1
written_rep: lite
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lichtquelle
sense_list:
Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially. | Lightweight


lexentry: eng/literal__Adjective__1
written_rep: literal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wörtlich | buchstäblich
sense_list:
Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic.


lexentry: eng/literal__Noun__1
written_rep: literal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: wörtlich
sense_list:
(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/literally__Adverb__1
written_rep: literally
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: buchstäblich | wörtlich
sense_list:
With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.


lexentry: eng/literary_agent__Noun__1
written_rep: literary agent
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Agent
sense_list:
A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same.


lexentry: eng/literary_language__Noun__1
written_rep: literary language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Literatursprache
sense_list:
(literature) A register of a language that is used in literary writing. | (sociolinguistics, Slavistics) A language variety used as an institutional norm in a community, opposed to vernacular dialects; a standard language.


lexentry: eng/literary_science__Noun__1
written_rep: literary science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Literaturwissenschaft
sense_list:
In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.


lexentry: eng/literary_theory__Noun__1
written_rep: literary theory
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Literaturtheorie
sense_list:
(literature) The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism


lexentry: eng/literate__Adjective__1
written_rep: literate
part_of_speech: adjective
sense_list: Able to read and write; having literacy.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
schreibkundig | alphabetisiert | des Lesens und Schreibens mächtig | lese- und schreibkundig | literal | schriftkundig


lexentry: eng/literature__Noun__1
written_rep: literature
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Literatur
sense_list:
The body of all written works. | The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture. | (usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.


lexentry: eng/lithiasis__Noun__1
written_rep: lithiasis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithiasis
sense_list:
(medicine) The process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.


lexentry: eng/lithium__Noun__1
written_rep: lithium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithium
sense_list:
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.


lexentry: eng/lithium_aluminium_hydride__Noun__1
written_rep: lithium aluminium hydride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithiumaluminiumhydrid
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) LiAlH4, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH4-.


lexentry: eng/lithium_carbonate__Noun__1
written_rep: lithium carbonate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithiumcarbonat
sense_list:
(organic compound) The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li2CO3, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.


lexentry: eng/lithium_hydride__Noun__1
written_rep: lithium hydride
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithiumhydrid
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) LiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the manufacture of lithium aluminium hydride.


lexentry: eng/lithography__Noun__1
written_rep: lithography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithographie | Lithografie
sense_list:
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. [from 1813]


lexentry: eng/lithosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: lithosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithosphäre | Gesteinsmantel
sense_list:
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.


lexentry: eng/litigant__Noun__1
written_rep: litigant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Interessent
sense_list:
(legal) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.


lexentry: eng/litmus__Noun__1
written_rep: litmus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lackmus
sense_list:
(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.


lexentry: eng/litmus_test__Noun__1
written_rep: litmus test
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lackmustest | Nagelprobe | Prüfstein
sense_list:
(figuratively, by extension) Any test which produces a binary, decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator.


lexentry: eng/litotes__Noun__1
written_rep: litotes
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Litotes
sense_list:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
written_rep: litter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Streu | Stroh
sense_list:
(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. [1325]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
written_rep: litter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Abfall | Müll | Abfälle | Unrat
sense_list:
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. [1330s] | (medical, countable) Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
written_rep: litter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Wurf
sense_list:
(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
written_rep: litter
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Streu | Bodenstreu
sense_list:
(uncountable) The layer of fallen leaves and other loose organic material on the ground in a forest. [1905]


lexentry: eng/litter__Verb__1
written_rep: litter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: vermüllen | wegwerfen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).


lexentry: eng/litter_box__Noun__1
written_rep: litter box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Katzenklo
sense_list:
A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with kitty litter, sand, clay chips, etc.


lexentry: eng/litterfall__Noun__1
written_rep: litterfall
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Streufallmasse
sense_list:
(ecology, countable) The total mass of plant material falling to the ground per unit area, or the mass collected at a specific site.


lexentry: eng/little__Adjective__1
written_rep: little
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wenig
sense_list:
Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals. | Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow, shallow, contracted; mean, illiberal, ungenerous.


lexentry: eng/little_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: little boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bürschchen | Knäblein | Bengelchen | Bübchen | Knäbchen
sense_list:
A male child, especially one younger than ten years of age. | (AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.


lexentry: eng/little_bustard__Noun__1
written_rep: little bustard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zwergtrappe
sense_list:
Tetrax tetrax, a migratory bird of the family Otididae (bustards) found in parts of Europe and Central Asia


lexentry: eng/little_egret__Noun__1
written_rep: little egret
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seidenreiher
sense_list:
A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.


lexentry: eng/little_green_man__Noun__1
written_rep: little green man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: grünes Männchen | kleines grünes Männchen
sense_list:
(chiefly, science fiction) A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.


lexentry: eng/little_green_man__Noun__1
written_rep: little green man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: grünes Männchen
sense_list:
(geopolitics, euphemistic, usually, in the plural) A soldier (wearing green military fatigues) without identification in order to create an air of uncertainty around their allegiance.


lexentry: eng/little_penguin__Noun__1
written_rep: little penguin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zwergpinguin
sense_list:
The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.


lexentry: eng/liturgics__Noun__1
written_rep: liturgics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liturgiewissenschaft | Liturgik
sense_list:
The academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices).


lexentry: eng/liturgist__Noun__1
written_rep: liturgist
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: A person knowledgeable about liturgy.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
Liturgiewissenschafter | Liturgiewissenschafterin | Liturgiewissenschaftler | Liturgiewissenschaftlerin | Liturgiker | Liturgikerin


lexentry: eng/liturgy__Noun__1
written_rep: liturgy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liturgie
sense_list:
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.


lexentry: eng/live__Adjective__1
written_rep: live
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lebend
sense_list:
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive. | (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.


lexentry: eng/live__Adjective__1
written_rep: live
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: scharf
sense_list:
Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives). | (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.


lexentry: eng/live__Verb__1
written_rep: live
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leben | wohnen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life. | (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.


lexentry: eng/live_action__Noun__1
written_rep: live action
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spielfilm
sense_list:
(often used attributively) Filmed video, as opposed to video produced by animation or by computer graphics.


lexentry: eng/live_and_learn__Verb__1
written_rep: live and learn
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: man lernt nie aus
sense_list:
An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.


lexentry: eng/live_and_let_live__Verb__1
written_rep: live and let live
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: leben und leben lassen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.


lexentry: eng/live_by_the_sword,_die_by_the_sword__Proverb__1
written_rep: live by the sword, die by the sword
part_of_speech: proverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wer das Schwert ergreift, der soll durchs Schwert umkommen
sense_list:
One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.


lexentry: eng/live_paycheck_to_paycheck__Verb__1
written_rep: live paycheck to paycheck
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sich von Monat zu Monat durchschlagen | von der Hand in den Mund leben
sense_list:
(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of what one earns consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.


lexentry: eng/live_under_a_rock__Verb__1
written_rep: live under a rock
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hinterm Mond leben
sense_list:
(figurative) To live in isolation: to live hermetically (especially, hermitically); thus, to be unaware of or be oblivious to common knowledge; to be isolated from knowledge of current events.


lexentry: eng/live_weight__Noun__1
written_rep: live weight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebendgewicht
sense_list:
The weight of a living animal before it is slaughtered for meat; used for example as a pricing basis in selling cattle for meat.


lexentry: eng/livelihood__Noun__1
written_rep: livelihood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebensunterhalt | Auskommen | Erwerbsquelle | Existenzgrundlage | Lebensgrundlage | täglich Brot
sense_list:
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/liver__Noun__1
written_rep: liver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leber
sense_list:
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. | (countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food. | A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.


lexentry: eng/liver_fluke__Noun__1
written_rep: liver fluke
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leberegel
sense_list:
Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/liverwort__Noun__1
written_rep: liverwort
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebermoos
sense_list:
A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.


lexentry: eng/livery__Noun__1
written_rep: livery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Livree
sense_list:
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.


lexentry: eng/living_fossil__Noun__1
written_rep: living fossil
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lebendes Fossil | Dauerform
sense_list:
(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods. [from 1859]


lexentry: eng/living_hell__Noun__1
written_rep: living hell
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: die Hölle durchleben
sense_list:
A continuing state of extreme pain, punishment, suffering, or torment with no seeming chance of reprieve.


lexentry: eng/living_street__Noun__1
written_rep: living street
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Begegnungszone | Spielstraße | Verkehrsberuhigter Bereich | Wohnstraße
sense_list:
A street designed primarily in the interests of pedestrians and cyclists, while motor vehicles are allowed to use it with caution.


lexentry: eng/living_thing__Noun__1
written_rep: living thing
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebewesen
sense_list:
An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.


lexentry: eng/living_will__Noun__1
written_rep: living will
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lebenstestament
sense_list:
(legal) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.


lexentry: eng/livor_mortis__Noun__1
written_rep: livor mortis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leichenfleck | Totenfleck
sense_list:
(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.


lexentry: eng/lizard__Noun__1
written_rep: lizard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Eidechse | Echse
sense_list:
Any reptile of the suborder Lacertilia, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail.


lexentry: eng/llama__Noun__1
written_rep: llama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lama
sense_list:
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.


lexentry: eng/loach__Noun__1
written_rep: loach
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schmerle
sense_list:
A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.


lexentry: eng/load__Noun__1
written_rep: load
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ladung | Beladung | Beladungsmenge | Beschickung | Ladegut | Traglast
sense_list:
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.


lexentry: eng/load__Verb__1
written_rep: load
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: laden | beladen
sense_list:
(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage). | (transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition. | (transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory. | (intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.


lexentry: eng/loaded__Adjective__1
written_rep: loaded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: gezinkt
sense_list:
(dice, also, figurative) Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.


lexentry: eng/loaded__Adjective__1
written_rep: loaded
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 08
trans_list: belastet | gefärbt | tendenziös
sense_list:
(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.


lexentry: eng/loader__Noun__1
written_rep: loader
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Radlader
sense_list:
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc.


lexentry: eng/loading_gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: loading gauge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fahrzeugbegrenzungslinie | Ladelehre
sense_list:
(rail, UK) The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures.


lexentry: eng/loading_gauge__Noun__1
written_rep: loading gauge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Ladelehre
sense_list:
(rail) A physical structure, often a metal frame above a railroad track, to check the maximum height and width of a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
written_rep: loam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lehm
sense_list:
(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
written_rep: loam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Formsand
sense_list:
(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.


lexentry: eng/loan__Noun__1
written_rep: loan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Darlehen | Anleihe | Kredit
sense_list:
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).


lexentry: eng/loan_coinage__Noun__1
written_rep: loan coinage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lehnprägung
sense_list:
A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.


lexentry: eng/loan_creation__Noun__1
written_rep: loan creation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lehnschöpfung | Lehnwortersatz
sense_list:
A compound word or expression serving to reflect a concept otherwise denoted by a loan word or an other term of formally imported elements not necessarily without using such elements but without any elements corresponding to that term perceived as imported.


lexentry: eng/loan_formation__Noun__1
written_rep: loan formation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lehnbildung | Lehnformung
sense_list:
this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)


lexentry: eng/loan_rendering__Noun__1
written_rep: loan rendering
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lehnübertragung
sense_list:
An inexact calque where at least one constituent isn't translated literally, in order to give readers of the target language a more accurate mental image.


lexentry: eng/loanshark__Verb__1
written_rep: loanshark
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wuchern
sense_list:
To commit usury (to loan money at an excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.


lexentry: eng/lobby__Noun__1
written_rep: lobby
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Lobby
sense_list:
(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.


lexentry: eng/lobby__Verb__1
written_rep: lobby
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lobbyieren
sense_list:
(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.


lexentry: eng/lobbyist__Noun__1
written_rep: lobbyist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lobbyist | Lobbyistin
sense_list:
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
written_rep: lobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ausformung | Formelement | Fortsatz | Keule | Lobus | Mündungsfächer
sense_list:
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
written_rep: lobe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lappen | Hirnlappen | Leberlappen | Lobus | Lungenlappen
sense_list:
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobelia__Noun__1
written_rep: lobelia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lobelie
sense_list:
A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.


lexentry: eng/lobotomy__Noun__1
written_rep: lobotomy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lobotomie
sense_list:
A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. | (figurative) Separation, removal or deprivation.


lexentry: eng/lobster__Noun__1
written_rep: lobster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hummer
sense_list:
A slipper lobster (a crustacean of the family Scyllaridae). | Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:


lexentry: eng/lobster_pot__Noun__1
written_rep: lobster pot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hummerfalle
sense_list:
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
written_rep: local
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: lokal | örtlich
sense_list:
(computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program. | (group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups. | (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.


lexentry: eng/local_administrative_unit__Noun__1
written_rep: local administrative unit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kommune
sense_list:
(administration, legal) In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.


lexentry: eng/local_anesthetic__Noun__1
written_rep: local anesthetic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Betäubungsmittel | Lokalanästhetikum | lokales Betäubungsmittel
sense_list:
(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.


lexentry: eng/local_battery__Noun__1
written_rep: local battery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Sprechstellenschaltung
sense_list:
In telephony, a source of local power for a telephone instrument, as opposed to being powered from the central office.


lexentry: eng/local_color__Noun__1
written_rep: local color
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lokalkolorit
sense_list:
Aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area.


lexentry: eng/local_government__Noun__1
written_rep: local government
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lokale Regierung
sense_list:
Any form of government whose remit covers an area less than that of the nation and, in some cases, less than that of a state.


lexentry: eng/local_maximum__Noun__1
written_rep: local maximum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lokales Maximum
sense_list:
(mathematics) A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.


lexentry: eng/local_minimum__Noun__1
written_rep: local minimum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lokales Minimum
sense_list:
(mathematics) A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.


lexentry: eng/local_train__Noun__1
written_rep: local train
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bummelzug | Nahverkehrszug | Regionalbahn | Regionalzug
sense_list:
(rail) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.


lexentry: eng/locale__Noun__1
written_rep: locale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Gebietsschema | Gebietsschemaparameter | Locale
sense_list:
(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.


lexentry: eng/localhost__Noun__1
written_rep: localhost
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Localhost
sense_list:
(networking) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
written_rep: localization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lokalisierung
sense_list:
(software engineering) The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.


lexentry: eng/localization__Noun__1
written_rep: localization
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Ortung | Ortsbestimmung | Ermitteln des Ortes | Lokalisation | Lokalisieren | Lokalisierung
sense_list:
(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.


lexentry: eng/localize__Verb__1
written_rep: localize
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lokalisieren
sense_list:
(software engineering, marketing, transitive) To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.


lexentry: eng/locative_case__Noun__1
written_rep: locative case
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lokativ
sense_list:
(linguistics, grammar) A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by".


lexentry: eng/lochia__Noun__1
written_rep: lochia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Wochenfluss | Lochien
sense_list:
Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
written_rep: lock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Schleuse | Schiffshebewerk
sense_list:
A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.


lexentry: eng/lock__Noun__1
written_rep: lock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 09
trans_list: Schloss | Schleuse | Lock | Schiffshebewerk
sense_list:
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.


lexentry: eng/lock_down__Verb__1
written_rep: lock down
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schließen
sense_list:
To blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.


lexentry: eng/lock_out__Verb__1
written_rep: lock out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aussperren
sense_list:
(transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.


lexentry: eng/lockback__Noun__1
written_rep: lockback
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Backlock
sense_list:
A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back#Noun of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).


