# translation

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: darlegen
sense_list:
(transitive, colloquial) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.


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
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. | (transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure


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_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: 02
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: 03
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).


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 he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends 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/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 variety, 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
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__Adjective__1
written_rep: left
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: links | link
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__Noun__1
written_rep: left
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linke | links
sense_list:
The left side or direction. | (politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
written_rep: leg
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 17
trans_list: Hosenbein
sense_list:
In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets. | (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. | A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). | (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor. | (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: Zitronenmelisse | Melisse | 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/lens__Noun__1
written_rep: lens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Linse
sense_list:
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:
A flamingo the 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 (someone or something) 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/let_slide__Verb__1
written_rep: let slide
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fahren ajoneuvo
sense_list:
(transitive, of intangibles) To let go, allow, release, pass over without action. | (idiomatic) To allow the condition of something to deteriorate due to negligence or apathy.


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_to_the_editor__Noun__1
written_rep: letter to the editor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leserbrief
sense_list:
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/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; or to record a contract.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
written_rep: lettuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Salat | Lattich | Gartensalat
sense_list:
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
written_rep: lettuce
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Salat | Kopfsalat
sense_list:
(uncountable) 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: 06
trans_list: Level | Niveau
sense_list:
(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
written_rep: level
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Stufe
sense_list:
(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.


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: 02
trans_list: aufleveln | aufstufen
sense_list:
(RPG, video games, intransitive) 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:
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 noun or verb.


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/library_science__Noun__1
written_rep: library science
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bibliothekonomie
sense_list:
An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.


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 of metal, bearing a sequence of letters, numbers, or both identifying the vehicle, and placed at the back 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 flavouring 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/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: Leutnant
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_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: 02
trans_list: lebenserhaltende Maßnahmen
sense_list:
(medicine) 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) 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, and, New Zealand, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
written_rep: lift
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Auftrieb
sense_list:
An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.


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__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 | hell
sense_list:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.


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/lightship__Noun__1
written_rep: lightship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Feuerschiff
sense_list:
(nautical) A vessel 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. | (by extension) A person with low endurance. | A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol. | 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: Limbus | Vorhölle
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: 01
trans_list: Kalklicht | Rampenlicht
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/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: begrenzen | beschränken | 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:
(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:
A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.


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 | Gerade
sense_list:
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.


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: 25
trans_list: Linie
sense_list:
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: 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 | Abstammunglinie | Abstammungreihe | Geschlecht
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/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__2
written_rep: liner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Futter
sense_list:
(South Korean idol fandom) person born in a certain year (XX liner); person who belongs to a certain line


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, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.


lexentry: eng/lingo__Noun__1
written_rep: lingo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jargon
sense_list:
(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.


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: One who studies linguistics.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
Linguist | Sprachwissenschaftler | Sprachwissenschaftlerin | Linguistin | Sprachforscher | Sprachforscherin


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/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. | (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. | A Chinese foo dog. | A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity. | A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity. | A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. | (historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.


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) To move 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/liqueur__Noun__1
written_rep: liqueur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Likör
sense_list:
A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
written_rep: liquid
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: flüssig | Flüssigkeit
sense_list:
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:
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: 02
trans_list: liquidieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts. | (transitive) To convert (assets) into cash; to redeem. | (transitive) to kill, destroy, eliminate (mostly for political or ideological reasons)


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:
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.


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:
Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor; without overstatement, understatement, euphemism, or dysphemism.


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/lithostratigraphy__Noun__1
written_rep: lithostratigraphy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lithostratigraphie
sense_list:
(geology) The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties.


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 lacking identification as to create uncertainty around their allegiance (most notably seen with affiliation to the Russian Federation following associated campaigns 2014 in Ukraine).


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__Verb__1
written_rep: live
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: leben
sense_list:
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.


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 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/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: 01
trans_list: Hummer
sense_list:
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood. | A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.


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).


lexentry: eng/lockdown__Noun__1
written_rep: lockdown
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lockdown | Ausgangssperre | Abriegelung
sense_list:
The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.


lexentry: eng/locked__Adjective__1
written_rep: locked
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abgeschlossen | abgesperrt | zugeschlossen
sense_list:
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock. | (computing) Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.


lexentry: eng/locker__Noun__1
written_rep: locker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schließfach | Spind
sense_list:
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers. | A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.


lexentry: eng/locket__Noun__1
written_rep: locket
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Medaillon
sense_list:
A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. | (archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.


lexentry: eng/locking_differential__Noun__1
written_rep: locking differential
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Sperrdifferential
sense_list:
(automotive) A kind of automotive differential that provides increased traction by restricting each of the two wheels on an axle to the same rotational speed without regard to available traction or differences in resistance seen at each wheel.


lexentry: eng/lockjaw__Noun__1
written_rep: lockjaw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tetanus | Wundstarrkrampf
sense_list:
(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.


lexentry: eng/lockkeeper__Noun__1
written_rep: lockkeeper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schleusenwärter | Schleusenwärterin
sense_list:
The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.


lexentry: eng/lockout__Noun__1
written_rep: lockout
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aussperrung
sense_list:
(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.


lexentry: eng/locum_tenens__Noun__1
written_rep: locum tenens
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stellvertreter | Vertreter | Vertretungsperson
sense_list:
A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.


lexentry: eng/locust__Noun__1
written_rep: locust
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Heuschrecke | Wanderheuschrecke
sense_list:
Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/locust_bean_gum__Noun__1
written_rep: locust bean gum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Johannisbrotkernmehl
sense_list:
A vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.


lexentry: eng/locution__Noun__1
written_rep: locution
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ausdruck
sense_list:
A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people. | The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.


lexentry: eng/lodestar__Noun__1
written_rep: lodestar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leitstern
sense_list:
A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris. | (figurative) A guiding tenet or principle.


lexentry: eng/lodge__Noun__1
written_rep: lodge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Loge
sense_list:
Short for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially (UK, Canada) as a college mailroom. | A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.


lexentry: eng/log__Noun__1
written_rep: log
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Log
sense_list:
(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.


lexentry: eng/log_in__Verb__1
written_rep: log in
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anmelden | einloggen
sense_list:
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.


lexentry: eng/log_out__Verb__1
written_rep: log out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abmelden | ausloggen
sense_list:
(computing) To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.


lexentry: eng/loganberry__Noun__1
written_rep: loganberry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Loganbeere
sense_list:
A hybrid berry, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry, considered a species Rubus loganobaccus, a variety Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus, or a nothospecies Rubus × loganobaccus.


lexentry: eng/logaoedic__Adjective__1
written_rep: logaoedic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logaödisch
sense_list:
(poetry) Of any metre rhythmically intermediate between ordinary speech (or prose) and song (or poetry), typically combining dactyls and trochees.


lexentry: eng/logarithm__Noun__1
written_rep: logarithm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logarithmus
sense_list:
(mathematics) For a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x. Written \log_b x. For example, \log_{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.


lexentry: eng/logbook__Noun__1
written_rep: logbook
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logbuch | Schiffstagebuch
sense_list:
(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.


lexentry: eng/loge__Noun__1
written_rep: loge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Loge
sense_list:
An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.


lexentry: eng/loggerhead_duck__Noun__1
written_rep: loggerhead duck
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Falkland-Dampfschiffente
sense_list:
Tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.


lexentry: eng/logic__Noun__1
written_rep: logic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logik
sense_list:
(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method. | (uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements. | (countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics. | (countable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person. | (countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.


lexentry: eng/logic_gate__Noun__1
written_rep: logic gate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logikgatter
sense_list:
A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the rules of some logical operator.


lexentry: eng/logical__Adjective__1
written_rep: logical
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: logisch
sense_list:
(not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic. | Reasonable. | (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.


lexentry: eng/login__Noun__1
written_rep: login
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Benutzername | Login
sense_list:
(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.


lexentry: eng/logion__Noun__1
written_rep: logion
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Logion
sense_list:
(specifically, Christianity) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context.


lexentry: eng/logistics__Noun__1
written_rep: logistics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logistik
sense_list:
(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements. | (military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.


lexentry: eng/logo__Noun__1
written_rep: logo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logo
sense_list:
A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.


lexentry: eng/logopedics__Noun__1
written_rep: logopedics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logopädie
sense_list:
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.


lexentry: eng/logopedist__Noun__1
written_rep: logopedist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logopäde
sense_list:
A specialist who deals with the correction of the speech sounds, the disorders in writing, reading, the ability to create any forms of mathematical operations, disorders in use of language and swallowing disorders.


lexentry: eng/logotype__Noun__1
written_rep: logotype
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Logotyp
sense_list:
A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.


lexentry: eng/logwood__Noun__1
written_rep: logwood
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Blutholzbaum
sense_list:
A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.


lexentry: eng/loin__Noun__1
written_rep: loin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lende
sense_list:
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.


lexentry: eng/loitering_munition__Noun__1
written_rep: loitering munition
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kamikazedrohne
sense_list:
(military, weaponry) A munition, often a UAV, that waits passively around the target area and attacks only once a target is located.


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
written_rep: loll
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: faulenzen | flegeln | herumliegen | herumlümmeln | räkeln
sense_list:
(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]


lexentry: eng/loll__Verb__1
written_rep: loll
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: heraushängen | hängen
sense_list:
(intransitive) To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. [from 1610s]


lexentry: eng/lone_wolf__Noun__1
written_rep: lone wolf
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: einsamer Wolf
sense_list:
(metaphorically) A person who avoids the company of others; a loner; an independent or solitary person.


lexentry: eng/loneliness__Noun__1
written_rep: loneliness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Einsamkeit
sense_list:
A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions. | The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.


lexentry: eng/long-distance__Adjective__1
written_rep: long-distance
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: fern
sense_list:
Referring to a non-local telephone call; a toll call. | Referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them.


lexentry: eng/long-distance_relationship__Noun__1
written_rep: long-distance relationship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fernbeziehung
sense_list:
A romantic relationship between two people who live far apart, but usually maintain contact telematically.


lexentry: eng/long-eared_bat__Noun__1
written_rep: long-eared bat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Langohrfledermaus
sense_list:
Any of many vesper bats with ears longer than bats of similar size, especially the brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), of Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/long-eared_owl__Noun__1
written_rep: long-eared owl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Waldohreule
sense_list:
Asio otus, a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.


lexentry: eng/long-legged_buzzard__Noun__1
written_rep: long-legged buzzard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Adlerbussard
sense_list:
Buteo rufinus, a bird of prey in the Buteo genus, resident or breeding from North Africa to central Asia.


lexentry: eng/long-suffering__Adjective__1
written_rep: long-suffering
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: langmütig
sense_list:
Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.


lexentry: eng/long-tailed_tit__Noun__1
written_rep: long-tailed tit
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schwanzmeise
sense_list:
Any of many subspecies of small passerine birds with long tails, Aegithalos caudatus, found throughout Europe and Asia


lexentry: eng/long_COVID__Noun__1
written_rep: long COVID
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Long COVID
sense_list:
(diseases) Long-term sequelae or symptoms (such as brain fog, extreme fatigue, or shortness of breath) following a COVID-19 infection, which persist after the SARS-CoV-2 virus is no longer active. [from 2020]


lexentry: eng/long__Adverb__1
written_rep: long
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: lange
sense_list:
For a particular duration. | (as premodifier of a verb, participle, adjective, preposition, or adverb) For a long time.


lexentry: eng/long_arm_of_the_law__Noun__1
written_rep: long arm of the law
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rechtspflege
sense_list:
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.


lexentry: eng/long_division__Noun__1
written_rep: long division
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schriftliche Division
sense_list:
(mathematics) A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.


lexentry: eng/long_drink__Noun__1
written_rep: long drink
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Longdrink
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A relatively weak (low alcoholic content per volume) and voluminous mixed drink, typically containing lots of ice and mixer.


lexentry: eng/long_johns__Noun__1
written_rep: long johns
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lange Unterhose
sense_list:
(US) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.


lexentry: eng/long_jump__Noun__1
written_rep: long jump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Weitsprung
sense_list:
An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.


lexentry: eng/long_pepper__Noun__1
written_rep: long pepper
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stangenpfeffer | langer Pfeffer
sense_list:
The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.


lexentry: eng/long_weekend__Noun__1
written_rep: long weekend
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: langes Wochenende | verlängertes Wochenende
sense_list:
A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.


lexentry: eng/longbow__Noun__1
written_rep: longbow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Langbogen
sense_list:
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.


lexentry: eng/longitude__Noun__1
written_rep: longitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Längengrad | geographische Länge
sense_list:
(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.


lexentry: eng/longline__Noun__1
written_rep: longline
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Langleine
sense_list:
(fishing) gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)


lexentry: eng/longspine_snipefish__Noun__1
written_rep: longspine snipefish
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gewöhnlicher Schnepfenfisch
sense_list:
A moderately elongate species of snipefish with a tubular snout equal to about a quarter of the total body length, Macroramphosus scolopax.


lexentry: eng/longsword__Noun__1
written_rep: longsword
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Langschwert
sense_list:
A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.


lexentry: eng/lonsdaleite__Noun__1
written_rep: lonsdaleite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lonsdaleit
sense_list:
(mineral) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon. Also called hexagonal diamond.


lexentry: eng/loofah__Noun__1
written_rep: loofah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luffa
sense_list:
Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.


lexentry: eng/look_and_feel__Noun__1
written_rep: look and feel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aussehen und Handhabung | Look and Feel
sense_list:
(software, of an application, operating system, etc.) The combination of the visual design and behaviour of a user interface.


lexentry: eng/look_forward_to__Verb__1
written_rep: look forward to
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: freuen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.


lexentry: eng/look_over__Verb__1
written_rep: look over
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: (бегло) - durchfliegen
sense_list:
(transitive) To quickly read or (especially) proofread; to quickly scan text, especially while checking for errors.


lexentry: eng/look_up__Verb__1
written_rep: look up
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: nachschlagen | nachsehen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something. | To obtain information about something from a reference book.


lexentry: eng/look_up_to__Verb__1
written_rep: look up to
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: achten | aufblicken zu | aufschauen zu
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive) To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.


lexentry: eng/loom__Noun__1
written_rep: loom
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Webstuhl | Webmaschine
sense_list:
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.


lexentry: eng/loon__Noun__2
written_rep: loon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Seetaucher
sense_list:
(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.


lexentry: eng/loop__Noun__1
written_rep: loop
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Schleife
sense_list:
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.


lexentry: eng/loop_quantum_gravity__Noun__1
written_rep: loop quantum gravity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schleifen-Quantengravitation | Schleifenquantengravitation
sense_list:
(physics) A theory which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity, according to which space can be regarded as an extremely fine fabric of finite loops.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
written_rep: loophole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schießscharte
sense_list:
(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole.


lexentry: eng/loophole__Noun__1
written_rep: loophole
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schlupfloch | Hintertürchen | Ausflucht
sense_list:
(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.


lexentry: eng/loose_cannon__Noun__1
written_rep: loose cannon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: gemeingefährlicher Mensch | unberechenbarer Mensch | unkontrollierbarer Mensch
sense_list:
(idiomatic, by extension) An uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to their own team, faction, political party, etc.


lexentry: eng/loosehead__Noun__1
written_rep: loosehead
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: linker Pfeiler
sense_list:
(rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)


lexentry: eng/loosestrife__Noun__1
written_rep: loosestrife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gilbweiderich | Blutweiderich
sense_list:
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.


lexentry: eng/loot__Verb__1
written_rep: loot
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: plündern
sense_list:
(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.


lexentry: eng/loot_box__Noun__1
written_rep: loot box
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lootbox
sense_list:
(video gaming) A consumable virtual item, often in the shape of a box or another container, that gives a player a random selection of in-game items.


lexentry: eng/lop__Verb__1
written_rep: lop
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abästen
sense_list:
(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/lop_off__Verb__1
written_rep: lop off
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: abschneiden
sense_list:
(transitive) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.


lexentry: eng/loquat__Noun__1
written_rep: loquat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Wollmispel
sense_list:
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.


lexentry: eng/lord__Noun__1
written_rep: lord
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Herr
sense_list:
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)


lexentry: eng/lord__Verb__1
written_rep: lord
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: herrschen
sense_list:
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.


lexentry: eng/lord_of_the_manor__Noun__1
written_rep: lord of the manor
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlossherr
sense_list:
(law, historical) The feudal lord of a manor estate. | (archaic) A ceremonial title retained or bestowed in certain contexts.


lexentry: eng/lordotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: lordotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lordotisch
sense_list:
(pathology) Of, relating to or afflicted with lordosis; having an abnormal backwards curvature of the spine.


lexentry: eng/lordship__Noun__1
written_rep: lordship
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: der Herr
sense_list:
(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.


lexentry: eng/lore__Noun__1
written_rep: lore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kunde | Lehre | Regel | Regeln | Weisheit | Wissen
sense_list:
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.


lexentry: eng/lorikeet__Noun__1
written_rep: lorikeet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lori
sense_list:
Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.


lexentry: eng/lose__Verb__1
written_rep: lose
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verlieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability. | (transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend). | (transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident. | To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. | (transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). | (transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer. | (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.


lexentry: eng/lose_face__Verb__1
written_rep: lose face
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: das Gesicht verlieren
sense_list:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_head__Verb__1
written_rep: lose one's head
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: den Kopf verlieren
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation or as a result of falling in love.


lexentry: eng/lose_one's_life__Verb__1
written_rep: lose one's life
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: umkommen | ums Leben kommen
sense_list:
(euphemistic) To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.


lexentry: eng/loss__Noun__1
written_rep: loss
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verlust
sense_list:
(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. | (countable) The death of a person or animal. | (uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. | (financial, countable) The sum an entity loses on balance. | (engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.


lexentry: eng/loss_function__Noun__1
written_rep: loss function
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Verlustfunktion
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function which expresses numerically the loss produced by a decision or other event.


lexentry: eng/lossy__Adjective__1
written_rep: lossy
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: destruktiv
sense_list:
(computing, of an, algorithm, _, for converting or compressing data) Reducing the amount of information in data.


lexentry: eng/lost_and_found__Noun__1
written_rep: lost and found
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fundbüro
sense_list:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.


lexentry: eng/lot__Noun__1
written_rep: lot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Los | Schicksal
sense_list:
That which happens without human design or forethought. | The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.


lexentry: eng/lot__Noun__1
written_rep: lot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 07
trans_list: Los
sense_list:
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will. | A prize in a lottery.


lexentry: eng/lot__Noun__1
written_rep: lot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 12
trans_list: Lot
sense_list:
(historic) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.


lexentry: eng/lottery__Noun__1
written_rep: lottery
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lotterie
sense_list:
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks. | (figuratively) Something decided by chance.


lexentry: eng/lotus-eater__Noun__1
written_rep: lotus-eater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lotophage | Lotosesser
sense_list:
(Greek mythology) A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect.


lexentry: eng/lotus_position__Noun__1
written_rep: lotus position
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lotussitz
sense_list:
A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/lotus_seed__Noun__1
written_rep: lotus seed
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lotossamen
sense_list:
Any of the seeds derived from the plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.


lexentry: eng/loud__Adjective__1
written_rep: loud
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: grell
sense_list:
(of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.


lexentry: eng/loudmouth__Noun__1
written_rep: loudmouth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Großmaul | Maulheld | Maulheldin
sense_list:
(derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.


lexentry: eng/loudspeaker__Noun__1
written_rep: loudspeaker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Box | Lautsprecherbox
sense_list:
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.


lexentry: eng/louis_d'or__Noun__1
written_rep: louis d'or
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Louis d'or | Louisdor | Louisd'or
sense_list:
(historical, _, numismatics) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.


lexentry: eng/lounge__Noun__1
written_rep: lounge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Sitzecke
sense_list:
A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.


lexentry: eng/lounge_lizard__Noun__1
written_rep: lounge lizard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Salonlöwe
sense_list:
(Jazz-age or flapper slang) An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges.


lexentry: eng/lour__Verb__1
written_rep: lour
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: drohen
sense_list:
(intransitive, figuratively) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.


lexentry: eng/louse__Noun__1
written_rep: louse
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Dreckskerl | Dreckkerl | Lumpenhund | Lumpenkerl
sense_list:
(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
written_rep: louver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luftschlitz | Lüftungsgitter
sense_list:
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/louver__Noun__1
written_rep: louver
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Luftschlitz
sense_list:
(chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/love-hate__Adjective__1
written_rep: love-hate
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: hassliebend
sense_list:
(originally, psychoanalysis) Of a relationship: involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/love-in-a-mist__Noun__1
written_rep: love-in-a-mist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jungfer im Grünen
sense_list:
Nigella damascena, an annual flowering plant of the genus Nigella, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour, though also found in shades of pink, white or pale purple.


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
written_rep: love
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lieben | lieb haben | gern haben
sense_list:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love__Verb__1
written_rep: love
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: lieben | begehren | ehren | gieren | lechzen | schleckern
sense_list:
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/love_child__Noun__1
written_rep: love child
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kind der Liebe | außereheliches Kind | uneheliches Kind
sense_list:
(euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.


lexentry: eng/love_feast__Noun__1
written_rep: love feast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liebesmahl
sense_list:
(Christianity, historical) A symbolic communal meal held by early Christians in commemoration of the eucharist. [from 16th c.] | (figurative, now, chiefly, North America) Any banquet or gathering to promote goodwill among the participants. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/love_goggles__Noun__1
written_rep: love goggles
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: rosarote Brille
sense_list:
(idiomatic, informal, plurale tantum) Blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.


lexentry: eng/love_handle__Noun__1
written_rep: love handle
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Rettungsring
sense_list:
(colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.


lexentry: eng/love_hotel__Noun__1
written_rep: love hotel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Love Hotel
sense_list:
A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere, operated primarily for the purpose of allowing lovers privacy to have sexual intercourse.


lexentry: eng/love_language__Noun__1
written_rep: love language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liebessprache
sense_list:
A medium through which one shows appreciation of or affection for another, such as complimenting, giving gifts, or spending time together.


lexentry: eng/love_match__Noun__1
written_rep: love match
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Liebesheirat
sense_list:
A marriage, betrothal, or other romantic relationship which is based on a spontaneous mutual feeling of love by the two individuals in the relationship, as opposed to a relationship based on other reasons or an arranged marriage brokered by parents or by third parties.


lexentry: eng/lovebird__Noun__1
written_rep: lovebird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Unzertrennliche | Unzertrennlicher | Agapornide | Liebesvogel | Liebesvögel | Turteltaube
sense_list:
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.


lexentry: eng/loved_one__Noun__1
written_rep: loved one
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Angehörige | Angehöriger | Freund | Freundin | Liebste | Liebster
sense_list:
A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).


lexentry: eng/lover__Noun__1
written_rep: lover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geliebte | Geliebter | Liebende | Liebender
sense_list:
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.


lexentry: eng/lovingkindness__Noun__1
written_rep: lovingkindness
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Barmherzigkeit | Gnade | Güte
sense_list:
(uncountable) Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.


lexentry: eng/low-calorie__Adjective__1
written_rep: low-calorie
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kalorienarm
sense_list:
Of a diet, involving eating a lower number of calories than would normally eaten, usually with the intention of losing weight. | Of a food or drink, having fewer calories than its standard form.


lexentry: eng/low-fat__Adjective__1
written_rep: low-fat
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fettarm
sense_list:
(nutrition) Not having a high number of calories from fat or great amount of fats, especially an alternate variety of food designed to have lower calories, dietetic.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
written_rep: low
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: gemein | niederträchtig
sense_list:
Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions. | Humble, meek, not haughty. | Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
written_rep: low
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tief | niedrig
sense_list:
(baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees. | Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
written_rep: low
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: niedrig | schwach
sense_list:
Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.) | Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).


lexentry: eng/low__Adjective__1
written_rep: low
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 16
trans_list: niedrig | flach
sense_list:
(phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.


lexentry: eng/low__Adverb__1
written_rep: low
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: tief
sense_list:
Close to the ground. | Of a pitch, at a lower frequency. | (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.


lexentry: eng/low_cost_carrier__Noun__1
written_rep: low cost carrier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Billigflieger
sense_list:
(aviation, travel) An airline that sells very inexpensive tickets but which does not provide (or charges for) typical services like meals or the carriage of baggage.


lexentry: eng/low_temperature_flexibility__Noun__1
written_rep: low temperature flexibility
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kälteflexibilität
sense_list:
The ability of a membrane or other material to resist cracking when flexed after it has been cooled to a low temperature.


lexentry: eng/lowball__Verb__1
written_rep: lowball
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: absichtlich unter Wert schätzen | bewusst unterschätzen
sense_list:
(transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.


lexentry: eng/lowball__Verb__1
written_rep: lowball
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: den Preis in betrügerischer Absicht unter Wert berechnen
sense_list:
(transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.


lexentry: eng/lowball__Verb__1
written_rep: lowball
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: bewusst unterbieten | vorsätzlich unter Wert bieten
sense_list:
(transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.


lexentry: eng/lowboy__Noun__1
written_rep: lowboy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Tieflader
sense_list:
(trucking) A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.


lexentry: eng/lower_back__Noun__1
written_rep: lower back
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kreuz
sense_list:
The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lower_class__Noun__1
written_rep: lower class
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Unterschicht
sense_list:
A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.


lexentry: eng/lower_house__Noun__1
written_rep: lower house
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Unterhaus
sense_list:
(government) The lower legislative house in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.


lexentry: eng/lower_jaw__Noun__1
written_rep: lower jaw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Unterkieferknochen
sense_list:
Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.


lexentry: eng/lower_the_boom__Verb__1
written_rep: lower the boom
part_of_speech: verb
sense_list: (idiomatic, with "on") To scold severely.
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list:
den Marsch blasen | eine Standpauke halten | einen Anschiss verpassen | herunterputzen | zur Minna machen


lexentry: eng/lowest_common_denominator__Noun__1
written_rep: lowest common denominator
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner
sense_list:
(mathematics) The smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.


lexentry: eng/lowlife__Noun__1
written_rep: lowlife
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Abschaum | Gesindel | Pack | suspekter Typ | zwielichtige Gestalt | zwielichtige Person
sense_list:
(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.


lexentry: eng/lozenge__Noun__1
written_rep: lozenge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Raute
sense_list:
(shapes, heraldiccharge) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.


lexentry: eng/lubrication__Noun__1
written_rep: lubrication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schmierung
sense_list:
The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.


lexentry: eng/lubrication_payment__Noun__1
written_rep: lubrication payment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schmiergeld
sense_list:
(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemism) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.


lexentry: eng/lucky_break__Noun__1
written_rep: lucky break
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Glückstreffer | glücklicher Zufall
sense_list:
(idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.


lexentry: eng/lucky_dip__Noun__1
written_rep: lucky dip
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Angeln
sense_list:
(UK) A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.


lexentry: eng/lucre__Noun__1
written_rep: lucre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: der Reichtum, das Vermögen
sense_list:
Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.


lexentry: eng/ludicrous__Adjective__1
written_rep: ludicrous
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lächerlich | absurd | aberwitzig
sense_list:
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.


lexentry: eng/lug__Noun__1
written_rep: lug
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Hülse
sense_list:
(electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.


lexentry: eng/lug__Verb__1
written_rep: lug
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schleppen
sense_list:
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.


lexentry: eng/luge__Noun__1
written_rep: luge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schlitten | Rennschlitten
sense_list:
(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.


lexentry: eng/lumbago__Noun__1
written_rep: lumbago
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hexenschuss | Lumbago | Lumbalgie
sense_list:
(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.


lexentry: eng/lumbar__Adjective__1
written_rep: lumbar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lumbal
sense_list:
Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/lumbar_puncture__Noun__1
written_rep: lumbar puncture
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lumbalpunktion
sense_list:
(medical) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.


lexentry: eng/lumber__Noun__1
written_rep: lumber
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bauholz
sense_list:
(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lumen__Noun__1
written_rep: lumen
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lumen
sense_list:
(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.


lexentry: eng/luminance__Noun__1
written_rep: luminance
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leuchtdichte
sense_list:
The quality of being luminous. | The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.


lexentry: eng/luminary__Noun__1
written_rep: luminary
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtgestalt
sense_list:
One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.


lexentry: eng/luminescence__Noun__1
written_rep: luminescence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lumineszenz
sense_list:
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.


lexentry: eng/luminol__Noun__1
written_rep: luminol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luminol
sense_list:
(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione that exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.


lexentry: eng/luminosity__Noun__1
written_rep: luminosity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Leuchtkraft
sense_list:
(physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor | (astronomy) The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.


lexentry: eng/luminous_intensity__Noun__1
written_rep: luminous intensity
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lichtstärke
sense_list:
(physics) A measure of the power emitted by a source of light; equal to the flux density per solid angle.


lexentry: eng/lump__Noun__1
written_rep: lump
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Klumpen | Kloß
sense_list:
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.


lexentry: eng/lump_sum__Noun__1
written_rep: lump sum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pauschale | Pauschalbetrag | Pauschbetrag
sense_list:
A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.


lexentry: eng/lumpenproletariat__Noun__1
written_rep: lumpenproletariat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lumpenproletariat
sense_list:
(Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.


lexentry: eng/lunar__Adjective__1
written_rep: lunar
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: lunar
sense_list:
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.


lexentry: eng/lunar_calendar__Noun__1
written_rep: lunar calendar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mondkalender | Lunarkalender
sense_list:
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.


lexentry: eng/lunar_module__Noun__1
written_rep: lunar module
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mondlandefähre
sense_list:
(astronautics) The spacecraft used in the Apollo missions that was designed for the landing on the surface of the Moon; the lunar excursion module.


lexentry: eng/lunar_phase__Noun__1
written_rep: lunar phase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mondphase
sense_list:
(astronomy) Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon#Noun as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).


lexentry: eng/lunar_year__Noun__1
written_rep: lunar year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mondjahr
sense_list:
a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon, as opposed to the passage of the Earth around the sun


lexentry: eng/lunette__Noun__1
written_rep: lunette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lünette
sense_list:
(architectural element) A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. [from 17th c.] | (architectural element) A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.] a lunette in the Thomas Jefferson building of the US Library of Congress


lexentry: eng/lunette__Noun__1
written_rep: lunette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Lunula
sense_list:
(Christianity) A luna: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/lunge__Noun__1
written_rep: lunge
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Ausfallschritt
sense_list:
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.


lexentry: eng/lungeing_cavesson__Noun__1
written_rep: lungeing cavesson
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kappzaum
sense_list:
a special type of halter or headcollar with extra rings on the noseband for attaching a lunge line (or rein)


lexentry: eng/lungeing_rein__Noun__1
written_rep: lungeing rein
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Longe
sense_list:
A piece of cotton or nylon webbing, usually around 25mm wide by about 20 metres (or longer) in length, attached with a swivel to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or headcollar of a horse to provide control while exercising or training it.


lexentry: eng/lunula__Noun__1
written_rep: lunula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lunula
sense_list:
(anatomy) Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.


lexentry: eng/lupin__Noun__1
written_rep: lupin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lupine
sense_list:
Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. | A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.


lexentry: eng/lupus__Noun__1
written_rep: lupus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lupus
sense_list:
(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.


lexentry: eng/lur__Noun__1
written_rep: lur
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lure
sense_list:
(musical instruments, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.


lexentry: eng/lure__Noun__1
written_rep: lure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Anlockungsmittel | Lockmittel | Lockung | Lockvogel | Lure | Reiz
sense_list:
(also, figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.


lexentry: eng/lure__Verb__1
written_rep: lure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: anlocken | locken | ködern | herlocken
sense_list:
(intransitive) To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile. | (transitive) To attract fish with a lure. | (transitive, falconry) To recall a hawk with a lure.


lexentry: eng/lurk__Verb__1
written_rep: lurk
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lauern
sense_list:
To remain concealed in order to ambush. | To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.


lexentry: eng/lurker__Noun__1
written_rep: lurker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Beobachter | Lurker | passiver Zuschauer
sense_list:
(Internet slang) A user who observes a community rather than participating; someone who reads or takes advantage of content on a website, newsgroup, etc. but does not contribute.


lexentry: eng/lust__Verb__1
written_rep: lust
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: begehren | sehnen | verlangen
sense_list:
(intransitive, usually in the phrase "lust after") To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.


lexentry: eng/luster__Noun__1
written_rep: luster
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Glanz | Lüster
sense_list:
The ability or condition of shining when light is applied, inclusive of shine, sheen, polish, gloss, sparkle, etc.


lexentry: eng/lustration__Noun__1
written_rep: lustration
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lustration
sense_list:
(religion) A rite of purification, especially washing. | (politics, law) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.


lexentry: eng/lustrum__Noun__1
written_rep: lustrum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kronleuchter
sense_list:
(historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lute__Noun__1
written_rep: lute
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laute
sense_list:
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.


lexentry: eng/luteal_phase__Noun__1
written_rep: luteal phase
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lutealphase | Sekretionsphase
sense_list:
The latter part of the menstrual cycle, that occurs after ovulation, in which the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to prepare the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo.


lexentry: eng/lutetium__Noun__1
written_rep: lutetium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lutetium | Cassiopeium
sense_list:
A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.


lexentry: eng/luthier__Noun__1
written_rep: luthier
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Geigenbauer | Gitarrenbauer | Geigenbauerin | Gitarrenbauerin | Lautenbauer | Lautenbauerin
sense_list:
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.


lexentry: eng/lutung__Noun__1
written_rep: lutung
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Haubenlangur | Lutung
sense_list:
Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail


lexentry: eng/lux__Noun__1
written_rep: lux
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lux
sense_list:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx


lexentry: eng/luxurious__Adjective__1
written_rep: luxurious
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: luxuriös
sense_list:
Very fine in quality and comfortable. | (dated) Enjoying the pleasures of luxury, accustomed to luxury.


lexentry: eng/luxury__Noun__1
written_rep: luxury
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luxus
sense_list:
Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings. | Something desirable but expensive. | Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.


lexentry: eng/luxury_good__Noun__1
written_rep: luxury good
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luxusgut
sense_list:
A product or service that is not considered essential to everyday life and is associated with affluence.


lexentry: eng/lycanthropy__Noun__1
written_rep: lycanthropy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lykanthropie
sense_list:
(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom. | (mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.


lexentry: eng/lych-gate__Noun__1
written_rep: lych-gate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Friedhofstor
sense_list:
A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.


lexentry: eng/lye__Noun__1
written_rep: lye
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lauge
sense_list:
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes). | Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).


lexentry: eng/lymph__Noun__1
written_rep: lymph
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Lymphe
sense_list:
(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.


lexentry: eng/lymph_node__Noun__1
written_rep: lymph node
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lymphknoten | Lymphsystem
sense_list:
(anatomy, immunology) Each of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.


lexentry: eng/lymphatic_system__Noun__1
written_rep: lymphatic system
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lymphsystem
sense_list:
(anatomy) In mammals, including humans, a network of lymph vessels and lymph nodes that transport fluid, fats, proteins, and lymphocytes to the bloodstream as lymph, and remove microorganisms and other debris from tissues.


lexentry: eng/lymphocyte__Noun__1
written_rep: lymphocyte
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lymphozyt
sense_list:
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.


lexentry: eng/lynch__Verb__1
written_rep: lynch
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: lynchen
sense_list:
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.


lexentry: eng/lynx_spider__Noun__1
written_rep: lynx spider
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Luchsspinne
sense_list:
Any of the family Oxyopidae of spiders, which hunt their prey rather than spinning webs to ensnare them.


lexentry: eng/lyre__Noun__1
written_rep: lyre
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lyra | Leier
sense_list:
(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.


lexentry: eng/lyrebird__Noun__1
written_rep: lyrebird
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Leierschwanz
sense_list:
Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, named because of the beautiful tail feathers of the male of one species, the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), which can be erected to look like a lyre, and notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.


lexentry: eng/lysergic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: lysergic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lysergsäure
sense_list:
(organic compound) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).


lexentry: eng/lysosome__Noun__1
written_rep: lysosome
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lysosom
sense_list:
(cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.


lexentry: eng/lysozyme__Noun__1
written_rep: lysozyme
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Lysozym
sense_list:
(biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.


lexentry: eng/mRNA__Noun__1
written_rep: mRNA
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mRNA
sense_list:
(uncountable, biochemistry) Initialism of messenger RNA. | (countable, biochemistry) A strand of messenger RNA.


lexentry: eng/ma'am__Noun__1
written_rep: ma'am
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Frau
sense_list:
Chiefly used as a form of address for a woman: | A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position. | (archaic) A title for a married woman.


lexentry: eng/macOS__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: macOS
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: macOS
sense_list:
(operating systems, trademark) A major operating system, formerly known as OS X (and before that as Mac OS X), used on laptop and desktop computers by Apple, Inc.


lexentry: eng/macadam__Noun__1
written_rep: macadam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makadam
sense_list:
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).


lexentry: eng/macaroni__Noun__1
written_rep: macaroni
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makkaroni
sense_list:
(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/macaroni_penguin__Noun__1
written_rep: macaroni penguin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Goldschopfpinguin
sense_list:
A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.


lexentry: eng/macaroni_salad__Noun__1
written_rep: macaroni salad
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makkaronisalat
sense_list:
A type of pasta salad, served cold-made with cooked elbow macaroni and usually prepared with mayonnaise.


lexentry: eng/macaw__Noun__1
written_rep: macaw
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ara
sense_list:
Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.


lexentry: eng/macchia__Noun__1
written_rep: macchia
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Macchie
sense_list:
A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.


lexentry: eng/machete__Noun__1
written_rep: machete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Machete
sense_list:
A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.


lexentry: eng/machicolation__Noun__1
written_rep: machicolation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maschikuli
sense_list:
(architectural element) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.


lexentry: eng/machine__Noun__1
written_rep: machine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maschine
sense_list:
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. | (dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane. | (historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.


lexentry: eng/machine__Verb__1
written_rep: machine
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: bearbeiten
sense_list:
To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.


lexentry: eng/machine_code__Noun__1
written_rep: machine code
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Maschinencode | Maschinenkode
sense_list:
(computer science) Machine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit.


lexentry: eng/machine_gun__Noun__1
written_rep: machine gun
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maschinengewehr | MG
sense_list:
A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.


lexentry: eng/machine_language__Noun__1
written_rep: machine language
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maschinensprache | Maschinencode | Maschinenkode
sense_list:
(programming) The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.


lexentry: eng/machine_learning__Noun__1
written_rep: machine learning
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: maschinelles Lernen
sense_list:
(artificial intelligence) A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques that allow computers to learn.


lexentry: eng/machine_pistol__Noun__1
written_rep: machine pistol
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maschinenpistole
sense_list:
A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).


lexentry: eng/machine_tool__Noun__1
written_rep: machine tool
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Werkzeugmaschine
sense_list:
(machining, manufacturing) A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.


lexentry: eng/machine_translation__Noun__1
written_rep: machine translation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maschinelle Übersetzung
sense_list:
(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.


lexentry: eng/mackerel__Noun__1
written_rep: mackerel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makrele
sense_list:
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,


lexentry: eng/mackerel_sky__Noun__1
written_rep: mackerel sky
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schäfchen | Schäfchenwolken
sense_list:
A sky filled with a regular pattern of altocumulus clouds somewhat resembling the skin of a mackerel.


lexentry: eng/macrobiotic__Adjective__1
written_rep: macrobiotic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: makrobiotisch
sense_list:
Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.


lexentry: eng/macroblock__Noun__1
written_rep: macroblock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Macroblock
sense_list:
(signal processing, video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block


lexentry: eng/macrocosm__Noun__1
written_rep: macrocosm
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makrokosmos
sense_list:
(philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.


lexentry: eng/macroeconomics__Noun__1
written_rep: macroeconomics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makroökonomie
sense_list:
The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.


lexentry: eng/macrogamete__Noun__1
written_rep: macrogamete
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makrogamet
sense_list:
(cytology) The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.


lexentry: eng/macromolecule__Noun__1
written_rep: macromolecule
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makromolekül
sense_list:
(organic compound, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).


lexentry: eng/macron__Noun__1
written_rep: macron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makron | Längenstrich | Längestrich | Verlängerungszeichen
sense_list:
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/macrophage__Noun__1
written_rep: macrophage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fresszelle | Makrophage
sense_list:
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.


lexentry: eng/macropod__Noun__1
written_rep: macropod
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Känguru
sense_list:
A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons.


lexentry: eng/macroprudential__Adjective__1
written_rep: macroprudential
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: makroprudentiell | makroprudenziell
sense_list:
(economics) Relating to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.


lexentry: eng/macrostate__Noun__1
written_rep: macrostate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Makrozustand
sense_list:
(physics) A group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure.


lexentry: eng/macula__Noun__1
written_rep: macula
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gelber Fleck
sense_list:
(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.


lexentry: eng/mad_scientist__Noun__1
written_rep: mad scientist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: verrückte Wissenschaftlerin | verrückter Wissenschaftler
sense_list:
A stock character in popular fiction; a bumbling scientist working on unlikely ways to save the world, or a villainous one bent on destroying it.


lexentry: eng/madam__Noun__1
written_rep: madam
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Puffmutter | Bordellwirtin
sense_list:
(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.


lexentry: eng/madrasah__Noun__1
written_rep: madrasah
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Madrasa | Medresse
sense_list:
(Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.


lexentry: eng/madrigal__Noun__1
written_rep: madrigal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Madrigal
sense_list:
(music) A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy. | (music) A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy. | (poetry) A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.


lexentry: eng/mafic__Adjective__1
written_rep: mafic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mafisch
sense_list:
(geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
written_rep: magazine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zeitschrift | Illustrierte | Magazin | Journal
sense_list:
A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.


lexentry: eng/magazine__Noun__1
written_rep: magazine
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Magazin
sense_list:
A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.


lexentry: eng/magenta__Noun__1
written_rep: magenta
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magenta
sense_list:
A colour which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary colour but a subtractive primary colour evoked by the combination of red and blue light.


lexentry: eng/maggot__Noun__1
written_rep: maggot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Made | Fleischmade
sense_list:
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/maggot_therapy__Noun__1
written_rep: maggot therapy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Madentherapie
sense_list:
A type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.


lexentry: eng/magic__Adjective__1
written_rep: magic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magisch
sense_list:
Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. [from 14th c.] | Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
written_rep: magic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magie
sense_list:
(rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
written_rep: magic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magie | Zauber | Zauberei | Hexerei
sense_list:
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/magic__Noun__1
written_rep: magic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Magie | Zauberei
sense_list:
(entertainment) The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.


lexentry: eng/magic_carpet__Noun__1
written_rep: magic carpet
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fliegender Teppich
sense_list:
(fiction) A carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.


lexentry: eng/magic_lantern__Noun__1
written_rep: magic lantern
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Laterna magica | Skioptikon
sense_list:
(historical) An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.


lexentry: eng/magic_square__Noun__1
written_rep: magic square
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: magisches Quadrat
sense_list:
(number theory) An n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.


lexentry: eng/magic_trick__Noun__1
written_rep: magic trick
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Zauberkunststück | Zaubertrick
sense_list:
A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.


lexentry: eng/magical_girl__Noun__1
written_rep: magical girl
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magical Girl
sense_list:
In Japanese anime and manga, a young girl with superhuman abilities who is called upon to fight evil.


lexentry: eng/magistrate__Noun__1
written_rep: magistrate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magistrat
sense_list:
(legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both. | (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.


lexentry: eng/magma__Noun__1
written_rep: magma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magma
sense_list:
(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. | (mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.


lexentry: eng/magna_cum_laude__Adverb__1
written_rep: magna cum laude
part_of_speech: adverb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magna cum laude | sehr gut
sense_list:
"With great praise"; an honor added to a diploma or degree for work considered to be of much higher quality than average.


lexentry: eng/magnesite__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnesit
sense_list:
(mineral) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.


lexentry: eng/magnesium__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnesium
sense_list:
The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/magnesium_hydroxide__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesium hydroxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnesiumhydroxid
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) The base Mg(OH)2 that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes


lexentry: eng/magnesium_oxide__Noun__1
written_rep: magnesium oxide
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnesiumoxid
sense_list:
(inorganic compound) A white powder (MgO) with a high melting point; it occurs naturally as periclase, an ore of magnesium.


lexentry: eng/magnetar__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetar
sense_list:
(star) A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.


lexentry: eng/magnetic__Adjective__1
written_rep: magnetic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magnetisch
sense_list:
Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. | Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull. | Determined by earth's magnetic fields.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_compass__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetic compass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bussole
sense_list:
(military, nautical) An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_field__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetic field
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetfeld
sense_list:
(physics) A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_moment__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetic moment
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: magnetisches Moment
sense_list:
(electromagnetism) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_resonance_imaging__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetic resonance imaging
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetresonanztomographie
sense_list:
(medicine) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/magnetic_tape__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetic tape
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetband
sense_list:
A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.


lexentry: eng/magnetism__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetismus
sense_list:
(physics) The property of being magnetic. | (physics) The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.


lexentry: eng/magnetochemistry__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetochemistry
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetochemie
sense_list:
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.


lexentry: eng/magnetometer__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetometer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetometer
sense_list:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.


lexentry: eng/magnetosphere__Noun__1
written_rep: magnetosphere
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Magnetosphäre
sense_list:
(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.


lexentry: eng/magnification__Noun__1
written_rep: magnification
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Vergrößerung
sense_list:
The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. | The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Betrag | Magnitudo
sense_list:
(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.


lexentry: eng/magnitude__Noun__1
written_rep: magnitude
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Magnitudo
sense_list:
(uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude


lexentry: eng/magnum__Noun__1
written_rep: magnum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Magnum
sense_list:
(firearms) A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.


lexentry: eng/magpie-goose__Noun__1
written_rep: magpie-goose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Spaltfußgans
sense_list:
Anseranas semipalmata, the only non-extinct bird of the family Anseranatidae, resident breeder in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, having black and white plumage and yellowish legs.


lexentry: eng/magpie-lark__Noun__1
written_rep: magpie-lark
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Drosselstelze
sense_list:
A common species of passerine bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, family Monarchidae, of Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/maguey__Noun__1
written_rep: maguey
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Agave
sense_list:
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.


lexentry: eng/mahi-mahi__Noun__1
written_rep: mahi-mahi
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Schwertlilie
sense_list:
A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/mahjong__Noun__1
written_rep: mahjong
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mah-Jongg
sense_list:
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.


lexentry: eng/mahogany__Noun__1
written_rep: mahogany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mahagonibaum | Mahagoni
sense_list:
(uncountable) The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/mahogany__Noun__1
written_rep: mahogany
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: Mahagoni
sense_list:
A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.] | (obsolete, colloquial) A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table. [19th c.]


lexentry: eng/maid__Noun__1
written_rep: maid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mädchen
sense_list:
(dated, or, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. | (archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.


lexentry: eng/maidan__Noun__1
written_rep: maidan
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Platz
sense_list:
(chiefly, South Asia) A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/maiden_flight__Noun__1
written_rep: maiden flight
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Jungfernflug
sense_list:
The first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.


lexentry: eng/maidenhair__Noun__1
written_rep: maidenhair
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Venushaar | Frauenhaar | Frauenhaarfarn
sense_list:
Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
written_rep: mail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Post
sense_list:
(now, _, regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13thc.] | A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. | (chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.] | The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17thc.] | (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post. | The postal service or system in general. [from 17thc.] | (uncountable) Email messages conceived in bulk (as with the analogous sense of physical mail). | (countable, especially, Indian English) An email message. | A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.


lexentry: eng/mail__Noun__1
written_rep: mail
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Post | E-Mail
sense_list:
(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/mail_train__Noun__1
written_rep: mail train
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Postzug
sense_list:
(rail transport) A train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route.


lexentry: eng/mailing_list__Noun__1
written_rep: mailing list
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mailingliste | Verteiler
sense_list:
A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material (such as letters or junk mail) to multiple recipients.


lexentry: eng/maillot__Noun__1
written_rep: maillot
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Badeanzug
sense_list:
A one-piece swimsuit (for women) | A leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers, gymnasts or cyclists.


lexentry: eng/mailman__Noun__1
written_rep: mailman
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Briefträger | Postbote | Postzusteller
sense_list:
(North America) someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes


lexentry: eng/main__Noun__1
written_rep: main
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Hauptleitung
sense_list:
A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/main_group__Noun__1
written_rep: main group
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptgruppe
sense_list:
(chemistry) In the periodic table of the elements, any of the eight groups (columns) of elements in the s and p blocks.


lexentry: eng/main_sequence__Noun__1
written_rep: main sequence
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptreihe
sense_list:
(star) A major grouping of stars represented on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram by a nearly uniform band of increasing luminosity with increasing surface temperature.


lexentry: eng/main_street__Noun__1
written_rep: main street
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptstraße
sense_list:
the principal street of a town, but not necessarily named "Main Street" (qv); there can be more than one main street in some towns.


lexentry: eng/mainframe__Noun__1
written_rep: mainframe
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Großrechner
sense_list:
(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.


lexentry: eng/mainland_China__Proper_noun__1
written_rep: mainland China
part_of_speech: properNoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Festlandchina
sense_list:
The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by the PRC in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan which are coastal and insular areas)


lexentry: eng/mainlander__Noun__1
written_rep: mainlander
part_of_speech: noun
sense_list: Someone who lives on the mainland.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
Festlandbewohner | Festlandbewohnerin | Festlandsbewohner | Festlandsbewohnerin | Festländer | Festländerin


lexentry: eng/mainmast__Noun__1
written_rep: mainmast
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Großmast
sense_list:
(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship. | (nautical) The second-foremost mast of a non-sailing ship with more than one mast.


lexentry: eng/mains__Noun__2
written_rep: mains
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stromnetz
sense_list:
(chiefly, British) The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a network or grid.


lexentry: eng/mainshock__Noun__1
written_rep: mainshock
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptbeben
sense_list:
(geology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.


lexentry: eng/mainstream__Adjective__1
written_rep: mainstream
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mainstream | etabliert | konventionell
sense_list:
Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.


lexentry: eng/majestic_plural__Noun__1
written_rep: majestic plural
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Pluralis Majestatis
sense_list:
The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch.


lexentry: eng/major__Adjective__1
written_rep: major
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: dur
sense_list:
(education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization. | (postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect. | Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval) | Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)


lexentry: eng/major__Noun__1
written_rep: major
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Major
sense_list:
(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.


lexentry: eng/major__Noun__1
written_rep: major
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Hauptfach | Hauptstudienfach | Hauptstudiengang
sense_list:
(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.


lexentry: eng/major_axis__Noun__1
written_rep: major axis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Hauptachse
sense_list:
(geometry) The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.


lexentry: eng/major_general__Noun__1
written_rep: major general
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Generalmajor | Generalmajorin
sense_list:
A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.


lexentry: eng/major_scale__Noun__1
written_rep: major scale
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Dur
sense_list:
(music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.


lexentry: eng/major_third__Noun__1
written_rep: major third
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: große Terz
sense_list:
(music) A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a frequency ratio of 5/4. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four standard semitones, spans three degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished fourth. Major scales are so named because of the major third interval between the tonic and mediant of a major tonic triad.


lexentry: eng/majorant__Noun__1
written_rep: majorant
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Majorante
sense_list:
(mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.


lexentry: eng/majordomo__Noun__1
written_rep: majordomo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Haushälter | Hausmeier | Hausverwalter | Majordomus
sense_list:
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.


lexentry: eng/majorette__Noun__1
written_rep: majorette
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Gardetänzerin | Tanzmariechen
sense_list:
A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band.


lexentry: eng/majority__Noun__1
written_rep: majority
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Mehrheit | Mehrzahl
sense_list:
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate.


lexentry: eng/majority_decision__Noun__1
written_rep: majority decision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mehrheitsbeschluss
sense_list:
A decision that gains the acceptance of the majority of voters in a decision-making body, such as a parliament, municipal council or shareholders' meeting.


lexentry: eng/make-up_artist__Noun__1
written_rep: make-up artist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
A person who applies makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and similar productions.

trans_list:
Visagist | Maskenbildner | Film- und Bühnencosmetologe | Film- und Bühnencosmetologin | Maskenbildnerin | Visagistin


lexentry: eng/make__Verb__1
written_rep: make
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 30
trans_list: machen | lassen | bauen | bringen | interpretieren | produzieren
sense_list:
(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.


lexentry: eng/make_a_big_thing_out_of__Verb__1
written_rep: make a big thing out of
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: um ein Gewese machen | viel Aufhebens um machen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To call attention to or publicize; to make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.


lexentry: eng/make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill__Verb__1
written_rep: make a mountain out of a molehill
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen | aus einem Furz einen Donnerschlag machen
sense_list:
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.


lexentry: eng/make_a_show_of_oneself__Verb__1
written_rep: make a show of oneself
part_of_speech: verb
sense_list: (idiomatic, Ireland) To embarrass oneself or others in public.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
eine lächerliche Figur abgeben | sich lächerlich machen | sich zum Affen machen | unangenehm auffallen


lexentry: eng/make_a_silk_purse_of_a_sow's_ear__Verb__1
written_rep: make a silk purse of a sow's ear
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aus Scheiße Geld machen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.


lexentry: eng/make_a_spectacle_of_oneself__Verb__1
written_rep: make a spectacle of oneself
part_of_speech: verb
sense_list: (idiomatic, originally, _, US) To embarrass oneself or others in public.
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list:
blamieren | eine lächerliche Figur abgeben | sich lächerlich machen | sich zum Affen machen | sich zum Narren machen | unangenehm auffallen


lexentry: eng/make_a_virtue_of_necessity__Verb__1
written_rep: make a virtue of necessity
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aus der Not eine Tugend machen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.


lexentry: eng/make_amends__Verb__1
written_rep: make amends
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Genugtuung leisten
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.


lexentry: eng/make_do__Verb__1
written_rep: make do
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zurechtkommen | auskommen | hinkommen | hinlangen | hinreichen | klarkommen
sense_list:
(intransitive, idiomatic, informal) To survive, get by (with), or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources).


lexentry: eng/make_ends_meet__Verb__1
written_rep: make ends meet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: über die Runden kommen | über den Monat kommen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).


lexentry: eng/make_it__Verb__1
written_rep: make it
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schaffen
sense_list:
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.


lexentry: eng/make_no_bones_about__Verb__1
written_rep: make no bones about
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To do, indicate, or say something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant. [from 16th c.]

trans_list:
frei heraus sagen | kein Aufheben machen von | keine Umschweife machen | nicht viel Aufhebens machen um


lexentry: eng/make_off_with__Verb__1
written_rep: make off with
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: sich aus dem Staub machen mit | sich davonmachen mit
sense_list:
(transitive) To steal (something) and flee. | To run away together with someone. | (transitive) To capture (someone) and flee.


lexentry: eng/make_out__Verb__1
written_rep: make out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: adressieren | ausstellen
sense_list:
(transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_out__Verb__1
written_rep: make out
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: abschneiden | durchkommen
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_over__Verb__1
written_rep: make over
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: aufarbeiten | instandsetzen | renovieren | umgestalten | überarbeiten
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.


lexentry: eng/make_peace__Verb__1
written_rep: make peace
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Frieden schließen
sense_list:
To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.


lexentry: eng/make_room__Verb__1
written_rep: make room
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Platz machen | Platz schaffen
sense_list:
(idiom) To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.


lexentry: eng/make_sense__Verb__1
written_rep: make sense
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Sinn ergeben | Sinn geben | sinnvoll sein | Sinn machen
sense_list:
(informal) Used to express interest or desire in something; to be pleasing or beneficial; to work, be operative, or be advantageous to.


lexentry: eng/make_someone's_blood_boil__Verb__1
written_rep: make someone's blood boil
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: jmds. Blut in Wallung geraten lassen
sense_list:
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.


lexentry: eng/make_strange__Verb__1
written_rep: make strange
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: fremdeln
sense_list:
(idiomatic, especially of small children) To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.


lexentry: eng/make_sure__Verb__1
written_rep: make sure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: sicherstellen | zusehen | sichergehen
sense_list:
To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/make_the_bed__Verb__1
written_rep: make the bed
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: das Bett machen | betten
sense_list:
To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.


lexentry: eng/make_the_most_of__Verb__1
written_rep: make the most of
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: ausnutzen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, transitive) To realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.


lexentry: eng/make_whole__Verb__1
written_rep: make whole
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: wiederherstellen
sense_list:
(transitive, set phrase) To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.


lexentry: eng/make_whole__Verb__1
written_rep: make whole
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: entschädigen | schadlos stellen
sense_list:
(transitive, finance, legal) To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.


lexentry: eng/makeover__Noun__1
written_rep: makeover
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Aufarbeitung | Instandsetzung | Neuaufstellung | Neugestaltung | Renovierung | Umarbeitung
sense_list:
A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.


lexentry: eng/makeup__Noun__1
written_rep: makeup
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Schminke | Make-up
sense_list:
(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.


lexentry: eng/makhorka__Noun__1
written_rep: makhorka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Bauern-Tabak | Machorka | Rundblatt-Tabak
sense_list:
(chiefly, Russia) A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.


lexentry: eng/making-of__Noun__1
written_rep: making-of
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Making-of
sense_list:
(television, film) A documentary about how a film or television show was made, with behind-the-scenes footage.


lexentry: eng/malabsorption__Noun__1
written_rep: malabsorption
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Malabsorption
sense_list:
The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.


lexentry: eng/malachite__Noun__1
written_rep: malachite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Malachit
sense_list:
(mineral) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.


lexentry: eng/malapropism__Noun__1
written_rep: malapropism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Malapropismus
sense_list:
(uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.


lexentry: eng/malaria__Noun__1
written_rep: malaria
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Malaria
sense_list:
(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
written_rep: male
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: männlich | Männchen
sense_list:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/male__Adjective__1
written_rep: male
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Männchen | männlich
sense_list:
(of bacteria) Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).


lexentry: eng/male_circumcision__Noun__1
written_rep: male circumcision
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
sense_list:
An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

trans_list:
Beschneidung des Mannes | Beschneidung des männlichen Genitals | Beschneidung männlicher Genitalien | Vorhautbeschneidung | Zirkumzision | männliche Beschneidung


lexentry: eng/malic_acid__Noun__1
written_rep: malic acid
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Äpfelsäure
sense_list:
(carboxylic acid) A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.


lexentry: eng/malice__Noun__1
written_rep: malice
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Boshaftigkeit | Bösartigkeit | Böse | Bosheit
sense_list:
Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.


lexentry: eng/malinger__Verb__1
written_rep: malinger
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: simulieren
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.


lexentry: eng/mallard__Noun__1
written_rep: mallard
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Stockente
sense_list:
Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.


lexentry: eng/malleable__Adjective__1
written_rep: malleable
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: schmiedbar | verformbar | formbar | geschmeidig | biegbar | biegsam
sense_list:
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.


lexentry: eng/mallow__Noun__1
written_rep: mallow
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Malve
sense_list:
Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.


lexentry: eng/malt__Verb__1
written_rep: malt
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mälzen
sense_list:
(transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.


lexentry: eng/maltose__Noun__1
written_rep: maltose
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maltose | Malzzucker
sense_list:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose


lexentry: eng/mama's_boy__Noun__1
written_rep: mama's boy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Muttersöhnchen
sense_list:
(informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.


lexentry: eng/mama_bear__Noun__1
written_rep: mama bear
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Helikoptermutti
sense_list:
(by extension, slang) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.


lexentry: eng/mambo__Noun__1
written_rep: mambo
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Mambo
sense_list:
A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/mamma__Noun__1
written_rep: mamma
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Euter
sense_list:
(anatomy, plural mammae) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.


lexentry: eng/mammal__Noun__1
written_rep: mammal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Säugetier
sense_list:
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. | (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.


lexentry: eng/mammography__Noun__1
written_rep: mammography
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mammografie | Mammographie
sense_list:
(medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.


lexentry: eng/mammoth__Noun__1
written_rep: mammoth
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mammut
sense_list:
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/mammy__Noun__1
written_rep: mammy
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Mama
sense_list:
(US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.


lexentry: eng/mamzer__Noun__1
written_rep: mamzer
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mamser | Mamzer
sense_list:
(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person. | A contemptible person; a jerk.


lexentry: eng/man-bag__Noun__1
written_rep: man-bag
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Herrenhandtasche
sense_list:
The equivalent of a woman's small handbag designed for use by men, having compartments for mobile phones, etc.


lexentry: eng/man-eater__Noun__1
written_rep: man-eater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Menschenfresser
sense_list:
An animal that attacks and kills humans for food, such as certain tigers or sharks; any animal that consumes human flesh. | A cannibal; a human that eats other humans.


lexentry: eng/man-eater__Noun__1
written_rep: man-eater
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Vamp
sense_list:
(by extension, slang) A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.


lexentry: eng/man-month__Noun__1
written_rep: man-month
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Personenmonat
sense_list:
One person's working time for a month, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.


lexentry: eng/man-of-war__Noun__1
written_rep: man-of-war
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Kriegsschiff
sense_list:
(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.


lexentry: eng/man-year__Noun__1
written_rep: man-year
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Personenjahre
sense_list:
One person's working time for a year, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.


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


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


lexentry: eng/man__Noun__1
written_rep: man
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 06
trans_list: Mann | Herr
sense_list:
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mandarin_orange__Noun__1
written_rep: mandarin orange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mandarine
sense_list:
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges. | The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mandrake__Noun__1
written_rep: mandrake
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Alraune
sense_list:
(mythology) A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire. | Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses. | A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes. | (slang) The drug methaqualone.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maneuver__Verb__1
written_rep: maneuver
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: manövrieren
sense_list:
(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position; to wrestle.


lexentry: eng/manga__Noun__1
written_rep: manga
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Manga
sense_list:
(countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan. | (countable, loosely, sometimes, proscribed) Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mangonel__Noun__1
written_rep: mangonel
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mangonel
sense_list:
(historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects. | (non-technical, often, proscribed) An onager (type of catapult).


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


lexentry: eng/manic__Adjective__1
written_rep: manic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: maniakalisch | manisch
sense_list:
(psychiatry) Suffering from mania, the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.


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


lexentry: eng/manifest_destiny__Noun__1
written_rep: manifest destiny
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Manifest Destiny
sense_list:
The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west. | The political doctrine or belief held by many citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans. | The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maniple__Noun__1
written_rep: maniple
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Manipel
sense_list:
(Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers. | (Christianity, chiefly, historical) In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.


lexentry: eng/manipulation__Noun__1
written_rep: manipulation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Manipulation | Manipulieren | Manipulierung
sense_list:
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated. | The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.


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


lexentry: eng/manna__Noun__1
written_rep: manna
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Manna
sense_list:
(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. | (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mansard_roof__Noun__1
written_rep: mansard roof
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mansarddach
sense_list:
A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space. | A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mantilla__Noun__1
written_rep: mantilla
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mantilla | Mantille
sense_list:
A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders. | A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mantra__Noun__1
written_rep: mantra
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mantra
sense_list:
(Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. [from 1808] | (originally, Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation. [from 1956] | (by extension) A slogan or phrase often repeated.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/manwhore__Noun__1
written_rep: manwhore
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Stricher
sense_list:
(slang) A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/maquis__Noun__1
written_rep: maquis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Partisanenkampf
sense_list:
(botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub. [from 19th c.] | (historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. [from 1940s]


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


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


lexentry: eng/maraca__Noun__1
written_rep: maraca
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maracas
sense_list:
(musical instrument) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.


lexentry: eng/marathon__Noun__1
written_rep: marathon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marathon
sense_list:
A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race. | (figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marbling__Noun__1
written_rep: marbling
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marmorierung
sense_list:
A mottled or streaky appearance | The process of adding such an appearance, especially as a decoration


lexentry: eng/marcasite__Noun__1
written_rep: marcasite
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Markasit
sense_list:
(mineral) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. [from 19th c.] | (historical) Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/march__Noun__2
written_rep: march
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mark
sense_list:
(now, _, archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary. | (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marginal__Adjective__1
written_rep: marginal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: marginal
sense_list:
(uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge). | (politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.


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


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


lexentry: eng/margrave__Noun__1
written_rep: margrave
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Markgraf
sense_list:
(historical) A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area. | (historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marjoram__Noun__1
written_rep: marjoram
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Majoran
sense_list:
A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves. | The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mark__Verb__1
written_rep: mark
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 18
trans_list: korrigieren
sense_list:
(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).


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


lexentry: eng/marker__Noun__1
written_rep: marker
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Markierung
sense_list:
Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly | (competition, _, law) A formal certification that a company was the first to approach a competition authority to reveal the existence of a cartel, generally entitling it to greater leniency during the cartel's dissolution and punishment.


lexentry: eng/market__Noun__1
written_rep: market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Markt-
sense_list:
A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic. | A grocery store | (obsolete) The price for which a thing is sold in a market; hence, value; worth.


lexentry: eng/market__Noun__1
written_rep: market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Markt | Marktplatz | Markt-
sense_list:
City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. | The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.


lexentry: eng/market__Noun__1
written_rep: market
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Markt- | Markt
sense_list:
A geographical area where a certain commercial demand exists. | A formally organized, sometimes monopolistic, system of trading in specified goods or effects.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marketplace__Noun__1
written_rep: marketplace
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marktplatz
sense_list:
An open area in a town housing a public market. | The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates. | (by extension) The world of commerce and trade.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marque__Noun__1
written_rep: marque
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Marke
sense_list:
A brand or make of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car (in contradistinction to a model).


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


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


lexentry: eng/marriage__Noun__1
written_rep: marriage
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Ehe | Heirat
sense_list:
The state of being married. [from 14th c.] | (often, _, specifically) The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marry__Verb__1
written_rep: marry
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: heiraten
sense_list:
(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.] | (transitive, figuratively) To unite; to join together into a close union. [from 15th c.]


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/marshrutka__Noun__1
written_rep: marshrutka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Marschrutka | Sammeltaxi
sense_list:
(transport) A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is similar to that of the minibus in other countries, except that some implementations of marshrutka allow passengers to stand.


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


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


lexentry: eng/marsupium__Noun__1
written_rep: marsupium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Beutel
sense_list:
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young. | A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.


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


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


lexentry: eng/martin__Noun__1
written_rep: martin
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mehlschwalbe
sense_list:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.


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


lexentry: eng/martyr__Noun__1
written_rep: martyr
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Märtyrer | Märtyrerin
sense_list:
One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. | (by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause. | (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mascaron__Noun__1
written_rep: mascaron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maskaron | Fratzenkopf
sense_list:
(architectural element) A carved, ornamental face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.


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


lexentry: eng/masculine__Adjective__1
written_rep: masculine
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: männlich | maskulin
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female. | (of a noun) Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mask__Noun__1
written_rep: mask
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maske
sense_list:
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. | That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.


lexentry: eng/mask__Verb__1
written_rep: mask
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: maskieren
sense_list:
(transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor. | (transitive) To disguise as something else. | (intransitive) To take part as a masker in a masquerade. | (intransitive) To wear a mask.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__1
written_rep: mass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Masse
sense_list:
(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram. | A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size. | (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor. | A large quantity; a sum.


lexentry: eng/mass__Noun__2
written_rep: mass
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Messe
sense_list:
(Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist. | (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist. | A musical setting of parts of the mass.


lexentry: eng/mass_communication__Noun__1
written_rep: mass communication
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Massenkommunikation
sense_list:
Communication directed to the mass of the people or through mass media. | The field of study concerning this.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/massive__Adjective__1
written_rep: massive
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: massiv
sense_list:
Very large or bulky and heavy and solid. | (medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/master__Noun__1
written_rep: master
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Meister
sense_list:
Someone who has control over something or someone. | A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.


lexentry: eng/master__Noun__1
written_rep: master
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 10
trans_list: Junker
sense_list:
(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master. | A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree. | (legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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


lexentry: eng/masturbation__Noun__1
written_rep: masturbation
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Masturbation | Selbstbefriedigung | Onanie
sense_list:
Sexual stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, usually in the context of oneself.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mate__Noun__1
written_rep: mate
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kollege
sense_list:
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. | (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).


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


lexentry: eng/materialism__Noun__1
written_rep: materialism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Materialismus
sense_list:
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns. | (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.


lexentry: eng/materialist__Noun__1
written_rep: materialist
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Materialist | Materialistin
sense_list:
Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions. | A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.


lexentry: eng/materialistic__Adjective__1
written_rep: materialistic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: materialistisch
sense_list:
Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth. | Of or concerning philosophical materialism.


lexentry: eng/maternal__Adjective__1
written_rep: maternal
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mütterlich
sense_list:
Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. | Related through the mother, or her side of the family.


lexentry: eng/maternal_aunt__Noun__1
written_rep: maternal aunt
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Tante mütterlicherseits
sense_list:
A sister of one's mother. | A sister-in-law of one's mother; the wife or ex-wife of a maternal uncle. | An aunt on one's mother's side of the family, including both


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/math__Noun__1
written_rep: math
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mathe
sense_list:
(informal, uncountable, North America, Philippines) Clipping of mathematics. | (informal, uncountable, North America, Philippines) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mathematics__Noun__1
written_rep: mathematics
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mathematik
sense_list:
An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. | A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/matrix__Noun__1
written_rep: matrix
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: Matrix
sense_list:
(biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants. | A table of data. | (mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory. | (computing) A two-dimensional array. | (material science) A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.


lexentry: eng/matron__Noun__1
written_rep: matron
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Herrin
sense_list:
A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children. | A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.


lexentry: eng/matronymic__Adjective__1
written_rep: matronymic
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: matronymisch | metronymisch
sense_list:
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother. | By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.


lexentry: eng/matronymic__Noun__1
written_rep: matronymic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Matronym | Matronymikon | Matronymikum | Metronym | Metronymikon | Muttername
sense_list:
A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother. | By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/matter__Verb__1
written_rep: matter
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: zählen | wichtig sein | etwas ausmachen
sense_list:
(intransitive, stative) To be important. [from 16th c.] | (transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]


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


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


lexentry: eng/mature__Verb__1
written_rep: mature
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: reifen
sense_list:
(intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe. | (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mazurka__Noun__1
written_rep: mazurka
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mazurka
sense_list:
(music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat. | (music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.


lexentry: eng/mazut__Noun__1
written_rep: mazut
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Masut
sense_list:
(petrochemistry) A heavy, low-quality fuel oil, used in generating plants and similar applications, or broken down to produce diesel.


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


lexentry: eng/me__Pronoun__1
written_rep: me
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mich | mir
sense_list:
As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb. | (archaic, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb. | As the object of a preposition.


lexentry: eng/me__Pronoun__1
written_rep: me
part_of_speech: pronoun
min_sense_num: 04
trans_list: ich
sense_list:
(informal, with a conjunction, often, proscribed) As the subject of a verb. | (nonstandard, not with a conjunction) As the subject of a verb. Sometimes used to indicate or imitate limited English fluency.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/meal__Noun__2
written_rep: meal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mehl | Schrot
sense_list:
The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mean__Noun__1
written_rep: mean
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Mittel
sense_list:
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.] | (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/meander__Verb__1
written_rep: meander
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mäandrieren | sich schlängeln
sense_list:
(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage | (transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/measure__Noun__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Maß
sense_list:
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.] | (mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see w:Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia. [from 20th c.]


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


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: messen
sense_list:
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. | To estimate the unit size of something.


lexentry: eng/measure__Verb__1
written_rep: measure
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 05
trans_list: abmessen
sense_list:
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments. | (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.


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


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


lexentry: eng/measuring_spoon__Noun__1
written_rep: measuring spoon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Maß
sense_list:
a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.


lexentry: eng/meat__Noun__1
written_rep: meat
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Fleisch
sense_list:
(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. [from 14th c.] | (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance. [from 16th c.]


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


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


lexentry: eng/mechanic__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanic
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mechaniker | Mechanikerin
sense_list:
(now, chiefly, historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. [from 16th c.] | Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/mechanism__Noun__1
written_rep: mechanism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mechanismus
sense_list:
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. | A mental, physical, or chemical process.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/medal__Noun__1
written_rep: medal
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Medaille
sense_list:
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. | A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.


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


lexentry: eng/media__Noun__3
written_rep: media
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Medien | Medium
sense_list:
(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information. | (usually, with a definite article; often treated as, _, uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/medical_practitioner__Noun__1
written_rep: medical practitioner
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Arzt
sense_list:
(formal) A person who practices medicine, especially one licensed to do so, such as a physician, dentist, surgeon, or veterinarian.


lexentry: eng/medical_tourism__Noun__1
written_rep: medical tourism
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Medizintourismus
sense_list:
(pejorative) Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis. | Travelling across international borders to obtain health care.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/medieval__Adjective__1
written_rep: medieval
part_of_speech: adjective
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: mittelalterlich
sense_list:
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD. | Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/medium__Noun__1
written_rep: medium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Medium
sense_list:
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. | The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass. | A format for communicating or presenting information. | (countable, spiritualism, plural mediums or (rare, nonstandard) media) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.


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


lexentry: eng/medlar__Noun__1
written_rep: medlar
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Mispel
sense_list:
Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica). | Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/meerschaum__Noun__1
written_rep: meerschaum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Meerschaum
sense_list:
(uncountable) A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders. | (countable) A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum.


lexentry: eng/meet__Verb__1
written_rep: meet
part_of_speech: verb
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: treffen
sense_list:
To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. | To come face to face with someone by arrangement. | To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting. | To converge and finally touch or intersect. | To adjoin, be physically touching. | To touch or hit something while moving.


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/megalomania__Noun__1
written_rep: megalomania
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Größenwahn
sense_list:
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. | An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.


lexentry: eng/megalopolis__Noun__1
written_rep: megalopolis
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Megalopolis
sense_list:
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/megaton__Noun__1
written_rep: megaton
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Megatonne
sense_list:
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/melange__Noun__1
written_rep: melange
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Melange
sense_list:
A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture. | A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/melodrama__Noun__1
written_rep: melodrama
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Melodrama
sense_list:
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks


lexentry: eng/melon__Noun__1
written_rep: melon
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 02
trans_list: Melone
sense_list:
(uncountable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants | (uncountable) A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/membrane__Noun__1
written_rep: membrane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Membran | Membrane
sense_list:
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force. | A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/memorandum__Noun__1
written_rep: memorandum
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Memorandum
sense_list:
A short note serving as a reminder. | A written business communication. | A brief diplomatic communication.


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


lexentry: eng/memorial__Noun__1
written_rep: memorial
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Denkmal | Mahnmal
sense_list:
(obsolete) Memory; recollection. [14th–18th c.] | Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. [from 14th c.] | A chronicle or memoir. [from 14th c.] | (now, rare) A note or memorandum. [from 14th c.] | (legal) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/memory_lane__Noun__1
written_rep: memory lane
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: (Schwelgen in) Erinnerungen
sense_list:
(idiomatic, sometimes, capitalized) A nostalgic or sentimental journey through one's memories of an experience or other time in the past.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/meniscus__Noun__1
written_rep: meniscus
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 03
trans_list: Meniskus
sense_list:
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.] | (anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/menologium__Noun__1
written_rep: menologium
part_of_speech: noun
min_sense_num: 01
trans_list: Kalendarium
sense_list:
A calendar of the days of the month or of all the days of the year divided by month, particularly as a table of information divided in this way and


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


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


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


