An Electronic German Dictionary - 2012 Edition

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A Letter -
Latn-def ;
A-dur Noun -
A major ;
AB abbreviation -
Anrufbeantworter ;

apartment listing Abbreviation of Altbau ;
AB-Whg. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Altbauwohnung ;
ABM abbreviation -
Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme f ;
ACE Acronym -
A+C+E(-Saft "ACE juice", from the vitamins A,C, and E. A fruit juice mixture of orange and carrot juice) ;
AG initialism -
Aktiengesellschaft (corporation) ;
AGB initialism -
Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen: Terms and Conditions. ;
AK abbreviation -
Abendkasse, (Abend + Kasse) an abbreviation often found on concert or event tickets indicating a price that has to be paid at the venue at the evening of the event, as opposed to a presale ticket price ;
AKW Initialism -
nuclear power plant abbreviation for Atomkraftwerk ;
ARD initialism -
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. A joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters. ;
Aa machen Verb -
childish,colloquial to poo, pooh, or poop: to defecate ;
Aachen Proper noun -
The German city Aachen ;
Aal Noun -
Eel ;

Bad crease or crumple ;

slang Torpedo ;
Aalmolch Noun -
conger eel, congo snake, a genus of aquatic salamanders, the only extant genus within the family Amphiumidae. ;
Aalmutter Noun -
viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus) ;

eelpout (fish of the family Zoarcidae) ;
Aam Noun -
aam ;
Aar Noun -
poetic,formal,or,dated eagle ;
Aare Proper noun -
Aar (a river in Switzerland). ;
Aargau Proper noun -
Aargau ;
Aarmühle Proper noun -
The old name for Interlaken, Switzerland. ;
Aaron Proper noun -
biblical character Aaron. ;

given name. ;
Aas Noun -
carrion ;

bait ;

beast ;

slang sod, bugger ;
Aasfliege Noun -
blowfly, an insect of the family Calliphoridae ;

a flesh-fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) ;

uncommon A person with a habit of exploiting other people. ;
Aasfresser Noun -
scavenger (an animal that feeds on carrion) ;
Aasvogel Noun -
bird feeding on carrion ;

figuratively vulture, a person who profits from the suffering of others ;
Abaka Noun -
abaca (plant) ;
Abakus Noun -
abacus (table with balls on wires or counters in groves, for counting) ;

architecture abacus (uppermost part of a column) ;
Abalone Noun -
abalone (edible univalve mollusc) ;
Abart Noun -
species, kind, variety ;
Abasie Noun -
abasia (incapacity to walk) ;
Abbau Noun -
dismantling, demolition ;

mining ;

decomposition, separation, analysis ;
Abbild Noun -
image, reflection ;

image, picture, portrayal ;
Abbildung Noun -
image, figure, picture, illustration ;

mapping ;
Abbitte Noun -
apology, request to be forgiven ;
Abblendlicht Noun -
anti-dazzle light, low beam, dimmed light ;
Abbruch Noun -
demolition ;

computing abort ;
Abchasien Proper noun -
Abkhazia (a region/country in the Caucasus) ;
Abchasisch Proper noun -
Abkhaz (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) ;
Abdankung Noun -
resignation ;
Abdecker Noun -
knacker (one who deals with animal cadavers) ;
Abdeckplatte Noun -
panel ;
Abdomen Noun -
anatomy abdomen ;
Abdruck Noun -
imprint, impression (the mark left behind by pressing on or printing something); print (of eg a finger) ;
Abduktion Noun -
abduction (physiology: movement separating limb from axis) ;

Abductive reasoning ;
Abduktor Noun -
abductor (muscle) ;
Abecedarium Noun -
abecedarium (abecedarium) ;
Abend Noun -
evening, night ;

eve, the day before ;

The west (poetic, Martin Luther) ;
Abendbrot Noun -
supper (a meal taken in the evening) ;
Abenddämmerung Noun -
dusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets) ;
Abendessen Noun -
dinner (main meal of the day) ;

supper ;
Abendgebet Noun -
evening prayer ;
Abendkasse Noun -
ticket office (an office where tickets may be purchased) ;
Abendland Noun -
occident ;
Abendmahl Noun -
Last Supper ;
Abendroth Proper noun -
A German surname. ;
Abendstern Proper noun -
evening star (planet Venus) ;
Abendwind Noun -
evening wind ;

west wind, zephyr ;
Abenteuer Noun -
adventure ;
Abenteuerin Noun -
An adventuress, female adventurer ;
Abenteuerlichkeit Noun -
adventurousness ;
Abenteurer Noun -
adventurer ;
Abenteurerin Noun -
An adventuress, female adventurer ;
Aber Noun -
an objection ;
Aberglaube Noun -
superstition ;
Aberglauben Noun -
superstition ;
Aberration Noun -
aberration (deviation) ;

optics aberration ;

physiology aberration ;
Abessinien Proper noun -
Abyssinia (the historical name of Ethiopia) ;

slang a nude beach, a nudist beach ;
Abfahrt Noun -
departure ;

sports downhill ;

slip road ;
Abfahrtsliste Noun -
sailing list ;
Abfall Noun -
waste, garbage, rubbish, litter ;

decrease, decline, drop ;

religion apostasy ;
Abfertigung Noun -
act of finishing ;

dispatch ;

clearance ;

expedition ;

smart rejoinder ;

reproof, snub ;

dismissal ;
Abfertigungsgebäude Noun -
aviation terminal building ;
Abfertigungsschalter Noun -
dispatch counter ;

aviation check in counter ;
Abfeuerung Noun -
discharge, firing (as of a gun) ;
Abfindung Noun -
money settlement, compensation ;
Abflug Noun -
aviation take-off ;

aviation departure ;
Abflugzeit Noun -
time of departure (of a plane) ;
Abfluss Noun -
drain ;

outlet ;
Abflussleitung Noun -
technology drain pipe ;
Abfolge Noun -
succession (sequence arranged in order) ;
Abfrage Noun -
query ;
Abführmittel Noun -
laxative (substance with a laxative effect) ;
Abgabe Noun -
tax, duty ;

delivery, contribution ;
Abgabeleistung Noun -
electricity delivery power ;
Abgang Noun -
exit ;

departure ;

sale ;
Abgas Noun -
emission, exhaust, exhaust gas, waste gas, exhaust fumes, offgas ;
Abgasklappe Noun -
technology exhaust door ;
Abgasturbine Noun -
exhaust gas turbine ;
Abgeschiedenheit Noun -
seclusion ;
Abgott Noun -
idol ;
Abgrenzung Noun -
demarcation ;

differentiation ;
Abgrund Noun -
abyss ;
Abhandlung Noun -
treatise (systematic discourse on some subject) ;
Abholzung Noun -
extensive cutting of trees: logging, deforestation, clear-felling ;
Abhängigkeit Noun -
dependency ;

addiction ;
Abia Proper noun -
given name ;
Abitur Noun -
Final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education in Germany and Finland. ;
Abiturient Noun -
A pupil who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur. ;
Abiturientin Noun -
a female Abiturient ;
Abklatsch Noun -
poor copy ;
Abkommen Noun -
Accord. ;
Abkömmling Noun -
descendant ;

chemical derived from another derivative ;
Abkühlung Noun -
cooling ;
Abkürzung Noun -
abbreviation ;

shortcut ;
Abkürzungsdschungel Noun -
figuratively alphabet soup (overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations) ;
Abkürzungsverzeichnis Noun -
list of abbreviations ;
Abl. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Ablöse ;
Ablass Noun -
drain ;

cessation ;

Roman Catholic Church indulgence ;
Ablasshandel Noun -
selling of indulgences ;
Ablassventil Noun -
technology bleed valve, drain valve ;
Ablativ Noun -
grammar the ablative case ;
Ablaut Noun -
ablaut (substitution of one root vowel for another) ;
Ablehnung Noun -
rejection ;
Ableitung Noun -
derivative (something derived) ;

derivation ;

mathematics derivative ;

linguistics derivative ;
Ablenkung Noun -
diversion ;

distraction ;
Ablöse Noun -
rented dwelling one-off payment qualifier ;

sport transfer fee ;
Abmachung Noun -
deal (agreement, arrangement) ;
Abnahme Noun -
abatement ;
Abneigung Noun -
aversion (dislike) ;
Abnutzung Noun -
damage of an item caused by use over time wear ;
Abolitionismus Noun -
abolitionism ;
Abonnement Noun -
subscription ;
Abonnent Noun -
subscriber ;
Abort Noun -
restroom, loo, toilet ;

abortion, abort ;
Abpfiff Noun -
sports final whistle ;
Abraham Proper noun -
biblical character Abraham ;

given name ;
Abrasion Noun -
abrasion (act of abrading) ;

geology abrasion ;
Abrasionsplatte Noun -
abrasion platform (loping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone) ;
Abrede Noun -
dated agreement ;
Abreise Noun -
of a voyage departure ;
Abriss Noun -
demolition ;

summary ;
Absage Noun -
refusal, rejection ;
Absatz Noun -
heel (part of shoe) ;

paragraph (passage in text) ;
Absatzzeichen Noun -
pilcrow, ¶ (a paragraph mark) ;
Abschaffung Noun -
abolition ;
Abschaum Noun -
dregs (the worst and lowest) ;
Abscheu Noun -
abhorrence, abomination ;
Abschiebung Noun -
legal deportation ;
Abschied Noun -
parting, farewell ;
Abschlag Noun -
discount, rebate ;

advance payment ;

accounting markdown ;

sports kick off ;

golf drive ;
Abschleppwagen Noun -
tow truck ;
Abschluss Noun -
end (finish) ;

graduation (the action or process of graduating) ;
Abschlussprüfung Noun -
final (test or examination given at the end of a term or class) ;
Abschnitt Noun -
section (cutting) ;

paragraph ;

segment ;
Abschottung Noun -
partition, bulkhead ;

seclusion (of a person, a group, etc) ;

compartmentalisation (of a market) ;

isolation (of oneself, the desired result of isolationism) ;
Abschreibung Noun -
finance writedown, writeoff ;
Abschwung Noun -
downturn, downswing ;
Abseits Noun -
sports offside ;
Abseitsfalle Noun -
football offside trap ;
Abseitstor Noun -
Offside goal. ;
Absender Noun -
sender ;
Absicht Noun -
intention ;

intent ;
Absinth Noun -
absinth (liquor) ;
Absolution Noun -
Christianity absolution ;
Absolutismus Noun -
absolutism ;
Absolvent Noun -
alumnus, graduate (of an educational institution) ;
Absolventin Noun -
graduate (US: from a high school) ;
Absorption Noun -
absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light) ;
Absperrhahn Noun -
stopcock ;
Abstand Noun -
interspace, spacing, distance, interval ;
Abstieg Noun -
escent ;

I>sports relegation ;
Abstimmung Noun -
vote ;
Abstinenz Noun -
abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining) ;
Abstraktion Noun -
abstraction ;
Absturz Noun -
an accident caused by falling down off something ;

(computing) software crash ;

plane crash ;

(colloq.) heavy drinking ;
Absurdität Noun -
absurdity ;
Abszess Noun -
abscess ;
Abszeß Noun -
Old spelling of Abszess ;
Abszisse Noun -
abscissa (first of two coordinates) ;
Abt Noun -
abbot ;
Abtei Noun -
abbey ;
Abteilung Noun -
department ;

division ;
Abtreibung Noun -
abortion (of a baby) ;
Abulie Noun -
The condition abulia, absence of will-power or decisiveness ;
Abwasser Noun -
wastewater ;

water contaminated from human usage; sewage ;
Abwechslung Noun -
diversion, change ;
Abwehr Noun -
defence: action to stop an attack ;

a method or the means of defence ;
Abwehr Proper noun -
the military intelligence service of the German Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945 ;
Abweichung Noun -
aberration, deviation ;
Abwesenheit Noun -
absence (state of being absent) ;
Abwärme Noun -
technology waste heat ;
Abzeichen Noun -
badge (distinctive mark) ;
Abzocke Noun -
rip-off ;
Abzug Noun -
of a gun trigger ;

drawback ;

deduction ;
Abänderung Noun -
alteration, change ;

modification, revision ;

amendment ;

commutation ;
Accessoire Noun -
arts,or,fashion accessory ;
Acetaldehyd Noun -
acetaldehyde (the organic compound CH_3CHO) ;
Acetessigsäure Noun -
acetoacetic acid ;
Aceton Noun -
acetone ;
Acetylcholinesterase Noun -
acetylcholinesterase ;
Acetylen Noun -
acetylene ;
Acetylsalicylsäure Noun -
acetylsalicylic acid (acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin) ;
Achat Noun -
agate ;
Achatschnecke Noun -
achatine snail (Achatinidae) ;
Achill Proper noun -
rare given name of etyl origin. ;
Achillesferse Noun -
Achilles heel ;
Achillessehne Noun -
Achilles tendon ;
Achilleus Proper noun -
Greek mythology Achilles. ;
Achim Proper noun -
given name. ;
Achse Noun -
axis ;

axle ;
Achse des Bösen Noun -
axis of evil ;
Achsel Noun -
shoulder ;

the part of body under the shoulder, armpit, axilla, oxter ;
Achselhöhle Noun -
anatomy armpit ;
Acht Noun -
the natural number eight ;

the numeral sign 8 ;

a playing card with the value eight ;

a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape ;

field ;

attention ;

ban, banishment, outlawry ;
Achteck Noun -
octagon ;
Achtel Noun -
an eighth (one of eight equal parts of a whole) ;
Achtelfinale Noun -
sport last 16 gloss ;
Achterbahn Noun -
rollercoaster ;
Achtung Noun -
attention ;

esteem ;

respect ;
Achtung Interjection -
watch out, attention, warning or caution. ;
Achäne Noun -
achene (small dry fruit) ;
Acid Noun -
slang LSD ;
Acid Proper noun -
a musical genre influenced by the typical electronic sounds of the Roland TR-808 and TR-909 synthesizers. ;
Acidität Noun -
acidity (the quality or state of being acid) ;
Acker Noun -
field gloss ;
Ackerbaukunde Noun -
agronomy ;
Ackerland Noun -
farmland ;
Acne Noun -
rare Alternative spelling of Akne. ;
Actinium Noun -
chemistry chemical element actinium (atomic number 89) ;
Adalbrecht Proper noun -
rare given name, variant of Albert. ;
Adalger Proper noun -
rare given name, variant of Adelger. ;
Adalwin Proper noun -
given name,a rare equivalent of Alwin. ;
Adam Proper noun -
biblical character Adam. ;

given name. Pet form: Adi ;
Adam und Eva Proper noun -
biblical character Adam and Eve ;
Adamsapfel Noun -
dam's apple ;
Adapter Noun -
adapter (device or application used to achieve operative compatibility) ;
Addis Abeba Proper noun -
Addis Ababa ;
Addition Noun -
arithmetic addition ;

chemistry addition reaction ;
Adel Noun -
nobility ;
Adelar Proper noun -
rare given name. ;
Adelbert Proper noun -
rare given name, variant of Albert. ;
Adele Proper noun -
given name. ;
Adelger Proper noun -
rare given name. ;
Adelgunde Proper noun -
given name ;
Adelheid Proper noun -
given name. ;
Adeliepinguin Noun -
Adelie penguin ;
Adelmar Proper noun -
rare given name, cognate to Aylmer. ;
Adenosintriphosphat Noun -
adenosine triphosphate (adenosine triphosphate) ;
Ader Noun -
blood vessel ;

a vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure ;
Aderhaut Noun -
anatomy choroid membrane ;
Aderlass Noun -
bloodletting (medical and figurative) ;
Adhäsion Noun -
adhesion ;
Adi Proper noun -
A diminutive of the male given name Adolf. ;
Adjektiv Noun -
adjective ;
Adjutant Noun -
military adjutant ;
Adler Noun -
eagle ;
Adlerbussard Noun -
long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) ;
Adlerjunges Noun -
eaglet. ;
Administration Noun -
administration ;
Administrator Noun -
administrator, admin ;
Admiral Noun -
admiral ;
Adolar Proper noun -
rare given name. ;
Adoleszenz Noun -
adolescence ;
Adolf Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Adolph. ;
Adolfine Proper noun -
given name ;
Adolph Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Adolf. ;
Adoption Noun -
adoption (voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child) ;
Adrenalin Noun -
adrenaline ;
Adresse Noun -
address ;
Adria Proper noun -
the Adriatic Sea ;
Adrian Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Adriatisches Meer Proper noun -
Adriatic Sea (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) ;
Adulf Proper noun -
given name, a rare variant of Adolf. ;
Advent Noun -
Christianity Advent ;
Adventskalender Noun -
Advent calendar ;
Adventskranz Noun -
Christianity Advent wreath ;
Adverb Noun -
adverb ;
Adverbialbestimmung Noun -
adverbial (grammar: word or phrase modifying a verb) ;
Advocatus Diaboli Noun -
devil's advocate ;
Advokat Noun -
advocate, lawyer ;
Aerobic Noun -
aerobics ;
Aerodynamik Noun -
aerodynamics ;
Affe Noun -
monkey ;

ape ;
Affekt Noun -
affect (strong emotional experience) ;
Affenbrot Noun -
baobab fruit, monkey bread ;
Affenbrotbaum Noun -
monkey bread, baobab tree (Adansonia) ;
Affenente Noun -
freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa) ;
Affenpinscher Noun -
Affenpinscher ;
Affenzahn Noun -
breakneck speed ;
Affix Noun -
affix ;
Affront Noun -
affront ;
Affäre Noun -
affair ;
Afghane Noun -
Afghan, male person from Afghanistan or of Pashtun descent ;

Afghan hound (Afghanischer Windhund) ;

a type of black hashish (Schwarzer Afghane "Black Afghan") ;
Afghanisch Proper noun -
Afghan (ie Pashto: the language of Afghanistan) ;
Afghanischer Windhund Noun -
Afghan hound ;
Afghanistan Proper noun -
Afghanistan ;
Afrika Proper noun -
Africa ;
Afrika-Eurasien Proper noun -
Afro-Eurasia (supercontinent) ;
Afrikaner Noun -
African (male person) ;
Afrikanerin Noun -
a female African ;
Afroamerikaner Noun -
African-American (A black American) ;
After Noun -
anatomy anus ;

hindquarters, backside ;

in compounds: ;
Aftershave Noun -
aftershave (a lotion used after finishing shaving) ;
Agar Noun -
agar (a material obtained from the marine algae) ;
Agatha Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Agatha. ;
Agenda Noun -
agenda (a temporally organized plan or list of things to be addressed) ;
Agent Noun -
agent (intermediary for certain services, such as for artistic performances or public relations) ;

agent, spy (person working for a secret service) ;
Agent Provocateur Noun -
agent provocateur ;
Agentur Noun -
agency ;
Aggregatzustand Noun -
physics state of matter ;
Aggression Noun -
aggression ;
Aggressivität Noun -
aggressiveness ;
Aggressor Noun -
aggressor ;
Agitation Noun -
politics agitation ;
Agitator Noun -
agitator ;
Agnes Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Agnes. ;
Agnostiker Noun -
agnostic ;
Agnostikerin Noun -
(female) agnostic ;
Agnostizismus Noun -
gnosticism ;
Agonie Noun -
(mortal) agony, (death) throes ;
Agoraphobie Noun -
agoraphobia (fear of open spaces) ;
Agrarrohstoff Noun -
agricultural commodity ;
Agrikultur Noun -
agriculture ;
Agronomie Noun -
agronomy ;
Aha-Erlebnis Noun -
literally an "aha-experience". An experience which gives a sudden insight, solution or answer to a problem that has troubled someone for some time. ;
Ahasveros Proper noun -
Ahasuerus (biblical king of Persia) ;
Ahaus Proper noun -
Ahaus (town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Ahle Noun -
awl ;
Ahlen Proper noun -
Ahlen (town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Ahn Noun -
ancestor ;
Ahndung Noun -
punishment (especially legal) ;

(literary or dated) Ahnung: premonition ;
Ahnenforschung Noun -
genealogy ;
Ahnung Noun -
anticipation, inkling ;

clue, idea, notion ;
Ahorn Noun -
maple ;
Ahornsirup Noun -
maple syrup ;
Airbag Noun -
airbag ;
Ajatollah Noun -
Islam ayatollah ;
Akademie Noun -
academy (learned society) ;
Akazie Noun -
acacia (tree) ;
Akelei Noun -
columbine (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) ;
Akkord Noun -
music chord ;

piecework ;
Akkordeon Noun -
accordion ;
Akkordeonspieler Noun -
accordionist (player of an accordion) ;
Akkretionsscheibe Noun -
accretion disk ;
Akku Noun -
rechargeable battery ;
Akkusativ Noun -
grammar the accusative case ;
Akne Noun -
acne ;
Akolyth Noun -
(Catholic church) acolyte (assistant to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass) ;
Akquisition Noun -
acquisition ;
Akrobat Noun -
acrobat ;
Akrobatik Noun -
acrobatics ;
Akronym Noun -
acronym (word formed by initial letters) ;
Akt Noun -
act ;

painting of a naked person ;
Akte Noun -
file (collection of papers) ;
Akteur Noun -
actor ;
Aktie Noun -
finance share, stock ;
Aktiengesellschaft Noun -
joint stock company, Public Limited Liability Company, a company owned by shareholders publicly traded at the stock market ;
Aktinolith Noun -
actinolite ;
Aktion Noun -
action (something done so as to accomplish a purpose) ;
Aktionismus Noun -
Actionism ;
Aktionär Noun -
shareholder ;
Aktiv Noun -
grammar active voice (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) ;
Aktivismus Noun -
activism ;
Aktivist Noun -
activist ;
Aktivistin Noun -
a female activist ;
Aktivität Noun -
activity ;
Aktualisierung Noun -
update ;
Aktualismus Noun -
actualism ;
Akupunktur Noun -
acupuncture ;
Akustik Noun -
acoustic, acoustics ;
Akustikkoppler Noun -
acoustic coupler ;
Akut Noun -
acute ;
Akzent Noun -
accent (modulation of the voice) ;
Akzeptanz Noun -
acceptance, accepting ;
Alanin Noun -
alanine (nonessential amino acid; C_3H_7NO_2) ;
Alarm Noun -
alert, alarm ;
Alarmismus Noun -
alarmism ;
Alarmsignal Noun -
alarm signal ;
Alaska Proper noun -
Alaska (49th state of the United States of America) ;

the Alaska peninsula right ;
Alb Noun -
elf (mostly evil ones) ;
Albaner Noun -
Albanian ;
Albanesisch Noun -
the Albanian language ;
Albanien Proper noun -
Albania ;
Albanier Proper noun -
male Albanian (person from Albania) ;
Albanierin Noun -
Albanian (female person from Albania) ;
Albanisch Noun -
Albanian language ;
Albatros Noun -
albatross ;
Albedo Noun -
albedo ;
Albert Proper noun -
given name. ;
Albin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Albinismus Noun -
albinism ;
Albino Noun -
albino ;
Albrecht Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Albert, rare today. ;

surname ;
Albtraum Noun -
nightmare ;
Albuin Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Albwin. ;
Album Noun -
album ;
Albumin Noun -
albumin (type of proteins) ;
Albwin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Alchemie Noun -
alchemy ;
Alchemist Noun -
alchemist (one who practices alchemy) ;
Alchimie Noun -
alchemy ;
Alchimist Noun -
alchemist ;
Aldehyd Noun -
I>organic chemistry aldehyde ;
Ale Noun -
ale ;
Aleatorik Noun -
music,or,arts,or,literature aleatory ;
Alex Proper noun -
given name derived from Alexander and Alexius. ;
Alexander Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Alexander. ;
Alexandra Proper noun -
given name. ;
Alfons Proper noun -
given name, an equivalent of Alfonso. ;
Alfred Proper noun -
given name of English origin, fashionable in the 19th century. ;
Alge Noun -
alga ;
Algebra Noun -
algebra ;
Algenkunde Noun -
phycology (the scientific study of algae) ;
Algerien Proper noun -
Algeria ;
Algerier Noun -
Algerian (A man from Algeria) ;
Algerierin Noun -
Algerian (female person from Algeria) ;
Algier Proper noun -
Algiers ;
Algologie Noun -
algology (the scientific study of algae) ;

phycology ;
Algorithmus Noun -
algorithm (well-defined procedure) ;
Alibi Noun -
alibi ;
Alibifrau Noun -
token ;
Alice Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English; cognate to modern German Adelheid. ;
Alimente Noun -
alimony (a allowance paid to someone at regular intervals, under court order, for his or her sustenance) ;
Alina Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Alina. ;
Aline Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Alinea Noun -
pilcrow, ¶ (a paragraph mark) ;
Alkalimetall Noun -
lkali metal ;
Alkan Noun -
alkane (saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) ;
Alkin Noun -
alkyne (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) ;
Alkohol Noun -
alcohol, ethanol ;
Alkoholiker Noun -
alcoholic ;
Alkoholikerin Noun -
(female) alcoholic ;
Alkoholismus Noun -
alcoholism ;
Alkoholkranke Noun -
alcoholic ;
Alkoholvergiftung Noun -
alcohol poisoning ;
All Noun -
cosmos ;
Allee Noun -
alley ;

avenue ;

US parkway ;
Allegorie Noun -
allegory ;
Allegorik Noun -
(technique of) translating something into an allegory ;
Aller Proper noun -
a river in Germany ;
Allergen Noun -
allergen ;
Allergie Noun -
allergy ;
Allerheiligen Proper noun -
All Saints, All Hallows, Hallowmas (November, 1st) ;
Allerlei Noun -
potpourri, medley ;
Allerseelen Proper noun -
All Souls' Day ;
Allesfresser Noun -
omnivore ;
Alleskönner Noun -
jack-of-all-trades ;
Allgemeinheit Noun -
generality ;
Allgemeinwissen Noun -
general knowledge ;
Allheilmittel Noun -
panacea, cure-all ;
Allianz Noun -
alliance ;
Alligator Noun -
alligator (animal) ;
Allotropie Noun -
allotropy (having multiple atomic structures) ;
Alltag Noun -
everyday life ;
Allusion Noun -
allusion ;
Allwissenheit Noun -
omniscience ;
Allüre Noun -
qualifier affectation ;
Alm Noun -
alpine pasture ;

alp ;
Alma Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Alma. ;
Almhütte Noun -
Alpine hut ;
Almosen Noun -
alms ;
Alois Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Aloysius. ;
Alpaka Noun -
alpaca (mammal) ;

alpaca, alpacca, nickel silver (metal alloy) ;

a type of guinea pig with long hair ;
Alpen Proper noun -
The Alps ;
Alpenglühen Noun -
alpenglow ;
Alpenveilchen Noun -
cyclamen (flower) ;
Alpha Noun -
alpha (greek letter) ;
Alphabet Noun -
alphabet gloss-stub ;
Alphabetisierung Noun -
alphabetization / alphabetisation ;

literacy ;
Alphorn Noun -
alphorn ;
Alpinismus Noun -
alpinism ;
Alraune Noun -
mandrake (botany) ;
Alt Noun -
music Alto; musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano. Originally called contratenor altus, high countertenor, the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. ;

music Alto; person or instrument that performs the alto part ;

a type of beer, typical to the Rhineland region. ;
Altai Proper noun -
Altay (a mountain range) ;
Altar Noun -
altar (A table or similar structure used for religious rites.) ;
Altbau Noun -
old building ;
Altbauwohnung Noun -
apartment in an old building ;
Alte Noun -
old woman or man ;
Alter Noun -
age, old age ;

antiquity ;

epoch, age ;

slang dude qualifier ;
Alter Ego Noun -
alter ego ;
Altersdiskriminierung Noun -
ageism (the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age) ;
Alterseinstufung Noun -
age rating of computer games etc. ;
Altersheilkunde Noun -
geriatrics ;

geriatric medicine ;
Altersheim Noun -
retirement home ;
Alterszahnheilkunde Noun -
gerodontia ;

gerodontics (the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and the elderly) ;

gerodontology ;
Altertum Noun -
antiquity ;
Altertumskunde Noun -
archaeology (archeology) ;

antiquity studies ;

classical studies ;
Altes Testament Proper noun -
Old Testament (first half of the Christian Bible) ;
Altmetall Noun -
scrap metal ;
Altnordisch Proper noun -
Old Norse (language of Scandinavia before 1400 C.E.) ;
Altruismus Noun -
altruism ;
Altruist Noun -
altruist ;
Altstadt Noun -
historic city center ;
Altwasser Noun -
oxbow lake ;
Altweibersommer Noun -
Indian summer (a stretch of warm days in autumn) ;
Aluminium Noun -
chemical element aluminium (atomic number 13) ;
Aluminiumfolie Noun -
foil made of aluminium. ;
Alveolar Noun -
phonetics alveolar ;
Alvíssmál Proper noun -
the Alvíssmál ;
Alwin Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Alwin. ;
Alzheimer-Krankheit Noun -
Senile dementia of Alzheimer’s type. Alzheimer’s Disease. ;
Amalgam Noun -
amalgam (alloy containing mercury) ;
Amalia Proper noun -
given name, a less common variant of Amelie and Amalie. ;
Amalie Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Amelia. Variants: Amalia, Amelie. ;
Amanda Proper noun -
given name. ;
Amaretto Noun -
The complex, sweet-bitter, almond-flavoured liqueur amaretto ;
Amaryllis Noun -
amaryllis ;
Amateur Noun -
amateur ;
Amazonenameise Noun -
Polyergus rufescens, an ant from the family Formicinae ;
Amazonien-Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
Amazonian antshrike ;
Amberg Proper noun -
Amberg (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Ambiente Noun -
ambiance ;
Ambiguität Noun -
ambiguity ;
Ambition Noun -
ambition for some particular achievement ;
Ambivalenz Noun -
ambivalence ;
Amboss Noun -
anvil (block used in blacksmithing) ;

anvil (bone in inner ear) ;
Ambra Noun -
ambergris ;
Ambrosia Noun -
ambrosia (food of gods or delicious foods) ;
Ambulanz Noun -
automotive ambulance ;

of a hospital outpatient department ;
Ameise Noun -
ant ;
Ameisenbär Noun -
anteater ;
Ameisenhaufen Noun -
anthill (a home built by ants resembling a small hill) ;
Ameisenigel Noun -
echidna, spiny anteater ;
Ameisenkönigin Noun -
A queen ant, reproductive female ant ;
Ameisensäure Noun -
organic chemistry formic acid ;
Ameisenwürger Noun -
antshrike ;
Amelie Proper noun -
given name; cognate to English Amelia. ;
Amen Adverb -
The formula amen ;
American Football Noun -
American football; football (in US) ;
Americium Noun -
americium ;
Amerika Proper noun -
(continent) America ;

(nation) the United States of America ;
Amerikaner Noun -
a (male) American ;
Amerikanerin Noun -
American (female person born in or citizen of the USA) ;
Amerikanisierung Noun -
Americanization, Americanisation ;
Amerikanismus Noun -
Americanism ;
Amethyst Noun -
amethyst ;
Amethysttäubling Noun -
Russula amethystina, a conspicuous mushroom ;
Amharisch Proper noun -
Amharic ;
Aminosäure Noun -
amino acid ;
Amme Noun -
wet nurse ;
Ammenmärchen Noun -
old wives' tale ;
Ammoniak Noun -
ammonia ;
Amnesie Noun -
amnesia ;
Amnestie Noun -
legal amnesty ;
Amok laufen Verb -
to run amok. ;
Amoklauf Noun -
act of running amok gun rampage ;
Amokläufer Noun -
person running amok gunman ;
Amokläuferin Noun -
person running amok gunwoman ;
Amos Proper noun -
biblical character Amos; book of Amos ;
Amouren Noun -
dated love affairs ;
Ampel Noun -
traffic light ;

politics,Germany coalition consisting of the SPD, FDP, and the Green Party (derived from the colors red, yellow and green representing these parties) ;
Ampelographie Noun -
ampelography (science of grapevine cultivars) ;
Ampere Noun -
The ampere, unit of electrical current ;
Ampfer Noun -
sorrel (plant) ;
Amphibie Noun -
amphibian (vertebrate) ;
Amphiprostylos Adjective -
amphiprostyle (having columns at either end but not along the sides) ;
Amphore Noun -
amphora (a two handled jar with a narrow neck) ;
Amplitude Noun -
amplitude (mathematics, physics) ;
Amplitudenmodulation Noun -
amplitude modulation ;
Ampulle Noun -
ampoule (small glass vial) ;
Amputation Noun -
amputation ;
Amputierte Noun -
amputee ;
Amsel Noun -
blackbird ;
Amsterdam Proper noun -
Amsterdam, the nominal capital of the Netherlands ;
Amt Noun -
office ;
Amtsinhaber Noun -
officeholder, incumbent ;
Amtsschimmel Noun -
A surplus of bureaucracy, red tape. ;
Amtszeit Noun -
term, office term ;
Amulett Noun -
amulet ;
Amur Proper noun -
the Amur River ;
Amurleopard Noun -
Amur leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis ;
Amygdala Noun -
anatomy amygdala ;
Amylase Noun -
amylase (type of enzyme) ;
Amöbe Noun -
amoeba ;
Amüsement Noun -
amusement ;
Anabolismus Noun -
anabolism ;
Anachronismus Noun -
anachronism ;
Anagramm Noun -
anagram ;
Anakonda Noun -
anaconda ;
Analgetikum Noun -
analgesic (medicine that reduces pain) ;
Analogie Noun -
analogy (similar example as explanation) ;
Analoguhr Noun -
analog clock, analog watch ;
Analphabet Noun -
illiterate (an illiterate person) ;
Analphabetin Noun -
illiterate (a female illiterate person) ;
Analphabetismus Noun -
illiteracy ;
Analverkehr Noun -
anal sex (sex involving the anus) ;
Analyse Noun -
analysis ;
Analysis Noun -
science analysis ;
Analyst Noun -
business analyst ;
Anamnese Noun -
anamnesis gloss ;

anamnesis, figurally: the history of a concept ;
Ananas Noun -
Pineapple ;

Pineapples ;
Anapher Noun -
ling. anaphora. ;
Anapäst Noun -
prosody anapest ;
Anarchie Noun -
anarchy ;
Anarchismus Noun -
anarchism ;
Anarchist Noun -
anarchist (person, m) (female Anarchistin) ;
Anarchistin Noun -
anarchist (person, female) ;
Anarchosyndikalismus Noun -
anarcho-syndicalism ;
Anatol Proper noun -
given name. ;
Anatom Noun -
medicine anatomist ;

dissector ;
Anatomie Noun -
biology Anatomy, study of the structure of living beings. ;

biology Dissection. ;

biology Structural makeup of an organism or parts thereof. ;

Anatomy department, anatomical institute. ;

Treatise on the science of anatomy. ;
Anbau Noun -
agriculture cultivation ;

extension, annex ;
Anbetung Noun -
worship ;
Anblick Noun -
view, sight, look ;
Anchorman Noun -
The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news: anchorman. ;
Andacht Noun -
no plural,state of devoted attention devotion ;

religion devotion, devotions, devotional prayer ;
Andachtsbild Noun -
devotional image (often a painting or sculpture that depicts the themes of Christian grief and suffering, such as the Pietà, intended to encourage meditation). ;
Andalusien Proper noun -
Andalusia, region and now autonomous community in southern Spain ;
Anden Proper noun -
The Andes mountain range. ;
Andorra Proper noun -
Andorra ;
Andorra la Vella Proper noun -
Andorra la Vella ;
Andorraner Noun -
Andorran (person from Andorra) ;
Andorranerin Noun -
Andorran (woman from Andorra) ;
Andragogik Noun -
andragogy ;
Andre Proper noun -
given name, a High German variant of Andreas, or simplified from French André. ;
Andreas Proper noun -
biblical character Andrew. ;

given name. ;
Android Noun -
android ;
Androide Noun -
android ;
André Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Anekdote Noun -
anecdote ;
Anerkennung Noun -
appreciation (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) ;

recognition ;
Aneurysma Noun -
aneurysm ;
Anfall Noun -
seizure, attack (medical or emotional) ;
Anfang Noun -
start, beginning, origin ;
Anflug Noun -
aviation approach ;
Anforderung Noun -
request ;

requirement ;
Anfrage Noun -
inquiry ;
Anfänger Noun -
beginner, novice ;
Anfängerin Noun -
a female beginner ;
Anführungszeichen Noun -
typography quotation mark ;
Angabe Noun -
specification, declaration, statement ;
Angeber Noun -
bragger, boaster, swaggerer, showoff ;
Angeberei Noun -
showing-off ;
Angebot Noun -
offer ;

economics,no plural supply ;

low-priced offer bargain ;
Angeklagte Noun -
accused (defendant) ;
Angeklagter Noun -
defendant (person prosecuted or sued) ;
Angel Noun -
fishing rod ;

hinge ;
Angela Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Angela. ;
Angelegenheit Noun -
matter, issue, affair ;
Angelhaken Noun -
ishhook ;
Angelika Noun -
angelica ;
Angelika Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Angelica, popular in the mid-twentieth century. ;
Angelina Proper noun -
given name of Italian origin. ;
Angelo Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl Angelo. ;
Angelrute Noun -
fishing rod ;
Angestellte Noun -
employee ;
Angleichung Noun -
adaption, adjustment ;
Angler Noun -
angler ;
Anglerfisch Noun -
anglerfish ;
Anglizismus Noun -
anglicism ;
Angola Proper noun -
Angola ;
Angolaner Noun -
Angolan (person from Angola or of Angolan descent) ;
Angolanerin Noun -
Angolan (woman from Angola or of Angolan descent) ;
Angreifer Noun -
attacker (someone who attacks) ;
Angreiferin Noun -
a female attacker ;
Angriff Noun -
attack ;
Angst Noun -
baseless fear (in contrast to Furcht, which has a current reason, though this difference isn't really visible in the language of German uses) ;
Angsthase Noun -
a coward ;
Anhalter Noun -
hitchhiker ;
Anhaltestab Noun -
Paddle-shaped signalling device used by police, traffic wardens, airport ground staff etc. ;
Anhaltspunkt Noun -
clue (information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion) ;
Anhang Noun -
addendum ;

supplement ;

attachment (eg, of a mail) ;

appendage ;
Anhänger Noun -
follower, fan ;

vehicle trailer ;
Anhängerkupplung Noun -
hitch (connection point for a trailer) ;
Anhäufung Noun -
accumulation (act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated) ;
Anhörung Noun -
proceeding at which discussions are heard hearing ;
Anika Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Annika. ;
Anilingus Noun -
anilingus ;
Animateur Noun -
holiday representative, club representative, entertainer ;
Animation Noun -
animation ;
Anime Noun -
anime (Animated works that originated in Japan) ;
Animismus Noun -
animism ;
Animosität Noun -
animosity ;
Anion Noun -
physics anion ;
Anis Noun -
anise (plant and spice) ;
Anisette Noun -
anisette (alcoholic liqueur) ;
Anissamen Noun -
aniseed ;
Anita Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Anja Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin, popular in late 20th century. ;
Anker Noun -
anchor ;
Ankerplatz Noun -
anchorage ;
Anklage Noun -
accusation (act of accusing or charging with a crime) ;
Ankunft Noun -
arrival ;
Ankunftszeit Noun -
time of arrival ;
Ankündigung Noun -
announcement, notice ;
Anlage Noun -
public green area, site, park, garden ;

(area or building) plant, facility, installation ;

device, system, rig ;

music centre ;

annex, appendix ;

finance asset ;
Anlass Noun -
cause, starting, motive ;

occasion ;
Anlaß Noun -
Obsolete spelling of Anlass ;
Anleitung Noun -
guidance ;

manual ;
Anm. abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Anmerkung, remark. ;
Anmeldung Noun -
application ;

announcement, booking, registration ;

computing login, logon ;

finance reporting ;
Anmerkung Noun -
remark; note; comment; annotation ;
Anmut Noun -
grace (elegant movement, poise or balance) ;
Anmutung Noun -
impression ;
Anna Proper noun -
given name. ;
Annahme Noun -
presupposition ;

acceptance ;

receipt, receiving ;
Anne Proper noun -
given name. ;
Annegret Proper noun -
given name, a blend of Anne + Grete. ;
Annelie Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Anneli. ;
Anneliese Proper noun -
given name, a combination of Anna and Elisabeth. ;
Annemarie Proper noun -
given name, combination of Anne and Marie. ;
Annette Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Annexion Noun -
annexation ;
Anni Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Anna, also spelled Anny. ;
Annika Proper noun -
given name, a Low German and Swedish diminutive of Anna. ;
Annina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Annonce Noun -
classified ad ;
Annullierung Noun -
annulment ;
Anny Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Anni. ;
Annäherung Noun -
golf approach (a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green) ;
Anode Noun -
physics anode ;
Anomalie Noun -
anomaly ;
Anonymisierung Noun -
anonymization, anonymisation qualifier ;
Anonymität Noun -
anonymity ;
Anorak Noun -
parka, anorak ;
Anpassung Noun -
adaptation ;
Anpfiff Noun -
sports soplink ;
Anreicherung Noun -
enrichment ;
Anreise Noun -
qualifier arrival, journey ;
Anreiz Noun -
incentive ;
Anruf Noun -
(phone) call ;
Anrufbeantworter Noun -
answering machine ;
Ansatz Noun -
pproach ;

ansatz (a mathematical expression assumed to describe a certain phenomenon, but without a proved justification for its use. It often is related to empirically obtained formulae). ;

ttempt ;
Ansbach Proper noun -
Ansbach (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Anschauung Noun -
opinion; mode of view ;

intuition ;
Anschlag Noun -
attempt, attack ;
Anschluss Noun -
connection, joining ;

annexation ;

historical Anschluss ;

contact ;
Anschreiben Noun -
a cover letter ;
Anschrift Noun -
an address ;
Anschuldigung Noun -
accusation ;
Ansehen Noun -
reputation (what somebody is known for) ;
Ansenkung Noun -
countersink ;
Ansgar Proper noun -
given name, of mostly historical use. ;
Ansicht Noun -
view; opinion ;
Ansichtskarte Noun -
picture postcard ;
Ansichtssache Noun -
matter of opinion ;
Ansiedlung Noun -
settlement (a colony newly established; a place or region newly settled) ;
Anspielung Noun -
allusion (indirect reference; a hint), innuendo ;
Ansporn Noun -
incentive ;
Ansprache Noun -
speech (an oration) ;
Anspruch Noun -
a demand of ownership claim ;

entitlement ;
Anstalt Noun -
(public) institution, establishment ;

colloquial mental hospital ;
Anstand Noun -
decency, manners ;
Anstecker Noun -
qualifier pin (accessory attached with a pin) ;
Ansteckung Noun -
infection ;
Anstieg Noun -
ascent (act of ascending; motion upwards) ;
Anstoß Noun -
impetus, initiation, trigger ;

offense ;

football kick-off ;
Anstrengung Noun -
effort ;

strenuousness, strain ;
Antagonismus Noun -
antagonism ;
Antarktik Proper noun -
the Antarctic ocean ;
Antarktis Proper noun -
Antarctica ;
Anteil Noun -
share, portion ;
Antenne Noun -
antenna ;
Anthropodizee Noun -
anthropodicy ;
Anthropologie Noun -
anthropology ;
Anthropomorphismus Noun -
anthropomorphism (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature etc) ;
Anthropozentrismus Noun -
anthropocentrism ;
Anti-Antifa Proper noun -
an acronym of Anti-Antifaschismus "anti-anti-fascism", a militant fascist organization opposed to the Antifa ;
Antibiotikum Noun -
pharmacology antibiotic ;
Antichrist Noun -
antichrist ;
Antidepressivum Noun -
antidepressant ;
Antifa Proper noun -
an acronym of Antifaschismus "anti-fascism", Anti-Fascist Action, a militant anti-fascist organization ;
Antifaschismus Noun -
Anti-fascism ;
Antifaschist Noun -
a male antifascist ;
Antifaschistin Noun -
a female antifascist ;
Antigua und Barbuda Proper noun -
Antigua and Barbuda ;
Antiguaner Noun -
Antiguan (person) ;
Antike Noun -
antiquity (ancient times, the period of the Greeks and Romans) ;
Antikenhandler Noun -
Antiques dealer, Antiques handler ;
Antikörper Noun -
antibody ;
Antilope Noun -
antelope ;
Antimakassar Noun -
antimacassar ;
Antimon Noun -
antimony ;
Antinomie Noun -
antinomy ;
Antiphlogistikum Noun -
anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic ;
Antipyretikum Noun -
antipyretic (medication that reduces fever) ;
Antiquark Noun -
antiquark ;
Antiquität Noun -
antique ;
Antisemit Noun -
anti-Semite (anti-Semite) ;
Antisemitismus Noun -
anti-Semitism (prejudice or hostility against Jews) ;
Antispasmodikum Noun -
antispasmodic gloss ;
Antithese Noun -
antithesis ;
Antje Proper noun -
given name, a West Frisian and Dutch diminutive of Anna. ;
Anton Proper noun -
given name. ;
Antonym Noun -
antonym (word which has the opposite meaning as another word) ;
Antrag Noun -
application, request ;

motion, proposition, petition ;
Antrieb Noun -
motive, incentive ;

drive (motor that does not take fuel) ;
Antwerpen Proper noun -
Antwerp ;
Antwort Noun -
answer ;
Anus Noun -
anus ;
Anwalt Noun -
lawyer ;
Anweisung Noun -
directive, order ;
Anwender Noun -
user of an application ;
Anwendung Noun -
application ;
Anwesen Noun -
property (piece of land with an owner) ;
Anwesenheit Noun -
presence ;
Anxiolytikum Noun -
anxiolytic ;
Anzahl Noun -
(a) number, an amount; a few ;
Anzeichen Noun -
sign, indication ;
Anzeige Noun -
newspaper advertisement, announcement ;

technical device display ;

law enforcement charge, notification qualifier ;
Anziehungskraft Noun -
The power or tendency to attract, attraction ;
Anzug Noun -
suit (of clothes) ;
Anästhesie Noun -
anaesthesia ;
Aorist Noun -
aorist ;
Aorta Noun -
aorta ;
Apartheid Noun -
apartheid ;
Apartment Noun -
apartment ;
Apastron Noun -
apastron ;
Apathie Noun -
apathy ;
Apatit Noun -
apatite (type of mineral) ;
Aperitif Noun -
apéritif ;
Apfel Noun -
apple (fruit) ;
Apfelbaum Noun -
apple tree ;
Apfelblüte Noun -
a apple blossom (the flower of an apple tree) ;
Apfelfrucht Noun -
pome (type of fruit) ;
Apfelkuchen Noun -
apple pie (pie with apple filling) ;
Apfelmus Noun -
apple sauce ;
Apfelsaft Noun -
apple juice ;
Apfelschnecke Noun -
apple snail ;
Apfelschorle Noun -
a non-alcoholic beverage made of apple juice and carbonated water ;
Apfelsine Noun -
orange (fruit) ;
Apfelsinenbaum Noun -
orange (tree) ;
Apfelstrudel Noun -
apple strudel ;
Aphasie Noun -
aphasia (pathological speech disorder) ;
Aphel Noun -
aphelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the sun) ;
Aphorismus Noun -
aphorism ;
Apian Proper noun -
surname of a German noble family. ;
Apianus Proper noun -
surname of a German noble family. ;
Apiarium Noun -
apiary ;
Aplomb Noun -
aplomb ;
Apogäum Noun -
astronomy apogee (most distant point of an orbit around the Earth) ;
Apokalypse Noun -
apocalypse ;
Apoplexia Noun -
apoplexy. ;
Apoplexie Noun -
apoplexy. ;
Apostel Noun -
apostle ;
Apostelgeschichte Proper noun -
Acts of the Apostles, book of the Bible in the New Testament ;
Apostroph Noun -
apostrophe. ;

inverted comma. ;
Apotheke Noun -
pharmacy ;
Apotheker Noun -
pharmacist ;
Apothekerin Noun -
(female) pharmacist ;
Apparat Noun -
device, apparatus ;

telephony,short for Telefonapparat phone ;
Appartement Noun -
apartment, flat ;

sense suite ;
Appell Noun -
military parade, muster ;
Appelt Proper noun -
surname ;
Appendizitis Noun -
pathology,scientific terminology appendicitis ;
Appenzell Ausserrhoden Proper noun -
Appenzell Outer Rhodes ;
Appenzell Innerrhoden Proper noun -
Appenzell Inner Rhodes. ;
Appenzeller Noun -
appenzeller ;
Appetit Noun -
appetite ;
Applaus Noun -
applause ;
Applet Noun -
applet (a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application) ;
Apportierhund Noun -
gun dog ;
Apposition Noun -
grammar apposition ;
Aprikose Noun -
apricot ;
April Noun -
April ;
Aprilscherz Noun -
April fool ;
Apsis Noun -
apse (a semicircular projection from a building) ;
Aquarien Noun -
aquariums ;
Aquaristik Noun -
actions and knowledge used to run an aquarium, aquaristics, fishkeeping ;
Aquarium Noun -
aquarium ;
Aquifer Noun -
aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) ;
Aquädukt Noun -
aqueduct ;
Araber Noun -
Arab, male person from Arabia ;
Araberin Noun -
Arab, female person from Arabia ;
Arabeske Noun -
arabesque ;
Arabisch Proper noun -
the Arabic language or script ;
Arabische Republik Ägypten Proper noun -
Arab Republic of Egypt ;
Arachnophobie Noun -
arachnophobia ;
Aragonesisch Noun -
Aragonese (a person) ;
Arate Noun -
omadic herder. ;
Arbeit Noun -
work, labor, toil ;

job, task ;

performance, workmanship ;

employment ;

effort ;
Arbeit macht frei Proverb -
Work makes or brings freedom or "working makes you free" - notoriously inscribed over the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. ;
Arbeiter Noun -
worker ;
Arbeiterin Noun -
A female laborer, worker ;
Arbeiterklasse Noun -
working class ;
Arbeitgeber Noun -
employer ;
Arbeitnehmer Noun -
employee, worker ;
Arbeitsamkeit Noun -
industriousness, diligence ;
Arbeitsamt Noun -
employment agency ;

unemployment office ;
Arbeitsbedingungen Noun -
plurale tantum working conditions ;
Arbeitseifer Noun -
zeal for work; enthusiasm for work, eagerness to work ;
Arbeitseinstellung Noun -
walkout ;

attitude to work ;
Arbeitsfeld Noun -
field of work ;
Arbeitsfläche Noun -
workspace ;
Arbeitskraft Noun -
worker, employee ;

labor force ;
Arbeitslager Noun -
labour camp ;
Arbeitsleistung Noun -
performance (on the job) ;
Arbeitslohn Noun -
wage, wages ;
Arbeitslose Noun -
unemployed person ;

(female) unemployed person ;
Arbeitslosigkeit Noun -
unemployment ;
Arbeitsmarkt Noun -
labor market, job market ;
Arbeitsoberfläche Noun -
computing workspace, desktop ;
Arbeitsplatz Noun -
workplace ;

place of employment ;

employment, job, position ;
Arbeitsspeicher Noun -
computing random access memory ;
Arbeitsstelle Noun -
job, position ;
Arbeitstag Noun -
workday, working day ;
Arbeitstisch Noun -
workbench ;
Arbeitsvermögen Noun -
ability to work ;
Arbeitsvertrag Noun -
employment contract ;
Arbeitszeit Noun -
the time of duty at a workplace, the time spend working ;
Arbeitszeug Noun -
coll.: working clothes ;

coll.: tools ;
Arbeitszimmer Noun -
workroom ;
Arboretum Noun -
arboretum ;
Arche Noun -
ark (noah's ship) ;
Arche Noah Proper noun -
Noah's ark ;
Archipel Noun -
archipelago ;
Architekt Noun -
architect ;
Architektin Noun -
A female architect ;
Architektur Noun -
rchitecture ;
Archiv Noun -
archive ;
Archäologe Noun -
archaeologist (someone who is skilled, professes or practices archaeology) ;
Archäologie Noun -
archeology ;
Arena Noun -
arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) ;
Ares Proper noun -
Ares (Greek god of war) ;
Argentinien Proper noun -
Argentina ;
Argentinier Noun -
Argentinian (male person from Argentina) ;
Argentinierin Noun -
A female Argentinian, member of descendant of the people of Argentina ;
Arginin Noun -
arginine ;
Argon Noun -
argon (a chemical element with an atomic number of 18). ;
Argument Noun -
proof, reason, point ;

function variable argument ;
Argumentation Noun -
argument (the process of reasoning) ;
Argwohn Noun -
suspicion ;

distrust ;
Arie Noun -
music An aria, solo singing piece, notably in operatic genres ;
Arier Noun -
Aryan (person, male) ;
Arisch Noun -
The Indo-Aryan language group ;

The Indo-Aryan proto-language ;

The Indo-Iranian language group ;

The Indo-Iranian proto-language ;
Aristokrat Noun -
aristocrat ;
Aristokratie Noun -
aristocracy ;
Aristoteles Proper noun -
Aristotle ;
Aristotelismus Proper noun -
Aristotelianism (philosophical system) ;
Arithmasthenie Noun -
arithmasthenia ;
Arithmetik Noun -
arithmetic (the mathematics of numbers) ;
Arkadien Proper noun -
Arcadia (A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) ;
Arktis Proper noun -
Arctic ;
Arktischer Ozean Proper noun -
the Arctic Ocean ;
Arm Noun -
anatomy arm ;

geography arm, creek ;

textiles sleeve ;
Armaturenbrett Noun -
dashboard ;
Armband Noun -
bracelet, bangle ;
Armbanduhr Noun -
wristwatch ;
Armbrust Noun -
crossbow, arbalest ;
Arme Noun -
arms (body part) ;

pauper (poor person) ;
Armee Noun -
army ;
Armenhaus Noun -
poorhouse ;
Armenien Proper noun -
Armenia ;
Armenier Noun -
Armenian (male) ;
Armenierin Noun -
Armenian (person) ;
Armenisch Proper noun -
Armenian (language) ;
Armin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Armlehne Noun -
armrest ;
Armsessel Noun -
armchair ;
Armut Noun -
poverty ;
Armutszeugnis Noun -
evidence of incapacity (or incompetence) ;
Arne Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Scandinavia; cognate to German Arno. ;
Arnika Noun -
Arnica (arnica) ;
Arnold Proper noun -
given name, cognate with English Arnold. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Aroma Noun -
a (generally rather pleasant) spicy or fragrant taste or smell; aroma ;
Aromunisch Proper noun -
Aromanian ;
Arrangement Noun -
arrangement ;
Arrangeur Noun -
music arranger ;
Arroganz Noun -
arrogance ;
Arsch Noun -
vulgar Arse (meaning anus), as pars pro toto: posterior. ;
Arschbacke Noun -
vulgar asscheek ;
Arschgesicht Noun -
vulgar A general insult. Literally: arse face. ;
Arschgeweih Noun -
A tattoo on the lower back of a (mostly female) human. tramp stamp, arse antlers ;
Arschkarte Noun -
I>colloquial bad luck ;
Arschlecker Noun -
asslicker ;
Arschloch Noun -
vulgar arsehole/asshole (both literal and figurative) ;
Arsen Noun -
arsenic ;
Art Noun -
kind, sort, type ;

biology species ;

behaviour ;
Art und Weise Noun -
method (process by which a task is completed) ;

way of doing something (as in approach) ;

manner ;
Artefakt Noun -
artifact ;
Artensterben Noun -
species extinction ;
Artenvielfalt Noun -
species richness ;
Arterie Noun -
artery ;
Arteriosklerose Noun -
arteriosclerosis ;
Artgenosse Noun -
biology member of the same species ;

colloquial fellow ;
Arthur Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English in the 18th century. ;
Artikel Noun -
article ;
Artikulation Noun -
articulation (clarity of speech) ;
Artillerie Noun -
artillery ;
Artischocke Noun -
artichoke (an edible plant related to the thistle) ;
Artist Noun -
one who performs extraordinary physical tricks, such as on a trapeze ;
Artur Proper noun -
given name, alternative spelling of Arthur. ;
Arznei Noun -
substance which promotes healing medicine ;
Arzneimittel Noun -
substance which promotes healing medicine ;
Arzneistoff Noun -
active ingredient gloss ;
Arzt Noun -
doctor, physician. ;
As der Asse Noun -
military ace of aces ;
As-dur Noun -
A-flat major ;
Asbest Noun -
asbestos ;
Asbestose Noun -
asbestosis ;
Aschaffenburg Proper noun -
Aschaffenburg (large town in north west Bavaria, Germany) ;
Asche Noun -
ash; ashes ;

colloquial money ;
Aschenbecher Noun -
ashtray ;
Aschenputtel Proper noun -
Cinderella (fairy tale character) ;
Aschermittwoch Noun -
Ash Wednesday ;
Aschlauch Noun -
shallot ;
Ascorbinsäure Noun -
ascorbic acid (the white crystalline organic compound, C_6H_8O_6) ;
Aserbaidschan Proper noun -
Azerbaijan ;
Aserbaidschanisch Noun -
Azeri (Azeri language) ;
Asexualität Noun -
asexuality ;
Asiate Noun -
a male Asian ;
Asiatin Noun -
Asian (female person from Asia) ;
Asien Proper noun -
Asia (continent) ;
Askese Noun -
asceticism ;
Asparagin Noun -
amino acid asparagine (nonessential amino acid C_4H_8N_2O_3) ;
Asparaginsäure Noun -
aspartic acid (a nonessential amino acid) ;
Aspekt Noun -
aspect ;
Asphalt Noun -
asphalt, tarmac ;
Aspik Noun -
aspic ;
Aspiration Noun -
aspiration (burst of air that follows the release of some consonants) ;
Aspirin Noun -
aspirin ;
Ass Noun -
ace (a playing card) ;

a person who is extremely good at (at least) one discipline ;

tennis ace ;
Assassine Noun -
assassin (member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group) ;

assassin (professional, contracted murderer) ;
Assel Noun -
isopod ;
Assembler Noun -
computing assembler ;
Asser Proper noun -
biblical character Asher ;

rare given name of biblical origin. ;
Assi Noun -
An antisocial person. ;

An assistant. ;
Assimilation Noun -
assimilation ;
Assistent Noun -
assistant ;
Assistenz Noun -
assistance ;
Ast Noun -
branch ;
Astat Noun -
astatine ;
Aster Noun -
botany A taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae - the asters. ;
Aster Proper noun -
A male given name ;
Asterismus Noun -
asterism (small group of stars) ;
Asteroid Noun -
asteroid ;
Asthenosphäre Noun -
geology asthenosphere ;
Asthma Noun -
asthma ;
Astrid Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Scandinavia. ;
Astrogeologie Noun -
astrogeology, planetary geology, exogeology ;
Astrologie Noun -
astrology ;
Astronaut Noun -
astronaut ;
Astronom Noun -
astronomer ;
Astronomie Noun -
astronomy ;
Astronomische Einheit Noun -
astronomical unit ;
Astrophysik Noun -
astrophysics ;
Asyl Noun -
asylum shelter, refuge ;

politics political asylum ;
Asylant Noun -
male person seeking asylum ;
Asylbewerber Noun -
(male) person seeking political asylum ;
Asylrecht Noun -
right of asylum ;
Asymptote Noun -
asymptote (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely) ;
Atavismus Noun -
atavism ;
Ataxie Noun -
ataxia (lack of coordination) ;
Atelier Noun -
artist's or photographer's workshop studio ;
Atem Noun -
breath ;
Atemlosigkeit Noun -
breathlessness ;
Atemzug Noun -
breath a single act of breathing in and out ;
Atheismus Noun -
atheism. ;
Atheist Noun -
atheist ;
Atheisten Noun -
theists ;
Atheistin Noun -
atheist ;
Atheistinnen Noun -
atheists ;
Athen Proper noun -
Athens (capital city of Greece) ;
Athene Proper noun -
Greek god Athena ;
Athlet Noun -
athlete ;
Atlantik Proper noun -
the Atlantic Ocean ;
Atlantik-Bastardschildkröte Noun -
Kemp's Ridley, Lepidochelys kempii ;
Atlantischer Ozean Proper noun -
Atlantic Ocean (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) ;
Atlas Noun -
cartography,or,reference work atlas gloss ;

atlas gloss ;

medicine atlas gloss ;

uncommon atlas gloss ;

atlas ;
Atlas Proper noun -
Greek mythology Atlas gloss ;

astronomy Atlas gloss ;

warfare, U.S. Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile ;

geography the Atlas Mountains gloss ;
Atlasgebirge Proper noun -
Atlas Mountains ;
Atmen Noun -
breath ;
Atmosphäre Noun -
atmosphere ;
Atmung Noun -
respiration, breathing ;
Atoll Noun -
atoll ;
Atom Noun -
atom ;
Atombombe Noun -
atomic bomb, nuclear bomb ;
Atomenergie Noun -
atomic energy (energy released by an atom) ;
Atomkern Noun -
physics nucleus (the massive, positively charged core of an atom) ;
Atomkraft Noun -
nuclear power (power from nuclear reactions) ;
Atomkraftwerk Noun -
nuclear power plant ;
Atomkrieg Noun -
nuclear war ;
Atommacht Noun -
nuclear power (nation with nuclear weapons) ;
Atommasse Noun -
atomic mass (mass of an atom) ;
Atompilz Noun -
nuclear explosion mushroom cloud ;
Atomstrom Noun -
nuclear power ;
Atomuhr Noun -
atomic clock ;
Atrium Noun -
atrium (square hall) ;
Atrophie Noun -
atrophy (reduced functionality) ;
Atropin Noun -
organic chemistry atropine ;
Attaché Noun -
attaché ;
Attacke Noun -
attack ;
Attentat Noun -
assassination ;

attempted assassination ;
Attentäter Noun -
assassin (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) ;
Attitüde Noun -
attitude ;
Attraktion Noun -
the tendency or force to attract attraction ;

an amusement ride at a funfair attraction ;

a worthwhile sight for tourists attraction ;
Attrappe Noun -
dummy, mockup ;
Attribut Noun -
attribute (grammar: word qualifying a noun) ;
Atze Noun -
a male given name, short form, unclear origin ;

slang (Berlin dialect) big brother ;

slang (Hip-Hop jargon) mate, buddy, dog ;
Aubergine Noun -
aubergine (plant, vegetable, eggplant, herb) ;
Auch Proper noun -
surname, common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night. ;
Auchlaut Noun -
phonology voiceless velar fricative, IPAchar ;
Audienz Noun -
audience (formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary) ;
Auditorium Noun -
auditorium (usually in the context of universities or scholarly lectures) ;
Aue Noun -
A flat, wooded meadow by a river ;

ewe (female sheep) ;
Auerhuhn Noun -
capercaillie, wood grouse, Tetrao urogallus ;
Auerochse Noun -
aurochs ;
Aufbau Noun -
construction (manner in which sth is built) ;
Aufdeckung Noun -
uncovering, discovery ;

revelation, disclosure ;
Aufenthalt Noun -
sojourn, stay ;

formal the place where one is staying ;
Auferstehung Noun -
resurrection ;
Auffahrt Noun -
(Swiss German) Ascension of Christ ;
Auffassung Noun -
notion, conception, view ;
Aufforderung Noun -
demand ;

request ;
Aufführung Noun -
performance ;
Aufgabe Noun -
exercise, assignment ;

challenge ;

duty, job ;
Aufgebot Noun -
array (of people) ;
Aufhebung Noun -
abolition, nullification, abrogation ;
Aufklärung Noun -
the act of enlightening; an instance of enlightening ;

the Age of Enlightenment ;

sex education ;

clarification, as of a criminal case, mystery, etc. ;

secret services intelligence ;
Aufkommen Noun -
revenue ;

rise ;
Auflage Noun -
condition or conditions (for example, as placed on a parolee) ;

edition (a whole set of copies) ;
Auflauf Noun -
soufflé (baked dish) or casserole ;

crowd ;
Auflösung Noun -
of an image or device resolution ;
Aufmerksamkeit Noun -
attention, care ;
Aufnahme Noun -
reception ;

photography photo ;

recording ;
Aufnahmefähigkeit Noun -
absorbability ;

capacity ;

receptivity ;
Aufprall Noun -
impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) ;
Aufpreis Noun -
surcharge ;
Aufregung Noun -
excitement ;

agitation ;
Aufruf Noun -
call to action ;

roll call ;

call (computing) ;
Aufruhr Noun -
riot ;

turmoil ;
Aufrührer Noun -
agitator, rebel, revolutionary ;
Aufrüstung Noun -
armament ;
Aufsatz Noun -
essay ;
Aufschlag Noun -
impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) ;
Aufschnitt Noun -
cold cuts ;
Aufschrift Noun -
label ;

inscription ;
Aufschwung Noun -
stimulus ;

improvement ;

economics economic upswing ;
Aufseher Noun -
A supervisor, person overseeing (the work of) others, taskmaster, foreman etc. ;
Aufsicht Noun -
supervision ;
Aufsichtsrat Noun -
supervisory board ;

a member of the supervisory board ;
Aufstand Noun -
uprising, insurrection ;
Aufstieg Noun -
scent ;
Aufstrich Noun -
spread (food designed to be spread) ;
Aufständischer Noun -
insurgent (rebel) ;
Auftakt Noun -
prosody anacrusis (an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse) ;

(musical) anacrusis ;
Auftrag Noun -
assignment, job, mission ;

order, instructions ;
Auftragsmörder Noun -
A contract killer, hitman, e.g. paid by mobsters to assassinate any designated target ;
Auftrieb Noun -
physics lift, lift force, lifting force ;
Auftritt Noun -
performance (in theatre) ;

appearance ;
Aufwand Noun -
expense ;
Aufzug Noun -
lift, elevator ;
Aufzählungszeichen Noun -
typography bullet ;
Augapfel Noun -
eyeball ;

apple of somebody's eye ;
Auge Noun -
anatomy eye ;

germ, bud ;

on dice spot ;
Augenarzt Noun -
ophthalmologist, eye doctor ;
Augenbinde Noun -
blindfold ;
Augenblick Noun -
very short period of time moment ;
Augenbraue Noun -
eyebrow ;
Augenfarbe Noun -
eye color ;
Augenheilkunde Noun -
ophthalmology ;
Augenhöhle Noun -
eye socket ;
Augenklappe Noun -
eyepatch ;
Augenlid Noun -
eyelid ;
Augenralle Noun -
grey-throated rail ;
Augenschein Noun -
appearance ;
Augenweide Noun -
feast for the eyes ;
Augenwischerei Noun -
eyewash, window dressing (something creating a deceptively favourable impression; something for appearance only) ;
Augenzeuge Noun -
eyewitness ;
Augenärztin Noun -
a female ophthalmologist or eye doctor ;
Augsburg Proper noun -
Augsburg (city in southern Germany) ;
Augur Noun -
augur (diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds), especially in the context of Ancient Rome ;
August Proper noun -
August (the month) ;

given name, cognate to Augustus. ;
Auguste Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Augusta. ;
Augustin Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Augustine. ;
Auktion Noun -
uction ;
Auktionator Noun -
auctioneer ;
Aula Noun -
the auditorium of a school or university ;
Aus Noun -
sports an out; the end of play for an individual or a team ;

sports the out of bounds area ;
Ausbau Noun -
expansion/update ;
Ausbausprache Noun -
standard language ;
Ausbeute Noun -
yield, gain(s) (of a hobby, occupation, etc) ;

yield (of the end product of a chemical reaction) ;
Ausbildung Noun -
training, apprenticeship, vocational education ;
Ausblick Noun -
outlook ;
Ausbruch Noun -
outbreak ;

escape ;

eruption ;
Ausdauer Noun -
tamina ;
Ausdehnung Noun -
extension ;
Ausdruck Noun -
expression ;

(no plural) manner ;

printout ;
Auseinandersetzung Noun -
dealing ;

conflict, dispute ;
Ausfahrt Noun -
xit ;
Ausfertigung Noun -
legal copy, executed copy ;
Ausflug Noun -
excursion ;
Ausfuhr Noun -
export ;
Ausführung Noun -
execution ;
Ausgabe Noun -
edition (literary work) ;

output ;
Ausgang Noun -
exit (passage from inside to outside) ;

output ;
Ausgangssperre Noun -
curfew ;
Ausgleich Noun -
compensation ;
Ausgrabung Noun -
excavation ;
Auskommen Noun -
livelihood ;
Auskunft Noun -
enquiry ;
Auslagerung Noun -
outsourcing (transfer business) ;
Ausland Noun -
foreign countries, collectively ;
Auslassungszeichen Noun -
typography ellipsis ;
Auslastung Noun -
capacity utilization ;
Auslieferung Noun -
delivery, distribution ;

legal extradition ;
Ausländer Noun -
foreigner ;
Ausländerfeindlichkeit Noun -
hatred of foreigners, xenophobia ;
Ausländerin Noun -
a female foreigner ;
Auslöseimpuls Noun -
timulus ;
Auslöser Noun -
trigger ;
Ausmaß Noun -
extent, scale ;
Ausnahme Noun -
exception ;
Ausnahmebedingung Noun -
computing exception ;
Ausnahmesituation Noun -
exceptional situation ;

computing exception ;
Ausnahmezustand Noun -
state of exception ;

politics state of emergency ;
Auspeitschung Noun -
whipping, flogging, lashing ;
Auspuff Noun -
exhaust (exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle) ;
Ausreißer Noun -
outlier ;
Ausrottung Noun -
extermination; eradication; wiping out ;
Ausrufezeichen Noun -
xclamation mark ;
Ausrüstung Noun -
equipment ;
Aussage Noun -
logic proposition ;
Aussagenlogik Noun -
propositional logic ;
Aussatz Noun -
leprosy ;
Ausschank Noun -
of a bar counter ;
Ausschluss Noun -
exclusion ;

expulsion ;
Ausschlusskriterium Noun -
exclusion criterion ;
Ausschlussverfahren Noun -
process of elimination, exclusion ;

expulsion proceedings ;
Ausschreitung Noun -
qualifier riot ;
Ausschuss Noun -
board, committee, caucus ;
Aussehen Noun -
look, appearance ;
Aussicht Noun -
view, outlook also figuratively ;
Aussichtspunkt Noun -
overlook, vantage point ;
Aussprache Noun -
pronunciation ;
Ausstellung Noun -
exhibition ;
Ausstellungsobjekt Noun -
something exhibited in a museum etc. exhibit ;
Ausstellungsstück Noun -
something exhibited in a museum etc. exhibit ;
Aussteuer Noun -
dowry ;
Austausch Noun -
exchange, replacement ;
Auster Noun -
oyster ;
Austragungsort Noun -
venue (place, especially the one where a given event is to happen) ;
Australien Proper noun -
Australia ;
Australier Noun -
male person from Australia ;
Australierin Noun -
female person from Australia ;
Austritt Noun -
from a club, etc. leaving ;
Ausverkauf Noun -
clearance sell, markdown sale, sale, liquidation sale ;
Auswahl Noun -
selection ;

choice ;
Auswahlaxiom Noun -
the axiom of choice ;
Auswanderer Noun -
emigrant ;
Auswanderung Noun -
emigration ;
Ausweg Noun -
way out (solution) ;
Ausweis Noun -
ID card (a card or badge showing the official identity of the wearer) ;
Auszeichnung Noun -
a feature that causes to stand out distinction ;

award ;

putting price labels on a ware pricing ;
Auszeit Noun -
time-out ;
Auszubildende Noun -
trainee ;
Auszug Noun -
extract ;

excerpt ;
Auszählung Noun -
count (especially of votes) ;
Ausübung Noun -
practice, exertion ;
Authentifizierung Noun -
authentication (proofing the identity of something) ;
Authentisierung Noun -
authentication (process of proofing one's own identity) ;
Authentizität Noun -
authenticity ;
Autismus Noun -
autism ;
Auto Noun -
car ;
Autobahn Noun -
A class of road built to freeway standards, similar to a motorway. ;
Autobahnknoten Noun -
Austria interchange gloss ;
Autobahnraststätte Noun -
service area, motorway restaurant ;
Autobiografie Noun -
autobiography ;
Autobombe Noun -
car bomb ;
Autobus Noun -
bus ;
Autodidakt Noun -
autodidact (a self-taught person) ;
Autofahrer Noun -
the driver of a car, a motorist ;
Autofellatio Noun -
(sexual pracitise) autofellatio (oral stimulation of one's own penis) ;
Autofokus Noun -
autofocus ;
Autogramm Noun -
signature of a celebrity given to a fan autograph ;
Autogrammjäger Noun -
autograph hunter ;
Autokannibalismus Noun -
autocannibalism (the act of eating oneself) ;
Autokino Noun -
drive-in theater ;
Autoklav Noun -
autoclave ;
Autokrat Noun -
autocrat (ruler with absolute power) ;
Automat Noun -
automaton, machine ;

short for: Verkaufsautomat (vending machine) ;
Automatikgetriebe Noun -
automatic transmission ;
Automobil Noun -
car (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) ;
Autonomie Noun -
autonomy ;
Autopilot Noun -
autopilot ;
Autopsie Noun -
autopsy ;
Autor Noun -
author ;
Autorennen Noun -
car racing, auto race, motor race ;
Autoreparaturwerkstatt Noun -
auto repair workshop ;
Autorin Noun -
a female author ;
Autorität Noun -
authority ;
Außenbordmotor Noun -
outboard motor ;
Außenminister Noun -
Minister of foreign affairs ;
Außenministerium Noun -
ministry of foreign affairs ;
Außenpolitik Noun -
foreign policy, foreign affairs ;
Außenseiter Noun -
outsider ;
Außerirdische Noun -
alien (from space), creature not from Earth m ;
Avance Noun -
mainly Switzerland advance ;
Avancen machen Verb -
colloquial to make advances to (somebody), to make overtures ;
Avantgarde Noun -
avant-garde ;
Avatar Noun -
avatar (The earthly incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu) ;
Aversion Noun -
aversion (opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike) ;
Avestisch Proper noun -
Avestan (Old Iranian language) ;
Avocado Noun -
avocado (fruit) ;
Avogadro-Konstante Noun -
Avogadro constant ;
Axel Proper noun -
given name of Danish origin. ;
Axiom Noun -
mathematics axiom ;
Axolotl Noun -
axolotl ;
Axt Noun -
axe ;
Azalee Noun -
azalea ;
Azeton Noun -
acetone (the organic compound (CH_3)2CO) ;
Azetylcholin Noun -
neurotransmitter acetylcholine ;
Azubi Noun -
colloquial Abbreviation for Auszubildender ;
B Letter -
The second letter of the German alphabet. ;
B-dur Noun -
B-flat major ;
BGS Initialism -
Bundesgrenzschutz (initialism) ;
BH Abbreviation -
Büstenhalter ;
BLZ Abbreviation -
Bankleitzahl (sort code) ;
BND Acronym -
Bundesnachrichtendienst, Federal Intelligence Service, the foreign intelligence agency of the German government ;

Bund Neudeutschland, a catholic youth movement founded by Jesuits in Germany after World War I. ;
BNE Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Bruttonationaleinkommen ;
BSP Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Bruttosozialprodukt ;
Ba-Wü Abbreviation -
aden-Württemberg ;
Baby Noun -
baby qualifier ;
Babysitter Noun -
babysitter ;
Babyspeck Noun -
puppy fat ;
Bach Noun -
brook, stream ;
Bach Proper noun -
surname ;

music Bach ;
Bache Noun -
A wild sow; female wild boar. Generic term is Wildschwein. ;
Bachelor Noun -
an academic degree without specification of the field of studies ;
Bachergebirge Proper noun -
Pohorje, a mountain range in northern Slovenia ;
Bachforelle Noun -
brook trout ;
Bachstelze Noun -
white wagtail, Motacilla alba ;
Backblech Noun -
baking tray (oven-proof tray) ;
Backbord Noun -
Port, the left side of a ship when facing the fore ;
Backe Noun -
cheek (on the face) ;

buttock ;

jaw (of a tool) ;
Backenzahn Noun -
a molar (tooth) ;
Backfisch Noun -
backfisch (teenage girl) ;
Backgammon Noun -
backgammon ;
Backofen Noun -
oven ;
Backpulver Noun -
A baking powder, dry leavening agent used in baking pastry etc. ;
Backstein Noun -
a brick used in masonry ;
Bad Noun -
bath ;

bathroom ;

pool, baths ;

spa, (seaside) resort ;
Badeanzug Noun -
swimsuit (tight-fitting garment worn for swimming) ;
Badehose Noun -
A pair of swimming trunks ;
Bademantel Noun -
bathrobe (terrycloth robe) ;
Bademeister Noun -
bath keeper, bath attendant, pool supervisor ;
Baden Proper noun -
Baden ;
Baden-Württemberg Proper noun -
Baden-Württemberg ;
Bader Noun -
barber surgeon ;
Badewanne Noun -
bathtub ;
Badezimmer Noun -
bathroom ;
Badi Noun -
Switzerland open-air bath ;
Badminton Noun -
sports badminton ;
Bagage Noun -
pejorative rabble, lot ;

dated,luggage,or,military baggage ;
Bagatelle Noun -
bagatelle ;
Bagdad Proper noun -
Baghdad ;
Bagel Noun -
bagel (toroidal bread roll) ;
Bagger Noun -
excavator (vehicle), digger (machinery) ;
Baguette Noun -
baguette ;
Bahamas Proper noun -
Bahamas ;
Bahn Noun -
train ;

track ;

lane ;

astronomy orbit ;
Bahnfahrer Noun -
someone driving a train (as a driver) ;

someone riding a train (as a passenger) ;
Bahnhof Noun -
train station ;
Bahnhofsuhr Noun -
station clock at a train station ;
Bahnsteig Noun -
train platform ;
Bahr Proper noun -
surname ;
Bahrain Proper noun -
Bahrain ;
Bahrainer Noun -
Bahraini (Bahraini) ;
Bahre Noun -
bier ;

litter (A platform mounted on two shafts designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport a third person) ;

stretcher ;
Baikalente Noun -
Baikal teal (Anas formosa) ;
Baikalsee Proper noun -
Baikal ;
Baileychlor Noun -
baileychlore ;
Bain-Marie Noun -
bain-marie (pan containing hot water) ;
Baiser Noun -
meringue ;
Baisse Noun -
stock market bear market ;
Bajonett Noun -
bayonet ;
Bakschisch Noun -
baksheesh (bribe or tip paid to speed up services in the Middle East an SW Asia) ;
Bakterienkunde Noun -
bacteriology (the scientific study of bacteria) ;
Bakteriologie Noun -
bacteriology (the scientific study of bacteria) ;
Bakterium Noun -
bacterium ;
Balalaika Noun -
musical instruments balalaika ;
Balance Noun -
balance ;
Balanitis Noun -
medicine balanitis ;
Baldachin Noun -
canopy, dais ;
Baldachinspinne Noun -
sheet weaver, money spider ;
Baldrian Noun -
valerian ;
Baldrs draumar Proper noun -
Baldrs draumar ;
Baldur Proper noun -
given name. ;
Balearische Inseln Proper noun -
Balearic Islands (group of Mediterranean islands) ;
Balg Noun -
hide ;

(technical) bellows ;

brat (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child) ;

botany follicle ;
Balgfrucht Noun -
botany follicle ;
Balitiger Noun -
Bali tiger (Panthera tigris balica) ;
Balken Noun -
beam ;
Balkenwaage Noun -
steelyard balance ;
Balkon Noun -
balcony ;
Ball Noun -
ball qualifier ;
Ballade Noun -
ballad ;
Ballast Noun -
nautical,or,figuratively ballast ;
Ballen Noun -
bale ;

of a hand or foot ball, pad ;
Ballerspiel Noun -
video games shooter, shoot 'em up ;
Ballett Noun -
ballet ;
Ballon Noun -
balloon ;
Ballsaal Noun -
A ballroom, large space used for dancing ;
Balneologie Noun -
balneology ;
Balrog Noun -
balrog ;
Balsam Noun -
balsam, balm; ointment ;
Baltikum Proper noun -
the Baltic (Balticum) ;
Balustrade Noun -
architecture balustrade ;
Bamberg Proper noun -
Bamberg (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Bambus Noun -
bamboo ;
Bambusameisenwürger Noun -
bamboo antshrike ;
Banalität Noun -
banality ;
Banane Noun -
banana (fruit). ;
Bananenmilch Noun -
banana milk (milk into which bananas have been pureed) ;
Bananenrepublik Noun -
banana republic ;
Band Noun -
A volume of a multi-volume set of books ;

A shackle. ;

An intimate bond to a person. ;

Tape or ribbon. ;

anatomy A ligament. ;

A band or tie holding items together. ;

A belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.) ;

A band of the spectrum. ;

A modern music band. ;
Bandage Noun -
bandage ;
Bandbreite Noun -
bandwidth ;
Bande Noun -
Plural of Band. ;

band, gang ;

ice hockey board ;
Banderole Noun -
label ;

revenue stamp ;
Bandit Noun -
bandit ;
Bandlaufwerk Noun -
tape drive, streamer ;
Bandrobbe Noun -
ribbon seal ;
Bandscheibe Noun -
spinal disc, intervertebral disc ;
Bandscheibenvorfall Noun -
spinal disc herniation, slipped disc ;
Bandwurm Noun -
apeworm ;
Bangigkeit Noun -
chiefly a feeling of anxiety, especially when caused by an uncertain dread ;
Bangkok Proper noun -
Bangkok (capital of Thailand) ;
Bangladesch Proper noun -
Bangladesh ;
Bangladescher Noun -
Bangladeshi (person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent) ;
Bangladescherin Noun -
Bangladeshi (female person from Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi descent) ;
Banja Noun -
Russian banya ;
Banjo Noun -
banjo ;
Bank Noun -
bench (which people sit on); workbench (which things can be set down on); pew ;

a collection of material in a body of water: ;

bank: ;

football substitutes' bench ;

bank (financial institution) ;

a facility for storage of a particular thing: ;
Bankautomat Noun -
teller (an automated teller machine) ;
Bankett Noun -
meal banquet ;

road verge ;
Bankgeheimnis Noun -
bank secrecy, bank privacy ;
Bankier Noun -
banker ;
Bankkaufmann Noun -
banker, bank clerk ;
Bankleitzahl Noun -
(banking) sort code ;
Banknote Noun -
banknote (paper currency) ;
Bankraub Noun -
bank robbery ;
Bankrott Noun -
bankruptcy ;
Bankräuber Noun -
bank robber ;
Banküberfall Noun -
bank raid, bank robbery, bank heist ;
Bann Noun -
jurisdiction. ;

ban, proscription. ;

excommunication. ;

a regiment of Hitler Youth or the SS. (plural Banne) ;
Banner Noun -
banner ;
Bannfluch Noun -
anathema. ;
Bannmeile Noun -
protective area around certain government buildings in Germany, especially the Bundestag, where demonstrations are illegal ;
Bannstrahl Noun -
anathema ;

thunderbolt ;
Banshee Noun -
banshee (in Irish folklore, a female spirit) ;
Bar Noun -
bar gloss ;

night club gloss ;
Baracke Noun -
shack, barrack ;
Barbadier Noun -
A Barbadian, (male or gender-unspecified) person from the Antillean island (state) Barbados ;
Barbadierin Noun -
A female Barbadian ;
Barbados Proper noun -
Barbados ;
Barbar Noun -
barbarian ;
Barbara Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Barbara; very popular in the mid-twentieth century. ;
Barbarei Noun -
barbarity ;

barbarism ;
Barbe Noun -
barbel (fish) ;
Barentssee Proper noun -
Barents Sea ;
Bariton Noun -
baritone ;
Barium Noun -
barium ;
Bark Noun -
bark three-masted vessel ;
Barmann Noun -
bartender (one who tends a bar or pub) ;
Barock Noun -
Baroque (style) ;
Barometer Noun -
barometer (instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) ;
Baron Noun -
baron ;
Barren Noun -
metallurgy bar ;

gymnastics parallel bars ;
Barriere Noun -
barrier ;
Barrikade Noun -
barricade ;
Barsch Noun -
perch (fish) ;
Barschaft Noun -
cash ;
Bart Noun -
beard ;

figuratively ;

(key) bit ;
Barte Noun -
baleen (plates in the mouth of the baleen whale) ;

axe or halberd, (Middle High German related to Hellebarde ) ;

(heraldry) axe ;
Bartenwal Noun -
baleen whale ;
Bartholomäus Proper noun -
Bartholomew (the Apostle) ;
Basalt Noun -
basalt ;
Basar Noun -
bazaar ;
Baschkirisch Proper noun -
Bashkir (language) ;
Base Noun -
archaic A female cousin. ;

A chemical compound that will neutralize an acid; base. ;
Baseball Noun -
baseball (ballgame) ;

baseball (ball) ;
Baseballschläger Noun -
baseball bat ;
Basel-Landschaft Proper noun -
Basel-Country, Basel-Landschaft ;
Basel-Stadt Proper noun -
Basel-Stadt ;
Basilika Noun -
basilica ;
Basilikum Noun -
basil ;
Basilisk Noun -
basilisk (mythical creature) ;

basilisk, any reptile of genus Basiliscus ;
Basis Noun -
foundation, principle basis ;

military base ;

mathematics basis ;
Baske Noun -
Basque person (male). ;
Baskenland Proper noun -
The Basque Country ;
Baskenmütze Noun -
beret ;
Basketball Noun -
basketball ;
Baskin Noun -
Basque (member of a people) ;
Baskisch Noun -
the Basque language ;
Baskische Noun -
Basque (language) ;
Bass Noun -
bass (low spectrum of sound) ;
Bassin Noun -
water pool basin, pool ;
Bassist Noun -
bassist ;
Basstölpel Noun -
gannet (sea bird) ;
Bast Noun -
bast ;
Bastard Noun -
bastard (a person born to unmarried parents; also used as an insult) ;
Bastardschildkröte Noun -
Ridley sea turtle ;
Bastian Proper noun -
given name derived from Sebastian. ;
Bastion Noun -
bastion ;
Bastnäsit Noun -
bastnäsite, bastnaesite ;
Bataillon Noun -
battalion ;
Batterie Noun -
device that produces electricity,or,military battery ;
Bau Noun -
building ;

colloquial prison ;
Bauarbeiten Noun -
plurale tantum construction works ;
Bauarbeiter Noun -
construction worker ;
Bauarbeiterin Noun -
(female) construction worker ;
Bauch Noun -
abdomen, belly ;
Bauchnabel Noun -
navel, bellybutton, umbilicus ;
Bauchspeicheldrüse Noun -
pancreas ;
Bauchtanz Noun -
belly dance ;
Bauelement Noun -
element (heating element) ;
Bauer Noun -
A farmer, peasant, boor ;

chess pawn ;

one who builds something (see bauen) ;

a birdcage ;
Bauer Proper noun -
surname ;
Bauernhof Noun -
A farm. ;
Bauhaus Proper noun -
Bauhaus ;
Baujahr Noun -
model year ;

building year of construction ;
Baum Noun -
tree ;
Baumarkt Noun -
hardware store ;
Baumhaus Noun -
tree house ;
Baumkunde Noun -
dendrology ;
Baumralle Noun -
New Guinea flightless rail ;
Baumschule Noun -
tree) nursery ;
Baumstamm Noun -
tree trunk, log (the main structural member of a tree) ;
Baumwolle Noun -
cotton ;
Bausch Noun -
wad ;

pad ;
Baustein Noun -
device ;
Baustelle Noun -
construction site ;
Bautzen Proper noun -
Bautzen ;
Bauwerk Noun -
building, edifice ;
Bauwesen Noun -
construction (trade of building) ;
Bauxit Noun -
bauxite ;
Bayer Noun -
bavarian, inhabitant of Bavaria m ;
Bayer-Bezeichnung Noun -
Bayer designation ;
Bayerischer Wald Proper noun -
Bavarian Forest ;
Bayern Proper noun -
Bavaria ;
Bayreuth Proper noun -
Bayreuth (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Bazillus Noun -
bacillus ;
Bd. abbreviation -
Abbreviation for the German word Band of a publication issued in multi-book format. ;
Beachparty Noun -
beach party ;
Beachvolleyball Noun -
The sport beach volleyball ;
Beamer Noun -
A video projector. ;
Beamte Noun -
civil servant, public servant ;
Beanstandung Noun -
complaint, objection ;
Bearbeitung Noun -
edit (a change to the text of a document) ;
Beate Proper noun -
given name derived from etyl Beata. ;
Beatmungsgerät Noun -
medical ventilator ;
Beatrix Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Beatrice. ;

asteroid number 83 ;
Beaufsichtigung Noun -
supervision ;
Beben Noun -
a quake, shaking or trembling ;
Bebung Noun -
trembling. ;

vibrato, especially as produced on a clavichord. ;
Becher Noun -
cup ;
Becherglas Noun -
A glass beaker, flat-bottomed vessel fit for liquids ;
Becken Noun -
pelvis ;

bowl ;

pool ;
Becker Proper noun -
surname ;
Bedarf Noun -
need ;

demand ;
Bedenken Noun -
concern, objection ;
Bedenkzeit Noun -
time for consideration ;
Bedeutung Noun -
meaning, sense ;

meaning, significance ;
Bedeutungsverallgemeinerung Noun -
generalization of meaning ;
Bedingung Noun -
condition ;

requirement ;
Bedrohung Noun -
indication of imminent danger threat ;
Bedürfnis Noun -
need ;

desire ;
Bedürftigkeit Noun -
neediness ;
Beeilung Noun -
hurry ;
Beeilung Interjection -
hurry up! ;
Beeinträchtigung Noun -
impairment ;
Beerdigung Noun -
funeral ;
Beere Noun -
berry ;
Beet Noun -
a bed (for plants) ;
Befall Noun -
infestation ;
Befehl Noun -
command, order ;
Befehlsform Noun -
imperative ;
Befehlshaber Noun -
commander ;
Befinden Noun -
condition ;
Befragung Noun -
interrogation (act of interrogating or questioning) ;
Befreiung Noun -
liberation ;

exemption ;
Befriedigung Noun -
satisfaction ;
Befugnis Noun -
authority ;
Befund Noun -
findings, results ;
Beförderung Noun -
transportation ;

work promotion ;
Befürworter Noun -
proponent, supporter ;
Begabung Noun -
talent, gift ;
Begebenheit Noun -
incident (event or occurrence) ;
Begehren Noun -
desire ;
Begeisterung Noun -
enthusiasm ;
Begier Noun -
desire ;
Begierde Noun -
desire, craving ;
Beginn Noun -
start ;
Begleitung Noun -
Accompaniment. It implies the need to work with, rather than for people. To 'get alongside' people and work in true partnership with them; ;

The act of enabling individuals and communities to become more included and active citizens. ;
Begnadigung Noun -
legal pardon ;
Begonie Noun -
begonia ;
Begriff Noun -
concept ;

perception ;

term ;
Begriffsklärung Noun -
disambiguation (language) ;
Begräbnis Noun -
funeral ;
Begrüßung Noun -
greeting ;
Behagen Noun -
contentment, pleasure ;
Behaglichkeit Noun -
comfort, the state of being comfortable ;
Behalten Noun -
retention ;
Behandlung Noun -
(medical, physical, or psychological) treatment ;
Beharrlichkeit Noun -
perseverance, insistence ;
Behauptung Noun -
claim, assertion ;
Behaviorismus Noun -
behaviorism ;
Behinderung Noun -
handicap, disability ;

hindrance, impediment ;
Behuf Noun -
archaic behoof, purpose, need ;
Behutsamkeit Noun -
The attitude caution, careful/watchful attention ;
Behälter Noun -
container (an item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported) ;
Behörde Noun -
authority ;
Behüter Noun -
protector, shepherd ;
Beichte Noun -
confession ;
Beichtvater Noun -
confessor (priest) ;
Beidenhänder Noun -
a two-handed sword or other weapon ;
Beifahrer Noun -
front passenger ;

truck driving driver's mate ;

rally racing co-driver ;
Beifahrersitz Noun -
front passenger seat ;
Beifall Noun -
applause ;
Beifallssturm Noun -
applause ovation ;
Beifuß Noun -
mugwort gloss ;
Beige Noun -
beige ;
Beil Noun -
axe, hatchet ;
Beilage Noun -
insert (promotional leaflet in a magazine or newspaper) ;

side dish ;
Beileid Noun -
condolence ;

sympathy ;
Bein Noun -
leg of a person, animal or object ;

obsolete bone ;
Beinpresse Noun -
leg press ;
Beirat Noun -
advisory council ;
Beispiel Noun -
example ;
Beistrich Noun -
Austria comma ;
Beitrag Noun -
contribution (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) ;

fee, dues (membership in a club or union) ;
Beitritt Noun -
becoming a member of joining ;
Beiträge Noun -
contributions ;
Beiwagen Noun -
sidecar ;
Beiwort Noun -
epithet (term used to characterize a person or thing) ;
Bekannte Noun -
acquaintance, friend ;
Bekanntschaft Noun -
acquaintance ;
Bekehrung Noun -
religion conversion ;
Bekenntnis Noun -
confession ;
Beklommenheit Noun -
trepidation ;
Belagerung Noun -
siege (military blockade of settlement) ;
Belanda Hitam Proper noun -
African KNIL soldiers. ;
Belanglosigkeit Noun -
irrelevancy ;
Belarusse Noun -
Belarusian ;
Belarussin Noun -
A female Belarusian (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent) ;
Belastung Noun -
load, weight, pressure, strain ;

burden ;
Beleg Noun -
record, proof, evidence ;

receipt, voucher ;

reference ;
Beleidigung Noun -
insult (action or speech deliberately intended to be rude) ;
Beleuchtung Noun -
lighting, illumination ;
Belgien Proper noun -
Belgium ;
Belgier Noun -
(male) Belgian ;
Belgierin Noun -
Belgian (person) ;
Belgrad Proper noun -
Belgrade (capital of Serbia) ;
Belize Proper noun -
Belize ;
Belizer Noun -
Belizean (person from Belize) ;
Belizerin Noun -
Belizean (female person from Belize) ;
Belletristik Noun -
literature fiction ;
Belohnung Noun -
reward ;
Belästigung Noun -
harassment ;
Bemerkung Noun -
remark ;
Bemühung Noun -
effort; endeavor ;
Ben Proper noun -
given name, short for Benjamin. ;
Benachrichtigung Noun -
notification ;
Benedict Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Benedikt ;
Benedikt Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Benedict. ;
Benehmen Noun -
behavior, demeanor, manners, conduct ;
Benennung Noun -
naming, denomination ;
Bengalfuchs Noun -
Bengal fox ;
Bengalkatze Noun -
leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), a small wild cat of Southeast Asia ;
Bengel Noun -
(archaic) a club wielded as a weapon, bat to hit a ball ;

a young rascal ;

a knave, boy in general ;

especially a cute boy ;
Benin Proper noun -
Benin ;
Beniner Noun -
Beninese (person) ;
Beninerin Noun -
Beninese (person) ;
Benjamin Proper noun -
biblical character Benjamin. ;

given name. Diminutive: Ben. ;
Benno Proper noun -
given name ;
Benutzer Noun -
user ;
Benutzerfreundlichkeit Noun -
user-friendliness, usability ;
Benutzerin Noun -
a female user ;
Benutzerkonto Noun -
computing User account ;
Benutzername Noun -
A username, user's personal identification, as on an individual computer system ;
Benutzeroberfläche Noun -
computing graphical user interface ;
Benutzerschnittstelle Noun -
computing user interface ;
Benutzung Noun -
se ;
Benzin Noun -
petrol, gasoline ;
Benzol Noun -
benzene ;
Beobachtung Noun -
monitoring; surveillance; supervision ;

observation ;

sighting of a bird, animal, UFO, etc. ;
Beobachtungsliste Noun -
watchlist ;
Bequemlichkeit Noun -
comfort ;
Berater Noun -
advisor, consultant ;
Beratung Noun -
discussion ;

consultation ;
Berberaffe Noun -
Barbary macaque ;
Berberlöwe Noun -
Barbary lion, Atlas lion or Nubian lion (Panthera leo leo), a subspecies of lion ;
Berechnung Noun -
calculation ;

computing computation ;
Berechtigung Noun -
entitlement, right ;

warrant ;

(computing) permission ;
Bereich Noun -
course of study or domain of knowledge or practice; field ;

wine region ;
Bereitschaft Noun -
willingness ;

standby ;
Berend Proper noun -
given name. ;
Berg Noun -
A mountain, hill ;
Berg Proper noun -
surname, as of the composer Alban Berg. ;

A place name, notably of ;
Bergarbeiter Noun -
miner ;
Bergbau Noun -
mining ;
Bergbussard Noun -
mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) ;
Berge Noun -
mountains, hills ;
Bergen Proper noun -
A city in Hesse ;

A town on Rügen island in the Ostsee ;

The Belgian city Mons, in the former countship Hennegau (and modern Hainaut province) ;

Bergen, a port city in Norway ;
Bergente Noun -
greater scaup (Aythya marila) ;

scaup ;
Bergfink Noun -
zoology A brambling ;
Bergkarabach Proper noun -
Nagorno-Karabakh ;
Bergmann Noun -
miner, digger, pitman ;
Bergmann Proper noun -
surname ;
Bergmolch Noun -
alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris, Mesotriton alpestris ;
Bergpredigt Noun -
The Sermon on the Mount. ;
Bergschuh Noun -
mountain shoe ;
Bergsteiger Noun -
mountaineer ;
Bergstiefel Noun -
mountain boot ;
Bergwerk Noun -
mine, colliery, pit ;
Bergzebra Noun -
mountain zebra, (Equus zebra) ;
Bericht Noun -
report ;
Berichterstatter Noun -
journalism reporter ;
Berichtigung Noun -
correction (act of correcting) ;
Berkan Noun -
barracan ;
Berkelium Noun -
berkelium ;
Berlin Proper noun -
Berlin, the capital city of Germany. ;

Berlin, one of the current component states of Germany. ;
Berliner Noun -
a Berliner gloss ;

a doughnut with a sweet filling, a Berliner ;
Berliner Blau Noun -
Prussian blue ;
Berliner Mauer Proper noun -
Berlin Wall ;
Berliner Schnauze Noun -
informal slang used by the inhabitants of the city of Berlin, often characterized as being outspoken and using coarse humour ;
Berlinerin Noun -
Berliner (female person from Berlin) ;
Bermudas Proper noun -
Bermuda (island group) ;
Bern Proper noun -
Bern qualifier ;
Bernadette Proper noun -
given name. ;
Bernd Proper noun -
given name shortened from Bernhard. ;
Berndt Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Bernd. ;
Bernhard Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Bernard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Bernhardiner Noun -
Saint Bernard (dog) ;
Bernhardt Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Bernhard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Bernhart Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Bernhard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Bernstein Noun -
amber ;
Bernsteinsäure Noun -
succinic acid ;
Bert Proper noun -
given name, short for Berthold, Albert, etc; cognate to English . ;
Berta Proper noun -
given name, a variant spelling of Bertha. ;
Bertha Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Bertha. ;
Berthold Proper noun -
given name. ;
Bertram Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Bertram. ;

surname ;
Beruf Noun -
occupation, vocation ;
Berufsschule Noun -
Germany vocational school ;
Berufsverbot Noun -
an order of "professional disqualification" under German law which disqualifies the recipient from engaging in certain professions ;
Berufung Noun -
appointment ;

vocation ;

legal appeal ;
Beruhigungsmittel Noun -
sedative ;
Beryll Noun -
beryl ;
Beryllium Noun -
beryllium ;
Berühmtheit Noun -
famous person celebrity ;

state of being famous,no plural celebrity ;
Berührung Noun -
contact (an act of touching physically) ;
Besatzer Noun -
occupant ;
Besatzung Noun -
crew (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) ;

occupation (of a country) ;
Bescheid Noun -
legal,or,administration notification, information ;
Bescheidenheit Noun -
modesty ;
Bescherung Noun -
handing out of presents at Christmas Um acht Uhr ist Bescherung! ;

a (nice) mess Das ist ja eine schöne Bescherung! ;
Beschilderung Noun -
signage ;
Beschiss Noun -
(colloquial, vulgar) deceit ;
Beschlagnahme Noun -
seizure, sequestration ;
Beschleunigung Noun -
acceleration ;
Beschleunigungsmesser Noun -
accelerometer ;
Beschleunigungssensor Noun -
accelerometer ;
Beschluss Noun -
decision ;
Beschneidung Noun -
gardening trimming ;

medicine,or,Judaism circumcision ;
Beschreibung Noun -
description ;
Beschriftung Noun -
label ;
Beschuss Noun -
bombardment (heavy artillery fire) ;
Beschwerde Noun -
complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) ;
Beschwörung Noun -
occult evocation ;
Beschäftigung Noun -
occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) ;
Beschützer Noun -
protector ;
Besen Noun -
broom ;
Besenstiel Noun -
broomstick (the handle of a broom) ;
Besessenheit Noun -
obsession ;

religion,mythology possession ;
Besetzer Noun -
occupant, occupier ;

squatter ;
Besetzerin Noun -
a female occupant ;
Besetzung Noun -
ccupation ;

ast (theater) ;

quat (occupation of a building without permission) ;
Besitz Noun -
ownership ;

legal possession ;
Besitzer Noun -
owner (one who owns) ;
Besonderheit Noun -
(notable) feature ;
Besorgung Noun -
errand ;
Besprechung Noun -
meeting (gathering among business people to discuss their business) ;
Besserung Noun -
medicine amelioration ;

improvement ;
Besserwisser Noun -
pejorative know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck ;
Best.-Nr. abbreviation -
Bestellnummer. ;
Bestandteil Noun -
component, element ;

ingredient ;
Bestatter Noun -
mortician, undertaker ;
Bestattung Noun -
funeral (ceremony to honour of a deceased person) ;
Bestechlichkeit Noun -
openness to bribery corruptibility ;
Bestechung Noun -
bribery ;
Bestechungsgeld Noun -
bribe ;
Besteigung Noun -
act of climbing a mountain ascent ;
Bestellnummer Noun -
Order number or code, such as in a product catalog. ;
Bestellung Noun -
order, request for a product ;
Besteuerung Noun -
taxation ;
Bestie Noun -
beast ;
Bestimmung Noun -
determination (act of determining or measuring) ;

destination (intended purpose) ;

appointment, designation ;

regulation ;

linguistics modifier; attribute (of a noun); complement (of a verb) ;
Bestrafung Noun -
punishment ;
Bestrahlung Noun -
irradiation, exposure ;
Bestätigung Noun -
acknowledgment, affirmation, confirmation ;
Besuch Noun -
a visit or call. ;
Besucher Noun -
visitor ;
Besäufnis Noun -
A drinking binge. Almost a synonym of Saufgelage. ;
Beta Noun -
beta (greek letter) ;
Betalain Noun -
betalain ;
Bete Noun -
beet ;
Beteigeuze Proper noun -
Betelgeuse ;
Beteiligung Noun -
participation (act of participating) ;
Betlehem Proper noun -
Bethlehem ;
Beton Noun -
concrete ;
Betonung Noun -
emphasis. ;
Betrag Noun -
amount (total or sum of items) ;
Betreiber Noun -
operator ;
Betrieb Noun -
operation ;

company ;
Betriebsrat Noun -
works council ;
Betriebssystem Noun -
computing operating system ;
Betriebssystemkern Noun -
computing kernel ;
Betrug Noun -
fraud ;
Betrüger Noun -
fraud person ;
Betrügerin Noun -
fraud female person ;
Bett Noun -
bed (for sleeping) ;

river bed ;
Bettdecke Noun -
blanket ;

coverlet ;

bedspread ;
Bettlaken Noun -
bedsheet ;
Bettler Noun -
beggar ;
Bettung Noun -
railway ballast ;
Bettwanze Noun -
bedbug ;
Beugung Noun -
Inflection ;
Beule Noun -
swelling ;

bump ;
Beunruhigung Noun -
anxiety, worry, concern ;
Beute Noun -
booty ;
Beutel Noun -
bag, pouch, sac ;
Beutelratte Noun -
opossum ;
Beutelsäuger Noun -
marsupial ;
Beutelteufel Noun -
Tasmanian devil ;
Beuteltier Noun -
marsupial ;
Beutler Noun -
marsupial ;
Bevollmächtigung Noun -
authorization, authority ;

power of attorney ;
Bevölkerung Noun -
population ;
Bewachung Noun -
custody ;
Bewegung Noun -
motion ;

movement (social, politcal) ;
Bewegung 2. Juni Proper noun -
Movement 2 June ;
Beweis Noun -
proof ;
Beweislast Noun -
burden of proof legal ;
Beweisstück Noun -
piece of evidence ;
Bewerber Noun -
applicant gloss ;
Bewerbung Noun -
application (for a job or position), candidature ;
Bewerbungsgespräch Noun -
job interview ;
Bewertung Noun -
assessment (act of assessing a tax) ;

appraisal (an estimate of value, as for sale, assessment, or taxation; valuation.) ;
Bewohner Noun -
inhabitant (someone who lives in a place) ;
Bewunderung Noun -
admiration ;
Bewusstsein Noun -
consciousness, awareness ;
Bewährung Noun -
parole ;
Bewältigung Noun -
handling, coping ;
Bewässerung Noun -
irrigation ;
Bezahlung Noun -
payment ;
Bezeichnung Noun -
denomination, name, term ;

denotation, representation ;
Beziehung Noun -
relation, relationship, connection ;

affair qualifier ;
Bezirk Noun -
district ;
Bezug Noun -
reference ;

cover (f.e. of a cushion or couch) ;

salary (of a civil servant) ;
Bhutan Proper noun -
Bhutan ;
Bianca Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from Italian. ;
Bianka Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Bianca ;
Biathlon Noun -
biathlon ;
Bibel Noun -
bible ;
Biber Noun -
beaver ;
Biber Proper noun -
surname More common in the form Bieber. ;
Bibliothek Noun -
library ;
Bidenhänder Noun -
A two-handed sword such as a claymore ;
Bidet Noun -
bidet ;
Bieber Proper noun -
surname ;
Bielefeld Proper noun -
Bielefeld (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Biene Noun -
bee ;

cute, sexy woman ;
Bienenelfe Noun -
bee hummingbird ;
Bienenhaus Noun -
apiary, bee yard ;
Bienenkorb Noun -
A beehive, man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey and/or as field fertilizers ;
Bienenkönigin Noun -
A queen bee, reproductive female bee ;
Bienenstock Noun -
beehive ;
Bienenwabe Noun -
honeycomb (structure of cells made by bees) ;
Bienenwachs Noun -
beeswax ;
Bienenzüchter Noun -
A beekeeper, who keeps one or more bee colonies in hive(s), for honey and/or fertilization ;
Bienewitz Proper noun -
surname ;
Bier Noun -
beer ;

bier ;
Bierbauch Noun -
potbelly caused by the frequent consumption of beer ;
Bierdeckel Noun -
beer mat, coaster qualifier ;
Biergarten Noun -
beer garden ;
Biertisch Noun -
beer table, as used, e.g., in beer tents ;
Bierzelt Noun -
beer tent ;
Biest Noun -
A person who behaves in an animalistic or antisocial manner. ;

beast ;
Bifurkation Noun -
biology bifurcation ;
Bigamie Noun -
bigamy (the state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously) ;
Bigotterie Noun -
bigotry ;
Bihänder Noun -
two-handed sword, greatsword ;
Bikini Noun -
A bikini, scanty two-piece bathing suit, named after the above island ;
Bikini Proper noun -
Bikini island in the South Sea ;
Bilanz Noun -
balance sheet, balance ;

result ;
Bilch Noun -
dormouse ;
Bild Noun -
picture ;

computing image ;
Bildersturm Noun -
iconoclasm ;
Bilderstürmer Noun -
iconoclast ;
Bilderstürmerei Noun -
iconoclasm ;
Bildhauer Noun -
sculptor ;
Bildpunkt Noun -
pixel ;
Bildschirm Noun -
screen ;

monitor ;

display ;
Bildschirmfoto Noun -
screenshot ;
Bildung Noun -
education, culture ;

formation, creation ;
Bildungsroman Noun -
A bildungsroman, a novel of personal maturation. ;
Bildunterschrift Noun -
caption of a picture ;
Bildvorschau Noun -
computing preview image, thumbnail ;
Bildwörterbuch Noun -
visual dictionary ;
Bilingualismus Noun -
bilingualism (condition of being bilingual) ;
Billard Noun -
billiards ;
Billet Noun -
ticket ;
Billett Noun -
Switzerland ticket (for train, plane or other means of transportation) ;

Switzerland ticket (for a concert, show, etc.) ;

Switzerland driving licence ;

Austria A brief piece of writing; a short informal letter; billet ;

Austria correspondance card, greeting card ;
Billigung Noun -
approval, acceptance ;
Billion Cardinal number -
A long scale billion, 10^12; a short scale trillion. ;
Billionär Noun -
literally billionaire, but due to different counting systems the meaning is actually trillionaire ;
Bims Noun -
pumice ;
Binde Noun -
bandage ;

sanitary napkin, menstrual pad, maxi pad (Damenbinde) ;
Bindehaut Noun -
anatomy conjunctiva ;
Bindenameisenwürger Noun -
barred antshrike ;
Bindestrich Noun -
hyphen (symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split) ;
Bindewort Noun -
grammar conjunction ;
Bindfäden regnen Verb -
idiomatic To rain heavily or copiously (literally to rain yarn) ;
Bindung Noun -
commitment (state of being pledged or engaged) ;
Bingo Noun -
bingo (game) ;
Binnenschiffahrt Noun -
Old spelling of Binnenschifffahrt ;
Binnenschifffahrt Noun -
inland water transportation, inland water transport ;
Binnenwirtschaft Noun -
domestic economy ;
Binse Noun -
bent (grass) ;
Binsenwahrheit Noun -
truism ;
Binsenweisheit Noun -
truism ;
Binärkompatibilität Noun -
(computing) binary compatibility, binary code compatibility ;
Bio Noun -
school,colloquial Short for Biologie ;
Bio. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Billion or Billionen ;
Biobauer Noun -
a farmer that practices ecologically sustainable agriculture ;
Biochemie Noun -
biochemistry ;
Biodiesel Noun -
biodiesel ;
Biodiversität Noun -
biodiversity ;
Biogas Noun -
biogas ;
Biograf Noun -
biographer ;
Biografie Noun -
biography ;
Biographie Noun -
Alternative spelling of Biografie ;
Biokraftstoff Noun -
biofuel ;
Bioladen Noun -
health food store, store stelling organic food ;
Biologe Noun -
biologist ;
Biologie Noun -
biology ;
Biologin Noun -
a female biologist ;
Biologismus Noun -
biologism, biological determinism ;
Biometrie Noun -
biometrics ;
Biophilie Noun -
biophilia ;
Biophysik Noun -
biophysics ;
Biosphäre Noun -
biosphere ;
Biosprit Noun -
biofuel ;
Biotechnologie Noun -
biotechnology (the application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences) ;
Bioterrorismus Noun -
bioterrorism ;
Biotop Noun -
biotope (geographical area) ;
Birgit Proper noun -
given name of Swedish origin. ;
Birke Noun -
birch ;
Birma Proper noun -
Burma (Southeast Asian country) ;
Birmanisch Proper noun -
Burmese (language) ;
Birnbaum Noun -
botany A pear tree ;
Birne Noun -
pear ;

lightbulb ;
Bisam Noun -
muskrat ;

musk ;
Bisamratte Noun -
muskrat ;
Bischof Noun -
bishop ;
Bischofssitz Noun -
see (diocese) ;
Bischöfin Noun -
a female Protestant bishop ;
Bisexualität Noun -
bisexuality ;
Biskuit Noun -
sponge cake ;
Bismut Noun -
bismuth ;
Bison Noun -
bison (Bison bison) ;
Biss Noun -
bite ;
Bissen Noun -
bite ;
Bistro Noun -
bistro ;
Bistum Noun -
bishopric ;
Bit Noun -
bit (binary digit) ;
Bitte Noun -
request ;
Bitterling Noun -
bitterling (fish) ;
Bitterorange Noun -
bitter orange ;
Bitterschokolade Noun -
dark chocolate ;
Bittersüß Noun -
bittersweet (the bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) ;
Bitumen Noun -
bitumen ;
Biwak Noun -
temporary encampment bivouac ;
Biwaksack Noun -
bivouac sack, bivouac bag ;
Bj. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Baujahr ;
Björn Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Swedish in the 1930s. ;
Blamage Noun -
disgrace ;
Blase Noun -
bubble ;

blister ;

bladder ;
Blasebalg Noun -
bellows ;
Blasenentzündung Noun -
cystitis ;
Blasinstrument Noun -
wind instrument ;
Blasloch Noun -
of a whale blowhole ;
Blasphemie Noun -
blasphemy ;
Blasphemiker Noun -
blasphemist ;
Blatt Noun -
leaf, petal ;

piece of paper ;

the cards of a card game ;
Blattachsel Noun -
axil (angle or point of divergence) ;
Blattlaus Noun -
aphid ;
Blau Noun -
blue gloss ;
Blaubart Noun -
Bluebeard ;
Blaubart Proper noun -
Bluebeard ;
Blaubeere Noun -
blueberry ;
Blaubussard Noun -
Chilean eagle, Black-chested buzzard-eagle ;
Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke Noun -
blue-winged grasshopper ;
Blaumeise Noun -
blue tit, nun, torntit, Parus caeruleus ;
Blaupause Noun -
blueprint ;
Blauschimmelkäse Noun -
blue cheese ;
Blausäure Noun -
hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid, HCN ;
Blauwal Noun -
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) ;
Blech Noun -
sheet (out of metal) ;

informal Brass, a collective term for all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc. ;
Blech reden Verb -
idiomatic To talk nonsense. ;
Blechblasinstrument Noun -
brass instrument ;
Blechbüchse Noun -
tin (airtight container) ;
Blechflöte Noun -
tin whistle ;
Blei Noun -
lead (chemical element, Pb) ;
Bleistift Noun -
(non-colored) pencil ;
Bleistiftspitzer Noun -
pencil sharpener ;
Blende Noun -
blind (on windows) ;

diaphragm (in photography) ;
Blender Noun -
Dazzler, one who dazzles. ;

One who shows off; a poseur, a fake. ;
Blendgranate Noun -
lashbang ;
Blessur Noun -
injury, wound ;
Blick Noun -
glance, look ;

view ;
Blickwinkel Noun -
perspective ;

angle, point of view ;
Blinddarm Noun -
medicine caecum ;

colloquial,anatomy appendix ;
Blinddarmentzündung Noun -
appendicitis ;
Blindenhund Noun -
guide dog; seeing-eye dog qualifier ;
Blindheit Noun -
blindness (condition of being blind) ;
Blissenbach Proper noun -
A German surname with several clusters of use, the densest being in the Rhineland. Spread to France and USA. Most likely derived from a village and/or creek name Blissenbach in the Bergish Land. ;

Originally the name of a German village, now merely an isolated street on a hill top outside the municipality of Kürten in the Bergish Land, east of Cologne. ;

Proper name of a brook or creek near Kürten in the Bergish Land east of Cologne in Germany. ;
Blitz Noun -
(weather) lightning ;

(optical) flash ;
Blitzableiter Noun -
arrester, lightning arrester, lightning conductor, lightning rod ;
Blitzkrieg Noun -
blitzkrieg ;
Blitzlicht Noun -
flash, flashlight ;

photography flashlight, photoflash ;

photography flashbulb ;
Blitzschlag Noun -
lightning strike ;

thunderbolt ;
Blk. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Balkon ;
Block Noun -
block ;

bloc ;
Blockade Noun -
blockade ;
Blockbuster Noun -
blockbuster (film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) ;
Blockflöte Noun -
woodwind instrument recorder ;
Blog Noun -
blog ;
Blogger Noun -
Internet blogger ;
Blondine Noun -
blonde (a person) ;
Blues Noun -
blues (musical form) ;
Bluff Noun -
bluff ;
Blume Noun -
flower, blossom ;

efflorescence (chemistry) ;
Blumenhändler Noun -
florist ;
Blumenkohl Noun -
cauliflower ;
Blumenstrauß Noun -
bouquet (bunch of flowers) ;
Blumentopf Noun -
flowerpot ;
Blunt Noun -
blunt (marijuana cigar) ;
Bluse Noun -
blouse ;
Blut Noun -
blood ;
Blut ist dicker als Wasser Proverb -
blood is thicker than water ;
Blutbad Noun -
bloodbath ;
Blutbank Noun -
blood bank ;
Blutdruck Noun -
blood pressure ;
Blutegel Noun -
leech ;
Bluter Noun -
haemophiliac, bleeder (patient suffering from haemophilia) ;
Bluterguss Noun -
medicine bruise ;
Blutgefäß Noun -
blood vessel ;
Blutgerinnsel Noun -
medicine,blood clot ;
Blutgruppe Noun -
A blood type, genetic blood classification ;
Blutharnen Noun -
medicine Urinating with blood inside the urine. ;
Bluthochdruck Noun -
hypertension, high blood pressure ;
Blutorange Noun -
blood orange (type of orange) ;
Blutprobe Noun -
blood sample (an amount of blood taken for blood tests) ;

blood test (a serologic analysis of a sample of blood) ;
Blutsbruder Noun -
blood brother ;
Blutsbrüderschaft Noun -
blood brother-hood ;
Blutschande Noun -
dated incest ;

Nazism term of the Third Reich, marriage or sexual relations between a person considered “Aryan” and one that was not, for example a Caucasian and a Jew ;
Bluttat Noun -
bloody deed ;
Bluttransfusion Noun -
transfusion (medicine: the transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another) ;
Blutung Noun -
bleeding (the flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel) ;
Blutvergießen Noun -
bloodletting, bloodshed ;
Blutvergiftung Noun -
literally A blood poisoning ;

The disease septicemia, caused by pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever ;
Blutwurst Noun -
A blood sausage, blood pudding (British) ;
Blässe Noun -
paleness ;
Blättchen Noun -
a small leaf (plant, paper) ;

cigarette paper, used to roll cigarettes or joints ;
Blätterteig Noun -
puff pastry (light, flaky pastry) ;
Bläue Noun -
blueness ;
Blödmann Noun -
offensive dumbass ;
Blödsinn Noun -
rubbish, nonsense; bunkum, bunk ;
Blöße Noun -
nudity ;
Blümchen Noun -
a small flower ;
Blümchensex Noun -
vanilla sex ;
Blüte Noun -
blossom ;

slang counterfeit banknote ;
Blütenblatt Noun -
petal ;
Blütenstand Noun -
inflorescence (inflorescence) ;
Blütenstaub Noun -
pollen ;
Bochum Proper noun -
Bochum (city in western Germany) ;
Bock Noun -
buck ;

bock beer ;

slang desire, interest to do something ;
Bockbier Noun -
bock beer ;
Bockkäfer Noun -
longhorn beetle ;
Bocksbeutel Noun -
A wine bottle used with respect to certain German wines, with a distinctive rounded body. ;
Bocksdorn Noun -
boxthorn, any plant of the genus Lycium ;
Bockshorn Noun -
rare horn of a buck ;
Bockshornklee Noun -
fenugreek ;
Bockwurst Noun -
a sausage made from ground veal flavoured with parsley and chives ;
Boden Noun -
(uncountable) ground, soil ;

(uncountable) sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden) ;

(countable) any defined type of soil ;

(countable) floor ;

(countable) attic, garret, loft ;

(countable, colloquial): flooring, floor cover (often used in this sense in compound nouns: Teppichboden, Parkettboden) ;
Boden null Noun -
ground zero ;
Bodensee Proper noun -
Lake Constance ;
Bodybuilder Noun -
bodybuilder ;
Bodybuilderin Noun -
(female) bodybuilder ;
Bodybuilding Noun -
bodybuilding ;
Bodyguard Noun -
bodyguard ;
Bogen Noun -
arch, bow ;

curve, arc ;

sheet (of paper) ;
Bogenlinie Noun -
curved line ;
Bogenschiessen Noun -
archery ;
Bogenschießen Noun -
The practice and discipline archery ;
Bogenschütze Noun -
An archer, who shoots arrows from a bow or bolts from a crossbow ;
Bogotá Proper noun -
Bogota (capital of Colombia) ;
Bohle Noun -
thick plank ;
Bohne Noun -
bean ;
Bohnenkraut Noun -
savory (herb) ;
Bohrer Noun -
drill gloss ;
Bohrinsel Noun -
oil platform ;
Bohrium Noun -
bohrium ;
Bohrmaschine Noun -
drill (tool) ;
Bohrung Noun -
bore (a hole drilled or milled through something) ;
Bohème Noun -
lifestyle bohemian society ;
Boiler Noun -
(tank-type) water heater ;
Boje Noun -
buoy ;
Bolivianer Noun -
Bolivian, male person from Bolivia ;
Bolivianerin Noun -
Bolivian, female person from Bolivia ;
Bolivien Proper noun -
Bolivia ;
Bolivien-Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
Bolivian slaty antshrike ;
Boltzmann-Konstante Noun -
Boltzmann constant ;
Bolzen Noun -
bolt ;
Bombardement Noun -
dated,military bombardment ;
Bombardierung Noun -
bombing ;
Bombe Noun -
bomb ;
Bombenerfolg Noun -
smash hit ;
Bomber Noun -
bomber gloss ;
Bomberjacke Noun -
bomber jacket ;
Bonapartemöwe Noun -
Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia ;
Bonbon Noun -
sweet, candy ;
Bonität Noun -
creditworthiness ;
Bonmot Noun -
bon mot ;
Bonn Proper noun -
Bonn ;
Bonobo Noun -
bonobo ;
Bonsai Noun -
bonsai (a tree or plant that has been miniaturized by restriction of its roots and careful pruning.) ;
Bonus Noun -
bonus ;
Bonvivant Noun -
bon vivant ;
Bonze Noun -
derogatory rich person ;

bonze (a Buddhist priest in Japan) ;
Boole'sch Adjective -
Boolean ;
Boot Noun -
boat ;
Bootes Proper noun -
astronomy Boötes (a constellation) ;
Bor Noun -
boron ;
Bord Noun -
board (of ship) ;

shelf ;
Bordell Noun -
bordello, brothel ;
Bordstein Noun -
the kerb (the raised edge on the sidewalk) ;
Bordsteinschwalbe Noun -
alley cat, streetwalker ;
Borg Noun -
barrow (castrated boar) ;
Borke Noun -
bark ;
Borkenkäfer Noun -
bark beetle ;
Born Noun -
poetic well (water source) ;

poetic spring (water source) ;
Borneo-Goldkatze Noun -
bay cat (Pardofelis badia) ;
Borreliose Noun -
pathology Lyme disease ;
Borschtsch Noun -
borscht (beetroot soup) ;
Borste Noun -
bristle ;
Bosch Proper noun -
A German surname ;

Carl Bosch - German chemist ;

Hieronymus Bosch - Dutch painter ;

Robert Bosch GmbH - German company ;
Boshaftigkeit Noun -
malice, maliciousness ;
Bosnien und Herzegowina Proper noun -
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Boson Noun -
boson ;
Boss Noun -
boss (person in charge, supervisor) ;

video games boss ;
Botanik Noun -
botany ;
Botaniker Noun -
botanist (a person engaged in botany) ;
Botanikerin Noun -
botanist (a person engaged in botany) ;
Bote Noun -
messenger ;

postman, letter carrier ;

biblical apostle ;
Botenlohn Noun -
archaic a messenger's fee ;
Botokude Noun -
Botocudo ;

derogatory uncivilized, bad-mannered person ;
Botschaft Noun -
message. ;

news, tidings. ;

embassy. ;
Botschafter Noun -
ambassador ;

messenger ;
Botschafterin Noun -
a female ambassador or messenger ;
Botsuana Proper noun -
Botswana ;
Bottich Noun -
vat ;
Bottrop Proper noun -
Bottrop (city in western Germany) ;
Bouillon Noun -
bouillon ;
Boulevard Noun -
boulevard ;
Boulevardpresse Noun -
yellow press ;
Bouquet Noun -
flowers,or,wine bouquet ;
Bourgeoisie Noun -
bourgeoisie ;
Boutique Noun -
boutique ;
Bowle Noun -
beverage punch ;
Box Noun -
box (rectangular container) ;
Boxen Noun -
(sports) boxing ;

(audio) speakers ;
Boxer Noun -
boxer ;
Boxhandschuh Noun -
boxing glove ;
Boxkampf Noun -
boxing match ;
Boykott Noun -
boycott ;
Bozen Proper noun -
Bolzano ;
Brache Noun -
fallow ;
Brachet Proper noun -
archaic June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) ;
Brachse Noun -
carp bream ;
Brailleschrift Proper noun -
Braille (system of writing using raised dots) ;
Branche Noun -
economy sector, industry, trade ;
Branchenbuch Noun -
business directory ;
Brand Noun -
fire ;
Brandeisen Noun -
branding iron ;
Brandenburg Proper noun -
Brandenburg gloss ;
Brandenburg an der Havel Proper noun -
Brandenburg an der Havel (independent city in Brandenburg, Germany) ;
Brandmauer Noun -
construction firewall ;
Brandrodung Noun -
slash and burn ;
Brandsatz Noun -
incendiary agent ;

incendiary material ;

incendiary composition ;
Brandschatz Noun -
the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione) ;
Brandschatzung Noun -
he exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it. ;

ooting and pillaging ;
Brandstifter Noun -
arsonist (person committing arson) ;
Brandstiftung Noun -
arson ;
Brandt Proper noun -
surname ;
Brandung Noun -
surf (waves that break) ;
Brandwand Noun -
construction firewall ;
Brandzeichen Noun -
brand gloss ;
Brasilianer Noun -
male person from Brazil ;
Brasilianerin Noun -
female person from Brazil ;
Brasilien Proper noun -
Brazil ;
Brasília Proper noun -
Brasilia (The capital of Brazil) ;
Bratapfel Noun -
baked apple ;
Braten Noun -
a roast (big portion of meat, usually fried in the oven) ;
Bratkartoffeln Noun -
fried potatoes, home fries, cottage fries, hash browns ;
Bratpfanne Noun -
frying pan ;
Bratsche Noun -
I>music viola ;
Bratschenschlüssel Noun -
music viola clef. ;
Bratwurst Noun -
a bratwurst ;
Bratze Noun -
vulgar (very) unattractive woman ;
Brauch Noun -
custom ;
Braue Noun -
brow ;
Brauerei Noun -
brewery ;
Brauhaus Noun -
brewery ;
Braumeister Noun -
brewmaster ;
Braun Noun -
brown (color) ;
Braun Proper noun -
surname Cognate with English Brown. ;
Braunbär Noun -
zoology A brown bear, Ursus arctos ;
Braunflügel-Ameisenwürger Noun -
mouse-colored antshrike ;
Braunhemd Noun -
Brownshirt, a member of the Nazi organization SA ;
Braunkohle Noun -
lignite, brown coal ;
Braunralle Noun -
Rouget's rail ;
Braunschweig Proper noun -
Braunschweig (city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Brause Noun -
lemonade, aerated water attention ;

shower, shower bath, douche, spray ;

rose (of a watering can or shower head) ;

effervescence ;

chemistry fermentation ;
Braut Noun -
bride ;
Brautkleid Noun -
A bridal gown, wedding dress as worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony ;
Bravour Noun -
bravery ;

brilliance ;
Break Noun -
tennis break ;

snooker break ;
Brecheisen Noun -
crowbar ;
Brechnuss Noun -
Strychnine tree, Nux vomica, Strychnos nux-vomica, Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana, a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae. ;

Jatropha curcas, a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. ;
Brechung Noun -
physics refraction (bending of any wave) ;

linguistics vowel breaking ;
Brechungsindex Noun -
refractive index (ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to another medium) ;
Bredouille Noun -
quandary mainly used in the idioms in der Bredouille sein, in die Bredouille bringen ;
Brei Noun -
mash, mush ;
Breite Noun -
breadth, width ;

geography,or,astronomy latitude ;
Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki Noun -
greater bamboo lemur, Prolemur simus ;
Bremen Proper noun -
Bremen qualifier ;
Bremerhaven Proper noun -
Bremerhaven (district-free city in north-western Germany) ;
Bremsbelag Noun -
brake pad ;
Bremse Noun -
brake ;

gadfly ;
Bremshebel Noun -
break lever ;
Bremsrakete Noun -
retrorocket ;
Bremsschuh Noun -
brake shoe ;
Brennessel Noun -
stinging nettle Urtica dioica ;
Brennnessel Noun -
nettle (stinging herb of genus Urtica) ;
Brennschluß Noun -
Brennschluss ;
Brennstoff Noun -
fuel ;
Brennstoffzelle Noun -
fuel cell ;
Brennweite Noun -
focal length (distance) ;
Bresche Noun -
breach (gap or opening made by breaking or battering) ;
Breslau Proper noun -
Wroclaw ;
Bretagne Proper noun -
Brittany (region of North West France) ;
Bretonisch Proper noun -
Breton (the language) ;
Brett Noun -
board ;
Brettspiel Noun -
board game ;
Breze Noun -
Southern Germany pretzel ;
Brezel Noun -
pretzel ;
Bridge Noun -
bridge (card game) ;
Brief Noun -
letter (written message) ;
Briefbeschwerer Noun -
paperweight ;
Briefbombe Noun -
letter bomb ;
Brieffreund Noun -
pen pal (person with whom one communicates using letters) ;
Brieffreundin Noun -
pen pal (person with whom one communicates using letters) ;
Briefkasten Noun -
mailbox, letterbox ;
Briefmarke Noun -
postage stamp ;
Brieftasche Noun -
wallet (a flat case, often made of leather, for keeping money) ;
Brieftaube Noun -
A homing pigeon, domesticated pigeon used as message courier ;
Briefträger Noun -
mailman ;
Briefumschlag Noun -
envelope (for a letter) ;
Briefwaage Noun -
letter balance ;
Briefzusteller Noun -
mailman, postman ;
Brieföffner Noun -
letter opener (knifelike device) ;
Brigade Noun -
military brigade ;
Brigadeführer Noun -
paramilitary rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds to brigadier general. Literally translates to "Brigade Leader". Next in rank to Gruppenführer, rank below is Oberführer ;
Brigitte Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Bridget. ;
Brikett Noun -
briquet ;
Brillant Noun -
diamond brillant ;
Brillanz Noun -
brilliance ;
Brille Noun -
glasses ;
Brillen Noun -
glasses ;
Brillenpinguin Noun -
African penguin ;
Brillenschlange Noun -
spectacled cobra ;

(derogative) somebody wearing glasses ;
Brillenschötchen Noun -
buckler mustard, any plant of the genus Biscutella ;
Brioche Noun -
brioche ;
Brisanz Noun -
explosives brisance ;

figuratively explosiveness ;
Brise Noun -
breeze ;
Brite Noun -
Briton (inhabitant of Great Britain) ;
Britin Noun -
A female Briton ;
Britisch Kurzhaar Proper noun -
British Shorthair ;
Britisch-Kolumbien Proper noun -
ritish Columbia ;
Britta Proper noun -
given name of Swedish origin. ;
Brocken Noun -
piece ;
Brocken Proper noun -
the Brocken) ;
Brodem Noun -
vapor ;

strong smell ;
Broiler Noun -
I>DDR broiler gloss ;
Brom Noun -
bromine ;
Brombeere Noun -
blackberry, bramble ;
Bronze Noun -
bronze ;
Bronzemedaille Noun -
bronze medal ;
Bronzezeit Noun -
Bronze Age ;
Brosame Noun -
crumb ;
Brosche Noun -
brooch ;
Broschüre Noun -
brochure ;
Brot Noun -
bread ;

loaf of bread ;

slice of bread ;
Broterwerb Noun -
breadwinning ;
Broterwerber Noun -
breadwinner ;
Brotkasten Noun -
bread box, breadbin ;

a nickname for the C64 home computer ;
Browser Noun -
computing A browser program ;
Bruch Noun -
fracture ;

mathematics fraction ;
Bruchbude Noun -
shack, rundown hut ;
Bruchlandung Noun -
crash landing ;
Bruchstrich Noun -
slash ;

fraction stroke ;
Bruckner Proper noun -
surname ;
Bruder Noun -
brother ;

Brother ;
Brudermord Noun -
fratricide, killing of a brother ;
Bruderschaft Noun -
brotherhood ;
Brunch Noun -
brunch ;
Brunei Proper noun -
Brunei ;
Brunei Darussalam Proper noun -
Brunei (A country in Southeast Asia) ;
Bruneier Noun -
Bruneian (person from Brunei) ;
Bruneierin Noun -
Bruneian (female person from Brunei) ;
Brunhild Proper noun -
given name, variant of Brunhilde. ;
Brunhilde Proper noun -
given name, notably of a queen in German history and mythology. ;
Brunnen Noun -
well ;
Brunnenkresse Noun -
watercress (Nasturtium officinale) ;
Bruno Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Bruno. ;
Brunst Noun -
heat, rut (sexual excitement of animals) ;
Brust Noun -
breast, bosom ;

chest ;
Brustpresse Noun -
chest press ;
Brustwarze Noun -
nipple, teat ;
Brut Noun -
brood ;

offspring, spawn ;
Brutalität Noun -
brutality ;
Brutblatt Noun -
a plant of the bryophyllum section in the Kalanchoe genus, Kalanchoe daigremontiana or Bryophyllum daigremontianum ;
Brutkasten Noun -
incubator ;
Brutparasit Noun -
brood parasite ;
Brutparasitismus Noun -
brood parasitism ;
Brutreaktor Noun -
breeder (type of nuclear reactor) ;
Bruttonationaleinkommen Noun -
gross national income ;
Bruttosozialprodukt Noun -
gross national product ;
Bräune Noun -
tan ;
Bräunung Noun -
browning, tanning ;

tan ;
Bräunungsprozess Noun -
tanning process ;

roasting process ;
Bräutigam Noun -
fiancé ;

bridegroom ;
Brötchen Noun -
a bun, bread roll ;
Brücke Noun -
bridge ;
Brüderchen Noun -
little brother ;
Brüderlichkeit Noun -
brotherhood, brotherliness, fraternity ;
Brüderschaft Noun -
brotherhood, fraternity ;
Brühe Noun -
broth ;
Brühwürfel Noun -
stock cube (vegetable, meat or seasonings in a cube shape) ;
Brüllaffe Noun -
howler monkey, a primate of the Alouatta genus ;
Brüller Noun -
colloquial joke, punchline ;
Brüllwürfel Noun -
humorous bad quality speakers ;
Brünette Noun -
brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair) ;
Brünhild Proper noun -
given name, variant of Brunhilde. ;
Brünhilde Proper noun -
given name, variant of Brunhilde. ;
Brünn Proper noun -
Brno, second-largest city in the Czech Republic ;
Brüskierung Noun -
affront ;
Brüssel Proper noun -
Brussels (capital of Belgium) ;
Brüstung Noun -
balustrade ;
Bube Noun -
boy, lad (chiefly Swiss and Austrian, but also in Germany) ;

rogue ;

A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack. ;
Buch Noun -
book ;
Buch mit sieben Siegeln Phrase -
(book with) seven seals (Christian concept) ;

something considered very hard to understand ;
Buche Noun -
beech ;
Buchfink Noun -
zoology A chaffinch, the finch species Fringilla coelebs ;
Buchhalter Noun -
accountant, bookkeeper ;
Buchhalterin Noun -
a female accountant ;
Buchhaltung Noun -
accounting, bookkeeping ;
Buchhandlung Noun -
bookstore, bookshop ;
Buchladen Noun -
bookstore, bookshop ;
Buchmesse Noun -
book fair, the most famous one in the world being the annual, international Frankfurter Buchmesse at Frankfurt ;
Buchse Noun -
electric) socket ;
Buchstabe Noun -
letter (of the alphabet) ;
Buchstabensuppe Noun -
soup alphabet soup ;
Buchstütze Noun -
bookend ;
Bucht Noun -
bay, gulf ;

bight ;
Buchung Noun -
A booking, notably: ;
Buchweizen Noun -
buckwheat ;
Buckel Noun -
hump ;
Buckelkopfbuntbarsch Noun -
lionhead cichlid ;
Buckelwal Noun -
humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae ;
Budapest Proper noun -
Budapest ;
Buddelschiff Noun -
ship in a bottle ;
Buddhismus Noun -
buddhism ;
Buddhist Noun -
Buddhist ;
Bude Noun -
den ;
Budget Noun -
budget ;
Buffet Noun -
gastronomy buffet ;

furniture sideboard, buffet ;
Bug Noun -
the bow of a ship or boat ;

nose of an aircraft ;

articulation, joint ;

shoulder joint of an animal ;
Buhruf Noun -
boo ;
Bukarest Proper noun -
Bucharest (capital of Romania) ;
Bukephalos Proper noun -
Bucephalus ;
Bukett Noun -
flowers,or,wine bouquet ;
Bulette Noun -
a meatball ;
Bulgare Noun -
Bulgarian (male native of Bulgaria) ;
Bulgarien Proper noun -
Bulgaria ;
Bulgarin Noun -
Bulgarian (female native of Bulgaria) ;
Bulgarisch Proper noun -
Bulgarian (language) ;
Bulimie Noun -
bulimia ;
Bulldogge Noun -
bulldog ;
Bulle Noun -
Bull (male cattle). ;

(derogatory) Male cop. ;

Bull (papal decree). ;
Bulletin Noun -
bulletin ;
Bullette Noun -
(derogative) a female cop ;

(slang) a Berlin citizen ;
Bumerang Noun -
boomerang ;
Bummel Noun -
stroll (often in town) ;
Bund Noun -
alliance ;

a bunch that is tied together ;

a fret (of a guitar) ;

waistband ;
Bund Proper noun -
confederation of German states ;

the German army, Bundeswehr ;
Bundesdorf Noun -
humorous literally "federal village", referring to the rather small former German capital of Bonn ;
Bundesheer Proper noun -
the army portion of the Bundeswehr, the nation army of Germany ;

the national army of Austria ;
Bundeskanzler Noun -
federal chancellor (head of the German federal government) ;
Bundeskanzlerin Noun -
female federal chancellor gloss ;
Bundeslade Noun -
the ark of the covenant ;
Bundesland Noun -
one of the federal states of Germany or Austria ;
Bundesrepublik Noun -
federal republic ;
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Proper noun -
Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) ;
Bundestag Proper noun -
the German federal parliament ;
Bundestrojaner Noun -
computing "federal Trojan", a Trojan horse and spyware program that is used by the German government to fetch data from computers of suspects in criminal investigation ;
Bundeswehr Proper noun -
the national army of the Federal Republic of Germany ;
Bungalow Noun -
bungalow (in German mainly used for bungalows with a flat roof) ;
Bunker Noun -
bunker (hardened shelter) ;
Bunkeröl Noun -
bunker oil, bunker fuel ;
Buntbarsch Noun -
cichlid ;
Buntspecht Noun -
zoology The great spotted woodpecker ;
Buntstift Noun -
colored pencil ;
Bure Noun -
Boer ;
Burenhäutl Noun -
see Burenwurst ;
Burenwurst Noun -
The most popular kind of sausage sold at food stalls in Vienna. ;
Burg Noun -
castle, fortification ;
Burgenland Proper noun -
'Burgenland' ;
Burgund Proper noun -
Burgundy (region) ;
Burka Noun -
burka (garment worn for cloaking the entire body) ;
Burke Noun -
a glass container ;

a burka, a coat or veil worn by peoples in the Caucasus region ;
Burkhard Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Burkhardt Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Burkhard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Burkhart Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Burkhard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Burkina Faso Proper noun -
Burkina Faso ;
Burmesisch Proper noun -
Burmese (language) ;
Bursche Noun -
boy, young man ;

student ;
Burundi Proper noun -
Burundi ;
Bus Noun -
a bus (public transport) ;

a bus (on a computer mainboard) ;
Busbahnhof Noun -
central bus station ;
Busch Noun -
bush, shrub ;
Busch Proper noun -
a common German surname ;

as '-busch', a combining form used in surname disambiguation (e.g. Rosenbusch vs. Rosenburg) ;
Buschwindröschen Noun -
wood anemone, Anemone nemorosa ;
Busen Noun -
bosom ;
Busfahrer Noun -
bus driver ;
Busfahrerin Noun -
a female bus driver ;
Bushaltestelle Noun -
bus stop ;
Bussard Noun -
buzzard (genus Buteo) ;
Busse Proper noun -
surname ;
Busserl Noun -
Southern Germany,Austria,colloquial kiss ;
Butan Noun -
butane (the organic compound) ;
Butler Noun -
A butler, chief male servant, majordomo ;
Butler Proper noun -
An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant. ;
Butt Noun -
flatfish ;
Butter Noun -
butter ;
Butterblume Noun -
buttercup ;
Butterbrot Noun -
butterbrot, slice of bread topped with butter, sandwich ;
Butterfass Noun -
A churn, vessel for churning ;
Buttermesser Noun -
butter knife ;
Buttermilch Noun -
buttermilk (traditional buttermilk) ;
Buttersäure Noun -
butyric acid ;
Butzemann Noun -
bogeyman ;
Buxtehude Proper noun -
A city in Germany, in Lower Saxony. ;

A remote or distant place. ;
Buße Noun -
penance ;

fine ;
Bußgeld Noun -
legal fine ;
Byte Noun -
computing A byte, small binary data unit ;
Bäcker Noun -
baker ;
Bäckerdutzend Noun -
baker's dozen ;
Bäckerei Noun -
bakery ;
Bäckersdutzend Noun -
A baker's dozen, 13. ;
Bäderkunde Noun -
balneology ;
Bälle Noun -
balls ;
Bär Noun -
bear (animal) ;

bear (male with bear-like characteristics) ;
Bärbel Proper noun -
given name ;
Bären Noun -
bears ;
Bärenfell Noun -
the fur of a bear, bear skin ;
Bärtierchen Noun -
A tardigrade ;
Bäuerchen Noun -
a burp (normally used for children only) ;
Bäuerin Noun -
a female peasant or farmer ;
Béarn Proper noun -
The Béarn region in the French Pyrenees ;
Bö Noun -
wind gust, squall ;
Böhmen Proper noun -
Bohemia ;
Böller Noun -
firecracker, firework ;
Bön Noun -
Bön ;
Bönhase Noun -
A manual labourer who is not a member of any guild. ;

slang Cat. ;
Börek Noun -
börek, burek, boereg ;
Börse Noun -
stock market, stock exchange, bourse ;
Börsencrash Noun -
stock market crash ;
Börsengang Noun -
initial public offering, IPO ;
Börsenkrach Noun -
stock market crash ;
Böse Noun -
evil, malice, wickedness ;

anger ;
Bösewicht Noun -
villain ;
Bücher Noun -
book (usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business) ;
Bücherei Noun -
library ;
Bücherregal Noun -
bookcase (furniture displaying books) ;
Bücherwurm Noun -
bookworm (both senses), Ptilinus pectinicornis ;
Büchse Noun -
box, can ;

rifle ;
Bückling Noun -
red herring (smoke-cured herring) ;
Büfett Noun -
Alternative spelling of Buffet ;
Büffel Noun -
buffalo ;

coarse cloth ;

lout, clod ;
Bügel Noun -
bow ;

handle, hanger ;

stirrup ;

iron (for ironing) ;
Bügelbrett Noun -
ironing board ;
Bügeleisen Noun -
iron for ironing clothes ;
Bügelverschluss Noun -
of a bottle swing top ;
Bühler Proper noun -
A German surname. ;
Bühne Noun -
a stage ;

a scaffolding ;
Bühnenautor Noun -
playwright ;
Bündel Noun -
bundle ;
Bündnis Noun -
alliance, confederation ;
Bürde Noun -
burden ;
Bürette Noun -
chemistry burette ;
Bürge Noun -
surety (person) ;
Bürger Noun -
Legally recognized inhabitant of a country or a city; citizen, burgher ;

Member of a social class, usually richer and/or more influential than peasants and poorer and/or less influential than noblemen ;
Bürgerkrieg Noun -
civil war ;
Bürgermeister Noun -
mayor (leader of a city) (literally "master of citizens") ;
Bürgerrecht Noun -
citizenship ;

plural civil rights ;
Bürgerrechtler Noun -
civil rights activist ;
Bürgerrechtsbewegung Noun -
politics civil rights movement ;
Bürgersteig Noun -
sidewalk ;
Büro Noun -
office ;
Bürogebäude Noun -
office building ;
Büroklammer Noun -
paper clip ;
Bürokrat Noun -
bureaucrat ;
Bürokratie Noun -
bureaucracy ;
Bürostuhl Noun -
office chair (desk chair used in an office) ;
Bürste Noun -
brush ;
Bürzel Noun -
(ornithology) rump, hindquarter of a bird ;
Büschel Noun -
bunch ;

tuft ;
Büschelohrmaki Noun -
hairy-eared dwarf lemur ;
Büste Noun -
bust (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders) ;
Büstenhalter Noun -
bra ;
Büttel Noun -
archaic a court officer, usher or messenger ;

pejorative a policeman ;

someone relegated to performing menial service ;
C Letter -
Latn-def ;
C-Falter Noun -
comma butterfly ;
CD Noun -
CD (compact disc) ;
CD-Player Noun -
CD player ;
CD-Spieler Noun -
CD player ;
CDU acronym -
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands - the Union of Christian Democrats (a German political party) ;
CSU abbreviation -
Christlich-Soziale Union (political party in Bavaria) ;
CVJM initialism -
YMCA ;
Cabrio Noun -
cabriolet (an automobile with a retractable top) ;
Cabriolet Noun -
cabriolet ;
Cadmium Noun -
cadmium ;
Café Noun -
café, coffee shop ;
Calayan-Ralle Noun -
Calayan rail ;
Calcium Noun -
calcium ;
Caldera Noun -
geology caldera ;
Californium Noun -
californium ;
Calimocho Noun -
calimocho ;
Calvinismus Noun -
Calvinism ;
Calvinist Noun -
Calvinist ;
Camouflage Noun -
military,dated camouflage ;
Campus Noun -
campus (of an educational institution, etc.) ;
Cannabis Noun -
cannabis. ;
Canyon Noun -
canyon ;
Cappuccino Noun -
cappuccino ;
Caprinsäure Noun -
decanoic acid, capric acid ;
Capronsäure Noun -
hexanoic acid, caproic acid ;
Caprylsäure Noun -
caprylic acid ;
Capybara Noun -
capybara ;
Carbonsäure Noun -
I>organic chemistry carboxylic acid ;
Carboxylsäure Noun -
obsolete carboxylic acid ;
Caren Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Karen. ;
Carina Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Carina. ;
Carl Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Karl. ;
Carmen Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Carolin Proper noun -
given name, variant of Caroline. ;
Caroline Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Carotin Noun -
carotene ;
Carotinoid Noun -
carotenoid ;
Carsten Proper noun -
given name, a Low German variant of Christian. ;
Cartoon Noun -
cartoon (comic strip) ;
Caspar Proper noun -
Caspar of the Magi. ;

given name ;
Catarina Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Katharina. ;
Catcher Noun -
catcher (in baseball) ;

wrestler (professional wrestler) ;
Catcherin Noun -
A female professional wrestler ;
Catharina Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Katharina. ;
Cathrin Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Katrin. ;
Catrin Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Katrin. ;
Cayenne-Ralle Noun -
grey-necked wood rail ;
CeBIT initialism -
Centrum für Büro und Informationstechnik (Center for Office and Information Technology). The world's largest tradeshow showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for business and home. Held annually in Hanover, Germany. ;
Cecilia Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Cäcilia. ;
Cecilie Proper noun -
given name,a spelling variant of Cäcilie. ;
Cedille Noun -
edilla ;
Celina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Celine Proper noun -
given name. ;
Cello Noun -
musical instruments cello ;
Cembalo Noun -
harpsichord ;
Cer Noun -
cerium ;
Ces Noun -
C flat ;
Champagner Noun -
champagne (sparkling wine made in Champagne) ;
Champignon Noun -
mushroom of the Agaricus genus ;
Chamäleon Noun -
chameleon ;

astronomy Chamaeleon ;
Chance Noun -
chance ;
Chancengleichheit Noun -
equal opportunity ;
Chanukka Proper noun -
Hanukkah (the Jewish festival) ;
Chaos Noun -
chaos ;
Chaot Noun -
chaotic person ;

political violent anarchist ;
Charakter Noun -
character ;
Charakteristik Noun -
characteristic (distinguishing feature) ;
Charakteristikum Noun -
feature, characteristic (of a person or thing) ;
Charge Noun -
load ;

batch ;

military rank ;
Charisma Noun -
charisma ;
Charlotte Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. Variants: Lotte, Lieselotte, Liselotte. ;
Charme Noun -
charm ;
Charmeur Noun -
charmer ;
Charta Noun -
charter ;
Chassid Noun -
Hassid ;
Chassis Noun -
chassis ;
Chat Noun -
A chat, exchange of text or voice messages in real time, notably by Internet ;
Chatroom Noun -
chatroom (computer site online where visitors can exchange messages) ;
Chauffeur Noun -
chauffeur ;
Chaussee Noun -
dated country road ;
Chauvinismus Noun -
chauvinism ;
Chauvinist Noun -
chauvinist ;
Checkliste Noun -
checklist ;
Chef Noun -
boss ;
Chefetage Noun -
executive floor (mostly used figuratively as a synonym for bosses) ;
Chefin Noun -
female boss ;
Chefredakteur Noun -
editor in chief (highest ranking editor) ;
Chemie Noun -
chemistry ;
Chemikalie Noun -
chemical, chemical substance ;
Chemiker Noun -
chemist (person working in chemistry) ;
Chemikerin Noun -
chemist (female person working in chemistry) ;
Chemnitz Proper noun -
Chemnitz (independent city in Saxony, Germany) ;
Cherusker Noun -
Cherusci ;
Cheshire-Katze Proper noun -
Cheshire Cat ;
Chi Noun -
chi (greek letter) ;
Chianti Noun -
Chianti gloss ;
Chiara Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Chiasmus Noun -
chiasmus ;
Chic Noun -
chic ;
Chicorée Noun -
Belgian endive ;
Chiemsee Proper noun -
Chiemsee ;
Chiffre Noun -
cipher ;

classified ad box number ;
Chile Proper noun -
Chile ;
Chilene Noun -
A Chilean, member or descendant of the people of Chile (South American country) ;
Chilenin Noun -
A female Chilean ;
Chili Noun -
meal chili ;

chili gloss ;
Chimäre Noun -
chimera (a mythical monster) ;
China Proper noun -
China (the country) ;
Chinchilla Noun -
chinchilla gloss ;
Chinese Noun -
male person from China ;
Chinesin Noun -
female person from China ;
Chinesisch Noun -
language Chinese ;
Chinesisch sprechen Verb -
idiomatic to be unintelligible (literally to speak Chinese) ;
Chinin Noun -
quinine ;
Chips Noun -
chips thin-sliced and deep-fried potatoes sold in sealed bags ;
Chipsatz Noun -
chipset ;
Chirurg Noun -
surgeon (doctor who performs surgery) ;
Chirurgie Noun -
only,_,singular surgery (procedure involving major incisions) ;

informal the section of a hospital in which surgeries are performed ;
Chitin Noun -
biochemistry chitin ;
Chlor Noun -
chlorine ;
Chlorid Noun -
chloride ;
Chlorophyll Noun -
chlorophyll (green pigment) ;
Cholera Noun -
cholera ;
Cholesterin Noun -
cholesterol ;
Chor Noun -
choir ;

chorus ;
Choral Noun -
hymn tune chorale ;
Choreografie Noun -
choreography ;
Chose Noun -
thing, affair, matter ;
Christ Noun -
a Christian (male) ;
Christa Proper noun -
given name. ;
Christbaum Noun -
Christmas tree ;
Christbaumkugel Noun -
A bauble, shiny spherical decoration, commonly used for Christmas decorations, especially Christmas trees ;
Christel Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Christine and Christiane. ;
Christentum Noun -
Christendom, Christianity ;
Christi Himmelfahrt Noun -
Ascension Day ;
Christian Proper noun -
given name. ;
Christiane Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Christiana. ;
Christianisierung Noun -
Christianization ;
Christin Noun -
a Christian (female) (male=Christ) ;
Christina Proper noun -
given name, Latinate variant of Christine. ;
Christine Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Christina. ;
Christlich Demokratische Union Proper noun -
Christian Democratic Union of Germany ;
Christmette Noun -
(christmas) matins ;
Christof Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Christoph ( =Christopher). ;
Christoph Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Christopher. ;
Christopher Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English. ;
Christstollen Noun -
stollen (a traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time) ;
Christus Proper noun -
Christ (the messiah who was named Jesus) ;
Chrom Noun -
chromium ;
Chromatid Noun -
chromatid (rither of the two strands of a chromosome that separate during mitosis) ;
Chromosom Noun -
chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus) ;
Chronik Noun -
chronicle ;
Chronist Noun -
chronicler ;
Chronologie Noun -
chronology ;
Chruschtschow Proper noun -
Khrushchev ;
Chrysantheme Noun -
chrysanthemum ;
Chutney Noun -
chutney ;
Chuzpe Noun -
chutzpah ;
Cineast Noun -
cineast ;
Claim Noun -
claim ;
Clan Noun -
clan ;
Claque Noun -
claque ;
Claqueur Noun -
claqueur ;
Clara Proper noun -
given name of Latin origin. ;
Claus Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Klaus. ;
Cleaver Noun -
cleaver ;
Clemens Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to Clement. ;
Clique Noun -
social group,or,mathematics clique ;
Clou Noun -
highlight ;

core or punch line point ;
Clown Noun -
clown ;
Clownfisch Noun -
clownfish ;
Club Noun -
club (association of members) ;

club (nightclub) ;
Cluster Noun -
cluster (group of galaxies or stars) ;
Coburg Proper noun -
Coburg (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Cocktail Noun -
cocktail ;
Code Noun -
rare code ;
Cola Noun -
cola (beverage made with caramel, and carbonated water) ;
Collage Noun -
collage ;
Collier Noun -
necklace ;
Colmar Proper noun -
A city in central Alsace, eastern France. ;
Comeback Noun -
comeback ;
Comer Adjective -
of, or relating to Como ;
Compiler Noun -
computing A compiler, computer program to translate between machine code and a readable program ;
Computer Noun -
computer ;
Computerlinguistik Noun -
computational linguistics (an interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language) ;
Computerspiel Noun -
video games computer game, video game ;
Concorde Proper noun -
Concode ;

The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101/102 airplane ;
Constanze Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Konstanze, cognate to English Constance. ;
Container Noun -
a big container made of metal ;
Containerschiff Noun -
container ship ;
Contenance Noun -
countenance, composure ;
Contra Proper noun -
'Contra' ;
Cookinseln Proper noun -
the Cook Islands (a self-governing country in Oceania) ;
Copernicium Noun -
copernicium (chemical element) ;
Cord Noun -
textiles corduroy ;
Cordula Proper noun -
given name. ;
Corina Proper noun -
given name, spelling variant of Corinna. ;
Corinna Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Corinna. ;
Corioliskraft Noun -
physics Coriolis force ;
Cornelia Proper noun -
given name of Latin origin. ;
Corps Noun -
traditional German student's corporation corps ;

Alternative spelling of Korps ;
Costa Rica Proper noun -
Costa Rica ;
Costa-Ricaner Noun -
Costa Rican (person from Costa Rica) ;
Costa-Ricanerin Noun -
Costa Rican (female person from Costa Rica) ;
Cottbus Proper noun -
Cottbus ;
Couch Noun -
couch ;
Couleur Noun -
of persons shade, kind, caliber ;

German student corps color, colour ;
Coulomb Noun -
coulomb ;
Coulomb-Konstante Noun -
Coulomb's constant ;
Countdown Noun -
A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event ;
Coup Noun -
coup ;
Coupon Noun -
coupon ;
Coupé Noun -
coupé ;
Courage Noun -
courage ;

vagina (in the dialect of 16th-century German mercenaries) ;
Courtage Noun -
commission, broker's fee ;
Cousin Noun -
cousin ;
Cousine Noun -
Female cousin. ;
Couvert Noun -
Alternative spelling of Kuvert ;
Cover Noun -
music cover version, cover song ;

cover (front of a CD, DVD or magazine) ;
Cowboy Noun -
cowboy ;
Creme Noun -
cream ;
Crescendo Noun -
crescendo ;
Cricket Noun -
sport cricket ;
Croissant Noun -
croissant ;
Croupier Noun -
croupier ;
Crux Noun -
trouble ;

grief ;
Crème Noun -
Standard Swiss German spelling of Creme. ;
Crème de la Crème Noun -
idiomatic crème de la crème ;
Crème fraîche Noun -
crème fraîche ;
Crêpe Noun -
crêpe ;
Curie-Konstante Noun -
Curie constant ;
Curium Noun -
curium ;
Curry Noun -
curry (sauce or relish flavored with curry powder) ;
Currywurst Noun -
currywurst, a German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage (German: Wurst) cut into slices and seasoned with curry sauce ;
Cuvier-Ralle Noun -
white-throated rail ;
Cyborg Noun -
science fiction cyborg ;
Cycloalkan Noun -
organic chemistry cycloalkane ;
Cyclobutan Noun -
I>organic compound cyclobutane ;
Cycloheptan Noun -
I>organic compound cycloheptane ;
Cyclohexan Noun -
I>organic compound cyclohexane ;
Cyclopentan Noun -
I>organic compound cyclopentane ;
Cyclopropan Noun -
I>organic compound cyclopropane ;
Cytosin Noun -
cytosine (a base which appears in DNA) ;
Cäcilie Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Cecilia. ;
Cäsar Proper noun -
given name ;

Caesar ;
Cäsium Noun -
cesium ;
D Letter -
Latn-def ;
DAU acronym -
dümmster anzunehmender User (“dumbest assumable user” ~ luser) ;

Digital-Analog-Umsetzer (digital-to-analog converter (DAC)) ;
DAX Proper noun -
The most important German stock market index, originally Deutscher Aktienindex (German stock market index) ;
DG abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Dachgeschoss ;
DHH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Doppelhaushälfte ;
DKP Initialism -
Deutsche Kommunistische Partei (German Communist Party) ;

Deutsche Konservative Partei (German Conservative Party) ;
DT abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Dachterrasse ;
DWB initialism -
'D'eutsches 'W'örterbuch der 'B'rüder Grimm, the largest dictionary of the German language. ;
Dach Noun -
roof ;
Dachboden Noun -
loft, attic ;
Dachdecker Noun -
tiler, roofer, slater, thatcher (profession) ;
Dachgeschoss Noun -
attic story, loft, top floor ;
Dachhase Noun -
cat ;
Dachlawine Noun -
larger amount of snow avalanching from roofs and endangering pedestrians roof avalanche ;
Dachrinne Noun -
rain gutter ;
Dachs Noun -
badger ;
Dachschaden Noun -
roof damage ;

qualifier a mental problem; compare derived terms ;
Dachshund Noun -
basset ;

dachshund ;
Dachterrasse Noun -
roof terrace ;
Dachverband Noun -
umbrella organization / umbrella organisation ;
Dachziegel Noun -
roof tile ;
Dackel Noun -
dachshund, sausage dog ;
Dadaismus Noun -
dadaism ;
Dadra und Nagar Haveli Proper noun -
Dadra and Nagar Haveli ;
Dagmar Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl in the 19th century. ;
Dahlie Noun -
dahlia ;
Daktyloskopie Noun -
dactyloscopy ;
Daman und Diu Proper noun -
Daman and Diu ;
Damaskus Proper noun -
Damascus (capital of Syria) ;
Damastgewebe Noun -
damask ;
Dame Noun -
lady ;

chess piece queen ;

board games draughts, checkers ;
Damhirsch Noun -
fallow deer (ruminant mammal) ;
Damm Noun -
dam ;
Damoklesschwert Noun -
sword of Damocles (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) ;
Dampf Noun -
steam ;
Dampfdruck Noun -
vapor pressure ;
Dampfer Noun -
steamer gloss ;
Dampfkochtopf Noun -
pressure cooker ;
Dampflokomotive Noun -
steam engine locomotive ;
Dampfmaschine Noun -
steam engine ;
Dampforgel Noun -
calliope (musical organ) ;
Dampfschiff Noun -
steamboat, steamship ;
Dampfwalze Noun -
steamroller ;
Dangme Proper noun -
The Adangme (Dangme) language ;
Daniel Proper noun -
biblical character Daniel. ;

given name. ;
Dank Noun -
thanks ;
Dankbarkeit Noun -
gratitude ;
Daoismus Proper noun -
Taoism, Daoism (a philosophy) ;
Darlehen Noun -
loan ;
Darm Noun -
intestine ;
Darmausgang Noun -
anus ;
Darmstadt Proper noun -
Darmstadt (independent city in Hesse, Germany) ;
Darmstadtium Noun -
darmstadtium ;
Darstellung Noun -
exhibition ;

depiction, presentation ;

description, statement ;

representation ;

performance, production (theatrical) ;

recital ;
Darwinismus Noun -
Darwinism ;
Darwinistin Noun -
a female Darwinist ;
Das Reich Phrase -
defn ;
Dasein Noun -
being, existence ;
Dasselfliege Noun -
botfly ;
Datei Noun -
(computing) file ;
Dateiendung Noun -
file extension ;
Dateiname Noun -
computing filename ;
Dateipfad Noun -
(computing) file path ;
Daten Noun -
data ;
Datenbank Noun -
database ;
Datensatz Noun -
data set ;
Datenschutz Noun -
data privacy ;
Datensicherung Noun -
backup (copy of file or record) ;
Datenverarbeitung Noun -
data processing ;
Datenverlust Noun -
dataloss, loss of data ;
Dativ Noun -
grammar the dative case ;
Datsche Noun -
acha ;
Dattel Noun -
date (the fruit/palm tree) ;
Datum Noun -
date, datum ;
Dauer Noun -
duration ;
Dauerlutscher Noun -
lollipop, "all-day sucker" ;
Dauerwelle Noun -
perm ;
Daumen Noun -
thumb ;
Daumen drücken Verb -
to wish good luck; to cross one's fingers; (literally) to press one's thumbs ;
Daumennagel Noun -
thumbnail ;
Daumenregel Noun -
rule of thumb ;
Daune Noun -
down (soft, immature feathers) ;
David Proper noun -
biblical character David. ;

given name. ;
Deal Noun -
business a deal ;
Dealer Noun -
A dealer (somebody who peddles illicit drugs, especially to teenagers). ;
Debakel Noun -
debacle ;
Debatte Noun -
debate ;
Debüt Noun -
debut ;
Decan Noun -
I>organic compound decane ;
Deck Noun -
deck (of a ship or boat) ;
Decke Noun -
cover, blanket, quilt ;

ceiling, roof ;

skin ;

pretext ;

decks ;
Deckel Noun -
lid gloss ;
Deckenfluter Noun -
uplight, torchiere ;
Deckmantel Noun -
figuratively cloak, disguise ;
Deckung Noun -
cover ;

coverage ;
Defekt Noun -
defect ;
Defensive Noun -
defensive (means, attitude or position of defense) ;
Defilee Noun -
parade; march past ;
Definition Noun -
definition ;
Defizit Noun -
deficit ;
Deflation Noun -
economics deflation ;
Defloration Noun -
defloration (the act of deflowering) ;
Defätismus Noun -
defeatism ;
Defätist Noun -
defeatist ;
Degen Noun -
hero, warrior, soldier ;

obsolete dagger ;

any dueling sword; smallsword, dress sword ;

the épée in modern sport fencing ;
Deich Noun -
dike, dam along the coast to prevent flooding ;
Deichsel Noun -
pole ;

shaft ;
Dein Wunsch ist mir Befehl Phrase -
your wish is my command ;
Deismus Noun -
deism ;
Deist Noun -
deist ;
Deistin Noun -
a female deist ;
Dekade Noun -
decade (10 years) ;
Dekadenz Noun -
decadence ;
Dekan Noun -
dean (senior official in college or university) ;
Deklaration Proper noun -
declaration (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) ;
Deklination Noun -
Declension ;

Declination ;
Dekohärenz Noun -
(quantum) decoherence ;
Dekolleté Noun -
cleavage (separation between breasts) ;
Dekoration Noun -
decoration ;
Dekret Noun -
decree ;
Dekubitus Noun -
bedsore (lesion caused by pressure) ;
Delegation Noun -
delegation ;
Delikatesse Noun -
delicacy ;
Delinquent Noun -
delinquent (one who breaks the law) ;
Delirium Noun -
delirium (delirium) ;
Delitzsch Proper noun -
surname ;

A German city in Saxony, near Leipzig. ;
Delle Noun -
(colloquial) dent ;
Delmenhorst Proper noun -
Delmenhorst (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Delphin Noun -
dolphin ;
Delta Noun -
delta (greek letter) ;
Demagoge Noun -
demagogue ;
Demagogie Noun -
demagogy ;
Demagogin Noun -
(female) demagogue ;
Demenz Noun -
dementia ;
Demografie Noun -
demography (study of human populations) ;
Demokrat Noun -
democrat ;
Demokratie Noun -
democracy ;
Demokratin Noun -
a female democrat ;
Demokratische Republik Kongo Proper noun -
Democratic Republic of Congo ;
Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea Proper noun -
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (country in East Asia (official name)) ;
Demokratisierung Noun -
democratization ;
Demonstrant Noun -
demonstrator, protester ;
Demonstration Noun -
demonstration, rally ;
Demonstrationsverbot Noun -
ban on demonstrating, prohibition of protesting ;
Demonstrativpronomen Noun -
a demonstrative pronoun (a pronoun which replaces a noun), such as dieser in the sentence 'dieser' ist rot ('this one' is red). ;
Demontage Noun -
dismantling ;
Demut Noun -
humility ;
Demütigung Noun -
humiliation ;
Den Haag Proper noun -
The Hague ;
Dendrologie Noun -
dendrology ;
Denis Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl, cognate to Dennis. ;
Denise Proper noun -
given name of French origin. ;
Denker Noun -
thinker ;
Denkfabrik Noun -
think tank ;
Denkmal Noun -
monument, memorial ;
Denkschrift Noun -
memorandum ;
Dennis Proper noun -
given name, an English type spelling of Denis. ;
Deo Noun -
Short for Deodorant ;
Deodorant Noun -
deodorant ;
Departement Noun -
administration department ;
Dependance Noun -
business branch ;
Depesche Noun -
dated dispatch, despatch ;
Deponie Noun -
landfill, dumpsite ;
Deportation Noun -
deportation ;
Depositenbank Noun -
commercial bank ;
Depot Noun -
depot, repository ;

banking deposit, depository ;
Depp Noun -
dork (quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends) ;
Depression Noun -
economics,or,psychology depression ;
Derivat Noun -
derivative (financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying instrument) ;
Dermatologe Noun -
dermatologist ;
Dermatologie Noun -
dermatology ;
Dermatologin Noun -
a female dermatologist ;
Derwisch Noun -
dervish ;
Desaster Noun -
disaster ;
Desertation Noun -
desertion ;
Deserteur Noun -
deserter ;
Desertion Noun -
desertion ;
Design Noun -
A creative design, as in fashion and the arts ;
Desillusion Noun -
disillusion ;
Desinfizierung Noun -
disinfection ;
Desirée Proper noun -
given name, spelling variant of Désirée. ;
Desktop-Computer Noun -
desktop computer ;
Desoxyribonukleinsäure Noun -
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ;
Despot Noun -
despot ;
Despotismus Noun -
despotism ;
Dessert Noun -
dessert ;
Dessertlöffel Noun -
dessert spoon ;
Dessous Noun -
lingerie ;
Destillation Noun -
distillation (separation of a substance) ;
Destination Noun -
destination ;
Detail Noun -
detail ;
Detektei Noun -
detective agency ;
Detektiv Noun -
detective, private investigator ;
Detektor Noun -
detector ;
Determinante Noun -
determinant (in mathematical sense) ;
Determination Noun -
determination ;
Determinismus Noun -
determinism ;
Detlef Proper noun -
given name. ;
Detlev Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Detlef. ;
Detonation Noun -
detonation ;
Deuterium Noun -
deuterium ;
Deuteronomium Proper noun -
Deuteronomy (book of the Bible) ;
Deutsch Noun -
The German language. ;
Deutsche Noun -
qualifier German (the German language.) ;

qualifier a female German. ;
Deutsche Demokratische Republik Proper noun -
German Democratic Republic (GDR) ;
Deutsche Dogge Noun -
Great Dane ;
Deutsche Schabe Proper noun -
German cockroach, Blattella germanica ;
Deutscher Noun -
A (male) German, a German man or boy. ;
Deutscher Herbst Proper noun -
German Autumn ;
Deutschland Proper noun -
Germany (country in Europe) ;
Deutschrussisch Proper noun -
A pidgin using German and Russian words, known as Quelia. ;
Devise Noun -
motto ;

finance,plural only foreign currency ;
Devisen Noun -
finance plurale tantum foreign currencies ;
Dezember Noun -
December ;
Dezibel Noun -
decibel (a common measure of sound intensity) ;
Dezillion Cardinal number -
A long scale decillion, 10^60; a short scale novemdecillion. ;
Dezimeter Noun -
decimeter ;
Dia Noun -
slide (transparent image, to be projected to a screen) ;
Diabetes Noun -
disease diabetes ;
Diademsifaka Noun -
Diademed Sifaka ;
Diagnose Noun -
diagnosis ;
Diagonale Noun -
diagonal (something arranged diagonally or obliquely) ;
Diagramm Noun -
diagram ;

chart ;
Diakon Noun -
deacon (A designated minister of charity in the early Church) ;
Diakonie Noun -
christianity welfare, social work ;
Dialekt Noun -
dialect ;
Dialog Noun -
dialogue ;
Dialyse Noun -
dialysis (chemical method) ;
Diamant Noun -
diamond (uncountable, allotrope of carbon) ;

diamond (gemstone) ;
Diana Proper noun -
Roman god Diana ;

given name. ;
Diaphragma Noun -
contraceptive device diaphragm ;

anatomy,medical terminology diaphragm ;
Diarrhoe Noun -
diarrhea ;
Diarrhö Noun -
diarrhoea/diarrhea ;
Diaspora Noun -
Diaspora ;
Diastole Noun -
diastole ;
Dichotomie Noun -
dichotomy ;
Dichtband Noun -
sealing tape ;
Dichte Noun -
density ;
Dichter Noun -
poet ;
Dichtung Noun -
poetry ;

something designed to prevent liquids or gasses from leaking through a joint; a seal, a gasket ;
Dick und Doof Noun -
Laurel and Hardy ;
Dickdarm Noun -
anatomy large intestine ;
Dicke Noun -
thickness ;
Dickhornschaf Noun -
bighorn sheep ;
Dickicht Noun -
thicket (copse) ;
Dickschnabelpinguin Noun -
Fiordland penguin, Fiordland crested penguin ;
Die Grünen Proper noun -
the German Green Party. ;
Dieb Noun -
thief ;
Diebin Noun -
female thief. ;
Diebstahl Noun -
theft ;
Diele Noun -
plank ;

room hall, hallway, foyer ;
Diener Noun -
servant ;
Dienst Noun -
service ;

work, duty ;
Dienstag Noun -
Tuesday ;
Dienstgrad Noun -
rank (a level in an organization such as the military) ;
Dienstleistung Noun -
service ;
Dienstreise Noun -
A business trip or other journey in an official or similar non-private capacity ;
Diesel Noun -
fuel,or,automobile diesel ;
Dieter Proper noun -
given name. ;
Dietlind Proper noun -
given name, variant of Dietlinde. ;
Dietlinde Proper noun -
given name. ;
Dietmar Proper noun -
given name. ;
Dietrich Noun -
picklock ;
Dietrich Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Differentialgleichung Noun -
differential equation (equation involving the derivatives of a function) ;
Differentialrechnung Noun -
differential calculus (calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change) ;
Differentiation Noun -
mathematics differentiation ;
Differenz Noun -
mathematics,or,general difference ;
Differenzierung Noun -
differentiation ;
Diffusion Noun -
diffusion (physics: the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation) ;
Digamma Noun -
digamma ;
Digestif Noun -
digestif ;
Digitalkamera Noun -
digital camera. ;
Digitaluhr Noun -
digital clock ;
Dikasterium Noun -
dicastery ;
Diktator Noun -
dictator ;
Diktatur Noun -
dictatorship ;
Diktiergerät Noun -
dictation machine (sound recording device) ;
Dildo Noun -
dildo ;
Dilemma Noun -
dilemma (a situation with two (or more) alternatives to choose from, and where all alternatives are unsatisfactory or undesirable) ;
Dilettant Noun -
amateur, dabbler ;
Dilettantismus Noun -
dilettantism ;
Dill Adjective -
dill ;
Dimension Noun -
dimension ;
Diminutiv Noun -
diminutive (word form expressing smallness) ;
Dimmer Noun -
electric light dimmer ;
Ding Noun -
thing ;

Thing ;
Dingenskirchen Noun -
so-and-so, thingamajig (placeholder name) ;
Dingo Noun -
dingo (Canis lupus dingo) ;
Dingsbums Noun -
colloquial thingamajig, thingamabob ;
Dinkel Noun -
spelt ;
Dinosaurier Noun -
dinosaur ;
Diode Noun -
diode ;
Diorama Noun -
diorama ;
Dioxid Noun -
dioxide ;
Diphtherie Noun -
diphtheria (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract) ;
Diphthong Noun -
phonetics diphthong ;
Dipinto Noun -
dipinto ;
Diplodocus Noun -
diplodocus ;
Diplom Noun -
diploma (higher education only, e.g., Master’s degree). ;
Diplom-Volkswirt Noun -
education A German university degree which is awarded to students of economics. It is comparable to a Master's Degree. ;
Diplomat Noun -
diplomat ;
Diplomatie Noun -
diplomacy ;
Dipsomane Noun -
dipsomaniac ;
Direktor Noun -
principal (administrator of a school) ;
Direktorin Noun -
A female director (principal, head, headmistress) ;
Dirigent Noun -
conductor, maestro, choirmaster ;
Dirk Proper noun -
given name, a Low German variant of Dietrich ( =Derek). ;
Dirndl Noun -
dirndl ;
Dirne Noun -
prostitute ;

archaic girl; lass ;
Discount Noun -
discount gloss ;

discounter gloss ;
Disjunktion Noun -
disjunction (logic) ;
Diskette Noun -
diskette ;
Diskokugel Noun -
disco ball ;
Diskontinuität Noun -
discontinuity ;
Diskordianismus Proper noun -
Discordianism ;
Diskordier Noun -
Discordian (male follower of Discordianism) ;
Diskordierin Noun -
Discordian (female follower of Discordianism) ;
Diskothek Noun -
discotheque ;
Diskrepanz Noun -
discrepancy (inconsistency) ;
Diskriminierung Noun -
discrimination ;
Diskurs Noun -
discourse (verbal exchange or conversation) ;
Diskursanalyse Noun -
iscourse analysis ;
Diskus Noun -
discus (round plate-like object for throwing) ;
Diskussion Noun -
discussion ;
Diskuswerfen Noun -
discus throw ;
Diskuswurf Noun -
discus throw ;
Disput Noun -
dispute ;
Dissens Noun -
dissent ;
Dissident Noun -
dissident ;
Distanz Noun -
distance ;
Distel Noun -
thistle ;
Distribution Noun -
distribution ;
Disziplin Noun -
discipline ;
Diszipliniertheit Noun -
state of acting disciplined discipline ;
Diva Noun -
A diva (vocal star) ;
Diverses Noun -
miscellaneous ;
Diversifizierung Noun -
diversification ;
Division Noun -
division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) ;

division (military formation) ;
Diärese Noun -
diaeresis (diaeresis) ;
Diät Noun -
diet ;
Diözese Noun -
diocese ;
Dobermann Noun -
Dobermann ;
Docht Noun -
wick ;
Dodekaeder Noun -
dodecahedron ;
Dodo Noun -
Dodo, Raphus cucullatus. ;
Doge Noun -
doge ;
Dogge Noun -
boarhound, mastiff ;
Dogma Noun -
dogma ;
Dogmatiker Noun -
dogmatist ;
Dogmatismus Noun -
dogmatism ;
Dogon Proper noun -
'Dogon' ;
Dohle Noun -
jackdaw ;
Doktor Noun -
academia doctor ;

medicine,colloquial doctor ;
Doktorarbeit Noun -
A doctoral dissertation, a graduate's final thesis to obtain the academic degree of doctor ;
Doktorin Noun -
(female) doctor ;
Doktrin Noun -
doctrine ;
Dokument Noun -
document ;
Dokumentation Noun -
documentation ;

documentary, a mainly informative product(ion), as opposed to fiction or 'day to day' event reporting ;
Dolch Noun -
dagger ;
Dolde Noun -
corymb (cluster of flowers) ;
Dollar Noun -
dollar ;
Dolmetscher Noun -
interpreter (as opposed to Übersetzer (translator)) ;
Dolmetscherin Noun -
interpreter (woman who interprets speech in another language) ;
Dom Noun -
cathedral dome ;
Domain Noun -
domain (DNS domain name) ;
Domestik Noun -
domestic (house servant; a maid) ;
Domestikation Noun -
domestication ;
Domestizierung Noun -
domestication ;
Domina Noun -
dominatrix ;
Dominanz Noun -
dominance ;
Dominic Proper noun -
given name, an English style spelling of Dominik. ;
Dominica Proper noun -
Dominica ;
Dominicaner Noun -
Dominican (from Dominica) ;
Dominicanerin Noun -
Dominican (from Dominica) ;
Dominik Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Dominic. ;
Dominikaner Noun -
Dominican (male person from the Dominican Republic) ;
Dominikanerin Noun -
Dominican (female person from the Dominican Republic) ;
Dominikanische Republik Proper noun -
Dominican Republic (country in the Caribbean) ;
Dominoeffekt Noun -
domino effect ;
Domizil Noun -
domicile ;
Dompfaff Noun -
bullfinch ;
Dompteur Noun -
circus tamer, animal trainer ;
Dompteuse Noun -
circus (female) tamer, animal trainer ;
Domäne Noun -
domain ;
Don Noun -
don (honorific title, especially in Spain and Italy) ;
Don Proper noun -
Don gloss ;
Donaldismus Noun -
Donaldism ;
Donatismus Noun -
donatism ;
Donau Proper noun -
geography The river Danube, which flows to the Black Sea ;
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft Proper noun -
Association of subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services. ;
Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän Proper noun -
Danube steamship company captain ;
Donaulachs Noun -
Danube salmon, huchen (Hucho hucho) ;
Donner Noun -
thunder ;
Donner und Doria Phrase -
(dated) by Jove! ;
Donnern Noun -
a sound resembling thunder thunder, rumbling ;
Donnerschlag Noun -
thunderclap, clap of thunder ;
Donnerstag Proper noun -
Thursday ;
Donquichotterie Noun -
quixotry (visionary schemes) ;
Dopamin Noun -
dopamine (the neurotransmitter) ;
Doping Noun -
sports doping ;
Doppelbett Noun -
double bed ;
Doppeldecker Noun -
aviation biplane ;

double-decker bus ;
Doppelfehler Noun -
double fault (missing of both the first serve and second serve) ;
Doppelgänger Noun -
doppelganger, doppelgänger ;
Doppelhaushälfte Noun -
semi-detached house, semi ;
Doppelklick Noun -
(computer) double-click ;
Doppelmoral Noun -
double standard ;
Doppelpunkt Noun -
colon ;
Doppelstern Noun -
double star ;
Doppelzimmer Noun -
double room ;
Doppler-Effekt Noun -
Doppler effect (change in frequency or wavelength) ;
Dopplereffekt Noun -
Doppler effect (change in frequency or wavelength) ;
Dora Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Dora. ;
Dorf Noun -
village ;
Dorfbewohner Noun -
villager ;
Doris Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English usage, popular in the mid-twentieth century. ;
Dorn Noun -
thorn ;
Dornach Proper noun -
A neighbourhood in the west of Mulhouse, Alsace, France. ;

A town in Solothurn, Switzerland. ;
Dorngesträuch Noun -
thorny shrubbery ;
Dornhai Noun -
spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) ;
Dornröschen Noun -
A small, thorny rose ;
Dornröschen Proper noun -
The fairy tale character Sleeping Beauty ;
Dorothea Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Dorothy. ;
Dorsch Noun -
cod ;
Dortmund Proper noun -
Dortmund (city in western Germany) ;
Dose Noun -
container made from metal or plastic; box ;

air tight metal containment used to conserve food; tin; can ;
Dosenöffner Noun -
can opener, tin opener qualifier ;
Dosis Noun -
dose ;
Dossier Noun -
dossier ;
Dotter Noun -
yolk ;
Downer Noun -
slang downer gloss ;
Download Noun -
a download ;
Downsyndrom Noun -
Down syndrome ;
Doyen Noun -
most senior representative of a certain group, usually in diplomacy, academia or performing arts, doyen ;
Drache Noun -
dragon ;
Drachen Noun -
kite ;

hang glider ;

vixen, harpy ;
Drachenfrucht Noun -
dragon fruit ;
Drachme Noun -
drachma ;
Dragee Noun -
dragée ;
Draht Noun -
wire ;
Drahtesel Noun -
colloquial,humorous,literally: "wire donkey" bicycle ;
Drahtzieher Noun -
idiomatic string puller (literally: wire puller) ;
Drainage Noun -
Alternative spelling of Dränage ;
Draisine Noun -
rail vehicle, bicycle draisine ;
Drama Noun -
drama ;
Dramaturgie Noun -
dramaturgy ;
Drang Noun -
pressure; stress ;

figuratively urge; impulse; longing ;
Dreck Noun -
dirt ;

filth ;
Drehbuch Noun -
script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) ;
Drehimpuls Noun -
angular momentum ;
Drehleier Noun -
hurdy-gurdy (stringed instrument) ;
Drehmaschine Noun -
lathe (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) ;
Drehmoment Noun -
torque ;
Drehorgel Noun -
barrel organ (pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel) ;
Drehung Noun -
rotation, turn ;
Drehzahl Noun -
rotational speed, speed of rotation, (automotive) RPM, revolutions per minute ;
Drei Noun -
three (digit/figure 3) ;
Dreieck Noun -
a triangle ;
Dreiecksnatter Noun -
milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) ;
Dreiecksverhältnis Noun -
love triangle ;
Dreifachklick Noun -
(computer) triple-click ;
Dreiklang Noun -
music A triad. ;
Dreikönig Noun -
holiday Short for Dreikönigsfest ;
Dreikönigsfest Noun -
Epiphany ;
Dreirad Noun -
tricycle ;
Dreitagebart Noun -
stubble grown after three days. ;
Dreizack Noun -
trident ;
Dresden Proper noun -
Dresden (capital city of Saxony) ;
Dresseur Noun -
animal trainer ;
Drilling Noun -
triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time). ;

poker three of a kind ;
Dritte Golfkrieg Noun -
he 2003 Invasion of Iraq ;
Drittel Noun -
a third ;
Drittes Reich Proper noun -
The Third Reich. ;
Drive Noun -
golf drive stroke made with a driver ;
Droge Noun -
drug ;
Drogen Noun -
drugs ;
Drogenabhängiger Noun -
drug addict (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs) ;
Drogenbeauftragter Noun -
commissioner/representative for drugs ;
Drogenberater Noun -
drug advisor ;
Drogenfalle Noun -
idiomatic trap relating to addiction to drugs ;
Drogenkonsument Noun -
drug user ;
Drogenkrieg Noun -
The 'war on drugs'. ;

drug war ;
Drogenmissbrauch Noun -
drug abuse ;
Drogensüchtiger Noun -
drug addict (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs) ;
Drogentest Noun -
drug test ;
Drogerie Noun -
drugstore, chemist ;
Drohne Noun -
drone ;
Drohung Noun -
expression of intent to injure or punish another threat ;
Dromedar Noun -
dromedary ;
Dronte Noun -
dodo (Raphus cucullatus) ;
Droschke Noun -
droshky ;

regional taxi ;
Drossel Noun -
thrush ;

throttle ;

archaic throat ;
Drosselung Noun -
limiting, curbing, throttling, restriction ;
Druck Noun -
pressure plural: Drücke ;

print plural: Drucke ;
Drucker Noun -
printer ;

person who prints ;
Druckerpresse Noun -
printing press ;
Druckluft Noun -
compressed air ;
Druckversion Noun -
printed version ;
Druckwalze Noun -
print roll, press cylinder, shaft ;
Druide Noun -
druid ;
Dränage Noun -
drainage ;
Drückeberger Noun -
(male) shirk, quitter ;
Drückebergerin Noun -
(female) shirk ;
Drüse Noun -
gland ;
Dschibuti Proper noun -
Djibouti ;
Dschungel Noun -
jungle ;
Dualismus Noun -
dualism ;
Dualität Noun -
mathematics duality ;
Dublee Noun -
metalworking rolled gold ;

billiards stroke off the cushion ;
Dublette Noun -
duplicate ;
Dubnium Noun -
dubnium ;
Duckmäuser Noun -
derogatory sneak, coward who avoids saying his own opinion ;
Duell Noun -
duel (combat between two persons) ;
Duett Noun -
duet ;
Duft Noun -
perfume ;
Duftrauchbrenner Noun -
censer ;
Duisburg Proper noun -
Duisburg (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Dukat Noun -
ducat (gold coin) ;
Dukatenfalter Noun -
scarce copper, Lycaena virgaureae (butterfly) ;
Dumme-Jungen-Streich Noun -
silly prank ;
Dummejungenstreich Noun -
Alternative spelling of Dumme-Jungen-Streich ;
Dummheit Noun -
stupidity ;
Dummkopf Noun -
a fool, an idiot ;
Dung Noun -
dung ;
Dunkel Noun -
dark ;
Dunkelheit Noun -
darkness ;
Dunkelmantel-Ameisenwürger Noun -
chestnut-backed antshrike ;

ined antshrike ;
Dunkelziffer Noun -
dark figure ;
Dunst Noun -
haze ;
Dunstabzugshaube Noun -
extractor hood, range hood, cooker hood ;
Duo Noun -
duo, pair ;

duet ;
Duodenum Noun -
anatomy The duodenum, first part of the small intestine ;
Duodezillion Cardinal number -
A long scale duodecillion, 10^72. ;
Duplikat Noun -
duplicate ;
Duplikation Noun -
duplication ;
Durchbruch Noun -
breakthrough ;
Durcheinander Noun -
mess (a disagreeable mixture or confusion of things…) ;
Durchfall Noun -
diarrhea ;
Durchführbarkeit Noun -
feasibility ;
Durchführung Noun -
performance (carrying into execution or action) ;
Durchlauferhitzer Noun -
tankless heater ;
Durchmesser Noun -
diameter ;
Durchreisevisum Noun -
transit visa ;
Durchschnitt Noun -
statistics average ;

set theory intersection ;
Durchsichtigkeit Noun -
transparency ;
Durchsuchung Noun -
of a house, person, etc. search, searching ;
Durst Noun -
thirst ;
Dusche Noun -
shower ;
Duschgel Noun -
shower gel ;
Duschkopf Noun -
shower head ;
Duschvorhang Noun -
hower curtain ;
Dusel Noun -
fortune, luck ;
Dutzend Noun -
dozen ;
Dynamik Noun -
dynamics ;
Dynamit Noun -
dynamite ;
Dynamo Noun -
dynamo ;
Dynastie Noun -
dynasty ;
Dyskalkulie Noun -
pathology dyscalculia ;
Dysprosium Noun -
dysprosium ;
Dystopie Noun -
dystopia (a vision of a future that is a corrupted utopian society) ;
Dämmerung Noun -
dusk ;

dawn ;

twilight ;
Dämmung Noun -
nsulation ;
Dämon Noun -
demon ;
Dämonologie Noun -
demonology ;
Däne Noun -
Dane (person from Denmark, male) ;
Dänemark Proper noun -
Denmark ;
Dänin Noun -
Dane (person from Denmark, female) ;
Dänisch Proper noun -
Danish (language) ;
Dänische Dogge Noun -
A Great Dane. ;
Däumchen drehen Verb -
idiomatic to twiddle one's thumbs ;
Déjà-vu Noun -
déjà vu ;
Déjà-vu-Erlebnis Noun -
déjà vu ;
Désirée Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Döner Noun -
döner kebab ;
Dübel Noun -
dowel ;
Dühring Proper noun -
surname ;
Düker Noun -
culvert ;
Düne Noun -
dune ;
Dünengazelle Noun -
slender-horned gazelle,rhim gazelle, sand gazelle, Gazella leptoceros ;
Düngemittel Noun -
fertilizer ;
Dünger Noun -
fertilizer ;
Dünkirchen Proper noun -
Dunkirk, a coastal town, now in northern France (in French Dunkerque) ;
Dünnbrettbohrer Noun -
(coll.) lightweight (person) ;
Dünndarm Noun -
anatomy small intestine ;
Dünnpfiff Noun -
diarrhea ;
Dünnschiss Noun -
diarrhea (as a disease) ;

the fecal product of diarrhea ;
Dünung Noun -
swell (series of waves) ;
Dürre Noun -
drought ;
Düse Noun -
nozzle ;
Düsseldorf Proper noun -
Düsseldorf ;
E Letter -
The fifth letter of the German alphabet. ;
E-Book Noun -
e-book ;
E-Mail Noun -
e-mail (system) ;
E/A abbreviation -
Input/output; I/O ;
E605 abbreviation -
parathion ;
EBK Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Einbauküche ;
EG Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Erdgeschoss ;

Abbreviation of Europäische Gemeinschaft, in terminology superseeded by Europäische Union, EU ;
EJRM acronym -
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ;
EUdSSR Initialism -
I>pejorative The European Union. ;
EWG initialism -
Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft ;
Ebbe Noun -
ebb, low tide ;
Ebenbild Noun -
counterpart (something that resembles something else) ;
Ebene Noun -
plain ;
Ebenholz Noun -
ebony (wood) ;
Eber Noun -
boar ;
Eberesche Noun -
rowan (tree) ;
Eberhard Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ebro Proper noun -
Ebro ;
Ecgonin Noun -
ecgonine ;
Echo Noun -
reflected sound, echo ;
Echolalie Noun -
echolalia ;
Echse Noun -
lizard ;

saurian ;
Eckard Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Ekkehard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Eckardt Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Eckard and Eckart, from Ekkehard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Eckart Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Ekkehard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Eckdaten Noun -
key data ;
Ecke Noun -
corner ;

graph theory vertex, node ;

football corner ;
Eckehard Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Ekkehard. ;
Eckhard Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Ekkehard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Eckhardt Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Eckhard, from Ekkehard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Eckhart Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Ekkehard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Eckstoß Noun -
soccer corner kick ;
Eckwert Noun -
guidance value ;
Eckzahn Noun -
a canine (tooth) ;
Ecstasy Noun -
ecstasy (drug MDMA) ;
Ecuador Proper noun -
Ecuador ;
Ecuadorianer Noun -
Ecuadorian (person from Ecuador) ;
Ecuadorianerin Noun -
Ecuadorian (person from Ecuador) ;
Edda Proper noun -
Norse mythology Edda. ;

given name, shortened from etyl compound names beginning with Ed- or Edel-. ;
Edel-Uni Noun -
Ivy League ;
Edelgas Noun -
noble gas ;
Edelmetall Noun -
noble metal ;
Edelstahl Noun -
stainless steel (corrosion-free alloy) ;
Edelstein Noun -
gemstone ;
Edelweiß Noun -
edelweiss ;
Eder Proper noun -
surname ;

A river in Germany. ;
Edgar Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Edgar. ;
Edikt Noun -
An edict, type of legislative and/or judicial proclamation, originally emanating from a Roman magistrate. ;
Edith Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl in the 19th century. ;
Edmund Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Eduard Proper noun -
given name, derived from Edward via French Édouard in the 18th century. ;
Edukt Noun -
reactant (participant at the start of a chemical reaction) ;
Efeu Noun -
ivy ;
Effekt Noun -
effect ;
Effizienz Noun -
efficiency ;
Egalitarismus Noun -
egalitarianism ;
Egalität Noun -
politics equality ;
Egel Noun -
leech ;
Egge Noun -
harrow ;
Eggert Proper noun -
given name, a etyl variant of Ekkehard. ;
Ego Noun -
ego ;
Ego-Shooter Noun -
first-person shooter ;
Egoismus Noun -
egoism ;
Egoist Noun -
egoist ;
Egon Proper noun -
given name, popular during the first half of the 20th century. ;
Egozentrik Noun -
egocentricity, egocentrism ;
Egozentriker Noun -
egocentric ;
Egozentrismus Noun -
egocentrism ;
Ehe Noun -
marriage state of being married ;
Ehebruch Noun -
dultery ;
Ehefrau Noun -
married woman, wife ;
Ehegatte Noun -
husband ;
Ehemalige Noun -
a (female) former (student, lover, office holder — context must clarify) ;
Ehemann Noun -
married man, husband ;
Ehepaar Noun -
married couple ;
Ehering Noun -
wedding ring ;
Ehre Noun -
honor (US), honour (UK) ;
Ehrenmitgliedschaft Noun -
honorary membership ;
Ehrenwort Noun -
One's word of honor, linking a claim or promise to one's personal integrity ;
Ehrfurcht Noun -
awe, reverence ;
Ehrgeiz Noun -
ambition ;
Ei Noun -
egg ;

informal testicle ;
Eibe Noun -
yew (tree or shrub) ;
Eibisch Noun -
marshmallow (plant) ;
Eibohphobie Noun -
aibohphobia, that is, the fear of palindromes ;
Eiche Noun -
oak ;
Eichel Noun -
acorn ;

anatomy glans ;
Eichelhäher Noun -
(European) jay qualifier, Garrulus glandarius. ;
Eichhorn Noun -
squirrel ;
Eichhörnchen Noun -
squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris) ;
Eid Noun -
oath ;
Eidechse Noun -
lizard ;

a member of Lacertidae, the family of the wall lizards, or true lizards ;

Lacerta (astronomical constellation) ;
Eidechsenfisch Noun -
lizardfish, any member of the Synodontidae family ;
Eidechsenfische Noun -
lizardfish, the taxonomic family Synodontidae ;
Eiderente Noun -
eider (duck of genus Somateria), Somateria mollissima ;
Eierbecher Noun -
egg cup, eggcup ;

informal,sports jockstrap ;
Eierlaufen Noun -
egg and spoon race ;
Eiersalat Noun -
egg salad ;
Eierschale Noun -
eggshell ;
Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher Noun -
humorous A device used to create breaking points in egg shells in order to allow one to easily remove the top part of an egg using a knife without causing the shell to splinter; used for the humorous effect of its overly-formal construction (resembling Amtsdeutsch). ;
Eierspeise Noun -
egg-dish (specific type of prepared food featuring eggs) ;
Eierstock Noun -
ovary (female organ) ;
Eiertanz Noun -
idiomatic tortuous maneuvering literally: egg dance ;
Eieruhr Noun -
egg timer ;
Eifel Proper noun -
a low mountain range in western Germany which occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia and northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate. ;
Eifer Noun -
eagerness, alacrity ;
Eifersucht Noun -
jealousy ;
Eiffelturm Proper noun -
Eiffel Tower ;
Eigelb Noun -
yolk ;
Eigenheim Noun -
privately owned home ;
Eigenheit Noun -
singularity (peculiar) ;
Eigenname Noun -
proper noun ;
Eigenschaft Noun -
feature, property, characteristic; quality ;
Eigenschaftswort Noun -
adjective ;
Eigent.-Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Eigentumswohnung ;
Eigent.-Whgn. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Eigentumswohnungen ;
Eigentor Noun -
own goal ;
Eigentum Noun -
property, owndom ;
Eigentumswohnung Noun -
condominium, freehold flat qualifier ;
Eigentümer Noun -
owner, proprietor ;
Eigenurin Noun -
urine from the same person that uses it for urine therapy. ;
Eigenvektor Noun -
eigenvector ;
Eigenwert Noun -
literally An entity's intrinsic value ;

mathematics An eigenvalue, (specific value related to a matrix). ;
Eignung Noun -
aptitude, qualification, suitability ;
Eigt.-Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Eigentumswohnung ;
Eigt.-Whgn. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Eigentumswohnungen ;
Eiland Noun -
poetic islandjump ;
Eile Noun -
hurry ;
Eileiter Noun -
Fallopian tube ;
Eimer Noun -
bucket ;
Einatmung Noun -
inspiration (act of breathing in) ;
Einbahnstraße Noun -
one-way street ;
Einbalsamierung Noun -
embalming ;
Einbauküche Noun -
built-in kitchen ;
Einbettung Noun -
embedding (mathematics) ;
Einbildung Noun -
conceit (overly high self-esteem) ;

hallucination ;
Einblick Noun -
insight ;
Einbrecher Noun -
burglar, picklock, housebreaker ;
Einbruch Noun -
burglary, break-in ;

economy slump ;
Einbruchdiebstahl Noun -
burglary ;
Eindringling Noun -
ntruder ;
Eindruck Noun -
impression ;
Einfachheit Noun -
simplicity ;
Einfall Noun -
idea ;

invasion, inroad ;
Einfallsreichtum Noun -
ingenuity, inventiveness, resourcefulness ;
Einfalt Noun -
simplicity, naivety ;
Einfaltspinsel Noun -
simpleton ;
Einfarbameisenwürger Noun -
uniform antshrike ;
Einfarbralle Noun -
uniform crake ;
Einfluss Noun -
influence ;
Einfuhr Noun -
import ;
Einfühlungsvermögen Noun -
empathy ;
Einführung Noun -
introduction ;
Eingabe Noun -
nput ;
Eingabeaufforderung Noun -
computing command prompt ;
Eingang Noun -
entrance, entry ;

arrival ;

input ;

entrance gate, doorway, hall, passage ;

orifice ;

inlet, mouth (of river) ;

introduction ;

importation ;

access ;

beginning, preface, preamble, prologue ;

receipt ;
Eingebung Noun -
inspiration ;
Eingeweide Noun -
guts, internal organs ;
Eingeweihte Noun -
insider, initiate ;
Eingriff Noun -
intervention ;

medicine operation ;
Einhalt Noun -
stop (interruption of travel) ;
Einheit Noun -
unit ;

unity ;

unity - 20th Century Military concept: This idea was promulgated by Heinz Guderian in order to explain the concept of mobile, Combined Arms doctrine during the inter-war period of 1933-1939. Einheit fostered the intergration (unity) of infantry and armored units at the tactical level: company/battalion. ;
Einhorn Noun -
unicorn ;
Einigkeit Noun -
unity ;

consensus, agreement ;
Einkauf Noun -
purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something) ;
Einkaufsliste Noun -
shopping list, list of things to buy ;
Einkaufswagen Noun -
shopping cart ;
Einkaufszentrum Noun -
shopping center, shopping mall ;
Einkerbung Noun -
notch, indent, score ;
Einkommen Noun -
income ;
Einkommenssteuer Noun -
income tax ;
Einkommensteuer Noun -
income tax ;
Einladung Noun -
invitation ;
Einleitung Noun -
introduction ;

preamble ;
Einnahme Noun -
receipt, revenue ;

medicine taking (of a drug) ;

military taking, capture ;
Einrad Noun -
unicycle ;
Einrichtung Noun -
facility, institution ;

constitution, installation, establishment ;

furnishing, furniture ;
Eins Noun -
one (digit or figure) ;
Einsamkeit Noun -
loneliness ;

solitude ;
Einsatz Noun -
use ;

effort ;

risk ;

games stake ;

military mission ;

input ;
Einschlag Noun -
impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) ;
Einschreiben Noun -
registered mail ;
Einschränkung Noun -
constraint, restraint ;
Einschulungsuntersuchung Noun -
examination of children entering elementary school ;
Einschätzung Noun -
assessment, estimation ;
Einschüchterung Noun -
intimidation ;
Einsicht Noun -
insight (power of acute observation and deduction) ;
Einsiedler Noun -
hermit ;
Einsprengsel Noun -
inset, sprinkling, interspersion gloss ;
Einspruch Noun -
legal,court objection ;
Einspänner Noun -
one-horse carriage ;
Einsteiger Noun -
beginner, rookie, newbie ;
Einstein Proper noun -
surname, notably of Albert Einstein. ;
Einsteinium Noun -
einsteinium ;
Einsteinkonstante Noun -
Einstein's constant ;
Einstellung Noun -
attitude ;

hiring, beginning of an employment ;

cessation, discontinuation ;

legal dismissal (of action) ;

technology adjustment, calibration (of a machine) ;

medicine adjustment (of medication) ;

film take ;
Einsturz Noun -
of a building or other construction collapse ;
Eintagsfliege Noun -
mayfly ;
Eintopf Noun -
stew ;
Eintrag Noun -
entry (in dictionary, record in log) ;
Eintritt Noun -
countable entry, entrance ;

uncountable entrance, access gloss ;
Einvernehmen Noun -
consent, agreement ;
Einverständnis Noun -
greement, consent ;
Einwand Noun -
objection (statement expressing opposition) ;
Einwanderer Noun -
immigrant ;
Einwanderung Noun -
immigration ;
Einwohner Noun -
inhabitant ;
Einwohnerzahl Noun -
population, number of inhabitants ;
Einwurf Noun -
soccer throw-in ;
Einzahl Noun -
grammar singular ;
Einzelgänger Noun -
loner ;
Einzelhandel Noun -
retail (sale of goods directly to the consumer) ;
Einzelkind Noun -
only child ;
Einzeller Noun -
unicell, unicellular ;
Einzelzimmer Noun -
single room ;
Einzugsparty Noun -
housewarming party ;
Eis Noun -
ice ;

ice cream ;
Eisberg Noun -
iceberg ;
Eisbrecher Noun -
icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice) ;
Eisbär Noun -
polar bear (Ursus maritimus) ;
Eiscreme Noun -
ice cream ;
Eisen Noun -
iron (chemical element, Fe) ;
Eisenach Proper noun -
Eisenach (independent city in Thuringia, Germany) ;
Eisenbahn Noun -
railroad ;
Eisenkraut Noun -
verbena (a genus of herbaceous plants) ;
Eisenwaren Noun -
hardware (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general purpose construction and repair of a structure or object) ;
Eisenzeit Noun -
Iron Age ;
Eiserne Vorhang Noun -
Iron Curtain ;
Eishockey Noun -
ice hockey ;
Eiskaffee Noun -
iced coffee ;
Eiskunstlauf Noun -
figure skating ;
Eiskunstläufer Noun -
figure skater ;
Eismeergarnele Noun -
pink shrimp, deepwater prawn, deep-sea prawn, great northern prawn, crevette nordique, northern shrimp, Pandalus borealis ;
Eisschnelllauf Noun -
speed skating ;
Eisschnellläufer Noun -
speed skater ;
Eistaucher Noun -
great northern diver (large member of the diver family, Gavia immer) ;
Eistee Noun -
iced tea, ice tea ;
Eisvogel Noun -
kingfisher (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines) ;
Eiswein Noun -
ice wine (a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after the first frost) ;
Eiswürfel Noun -
ice cube (small piece of ice used for cooling drinks) ;
Eiszapfen Noun -
icicle ;
Eiszeit Noun -
ice age ;
Eitelkeit Noun -
vanity ;
Eiter Noun -
pus ;
Eiweiß Noun -
egg white ;

protein ;
Eizelle Noun -
ovum ;
Ejakulat Noun -
ejaculate (the liquid ejected during ejaculation) ;
Ekel Noun -
disgust ;
Ekis acronym -
Austria Elektronischen Kriminalpolizeilichen Informationssystem; the Austrian internet surveillance system. ;
Ekkehard Proper noun -
given name. ;
Eklat Noun -
scandal, stir ;
Ekliptik Noun -
ecliptic ;
Ekranoplan Noun -
aviation ekranoplan ;
Ekstase Noun -
ecstasy ;
Ektoplasma Noun -
ectoplasm ;
Ekzem Noun -
eczema (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin) ;
El Salvador Proper noun -
El Salvador ;
Elan Noun -
elan, verve ;
Elba Proper noun -
Elba (Italian island) ;
Elbe Proper noun -
the Elbe ;
Elch Noun -
moose, elk (largest member of the deer family) ;
Elchtest Noun -
elk test, moose test ;
Elefant Noun -
elephant ;
Elefantenrüsselmuschel Noun -
geoduck, a species of clam (Panopea abrupta or Panope generosa) ;
Eleganz Noun -
elegance ;
Elegie Noun -
elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song) ;
Elektriker Noun -
electrician ;
Elektrischer Wels Noun -
electric catfish ;
Elektrizität Noun -
electricity ;
Elektrode Noun -
electrode ;
Elektroenzephalografie Noun -
electroencephalography ;
Elektrogitarre Noun -
electric guitar (a guitar which requires electronic amplification to produce sufficient sound) ;
Elektrolyse Noun -
electrolysis ;
Elektron Noun -
electron ;
Elektronenmikroskop Noun -
electron microscope (any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons rather than one of light) ;
Elektronenvolt Noun -
electron volt (eV) ;
Elektronik Noun -
electronics ;
Elektronikschrott Noun -
e-waste ;
Elektroskop Noun -
I>physics electroscope ;
Element Noun -
element ;
Elementarteilchen Noun -
elementary particle (fundamental particle) ;
Elen Noun -
moose, elk ;
Elena Proper noun -
given name. ;
Elend Noun -
misery ;
Eleonora Proper noun -
given name, variant of Eleonore. ;
Eleonore Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Eleanor. ;
Elf Noun -
A football team (so called because that is the number of players on such a team). ;

elf. ;
Elfe Noun -
elf (female) ;

fairy ;

pixie ;
Elfenbein Noun -
ivory ;
Elfenbeinküste Proper noun -
Ivory Coast (nation) ;
Elfenbeinturm Noun -
idiomatic ivory tower ;
Elfmeter Noun -
executed to determine the outcome of a game penalty kick ;
Elfmeterschießen Noun -
penalty shoot-out ;
Elfriede Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Elfreda. ;
Elia Proper noun -
biblical character Elijah. ;

given name, much more common in the form Elias. ;
Elias Proper noun -
given name of biblical origin. ;
Elimination Noun -
elimination ;
Elisa Proper noun -
given name, short for Elisabeth. ;

biblical character Elisha. (Not used as a male given name.) ;
Elisabeth Proper noun -
biblical character Elizabeth. ;

given name of biblical origin. ;
Elise Proper noun -
given name derived from Elisabeth. ;
Elitarismus Noun -
elitism ;
Elite Noun -
elite ;
Eliteeinheit Noun -
elite unit (eg of a military) ;
Elitist Noun -
elitist ;
Elixier Noun -
elixir (alchemy: liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold) ;
Elke Proper noun -
given name, a Low German and West Frisian diminutive of Adelheid; popular in the mid-twentieth century. ;
Ella Proper noun -
given name, similar to English Ella. ;
Ellbogen Noun -
elbow ;
Elle Noun -
ell ;
Ellen Proper noun -
given name of English and Danish origin. ;
Ellenbogen Noun -
elbow, alternative spelling of Ellbogen ;
Elli Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Elisabeth. ;
Ellipse Noun -
mathematics ellipse ;

ellipsis ;
Ellipsoid Noun -
ellipsoid (surface all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular) ;
Elly Proper noun -
given name, short for Elisabeth. ;
Elma Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Elma. ;
Elmar Proper noun -
given name, shortened from Adelmar, roughly equivalent to English Elmer. ;
Elmo Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Elmo. ;
Eloquenz Noun -
eloquence ;
Elsa Proper noun -
given name. ;
Elsass Proper noun -
Alsace (region of France) ;
Elsaß Proper noun -
Alsace ;
Else Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Danish. ;
Elster Noun -
magpie ;
Eltern Noun -
plurale tantum parents ;
Elternteil Noun -
parent ;
Elvira Proper noun -
given name , cognate to English Elvira. ;
Email Noun -
enamel ;
Emaille Noun -
enamel, vitreous enamel, porcelain enamel ;
Emanuel Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Emmanuel. ;
Embargo Noun -
embargo ;
Embolie Noun -
embolism (obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus) ;
Embryo Noun -
embryo ;
Emden Proper noun -
Emden (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Emelie Proper noun -
given name, variant of Emilie or Amelie. ;
Emely Proper noun -
given name, variant of Emilie or Amelie. ;
Emergenz Noun -
emergence (the arising of emergent structure in complex systems) ;
Emetikum Noun -
emetic (an agent that induces vomiting) ;
Emigrant Noun -
emigrant ;
Emigration Noun -
emigration ;
Emil Proper noun -
given name of Latin origin. ;
Emilia Proper noun -
given name, a latinate variant of Emilie. ;
Emilie Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Emily. ;
Emily Proper noun -
given name, an English type spelling of Emilie. ;
Eminenz Noun -
eminence ;

(His) Eminence ;
Emir Noun -
emir (title of a prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation) ;
Emirat Noun -
emirate (country or province ruled by an emir) ;
Emissär Noun -
emissary ;
Emma Proper noun -
given name. ;
Emmeline Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Emmeline. ;
Emmentaler Noun -
Emmentaler ;
Emmer Noun -
emmer (a particular species of wheat) ;
Emmerich Proper noun -
given name, borne by an 11th century Hungarian saint. ;
Emmetropie Noun -
emmetropia ;
Emmi Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Emmy. ;
Emmy Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Emilie and Emma. ;
Emotion Noun -
emotion ;
Empathie Noun -
empathy ;
Empfang Noun -
social engagement,or,ability to receive radio signals,or,reaction reception ;

act of receiving receipt ;
Empfangschef Noun -
male receptionist, male desk attendant ;
Empfangsgerät Noun -
electronics receiver ;
Empfehlung Noun -
recommendation ;
Empfindung Noun -
sensation ;

feeling, emotion ;
Empfänger Noun -
receiver ;

addressee ;
Empfängnisverhütung Noun -
contraception (use of a device or procedure) ;
Empörung Noun -
indignation ;
Emu Noun -
emu ;
Emulsion Noun -
emulsion ;
Enantiomer Noun -
chemistry An enantiomer. ;
Ende Noun -
end, finish ;

conclusion ;
Endemit Noun -
endemic (individual or species that is endemic) ;
Endlager Noun -
a final storage facility for radioactive waste, deep geological repository ;
Endlösung Noun -
no plural,euphemistic,Nazi,_,term for the planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews, the Holocaust ;

obsolete the final or definitive solution to a question or problem ;

chemistry the final solution: the solution reached after more than one dissolution of solute(s) in solvent(s) ;
Endogamie Noun -
endogamy (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) ;
Endokard Noun -
endocardium (membrane that lines the interior of the heart) ;
Endokrinologe Noun -
endocrinologist ;
Endokrinologie Noun -
endocrinology ;
Endoskop Noun -
endoscope ;
Endoskopie Noun -
endoscopy ;
Endspiel Noun -
I>sports final ;
Endspurt Noun -
final sprint ;
Endstation Noun -
end of the line, terminus ;
Endzeit Noun -
end times ;
Energie Noun -
energy ;
Enfant terrible Noun -
enfant terrible ;
Engagement Noun -
hiring of an artist engagement ;

commitment ;
Engel Noun -
angel ;
Engel Proper noun -
surname ;
Engelbert Proper noun -
given name. ;
Engelbrecht Proper noun -
given name, rare today. ;

surname ;
Engelhai Noun -
angel shark ;
Engelstrompete Noun -
angel's trumpet, Brugmansia ;
England Proper noun -
England ;
Englisch Proper noun -
the English language ;
Engländer Noun -
an Englishman ;
Engländerin Proper noun -
English (person from England) ;
Engpass Noun -
bottleneck ;

supply shortfall ;
Enkel Noun -
grandson ;

grandchild ;
Enkelin Noun -
granddaughter ;
Enkelkind Noun -
grandchild ;
Enklave Noun -
enclave ;
Enquete Noun -
inquiry, investigation ;
Ensemble Noun -
ensemble ;
Entbindungspfleger Noun -
a male midwife ;
Entdecker Noun -
discoverer ;
Entdeckung Noun -
discovery ;
Ente Noun -
duck ;

nickname for the car Citroën 2CV ;
Entenküken Noun -
duckling ;
Enterich Noun -
drake ;
Entf Abbreviation -
computing Del ;
Entfernung Noun -
distance ;

removal ;
Entfroster Noun -
defroster ;
Entführer Noun -
abductor ;
Entführung Noun -
abduction, kidnapping ;

elopement ;
Entgelt Noun -
charge, payed money ;
Entgleisung Noun -
train,or,figuratively derailment ;
Enthalpie Noun -
enthalpy ;
Enthaltsamkeit Noun -
abstinence ;
Enthauptung Noun -
beheading, decapitation ;
Enthusiasmus Noun -
enthusiasm ;
Entkommen Noun -
escape, getaway ;
Entkörperlichung Noun -
disembodiment ;
Entlassung Noun -
release ;

dismissal ;
Entlaubung Noun -
defoliation ;
Entlaubungsmittel Noun -
defoliant ;
Entnahme Noun -
taking, removal ;

withdrawal ;
Entomologie Noun -
entomology (study of insects) ;
Entourage Noun -
entourage ;
Entrecote Noun -
entrecôte (a premium cut of beef) ;
Entree Noun -
dish served before main course entrée ;
Entropie Noun -
entropy ;
Entrümpelung Noun -
junk removal ;
Entrüstung Noun -
indignation ;
Entsagung Noun -
renunciation, abjuration ;

resignation ;
Entscheidung Noun -
decision ;
Entschiedenheit Noun -
resoluteness ;
Entschlüsselung Noun -
decryption ;
Entschuldigung Noun -
apology ;

excuse ;
Entschuldigung Interjection -
excuse me; pardon ;
Entschädigung Noun -
compensation, indemnification ;
Entschärfung Noun -
defusing ;
Entsetzen Noun -
horror ;
Entsorgung Noun -
waste,especially nuclear or toxic disposal ;
Entsprechung Noun -
equivalent ;
Entstehung Noun -
creation ;

origin ;

development ;

formation ;
Enttäuschung Noun -
disappointment ;
Entwarnung Noun -
all-clear ;
Entwickler Noun -
developer ;
Entwicklung Noun -
evolution ;

development ;
Entwurf Noun -
draft ;

design, model, sketch ;
Entwürdigung Noun -
indignity ;
Entzug Noun -
withdrawal (an act of withdrawing) ;
Entzückung Noun -
delight ;
Entzündung Noun -
fire,or,medicine inflammation ;
Enzephalitis Noun -
encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) ;
Enzyklika Noun -
encyclical ;
Enzyklopädie Noun -
encyclopedia (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topic) ;
Enzym Noun -
enzyme ;
Ephedrin Noun -
ephedrine ;
Epibiont Noun -
epibiont (organism that lives on the surface) ;
Epidemie Noun -
epidemic (widespread disease) ;
Epidemiologie Noun -
epidemiology (branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations) ;
Epigenetik Noun -
epigenetics (the study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes) ;
Epiglottis Noun -
epiglottis ;
Epigone Noun -
epigone (follower, disciple) ;
Epigramm Noun -
epigram ;
Epik Noun -
epic poetry ;
Epikard Noun -
epicardium (layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart) ;
Epiker Noun -
epicist ;
Epilepsie Noun -
pilepsy ;
Epilog Noun -
epilogue ;
Episkopat Noun -
episcopate ;
Episode Noun -
episode (something that took place) ;
Epistemologie Noun -
philosophy epistemology ;
Epitaph Noun -
epitaph (inscription on a gravestone) ;
Epitheton Noun -
epithet (word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species) ;
Epoche Noun -
epoch ;
Epos Noun -
epic ;
Epsilon Noun -
epsilon (greek letter) ;
Equilibrium Noun -
balance, equilibrium ;
Erastes Noun -
erastes ;
Erbarmen Noun -
commiseration, compassion ;
Erbe Noun -
heir ;

heritage ;
Erbfolge Noun -
(hereditary) succession ;
Erbin Noun -
heiress ;
Erbium Noun -
erbium ;
Erbschaft Noun -
inheritance, heritage ;
Erbse Noun -
pea ;
Erbstück Noun -
heirloom ;
Erdalkalimetall Noun -
lkaline earth metal ;
Erdapfel Noun -
Southern Germany,Switzerland,Austria a potato ;
Erdbeben Noun -
earthquake ;
Erdbeerbaum Noun -
strawberry tree ;
Erdbeere Noun -
strawberry ;
Erdbirne Noun -
rare a potato ;
Erdboden Noun -
ground ;
Erde Noun -
the planet Earth ;

soil ;

the ground ;
Erdgas Noun -
natural gas ;
Erdgeschoss Noun -
first floor qualifier, ground floor qualifier ;
Erdgeschoß Noun -
Austria first floor ;
Erdklumpen Noun -
lump of earth clod ;
Erdkunde Noun -
geography ;
Erdling Noun -
Earthling ;
Erdmute Proper noun -
given name ;
Erdmännchen Noun -
meerkat ;
Erdnatter Noun -
Eastern rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) ;
Erdnuss Noun -
Germany post-1996 peanut, goober ;
Erdnussbutter Noun -
peanut butter ;
Erdnüsse Noun -
peanuts, goobers ;
Erdrauch Noun -
fumitory plant ;
Erdrutsch Noun -
landslide ;
Erdstoß Noun -
Earth tremor ;
Erdteil Noun -
continent (large contiguous landmass) ;
Erdung Noun -
electricity earthing system ;
Erdöl Noun -
oil, petroleum ;
Ereignis Noun -
event (occurrence of social or personal importance) ;
Ereignishorizont Noun -
astrophysics event horizon ;
Erektion Noun -
erection (rigid penis) ;
Eremit Noun -
hermit ;
Erfahrung Noun -
experience ;
Erfahrungswert Noun -
empirical value ;
Erfinder Noun -
inventor (inventor) ;
Erfindung Noun -
invention ;

fabrication ;
Erfolg Noun -
success ;
Erforschung Noun -
exploration ;
Erfrierung Noun -
frostbite ;
Erfrischung Noun -
refreshment ;
Erfurt Proper noun -
Erfurt ;
Erfüllung Noun -
fulfillment ;
Ergebnis Noun -
result ;
Ergonomie Noun -
ergonomics ;
Ergänzung Noun -
supplement ;
Erhaltung Noun -
maintenance, preservation ;
Erhard Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Erhardt Proper noun -
given name, spelling variant of Erhard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Erhart Proper noun -
given name, spelling variant of Erhard. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Erhebung Noun -
elevation ;

uprising ;

survey ;
Erholung Noun -
recovery, convalescence ;

recreation ;
Eric Proper noun -
given name, variant of Erich borrowed from English or form French Éric. ;
Erica Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Erika. ;
Erich Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Eric. ;
Eriesee Proper noun -
(Lake) Erie ;
Erik Proper noun -
given name, variant of Erich borrowed from Scandinavia. ;
Erika Noun -
heath ( genus Erica). ;
Erinnerung Noun -
a memory (recall); a remembrance. ;
Eris Proper noun -
astronomy Eris gloss ;
Eritrea Proper noun -
Eritrea ;
Eriwan Proper noun -
Yerevan ;
Erkenntnis Noun -
realization, recognition ;
Erkenntnistheorie Noun -
philosophy theory of knowledge ;
Erker Noun -
bay (on houses) ;
Erklärung Noun -
explanation ;

declaration, statement ;
Erkraftung Noun -
the event of getting or receiving power, enlightenment ;
Erkrankung Noun -
falling ill ;

illness ;

disease ;
Erkältung Noun -
cold (illness) ;
Erlangen Proper noun -
Erlangen (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Erlaubnis Noun -
permission (authorisation) ;
Erle Noun -
alder ;
Erlebnis Noun -
experience (event(s) of which one is cognizant) ;
Erläuterung Noun -
explanation (the act or process of explaining) ;
Erlösung Noun -
deliverance, redemption, salvation ;
Ermordung Noun -
assassination (killing or murder for political reasons) ;
Erna Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ernennung Noun -
act of appointing appointment ;
Ernst Proper noun -
given name, a cognate ( and the origin) of English Ernest. ;
Ernte Noun -
harvest ;
Erntedankfest Noun -
Thanksgiving ;
Ernteertrag Noun -
crop, yield ;
Ernting Proper noun -
obsolete August ;
Ernährer Noun -
breadwinner ;
Ernährung Noun -
nutrition ;
Erpel Noun -
drake (male duck) ;
Erpresser Noun -
blackmailer ;
Erpressung Noun -
blackmail ;
Erreger Noun -
medicine pathogen, agent, germ ;
Erreichen Noun -
achievement, achieving; reaching ;
Ersatz Noun -
replacement, substitute ;

compensation ;
Ersatzbank Noun -
soccer substitutes' bench ;
Ersatzreifen Noun -
spare tyre, spare tire ;
Ersatzteil Noun -
spare part (component kept in reserve) ;
Erschießung Noun -
execution by shooting ;
Ersparnisse Noun -
savings ;
Erste Hilfe Noun -
first aid (basic care) ;
Erster Weltkrieg Proper noun -
The First World War, World War I. ;
Ersttäter Noun -
first-time offender ;
Ertrag Noun -
yield (quantity of something produced) ;
Eruption Noun -
eruption, usually of a volcano ;
Erwachsene Noun -
adult (fully grown human) ;
Erwachsenenalter Noun -
adulthood, adult age ;
Erwachsener Noun -
adult (fully grown human) ;
Erwartung Noun -
expectation ;
Erwartungshaltung Noun -
expectations, expectancy ;
Erweiterbarkeit Noun -
extensibility ;
Erweiterung Noun -
extension, expansion ;
Erwerb Noun -
acquisition ;

earnings ;
Erwin Proper noun -
given name . It was popular during the first half of the 20th century. ;
Erwägung Noun -
consideration ;
Erwähnung Noun -
mention ;
Erwärmung Noun -
warming ;
Erythem Noun -
erythema ;
Erz Noun -
ore ;
Erzbischof Noun -
Christianity archbishop ;
Erzdiözese Noun -
archdiocese ;
Erzdruide Noun -
archdruid ;
Erzengel Noun -
religion archangel ;
Erzfeind Noun -
archenemy ;
Erzherzog Noun -
archduke ;
Erzherzogin Noun -
archduchess qualifier ;
Erzherzogtum Noun -
An archduchy, the princely territory of an archduke ;
Erzieher Noun -
educator ;
Erziehung Noun -
education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) ;
Erziehungsberechtigte Noun -
parent, (legal) guardian ;
Erzählung Noun -
tale, story; narration ;
Eröffnung Noun -
chess opening ;
Es Noun -
psychology id ;
Es-Dur Noun -
E-flat major ;
Eschatologie Noun -
eschatology (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death) ;
Esche Noun -
ash (tree) ;
Esel Noun -
ass, donkey ;
Eselhaftigkeit Noun -
stubbornness, foolishness ;
Eselhase Noun -
(Lepus californicus), black-tailed jackrabbit ;
Eselsbrücke Noun -
mnemonic ;
Eselsohr Noun -
ear of a donkey ;

dogear (folded page corner) ;
Eselspinguin Noun -
gentoo, gentoo penguin ;
Eskalation Noun -
escalation ;
Eskapade Noun -
escapade ;
Eskapismus Noun -
escapism ;
Eskorte Noun -
escort ;

motorcade ;
Esoterik Noun -
esotericism, esoteric knowledge ;
Esperanto Noun -
Esperanto ;
Espresso Noun -
espresso ;
Esprit Noun -
esprit ;
Esra Proper noun -
biblical character Ezra. ;
Essay Noun -
essay, usually on scientific, cultural or sociological subjects for publication in a newspaper or magazine ;
Essbesteck Noun -
cutlery ;
Esse Noun -
chimney-hood over a stove ;

existence ;
Essen Noun -
meal ;
Essen Proper noun -
A large industrial city in Germany. ;
Essen auf Rädern Noun -
meals on wheels ;
Essensmarke Noun -
food stamp ;
Essenz Noun -
essence ;
Essig Noun -
vinegar ;
Essigfliege Noun -
fruit fly (Drosophilidae) ;
Essigsäure Noun -
acetic acid (clear colourless organic acid, CH_3COOH) ;
Essigsäurechlorid Noun -
acetyl chloride ;
Esslöffel Noun -
tablespoon ;
Essstäbchen Noun -
chopstick ;
Esszimmer Noun -
dining room (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) ;
Este Noun -
Estonian ;
Ester Proper noun -
biblical character Esther ;

given name, often spelled Esther. ;
Esther Proper noun -
given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester. ;
Estin Noun -
female Estonian ;
Estland Proper noun -
Estonia ;
Estnisch Proper noun -
Estonian (language) ;
Estragon Noun -
tarragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus) ;
Eszett Noun -
The name of the letter ß, a letter in the German alphabet representing a sharp double-s. ;
Eta Noun -
eta (greek letter) ;
Etablissement Noun -
establishment ;
Etage Noun -
floor, storey ;
Etappe Noun -
stage, leg gloss ;
Etat Noun -
budget ;
Etatismus Noun -
statism, etatism ;
Ethan Noun -
ethane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C_2H_6) ;
Ethanol Noun -
ethanol ;
Ether Noun -
ether ;
Ethik Noun -
ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) ;
Ethin Noun -
acetylene ;
Ethnologe Noun -
ethnologist ;
Ethnologie Noun -
ethnology (branch of anthropology) ;
Ethnologin Noun -
a female ethnologist ;
Etikett Noun -
label ;
Etikette Noun -
etiquette ;
Etter Noun -
fence ;

southern Germany,archaic the surrounding border of a village ;

boundary or border of an area or location ;

the central area of a locality ;
Etui Noun -
case, étui ;
Etymologe Noun -
etymologist (person who specializes in etymology) ;
Etymologie Noun -
etymology ;
Etüde Noun -
music etude ;
Eucharistie Noun -
Eucharist (sacrament) ;
Eugen Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Eugene. ;
Eugenie Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Eugenia. ;
Eukalyptus Noun -
eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) ;
Eule Noun -
owl ;

a moth of the family Noctuidae ;
Eulen nach Athen tragen Idiom -
To do something that is not needed, bring owls to Athens, carry coals to Newcastle (literally to carry owls to Athens). ;
Eunuch Noun -
eunuch (castrated human male) ;
Euphemismus Noun -
euphemism ;
Euphorie Noun -
euphoria (an excited state of joy) ;
Eurasien Proper noun -
Eurasia ;
Euro Noun -
euro gloss ;
Europa Proper noun -
(neuter) The continent Europe ;

(feminine) Greek mythology A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus ;

(feminine) A moon of Jupiter ;
Europawahl Noun -
European election, European Parliament election gloss ;
Europium Noun -
europium ;
Europäer Noun -
European (person) ;
Europäerin Noun -
European (female person) ;
Europäische Forelle Noun -
brown trout ;
Europäische Union Proper noun -
European Union ;
Europäische Äsche Noun -
grayling, Thymallus thymallus (fish) ;
Euter Noun -
udder ;
Euthanasie Noun -
euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal) ;
Eva Proper noun -
biblical character Eve. ;

given name. Pet form: Evchen. ;
Evakuierung Noun -
evacuation ;
Evangelist Noun -
biblical Evangelist ;
Evangelium Noun -
gospel (in the Bible, the "good news" of salvation through Jesus) ;
Evelyn Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Evolution Noun -
evolution ;
Evolutionismus Noun -
evolutionism ;
Evolutionist Noun -
A (male) evolutionist. ;
Evolutionistin Noun -
A (female) evolutionist. ;
Evolutionstheorie Noun -
biology theory of evolution (after Charles Darwin) ;
Ewald Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ewigkeit Noun -
eternity ;
Ex Noun -
colloquial ex-girlfriend ;

colloquial ex-wife ;

colloquial ex-boyfriend ;

colloquial ex-husband ;
Examen Noun -
exam (particularly at the end of university studies eg.. Final Exam) ;
Exbibyte Noun -
exbibyte (2^60 bytes) ;
Exception Noun -
computing exception ;
Exegese Noun -
exegesis (formal written exposition or explanatory essay) ;
Exekutive Noun -
executive (branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions) ;
Exempel Noun -
dated,or,part of idiomatic expressions example ;
Exergie Noun -
exergy ;
Exhibitionismus Noun -
exhibitionism ;
Exhibitionist Noun -
exhibitionist ;
Exi Noun -
A member of a German existentialist movement popular in the 1960s. ;
Exil Noun -
exile the state of being banished from one's home or country ;
Exilant Noun -
exile person ;
Existentialismus Noun -
existentialism ;
Existenz Noun -
xistence ;
Existenzialismus Noun -
Alternative spelling of Existentialismus ;
Exklave Noun -
geography exclave ;
Exkrement Noun -
(formal) excrement, feces ;
Exodus Noun -
exodus (sudden departure) ;
Exodus Proper noun -
Exodus (second book of the Bible, following Genesis) ;
Exonym Noun -
exonym (a name given to a group or category of people or historical persons by a secondary person or persons other than the people it refers to) ;
Exoplanet Noun -
exoplanet ;
Exorzismus Noun -
exorcism ;
Exoskelett Noun -
exoskeleton (hard outer structure) ;
Exosphäre Noun -
exosphere ;
Exot Noun -
people,or,plants,or,animals exotic ;
Exotik Noun -
exoticism ;
Expedition Noun -
expedition ;
Experiment Noun -
experiment ;
Experte Noun -
expert ;
Experten Noun - Expertin Noun -
a female expert ;
Expertise Noun -
expertise ;
Explosion Noun -
explosion ;
Exponat Noun -
something exhibited in a museum etc. exhibit ;
Export Noun -
export ;

a type of beer ;
Exporteur Noun -
exporter ;
Exposee Noun -
synopsis, exposé ;
Exposition Noun -
exposition (action of putting something out to public view) ;
Exposé Noun -
Alternative spelling of Exposee ;
Expressionismus Noun -
expressionism ;
Extraktion Noun -
extraction ;
Extrawurst Noun -
idiomatic expression relating to someone wanting special treatment. One would say "Er will immer eine Extrawurst gebraten haben" (he always wants a special sausage roasted for him) to express that someone wants something out of the ordinary. ;
Extremismus Noun -
extremism ;
Extremist Noun -
extremist ;
Extremum Noun -
mathematics extremum ;
Extremwert Noun -
mathematics extremum ;
Exzentriker Noun -
person eccentric ;
Exzeptionalismus Noun -
exceptionalism ;
Exzess Noun -
excess ;
Ezechiel Proper noun -
biblical character Ezekiel ;
Eßstäbchen Noun -
Obsolete spelling of Essstäbchen ;
F Letter -
The sixth letter of the German alphabet. ;
FAO Abbreviation -
Fachanwaltsordnung ;
FBH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Fußbodenheizung ;
FDP Initialism -
Freie Demokratische Partei ;
FKK Abbreviation -
Freikörperkultur (literally, "free body culture"), a nudist movement in Germany ;
Fabel Noun -
fable ;
Fabian Proper noun -
given name ;
Fabienne Proper noun -
given name. ;
Fabio Proper noun -
given name. ;
Fabrik Noun -
plant (factory or industrial facility) ;
Fabrikant Noun -
The profession of a factory's owner: manufacturer ;
Fabrikarbeit Noun -
the concept of working in a factory ;
Fabrikat Noun -
make (brand) ;

fabrication ;
Fabrikation Noun -
the act or process of manufacturing something ;
Facette Noun -
facet ;
Fach Noun -
compartment ;

drawer ;

subject ;
Facharzt Noun -
medical specialist ;
Fachchinesisch Noun -
pejorative technical terminology ;
Fachinformatiker Noun -
IT specialist, computer scientist ;
Fachjargon Noun -
technical terminology ;
Fachmann Noun -
expert, specialist ;
Fachsprache Noun -
jargon, technical language, terminology ;
Fachwissen Noun -
know-how ;
Fackel Noun -
torch ;
Faden Noun -
yarn, thread ;

fathom ;
Fadenkreuz Noun -
weapon crosshairs ;
Fagott Noun -
bassoon ;
Fagottist Noun -
bassoonist ;
Fahlflanken-Ameisenwürger Noun -
Chapman’s antshrike ;
Fahnder Noun -
law enforcement investigator ;
Fahndung Noun -
law enforcement search ;
Fahndungsliste Noun -
wanted list ;
Fahne Noun -
the flag (of a nation, organisation, etc); a banner ;

an idea, an ideal ;

the noticeable smell of alcohol on one's breath ;
Fahnenflucht Noun -
military desertion ;
Fahnenflüchtige Noun -
deserter ;
Fahnenflüchtiger Noun -
military deserter ;
Fahnenmast Noun -
flagpole (a tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown) ;
Fahnenstange Noun -
flagpole, flagstaff ;
Fahrer Noun -
a driver (person) ;
Fahrerin Noun -
driver (person who drives some other vehicle) ;
Fahrgast Noun -
passenger ;
Fahrkarte Noun -
ticket ;
Fahrlässigkeit Noun -
negligence ;
Fahrrad Noun -
bicycle ;
Fahrradständer Noun -
bicycle stand, bike rack ;
Fahrradtasche Noun -
pannier ;
Fahrradweg Noun -
cycleway ;

cycle track, cycle path ;
Fahrschein Noun -
ticket (pass for transportation) ;
Fahrsteig Noun -
moving walkway ;
Fahrstuhl Noun -
elevator, lift ;
Fahrstuhlmusik Noun -
elevator music ;
Fahrt Noun -
ride (from fahren) ;

journey ;
Fahrtüchtigkeit Noun -
of a person fitness to drive ;

of a vehicle roadworthiness ;
Fahruntüchtigkeit Noun -
of a person unfitness to drive ;

of a vehicle unroadworthiness ;
Fahrvergnügen Noun -
Driving pleasure. ;
Fahrzeug Noun -
vehicle ;
Fahrzeugpapiere Noun -
car documents ;
Faible Noun -
soft spot, weakness for something or someone ;
Fakir Noun -
fakir, faqir ;
Fakt Noun -
fact ;
Faktor Noun -
factor (integral part) ;

(mathematics) factor ;
Faktum Noun -
fact (something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation) ;
Fakultät Noun -
mathematics factorial ;

university faculty ;
Falbkatze Noun -
African wildcat, desert cat (Felis silvestris lybica), a subspecies of the wildcat (Felis silvestris) ;
Falchion Noun -
falchion ;
Falk Proper noun -
a surname ;
Falke Noun -
falcon ;
Falklandinseln Proper noun -
Falkland Islands ;
Falklandkrieg Proper noun -
Falklands War ;
Fall Noun -
case ;

drop ;

decline ;
Fallbeil Noun -
guillotine machine used for execution ;
Falle Noun -
trap ;

colloquial bed ;
Fallgatter Noun -
ortcullis ;
Fallobst Noun -
fruit windfall ;
Fallout Noun -
fallout (particles that fall to the ground) ;
Fallrückzieher Noun -
soccer bicycle kick ;
Fallschirm Noun -
parachute ;
Fallschirmjäger Noun -
paratrooper ;
Fallschirmspringer Noun -
parachutist ;
Fallstrick Noun -
figuratively pitfall ;
Falltür Noun -
trapdoor ;
Falltürspinne Noun -
trapdoor spider ;
Falsett Noun -
falsetto ("false" (singing) voice in any human) ;
Faltblatt Noun -
leaflet (small piece of paper with information) ;
Falte Noun -
fold ;

wrinkle ;
Falter Noun -
butterfly ;
Falterfisch Noun -
butterflyfish ;
Falz Noun -
fold ;

groove ;
Familie Noun -
family ;
Familienbande Noun -
family ties ;
Familienname Noun -
urname, family name, last name ;
Familienplanung Noun -
family planning ;
Familienstand Noun -
marriage status ;
Fan Noun -
fan, devotee ;
Fanatiker Noun -
fanatic ;
Fanatismus Noun -
fanaticism ;
Fanfare Noun -
flourish of trumpets or horns fanfare ;
Fang Noun -
catch, capture ;

booty, prey ;

haul, draught ;

fang, talon, claw, tusk ;

hunting coup de grâce ;
Fangzahn Noun -
fang ;
Fanmeile Noun -
a area specially designated for football (soccer) fans, especially of a specified team ;
Fanny Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English. ;
Fantasie Noun -
fantasy ;
Farad Noun -
farad ;
Faraday-Konstante Noun -
Faraday constant ;
Farbbeutel Noun -
paint bomb ;
Farbe Noun -
color, colour ;

paint ;
Farbe bekennen Verb -
card games to follow suit ;

idiomatic to show one's true colors ;
Farben Noun -
colours ;
Farbenblindheit Noun -
color blindness ;
Farbfernsehen Noun -
color television (television in color) ;
Farbfernseher Noun -
color TV (television set that displays images in color) ;
Farbmetrik Noun -
colorimetry ;
Farbpalette Noun -
palette ;
Farbraum Noun -
color space ;
Farbstabilisator Noun -
colour retention agent (compound added to a food product) ;
Farbton Noun -
shade (variety of color) ;
Farce Noun -
farce ;
Farm Noun -
farm (usually with reference to farms abroad) ;
Farn Noun -
fern ;
Farnkraut Noun -
fern ;
Faro Proper noun -
'Faro' ;
Fasan Noun -
pheasant, Phasianus colchicus ;
Faschiertes Noun -
Austria minced meat ;
Faschismus Noun -
fascism ;
Faschist Noun -
fascist (person) ;
Faschistin Noun -
a female fascist ;
Fascho Noun -
slang a fascist ;
Fase Noun -
chamfer (an angled relief or cut at an edge) ;
Faser Noun -
fibre ;
Fass Noun -
barrel, keg ;
Fassade Noun -
facade ;
Fassette Noun -
Alternative spelling of Facette ;
Fasson Noun -
dated way of living, manner, shape ;

dated revers, lapel ;
Fassung Noun -
a device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a light-bulb, the setting of a jewel etc. ;

version ;

composure, self-control ;
Fasten Noun -
fasting ;
Fastenzeit Noun -
religion fasting period ;

Christianity Lent ;
Fastnacht Noun -
carnival ;
Faszination Noun -
fascination ;
Fatalismus Noun -
fatalism ;
Faulheit Noun -
laziness ;
Faulpelz Noun -
lazybones ;
Faultier Noun -
sloth ;
Faun Noun -
faun (mythological creature) ;
Fauna Noun -
fauna ;
Faust Noun -
a fist ;
Faustfeuerwaffe Noun -
A gun that is fit to be wielded by at least one hand; a handgun. ;
Faustregel Noun -
rule of thumb ;
Faustschlag Noun -
punch ;
Fauxpas Noun -
faux pas ;
Favorit Noun -
sports favorite ;
Fax Noun -
fax (machine) ;
Fazit Noun -
upshot, conclusion ;
Feber Proper noun -
I>Austria February ;
Februar Noun -
February ;
Fechten Noun -
fencing ;
Feder Noun -
feather ;
Federball Noun -
badminton (a racquet sport) ;
Federweißer Noun -
(oenology) must made from white grapes that has begun to ferment but that has not turned into wine yet ;
Federwerk Noun -
clockwork ;
Fee Noun -
fairy ;
Fegefeuer Noun -
purgatory ;
Fehde Noun -
feud ;
Fehlbesetzung Noun -
acting miscast ;

position,or,job misassignment ;
Fehldeutung Noun -
misinterpretation ;
Fehldiagnose Noun -
misdiagnosis ;
Fehler Noun -
fault ;

error ;

mistake ;
Fehlercode Noun -
(computing) error code ;
Fehlfunktion Noun -
malfunction, dysfunction ;
Fehlgeburt Noun -
miscarriage (of a baby) ;
Fehlinterpretation Noun -
misinterpretation ;
Fehlschlag Noun -
failure, miss ;
Fehlstart Noun -
false start (starting before the signal) ;
Fehltritt Noun -
misstep ;
Fehlverhalten Noun -
misconduct, wrongdoing ;
Feier Noun -
celebration ;
Feiertag Noun -
holiday (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed) ;
Feige Noun -
A fig ;

figuratively A coward ;
Feigenbaum Noun -
fig (tree or shrub) ;
Feigenkaktus Noun -
Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian Fig Opuntia), a species of cactus ;
Feigheit Noun -
cowardice ;
Feigling Noun -
coward ;
Feile Noun -
file gloss ;
Feind Noun -
enemy ;
Feinkost Noun -
delicatessen top-quality food ;
Feinschmecker Noun -
gourmet ;
Feinstrukturkonstante Noun -
fine-structure constant ;
Feld Noun -
field ;
Feldbett Noun -
camp bed ;
Feldherr Noun -
commander-in-chief, the highest ranking general/commander of an army in war ;
Feldmarschall Noun -
marshal (piece in the game Stratego) ;
Feldmaus Noun -
field mouse ;
Feldsalat Noun -
corn salad, Valerianella locusta, any member of the Valerianella genus ;
Feldspat Noun -
mineralogy feldspar ;
Feldspinne Noun -
liocranid sac spider ;
Feldwebel Noun -
sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer) ;
Feldzug Noun -
military campaign ;
Felge Noun -
felly, rim ;
Felgenband Noun -
rim tape ;
Felgenbremse Noun -
rim brake ;
Felicia Proper noun -
given name, alternative spelling of Felizia. ;
Felicitas Proper noun -
given name. ;
Felix Proper noun -
given name. ;
Felizia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Felicia. ;
Felizitas Proper noun -
given name, variant of Felicitas. ;
Fell Noun -
fur ;
Fellatio Noun -
fellatio ;
Fels Noun -
rock ;
Felsen Noun -
rock ;
Felsenbirne Noun -
serviceberry (plant) ;
Felsenpfeifer Noun -
rock pipit ;
Felsenpinguin Noun -
rockhopper penguin ;
Felsentaube Noun -
preferred term rock pigeon, rock dove ;
Felsnadel Noun -
tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain pinnacle ;
Feminismus Noun -
feminism ;
Feminist Noun -
feminist ;
Feministin Noun -
female person feminist ;
Femur Noun -
femur (thighbone) ;
Fenchel Noun -
fennel ;
Fenn Noun -
Northern Germany fen, fenland ;
Fennek Noun -
fennec, fennec fox, (Vulpes zerda, was Fennecus zerda) ;
Fenrir Proper noun -
Fenrir ;
Fenster Noun -
window ;
Fensterbank Noun -
windowsill ;
Fensterbrett Noun -
a windowsill ;
Fensterladen Noun -
window shutter ;
Fensterrahmen Noun -
window frame ;
Fensterscheibe Noun -
window pane ;
Ferdinand Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Ferdinand. ;
Ferien Noun -
vacation, holiday ;
Ferkel Noun -
piglet; a young/immature pig ;
Fermate Noun -
fermata ;
Fermion Noun -
fermion ;
Fermionen-Kondensat Noun -
fermionic condensate ;
Fermium Noun -
fermium ;
Fernbedienung Noun -
remote control ;
Ferne Noun -
distance ;

in the plural distant lands ;

future, past ;
Fernglas Noun -
binoculars (hand-held device for looking at a distance.) ;
Fernrohr Noun -
telescope ;
Fernsehen Noun -
television ;
Fernseher Noun -
a television set ;

a television viewer (person) ;
Fernsehsender Noun -
TV station, television station ;
Fernsprecher Noun -
Telephone. ;
Fernverkehr Noun -
long-distance traffic ;
Fernweh Noun -
literally, “farsickness”; “an ache for the distance” ; wanderlust ;
Fernwärme Noun -
district heating, teleheating ;
Fernzug Noun -
long-distance train ;
Ferse Noun -
heel ;
Fersengänger Noun -
plantigrade ;
Fertighaus Noun -
prefabricated building ;
Fessel Noun -
fetter ;
Fesselspiel Noun -
often plural bondage gloss ;
Fest Noun -
celebration, festival, party ;
Festigung Noun -
strengthening ;
Festival Noun -
festival ;
Festkommazahl Noun -
fixed-point number ;
Festland Noun -
mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent) ;
Festlegung Noun -
fixing, determination ;
Festmahl Noun -
feast (meal) ;
Festnahme Noun -
arrest ;
Festnetz Noun -
landline ;
Feston Noun -
festoon (ornament) ;
Festplatte Noun -
hard disk ;
Festspiele Noun -
festival ;
Feststellung Noun -
determination ;
Festung Noun -
fortress, fortification ;
Fete Noun -
social gathering party ;
Fetischismus Noun -
fetishism ;
Fett Noun -
fat, grease ;

lipid ;
Fettleibigkeit Noun -
obesity ;
Fettpflanze Noun -
botany,rare succulent ;
Fettwanst Noun -
fatso, lard-ass ;
Fetzen Noun -
lump ;
Feucht Proper noun -
A town south-east of Nuremberg in Bavaria. ;
Feuchtgebiet Noun -
wetland ;
Feuchtigkeit Noun -
humidity, wetness ;
Feudalismus Noun -
feudalism ;
Feuer Noun -
fire ;
Feuer frei Phrase -
fire at will ;
Feueralarm Noun -
fire alarm ;
Feuerameise Noun -
fire ant ;
Feuerball Noun -
a fireball ;
Feuerbohne Noun -
runner bean, scarlet runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus ;
Feuerfisch Noun -
lionfish (literally fire fish) ;
Feuerkäfer Noun -
fire-colored beetle ;
Feuerland Proper noun -
Tierra del Fuego ;
Feuerleiter Noun -
fire ladder ;

fire escape ;
Feuerlöscher Noun -
fire extinguisher (fire extinguisher) ;
Feuerstein Noun -
flint (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck) ;
Feuerteufel Noun -
firebug (pyromaniac) ;
Feuerturm Noun -
lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) ;
Feuerwanze Noun -
firebug ;
Feuerwehr Noun -
fire brigade ;

fire department ;
Feuerwehrmann Noun -
fireman, firefighter ;
Feuerwehrschlauch Noun -
fire hose ;
Feuerwerk Noun -
firework ;

fireworks ;
Feuerwerkskörper Noun -
firework (single item), firecracker ;
Feuerzeug Noun -
lighter ;
Feuilleton Noun -
feuilleton ;
Fiaker Noun -
horse-drawn taxicab ;

cabby, cabdriver of such a cab ;
Fiasko Noun -
fiasco ;
Fibel Noun -
fibula gloss ;

primer gloss ;

a textbook or manual on a specific topic ;
Fichte Noun -
spruce (genus Picea) ;
Fichte Proper noun -
A German surname ;
Fichtenrüsselkäfer Noun -
pine weevil ;
Fichtenspargel Noun -
pinesap ;
Fichtenspinner Noun -
black arched moth, nun moth ;
Fichtenzapfen Noun -
spruce cone ;
Fick Noun -
vulgar The sexual act, a fuck. ;

vulgar A sexual partner, a fuck. ;
Ficker Noun -
fucker ;
Ficker Proper noun -
A surname. ;
Fickfreund Noun -
vulgar fuck buddy ;
Fidji Proper noun -
Fiji ;
Fidjiralle Noun -
bar-winged rail ;
Fidschi Proper noun -
Fiji ;
Fieber Noun -
fever ;
Fieberkurve Noun -
temperature curve ;
Fieberthermometer Noun -
medical thermometer ;
Fiesling Noun -
meanie ;
Figur Noun -
figure, figurine ;

character gloss ;

piece gloss ;

figure gloss ;
Filet Noun -
cooking fillet ;

fillet ;
Filiale Noun -
branch (office of an organization with several locations) ;
Film Noun -
photographic film ;

motion picture ;
Filmmaterial Noun -
footage ;
Filter Noun -
filter ;
Filterpapier Noun -
filter paper ;
Filtertüte Noun -
coffee filter qualifier ;
Filtrat Noun -
filtrate ;
Filz Noun -
felt ;

sleaze (corruption) ;
Filzlaus Noun -
crab louse, pubic louse ;
Finale Noun -
(sports) final ;

finale ;
Finanz Noun -
finance (management of money and other assets) ;
Finanzamt Noun -
tax office, tax authority, revenue office, finance authority ;
Finanzier Noun -
financier ;
Finanzmarkt Noun -
financial market ;
Finanzwissenschaft Noun -
public finance ;
Findelkind Noun -
foundling ;
Finderlohn Noun -
finder's reward ;
Findling Noun -
foundling ;

glacial erratic (rock) ;
Finesse Noun -
finesse ;

plural tricks ;

plural extras, refinements ;
Finger Noun -
finger ;
Fingerfood Noun -
finger food (food that can be eaten with one's hands) ;
Fingerhakeln Noun -
finger wrestling ;
Fingerhut Noun -
thimble ;

digitalis, foxglove ;
Fingerknöchel Noun -
knuckle joint between the bones of a finger ;
Fingernagel Noun -
fingernail ;
Fingersatz Noun -
music fingering ;
Fingerspitze Noun -
fingertip ;
Fingerspitzengefühl Noun -
plural rare great sensitivity, sure instinct ;
Finja Proper noun -
given name. ;
Fink Noun -
finch ;
Finn Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl or etyl Finn. ;
Finne Noun -
Finn (person from Finland) ;

fin ;
Finnin Noun -
Finn (female person from Finland) ;
Finnisch Noun -
Finnish (language) ;
Finnja Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Finja. ;
Finnland Proper noun -
Finland ;
Finsternis Noun -
darkness ;
Finsterspinne Noun -
tangled nest spider ;
Fiona Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin, popular in the 1990s and the 2000s. ;
Firewall Noun -
computing firewall ;
Firma Noun -
firm, company ;
Firmware Noun -
firmware (firmware) ;
Firnis Noun -
varnish (anything resembling such a paint) ;
First Noun -
ridge (of roof) ;
Fisch Noun -
fish ;
Fischadler Noun -
osprey ;
Fische Proper noun -
Pisces. ;
Fischer Noun -
fisher, fisherman ;
Fischer Proper noun -
surname ;
Fischermarder Noun -
marten fisher ;
Fischkatze Noun -
fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), a medium-sized cat whose habitat range extends through Indochina, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java. ;
Fischmesser Noun -
fish knife ;
Fischotter Noun -
European otter, Lutra lutra ;
Fischschwarm Noun -
shoal (group of fish) ;
Fischstäbchen Noun -
fish finger, fish stick ;
Fitnessstudio Noun -
sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise gym ;
Fitz Proper noun -
surname from the Palatinate region of Germany ;
Fixer Noun -
junkie (heroin user) ;

one who is engaged in short selling (finance) ;

one who converts Commodore 64 programs from PAL to NTSC and vice versa ;
Fixstern Noun -
fixed star ;
Fjord Noun -
fjord ;
Flachbildschirm Noun -
flat panel monitor ;
Flachkopfkatze Noun -
flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) ;
Flachs Noun -
flax ;
Fladen Noun -
a flat cake ;

colloquial cowpat ;
Fladenbrot Noun -
flatbread ;
Flageolett Noun -
flageolet (type of small flute) ;
Flagge Noun -
flag ;
Flaggschiff Noun -
nautical,or,figuratively flagship ;
Flair Noun -
flair distinctive style or elegance ;
Flakon Noun -
vial ;
Flame Noun -
Fleming (native or inhabitant of Flanders) ;
Flamenco Noun -
flamenco (Spanish dance) ;
Flamingo Noun -
flamingo ;
Flamme Noun -
flame ;
Flammenwerfer Noun -
flamethrower ;
Flammschutzmittel Noun -
flame retardant ;
Flandern Proper noun -
Flanders ;
Flanell Noun -
flannel (soft cloth material) ;
Flaneur Noun -
flâneur, stroller ;
Flanke Noun -
flank ;
Flasche Noun -
bottle ;

flask ;

flagon ;
Flaschen Noun -
bottles ;
Flaschendrehen Noun -
spin the bottle (game) ;
Flaschenhals Noun -
neck of a bottle bottleneck ;
Flaschenpost Noun -
message in a bottle ;
Flaschenschiff Noun -
ship in a bottle ;
Flaschenöffner Noun -
bottle opener ;
Flashback Noun -
psychology,or,drugs flashback ;
Flatulenz Noun -
flatulence (state of having gas in digestive system) ;
Flaum Noun -
fluff ;
Flaute Noun -
calm (period free from wind) ;

slack, slack period ;
Flechte Noun -
lichen ;

plait ;
Fleck Noun -
fleck, blot, smear, spot ;

corner ;
Fleckenflügel-Ameisenwürger Noun -
spot-winged antshrike ;
Fleckengesicht-Ameisenwürger Noun -
collared antshrike ;
Fledermaus Noun -
bat (flying mammal) ;
Flegel Noun -
flail ;

lout ;
Fleisch Noun -
flesh ;

meat ;

pulp (of fruit) ;
Fleischbeschau Noun -
meat inspection ;
Fleischer Noun -
butcher ;
Fleischer Proper noun -
surname ;
Fleischerei Noun -
butcher's shop ;
Fleischfliege Noun -
flesh-fly ;
Fleischfresser Noun -
carnivore ;
Fleischlaberl Noun -
Austria meatball ;
Fleischpflanzl Noun -
(Bavarian dialect) meatball ;
Fleischsalat Noun -
meat salad ;
Fleischwunde Noun -
flesh wound ;
Fleischwurst Noun -
Bologna sausage, baloney/boloney or more formally, bologna ;
Fleiß Noun -
diligence, effort ;
Flensburg Proper noun -
Flensburg ;
Flexibilität Noun -
flexibility (quality of being flexible) ;
Flicken Noun -
patch ;
Flickzeug Noun -
patch kit ;
Flieder Noun -
lilac ;

elder ;
Fliege Noun -
fly (insect) ;

bow tie ;
Fliegenklatsche Noun -
flyswatter (device for swatting flies) ;
Fliegenpilz Noun -
fly agaric, Amanita muscaria (type of mushroom) ;
Flieger Noun -
aviator ;

airplane ;
Fliegerabwehrkanone Noun -
anti-aircraft gun (literally "Aeroplane Defence Cannon"); abbreviated as flak ;
Fliegerass Noun -
dated flying ace ;
Fliegerei Noun -
aviation ;
Fliese Noun -
tile ;
Fließband Noun -
assembly line, conveyor belt ;
Flinte Noun -
shotgun ;
Flipper Noun -
pinball ;
Flirt Noun -
flirtation ;

flirt (one who flirts) ;
Flittchen Noun -
slang slut ;
Flitter Noun -
spangle ;
Flitterwochen Noun -
honeymoon ;
Flitzer Noun -
(male) streaker gloss ;
Flitzerin Noun -
(female) streaker gloss ;
Flocke Noun -
flake ;
Floh Noun -
flea ;
Flohmarkt Noun -
flea market ;
Flohzirkus Noun -
flea circus ;
Flop Noun -
flop (failure, especially in the entertainment industry) ;
Flor Noun -
nap, pile (kind of textile) ;
Flora Noun -
flora (plants as a group; microorganisms) ;
Flora Proper noun -
Roman god Flora ;

given name. ;
Florentin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Florentina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Florentine Proper noun -
given name. ;
Florenz Proper noun -
Florence (city) ;
Florett Noun -
foil (light sword used in fencing) ;
Florfliege Noun -
common green lacewing ;
Florian Proper noun -
given name. ;
Floridaente Noun -
mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) ;
Florist Noun -
florist, a male person who sells flowers ;
Floristik Noun -
floristry ;
Floristin Noun -
florist, a female person who sells flowers ;
Floskel Noun -
empty phrase ;
Flosse Noun -
fin, flipper ;

slang hand ;
Flotte Noun -
fleet ;
Floß Noun -
raft ;
Fluch Noun -
curse ;
Flucht Noun -
escape ;

alignment (technical term) ;
Fluchtgeschwindigkeit Noun -
astrophysics escape velocity ;
Flug Noun -
flight (in the air) ;

airfare ;
Flugbegleiter Noun -
flight attendant ;
Flugbegleiterin Noun -
flight attendant (member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers) ;
Flugblatt Noun -
flyer, leaflet ;
Fluggesellschaft Noun -
airline (company that flies airplanes) ;
Flughafen Noun -
airport ;
Flughörnchen Noun -
flying squirrel ;
Flugkapitän Noun -
The captain of an airliner. ;
Flugplatz Noun -
airport, airfield (place where airplanes can take off and land) ;
Flugsimulator Noun -
flight simulator ;
Flugzeug Noun -
airplane ;
Flugzeugträger Noun -
military aircraft carrier ;
Fluid Noun -
fluid (state of matter) ;
Fluke Noun -
fluke (lobe of a whale's tail) ;
Fluktuation Noun -
fluctuation ;
Flunder Noun -
flounder (a fish) ;
Fluor Noun -
fluorine ;
Fluppe Noun -
colloquial cigarette ;
Flur Noun -
floor ;

a hall, hallway, corridor in a building ;

farmland; field or lea, heath ;
Fluse Noun -
fluff (light fur etc) ;
Fluss Noun -
river ;

flow ;
Flussbarsch Noun -
European perch, Perca fluviatilis ;
Flusskontrolle Noun -
networking flow control ;
Flusspferd Noun -
hippopotamus ;
Flussufer-Ameisenwürger Noun -
Castelnau's antshrike ;
Flut Noun -
flood ;

The rising movement of the tide, the flow ;

high tide ;
Flutwelle Noun -
tidal wave (tsunami) ;
Fläche Noun -
surface ;
Flämisch Noun -
Flemish (language) ;
Flöte Noun -
flute ;
Flötist Noun -
flutist, one who plays the flute ;
Flößer Noun -
raftsman ;
Flüchtigkeit Noun -
chemistry volatility ;
Flüchtling Noun -
refugee ;
Flügel Noun -
wing ;

musical instruments grand piano ;
Flügelhorn Noun -
musical instruments A brass instrument resembling a cornet. A bugle with valves. ;
Flüssigkeit Noun -
liquid ;
Fohlen Noun -
foal, colt ;

nickname for Borussia Mönchengladbach ;
Fokus Noun -
focus (in optics) ;
Folge Noun -
sequence ;

consequence ;

television episode ;
Folie Noun -
foil (thin sheet of metal) ;

foil (thin plastic) ;

something used as a background for a comparison ;
Folklore Noun -
folklore ;
Folter Noun -
torture ;
Fonds Noun -
fund ;
Fondue Noun -
fondue ;
Forderung Noun -
a demand, a (financial) claim ;
Forelle Noun -
trout ;
Forke Noun -
Northern Germany pitchfork ;
Form Noun -
shape ;

form (order of doing things) ;
Formaldehyd Noun -
formaldehyde (organic compound) ;
Formalie Noun -
formality ;
Formalismus Noun -
formalism ;
Format Noun -
format ;
Formatierung Noun -
formatting ;
Formel Noun -
formula (in mathematics or chemistry) ;
Formular Noun -
form (document to be filled) ;
Forscher Noun -
researcher ;
Forschergeist Noun -
spirit of research ;
Forschung Noun -
research ;
Forst Noun -
forest ;
Forstwirtschaft Noun -
forestry ;
Fort Noun -
fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) ;
Fortgang Noun -
(forward) march (steady forward movement or progression) ;
Fortkommen Noun -
advancement, progressing ;
Fortpflanzung Noun -
reproduction gloss ;
Fortschritt Noun -
progress ;
Forum Noun -
forum ;
Fossil Noun -
fossil ;
Fossilie Noun -
fossil ;
Foto Noun -
photo ;
Fotoapparat Noun -
camera (device for making still pictures) ;
Fotograf Noun -
photographer ;
Fotografie Noun -
photography ;

photo ;
Fotz Noun -
(Bavarian and Austrian dialects) mouth (short for Fotze) ;
Fotze Noun -
vulgar cunt (female genitalia). ;

Bavarian,and,Austrian dialects Slap in the face, muzzle. ;
Fotzhobel Noun -
Bavarian,and,Austrian dialects mouth organ ;
Foul Noun -
foul (offence in sports) ;
Foyer Noun -
foyer ;
Fr. Abbreviation -
Frau - Mistress, Mrs, woman, wife ;

Freitag - Friday ;

Franken - (Swiss) franc ;
Fracht Noun -
cargo ;
Frachtschiff Noun -
freight ship, cargo ship ;
Frack Noun -
tailcoat ;
Frage Noun -
question ;
Fragebogen Noun -
questionnaire ;
Fragezeichen Noun -
question mark (punctuation) ;
Fragilität Noun -
fragility ;
Fragment Noun -
fragment ;
Fragmentierung Noun -
fragmentation (act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration) ;
Fraktal Noun -
fractal ;
Fraktur Noun -
medicine fracture (bone, etc.) ;

Fraktur typefaces, used for most German texts printed in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until World War II. ;
Frame Noun -
animation frame, division of time on a multimedia timeline ;
Franc Noun -
franc (currency) ;
Francium Noun -
francium ;
Frank Proper noun -
surname ;

given name used in the Middle Ages and revived in the nineteenth century. Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. ;
Franke Noun -
one of the Franks ;
Franke Proper noun -
surname ;
Franken Noun -
franc (Swiss currency) ;
Franken Proper noun -
Franconia (region in Germany) ;

historical Francia ;
Frankfurt Proper noun -
Frankfurt ;
Frankfurt am Main Proper noun -
Frankfurt-am-Main (independent city in Hesse, Germany) ;
Frankfurt an der Oder Proper noun -
Frankfurt-an-der-Oder (independent city in Brandenburg, Germany) ;
Frankfurter Noun -
(Austrian dialect) a wiener sausage ;
Frankreich Proper noun -
France ;
Franse Noun -
fringe ;
Franz Proper noun -
given name. ;
Franziska Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Frances. ;
Franziskus Proper noun -
Francis (male given name) ;
Franzose Noun -
Frenchman (man of French birth or nationality) ;
Französin Noun -
Frenchwoman (a French woman) ;
Französisch Noun -
French language ;
Französisch-Guayana Proper noun -
French Guiana (Department of French Guiana) ;
Französische Revolution Proper noun -
French Revolution ;
Frau Noun -
obsolete A lady. ;

An adult female, a woman. ;

One's wife. ;

A title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss. ;

Lady, mistress. ;
Frauenarzt Noun -
colloquial gynecologist ;
Frauenheilkunde Noun -
gynecology ;
Frauenärztin Noun -
colloquial a female gynecologist ;
Frauke Proper noun -
given name. ;
Fraß Noun -
rub (food) ;
Frechdachs Noun -
rascal ;
Frechheit Noun -
perkiness, brashness, guts ;
Freeganer Noun -
freegan ;
Freeganismus Noun -
freeganism ;
Fregatte Noun -
frigate ;
Freibad Noun -
outdoor public swimming pool ;
Freiberufler Noun -
A practicioner of a liberal profession, such as physician ;
Freibetrag Noun -
from taxes etc. exemption ;
Freibrief Noun -
historical charter ;

figuratively carte blanche ;
Freie Demokratische Partei Proper noun -
the German liberal party. ;
Freie Software Noun -
free software ;
Freier Noun -
John qualifier ;

suitor ;
Freiheit Noun -
freedom ;

liberty ;
Freiheitskämpfer Noun -
freedom fighter ;
Freiheitsstatue Proper noun -
(the) Statue of Liberty ;
Freiheitsstrafe Noun -
prison sentence, imprisonment ;
Freiherr Noun -
baron ;
Freilandhaltung Noun -
animal husbandry free range ;
Freilauf Noun -
freewheel ;
Freimaurer Noun -
Freemason ;

freemason ;
Freimaurerei Noun -
Freemasonry ;
Freistoß Noun -
free kick ;
Freitag Proper noun -
Friday ;
Freiwild Noun -
hunting unprotected game ;

figuratively fair game ;
Freiwillige Noun -
volunteer ;
Freizeit Noun -
free time, leisure time, spare time. The time during which one is not working. ;
Freizeitpark Noun -
amusement park ;
Freizeitzentrum Noun -
leisure centre ;

recreation center ;
Fremdbestimmung Noun -
heteronomy ;
Fremdenfeindlichkeit Noun -
hatred of foreigners or strangers, xenophobia ;
Fremder Noun -
stranger (person whom one does not know) ;
Fremdscham Noun -
shame felt for actions done by someone else ;
Fremdsprache Noun -
foreign language ;
Fremdwort Noun -
foreign word ;
Frequenz Noun -
frequency (The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t). ;
Freske Noun -
fresco ;
Fresko Noun -
fresco ;
Freskomalerei Noun -
fresco (technique) ;
Fresse Noun -
(derogatory) mouth ;
Fresszelle Noun -
macrophage ;
Frettchen Noun -
ferret (the mammal Mustela putorius furo) ;
Freud Proper noun -
surname ;
Freude Noun -
joy, happiness. ;
Freudenhaus Noun -
brothel (house of prostitution) ;
Freudentaumel Noun -
ecstasy, rapture ;
Freund Noun -
friend ;

boyfriend ;
Freunde Noun -
friends ;
Freundin Noun -
girlfriend ;

a female friend ;
Freundinnen Noun -
(girl) friends ;
Freundschaft Noun -
friendship ;
Freundschaftsspiel Noun -
friendly match ;
Frevel Noun -
outrage, crime ;

iniquity ;
Freya Proper noun -
Norse mythology Freya. ;

rare given name. ;
Friaul-Julisch Venetien Proper noun -
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (region) ;
Frida Proper noun -
given name of Germanic origin; a less common spelling of Frieda. ;
Fridegunde Proper noun -
given name, a rare variant of Friedegund. ;
Fried Noun -
see in Fried und Freud ;
Frieda Proper noun -
given name popular at the turn of the 20th century. ;
Friede Noun -
peace ;
Friedegund Proper noun -
given name. ;
Friedegunde Proper noun -
given name, a rare variant of Friedegund. ;
Frieden Noun -
peace ;
Friedensnobelpreis Noun -
Nobel Peace Prize ;
Friedensnobelpreisverleihung Noun -
the awarding of a Nobel Peace Prize ;
Friedenspfeife Noun -
peace pipe ;
Friedhof Noun -
cemetery ;
Friedrich Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Frederick. ;

surname ;
Fries Noun -
frieze (sculptured or richly ornamented band) ;
Friese Noun -
Friesian horse, Frisian horse (refers to both the breed, and an individual member of the breed) ;

Frisian ;
Friesisch Proper noun -
the Frisian or West Frisian language ;
Friesland Proper noun -
Friesland ;
Frikadelle Noun -
a meatball, the meat part of a hamburger ;
Frikassee Noun -
fricassee ;
Frikativ Noun -
fricative (consonant) ;
Friktion Noun -
friction (conflict) ;
Frisbee Noun -
frisbee ;
Frische Noun -
freshness ;
Frischkäse Noun -
cream cheese, soft cheese, quark ;
Frischling Noun -
young/immature wild boar. Generic term is Wildschwein. ;

freshman ;
Friseur Noun -
hairdresser, barber, friseur ;
Frist Noun -
term, period (time limit) ;
Frisur Noun -
hairstyle ;
Frisör Noun -
Alternative spelling of Friseur ;
Fritten Noun -
fries, french fries ;
Fritteuse Noun -
deep fryer ;
Frittüre Noun -
deep frying frying oil ;
Fritz Noun -
used by non-Germans,derogatory a Fritz ;
Fritzchen Noun -
(hospital slang) a small cushion (about 40x40cm) ;

a name for a young child often used in a certain kind of joke ;
Frivolität Noun -
frivolity ;
Fron Noun -
socage ;

figuratively hard work, slavery ;
Frondienst Noun -
socage ;
Fronleichnam Noun -
orpus Christi (feast) ;
Front Noun -
the front end or side of something. ;
Frontallappen Noun -
frontal lobe ;
Frosch Noun -
frog ;
Froschmann Noun -
frogman: combat diver, combat swimmer ;
Frost Noun -
frost ;
Frostbeule Noun -
chilblain ;
Frostschutzmittel Noun -
antifreeze (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) ;
Frottee Noun -
terrycloth, towelling ;
Frucht Noun -
fruit, harvest, crop ;

result, effect ;
Fruchtbarer Halbmond Proper noun -
Fertile Crescent (crescent-shaped arc of fertile land) ;
Fruchtbarkeit Noun -
fertility ;
Fruchteis Noun -
sorbet ;
Fruchtfliege Noun -
fruit fly (Tephritidae) ;

fruit fly (Drosophilidae) ;
Fruchtsaft Noun -
fruit juice ;
Fruchtsalat Noun -
fruit salad ;
Fruchtwasser Noun -
mniotic fluid ;
Fructose Noun -
fructose ;
Fruktose Noun -
fructose ;
Frustration Noun -
frustration ;
Fräulein Noun -
term for an unmarried (young) woman; miss. ;
Frömmigkeit Noun -
piety ;
Früchte Noun -
fruits ;
Früh Noun -
Southern Germany,Austria morning ;
Frühchen Noun -
a premature baby; preemie ;
Frühgeburt Noun -
preterm birth ;

preterm baby ;
Frühjahr Noun -
spring ;
Frühling Noun -
season spring ;
Frühlingszwiebel Noun -
spring onion ;
Frühreife Noun -
precociousness, precocity ;
Frührente Noun -
early retirement ;
Frühschoppen Noun -
morning pint ;
Frühstück Noun -
reakfast ;
Frühstücksflocken Noun -
cereal, breakfast cereal ;
Frühzeit Noun -
early days ;
Frühzündung Noun -
preignition ;
Fuchs Noun -
fox ;
Fuchs Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname. ;
Fuchsbau Noun -
en of a fox ;
Fuchsie Noun -
fuchsia, Fuchsia ;
Fuchsschwalbe Noun -
tawny-headed swallow ;
Fuchsschwanz Noun -
fox's tail ;

crosscut saw ;
Fucking Proper noun -
A village in the Innviertel region of Austria ;
Fug Noun -
Only used in mit Fug und Recht ;
Fuge Noun -
joint (of bricks/tiles) ;
Fuhre Noun -
art ;
Fuhrmann Noun -
carter ;

astronomy Auriga ;
Fuhrpark Noun -
vehicle fleet ;
Fund Noun -
discovery, finding (something that is found, especially something someone else had previously lost) ;
Fundamentalismus Noun -
fundamentalism ;
Fundamentalist Noun -
religion,or,politics fundamentalist ;
Fundbüro Noun -
lost and found ;
Fungizid Noun -
fungicide ;
Funk Noun -
radio ;
Funke Noun -
spark ;
Funker Noun -
radio operator ;
Funkgerät Noun -
adio set ;

wo-way radio ;

adio transceiver ;
Funktion Noun -
function, subroutine ;

role ;
Funktionalismus Noun -
functionalism ;
Funktionalität Noun -
functionality ;
Furche Noun -
furrow ;
Furcht Noun -
fear, fright ;
Furnier Noun -
veneer ;
Furt Noun -
ford ;
Furz Noun -
fart ;
Fusion Noun -
economics merger (legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity) ;

more generally, fusion in some other technical contexts ;
Fuss Noun -
foot ;

footing ;

pedestal ;
Fussball Noun -
football, soccer US ;

the ball with which football is played. soccer ball US ;
Fussballweltmeisterschaftsqualifikationsspiel Noun -
(Sport) simplified spelling of Fußballweltmeisterschaftsqualifikationsspiel, used when the ß character is unavailable. ;
Fusselbart Noun -
fuzzy beard ;
Futon Noun -
futon ;
Futter Noun -
fodder ;

lining ;

food (for animals) ;
Futur Noun -
future tense ;
Futurismus Noun -
futurism ;
Fuß Noun -
foot ;

footing ;

pedestal ;
Fußabdruck Noun -
footprint ;
Fußabstreifer Noun -
doormat ;
Fußball Noun -
The sport association football; soccer US ;

The ball with which association football is played; soccer ball US ;
Fußballen Noun -
anatomy ball of the foot ;
Fußballer Noun -
footballer; soccer player (US, Australia) ;
Fußballfan Noun -
a fan of the sport football (soccer), especially of particular team ;
Fußballspieler Noun -
footballer, soccer player ;
Fußballtennis Noun -
football tennis ;
Fußballweltmeisterschaftsqualifikationsspiel Noun -
a football world championship qualification game ;
Fußbank Noun -
footstool ;
Fußboden Noun -
floor ;

flooring ;
Fußbodenheizung Noun -
underfloor heating ;
Fußfall Noun -
prostration ;
Fußfehler Noun -
tennis foot fault ;
Fußgeher Noun -
Austria pedestrian ;
Fußgänger Noun -
pedestrian ;
Fußgängerzone Noun -
pedestrian zone ;
Fußknöchel Noun -
ankle ;
Fußmatte Noun -
doormat ;
Fußnote Noun -
footnote ;
Fußpilz Noun -
athlete's foot, tinea pedis ;
Fußsohle Noun -
the sole of the foot ;
Fußspur Noun -
footprint ;
Fächer Noun -
fan ;
Fädchen Noun -
diminuative of Faden: a tiny string or thread ;
Fähigkeit Noun -
ability, capability ;
Fähre Noun -
ferry ;
Fährmann Noun -
ferryman ;
Fälschung Noun -
counterfeit, forgery ;
Färbemittel Noun -
dye (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied) ;
Färbmittel Noun -
dye (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied) ;
Färse Noun -
heifer ;
Färöisch Proper noun -
Faroese (language) ;
Fäustling Noun -
mitten ;
Föderalismus Noun -
federalism ;
Föderalist Noun -
federalist ;
Föderation Noun -
federation ;
Föhn Noun -
hair dryer ;
Föhn Proper noun -
foehn, a warm wind which sometimes appears on the northern side of the alps in south Germany ;
Föhre Noun -
pine (tree) ;
Förderband Noun -
conveyor belt ;
Fördermenge Noun -
mining output ;
Förderung Noun -
promotion ;

conveyance ;
Förster Noun -
forester, a person who practices forestry ;
Fötus Noun -
fetus ;
Füchsin Noun -
vixen (female fox) ;
Fühler Noun -
antenna ;
Führer Noun -
leader, guide ;

guidebook ;

conductor, director, manager ;

chief ;

driver ;

pilot ;

commander ;

music fugue theme (a melody in the form it appears in first in a fugue) ;

Führer ;
Führerhauptquartier Noun -
Führer's headquarters ;
Führerprinzip Noun -
Literally "Leader principle", the quality of leadership ;

The ability, mandate, or right to be the leader, especially of a nation or political body. ;
Führerschein Noun -
driver's license (US), driver's licence (Aus), driving licence (UK) ;
Führung Noun -
lead ;

leadership ;

military command ;

business management ;

conducted tour ;

conduct ;
Führungsriege Noun -
leadership circles ;
Fülle Noun -
fullness ;

plentifulness, abundance ;
Füllen Noun -
foal (young horse) ;
Füllfederhalter Noun -
fountain pen ;
Füllhorn Noun -
cornucopia ;
Füllstand Noun -
fill level ;
Füllung Noun -
filling ;
Fünfeck Noun -
pentagon ;
Fürsorge Noun -
care, solicitude ;

welfare ;
Fürst Noun -
prince ;
Fürst der Finsternis Proper noun -
Prince of Darkness ;
Fürstentum Noun -
region or sovereign nation headed by a prince principality ;
Fürstentum Albanien Proper noun -
Principality of Albania (state in Albania 1914–1925) ;
Fürth Proper noun -
Fürth (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Füssen Proper noun -
Füssen (town in Bavaria) ;
Füße Noun -
feet ;
G Letter -
The seventh letter of the German alphabet. ;
G-Punkt Noun -
G-spot (sensitive, erogenous zone on the vagina) ;
GAU acronym -
Größter Anzunehmender Unfall: worst possible or foreseeable accident. Used to refer to the worst possible accident considered for controlling, engineering, or planning when designing, e.g. a nuclear or industrial plant. ;
GJ abbreviation -
star GJ, the prefix of catalog entries in the Gliese star catalog, for the Gliese-Jahreiß expansion ;

star by extension, prefix for any catalogued in the Gliese star catalog ;
GN8 Abbreviation -
internet gute Nacht (good night) ;
Gabardine Noun -
gabardine (type of fabric) ;
Gabe Noun -
gift, present, donation, alms ;
Gabel Noun -
fork ;

pitchfork ;

prong ;
Gabelfrühstück Noun -
brunch, a dated synonym for the popular anglicism Brunch ;
Gabelstapler Noun -
forklift, lift truck (a small industrial vehicle) ;
Gabriel Proper noun -
biblical character Gabriel ;

given name ;
Gabun Proper noun -
Gabon ;
Gabuner Noun -
Gabonese (A person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent) ;
Gabunerin Noun -
Gabonese (A person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent) ;
Gackern Noun -
cluck ;
Gacrux Proper noun -
'Gacrux' ;
Gadolinium Noun -
gadolinium ;
Gaffer Noun -
rubberneck (undesired spectator a scene of crime or accident) ;
Gag Noun -
gag (a joke or other mischievous prank) ;
Gage Noun -
of an artist fee ;
Gaianer Noun -
Gaian, Gaian Green ;
Gal. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Galerie ;
Gala Noun -
gala ;
Galago Noun -
galago, bushbaby ;
Galanterie Noun -
dated gallantry ;
Galaxie Noun -
galaxy (huge gravitationally bound system of stars) ;
Galaxis Noun -
Galaxy (our Milky Way galaxy) ;
Galeere Noun -
galley (large vessel for war) ;
Galerie Noun -
gallery ;
Galgen Noun -
gallows ;
Galgenhumor Noun -
gallows humor ;
Galicisch Proper noun -
Galician (language) ;
Galionsfigur Noun -
nautical,or,figuratively figurehead ;
Galle Noun -
gall ;

bile ;
Gallenblase Noun -
gall bladder ;
Gallenstein Noun -
gallstone ;
Gallium Noun -
gallium ;
Gallone Noun -
gallon ;
Galopp Noun -
gallop ;
Galosche Noun -
overshoe, galoshe ;
Galápagos-Pinguin Noun -
Galápagos penguin ;
Gamasche Noun -
covering worn over a shoe spat ;
Gambia Proper noun -
Gambia ;
Gamma Noun -
gamma (greek letter) ;
Gammler Noun -
hobo, tramp, loafer, long-haired layabout, bum, slacker ;
Gamut Noun -
gamut (colour range available to a monitor or printer) ;
Gang Noun -
walking ;

motion, movement ;

gear ;

hallway ;

of a meal course ;
Gangart Noun -
gait (way of walking) ;
Ganges Proper noun -
Ganges (river in India and Bangladesh) ;
Ganglion Noun -
ganglion ;
Gangrän Noun -
gangrene (the necrosis or rotting of flesh) ;
Gangster Noun -
Gangster. ;
Gans Noun -
goose ;
Gansfleisch Noun -
goose bumps ;
Ganter Noun -
gander (male goose) ;
Ganzes Noun -
whole ;
Ganzheit Noun -
totality ;
Ganzzahl Noun -
integer (integer) ;
Garage Noun -
garage ;
Garant Noun -
guarantor ;
Garantie Noun -
guarantee ;

warranty ;
Garbe Noun -
sheaf ;
Gardasee Proper noun -
Lake Garda (Italian Lago di Garda or Benaco) ;
Garde Noun -
military guard ;
Garderobe Noun -
wardrobe ;
Gardine Noun -
curtain (piece of cloth covering a window) ;
Garn Noun -
yarn ;
Garnele Noun -
shrimp (decapod crustacean) ;
Garnierung Noun -
garnish ;
Garnison Noun -
dated,or,Austria,or,Switzerland garrison ;
Garnisonsstadt Noun -
garrison town ;
Garnisonstadt Noun -
garrison town ;
Garnitur Noun -
set ;
Gart.ant. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Gartenanteil ;
Garten Noun -
garden ;
Garten Eden Proper noun -
Christianity Garden of Eden ;
Gartenanteil Noun -
share of garden ;
Gartenzwerg Noun -
literally garden dwarf, lawn gnome, garden gnome, garden goblin ;
Gas Noun -
gas ;
Gaskammer Noun -
gas chamber ;
Gaskraftwerk Noun -
gas-fired power station ;
Gasmaske Noun -
gas mask ;
Gaspedal Noun -
accelerator (accelerator pedal) ;
Gasse Noun -
lane ;

alley ;
Gast Noun -
guest ;
Gastarbeiter Noun -
guest worker, immigrant worker ;
Gastfreundlichkeit Noun -
hospitality (act or service) ;
Gastfreundschaft Noun -
hospitality, guestfriendship, guestfriendliness ;
Gastgeber Noun -
host (a person who allows a guest, particularly into the host's home) ;
Gasthof Noun -
inn, pub, guesthouse ;
Gastmahl Noun -
feast, regale ;
Gastronomie Noun -
gastronomy ;
Gaststätte Noun -
restaurant ;
Gaswerk Noun -
gasworks ;
Gatte Noun -
husband ;

male spouse ;
Gattung Noun -
genus ;
Gau Proper noun -
A shire or district; especially a district in the German Reich, 1939-1945. ;
Gaucho Noun -
gaucho ;
Gaukler Noun -
juggler, legerdemainist ;
Gaul Noun -
horse ;

hack, nag gloss ;
Gauleiter Noun -
historical A leader of a local branch of the NSDAP (more commonly known as the Nazi Party) or the head of a Reichsgau (an administrative division of the German state until 1945). ;
Gaumen Noun -
palate, vault, oral cavity ;
Gaumenmandel Noun -
palatine tonsil ;
Gauner Noun -
crook ;
Gaunersprache Noun -
cant (secret language) ;
Gazastreifen Proper noun -
Gaza (region) ;
Gaze Noun -
gauze ;
Gazelle Noun -
gazelle ;
Gebet Noun -
prayer ;
Gebetsmühle Noun -
prayer wheel ;
Gebetsteppich Noun -
Islam prayer rug, prayer mat ;
Gebiet Noun -
area ;

territory ;
Gebieter Noun -
arbiter, ruler ;
Gebirge Noun -
a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains ;

geographical area containing mountains ;
Gebirgswels Noun -
Sisoridae, a family of catfish ;
Gebiss Noun -
anatomy set of teeth ;

dentistry dentures ;
Gebot Noun -
command, commandment ;

bid, bidding ;
Gebrauch Noun -
use, usage ;

application ;
Gebrauchsanweisung Noun -
instruction sheet, directions for use, operating manual ;
Gebrauchsmusik Noun -
"utility music" (music composed for a specific, identifiable purpose, not just for its own sake). ;
Gebrechlichkeit Noun -
infirmity ;
Gebrüder Noun -
brothers ;
Gebunden Noun -
musical instruments An instrument with frets, or legato articulation. ;
Geburt Noun -
birth ;
Geburtenkontrolle Noun -
birth control ;
Geburtshilfe Noun -
obstetrics (care of women during and after pregnancy) ;
Geburtsname Noun -
name at birth, maiden name ;
Geburtsort Noun -
birthplace, place of birth ;
Geburtsrecht Noun -
birthright ;
Geburtstag Noun -
birthday ;
Geburtstagsgeschenk Noun -
birthday present (a present given to someone to celebrate their birthday) ;
Gebäck Noun -
pastry (food group) ;
Gebärdensprache Noun -
sign language ;
Gebärmutter Noun -
womb, uterus ;
Gebäude Noun -
building ;
Gebühr Noun -
fee ;
Gebüsch Noun -
brush gloss ;
Gecko Noun -
gecko ;
Gedanke Noun -
thought ;
Gedankenblitz Noun -
sudden inspiration, brainwave ;
Gedankenexperiment Noun -
physics gedankenexperiment, a thought experiment ;
Gedankenlosigkeit Noun -
thoughtlessness gloss ;
Gedankenspiel Noun -
intellectual game ;
Gedankenstrich Noun -
dash (typographic symbol) ;
Gedankenwelt Noun -
thought-world, world of ideas ;
Gedankenübertragung Noun -
telepathy ;
Gedeck Noun -
cover (setting at a restaurant table) ;
Gedicht Noun -
poem ;
Geduld Noun -
patience ;
Geduld ist eine Tugend Proverb -
patience is a virtue ;
Gedächtnis Noun -
memory (ability to recall) ;
Gedärme Noun -
guts, viscus ;
Gefahr Noun -
danger ;

threat ;
Gefahrgut Noun -
hazardous material‎, dangerous goods‎ ;
Gefallen Noun -
a deed in which help is voluntarily provided favor, favour qualifier ;
Gefangenschaft Noun -
imprisonment, captivity ;
Gefecht Noun -
fight, battle ;
Gefechtskopf Noun -
warhead ;
Gefleckter Leierfisch Noun -
spotted dragonet ;
Geflügel Noun -
poultry (bird(s)) ;
Geflügelpest Noun -
avian influenza (strain of influenza) ;
Gefolgschaft Noun -
following ;

loyalty ;
Gefolgsmann Noun -
liegeman ;
Gefreiter Noun -
a soldier, a private ;
Gefrierbrand Noun -
freezer burn (desiccation caused by keeping in a freezer too long) ;
Gefrierschrank Noun -
freezer (container or room keeping things frozen) ;
Gefriertruhe Noun -
chest freezer ;
Gefährlichkeit Noun -
dangerousness ;
Gefährt Noun -
vehicle ;
Gefährte Noun -
companion ;
Gefährtin Noun -
female companion, female friend ;
Gefälligkeit Noun -
favor ;

obligingness ;
Gefängnis Noun -
(building) prison, jail ;

(sentence) prison ;
Gefängnisstrafe Noun -
prison sentence, imprisonment ;
Gefäß Noun -
anatomy vessel ;

container, jar, pot ;
Gefüge Noun -
arrangement, structure, framework ;
Gefühl Noun -
feeling ;

sense of something. (für etwas) ;
Gefühlsregung Noun -
emotion ;
Gegacker Noun -
cackle, cluck ;
Gegend Noun -
region ;
Gegengewicht Noun -
weight,or,figuratively counterbalance ;
Gegenpapst Noun -
(Catholicism) antipope ;
Gegensatz Noun -
opposition, antagonism ;
Gegenstand Noun -
object, item, thing, article ;
Gegenstück Noun -
counterpart ;
Gegenteil Noun -
opposite (contrary thing) ;
Gegenwart Noun -
the present ;

presence (of someone/something) ;
Gegenwind Noun -
headwind ;
Gegenwort Noun -
antonym; opposite ;
Gegenzug Noun -
countermove ;
Gegner Noun -
adversary, opponent ;
Gegnerschaft Noun -
opposition ;

hostility ;
Gehacktes Noun -
minced meat ;
Gehalt Noun -
salary ;

content ;
Gehaltserhöhung Noun -
salary increase ;
Gehaltsliste Noun -
payroll list of employees who receive salary, together with the amounts due to each ;
Gehege Noun -
enclosure (fenced-in area for keeping animals) ;
Geheimagent Noun -
secret agent ;
Geheimcode Noun -
secret code, cipher ;
Geheimdienst Noun -
literally 'secret service', intelligence agency, secret agency, intelligence service ;
Geheimgesellschaft Noun -
secret society ;
Geheimhaltung Noun -
secrecy ;
Geheimnis Noun -
secret ;
Geheimrat Noun -
privy councillor, Geheimrat, the title of the highest officials of a German royal or principal court, and also of very eminent professors in some German universities ;
Geheimratsecken Noun -
signs of beginning baldness at the temples, receding hairline ;
Geheimschrift Noun -
cypher (secret font) ;
Geheul Noun -
howling ;
Gehirn Noun -
brain ;
Gehirnentzündung Noun -
encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) ;
Gehirnwelle Noun -
medicine brainwave ;
Gehirnwäsche Noun -
brain-washing ;
Gehorsam Noun -
obedience ;
Gehorsamkeit Noun -
dutifulness, obedience ;
Gehorsamsverweigerung Noun -
military insubordination ;
Gehsteig Noun -
sidewalk ;
Gehweg Noun -
sidewalk (paved footpath) ;
Gehäuse Noun -
casing, case ;

shell ;

housing ;
Gehäuseschnecke Noun -
snail ;
Gehör Noun -
hearing ;
Gehörgang Noun -
ear canal ;
Geier Noun -
vulture ;
Geige Noun -
violin ;
Geilheit Noun -
horniness ;
Geisel Noun -
hostage ;
Geiselnahme Noun -
taking of hostages ;
Geisha Noun -
geisha ;
Geist Noun -
Spirit ;

Ghost ;

Mind ;

Essence ;

An alcoholic drink; a spirit ;

wit ;
Geisterbahn Noun -
ride at a funfair ghost train ;
Geisterfahrer Noun -
A driver who drives into the direction opposite to the prescribed one for the given lane. ;
Geisterschiff Noun -
ghost ship ;
Geisterstadt Noun -
ghost town ;
Geisterstunde Noun -
witching hour ;
Geisterzug Noun -
ghost train ;

alternative carnival parade in Cologne, Germany. ;
Geisteswissenschaft Noun -
humanities the branch of learning that includes the arts, classics, philosophy and history etc. ;
Geisteswissenschaften Noun -
humanities the branch of learning that includes the arts, classics, philosophy and history etc. ;
Geisteszustand Noun -
state of mind (psychological state) ;
Geistlichkeit Noun -
clergy ;
Geiz Noun -
avarice, penury, stinginess ;
Geizhals Noun -
miser, skinflint ;
Geizkragen Noun -
miser, skinflint ;
Geiß Noun -
goat ;
Geißel Noun -
scourge ;
Gel Noun -
gel ;
Gelaber Noun -
drivel (senseless talk) ;
Gelatine Noun -
gelatine ;
Gelb Noun -
yellow ;

(short for: Eigelb) yolk ;
Gelbaugenpinguin Noun -
yellow-eyed penguin ;
Gelbe Seiten Noun -
yellow pages ;
Geld Noun -
money ;
Geldautomat Noun -
ATM, automated teller machine ;
Geldbeutel Noun -
wallet, purse ;
Geldbuße Noun -
legal fine ;
Geldbörse Noun -
wallet, purse ;
Geldmittel Noun -
financial means ;
Geldsack Noun -
moneybag, notably rich person; especially a spoiled or arrogant one ;
Geldschein Noun -
banknote, bill ;
Geldstrafe Noun -
fine (payment for breaking the law) ;
Geldstück Noun -
coin ;
Geldwechsler Noun -
money changer, person or machine (ex)changing money ;
Geldwäsche Noun -
money laundering ;
Gelee Noun -
gelee ;
Gelegenheit Noun -
opportunity ;

facility ;
Gelegenheitsarbeit Noun -
odd job, casual work ;
Gelegenheitsarbeiter Noun -
odd job worker, casual worker, odd job man ;
Geleitzug Noun -
military,nautical convoy ;
Gelenk Noun -
anatomy joint ;
Geliebte Noun -
lover (person who loves another person) ;
Gelsenkirchen Proper noun -
Gelsenkirchen (city in western Germany) ;
Gelände Noun -
area, terrain ;
Geländewagen Noun -
off-roader ;
Gelübde Noun -
vow (a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner) ;
Gemach Noun -
dated chamber (especially of a palace) ;
Gemeinde Noun -
town, community ;

parish ;
Gemeinderat Noun -
local authority in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. ;
Gemeinplatz Noun -
commonplace, truism ;
Gemeinschaft Noun -
community, collective ;
Gemeinschaftsgefühl Noun -
gemeinschaftsgefuhl ;
Gemisch Noun -
ixture ;
Gemälde Noun -
painting ;
Gemüse Noun -
vegetable ;

(mildly offensive) A person whose brain has been severely damaged. ;
Gemütlichkeit Noun -
cosiness ;
Gen Noun -
gene ;
Genauigkeit Noun -
accuracy ;
Gendarm Noun -
gendarme ;
Gendarmerie Noun -
gendarmerie ;
Genealogie Noun -
genealogy ;
Genehmigung Noun -
administration permit ;
General Noun -
general (rank higher than a colonel or brigadier) ;
Generalisierung Noun -
generalization ;
Generalissimus Noun -
generalissimo ;
Generalschlüssel Noun -
master key (a key that opens a set of several locks) ;
Generalsekretär Noun -
general secretary, secretary general, first secretary ;
Generation Noun -
generation ;
Generator Noun -
generator (electrical machine) ;
Generosität Noun -
generosity (the trait of being willing to give your money and/or time) ;
Genesis Noun -
genesis ;
Genesis Proper noun -
Genesis, the first book of the Bible. ;
Genesung Noun -
health recovery ;
Genetik Noun -
genetics (branch of biology) ;
Genetiker Noun -
geneticist ;
Genf Proper noun -
the city of Geneva in Switzerland ;

the swiss canton Geneva ;
Genfer Konvention Proper noun -
Geneva Convention (international treaty) ;
Genfersee Proper noun -
(Lake) Geneva ;
Genie Noun -
genius ;
Genist Noun -
obsolete nest ;
Genitiv Noun -
grammar the genitive case ;
Genmais Noun -
genetically manipulated maize/corn plants ;
Genom Noun -
genetics genome (complete genetic information of an organism) ;
Genosse Noun -
comrade ;
Genossenschaft Noun -
business cooperative ;
Genoveva Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Genevieve. Made popular by a 17th century romance of Genoveva of Brabant, but rare today. ;
Genozid Noun -
genocide ;
Genre Noun -
genre ;
Gentrifikation Noun -
gentrification ;
Gentrifizierung Noun -
gentrification ;
Genua Proper noun -
Genoa ;
Genuss Noun -
enjoyment ;

consumption (of food, drink) ;
Geodäsie Noun -
geodesy ;
Geodäte Noun -
geodesic ;
Geografie Noun -
geography ;
Geologe Noun -
geologist (person skilled at geology) ;
Geologie Noun -
geology ;
Geologin Noun -
(female) geologist ;
Geometrie Noun -
geometry (branch of mathematics) ;
Geophysik Noun -
geophysics (branch of earth science) ;
Georg Proper noun -
given name, cognate to George. ;
Georgia Proper noun -
Georgia gloss ;
Georgien Proper noun -
Georgia (country) ;
Georgier Noun -
Georgian (person from the country of Georgia) ;
Georgierin Noun -
Georgian (person from the country of Georgia) ;
Geowissenschaften Noun -
geosciences ;
Gepard Noun -
heetah ;
Geplauder Noun -
small talk, chatter ;
Gepäck Noun -
luggage, baggage ;
Gepäckträger Noun -
luggage carrier, rack ;
Gera Proper noun -
Gera (independent city in Thuringia, Germany) ;
Gerade Noun -
line (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) ;
Geraffel Noun -
stuff, junk, scrap ;
Gerald Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Gerald. ;
Geranie Noun -
geranium, Pelargonium ;
Gerber Noun -
tanner ;
Gerberei Noun -
tannery ;
Gerd Proper noun -
given name, a contraction of Gerhard. ;
Gerda Proper noun -
given name. ;
Gerechtigkeit Noun -
justice ;
Gerhard Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Gerard. ;
Gerhardt Proper noun -
surname derived from the given name Gerhard. ;
Gericht Noun -
court (of justice) ;

dish ;
Gerichtsurkunde Noun -
writ ;
Gerichtsverfahren Noun -
legal process, legal proceedings, trial, lawsuit ;
Gerichtsverhandlung Noun -
legal trial ;
Geringschätzung Noun -
contemptuousness ;
Geringverdiener Noun -
low-income person ;
Gerippe Noun -
skeleton (system of bones) ;

framework ;

airframe ;
Gerissenheit Noun -
cunning ;
Gerlind Proper noun -
given name, variant of Gerlinde. ;
Gerlinde Proper noun -
given name, notably of the mother of Hartmut in German mythology. ;
Germane Noun -
German, member of Germanic tribe. ;
Germanin Noun -
A female German, member a Germanic tribe. ;
Germanisch Proper noun -
Germanic (early language) ;
Germanismus Noun -
germanism ;
Germanium Noun -
germanium ;
Germund Proper noun -
given name. ;
Gernegroß Noun -
a wannabe ;
Gerold Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Gerald. ;
Gerste Noun -
barley ;
Gerstenkorn Noun -
stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) ;
Gert Proper noun -
given name derived from Gerhard. ;
Gertraud Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Gertrud. ;
Gertrud Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Gertrude. ;
Geruch Noun -
smell ;
Gerundium Noun -
gerund ;
Gerwald Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Gerald. ;
Gerät Noun -
tool, device ;
Geräusch Noun -
noise, sound ;
Gerücht Noun -
rumour, rumor ;
Gerüchteküche Noun -
rumor mill, rumour mill ;
Gerüst Noun -
scaffold, scaffolding ;
Gesamtherstellung Noun -
not idiomatic total production ;
Gesamtkunstwerk Noun -
Gesamtkunstwerk ;
Gesamtschule Noun -
comprehensive school ;
Gesamtzahl Noun -
total number ;
Gesang Noun -
(the result of) singing, vocals ;
Geschehen Noun -
events, happenings ;

that is happening, that was happening ;
Geschenk Noun -
present, gift ;
Geschichte Noun -
history (no plural) ;

story ;
Geschichtenbuch Noun -
storybook ;
Geschichtenerzähler Noun -
storyteller ;
Geschichtsquelle Noun -
historical source ;
Geschicklichkeit Noun -
dexterity (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) ;
Geschirr Noun -
dishware ;
Geschirrspüler Noun -
dishwasher machine ;

dishwasher person ;
Geschirrspülmaschine Noun -
dishwasher ;
Geschlecht Noun -
gender ;

sex ;

genus, kind, species, race, family, stock, generation ;

dynasty ;

a formal word for crotch ;
Geschlechtsidentitätsstörung Noun -
gender identity disorder, GID ;
Geschlechtsorgan Noun -
sex organ (organ used in sexual reproduction) ;
Geschlechtsumwandlung Noun -
sex change ;
Geschlechtsverkehr Noun -
formal sexual intercourse ;
Geschmack Noun -
taste ;

flavour ;
Geschmacksverstärker Noun -
flavour (a substance used to produce a taste) ;
Geschoss Noun -
projectile ;

storey, floor (e.g. 2nd floor) ;
Geschoß Noun -
Austria non-gloss definition ;
Geschwafel Noun -
nonsense, gibberish: speech or writing that is meaningless, or pointless and vague ;
Geschwindigkeit Noun -
speed, pace, tempo, velocity ;
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung Noun -
speed limit ;
Geschwindigkeitsgrenze Noun -
speed limit ;
Geschwindigkeitsmesser Noun -
speedometer, tachometer, velocimeter ;
Geschwister Noun -
plurale tantum siblings ;
Geschwür Noun -
abscess, ulcer ;
Geschäft Noun -
shop; store ;

business ;

business activity ;

transaction ;
Geschäftsablauf Noun -
business; course of business ;
Geschäftsfrau Noun -
businesswoman ;
Geschäftsführer Noun -
managing director ;
Geschäftsgang Noun -
business; course of business ;
Geschäftsmann Noun -
businessman ;
Geschäftsreise Noun -
business trip (business trip) ;
Geschäftsstrategie Noun -
business strategy ;
Geschöpf Noun -
creature ;
Geselle Noun -
journeyman ;

associate ;

apprentice ;
Gesellschaft Noun -
society, community ;

business company ;
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Noun -
Limited Liability Company ;
Gesetz Noun -
law ;
Gesetzbuch Noun -
code ;
Gesetzesbrecher Noun -
literally 'law breaker', criminal, felon ;
Gesetzeshüter Noun -
law enforcement officer ;
Gesetzeswidrigkeit Noun -
unlawfulness ;
Gesetzgeber Noun -
legislator ;
Gesetzgebung Noun -
legislation (act of legislating) ;
Gesetzwidrigkeit Noun -
unlawfulness ;
Gesicht Noun -
phenomenon ;

face ;
Gesims Noun -
cornice ;

dated moulding ;
Gesinde Noun -
(archaic) hands, farmhands ;

(archaic) (domestic) servants, domestics ;

(archaic) the menial staff ;
Gesine Proper noun -
given name. ;
Gespenst Noun -
ghost ;
Gespenstschrecke Noun -
stick insect ;
Gespräch Noun -
conversation ;
Gesprächspartikel Noun -
interjection, a particle without an actual meaning, which is used in a conversation. ;
Gesprächspartner Noun -
interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) ;
Gespür Noun -
intuition ;
Gestade Noun -
bank, shore ;
Gestalt Noun -
shape, form ;

figure ;

person, character ;
Gestank Noun -
stench, stink, fetidness ;
Gestapo Proper noun -
Gestapo ;
Geste Noun -
gesture (motion of the limbs or body) ;
Gestein Noun -
rock, rocks, stone ;
Gestirn Noun -
heavenly body ;

star ;
Gesträuch Noun -
shrubbery ;
Geständnis Noun -
confession (open admittance of having done something) ;
Gesundheit Noun -
health; soundness (sound being adjectival) ;
Gesundheit Interjection -
said to somebody who has sneezed, bless you. ;
Gesundheitsapostel Noun -
health freak ;
Gesundheitsreform Noun -
healthcare reform ;
Gesäss Noun -
Switzerland anatomy backside, buttocks ;
Gesäusel Noun -
whispering, rustling ;
Gesäß Noun -
anatomy backside, buttocks ;
Gesäßbacke Noun -
buttcheek ;
Getreide Noun -
grain ;

cereal ;
Getränk Noun -
drink ;
Getränke Noun -
drinks ;
Getränkekiste Noun -
bottle crate (a container used for transport of beverage containers) ;
Getto Noun -
ghetto ;
Gewalt Noun -
countable authority ;

uncountable violence ;

uncountable force ;
Gewaltfreiheit Noun -
nonviolence ;
Gewaltlosigkeit Noun -
nonviolence ;
Gewalttätigkeit Noun -
violence ;
Gewand Noun -
garment ;
Gewebe Noun -
tissue (woven fabric) ;
Gewehr Noun -
rifle ;
Geweih Noun -
antler, horns ;
Gewerkschaft Noun -
labor union, trade union ;
Gewicht Noun -
weight ;
Gewichtheben Noun -
weightlifting ;
Gewichtheber Noun -
weightlifting weightlifter ;
Gewinde Noun -
thread (engineering: helical ridge or groove, as on a screw) ;
Gewinn Noun -
profit ;

gain ;

winnings ;

yield ;

prize ;
Gewinner Noun -
winner ;
Gewinnwarnung Noun -
stock market profit warning ;
Gewissen Noun -
conscience gloss ;
Gewissheit Noun -
certainty ;
Gewitter Noun -
thunderstorm, lightning storm ;
Gewohnheit Noun -
habit ;
Gewächs Noun -
growth ;
Gewächshaus Noun -
greenhouse ;
Gewähr Noun -
guarantee, warranty ;
Gewährleistung Noun -
guarantee ;
Gewässer Noun -
body of water, waterbody, water gloss ;
Gewölbe Noun -
vault ;
Gewühl Noun -
crowd (unordered crowd) ;

turmoil ;
Gewürz Noun -
spice (plant matter used to season or flavour food) ;
Gewürzgurke Noun -
gherkin ;
Gewürztraminer Proper noun -
Gewürztraminer ;
Geysir Noun -
geyser ;
Gezeiten Noun -
pluralonly tides (periodic change of the sea level) ;
Ghana Proper noun -
Ghana ;
Ghanaer Noun -
Ghanaian (person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent) ;
Ghanaerin Noun -
Ghanaian (person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent) ;
Gibbon Noun -
gibbon ;
Gibibyte Noun -
gibibyte (2^30 bytes) ;
Gicht Noun -
gout ;
Giebel Noun -
gable ;
Gier Noun -
greed ;
Gießkanne Noun -
watering can (a container used to carry and dispense water for plants) ;
Gift Noun -
poison ;
Gig Noun -
gig (performing engagement by a musical group, usually used when referring to events with small audience and contemporary music such as rock or punk) ;
Gigabyte Noun -
gigabyte (one billion bytes) ;
Gigant Noun -
behemoth ;

mammoth ;
Gigantismus Noun -
gigantism ;
Gila-Krustenechse Noun -
Gila monster ;
Gilbert Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Gilbert. ;
Gimpel Noun -
bullfinch ;
Gin Noun -
gin (liquor made from juniper berries) ;
Ginkgo Noun -
ginkgo (tree) ;
Gipfel Noun -
peak, pinnacle ;

summit ;
Gipfeltreffen Noun -
gathering of leaders summit ;
Gips Noun -
cast (supportive and immobilising device) ;
Gipsverband Noun -
medicine (orthopedic) cast ;
Giraffe Noun -
giraffe ;

The constellation Camelopardalis ;
Girlande Noun -
festoon (ornament) ;
Gisela Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Giselle. ;
Gitarre Noun -
guitar ;
Gitarrenbauer Noun -
luthier, guitar maker ;
Gitarrenspieler Noun -
guitarist ;
Gitarrenspielerin Noun -
guitarist (female person playing or performing on the guitar) ;
Gitarrist Noun -
guitarist ;
Gitarristin Noun -
guitarist (female person playing or performing on the guitar) ;
Gitter Noun -
lattice ;

grating ;
Gladiator Noun -
gladiator ;
Gladiole Noun -
gladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus) ;
Glanz Noun -
gleam, sparkle, glitter ;

splendor, glory ;
Glas Noun -
material glass ;

container glass ;

container jar (made of glass) ;

The amount of a liquid that fits into a glass ;

nautical time stamp for half an hour ;
Glasblasen Noun -
glassblowing ;
Glasbläser Noun -
glassblower ;
Glasfaser Noun -
fiberglass, glass fibre used in fibre optics ;
Glasharmonika Noun -
glass harmonica (a musical instrument) ;
Glasmacher Noun -
glassmaker ;
Glasnudel Noun -
glass noodle ;
Glasur Noun -
cooking,or,ceramic glaze ;
Glatze Noun -
baldness, bald head ;

slang skinhead ;
Glatzkopf Noun -
baldie ;
Glaube Noun -
faith; belief ;
Glauben Noun -
faith; belief ;
Glaubwürdigkeit Noun -
credibility ;
Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern Proverb -
birds of a feather flock together ;
Gleichberechtigung Noun -
equality (equal rights or status) ;
Gleichgewicht Noun -
equilibrium ;

of a person balance, poise ;
Gleichheit Noun -
equality (fact of being equal) ;
Gleichmut Noun -
equanimity ;
Gleichnis Noun -
simile ;

biblical parable ;
Gleichschaltung Noun -
synchronisation, bringing into line, ;
Gleichstrom Noun -
direct current ;
Gleichung Noun -
equation ;
Gleichwertigkeit Noun -
equivalence ;
Gleis Noun -
rail ;
Gleithörnchen Noun -
flying squirrel ;
Gleitkomma Noun -
floating point ;
Gleitkommazahl Noun -
floating-point number ;
Gleitschirmfliegen Noun -
paragliding (the sport of gliding with a paraglider) ;
Gleitsichtbrille Noun -
varifocals ;
Gleitzeit Noun -
flexitime ;
Gleiwitz Proper noun -
Gliwice ;
Gletscher Noun -
glacier ;
Gletscherspalte Noun -
crevasse ;
Glied Noun -
member ;

limb, joint ;

mathematics term ;

link (in a chain) ;

penis, member ;
Gliederreißen Noun -
colloquial rheumatism ;
Gliederschmerz Noun -
rheumatism, pain in the limbs ;
Gliederung Noun -
classification ;

outline ;

structure ;
Gliedstaat Noun -
A member state of a federal government ;
Globalisierung Noun -
globalisation, globalization ;
Globalisierungsfalle Noun -
Pitfall of globalisation. ;
Globen Noun -
globes ;
Globus Noun -
globe ;
Glocke Noun -
bell ;
Glockenblume Noun -
bellflower, Campanula ;
Glockenspiel Noun -
a mechanical construction which plays at certain times, or on demand, melodies with bells, often with figures that are moved during the play ;

glockenspiel (musical instrument) ;
Glorifizierung Noun -
glorification ;
Glossar Noun -
glossary ;
Glottis Noun -
glottis ;
Glotze Noun -
colloquial television ;
Glucke Noun -
eggar (moth) ;
Glukose Noun -
glucose ;
Gluon Noun -
gluon ;
Glut Noun -
heat, glow ;

ember ;
Gluten Noun -
gluten ;
Glycin Noun -
glycine (amino acid) ;
Gläubiger Noun -
creditor (a person to whom a debt is owed) ;

believer ;
Glück Noun -
happiness ;

luck ;
Glücksbringer Noun -
lucky charm, talisman, amulet ;
Glückskeks Noun -
fortune cookie ;
Glückspilz Noun -
lucky individual ;
Glücksrad Noun -
Fortune's wheel. ;

The German incarnation of the American game show Wheel of Fortune. ;
Glücksritter Noun -
adventurer, fortune-hunter ;

man with a position in the social world ;

soldier of fortune, mercenary ;
Glücksspiel Noun -
game of chance ;

gamble ;
Glücksspieler Noun -
gambler ;
Glückstadt Proper noun -
Glückstadt (town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) ;
Glückwunsch Noun -
congratulation ;
Glühbirne Noun -
incandescent light bulb ;
Glühwein Noun -
mulled wine ;
Glühwürmchen Noun -
glowworm ;
GmbH abbreviation -
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung ;
Gnade Noun -
mercy ;

grace ;

graciousness ;

legal pardon ;
Gnadenstoß Noun -
coup de grâce ;
Gnat Noun -
gnat ;
Gneis Noun -
geology gneiss ;
Gnoseologie Noun -
philosophy epistemology ;
Gnostizismus Noun -
Gnosticism ;
Gnu Noun -
gnu ;
Go Noun -
go (board game) ;
Goalmann Noun -
regional goalkeeper ;
Goethe Proper noun -
surname, notably of Johann Wolfgang Goethe. ;
Goi Noun -
A goy, gentile in the Jewish sense of ethnic non-Jew ;
Gold Noun -
gold (chemical element, Au) ;
Golden Goal Noun -
football golden goal ;
Goldesel Noun -
cash cow ;
Goldfisch Noun -
goldfish, Carassius auratus ;
Goldgräber Noun -
gold digger ;
Goldgräberstimmung Noun -
figuratively gold rush mood ;
Goldhamster Noun -
golden hamster ;
Goldhochzeit Noun -
golden anniversary ;
Goldkopflöwenäffchen Noun -
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas ;
Goldlack Noun -
wallflower (flower) ;
Goldmedaille Noun -
gold medal ;
Goldmünze Noun -
gold (coin) ;
Goldrausch Noun -
gold rush ;
Goldrute Noun -
goldenrod ;
Goldschakal Noun -
Golden Jackal ;
Goldschnabelralle Noun -
paint-billed crake ;
Goldschopfpinguin Noun -
macaroni penguin ;
Goldspecht Noun -
(Colaptes auratus), the northern flicker ;
Golf Noun -
bay (in the geographical sense), gulf ;

golf (sport) ;
Golf von Alaska Proper noun -
Gulf of Alaska ;
Golf von Bengalen Proper noun -
Bay of Bengal ;
Golf von Biskaya Proper noun -
Bay of Biscay ;
Golf von Guinea Proper noun -
Gulf of Guinea ;
Golf von Kalifornien Proper noun -
Gulf of California, Sea of Cortez ;
Golf von Mexiko Proper noun -
Gulf of Mexico ;
Golfball Noun -
a golf ball ;
Golfklub Noun -
golf club (organization) ;
Golfschläger Noun -
golf club (equipment) ;
Golfstaat Noun -
Gulf State ;
Goliath Proper noun -
biblical character Goliath ;
Gollum Proper noun -
Gollum rfgloss ;
Gondel Noun -
gondola ;
Gorbatschow Proper noun -
Gorbachev (Transliteration of a Russian surname). ;
Gordischer Knoten Noun -
Gordian knot ;
Gorilla Noun -
gorilla ;
Gosse Noun -
gutter ;
Gote Noun -
Goth ;
Gotik Proper noun -
the gothic epoch in architecture ;
Gott Noun -
god ;
Gott Proper noun -
God ;
Gott ist tot Phrase -
God is dead, coined by Friedrich Nietzsche, the most famous occurrence of which being in his work 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'. ;
Gott mit uns Phrase -
historical "God is with us" ;
Gott sei dank Phrase -
thank god ;
Gottes Noun -
genitive of Gott ;
Gottesanbeterin Noun -
mantis, praying mantis ;
Gottesdienst Noun -
worship religious ceremony ;

church service ;
Gottesgnadentum Noun -
divine right of kings ;
Gotteslästerung Noun -
blasphemy ;
Gottesurteil Noun -
trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test ordeal ;
Gottfried Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Godfrey. ;
Gotthard Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname, more often spelled Gotthardt. ;
Gotthardt Proper noun -
surname ;
Gottheit Noun -
deity gloss ;
Gouda Noun -
A type of cheese. ;
Gouda Proper noun -
A city in the Netherlands. ;
Gourmet Noun -
gourmet ;
Gouvernante Noun -
dated governess ;
Gouverneur Noun -
governor ;
Grab Noun -
grave ;

tomb ;
Graben Noun -
ditch ;

trench ;
Grabhügel Noun -
tumulus, burial mound, grave mound ;
Grabmal Noun -
tomb ;
Grabrede Noun -
eulogy ;
Grabstein Noun -
tombstone ;
Grad Noun -
degree ;
Graf Noun -
count (member of German nobility) ;
Graf Proper noun -
surname ;
Grafikkarte Noun -
video card ;
Grafschaft Noun -
county (land ruled by a count or countess) ;
Grahambrot Noun -
Graham bread ;
Gram Noun -
grief ;
Gramm Noun -
gram (unit of mass) ;
Grammatik Noun -
grammar ;
Granatapfel Noun -
pomegranate ;
Granate Noun -
a grenade gloss ;
Grande Noun -
grandee ;
Granit Noun -
granite ;
Grant Noun -
Austria,Bavaria resentment ;
Grapefruit Noun -
grapefruit ;
Graph Noun -
mathematics graph ;
Graphem Noun -
grapheme ;
Grappa Noun -
grappa ;
Gras Noun -
grass (plant). ;

informal weed, marijuana. ;
Grat Noun -
ridge ;

edge ;
Grau Noun -
grey gloss ;
Graubünden Proper noun -
Grisons (a canton of Switzerland (its French name)) ;
Graue Eminenz Noun -
éminence grise ;
Grauen Noun -
horror ;
Graugans Noun -
greylag goose (Anser anser) ;

wild goose ;
Graukatze Noun -
Chinese desert cat, Chinese mountain cat ;
Graukehlralle Noun -
Madagascar wood rail ;
Graureiher Noun -
grey heron ;
Graus Noun -
poetic horror ;
Grausamkeit Noun -
cruelty ;

savageness ;
Grausen Noun -
horror ;
Grauzone Noun -
gray area ;
Graveur Noun -
engraver ;
Gravis Noun -
grave accent ;
Gravitation Noun -
gravitation ;
Gravitationskonstante Noun -
gravitational constant ;
Graviton Noun -
graviton ;
Grd. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Grundstück ;
Grdst. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Grundstück ;
Gregor Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Gregory. ;
Greif Noun -
griffin ;
Greifswald Proper noun -
Greifswald (town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) ;
Greifvogel Noun -
a bird of the order Falconiformes, bird of prey, raptor ;
Greis Noun -
very old man ;
Greisenhaftigkeit Noun -
senility ;
Greisin Noun -
very old woman ;
Greißlerei Noun -
dated grocery ;
Gremium Noun -
committee ;
Grenada Proper noun -
Grenada ;
Grenader Noun -
Grenadian (A person from Grenada) ;
Grenaderin Proper noun -
Grenadian (A person from Grenada) ;
Grenze Noun -
border ;

limit ;

frontier ;
Grenzfall Noun -
borderline case ;
Grenzwert Noun -
mathematics limit ;
Gretchenfrage Noun -
A question as to the addressee's religiosity or belief in God. ;

Any question going directly to the core of an issue. ;

A crucial question that usually has a difficult or unpleasant answer. ;
Grete Proper noun -
given name derived from Margarete. ;
Gretel Proper noun -
Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. ;
Grethe Proper noun -
given name derived from Margarethe (Margarete). ;
Grevyzebra Noun -
Grévy's zebra ;
Greyerzer Noun -
Gruyère ;
Griebe Noun -
greaves, crackling ;
Griebenschmalz Noun -
lard that contains gribenes/cracklings ;
Grieche Noun -
a Greek (person) ;
Griechenland Proper noun -
Greece ;
Griechin Noun -
Greek (female inhabitant, etc., of Greece) ;
Griechisch Noun -
Greek language ;
Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche Proper noun -
Greek Orthodox Church ;
Grieß Noun -
semolina ;
Griff Noun -
grip ;

handle ;
Griffel Noun -
stylus ;

colloquial fingers ;
Grill Noun -
cooking,or,automotive grill ;
Grille Noun -
cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae) ;

(archaic) hobby ;
Grimasse Noun -
grimace, gurn ;
Grimassen schneiden Verb -
to grimace, to pull faces ;
Grimmdarm Noun -
colon (digestive system) ;
Grindwal Noun -
pilot whale, Globicephala melas ;
Grinsekatze Proper noun -
Cheshire Cat ;
Grippe Noun -
grippe, grip; flu, influenza ;
Grizzlybär Noun -
grizzly bear ;
Grogram Noun -
grogram (a strong fabric; a mixture of silk and wool or mohair). ;
Groll Noun -
grudge ;
Groppe Noun -
sculpin ;
Gros Noun -
A gross, 144. ;
Groschen Noun -
farthing ;

10 pfennig coin ;
Gross Proper noun -
surname ;
Grotte Noun -
grotto ;
Groß Proper noun -
surname ;
Großbritannien Proper noun -
Great Britain ;

United Kingdom ;
Großeltern Noun -
plurale tantum grandparents ;
Großer Bruder Proper noun -
Big Brother ;
Großer Münsterländer Noun -
Large Münsterländer ;
Großfrüchtige Moosbeere Noun -
cranberry ;
Großfürst Noun -
The ruler's title grand prince (sometimes incorrectly rendered as grandduke, a lower rank) ;
Großherzogtum Noun -
A grand duchy, the princely territory of a grand duke ;
Großhändler Noun -
wholesaler ;
Großkirchen Proper noun -
Nagykanizsa ;
Großkopf-Ringelnatter Noun -
large-headed water snake ;
Großmaul Noun -
big mouth, loudmouth ;
Großmeister Noun -
Grand Master ;

grandmaster ;

Grandmaster ;
Großmut Noun -
magnanimity ;
Großmutter Noun -
grandmother ;
Großmutter väterlicherseits Noun -
paternal grandmother ;
Großonkel Noun -
granduncle (the uncle of someone's parent) ;
Großpudel Noun -
a standard poodle between 45 and 62 cm ;
Großstadt Noun -
large city (in Germany used for cities with a population greater than 100,000) ;
Großteil Noun -
major part, majority ;
Großvater Noun -
grandfather ;
Großzügigkeit Noun -
generosity ;
Grube Noun -
pit ;
Gruft Noun -
burial vault, tomb ;
Grufti Noun -
(derogative) old man ;

a member of the goth subculture ;
Grund Noun -
ground ;

reason ;
Grundbegriff Noun -
fundamental principle, basic concept, basic idea ;
Grundbesitzer Noun -
landowner ;
Grundbirne Noun -
dialectal potato ;
Grundgesetz Noun -
constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) ;
Grundlage Noun -
foundation ;

basis ;

groundwork ;
Grundnahrungsmittel Noun -
basic food, staple food, staple ;
Grundrasse Noun -
Source race. ;
Grundsatz Noun -
principle ;
Grundschule Noun -
elementary school, primary school ;
Grundstein Noun -
cornerstone, foundation stone ;
Grundstück Noun -
land, parcel, real estate ;
Grundwasser Noun -
groundwater (water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers) ;
Grunzen Noun -
grunt sound made by a pig ;
Grunzer Noun -
grunt gloss ;
Grunzochse Noun -
the yak (Asian ox-like mammal) ;
Gruppe Noun -
group. ;
Gruppensex Noun -
group sex ;
Gruppentheorie Noun -
group theory (the mathematical theory of groups.) ;
Gruppenvergewaltigung Noun -
gang rape ;
Gruppierung Noun -
arrangement ;

group ;
Gruß Noun -
greeting ;

compliment ;
Gräte Noun -
fishbone ;
Grönland Proper noun -
Greenland ;
Grönländisch Proper noun -
Greenlandic (language) ;
Größe Noun -
size ;

greatness ;

physics quantity ;
Größenordnung Noun -
order of magnitude ;
Größenwahn Noun -
megalomania ;
Größenwahnsinnige Noun -
megalomaniac ;
Grün Noun -
green gloss ;
Gründer Noun -
founder ;
Gründonnerstag Proper noun -
Maundy Thursday ;
Gründung Noun -
foundation (act of founding) ;
Gründungsprivileg Noun -
foundation privilege, foundation charter ;
Grüne Meerkatze Noun -
green monkey ;
Grüner Knollenblätterpilz Noun -
death cap (Amanita phalloides) ;
Grünkohl Noun -
kale, Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. sabellica L. ;
Grünschnabel Noun -
greenhorn (literally green beak) ;
Grünspan Noun -
copper acetate, Cuprum aceticum ;

colloquial verdigris ;
Grünspecht Noun -
(Picus viridis), the green woodpecker ;
Grütze Noun -
a food of coarsely ground cereal grains: grout, groat(s) ;

coarse "grains" or bits of fruit, or a dish made from these ;
Guatemala Proper noun -
Guatemala ;
Guatemalteke Noun -
Guatemalan (person) ;
Guatemaltekin Noun -
Guatemalan (female person) ;
Gudrun Proper noun -
given name. ;
Gudscharati Proper noun -
Gujarati ;
Guerilla Noun -
guerrilla ;

guerrilla warfare ;
Guffel Noun -
(slang) a (marijuana) joint ;
Gugelhupf Noun -
'Gugelhupf', a type of cake ;
Guillotine Noun -
execution guillotine ;
Guinea Proper noun -
Guinea ;
Guinea-Bissau Proper noun -
Guinea-Bissau ;
Guineer Noun -
Guinean ;
Gulasch Noun -
goulash ;
Gummi Noun -
rubber, gum ;

(informal) condom, rubber ;
Gummiband Noun -
rubber band ;
Gummibaum Noun -
rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant, Ficus elastica ;
Gummibärchen Noun -
gummy bear ;
Gummiknüppel Noun -
(rubber) truncheon ;

nightstick ;
Gummistiefel Noun -
rubber boot ;
Gummizelle Noun -
padded cell ;
Gunda Proper noun -
given name. ;
Gundelrebe Noun -
ground-ivy, plant of the genus Glechoma, Glechoma hederacea ;
Gunst Noun -
favor ;
Gunstgewerbe Noun -
euphemistic prostitution ;
Gunter Proper noun -
given name, a rare variant of Günther. ;

surname ;
Gunther Proper noun -
given name. ;
Guppy Noun -
guppy ;
Gurke Noun -
cucumber ;

gherkin ;
Gurt Noun -
belt (band used for safety purposes) ;
Guru Noun -
guru, spiritual leader ;
Guss Noun -
casting ;

downpour ;
Gustav Proper noun -
given name of Swedish origin. ;
Gut Noun -
commodity, property, possessions, goods ;

a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture. ;
Guter Heinrich Noun -
Lincolnshire spinach (perennial plant) ;
Guthaben Noun -
accounting balance ;
Guthier Proper noun -
surname, whose origins come from French Huguenots fleeing France. Probable original name was: Gouthier, Germanified by dropping the 'o' ;
Gutschein Noun -
voucher, coupon, rain check ;
Guyana Proper noun -
Guyana ;
Gymnasium Noun -
grammar school (UK), prep school (US) (a school used to prepare students for university) ;
Gynäkologe Noun -
gynecologist ;
Gynäkologie Noun -
gynecology (no plural) ;

the gynecology department of a hospital (plural possible) ;
Gynäkologin Noun -
a female gynecologist ;
Gyros Noun -
gyro, gyros (Greek style sandwich) ;
Gyroskop Noun -
yroscope ;
Gämse Noun -
chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra ;
Gänseblümchen Noun -
daisy ;
Gänsehaut Noun -
goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh ;
Gänseleberpastete Noun -
foie gras ;
Gänseliesel Proper noun -
The Goose-Girl \ "Goose-Lizzy", a now-famous statue and fountain in Göttingen, Germany, affectionately called ‘die meistgeküsste Jungfrau der Welt’ (‘the most kissed girl in the world’). ;
Gänslein Noun -
diminuative of Gans: little goose, gosling ;
Gärtner Noun -
gardener ;
Gärtnerin Noun -
female gardener. ;
Gärung Noun -
fermentation ;
Gästezimmer Noun -
guest room ;
Gör Noun -
pejorative brat ;
Göre Noun -
pejorative,girl brat ;
Görlitz Proper noun -
Görlitz ;
Götterdämmerung Noun -
twilight of the gods, ;
Göttin Noun -
goddess ;
Göttin Proper noun -
the Goddess ;
Göttingen Proper noun -
Göttingen (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Göttlichkeit Noun -
godliness, divinity ;
Götze Noun -
idol ;
Götzendämmerung Noun -
twilight of the idols ;
Gülle Noun -
liquid manure. ;
Günter Proper noun -
given name, an alternative spelling of Günther. ;
Günther Proper noun -
given name. Popular in Germany from the 1920s to the 1940s. ;

surname ;
Gürtel Noun -
belt, a leather or similar long, rather thin object ;

(metaphore) strip, belt ;
Gürtelrose Noun -
shingles (herpes zoster) ;
Gürteltier Noun -
armadillo ;
Güte Noun -
goodness ;
Gütergemeinschaft Noun -
public ownership ;

marriage,legal community property ;
Gütersloh Proper noun -
Gütersloh (town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Güterverkehr Noun -
freight traffic ;
Gütesiegel Noun -
certification mark ;
H Letter -
The eighth letter of the German alphabet. ;
H-Bombe Noun -
Short for Wasserstoffbombe (hydrogen bomb) ;
H-Dur Noun -
B major (the major key with B as its tonic) ;
H-dur Noun -
B major ;
HNO initialism -
qualifier ENT; ear, nose and throat ;
HP Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Hochparterre ;
Haack Proper noun -
surname ;
Haar Noun -
hair ;
Haar in der Suppe Noun -
idiomatic fly in the ointment qualifier ;
Haaransatz Noun -
the hairline (on the head) ;
Haaresbreite Noun -
whisker (literally: width of a hair) ;
Haarnadelkurve Noun -
hairpin ;
Haarnetz Noun -
hairnet ;
Haarschnitt Noun -
haircut ;
Haarspalter Noun -
pettifogger, nitpicker ;
Haarspalterei Noun -
hair-splitting ;
Haarspray Noun -
hair spray ;
Haarteil Noun -
hairpiece ;
Haastadler Noun -
Haast's eagle ;
Hab und Gut Noun -
belongings, possessions ;
Habe Noun -
property ;
Habenichts Noun -
have-not ;
Habicht Noun -
hawk ;
Habitat Noun -
habitat (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives) ;
Habsucht Noun -
greed ;
Hack Noun -
minced meat ;
Hackbraten Noun -
meatloaf ;
Hackbrett Noun -
hammered dulcimer (musical instrument) ;
Hacke Noun -
heel ;

hoe ;
Hacke Adverb -
(slang) being totally drunk ;
Hackepeter Noun -
minced meat ;
Hacker Noun -
(computer) hacker ;
Hackfleisch Noun -
minced meat ;

figuratively for a heavy beating ;
Hackfresse Noun -
vulgar very derisive term for a person that is perceived as ugly, comparable to shitface ;
Hader Noun -
dispute, quarrel ;
Hadron Noun -
hadron ;
Hafen Noun -
harbor, harbour; port; haven ;
Hafenstadt Noun -
port (town or city with a dock or harbour) ;
Hafer Noun -
The cereal oats ;
Haferflocken Noun -
oatmeal, oat flakes, rolled oats ;
Hafnium Noun -
hafnium ;
Haft Noun -
custody, imprisonment ;
Haftstrafe Noun -
prison sentence, imprisonment ;
Haftung Noun -
liability ;

adhesion ;
Hagebutte Noun -
rose hip, fruit of a rose plant, especially of Rosa canina ;
Hagebutten Noun -
rose-hip ;
Hagel Noun -
hail ;
Hagelkorn Noun -
weather hailstone ;

medicine chalazion ;
Hagen Proper noun -
Hagen (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;

surname ;
Hahn Noun -
cock, rooster ;

stopcock, tap, spigot, faucet ;
Hahn Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname. ;
Hahnenfuß Noun -
buttercup (herb of the genus Ranunculus) ;
Hahnenkamm Noun -
cockscomb (fleshy red crest of a rooster) ;
Hahnrei Noun -
cuckold (man with unfaithful wife) ;
Hai Noun -
shark ;
Haidinger Proper noun -
surname ;
Haifisch Noun -
shark ;
Haiku Noun -
haiku (Japanese poem of a specific form: 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.) ;

haiku (Poem, in any language, of the same form.) ;
Hain Noun -
poetic A grove. ;
Hainbuche Noun -
hornbeam ;
Haiti Proper noun -
Haiti ;
Haitianer Noun -
Haitian (person from Haiti) ;
Haitianerin Noun -
Haitian (person from Haiti) ;
Haken Noun -
hook ;

catch, hitch gloss ;

checkmark ;
Hakenkreuz Noun -
fylfot; swastika ;
Halali Noun -
the ritual end of a hunt by horse ;

the signal blown on the horn marking the end of a hunt by horse ;
Halbblut Noun -
half-breed, half-caste ;
Halbbruder Noun -
half brother ;
Halbfinale Noun -
semifinal ;
Halbgott Noun -
demigod ;

in the phrase "Halbgott in weiß": an ironic way to describe a physician, especially an arrogant one ;
Halbinsel Noun -
peninsula ;
Halbkreis Noun -
semicircle (half of a circle) ;
Halbkugel Noun -
hemisphere, half of any sphere ;
Halbleiter Noun -
semiconductor ;
Halbmonatsschrift Noun -
Fortnightly; a publication issued fortnightly. ;
Halbmond Noun -
alf-moon, crescent ;
Halbschwester Noun -
half sister ;
Halbton Noun -
music halftone ;
Halbwahrheit Noun -
half-truth ;
Halbwaise Noun -
half orphan ;
Halbwertszeit Noun -
half-life ;
Halfter Noun -
halter ;

holster ;
Hall Noun -
echo, resonance, reverberation ;
Halle Noun -
hall ;
Halle Proper noun -
a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Also called Saale ;
Halleluja Noun -
hallelujah ;
Hallenbad Noun -
indoor public swimming pool ;
Hallo-Welt-Programm Noun -
computing a Hello World (program) ;
Halluzination Noun -
hallucination (sensory perception of something that does not exist) ;
Halluzinogen Noun -
hallucinogen (that which causes hallucinations) ;
Halm Noun -
stalk ;
Halma Proper noun -
Chinese checkers (board game) ;
Halo Noun -
halo gloss ;
Halogen Noun -
halogen (any element of group 7) ;
Hals Noun -
neck ;

throat ;
Hals- und Beinbruch Interjection -
idiomatic break a leg (literally: neck- and leg-fracture) ;
Halsabschneider Noun -
cutthroat ;
Halskette Noun -
necklace ;
Halt Noun -
hold ;

support ;

halt, stop ;
Haltestelle Noun -
stop (place to get on and off line buses or trams) ;
Haltung Noun -
attitude ;

posture ;

husbandry (also see Tierhaltung) ;

attention military ;
Halve Hahn Noun -
Cologne dialect a cheese sandwich, cut in half. ;
Hamburg Proper noun -
Hamburg (German state) ;

Hamburg (German city) ;
Hamburger Adjective -
pertaining to Hamburg ;
Hamburger Noun -
Hamburger ;

hamburger ;
Hamburger Schule Proper noun -
"Hamburg school", a musical current originating in Hamburg, Germany during the 1980s and early 1990s encompassing elements from punk, grunge and experimental pop ;
Hamm Proper noun -
surname with an etymology similar to that of English Hamm. ;

Hamm (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Hammel Noun -
wether ;

mutton ;
Hammer Noun -
hammer ;

mallet ;
Hammer und Sichel Noun -
ammer and sickle ;
Hammerhai Noun -
hammerhead shark ;
Hammerwerfen Noun -
hammer throw ;
Hammerwurf Noun -
hammer throw ;
Hampelmann Noun -
toy jumping-jack ;

hence A person who is weak of will and easily influenced. ;
Hamster Noun -
hamster ;
Hand Noun -
hand ;
Hand in Hand Adverb -
idiomatic hand in hand ;
Handball Noun -
handball rfgloss ;
Handball Proper noun -
handball rfgloss ;
Handbremse Noun -
handbrake ;
Handbuch Noun -
handbook, manual ;
Handel Noun -
deal ;

trade, trading ;
Handelsdefizit Noun -
trade deficit ;
Handelsmarine Noun -
merchant navy (civilian naval fleet) ;
Handfläche Noun -
anatomy palm (inner, concave part of hand) ;
Handgelenk Noun -
wrist ;
Handgemenge Noun -
brawl, scuffle ;
Handgranate Noun -
hand grenade ;
Handlanger Noun -
handyman ;

politics henchman ;
Handlesen Noun -
palm reading, palmistry ;
Handlung Noun -
plot (eg. of a play) ;

deed (result of an act) ;

action, act ;
Handlungsstrang Noun -
(literature, theatre) plot line, strand (of the plot) ;
Handpuppe Noun -
hand puppet ;
Handschellen Noun -
andcuffs ;

hackles ;
Handschlag Noun -
handshake ;
Handschrift Noun -
handwriting ;

manuscript ;
Handschuh Noun -
glove ;

mitten ;

gauntlet ;

mitt ;
Handstand Noun -
handstand (a movement or position in which a person is upside down) ;
Handtasche Noun -
handbag, US purse ;
Handtuch Noun -
towel (cloth used for wiping) ;
Handwerk Noun -
labour, especially of a manual type ;

trade (skilled practice) ;

something made by hand, handcraft ;
Handwerker Noun -
craftsman ;

contractor ;
Handy Noun -
mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, cellular phone ;
Handyvertrag Noun -
a mobile phone contract, plan ;
Hanf Noun -
hemp ;
Hang Noun -
slope, hill, hillside ;

inclination; bias; a disposition, or liability towards something/someone. ;
Hangar Noun -
hangar ;
Hanna Proper noun -
biblical character Hannah. ;

biblical character Anna, the prophetess. ;

given name, cognate to Hannah ( and as such, also spelled the English way), and a diminutive of Johanna. ;
Hannah Proper noun -
given name of biblical origin, variant spelling of Hanna. ;
Hannelore Proper noun -
given name. ;
Hanno Proper noun -
given name, a diminutive of Johann or Johannes. ;
Hannover Proper noun -
Hanover, a former province of Prussia, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ;

Hanover, capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. ;
Hanns Proper noun -
given name, a rare spelling variant of Hans. ;
Hanswurst Noun -
Hanswurst ;
Hantel Noun -
dumbbell (a weight with two disks attached to a short bar) ;
Happen Noun -
morsel ;

snack ;
Harakiri Noun -
hara-kiri ;
Harald Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Scandinavia. ;
Hardware Noun -
computing hardware ;
Hardwarebeschleunigung Noun -
hardware acceleration ;
Harem Noun -
harem ;
Harfe Noun -
harp ;
Harke Noun -
rake ;
Harmonie Noun -
harmony ;
Harmonisierung Noun -
harmonization ;
Harn Noun -
(formal) urine ;
Harn lassen Verb -
technical to pass urine ;
Harnblase Noun -
urinary bladder (urinary bladder) ;
Harnisch Noun -
armour of a medieval knight ;
Harnröhre Noun -
anatomy urethra ;
Harnstein Noun -
(medical) urinary stone, urolith, urinary calculus ;
Harnstoff Noun -
urea ;
Harnsäure Noun -
uric acid ;
Harpune Noun -
harpoon ;
Harpyie Noun -
(mythology) harpy ;

a bird, the harpy eagle or American harpy eagle ;

a butterfly native to southern Chile ;
Harri Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Harry, as an etyl loan. ;
Harry Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Hartholz Noun -
hardwood ;
Hartmut Proper noun -
given name; name of a prince in the Gudrun Lied. ;
Haruspex Noun -
haruspex ;
Harz Noun -
resin ;

a mountain range in Germany ;
Hasardeur Noun -
gambler ;
Hasch Noun -
hashish ;
Haschee Noun -
hash ;
Haschisch Noun -
hashish ;
Hase Noun -
hare ;

sometimes mistakenly used for rabbit ;
Hasel Noun -
hazel ;
Haselnuss Noun -
hazelnut ;
Haselstrauch Noun -
tree, shrub hazel ;
Hasenscharte Noun -
harelip, cleft lip ;
Haspel Noun -
reel (device for a harvesting machine) ;
Hass Noun -
hatred, hate ;
Hasse Noun -
Vienna Burenwurst ;
Hassium Noun -
hassium ;
Hassliebe Noun -
love-hate relationship ;
Hast Noun -
uncountable Haste. ;
Hatz Noun -
hunt#Nounhunt, chase (hunting) ;
Haube Noun -
bonnet, cap ;

hood ;
Haubenmeise Noun -
crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus ;
Haubennetzspinne Noun -
cobweb spider ;
Haubenpinguin Noun -
royal penguin ;
Haubentaucher Noun -
great crested grebe ;
Haubitze Noun -
owitzer ;
Hauch Noun -
breath ;

aspiration ;

waft (of air) ;

mist (on something) ;

hint or whiff (of something) ;
Haue Noun -
(colloquial) spanking ;
Hauer Noun -
a tusk (pretty big one, but smaller than that of an elephant) ;
Haufen Noun -
heap, hive, pile ;

crowd, lot ;

dog waste ;
Hauhechel Noun -
restharrow, any plant of the genus Ononis ;
Haupt Noun -
poetic head ;

main gloss ;
Hauptbahnhof Noun -
main train station ;
Hauptgericht Noun -
main dish, main course, entree (American English) ;
Haupthimmelsrichtung Noun -
cardinal point (cardinal point) ;
Hauptmann Noun -
military ranks captain ;
Hauptplatine Noun -
computing mainboard, motherboard ;
Hauptprozessor Noun -
computing central processing unit, CPU ;
Hauptquartier Noun -
military headquarters ;
Hauptsache Noun -
most important thing ;

legal main issue ;
Hauptsatz Noun -
main clause (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) ;
Hauptschlagader Noun -
aorta ;
Hauptschule Noun -
a type of basic secondary school in Germany that follows elementary school but does not qualify for higher university education ;
Hauptspeise Noun -
main dish ;
Hauptstadt Noun -
capital (capital city) ;
Hauptstraße Noun -
main road ;
Hauptsturmführer Noun -
a former military rank in the SS and SA in Nazi Germany, equal to a "Hauptmann" (captain) in the regular Wehrmacht ;
Hauptteil Noun -
principal part ;
Hauptverkehrszeit Noun -
rush hour ;
Haus Noun -
house ;

theatre ;
Hausarbeit Noun -
housework ;
Hausarzt Noun -
family doctor ;
Hausaufgabe Noun -
A homework assignment ;

The plural 'Hausaufgaben' indicates homework in general ;
Hausbesetzer Noun -
squatter ;
Hausbesetzerin Noun -
a female squatter ;
Hausbesetzung Noun -
squatting (occupation of a house without permission) ;

squat (house that has been occupied without permission) ;
Hausdurchsuchung Noun -
house search ;
Hausen Proper noun -
Huso, genus of sturgeon ;
Hausfrau Noun -
A housewife. ;
Haushalt Noun -
household ;

(government) budget ;
Hauskatze Noun -
house cat, domestic cat ;
Hausmann Noun -
househusband, house husband ;
Hausmaus Noun -
house mouse ;
Hausmeister Noun -
janitor ;
Hausparty Noun -
house party ;
Hausrotschwanz Noun -
black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros ;
Hausschaf Noun -
domestic sheep ;
Hausschuh Noun -
slipper (a low shoe that can be slipped on and off easily and is usually worn indoors) ;
Hausse Noun -
stock market bull market ;
Hausspinne Noun -
house spider (genus Tegenaria) ;

(regionally) daddy longlegs ;
Haustafel Noun -
Christianity The proper domestic or household order in the Christian home. It implies the highly practical nature of the instructions: an individual's "haustefel duties" are not related to abstract beliefs they are expected to hold to, but rather to specific actions they are expected to perform. ;
Haustier Noun -
A pet, in the sense of a companion animal ;
Hauswirt Noun -
landlord (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) ;
Haut Noun -
skin, hide of a person, animal or (art of a ) plant ;

(pars pro toto) the creature itself, notably a person in brave Haut 'good-natured hide' ;

similar membrane ('skin') on the surface of an object, such as a sausage ;
Hautarzt Noun -
dermatologist (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology.) ;
Hautgout Noun -
haut gout ;
Hautkrebs Noun -
skin cancer ;
Havana-Katze Noun -
Havana Brown (cat) ;
Havanna Proper noun -
Havana ;
Havarie Noun -
accident, emergency ;
Havel Proper noun -
Havel (river in Berlin Germany) ;
Hawaiianisch Proper noun -
Hawaiian (Hawaiian language) ;
Hawara Noun -
friend, crony ;
Haydn Proper noun -
surname, notably of Joseph Haydn, an 18th century Austrian composer. ;
Hbf abbreviation -
Hauptbahnhof (main train station) ;
Hdt. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Hundert ;
Heard und McDonaldinseln Proper noun -
Heard Island and McDonald Islands ;
Hebamme Noun -
midwife ;
Hebel Noun -
lever ;
Hebriden Proper noun -
Hebrides (group of islands) ;
Hebräisch Proper noun -
Hebrew (language) ;
Hecht Noun -
pike (a fish) ;
Hechtbarbe Noun -
mangar, a fish (Luciobarbus esocinus) ;
Heck Noun -
stern (of a ship), tail (of an aeroplane) ;
Heck Proper noun -
surname ;
Hecke Noun -
hedge ;
Heckenschere Noun -
hedge cutters, hedge shears, hedge trimmer, hedge clippers ;
Hedonik Noun -
rare hedonism ;
Hedonismus Noun -
hedonism ;
Hedonist Noun -
hedonist ;
Hedwig Proper noun -
given name, borne by a 12th/13th century Silesian saint. ;
Heer Noun -
army ;
Heeresamt Noun -
department (especially within a ministry of defense) or other governmental agency in charge of a nation's army (as opposed to Luftwaffe = air force, Kriegsmarine = navy etc.) ;
Heerzug Noun -
military train ;

dated campaign ;
Hefe Noun -
yeast ;
Heft Noun -
booklet, cahier to write in ;

exercise book ;
Heftigkeit Noun -
fierceness, vehemence ;
Hegemonie Noun -
hegemony ;
Hehler Noun -
receiver of stolen goods ;
Hehlerei Noun -
handling (criminal offence) ;
Heia Noun -
I>childish bed ;
Heide Noun -
heath, heathland ;

heathen, pagan ;
Heide Proper noun -
surname ;
Heidelbeere Noun -
bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry, whortleberry, hurtleberry ;
Heidelerche Noun -
woodlark ;
Heidemarie Proper noun -
given name, combination of Heide and Marie. ;
Heidi Proper noun -
given name. ;
Heil Noun -
luck, health, salvation ;
Heiland Noun -
savior ;
Heilbutt Noun -
halibut (fish of genus Hippoglossus) ;
Heiligabend Proper noun -
Christmas Eve (day before Christmas Day) ;
Heilige Schrift Noun -
scriptures, Holy Scripture ;
Heiligenschein Noun -
aureola, aureole ;
Heiliger Geist Proper noun -
Christianity the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost ;
Heiliger Stuhl Proper noun -
Holy See (episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church) ;
Heiliger Vater Proper noun -
Holy Father (pope) ;
Heiligkeit Noun -
holiness, holyness ;
Heilkraut Noun -
medicinal herb ;
Heilkunde Noun -
medicine, medical science ;
Heilmittel Noun -
remedy (a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease) ;
Heilsarmee Proper noun -
Salvation Army ;
Heilsgeschichte Noun -
Heilsgeschichte ;
Heilung Noun -
healing ;
Heim Noun -
home ;

hostel ;

asylum ;
Heimat Noun -
home, homeland ;

native country ;

home town, home village ;
Heimatschutz Noun -
homeland security ;
Heimatschutzministerium Proper noun -
(United States) Department of Homeland Security ;
Heimchen Noun -
house cricket ;
Heimlichkeit Noun -
secrecy, furtiveness ;
Heimtier Noun -
An animal from an animal shelter ;

A formal term for a pet, as opposed to a farm animal or a wild animal. In 1986 this definition of the term became a law in article 1 of the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, German: Europäische Übereinkommen zum Schutz von 'Heimtieren' ;
Heimweh Noun -
homesickness ;
Heine Proper noun -
given name; rarely used today. ;

surname, notably of Heinrich Heine. ;
Heiner Proper noun -
surname ;
Heinrich Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Heinz Proper noun -
given name, a popular diminutive of Heinrich. ;
Heirat Noun -
marriage ;
Heiratsgut Noun -
dowry ;
Heisenbergsche Unschärferelation Noun -
Heisenberg uncertainty principle ;
Heizer Noun -
stoker, fireman ;
Heizlüfter Noun -
fire (heater or stove) ;
Heizstrahler Noun -
fire (heater or stove) ;
Heizung Noun -
heating (a system that raises the temperature of a room or building) ;
Heißhunger Noun -
munchies, craving (for food) ;
Heißluftballon Noun -
hot air balloon ;
Hektar Noun -
hectare ;
Hektor Proper noun -
Greek mythology Hector. ;
Held Noun -
hero ;
Heldentenor Noun -
literally hero and tenor; A singer with a deep, strong voice that spans the range between baritone and tenor. ;
Heldin Noun -
heroine ;
Helena Proper noun -
given name. ;
Helene Proper noun -
given name. ;
Helfer Noun -
helper ;
Helga Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Scandinavia, ultimately from etyl Helga. ;
Helge Proper noun -
given name. ;

given name, a less common variant of Helga. ;
Helgoland Proper noun -
Heligoland (German island in the North Sea) ;
Helikopter Noun -
helicopter ;
Heliometer Noun -
heliometer (astronomical instrument for measuring the diameter of the sun) ;
Heliostat Noun -
heliostat ;
Heliozentrismus Noun -
heliocentrism ;
Helium Noun -
helium ;
Hella Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Helene and Helga. ;
Helle Noun -
pale lager ;

brightness ;
Hellebarde Noun -
halberd ;
Hellenische Republik Proper noun -
Hellenic Republic (official name of Greece) ;
Helligkeit Noun -
brightness ;
Hellsehen Noun -
clairvoyance ;
Hellseher Noun -
clairvoyant ;
Hellseherei Noun -
clairvoyance ;
Hellstern Noun -
literally "bright star" ;

Christianity The Christian faith. ;
Helm Noun -
helmet ;

helm roof ;
Helmina Proper noun -
given name, short for Wilhelmina. ;
Helmine Proper noun -
given name, short for Wilhelmine. ;
Helmut Proper noun -
given name popular during the first half of the 20th century. ;
Hemd Noun -
shirt ;
Hemisphäre Noun -
hemisphere (half of the Earth) ;
Hemmung Noun -
hindrance ;

psychology inhibition ;
Hemmungslosigkeit Noun -
lack of restraint ;
Hendrik Proper noun -
given name. ;
Hengst Noun -
stallion ;
Henkel Noun -
handle ;
Henker Noun -
hangman ;

executioner ;
Henne Noun -
hen ;
Hennegau Proper noun -
The Hainaut region, a former countship and present Belgian province ;
Hennin Noun -
hennin ;
Henny Proper noun -
given name derived from Henriette and Johanna. ;

given name derived from Heinrich and Johannes. ;
Henotheismus Noun -
henotheism (religion: belief in one ("main") deity without denying the existence of other deities) ;
Henry Noun -
henry ;
Henry Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Hentai Noun -
hentai (anime, manga) ;
Heptan Noun -
I>organic compound heptane ;
Heraklit Proper noun -
Heraclitus ;
Heraldik Noun -
heraldry (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) ;
Herausforderung Noun -
challenge (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) ;
Herausgeber Noun -
publisher (one who publishes, especially books) ;
Herbarium Noun -
herbarium ;
Herberge Noun -
hospice, hostel ;
Herbert Proper noun -
given name. ;
Herbizid Noun -
herbicide ;
Herbst Noun -
autumn, fall ;
Herbstgrasmilbe Noun -
harvest mite (harvest mite) ;
Herbsttrompete Noun -
black chanterelle (mushroom) ;
Herd Noun -
stove, hearth ;
Herde Noun -
herd ;
Hering Noun -
herring ;
Herkules Proper noun -
Hercules (constellation) ;
Herkunft Noun -
origin, source ;

descent (lineage or hereditary derivation) ;

etymology gloss ;
Hermann Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Herman. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Hermaphrodit Noun -
hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads) ;
Hermelin Noun -
ermine ;
Hermeneutik Noun -
hermeneutics (study or theory) ;
Hermina Proper noun -
given name, a Latinate variant of Hermine. ;
Hermine Proper noun -
given name. ;
Herne Proper noun -
Herne (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Heroin Noun -
heroin ;
Herpes Noun -
herpes ;
Herr Noun -
Mr., mister, sir ;

gentleman ;

master, lord, generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense ;

Lord, God ;

Very often used as a title of respect that is not translated into English or replaced with Sir: ;
Herr Ober Noun -
waiter ;
Herr werden Verb -
to master, to get under control ;
Herrenhaus Noun -
manor house ;
Herrenvolk Noun -
master race ;
Herrgott Noun -
Christianity Lord, God ;
Herrin Noun -
lady ;
Herrschaft Noun -
reign (the exercise of sovereign power) ;
Herrscher Noun -
monarch, sovereign ;
Hersteller Noun -
manufacturer ;
Herstellung Noun -
production gloss ;
Herta Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Hertha. ;
Hertha Proper noun -
given name popular at the turn of the 20th century. ;
Hertz Noun -
hertz ;
Herumgeeiere Noun -
colloquial tortuous maneuvering ;
Herz Noun -
heart ;

card games hearts ;
Herzanfall Noun -
cardiology,pathology heart attack ;
Herzinfarkt Noun -
myocardial infarction (necrosis of heart muscle) ;
Herzklappe Noun -
heart valve ;
Herzog Noun -
duke ;
Herzogin Noun -
duchess ;
Herzogtum Noun -
a country ruled by a duke: duchy ;
Herzschlag Noun -
heartbeat ;

dated heart attack ;
Herzschrittmacher Noun -
pacemaker ;
Herzversagen Noun -
heart failure ;
Hesekiel Proper noun -
biblical character Ezekiel ;
Hesse Proper noun -
surname for an inhabitant of Hesse. ;
Hessen Proper noun -
Hesse ;
Hete Noun -
colloquial A person with a heterosexual orientation. ;
Heteronomie Noun -
heteronomy ;
Heterosexualität Noun -
heterosexuality ;
Heterozygot Noun -
eterozygote ;
Hetze Noun -
hurry, rush ;

hunt, chase ;

hate speech ;
Heu Noun -
hay ;
Heuchler Noun -
hypocrite gloss ;
Heuer Noun -
nautical,for a seaman pay ;
Heuert Proper noun -
archaic July (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar) ;
Heuhaufen Noun -
haystack ;
Heuler Noun -
a baby seal left by its mother ;

a type of firecracker ;

German surname ;
Heuschnupfen Noun -
ay fever ;
Heuschober Noun -
haystack ;
Heuschrecke Noun -
grasshopper ;

locust ;
Heute Noun -
today ;
Hexaeder Noun -
geometry hexahedron ;
Hexan Noun -
I>organic compound hexane ;
Hexe Noun -
witch ;
Hexen Noun -
I>organic compound hexene ;
Hexenjagd Noun -
itch-hunt ;
Hexenkessel Noun -
a witch's cauldron ;

(metaphorical) boiling pot, boiling point, lions' den, uproar ;
Hexensabbat Noun -
(witchcraft) Sabbath, witches' Sabbath ;

(figurative) bedlam, pandemonium ;
Hexer Noun -
warlock, male witch ;
Hibiskus Noun -
hibiscus ;
Hickhack Noun -
squabbling ;
Hieb Noun -
blow ;
Hierarchie Noun -
hierarchy (body of ruling officials) ;
Hieroglyphe Noun -
hieroglyph ;
Hilbertraum Noun -
Hilbert space ;
Hilda Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Hilda. ;
Hilde Proper noun -
given name, variant of Hilda. ;
Hildebrand Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Hildebrandt Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Hildebrand. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Hildebrant Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Hildebrand. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Hildegard Proper noun -
given name used since Middle Ages, best known for the 12th century saint Hildegard of Bingen. ;
Hildesheim Proper noun -
Hildesheim (city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Hilfe Noun -
help ;
Hilflosigkeit Noun -
helplessness ;
Hilfsmittel Noun -
device, resource ;
Hilfsverb Noun -
auxiliary verb (a helping verb) ;
Himalaya Proper noun -
Himalayas (mountain range in Asia) ;
Himbeere Noun -
raspberry ;
Himmel Noun -
sky ;

heaven ;
Himmelfahrt Noun -
religion ascension ;

holiday Short for Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension Day) ;
Himmelreich Noun -
Kingdom of Heaven ;
Himmelsäquator Noun -
astronomy celestial equator ;
Hindernis Noun -
obstacle ;
Hindi Noun -
The Hindi language ;

A Hindi-speaking person ;
Hinduismus Noun -
Hinduism ;
Hinkelstein Noun -
menhir ;
Hinrich Proper noun -
given name, a etyl variant of Heinrich. ;
Hinrichtung Noun -
execution (the act of putting to death) ;
Hinterende Noun -
back (the part of something that goes last) ;
Hintergaumen Noun -
soft palate, velum ;
Hintergrund Noun -
background ;
Hinterhalt Noun -
ambush ;
Hinterkopf Noun -
occiput ;
Hinterland Noun -
hinterland ;
Hintern Noun -
colloquial The backside, bottom, butt, booty, hinder ;
Hinternvoll Noun -
a fully punished backside, i.e. a severe spanking ;
Hinterteil Noun -
behind, hindquarter, butt ;
Hintertür Noun -
backdoor ;
Hinterwäldler Noun -
backwoodsman, hick, hillbilly ;
Hinterziehung Noun -
of tax evasion ;
Hinterzimmer Noun -
backroom ;
Hinweis Noun -
hint ;
Hiob Proper noun -
Job (biblical character) ;
Hiobsbotschaft Noun -
Job's news, bad news ;
Hippie Noun -
hippie, hippy ;
Hippokrates Proper noun -
Hippocrates ;
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie Noun -
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia ;
Hiragana Noun -
hiragana (japanese syllabary) ;
Hirn Noun -
brain ;
Hirnanhangdrüse Noun -
pituitary gland ;
Hirnhaut Noun -
meninges ;
Hirnhautentzündung Noun -
meningitis ;
Hirnkoralle Noun -
brain coral ;
Hirnschale Noun -
braincase (the part of the skull containing the brain) ;
Hirnstamm Noun -
rain stem ;
Hirsch Noun -
deer ;
Hirschkuh Noun -
doe, hind ;
Hirschkäfer Noun -
stag-beetle (Lucanus cervus) ;
Hirschzecke Noun -
deer tick ;
Hirse Noun -
millet ;
Hirsutismus Noun -
hirsutism ;
Hirt Noun -
shepherd ;
Hirte Noun -
shepherd (a person who tends sheep or other animals) ;
Hirtenhund Noun -
shepherd dog, sheepdog ;
Hisbollah Proper noun -
Hezbollah ;
Historiker Noun -
historian (writer of history; a chronicler) ;
Historizität Noun -
historicity ;
Hitze Noun -
heat ;
Hitzewelle Noun -
weather heatwave, hot spell ;
Hitzfeld Proper noun -
surname ;
Hitzkopf Noun -
hothead ;
Hitzköpfigkeit Noun -
hotheadedness ;
Hobbit Noun -
hobbit ;
Hobby Noun -
a hobby gloss ;
Hobel Noun -
plane (the tool) ;
Hochburg Noun -
A place or region where a certain ideology, religion etc. is held by a great majority of the population or with great conviction ;
Hochdeutsch Noun -
High German ;

Standard German ;
Hochdruckgebiet Noun -
meteorology high pressure area ;
Hochformat Noun -
upright format, portrait format ;
Hochhaus Noun -
skyscraper, high-rise building ;
Hochkomma Noun -
apostrophe. ;
Hochland Noun -
highlands ;
Hochland-Ameisenwürger Noun -
upland antshrike ;
Hochmut Noun -
arrogance, hubris ;
Hochofen Noun -
furnace (device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc) ;
Hochparterre Noun -
raised first floor qualifier, raised ground floor qualifier ;
Hochschule Noun -
college, university, graduate school ;
Hochsitz Noun -
hide (covered structure for observing animals) ;
Hochspannung Noun -
electricity high tension, high voltage ;

figuratively high tension ;
Hochsprung Noun -
high jump (athletics event) ;
Hochstapler Noun -
conman, con man, impostor ;
Hochtechnologie Noun -
high technology ;
Hochverrat Noun -
high treason ;
Hochwasser Noun -
flood, flooding ;
Hochzeit Noun -
marriage, wedding ;

heyday, height ;
Hochzeitstorte Noun -
wedding cake ;
Hocke Noun -
position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet squat ;
Hocker Noun -
stool ;
Hockey Noun -
hockey family of sports ;

field hockey ;
Hockeyschläger Noun -
hockey stick ;
Hode Noun -
testicle ;
Hoden Noun -
anatomy testicle ;
Hodensack Noun -
anatomy scrotum ;
Hof Noun -
a court ;

a corona ;

a courtyard ;
Hof Proper noun -
a city in Bavaria ;
Hofbräu Proper noun -
literally "court brew" (i.e. the Bavarian royal court), a brand of beer from Munich associated with the Oktoberfest and the Hofbräuhaus. ;
Hoffart Noun -
arrogance, pride ;
Hoffmann Proper noun -
surname ;
Hoffnung Noun -
hope ;
Hoffnungsträger Noun -
beacon of hope ;
Hofmann Proper noun -
surname ;
Hofnarr Noun -
person in a mediaeval royal court jester ;
Hoheit Noun -
nobility,title Highness ;

sovereignty ;
Hohlzahn Noun -
hemp-nettle ;
Hohn Noun -
mock ;
Hokuspokus Noun -
hocus-pocus ;
Holger Proper noun -
given name. ;
Holland Proper noun -
Netherlands (country in northwestern Europe) ;
Hollande Proper noun -
Holland (the Netherlands) ;
Holländer Proper noun -
a Dutch person ;

a Dutchman ;

more specific, a person from the Dutch province of Holland ;
Holländisch Proper noun -
Dutch (the Dutch language) ;
Holmium Noun -
holmium ;
Holocaust Proper noun -
historical Holocaust ;
Hologramm Noun -
hologram ;
Holunder Noun -
elder ;
Holunderbeere Noun -
elderberry (fruit) ;
Holz Noun -
wood ;
Holzblasinstrument Noun -
woodwind instrument ;
Holzfäller Noun -
lumberjack ;

woodchopper ;

tree feller ;
Holzkohle Noun -
charcoal ;
Holzscheit Noun -
log (splitted log used as firewood) ;
Holztaube Noun -
culver ;
Holzweg Phrase -
to bark up the wrong tree ;

to be on the wrong track ;

to be up a blind alley ;
Holzweg Noun -
woodway ;
Holzwurm Noun -
woodworm ;
Homepage Noun -
homepage ;
Hommage Noun -
homage ;
Homo Noun -
A homosexual male; gay man or boy ;
Homogenität Noun -
homogeneity (quality of being homogeneous) ;
Homograph Noun -
homograph ;
Homomorphismus Noun -
homomorphism (notion in mathematics) ;
Homonym Noun -
homonym (word with the same sound or spelling but different meaning) ;
Homophobie Noun -
homophobia ;
Homos Noun -
The plural (nominative) of Homo ;
Homosexualität Noun -
homosexuality ;
Homosexuelle Noun -
homosexual (woman) ;
Homosexueller Noun -
omosexual ;
Homöopath Noun -
homeopath ;
Homöopathie Noun -
homeopathy ;
Honduras Proper noun -
Honduras ;
Hongkong Proper noun -
Hong Kong (coastal administrative region in south-east China) ;
Honig Noun -
honey ;
Honigbiene Noun -
honeybee ;
Honigbär Noun -
honey bear, kinkajou ;
Honigdachs Noun -
honey badger ;
Honigtopfameise Noun -
honeypot ant, honey ant ;
Hooligan Noun -
hooligan ;
Hopfen Noun -
hop (Humulus lupulus) ;
Horchposten Noun -
listening post ;
Horde Noun -
horde ;
Horizont Noun -
horizon ;
Hormon Noun -
hormone ;
Horn Noun -
horn gloss ;

cornet ;

anatomy cranial parietal bones ;
Hornburg Proper noun -
Hornburg, town in Lower Saxony ;

surname derived from the town. ;
Hornhaut Noun -
callus, scarf-skin, horny skin ;

cornea ;
Hornisse Noun -
hornet ;
Hornmoos Noun -
hornwort ;
Horoskop Noun -
horoscope ;
Horror Noun -
horror ;
Horrorfilm Noun -
horror film ;
Horst Noun -
the nest of a bird of prey ;

military airport (Fliegerhorst) ;

thicket ;
Horst Proper noun -
given name of uncertain origin, possibly from the vocabulary word Horst. First used in an 18th-century play, taken into regular use in the 19th century, and popular in 1920-1945. ;
Hort Noun -
hoard ;

child care ;
Hose Noun -
trousers ;
Hosenträger Noun -
suspender, brace ;
Hosianna Interjection -
hosanna ;
Hostie Noun -
host (consecrated wafer) ;
Hotel Noun -
hotel ;
Hotelier Noun -
hotelier ;
Hotpants Noun -
hot pants ;
Hottentottenente Noun -
Hottentot teal ;
House Noun -
house music, house ;
Hoyerswerda Proper noun -
Hoyerswerda (independent city in Saxony, Germany) ;
Hr. abbreviation -
Herr ;
Hub Noun -
lifting ;
Hubble-Konstante Noun -
Hubble constant ;
Hubert Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Hubert. ;
Hubschrauber Noun -
helicopter ;
Huchen Noun -
huchen, Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) (fish) ;
Huf Noun -
hoof ;
Hufeisen Noun -
horseshoe ;
Huflattich Noun -
coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara (type of plant) ;
Hufschlag Noun -
hoofbeat ;
Huftier Noun -
hoofed animal ;
Hugenotte Noun -
Huguenot ;
Hugo Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Hugh. ;
Huhn Noun -
chicken ;

hen ;
Huld Noun -
grace (short prayer before or after a meal) ;
Hulda Proper noun -
biblical character Huldah. ;

given name popular in the 19th century. ;
Huldigung Noun -
historical homage (obligation to a feudal lord) ;
Humanismus Noun -
humanism ;
Humanist Noun -
humanist ;
Humanität Noun -
humanity (human condition) ;
Humboldt-Pinguin Noun -
Humboldt penguin ;
Hummel Noun -
bumblebee ;
Hummer Noun -
lobster ;
Humor Noun -
humor (something funny) ;
Humus Noun -
humus ;
Hund Noun -
hound, dog ;

mean person ;
Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht Proverb -
barking dogs seldom bite ;
Hundefutter Noun -
dog food ;
Hundeführer Noun -
dog handler ;
Hundehütte Noun -
doghouse, kennel ;
Hundeleine Noun -
leash for dogs ;
Hundert Noun -
hundred ;
Hundertjähriger Krieg Proper noun -
Hundred Years' War ;
Hundesohn Noun -
pejorative "son of a dog", similar to but not as intense as Hurensohn; son of a bitch ;
Hundshai Noun -
school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) ;
Hundsrobbe Noun -
true seal, earless seal ;
Hundsstern Proper noun -
Sirius, Canicula ;
Hundstage Noun -
dog days ;
Hunger Noun -
hunger ;
Hungersnot Noun -
famine ;
Hungerstreik Noun -
hunger strike ;
Hunne Noun -
Hun ;
Hupe Noun -
horn (a sound-emitting device in and for cars) ;
Hure Noun -
vulgar, A whore, prostitute or bitch. ;
Hurenkind Noun -
typography widow ;
Hurensohn Noun -
vulgar son of a bitch, son of a whore ;
Hurra Noun -
hooray ;
Hurrikan Noun -
hurricane ;
Husten Noun -
cough ;
Hut Noun -
hat ;

cap, cover, lid ;

guard ;
Huë Proper noun -
Hue, in Vietnam (all senses) ;
Hyazinthe Noun -
hyacinth ;
Hybris Noun -
hubris ;
Hydrant Noun -
fire hydrant ;
Hydrat Noun -
chemistry hydrate ;
Hydraulik Noun -
hydraulics ;
Hydrokultur Noun -
hydroponics ;
Hydronym Noun -
hydronym (name of a body of water) ;
Hygiene Noun -
hygiene ;
Hymne Noun -
solemn song, hymn ;
Hyperbel Noun -
hyperbole ;

mathematics hyperbola ;
Hyperinflation Noun -
hyperinflation ;
Hyperkorrektur Noun -
hypercorrection (use of a nonstandard form) ;
Hyperlink Noun -
hyperlink ;
Hyperraum Noun -
hyperspace ;
Hyperschall Noun -
hypersonic sound ;
Hyperthermie Noun -
hyperthermia ;
Hypnos Proper noun -
Greek mythology Hypnos ;
Hypnose Noun -
hypnosis ;
Hypochonder Noun -
hypochondriac ;
Hyponym Noun -
linguistics hyponym ;
Hypophyse Noun -
pituitary gland (endocrine gland) ;
Hyposensibilisierung Noun -
hyposensitization ;
Hypotenuse Noun -
hypotenuse ;
Hypothek Noun -
mortgage ;
Hypothese Noun -
hypothesis ;
Hysterese Noun -
hysteresis ;
Hysterie Noun -
hysteria ;
Hysteriker Noun -
hysteric ;
Hyäne Noun -
hyena (animal) ;
Hávamál Proper noun -
Hávamál ;
Häferl Noun -
(Austrian dialect) cup ;
Häfn Noun -
(Austrian dialect) pot ;

(Austrian dialect) prison ;
Häftling Noun -
prison inmate ;
Häher Noun -
jay (bird) ;
Häkchen Noun -
Diminutive of Haken ;

checkmark ;
Hälfte Noun -
half ;

share ;
Hämoglobin Noun -
hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen) ;
Hände hoch Interjection -
hands up ;
Händedruck Noun -
handshake ;
Händel Noun -
plurale tantum fighting, quarreling ;
Händler Noun -
trader, merchant ;
Händlerin Noun -
(female) merchant or trader ;
Hänfling Noun -
linnet ;

a small and thin person ;
Hängebauchschwein Noun -
potbellied pig ;
Hängebrücke Noun -
suspension bridge ;
Hängematte Noun -
hammock ;
Hänsel Proper noun -
A nickname for a man named Hans or Johannes. ;

Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. ;
Häresie Noun -
heresy ;
Häretiker Noun -
heretic ;
Härte Noun -
hardness ;
Häufigkeit Noun -
frequency gloss ;
Häuptling Noun -
leader or respected elder in a tribe chief ;
Häuschen Noun -
small house ;
Höchstbietender Noun -
The highest bidder, who offers the best price ;
Höcker Noun -
hump ;
Höckerschwan Noun -
mute swan (Cygnus olor) ;
Höhe Noun -
height ;
Höhen Noun -
Plural of Höhe ;
Höhenangst Noun -
vertigo, acrophobia ;
Höhenmesser Noun -
altimeter ;
Höhepunkt Noun -
highlight; climax; high; high point ;

orgasm, climax ;
Höhle Noun -
cave ;
Höhlenforscher Noun -
a scientist who is studying and/or exploring caves, speleologist/spelaeologist ;
Höhlenforschung Noun -
speleology ;
Höhlenkunde Noun -
speleology ;
Höhlenlöwe Noun -
cave lion, Panthera leo spelaea ;
Höhlenmensch Noun -
caveman ;
Hölle Noun -
hell ;
Hönne Proper noun -
a branch of the river Ruhr. ;
Hörbuch Noun -
audiobook ;
Hören Noun -
hearing ;
Hörigkeit Noun -
serfdom ;

hence dependence ;
Hörnchen Noun -
a small horn ;

croissant ;

squirrel (in the broad sense, member of the family Sciuridae) ;
Hörrohr Noun -
ear trumpet ;
Hörsaal Noun -
lecture auditorium ;
Hörspiel Noun -
radio drama, radio play ;
Hörvermögen Noun -
sense used to perceive sound or its degree of functioning hearing ;
Höschen Noun -
panties, pants ;
Höschenwindel Noun -
diaper, nappy ;
Hüfte Noun -
hip (body part) ;
Hügel Noun -
hill ;
Hügelgrab Noun -
tumulus, burial mound, grave mound ;
Hühnerauge Noun -
callus on the foot corn ;
Hühnerfleisch Noun -
chicken meat ;
Hühnerhabicht Noun -
chickenhawk, goshawk ;
Hühnerstall Noun -
henhouse (house for chickens to live in) ;
Hülle Noun -
wrap ;
Hülse Noun -
pod ;

case ;
Hülsenfrucht Noun -
legume ;
Hülsenfrüchtler Noun -
a plant of the Fabaceae family. ;
Hündchen Noun -
doggy, puppy ;
Hündin Noun -
a female dog ;
Hüne Noun -
(large, broad-shouldered man) giant, hulk ;

mythology giant ;
Hürde Noun -
hurdle ;
Hütte Noun -
hut, cabin ;
Hüttenkäse Noun -
cottage cheese ;
I Letter -
The ninth letter of the German alphabet. ;
IO initialism -
in Ordnung gloss ;
IP-Adresse Noun -
IP address (number assigned to each computer's network interface) ;
IPA initialism -
IPA; 'I'nternationales 'P'honetisches 'A'lphabet ;
Ibis Noun -
ibis (threskiornithid) ;
Ich Noun -
psychology ego, the Ich ;
Ichlaut Noun -
phonology voiceless palatal fricative, IPAchar ;
Ichthyologie Noun -
ichthyology (branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish) ;
Ida Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ideal Noun -
ideal (perfect standard, standard of excellence) ;

mathematics ideal ;
Idealisierung Noun -
idealization ;
Idealismus Noun -
idealism ;
Idealist Noun -
idealist ;
Idee Noun -
idea ;
Identität Noun -
identity ;

mathematics unity ;
Ideologe Noun -
ideologist ;
Ideologie Noun -
ideology ;
Ideologin Noun -
(female) ideologist ;
Idiom Noun -
idiom ;
Idiosynkrasie Noun -
idiosyncrasy (individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance) ;
Idiot Noun -
pejorative idiot ;
Idiotie Noun -
idiocy ;
Ido Proper noun -
Ido ;
Idol Noun -
idol (representation of anything revered) ;
Igel Noun -
hedgehog ;
Igelfisch Noun -
porcupinefish, balloonfish, porcupine puffer ;
Iglu Noun -
igloo ;
Ignaz Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to Ignatius. ;
Ignorant Noun -
ignorant person, ignoramus ;
Ignoranz Noun -
ignorance ;
Ihnen Pronoun -
personal dative of ''Sie (indirect object; addressing politely or formally one person). ;
Ihr Pronoun -
possessive your (formally or politely addressing one person): ;
Ihre Majestät Pronoun -
Your Majesty ;
Ihrer Pronoun -
personal genitive of Sie (addressing politely or formally one person). ;
Ikone Noun -
icon (religious painting) ;
Ikonoklasmus Noun -
iconoclasm ;
Ikonoklast Noun -
iconoclast ;
Ikosaeder Noun -
geometry icosahedron ;
Ikterus Noun -
jaundice (morbid condition) ;
Illegalität Noun -
illegality ;
Illokution Noun -
illocution (the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used) ;
Illusion Noun -
illusion ;
Illustration Noun -
illustration ;
Illustrator Noun -
illustrator ;
Ilse Proper noun -
given name, a German diminutive of Elisabeth, a favorite in the 1920s and 1930s. ;
Iltis Noun -
polecat (Mustela putorius) ;
Image Noun -
image (characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is, or wishes to be, perceived by others) ;
Imagination Noun -
imagination (image-making power of the mind) ;
Imam Noun -
imam ;
Imbiss Noun -
snack ;
Imbissstand Noun -
food stall ;
Imbiß Noun -
snack ;
Imitation Noun -
imitation ;
Imker Noun -
bee-keeper ;
Immanuel Proper noun -
biblical character Immanuel. ;

given name, equivalent of Emmanuel. ;
Immaterielles Noun -
something immaterial ;
Imme Noun -
bees ;

a swarm of bees ;
Immelmann Proper noun -
surname ;
Immergrün Noun -
periwinkle ;
Immigrant Noun -
immigrant ;
Immigration Noun -
immigration ;
Immobilie Noun -
real estate, property which cannot be moved ;
Immunisierung Noun -
immunization ;
Immunität Noun -
immunity ;
Immunsystem Noun -
immune system ;
Impala Noun -
impala ;
Impedanz Noun -
impedance ;
Imperativ Noun -
imperative gloss ;
Imperialismus Noun -
imperialism ;
Imperium Noun -
mpire ;

he right to enforce the law ;

overnmental Power ;
Impertinenz Noun -
infamy, intrusiveness ;
Impfstoff Noun -
vaccine ;
Impfung Noun -
vaccination ;
Implantat Noun -
implant (anything surgically implanted in the body) ;
Implosion Noun -
implosion ;
Import Noun -
import ;
Importeur Noun -
importer ;
Impressionismus Noun -
impressionism ;
Impressionist Noun -
impressionist (one who adheres to impressionism) ;
Impressum Noun -
imprint ;
Improvisation Noun -
improvisation ;
Imprägnierung Noun -
impregnation, waterproofing ;
Impuls Noun -
impulse, momentum ;

physics momentum ;
Inauguration Noun -
inauguration ;
Inbegriff Noun -
embodiment ;
Incubus Noun -
An incubus. ;
Inder Noun -
person or people from India Indian ;
Inderin Noun -
Indian (a female person from India) ;
Index Noun -
index ;
Indianer Noun -
Native American Indian, Native American ;
Indianerin Noun -
Indian (female individual of or relating to the aboriginal people of the Americas) ;
Indien Proper noun -
India (country) ;
Indigo Noun -
(masculine) indigo, a dye ;

(masculine) Indigofera, plant traditionally used to produce indigo ;

(neutral) indigo, a colour ;
Indikation Noun -
indication ;
Indikativ Noun -
indicative (the indicative mood) ;
Indisch Proper noun -
the Indian language (language spoken in India) ;
Indischer Ozean Proper noun -
the Indian Ocean ;
Indium Noun -
indium ;
Individualismus Noun -
individualism ;
Individuum Noun -
individual ;
Indiz Noun -
evidence, indication, clue ;
Indogermanisch Noun -
the Indo-European language family ;

the Indo-European proto-language ;
Indoiranisch Noun -
The Indo-Iranian language group ;

The Indo-Iranian proto-language ;
Indonesien Proper noun -
Indonesia ;
Indonesier Noun -
Indonesian (person) ;
Indonesierin Noun -
Indonesian (female person) ;
Indonesisch Noun -
Indonesian; the language of Indonesia ;
Indri Noun -
Indri ;
Induktion Noun -
induction (generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field) ;
Industrialisierung Noun -
industrialization ;
Industrie Noun -
industry ;
Ineffizienz Noun -
inefficiency ;
Inertialsystem Noun -
physics inertial frame of reference ;
Ines Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Spanish Inés. ;
Infanterie Noun -
infantry ;
Infantilismus Noun -
infantilism ;
Infekt Noun -
infection, infectious disease ;
Infektion Noun -
infection ;
Inferno Noun -
inferno ;
Infinitiv Noun -
grammar infinitive ;
Infix Noun -
infix ;
Inflation Noun -
economics inflation ;
Influenza Noun -
influenza (an acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs) ;
Informant Noun -
informant ;
Informatik Noun -
computer science ;

information technology ;

information science ;
Informatiker Noun -
person who has studied computer science m ;

person specialized in information technology / information science m ;
Information Noun -
information ;
Informationen Noun -
news ;
Informationstheorie Noun -
information theory (branch of applied mathematics) ;
Infrarot Noun -
infrared ;
Infrastruktur Noun -
infrastructure ;
Inga Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Inge. ;
Ingeborg Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ingeburg Proper noun -
given name, a German version of Ingeborg. ;
Ingenieur Noun -
engineer ;
Ingenieurin Noun -
female engineer (woman qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) ;
Ingenieurwissenschaft Noun -
engineering (application of science to the needs of humanity) ;
Ingo Proper noun -
given name ;
Ingolf Proper noun -
given name, Germanic cognate of Danish Ingolf. ;
Ingolstadt Proper noun -
Ingolstadt (city in southern Germany) ;
Ingredienz Noun -
ingredient gloss ;
Ingrid Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ingwer Noun -
ginger ;
Inhalation Noun -
the act of inhaling ;

the substance (medicament) which is inhaled ;
Inhalt Noun -
content ;
Inhaltsverzeichnis Noun -
table of contents ;
Initialwort Noun -
initialism ;
Initiative Noun -
initiative ;
Initiator Noun -
one who initiates,or,chemistry initiator ;
Injektion Noun -
medicine,or,engineering injection ;
Inkarnation Noun -
incarnation gloss ;
Inkompatibilität Noun -
incompatibility ;
Inkompetenz Noun -
incompetence ;
Inkrafttreten Noun -
legal coming into effect, coming into force ;
Inkubator Noun -
incubator ;
Inkunabel Noun -
incunabulum, incunable ;
Inland Noun -
homeland, as opposed to foreign country; in composites: domestic ;

inland, more or less remote from the ocean or from open water ;
Innenhof Noun -
inner courtyard ;
Innenpolitik Noun -
domestic policy ;
Innereien Noun -
guts ;
Innovation Noun -
innovation ;
Inquisition Noun -
Inquisition ;
Insasse Noun -
a passenger of a vehicle ;

an inhabitant of a building with multiple inhabitants, specifically: ;
Inschrift Noun -
inscription ;
Insekt Noun -
insect ;
Insektenbiss Noun -
bite by an insect ;
Insektenkunde Noun -
entomology (study of insects) ;
Insektizid Noun -
insecticide ;
Insel Noun -
an island, an islejump ;
Insel Man Proper noun -
Isle of Man (An island in the Irish Sea) ;
Inselaffe Noun -
I>pejorative Term used to refer to United Kingdom residents. ;
Inselbewohner Noun -
islander ;
Inselgruppe Noun -
group of islands ;
Insolvenz Noun -
insolvency ;
Inspektor Noun -
inspector ;
Inspiration Noun -
inspiration gloss-stub ;
Instabilität Noun -
instability ;
Instinkt Noun -
instinct ;
Institut Noun -
institute ;
Institution Noun -
institution ;
Instrument Noun -
music,or,general instrument ;
Insulaner Noun -
islander ;
Insulin Noun -
insulin (polypeptide hormone) ;
Inszenierung Noun -
staging ;
Integral Noun -
integral (notion in mathematics) ;
Integralrechnung Noun -
integral calculus (calculus of areas and volumes) ;
Integration Noun -
integration ;
Integrität Noun -
integrity ;
Intellekt Noun -
intellect ;
Intellektualismus Noun -
intellectualism ;
Intellektuelle Noun -
intellectual (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters) ;
Intellektueller Noun -
intellectual (intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters) ;
Intelligenz Noun -
intelligence (capacity of mind) ;
Intelligenzquotient Noun -
intelligence quotient ;
Intendant Noun -
theater,or,broadcasting corporation director, manager ;
Intensität Noun -
intensity (intensity) ;
Intentionalismus Noun -
intentionalism ;
Interaktion Noun -
interaction ;
Interaktivität Noun -
interactivity ;
Interdisziplinarität Noun -
interdisciplinarity ;
Interesse Noun -
interest gloss ;
Interessent Noun -
interested party, prospective buyer ;
Interferenz Noun -
interference ;
Interieur Noun -
interior ;
Interjektion Noun -
interjection (an exclamation or filled pause in grammar) ;
Interlaken Proper noun -
A town in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland ;
Internat Noun -
boarding school ;
Internationaler Währungsfonds Proper noun -
International Monetary Fund ;
Internationalismus Noun -
internationalism ;
Internet Noun -
internet (internet) ;
Internetanschluss Noun -
Internet connection ;
Internierte Noun -
internee ;
Internierung Noun -
internment ;
Internierungslager Noun -
detention center, internment camp ;
Internodium Noun -
internode (a section of the stem between two nodes) ;
Interpolation Noun -
interpolation ;
Interpret Noun -
music interpreter ;
Interpretation Noun -
interpretation ;
Interregnum Noun -
interregnum (period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign) ;
Interrogativpronomen Noun -
I>grammar interrogative pronoun ;
Intersubjektivität Noun -
intersubjectivity (state or condition of being intersubjective) ;
Intervall Noun -
interval (distance in time) ;

mathematics interval ;
Intervention Noun -
intervention (act of intervening) ;
Interview Noun -
interview for a newspaper etc. ;
Intoleranz Noun -
intolerance ;
Intrigant Noun -
schemer ;
Intrige Noun -
intrigue, plot ;
Intuition Noun -
intuition ;
Invasion Noun -
invasion ;
Investition Noun -
investment (a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use) ;
Investor Noun -
investor ;
Inzest Noun -
incest ;
Iod Noun -
iodine ;
Ion Noun -
ion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge) ;
Ionisches Meer Proper noun -
Ionian Sea (european sea) ;
Ionosphäre Noun -
ionosphere ;
Irak Proper noun -
Iraq ;
Iraker Noun -
Iraqi (person from Iraq) ;
Irakerin Noun -
Iraqi (person from Iraq) ;
Iran Proper noun -
Iran ;
Iraner Noun -
Iranian (male person from Iran or of Iranian descent) ;
Iranerin Noun -
Iranian (female person from Iran or of Iranian descent) ;
Ire Noun -
Irishman ;
Iren Noun -
chemistry irene (hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of irone) ;
Irene Proper noun -
given name. ;
Iridium Noun -
iridium ;
Irin Noun -
Irishwoman (woman from Ireland) ;
Iriomote-Katze Noun -
Iriomote cat ;
Iris Noun -
iris ;
Iris Proper noun -
Greek god Iris ;

given name. ;
Irisch Proper noun -
Irish (the language) ;
Irisch-Gälisch Proper noun -
Irish (the language) ;
Irland Proper noun -
Ireland ;
Irma Proper noun -
given name. ;
Irmgard Proper noun -
given name ;
Iro Noun -
(slang) mohawk, Iroquois (hairdo) ;
Irokese Noun -
(a member of the) Iroquois ;
Irokesenschnitt Noun -
hairstyle Mohawk, Iroquois ;
Ironie Noun -
irony ;
Irrationalismus Noun -
irrationalism ;
Irre Noun -
a mentally ill person ;
Irrelevanz Noun -
irrelevance ;
Irren ist menschlich Proverb -
to err is human ;
Irrgarten Noun -
maze ;
Irrigation Noun -
irrigation (the act or process of irrigating) ;
Irrlicht Noun -
will o' the wisp (strange light) ;
Irrtum Noun -
error ;

mistake ;
Isaak Proper noun -
biblical character Isaac. ;

given name, rarely used. ;
Isabel Proper noun -
given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin. ;
Isabell Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Isabel and Isabelle. ;
Isabella Proper noun -
given name popular in the 2000s. ;
Isabelle Proper noun -
given name of French origin. ;
Isai Proper noun -
biblical character Jesse. ;
Ischias Noun -
sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve) ;
Isegrim Proper noun -
Isengrin, poetic name of the wolf in a fable ;
Islamische Republik Pakistan Proper noun -
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) ;
Islamismus Noun -
Islamism ;
Island Proper noun -
Iceland ;
Isländer Noun -
Icelander (person from Iceland) ;
Isländerin Noun -
female Icelander qualifier ;
Isländisch Proper noun -
Icelandic (language) ;
Isländischer Schäferhund Noun -
Icelandic Sheepdog ;
Isobar Noun -
nuclear physics isobar ;
Isobare Noun -
meteorology,or,thermodynamics isobar ;
Isoglosse Noun -
isogloss (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature) ;
Isolation Noun -
isolation (act of isolating) ;

isolation (state of being isolated) ;
Isolationismus Noun -
isolationism ;
Isolde Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English and French Iseult. ;
Isomorphismus Noun -
isomorphism gloss ;
Isotherme Noun -
isotherm ;
Isotop Noun -
isotope (atoms of the same element having a different number of neutrons) ;
Israel Proper noun -
Israel ;
Italien Proper noun -
Italy ;
Italiener Noun -
Italian ('male person') ;
Italienerin Noun -
Italian ('female person') ;
Italienisch Proper noun -
The Italian language. ;
Ivonne Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Yvonne. ;
J Symbol -
chemistry The chemical symbol of iodine. ;
J Letter -
The tenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
JVA Proper noun -
Jugoslawische Volksarmee "Yugoslav People's Army" ;
Ja Noun -
a yes ;
Jacht Noun -
Alternative spelling of Yacht ;
Jacke Noun -
jacket ;
Jacke wie Hose Adjective -
idiomatic six of one and half a dozen of the other ;
Jacob Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James. ;
Jacqueline Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Jade Noun -
jade (gem) ;
Jagd Noun -
hunt ;
Jagdpanzer Noun -
military a heavily armored tank destroyer ;
Jaguar Noun -
jaguar ;
Jahr Noun -
year ;
Jahrbuch Noun -
yearbook ;
Jahresring Noun -
growth ring, tree ring, annual ring ;
Jahrestag Noun -
anniversary (day an exact number of years since an event) ;
Jahreszeit Noun -
season ;
Jahrgang Noun -
vintage (year or place something is produced) ;

age group ;
Jahrhundert Noun -
A century (period of 100 years) ;
Jahrmarkt Noun -
fair ;
Jahrtausend Noun -
millennium ;
Jahrzehnt Noun -
decade ;
Jahwe Proper noun -
Yahweh (personal name of God) ;
Jahweh Proper noun -
lternative spelling of Jahwe, personal name of the God of the Old Testament (see Yahweh). ;
Jainismus Noun -
Jainism ;
Jak Noun -
a synonym of (the more commonly used) Yak, "yak" (Ox-like mammal) ;
Jakob Proper noun -
biblical character Jacob. ;

given name , also spelled Jacob ;
Jakobsmuschel Noun -
scallop, Pecten jacobaeus (mollusc) ;
Jakobus Proper noun -
biblical character James. ;
Jalousie Noun -
window blind ;
Jamaika Proper noun -
Jamaica ;
Jamaika-Koalition Noun -
a coalition in the German parliament consisting of the CDU, FDP, and the Green Party. ;
Jamaikaner Noun -
Jamaican (person of Jamaican descent) ;
Jamaikanerin Noun -
Jamaican (female person of Jamaican descent) ;
Jammer Noun -
misery ;
Jammertal Noun -
vale of tears (a symbolic valley of tears) ;
Jan Proper noun -
given name, a Low German and North European variant of Johann (=John), popular in Germany at the end of the 20th century. ;
Jana Proper noun -
given name. ;
Janik Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Jannik. ;
Janina Proper noun -
given name, modern variant of Jana. ;
Janine Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Jannick Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Jannik. ;
Jannik Proper noun -
given name of modern German usage, a variant of Jan, variously described as Low German, West Frisian, Breton, Czech, or Slovak. ;
Januar Proper noun -
January ;
Japan Proper noun -
Japan ;
Japaner Noun -
Japanese (person, male) ;
Japanerin Noun -
female Japanese ;
Japanisch Proper noun -
the Japanese language ;
Jaqueline Proper noun -
given name, an alternative spelling of Jacqueline. ;
Jargon Noun -
jargon ;
Jasager Noun -
yes man ;
Jasmin Noun -
jasmine ;
Jasmin Proper noun -
given name of modern usage, cognate to English Jasmine. ;
Jaspis Noun -
mineral jasper ;
Jauche Noun -
liquid manure ;
Jause Noun -
snack ;
Java-Tiger Noun -
Javan tiger, Panthera tigris sondaica ;
Jazz Noun -
jazz (musical art form) ;
Jeans Noun -
A pair of jeans, denim trousers ;
Jediismus Noun -
Jediism. ;
Jeep Noun -
jeep ;
Jehova Proper noun -
Jehovah ;
Jehudit Proper noun -
biblical character Judith, the wife of Esau. ;
Jein Noun -
humorous,or,pejorative yes and no ;
Jekaterinburg Proper noun -
Yekaterinburg (city in Russia) ;
Jemen Proper noun -
Yemen ;
Jemenit Noun -
Yemeni (A person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent) ;
Jemenitin Noun -
Yemeni (A female person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent) ;
Jennifer Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from English. ;
Jenseits Noun -
afterlife ;

(the) Beyond ;

hereafter ;
Jeremia Proper noun -
biblical character Jeremiah. Given name form: Jeremias. ;
Jeremias Proper noun -
given name, variant of Jeremia. ;
Jesaja Proper noun -
biblical character Isaiah. ;
Jessica Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English, popular in the end of the 20th century. ;
Jesu Proper noun -
genitiveGenitive of 'Jesus' ;
Jesus Proper noun -
christianity Jesus ;
Jesus Christus Proper noun -
Christianity Jesus Christ ;
Jeton Noun -
chip, token ;
Jetzt Noun -
the present; now ;
Jetztzeit Noun -
present time ;
Jever Proper noun -
Jever (city in northern Germany) ;
Jg. Abbreviation -
Vol.; abbreviation for Jahrgang. ;
Jiddisch Proper noun -
Yiddish gloss ;
Joachim Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Joachim. ;
Job Noun -
a job (work) ;

an assignment ;
Jobmühle Noun -
job mill. ;
Joch Noun -
yoke ;
Jochbein Noun -
cheekbone (bone) ;
Jochen Proper noun -
given name derived from Joachim. ;
Jockey Noun -
jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively) ;
Jod Noun -
iodine ;
Jodeln Noun -
yodeling ;
Jodler Noun -
yodeler ;
Joel Proper noun -
biblical character Joel. ;

given name of biblical origin. ;
Joghurt Noun -
yogurt, yoghurt ;
Johann Proper noun -
given name, the standard equivalent to John. ;
Johanna Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Jane. ;

biblical character Joanna. ;
Johanne Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Johanna. ;
Johannes Proper noun -
biblical character John. ;

given name. ;
Johannisbeere Noun -
redcurrant (rote Johannisbeere) ;

blackcurrant (schwarze Johannisbeere) ;
Johannisbrot Noun -
carob, locust bean, St. John's bread ;
Johannisbrotbaum Noun -
carob (tree) (Ceratonia siliqua) ;
Johannisbrotgewächs Noun -
any plant of the Caesalpinioideae subfamily. ;
Joint Noun -
a marijuana cigarette; joint. ;
Joint Venture Noun -
joint venture (a cooperative business partnership) ;
Joker Noun -
card games joker ;
Jolle Noun -
dinghy (small boat) ;
Jom Kippur Proper noun -
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) ;
Jona Proper noun -
biblical character Jonah. ;
Jonas Proper noun -
biblical character Jonah. ;

given name of biblical origin. ;
Jonathan Proper noun -
biblical character Jonathan. ;

given name. ;
Jonglage Noun -
juggling ;
Jongleur Noun -
juggler ;
Jonglieren Noun -
juggling ;
Jordan Proper noun -
Jordan (river) ;
Jordanien Proper noun -
Jordan (country) ;
Jordanier Noun -
Jordanian (male person from Jordan) ;
Jordanierin Noun -
Jordanian (female person from Jordan) ;
Josef Proper noun -
biblical character Joseph. ;

given name. ;
Josefskraut Noun -
hyssop ;
Joseph Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Josef. ;
Josephine Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Josua Proper noun -
biblical character Joshua. ;

qualifier given name of biblical origin. ;

Joshua: Book of Joshua, book of the Bible ;
Jota Noun -
iota ;
Joule Noun -
joule ;
Journal Noun -
magazine journal ;
Journalismus Noun -
journalism ;
Journalist Noun -
journalist ;
Jubiläum Noun -
an anniversary, a jubilee ;
Juda Proper noun -
Judah (first son of Jacob) ;
Judaismus Noun -
judaism ;
Judas Proper noun -
biblical character Judas ;
Jude Noun -
A male Jew ;
Judenausrottung Noun -
The extermination of Jews. ;
Judenfreund Noun -
In Nazi Germany, a non-Jew who sympathized with Jews. ;
Judenhass Noun -
hatred against Jews, anti-Semitism ;
Judentum Proper noun -
Judaism (world religion) ;
Judikative Noun -
politics judiciary, judicial system ;
Judith Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Judith. ;
Judo Proper noun -
judo ;
Judoka Noun -
judoka ;
Jugend Noun -
youth ;
Jugendbrigade Noun -
~ "youth brigade", a "work collective" of people under 25 years of age in the German Democratic Republic ;
Jugendherberge Noun -
youth hostel (a supervised, inexpensive lodging place, primarily for young people) ;
Jugendliche Noun -
youth, teenager, adolescent ;
Jugendwahn Noun -
obsession with remaining youthful ;
Jugoslawien Proper noun -
ugoslavia ;
Jugoslawische Volksarmee Proper noun -
Yugoslav People's Army ;
Jukebox Noun -
jukebox ;
Jule Proper noun -
given name. ;
Juli Noun -
July ;
Julia Proper noun -
given name of Latin origin. ;

Juliet, the lover of Romeo. ;
Julian Proper noun -
given name derived from etyl Julianus. ;
Juliane Proper noun -
given name derived from etyl Iuliana. ;
Julimonarchie Proper noun -
July Monarchy ;
Julius Proper noun -
given name. ;
Julmond Noun -
The old German name for the month of December. Jul is also the old-Germanic celebration of the winter solstice, also known as Yule. ;
Jung Proper noun -
surname ;
Junge Noun -
boy ;

young animal ;
Jungen Noun -
boys ;
Junges Noun -
The immature young of an animal species other than humans. ;
Jungfer im Grünen Noun -
love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena (flower) ;
Jungfernhäutchen Noun -
hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina) ;
Jungfrau Noun -
A maiden (literally, "young woman"). ;

A virgin (woman who never had sex). ;

constellation Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign). ;
Junggeselle Noun -
bachelor (unmarried man) ;

journeyman (Prior to the 16 century, a person who has completed an apprenticeship, and travels practicing his trade.) ;
Jungsteinzeit Noun -
New Stone Age, Neolithic ;
Juni Noun -
June ;
Junior Noun -
name affix,or,age class in sports,or,(often jocular) son junior ;
Junkfood Noun -
junk food (food with little or no nutritional value) ;
Junkie Noun -
junkie ;
Junta Noun -
junta ;
Jupiter Proper noun -
Jupiter (planet) ;

Jupiter (god) ;
Jurisprudenz Noun -
jurisprudence ;
Jurist Noun -
jurist ;
Juror Noun -
juror, member of a jury ;
Justin Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Justin. ;
Justiz Noun -
judiciary ;
Justizirrtum Noun -
miscarriage of justice ;
Justizvollzugsanstalt Noun -
official term for a type of prison in Germany, often abbreviated JVA ;
Justus Proper noun -
given name. ;
Jutta Proper noun -
given name. ;
Juwel Noun -
jewel ;
Juwelier Noun -
jeweler, jeweller ;
Juwelierin Noun -
(female) jeweler, (female) jeweller ;
Jux Noun -
joke ;
Jäger Noun -
hunter ;

fighter ;

light infantry ;
Jäger Proper noun -
surname ;
Jägermeister Noun -
master of the hunt ;
Jägerschnitzel Noun -
A dish consisting of schnitzel (fried veal or pork cutlet) with a mushroom sauce ;
Jänner Proper noun -
Austria January ;
Jörg Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Georg. ;
Jörn Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Danish Jørn ( =George). ;
Jüdin Noun -
female Jew, Jewess ;
Jüngling Noun -
sapling (youth) ;
Jüngste Gericht Noun -
Christianity Last Judgement ;
Jüngste Tag Noun -
Christianity Judgment Day ;
Jürgen Proper noun -
given name, a Low German medieval variant of Georg. ;
Jütland Proper noun -
Jutland ;
K Letter -
The eleventh letter of the German alphabet. ;
K1 Abbreviation -
Kommune 1 ;
KG Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Kellergeschoss ;

Abbreviation of Kammergericht ;

Abbreviation of Kommanditgesellschaft ;
KI Noun -
AI, (short for künstliche Intelligenz). ;
KM Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Kaltmiete ;
KP Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Kaufpreis ;

Abbreviation of Kommunistische Partei ;
KT Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Kaution ;
Kabel Noun -
cable ;
Kabelbinder Noun -
cable tie (a type of fastener) ;
Kabelfernsehen Noun -
able television ;
Kabeljau Noun -
cod, Gadus morhua ;
Kabine Noun -
cabin, cubicle ;
Kabinett Noun -
cabinet ;

closet ;
Kabinettsrat Noun -
cabinet committee ;
Kabriolett Noun -
dated Alternative spelling of Cabriolet ;
Kabuki Noun -
kabuki#Englishkabuki, Kabuki ;
Kabul Proper noun -
Kabul (capital of Afghanistan) ;
Kachel Noun -
tile (especially glazed tile) ;
Kachelofen Noun -
tiled stove ;
Kacke Noun -
slightly shit ;
Kadaver Noun -
carcass, cadaver, carrion, corse ;
Kadenz Noun -
a cadenza ;
Kader Noun -
cadre (The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.) ;
Kadett Noun -
cadet ;
Kaff Noun -
a very small town or village. hicktown, hicksville, Woop Woop, one-horse town ;
Kaffee Noun -
coffee ;
Kaffeebohne Noun -
coffee bean ;
Kaffeehaus Noun -
chiefly coffeehouse ;
Kaffeekanne Noun -
coffee pot (pot for coffee) ;
Kaffeeklatsch Noun -
coffee klatch ;
Kaffeemaschine Noun -
coffeemaker ;
Kaffeemühle Noun -
coffee grinder ;
Kaffeepause Noun -
coffee break (a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee) ;
Kaftan Noun -
kaftan ;
Kahlkopfwürger Noun -
Bornean bristlehead, bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, Pityriasis gymnocephala (bird) ;
Kahlschlag Noun -
clearcutting ;
Kahn Noun -
small boat ;
Kai Noun -
quay ;
Kai Proper noun -
given name (mostly in Northern Germany) ;

rare given name, diminutive of Katharina. ;
Kaimeister Noun -
master of the docks, wharfinger ;
Kain Proper noun -
Cain (Biblical character) ;
Kainsmal Noun -
biblical,or,figuratively mark of Cain ;
Kainszeichen Noun -
biblical,or,figuratively mark of Cain ;
Kairo Proper noun -
Cairo ;
Kaiser Noun -
emperor ;
Kaiser Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname. ;
Kaiserdom Noun -
cathedral commissioned by a Kaiser. ;
Kaiserin Noun -
empress (wife or widow of an emperor) ;
Kaiserpinguin Noun -
emperor penguin ;
Kaiserschnitt Noun -
Caesarean section (incision in the womb) ;
Kaisersemmel Noun -
Kaiser roll ;
Kaiserslautern Proper noun -
Kaiserslautern (city in southwest Germany) ;
Kaiserwetter Noun -
colloquial sunny weather ;
Kajak Noun -
kayak (a type of small boat) ;
Kajal Noun -
kohl ;
Kajetan Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Cajetan. ;
Kajüte Noun -
of a ship cabin ;
Kakadu Noun -
cockatoo ;
Kakao Noun -
cocoa ;
Kakaobaum Noun -
cacao (cacao tree) ;
Kakaobohne Noun -
cocoa bean (seed of the cocoa plant) ;
Kakerlake Noun -
cockroach (insect) ;
Kakophonie Noun -
cacophony ;
Kaktus Noun -
cactus ;
Kaktusfeige Noun -
the fruit of Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian Fig Opuntia) a species of cactus, "prickly pear", Indian fig ;
Kalamität Noun -
calamity (an event resulting in great loss) ;
Kalauer Noun -
unfunny joke, stale joke, chestnut ;

pun ;
Kalb Noun -
calf (young cow) ;
Kalberei Noun -
boisterousness, rowdiness ;
Kalbfleisch Noun -
veal ;
Kalbshaxe Noun -
knuckle of veal ;
Kalbskeule Noun -
leg of veal ;
Kalbsmilch Noun -
rare calf's milk ;

sweetbread (thymus gland) ;
Kaleb Proper noun -
biblical character Caleb. ;

rare given name. ;
Kaleidoskop Noun -
kaleidoscope ;
Kalender Noun -
calendar ;
Kaliber Noun -
calibre ;
Kalibrierung Noun -
calibration ;
Kalifat Noun -
caliphate (islamic government) ;
Kalifornien Proper noun -
California ;
Kalium Noun -
potassium ;
Kalk Noun -
lime ;
Kalkstein Noun -
limestone ;
Kalkutta Proper noun -
Calcutta (capital of West Bengal) ;
Kalkül Noun -
mathematics,only m calculus ;

general,n or m calculations ;
Kalligraphie Noun -
calligraphy (art of writing with decorative strokes) ;
Kalmus Noun -
sweet flag (a plant) ;
Kalorie Noun -
calorie ;
Kalorimeter Noun -
calorimeter ;
Kalorimetrie Noun -
calorimetry ;
Kalte Schnauze Noun -
a type of cold (non-baked) cake made of butter biscuits, chocolate and coconut fat ;
Kalter Krieg Proper noun -
Cold War (a period of history from 1945-1991) ;
Kaltfront Noun -
cold front ;
Kaltmiete Noun -
rent for dwelling without heating and side costs base rent ;
Kaltschale Noun -
a soup, served cold, composed of beer, wine, and bread ;
Kalvinismus Noun -
Alternative spelling of Calvinismus ;
Kalvinist Noun -
Alternative spelling of Calvinist ;
Kalzium Noun -
calcium ;
Kambodscha Proper noun -
Cambodia ;
Kambodschaner Noun -
Cambodian (a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent) ;
Kambodschanerin Noun -
Cambodian (a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent) ;
Kamel Noun -
a camel ;

a dumb person ;
Kamelhalsfliege Noun -
snakefly ;
Kamelie Noun -
camellia ;
Kamelziege Noun -
a llama ;
Kamera Noun -
camera (device for taking photographs or filming) ;
Kamerad Noun -
comrade ;
Kameramann Noun -
(male) cameraman ;
Kamerun Proper noun -
Cameroon ;
Kamille Noun -
camomile (plant) ;
Kamin Noun -
fireplace, chimney ;
Kaminaufsatz Noun -
mantelpiece ;
Kamm Noun -
comb ;

ridge (chain of hills or mountains) ;
Kammer Noun -
chamber ;
Kammerjäger Noun -
the occupation of pest control ;
Kampagne Noun -
campaign ;
Kampf Noun -
fight, struggle ;
Kampfeinsatz Noun -
combat mission ;
Kampfer Noun -
camphor ;
Kampfhund Noun -
attack dog ;
Kampfsport Noun -
combat sport, martial art ;
Kanada Proper noun -
Canada ;
Kanadier Noun -
Canadian (person from Canada) ;
Kanadierin Noun -
Canadian (person from Canada) ;
Kanaillie Noun -
scoundrel, rascal ;

dated vermin, mob ;
Kanake Noun -
xenophobic, derogative term for foreigners ;

Kanak or Canaque, a member of the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific. ;
Kanal Noun -
channel ;

canal ;
Kanalisation Noun -
sewer ;
Kanapee Noun -
furniture canapé ;
Kanarienvogel Noun -
canary (bird) ;
Kanarische Inseln Proper noun -
Canary Islands ;
Kandare Noun -
curb, curb bit ;
Kandidat Noun -
candidate ;
Kandidose Noun -
candidiasis ;
Kaninchen Noun -
rabbit ;
Kanji Noun -
kanji (Chinese characters in Japanese context) ;
Kanne Noun -
can, jug, pot ;
Kannibale Noun -
cannibal ;
Kannibalismus Noun -
cannibalism ;
Kanone Noun -
cannon ;
Kanonenfutter Noun -
cannon fodder ;
Kanonenkugel Noun -
cannonball (spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon) ;
Kanonier Noun -
cannoneer ;
Kant Proper noun -
surname ;

philosophy Immanuel Kant ;
Kante Noun -
edge ;

graph theory edge ;
Kantine Noun -
canteen ;
Kanton Noun -
canton (state of Switzerland) ;
Kantonesisch Proper noun -
Cantonese language ;
Kanu Noun -
canoe ;
Kanufahrer Noun -
canoeist ;
Kanute Noun -
qualifier canoeist ;
Kanzler Noun -
chancellor ;

abbreviation of Bundeskanzler ;
Kanzlerin Noun -
female chancellor ;

abbreviation of Bundeskanzlerin ;
Kap Noun -
cape (headland) ;
Kap Hoorn Proper noun -
Cape Horn ;
Kap Verde Proper noun -
Cape Verde ;
Kapaun Noun -
capon (a cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table) ;
Kapazität Noun -
capacity ;
Kapelle Noun -
(religion) chapel ;

(music) band, ensemble (Musikkapelle) ;
Kapellmeister Noun -
kapellmeister ;
Kapente Noun -
cape teal (Anas capensis) ;
Kaper Noun -
pickled flower bud caper ;
Kapital Noun -
(economics) capital ;
Kapitalismus Noun -
capitalism ;
Kapitalist Noun -
capitalist (person) ;
Kapitel Noun -
chapter ;
Kapitell Noun -
capital (uppermost part of a column) ;
Kapitelldeckplatte Noun -
architecture An abacus, solid stone slate acting as a cover on top of the capital of a column ;
Kapitulation Noun -
capitulation ;
Kapitälchen Noun -
I>typography small caps ;
Kapitän Noun -
captain (on a vessel) ;
Kapitänskajüte Noun -
Captain's cabin, the captain's private room on a ship. ;
Kaplan Noun -
chaplain ;
Kaplöwe Noun -
Cape lion, Panthera leo melanochaitus ;
Kapo Noun -
kapo ;

capo ;

foreman ;
Kappa Noun -
kappa (Greek letter) ;
Kappadokien Proper noun -
Cappadocia (ancient region) ;
Kappe Noun -
cap, hood ;
Kappengibbon Noun -
pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) ;
Kapsel Noun -
capsule ;
Kapuze Noun -
hood ;
Kapuzenameisenwürger Noun -
black-hooded antshrike ;
Kapuzineraffe Noun -
capuchin monkey, capuchin a New World monkey of the Cebusa genus ;
Kar Noun -
cirque ;
Karabach Proper noun -
Karabakh qualifier ;
Karabiner Noun -
carbine ;
Karabinerhaken Noun -
carabiner (metal link with a gate) ;
Karambolage Noun -
car accident collision ;
Karamell Noun -
caramel ;
Karat Noun -
carat ;
Karate Proper noun -
karate ;
Karatschi Proper noun -
Karachi, largest city in Pakistan ;
Karawane Noun -
caravan ;
Karawanserei Noun -
caravanserai ;
Karbunkel Noun -
carbuncle (abscess) ;
Kardanwelle Noun -
driveshaft, driving shaft, Cardan shaft ;
Karde Noun -
teasel (plant) ;
Kardinal Noun -
cardinal (official in Catholic Church) ;
Kardinalzahl Noun -
cardinal number gloss ;
Kardiologe Noun -
cardiologist (physician) ;
Kardiologin Noun -
a female cardiologist ;
Karelien Proper noun -
Karelia (region) ;
Karelisch Adjective -
Karelian, in, from or otherwise relating to Karelia, its (Finnish) people and culture ;

in or relating to the Karelian language ;
Karelisch Proper noun -
The Karelian language ;
Karen Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl Karen. ;
Karfreitag Noun -
Good Friday ;
Karibik Proper noun -
Caribbean ;
Karies Noun -
caries ;
Karikatur Noun -
caricature ;
Karikaturen Noun -
lural of Karikatur ;
Karikaturist Noun -
caricaturist ;
Karin Proper noun -
given name of Swedish origin. ;
Karina Proper noun -
given name, variant of Karin. ;
Karl Proper noun -
given name. ;
Karla Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Carla. ;
Karlheinz Proper noun -
given name, a combination of Karl + Heinz. ;
Karma Noun -
karma ;
Karneval Noun -
carnival ;
Karnickel Noun -
rabbit ;
Karo Noun -
rhombus ;

card games diamonds ;
Karolin Proper noun -
given name, variant of Caroline. ;
Karoline Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Caroline. ;
Karosserie Noun -
of a car body ;
Karotte Noun -
carrot ;
Karpaltunnel Noun -
anatomy carpal tunnel ;
Karpaltunnelsyndrom Noun -
carpal tunnel syndrome ;
Karpfen Noun -
carp ;
Karre Noun -
barrow ;
Karree Noun -
square, block ;
Karren Noun -
barrow, cart ;
Karriere Noun -
career ;
Karsamstag Noun -
Holy Saturday ;
Karsten Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Carsten. ;
Karte Noun -
card ;

map ;
Kartei Noun -
card index, card catalog ;
Karteikarte Noun -
index card ;
Karteikasten Noun -
card catalog box ;
Karteileiche Noun -
nominal member ;
Kartell Noun -
cartel ;
Karten Noun -
plurale tantum card game ;
Kartenhaus Noun -
house of cards ;
Kartenstapel Noun -
deck (of playing cards) ;
Karthago Proper noun -
Carthage (ancient city in North Africa) ;
Kartoffel Noun -
potato ;

(derogative) a German ;
Kartoffelbrei Noun -
mashed potatoes ;
Kartoffelchip Noun -
chip (fried strip of potato) ;
Kartoffelpuffer Noun -
potato pancake ;
Kartoffelpüree Noun -
mashed potatoes (potatoes that have been boiled and mashed) ;
Kartoffelsalat Noun -
potato salad ;
Kartograf Noun -
cartographer ;
Kartografie Noun -
cartography ;
Karton Noun -
container carton ;

material cardboard, paperboard ;

cartoon ;
Kartusche Noun -
gas cooker canister ;

cartridge ;
Karussell Noun -
carousel ;
Karyopse Noun -
caryopsis (a type of fruit) ;
Kasache Noun -
Kazakh (person) ;
Kasachin Noun -
Kazakh (person) ;
Kasachisch Proper noun -
Kazakh (language) ;
Kasachstan Proper noun -
Kazakhstan (country in Central Asia) ;
Kaschmir Noun -
cashmere (wool) ;
Kaschmir Proper noun -
Kashmir (region) ;
Kaschubisch Proper noun -
Kashubian (Slavic language spoken in the Pomeranian region of Poland) ;
Kaserne Noun -
military barracks ;
Kasimir Proper noun -
Casimir (male given name) ;
Kasino Noun -
casino ;
Kaskade Noun -
cascade ;
Kaspar Proper noun -
Caspar of the Magi. ;

given name. ;
Kaspisches Meer Proper noun -
the Caspian Sea ;
Kassava Noun -
cassava ;
Kasse Noun -
cash register, cash box ;

cash desk, supermarket checkout, cinema,_,etc. box office ;

(Short for Krankenkasse) health insurance institution, health insurance company ;
Kassel Proper noun -
A city of central Germany south-southwest of Hanover; chartered in 1198, it was a munitions center in World War II. ;
Kassenzettel Noun -
sales slip ;
Kasserolle Noun -
casserole ;
Kassette Noun -
assette ;
Kassettenrekorder Noun -
tape recorder, cassette deck ;
Kassierer Noun -
cashier ;
Kassiererin Noun -
(female) cashier ;
Kastanie Noun -
chestnut, tree of genus Castanea ;

chestnut, nut of such trees ;

colloquial horse-chestnut, tree of genus Aesculus ;

colloquial horse-chestnut, nut of such trees ;
Kastanienbaum Noun -
chestnut tree (a tree that bears chestnuts) ;
Kastanienente Noun -
chestnut teal (Anas castanea) ;
Kaste Noun -
caste ;
Kasten Noun -
box, case ;

(Austrian) cupboard ;

castes ;
Kastenwagen Noun -
box wagon ;
Kastration Noun -
castration ;
Kasus Noun -
case (an instance of grammatical case) ;
Katabolismus Noun -
catabolism ;
Katafalk Noun -
catafalque (platform to display or convey a coffin) ;
Katakombe Noun -
catacomb often used in plural ;
Katalane Noun -
Catalan, (male) person from or inhabitant of Catalonia ;
Katalanisch Noun -
Catalan language ;
Katalog Noun -
catalogue (a systematic list of names, books, pictures, etc.) ;
Katalonien Proper noun -
Catalonia ;
Katalysator Noun -
catalyst (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process) ;
Katalyse Noun -
catalysis (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst) ;
Katamaran Noun -
catamaran (twin-hulled yacht) ;
Katapult Noun -
catapult, trebuchet ;
Katar Proper noun -
Qatar ;
Katarakt Noun -
waterfall ;

rapid (water) ;

(medicine) cataract ;

part of a steam engine ;
Katarina Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Katharina. ;
Katastrophe Noun -
catastrophe ;
Katastrophenschutz Noun -
disaster relief ;
Katechismus Noun -
catechism ;
Kategorie Noun -
category ;
Kater Noun -
tomcat, tom, male cat ;

hangover ;
Katerfrühstück Noun -
first meal of the day after a night of heavy drinking, believed to cure the hangover, usually consisting of marinated herring (rollmops), pickled gherkins or cucumber or similar, normally sour-tasting food. ;
Katharina Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Catherine. ;
Katharsis Noun -
catharsis (in drama, a release of emotional tension) ;
Kathedrale Noun -
cathedral ;
Katheter Noun -
catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity) ;
Kathode Noun -
cathode ;
Katholik Noun -
Catholic (A member of a Catholic church) ;
Katholizismus Noun -
Catholicism ;
Kathrin Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Katrin. ;
Kation Noun -
cation ;
Katja Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Katya. ;
Katz-und-Maus-Spiel Noun -
idiomatic cat and mouse game ;
Katze Noun -
cat ;
Katzenfutter Noun -
cat food ;
Katzengold Noun -
pyrite / fool's gold, a mineral from the class of sulfides with the chemical formula FeS_2. ;
Katzenjammer Noun -
a hangover ;
Katzenklappe Noun -
cat flap (small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in) ;
Katzenklo Noun -
litter box, cat box ;
Katzenminze Noun -
catnip, plant of the genus Nepeta ;
Katzenstreu Noun -
kitty litter (used in a Katzenklo (cat box)). ;
Kauderwelsch Noun -
ibberish, double Dutch ;

obbledygook ;

Rhaeto-Romance language originally spoken in the Swiss town Chur (Kauder) in canton Graubunden ;
Kauf Noun -
purchase ;
Kaufbeuren Proper noun -
Kaufbeuren (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Kaufhaus Noun -
department store ;
Kaufkraft Noun -
purchasing power ;
Kaufmann Noun -
merchant, businessman, trader ;
Kaufpreis Noun -
purchase price ;
Kaufrausch Noun -
spending spree ;
Kaugummi Noun -
chewing gum ;
Kaukasus Proper noun -
Caucasus (mountain range, geographic region) ;
Kaulquappe Noun -
tadpole, polliwog ;
Kausalität Noun -
causality ;
Kaution Noun -
legal bail ;

renting security deposit, damage deposit ;
Kautschuk Noun -
rubber (synthetic materials with the same properties) ;
Kauz Noun -
an owl species ;

a crank, odd fellow, codger ;
Kavalier Noun -
gentleman ;
Kavallerie Noun -
cavalry ;
Kaventsmann Noun -
rogue wave ;
Kaviar Noun -
caviar ;

paraphiliac slang,vulgar feces ;
Kay Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Kai. ;
Kea Noun -
kea (bird of New Zealand) ;
Kees Noun -
glacier (regional in Bavaria and parts of Austria for Gletscher) ;
Kefe Noun -
snow pea (Pisum sativum) ;
Kefir Noun -
kefir ;
Kegel Noun -
skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin defdate ;

any heap or peak of conical or pyramidal shape, especially of feces, hay, brushwood, of mountains and of the tip of a helmet defdate ;

mathematics cone defdate ;

archaic ruffian, knave; boy, youth; illegitimate son ;
Kehle Noun -
throat ;
Kehlkopf Noun -
anatomy larynx ;
Kehre Noun -
an U-turn ;
Kehrwert Noun -
reciprocal (in mathematics) ;
Keil Noun -
a wedge ;
Keile Noun -
(colloquial) beating ;

cotter ;
Keiler Noun -
a male wild boar ;
Keilschrift Noun -
cuneiform writing ;
Keim Noun -
germ ;

seed ;

sprout ;
Keimbildner Noun -
physics nucleation agent ;
Keimdrüse Noun -
gonad ;
Keks Noun -
A cookie. ;
Kelch Noun -
chalice ;
Kelle Noun -
ladle (kitchen utensil) ;

traffic paddle (Paddle-shaped signalling device used by police, traffic wardens, airport ground staff etc.) ;

trowel (as used by builders) ;
Keller Noun -
cellar ;

basement ;
Kellergeschoss Noun -
basement ;
Kellner Noun -
waiter ;
Kellnerin Noun -
waitress (female waiter) ;
Kelte Noun -
Celt ;
Keltisch Adjective -
Celtic, of or relating to the Celts, their culture or style ;

in or relating to the Celtic languages ;
Keltisch Proper noun -
The Celtic branch of languages ;
Kempten Proper noun -
Kempten (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Kenia Proper noun -
Kenya ;
Kenianer Noun -
Kenyan (A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent) ;
Kenianerin Noun -
Kenyan (female person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent) ;
Kenntnis Noun -
knowledge ;

awareness ;

science (knowledge gained through study or practice) ;
Kennwort Noun -
password ;
Kepler Proper noun -
A male surname. ;
Keratin Noun -
keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) ;
Kerbe Noun -
dent, groove, nick, notch ;

kerf ;

bullseye (nautical) ;
Kerbel Noun -
chervil gloss ;
Kerbtier Noun -
(rather obsolete): insect ;
Kerf Noun -
(rare): insect ;
Kerker Noun -
dungeon (an underground prison or vault) ;
Kerl Noun -
chap, guy, bloke ;

churl ;
Kern Noun -
kernel ;

grain ;

core ;

nucleus ;

pit, pip, stone (of a fruit) ;
Kernfamilie Noun -
nuclear family (a family unit consisting of at most a father, mother and dependent children) ;
Kernfusion Noun -
nuclear fusion ;
Kerngehäuse Noun -
core, apple core ;
Kernkraft Noun -
nuclear power (power from nuclear reactions) ;

physics nuclear force, nuclear interaction (strong interaction as well as weak interaction and nucleon-nucleon interaction) ;
Kernkraftwerk Noun -
nuclear power station ;
Kernphysik Noun -
nuclear physics (nuclear physics) ;
Kernpunkt Noun -
central point ;
Kernschmelze Noun -
nuclear meltdown ;
Kernspaltung Noun -
nuclear fission ;
Kerosin Noun -
kerosene as fuel for airplanes ;
Kerstin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Kerze Noun -
andle ;
Kerzenfisch Noun -
eulachon, hooligan, ooligan, or candlefish (Thaleichthys pacificus) ;
Kerzenlicht Noun -
candlelight ;
Kerzenständer Noun -
candle holder, candle bearer ;
Kessel Noun -
cauldron ;

kettle ;

pot ;

The space occupied by an army surrounded by enemy forces. Also used for similar situations, such as demonstrators surrounded by the police. ;
Ketchup Noun -
ketchup ;
Keton Noun -
I>organic chemistry ketone ;
Kette Noun -
chain ;

necklace ;
Kettenblatt Noun -
chainring ;
Kettenraucher Noun -
chain smoker ;
Kettenreaktion Noun -
chain reaction ;
Kettenschutz Noun -
chainguard ;
Kettensäge Noun -
chainsaw (saw with a power driven chain) ;
Ketzer Noun -
heretic ;
Keuchhusten Noun -
whooping cough ;
Keule Noun -
club as a weapon or gymnastic tool, pestle to pound things in a mortar ;

leg (of animal, eaten as flesh) ;
Keulung Noun -
sick animals culling ;
Kevin Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from etyl. ;
Keyboard Noun -
keyboard (electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard) ;
Kfz-Kennzeichen Noun -
qualifier license plate, number plate ;
Khartum Proper noun -
Khartoum (capital of Sudan) ;
Kibbuz Noun -
kibbutz (a community) ;
Kibibyte Noun -
kibibyte (1,024 bytes) ;
Kichererbse Noun -
chickpea ;
Kicker Noun -
foosball, table soccer ;
Kidneybohne Noun -
kidney bean (variety of common bean) ;
Kiebitz Noun -
peewit / green plover / northern lapwing: Vanellus vanellus (bird) ;

any bird of the Vanellus subfamily of medium-sized wading birds belonging to the family Charadriidae ;

a type of ultralight airplane, Platzer Kiebitz ;

a type of biplane, Focke Wulf S 24 Kiebitz ;

kibitz, kibitzer: person who watches a card or chess game, often disturbing those playing ;
Kiebitz Proper noun -
a natural recreational area around the lake Kiebitz in Brandenburg, Germany ;
Kiefer Noun -
pine ;

jaw ;
Kiel Noun -
keel ;
Kiel Proper noun -
Kiel (city in northern Germany) ;
Kielnagelgalago Noun -
needle-clawed bushbaby, one of two species in the genus Euoticus ;
Kieme Noun -
fish organ gill ;
Kies Noun -
gravel ;
Kiesel Noun -
pebble ;
Kieselstein Noun -
pebble (stone) ;
Kiew Proper noun -
Kiev (capital of Ukraine) ;
Kiffer Noun -
slang pothead, stoner ;
Kifferin Noun -
a female pothead or stoner, woman consuming marijuana ;
Kilian Proper noun -
given name. ;
Killer Noun -
an ink eradicator ;

Denglish a paid killer, a contract killer ;

Denglish,rare a serial killer; usually only in proper nouns ;
Killerspiel Noun -
derogative term for action computer games, especially first-person shooters, in which the main objective is killing, mainly used by people who want that kind of games to be banned ;
Kilo Noun -
kilo ;
Kilobyte Noun -
kilobyte (1024 bytes) ;
Kilogramm Noun -
kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) ;
Kilometer Noun -
kilometer (unit of measure) ;
Kilometerstein Noun -
milestone (marked with kilometer units) ;
Kim Proper noun -
given name derived from Joachim. ;

given name recently borrowed from etyl. ;
Kind Noun -
child (young person) ;

offspring ;
Kindelbier Noun -
(Upper German, Lower Saxoniahttp://www.kruenitz1.uni-trier.de/xxx/k/kk02476.htm Krünitz 1773 - 1858) baptism feast ;
Kinder, Küche, Kirche Phrase -
literally "children, kitchen, church"; the traditional woman's realm. ;
Kinderarzt Noun -
pediatrician ;
Kinderfeindlichkeit Noun -
Official/institutionalized hostility or coldness towards children; kinderfeindlichkeit. ;
Kindergarten Noun -
nursery school, kindergarten ;
Kinderheim Noun -
children's home, protectory, orphanage ;
Kinderkrankheit Noun -
childhood disease ;
Kinderkrankheiten Idiom -
figuratively Teething problems. ;
Kinderlosigkeit Noun -
childlessness ;
Kinderlähmung Noun -
polio, poliomyelitis ;
Kinderschuh Noun -
children's shoe ;
Kinderschwester Noun -
nanny ;
Kindersoldat Noun -
child soldier ;
Kinderspiel Noun -
children's game ;

figuratively piece of cake ;
Kinderspital Noun -
A children's hospital. ;
Kinderstube Noun -
archaic nursery ;

manners ;
Kindertagesstätte Noun -
day care center for preschool children ;
Kinderwagen Noun -
baby carriage, stroller qualifier; pram qualifier ;
Kinderwurst Noun -
colloquial a kind of Fleischwurst sausage from finely ground meat scraps which is similar to Mortadella without the fat cubes; contains a high amount of gelatin to give a soft, moist texture that makes it appealing to children. ;
Kinderzeit Noun -
childhood ;
Kinderzimmer Noun -
child's room, children's room, nursery ;
Kindheit Noun -
childhood ;
Kindstod Noun -
cot death (unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping) ;
Kinn Noun -
chin ;
Kinnbart Noun -
goatee (beard growing on the chin) ;
Kino Noun -
cinema ;
Kiosk Noun -
kiosk ;
Kippa Noun -
(Jewism) kippah ;
Kippe Noun -
colloquial stub, butt gloss ;

dump gloss ;
Kirche Noun -
church (building) ;

church (organised religion), especially catholicism ;
Kirchenasyl Noun -
church asylum ;
Kirchenbann Noun -
anathema ;
Kirchenmaus Noun -
mouse (living) in a church nearly exclusively used in the idiom arm wie eine Kirchenmaus ;
Kirchenprovinz Noun -
an ecclesiastical province ;
Kirchensteuer Noun -
church tax ;
Kirchturmuhr Noun -
church tower clock ;
Kirgise Noun -
Kyrgyz (person) ;
Kirgisien Proper noun -
Kyrgyzstan ;
Kirgisin Noun -
Kyrgyz (person) ;
Kirgisisch Proper noun -
Kyrgyz (language) ;
Kirgisistan Proper noun -
Kyrgyzstan ;
Kiribati Proper noun -
Kiribati ;
Kirmes Noun -
fair (celebration) ;
Kirschblüte Noun -
cherry blossom ;
Kirsche Noun -
cherry ;
Kirschwasser Noun -
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the variety Cerasus avium; kirsch. ;
Kirsten Proper noun -
given name of Danish and Norwegian origin. ;
Kissen Noun -
cushion ;
Kiste Noun -
chest, box ;
Kisuaheli Proper noun -
Swahili (language) ;
Kitsch Noun -
kitsch ;
Kitt Noun -
putty ;

cement ;
Kittel Noun -
overall, smock; white coat ;
Kitz Noun -
fawn (a baby deer, goat, chamois or ibex) ;
Kitzler Noun -
slang clit, clitoris ;

qualifier tickler ;
Kiwi Noun -
kiwi gloss ;
Kl.-Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Kleinwohnung ;
Kl.-Whgn. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Kleinwohnungen ;
Klabautermann Noun -
Klabautermann ;
Klabusterbeere Noun -
slang dingleberry (US English) / clingon (British English) ;
Klafter Noun -
fathom ;
Klage Noun -
complaint ;
Klagemauer Noun -
Wailing Wall, Western Wall, Kotel in Jerusalem ;
Klamm Noun -
ravine ;
Klammer Noun -
clamp ;

bracket ;

parenthesis ;
Klammeraffe Noun -
an alternative name for the @-sign ;
Klamotten Noun -
colloquial clothes, outfit, wardrobe, gear ;
Klang Noun -
sound ;

ring (of a sound) ;
Klappe Noun -
flap ;

(slang) mouth ;
Klapper Noun -
rattle ;
Klapperschlange Noun -
rattlesnake ;
Klappertopf Noun -
rattle, any plant of the genus Rhinanthus ;
Klappspaten Noun -
entrenching tool (short shovel) ;
Klara Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Clara. ;
Klarinette Noun -
clarinet ;
Klarinettist Noun -
clarinetist (musician) ;
Klarinettistin Noun -
clarinetist (female musician) ;
Klasse Noun -
class ;

class (social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.) ;
Klassenarbeit Noun -
(school) (written) class test, exam ;
Klassenkampf Noun -
class struggle ;
Klassenpfad Noun -
(Java programming) classpath ;
Klassifikation Noun -
classification ;
Klassiker Noun -
classic ;
Klassizismus Noun -
a neoclassical style in architecture, Neoclassical architecture ;
Klatsch Noun -
gossip ;
Klaue Noun -
claw ;
Klaus Proper noun -
given name derived from Nikolaus. ;
Klausel Noun -
term (limitation, restriction or regulation) ;
Klausenburg Proper noun -
Cluj-Napoca (a town in Transylvania) ;
Klaustrophobie Noun -
claustrophobia ;
Klausur Noun -
enclosure ;

exam, test ;
Klaviatur Noun -
keyboard (a component of many instruments) ;
Klavier Noun -
piano ;
Kleber Noun -
gluten ;

colloquial glue ;
Klebestift Noun -
glue stick ;
Klebstoff Noun -
glue ;
Klecks Noun -
blot ;
Klee Noun -
clover ;
Kleid Noun -
dress ;
Kleiderbügel Noun -
coat hanger ;
Kleiderschrank Noun -
wardrobe ;
Kleiderstange Noun -
clothes rail ;
Kleidung Noun -
clothing; apparel ;
Kleidungsstück Noun -
garment (single item of clothing) ;
Kleie Noun -
bran ;
Klein Proper noun -
surname ;
Kleinanzeige Noun -
classified ad, classified advertisement ;
Kleinbuchstabe Noun -
minuscule letter, lowercase letter ;
Kleinfleckkatze Noun -
Geoffroy's cat, Leopardus geoffroyi ;
Kleingeld Noun -
money small change, change ;
Kleinhirn Noun -
cerebellum (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates) ;
Kleinholz Noun -
kindling ;
Kleinigkeit Noun -
bagatelle (trifle) ;
Kleinod Noun -
jewel (anything considered precious or valuable) ;
Kleinpudel Noun -
a standard poodle or miniature poodle between 35 and 44 cm ;
Kleinwohnung Noun -
small apartment ;
Klemens Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Clemens ( =Clement). ;
Klemmbrett Noun -
clipboard (physical object) ;
Klemme Noun -
clamp ;

grip ;
Klempner Noun -
lumber ;
Kleptomanie Noun -
kleptomania (proclivity to steal) ;
Klerus Noun -
clergy (mainly used for the Christian clergy, sometimes for the clergy of other religions) ;
Klette Noun -
a burr (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing) ;

figuratively a clingy person ;
Kletterschuh Noun -
climbing shoe ;
Kletze Noun -
(Austrian/Bavarian) dried pear ;
Klick Noun -
The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse; a click. ;
Klickibunti Noun -
derisive A graphical user interface that looks clickable, colorful, and ridiculous or childish; an overblown user interface. ;
Klima Noun -
climate ;
Klimaanlage Noun -
air conditioner ;
Klimatisierung Noun -
air conditioning, climate control ;
Klimatologie Noun -
climatology ;
Klimaveränderung Noun -
climate change ;
Klimawandel Noun -
climate change ;
Klinge Noun -
blade ;
Klingel Noun -
bell ;
Klingelton Noun -
ring tone ;
Klingone Noun -
Klingon ;
Klingonisch Noun -
Klingon (the language) ;
Klinik Noun -
clinic ;
Klinke Noun -
handle (of a door) ;
Klippe Noun -
cliff ;
Klischee Noun -
cliché ;

printing plate ;
Klitoris Noun -
clitoris ;
Klo Noun -
informal toilet ;
Kloakenräumer Noun -
sewer inspector ;
Kloakentier Noun -
monotreme ;
Klobassi Noun -
see Burenwurst ;
Klobrille Noun -
toilet seat ;
Klon Noun -
clone ;
Klopapier Noun -
toilet paper (paper on a roll) ;
Kloster Noun -
monastery ;
Klotz Noun -
block ;
Kloß Noun -
lump ;

dumpling ;
Klub Noun -
lub (organization) ;
Kluft Noun -
left, fissure, joint ;

ap, gulf, rift ;
Klugheit Noun -
prudence ;
Klugscheißer Noun -
pejorative smart ass ;
Klumpen Noun -
lump ;

clod ;
Kläger Noun -
plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) ;
Klöppel Noun -
clapper (the tongue of a bell) ;
Knabberzeug Noun -
snack food, munchies ;
Knabe Noun -
boy ;
Knackarsch Noun -
colloquial a firm, sexy ass ;
Knacker Noun -
"alter Knacker": geezer ;
Knackwurst Noun -
knackwurst, knockwurst ;
Knall Noun -
crack ;

bang ;
Knallfrosch Noun -
(literally, "bang frog") a type of firecracker that jumps on the ground and is usually green ;
Knallgas Noun -
(gas) oxyhydrogen ;
Knappe Noun -
squire ;
Knappheit Noun -
scarcity, shortage ;
Knappschaft Noun -
miners' guild, an organization of mine workers ;
Knarre Noun -
socket wrench ;

slang gun ;
Knast Noun -
slang jail ;
Knauf Noun -
knob, stud ;
Knautschzone Noun -
crumple zone ;
Knebel Noun -
gag ;
Knecht Noun -
menial ;

labourer ;
Knecht Ruprecht Proper noun -
farmhand Ruprecht, servant Ruprecht, a demonic figure who used to accompany St. Nicholas to punish bad children with his Rute; based on mythical winter figures going back to pagan times ;
Kneipe Noun -
saloon, bar, pub ;
Knete Noun -
plasticine, modeling clay ;

slang money ;
Knetmasse Noun -
plasticine, modeling clay ;
Knick Noun -
crease ;

A wall of shrubberies, dividing a rural area. ;
Knicks Noun -
curtsey ;
Knie Noun -
knee ;
Kniescheibe Noun -
kneecap ;
Kniff Noun -
crease ;

trick ;
Knirps Noun -
little chap ;
Knoblauch Noun -
garlic ;
Knoblauchbrot Noun -
garlic bread ;
Knoblauchzehe Noun -
clove of garlic ;
Knochen Noun -
bone ;
Knochenfisch Noun -
bony fish ;
Knochenmark Noun -
bone marrow ;
Knochenschwund Noun -
osteoporosis ;
Knofel Noun -
garlic ;
Knofi Noun -
very,_,colloquial garlic ;
Knolle Noun -
bulb ;

tuber ;
Knollenblätterpilz Noun -
death cap, poisonous mushroom of the Amanita genus ;
Knopf Noun -
button ;
Knopf Proper noun -
a German surname ;
Knorpel Noun -
cartilage ;
Knorpelfisch Noun -
cartilaginous fish ;
Knospe Noun -
botany bud ;
Knoten Noun -
knot ;

Austria interchange ;

graph theory vertex, node ;
Knurrhahn Noun -
gurnard (marine fish of the family Triglidae) ;
Knute Noun -
knout ;
Knäckebrot Noun -
crisp bread, hard bread ;
Knäkente Noun -
garganey (Anas querquedula) ;
Knäuel Noun -
ball (of yarn etc.) ;
Knöchel Noun -
ankle ;

knuckle ;
Knödel Noun -
dumpling ;
Knöllchen Noun -
colloquial parking ticket ;
Knör Proper noun -
A surname. ;
Knöterich Noun -
plant of the Persicaria genus in the Polygonaceae family ;
Knüller Noun -
big hit ;
Knüppel Noun -
cudgel ;
Koala Noun -
koala ;
Koalition Noun -
coalition ;
Kobalt Noun -
cobalt ;
Koben Noun -
pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept) ;
Koblenz Proper noun -
Koblenz (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Kobold Noun -
kobold ;
Koboldmaki Noun -
tarsier ;
Kobra Noun -
cobra (snake) ;
Koch Noun -
cook, a cooker ;
Koch Proper noun -
surname ;
Kochlöffel Noun -
wooden spoon for cooking ;
Kochrezept Noun -
recipe: instructions for making or preparing food dishes ;
Kochsalz Noun -
salt ;
Kochtopf Noun -
cooking pot ;
Kode Noun -
code ;
Kode Proper noun -
A town in Sweden ;

surname ;
Kodierung Noun -
the act of encoding/coding something ;
Koeffizient Noun -
coefficient ;
Koffein Noun -
caffeine ;
Koffer Noun -
suitcase ;
Kofferraum Noun -
boot, trunk (luggage storage compartment of a car) ;
Kofferwort Noun -
portmanteau word (a word formed which combines the meaning of two words) ;
Kogge Noun -
cog (a ship of the Hanse) ;
Kognak Noun -
brandy (liquor) ;
Kognition Noun -
cognition ;
Kohelet Noun -
Ecclesiastes gloss ;
Kohl Noun -
cabbage ;
Kohle Noun -
The fossil fuel coal ;

slang dough, money ;
Kohlekraftwerk Noun -
coal-fired power station ;
Kohlendioxid Noun -
carbon dioxide ;
Kohlenhydrat Noun -
carbohydrate ;
Kohlenstoff Noun -
carbon ;
Kohlenstoffdioxid Noun -
carbon dioxide (CO_2) ;
Kohlensäure Noun -
carbonic acid (H_2CO_3) ;
Kohlenwasserstoff Noun -
hydrocarbon (compound of carbon and hydrogen) ;
Kohlmeise Noun -
great tit, Parus major ;
Kohlrabi Noun -
kohlrabi ;
Kohlrübe Noun -
rutabaga ;
Kohorte Noun -
cohort ;
Kohyponym Noun -
cohyponym (a word or phrase that shares the same hypernym as another word or phrase) ;
Kohärenz Noun -
coherence ;
Koinzidenz Noun -
coincidence (state of events appearing to be connected when they are not) ;
Koje Noun -
berth, bunk ;
Kojote Noun -
coyote ;
Kokain Noun -
cocaine ;
Koketterie Noun -
coquetry ;
Kokon Noun -
cocoon ;
Kokosmilch Noun -
coconut milk ;
Kokosnuss Noun -
coconut ;
Kokospalme Noun -
coconut (coconut palm) ;
Koks Noun -
coke ;

informal cocaine ;
Kolben Noun -
of a rifle butt ;

piston ;
Kolbenente Noun -
red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) ;
Kolibri Noun -
hummingbird ;
Kolik Noun -
colic (pain) ;
Kollaborateur Noun -
with the enemy during a war collaborator, collaborationist ;
Kollaboration Noun -
with the enemy during a war collaboration ;
Kollaps Noun -
collapse ;
Kollationierung Noun -
collation ;
Kollege Noun -
colleague ;

homie ;
Kollegin Noun -
(female) colleague ;
Kollegium Noun -
A governing or overseeing board (for example, "board of editors" = "redaktions'kollegium'"); a college; the faculty of a college or school; teaching staff. ;
Kollekte Noun -
money collected during a church service collection ;
Kollektion Noun -
collection, set of items ;
Kollektiv Noun -
collective ;
Kollektivismus Noun -
collectivism ;
Kollektivum Noun -
collective noun (noun referring to a group of similar things) ;
Kollektor Noun -
electronics collector ;
Kollision Noun -
collision ;
Kollokation Noun -
collocation ((linguistics) grouping or juxtaposition of words that commonly occur together) ;
Koloman Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Colman. ;
Kolon Noun -
colon (digestive system) ;
Kolonialismus Noun -
colonialism ;
Kolonie Noun -
colony ;
Kolonne Noun -
platoon ;

chemistry fractionating column ;
Kolorierung Noun -
of a black and white film or photograph colorization ;
Koloss Noun -
colossus ;
Koloss von Rhodos Proper noun -
the Colossus of Rhodes ;
Kolumbianer Noun -
Colombian ;
Kolumbianerin Noun -
female Colombian ;
Kolumbien Proper noun -
Colombia ;
Kolumbienralle Noun -
Colombian crake ;
Kolumbus Proper noun -
Columbus ;
Kolumne Noun -
newspaper column ;
Kolumnentitel Noun -
page header ;
Kolumnist Noun -
columnist ;
Koma Noun -
coma ;
Kombi Noun -
station wagon ;
Kombination Noun -
combination ;
Kombüse Noun -
galley (cooking room or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft) ;
Komet Noun -
comet ;
Komfort Noun -
comfort ;
Komiker Noun -
comedian ;
Komitee Noun -
committee ;
Komitologie Noun -
comitology (art of resolving issues by committees) ;
Komma Noun -
comma ;
Kommandant Noun -
military,commander of small or medium sized units commander ;
Kommandeur Noun -
commander ;
Kommando Noun -
command ;

commando ;
Kommandozeile Noun -
computing command line ;
Kommentar Noun -
comment ;
Kommentator Noun -
commentator ;
Kommissar Noun -
commissioner ;
Kommission Noun -
commission a body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function ;
Kommode Noun -
chest of drawers ;
Kommunarde Noun -
male person living in a (politically motivated) commune ;
Kommune Noun -
commune ;
Kommune 1 Proper noun -
Kommune 1 or K1 was the first politically-motivated commune in Germany. ;
Kommunikation Noun -
communication ;
Kommunikee Noun -
Alternative spelling of Kommuniqué‎ ;
Kommunion Noun -
Communion ;

(rare) communion ;
Kommuniqué Noun -
communiqué ;
Kommunismus Noun -
communism ;
Kommunist Noun -
communist (person) ;
Kommunistin Noun -
a female communist (person who follows a communist or Marxist-Leninist philosophy) ;
Komodowaran Noun -
Komodo dragon ;
Komoren Proper noun -
Comoros ;
Kompagnon Noun -
companion, co-partner ;
Kompanie Noun -
military company ;
Komparation Noun -
comparison (act of comparing or the state of being compared) ;
Komparativ Noun -
grammar comparative ;
Kompass Noun -
compass (navigational instrument) ;
Kompatibilität Noun -
compatibility ;
Kompensation Noun -
compensation ;
Kompetenz Noun -
competence ;
Komplexität Noun -
complexity ;
Komplikation Noun -
complication ;
Kompliment Noun -
compliment ;
Komplize Noun -
accomplice ;
Komplizenschaft Noun -
complicity ;
Kompliziertheit Noun -
complicatedness ;
Komplott Noun -
conspiracy against a person plot ;
Komponente Noun -
component ;
Komponist Noun -
composer ;
Komposition Noun -
music,or,arts,or,mathematics composition ;
Kompositum Noun -
linguistics compound ;
Kompost Noun -
compost ;
Kompott Noun -
dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup compote ;
Kompresse Noun -
medicine compress ;
Kompromiss Noun -
compromise ;
Komödie Noun -
comedy ;
Kondensat Noun -
condensate ;
Kondensator Noun -
capacitor ;
Kondensmilch Noun -
condensed milk ;
Kondensstreifen Noun -
contrail ;
Konditional Noun -
conditional (statement) ;
Konditor Noun -
confectioner, pastry cook ;
Konditorei Noun -
Konditorei, confectionery shop ;
Kondolenz Noun -
condolence (sympathy when someone has died) ;
Kondom Noun -
condom ;
Kondor Noun -
ondor ;
Konferenz Noun -
conference ;
Konfession Noun -
religion denomination ;
Konfetti Noun -
confetti ;
Konfiguration Noun -
configuration ;
Konfirmation Noun -
confirmation (sacrament) ;

(rare) confirmation (verification) ;
Konfiskation Noun -
confiscation ;
Konfiszierung Noun -
confiscation ;
Konfitüre Noun -
jam ;
Konflikt Noun -
conflict ;
Konformismus Noun -
conformism ;
Konformist Noun -
conformist ;
Konformität Noun -
conformity ;
Konfrontation Noun -
confrontation (the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) ;
Konfusion Noun -
confusion ;
Konfuzianismus Noun -
Confucianism ;
Konföderation Noun -
confederation ;
Konglomerat Noun -
geology,or,business,or,cluster of heterogeneous things conglomerate ;
Kongo Noun -
Kongo (a Bantu language) ;
Kongo Proper noun -
Congo (country with Brazzaville as capital) ;
Kongolese Noun -
Congolese (person from Republic of Congo) ;
Kongolesin Noun -
Congolese (female person from Republic of Congo) ;
Kongress Noun -
congress ;
Kongruenz Noun -
agreement (grammatical agreement) ;
Konifere Noun -
botany a conifer ;
Konjugation Noun -
conjugation (act of conjugating a verb) ;
Konjunktion Noun -
conjunction (grammar) ;

conjunction (astronomy) ;
Konjunktiv Noun -
grammar subjunctive mood, also called conjunctive mood ;
Konjunktivitis Noun -
conjunctivitis (inflammation) ;
Konjunktur Noun -
economic cycle, business cycle, economic situation ;
Konkurrent Noun -
competitor ;
Konkurrenz Noun -
action of competing competition ;

no plural competitors ;
Konkurs Noun -
bankruptcy ;
Konnotation Noun -
connotation (suggested or implied meaning) ;
Konrad Proper noun -
given name, cognate with English Conrad. ;
Konsens Noun -
consensus ;
Konsequenz Noun -
consequence (that which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause) ;
Konservatismus Noun -
conservatism ;
Konservativismus Noun -
conservativism ;
Konservatorium Noun -
school of music conservatory ;
Konserve Noun -
preserved food ;

tin, can ;
Konservenbüchse Noun -
tin (airtight container) ;
Konservendose Noun -
tin (airtight container) ;
Konsistenz Noun -
consistency ;
Konsole Noun -
console ;
Konsolidierung Noun -
consolidation ;
Konsonant Noun -
consonant ;
Konstante Noun -
constant ;
Konstantin Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to Constantine. ;
Konstantinopel Proper noun -
Constantinople (Constantinople) ;
Konstanze Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Constance. ;
Konstellation Noun -
constellation ;
Konstrukteur Noun -
designer, draftsman ;
Konstruktion Noun -
construction ;
Konstruktivismus Noun -
constructivism ;
Konsul Noun -
consul ;
Konsulat Noun -
consulate ;
Konsulin Noun -
a female consul ;

a consul's wife ;
Konsum Noun -
consumption ;
Konsument Noun -
consumer ;
Kontakt Noun -
contact (an act of touching physically) ;
Kontaktjonglage Noun -
contact juggling ;
Kontaktlinse Noun -
contact lens ;
Kontamination Noun -
contamination ;
Konterfei Noun -
portrait ;
Kontext Noun -
ontext ;
Kontinent Noun -
continent ;
Kontingenz Noun -
contingency (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) ;
Konto Noun -
account ;
Kontoauszug Noun -
bank statement ;
Kontra Noun -
con (disadvantage of something) ;
Kontrabass Noun -
double bass (a large stringed instrument) ;
Kontraktion Noun -
contraction ;
Kontraktur Noun -
(medicine) contracture ;
Kontrapunkt Noun -
counterpoint ((music) a melody added to an existing one) ;
Kontrast Noun -
contrast ;
Kontrolle Noun -
control ;
Kontrolleur Noun -
controller, inspector ;
Kontroverse Noun -
controversy ;
Konvention Noun -
protocol; preferred method of accomplishing a task convention ;
Konversation Noun -
conversation (talking) ;
Konvertierung Noun -
conversion ;
Konvoi Noun -
convoy ;
Konzentrat Noun -
concentrate ;
Konzentration Noun -
concentration ;
Konzentrationslager Noun -
concentration camp ;
Konzept Noun -
blueprint, draft ;

concept qualifier ;
Konzern Noun -
business group, corporate group ;
Konzert Noun -
concert (musical event) ;
Konzertstück Noun -
concertino ;
Koordinate Noun -
coordinate ;
Koordination Noun -
oordination ;
Koordinierung Noun -
coordination ;
Kopenhagen Proper noun -
Copenhagen. ;
Kopf Noun -
anatomy head ;

crown, top ;

heading, title ;

person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect) ;

linguistics head ;

heads gloss ;
Kopf und Kragen Idiom -
danger ;
Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen Noun -
neck and neck race ;
Kopfarbeit Noun -
intellectual work, "mental math" ;
Kopfarbeiter Noun -
an intellectual person ;
Kopfball Noun -
football header ;
Kopfbedeckung Noun -
headgear ;
Kopfbewegung Noun -
a movement of the head ;
Kopfbruststück Noun -
cephalothorax ;
Kopfgeld Noun -
bounty (reward) ;
Kopfgeldjäger Noun -
bounty hunter (person who catches criminals) ;
Kopfhörer Noun -
eadphones ;
Kopfkissen Noun -
pillow ;
Kopflaus Noun -
head louse ;
Kopfnuss Noun -
clout (blow on the head) ;

riddle, brain-teaser ;
Kopfschmerz Noun -
headache ;
Kopfschmerzen Noun -
used in plural form headache ;
Kopftuch Noun -
headscarf ;
Kopfweh Noun -
headache ;
Kopie Noun -
a copy, the result of copying something, a duplicate ;
Kopierer Noun -
copier ;
Kopiergerät Noun -
copier (machine) ;
Kopierschutz Noun -
copy protection ;
Kopilot Noun -
copilot ;
Kopplung Noun -
coupling ;
Kopula Noun -
copula (grammar: linking kind of word) ;
Koralle Noun -
coral ;
Korallenfisch Noun -
butterfly fish ;
Korallenotter Noun -
coral snake ;
Korallenriff Noun -
coral reef ;
Koran Noun -
Qur'an ;
Korb Noun -
basket ;

legal A set of laws around a certain theme. ;

creel ;

nacelle ;

the act of being turned down, as in asking for a date/rendezvous. ;
Kordel Noun -
cord decorative cord for dresses or as a barrier in museums ;
Kordilleren Noun -
cordillera ;
Kordon Noun -
line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it cordon ;
Korea Proper noun -
Korea ;
Koreakrieg Proper noun -
Korean War (war lasting from 1950 to 1953) ;
Koreaner Noun -
Korean (person, male) ;
Koreanerin Noun -
Korean (female person from Korea) ;
Koreanisch Noun -
language Korean ;
Koreanische Volksdemokratische Republik Proper noun -
DDR Democratic People's Republic of Korea ;
Koriander Noun -
cilantro, coriander ;
Kork Noun -
cork (material) ;
Korken Noun -
cork ;
Korkenzieher Noun -
corkscrew ;
Kormoran Noun -
cormorant (bird) ;
Korn Noun -
grain ;
Kornblume Noun -
cornflower ;
Kornett Noun -
musical instruments cornet ;
Kornisch Noun -
Cornish (language) ;
Kornkreis Noun -
crop circle ;
Kornnatter Noun -
corn snake,Pantherophis guttatus, formerly Elaphe guttata ;
Kornrade Noun -
corncockle (plant of the genus Agrostemma) ;
Korollar Noun -
corollary (proposition which follows easily) ;
Korona Noun -
astronomy corona ;
Korps Noun -
military corps ;

Alternative spelling of Corps ;
Korrektheit Noun -
correctness ;
Korrektur Noun -
correction ;
Korrekturfahne Noun -
galley proof ;
Korrelation Noun -
correlation ;
Korrespondent Noun -
correspondent (of a news organisation) ;
Korrosion Noun -
corrosion ;
Korruption Noun -
corruption ;
Korsar Noun -
corsair, pirate (one who plunders at sea) ;
Korsett Noun -
corset ;
Korsika Proper noun -
Corsica ;
Korsisch Proper noun -
Corsican (language) ;
Korvette Noun -
corvette ;
Koryphäe Noun -
expert, luminary, genius, mastermind ;
Kosewort Noun -
term of endearment (word or phrase expressing affection) ;
Kosinus Noun -
cosine ;
Kosmetik Noun -
act or study of enhancing beauty cosmetics ;
Kosmetikum Noun -
cosmetic ;
Kosmodizee Noun -
cosmodicy ;
Kosmologie Noun -
cosmology ;
Kosmonaut Noun -
cosmonaut ;
Kosmopolit Noun -
cosmopolite (cosmopolitan person) ;
Kosmos Noun -
cosmos ;
Kost Noun -
meal ;
Kost und Logis Noun -
board and lodging ;
Kostbarkeit Noun -
preciousness ;

precious object ;
Kosten Noun -
costs ;
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse Noun -
cost-benefit analysis ;
Kostüm Noun -
costume ;
Kot Noun -
mud ;

(formal) feces ;
Kotau Noun -
kowtow ;
Kotelett Noun -
chop, cutlet ;
Koteletten Noun -
sideburns ;
Kotflügel Noun -
fender qualifier, mudguard qualifier ;
Kotze Noun -
vulgar puke, vomit ;
Krabbe Noun -
crab ;

shrimp ;
Krabbenbrot Noun -
kroepoek ;
Krabbenspinne Noun -
crab spider ;
Krach Noun -
crash ;
Kraft Noun -
strength, force ;

physics force ;
Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung Noun -
cogeneration, combined heat and power ;
Kraftfahrzeug Noun -
motor vehicle (any land-based means of transportation) ;
Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen Noun -
license plate, number plate ;
Kraftstoff Noun -
fuel ;
Kraftwerk Noun -
power station, power plant ;
Kragen Noun -
collar ;
Kragenente Noun -
harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) ;
Krakau Proper noun -
Cracow (city in Poland) ;
Krake Noun -
octopus ;
Kralle Noun -
claw ;
Kram Noun -
stuff ;
Kramm Noun -
stuff, junk ;
Krampf Noun -
cramp ;
Krampfader Noun -
varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein) ;
Kran Noun -
crane (a lifting device) ;
Kranfahrer Noun -
crane operator ;
Kranich Noun -
crane (the bird) ;

Grus (star constellation) ;
Krankenhaus Noun -
hospital ;
Krankenkasse Noun -
health insurance company ;
Krankenpfleger Noun -
a male nurse who cares for the diseased ;
Krankenschwester Noun -
nurse f ;
Krankenversicherung Noun -
health insurance ;
Krankenwagen Noun -
ambulance ;

ambulance car ;

ambulance van ;
Krankfeiern Noun -
The taking of a sick day for holiday purposes before or after the weekend, making an extended weekend. ;
Krankheit Noun -
sickness, illness ;

disease ;
Krankmeldung Noun -
notification of illness ;
Kranz Noun -
wreath ;

ring, circle ;
Krapfen Noun -
ellipsoidal doughnut ;
Krater Noun -
crater ;

krater ;
Kratze Noun -
scraper ;
Kratzer Noun -
scratch (disruption or mark on a surface) ;
Kraus Proper noun -
surname ;
Krause Proper noun -
surname ;
Kraut Noun -
cabbage (vegetable) (no plural) ;

herb (plant used to flavour food) ;
Krawall Noun -
riot ;
Krawatte Noun -
necktie ;
Kreationismus Noun -
creationism ;
Kreationist Noun -
A (male) creationist. ;
Kreationistin Noun -
A (female) creationist. ;
Kreativität Noun -
creativity ;
Kreatur Noun -
creature (a creature) ;
Krebs Noun -
crab ;

cancer (disease) ;

Cancer (astrology) ;
Krebstier Noun -
crustacean ;
Krebstod Noun -
death by cancer ;
Kredit Noun -
loan (finance) ;
Kredithai Noun -
loan shark ;
Kreditinstitut Noun -
(financial) bank ;
Kreditkarte Noun -
credit card ;
Kreditwürdigkeit Noun -
creditworthiness ;
Krefeld Proper noun -
Krefeld (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Kreide Noun -
chalk ;

geology,no plural the Cretaceous period ;
Kreis Noun -
circle ;
Kreisel Noun -
top (a toy) ;
Kreislaufstillstand Noun -
cardiac arrest ;
Kreissäge Noun -
circular saw ;
Kreisverkehr Noun -
traffic traffic circle, roundabout ;
Krem Noun -
Alternative spelling of Creme ;
Krematorium Noun -
crematorium ;
Kreme Noun -
Alternative spelling of Creme ;
Kreml Proper noun -
Kremlin ;
Krempe Noun -
of a hat brim ;
Krempel Noun -
junk, stuff ;
Kren Noun -
horseradish (plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana). ;

condiment made from the root of the plant. ;
Krepp Noun -
fabric crape ;
Kresse Noun -
cress (a plant) ;
Kreta Proper noun -
Crete (Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea) ;
Kretscham Noun -
village inn or a tavern ;
Kreuz Noun -
cross ;

card games clubs ;
Kreuz des Südens Proper noun -
Crux (constellation) ;
Kreuzbein Noun -
sacrum (bone at the base of the spine) ;
Kreuzer Noun -
cruiser (warship) ;

medieval silver coin and unit of currency ;

someone who crosses ;
Kreuzer Proper noun -
surname ;
Kreuzfahrt Noun -
cruise ;
Kreuzfahrtschiff Noun -
cruise ship ;
Kreuzigung Noun -
crucifixion ;
Kreuzkümmel Noun -
cumin ;
Kreuzung Noun -
streets crossing, intersection ;

biology crossbreeding ;

biology crossbreed ;
Kreuzverhör Noun -
cross-examination, cross examination ;
Kreuzworträtsel Noun -
games crossword puzzle ;
Kreuzzug Noun -
crusade ;
Krieg Noun -
war ;
Krieg der Sterne Noun -
Star Wars ;
Krieger Noun -
warrior ;
Krieger Proper noun -
surname, originally for a mercenary soldier. ;
Kriegführung Noun -
warfare ;
Kriegsbeil Noun -
tomahawk ;
Kriegsbemalung Noun -
war paint ;
Kriegsdienstverweigerer Noun -
conscientious objector, conshie ;
Kriegserklärung Noun -
declaration of war (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity) ;
Kriegsführung Noun -
warfare ;
Kriegsgefangener Noun -
prisoner of war (POW) ;
Kriegsherr Noun -
warlord ;
Kriegsmarine Noun -
literally "war navy"; the name of the German navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime. ;
Kriegspfad Noun -
warpath qualifier ;
Kriegsrecht Noun -
martial law ;

laws of war ;
Kriegstreiber Noun -
warmonger ;
Kriegsverbrechen Noun -
war crime ;
Kriegsverbrecher Noun -
war criminal ;
Krim Proper noun -
Crimea ;
Kriminalpolizei Noun -
Criminal investigation agency within the police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland. ;
Kriminelle Noun -
criminal (person, f) ;
Krimineller Noun -
criminal (person, m) ;
Kriminologie Noun -
criminology ;
Krimtatarisch Proper noun -
Crimean Tatar (a Turkic language) ;
Kripo Noun -
colloquial Short for Kriminalpolizei ;
Krippe Noun -
crib ;
Krippenspiel Noun -
nativity play, Christmas pageant ;
Krise Noun -
crisis ;
Kristall Noun -
crystal ;
Kristallgitter Noun -
crystal lattice ;
Kristallkugel Noun -
crystal ball (a globe used to foretell the future) ;
Kristallnacht Noun -
historical "crystal night"; The historical name of an event on November 9, 1938, when a state-organized night of terror was staged against Jews in Germany and Austria. ;
Kristallstruktur Noun -
crystal structure ;
Kristin Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Norwegian. ;
Kristina Proper noun -
given name, Scandinavian type spelling of Christina. ;
Kristkindl Noun -
(Austrian dialect) Christ child, baby Jesus. ;
Kriterium Noun -
criterion ;
Kritik Noun -
criticism (negative judgement) ;

criticism, review (general judgement) ;

critique, review (review of a work of art) ;
Kritiker Noun -
critic ;
Kroate Noun -
Croatian (male person from Croatia) ;
Kroatien Proper noun -
Croatia ;
Kroatin Noun -
Croatian (female person from Croatia) ;
Kroatisch Noun -
Croatian language ;
Kroatischer Schäferhund Noun -
Croatian Sheepdog ;
Krokant Noun -
confection brittle ;
Krokette Noun -
croquette ;
Krokodil Noun -
crocodile ;
Krokodilstränen Noun -
crocodile tears ;
Krokus Noun -
crocus, Crocus ;
Krone Noun -
crown ;

Currency of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland. ;
Kronenpinguin Noun -
erect-crested penguin ;
Kronjuwelen Noun -
crown jewels ;
Kronleuchter Noun -
chandelier ;
Kronprinz Noun -
crown prince ;
Krontaube Noun -
crowned pigeon ;
Kropf Noun -
crop (of birds) ;
Krug Noun -
jug ;
Krume Noun -
crumb ;
Krumholz Proper noun -
surname ;
Krummholz Noun -
krummholz. ;

twisted wood. A small growing wood in alpine areas. ;
Kruste Noun -
crust ;
Krustentier Noun -
crustacean ;
Kruzifix Noun -
crucifix (object) ;
Kryptographie Noun -
cryptography ;
Kryptologie Noun -
cryptology ;
Krypton Noun -
krypton ;
Kryptonit Noun -
kryptonite ;
Kryptozoologie Noun -
cryptozoology ;
Kräftemessen Noun -
trial of strength ;
Krähe Noun -
crow ;
Krähen Noun -
cry of the rooster crow ;
Krähenfraß Noun -
food for crows ;

consumption (of something) by crows ;
Krähenfuß Noun -
caltrop ;
Krämer Noun -
shopkeeper who sells miscellaneous inexpensive goods ;
Krämer Proper noun -
surname ;
Krätze Noun -
pathology scabies ;
Kräuselspinne Noun -
dictynid spider, meshweb weaver ;
Krönung Noun -
crowning ;
Kröte Noun -
toad ;

(only plural) money ;
Kröten Noun -
slang money ;
Krötenwanderung Noun -
toad migration ;
Krücke Noun -
crutch ;
Krümel Noun -
crumb ;
Krüppel Noun -
cripple ;
Ku-Klux-Klan Proper noun -
Ku Klux Klan ;
Kuba Proper noun -
Cuba ;
Kubaner Proper noun -
Cuban (a person from Cuba) ;
Kubanerin Proper noun -
Cuban (a person from Cuba) ;
Kubaralle Noun -
Zapata rail ;
Kubikmeter Noun -
cubic meter ;
Kubikzentimeter Noun -
cubic centimeter ;
Kubismus Noun -
cubism ;
Kubus Noun -
cube ;
Kuchen Noun -
cake ;

milk-loaf ;
Kuchengabel Noun -
pastry fork ;
Kuckuck Noun -
cuckoo, Cuculus canorus ;
Kuckucksuhr Noun -
cuckoo clock ;
Kufe Noun -
sleigh runner ;

ice skate blade ;

aircraft skid ;
Kugel Noun -
ball defdate ;

bullet defdate ;

astronomy, geography orb, globe, celestial body defdate ;

geometry sphere, orb defdate ;

ood, cowl ;
Kugelblitz Noun -
ball lightning ;
Kugelfisch Noun -
balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, a fish of the Tetraodontidae family ;
Kugelgelenk Noun -
ball and socket joint, enarthrosis, spheroidal joint ;
Kugellager Noun -
ball bearing ;
Kugelschnecke Noun -
a sort of snail ;
Kugelschreiber Noun -
ballpoint pen, biro ;
Kugelspinne Noun -
cobweb spider ;
Kugelstoßen Noun -
shot put ;
Kuh Noun -
cow ;
Kuhdorf Noun -
idiomatic one-horse town qualifier ;
Kuhfladen Noun -
cow pat, cow patty, cow chip (cow dung) ;
Kuhn Proper noun -
surname ;
Kuhstall Noun -
cowshed (place for cows) ;
Kujath Proper noun -
surname ;
Kukuruz Noun -
maize, corn ;
Kulanz Noun -
obligingness, fair dealing ;
Kuli Noun -
coolie ;

colloquial short for ;
Kulisse Noun -
theater set, scenery ;
Kulli Noun -
Abbreviation of Kugelschreiber: ball-point pen. ;
Kultur Noun -
culture ;
Kulturbeutel Noun -
wash bag ;
Kulturerbe Noun -
cultural heritage ;
Kulturimperialismus Noun -
cultural imperialism ;
Kulturschock Noun -
anthropology,sociology culture shock ;
Kulturträger Noun -
Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next. ;
Kummer Noun -
grief, sorrow ;

coll. trouble ;
Kummerspeck Noun -
uncountable Excess weight gained due to emotion-caused overeating. ;
Kumpel Noun -
colloquial buddy ;

mining miner ;
Kumquat Noun -
kumquat (small orange fruit) ;
Kunde Noun -
customer ;

archaic tidings, news ;

archaic in composition as -logy, (e.g. Erd-kunde = geo-logy), see -kunde ;
Kundgebung Noun -
rally, demonstration ;
Kundin Noun -
(female) customer ;
Kunigunde Proper noun -
given name (medieval, rare nowadays) ;
Kuno Proper noun -
given name, a diminutive of Konrad. ;
Kunst Noun -
art ;

now,_,chiefly,as the first part of compound words something artificially created or manufactured, as opposed to something natural ;
Kunstgeschichte Noun -
art history ;
Kunsthandwerker Noun -
artisan ;
Kunstmaler Noun -
arts painter, artist ;
Kunstobjekt Noun -
work of art, objet d'art ;
Kunststoff Noun -
plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material) ;
Kunstwerk Noun -
work of art ;
Kunz Proper noun -
surname derived from the given name. ;
Kupee Noun -
Alternative spelling of Coupé‎ ;
Kupfer Noun -
copper (chemical element, Cu) ;
Kupon Noun -
finance coupon ;
Kupplung Noun -
clutch (a device to interrupt power transmission) ;
Kupplungspedal Noun -
clutch pedal ;
Kur Noun -
cure, regimen ;

treatment at a health resort ;
Kurator Noun -
curator (administrator of a collection) ;
Kurbel Noun -
crank ;
Kurbelwelle Noun -
crankshaft ;
Kurde Noun -
Kurd ;
Kurdin Noun -
a female Kurd, a woman from Kurdistan ;
Kurdisch Noun -
urdish; the language of Kurdistan ;
Kurie Noun -
Curia ;
Kurier Noun -
person who delivers messages or goods courier ;
Kuriosität Noun -
unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest curiosity ;
Kuriosum Noun -
unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest curiosity ;
Kurpfalz Proper noun -
Electoral Palatinate ;
Kurs Noun -
course (direction) ;

course (learning) ;

exchange rate, market price ;
Kurtschatowium Noun -
urchatovium ;
Kurve Noun -
bend (curve) ;
Kurzbezeichnung Noun -
abbreviation ;

abbreviated name; nickname ;
Kurzform Noun -
abbreviation ;
Kurzgeschichte Noun -
short story ;
Kurzname Noun -
abbreviated name ;
Kurzschluss Noun -
short circuit (an unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit) ;
Kurzschrift Noun -
shorthand ;
Kurzschwanz-Ameisenwürger Noun -
pearly antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus) ;
Kurzsichtigkeit Noun -
myopia ;
Kurzstreckenlauf Noun -
sports sprint ;
Kuscheltier Noun -
stuffed animal ;
Kusine Noun -
Alternative spelling of Cousine ;
Kuss Noun -
kiss ;
Kutsche Noun -
carriage, coach. ;
Kutscher Noun -
coachman ;
Kutte Noun -
habit (a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns) ;

(slang) (heavy metal scene) a jeans or leather jacket covered with band patches ;
Kutter Noun -
cutter (sailing vessel) ;
Kuvert Noun -
envelope ;
Kuvertüre Noun -
couverture ;
Kuwait Proper noun -
Kuwait ;
Kwashiorkor Noun -
kwashiorkor ;
Kwass Noun -
kvass (traditional slavic drink) ;
Kybernetik Noun -
cybernetics ;
Käfer Noun -
beetle ;

slang young girl, wench ;

Volkswagen Type 1 "beetle" (car) ;
Käfig Noun -
cage ;
Kälte Noun -
coldness, cold ;
Kältewelle Noun -
weather cold wave, cold spell ;
Kämpfer Noun -
fighter ;

warrior ;
Kämpferin Noun -
a female fighter ;
Känguru Noun -
kangaroo ;
Känozoikum Noun -
Cenozoic ;
Käppi Noun -
kepi ;

cap (head covering) ;
Kärnten Proper noun -
Carinthia ;
Käse Noun -
cheese ;
Käsemacher Noun -
cheesemaker ;
Käsemilbe Noun -
cheese mite ;
Kästchen Noun -
a small box (usually made out of wood) ;
Käte Proper noun -
given name, a diminutive of Katharina. ;
Kätzchen Noun -
kitten ;

catkin ;
Käufer Noun -
buyer ;
Köcher Noun -
quiver ;
Köcherfliege Noun -
caddis fly ;
Köder Noun -
bait ;
Köhler Noun -
pollock, Pollachius virens (food fish related to cod) ;
Köln Proper noun -
Cologne, a city on the Rhine in northwestern Germany ;
Kölner Noun -
a man from the city of Köln (Cologne) (female Kölnerin) ;
Kölnerin Noun -
a woman from Köln ("Cologne") (male: Kölner) ;
Kölsch Noun -
Kölsch language ;

Kölsch beer ;
Kölscher Kaviar Noun -
a dish from Cologne, Germany, consisting of blood sausage (Flönz in Cologne dialect) and raw onion. ;
König Noun -
king monarch,chess,card games ;
König Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname. ;
Königin Noun -
queen ;
Königreich Noun -
kingdom ;
Königskerze Noun -
mullein (plants of the genus Verbascum) ;
Königskobra Noun -
king cobra ;
Königspinguin Noun -
king penguin ;
Königstiger Noun -
Bengal tiger ;
Königswasser Noun -
aqua regia (extremely powderful mixture of acids) ;
Königsweg Noun -
idiomatic silver bullet qualifier ;
Können Noun -
skill, ability ;
Köpfchen Noun -
brain ;
Körper Noun -
body ;

mathematics field ;
Körperchen Noun -
diminutive of Körper ;
Körpersprache Noun -
body language ;
Körperverletzung Noun -
battery (crime) ;
Köter Noun -
(derogatory) a dog ;
Küche Noun -
room kitchen ;

cooking traditions cuisine ;
Kücken Noun -
I>Austria chick ;
Kühlbox Noun -
insulated bin or box to keep food cold while picnicking or camping cooler ;
Kühle Noun -
coolness ;
Kühler Noun -
anything that cools cooler ;

auto part radiator ;
Kühlkombination Noun -
fridge-freezer ;
Kühlmittelverluststörfall Noun -
loss of coolant accident, LOCA ;
Kühlschrank Noun -
refrigerator ;
Kühlturm Noun -
cooling tower ;
Kühn Proper noun -
surname ;
Küken Noun -
chick (young bird) ;
Kükenvermuser Noun -
baby chick blender ;
Kümmel Noun -
caraway ;

A sweet, colorless liqueur flavored with caraway seed, cumin, and fennel ;
Kümmelblättchen Noun -
archaic a popular “game”, which is really a set-up scam known as three-card monte, Find the Lady or Bonneteau. ;
Kümmeltürke Noun -
Very derogatory and xenophobic term for a Turkish or Middle Eastern person. ;
Künstler Noun -
artist ;
Künstlerroman Noun -
literature Künstlerroman ;
Künstlichkeit Noun -
artificiality ;
Kür Noun -
poetic choice ;

figure skating free skating ;
Kürass Noun -
cuirass ;
Kürbis Noun -
pumpkin ;
Kürschner Noun -
furrier ;
Kürze Noun -
shortness ;
Kürzel Noun -
abbreviation ;
Küsserei Noun -
kissfest, smoochfest ;
Küste Noun -
A coast ;
Küster Noun -
sexton (church official) ;
L Letter -
The twelth letter of the German alphabet. ;
LDVH Acronym -
lesenLies der (literally, "read the damned manual") ;
LKW Noun -
truck (abbreviation of Lastkraftwagen) ;
LSD initialism -
Abbreviation of Lysergsäurediethylamid; - the drug. ;
Labe Noun -
dated refreshment, invigoration ;
Labia Noun -
labia. ;
Labor Noun -
laboratory ;
Laboratorium Noun -
laboratory (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) ;
Labradorente Noun -
Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) ;
Labyrinth Noun -
labyrinth ;

maze (technically not quite correct, compare w:Labyrinth and w:Maze) ;
Lache Noun -
puddle ;

pool ;
Lachen Noun -
laughter ;
Lachgas Noun -
laughing gas ;
Lachmöwe Noun -
black-headed gull ;
Lachs Noun -
salmon, lox ;
Lachsforelle Noun -
one of several species in the Salmonidae family, used to be only Salmo trutta trutta, nowadays usually rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss ;
Lack Noun -
varnish ;
Lackleder Noun -
patent leather ;
Lacrosse Noun -
lacrosse ;
Lade Noun -
drawer ;
Ladegerät Noun -
battery charger ;
Laden Noun -
shop ;

shutter gloss ;
Ladendieb Noun -
shoplifter ;
Ladendiebstahl Noun -
shoplifting ;
Ladestock Noun -
historical firearms ramrod ;
Ladinisch Proper noun -
Ladin ;
Ladung Noun -
charge (electromagnetic state) ;
Lage Noun -
situation ;

thickness (layer) ;
Lager Noun -
store ;

camp ;

historical concentration camp ;

bearing (mechanical device) ;

lager, beer of low fermentation (also Lagerbier, ‘lager beer’) ;
Lagerfeuer Noun -
campfire ;
Lagune Noun -
lagoon ;
Lahar Noun -
lahar (volcanic mudflow) ;
Laib Noun -
loaf (of bread) ;
Laich Noun -
zoology spawn (the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism) ;
Laie Noun -
layman, layperson ;
Laizismus Noun -
laicism ;
Lakai Noun -
lackey ;
Laken Noun -
sheet, linen ;
Lakritze Noun -
licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra ;
Laktose Noun -
lactose ;
Lama Noun -
llama ;

lama ;
Lambada Noun -
lambada (Brazilian dance) ;
Lambda Noun -
lambda (greek letter) ;
Lamelle Noun -
mycology gill ;
Lametta Noun -
lametta, tinsel ;

colloquial medal, decoration ;
Lamm Noun -
lamb ;
Lampe Noun -
lamp ;
Lampenfieber Noun -
stage fright ;
Lampenschirm Noun -
lampshade ;
Land Noun -
a country. ;

a state which is part of a country. ;

land (real estate). ;

the land, the dry portion of the earth's surface. ;
Landau Proper noun -
Landau (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;

surname ;
Landau in der Pfalz Proper noun -
Landau in der Pfalz (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Landebahn Noun -
runway ;
Landfriedensbruch Noun -
(law) Breach of the Peace ;
Landgraf Noun -
landgrave ;
Landkarte Noun -
map ;
Landkreis Noun -
county (administrative region of various countries) ;

district (see Districts of Germany, which are called Landkreise in German) ;
Landmine Noun -
land mine ;
Landratte Noun -
landlubber (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) ;
Landschaft Noun -
landscape ;
Landschaftsgenetik Noun -
landscape genetics ;
Landschaftsgärtner Noun -
landscaper (one that does landscaping) ;
Landshut Proper noun -
Landshut (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Landsmann Noun -
compatriot ;
Landstraße Noun -
country road, rural road ;
Landstrich Noun -
area, district (An area or landscape within a larger area) ;
Landstuhl Proper noun -
Landstuhl (municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate) ;
Landung Noun -
landing ;
Landwirt Noun -
farmer ;
Landwirtschaft Noun -
agriculture ;
Lang Proper noun -
surname ;
Langatmigkeit Noun -
long-windedness ;
Lange Proper noun -
surname ;
Langeweile Noun -
boredom ;
Langlebigkeit Noun -
longevity ;
Langsamkeit Noun -
slowness ;
Langschwanz-Ameisenwürger Noun -
large-tailed antshrike ;
Langschwanzkatze Noun -
margay (Leopardus wiedii) ;
Langschwanzpinguin Noun -
brush-tailed penguin, a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus ;
Langschwert Noun -
longsword ;
Langwierigkeit Noun -
lengthiness ;
Lanthan Noun -
lanthanum ;
Lanze Noun -
lance, spear ;
Laos Proper noun -
Laos ;
Laote Noun -
Lao (person) ;
Laotin Noun -
Lao (person) ;
Laotisch Proper noun -
Lao (language) ;
Lappalie Noun -
bagatelle ;
Lappe Noun -
native of Lapland. ;
Lappen Noun -
cloth, rag ;

lobe ;
Lappenente Noun -
musk duck (Biziura lobata) ;
Lappland Proper noun -
Lapland ;
Laptop Noun -
laptop ;
Lara Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from etyl. ;
Larissa Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl in the 20th century. ;
Lars Proper noun -
given name. ;
Larve Noun -
larva ;

archaic mask ;
Lasagne Noun -
lasagna (certain types of dish involving pasta) ;
Lasche Noun -
tongue ;
Laser Noun -
laser (beam of light) ;
Laserdrucker Noun -
laser printer (computer printer) ;
Laserkraut Noun -
any of several plants of the genus Laserpitium; laserwort ;
Lasso Noun -
lasso ;
Last Noun -
load ;
Laster Noun -
vice ;

truck ;
Lastkraftwagen Noun -
truck ;
Lastwagen Noun -
truck, lorry ;
Latein Noun -
qualifier Latin ;
Lateinamerika Proper noun -
Latin America (Latin America) ;
Lateinisch Proper noun -
Latin (language of the ancient Romans) ;
Latenz Noun -
latency ;
Laterna magica Noun -
magic lantern ;
Laterne Noun -
lantern ;
Laternenfisch Noun -
lanternfish ;
Laternenträger Noun -
lantern beetle ;

a kind of fish (Hemigrammus falsei, Hemigrammus mattei). ;
Latinisierung Noun -
Latinization ;
Latino Proper noun -
Latino, male person from Latin America ;
Latrine Noun -
obsolete latrine (very simple toilet facility) ;
Latte Noun -
lath ;

slang erection ;
Latz Noun -
bib (item of clothing for babies) ;
Laub Noun -
foliage, greenery, leaves ;
Laube Noun -
bower ;

alcove ;

bleak (kind of fish) ;
Laubenvogel Noun -
bower bird ;
Laubfrosch Noun -
tree frog ;
Laubmoos Noun -
moss ;
Laubsturm Noun -
leafstorm ;
Laubsäge Noun -
jigsaw ;
Laubwald Noun -
deciduous forest ;
Lauch Noun -
leek ;
Lauchmotte Noun -
leek moth ;
Laudanum Noun -
laudanum ;
Lauf Noun -
a run ;

a leg of certain animals ;

of a gun barrel ;

onward movement course ;
Laufbahn Noun -
a track (for running) ;

a career ;
Laufband Noun -
exercise treadmill ;

conveyor belt ;

moving walkway ;
Laufen Noun -
running (sport) ;
Lauffeuer Noun -
wildfire ;
Laufmasche Noun -
the run of a thread of a piece of disintegrating clothing ;
Laufsteg Noun -
catwalk ;
Laufwerk Noun -
computing drive ;

part of a clockwork ;

part of a railroad car ;
Laufzeit Noun -
physics,or,electronics,or,telecommunications,or,broadcasting delay ;

computing run time ;

operating life ;
Lauge Noun -
lye ;
Laune Noun -
mood ;

whim ;
Laura Proper noun -
given name. ;
Laurens Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Laurence, variant of Lorenz. ;
Laurenz Proper noun -
given name ;
Laurin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Laus Noun -
louse ;
Laut Noun -
sound ;

noise ;
Laute Noun -
lute ;
Lautenwerck Noun -
European keyboard instrument of the Baroque period, similar to a harpsichord but strung with gut strings rather than metal strings ;
Lautmalerei Noun -
onomatopoeia (property) ;
Lautsprecher Noun -
loudspeaker ;
Lautwandel Noun -
linguistics sound change ;
Lava Noun -
lava ;
Lavalampe Noun -
lava lamp ;
Lavaret Noun -
lavaret, common whitefish ;
Lavendel Noun -
plant lavender ;
Lawine Noun -
avalanche ;
Lawrencium Noun -
lawrencium ;
Layouter Noun -
a layout man: someone who deals with layout ;
Laysanente Noun -
Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) ;
Lazarett Noun -
military hospital ;
Lazarus Proper noun -
biblical character Lazarus. ;
Lea Proper noun -
biblical character Leah. ;

given name currently popular. ;
Leben Noun -
life ;
Lebendgewicht Noun -
live weight (weight of a living animal) ;
Lebensdauer Noun -
lifespan, lifetime ;
Lebenserwartung Noun -
life expectancy ;
Lebensgefahr Noun -
danger to life ;
Lebenshaltungskosten Noun -
cost of living ;
Lebenslauf Noun -
résumé, curriculum vitae ;
Lebensmittel Noun -
food ;

plural groceries ;
Lebensmittelgeschäft Noun -
grocery store ;
Lebensmittelvergiftung Noun -
food poisoning (any food-borne disease) ;
Lebensplanung Noun -
planning for life ;
Lebensraum Noun -
living space ;

habitat ;

lebensraum ;
Lebensstandard Noun -
standard of living ;
Lebensstil Noun -
lifestyle ;
Lebensunterhalt Noun -
livelihood ;
Lebensversicherung Noun -
life insurance, life assurance ;
Lebenszeit Noun -
lifetime ;
Lebenszyklus Noun -
life cycle ;
Leber Noun -
liver ;
Leberkäse Noun -
A popular dish in southern Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland, similar to meat loaf. ;
Leberl Proper noun -
surname ;
Lebertran Noun -
cod liver oil ;
Leberwurst Noun -
liverwurst, liver sausage ;
Lebewesen Noun -
organism gloss ;
Leck Noun -
leak ;
Leck mich im Arsch Phrase -
vulgar kiss my ass ;
Lecker Noun -
licker, one who licks ;
Leder Noun -
leather ;
Lederhose Noun -
A lederhosen, traditional (mainly Bavarian) pair of knee-breeches in heavy, creaking leather, with suspenders ;
Leer Proper noun -
a town in Lower Saxony, Germany ;
Leere Noun -
emptiness ;
Leerlauf Noun -
automotive neutral gear ;

figuratively running in place ;
Leerlaufstellung Noun -
automotive neutral (position) ;
Leerverkauf Noun -
finance short sale ;
Leerzeichen Noun -
space (gap between written characters) ;
Legalisierung Noun -
legalization (process of making something legal) ;
Legalität Noun -
legality ;
Legebatterie Noun -
battery cage, laying cage (cage for chicken to lay eggs) ;
Legende Noun -
legend ;
Legierung Noun -
alloy ;
Legion Noun -
legion ;
Legislative Noun -
politics legislature ;
Legislaturperiode Noun -
legislative session ;
Leguan Noun -
iguana, lizard ;
Lehen Noun -
feud (estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord) ;
Lehm Noun -
loam ;
Lehne Noun -
(arm-)rest ;
Lehnsherr Noun -
liege lord ;
Lehnwort Noun -
loanword ;
Lehnübersetzung Noun -
loan translation, calque ;
Lehrbuch Noun -
textbook ;
Lehre Noun -
science ;

teaching ;

apprenticeship ;

lesson ;
Lehrer Noun -
teacher ;
Lehrerin Noun -
(female) teacher (a person who teaches) ;
Lehrfreiheit Noun -
academic freedom ;
Lehrkörper Noun -
faculty ;
Lehrling Noun -
apprentice ;
Leib Noun -
body ;
Leibwächter Noun -
bodyguard ;
Leiche Noun -
dead body, corpse ;
Leichenhaus Noun -
morgue, mortuary ;
Leichenschauhaus Noun -
morgue, mortuary ;
Leichenstein Noun -
tombstone (stone on grave) ;
Leichenwagen Noun -
hearse ;
Leichnam Noun -
corpse ;
Leichtathletik Noun -
track and field (group of athletic sports) ;
Leichtigkeit Noun -
easiness ;

lightness ;
Leichtindustrie Noun -
light industry ;
Leichtsinn Noun -
carelessness, recklessness ;
Leid Noun -
woe, harm, grief, sorrow, suffering, affliction ;
Leiden Noun -
suffering, pain, grief ;
Leiden Proper noun -
Leiden ;
Leidenschaft Noun -
passion, fervor ;
Leidtragende Noun -
mourner, sufferer ;
Leidtragender Noun -
Strong declension nominative singular case of Leidtragende m ;
Leier Noun -
lyre ;

Lyra (constellation) ;
Leierschwanz Noun -
lyrebird ;
Leim Noun -
glue ;
Leimkraut Noun -
campion ;
Leimschleuderspinne Noun -
spitting spider ;
Lein Noun -
linen ;

flax ;
Leine Noun -
leash ;
Leinen Noun -
canvas ;
Leinwand Noun -
canvas (basis for creative work) ;
Leipzig Proper noun -
Leipzig ;
Leiste Noun -
ledge ;

groin ;
Leistung Noun -
performance ;

physics power ;
Leiter Noun -
ladder ;

conductor ;

manager; leader ;
Leiterin Noun -
A female leader ;
Leitfaden Noun -
manual, guide ;
Leitkegel Noun -
toddler (traffic cone) ;
Leitmotiv Noun -
music leitmotif ;
Leitung Noun -
management ;

conduit ;

line, wire ;
Leitungscode Noun -
line code ;
Leitungswasser Noun -
tap water ;
Leitzahl Noun -
guide number ;
Lektion Noun -
lesson ;
Lektüre Noun -
act of reading or material read reading ;
Lemma Noun -
lemma (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) ;
Lemming Noun -
lemming ;
Lemongras Noun -
lemongrass ;
Lemur Noun -
lemur ;
Lemure Noun -
lemur ;
Lena Proper noun -
given name derived from Helena and Magdalena. ;
Lende Noun -
loin ;
Leni Proper noun -
given name. ;
Leninismus Noun -
Leninism ;
Lenker Noun -
handlebar ;
Lenkertasche Noun -
handlebar bag ;
Lenkrad Noun -
steering wheel ;
Lenkstange Noun -
handlebar ;
Lennard Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Lennart. ;
Lennart Proper noun -
given name. ;
Lenz Noun -
poetic,season spring ;
Leo Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Leo. ;
Leon Proper noun -
given name, variant of Leo. ;
Leonhard Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Leonard. ;
Leoni Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Leonie. ;
Leonie Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French Léonie. ;
Leopard Noun -
leopard ;
Leopardenhai Noun -
leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) ;

zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) ;
Leopardin Noun -
leopardess ;
Leopold Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Leopold. ;
Lepra Noun -
leprosy ;
Lepton Noun -
lepton ;
Lerche Noun -
bird lark ;
Lesbe Noun -
lesbian woman ;
Leser Noun -
reader ;
Lesezeichen Noun -
bookmark ;
Lesotho Proper noun -
Lesotho ;
Lette Proper noun -
Latvian (person) ;
Letter Noun -
a type in typesetting ;

large or decorated letter as used for book covers, headlines, signs, and inscriptions ;
Lettin Proper noun -
Latvian (person) ;
Lettisch Proper noun -
Latvian (language) ;
Lettland Proper noun -
Latvia ;
Lettner Noun -
rood screen (carved screen) ;
Leu Noun -
poetic lion ;
Leuchtdiode Noun -
light-emitting diode, LED ;
Leuchtkäfer Noun -
glowworm ;
Leuchtreklame Noun -
neon sign / illuminated advertisement ;
Leuchtturm Noun -
lighthouse ;
Leugnung Noun -
denial, disavowal, objection, rejection, repudiation ;
Leukotrien Noun -
leukotriene ;
Leukozyt Noun -
leukocyte (a white blood cell) ;
Leukämie Noun -
leukemia ;
Leute Noun -
people ;
Leutnant Noun -
lieutenant ;
Level Noun -
level (one of several discrete segments of a game (gaming)) ;
Leverkusen Proper noun -
Leverkusen (city in western Germany) ;
Levitikus Proper noun -
eviticus, Book of Leviticus (book of the Bible) ;
Levkoje Noun -
Matthiola, a genus of flowering plants ;
Lexem Noun -
lexeme (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) ;
Lexikograf Noun -
lexicographer ;
Lexikographie Noun -
lexicography (art or craft of writing dictionaries) ;
Lexikologie Noun -
lexicology (linguistic discipline) ;
Lexikon Noun -
exicon ;
Liaison Noun -
linguistics,or,tryst,or,illicit sexual affair liaison ;
Liane Noun -
liana (plant) ;
Liane Proper noun -
given name ;

A river in Northern France ;
Libanese Noun -
Lebanese (A male person from Lebanon) ;
Libanesin Noun -
Lebanese (A female person from Lebanon) ;
Libanon Proper noun -
Lebanon ;
Libelle Noun -
dragonfly ;
Liberalismus Noun -
liberalism ;
Liberia Proper noun -
Liberia ;
Liberianer Noun -
Liberian (A person from Liberia) ;
Liberianerin Noun -
Liberian (female person from Liberia) ;
Libero Noun -
soccer libero ;
Libertarismus Noun -
libertarianism ;
Libido Noun -
libido (sexual urges or drives) ;
Libretto Noun -
libretto ;
Libyen Proper noun -
Libya ;
Libyer Noun -
Libyan (male person from Libya) ;
Libyerin Noun -
Libyan (female person from Libya) ;
Licht Noun -
light ;
Lichtecho Noun -
light echo ;
Lichtgeschwindigkeit Noun -
speed of light ;
Lichtjahr Noun -
astrophysics light year ;
Lichtmikroskop Noun -
optical microscope ;
Lichtquelle Noun -
a source of light ;
Lichtschutzfaktor Noun -
sun protection factor ;
Lichtstrahl Noun -
ray of light ;
Lichtung Noun -
forest clearing ;
Lid Noun -
eyelid ;
Lidschatten Noun -
eye shadow ;
Liebchen Noun -
sweetheart ;

Dear ;
Liebe Noun -
(no plural) love (tender feeling of affection) ;

(no plural) lust (sexually or erotically motivated inclination) ;

(no plural) sexual intercourse (bodily union as a result of lust) ;

informal: short for love affair ;

love (term of endearment) ;

(plural) loves, loved ones (members of one's family or close friends) ;
Liebe auf den ersten Blick Phrase -
love at first sight (an instantaneous attration) ;
Liebe machen Verb -
make love (to engage in sexual intercourse) ;
Liebe macht blind Proverb -
love is blind ;
Lieben Noun -
the loved ones ;
Lieber Noun -
lover ;
Liebfrauenmilch Proper noun -
literally "dear woman milk" (referring to Mary mother of Jesus); the brand name of a German white wine that is very well known in Britain. ;
Liebhaber Noun -
aficionado, enthusiast ;

lover ;
Liebling Noun -
darling ;

favorite ;
Liebling Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname. ;
Liebstöckel Noun -
lovage ;
Liechtenstein Proper noun -
Country in Europe. Official name: Fürstentum Liechtenstein. ;
Liechtensteinerin Noun -
Liechtensteiner (A female person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) ;
Lied Noun -
song ;
Liedermacher Noun -
a music artist who writes and sings his or her own sophisticated lyrics, using little musical accompaniment. ;
Liedtext Noun -
lyrics ;
Lieferant Noun -
supplier ;

provider ;

vendor ;

deliverer ;
Lieferung Noun -
delivery, shipment ;
Lieferwagen Noun -
van ;

delivery van ;
Liege Noun -
daybed ;

couch ;
Liegenschaft Noun -
property, piece of real estate ;
Liegerad Noun -
recumbent (special type of bicycle) ;
Liegestütz Noun -
push-up ;
Liese Proper noun -
given name. ;
Lieselotte Proper noun -
given name, combination of Elisabeth and Charlotte. ;
Liesl Proper noun -
given name. ;
Lift Noun -
lift; elevator (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) ;
Liga Noun -
group or organization league ;
Ligurien Proper noun -
Liguria (region) ;
Likör Noun -
liqueur ;
Lilie Noun -
lily, lilium (flower) ;
Lilli Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Elisabeth. ;
Limburgisch Proper noun -
Limburgish (the Germanic language) ;
Limette Noun -
lime (fruit) ;
Limonade Noun -
non-Cola soft drink ;

lemonade ;
Limone Noun -
lime (fruit) ;
Limousine Noun -
car sedan ;
Lina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Linda Proper noun -
given name of Germanic origin. ;
Linde Noun -
linden, lime (tree) ;
Lindenbaum Noun -
lime, linden tree ;
Lindwurm Noun -
lindworm, dragon, seaserpent ;
Lineal Noun -
ruler (measuring or drawing device) ;
Linguist Noun -
linguist ;
Linguistik Noun -
linguistics ;
Linie Noun -
line ;
Link Noun -
link (computing: hyperlink) ;
Linke Noun -
left (the left side) ;
Linksextremismus Noun -
far left / extreme left extremism ;
Linkshänder Noun -
left-hander (male) ;
Linse Noun -
optics lens ;

plants,or,foods lentil ;
Linus Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Linus. ;
Lipophobie Noun -
chemistry lipophobicity (state of being lipophobic) ;
Lippe Noun -
lip ;
Lippenbekenntnis Noun -
lip service ;
Lippenstift Noun -
A lipstick ;
Lipsius Proper noun -
surname ;
Liptauer Proper noun -
'Liptauer' ;
Liquidität Noun -
economics liquidity ;
Lisa Proper noun -
given name derived from Elisabeth. ;
Liselotte Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Lieselotte. ;
Lissabon Proper noun -
Lisbon ;
List Noun -
cunning; craft ;

trick ;
Liste Noun -
list ;
Lisztaffe Noun -
cottontop tamarin, Pinché tamarin, Saguinus oedipus, a New World monkey ;
Lisztäffchen Noun -
cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus ;
Litauen Proper noun -
Lithuania ;
Litauer Proper noun -
Lithuanian (person from Lithuania) ;
Litauerin Proper noun -
Lithuanian (person from Lithuania) ;
Litauisch Proper noun -
Lithuanian (language) ;
Liter Noun -
liter / litre ;
Literatur Noun -
literature ;
Litfaßsäule Noun -
Morris column (A column or pillar used to display posters, advertising, etc) ;
Lithium Noun -
lithium ;
Lithiumhydrid Noun -
lithium hydride ;
Lithosphäre Noun -
lithosphere ;
Litschi Noun -
lychee (fruit), (Litchi chinensis), also spelled litchi (the U.S. FDA spelling) or laichi ;
Liturgie Noun -
liturgy ;
Livree Noun -
dated livery ;
Lizenz Noun -
license ;
Lizenzgeber Noun -
licensor ;
Lizenznehmer Noun -
licensee ;
Lob Noun -
praise ;
Lobby Noun -
lobby (class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists) ;
Lobbyismus Noun -
lobbyism, lobbying ;
Loch Noun -
A hole. ;

dentistry cavity ;

colloquial A room, apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump. ;
Locher Noun -
hole punch ;
Lochfraßkorrosion Noun -
pitting corrosion ;
Lochkarte Noun -
punch card ;
Lochstreifen Noun -
computing paper tape, punched tape ;
Lochung Noun -
punched hole, punched holes ;
Lochzange Noun -
a device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material punch ;
Locke Noun -
curl ;
Logarithmus Noun -
logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x) ;
Logbuch Noun -
logbook ;
Loge Noun -
freemasonry lodge ;

theater box ;
Logik Noun -
logic (method of human thought) ;
Logis Noun -
rare lodging ;
Logistik Noun -
logistics ;
Lohn Noun -
wage ;

reward ;
Lohnsteuer Noun -
wage tax ;
Lokal Noun -
restaurant ;
Lokalkolorit Noun -
local color ;
Lokführer Noun -
train driver ;
Lokomotive Noun -
train locomotive ;
Lolli Noun -
lollipop (the sweet) ;
Lombardei Proper noun -
Lombardy ;
London Proper noun -
London gloss ;
Lorbeer Noun -
laurel ;
Lore Noun -
A minecart. ;

A train wagon or locomotive used in the Frisian islands in Germany. ;
Lore Proper noun -
given name ;
Lorentz-Kraft Noun -
Lorentz force (force) ;
Lorenz Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Laurence. ;

surname ;
Los Noun -
Lottery ticket. ;

Lot, fate. ;
Loschmidt-Konstante Noun -
Loschmidt constant ;
Lost Noun -
mustard gas ;
Losung Noun -
password ;

slogan ;

motto ;

hunting droppings ;
Lot Noun -
plummet ;

solder ;
Lothar Proper noun -
given name, borne by medieval Frankish royalty. ;
Lotse Noun -
maritime pilot (person who helps navigate the harbor or coast) ;
Lotte Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Charlotte. ;
Lotterie Noun -
lottery ;
Lotto Noun -
lotto ;
Louis Proper noun -
given name, variant of Ludwig. ;
Louise Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl Louise. ;
Lounge Noun -
lounge (waiting room) ;
Loyalität Noun -
loyalty ;
Luca Proper noun -
given name, borrowed from etyl in the 2000s. ;
Lucas Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Lukas. ;
Luchs Noun -
lynx ;
Luchsspinne Noun -
lynx spider ;
Lucia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Lucy. ;
Lucianer Noun -
Saint Lucian (Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent) ;
Lucianerin Noun -
Saint Lucian (Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent) ;
Lucie Proper noun -
given name, variant of Lucia. ;
Lude Noun -
colloquial pimp ;
Ludwig Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Luft Noun -
air, atmosphere ;

breeze, zephyr, breath ;
Luftaufklärung Noun -
military Aerial reconnaissance. ;
Luftballon Noun -
(air) balloon ;
Luftbefeuchter Noun -
humidifier ;
Luftblase Noun -
air bubble ;
Luftfahrt Noun -
aviation ;
Luftfeuchtigkeit Noun -
humidity (of the air) ;
Luftherrschaft Noun -
military Control over an airspace. ;
Luftloch Noun -
aviation air pocket ;

air hole (hole in a surface that allows air to pass) ;
Luftpost Noun -
airmail (postal system) ;

airmail (item delivered by this postal system) ;
Luftpumpe Noun -
air pump ;
Luftraum Noun -
airspace ;
Luftröhre Noun -
windpipe, trachea ;
Luftschiff Noun -
airship ;
Luftschlange Noun -
paper streamer ;
Luftschloss Noun -
idiomatic castle in the air, castle in the sky, pipe dream ;
Luftspiegelung Noun -
mirage ;
Luftwaffe Noun -
airforce ;
Luis Proper noun -
given name, a German spelling of Louis or borrowed from Spanish Luis. ;
Luisa Proper noun -
given name, German spelling of Louisa, or borrowed from Spanish Luisa. ;
Luise Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Louise. ;
Lukas Proper noun -
biblical character Luke. ;

given name, sometimes also spelled Lucas. ;
Luke Noun -
hatch ;
Lukian Proper noun -
Lucian ( the Sophist) ;
Lulu Noun -
urine (Austrian child language) ;
Lulu Proper noun -
given name; rare today. ;
Luminol Noun -
luminol (chemical that exhibits blue chemiluminescence) ;
Lump Noun -
cad ;
Lumpen Noun -
rag ;
Luna Proper noun -
Roman mythology Luna ;

given name of modern usage. ;
Lunch Noun -
An English-style midday meal, generally smaller than the German-style Mittagessen. ;
Lunge Noun -
lung ;
Lungenentzündung Noun -
pneumonia ;
Lunte Noun -
cord that conveys the fire to some explosive device fuse ;
Lupe Noun -
magnifying glass ;
Lupine Noun -
lupin, lupine ;
Lurch Noun -
amphibian ;
Lusche Noun -
cards deuce gloss ;

colloquial weakling, pussy, loser ;

colloquial slut ;

colloquial cigarette ;
Lust Noun -
pleasure, joy. ;

desire, wish. ;
Lutetium Noun -
lutetium ;
Luther Proper noun -
surname ;
Lutscher Noun -
lollipop, lolly ;

sucker ;
Lutz Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Ludwig. ;
Luv Noun -
the windward side of a ship (the side facing the wind) ;
Luxemburg Proper noun -
Luxembourg ;
Luxemburger Noun -
Luxembourger (person from Luxembourg) ;
Luxemburgerin Noun -
Luxembourger (female person from Luxembourg) ;
Luxus Noun -
luxury ;
Luzern Proper noun -
Lucerne (city) ;
Luzia Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Lucia. ;
Luzie Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Lucie. ;
Luzifer Proper noun -
Lucifer (devil) ;
Lydia Proper noun -
biblical character Lydia. ;

given name. ;
Lymphdrüse Noun -
lymph gland ;
Lymphe Noun -
lymph (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) ;
Lymphknoten Noun -
lymph node (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) ;
Lymphsystem Noun -
lymphatic system ;
Lysergsäure-diethylamid Noun -
chemistry The psychedelic drug LSD, acid ;
Lysergsäurediethylamid Noun -
lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD ;
Lysin Noun -
lysine ;
Lyssa Noun -
rabies. ;
Lächeln Noun -
smile (a happy face expression) ;
Lähmung Noun -
paralysis ;
Länge Noun -
length ;
Lärche Noun -
larch ;
Lärm Noun -
noise ;
Lätzchen Noun -
bib (item of clothing for babies) ;
Läufer Noun -
runner (someone who runs) ;

runner (strip of fabric used to decorate a table) ;

runner (narrow long carpet) ;

chess bishop ;
Löffel Noun -
spoon ;

hare's ear ;
Löffelente Noun -
a duck, Northern shoveler or shoveler (Anas clypeata) ;
Löffelsprache Noun -
(literally: spoon language) a ludling which involves the reduplication of all vowel sounds (or all non-word-final vowel sounds) and the infixation of the syllable lew. ;
Lösegeld Noun -
ransom (money paid for the freeing of a hostage) ;
Lösung Noun -
solution ;

cancellation ;

breaking away ;

dissolving (chemical) ;
Lötkolben Noun -
soldering iron ;
Lötmetall Noun -
solder ;
Lötzinn Noun -
tin solder ;
Löwchen Noun -
Löwchen ;
Löwe Noun -
lion ;
Löwenanteil Noun -
lion's share ;
Löwenkopf Noun -
lionhead rabbit ;

lionhead cichlid (fish) ;

Lion's Head, a mountain in South Africa ;
Löwenkopfkaninchen Noun -
lionhead rabbit ;
Löwenmähne Noun -
lion's mane ;

flowing mane ;
Löwenzahn Noun -
dandelion ;

Taraxacum officinale ;

any plant of the Taraxacum or Leontodon families ;
Löwin Noun -
lioness ;
Lübeck Proper noun -
Lübeck ;
Lübecker Hütchen Noun -
toddler (traffic cone) ;
Lücke Noun -
gap ;
Lüfter Noun -
fan (electrical device) ;
Lüge Noun -
lie ;
Lügen haben kurze Beine Proverb -
a lie has no legs ;
Lügendetektor Noun -
lie detector ;
Lügner Noun -
liar (one who tells lies) ;
Lügnerin Noun -
liar (female person who tells lies) ;
Lümmeltüte Noun -
(informal) condom ;
Lüster Noun -
dated chandelier ;
Lüsterklemme Noun -
lustre terminal, luster terminal, screw terminal, connector strip, chocolate block ;
M Letter -
The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
ME Abbreviation -
real estate listing Abbreviation of Mieteinnahmen ;
MFH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Mehrfamilienhaus ;
MM Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Monatsmiete or Monatsmieten ;
MPU Noun -
Medizinisch-Psychologische Untersuchung: medical-psychological screening ;
Maas Proper noun -
The Meuse, a major European river. ;
Maat Noun -
nautical mate ;
Macao Proper noun -
Macau (A city just west of Hong Kong) ;
Macchie Noun -
macchia ;
Machbarkeit Noun -
producibility, feasibility ;
Machenschaft Noun -
machination ;
Macher Noun -
one who makes; person or thing that makes or produces something ;
Machete Noun -
machete ;
Macho Noun -
pejorative macho ;
Macht Noun -
might, power ;
Machtkampf Noun -
power struggle, struggle for power ;
Machtpolitik Noun -
literally power politics ;
Machtposition Noun -
position of power ;
Machtwort Noun -
a "word of power", a word that condenses in itself many concepts (for example, sein – to be) ;

figuratively authority, power; say ;
Machwerk Noun -
bad job, badly crafted object ;

rare crafted object ;
Madagaskar Proper noun -
Madagascar ;
Madagassisch Proper noun -
Malagasy (language) ;
Made Noun -
maggot ;
Madeleine Proper noun -
given name. ;
Madenkäse Noun -
maggot cheese, casu marzu ;
Madleen Proper noun -
given name,a contraction of Magdalene. ;
Madlen Proper noun -
given name,a contraction of Magdalene. ;
Madlene Proper noun -
given name,a contraction of Magdalene. ;
Madrid Proper noun -
Madrid, Spanish capital city and province ;
Mafia Noun -
Mafia ;
Mafioso Noun -
Mafioso ;
Magazin Noun -
storehouse or storeroom warehouse, storage ;

ammunition storehouse magazine ;

detachable ammunition holder magazine ;

periodical magazine ;
Magd Noun -
maiden ;
Magda Proper noun -
given name, short for Magdalene. ;
Magdalena Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Magdalene. ;
Magdalene Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Magdalena. ;
Magellan-Pinguin Noun -
Magellanic penguin ;
Magellanstraße Proper noun -
Strait of Magellan ;
Magen Noun -
stomach ;
Magermilch Noun -
skim milk, low-fat milk ;
Magersucht Noun -
anorexia ;
Magie Noun -
magic ;
Magier Noun -
magician ;
Magister Noun -
magister, an academic degree usually comparable to an M.A. or M.Sc. ;
Magma Noun -
geology magma ;
Magnesium Noun -
magnesium ;
Magnet Noun -
magnet ;
Magnetismus Noun -
magnetism ;
Magnetosphäre Noun -
magnetosphere ;
Magnolie Noun -
magnolia ;
Mahd Noun -
mowing ;
Mahl Noun -
meal ;
Mahlzeit Noun -
meal ;
Mahlzeit Interjection -
colloquial Enjoy your meal! ;

colloquial Good Afternoon ;
Mai Proper noun -
May (month) ;
Maibaum Noun -
maypole ;
Maibock Noun -
A type of bock beer. ;
Maid Noun -
maiden ;
Maier Proper noun -
surname A spelling variant of Meyer. ;
Maiglöckchen Noun -
Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis ;
Maik Proper noun -
given name, a phonetic spelling of Mike. ;
Maikäfer Noun -
cockchafer ;
Mailand Proper noun -
Milan ;
Mailingliste Noun -
mailing list ;
Mainstream Noun -
mainstream ;
Mainz Proper noun -
Mainz ;
Mairenke Noun -
Danube bleak (fish) (Alburnus chalcoides) ;
Mais Noun -
maize, corn ;
Mais.-Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Maisonettenwohnung ;
Mais.-Whgn. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Maisonettenwohnungen ;
Maisonette Noun -
apartment on two or more floors maisonette ;
Maisonettenwohnung Noun -
apartment on two or more floors maisonette ;
Maja Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Maria. ;
Majestät Noun -
majesty ;
Majonäse Noun -
mayonnaise ;
Major Noun -
military major ;
Majoran Noun -
marjoram, Origanum majorana ;
Majorin Noun -
The wife of a major (officer) ;
Makadam Noun -
macadam (surface of a road) ;
Makake Noun -
macaque ;
Makedonien Proper noun -
Macedonia ;
Makel Noun -
flaw, blemish ;
Makkaroni Noun -
macaroni ;
Makler Noun -
broker ;
Makrele Noun -
mackerel ;
Makron Noun -
macron ;
Makrone Noun -
macaroon ;
Makrophage Noun -
macrophage ;
Makrozustand Noun -
macrostate ;
Mal Noun -
time (as in "the first time") ;

occasion ;

mark, sign ;

mole (on skin) ;
Malaise Noun -
malaise ;
Malaria Noun -
malaria ;
Malawi Proper noun -
Malawi ;
Malawier Noun -
Malawian (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) ;
Malayalam Proper noun -
Malayalam ;
Malaysia Proper noun -
Malaysia ;
Malediven Proper noun -
Maldives ;
Malediver Noun -
Maldivian (person) ;
Malediverin Noun -
Maldivian (person) ;
Maler Noun -
painter ;
Malerei Noun -
painting (action or activity) ;
Malerin Noun -
paintress ;
Malheur Noun -
mishap ;
Mali Proper noun -
Mali ;
Mallorca Proper noun -
Majorca (island) ;
Malta Proper noun -
Malta ;
Malte Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl Malte. ;
Malteser Proper noun -
Maltese (inhabitant of Malta) ;
Malteserin Proper noun -
Maltese (inhabitant of Malta) ;
Maltesisch Proper noun -
Maltese (language of Malta) ;
Malve Noun -
mallow ;
Malware Noun -
rawing goods, such as colored pencils, ink, etc. ;
Malz Noun -
malt ;
Maläse Noun -
Alternative spelling of Malaise ;
Mama Noun -
mom, mommy ;
Mamba Noun -
mamba (snake) ;
Mambo Noun -
mambo gloss ;
Mammografie Noun -
mammography ;
Mammut Noun -
mammoth ;
Mamsell Noun -
obsolete damsel, miss ;

obsolete housekeeper ;
Management Noun -
management (administration; the process or practice of managing) ;
Manager Noun -
manager in a narrower sense than in English: member of the management of a (usually larger) organisation ;

agent of artists or sportsmen ;
Mandant Noun -
client (of a lawyer) ;
Mandarin Noun -
mandarin (Chinese Imperial official) ;
Mandarine Noun -
mandarin orange (fruit). ;
Mandarinente Noun -
mandarin duck ;
Mandarinfisch Noun -
mandarin fish (colorful saltwater fish, Synchiropus splendidus) ;
Mandat Noun -
mandate (official command) ;
Mandel Noun -
almond ;

anatomy,in brain amygdala ;

anatomy,in throat tonsil ;
Mandelbaum Noun -
almond tree ;

surname ;
Mandelbrotmenge Noun -
Mandelbrot set ;
Mandelentzündung Noun -
tonsillitis ;
Mandioka Noun -
cassava ;
Mandoline Noun -
mandolin ;
Manege Noun -
circus ring ;
Manfred Proper noun -
given name revived in the 19th century and popular in the 20th century. ;
Manga Noun -
manga (comic done in Japanese style) ;
Mangan Noun -
manganese ;
Manganerz Noun -
manganese ore ;
Mangel Noun -
lack ;

mangle ;
Mango Noun -
mango gloss ;
Mangold Noun -
chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) ;
Mangroveralle Noun -
chestnut rail ;
Manie Noun -
mania ;
Manier Noun -
arts manner, style ;

Plural: see Manieren ;
Manieren Noun -
Plural of Manier ;

manners ;
Manifest Noun -
manifesto ;
Maniküre Noun -
manicure ;
Manila Proper noun -
Manila ;
Maniok Noun -
cassava ;
Manipulation Noun -
manipulation ;
Manko Noun -
shortcoming ;
Mann Noun -
man, male human being ;

husband ;
Mann im Mond Noun -
man in the moon ;
Mannequin Noun -
person who serves as a subject for fashion model ;
Mannigfaltigkeit Noun -
manifold (topological space) ;
Mannschaft Noun -
crew members of a ship ;

group of soldiers belonging to one military unit ;

team (group of people) ;
Mannsschild Noun -
any plant of the genus Androsace ;
Manometer Noun -
manometer (instrument) ;
Manometer Interjection -
oh man qualifier ;
Mansarddach Noun -
mansard roof ;
Mansarde Noun -
loft apartment, attic flat qualifier; qualifier ;
Manschette Noun -
cuff ;

sleeve ;
Mantel Noun -
mantle ;

coat ;
Mantelaffe Noun -
mantled guereza, pied tamarin, Saguinus bicolor ;
Mantra Noun -
mantra ;
Manual Noun -
manual (keyboard of an organ etc.) ;
Manuel Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl and etyl. ;
Manuela Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese, popular during the second half of the 20th century. ;
Manufaktur Noun -
manufactory ;
Manuskript Noun -
manuscript ;
Manx Proper noun -
Manx Gaelic, the Goidelic Celtic language spoken on the Isle of Man ;
Manöver Noun -
maneuver ;
Manövrierfähigkeit Noun -
maneuverability ;
Mao-Anzug Noun -
Mao suit ;
Maoismus Noun -
maoism ;
Maracuja Noun -
passion fruit (edible fruit) ;
Marathon Noun -
sports,or,figuratively marathon ;
Marc Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Marcel Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Marco Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Italian. ;
Marcus Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Markus. ;
Marder Noun -
marten ;
Mareike Proper noun -
given name, a Low German diminutive of Maria. ;
Maren Proper noun -
given name of Danish origin. ;
Marga Proper noun -
given name, short for Margarete ( =Margaret). ;
Margareta Proper noun -
given name. ;
Margarete Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Margaret. ;
Margaretha Proper noun -
given name, a rare spelling variant of Margareta. ;
Margarethe Proper noun -
given name, an alternative spelling of Margarete. ;
Margarine Noun -
margarine ;
Marge Noun -
margin ;
Margerite Noun -
oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare ;
Margit Proper noun -
given name of Swedish and Norwegian origin. ;
Margot Proper noun -
given name. ;
Margrit Proper noun -
given name derived from Margarete ( =Margaret). ;
Maria Proper noun -
biblical character Mary. ;

given name. ;
Maria Magdalena Proper noun -
biblical character Mary Magdalene. ;
Maria von Magdala Proper noun -
biblical character Mary Magdalene. ;
Marian Proper noun -
given name. ;
Marianne Proper noun -
given name. ;
Marie Proper noun -
given name, a German variant of Maria, or borrowed from French. ;
Marie-Theres Proper noun -
given name, variant of Marie-Therese. ;
Marie-Therese Proper noun -
given name. ;
Marienkäfer Noun -
ladybug, ladybird ;
Marihuana Noun -
marijuana ;
Marina Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Marina. ;
Marinade Noun -
marinade ;
Marine Noun -
navy ;
Marinen Noun -
Marine ;
Mario Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl and etyl. ;
Marion Proper noun -
given name. ;
Marionette Noun -
A marionette generally ;
Marionettenregierung Noun -
puppet government ;
Marius Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Mark Noun -
mark (former currency), ;

A usually fortified area along the border; marches. ;

marrow ;

pith ;
Mark Proper noun -
given name, a German variant of Markus, or borrowed from English. ;
Marke Noun -
mark (like trade mark) ;

stamp (for letters) ;
Marketing Noun -
marketing (promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service) ;
Markise Noun -
(hist.) marquise ;

awning ;
Marko Proper noun -
given name, spelling variant of Marco ;
Markt Noun -
market ;

title that is prepended to a town name market town ;
Marktgemeinde Noun -
market town ;
Marktplatz Noun -
marketplace, market square ;
Marktwirtschaft Noun -
market economy (type of economy) ;
Markus Proper noun -
biblical character Mark the Evangelist. ;

given name. ;
Markör Noun -
billiard-marker, marker ;

waiter ;
Marleen Proper noun -
given name, variant of Marlene. ;
Marlen Proper noun -
given name, variant of Marlene. ;
Marlene Proper noun -
given name. ;
Marlies Proper noun -
given name, combination of Maria and Elisabeth. ;
Marlis Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Marlies. ;
Marmelade Noun -
jam ;
Marmor Noun -
rock marble ;
Marmorkatze Noun -
marbled cat, Pardofelis marmorata ;
Marodeur Noun -
marauder ;
Marokkaner Noun -
Moroccan (person from Morocco) ;
Marokkanerin Noun -
Moroccan (person from Morocco) ;
Marokko Proper noun -
Morocco ;
Marone Noun -
sweet chestnut gloss ;

fungi bay bolete ;
Marotte Noun -
quirk ;

jester marotte ;
Marquis Noun -
marquess ;
Mars Proper noun -
Roman god Mars ;

Mars gloss ;
Marsch Noun -
march ;

geography marsh ;
Marschall Noun -
marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord) ;
Marschflugkörper Noun -
cruise missile ;
Marschmusik Noun -
The genre marching music, written to march on (as in military or other parade context) and/or in binary measure ;
Marschroute Noun -
military route of marching ;

figuratively line of approach, tactics ;
Marshallinseln Proper noun -
Marshall Islands ;
Marshmallow Noun -
marshmallow (confectionery) ;
Marta Proper noun -
biblical character Martha. ;

given name, cognate to Martha. ;
Martha Proper noun -
biblical character Martha. ;

given name. ;
Martin Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Martina Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Martina. ;
Martini Noun -
martini (cocktail) ;
Martyrologium Noun -
martyrology ;
Marvin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Marwin Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Marvin. ;
Marxismus Noun -
Marxism ;
Marxismus-Leninismus Proper noun -
Marxism-Leninism ;
Marxist Noun -
Marxist ;
Marxistin Noun -
a female Marxist ;
Marzipan Noun -
marzipan ;
Masche Noun -
mesh (e.g. in knitting, of a net). ;

scam ;

shtick ;
Maschine Noun -
machine ;

engine ;
Maschinengewehr Noun -
machine gun ;
Maschinenmusik Noun -
music Literally translating as machine music. Music with tones in structured manner produced by digital or analog instruments (machines) on the basis of mathematical or/and musical algorithms. ;
Maschinensprache Noun -
machine language (set of instructions for a computer) ;
Maser Noun -
knot (bright excrescence on the trunk of trees) ;
Masern Noun -
measles ;
Maserung Noun -
grain (linear texture of material or surface) ;
Maskarenen Proper noun -
Mascarenes, the Mascarene Islands ;
Maske Noun -
mask ;

film production,or,theater workspace of an make-up artist ;
Maske machen Verb -
film production,or,theater to make-up (an actor), to perform the activity of an make-up artist ;
Maskenball Noun -
masked ball ;
Maskenbildner Noun -
make-up artist ;
Maskerade Noun -
masquerade ;
Maskottchen Noun -
mascot ;
Maskulinum Noun -
masculine noun ;
Masochismus Noun -
masochism ;
Masochist Noun -
masochist ;
Mass Noun -
Swiss Standard German spelling of Maß ;
Massage Noun -
massage ;
Massaker Noun -
massacre ;
Masse Noun -
mass qualifier ;

matter ;
Massengrab Noun -
mass grave ;
Massenmedium Noun -
mass medium ;
Massenmord Noun -
mass murder ;
Massenmörder Noun -
mass murderer ;
Massenproduktion Noun -
mass production ;
Masseur Noun -
masseur ;
Masseuse Noun -
prostitute qualifier ;

dated,female masseur masseuse ;
Massiv Noun -
massif ;
Mast Noun -
fodder ;

mast ;

pylon ;
Masturbation Noun -
masturbation ;
Masuren Proper noun -
Masuria (an area in northeastern Poland) ;
Matador Noun -
matador (bullfighter) ;
Material Noun -
material (matter) ;
Materialisation Noun -
materialization, materialisation qualifier ;
Materialismus Noun -
materialism ;
Materie Noun -
matter ;
Mathematik Noun -
mathematics ;
Mathematiker Noun -
mathematician ;
Mathias Proper noun -
given name, alternative spelling of Matthias. ;
Mathilde Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Matilda. ;
Matinee Noun -
matinee ;
Matratze Noun -
mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on) ;
Matrix Noun -
mathematics matrix ;
Matrose Noun -
seaman, sailor ;
Matsch Noun -
mud ;

slush ;
Matt Noun -
chess mate, checkmate ;
Matte Noun -
mat ;
Matterhorn Proper noun -
Matterhorn (mountain) ;
Matthias Proper noun -
biblical character Matthias. ;

given name. Variant spelling: Mathias. ;
Matthäus Proper noun -
biblical character Matthew. ;

given name, rare in this form. Normal given name forms: Matthias, Mathias. ;
Matthäusevangelium Noun -
Bible Gospel of Matthew ;
Mauer Noun -
wall ;
Mauerblümchen Noun -
socially awkward person wallflower ;
Mauerfall Noun -
fall of the Berlin Wall ;
Mauern Noun -
walls ;
Mauerspecht Noun -
wall-pecker ;
Maul Noun -
mouth of an animal ;

rude mouth of a person ;
Maul- und Klauenseuche Noun -
foot-and-mouth disease ;
Maulbeere Noun -
mulberry ;
Maulesel Noun -
hinny (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) ;
Maulkorb Noun -
muzzle (device to keep a dog from biting) ;
Maulkorberlass Noun -
gag order ;
Maulschelle Noun -
A box on the ear, cuff on the ear ;
Maultier Noun -
mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse) ;
Maultrommel Noun -
Jew's harp, mouth harp ;
Maulwurf Noun -
mole (mammal of the Talpidae family) ;

mole (espionage) ;
Maulwurfhügel Noun -
mole hill ;
Maulwurfsgrille Noun -
mole cricket ;
Maurer Noun -
ason ;
Mauretanien Proper noun -
Mauritania ;
Mauretanier Noun -
Mauritanian (male person from Mauritania) ;
Mauretanierin Noun -
Mauritanian (female person from Mauritania) ;
Mauritius Proper noun -
Mauritius ;
Mauritius-Ralle Noun -
red rail ;
Maus Noun -
mouse (animal) ;

mouse (computer input device) ;
Mausefalle Noun -
mousetrap ;
Mauseloch Noun -
mousehole ;
Mauser Noun -
moult (the process in which a bird's plumage renews). ;
Mausklick Noun -
click (act of pressing a button on a computer mouse) ;
Mausoleum Noun -
mausoleum ;
Mauszeiger Noun -
(graphical user interface) mouse cursor ;
Maut Noun -
for a road, tunnel, etc. toll ;
Max Proper noun -
given name, a popular diminutive of Maximilian. ;
Maxime Noun -
maxim ;
Maximierung Noun -
maximization ;
Maximilian Proper noun -
given name , an equivalent of English Maximilian, and currently quite popular. ;
Maximum Noun -
maximum ;
Maya Proper noun -
given name of modern usage, a variant of Maja ( =Maria). ;
Mayer Proper noun -
surname A spelling variant of Meyer. ;
Mayo Noun -
colloquial mayonnaise ;
Mayonnaise Noun -
Alternative spelling of Majonäse; mayonnaise ;
Mazedonien Proper noun -
Macedonia ;
Mazedonisch Proper noun -
Macedonian (Slavic language of Macedonia) ;
Maß Noun -
size ;

extent ;

measure ;
Maßband Noun -
tape measure ;
Maßnahme Noun -
measure (tactic or strategy) ;
Maßstab Noun -
scale (on a map) ;
Mebibyte Noun -
mebibyte (1,048,576 bytes) ;
Mechaniker Noun -
mechanic ;
Mechanismus Noun -
mechanism ;
Mechatronik Noun -
mechatronics (synergistic combination) ;
Mechthild Proper noun -
given name, a medieval variant of Mathilde ( = Matilda). ;
Meck-Pomm Abbreviation -
ecklenburg-Vorpommern ;
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Proper noun -
Mecklenburg-Cispomerania, Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Upper Pomerania ;
Medaille Noun -
medal ;
Medaillon Noun -
medallion, locket ;
Median Noun -
median (statistics: measure of central tendency) ;
Mediation Noun -
mediation ;
Medienbericht Noun -
soplink ;
Mediengeschichte Noun -
soplink ;
Medienhistoriker Noun -
media historian (a specialist in the history of mass media) ;
Medienhistorikerin Noun -
(female) media historian (a specialist in the history of mass media) ;
Medienwissenschaft Noun -
media studies ;
Medienwissenschaftler Noun -
media scholar (a specialist in the history and effects of mass media) ;
Medikament Noun -
drug, medicine ;
Medikation Noun -
medication (all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) ;
Meditation Noun -
meditation ;
Medium Noun -
usually media, medium (format for communicating or presenting information) ;

medium (the nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum or a specific substance) ;

medium (someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world) ;
Medizin Noun -
medicine ;
Mediziner Noun -
doctor (physician) ;
Meer Noun -
sea ;

rare a large lake ;
Meerenge Noun -
strait (narrow channel of water) ;
Meeresarm Noun -
estuary ;
Meeresboden Noun -
seabed ;
Meeresküste Noun -
seashore, ocean shore, seacoast ;
Meeresschildkröte Noun -
sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans) ;
Meeresspiegel Noun -
sea level (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured) ;
Meeresströmung Noun -
ocean current ;
Meerjungfrau Noun -
mermaid ;
Meerkatze Noun -
guenon ;
Meerrettich Noun -
horseradish ;
Meersalz Noun -
sea salt ;
Meerschaum Noun -
the foam of the churned-up sea ;

a soft white mineral: meerschaum ;

a particular kind of plant, more often called Seemoos ;
Meerschweinchen Noun -
guinea pig, cavy ;
Meerwasser Noun -
sea water, seawater ;
Megabyte Noun -
megabyte (about a million bytes) ;
Megafon Noun -
megaphone, bullhorn ;
Mehl Noun -
flour ;

meal (edible part of any grain) ;
Mehlnährschaden Noun -
kwashiorkor ;
Mehlschwalbe Noun -
house martin, Delichon urbica ;
Mehltau Noun -
mildew ;
Mehr Noun -
increase, excess ;
Mehreinnahme Noun -
additional receipt, additional revenue ;
Mehrfamilienhaus Noun -
multifamily house ;
Mehrheit Noun -
majority ;
Mehrwertsteuer Noun -
value added tax (tax levied on added value of an exchange) ;
Mehrzahl Noun -
grammar plural ;
Meier Noun -
historic administrator or leaseholder of a manor ;
Meier Proper noun -
surname ;
Meierei Noun -
dairy (place, often a farm, where milk products are sold) ;
Meik Proper noun -
given name, phonetic spelling of Mike. ;
Meile Noun -
mile ;

league (unit of distance) ;
Meilenstein Noun -
milestone (also figurative) ;
Meiler Noun -
earth kiln (for producing charcoal) ;

(short for: Atommeiler) nuclear reactor ;
Meineid Noun -
perjury ;
Meinung Noun -
opinion ;
Meinungsforscher Noun -
pollster ;
Meinungsfreiheit Noun -
freedom of opinion ;
Meiose Noun -
meiosis (cell division) ;
Meise Noun -
tit ;
Meisner Proper noun -
surname ;
Meister Noun -
master ;

sports champion ;
Meisterschaft Noun -
mastery ;

championship ;
Meisterwerk Noun -
masterwork ;
Meitnerium Noun -
meitnerium ;
Meißel Noun -
chisel ;
Meißen Proper noun -
Meissen (city) ;
Mekbuda Proper noun -
Zeta Geminorum ;
Mekka Proper noun -
Mecca (city in Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam) ;
Mekong Proper noun -
Mekong (river in Asia) ;
Melancholie Noun -
melancholy (sadness or depression) ;
Melange Noun -
melange gloss ;
Melanie Proper noun -
given name. ;
Melasse Noun -
molasses, treacle ;
Melchior Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Melchior. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Meldung Noun -
report ;

notification ;
Melina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Melissa Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Melissa. ;
Melisse Noun -
lemon balm; any of several plants of the genus Melissa ;
Melkkuh Noun -
cash cow ;
Melodie Noun -
melody (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) ;
Melodrama Noun -
melodrama ;
Melone Noun -
A melon (fruit) ;

A bowler hat ;
Mem Noun -
meme ;
Memel Proper noun -
Neman, Nemunas (a river in Eastern Europe) ;
Memetik Noun -
memetics ;
Memmingen Proper noun -
Memmingen (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Memo Noun -
memo ;
Memoiren Noun -
memoirs ;
Memorandum Noun -
memorandum ;
Menage Noun -
condiment set (found on dining tables) ;
Menarche Noun -
menarche ;
Mendelevium Noun -
mendelevium ;
Menge Noun -
quantity ;

crowd ;

mathematics set ;
Mengenelement Noun -
macronutrient ;
Mengenlehre Noun -
set theory gloss ;
Mengentheorie Noun -
set theory gloss ;
Menhir Noun -
menhir ;
Mensa Noun -
cafeteria at a university, student canteen ;
Mensch Noun -
human, human being ;
Mensch ärgere dich nicht Proper noun -
Mensch ärgere dich nicht, a board game similar to Ludo. ;
Menschenaffe Noun -
ape, a tailless primate; humans may be excluded. ;
Menschenfreund Noun -
philanthropist ;
Menschengeschlecht Noun -
humankind ;
Menschenrasse Noun -
A race of mankind. (Usually plural.) ;
Menschenrecht Noun -
human right ;
Menschenrechte Noun -
human rights ;
Menschheit Noun -
humanity (human beings as a group) ;
Menschlichkeit Noun -
humanity (the human condition) ;
Menstruation Noun -
menstruation ;
Menstruationszyklus Noun -
menstrual cycle ;
Menthol Noun -
menthol ;
Mentor Noun -
mentor ;
Menuett Noun -
minuet ;
Menü Noun -
menu ;
Meridian Noun -
meridian ;
Meristem Noun -
meristem (zone of active cell division) ;
Meritokratie Noun -
meritocracy ;
Merkel Proper noun -
surname ;
Merkmal Noun -
feature (important or main item) ;
Merkur Proper noun -
Mercury (planet) ;

Mercury (Roman god) ;

mercury (alchemy) ;
Merle Proper noun -
given name of modern usage. ;
Merowinger Proper noun -
Merovingians ;
Meschede Proper noun -
Meschede (city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) ;
Meskalin Noun -
mescaline ;
Mesomerie Noun -
resonance (chemistry) ;
Mesosphäre Noun -
mesosphere ;
Messbarkeit Noun -
measurability ;
Messe Noun -
fair ;

Christianity mass, the eucharistic liturgy ;
Messebau Noun -
exhibition stand design, exhibition stand build services ;
Messer Noun -
knife ;

measurer, surveyor ;

gauge, meter ;
Messerspitze Noun -
knife tip ;
Messerstecherei Noun -
knifing ;
Messerwerfer Noun -
knife thrower ;
Messias Noun -
christianity messiah ;
Messing Noun -
brass ;
Met Noun -
mead ;
Meta Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Margarete ( =Margaret) popular in Germany around 1900. ;
Metabolismus Noun -
metabolism ;
Metal Noun -
heavy metal (music) ;
Metall Noun -
etal ;
Metaller Noun -
metalworker ;

metaller, metalhead ;
Metallurgie Noun -
metallurgy (science of metals) ;
Metamorphose Noun -
metamorphosis ;
Metapher Noun -
metaphor ;
Metasprache Noun -
metalanguage ;
Metastase Noun -
athology metastasis ;
Meteor Noun -
meteor (streak of light caused by extraterrestrial matter entering the atmosphere) ;
Meteorit Noun -
meteorite ;
Meteorologe Noun -
meteorologist ;
Meteorologie Noun -
meteorology ;
Meter Noun -
meter (unit of measure) ;
Meterspur Noun -
A metre gauge. Some tramways and historic trains run on it. ;
Methan Noun -
methane (the compound CH_4) ;
Methionin Noun -
methionine (amino acid) ;
Methode Noun -
method ;
Methodologie Noun -
methodology (a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field) ;
Methoni Proper noun -
Methoni ;
Metier Noun -
métier ;
Metonymie Noun -
metonymy ;
Metrik Noun -
metric ;
Metro Noun -
metro ;
Mett Noun -
a preparation of raw minced pork that is popular in Germany ;
Mette Noun -
Matins ;
Mettwurst Noun -
a strongly flavoured German sausage made from raw minced pork, which is preserved by curing and smoking ;
Metzger Noun -
butcher ;
Metzgerei Noun -
butcher's (butcher's shop) ;
Meuterei Noun -
mutiny ;
Mexikaner Noun -
Mexican (person, male) ;
Mexikanerin Noun -
Mexican (female person from Mexico or of Mexican descent) ;
Mexikanischer Wolf Noun -
Mexican wolf ;
Mexiko Proper noun -
Mexico ;
Mexiko-Stadt Proper noun -
Mexico City (capital of Mexico) ;
Mexikoente Noun -
Mexican duck (Anas diazi) ;
Meyer Proper noun -
surname ;
Mia Proper noun -
given name derived from Maria. ;
Michael Proper noun -
given name of Hebrew origin. ;

biblical character Michael the Archangel. ;
Michaela Proper noun -
given name. ;
Michelle Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from French. ;
Michiganwaldsänger Noun -
Kirtland's warbler ;
Micky Maus Proper noun -
Mickey Mouse ;
Mieder Noun -
corset ;
Miene Noun -
expression, face ;
Miesepeter Noun -
curmudgeon gloss ;
Miesmuschel Noun -
a type of edible mussel common to the North Sea- the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. ;
Miete Noun -
rent ;
Mieteinnahmen Noun -
rental income ;
Mieter Noun -
renter ;

tenant ;
Mietwagen Noun -
rental car, hired car ;
Mieze Noun -
pussy (informal: cat) ;

(informal) attractive woman ;
Migrant Noun -
migrant ;
Migration Noun -
migration ;

computing migration ;
Migräne Noun -
migraine ;
Mike Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Mikrofon Noun -
microphone ;
Mikronesien Proper noun -
Micronesia ;
Mikronesier Proper noun -
Micronesian (A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent) ;
Mikronesierin Proper noun -
Micronesian (woman from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent) ;
Mikroorganismus Noun -
microorganism ;
Mikroprozessor Noun -
microprocessor ;
Mikroskop Noun -
microscope ;

Microscopium (constellation) ;
Mikrowelle Noun -
cooking microwave ;

physics,usually plural microwave ;
Mikrowellenherd Noun -
microwave oven (appliance for cooking food using microwave energy) ;
Milan Noun -
kite (bird) ;
Milbe Noun -
mite (an arachnid) ;
Milbenkäse Noun -
mite cheese, Milbenkäse ;
Milch Noun -
Milk ;

White fluid that is exuded by certain plants ;

A white liquid that is a mixture of other substances, where one of the components is very finely distributed ;

Semen of male fish ;
Milchfisch Noun -
milkfish, Chanos chanos ;
Milchkaffee Noun -
latte (steamed milk with espresso) ;

coffee with milk ;

café au lait ;
Milchkarton Noun -
milk carton ;
Milchmann Noun -
milkman ;
Milchmixgetränk Noun -
milkshake ;
Milchmädchen Noun -
milkmaid ;
Milchmädchenrechnung Noun -
idiomatic naive calculation, counting the chickens before they're hatched ;
Milchpulver Noun -
milk powder, powdered milk ;
Milchreis Noun -
rice pudding ;
Milchschlange Noun -
milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) ;
Milchschokolade Noun -
milk chocolate ;
Milchshake Noun -
shake (milkshake) ;
Milchstraße Noun -
Milky Way (Galaxy) ;
Milchzahn Noun -
milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth) ;
Milchzucker Noun -
lactose ;
Milde Noun -
mildness ;

leniency ;
Milieu Noun -
social background, environment ;
Militarismus Noun -
militarism ;
Militär Noun -
military ;
Militärakademie Noun -
military academy, military school ;
Militärdienst Noun -
military service ;
Miliz Noun -
militia ;
Milizionär Noun -
militiaman ;
Millardenmarkt Noun -
market worth billions ;
Millennium Noun -
millennium (thousand-year period) ;
Milliarde Cardinal number -
w:Long and short scales billion, 10^9 ;
Milliardär Noun -
billionaire ;
Milliliter Noun -
millilitre (one thousandth of a litre) ;
Millimeter Noun -
millimetre (one thousandth of a metre) ;
Million Cardinal number -
A million, 10^6. ;
Millionär Noun -
millionaire ;
Millisekunde Noun -
millisecond (one one-thousandth of a second) ;
Mills Mess Noun -
Mills Mess ;
Milz Noun -
spleen, milt ;
Mimose Noun -
mimosa, shrinking violet ;

a very touchy person ;
Mimosengewächs Noun -
any plant of the Mimosoideae subfamily. ;
Minarett Noun -
minaret (mosque tower) ;
Minderheit Noun -
minority ;
Minderheitsregierung Noun -
minority government (government backed by less than half of votes in parliament) ;
Minderwertigkeitskomplex Noun -
inferiority complex ;
Mindestlohn Noun -
minimum wage ;
Mine Noun -
weapons mine ;

mining mine ;
Minenfeld Noun -
minefield ;
Mineral Noun -
geology mineral ;
Mineralogie Noun -
mineralogy ;
Mineralwasser Noun -
mineral water, carbonated water ;
Miniaturbild Noun -
computing thumbnail ;
Minigolf Noun -
minigolf, miniature golf ;
Minimalismus Noun -
minimalism ;
Minimalist Noun -
minimalist ;
Minimalpaar Noun -
minimal pair (pair of words) ;
Minimierung Noun -
minimization ;
Minimum Noun -
minimum ;
Minirock Noun -
miniskirt ;
Minister Noun -
minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) ;
Ministerin Noun -
minister (person who is commissioned by the government for public service) ;
Ministerium Noun -
ministry ;
Ministerpräsident Noun -
minister-president, prime minister ;
Mink Noun -
(American) mink ;
Minne Noun -
(poetic or archaic:) intimate, romantic love. ;
Minnesänger Noun -
minnesinger ;
Minsk Proper noun -
Minsk (capital of Belarus) ;
Minus Noun -
minus (mathematics: negative quantity) ;
Minute Noun -
minute (unit of time) ;
Minuterie Noun -
time switch, timer ;
Minze Noun -
mint (genus Mentha) ;
Mio Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Million or Millionen ;
Mio. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Million or Millionen ;
Mirabelle Noun -
mirabelle plum, mirabelle prune ;
Mirakel Noun -
miracle ;
Miriam Proper noun -
given name, variant of Mirjam. ;
Mirjam Proper noun -
biblical character Miriam. ;

given name, more often spelled Miriam. ;
Mischling Noun -
biology hybrid ;

cross-breed; half-breed; mongrel ;
Mischmasch Noun -
hotchpotch, hodgepodge ;
Mischpult Noun -
music mixing console, mixing desk, soundboard, audio mixer ;
Mischung Noun -
mix (result of mixing two or more substances) ;
Misere Noun -
misery ;
Missbrauch Noun -
abuse ;
Missbraucher Noun -
abuser ;
Misserfolg Noun -
failure ;
Missetat Noun -
misdeed ;
Missetäter Noun -
malefactor ;
Missgeschick Noun -
mishap ;
Missgunst Noun -
jealousy, resentment ;
Mission Noun -
mission (religious evangelism) ;
Missionar Noun -
issionary ;
Missionarsstellung Noun -
missionary (position for sexual intercourse) ;
Misskredit Noun -
discredit ;
Misstrauen Noun -
mistrust ;
Missverständnis Noun -
misunderstanding, misinterpretation ;
Mist Noun -
manure (domestic animals excrement mixed with hay) ;

colloquial crap, bullshit ;
Mistel Noun -
mistletoe ;
Misteldrossel Noun -
mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) ;
Mistgabel Noun -
pitchfork (farm tool with tines) ;
Mistkerl Noun -
offensive swine, bastard ;
Miststück Noun -
offensive bitch ;
Mitarbeiter Noun -
employee ;

assistant (person who assists) ;
Mitbewohner Noun -
a person living in the same house, room, apartment etc. as oneself; a cohabitor, roommate ,roomie,flatmate. ;
Mitfahrgelegenheit Noun -
carpooling (sharing a car journey with someone else) ;
Mitgefühl Noun -
compassion ;
Mitgift Noun -
dowry ;
Mitglied Noun -
member ;
Mitgliedschaft Noun -
membership (fact of being a member) ;
Mitgliedsfunktion Noun -
computing member function ;
Mitlaut Noun -
consonant ;
Mitleid Noun -
pity, compassion ;
Mitochondrium Noun -
mitochondrion (respiratory organelle) ;
Mitose Noun -
mitosis (division of a cell nucleus) ;
Mitschüler Noun -
schoolmate (person who attended school with the subject) ;
Mittag Noun -
noon, midday. ;
Mittagessen Noun -
"noon meal", lunch ;
Mitte Noun -
middle ;

center ;
Mitteilung Noun -
message (communications: Information which is sent from a source to a receiver) ;
Mittel Noun -
agent, appliance ;

means ;

medicament ;

(only plural) funds, capital ;

median ;
Mittel zum Zweck Noun -
idiomatic means to an end ;
Mittelalter Noun -
Middle Ages ;
Mittelamerika Proper noun -
Central America (the part of the Americas between North America and South America) ;
Mitteleuropa Proper noun -
Central Europe ;
Mittelfeld Noun -
sport midfield ;
Mittelfeldspieler Noun -
soccer midfielder ;
Mittelfeldspielerin Noun -
soccer midfielder ;
Mittelfinger Noun -
middle finger ;
Mittelhirn Noun -
idbrain ;
Mittelhochdeutsch Proper noun -
Middle High German ;
Mittelklasse Noun -
middle class ;
Mittellinie Noun -
sports halfway line ;
Mittelmeer Proper noun -
the Mediterranean Sea ;
Mittelpunkt Noun -
center ;
Mittelschicht Noun -
middle class ;
Mittelschmerz Noun -
ain felt in the ovary when ovulating. ;
Mittelschule Noun -
middle school, junior high school ;
Mittelsmann Noun -
middleman ;
Mittelspiel Noun -
board games middlegame ;
Mittelstand Noun -
literally The middle class, wealthy ('bourgeois') section of the third estate ;

The independent professionals, private initiative, notably tradesmen, entrepreneurs etc. ;
Mittelweg Noun -
middle course ;
Mitternacht Noun -
midnight (the middle of the night) ;
Mittwoch Noun -
Wednesday ;
Mittäter Noun -
accomplice ;
Mittäterschaft Noun -
complicity ;
Mitwirkung Noun -
participation, cooperation ;
Mitzi Proper noun -
A High German nickname for Maria. ;
Mitzwa Noun -
mitzvah (any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law) ;
Mix Noun -
mix ;
Mixer Noun -
blender, mixer (kitchen machine) ;
Mixtur Noun -
medicine mixture ;
Mizzi Proper noun -
A High German nickname for Maria. ;
Mob Noun -
mob (unruly group of people) ;
Mobbing Noun -
bullying ;

mobbing ;
Mobile Noun -
arts mobile ;
Mobiliar Noun -
furnishing, furniture ;
Mobiltelefon Noun -
mobile phone (a portable telephone) ;
Mode Noun -
fashion, trend ;
Model Noun -
person who serves as a subject for fashion model ;
Modell Noun -
model ;
Modem Noun -
modem; a device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice-versa. It allows computers to communicate over a phone line. ;
Moderator Noun -
moderator (mediator, chairman, web forum administrator) ;

(TV, radio) host qualifier, presenter qualifier ;

physics moderator (substance to decrease the speed of fast neutrons) ;
Modernismus Noun -
modernism ;
Modifikation Noun -
modification ;
Modul Noun -
module ;

mathematics module ;
Mogadischu Proper noun -
Mogadishu ;
Mogelei Noun -
cheating ;
Mogelpackung Noun -
deceptive package; such as a large packaging with very small content ;
Mohammed Proper noun -
Muhammad (the Prophet) ;
Mohn Noun -
poppy, Papaver ;
Mohr Noun -
dated blackamoor, negro ;
Mohrrübe Noun -
carrot ;
Mokka Noun -
mocha (coffee) ;
Mokscha Noun -
Moksha (language) ;
Mol Noun -
mole (unit of amount) ;
Molch Noun -
newt ;
Moldau Proper noun -
Vltava (river) ;

Moldova (country) ;
Moldawien Proper noun -
Moldavia ;
Mole Noun -
jetty, mole ;
Molekül Noun -
molecule (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds) ;
Molke Noun -
whey ;
Molkerei Noun -
place where milk is processed dairy ;
Molluske Noun -
mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca) ;
Moloch Noun -
behemoth ;
Molotowcocktail Noun -
Molotov cocktail ;
Moltebeere Noun -
cloudberry (fruit) ;
Molybdän Noun -
molybdenum ;
Moment Noun -
moment ;

physics momentum ;
Momentaufnahme Noun -
portrayal of something at a moment in time snapshot ;
Mona Proper noun -
given name. ;
Monaco Proper noun -
Monaco ;
Monarch Noun -
monarch (head of state in a monarchy) ;
Monarchie Noun -
monarchy ;
Monarchist Noun -
monarchist ;
Monat Noun -
month ;
Monatsmiete Noun -
monthly rent ;
Mond Noun -
moon ;
Mondfinsternis Noun -
lunar eclipse ;
Mondfisch Noun -
sunfish, ocean sunfish, common mola (Mola mola) ;
Mondlandschaft Noun -
moonscape ;
Mondlandung Noun -
moon landing, lunar landing ;
Mondlicht Noun -
moonlight ;
Mondphase Noun -
lunar phase ;
Mondschein Noun -
moonshine (shine of the moon) ;
Mondsichel Noun -
crescent (figure of the moon) ;
Mondstein Noun -
moonstone (translucent gemstone) ;
Monegasse Noun -
a male person from Monaco ;
Monegassin Noun -
a female person from Monaco ;
Monetarismus Noun -
monetarism ;
Moneten Noun -
(slang) money ;
Mongole Noun -
Mongolian (native or inhabitant of Mongolia) ;
Mongolei Proper noun -
Mongolia ;
Mongolisch Noun -
Mongolian (group of languages from Mongolia) ;
Mongolismus Noun -
dated,today often seen as deprecatory mongolism ;
Monica Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Monika. ;
Monika Proper noun -
given name, very popular in Germany in the 1940s and the 1950s. ;
Monismus Noun -
monism ;
Monitor Noun -
monitor (display) ;
Monogamie Noun -
monogamy ;
Monogramm Noun -
monogram (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark) ;
Monokultur Noun -
monoculture ;
Monolog Noun -
monologue (a long speech by one person) ;
Monophthongisierung Noun -
onophthongization ;
Monopol Noun -
monopoly ;
Monopolist Noun -
monopolist ;
Monotheismus Noun -
monotheism ;
Monotheist Noun -
monotheist ;
Monotheisten Noun -
onotheists ;
Monotheistin Noun -
monotheist ;
Monotheistinnen Noun -
monotheists ;
Monster Noun -
monster, monsters ;
Monsterwelle Noun -
rogue wave ;
Monstranz Noun -
monstrance ;
Monsun Noun -
monsoon ;
Monsunzeit Noun -
monsoon season ;
Montag Noun -
Monday ;
Montage Noun -
construction,or,installation mounting ;

arts montage ;
Montenegro Proper noun -
Montenegro ;
Monteur Noun -
mechanic, service technician ;
Montréal Proper noun -
Montreal (a city in Quebec) ;
Montur Noun -
outfit, uniform ;
Monument Noun -
monument ;
Moor Noun -
moor, moorland, swamp, swampland ;
Moorbeere Noun -
northern bilberry, bog bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum ;
Moorente Noun -
ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) ;
Moos Noun -
bryophyte ;

moss ;
Moosbeere Noun -
checkerberry, wintergreen ;

cranberry ;

fenberry ;
Mopp Noun -
mop ;
Mops Noun -
pug ;
Mora Noun -
phonology mora ;
Moral Noun -
moral, morality ;

morale ;
Moralismus Noun -
moralism ;
Moralität Noun -
morality ;

historical theater morality play ;
Moratorium Noun -
moratorium ;
Mord Noun -
murder ;
More Noun -
phonology mora ;
Morgen Noun -
morning ;

morgen (measure of land) ;

the future ;
Morgengrauen Noun -
crack of dawn; daybreak; dawn ;
Morgenland Noun -
dated Orient. ;
Morgenlatte Noun -
morning wood ;
Morgenmuffel Noun -
someone who is in a bad mood in the morning and does not like to wake up early, a morning grouch, not a morning type of person. ;
Morgenrot Noun -
qualifier red sky ;

qualifier dawn ;
Morgenrots Noun -
Genitive of Morgenrot ;
Morgenstern Noun -
morning star (weapon) ;
Morgenstern Proper noun -
morning star (planet Venus) ;

surname ;
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund Idiom -
the early bird gets the worm (literally, "morning-hours have gold in the mouth") ;
Moritz Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Maurice. ;
Morphem Noun -
morpheme (smallest linguistic unit) ;
Morphologie Noun -
morphology (a scientific study of form and structure) ;
Moräne Noun -
moraine ;
Mosaik Noun -
mosaic (artwork) ;
Mosambik Proper noun -
Mozambique ;
Mosambikaner Noun -
Mozambican (person from Mozambique or of Mozambican descent) ;
Mosambikanerin Noun -
Mozambican (person from Mozambique or of Mozambican descent) ;
Moschee Noun -
Islam mosque ;
Moschuskraut Noun -
moschatel, plant of the genus Adoxa ;
Mose Proper noun -
biblical character sense Moses. ;
Mosel Proper noun -
the Moselle river ;
Moses Proper noun -
biblical character (Catholic) Moses. ;
Moskau Proper noun -
Moscow ;
Moskauer Noun -
Muscovite ;
Moskito Noun -
mosquito ;
Moskowit Noun -
Muscovite ;
Moskowiter Noun -
Muscovite ;
Moslem Noun -
Muslim (believer) ;
Most Noun -
must ;
Motel Noun -
motel ;
Motiv Noun -
motive ;

arts motif ;
Motivation Noun -
motivation (willingness of action especially in behavior) ;
Motor Noun -
engine (mechanical device) ;
Motorboot Noun -
motorboat ;
Motorhaube Noun -
auto part hood, bonnet qualifier ;
Motorrad Noun -
motorcycle ;
Motorradfahrer Noun -
motorcyclist: someone who rides a motorcycle ;
Motorradfahrerin Noun -
female motorcyclist ("Motorradfahrer") ;
Motorroller Noun -
scooter (motor-scooter) ;
Motorsäge Noun -
chainsaw ;
Motte Noun -
moth ;
Mottenkugel Noun -
a mothball ;
Mottenschildlaus Noun -
whitefly ;
Motto Noun -
motto ;
Mozartkugel Noun -
Mozart ball, a type of confectionery originally from Salzburg, Austria. A ball of green pistachio marzipan covered in a layer of nougat and dunked in a dark chocolate coating ;
Mozzarella Noun -
mozzarella ;
Mrd. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Milliarde or Milliarden ;
Muckefuck Noun -
coffee substitute, ersatz coffee ;

thin coffee ;
Mudder Noun -
colloquial slang mother / mamma (as in deine Mudder "yo mamma") ;

a player in a MUD ;
Mudschahed Noun -
mujahid (a Muslim holy warrior) ;
Muffin Noun -
muffin (individual cake) ;
Mufflon Noun -
mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis) ;

European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) ;
Mulch Noun -
mulch ;
Mull Noun -
mole (mole rat) ;
Mullah Noun -
Islam mullah ;
Multikulti Noun -
multiculturalism ;
Multikulturalismus Noun -
multiculturalism ;
Multimedia Noun -
multimedia ;
Multimillionär Noun -
multimillionaire ;
Multiplikation Noun -
multiplication (process) ;
Multiversum Proper noun -
multiverse (hypothetical group of all possible universes) ;
Mumie Noun -
mummy (embalmed corpse) ;
Mumm Noun -
moxie, guts, grit, balls, nerve ;
Mumpitz Noun -
tripe (something valueless) ;
Mumps Noun -
umps ;
Mumu Noun -
slang vagina ;
Mund Noun -
mouth ;
Mundart Noun -
dialect, idiom, patois, vernacular ;
Mundgeruch Noun -
halitosis (condition of having foul-smelling breath) ;
Mundharmonika Noun -
wind instrument harmonica ;
Mundpropaganda Noun -
word of mouth ;
Mundschutz Noun -
medicine surgical mask ;

sports mouthguard ;
Mundwasser Noun -
mouthwash ;
Mungbohne Noun -
mung bean, Vigna radiata ;
Munition Noun -
ammunition, munition ;
Murmel Noun -
marble ;
Murmeln Noun -
murmur ;
Murmeltier Noun -
marmot ;
Murzim Proper noun -
Beta Canis Majoris ;
Muräne Noun -
moray (eels of the family Muraenidae) ;
Mus Noun -
mush, squish ;
Muschel Noun -
mussel, shell, clam ;
Muschi Noun -
dated house cat ;

vulgar pussy, the vulva; ;
Muse Noun -
A Muse (deity). ;

A source of inspiration. ;
Museum Noun -
museum ;

art gallery ;
Musical Noun -
a musical ;
Musik Noun -
uncountable music ;

countable'' a musical piece (e.g. in "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"'') ;
Musikant Noun -
qualifier musician ;
Musikautomat Noun -
jukebox ;
Musikbox Noun -
jukebox ;
Musiker Noun -
musician ;
Musikinstrument Noun -
musical instrument ;
Musiktheorie Noun -
music theory (field of study dealing with how music works) ;
Muskarin Noun -
muscarine ;
Muskat Noun -
nutmeg ;
Muskatnuss Noun -
nutmeg ;
Muskatnuß Noun -
nutmeg ;
Muskel Noun -
muscle ;
Muskelkater Noun -
delayed-onset muscle soreness, DOMS ;
Musketier Noun -
musketeer ;
Muslima Noun -
Muslim (believer) ;
Muslime Proper noun -
uslims. ;
Muslimin Noun -
Muslim (believer) ;
Muster Noun -
pattern ;

example ;
Mustermann Proper noun -
surname used as an example on ID cards, forms, and the like. ;
Musterung Noun -
military medical examination ;
Mut Noun -
courage, bravery ;

mood ;
Mutant Noun -
mutant ;
Mutante Noun -
biology mutant, mutation ;
Mutation Noun -
genetics mutation ;
Mutter Noun -
mother ;

nut qualifier ;
Mutterkuchen Noun -
I>anatomy placenta ;
Muttermilch Noun -
breast milk, mother's milk ;
Mutterschaftsurlaub Noun -
maternity leave (leave of absence) ;
Muttersprache Noun -
mother tongue ;
Muttersprachler Noun -
native speaker (a person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) ;
Muttersöhnchen Noun -
momma's boy ;
Muttertag Noun -
Mother's Day ;
Mutti Noun -
mummy (childs term for mother) ;
Muße Noun -
leisure ;
MwSt. Abbreviation -
Mehrwertsteuer ;
My Noun -
mu (greek letter) ;
Myanmar Proper noun -
Myanmar ;
Mykologie Noun -
mycology (study of fungi) ;
Myokardinfarkt Noun -
myocardial infarction (necrosis of heart muscle) ;
Myriade Noun -
myriad (ten thousand) ;
Myrrhe Noun -
myrrh ;
Mystizismus Noun -
mysticism ;
Mythologe Noun -
mythologist (someone who studies mythology) ;
Mythologie Noun -
mythology ;
Mythos Noun -
myth, mythos (a story relevant to a particular culture or some other group) ;
Myzel Noun -
mycelium ;
Mäckes Noun -
colloquial McDonald's ;
Mädchen Noun -
girl ;

maiden ;
Mädchenname Noun -
maiden name ;
Mädel Noun -
regional girl ;
Mähdrescher Noun -
combine harvester ;
Mähne Noun -
mane ;
Mähnenhirsch Noun -
rusa deer or Sunda sambar, Cervus timorensis ;
Mähnenhund Noun -
maned wolf ;
Mähnenrobbe Noun -
south american sea lion ;
Mähnenwolf Noun -
maned wolf ;
Mähren Proper noun -
Moravia ;
Männchen Noun -
iminutive of Mann. ;

trick dogs or other quadrupeds do, consisting of resting on their hind legs with an upright body. ;
Männer- Adjective -
masculine (belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males) ;
Märchen Noun -
fable, fairy tale ;
Märtyrer Noun -
martyr ;
März Proper noun -
March ;
Märzenbecher Noun -
snowflake (flower): Leucojum vernum ;
Mätresse Noun -
Renaissance mistress ;
Mäuschen Noun -
honey, sweetie, pumpkin ;

the funny bone ;
Mäuse Noun -
(slang) money ;
Mäusespeck Noun -
marshmallow (confectionery) ;
Möbel Noun -
furniture ;
Möbelstück Noun -
furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room) ;
Möchtegern Noun -
a wannabe ;
Möglichkeit Noun -
possibility ;

option, choice ;
Möhre Noun -
carrot ;
Möller Proper noun -
surname ;
Mönch Noun -
monk ;
Mönche Noun -
monks ;
Mönchengladbach Proper noun -
Mönchengladbach (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Mönchsgeier Noun -
Eurasian black vulture ;
Möpse Noun -
slang breasts ;
Mörder Noun -
murderer ;
Mörderin Noun -
murderess (woman who commits murder) ;
Mörser Noun -
mortar (weapon) ;

mortar and pestle (tool) ;
Mörsergranate Noun -
a mortar shell ;
Mörtel Noun -
masonry mortar ;
Möse Noun -
cunt (genitalia) ;
Möwe Noun -
gull, seagull ;
Mücke Noun -
mosquito ;
Müdigkeit Noun -
tiredness ;
Mühe Noun -
effort, difficulty ;
Mühle Noun -
mill ;

nine men’s morris ;
Mühlenspindel Noun -
mill-spindle ;
Mühlstein Noun -
millstone ;
Mülheim an der Ruhr Proper noun -
Mülheim an der Ruhr (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Müll Noun -
trash, garbage, refuse, waste ;
Müllbeutel Noun -
garbage bag ;
Müller Noun -
miller ;
Müller Proper noun -
surname ;
Müllereierzeugnisse Noun -
milling-industry products, the products of the milling industry ;
Mülltonne Noun -
wheelie bin ;
Müllwagen Noun -
garbage truck (waste collection vehicle) ;
München Proper noun -
Munich (capital city of Bavaria) ;
Mündel Noun -
ward (minor looked after by a guardian) ;
Münster Noun -
minster (church) ;
Münster Proper noun -
Münster (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Münze Noun -
coin ;

building or institution where coins are produced mint ;
Müsli Noun -
muesli, granola ;
Mütterlichkeit Noun -
motherliness ;
Mütze Noun -
cap ;
Müßiggang Noun -
idleness ;
N Letter -
The fourteenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
NB Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Neubau ;
NB-Whg. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Neubauwohnung ;
NK Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Nebenkosten ;
NN Initialism -
Normalnull ;
NPD Initialism -
initialism politics National Democratic Party of Germany, a German neo-Nazi white nationalist political party. ;
NR Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Nichtraucher ;
NRO abbreviation -
Nichtregierungsorganisation ;
NRW initialism -
Nordrhein-Westfalen ;
Nabe Noun -
hub ;
Nabel Noun -
anatomy navel ;
Nabelschau Noun -
navel-gazing ;
Nabelschnur Noun -
umbilical cord ;
Nachahmer Noun -
copy-cat, imitator ;
Nachbar Noun -
neighbour ;
Nachbarin Noun -
female neighbor ;
Nachbarschaft Noun -
neighbourhood ;
Nachbeben Noun -
aftershock ;
Nachdruck Noun -
emphasis (special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important) ;

reprint ;
Nachfolger Noun -
successor ;
Nachforderung Noun -
supplementary claim ;
Nachfrage Noun -
request, inquiry ;

economics demand ;
Nachgeburt Noun -
afterbirth ;
Nachgebühr Noun -
postage due ;
Nachgeschmack Noun -
aftertaste ;
Nachhaltigkeit Noun -
sustainability ;
Nachhut Noun -
rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last) ;
Nachkomme Noun -
offspring, descendant ;
Nachmittag Noun -
afternoon ;
Nachnahme Noun -
COD, collect on delivery ;
Nachname Noun -
surname ;
Nachricht Noun -
message (communications: Information which is sent from a source to a receiver) ;

notification ;

news (only in plural) ;
Nachrichten Noun -
news ;
Nachrichtenagentur Noun -
news agency (organisation that gathers and distributes news) ;
Nachrichtendienst Noun -
intelligence agency (a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information) ;
Nachrichtensprecher Noun -
a newscaster ;
Nachrichtensprecherin Noun -
a female newscaster ;
Nachruf Noun -
obituary ;
Nachschlagewerk Noun -
reference work ;
Nachsicht Noun -
forgiveness, clemency ;
Nachspeise Noun -
dessert ;
Nacht Noun -
night ;

darkness ;
Nachtaffe Noun -
Night monkey, Owl monkey a New World monkey of the Aotus genus ;
Nachtblindheit Noun -
night blindness ;
Nachtdienst Noun -
night service ;
Nachteil Noun -
isadvantage, demerit ;

rawback ;
Nachtessen Noun -
supper (food before going to bed) ;
Nachteule Noun -
night person ;
Nachtfalter Noun -
moth (insect similar to a butterfly) ;
Nachthemd Noun -
nightie (sleeping garment worn by women) ;
Nachtigall Noun -
nightingale ;
Nachtisch Noun -
dessert ;
Nachtjäger Noun -
military a nightfighter, a fighter plane designed for night combat, at a time when fighters were typically daylight and good weather only aircraft. ;
Nachtkerze Noun -
evening primrose, any plant of the genus Oenothera ;
Nachtklub Noun -
nightclub ;
Nachtleben Noun -
nightlife ;
Nachtmensch Noun -
night person ;
Nachtpfauenauge Noun -
a butterfly of the Saturnia genus ;
Nachtrag Noun -
addendum (something to be added) ;
Nachtruhe Noun -
sleep ((countable) act or instance of sleeping) ;
Nachtschicht Noun -
ight shift ;
Nachtspeicherheizung Noun -
storage heater ;
Nachttisch Noun -
nightstand (bedside table) ;
Nachttopf Noun -
chamber pot (a bowl kept in a bedroom to serve as a temporary toilet) ;
Nachtwächter Noun -
night watchman (a guard that protected cities (in the middle ages)) ;
Nachvollziehbarkeit Noun -
traceability ;
Nachweis Noun -
proof, verification, confirmation ;
Nachwelt Noun -
posterity (all the future generations) ;
Nachwort Noun -
afterword ;
Nachwuchs Noun -
offspring ;
Nachzügler Noun -
someone who lags behind laggard ;
Nacken Noun -
nape of the neck ;
Nacktheit Noun -
nudity (nudity) ;
Nacktnasenwombat Noun -
common wombat, coarse-haired wombat, Vombatus ursinus (-> wombat) ;
Nacktschnecke Noun -
A slug (mollusk). ;

A nudibranch. ;
Nacktschwanzgürteltier Noun -
naked-tailed armadillo, an armadillo of the Cabassous genus ;
Nadel Noun -
needle ;
Nadel im Heuhaufen Noun -
idiomatic needle in a haystack ;
Nadelkissen Noun -
pincushion ;
Nadelöhr Noun -
eye (hole in needle) ;
Nadia Proper noun -
given name, a French style spelling of Nadja. ;
Nadin Proper noun -
given name, a rendering of the French pronunciation of Nadine. ;
Nadine Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Nadja Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Nadia. ;
Nagel Noun -
nail ;
Nagelbombe Noun -
nail bomb ;
Nageleisen Noun -
nail puller ;
Nagelfeile Noun -
nail file ;
Nagellack Noun -
nail polish ;
Nagellackentferner Noun -
nail polish remover ;
Nagelschere Noun -
nail scissors ;
Nager Noun -
rodent ;
Nagetier Noun -
rodent ;
Nahaufnahme Noun -
close-up ;
Naher Osten Proper noun -
Middle East (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) ;
Nahrung Noun -
food ;
Nahrungsergänzungsmittel Noun -
dietary supplement ;
Nahrungskette Noun -
food chain ;
Nahrungsmittel Noun -
food, foodstuff ;
Naht Noun -
suture (seam) ;
Nahtod-Erfahrung Noun -
near-death experience ;
Naivität Noun -
naivety ;
Naktivismus Noun -
a German nudist movement, which preaches and practices activities in the nude, such as naked hiking and biking, as well as skinny-dipping ;
Naktivist Noun -
practicioner of Naktivismus, active nudism ;
Name Noun -
name (forename, Christian name, given name) ;

name (surname, family name) ;

name (full name) ;
Namenkunde Noun -
onomastics ;
Namensschwester Noun -
namesake female person having the same name as another ;
Namenstag Noun -
name day ;
Namensvetter Noun -
namesake male person or place having the same name as another ;
Namibia Proper noun -
Namibia ;
Namibier Noun -
Namibian (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) ;
Namibierin Noun -
Namibian (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) ;
Nanometer Noun -
nanometer qualifier, nanometre qualifier ;
Nanoröhre Noun -
nanotube ;
Nanosekunde Noun -
nanosecond ;
Nanotechnologie Noun -
anotechnology ;
Napf Noun -
bowl ;
Napfkuchen Noun -
bundt cake ;
Nappa Noun -
trreq ;
Nappaleder Noun -
nappa leather, napa leather ;
Narbe Noun -
scar ;
Narkolepsie Noun -
narcolepsy ;
Narkoleptiker Noun -
narcoleptic ;
Narkose Noun -
medicine anesthesia ;
Narr Noun -
fool, clown, jester ;
Narren Noun -
Genitive of Narr ;
Narrengold Noun -
fool's gold / pyrite, a mineral from the class of sulfides with the chemical formula FeS_2. ;
Narrenmatt Noun -
chess fool's mate ;
Narwal Noun -
narwhal (artic cetacean) ;
Narzisse Noun -
daffodil, Narcissus ;
Narzissmus Noun -
narcissism ;
Narzisst Noun -
narcissist ;
Nasal Noun -
nasal consonant ;
Naschi Proper noun -
Nashi (youth movement in Russia) ;
Nase Noun -
nose ;

snout ;

nase (The fish) ;
Nasenbein Noun -
nasal bone ;
Nasenbär Noun -
coati, a mammal of the Nasua genus ;
Nasenflöte Noun -
nose flute ;
Nasenloch Noun -
nostril (either of the two orifices located on the nose) ;
Nasenscheidewand Noun -
anatomy nasal septum ;
Nasenscheidewandverkrümmung Noun -
deviated nasal septum pathology ;
Nashorn Noun -
rhinoceros ;
Nass Noun -
a nickname for a heavy drinker or a topographic name for someone living on wet land, or around moisture (ex:Swamp, Marsh). ;
Natali Proper noun -
given name, a rare spelling variant of Natalie. ;
Natalie Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Natalie. ;
Natascha Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Natasha. ;
Nathalie Proper noun -
given name, alternative spelling of Natalie. ;
Nation Noun -
nation ;
Nationalgericht Noun -
National dish; a food characteristic of a certain country. ;
Nationalhymne Noun -
national anthem ;
Nationalisierung Noun -
nationalization ;
Nationalismus Noun -
nationalism ;
Nationalist Noun -
nationalist ;
Nationalistin Noun -
a female nationalist ;
Nationalität Noun -
nationality ;
Nationalpark Noun -
national park ;
Nationalsozialismus Noun -
National Socialism ;
Nationalsozialist Noun -
National Socialist ;
Natrium Noun -
sodium ;
Natriumhydrogencarbonat Noun -
sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO_3 ;
Natter Noun -
grass-snake ;
Natterers Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
Natterer's slaty antshrike ;
Natur Noun -
nature, disposition, constitution, essence ;

temperament, temper, frame of mind ;

natural scenery ;
Naturell Noun -
disposition, nature, temperament ;
Naturkunde Noun -
natural history ;
Natursekt Noun -
(euphemism/vulgar) urine (mainly used in urophilic circles) ;
Naturtalent Noun -
natural (someone with skills not achieved by learning and practice) ;
Naturwissenschaft Noun -
natural science ;
Nauru Proper noun -
Nauru ;
Navigation Noun -
navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) ;
Nazaret Proper noun -
Nazareth ;
Nazi Noun -
a member or (ideological) supporter of the NSDAP or Nazism; a National Socialist ;

A general, extremely strong insult ;

When used attributively, used to express strong contempt, as Nazi-Schwein, Nazi-Journalismus, etc. ;

pet name for Ignatius ;
Nazismus Noun -
Nazism ;
Naß Noun -
moisture ;
Nb.-Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Neubauwohnung ;
Nb.-Whgn. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Neubauwohnungen ;
Neandertaler Noun -
neanderthal also figuratively ;
Neapel Proper noun -
Naples (province) ;
Nebel Noun -
fog, mist, haze ;

astronomy nebula ;
Nebelhorn Noun -
foghorn ;
Nebelparder Noun -
clouded leopard ;
Nebelung Proper noun -
November (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) ;
Nebenblatt Noun -
stipule ;
Nebenhoden Noun -
anatomy epididymis ;
Nebenkosten Noun -
side costs, additional costs ;
Nebenprodukt Noun -
by-product ;
Nebensatz Noun -
grammar subordinate clause. ;
Nebenwirkung Noun -
side effect ;

medicine side effect, adverse effect ;
Necessaire Noun -
wash bag ;

manicure set ;
Neele Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Nele. ;
Neffe Noun -
nephew ;
Negation Noun -
negation logic ;
Neger Noun -
a male negro ;

(considered offensive) nigger ;
Negligee Noun -
negligee ;
Negligé Noun -
Alternative spelling of Negligee ;
Neid Noun -
envy ;
Neider Noun -
one who shows envy ;
Neige Noun -
slope, decline. ;

dregs, sediment. ;
Nein Noun -
a no ;
Nekrophilie Noun -
necrophilia ;
Nektar Noun -
nectar ;
Nektarine Noun -
nectarine (fruit) ;
Nelke Noun -
carnation, pink (plant) ;

clove ;
Nelkenwurz Noun -
avens ;
Nenner Noun -
denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction) ;
Nennung Noun -
mention ;
Nennwert Noun -
face value ;
Neodym Noun -
neodymium ;
Neoliberalismus Noun -
neoliberalism ;
Neolithikum Noun -
Neolithic, New Stone Age ;
Neologismus Noun -
neologism ;
Neon Noun -
neon ;
Neonatologe Noun -
neonatologist (person who studies or applies neonatology) ;
Neonatologie Noun -
neonatology (branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants) ;
Neonazi Noun -
neo-Nazi ;
Neophyt Noun -
neophyte (recently introduced plant species) ;
Nepal Proper noun -
Nepal ;
Nepalesin Noun -
Nepalese (female person) ;
Nephrologe Noun -
nephrologist (physician) ;
Nepotismus Noun -
nepotism ;
Nepp Noun -
rip-off ;
Neptun Proper noun -
Neptune, a planet in the Solar System ;

Neptune, a Roman god ;
Neptunium Noun -
neptunium ;
Nerd Noun -
nerd (a person, often very studious, with poor social skills) ;
Nerv Noun -
nerve ;
Nerven Noun -
nerves (of a tree or a plant) ;
Nervensystem Noun -
nervous system ;
Nervenzelle Noun -
neuron ;
Nervenzusammenbruch Noun -
nervous breakdown ;
Nervosität Noun -
nervousness ;
Nerz Noun -
mink ;
Nessel Noun -
nettle ;
Nessie Proper noun -
cryptozoology Nessie ;
Nest Noun -
nest ;
Networking Noun -
networking (meeting new people) ;
Netz Noun -
net ;
Netze Noun -
nets, networks ;
Netzhaut Noun -
retina ;
Netzwerk Noun -
network ;
Netzwerkkarte Noun -
network interface card, NIC ;
Neu-Delhi Proper noun -
New Delhi (capital of India) ;
Neuauflage Noun -
reprint (book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again) ;
Neuauszählung Noun -
recount (especially of votes) ;
Neubau Noun -
new building ;
Neubauwohnung Noun -
newly built apartment ;
Neubrandenburg Proper noun -
Neubrandenburg (independent city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) ;
Neudruck Noun -
reprint (book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again) ;
Neue Deutsche Welle Proper noun -
New German Wave, often abbreviated as NDW, a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music. ;
Neuenburg Proper noun -
Neuchâtel. ;
Neuerung Noun -
innovation ;
Neues Testament Proper noun -
New Testament (second half of the Christian Bible) ;
Neugeborene Noun -
newborn ;

medicine neonate ;
Neugier Noun -
inquisitiveness; tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore curiosity ;
Neugierde Noun -
inquisitiveness; tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore curiosity ;
Neugriechisch Proper noun -
Modern Greek (Modern Greek) ;
Neuheit Noun -
novelty ;
Neuigkeiten Noun -
news ;
Neujahr Noun -
New Year ;
Neukaledonien Proper noun -
New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) ;
Neuling Noun -
novice (beginner) ;
Neumann Proper noun -
surname ;
Neumond Noun -
new moon ;
Neumünster Proper noun -
Neumünster (independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) ;
Neunorwegisch Proper noun -
Nynorsk (one of the two major Norwegian languages (dialects)) ;
Neuntöter Noun -
red-backed shrike ;
Neuralgie Noun -
neurology,pathology neuralgia ;
Neuroleptikum Noun -
antipsychotic, neuroleptic ;
Neurologie Noun -
neurology (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) ;
Neuron Noun -
cytology neuron ;
Neurose Noun -
neurosis ;
Neurotiker Noun -
neurotic person ;
Neuschottland Proper noun -
Nova Scotia (Province in eastern Canada) ;
Neuseeland Proper noun -
New Zealand (country) ;
Neuseeländer Noun -
New Zealander (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) ;
Neuseeländerin Noun -
New Zealander (a female person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) ;
Neustadt Proper noun -
Neustadt (in Ontario) ;

Neustadt an der Rems, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg. ;

Neustadt im Schwarzwald, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg. ;

Bad Neustadt an der Saale, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

Neustadt an der Aisch, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

Neustadt bei Coburg, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

Neustadt an der Donau, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

Neustadt am Kulm, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

Neustadt am Main, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

Neustadt an der Waldnaab, a municipality in Bavaria. ;

A municipality in Brandenburg. ;

Neustadt im Odenwald, a municipality in Hesse ;

A municipality, also in Hesse. ;

Neustadt am Rübenberge, a municipality in Lower Saxony. ;

Neustadt an der Weinstraße, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate. ;

Neustadt/Westerwald, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate. ;

Yet another municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate. ;

Neustadt in Sachsen, a municipality in Saxony. ;

Neustadt/Vogtl., a municipality in Saxony. ;

Yet another municipality in Saxony. ;

Neustadt in Holstein, a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein. ;

Neustadt/Harz, a municipality in Thuringia. ;

Neustadt an der Orla, a municipality in Thuringia. ;

Neustadt am Rennsteig, a municipality in Thuringia. ;

Still another municipality in Thuringia. ;

Neustadt an der Donau, a municipality in Hungary. ;

Neustadt am Zeltberg, a municipality in Hungary. ;

Neustadt an der Mettau, a municipality in the Czech Republic. ;

Neustadt an der Tafelfichte, a municipality in the Czech Republic. ;

Neustadt an der Waag, a municipality in Slovakia. ;

Neustadt im Burzenland, a municipality in Romania. ;

Neustadt an der Warthe, a municipality in Poland. ;

Neustadt in Westpreußen, a municipality in Poland. ;

Neustadt in Oberschlesien, a municipality in Poland. ;
Neustart Noun -
restart ;
Neutralität Noun -
neutrality ;
Neutrino Noun -
neutrino ;
Neutron Noun -
neutron ;
Neutronenbombe Noun -
neutron bomb ;
Neutronenstern Noun -
astronomy neutron star ;
Neutrum Noun -
grammar neuter (word of neutral gender) ;
Neuwahl Noun -
new election, a revote ;
Nevada Proper noun -
Nevada ;
Newton Noun -
newton (unit of measure) ;
Nfl. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Nutzfläche ;
Niagarafälle Proper noun -
Niagara Falls ;
Nicaragua Proper noun -
Nicaragua ;
Nicaraguaner Noun -
Nicaraguan (person from Nicaragua) ;
Nicaraguanerin Noun -
Nicaraguan (female person from Nicaragua) ;
Nichte Noun -
niece ;
Nichtkonformität Noun -
nonconformity ;
Nichtraucher Noun -
non-smoker ;
Nichtregierungsorganisation Noun -
non-governmental organization ;
Nichts Noun -
nothingness, void ;
Nichtverfügbarkeit Noun -
unavailability ;
Nick Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Nikolaus and related names. ;
Nickel Noun -
nickel (a silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni). ;
Nickname Noun -
I>computing nickname in the sense of screenname, handle ;
Niclas Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Niklas. ;
Nico Proper noun -
given name, nickname for Nikolaus. ;
Nicola Proper noun -
given name occasionally borrowed from etyl Nicola. ;
Nicolas Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Nicole Proper noun -
given name. ;
Niederdeutsch Proper noun -
Low German (West Germanic language that did not undergo the High German consonant shift) ;
Niederlage Noun -
defeat ;
Niederlande Proper noun -
Netherlands. ;
Niederlassung Noun -
settlement ;

business branch ;
Niederländer Proper noun -
a Dutch person ;

a Dutchman ;
Niederländerin Proper noun -
Dutchwoman (a Dutch woman) ;
Niederländisch Noun -
the Dutch language ;
Niedersachsen Proper noun -
Lower Saxony ;
Niederschlag Noun -
fallout, condensation ;

meteorology precipitation ;
Niedersorbisch Proper noun -
Lower Sorbian (a Slavic language spoken in part of Brandenburg) ;
Niedersächsisch Proper noun -
Low Saxon (language or language group) ;
Niels Proper noun -
given name. ;
Niemandsland Noun -
no man's land ;
Niere Noun -
kidney ;
Nierenstein Noun -
kidney stone (calculus in the kidney) ;
Nieselregen Noun -
drizzle ;
Niesen Noun -
sneeze ;
Niet Noun -
rivet. ;
Niete Noun -
blank (eg. in a lottery) ;

loser ;

rivet ;
Nießbrauch Noun -
legal usufruct ;
Niger Proper noun -
Niger qualifier ;
Nigeria Proper noun -
Nigeria ;
Nigerianer Noun -
Nigerian, male person from Nigeria ;
Nigerianerin Noun -
Nigerian, female person from Nigeria ;
Nihilartikel Noun -
nonstandard A deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or dictionary, which is intended to be more or less quickly recognized as false by the reader. ;
Nihilismus Noun -
nihilism ;
Nihilist Noun -
nihilist (person) ;
Niklas Proper noun -
given name derived from Nikolaus. ;
Niko Proper noun -
given name derived from Nikolaus. ;
Nikodemus Proper noun -
biblical character Nicodemus. ;
Nikolaus Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Nicholas. ;
Nikotin Noun -
nicotine ;
Nil Proper noun -
Nile ;
Nilbarsch Noun -
Nile perch, Lates niloticus (fish) ;
Nilpferd Noun -
hippopotamus ;
Nils Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Swedish and Norwegian. ;
Nina Proper noun -
given name popular since the 1980s. ;
Niob Noun -
niobium ;
Nippel Noun -
nipple ;
Nippelspanner Noun -
spoke wrench ;
Nische Noun -
niche ;
Nischenmarkt Noun -
niche market ;
Nisse Noun -
nit ;
Niveau Noun -
level ;
Nixe Noun -
mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail) ;
Nizza Proper noun -
Nice (city in France) ;
Noah Proper noun -
biblical character Noah. ;

given name. ;
Nobelium Noun -
nobelium ;
Nobelpreis Noun -
Nobel Prize ;
Nobelpreisträger Noun -
Nobel laureate ;
Noblesse Noun -
nobility ;
Nockenwelle Noun -
camshaft (a shaft fitted with cams) ;
Noemi Proper noun -
biblical character Naomi. ;

given name. ;
Nomade Noun -
nomad ;
Nomen agentis Noun -
agent noun ;
Nomenklatur Noun -
nomenclature ;
Nominalphrase Noun -
noun phrase (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) ;
Nominativ Noun -
grammar the nominative case ;
Nominierung Noun -
nomination ;
Nomokratie Noun -
politics nomocracy ;
Nonagon Noun -
nonagon ;
Nonan Noun -
I>organic compound nonane ;
Nonchalance Noun -
nonchalance ;
None Noun -
music An interval of 13 (kleine None) or 14 (große None) half-tones. ;
Nonillion Cardinal number -
A long scale nonillion, 10^54; a short scale septendecillion. ;
Nonkonformismus Noun -
nonconformism ;
Nonkonformist Noun -
nonconformist ;
Nonkonformität Noun -
nonconformity (rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws) ;
Nonne Noun -
nun ;

nun moth ;
Nonsens Noun -
rubbish, nonsense ;
Nora Proper noun -
given name. ;
Norbert Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Norbert. ;
Nord Noun -
north ;
Nordamerika Proper noun -
North America. ;
Nordamerikanische Pfeifente Noun -
a species of duck, American widgeon, Anas americana ;
Norden Noun -
north (direction) ;

north (region) ;
Norderney Proper noun -
Norderney, one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the North Sea coast of Germany ;
Nordeuropa Proper noun -
Northern Europe (Northern Europe) ;
Nordhalbkugel Noun -
northern hemisphere ;
Nordirland Proper noun -
Northern Ireland (country) ;
Nordkorea Proper noun -
North Korea ;
Nordpol Noun -
North Pole ;
Nordrhein-Westfalen Proper noun -
North Rhine-Westphalia ;
Nordsee Proper noun -
the North Sea ;
Norm Noun -
norm (rule that is enforced by members of a community) ;

technical norm, such as DIN ;

minimally required performance at work or in sports ;

mathematics norm ;
Normalbürger Noun -
average citizen ;
Normalnull Noun -
The mean altitude of sea level. Geographical altitude dates are based on this level. ;
Normalspur Noun -
A standard gauge, on which most German trains run, such as the national train, urban light rail, metro-systems and most tramways. ;
Normalteiler Noun -
normal subgroup (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation) ;
Normandie Proper noun -
Normandy (region of France) ;
Norwegen Proper noun -
Norway ;
Norweger Noun -
Norwegian (native of Norway) ;
Norwegerin Noun -
Norwegian (female native of Norway) ;
Norwegisch Proper noun -
the Norwegian language ;
Nostalgie Noun -
nostalgia (yearning for the past, homesickness) ;
Not Noun -
need, imminence ;

necessity, poverty ;

emergency, crisis ;
Notar Noun -
notary public ;
Notarzt Noun -
emergency physician ;
Notausgang Noun -
emergency exit, fire escape ;
Notbeleuchtung Noun -
emergency lighting ;
Notbremse Noun -
emergency brake ;
Notbremsung Noun -
emergency braking ;
Note Noun -
music,or,diplomacy note ;

school grade, mark ;
Notebook Noun -
notebook ;
Notenbank Noun -
central bank ;
Notenwert Noun -
note value ;
Notfall Noun -
emergency, distress ;
Notiz Noun -
note (memorandum) ;

memo ;
Notizbuch Noun -
notebook (book) ;
Notlage Noun -
emergency (situation requiring urgent assistance) ;
Notlandung Noun -
emergency landing, forced landing ;
Notlüge Noun -
emergency lie ;
Notruf Noun -
emergency call ;
Notstand Noun -
emergency, state of emergency ;
Notwendigkeit Noun -
necessity ;
Nougat Noun -
nougat ;
Novelle Noun -
novella (a short novel) ;
Novellist Noun -
novelist ;
November Noun -
November ;
Novize Noun -
novice ;
Nowosibirsk Proper noun -
Novosibirsk ;
Nu Noun -
Only used in im Nu ;
Nuance Noun -
nuance ;
Nubien Proper noun -
Nubia ;
Nubuk Noun -
nubuck ;
Nubukleder Noun -
nubuck ;
Nudel Noun -
pasta, noodle ;
Nudelholz Noun -
rolling pin ;
Nudismus Noun -
nudism ;
Nuklearenergie Noun -
nuclear energy, nuclear power ;
Nukleinsäure Noun -
nucleic acid ;
Nukleon Noun -
nucleon (a proton or a neutron) ;
Null Noun -
zero (numeric symbol of zero) ;
Nullpunktenergie Noun -
zero-point energy ;
Nulltoleranz Noun -
zero tolerance ;
Numeri Proper noun -
Numbers (book of the Bible) ;
Numerologie Noun -
numerology ;
Nummer Noun -
ordinal number ;

of a magazine issue ;

of a show act ;

stunt ;

shtick ;
Nuss Noun -
nut ;
Nussknacker Noun -
nutcracker ;
Nutella Noun -
uncountable Any type of chocolate sandwich spread, especially Nutella. ;

countable A container of chocolate sandwich spread. ;
Nutte Noun -
whore, prostitute ;
Nutzen Noun -
use ;
Nutzer Noun -
user ;
Nutzfläche Noun -
usable area ;

floor space ;
Nutznießer Noun -
beneficiary ;

legal usufructuary ;
Nutznießung Noun -
legal usufruct ;
Nutzung Noun -
se ;
Ny Noun -
nu (greek letter) ;
Nymphe Noun -
nymph ;
Nymphomanie Noun -
nymphomania ;
Nynorsk Proper noun -
Nynorsk ;
Nächstenliebe Noun -
Christianity charity ;

altruism ;
Nähe Noun -
vicinity ;
Nähmaschine Noun -
sewing machine ;
Nährstoff Noun -
nutrient ;
Nährwert Noun -
nutritional value ;
Nässe Noun -
wetness ;
Nördliche Marianen Proper noun -
orthern Mariana Islands ;
Nördlicher Schwarzameisenwürger Noun -
black antshrike ;
Nörgler Noun -
nagger ;
Nürnberg Proper noun -
Nuremberg (city in Bavaria) ;
Nüster Noun -
chiefly nostril ;
Nüstern Noun -
chiefly nostrils ;
Nützlichkeit Noun -
usefulness ;
O Letter -
The fifteenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
OG Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Obergeschoss ;
OHG abbreviation -
Offene Handelsgesellschaft - a general partnership ;
OSI-Schicht Noun -
OSI layer ;
Oase Noun -
oasis ;
Oasen Noun -
oases ;
Obadja Proper noun -
biblical character Obadiah ;
Obazda Noun -
Obatzda, a Bavarian cheese delicacy ;
Obdach Noun -
shelter ;
Obdachlose Noun -
homeless person ;

(female) homeless person ;
Obduktion Noun -
autopsy ;
Obelisk Noun -
obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) ;
Ober Noun -
waiter ;
Oberarm Noun -
upper arm ;
Oberbegriff Noun -
umbrella term, hypernym ;
Oberende Noun -
The upper or top(most) part, the head of anything ;
Oberer See Proper noun -
Lake Superior (the lake) ;
Oberfläche Noun -
surface ;
Oberführer Noun -
paramilitary rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds to brigadier or senior colonel. Literally translates to "Senior Leader". Next in rank to Brigadeführer, rank below is Standartenführer ;
Obergeschoss Noun -
upper floor ;
Obergruppenführer Noun -
'Obergruppenführer' ;
Oberhand Noun -
upper hand. Only used in the phrase "die Oberhand gewinnen" (to gain the upper hand) ;
Oberhaupt Noun -
chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler ;

the upper part of the head ;
Oberhausen Proper noun -
Oberhausen (city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) ;
Oberkellner Noun -
head waiter ;
Oberkörper Noun -
upper part of the body ;
Oberleutnant Noun -
first lieutenant ;
Oberlippe Noun -
upper lip ;
Oberlippenbart Noun -
moustache ;
Obermenge Noun -
superset (set containing all elements of another set) ;
Obers Noun -
Austria cream (fatty part of milk) ;
Oberschenkel Noun -
thigh (upper leg) ;
Oberschenkelinnenseiten Noun -
the insides of the upper thighs (area of the body) ;
Oberschenkelknochen Noun -
femur (thighbone) ;
Oberschicht Noun -
upper class ;
Oberst Noun -
colonel ;
Obersturmbannführer Noun -
military rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds with lieutenant colonel. Literally translates to "Senior Storm Unit Leader". Next in rank to Standartenführer, rank below is Sturmbannführer ;
Obersturmführer Noun -
a former military rank in the SS and SA in Nazi Germany, equal to a "Oberleutnant" (first lieutenant) in the regular Wehrmacht ;
Obervolta Proper noun -
Upper Volta ;
Obhut Noun -
care, custody ;
Objekt Noun -
object ;
Objektivismus Noun -
objectivism ;
Objektsprache Noun -
object language ;
Oblast Noun -
oblast (administrative unit, typically in a Slavic country) ;
Oboe Noun -
musical instruments oboe ;
Obolus Noun -
Ancient Greece obolus gloss ;

a small monetary donation ;
Obrigkeit Noun -
authorities ;
Observatorium Noun -
astronomy observatory ;
Obst Noun -
fruit ;
Obstbaum Noun -
fruit tree ;
Obstfliege Noun -
fruit fly (Drosophilidae) ;
Obszönität Noun -
obscenity ;
Ochse Noun -
ox ;
Ochsenziemer Noun -
a pizzle (2) ;
Octan Noun -
octane ;
Oda Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ode Noun -
ode, poem of a certain type ;
Oder Proper noun -
Oder river ;
Odermennig Noun -
agrimony ;
Odyssee Noun -
odyssey ;
Ofen Noun -
oven ;

stove ;
Ofen Proper noun -
German name for Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital, Budapest. ;
Ofenrohr Noun -
stovepipe ;
Offenbach am Main Proper noun -
Offenbach am Main (independent city in Hesse, Germany, next to the river Main) ;
Offenbarung Proper noun -
The Bible Book of Revelation. ;
Offensive Noun -
offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack) ;

attack, offensive ;
Offerte Noun -
to buy offer, bid ;
Offizier Noun -
officer (military) ;
Oger Noun -
ogre (brutish giant) ;
Ogive Noun -
ogive ;
Ogonek Noun -
ogonek (diacritical mark) ;
Oheim Noun -
archaic uncle being a brother or brother-in-law of someone’s mother. ;
Ohm Noun -
ohm ;
Ohr Noun -
ear ;
Ohrenrobbe Noun -
eared seal, walking seal ;
Ohrenschmalz Noun -
earwax ;
Ohrenschützer Noun -
earmuff ;
Ohrensessel Noun -
wing chair ;
Ohrenstöpsel Noun -
earplug ;
Ohrfeige Noun -
A box on the ear, cuff on the ear ;
Ohrhörer Noun -
earphone (sound device held near the ear) ;
Ohrläppchen Noun -
ear lobe ;
Ohropax Noun -
earplug ;
Ohrring Noun -
earring ;
Ohrstöpsel Noun -
earplug ;
Ohrwurm Noun -
earwig, any insect of the order Dermaptera ;

a tune that pops up in one's memory all of the time; an earworm ;
Okapi Noun -
okapi (mammal in tropical Africa) ;
Okarina Noun -
ocarina (a musical instrument) ;
Okkultismus Noun -
occultism ;
Oktaeder Noun -
geometry octahedron ;
Oktave Noun -
music An interval of 12 half-tones; an octave. ;
Oktett Noun -
octet ;
Oktillion Cardinal number -
A long scale octillion, 10^48; a short scale quindecillion. ;
Oktober Noun -
October ;
Oktoberfest Noun -
A big festival held in Germany each year, known for its excessive drinking of beer and eating bratwurst. ;
Okzident Noun -
occident ;
Okzitanien Proper noun -
Occitania (Occitania) ;
Okzitanisch Noun -
Occitan (Romance language) ;
Olaf Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Oldenburg Proper noun -
Oldenburg (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Oldtimer Noun -
vintage car ;
Ole Proper noun -
given name. ;
Oleander Noun -
oleander ;
Olga Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Oligarchie Noun -
oligarchy ;
Oliv-Bastardschildkröte Noun -
Olive Ridley, Pacific Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea ;
Olive Noun -
olive (fruit) ;
Olivenöl Noun -
olive oil ;
Oliver Proper noun -
given name. ;
Olivia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Olivia. ;
Olymp Proper noun -
Olympus (mountain) ;
Olympiade Noun -
olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic Games ;

colloquial the Olympic Games ;
Olympische Spiele Proper noun -
Olympic Games (sport event) ;
Olympische Winterspiele Proper noun -
Olympic Winter Games (Olympic Winter Games) ;
Oma Noun -
colloquial Grandmother, granny, nan ;
Oman Proper noun -
Oman ;
Ombudsmann Noun -
ombudsman ;
Omega Noun -
omega (last letter of the greek alphabet) ;
Omelett Noun -
omelette ;
Omen Noun -
omen ;
Omikron Noun -
omicron (greek letter) ;
Omnibus Noun -
omnibus ;
Onanie Noun -
masturbation ;
Onanist Noun -
masturbator (someone who masturbates) ;
Onkel Noun -
uncle ;
Onkologe Noun -
oncologist (one who specialises in oncology) ;
Onkologie Noun -
oncology (branch of medicine) ;
Onomatopoese Noun -
onomatopoeia ;
Onomatopöie Noun -
onomatopoeia (word with this property) ;
Ontologie Noun -
ontology philosophy qualifier ;

ontology Internet qualifier ;
Opa Noun -
grandpa, grandfather ;
Opal Noun -
opal ;
Oper Noun -
opera ;
Operaismus Noun -
operaism, workerism, an autonomous- Marxist doctrine and social movement originating in Italy ;
Operation Noun -
surgery,or,military,or,mathematics,or,computing science operation ;
Operationssaal Noun -
operating theatre, operating room ;
Operationsverstärker Noun -
operational amplifier, op-amp ;
Operator Noun -
operator (mathematical operator) ;
Opfer Noun -
victim ;

sacrifice ;
Opiat Noun -
opiate ;
Opium Noun -
opium ;
Opossum Noun -
opossum ;
Opportunismus Noun -
opportunism ;
Opportunist Noun -
opportunist ;
Opposition Noun -
political the opposition, political opposition; opposition party ;

a group opposed (to something or someone) ;

opposition (the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomy) ;

chess In chess, when two kings face each other with only one square between them ;
Oppositionelle Noun -
female member of the/an opposition ;

members of the/an opposition ;
Oppositioneller Noun -
a member (especially male) of the/an opposition ;
Oppositionsforderung Noun -
demand of the opposition (movement) ;
Oppositionskandidat Noun -
opposition candidate ;
Optik Noun -
optics (physics of light and vision) ;
Optiker Noun -
optician ;
Optimierung Noun -
optimization (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense) ;
Optimismus Noun -
optimism ;
Optimist Noun -
optimist ;
Optimum Noun -
optimum ;
Optometrie Noun -
optometry ;
Optometrist Noun -
optometrist ;
Orakel Noun -
oracle ;
Oralverkehr Noun -
oral sex (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) ;
Orang-Utan Noun -
orangutan ;
Orange Noun -
orange qualifier ;

orange gloss ;
Orangenbaum Noun -
orange tree ;
Orangensaft Noun -
orange juice ;
Orbit Noun -
orbit (path of one object around another object) ;
Orchester Noun -
orchestra ;
Orchestergraben Noun -
orchestra (the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit) ;
Orchidee Noun -
orchid ;
Orden Noun -
A decoration earned in the military or in sports; a medal, especially one awarded for merit or achievement. ;

A religious order. ;
Order Noun -
military order ;

banking order ;
Ordinalzahl Noun -
ordinal, ordinal number gloss ;

ordinal number, ordinal numeral ;
Ordner Noun -
folder ;

one who keeps order (security person) ;
Ordnung Noun -
arrangement, regulation ;

classification, order, array ;

tidiness, orderliness ;

class, rank, succession, series ;

religion The Amish rules of living. ;
Ordnungsamt Noun -
(municipal) public order office, municipial authority for code enforcement ;
Ordnungsliebe Noun -
love of orderliness ;
Ordnungszahl Noun -
chemistry atomic number ;
Oregano Noun -
oregano ;
Organ Noun -
anatomy organ ;

publication organ ;
Organell Noun -
organelle (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) ;
Organelle Noun -
organelle ;
Organisation Noun -
organization ;
Organisator Noun -
organizer ;
Organismus Noun -
organism ;
Organist Noun -
organist ;
Organizismus Noun -
organicism ;
Orgasmus Noun -
orgasm ;
Orgel Noun -
organ (musical instrument) ;
Orgie Noun -
orgy ;
Orient Noun -
Orient ;
Orientale Noun -
man from the Middle East ;
Orientierung Noun -
orientation ;
Oriflamme Noun -
oriflamme ;
Origami Noun -
origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) ;
Original Noun -
original ;
Originalität Noun -
originality ;
Ork Noun -
orc (a monstrous humanoid creature, semi-intelligent and usually aggressive) ;
Orkan Noun -
(European) windstorm ;
Ornithologie Noun -
ornithology (scientific study of birds) ;
Ort Noun -
place, location ;

village ;
Orthodoxie Noun -
orthodoxy ;
Orthografie Noun -
orthography (study of correct spelling) ;
Orthographie Noun -
spelling (arrangement of letters that form a word or part of a word) ;
Ortolan Noun -
ortolan (a small bird eaten as a delicacy) ;
Ortschaft Noun -
village, small town ;

place ;
Ortsname Noun -
placename ;
Ortsteil Noun -
district (of a town) ;
Os Noun -
os (medical term for bone) ;
Oscar Proper noun -
given name, a variant spelling of Oskar. ;
Oskar Proper noun -
given name, derived from English Oscar. ;
Oslo Proper noun -
Oslo ;
Osmium Noun -
osmium ;
Osmoregulation Noun -
osmoregulation ;
Osmose Noun -
osmosis ;
Osnabrück Proper noun -
Osnabrück (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Ossi Noun -
colloquial A person from East Germany. ;
Ost Noun -
the east ;
Ostasien Proper noun -
East Asia ;
Ostchinesisches Meer Proper noun -
East China Sea ;
Ostdeutschland Proper noun -
historical eastern Germany, Germany east of the Elbe ;

East Germany, the former German Democratic Republic ;
Osten Noun -
East ;

East Germany ;
Osteoporose Noun -
osteoporosis ;
Osterei Noun -
Easter egg ;
Ostereiersuche Noun -
Easter egg hunt ;
Osterhase Noun -
Easter Bunny ;
Osterinsel Proper noun -
Easter Island ;
Ostermond Proper noun -
April, the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, which most often includes Easter ;
Ostern Noun -
Easter ;
Osteroktav Noun -
(Catholicism) Octave of Easter (8 days form Easter Sunday) ;
Osteuropa Proper noun -
Eastern Europe (Eastern Europe) ;
Ostflandern Proper noun -
East Flanders ;
Ostfriese Noun -
East Frisian, male person from East Frisia ;

a breed of horse ;
Ostfriesland Proper noun -
East Frisia, Eastern Friesland ;
Ostsee Proper noun -
Baltic Sea ;
Osttimor Proper noun -
East Timor ;
Oszillation Noun -
oscillation (the act of oscillating) ;
Oszilloskop Noun -
oscilloscope (electrnic measuring instrument) ;
Otoskopie Noun -
otoscopy ;
Otter Noun -
otter ;

adder ;

viper ;
Ottilie Proper noun -
given name, cognate to French Odile. ;
Otto Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Outsourcing Noun -
outsourcing (transfer business) ;
Ouvertüre Noun -
music overture ;
Ouzo Noun -
ouzo ;
Ovar Noun -
ovary (female organ) ;
Ovation Noun -
applause ovation ;
Oxalsäure Noun -
oxalic acid ;
Oxymoron Noun -
oxymoron (figure of speech) ;
Ozean Noun -
ocean ;
Ozeanbodenspreizung Noun -
seafloor spreading ;
Ozeanien Proper noun -
Oceania ;
Ozelot Noun -
ocelot ;
Ozon Noun -
ozone ;
P Letter -
The sixteenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
PKK initialism -
Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, Kurdistan Workers Party ;
PKW Noun -
passenger car (abbreviation of Personenkraftwagen) ;
PM initialism -
Pressemitteilung ;

Papiermaschine ;
PPS Abbreviation -
Produktions-Planungs-System (ERP) ;
PS Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Pferdestärken ;
PV Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Provision ;
Paar Noun -
pair, couple. ;
Paare Noun -
pairs, couples ;
Paarung Noun -
zoology mating, pairing ;
Pacht Noun -
lease ;
Pack Noun -
diminutive and discriminating The plebs, socially low-classed people, mob, or highly unwanted individuals. ;

A bundle, something packaged, an unwieldy bag or sack, a bunch, bulky item, or tight (e.g. wrapped and/or laced) collection thereof, usually used in transportation, handling and storage. ;

attributively for another noun some, several, many, a collection of, a pile of, a bundle of, a bunch of, a stack of ;
Packeis Noun -
pack ice ;
Packtasche Noun -
pannier ;
Packung Noun -
package ;
Page Noun -
page ;
Paillette Noun -
fashion sequin ;
Pak. Abbreviation -
Panzerabwehrkanone ;
Paket Noun -
a packet or package; the word is used almost exclusively for a package sent per post. ;

networking data packet. ;
Paketbombe Noun -
parcel bomb ;
Pakistan Proper noun -
Pakistan ;
Pakistaner Noun -
Pakistani (A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent) ;
Pakistanerin Noun -
Pakistani (A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent) ;
Palais Noun -
palace ;
Palast Noun -
palace ;
Palatschinke Noun -
Austria pancake ;
Palatschinken Noun -
thin, crêpe-like variety of pancake common in Central Europe. ;
Palau Proper noun -
Palau ;
Palazzo Kitschi Proper noun -
A pejorative name for the Haus der Deutschen Kunst (House of German Art) in Munich constructed by the Third Reich. ;
Palette Noun -
pallet ;

palette ;
Palimpsest Noun -
palimpsest ;
Palindrom Noun -
palindrome ;
Palisade Noun -
palisade ;
Palladium Noun -
palladium ;
Palme Noun -
palm tree ;
Palmsonntag Noun -
Palm Sunday ;
Palmwedel Noun -
palm frond, palm branch ;
Palmöl Noun -
palm oil ;
Palynologie Noun -
palynology (study of spores, pollen etc.) ;
Palästina Proper noun -
Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip) ;
Palästinenser Noun -
a male Palestinian ;
Palästinenserin Noun -
a female Palestinian ;
Pampa Noun -
pampa ;
Pampas Noun -
pampas, pampa ;

(colloq.) a remote place ;
Pampaskatze Noun -
colocolo (Leopardus colocolo), a small striped cat native to the western central South America ;
Pampelmuse Noun -
pomelo ;
Pampers Noun -
trademark diaper ;
Panade Noun -
breading ;
Panama Proper noun -
Panama ;
Panamaer Noun -
Panamanian gloss ;
Panamakanal Proper noun -
Panama Canal ;
Panazee Noun -
panacea ;
Panchatantra Proper noun -
Panchatantra ;
Panda Noun -
panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) ;
Pandabär Noun -
panda bear ;
Pandeiro Noun -
pandeiro. ;
Pandeismus Noun -
pandeism ;
Pandeist Noun -
Pandeist. ;
Pandeisten Noun -
pandeists ;
Pandeistin Noun -
pandeist ;
Pandeistinnen Noun -
pandeists ;
Pandemie Noun -
pandemic (pandemic disease) ;
Pandora Proper noun -
Greek mythology Pandora ;
Pandorabüchse Noun -
Pandora's box ;
Panendeismus Noun -
panendeism ;
Panendeist Noun -
Pandendeist. ;
Panendeisten Noun -
anendeists ;
Panendeistin Noun -
panendeist ;
Panendeistinnen Noun -
panendeists ;
Panentheismus Noun -
panentheism ;
Panentheist Noun -
panentheist ;
Panentheisten Noun -
anentheists ;
Panentheistin Noun -
panentheist ;
Panentheistinnen Noun -
panentheists ;
Panflöte Noun -
pan flute ;
Pangäa Proper noun -
Pangaea ;
Panik Noun -
panic ;
Panikattacke Noun -
panic attack ;
Pankreas Noun -
pancreas ;
Panne Noun -
breakdown ;
Panoptikum Noun -
Wax museum, waxworks. ;
Panorama Noun -
panorama ;
Pansen Noun -
rumen, fardingbag, paunch ;
Pansexualität Noun -
pansexuality ;
Panter Noun -
panther ;
Pantheismus Noun -
pantheism ;
Pantheist Noun -
pantheist ;
Pantheisten Noun -
antheists ;
Pantheistin Noun -
pantheist ;
Pantheistinnen Noun -
pantheists ;
Panther Noun -
panther ;
Pantherpilz Noun -
panther cap, Amanita pantherina ;
Pantoffel Noun -
slipper (indoor shoe) ;
Pantoffelheld Noun -
a henpecked guy ;
Pantoffeltierchen Noun -
a unicellular ciliate protozoan of the Paramecium genus ;
Pantomime Noun -
pantomime (type of entertainment where players act out ideas without use of their voice) ;
Panzer Noun -
armor, shield ;

military tank, short for Panzerkampfwagen (literally: "armored fighting vehicle"). Refers to German WW2 tanks when used in other languages. ;
Panzerabwehrkanone Noun -
An antitank gun. ;
Panzerbüchse Noun -
military anti-tank rifle ;
Panzerfaust Noun -
Panzerfaust ;
Panzerjäger Noun -
military a lightly armored tank destroyer ;
Panzerkampfwagen Noun -
military Panzer, a tank, armoured fighting vehicle ;
Panzerschrank Noun -
safe, vault ;
Panzerung Noun -
armour ;
Papa Noun -
dad, daddy ;
Papagei Noun -
parrot ;
Paparazzo Noun -
paparazzo (freelance photographer of celebrities) ;
Papaya Noun -
papaya, Carica papaya (fruit) ;
Papier Noun -
paper, a material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets. ;
Papiere Noun -
(coll.) official documents; driver's license ;
Papierflieger Noun -
aper airplane (US), paper aeroplane (British), paper plane ;
Papierschneider Noun -
paper cutter ;
Papiertaschentuch Noun -
tissue handkerchief, tissue ;
Papiertiger Noun -
paper tiger ;
Pappe Noun -
paperboard ;
Pappel Noun -
poplar, cottonwood ;
Pappmaché Noun -
Alternative spelling of Pappmaschee ;
Pappmaschee Noun -
papier-mâché ;
Paprika Noun -
paprika, bell pepper ;
Papst Noun -
pope m (head of the catholic church) ;
Papua-Neuguinea Proper noun -
Papua New Guinea ;
Papyrus Noun -
papyrus (a plant in the sedge family) ;
Parabel Noun -
story parable ;

mathematics parabola ;
Parade Noun -
parade (intentional, planned march) ;

military parade, march ;
Paradeiser Noun -
tomato ;
Paradiddle Noun -
paradiddle ;
Paradies Noun -
paradise ;
Paradiesapfel Noun -
tomato ;
Paradigma Noun -
paradigm ;
Paradigmenwechsel Noun -
paradigm shift ;
Paradox Noun -
paradox ;
Paradoxon Noun -
paradox ;
Paragraph Noun -
legal article, paragraph (section of a legal document) ;
Paragraphenreiter Noun -
legalist ;
Paragraphenzeichen Noun -
section sign ;
Paraguay Proper noun -
Paraguay ;
Paraguayer Noun -
Paraguayan (person from Paraguay) ;
Paraguayerin Noun -
Paraguayan (person from Paraguay) ;
Paralipse Noun -
paralipsis ;
Parallelogramm Noun -
parallelogram ;
Paralyse Noun -
paralysis (loss of muscle control) ;
Parament Noun -
parament ;
Parameter Noun -
parameter ;
Paranoia Noun -
paranoia ;
Paranuss Noun -
brazil nut ;
Paraphrase Noun -
paraphrase (restatement of a text in different words) ;

artistic variation of a melody ;
Parapsychologie Noun -
parapsychology ;
Parasit Noun -
parasite ;
Parasitismus Noun -
parasitism ;
Parasitologie Noun -
parasitology ;
Parasol Noun -
parasol mushroom ;

dated,sunshade parasol ;
Parcours Noun -
show jumping course ;
Pardon Noun -
pardon ;
Parfüm Noun -
perfume ;
Parfümerie Noun -
perfumery ;
Paris Proper noun -
Paris ;
Pariser Noun -
(colloq.) condom ;
Pariser Proper noun -
Parisian ;
Park Noun -
park ;
Parkett Noun -
parquet ;
Parkhaus Noun -
parking garage, multi-storey car park ;
Parkplatz Noun -
parking lot, car park ;
Parkuhr Noun -
parking meter ;
Parlament Noun -
politics parliament ;
Parlamentarier Noun -
parliamentarian (member of parliament) ;
Parlamentsgebäude Noun -
legislative building ;
Parmesan Noun -
parmesan ;
Parodie Noun -
parody (expression making fun of something else) ;
Parodontitis Noun -
periodontitis gloss ;
Parodontologie Noun -
periodontics ;
Parole Noun -
military password ;

politics slogan ;
Paroxysmus Noun -
paroxysm (random or sudden outburst) ;
Parsec Noun -
parsec (parallax second) ;
Partei Noun -
politics political party ;

legal person participating in a legal action or contract ;
Parterre Noun -
ground floor, first floor ;
Partialdruck Noun -
partial pressure ;
Partie Noun -
match, game ;

part, area ;
Partikel Noun -
linguistics particle ;

physics particle ;
Partisan Noun -
partisan (member of a body of detached light troops) ;
Partisane Noun -
partisan (member of a body of detached light troops) ;
Partition Noun -
computing partition (section of a hard disk separately formatted) ;

mathematics partition (collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself) ;
Partitiv Noun -
partitive case (noun case) ;
Partitur Noun -
music full score, conductor's score ;
Partizip Noun -
participle ;
Partizipation Noun -
participation (act of participating) ;
Partner Noun -
partner, associate ;
Partnerschaft Noun -
partnership ;
Party Noun -
social gathering party ;
Partylöwe Noun -
party animal (person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties) ;
Parvenü Noun -
parvenu ;
Parzelle Noun -
division of land parcel ;
Pascal Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Pascha Noun -
pasha (title) ;
Paso Doble Noun -
paso doble (dance) ;
Pass Noun -
pass (between mountains) ;

pass (document granting permission to pass) ;

passport ;
Passage Noun -
passage. ;
Passagier Noun -
passenger ;
Passagierschiff Noun -
passenger ship ;
Passant Noun -
passer-by ;
Passau Proper noun -
Passau (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Passepartout Noun -
master key (a key that opens a set of several locks) ;
Passion Noun -
fervor passion ;

Christianity Passion ;
Passionsfrucht Noun -
passion fruit ;
Passiv Noun -
grammar passive voice (grammatical term) ;
Passivierung Noun -
passivation (formation of a corrosion-inhibiting film) ;
Passivrauch Noun -
second-hand smoke ;
Passivrauchen Noun -
passive smoking, second-hand smoking ;
Passus Noun -
passage (section of text or music) ;
Passwort Noun -
password ;
Paste Noun -
paste (a soft mixture) ;
Pastille Noun -
pharmacy pastille ;
Pastor Noun -
pastor ;
Pate Noun -
godfather ;
Patenkind Noun -
godchild ;
Patent Noun -
patent ;
Pater Noun -
Catholicism,title Father ;
Pathologe Noun -
pathologist ;
Pathologie Noun -
pathology ;
Patient Noun -
medicine patient ;
Patientenverfügung Noun -
medicine advance health care directive ;
Patin Noun -
godmother ;
Patina Noun -
patina ;
Patio Noun -
patio ;
Patriarch Noun -
patriarch ;
Patricia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Patricia. ;
Patrick Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English. ;
Patrik Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of German Patrick. ;
Patriot Noun -
patriot ;
Patriotismus Noun -
patriotism ;
Patrizia Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Italian, or a German spelling variant of Patricia. ;
Patrizier Noun -
patrician (member of Roman aristocracy) ;
Patron Noun -
patron ;

religion patron saint ;
Patronage Noun -
patronage ;
Patrone Noun -
cartridge (ammunition for a gun) ;

ink cartridge (for a printer) ;
Patrouille Noun -
patrol ;
Patt Noun -
stalemate (chess term) ;
Patzer Noun -
blunder ;
Pauke Noun -
timpani ;
Paul Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Paul. ;
Paula Proper noun -
given name. ;
Paulina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Pauline Proper noun -
given name derived from Paulina. ;
Paulus Proper noun -
biblical character Paul. ;

given name, rare in this form. ;
Pause Noun -
pause, break ;
Pavian Noun -
baboon (primate) ;
Pavillon Noun -
pavilion ;
Pazifik Proper noun -
the Pacific Ocean ;
Pazifischer Ozean Proper noun -
Pacific Ocean (the world's largest body of water) ;
Pazifismus Noun -
pacifism ;
Pebibyte Noun -
pebibyte (2^50 bytes) ;
Peccary Noun -
peccary, (Tayassuidae) ;
Pech Noun -
pitch gloss ;

uncountable bad luck, misfortune ;
Pechblende Noun -
pitchblende ;
Pechnelke Noun -
campion ;
Pedal Noun -
pedal ;
Pedant Noun -
pedant ;
Pediküre Noun -
pedicure ;
Pein Noun -
pain, torment ;
Peiniger Noun -
tormentor ;
Peitsche Noun -
whip ;
Peitschenriemen Noun -
whiplash (lash of a whip) ;
Peking Proper noun -
Peking ;
Pelikan Noun -
pelican ;
Pelle Noun -
skin, mostly with reference to sausages or vegetables, especially potatoes; peel ;
Peloton Noun -
firing squad (a group of soldiers detailed to execute someone or to discharge weapons ceremonially) ;
Pelz Noun -
uncountable fur ;

fur (animal's pelt) ;

fur (coat or other clothing item made from fur) ;

rare slang a furry (member of furry fandom) ;
Pelzmantel Noun -
fur coat ;
Pelztier Noun -
fur bearing animal ;
Pendant Noun -
counterpart ;
Pendel Noun -
pendulum ;
Pendeluhr Noun -
pendulum clock ;
Pendler Noun -
commuter ;
Penis Noun -
penis ;
Penisneid Noun -
penis envy ;
Penner Noun -
colloquial,homeless person bum ;

colloquial,lazy, incompetent, or annoying person bum ;
Pension Noun -
boarding house,or,public service retirement benefit pension ;
Pensionär Noun -
pensioner ;
Pentagon Noun -
pentagon (a polygon with five sides and five angles) ;
Pentagramm Noun -
pentagram, pentacle ;
Pentan Noun -
organic compound pentane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C_5H_12) ;
Penunze Noun -
slang money ;
Pep Noun -
slang speed, gloss ;
Pepsin Noun -
pepsin (digestive enzyme) ;
Per Proper noun -
given name. ;
Perfekt Noun -
grammar perfect ;
Perfektion Noun -
perfection ;
Perfektionismus Noun -
perfectionism ;
Perfektionist Noun -
perfectionist ;
Pergament Noun -
parchment (material) ;
Periastron Noun -
periastron ;
Perigäum Noun -
astronomy perigee ;
Perihel Noun -
astronomy perihelion ;
Perineum Noun -
anatomy perineum ;
Periode Noun -
period ;

age (particular period of time in history) ;

menstruation ;
Periodensystem Noun -
periodic table ;
Perle Noun -
pearl (concretion from oysters or imitation thereof) ;
Perlen vor die Säue werfen Phrase -
cast pearls before swine ;
Perlenmantel-Ameisenwürger Noun -
spot-backed antshrike ;
Perlhuhn Noun -
guineafowl, guinea fowl, guineahen ;
Perlmutt Noun -
nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells) ;
Perlmutter Noun -
mother-of-pearl (the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells) ;
Perlschulter-Ameisenwürger Noun -
white-shouldered antshrike ;
Permanenz Noun -
permanence (the state of being permanent) ;
Permutation Noun -
permutation ;
Perpetuum mobile Noun -
perpetual motion machine ;
Perron Noun -
obsolete train platform (sometimes used in Austria/Switzerland) ;
Persiflage Noun -
persiflage ;
Persisch Proper noun -
Persian (Persian language) ;
Person Noun -
person ;
Persona non grata Noun -
persona non grata ;
Personal Noun -
staff, personnel, employees ;
Personalausweis Noun -
identity card, ID card ;
Personenfreizügigkeit Noun -
The free movement of people across the borders of nation-states, especially regarding the free movement of labourers between different states with separate economic-legal environments. ;
Personenschützer Noun -
bodyguard ;
Personenwagen Noun -
railway passenger car ;
Personifizierung Noun -
personification ;
Perspektive Noun -
perspective ;
Persönlichkeit Noun -
personality ;
Peru Proper noun -
Peru ;
Peruaner Noun -
Peruvian (person from Peru) ;
Peruanerin Noun -
Peruvian (person from Peru) ;
Perücke Noun -
wig, peruke, hairpiece, toupee ;
Peso Noun -
peso (currency) ;
Pessimismus Noun -
pessimism ;
Pessimist Noun -
pessimist ;
Pest Noun -
plague ;
Pestizid Noun -
pesticide ;
Petabyte Noun -
petabyte (1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes) ;
Peter Proper noun -
given name. ;
Peters Proper noun -
surname common in northern Germany. ;
Petersfisch Noun -
John Dory, St Pierre, Zeus faber (fish) ;
Petersilie Noun -
parsley, Petroselinum crispum ;
Petitesse Noun -
bagatelle ;
Petition Noun -
petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person) ;
Petrischale Noun -
Petri dish ;
Petrus Proper noun -
biblical character Peter. ;

given name, rare in this form. Standard form: Peter. ;
Petschaft Noun -
seal, stamp ;
Petting Noun -
petting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner) ;
Petunie Noun -
petunia, Petunia ;
Pfad Noun -
path ;
Pfadfinder Noun -
lit. pathfinder, a scout (member of the Scout Movement) ;
Pfahl Noun -
stake ;
Pfalz Proper noun -
Palatinate (region in Germany) ;
Pfand Noun -
pawn ;

pledge ;

can or bottle deposit ;
Pfandhaus Noun -
pawn shop ;
Pfanne Noun -
frying pan ;
Pfannenwender Noun -
spatula (kitchen utensil) ;
Pfannkuchen Noun -
a pancake ;

East German a filled doughnut, a Berliner ;
Pfannkuchengesicht Noun -
(derogative) a very flat and broad face ;

(derogative) a person with a very flat and broad face ;
Pfarrer Noun -
Christianity clergyman, pastor ;
Pfau Noun -
peacock ;
Pfeffer Noun -
pepper ;
Pfefferkuchenmann Noun -
gingerbread man ;
Pfeffermühle Noun -
pepper mill ;
Pfeffernüsse Noun -
Literally pepper nuts; a dessert served traditionally around Christmas time. ;
Pfefferspray Noun -
pepper spray ;
Pfefferstreuer Noun -
pepper shaker ;
Pfeife Noun -
whistle ;

pipe (for smoking) ;
Pfeifenreiniger Noun -
pipe cleaner ;
Pfeil Noun -
arrow ;
Pfeiler Noun -
pillar ;
Pfennig Noun -
pfennig ;
Pfennigfuchser Noun -
penny pincher ;
Pferch Noun -
for animals a fold, a pen ;

a small plot of land surrounded by a portable fence ;
Pferd Noun -
horse ;

chess knight ;
Pferdeschwanz Noun -
hair ponytail ;
Pferdestall Noun -
stable (for horses) ;
Pferdestärke Noun -
horsepower (non-metric, approximately equal to 735.5 watts) ;
Pfiff Noun -
a whistle (sound) ;
Pfifferling Noun -
chanterelle ;
Pfingsten Noun -
Pentecost ;
Pfingstmontag Noun -
Whit Monday, Pentecost Monday ;
Pfirsich Noun -
peach ;
Pfirsichbaum Noun -
peachtree ;
Pflanze Noun -
plant ;
Pflanzen Noun -
plants ;
Pflanzenfresser Noun -
herbivore ;
Pflanzenkunde Noun -
botany ;
Pflaster Noun -
plaster ;

pavement ;
Pflaume Noun -
plum ;
Pflaumenbaum Noun -
plum tree ;
Pflaumensaft Noun -
plum juice. ;
Pflege Noun -
care ;
Pflegekind Noun -
foster child ;
Pfleger Noun -
male person who cares for or nurses other humans or animals ;
Pflegling Noun -
foster child ;
Pflicht Noun -
duty ;
Pflichtlektüre Noun -
required reading ;
Pflock Noun -
peg ;
Pflug Noun -
plough ;
Pforte Noun -
gate ;
Pfosten Noun -
post ;
Pfote Noun -
paw ;
Pfropfen Noun -
swab, plug ;
Pfuchahn Noun -
defn ;
Pfuhlschnepfe Noun -
bar-tailed godwit ;
Pfund Noun -
half a kilo, 500 grams, pound (approximately) ;

pound (currency unit) ;
Pfurz Noun -
fart ;
Pförtner Noun -
porter, concierge, custodian, doorman ;
Pfütze Noun -
puddle, shallow pool ;
Phallus Noun -
phallus ;
Phallussymbol Noun -
phallic symbol ;
Phantasmagorie Noun -
phantasmagoria (a dreamlike state) ;
Pharao Noun -
pharaoh ;
Pharaoh Noun -
Alternative spelling of Pharao ;
Pharisäer Noun -
Pharisee (member of a politial party, social movement, or school of thought) ;
Pharmakologie Noun -
pharmacology ;
Pharmakon Noun -
medicine, drug ;
Pharmazeut Noun -
academic pharmacists ;
Pharyngalisierung Noun -
I>linguistics pharyngealization ;
Phase Noun -
phase ;
Phasendiagramm Noun -
phase diagram ;
Phasenhub Noun -
phase deviation ;
Pheromon Noun -
pheromone ;
Phi Noun -
phi (greek letter) ;
Philanthrop Noun -
philanthropist ;
Philanthropie Noun -
philanthropy ;
Philatelie Noun -
philately (stamp collecting) ;
Philerast Noun -
philerast ;
Philharmonie Noun -
philharmony, a philharmonic orchestra ;
Philip Proper noun -
given name, an English style variant of Philipp. ;
Philipp Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Philip. ;
Philippinen Proper noun -
Philippines ;
Philippus Proper noun -
biblical character Philip. ;
Phillip Proper noun -
given name. ;
Phillipp Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Philipp. ;
Philologe Noun -
philologist (person who engages in philology) ;
Philologin Noun -
a female philologist ;
Philosoph Noun -
philosopher ;
Philosophaster Noun -
philosophaster (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) ;
Philosophie Noun -
philosophy, the study of thoughts ;

philosophy, one's manner of thinking. ;
Phobie Noun -
phobia ;
Phonem Noun -
linguistics phoneme ;
Phonetik Noun -
phonetics (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols) ;
Phonologie Noun -
phonology (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) ;
Phosphor Noun -
phosphorus ;
Phosphorsäure Noun -
phosphoric acid (the colourless liquid; H_3PO_4) ;
Photon Noun -
photon ;
Photosynthese Noun -
photosynthesis ;
Phrase Noun -
phrase ;
Phykologie Noun -
algology (the scientific study of algae) ;

phycology ;
Physik Noun -
physics ;
Physiker Noun -
physicist ;
Physiognomie Noun -
physiognomy ;
Physiologe Noun -
physiologist ;
Physiologie Noun -
physiology ;
Physiologin Noun -
physiologist (person) ;
Phytomedizin Noun -
phytomedicine ;
Phytotomie Noun -
phytotomy (dissection or anatomy of plants) ;
Phänomen Noun -
phenomenon ;
Phönix Noun -
phoenix ;
Pi Noun -
mathematics pi, an important constant ;

pi (greek letter) ;
Pia Proper noun -
given name recently popular. ;
Pianist Noun -
pianist ;
Pianistin Noun -
pianist (female piano player) ;
Piano Noun -
piano (a keyboard musical instrument) ;
Pickel Noun -
pimple ;

pickaxe ;
Pickelhaube Noun -
spiked helmet, popularized by Otto von Bismark. ;
Picknick Noun -
picnic ;
Piedestal Noun -
pedestal ;
Piepen Noun -
slang money ;
Pier Noun -
pier ;
Pieria Proper noun -
Pieria ;
Pietismus Noun -
pietism ;
Pietà Noun -
pietà (sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus) ;
Pik Noun -
card games spades ;
Pik-Ass Noun -
ace of spades ;
Pikanterie Noun -
piquancy ;
Pike Noun -
weapons pike ;
Pikrinsäure Noun -
picric acid ;
Piktogramm Noun -
pictogram ;
Pilger Noun -
pilgrim ;
Pilgermuschel Noun -
scallop, Pecten maximus (mollusc) ;
Pille Noun -
pill ;

('die Pille') the pill ;
Pilot Noun -
pilot ;
Pils Noun -
pilsner beer ;

pilsener beer ;
Pilsener Noun -
A particular style of lager beer, originally from the (former German) Bohemian city of Pilsen. ;
Pilz Noun -
mushroom ;

fungus ;
Pilzwolke Noun -
mushroom cloud (mushroom shaped cloud) ;
Pimmel Noun -
vulgar A penis, cock, dick, pecker ;
Pinguin Noun -
penguin ;
Pinie Noun -
pine tree, Pinus pinea ;
Pinienkern Noun -
pine nut (edible seeds of evergreen pine) ;
Pinkepinke Noun -
slang money ;
Pinscher Noun -
pinscher ;
Pinsel Noun -
brush ;
Pint Noun -
pint gloss ;
Pinte Noun -
a pub ;

a pint ;
Pinzette Noun -
tweezers ;
Pion Noun -
pion ;
Pionier Noun -
pioneer ;
Pipeline Noun -
pipeline (conduit made of pipes used to convey petroleum or gas) ;
Pipette Noun -
pipette ;
Pipi Noun -
urine (mostly child language) ;
Pique Noun -
Alternative spelling of Pik ;
Pirat Noun -
pirate m ;
Piratenflagge Noun -
pirate flag, Jolly Roger ;
Piraterie Noun -
piracy ;
Pirmasens Proper noun -
Pirmasens (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Pirouette Noun -
pirouette ;
Pisse Noun -
vulgar urine ;
Pisser Noun -
slang the penis ;

vulgar general insult to a (male) person, used like asshole ;
Pissoir Noun -
urinal ;
Pistazie Noun -
pistachio (fruit) ;
Piste Noun -
skiing piste ;

airport runway ;

racing track ;
Pistole Noun -
pistol (handgun) ;
Pixel Noun -
pixel ;
Pizza Noun -
pizza ;
Placebo Noun -
placebo ;
Placeboeffekt Noun -
placebo effect ;
Plage Noun -
annoyance ;

plague ;
Plagiat Noun -
plagiarism (a copying of someone's ideas, text or other creative work and claiming it as one's own) ;
Plakat Noun -
poster (piece of printed paper) ;
Plakette Noun -
sticker, tag ;

plaque ;
Plan Noun -
A project. ;

A technical drawing or diagram. ;

A detailed map. ;
Planalto-Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
Planalto slaty antshrike ;
Plane Noun -
tarpaulin ;

awning ;
Planen Noun -
action of the verb planen ;
Planet Noun -
planet (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) ;
Planetarium Noun -
planetarium ;
Planeten Noun -
planets ;
Planetoid Noun -
planetoid ;
Planierraupe Noun -
bulldozer (tractor) ;
Planke Noun -
plank ;
Planktologie Noun -
planktology ;
Plankton Noun -
plankton ;
Planschbecken Noun -
paddling pool ;
Plansprache Noun -
constructed language (an artificially created language) ;
Plantage Noun -
plantation ;
Plantschbecken Noun -
Alternative spelling of Planschbecken ;
Planung Noun -
planning ;
Planwagen Noun -
covered wagon ;
Planwirtschaft Noun -
economics planned economy ;
Plaque Noun -
dentistry,or,medicine plaque ;
Plasma Noun -
plasma ;
Plastik Noun -
plastic ;

arts sculpture ;
Plastikgeld Noun -
plastic money; credit card or debit card. ;
Plastikschwanz Noun -
dildo ;
Plastizität Noun -
plasticity ;
Platane Noun -
plane, planetree ;
Plateau Noun -
plateau ;
Platin Noun -
platinum ;
Platine Noun -
printed circuit board, PCB ;
Platitüde Noun -
Old spelling of Plattitüde ;
Platon Proper noun -
Plato (Greek philosopher) ;
Plattbauchspinne Noun -
ground spider (Gnaphosidae) ;
Plattdeutsch Noun -
Low German, . ;
Platte Noun -
flat, thin, regularly (not necessarily circular) shaped object ;

informal A computer hard disk. ;
Platten Noun -
colloquial flat tire ;
Plattenladen Noun -
record store ;
Plattentektonik Noun -
plate tectonics ;
Plattfisch Noun -
flatfish (fish) ;
Plattform Noun -
platform ;
Plattitüde Noun -
platitude ;
Platz Noun -
circus (architecture) ;

square (area) ;

place (unspecified place) ;

space, room ;

rank ;
Platzangst Noun -
colloquial claustrophobia ;

agoraphobia ;
Plauen Proper noun -
Plauen (independent city in Saxony, Germany) ;
Plausch Noun -
chat ;
Plazenta Noun -
placenta (anatomy: placenta) ;
Plebiszit Noun -
plebiscite (a referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty) ;
Pleite Noun -
bankruptcy ;

flop, failure ;
Plejaden Proper noun -
Pleiades, Messier 45 (star cluster) ;
Plektrum Noun -
plectrum ;
Pleroma Proper noun -
gnosticism Pleroma ;
Pleuel Noun -
connecting rod, conrod ;
Plissee Noun -
window blind pleated blind ;

textiles pleated fabric ;
Plombe Noun -
seal, lead seal ;

(dent.) filling ;
Plunder Noun -
only singular junk, rubbish ;
Plural Noun -
grammar plural ;
Pluraletantum Noun -
grammar plurale tantum (a noun without a singular form) ;
Pluralismus Noun -
pluralism ;
Plusquamperfekt Noun -
grammar pluperfect tense ;
Pluto Proper noun -
Roman mythology Pluto (Roman god) ;

Pluto (dwarf planet) ;
Plutonium Noun -
plutonium ;
Plädoyer Noun -
legal pleading ;

plea ;
Pläsier Noun -
pleasure ;
Plätzchen Noun -
cookie, (chiefly british) biscuit ;
Plünderer Noun -
looter ;
Plünderung Noun -
looting ;
Plüsch Noun -
plush ;
Plüschtier Noun -
plush animal ;
Po Noun -
buttocks ;
Po Proper noun -
Po gloss ;
Pobacke Noun -
vulgar asscheek ;
Pocken Noun -
smallpox (disease) ;
Podcast Noun -
podcast ;
Poesie Noun -
poetry ;
Poet Noun -
poet ;
Pogrom Noun -
pogrom (riot) ;
Pointe Noun -
punch line ;
Pokal Noun -
cup ;
Poker Noun -
poker (card game) ;
Pol Noun -
pole (geographical, electrical, magnetical) ;
Polacke Noun -
(pejorative) Polack, person from Poland ;
Polarfuchs Noun -
arctic fox, (Alopex lagopus) ;
Polarisierung Noun -
polarization / polarisation ;
Polarstern Proper noun -
pole star, Pole Star, Polaris ;
Pole Noun -
Pole ;
Polemik Noun -
polemics ;
Polemiker Noun -
polemicist ;
Polen Proper noun -
Poland, a country in Eastern Europe ;
Polin Noun -
Pole (female) ;
Politbüro Noun -
politburo ;
Politesse Noun -
colloquial female traffic warden, traffic directrix ;
Politik Noun -
politics ;
Politiker Noun -
politician ;
Politikerin Noun -
a female politician ;
Politikwissenschaft Noun -
political science ;
Politikwissenschaftler Noun -
political scientist ;
Politologe Noun -
political scientist ;
Politologie Noun -
political science ;
Politur Noun -
polish ;
Polizei Noun -
police ;
Polizeiauto Noun -
police car ;
Polizeikessel Noun -
kettling, a police tactic to surround and contain demonstrators ;
Polizeistaat Noun -
police state ;
Polizeiwache Noun -
police station (building of police force) ;
Polizist Noun -
policeman ;
Polizistin Noun -
policewoman / (female) police officer ;
Polka Noun -
polka (genre of dance and music) ;
Pollen Noun -
pollen ;
Poller Noun -
bollard, mooring post ;
Polnisch Noun -
the Polish language ;
Polo Noun -
polo (ball game) ;
Polonaise Noun -
Alternative spelling of Polonäse ;
Polonium Noun -
polonium ;
Polonäse Noun -
dance polonaise ;
Polster Noun -
pad ;

cushion ;

upholstery ;
Poltergeist Noun -
poltergeist ;
Polyamorie Noun -
polyamory (practices involving relationships with multiple partners) ;
Polydeismus Noun -
archaic polydeism ;
Polydeisten Noun -
olydeists ;
Polydeistin Noun -
polydeist ;
Polydeistinnen Noun -
polydeists ;
Polyeder Noun -
polyhedron (geometry: solid figure) ;
Polyester Noun -
polyester ;
Polygamie Noun -
polygamy ;
Polygon Noun -
polygon ;
Polygynie Noun -
polygyny (marriage with several wives) ;
Polykarbonat Noun -
polycarbonate ;
Polymer Noun -
polymer ;
Polymorphie Noun -
computing polymorphism ;
Polynom Noun -
mathematics A polynomial. ;
Polyp Noun -
polyp ;

(derogative) policeman ;
Polysem Noun -
(linguistics) a polyseme ;
Polysemie Noun -
polysemy ;
Polytheismus Noun -
olytheism ;
Polytheist Noun -
polytheist ;
Polytheisten Noun -
olytheists ;
Polytheistin Noun -
polytheist ;
Polytheistinnen Noun -
polytheists ;
Pomade Noun -
pomade ;
Pomeranze Noun -
bitter orange ;
Pommern Proper noun -
Pomerania (region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea) ;
Pommes Noun -
french fries ;
Pommes frites Noun -
french fries, chips ;
Pomp Noun -
pomp ;
Pontifikat Noun -
pontificate (state of a pontifex) ;
Ponton Noun -
pontoon (floating structure supporting a bridge or dock) ;
Pony Noun -
pony (horse) ;

bangs, fringe (haircut) ;
Pop Noun -
pop music ;
Popanz Noun -
A scary person one shouldn’t take for serious, sometimes a funny figure, scarecrow or hay-man. ;

A being without will. ;

A person that is scared of others. ;

Bragger, fool ;
Popcorn Noun -
popcorn ;
Popel Noun -
booger, boogers, bogey (A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril) ;

hickeys (printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface) ;
Popo Noun -
bottom; buttocks; bum. ;
Popularität Noun -
popularity ;
Population Noun -
population (biology: collection of organisms) ;
Populismus Noun -
populism usually in a negative sense, opportunistically taking advantage of current popular opinions or emotions ;
Populist Noun -
populist usually in a negative sense, one who opportunistically takes advantage of current popular opinions or emotions ;
Porno Noun -
slang porn / a porn movie ;
Pornografie Noun -
pornography ;
Pornokratie Noun -
pornocracy ;
Porree Noun -
leek ;
Portal Noun -
portal ;
Portefeuille Noun -
portfolio ;
Portemonnaie Noun -
wallet, purse ;
Portier Noun -
porter, doorman ;
Portmonee Noun -
Alternative spelling of Portemonnaie ;
Porto Noun -
postage (charge) ;
Porträt Noun -
portrait ;
Portugal Proper noun -
Portugal ;
Portugiese Noun -
male person from Portugal ;
Portugiesin Noun -
female person from Portugal ;
Portugiesisch Noun -
the Portuguese language ;
Portwein Noun -
port wine ;
Porzellan Noun -
porcelain ;
Posaune Noun -
trombone ;
Pose Noun -
human body pose ;
Poseidon Proper noun -
Greek god Poseidon ;
Position Noun -
position ;
Positiv Noun -
grammar positive ;
Positron Noun -
positron ;
Posse Noun -
theater,or,figuratively farce, burlesque ;
Possen Noun -
dated joke, practical joke ;
Possessivpronomen Noun -
possessive pronoun ;
Possessivsuffix Noun -
possessive suffix (suffix indicating possession) ;
Post Noun -
method of sending mail,or,mail sent by this method post ;

post office ;
Postamt Noun -
post office ;
Postbote Noun -
postman ;
Posten Noun -
post, station ;

job, position ;

trade,or,accounting lot ;
Posthorn Noun -
post horn ;
Posthornschnecke Noun -
great ramshorn, Planorbarius corneus, a freshwater air-breathing snail ;
Postille Noun -
rag (a newspaper or magazine comprising only a few pages; often used disparagingly for any printed materials of little journalistic value, such as advertising brochures) ;

book of prayers, sermons, postil, homily ;
Postkarte Noun -
postcard ;
Postkutsche Noun -
stage-coach, post chaise ;
Postleitzahl Noun -
postal code ;
Postulat Noun -
postulate ;
Potemkinsches Dorf Noun -
Potemkin village (any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances) ;
Potentiometer Noun -
potentiometer ;
Potenz Noun -
potency ;

virility ;

power (maths) ;
Potenzial Noun -
potential ;
Potpourri Noun -
potpourri ;
Potsdam Proper noun -
Potsdam (city close to Berlin, Germany) ;
Pottasche Noun -
potash ;
Pottsau Noun -
vulgar ~ 'filthy pig' ;
Pottwal Noun -
sperm whale ;
Pracht Noun -
splendor, magnificence ;

resplendence ;
Prag Proper noun -
Prague (capital city of the Czech Republic) ;
Pragmatiker Noun -
pragmatist ;
Pragmatismus Noun -
pragmatism ;
Praktikum Noun -
internship (job taken by a student) ;
Praline Noun -
praline ;
Pranger Noun -
pillory ;
Praseodym Noun -
praseodymium ;
Praxis Noun -
practice ;

surgery ;
Prediger Noun -
preacher ;
Predigt Noun -
sermon ;
Preis Noun -
price ;

prize, award ;
Preiselbeere Noun -
lingonberry, cowberry ;
Preisgabe Noun -
abandonment ;
Preisschild Noun -
price label, price tag ;
Preisträger Noun -
prize winner, laureate ;
Prekariat Noun -
(sociology) (neologism) precariat ;
Prekarisierung Noun -
precarity ;
Premier Noun -
premier ;
Premiere Noun -
premiere ;
Premierminister Noun -
prime minister ;
Pressburg Proper noun -
Bratislava (city) ;
Presse Noun -
press (device used to apply pressure) ;

press (printed media; no plural) ;
Pressekonferenz Noun -
press conference ;
Pressemitteilung Noun -
press release (an official written statement) ;
Presslufthammer Noun -
jackhammer (powered by compressed air) ;
Prestige Noun -
prestige ;
Preußen Proper noun -
Prussia ;
Priapismus Noun -
medicine priapism ;
Priapswurm Noun -
penis worm ;
Priester Noun -
priest ;
Primadonna Noun -
prima donna ;
Primat Noun -
primate (first-ranking bishop or archbishop) ;

primate (ape-like animal) ;

primacy ;

Primat (bottle size) ;
Primatologe Noun -
primatologist ;
Primel Noun -
primrose, primula ;
Primfaktor Noun -
prime factor (number contained in the set of prime numbers) ;
Primzahl Noun -
number theory prime number ;
Prinz Noun -
prince ;
Prinzessin Noun -
princess ;
Prinzip Noun -
principle ;
Prion Noun -
prion (etiologic agent of TSE) ;
Prior Noun -
prior (high-ranking member of a monastery) ;
Priorität Noun -
priority ;
Prise Noun -
A pinch (of salt, flour, ...), a dash. ;

A prize (captured ship). ;
Prisma Noun -
prism ;
Privatdetektiv Noun -
private investigator ;
Privatisierung Noun -
privatization ;
Privatsender Noun -
commercial broadcaster ;
Privatsphäre Noun -
privacy ;
Privileg Noun -
privilege ;
Probe Noun -
trial ;

rehearsal ;

test ;
Problem Noun -
problem ;
Problemlösen Noun -
problem solving ;
Problemlöser Noun -
problem solver ;
Produkt Noun -
manufacturing product ;

mathematics product ;
Produktion Noun -
production ;
Produzent Noun -
producer ;
Professionalismus Noun -
professionalism ;
Professionelle Noun -
professional ;
Professor Noun -
professor ;
Profi Noun -
professional ;
Profil Noun -
profile ;
Profit Noun -
profit ;
Profiteur Noun -
profiteer ;
Prognose Noun -
prognosis ;
Programm Noun -
program ;

(TV, radio) channel, network, station ;
Programmierer Noun -
programmer, One who designs software ;
Programmierschnittstelle Noun -
application programming interface ;
Programmiersprache Noun -
programming language ;
Programmierung Noun -
programming (activity of writing a computer program) ;
Prohibition Noun -
prohibition of alcohol / drugs ;

history Prohibition ;
Projekt Noun -
project ;
Projekte Noun -
projects ;
Projektion Noun -
projection ;
Projektor Noun -
projector ;
Prokonsulat Noun -
proconsulate ;
Proletariat Noun -
proletariat ;
Proletarier Noun -
proletarian ;
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch Phrase -
Workers of all nations, unite! ;
Promenade Noun -
promenade ;
Promenadenmischung Noun -
mixed-breed dog, mutt, mongrel, tyke, cur, bitzer, or random-bred dog ;
Promethium Noun -
promethium ;
Promille Noun -
permille ;

blood alcohol content permille ;
Promotion Noun -
granting of a doctorate, Ph.D. ;
Pronomen Noun -
pronoun ;
Propaganda Noun -
propaganda. ;
Propan Noun -
propane ;
Propeller Noun -
propeller ;
Prophet Noun -
prophet ;
Prophezeiung Noun -
prophecy ;
Proportion Noun -
proportion ;
Propädeutik Noun -
propaedeutic ;
Prosa Noun -
prose ;
Prosodie Noun -
prosody (linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech) ;
Prospekt Noun -
brochure ;
Prostata Noun -
prostate ;
Prostituierte Noun -
(female) prostitute ;

(male) prostitute ;
Prostitutierte Noun -
prostitute ;
Prostitution Noun -
prostitution ;
Prostylos Noun -
prostyle (building) ;
Protactinium Noun -
protactinium ;
Protagonist Noun -
protagonist (main character in a literary work or drama) ;
Protegé Noun -
protégé ;
Protein Noun -
protein ;
Protektorat Noun -
protectorate ;
Protest Noun -
protest ;
Protestantismus Noun -
Protestantism ;
Protestbewegung Noun -
a protest movement ;
Protestzug Noun -
protest march ;
Prothese Noun -
prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part) ;
Protist Noun -
protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms of the kingdom Protoctista) ;
Protium Noun -
protium ;
Protokoll Noun -
protocol ;
Proton Noun -
proton ;
Prototyp Noun -
prototype ;
Protozoon Noun -
protozoan ;
Protuberanz Noun -
protruberance ;
Prov. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Provision ;
Provenienz Noun -
provenance ;
Provinz Noun -
province ;
Provision Noun -
commission remuneration ;
Provisorium Noun -
provisional solution ;
Provokateur Noun -
agitator ;
Provokation Noun -
provocation ;
Provost Noun -
provost ;
Prozedere Noun -
procedure ;
Prozedur Noun -
procedure ;
Prozent Noun -
percent ;
Prozess Noun -
process ;

lawsuit ;
Prozessor Noun -
computing processor, CPU ;
Prunksaal Noun -
of a castle or palace splendor hall ;
Prusikknoten Noun -
prusik (friction hitch) ;
Prußen Proper noun -
Prussia (former baltic country) ;
Przewalski-Pferd Noun -
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) ;
Präambel Noun -
preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute) ;
Prädikat Noun -
predicate (grammar) ;
Prädikatenlogik Noun -
predicate logic ;
Präfekt Noun -
prefect ;
Präfektur Noun -
prefecture ;
Präferenz Noun -
preference ;
Präfix Noun -
prefix (letters at the beginning of a word) ;
Präkognition Noun -
precognition ;
Präordnung Noun -
mathematics preorder ;
Präposition Noun -
grammar preposition ;
Präpositionalphrase Noun -
prepositional phrase (grammar) ;
Prärie Noun -
prairie ;
Präsent Noun -
gift (something given to another voluntarily, without charge) ;
Präsentation Noun -
presentation ;
Präservativ Noun -
condom ;
Präsident Noun -
president, chairman. ;
Präsidentenwahl Noun -
presidential election, election of a president ;
Präsidentin Noun -
a female president or chairman, chairwoman ;
Präsidentschaft Noun -
presidency ;
Präsidentschaftskandidat Noun -
presidential candidate, candidate for president, candidate for a presidency ;
Präteritum Noun -
preterite (preterite tense; simple past) ;
Prävention Noun -
prevention (the act of preventing or hindering) ;
Präverb Noun -
grammar preverb ;
Präzedenzfall Noun -
legal precedent ;
Präzision Noun -
precision ;
Prüderie Noun -
prudery, prudishness ;
Prüfling Noun -
examinee ;

specimen ;
Prüfstein Noun -
touchstone ;
Prüfung Noun -
a test or examination ;
Prügel Noun -
swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment ;
Prügelknabe Noun -
whipping boy ;
Prügelstrafe Noun -
A corporal punishment ;
Psalm Noun -
psalm ;
Pseudonym Noun -
pseudonym ;
Pseudoskorpion Noun -
pseudoscorpion ;
Pseudowissenschaft Noun -
pseudoscience (any body of knowledge purported to be scientific or supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method) ;
Psi Noun -
psi (greek letter) ;
Psyche Noun -
Psyche ;
Psychiater Noun -
psychiatrist ;
Psychiatrie Noun -
psychiatry ;
Psychoanalyse Noun -
psychoanalysis (family of psychological theories) ;
Psychoanalytiker Noun -
psychoanalyst ;
Psychologe Noun -
psychologist ;
Psychologie Noun -
psychology ;
Psychopharmakologie Noun -
psychopharmacology ;
Psychopharmakon Noun -
psychoactive drug gloss ;
Psychose Noun -
psychosis ;
Psychotherapeut Noun -
psychotherapist ;
Psychotherapie Noun -
psychotherapy ;
Psychotiker Noun -
psychotic ;
Psychotikerin Noun -
(female) psychotic ;
Pubertät Noun -
puberty (age at which a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction) ;
Publikum Noun -
public (people in general) ;
Pudding Noun -
pudding (dessert) ;
Pudel Noun -
poodle ;
Puder Noun -
powder (for cosmetic purposes) ;
Puderzucker Noun -
powdered sugar ;
Puff Noun -
(colloquial) brothel, bordello ;
Puffer Noun -
computing buffer ;
Puffmais Noun -
popcorn ;
Puffmutter Noun -
Woman who owns or looks after a brothel; a madam ;
Puffotter Noun -
puffadder, puff adder ;
Pullover Noun -
sweater, pullover ;
Puls Noun -
pulse ;
Pulsar Noun -
astronomy pulsar ;
Pult Noun -
desk ;
Pulver Noun -
powder ;
Pulverschnee Noun -
powder snow ;
Puma Noun -
cougar (mountain lion) ;
Pumpe Noun -
pump ;

(slang) heart ;
Pumpernickel Noun -
A type of sourdough rye bread, strongly flavored, dense, and dark in color. ;
Punk Noun -
punk rock ;

punk rocker ;
Punker Noun -
punk (person, follower of the punk movement) ;

punk_rocker ;
Punkt Noun -
dot ;

point ;

spot ;

item (on a list) ;
Punsch Noun -
beverage punch ;
Pupille Noun -
anatomy pupil ;
Puppe Noun -
toy doll ;

zoology pupa ;

(slang) girlfriend ;
Puppenkernkeule Noun -
scarlet caterpillarclub, caterpillar fungus, caterpillar killer, (Cordyceps militaris) ;
Puppenspieler Noun -
puppeteer ;
Puppenstube Noun -
dollhouse ;
Puritanismus Noun -
puritanism ;
Purpur Noun -
the colour purple ;
Purpurschnecke Noun -
A marine gastropod mollusk, banded dye-murex, Hexaplex trunculus, Murex trunculus ;
Pusteblume Noun -
dandelion ;
Pute Noun -
turkey (female) ;
Puter Noun -
a male turkey ;
Putsch Noun -
coup d'état, armed uprising, putsch ;
Putschist Noun -
one taking part in a putsch / coup d'état ;
Putzfrau Noun -
charwoman ;
Putzlappen Noun -
cloth, floorcloth ;
Putzmann Noun -
male cleaner ;
Putzmittel Noun -
cleaning agent ;
Puwo Noun -
an experimental hybrid of poodle and wolf ;
Puzzle Noun -
game puzzle ;
Pußta Noun -
obsolete pusta ;
Pyjama Noun -
pyjamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) ;
Pylon Noun -
pylon (traffic cone) ;
Pyramide Noun -
pyramid ;
Pyramidologe Noun -
pyramidologist ;
Pyramidologie Noun -
pyramidology ;
Pyrenäen Proper noun -
Pyrenees ;
Pyrit Noun -
pyrite / fool's gold, a mineral from the class of sulfides with the chemical formula FeS_2. ;
Pyromane Noun -
pyromaniac ;
Pyromanie Noun -
pyromania ;
Pyrotechnik Noun -
pyrotechnics ;
Pyrrhussieg Noun -
Pyrrhic victory ;
Python Noun -
python gloss ;

Python ;
Pz abbreviation -
military Panzer gloss ;
PzB abbreviation -
military Panzerbüchse ;
Pädagoge Noun -
pedagogue (teacher) ;
Pädagogik Noun -
education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) ;
Päderast Noun -
pederast, paederast ;
Päderastie Noun -
pederasty ;
Pädophilie Noun -
pedophilia (sexual feeling of desire directed towards children) ;
Pünktlichkeit Noun -
punctuality ;
Püree Noun -
puree ;
Q Letter -
The seventeenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
Quacksalber Noun -
quack (fraudulent doctor) ;
Quacksalberei Noun -
quackery ;
Quadrant Noun -
quadrant (region of the Cartesian plane) ;

quadrant (measuring device) ;
Quadrat Noun -
square ;
Quadratkilometer Noun -
quare kilometer ;
Quadratmeter Noun -
square metre ;
Quadratur Noun -
quadrature (mathematics) ;
Quadratwurzel Noun -
square root ;
Quadratzentimeter Noun -
square centimeter ;
Quadrilliarde Cardinal number -
10^27, a short scale octillion. ;
Quadrillion Cardinal number -
A long scale quadrillion, 10^24; a short scale septillion. ;
Qual Noun -
pain ;
Qualifikation Noun -
qualification ;
Qualifizierung Noun -
qualification ;
Qualität Noun -
uality ;
Qualle Noun -
jellyfish ;
Qualm Noun -
dense or greasy smoke ;

sudden feeling of illness, faintness, nausea, uneasiness or disturbing emotion ;
Quant Noun -
quantum (indivisible unit of a given quantity) ;
Quanten Noun -
informal (big) feet ;
Quantenfeldtheorie Noun -
quantum field theory, QFT ;
Quantenmechanik Noun -
quantum mechanics ;
Quantenphysik Noun -
quantum physics, quantum mechanics ;
Quantentheorie Noun -
quantum theory ;
Quantifizierung Noun -
quantification ;
Quantil Noun -
statistics quantile ;
Quantisierung Noun -
quantization ;
Quantität Noun -
quantity ;
Quantum Noun -
quantum ;
Quappe Noun -
burbot, Lota lota ;
Quarantäne Noun -
quarantine ;
Quark Noun -
quark (food) ;

colloquial: baloney (nonsense) ;

quark ;
Quarkonium Noun -
quarkonium ;
Quartal Noun -
a quarter year ;
Quarte Noun -
music An interval of 5 halftones. ;
Quartett Noun -
quartet (music composition in four parts) ;
Quartier Noun -
accommodation, quarters ;
Quarz Noun -
quartz ;
Quarzstaublungenerkrankung Noun -
silicosis or silico-tuberculosis (literally, "quartz dust lung illness"—cancer of the lungs due to the effect of crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO_2)). ;
Quasar Noun -
quasar ;
Quasselstrippe Noun -
tattletale (one who gossips) ;
Quaste Noun -
tassel ;
Quastenflosser Noun -
coelacanth (fish) ;
Quatsch Noun -
colloquial verbal nonsense ;
Quattuordezillion Cardinal number -
A long scale quattuordecillion, 10^84. ;
Quecksilber Noun -
mercury (chemical element, Hg) ;
Quecksilberthermometer Noun -
mercury thermometer, mercurial thermometer ;
Quedlinburg Proper noun -
A town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A UNESCO w. ;
Quellcode Noun -
source code ;
Quelle Noun -
source ;

origin of a river or stream spring ;
Quellenangabe Noun -
reference to a source for writing an academic document reference ;
Quelltext Noun -
ource code ;
Quellwolke Noun -
cumulus (a large white puffy cloud) ;
Quenya Noun -
Quenya ;
Querdenker Noun -
lateral thinker ;
Querflöte Noun -
transverse flute, Western concert flute, C flute ;
Querformat Noun -
horizontal format, landscape format ;
Querkopf Noun -
maverick (one who does not abide by rules) ;
Querulant Noun -
psychology querulant ;
Querulantin Noun -
psychology female querulant ;
Querverweis Noun -
ross-reference ;
Queue Noun -
billiards,snooker,pool cue ;
Quietscheentchen Noun -
rubber duck (with a squeaker) ;
Quinte Noun -
music An interval of 6 (kleine Quinte) or 7 (große Quinte) halftones. ;
Quintillion Cardinal number -
A long scale quintillion, 10^30; a short scale nonillion. ;
Quirl Noun -
cooking beater ;
Quitte Noun -
quince (fruit) ;
Quittung Noun -
receipt, voucher ;
Quiz Noun -
quiz, trivia ;
Quorum Noun -
quorum ;
Quote Noun -
a quota ;
Quotient Noun -
quotient (number resulting from division) ;
Quäker Noun -
Quaker ;
Québec Proper noun -
Quebec (city) ;
R Letter -
The eighteenth letter of the German alphabet. ;
R-Gespräch Noun -
telephony,Germany collect call, reversed charge call ;
RAF Abbreviation -
Rote Armee Fraktion ;
REH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Reiheneckhaus ;
RH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Reihenhaus ;
RIF initialism -
Ruhe in Frieden (requiescat in pace) ;
RMH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Reihenmittelhaus ;
RPzB abbreviation -
military Raketenpanzerbüchse ;
Rabatt Noun -
discount gloss ;
Rabbi Noun -
rabbi ;
Rabbiner Noun -
rabbi ;
Rabe Noun -
raven ;
Rabengekrächze Noun -
a raven's croaking ;
Rabenmutter Noun -
literally "raven mother", a bad mother who does not take good care of her children ;
Rache Noun -
revenge ;
Rachel Proper noun -
biblical character Rachel . ;

given name. ;
Rachemord Noun -
revenge murder, payback killing ;
Rachen Noun -
throat ;
Rachsucht Noun -
vindictiveness, vengefulness, strong desire for revenge ;
Raclette Noun -
dish raclette ;

cheese,only m raclette ;
Rad Noun -
wheel ;

bicycle ;
Rad fahren Verb -
cycle (to ride a cycle) ;
Radar Noun -
radar ;
Radfahrer Noun -
cyclist ;
Radiergummi Noun -
eraser (something used to erase markings) ;

rubber (something used to erase markings) ;
Radieschen Noun -
radish (vegetable), Raphanus sativus ;
Radikal Noun -
chemistry,or,mathematics,or,Chinese character radical ;
Radikaler Noun -
a radical (person, male) ;
Radikalisierung Noun -
radicalization ;
Radikalismus Noun -
radicalism ;
Radikalkur Noun -
medicine,or,figuratively radical cure, drastic cure ;
Radio Noun -
radio ;
Radioaktivität Noun -
radioactivity ;
Radiosender Noun -
radio station ;
Radioteleskop Noun -
radio telescope ;
Radium Noun -
radium ;
Radius Noun -
anatomy radius (bone) ;

geometry radius (line segment) ;

geometry radius (length of that line segment) ;
Radler Noun -
chiefly shandy (beer mixed with lemonade) ;
Radlermaß Noun -
chiefly one-litre mug/amount of shandy (beer mixed with lemonade) ;

(new usage since at least 1997): half Coca-Cola mixed with any lager beer ;
Radon Noun -
radon ;
Radweg Noun -
cycleway ;

cycle track, cycle path ;
Rafael Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Raphael. ;
Rafaela Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Raphaela. ;
Raffaela Proper noun -
given name, an Italian style variant of Raphaela. ;
Raffinade Noun -
refined sugar ;
Raffination Noun -
refining ;
Raffinerie Noun -
refinery ;
Raffinesse Noun -
finesse ;

refinement ;
Rage Noun -
fury, rage ;
Ragout Noun -
ragout ;
Rahel Proper noun -
biblical character Rachel. ;

given name. ;
Rahm Noun -
cream ;
Rahmen Noun -
frame ;
Raimund Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Raymond. ;
Rainer Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Raison Noun -
Alternative spelling of Räson ;
Rajon Noun -
raion, rayon ;
Rakete Noun -
rocket, missile ;
Raketenpanzerbüchse Noun -
military bazooka, rocket propelled grenade grenade launcher gun/personal weapon ;
Ralf Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century. ;
Ralle Noun -
rail, crake (bird) ;
Ralle Proper noun -
A nickname, variation of Ralf. ;
Rallye Noun -
motorsports rally ;
Ralph Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English, more often spelled Ralf. ;
Rammler Noun -
a male hare or rabbit ;
Ramona Proper noun -
given name. ;
Rampe Noun -
ramp ;
Rampenlicht Noun -
limelight ;
Ramsch Noun -
junk (miscellanious items of little value) ;
Ramstein-Miesenbach Proper noun -
Ramstein-Miesenbach (municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany) ;
Rand Noun -
edge, brink, rim. ;

ledge, margin. ;
Randale Noun -
riot ;
Randmeer Noun -
marginal sea ;
Rang Noun -
rank ;
Ranke Noun -
tendril (of vine) ;
Ranzen Noun -
satchel ;
Raoul Proper noun -
given name borrowed from French. ;
Rap Noun -
rap (music style) ;
Raphael Proper noun -
biblical character Raphael. ;

given name. Alternative spelling: Rafael. ;
Rappe Noun -
black horse ;
Rappen Noun -
German for the Swiss centime (1/100 franc). ;
Rapper Noun -
rapper (performer of rap music) ;
Rapport Noun -
report ;
Rapunzel Noun -
corn salad (Valerianella locusta) ;

rampion (Campanula rapunculus) ;

spiked rampion (Phyteuma spicata) ;
Rapunzel Proper noun -
the main person of a fairy tale. ;
Rasen Noun -
lawn ;
Rasenmäher Noun -
lawnmower ;
Rasierer Noun -
razor ;
Rasierklinge Noun -
razor blade ;
Rasiermesser Noun -
razor (knife) ;
Raspel Noun -
rasp (coarse file) ;
Rasse Noun -
race ;

uncountable (Rasse haben): quality, class, classiness, temperament ;
Rassenchaos Noun -
(racist) "Racial chaos", the result of racial intermixing. ;
Rassenfrage Noun -
Race question; the issue of race. ;
Rassenhygiene Noun -
Eugenics. ;
Rassenkunde Noun -
racial anthropology, raciology, scientific racism ;
Rassenpflege Noun -
(racism) "Racial care", maintaining the purity of a race. ;
Rassenschande Noun -
term of the Third Reich, marriage or sexual relations between a person considered “Aryan” and one that was not, for example a Caucasian and a Jew. ;
Rassentrennung Noun -
racial segregation, racial separation ;
Rassismus Noun -
racism ;
Rassist Noun -
racist (person) ;
Rast Noun -
rest ;
Rasur Noun -
the act of shaving ;
Rat Noun -
advice ;

council ;

councilor,councillor ;
Rate Noun -
rate ;

portion of a payment installment, instalment ;
Ratespiel Noun -
guessing game ;
Ratgeber Noun -
advisor ;

guidebook ;
Rathaus Noun -
the house in which the city council meets; city hall, town hall ;
Ratifikation Noun -
treaty ratification ;
Ratifikationsprozess Noun -
ratification process ;
Ratifizierung Noun -
treaty ratification ;
Ratio Noun -
philosophy reason ;
Ration Noun -
ration ;
Rationalismus Noun -
rationalism ;
Rationierung Noun -
rationing ;
Ratsche Noun -
socket wrench ;

musical instruments ratchet ;
Ratte Noun -
rat ;
Raub Noun -
robbery, heist ;

deprivation ;
Raubdruck Noun -
piracy (unauthorized duplication) ;
Raubkopie Noun -
an illegal copy of digital data ;
Raubkopierer Noun -
(Internet) One who reproduces copyrighted works without permission ;
Raubspinne Noun -
nursery web spider ;
Raubtier Noun -
zoology predator ;
Raubvogel Noun -
bird of prey ;
Raubwürger Noun -
great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) ;
Rauch Noun -
smoke, fume ;
Raucher Noun -
smoker ;
Raucherin Noun -
female smoker (woman who smokes tobacco habitually) ;
Rauchfang Noun -
Austria chimney ;
Rauchmelder Noun -
smoke detector ;
Rauchschwalbe Noun -
barn swallow, Hirundo rustica ;
Rauchzeichen Noun -
often smoke signal ;
Rauferei Noun -
brawl ;
Raufußbussard Noun -
rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus) ;
Raufußkauz Noun -
Tengmalm's owl (species) ;
Rauke Noun -
arugula (herb) ;
Raum Noun -
room, space, chamber ;

place ;

area ;

capacity, volume ;

hold (of a ship) ;

scope, opportunity (figurative) ;
Raum-Zeit Noun -
space-time (a four-dimensional space) ;
Raumangst Noun -
claustrophobia ;
Raumanzug Noun -
space suit ;
Raumfahrer Noun -
astronaut ;
Raumfahrt Noun -
space flight, going into space ;
Raumfähre Noun -
space shuttle ;
Raumkapsel Noun -
space capsule ;
Raumkrankheit Noun -
space sickness ;
Raumschiff Noun -
spaceship ;
Raumsonde Noun -
space probe ;
Raumstation Noun -
space station ;
Raumzeit Noun -
spacetime ;
Raupe Noun -
caterpillar ;
Raupenleim Noun -
A crude petroleum product resembling an impure vaseline, more or less greasy, smooth, of a butter-like consistency at ordinary temperatures; it is frequently used to form a band about trees to keep certain insects from climbing to the branches and resists being washed away by rain. ;
Rausch Noun -
flush, intoxication ;

in compounds frenzy ;
Rauschbeere Noun -
northern bilberry, bog bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum ;
Rauschen Noun -
a murmur ;

noise ;

sough ;

whoosh ;
Rauschgift Noun -
Drug ;

Narcotic ;

Dope ;
Rauschgiftdezernat Noun -
police department that fights illegal drugs ;
Rauschmittel Noun -
drug ;
Rausschmeißer Noun -
bouncer ;

party last dance ;
Rausschmiss Noun -
kicking out ;
Raute Noun -
rhombus, rhomb ;

(plant) rue, common rue, herb-of-grace, Ruta graveolens ;
Rautenzeichen Noun -
number sign ;
Razzia Noun -
(police) raid ;
Reagenzglas Noun -
test tube ;
Reaktion Noun -
response ;

reaction ;
Reaktionszeit Noun -
reaction time ;
Reaktionär Noun -
reactionary ;
Reaktor Noun -
reactor (container for nuclear, chemical or biological processes) ;
Realismus Noun -
realism ;
Realist Noun -
realist ;
Realität Noun -
reality ;
Realpolitik Noun -
realpolitik (government policy) ;
Realschule Noun -
high school (US), secondary school (UK) ;
Reanimation Noun -
medicine reanimation ;
Rebe Noun -
vine, grape ;

tendril ;
Rebecca Proper noun -
given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka. ;
Rebekka Proper noun -
biblical character Rebekah. ;

given name, cognate to Rebecca, and today often spelled so. ;
Rebell Noun -
rebel ;
Rebellion Noun -
rebellion ;
Reben Noun -
vines ;

tendrils ;
Rebhuhn Noun -
partridge ;
Rebstock Noun -
grapevine (plant) ;
Rebus Noun -
rebus (type of word puzzle) ;
Rechen Noun -
rake ;
Rechenbrett Noun -
A calculation slate ;

An abacus, manual calculating frame ;
Rechenschaft Noun -
account ;

reckoning ;
Rechenschwäche Noun -
problems with math, dyscalculia ;
Rechenzentrum Noun -
data center ;
Recherche Noun -
research, investigation ;
Rechner Noun -
computer ;

person who calculates ;
Rechnung Noun -
bill, restaurant bill ;

a reckoning, calculation ;

invoice ;
Recht Noun -
a right, privilege ;

a title, claim ;

the law ;
Rechteck Noun -
rectangle ;
Rechtfertigung Noun -
justification ;
Rechthaberei Noun -
A tendency of a person to consider himself right when disagreeing with other people. ;
Rechtsanwalt Noun -
lawyer ;
Rechtschaffenheit Noun -
righteousness ;
Rechtschreibreform Noun -
spelling reform ;
Rechtschreibung Noun -
orthography ;
Rechtsextremismus Noun -
far right / extreme right extremism ;
Rechtshänder Noun -
right-hander (male) ;
Rechtskreis Noun -
jurisdiction ;
Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaft Noun -
insurance company which provides legal protection. ;
Rechtssprichwort Noun -
legal proverb, brocard ;
Rechtsstaat Noun -
constitutional state: a state which has rule of law ;
Rechtswissenschaft Noun -
jurisprudence ;
Reck Noun -
gymnastics horizontal bar ;
Recke Noun -
archaic warrior ;
Recklinghausen Proper noun -
Recklinghausen (city in western Germany) ;
Redakteur Noun -
editor ;
Rede Noun -
speech ;
Redefreiheit Noun -
freedom of speech ;
Redegewandtheit Noun -
eloquence ;
Redensart Noun -
expression (colloquialism or idiom) ;
Redewendung Noun -
phrase (grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence) ;
Redner Noun -
one who makes a speech speaker ;
Rednerin Noun -
orator (someone who orates or delivers an oration) ;
Reduktion Noun -
reduction ;
Redundanz Noun -
redundancy ;
Reduzierung Noun -
reduction ;
Reede Noun -
roadstead (partly-sheltered anchorage outside a harbour) ;
Referat Noun -
report/paper ;

oral report ;
Referendum Noun -
referendum (direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment) ;
Referenz Noun -
reference (measurement one can compare to) ;

semantics reference ;
Referenzimplementierung Noun -
reference implementation ;
Reflexbogen Noun -
reflex arc ;
Reflexion Noun -
reflection (act of reflecting; the state of being reflected) ;
Reform Noun -
reform ;
Reformator Noun -
one who was involved in the Reformation reformer ;
Reformer Noun -
person who reforms reformer ;
Refrain Noun -
refrain ;
Regal Noun -
shelf, rack ;
Regel Noun -
rule ;
Regelbasisableger Noun -
control base scion ;
Regelstudienzeit Noun -
average period of study ;
Regelung Noun -
regulation ;
Regen Noun -
rain ;
Regenbogen Noun -
rainbow ;
Regenbogenfarben Noun -
physics prismatic colours British, prismatic colors US ;
Regenbogenforelle Noun -
rainbow trout ;
Regenbogenpresse Noun -
yellow press ;
Regenfall Noun -
rainfall ;
Regenguss Noun -
shower, downpour ;
Regenmantel Noun -
aincoat, mackintosh (UK) ;
Regenpfeifer Noun -
plover (wading bird of the family Charadriidae) ;
Regensburg Proper noun -
Regensburg, Ratisbon (city in southern Germany) ;
Regenschauer Noun -
downpour ;
Regenschirm Noun -
umbrella (used for protection against rain) ;
Regent Noun -
regent (one who rules in place of the monarch) ;
Regentropfen Noun -
raindrop (a droplet of rainwater) ;
Regenwald Noun -
rainforest ;
Regenwolke Noun -
rain cloud ;
Regenwurm Noun -
earthworm ;
Reggae Noun -
reggae ;
Regie Noun -
work of the director in cinema or theater direction ;
Regierung Noun -
government ;
Regierungschef Noun -
head of government ;
Regime Noun -
regime ;
Regiment Noun -
regiment (army unit) ;
Regina Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Region Noun -
region ;
Regisseur Noun -
cinema,or,theater director ;
Register Noun -
register (formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.) ;
Registerkarte Noun -
tab computing ;
Registrierkasse Noun -
cash register ;
Registrierung Noun -
registration ;
Reglement Noun -
regulation, regulations ;
Regulation Noun -
regulation ;
Regulierung Noun -
regulation ;
Regung Noun -
movement, motion ;

emotion, impulse ;
Reh Noun -
roe (deer) ;
Rehbock Noun -
roebuck (a male roe deer) ;
Rehkitz Noun -
fawn, a baby roe deer ;
Reibekuchen Noun -
potato pancake ;
Reibelaut Noun -
fricative consonant ;
Reibung Noun -
friction ;
Reich Noun -
empire or significant State ;

realm (also e.g. of plants) ;
Reich Proper noun -
the Second Reich (until 1918) ;

the Third Reich (1933 to 1945) ;

surname ;
Reichenberg Proper noun -
Liberec ;
Reichsfürst Noun -
A prince of the empire, i.e. ruler, regardless of title, entitled to an individual seat in the Imperial Diet ;
Reichsgau Noun -
an administrative subdivision created in a number of the areas annexed to Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1945 ;
Reichskanzler Noun -
The title of the head of state in Germany from 1871 to 1945. ;
Reichskristallnacht Noun -
historical Another name for Kristallnacht ("Crystal Night"). ;
Reichsmark Noun -
he monetary unit in Germany between 1924 and 1948. Also reichsmark used in non-German texts. ;
Reichspogromnacht Noun -
historical Another name for Kristallnacht, known in English as "Crystal Night". ;
Reichstag Proper noun -
Reichstag, the lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945 ;

The Reichstag building in Berlin housing the Bundestag nowadays. ;
Reichswehr Proper noun -
name of the German army between 1918 and 1935. ;
Reichtum Noun -
wealth, literally richness ;
Reif Noun -
poetic ring ;

hoop ;

hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface) ;
Reife Noun -
maturity (state of being mature, ready or ripe) ;

ripeness ;
Reifen Noun -
tyre ;
Reifenheber Noun -
tire lever ;
Reihe Noun -
row ;

rank, succession, series, sequence, range ;
Reiheneckhaus Noun -
end of terrace house ;
Reihenfolge Noun -
order, sequence ;
Reihenhaus Noun -
terraced house ;
Reihenmittelhaus Noun -
middle terraced house ;
Reiher Noun -
heron ;
Reiherente Noun -
tufted duck ;
Reim Noun -
rhyme ;
Reimer Proper noun -
surname ;
Reineke Proper noun -
Reynard (the fox) ;

surname ;
Reineke Fuchs Proper noun -
Reynard the fox ;
Reiner Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Rainer. ;
Reinhard Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Reinheit Noun -
purity ;
Reinhold Proper noun -
given name. ;
Reiniger Noun -
cleaner ;
Reinkarnation Noun -
reincarnation ;
Reinlichkeit Noun -
cleanliness ;
Reinraum Noun -
cleanroom ;
Reis Noun -
rice ;

shoot (of a plant) ;
Reise Noun -
journey, travel ;

trip (by drugs) ;
Reiseagentur Noun -
travel agency ;
Reiseandenken Noun -
souvenir ;
Reiseführer Noun -
tourist guide, tour guide ;

book travel guide ;
Reisekader Noun -
~"travel cadre", a citizen of the German Democratic Republic who was allowed to travel to western countries ;
Reiselust Noun -
wanderlust ;
Reisepass Noun -
passport ;
Reiseziel Noun -
destination (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent) ;
Reiter Noun -
rider (one who rides (a horse)) ;

tab (navigational widget in a GUI) ;
Reittier Noun -
an animal which can be mounted and ridden by humans (for example : horse, camel) ;
Reiz Noun -
stimulus ;

charm ;
Reiz und Reaktion Idiom -
stimulus and response ;
Reißbrett Noun -
drawing board ;
Reißnagel Noun -
thumbtack qualifier, drawing pin qualifier ;
Reißverschluss Noun -
zipper ;
Reißwolf Noun -
paper shredder ;
Reißzwecke Noun -
thumbtack qualifier, drawing pin qualifier ;
Reklamation Noun -
consumer complaint, customer complaint, complaint, claim (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) ;
Reklame Noun -
advertisement ;

promotion ;
Rekonstruktion Noun -
reconstruction ;
Rekord Noun -
record (most extreme known value of some achievement) ;
Rekorder Noun -
device recorder ;
Rekorin Noun -
A female director (principal, head, headmistress) ;
Rekrut Noun -
recruit ;
Rekrutierer Noun -
recruiter ;
Rekrutierung Noun -
recruitment ;
Rektor Noun -
rector (headmaster of an educational institution) ;
Rektorin Noun -
A rectrix, female rector; headmistress etc. ;
Rektum Noun -
anatomy rectum ;
Rekurrenz Noun -
recurrence (the instance of recurring; frequent occurrence) ;
Rekursion Noun -
recursion (in mathematics) ;
Relais Noun -
electronics relay ;
Relation Noun -
mathematics relation ;
Relativismus Noun -
relativism ;
Relativität Noun -
relativity ;
Relativitätstheorie Noun -
theory of relativity ;
Relativpronomen Noun -
relative pronoun (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) ;
Relevanz Noun -
relevance ;
Relief Noun -
relief (type of artwork) ;

geology relief ;
Reliefpfeiler Noun -
relief pillar ;
Religion Noun -
religion ;
Religionsfreiheit Noun -
freedom of religion ;
Religionswissenschaft Noun -
theology ;

divinity; the study of religions ;
Relikt Noun -
relic ;
Reling Noun -
rail (a horizontal bar) ;
Reliquie Noun -
religion relic ;
Remake Noun -
remake (of a film) ;
Remis Noun -
chess,or,sports draw ;
Remise Noun -
carriage house ;
Remoulade Noun -
remoulade ;
Remscheid Proper noun -
Remscheid (city in western Germany) ;
Ren Noun -
reindeer ;
Renaissance Noun -
renaissance ;
Renaissance Proper noun -
Renaissance ;
Renate Proper noun -
given name. ;
Rendezvous Noun -
rendezvous ;
Renegat Noun -
renegade (outlaw or rebel) ;
Renminbi Noun -
renminbi (currency in China) ;
Rennen Noun -
sports race ;
Renner Noun -
runner ;
Rennpferd Noun -
racehorse (a horse which competes in races) ;
Renommee Noun -
reputation ;
Renommist Noun -
dated boaster, braggart ;
Renovierung Noun -
renovation ;
Rente Noun -
pension, retirement pay ;
Rentier Noun -
reindeer ;
Rentner Noun -
pensioner ;
Rentnerin Noun -
(female) pensioner ;
René Proper noun -
given name. ;
Repertoire Noun -
repertoire ;
Reportage Noun -
reportage ;
Reporter Noun -
reporter ;
Repräsentation Noun -
representation ;
Reptil Noun -
reptile ;
Republik Noun -
republic (a type of state) ;
Republik Albanien Proper noun -
Republic of Albania (Official name of Albania) ;
Republik Bergkarabach Proper noun -
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ;
Republik Finnland Proper noun -
Republic of Finland (official full name of Finland) ;
Republik Kongo Proper noun -
Republic of the Congo ;
Republik Mazedonien Proper noun -
Republic of Macedonia (Republic of Macedonia) ;
Republikaner Noun -
a republican ;

a Republican ;

a member of the German party Die Republikaner ;
Republikanismus Noun -
republicanism ;
Reputation Noun -
reputation ;
Requiem Noun -
requiem (a mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person) ;
Requiemhai Noun -
requiem shark ;
Reservat Noun -
tract of land reserve, reservation ;
Reserve Noun -
reserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use) ;
Reserverad Noun -
spare wheel ;
Reservereifen Noun -
spare tire ;
Reservierung Noun -
reservation, booking ;
Reservoir Noun -
reservoir ;
Resignation Noun -
resignation, state of uncomplaining, utter frustration ;
Resolution Noun -
formal statement adopted by an assembly resolution ;
Respekt Noun -
respect ;
Ressentiment Noun -
resentment ;
Ressort Noun -
department, area of operations ;
Ressource Noun -
resource ;
Rest Noun -
rest ;
Restaurant Noun -
restaurant ;
Restmüll Noun -
non-recyclable waste ;
Restposten Noun -
remainder (items left unsold and subject to reduction in price) ;
Resultat Noun -
result (that which results) ;
Resümee Noun -
summary ;
Retina Noun -
retina ;
Retrospektive Noun -
retrospective ;
Retter Noun -
rescuer ;

saviour ;
Rettich Noun -
radish, a plant of the Raphanus family ;
Rettung Noun -
rescue ;
Rettungsaktion Noun -
rescue operation ;
Rettungsboot Noun -
lifeboat ;
Rettungswagen Noun -
vehicle ambulance ;
Retusche Noun -
retouching ;
Reue Noun -
repentance; remorse, regret ;
Reuse Noun -
fish-trap ;
Revanche Noun -
revenge ;
Revanchismus Noun -
revanchism ;
Revanchist Noun -
political revanchist ;
Revers Noun -
revers ;
Revier Noun -
district ;

zoology territory ;

police station ;
Revisionismus Noun -
revisionism ;
Revolte Noun -
revolt ;
Revolution Noun -
revolution ;
Revolutionsführer Noun -
leader of the/a revolution ;
Revolutionsgarde Noun -
revolutionary guard ;
Revolutionsgarde Proper noun -
Iranian Revolutionary Guard ;
Revolutionär Noun -
revolutionary ;
Revolutionärin Noun -
a female revolutionary (male: Revolutionär) ;
Revolver Noun -
revolver ;
Revue Noun -
revue ;
Rezept Noun -
recipe ;

medical prescription ;
Rezession Noun -
economics recession ;
Rezitation Noun -
recitation ;
Rhabarber Noun -
rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum ;
Rhein Proper noun -
Rhine ;
Rheine Proper noun -
Rheine (city in north-western Germany) ;
Rheininundationskollektenkasse Noun -
the Rhine inundations fund. ;
Rheinland Proper noun -
Rhineland ;
Rheinland-Pfalz Proper noun -
Rhineland-Palatinate ;
Rhenium Noun -
rhenium ;
Rheologie Noun -
rheology (physics of the deformation and flow of matter) ;
Rhesusaffe Noun -
rhesus monkey, rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta ;
Rhetorik Noun -
rhetoric ;
Rho Noun -
rho (greek letter) ;
Rhodium Noun -
rhodium ;
Rhododendron Noun -
rhododendron (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) ;
Rhombencephalon Noun -
hindbrain ;

rhombencephalon ;
Rhomboeder Noun -
rhombohedron ;
Rhombus Noun -
rhombus, rhomb ;
Rhythmische Sportgymnastik Noun -
rhythmic gymnastics ;
Rhythmus Noun -
rhythm ;
Riad Proper noun -
Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia) ;
Rial Noun -
rial (currency) ;
Ribonukleinsäure Noun -
ribonucleic acid (derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material) ;
Ribosom Noun -
biology ribosome ;
Ricarda Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Richard Proper noun -
given name cognate to Richard. ;
Richter Noun -
judge ;
Richter Proper noun -
surname ;

Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible) ;
Richterin Noun -
female judge ;
Richterskala Noun -
Richter scale ;
Richtigkeit Noun -
correctness ;
Richtlinie Noun -
directive ;

guideline ;
Richtung Noun -
direction ;

route or way ;

departure ;
Riegel Noun -
bolt ;

bar ;
Riemann Proper noun -
surname ;
Riemen Noun -
strap (made of leather) ;

oar ;
Riese Noun -
giant ;
Riesen Noun -
giants ;
Riesenalk Noun -
great auk (Pinguinus impennis) ;
Riesengalago Noun -
greater galago, thick-tailed bushbaby ;
Riesenkalmar Noun -
giant squid ;
Riesenrad Noun -
Ferris wheel, big wheel ;
Riesentier Noun -
behemoth ;
Riesenwelle Noun -
rogue wave ;
Riesenwildschaf Noun -
argali ;
Riesin Noun -
a female giant ;
Riesling Noun -
Riesling ;
Riff Noun -
reef ;

riff (instrumental melody line) ;
Riga Proper noun -
Riga (capital of Latvia) ;
Rikscha Noun -
rickshaw ;
Rille Noun -
groove ;
Rind Noun -
a bovine animal, cow, ox, head of cattle ;
Rinde Noun -
bark of a tree ;

rind of a cheese ;

crust of bread ;
Rinderhack Noun -
ground beef ;
Rinderwahnsinn Noun -
disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease ;
Rindfleisch Noun -
beef ;
Ring Noun -
ring ;

mathematics ring ;
Ringelblume Noun -
marigold, calendula (Calendula officinalis) ;
Ringelnatter Noun -
grass snake (Natrix natrix) ;
Ringeltaube Noun -
culver ;
Ringen Noun -
(olympic) wrestling ;
Ringer Noun -
(olympic) wrestler ;
Ringfinger Noun -
ring finger ;
Ringkampf Noun -
(olympic) wrestling match ;
Ringkämpfer Noun -
wrestler ;
Rinne Noun -
groove ;
Rinnsal Noun -
trickle ;
Rippe Noun -
rib ;
Risiko Noun -
risk ;
Risikomanagement Noun -
risk management ;
Riss Noun -
split ;
Rita Proper noun -
given name. ;
Ritschel Proper noun -
surname ;
Ritt Noun -
ride ;
Ritter Noun -
knight ;
Ritterlichkeit Noun -
chivalry ;
Rittmeister Noun -
A cavalry officer. ;
Ritual Noun -
ritual ;
Ritus Noun -
rite ;
Ritze Noun -
chink ;
Rivale Noun -
rival ;
Rivalität Noun -
rivalry (competition) ;
Rixe Noun -
Austria a thin, tall child ;
Robbe Noun -
seal (animal) ;
Robbenjagd Noun -
Seal hunting, sealing. ;
Robbenjäger Noun -
Seal hunter, sealer. ;
Robert Proper noun -
given name, equivalent to English Robert. Borrowed from French Robert. The genuine German forms are Rupert and Ruprecht. ;
Robin Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Roboter Noun -
robot ;
Robotik Noun -
robotics ;
Robustheit Noun -
robustness ;
Rochade Noun -
castling (move in chess) ;
Rochen Noun -
ray (a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) ;
Rock Noun -
skirt qualifier ;

rock qualifier ;
Rocken Noun -
spinning wheel ;
Rocker Noun -
rocker (someone passionate about rock music / a member of a motorcycle gang) ;
Rockmusik Noun -
rock music (popular music genre) ;
Rodeln Noun -
sledding (The sport of racing on luges) ;
Rodler Noun -
luger, sledder (who participates in the sport known as luge) ;
Rodlerin Noun -
Female luger, sledder (who participates in the sport known as luge) ;
Roentgenium Noun -
roentgenium ;
Rogen Noun -
roe (of fish) ;
Roggen Noun -
rye ;
Roggenbrot Noun -
roggenbrot, rye bread ;
Roheit Noun -
Obsolete spelling of 'Rohheit' (before 1996) ;
Rohheit Noun -
brutality ;

crudeness ;
Rohling Noun -
brute ;

blank (compact disc) ;
Rohmaterial Noun -
raw material ;
Rohr Noun -
tube, pipe, duct ;
Rohrbombe Noun -
pipe bomb ;
Rohrkrepierer Noun -
barrel burst ;

non-starter ;
Rohrstock Noun -
cane, a hollow wooden plant stem as from a reed ;
Rohrzucker Noun -
cane sugar (sugar from the sugarcane plant) ;
Rohstoff Noun -
raw material, material ;

resource ;

commodity ;
Rohöl Noun -
crude oil ;
Roland Proper noun -
given name cognate to English Roland. ;
Rolf Proper noun -
given name. ;
Rolladen Noun -
Old spelling of Rollladen ;
Rolle Noun -
role, part ;

roll ;

pulley ;

reel ;
Rollen Noun -
computing scroll lock ;
Rollenspiel Noun -
roleplaying game (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character) ;
Rollkragen Noun -
collar turtleneck ;
Rollkragenpullover Noun -
turtleneck sweater ;
Rollladen Noun -
roller blind, window blind ;
Rollrate Noun -
roll rate ;
Rollschuh Noun -
roller skate (a boot having small wheels) ;
Rollstuhl Noun -
wheelchair ;
Rolltreppe Noun -
scalator ;
Rom Noun -
Rome ;

sense Rom (member of the Roma people), Romany, Gypsy (Gipsy) ;
Rom ist nicht an einem Tag erbaut worden Proverb -
Rome wasn't built in a day ;
Roman Noun -
literature novel ;
Roman Proper noun -
given name ;
Romancier Noun -
novelist ;
Romanik Proper noun -
the romanesque epoch ;
Romanisierung Noun -
romanisation (Putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) ;
Romanist Noun -
Romanicist, a student or teacher of Romance languages. ;
Romantik Noun -
romanticism ;
Romanze Noun -
romance ;
Ronald Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Rondell Noun -
gardening circular flowerbed ;

fortress turret, round tower ;

traffic roundabout ;
Ronja Proper noun -
given name of Swedish origin. ;
Rorschachtest Noun -
Rorschach test ;
Rosa Noun -
pink (color) ;
Rosa Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Rose. ;
Rose Noun -
rose ;
Rose Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Rosa ;
Rosemarie Proper noun -
given name, combination of Rose and Marie, roughly equivalent to English Rosemary. ;
Rosenheim Proper noun -
Rosenheim (town in Bavaria) ;
Rosenkohl Noun -
Brussels sprout ;
Rosenkranz Noun -
rosary ;
Rosenkranz Proper noun -
a surname ;
Rosenmontag Proper noun -
Rosenmontag, Collop Monday, Rose Monday, Merry Monday, Hall Monday, the highlight of the carnival season in Germany ;
Rosenrot Proper noun -
Rose-Red ;
Rosette Noun -
rosette, a shape like that of a rose ;

colloquial the anus ;

a small opening ;
Rosine Noun -
raisin ;
Rosinenbrot Noun -
raisin bread ;
Rosmarin Noun -
rosemary ;
Ross Noun -
steed (horse). ;
Rost Noun -
rust ;
Rostflügel-Ameisenwürger Noun -
rufous-winged antshrike ;
Rostock Proper noun -
Rostock ;
Roswitha Proper noun -
given name. Saint's name, also borne by a 10th century dramatist and poet. ;
Rot Noun -
The colour red ;
Rotation Noun -
rotation ;
Rotbarsch Noun -
rose fish,redfish, Sebastes marinus ;
Rote Armee Fraktion Proper noun -
Red Army Faction ;
Rote Beete Noun -
beetroot, red beet ;
Rote Brigaden Proper noun -
Red Brigades ;
Rote Waldameise Noun -
southern wood ant, horse ant, Formica rufa ;
Roter Riese Noun -
red giant (large red star) ;
Roter Sauser Noun -
oenology must made from red grapes that has begun to ferment but that has not turned into wine yet ;
Rotes Meer Proper noun -
the Red Sea ;
Rotfuchs Noun -
(Vulpes vulpes), the European red fox ;
Rotfußralle Noun -
nkulengu rail ;
Rothirsch Noun -
red deer, Cervus elaphus ;
Rotkehlchen Noun -
robin redbreast, ruddock, European robin, Erithacus rubecula (bird) ;
Rotkohl Noun -
red cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra L. ;
Rotkäppchen Proper noun -
Little Red Riding Hood ;
Rotlichtbezirk Noun -
red-light district ;
Rotluchs Noun -
bobcat, Lynx rufus ;
Rotor Noun -
rotor ;
Rotrückenbussard Noun -
red-backed hawk (Buteo polyosoma) ;
Rotrückenwürger Noun -
red-backed shrike ;
Rotscheitel-Wollrücken Noun -
rufous-capped antshrike ;
Rotschulterbussard Noun -
red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) ;
Rotwein Noun -
red wine ;
Rotz Noun -
snot ;
Rouge Noun -
makeup rouge ;
Roulade Noun -
roulade ;
Roulette Noun -
gambling roulette. ;
Route Noun -
route ;
Router Noun -
router (a device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) ;
Routine Noun -
standard course of action,or,computing routine ;
Routinier Noun -
old hand ;
Ruanda Proper noun -
Rwanda ;
Ruben Proper noun -
biblical character Reuben. ;

given name. ;
Rubidium Noun -
rubidium ;
Rubin Noun -
ruby (gem) ;
Ruck Noun -
jerk ;

jolt ;
Rucksack Noun -
rucksack, backpack ;
Rudel Noun -
pack (of wolves etc.) ;
Ruder Noun -
rudder, steer ;

oar ;
Rudi Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Rudolf. ;
Rudloff Proper noun -
surname ;
Rudolf Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Rudolph. ;
Ruf Noun -
call ;

reputation ;
Rufnummer Noun -
telephone number ;
Rugby Noun -
rugby, rugby football ;
Ruhe Noun -
quiet gloss ;
Ruhe vor dem Sturm Noun -
calm before the storm ;
Ruhestand Noun -
retirement ;
Ruhm Noun -
fame ;
Ruhmeshalle Noun -
hall of fame ;
Ruhr Proper noun -
A branch of the river Rhine. ;
Ruhrgebiet Proper noun -
Ruhr Area ;
Ruhrpott Proper noun -
(colloq.) Ruhr Area ;
Ruin Noun -
ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed) ;
Ruine Noun -
ruin, ruins ;
Rum Noun -
rum ;
Rumba Noun -
rumba (Latin-American dance) ;
Rummel Noun -
bustle ;
Rumpelstilzchen Proper noun -
Rumpelstiltskin ;
Rumpf Noun -
trunk, body ;
Rumäne Noun -
Romanian (male native of Romania) ;
Rumänien Proper noun -
Romania ;
Rumänin Noun -
Romanian (female native of Romania) ;
Rumänisch Proper noun -
Romanian (official language of Romania) ;
Rundblick Noun -
panorama ;
Rundbogenstil Noun -
"Round-arch style", a style of architecture. ;
Runde Noun -
a round ;
Rundfunk Noun -
broadcast (a radio or TV transmission on air) ;
Runzel Noun -
wrinkle ;
Rupert Proper noun -
given name. ;
Rupie Noun -
rupee (monetary currency) ;
Rupprecht Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Rupert. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Ruprecht Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Rupert. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Russe Noun -
Russian (male person) ;
Russenmagazin Noun -
I>DDR a Russian military store in East Germany ;
Russin Noun -
a female Russian ;
Russisch Proper noun -
Russian language ;
Russische Föderation Proper noun -
Russian Federation (russia) ;
Russland Proper noun -
Russia ;
Rute Noun -
rod ;

tail of a dog ;
Rutenhirse Noun -
switchgrass ;
Ruth Proper noun -
biblical character Ruth. ;

given name. ;
Ruthenium Noun -
ruthenium ;
Rutherfordium Noun -
rutherfordium ;
Rutschbahn Noun -
slide (toy) ;
Rutsche Noun -
slide (toy) ;
Ruß Noun -
soot ;
Rydberg-Konstante Noun -
Rydberg constant ;
Rächer Noun -
avenger, revenger, retaliator ;
Rädelsführer Noun -
person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang ringleader ;
Räson Noun -
used in derived terms and idiomatic phrases reason, rationality ;
Rätoromanisch Proper noun -
Romansh (A minority Romance language of Switzerland) ;
Rätsel Noun -
riddle, puzzle, mystery ;
Räuber Noun -
robber, thief ;

pirate ;

sucker (horticulture) ;
Räucheraal Noun -
smoked eel ;
Räucherstäbchen Noun -
incense stick, joss stick ;
Röhre Noun -
tube, duct, pipe ;

colloquial television ;
Röhrenspinne Noun -
velvet spider ;
Röhricht Noun -
cane brake ;
Römer Noun -
a Roman ;
Röntgen Noun -
röntgen, X-ray ;
Röntgen Proper noun -
surname, notably of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. ;
Rösti Noun -
rösti, hash browns ;
Röteln Noun -
German measles ;
Rübe Noun -
beet ;
Rübstiel Noun -
turnip greens, turnip top ;
Rückblende Noun -
literature,or,film flashback ;
Rücken Noun -
back ;
Rückenmark Noun -
spinal cord ;
Rückenschmerzen Noun -
back pain ;
Rückenwind Noun -
tailwind ;
Rückfahrkarte Noun -
return ticket ;
Rückgang Noun -
ecline ;
Rückgrat Noun -
backbone, spine ;
Rückingen Proper noun -
A village in Germany. ;
Rückkehr Noun -
return ;
Rückkopplung Noun -
feedback ;
Rücklage Noun -
reserve ;

plural reserves, savings ;
Rückmeldung Noun -
critical assessment on information produced feedback ;
Rückschlag Noun -
setback ;
Rückseite Noun -
back (the reverse side) ;
Rücksicht Noun -
consideration ;
Rückstrahler Noun -
rear reflector ;
Rücktritt Noun -
from an office resignation, demission ;

from a contract rescission, cancelation ;
Rücktrittbremse Noun -
coaster brake, back pedal brake ;
Rückumschlag Noun -
return envelope ;
Rückzug Noun -
retreat ;
Rüde Noun -
male dog also used for certain other mammals ;
Rüdiger Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Roger. ;
Rüffel Noun -
reprimand, dressing-down ;
Rüge Noun -
rebuke ;
Rügen Proper noun -
Rügen or Rugia, Germany's largest island, located in the Baltic Sea ;
Rührei Noun -
scrambled eggs ;
Rülps Noun -
belch ;
Rüsche Noun -
textiles ruffle ;
Rüssel Noun -
beak ;

proboscis, trunk ;
Rüsselkäfer Noun -
weevil ;
Rüstung Noun -
armour, armor ;
Rüstungswettlauf Noun -
arms race ;
S Letter -
Latn-def ;
S-Abf Abbreviation -
SysRq ;
S-Bahn Noun -
suburban metro railway, subway (not necessarily underground), a fast but local train ;
SED acronym -
Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands - the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (the main German political party in the German Democratic Republic) ;
SMS initialism -
nautical SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff, His Majesty's Ship ;
SPD Acronym -
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands ;
Sa abbreviation -
Samstag or Sonnabend ;
Saal Noun -
hall or large room. ;
Saale Proper noun -
Saale (river in Germany) ;
Saanenziege Noun -
Saanen goat ;
Saar Proper noun -
Saar (river in France and Germany) ;
Saarbrücken Proper noun -
Saarbrücken ;
Saarland Proper noun -
Saarland ;
Saat Noun -
seed ;

sowing ;
Saatbank Noun -
seed bank, a place that stores seeds of various plants for long-time preservation ;
Saatkrähe Noun -
rook (bird) ;
Sabbat Noun -
Sabbath. ;

poetic Sunday. ;
Sabbatjahr Noun -
sabbatical (year) ;
Sabine Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sabotage Noun -
sabotage ;
Sabrina Proper noun -
given name borrowed from English, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s. ;
Sachalin Proper noun -
Sakhalin (Russian island) ;
Sacharja Proper noun -
biblical character Zechariah. ;
Sachbuch Noun -
non-fiction (book) ;
Sache Noun -
affair ;

thing, object ;

cause, action ;

subject, matter, business ;
Sachen Noun -
goods, clothes, furniture. ;
Sachkenntnis Noun -
expert knowledge ;
Sachschaden Noun -
material damage ;
Sachse Noun -
a Saxon, male person from Saxony ;
Sachsen Proper noun -
Saxony ;
Sachsen-Anhalt Proper noun -
Saxony-Anhalt ;
Sack Noun -
sack ;
Sackgasse Noun -
dead-end street, cul-de-sac ;

figuratively dead end ;
Sackhüpfen Noun -
sack race ;
Sadismus Noun -
sadism ;
Sadist Noun -
sadist ;
Safari Noun -
a safari ;
Safe Noun -
vault safe ;
Saft Noun -
juice ;

sap ;
Sage Noun -
saga, legend, myth, story ;
Sager Noun -
Austria remark, comment, saying ;
Sahara Proper noun -
Sahara (desert in Africa) ;
Sahel Proper noun -
Sahel ;
Sahelzone Proper noun -
Sahel ;
Sahne Noun -
cream ;
Sahnekännchen Noun -
creamer (jug for holding cream) ;
Saibling Noun -
char (fish) ;
Saison Noun -
season a part of a year when something particular happens ;
Saite Noun -
music string gloss ;
Saiteninstrument Noun -
string instrument ;
Sake Noun -
sake, saké qualifier ;
Sakko Noun -
sportcoat, sports coat, sports jacket ;
Sakrileg Noun -
sacrilege ;
Salamander Noun -
salamander ;
Salami Noun -
salami ;
Salamitaktik Noun -
salami technique ;
Salat Noun -
salad, lettuce ;
Salbe Noun -
ointment, salve ;
Salbei Noun -
sage, salvia ;
Saldo Noun -
balance (list of credits and debits) ;
Salerno Proper noun -
Salerno (province) ;

Salerno (town) ;
Saline Noun -
salt evaporation pond ;
Salm Noun -
salmon ;
Salmonelle Noun -
salmonella ;
Salomo Proper noun -
biblical character Solomon. ;
Salomonen Proper noun -
Solomon Islands ;
Salomonenralle Noun -
Woodford's rail ;
Salpeter Noun -
niter, saltpeter qualifier; nitre, saltpetre qualifier ;
Salpetersäure Noun -
nitric acid ;
Salut Noun -
salute ;
Salve Noun -
salvo ;
Salz Noun -
(only Singular): (table) salt ;

salt, sal ;
Salzfässchen Noun -
saltcellar ;
Salzgitter Proper noun -
Salzgitter (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Salzgletscher Noun -
salt glacier ;
Salzgurke Noun -
(salted) gherkin (small cucumber) ;
Salzlösung Noun -
saline (solution) ;
Salzstange Noun -
pretzel stick ;
Salzstreuer Noun -
salt shaker ;
Salzsäure Noun -
hydrochloric acid (strong acid made by dissolving the gas, hydrogen chloride) ;
Salzwasser Noun -
salt water ;
Salzwasserfisch Noun -
saltwater fish ;
Salär Noun -
salary ;
Samantha Proper noun -
given name. ;
Samarium Noun -
samarium ;
Samarkand Proper noun -
Samarkand (city in Uzbekistan) ;
Samba Noun -
samba (Latin-American dance) ;
Sambia Proper noun -
Zambia (country in Southern Africa) ;
Samen Noun -
seed, grain ;

semen, sperm ;
Samenbank Noun -
sperm bank, a place that stores human sperm which is used for artificial insemination ;
Samenerguss Noun -
ejaculation (ejection of semen through the urethra) ;
Sammelklage Noun -
class action ;
Sammeln Noun -
collecting qualifier ;
Sammelsurium Noun -
hodgepodge ;
Sammler Noun -
person who collects collector ;

gatherer ;
Sammlung Noun -
collection ;
Samoa Proper noun -
Samoa ;
Samoaner Noun -
Samoan (person) ;
Samoanerin Noun -
Samoan (person) ;
Samowar Noun -
samovar ;
Samstag Noun -
Austria, Switzerland, southern and western Germany Saturday ;
Samt Noun -
velvet ;
Samtente Noun -
velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca) ;
Samthandschuh Noun -
velvet glove ;
Samuel Proper noun -
biblical character Samuel. ;

given name. ;
Samurai Noun -
samurai ;
San Marino Proper noun -
San Marino ;
Sanatorium Noun -
sanatorium, sanitorium, sanitarium ;
Sand Noun -
sand (particles of rock) ;
Sandale Noun -
sandal ;
Sandbank Noun -
shoal (sandbank) ;
Sandbox Noun -
computing sandbox ;
Sandburg Noun -
sandcastle ;
Sandkasten Noun -
sandbox ;
Sandkatze Noun -
sand cat (Felis margarita) ;
Sandkiste Noun -
sandbox ;
Sandmann Noun -
sandman ;
Sandpapier Noun -
sandpaper (paper coated with abresive material) ;
Sandra Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sandsack Noun -
sandbag ;
Sandstein Noun -
sandstone ;
Sandsturm Noun -
sandstorm ;
Sanduhr Noun -
hourglass, sand glass ;
Sandwich Noun -
sandwich (snack) ;
Sani Noun -
colloqial,military Short for Sanitäter ;
Sanitäter Noun -
medic, ambulance man, paramedic, EMT ;
Sanktion Noun -
sanction, punishment ;
Saphir Noun -
sapphire ;
Sara Proper noun -
biblical character Sarah. ;

given name, often also spelled Sarah. ;
Sarah Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sarajewo Proper noun -
Sarajevo (capital of Bosnia and Hercegovina) ;
Sardelle Noun -
anchovy ;
Sardine Noun -
sardine ;
Sardinien Proper noun -
Sardinia (island of Italy) ;
Sarg Noun -
coffin ;
Sarkasmus Noun -
sarcasm ;
Sarkophag Noun -
sarcophagus ;
Sascha Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sashimi Noun -
sashimi (type of sushi) ;
Saskia Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl in the 20th century. ;
Satan Noun -
Satan ;
Satanismus Noun -
satanism ;
Satellit Noun -
satellite ;
Saterfriesisch Proper noun -
Saterland Frisian (The Saterland Frisian language) ;
Satin Noun -
satin ;
Satire Noun -
satire ;
Satrap Noun -
satrap (governor of a province in Ancient Persia) ;
Sattel Noun -
saddle ;
Sattelmacher Noun -
saddler, saddlemaker ;
Satteltasche Noun -
saddlebag ;
Sattler Noun -
saddler, saddlemaker ;
Saturn Noun -
Saturn, a Roman god ;

Saturn, a planet in the Solar System ;
Satyr Noun -
Greek mythology satyr ;
Satz Noun -
sentence ;

mathematics theorem ;

set (matching collection of similar things) ;

music movement ;

tennis set ;
Satz des Pythagoras Proper noun -
Pythagorean theorem ;
Satzzeichen Noun -
A punctuation mark ;
Sau Noun -
sow, female pig. Generic term is Schwein ;
Sauberkeit Noun -
cleanliness ;
Saudi-Araber Noun -
Saudi Arabian (person from Saudi Arabia) ;
Saudi-Araberin Noun -
Saudi Arabian (person from Saudi Arabia) ;
Saudi-Arabien Proper noun -
Saudi Arabia ;
Sauerampfer Noun -
sorrel (plant) ;
Sauerbraten Noun -
sauerbraten ;
Sauerkirsche Noun -
sour cherry, Prunus cerasus ;
Sauerkraut Noun -
sauerkraut ;
Sauerstoff Noun -
oxygen ;
Sauerstoffbar Noun -
oxygen bar ;
Sauerstoffmaske Noun -
oxygen mask ;
Sauerteig Noun -
sourdough ;
Saufgelage Noun -
An event where people gather specifically with the intention of consuming large quantities of alcohol, sometimes to the point of poisoning. ;
Saugnapf Noun -
suction cup ;
Saulus Proper noun -
biblical character Saul, the original name of Apostel Paul. ;
Saum Noun -
seam, hem ;
Sauna Noun -
sauna ;
Saus Noun -
archaic rush qualifier, noisy festivity qualifier ;
Saustall Noun -
pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept) ;
Savanne Noun -
savanna ;
Saxofon Noun -
saxophone ;
Saxophon Noun -
saxophone ;
Saxophone Noun -
saxophones ;
Saxophonist Noun -
saxophonist ;
Saxophonistin Noun -
saxophonist (person who plays or practices with the saxophone) ;
Scandium Noun -
scandium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 21). ;
Scanner Noun -
scanner ;
Schabe Noun -
cockroach ;
Schablone Noun -
template ;
Schabrackenschakal Noun -
Black-backed Jackal ;
Schach Noun -
chess ;

check; a chess situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces ;
Schachbrett Noun -
chessboard ;
Schachfigur Noun -
chess piece (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess) ;
Schachgegner Noun -
chess opponent ;
Schachmatt Interjection -
checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess) ;
Schachspieler Noun -
chess player (a person who plays chess) ;
Schacht Noun -
shaft ;
Schachtel Noun -
box ;
Schachtelhalm Noun -
horsetail (plant) ;
Schachuhr Noun -
chess clock ;
Schaden Noun -
damage ;

harm ;

(einen Schaden haben) (colloquial, derogative): to be mentally deficient ;
Schadenersatz Noun -
compensation for damages ;
Schadenfreude Noun -
Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; schadenfreude. ;

Satisfaction derived when an individual has misfortune for disregarding rules or conventions. ;
Schadensersatz Noun -
compensation for damages ;
Schadsoftware Noun -
computing malware ;
Schaf Noun -
sheep ;
Schaffhausen Proper noun -
Schaffhausen (canton) ;

Schaffhausen (city) ;
Schaffleisch Noun -
mutton (the flesh of sheep used as food) ;
Schaffner Noun -
conductor ;
Schaffnerin Noun -
a female conductor ;
Schafgarbe Noun -
yarrow (any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea) ;
Schafhirte Noun -
shepherd (a person who tends sheep) ;
Schafott Noun -
scaffold (for executing people) ;
Schafsnase Noun -
dope (stupid person) ;

A variety of apple ;
Schaft Noun -
shaft ;
Schah Noun -
shah (king of Persia) ;
Schakal Noun -
jackal ;
Schal Noun -
scarf, shawl ;
Schale Noun -
bowl, cup ;

skin ;

peel ;

husk ;

shell, scallop ;

(hunting) hoof ;
Schalentier Noun -
crustacean ;

shellfish ;
Schalenwild Noun -
hoofed game ;
Schall Noun -
sound ;
Schalldämpfer Noun -
silencer ;

muffler (part of exhaust pipe) ;
Schallgeschwindigkeit Noun -
speed of sound (speed at which sound is propogated) ;
Schallplatte Noun -
(vinyl) record, gramophone record ;
Schallwelle Noun -
sound wave ;
Schalmei Noun -
shawm ;
Schalotte Noun -
shallot ;
Schalter Noun -
switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow) ;
Schaltfläche Noun -
I>computing button ;
Schaltjahr Noun -
leap year ;
Schaltkreis Noun -
electric circuit, integrated circuit ("integrierter Schaltkreis") ;
Schaltsekunde Noun -
leap second ;
Schalttag Noun -
leap day ;
Schaluppe Noun -
sloop ;
Scham Noun -
shame ;
Schamane Noun -
shaman ;
Schamanismus Noun -
shamanism ;
Schamhaar Noun -
pubic hair (collectively) ;
Schande Noun -
shame, disgrace ;
Schandpfahl Noun -
pillory ;
Schanghai Proper noun -
Shanghai (city in China) ;
Schanze Noun -
entrenchment, redoubt ;

ski-jump ;
Schar Noun -
troop ;

plough-share ;
Scharade Noun -
charades ;
Scharbockskraut Noun -
lesser celandine (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) ;
Scharfschütze Noun -
sniper ;
Scharia Noun -
Shari'a (islamic religious law) ;
Scharlach Noun -
scarlet fever ;
Scharlatan Noun -
charlatan ;
Scharlatanerie Noun -
charlatanry ;
Scharm Noun -
Alternative spelling of Charme ;
Scharnier Noun -
hinge ;
Scharte Noun -
notch ;
Schaschlik Noun -
shashlik (skewered dish) ;
Schatten Noun -
shade, shadow ;
Schattenboxen Noun -
shadowboxing ;
Schattenmorelle Noun -
morello cherry gloss ;

morello gloss ;
Schattenregierung Noun -
shadow government ;
Schattenspiel Noun -
shadow play ;
Schatulle Noun -
casket little box e.g. for jewelry ;
Schatz Noun -
treasure ;

darling ;

sweetheart ;
Schatzkarte Noun -
treasure map ;
Schatzkiste Noun -
treasure chest ;
Schatzmeister Noun -
treasurer ;
Schatzsuche Noun -
treasure hunt ;
Schau Noun -
show ;
Schaubühne Noun -
theater ;

figuratively stage ;
Schauder Noun -
shudder ;
Schauer Noun -
shower gloss ;

shudder, shiver, thrill ;
Schaufel Noun -
shovel ;
Schaufenster Noun -
a shop window ;
Schaufensterbummel Noun -
window-shopping (browsing shops with no intention of buying) ;
Schaukel Noun -
swing (device for children) ;

seesaw ;
Schaukelpferd Noun -
A rocking horse ;
Schaukelstuhl Noun -
rocking chair ;
Schaulustige Noun -
rubberneck, onlooker ;
Schaum Noun -
foam ;
Schaumgummi Noun -
foam rubber ;
Schaumkrone Noun -
The head or foamy layer formed by bubbles rising from beer and other carbonated beverages ;
Schauplatz Noun -
scene, venue ;
Schauspiel Noun -
play (theatrical performance) ;
Schauspieler Noun -
actor ;
Schauspielerin Noun -
actress ;
Scheck Noun -
heck ;
Scheckabschnitt Noun -
check stub, check counterfoil ;
Scheffel Noun -
bushel ;
Scheibe Noun -
disc ;

pane ;

slice ;

(colloquial) vinyl record, compact disc ;
Scheibenbremse Noun -
disc brake ;
Scheibenwischer Noun -
windshield wiper, windscreen wiper qualifier ;
Scheich Noun -
sheik ;
Scheide Noun -
sheath, scabbard ;

anatomy vagina ;
Scheidenkrampf Noun -
vaginismus ;
Scheidenpilz Noun -
fungal vaginitis, vaginal thrush (candidiasis) ;
Scheideweg Noun -
crossroads (decisive turning point) ;
Scheiding Proper noun -
The month September, ninth of the Gregorian calendar ;
Scheidung Noun -
divorce ;
Schein Noun -
bill ;

certificate ;

shine ;
Scheinbuche Noun -
southern beech, any tree or shrub of the genus Nothofagus ;
Scheinhinrichtung Noun -
mock execution ;
Scheintod Noun -
obsolete A condition in which a living person is without consciousness, pulse, audible heart beats and recognizable breathing. ;
Scheinwerfer Noun -
spotlight ;

headlight ;

headlamp ;

floodlight ;

searchlight ;
Scheisse Noun -
shit ;
Scheit Noun -
log, billet, stick (of firewood) ;
Scheitel Noun -
parting (hair) ;

maximum, apex (mathematics) ;
Scheiterhaufen Noun -
stake (pile of stakes used for execution by burning) ;

pyre ;
Scheiß Noun -
shit ;
Scheiße Noun -
vulgar shit ;
Scheißer Noun -
vulgar fucker ;
Scheißerei Noun -
slang Diarrhoea, the shits, the runs ;
Scheißkerl Noun -
son of a bitch, shithead, douchebag ;
Scheißtyp Noun -
vulgar a person with a really bad character ;
Schelde Proper noun -
The mighty river Scheldt, which flows through France, Flanders (Belgium, where he becomes navigable for seaships) and the Netherlands. ;
Schellack Noun -
shellac ;
Schellfisch Noun -
haddock (marine fish) ;
Schelm Noun -
imp, rogue, prankster ;
Schelme Noun -
imp ;

rogue ;

beast ;
Schema Noun -
schema ;
Schemel Noun -
stool ;
Schenke Noun -
pub ;
Schenkel Noun -
thigh ;
Scherbe Noun -
shard, sherd, fragment ;
Schere Noun -
scissors ;

figuratively gap ;
Scherenschnitte Noun -
(literally) "scissor cuts". ;

arts scherenschnitte (the art of cutting paper). ;
Scherz Noun -
joke ;

frolic ;
Scheuklappe Noun -
screen attached to a horse's bridle blinder, blinker ;
Scheune Noun -
barn ;
Schi Noun -
ski ;
Schicht Noun -
layer ;

sheet ;
Schicklgruber Proper noun -
surname ( The original surname of Adolf Hitler's father.) ;
Schicksal Noun -
destiny, fate ;
Schicksalsgöttin Noun -
goddess of fate ;
Schicksalsschlag Noun -
very unfortunate occurrence blow ;
Schiebedach Noun -
sunroof ;

sliding roof ;
Schiedsrichter Noun -
judge, referee, umpire ;
Schiedsrichterin Noun -
sports,female judge ;
Schiefer Noun -
shale, slate ;
Schiefergrauer Ameisenwürger Noun -
plain-winged antshrike ;
Schiefergrauer Würgerling Noun -
bicoloured antvireo (Dysithamnus occidentalis) ;
Schienbein Noun -
shin ;
Schiene Noun -
rail ;
Schießerei Noun -
shootout, gunfight ;
Schießpulver Noun -
gunpowder ;
Schießscharte Noun -
arrow slit, embrasure, loophole ;
Schießstand Noun -
shooting range facility for firearms practice ;
Schießwesen Noun -
gunnery - the science of operating guns. ;
Schiff Noun -
nautical ship ;

architecture nave ;
Schiffahrt Noun -
Old spelling of Schifffahrt ;
Schiffbruch Noun -
shipwreck (event) ;
Schifffahrt Noun -
water transportation, water transport ;
Schiffstaufe Noun -
ship christening ;
Schiffswrack Noun -
shipwreck (vessel) ;
Schikane Noun -
bullying, harassment ;

sports chicane ;
Schild Noun -
shield, buckler ;

sign, plate ;
Schilddrüse Noun -
thyroid, thyroid gland ;
Schildknappe Noun -
squire ;

shield bearer ;
Schildknorpel Noun -
thyroid cartilage ;
Schildkrebs Noun -
tadpole shrimp (Triops) ;
Schildkröte Noun -
turtle, tortoise ;
Schildlaus Noun -
scale (insect) ;
Schildpatt Noun -
tortoiseshell ;
Schilf Noun -
reed ;
Schill Noun -
zander ( Sander lucioperca) ;
Schiller Proper noun -
surname ;
Schimmel Noun -
mildew, mould, mold ;

a grey /gray or white horse ;
Schimmelkäse Noun -
mold cheese ;
Schimmer Noun -
gleam, glimmer ;

clue ;
Schimpanse Noun -
chimpanzee ;
Schimpfwort Noun -
swearword ;
Schimäre Noun -
chimera (creature of the imagination) ;
Schindel Noun -
shingle ;
Schinken Noun -
ham, pork from the hindquarter ;

slang hams, buttocks ;
Schiri Noun -
coll. abbreviation of Schiedsrichter ;
Schirm Noun -
screen ;

umbrella ;
Schiss Noun -
vulgar fear ;

Schiss haben: to be afraid ;
Schisser Noun -
vulgar a coward ;
Schizophrenie Noun -
schizophrenia ;
Schlacht Noun -
battle ;
Schlachtfeld Noun -
battlefield ;
Schlachthaus Noun -
slaughterhouse ;
Schlachthof Noun -
slaughterhouse ;
Schlachtschiff Noun -
battleship ;
Schlachtung Noun -
slaughter ;
Schlacke Noun -
slag, dross, scoria ;

cinders, clinker ;

sediment, dregs, scum ;

metabolic residue in body tissue or digestive system (physiology) ;

dialect rectum ;
Schlaf Noun -
sleep ;
Schlafanzug Noun -
pyjamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) ;
Schlafentzug Noun -
sleep deprivation ;
Schlaflied Noun -
lullaby (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) ;
Schlaflosigkeit Noun -
insomnia (sleeping disorder) ;
Schlafmohn Noun -
opium poppy, Papaver somniferum ;
Schlafmütze Noun -
nightcap ;

figuratively slowcoach, sleepyhead ;
Schlafsack Noun -
sleeping bag (padded or insulated bag) ;
Schlaftablette Noun -
sleeping pill (a pill having a soporific effect) ;
Schlafwandeln Noun -
sleepwalking ;
Schlafwandler Noun -
sleepwalker ;
Schlafzimmer Noun -
bedroom ;
Schlag Noun -
blow, hit ;
Schlagader Noun -
artery ;
Schlaganfall Noun -
apoplexy, stroke. ;
Schlagbaum Noun -
barrier (structure that bars passage) ;
Schlager Noun -
hit (success, especially in the entertainment industry) ;

a music genre in Germany ;
Schlaginstrument Noun -
percussion instrument ;
Schlagloch Noun -
pothole, road hole ;
Schlagmann Noun -
stroke (in rowing: the rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat) ;
Schlagring Noun -
brass knuckles ;
Schlagsahne Noun -
whipped cream ;

semen ;
Schlagstock Noun -
baton, truncheon, nightstick, bat, club ;
Schlagwerk Noun -
striking mechanism (in a clock) ;

music percussion ;
Schlagwort Noun -
buzzword (a word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject) ;
Schlagzeile Noun -
newspaper headline ;
Schlagzeug Noun -
drum set, drum kit, percussion (musical instrument) ;
Schlagzeuger Noun -
drummer ;
Schlamassel Noun -
colloquial trouble, misfortune, disaster ;
Schlamm Noun -
mud ;
Schlammlawine Noun -
mudslide ;
Schlampe Noun -
vulgar slut, bitch ;
Schlamperei Noun -
sloppiness, untidiness ;
Schlampigkeit Noun -
slutty act ;
Schlange Noun -
snake ;

line (of people waiting), queue -> Warteschlange ;

anatomical,_,slang dick ;
Schlangengrube Noun -
historical capital punishment,or,figuratively snake pit ;
Schlangenstein Noun -
mineralogy serpentine ;
Schlankheit Noun -
slimness ;
Schlappe Noun -
defeat ;

flop ;
Schlapphut Noun -
slouch hat ;

colloquial spy ;
Schlauch Noun -
hose ;

tube ;
Schlauchboot Noun -
inflatable boat, rubber boat. ;
Schlauchsocke Noun -
tube sock ;
Schlegel Proper noun -
surname for a smith or for a strong man. ;
Schleier Noun -
veil ;

haze, mist ;
Schleiereule Noun -
barn owl ;
Schleife Noun -
loop ;

ribbon ;
Schleifpapier Noun -
abrasive paper ;
Schleifscheibe Noun -
abrasive disc ;
Schleifstaub Noun -
abrasive dust ;
Schleifstein Noun -
abrasive stone ;
Schleim Noun -
slime ;

mucus ;
Schleimhaut Noun -
mucous membrane, mucosa ;
Schleppe Noun -
train ;
Schlepper Noun -
criminal individual who organises human trafficking or people smuggling ;

tugboat (boat used to pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels) ;

platter lift (system for pulling skiers uphill, along the surface of the slope) ;
Schlesien Proper noun -
Silesia (region) ;
Schleswig-Holstein Proper noun -
Schleswig-Holstein ;
Schleswiger Noun -
A person from Schleswig. ;
Schleuder Noun -
sling, slingshot ;

catapult ;
Schleudergang Noun -
spin cycle ;
Schleudertrauma Noun -
whiplash ;
Schleuse Noun -
sluice ;

lock (water transport) ;
Schlick Noun -
silt (fine earth deposited by water) ;
Schlinge Noun -
sling ;
Schlips Noun -
necktie ;
Schlitten Noun -
sled ;
Schlittenfahrt Noun -
sleigh ride ;
Schlittschuh Noun -
ice skate ;
Schlitz Noun -
slit, slash ;

groove ;
Schlitzrüssler Noun -
solenodon ;
Schloss Noun -
lock ;

castle (château, palace, not fortified) ;
Schloss Burg Proper noun -
'Schloss Burg', the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ;
Schlosser Noun -
locksmith ;

fitter, metalworker ;
Schlosserei Noun -
locksmith's shop ;

fitters shop, metalworking shop ;
Schlot Noun -
chimney (UK: smokestack of a steam locomotive) ;
Schloß Noun -
lock ;

castle ;
Schlucht Noun -
canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine ;
Schluck Noun -
draught ;

sip ;
Schluckauf Noun -
hiccup ;
Schluckspecht Noun -
boozehound, drunk ;
Schluff Noun -
silt (fine earth deposited by water) ;
Schlummer Noun -
slumber ;
Schlumpf Noun -
smurf ;

hoodie, synonym for a hooded sweatshirt ;
Schlumpf Proper noun -
surname ;
Schlund Noun -
anatomy throat ;
Schlupf Noun -
nautical slip ;

technology slip, slippage ;
Schluss Noun -
end, ending ;

conclusion ;
Schlussleuchte Noun -
taillight ;
Schlusspfiff Noun -
sports final whistle ;
Schlussstein Noun -
keystone (the top stone of an arch) ;
Schlussverkauf Noun -
end of season sale ;
Schlächter Noun -
slaughterer ;
Schläfchen Noun -
sleep ((countable) act or instance of sleeping) ;
Schläfe Noun -
temple (region of skull) ;
Schläfer Noun -
sleeper (someone who sleeps) ;
Schläfrigkeit Noun -
sleepiness ;
Schlägel Noun -
mallet, sledgehammer ;

drumstick ;
Schläger Noun -
sports bat, racquet, stick ;

brawler ;
Schlüpfer Noun -
briefs, panties ;
Schlüssel Noun -
key ;

clef ;

short for Schraubenschlüssel (spanner, wrench) ;
Schlüsselbein Noun -
collar-bone ;
Schlüsseldienst Noun -
locksmith service ;
Schlüsselring Noun -
keyring ;
Schmalspur Noun -
A narrow gauge. Some tramways and historic trains run on it. ;
Schmalz Noun -
grease, lard ;
Schmarotzer Noun -
parasite ;

(derogative) freeloader ;
Schmaus Noun -
dated,or,humorous feast ;
Schmeichelei Noun -
flattery ;
Schmeißfliege Noun -
An insect of the family Calliphoridae; blowfly. ;
Schmelzflocken Noun -
finely ground rolled oats / oatmeal that almost dissolves ("melts") in milk and is eaten as or added on top of breakfast cereal ;

(colloq.) dandruff ;
Schmelzkäse Noun -
processed cheese ;
Schmelztiegel Noun -
melting pot ;
Schmerle Noun -
loach ;
Schmerz Noun -
ache, pain ;
Schmerzmittel Noun -
painkiller ;
Schmerztablette Noun -
painkiller tablet, pain pill ;
Schmetten Noun -
(Austrian dialect) cream ;
Schmetterling Noun -
butterfly (insect) ;

butterfly (swimming stroke) ;
Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben Verb -
have butterflies in one's stomach (be nervous) ;
Schmetterlingsblütler Noun -
a plant of the Faboideae subfamily. ;
Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch Noun -
ram cichlid, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, a species of freshwater fish ;
Schmetterlingsfisch Noun -
a butterfly fish of the cichlid Pantodontidae family. ;

a butterfly fish of the Chaetodontinae subfamily ;
Schmid Proper noun -
surname ;
Schmidt Proper noun -
surname, equivalent to Smith in English. ;
Schmied Noun -
smith ;

blacksmith ;
Schmied Proper noun -
surname, more often spelled Schmidt. ;
Schmiede Noun -
forge (workshop) ;
Schmiergeld Noun -
bribe money ;
Schminke Noun -
make-up ;
Schmirgelpapier Noun -
sandpaper (paper coated with abrasive material) ;
Schmitt Proper noun -
surname ;
Schmitz Proper noun -
surname ;
Schmu Noun -
trick, cheat, fraud ;
Schmuck Noun -
jewelry ;

ornament, decoration ;
Schmuckstein Noun -
ornamental stone, gemstone ;
Schmuddelkind Noun -
figuratively pariah ;
Schmuggel Noun -
smuggling ;
Schmuggler Noun -
smuggler ;
Schmutz Noun -
dirt ;
Schmäh Noun -
joke ;

humour ;
Schnabel Noun -
beak, bill, pecker ;
Schnabeltier Noun -
platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus ;
Schnabelwal Noun -
beaked whale ;
Schnake Noun -
cranefly (Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae) ;
Schnalle Noun -
buckle ;
Schnalzlaut Noun -
I>phonetics click ;
Schnappschuss Noun -
photography snapshot ;
Schnaps Noun -
booze, schnapps, hard liquor ;
Schnapsdrossel Noun -
boozehound ;
Schnarchralle Noun -
snoring rail ;
Schnauze Noun -
snout ;

muzzle ;
Schnecke Noun -
snail, slug ;

slang An attractive woman; chick. ;

The cochlea in the inner ear. ;

A screw or worm thread. ;

The carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard (scroll) ;
Schnecken Noun -
sweet spiral rolls ;
Schneckenhaus Noun -
snail-shell ;
Schneckenpost Noun -
snail mail ;
Schneckentempo Noun -
snail's pace ;
Schnee Noun -
snow ;
Schneeball Noun -
snowball ;

viburnum, any shrub of the genus Viburnum ;

especially: Viburnum opulus, a shrub native to Europe; snowball bush, European cranberry ;
Schneeballschlacht Noun -
snowball fight ;
Schneeballsystem Noun -
pyramid scheme ;
Schneebesen Noun -
whisk (kitchen utensil) ;
Schneefall Noun -
snowfall ;
Schneeflocke Noun -
snowflake (crystal) ;
Schneeglöckchen Noun -
snowdrop (plant) ;
Schneekanone Noun -
snow cannon, snowgun ;
Schneekette Noun -
snow chain ;
Schneemann Noun -
snowman ;
Schneemobil Noun -
snowmobile ;
Schneepflug Noun -
snowplow (vehicle) ;
Schneeregen Noun -
sleet (mixture of rain and snow) ;
Schneeräumer Noun -
snowplow ;
Schneeschaf Noun -
snow sheep, Ovis nivicola ;
Schneesturm Noun -
snowstorm, blizzard ;
Schneewittchen Proper noun -
Snow White (character from the story of Snow White (Schneewittchen)) ;
Schneeziege Noun -
mountain goat ;
Schneide Noun -
sharp edge ;
Schneider Noun -
a tailor ;

a cranefly ;
Schneider Proper noun -
surname ;
Schneiderin Noun -
tailor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) ;
Schneiderkreide Noun -
tailor's chalk (chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric) ;
Schneidezahn Noun -
an incisor ;
Schnelligkeit Noun -
speed ;
Schnellkochtopf Noun -
pressure cooker ;
Schnellrestaurant Noun -
fast-food restaurant ;
Schnellzug Noun -
express train ;
Schnepfe Noun -
snipe ;
Schnick Schnack Schnuck Noun -
Rock Paper Scissors gloss ;
Schnickschnack Noun -
bric-a-brac, knick-knack ;
Schniedel Noun -
willy (the penis) ;
Schnitt Noun -
cut ;
Schnittbrot Noun -
sliced bread ;
Schnittlauch Noun -
chive ;

chives ;
Schnitzel Noun -
cutlet ;
Schnitzer Noun -
carver ;

blunder ;
Schnitzwerk Noun -
carving ;
Schnorchel Noun -
snorkel ;
Schnuller Noun -
a pacifier (for children) ;
Schnullerbeißer Noun -
somebody that likes to drink sperm out of a condom. (a paraphilia) ;
Schnupfen Noun -
cold (the illness) ;
Schnupftabak Noun -
snuff ;
Schnur Noun -
cord, string ;

archaic sister-in-law ;
Schnurrbart Noun -
moustache ;
Schnurren Noun -
purr ;
Schnurrhaar Noun -
whisker (of a cat or other animal) ;
Schnäppchen Noun -
bargain ;
Schnäuzer Noun -
moustache ;
Schnörkel Noun -
curlicue ;

embellishment ;
Schnürband Noun -
lace ;
Schnürsenkel Noun -
shoelace ;
Schober Noun -
stack ;
Schock Noun -
shock ;

A unitless measure indicating sixty (confer the English dozen, which indicates twelve). ;
Schokolade Noun -
chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) ;
Schokoriegel Noun -
chocolate bar, candy bar ;
Scholastik Noun -
scholasticism ;
Scholle Noun -
clod ;

floe ;

plaice ;
Scholz Proper noun -
surname ;
Schomburgk-Ralle Noun -
ocellated crake ;
Schonen Proper noun -
Scania ;
Schoner Noun -
schooner ;
Schonung Noun -
care, rest, treatment with care ;

forestry young forest plantation ;
Schonungslosigkeit Noun -
ruthlessness ;
Schonzeit Noun -
hunting closed season, close season ;
Schopf Noun -
tuft ;
Schopfpinguin Noun -
crested penguin ;
Schoppen Noun -
(liquid measure, historically and regionally different, usually 0.4 - 0.5 liter) ;

pint, glass of beer, glass of wine ;
Schorf Noun -
scab (incrustation over a wound) ;
Schornstein Noun -
chimney ;
Schornsteinfeger Noun -
chimney sweep ;
Schose Noun -
Alternative spelling of Chose ;
Schote Noun -
pod ;
Schotte Noun -
Scot, Scotsman (male) ;
Schotter Noun -
gravel ;
Schottin Noun -
female Scot, Scotswoman ;
Schottisch-Gälisch Noun -
Scottish Gaelic (The Gaelic language of Scotland) ;
Schottland Noun -
Scotland. ;
Schoß Noun -
lap ;

womb ;

fold ;
Schrank Noun -
cupboard ;

cabinet ;
Schranke Noun -
barrier ;
Schrapnell Noun -
shrapnel ;
Schraube Noun -
screw ;
Schraubendreher Noun -
screwdriver (tool) ;
Schraubensicherung Noun -
bolt locking mechanism ;
Schraubenzieher Noun -
crewdriver ;
Schraubstock Noun -
vise, vice ;
Schraubverschluss Noun -
screw cap ;
Schraubzwinge Noun -
clamp (tool) ;
Schreck Noun -
fright ;
Schrecke Noun -
locust, grasshopper ;
Schrecken Noun -
fright ;

terror ;
Schrecklichkeit Noun -
awfulness, horror, horribleness, terribleness, frightfulness ;
Schrecksekunde Noun -
automotive moment of shock ;
Schrei Noun -
shout, cry, scream ;
Schreiben Noun -
writing, letter ;
Schreiber Noun -
writer ;

clerk ;
Schreiber Proper noun -
surname ;
Schreibmaschine Noun -
typewriter (machine) ;
Schreibschrift Noun -
cursive, script (a font for writing by hand) ;
Schreibsekretär Noun -
furniture bureau, secretary ;
Schreibtisch Noun -
writing table, desk ;
Schreibtischfläche Noun -
desktop top surface of a desk ;
Schrein Noun -
shrine ;
Schreiner Noun -
joiner gloss ;
Schreinerei Noun -
joinery ;
Schrift Noun -
font ;

writing ;
Schriftrolle Noun -
scroll ;
Schriftsteller Noun -
author, writer ;
Schritt Noun -
step ;

crotch ;
Schrot Noun -
crushed grain ;

small shot ;
Schrotflinte Noun -
shotgun ;
Schrott Noun -
scrap ;
Schrottwichteln Noun -
a variation of secret Santa where people try to give the most trashy/crappy gifts possible ;
Schrumpfkopf Noun -
shrunken head ;
Schrumpfschlauch Noun -
heat shrink tube ;
Schrägstrich Noun -
slash (symbol) ;
Schrödingers Katze Noun -
Schrödinger's cat ;
Schtschi Noun -
shchi ;
Schubert Proper noun -
surname, notably of the Austrian composer w. ;
Schubkarre Noun -
wheelbarrow ;
Schubkarren Noun -
wheelbarrow ;
Schublade Noun -
drawer gloss ;
Schubladendenken Noun -
idiomatic stereotyped thinking qualifier ;
Schuft Noun -
scoundrel, villain ;
Schuh Noun -
shoe ;
Schuhanzieher Noun -
shoehorn ;
Schuhband Noun -
Shoelace ;
Schuhcreme Noun -
shoe polish ;
Schuhlöffel Noun -
shoehorn ;
Schuhmacher Noun -
shoemaker; cobbler ;
Schuhmacher Proper noun -
surname Much more common in the spelling Schumacher. ;
Schuhspanner Noun -
shoe tree (to hold or stretch a shoe) ;
Schulbus Noun -
school bus ;
Schuld Noun -
usually plural debt ;

no plural fault ;

no plural guilt ;
Schulden Noun -
usually plural debt ;
Schuldner Noun -
debtor (a person or firm that owes money) ;
Schule Noun -
school ;
Schulen Noun -
schools ;
Schulhof Noun -
schoolyard ;
Schulleiter Noun -
rector, principal (headmaster of an educational institution) ;
Schulleiterin Noun -
A female director (principal, head, headmistress) ;
Schultasche Noun -
schoolbag, bookbag, satchel ;
Schulte Proper noun -
surname ;
Schulter Noun -
shoulder ;
Schulterblatt Noun -
shoulder blade ;
Schulterflecken-Ameisenwürger Noun -
band-tailed antshrike ;
Schultertasche Noun -
shoulderbag ;
Schultz Proper noun -
surname ;
Schulz Proper noun -
surname ;
Schulze Noun -
history village headman, sheriff ;
Schulze Proper noun -
surname ;
Schulzeit Noun -
schooldays ;
Schulzeugnis Noun -
report card ;
Schumacher Proper noun -
surname ;
Schumann Proper noun -
surname, notably of the German composer w. ;
Schummelzettel Noun -
cheat sheet (a sheet of paper used to assist on a test) ;
Schuppe Noun -
scale gloss ;

qualifier dandruff ;
Schuppen Noun -
shed ;
Schurke Noun -
villain ;
Schurkenstaat Noun -
rogue state ;
Schurwolle Noun -
virgin wool ;
Schuss Noun -
shot ;
Schusswaffe Noun -
firearm ;
Schuster Noun -
shoemaker ;
Schuster Proper noun -
surname ;
Schusterjunge Noun -
typography orphan ;
Schutt Noun -
rubbish, rubble ;
Schutz Noun -
protection ;
Schutzblech Noun -
fender, mudguard ;
Schutzengel Noun -
guardian angel (spirit) ;
Schutzgebiet Noun -
protectorate, dependency ;

environment sanctuary, reserve ;
Schutzgeld Noun -
protection money ;
Schutzmann Noun -
a man who protects, outdated for policeman ;
Schwa Noun -
schwa ;
Schwabach Proper noun -
Schwabach (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Schwaben Proper noun -
Swabia ;
Schwachkopf Noun -
pejorative idiot, jerk ;
Schwachmatikus Noun -
weakling ;
Schwachsinn Noun -
nonsense ;

medicine,dated mental retardation ;
Schwachstelle Noun -
weakness, weak point ;

technology,or,computing vulnerability ;
Schwade Noun -
windrow (row of cut grain or hay) ;
Schwaden Noun -
of smoke, fog, etc. cloud ;
Schwager Noun -
brother-in-law ;
Schwalbe Noun -
swallow (bird) ;

aviation''''military name of the WWII Messerschmitt Me-262 jet-fighter ;
Schwalbenschwanz Noun -
swallowtail ;

dovetail ;
Schwall Noun -
flood ;
Schwamm Noun -
sponge ;

fungus, mushroom, toadstool ;

disease morbid growth ;

dry rot ;
Schwampel Noun -
a coalition in the German parliament consisting of the CDU, FDP, and the Green Party. ;
Schwan Noun -
swan ;
Schwanengesang Noun -
swan song (a final performance) ;
Schwanenjunges Noun -
cygnet. ;
Schwangerschaft Noun -
pregnancy ;
Schwangerschaftsabbruch Noun -
abort (a miscarriage) ;
Schwankung Noun -
fluctuation ;
Schwanz Noun -
tail ;

(slightly vulgar) cock, penis ;

vulgar prick (person) ;
Schwanzlutscher Noun -
vulgar,offensive cocksucker ;
Schwarm Noun -
swarm ;

flock ;
Schwarte Noun -
rind (hard outer layer) ;
Schwartz Proper noun -
surname A spelling variant of Schwarz ;
Schwarz Noun -
black (colour) ;
Schwarz Proper noun -
surname Spelling variant: Schwartz. ;
Schwarzarbeit Noun -
illicit work ;
Schwarzarbeiter Noun -
illicit worker ;
Schwarzbrot Noun -
literally "black bread"; a type of rye bread. ;
Schwarze Szene Noun -
literally "black scene", dark culture, the combined subcultures of gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM/fetish, metal and medieval ;
Schwarzenberg Proper noun -
ontenegro ;
Schwarzer Noun -
black man ;

goth ;
Schwarzer Block Proper noun -
black bloc ;
Schwarzes Meer Noun -
Black Sea ;
Schwarzfahrer Noun -
one who uses public transportation without buying a ticket ;
Schwarzfußkatze Noun -
black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) ;
Schwarzgeld Noun -
dirty money, illicit earnings ;
Schwarzgesicht-Ameisenwürger Noun -
black-crested antshrike ;
Schwarzgrauer Ameisenwürger Noun -
blackish-gray antshrike ;
Schwarzhandel Noun -
black-marketing ;
Schwarzhandgibbon Noun -
agile gibbon, black-handed gibbon (Hylobates agilis) ;
Schwarzkehl-Ameisenwürger Noun -
black-throated antshrike ;
Schwarzmarkt Noun -
black market ;
Schwarzmasken-Ameisenwürger Noun -
tufted antshrike ;
Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke Noun -
grove snail ;
Schwarzpulver Noun -
black powder ;
Schwarzspecht Noun -
black woodpecker (dryocopus martius) ;
Schwarzwald Proper noun -
Black Forest (mountainous region in Germany). ;
Schwarzweißdenken Noun -
idiomatic black-and-white thinking ;
Schwarzweißfilm Noun -
film black-and-white movie ;

photography black-and-white film ;
Schwarzweißfotografie Noun -
black-and-white photography ;

black-and-white photo ;
Schwarzweißmalerei Noun -
idiomatic painting everything in black and white ;
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte Noun -
Black Forest cake, Black Forest gâteau ;
Schwebfliege Noun -
hover-fly, flower-fly ;
Schwede Noun -
Swede (swedish person) ;
Schweden Proper noun -
Sweden ;
Schwedin Proper noun -
Swede (swedish person) ;
Schwedisch Proper noun -
Swedish (language) ;
Schwefel Noun -
sulfur (chemical element, S) ;
Schwefelsäure Noun -
sulfuric acid (H_2SO_4) ;
Schweigegeld Noun -
hush money ;
Schweigen Noun -
silence (the lack of any sound) ;
Schwein Noun -
swine, pig. ;

pejorative A dirty, or unethical person. ;
Schwein haben Verb -
idiomatic To be lucky. ;
Schweinefleisch Noun -
pork ;
Schweinegrippe Noun -
swine flu, H1N1 (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses) ;
Schweinehund Noun -
pejorative Term of offense, its use corresponding roughly to the word bastard; literally pig-dog. ;
Schweinerei Noun -
mess, nastiness, smutty business, literally, piggishness ;

smut, filth, dirtiness ;
Schweinfurt Proper noun -
Schweinfurt (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Schweinhundt Noun -
archaic pig-dog ;
Schweiz Proper noun -
Switzerland ;
Schweizer Noun -
Swiss ;
Schweizerdeutsch Noun -
Swiss German ;
Schweizerin Noun -
Swiss (Swiss person) ;
Schweiß Noun -
sweat ;
Schweißen Noun -
welding ;
Schwelle Noun -
threshold ;
Schwellenland Noun -
newly industrialized country ;
Schwemme Noun -
glut ;

a part of a beer hall with room for a large number of guests ;
Schwenkbügel Noun -
wivelling handle ;
Schwere Noun -
heaviness ;

severity ;
Schwerelosigkeit Noun -
weightlessness ;
Schwergewicht Noun -
boxing heavyweight ;
Schwerin Proper noun -
Schwerin (independent city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) ;
Schwerindustrie Noun -
heavy industry ;
Schwerkraft Noun -
gravitation, gravity ;
Schwermetall Noun -
heavy metal (metal) ;
Schwermut Noun -
melancholy ;
Schwert Noun -
sword ;
Schwertfisch Noun -
swordfish ;
Schwertschlucken Noun -
sword swallowing ;
Schwertschlucker Noun -
sword swallower ;
Schwertwal Noun -
orca (orcinus orca) ;
Schwester Noun -
sister ;
Schwesterchen Noun -
little sister ;
Schwesterherz Noun -
colloquial sister, sis ;
Schwiegereltern Noun -
plurale tantum parents-in-law ;
Schwiegerelternteil Noun -
parent-in-law ;
Schwiegermutter Noun -
mother-in-law ;
Schwiegersohn Noun -
son-in-law ;
Schwiegertochter Noun -
daughter-in-law ;
Schwiegervater Noun -
father-in-law ;
Schwiele Noun -
callus ;
Schwierigkeit Noun -
difficulty ;
Schwimmbad Noun -
public pool, public swimming pool, baths ;
Schwimmen Noun -
swim, the act of swimming ;
Schwimmer Noun -
float (buoyant device used to support something in liquid) ;
Schwimmhose Noun -
A pair of swimming trunks ;
Schwindel Noun -
swindle ;

dizziness ;
Schwindler Noun -
swindler ;
Schwindsucht Noun -
dated tuberculosis, consumption ;
Schwingen Noun -
vibration, oscillation ;

(Swiss) wrestling ;

(poet., fig.) (pair of) wings ;
Schwippschwager Noun -
co-brother-in-law: the brother-in-law of one's spouse; that is, the husband of one's sister-in-law (one's spouse's sister's husband), or, the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse. ;

the brother of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother (one's sister's husband's brother or one's brother's wife's brother). ;
Schwuchtel Noun -
offensive,vulgar male homosexual; faggot, fairy ;
Schwuler Noun -
a homosexual man, a gay ;
Schwung Noun -
swing ;
Schwungrad Noun -
flywheel ;
Schwur Noun -
oath ;
Schwyz Proper noun -
A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schwyz. ;

A canton of Switzerland. ;

dialectal the Alemannic (Swiss German) name of Switzerland ;
Schwäbisch Proper noun -
the Swabian language ;
Schwäche Noun -
weakness ;
Schwächling Noun -
eakling ;
Schwägerin Noun -
sister-in-law ;
Schwänzeltanz Noun -
waggle dance (of bees) ;
Schwärmer Noun -
enthusiast or extremist (derogatory) ;
Schwärmerei Noun -
enthusiasm, rapture, fanaticism, ecstasy ;
Schwärze Noun -
blackness, darkness, swarthiness ;

blacking ;

blackening ;

black ;

printer's ink ;

baseness, wickedness, atrociousness, heinousness ;
Schäbigkeit Noun -
shabbiness (the property of being shabby.) ;
Schädel Noun -
skull ;
Schädeldecke Noun -
anatomy skullcap ;
Schädling Noun -
agriculture pest ;
Schädlingsbekämpfung Noun -
pest control ;
Schäfer Noun -
shepherd ;
Schäfer Proper noun -
surname ;
Schäferhund Noun -
German shepherd (dog breed) ;
Schäfermatt Noun -
chess scholar's mate ;
Schärfe Noun -
sharpness ;

spiciness, hotness ;

pungency ;
Schärpe Noun -
decorative length of cloth sash ;
Schätzchen Noun -
term of endearment darling, honey ;
Schätzung Noun -
estimate (rough calculation or guess) ;
Schöllkraut Noun -
greater celandine (chelidonium majus) ;
Schönheit Noun -
beauty, beautifulness ;
Schönheitsschlaf Noun -
beauty sleep, beauty rest ;
Schöpfer Noun -
creator ;

religion,Christianity,no plural Creator ;
Schöpfkelle Noun -
ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) ;
Schöpflöffel Noun -
dipper, ladle ;
Schöpfung Noun -
creation ((Biblical) all which exists) ;
Schöpfungshöhe Noun -
copyright the threshold of originality, the measure of individual creativity and originality in intellectual work which determines if it may be copyrighted. ;
Schüler Noun -
school pupil, student, schoolboy ;

disciple ;
Schülerin Noun -
school a female pupil, student or schoolgirl ;

a female disciple ;
Schürze Noun -
apron ;
Schürzenjäger Noun -
womanizer (habitual seducer of women) ;
Schüssel Noun -
bowl, platter ;

basin ;
Schüttelreim Noun -
combination of rhyme and spoonerism; poetic lines in which the last few syllables are the same except for some exchanged sounds. ;
Schütz Noun -
electrical engineering contactor ;
Schütze Noun -
archer, bowman ;

rifleman ;

shooter ;

astrology,astronomy Sagittarius ;
Schützenfest Noun -
'Schützenfest' ;
Schützengraben Noun -
military trench ;
Science-Fiction Noun -
science fiction ;
Scientologie Noun -
scientology ;
Scratchen Noun -
music scratching ;
Seaborgium Noun -
seaborgium ;
Sebastian Proper noun -
given name. ;
Secharja Proper noun -
biblical character Zachariah. ;
Sechseck Noun -
hexagon ;
Sechserpack Noun -
six-pack set of six beverage cans or bottles ;
Sedisvakantismus Noun -
sedevacantism ;
See Noun -
lake ;

sea ;
Seeadler Noun -
white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) ;

sea eagle ;
Seeanemone Noun -
sea anemone (polyp) ;
Seebeben Noun -
seaquake ;
Seebestattung Noun -
burial at sea ;
Seefahrer Noun -
seafarer ;
Seehase Noun -
lumpsucker (scorpaeniform fish) ;
Seehecht Noun -
hake (fish) ;
Seehund Noun -
seal (type of pinniped, mammal living in the ocean) ;
Seeigel Noun -
ea urchin ;
Seekiefer Noun -
maritime pine (a pine tree) ;
Seekrankheit Noun -
seasickness ;
Seelachs Noun -
lit. "sea salmon" / "sea lox", a term invented by the fishing industry to enhance sales of the fish Köhler "pollock", Pollachius virens, which is not a salmon at all ;
Seeland Proper noun -
Zealand (danish island) ;
Seele Noun -
soul ;

mind, spirit ;

human being, soul ;

bore (of a gun) ;

swim bladder ;

core (of an electric cable) ;
Seelenverkäufer Noun -
seller of souls ;

an unseaworthy boat or ship; a ship which is unsafe, dangerous to pilot (a floating coffin) ;
Seelenwanderung Noun -
reincarnation ;
Seelöwe Noun -
sea lion ;
Seemann Noun -
sailor (worker on a ship) ;

seaman ;
Seemeile Noun -
nautical mile (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 meters) ;
Seeotter Noun -
sea otter, Enhydra lutris ;
Seepferdchen Noun -
sea horse (fish) ;
Seerose Noun -
water lily ;
Seeräuber Noun -
pirate ;
Seeräuberei Noun -
nautical piracy ;
Seeschwalbe Noun -
tern ;
Seeskorpion Noun -
shorthorn sculpin, short-spined sea scorpion, bull-rout, father-lasher, (Myoxocephalus scorpius) ;
Seestern Noun -
starfish ;
Seestück Noun -
seascape (piece of art that depicts the sea or shoreline) ;
Seetaucher Noun -
loon (bird of order Gaviiformes) ;
Seeteufel Noun -
sea-devil, allmouth, monkfish, anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius) ;
Seetüchtigkeit Noun -
seaworthiness ;
Seeungeheuer Noun -
sea monster ;

lake monster ;
Seewolf Noun -
wolffish ;
Seezunge Noun -
sole gloss ;
Segel Noun -
sail ;
Segelboot Noun -
sailboat ;
Segelflugzeug Noun -
glider ;
Segelschiff Noun -
sailing ship ;
Segen Noun -
blessing ;
Segler Noun -
swift (bird) ;
Segment Noun -
segment ;
Sehenswürdigkeit Noun -
something worth seeing, a sight, tourist attraction ;
Seher Noun -
qualifier seer ;
Sehne Noun -
sinew ;
Sehnsucht Noun -
longing ;
Sehstäbchen Noun -
rod (of the retina) ;
Sehvermögen Noun -
ability to see sight ;
Seiche Noun -
dialect,vulgar urine, piss ;

bullshit, nonsense, twaddle ;
Seide Noun -
silk ;

Any of several parasitic vines, of the genus Cuscuta, having small white flowers but no leaves. ;
Seidenschwanz Noun -
waxwing (songbird of genus Bombycilla) ;
Seifart Proper noun -
surname ;
Seife Noun -
soap ;
Seifenkraut Noun -
soapwort, any plant of the genus Saponaria ;
Seifenoper Noun -
soap opera ;
Seil Noun -
rope, line, cord ;
Seilbahn Noun -
cable car, aerial tramway, gondola lift, ropeway conveyor ;
Seiltanz Noun -
tightrope walking ;
Seiltänzer Noun -
tightrope walker ;
Sein Noun -
existence (the state of being, existing, or occurring) ;
Seinsweise Noun -
philosophy "manner of being". ;
Seismograf Noun -
seismograph ;
Seismogramm Noun -
seismogram ;
Seismograph Noun -
Alternative spelling of Seismograf ;
Seismologie Noun -
seismology ;
Seismometer Noun -
seismometer ;
Seitan Noun -
wheat gluten ;
Seite Noun -
side ;

leaf of a book or manuscript page ;
Seiteneffekt Noun -
side effect ;
Seitenlinie Noun -
football sideline, touchline ;
Seitenwagen Noun -
sidecar ;
Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange Noun -
sidewinder ;
Seitenwinder-Klapperschlangen Noun -
lural of Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange ;
Sekret Noun -
secrete (substance that has been secreted) ;
Sekretariat Noun -
ecretariat ;
Sekretion Noun -
secretion ;
Sekretär Noun -
Male secretary ;

furniture bureau, secretary ;
Sekretärin Noun -
female secretary ;
Sekt Noun -
sparkling wine ;
Sekte Noun -
sect ;
Sektion Noun -
section ;
Sekundant Noun -
second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) ;
Sekunde Noun -
A unit of time; a second. ;

A unit of angular measurement; a second. ;

music An interval of 1 (kleine Sekunde) or 2 (große Sekunde) halftones. ;
Selbstbefriedigung Noun -
masturbation ;
Selbstbestimmung Noun -
self-determination ;
Selbstgerechtigkeit Noun -
self-righteousness ;
Selbstgespräch Noun -
soliloquy ;
Selbstlaut Noun -
vowel ;
Selbstmord Noun -
suicide ;
Selbstmordattentat Noun -
suicide attack ;
Selbstmordattentäter Noun -
suicide attacker ;
Selbstsucht Noun -
selfishness ;
Selbstverleugnung Noun -
self-denial ;
Selbstverständlichkeit Noun -
matter of course ;
Selbstverteidigung Noun -
self-defense, self-defence ;
Selbstvertrauen Noun -
self-confidence ;
Selbstwertgefühl Noun -
self-esteem ;
Selbstzerstörung Noun -
self-destruction ;
Selen Noun -
selenium ;
Selenologe Noun -
selenologist (male) ;
Selenologie Noun -
selenology ;
Selenologin Noun -
selenologist (female) ;
Selina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sellerie Noun -
celery (herb) ;
Semantik Noun -
semantics gloss ;
Semaphor Noun -
computing semaphore ;
Semester Noun -
semester ;
Semikolon Noun -
semicolon (punctuation mark indicating a pause longer than the comma) ;
Seminar Noun -
seminar ;
Semiotik Noun -
semiotics (study of signs) ;
Semmel Noun -
roll (made of flour) ;
Senat Noun -
senate ;
Senator Noun -
senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) ;
Sender Noun -
broadcaster ;

transmitter ;

sender ;
Sendung Noun -
program (performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television) ;

delivery (by a postal service) ;
Senegal Proper noun -
Senegal, the country ;

Senegal, the river ;
Senegalesin Proper noun -
Senegalese (person from Senegal) ;
Senf Noun -
mustard ;
Senfgas Noun -
mustard gas, sulfur mustard ;
Senilität Noun -
senility ;
Senior Noun -
senior ;
Seniorenheim Noun -
home for the aged ;
Senkblei Noun -
a mass of lead on a string used by masons to build straight walls ;
Senkbohrung Noun -
countersink ;
Sensation Noun -
sensation widespread reaction of interest or excitement ;
Sensationsmache Noun -
sensationalism ;
Sense Noun -
scythe ;
Sensenmann Noun -
Grim Reaper ;
Sensitivierung Noun -
sensitization ;
Sensor Noun -
sensor ;
Sentimentalität Noun -
sentimentality ;
Seoul Proper noun -
Seoul ;
Separation Noun -
separation ;
Separatismus Noun -
separatism (separatism) ;
Separatist Noun -
separatist ;
Separee Noun -
restaurant, etc. private room ;
Seppuku Noun -
seppuku, hara-kiri ;
September Noun -
September ;
Septillion Cardinal number -
A long scale septillion, 10^42; a short scale tredecillion. ;
Septime Noun -
music An interval of 10 (kleine Septime) or 11 (große Septime) halftones. ;
Sequenz Noun -
sequence (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated) ;
Seraph Noun -
seraph (highest order of angels) ;
Seraphina Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Seraphina. ;
Seraphine Proper noun -
given name, variant of Seraphina. ;
Serbe Noun -
A (male) person of Serb descent. ;
Serbien Proper noun -
Serbia ;
Serbien und Montenegro Proper noun -
Serbia and Montenegro (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) ;
Serbin Proper noun -
Serb (person of Serb descent) ;
Serbisch Noun -
the Serbian language ;
Serbokroatisch Proper noun -
Serbo-Croatian (all three senses) ;
Serenade Noun -
serenade (serenade) ;
Serialnummer Noun -
serial number (unique number assigned to unit) ;
Serie Noun -
series (a number of things that follow on one after the other) ;
Serienmörder Noun -
serial killer ;
Seriennummer Noun -
serial number ;
Serin Noun -
amino acid serine (nonessential amino acid; CH_2OH.CH(NH_2)COOH) ;
Seriosität Noun -
respectability, seriousness, reliability ;
Sernf Proper noun -
river in Glarus Süd, Switzerland ;
Serotonin Noun -
serotonin ;
Serpentine Noun -
serpentine mountain road ;
Serpentinenstraße Noun -
serpentine mountain road ;
Serval Noun -
serval (Leptailurus serval / Felis serval) ;
Server Noun -
server (computing: a computer or a program which provides services to other programs or users) ;
Service Noun -
dishes service ;
Serviette Noun -
napkin ;
Sesam Noun -
sesame ;
Sesam öffne dich Interjection -
open sesame ;
Sessel Noun -
chair ;
Set Noun -
place mat ;
Set Proper noun -
biblical character(Protestant Bible) Seth. ;
Seuche Noun -
epidemic ;
Seufzer Noun -
sigh ;
Severin Proper noun -
given name derived from Latin Severinus. ;
Sex Noun -
sex (sexual intercourse) ;
Sex haben Verb -
have sex (take part in a sexual act) ;
Sexappeal Noun -
sex appeal ;
Sexismus Noun -
sexism ;
Sexist Noun -
sexist (person) ;
Sexshop Noun -
sex shop (a shop that sells sex toys, erotic lingerie, pornography etc) ;
Sexspielzeug Noun -
sex toy ;
Sexsymbol Noun -
sex symbol (person with sexual ideals) ;
Sextant Noun -
sextant ;
Sexte Noun -
music An interval of 8 (kleine Sexte) or 9 (große Sexte) halftones. ;
Sextillion Cardinal number -
A long scale sextillion, 10^36; a short scale undecillion. ;
Sextourismus Noun -
sex tourism ;
Sexualität Noun -
sexuality ;
Sexualkunde Noun -
sex education ;
Seychellen Proper noun -
Seychelles ;
Sheliak Proper noun -
Beta Lyrae, a binary star system approximately 882 light-years away in the constellation Lyra ;
Sheriff Noun -
sheriff ;
Shetlandinseln Proper noun -
Shetland Islands ;
Shiitake Noun -
shiitake ;
Shikimisäure Noun -
shikimic acid (shikimic acid) ;
Sibirien Proper noun -
Siberia (region of Russia) ;
Sibylle Noun -
sibyl ;
Sibylle Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Sibyl. ;
Sichel Noun -
sickle ;
Sicherheit Noun -
certainty ;

security ;

safety ;
Sicherheitsgurt Noun -
seat belt, safety belt ;
Sicherheitskräfte Noun -
security forces (eg police) ;
Sicherheitslücke Noun -
(computing) vulnerability, security hole, security bug ;
Sicherheitsvorkehrung Noun -
security measure, safeguard ;
Sicherung Noun -
fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit) ;
Sicht Noun -
view ;

sight ;

visibility ;
Sichtbarkeit Noun -
degree of being visible visibility ;
Sichtverhältnisse Noun -
visibility conditions ;
Sichtweite Noun -
distance of sight visibility ;
Sie Pronoun -
personal you (addressing politely or formally one person or more) – with the verb conjugated by the third-person plural: ;
Sieb Noun -
sieve ;
Siebenbürgen Proper noun -
Transylvania ;
Siebenmeilenstiefel Noun -
seven-league boots ;
Siebenschläfer Noun -
edible dormouse ;

Seven Sleepers Day, June 27 ;
Siebenschläfertag Proper noun -
Seven Sleepers Day ;
Siedepunkt Noun -
boiling point ;
Siedler Noun -
settler someone who settles in a new location ;
Siedlung Noun -
settlement a place or region newly settled ;
Sieg Noun -
victory ;
Sieg Heil Phrase -
archaic 'Sieg Heil' (literally roughly: Hail, victory!) ;
Siegel Noun -
seal (the official pattern) ;
Sieger Noun -
winner, victor ;
Siegerehrung Noun -
a ceremony honouring a winner at a sports competition, victory ceremony ;
Siegfried Proper noun -
(Germanic mythology) Siegfried. ;

given name. ;
Sieglind Proper noun -
given name, variant of Sieglinde. ;
Sieglinde Proper noun -
given name, notably of the mother of Siegfried in German mythology. ;
Siegmeister Proper noun -
surname ;
Siegmund Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sierra Leone Proper noun -
Sierra Leone ;
Siff Noun -
colloquial fith, dirt ;

colloquial nonsense, tosh ;
Sigismund Proper noun -
given name, borne by a 6th century saint, and by medieval royalty. ;
Siglind Proper noun -
given name, variant of Sieglinde. ;
Siglinde Proper noun -
given name, variant of Sieglinde. ;
Sigma Noun -
sigma (greek letter) ;
Sigmund Proper noun -
given name, variant of Siegmund. ;
Signal Noun -
signal ;
Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis Noun -
signal-to-noise ratio ;
Signalleistung Noun -
signal power (the power of an electrical signal) ;
Sigrid Proper noun -
given name. ;
Silage Noun -
silage ;
Silbe Noun -
syllable ;
Silbentrennung Noun -
syllabification ;
Silber Noun -
silver (chemical element, Ag) ;
Silberfisch Noun -
silverfish ;
Silberfischchen Noun -
silverfish, slicker ;
Silberhochzeit Noun -
silver wedding ;
Silberlachs Noun -
coho salmon, coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) ;
Silbermedaille Noun -
silver medal ;
Silberwangen-Ameisenwürger Noun -
silvery-cheeked antshrike ;
Silhouette Noun -
silhouette ;
Silikon Noun -
silicone ;
Silizium Noun -
silicon ;
Silke Proper noun -
given name, a Low German and Frisian diminutive of Cäcilie ( = Cecilia). ;
Silo Noun -
silo ;
Silver Goal Noun -
football silver goal ;
Silvester Proper noun -
New Year's Eve ;

given name ;
Silvia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Silvia. ;
Simbabwe Proper noun -
Zimbabwe ;
Simon Proper noun -
biblical character Simon. ;

given name. ;

surname ;
Simone Proper noun -
given name of French origin. ;
Simonie Noun -
simony (act of buying and selling ecclesiastical offices and pardons) ;
Simplex Noun -
linguistics a simplex, a simple word without affixes, though in German in may have morphemes of inflection ;

geometry a simplex (an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron) ;
Sims Noun -
ledge (shelf) ;
Simse Noun -
bulrush, any of several herbs of the genus Scirpus ;
Simsen Proper noun -
the genus Scirpus ;
Simson Proper noun -
biblical character Samson. ;
Simulation Noun -
simulation ;
Simulator Noun -
simulator ;
Sina Proper noun -
given name. ;
Sinfonie Noun -
symphony (piece of orchestral music) ;
Singapur Proper noun -
Singapore ;
Singapurer Noun -
Singaporean; a person from Singapore or of Singaporean descent ;
Singdrossel Noun -
a bird, throstle, song thrush, Turdus philomelos ;
Singer Noun -
singer ;
Single Noun -
single (45rpm vinyl record) ;
Singular Noun -
grammar singular ;
Singularetantum Noun -
grammar singulare tantum (a noun that has no plural form) ;
Singularität Noun -
singularity ;
Singultus Noun -
medicine singultus (hiccups) ;
Singulärwertzerlegung Noun -
singular value decomposition ;
Singvogel Noun -
songbird (bird) ;
Sinn Noun -
sense ;

meaning, sense gloss ;

point, idea, tenor ;

mind, consciousness ;

feeling ;

(med) sense, sensus, aesthesia (Brit)/esthesia (Am) ;
Sinn machen Verb -
intransitive make sense ;
Sinnbild Noun -
symbol, allegory ;

emblem, ensign ;

(tech, welding) symbol ;
Sinnesorgan Noun -
sense organ (an organic sensor) ;
Sintflut Noun -
deluge The Deluge, predominantly when used as die Sintflut ;

deluge heavy rain, when used as eine Sintflut ;

flood of anything, abstract or material when used metahporicaly as eine Sintflut von Ideen (a flood of ideas) ;
Sinus Noun -
trigonometry sine ;
Sinusitis Noun -
sinusitis (inflammation) ;
Sippe Noun -
tribe ;
Sirene Noun -
siren (noisemaker) ;

siren (mythology) ;

Sirene 1009 (asteroid) ;

rare word for Sirenia (marine mammal) ;
Sirup Noun -
syrup ;
Sissi Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Elisabeth. ;
Sisyphusarbeit Noun -
Sisyphean labor, Sisyphean task ;
Sitar Noun -
musical instruments sitar (Asian musical instrument) ;
Sitte Noun -
custom, mores ;

decency ;
Sittenstrolch Noun -
someone who regularly shows lewd behaviour ;
Sittich Noun -
parakeet (various species of small parrots) ;
Situation Noun -
situation ;
Situationismus Noun -
situationism ;
Sitz Noun -
seat ;

of an institution, company, organization, etc. domicile ;
Sitz im Leben Phrase -
idiomatic ("sit in life") sociological setting ;
Sitzfleisch Noun -
ability to sit still, Sitzfleisch ;
Sitzgelegenheit Noun -
seat; sense seating, seating accomodation ;
Sitzkrieg Noun -
sitzkrieg ;
Sitzung Noun -
meeting ;

session ;

assembly ;

sitting ;
Sizilianer Noun -
Sicilian (male person from Sicily) ;
Sizilianerin Noun -
Sicilian (female person from Sicily) ;
Sizilianisch Noun -
Sicilian (The language of Sicily) ;
Sizilien Proper noun -
Sicily ;
Skala Noun -
scale (ordered numerical sequence) ;
Skalar Noun -
scalar (physics, mathematics) ;

angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare ;
Skaleninvarianz Noun -
scale invariance ;
Skalierbarkeit Noun -
scalability ;
Skalpell Noun -
scalpel ;
Skandal Noun -
scandal ;
Skandinavien Proper noun -
Scandinavia; the countries of Denmark (excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Norway and Sweden. ;
Skat Proper noun -
a type of card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany ;
Skateboard Noun -
skateboard (platform on wheels) ;
Skelett Noun -
skeleton ;
Skepsis Noun -
skepticism (general disposition to doubt) ;
Skeptiker Noun -
sceptic ;
Skeptizismus Noun -
skepticism ;
Sketch Noun -
sketch (short musical, dramatic or literary work or idea) ;
Ski Noun -
ski ;
Skifahrer Noun -
skier (someone who practices skiing) ;
Skinhead Noun -
skinhead (adherent to white-supremacism or anti-immigrant principles) ;
Skioptikon Noun -
magic lantern ;
Skischule Noun -
ski school ;
Skizze Noun -
sketch ;
Sklave Noun -
slave ;
Sklaverei Noun -
slavery ;
Sklavin Noun -
(female) slave ;
Skorbut Noun -
scurvy ;
Skorpion Noun -
scorpion (arachnid of order Scorpiones) ;
Skorpion Proper noun -
astronomy Scorpio, a constellation ;

Scorpio, a Zodiac sign used in astrology ;
Skorpionsfliege Noun -
scorpionfly ;
Skript Noun -
script (writing; written document) ;
Skriptum Noun -
script (writing; written document) ;
Skrotum Noun -
scrotum (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) ;
Skulptur Noun -
sculpture (work of art) ;
Skunk Noun -
skunk (animal) ;
Slalom Noun -
slalom (same meanings as in English) ;
Slang Noun -
slang ;
Slip Noun -
briefs (men's underwear) ;
Slogan Noun -
slogan (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) ;
Slowake Noun -
Slovak (native of Slovakia) ;
Slowakei Proper noun -
Slovakia ;
Slowakin Noun -
Slovak (native of Slovakia) ;
Slowakisch Noun -
Slovak gloss ;
Slowene Noun -
Slovene (a person) ;
Slowenien Proper noun -
Slovenia ;
Slowenin Noun -
Slovene (a person) ;
Slowenisch Proper noun -
Slovene (the language) ;
Smalltalk Noun -
small talk ;
Smaragd Noun -
Emerald ;
Smegma Noun -
smegma ;
Smog Noun -
smog ;
Smoking Noun -
Dinner jacket, tuxedo ;
Snack Noun -
snack (a light meal) ;
Snaresinselpinguin Noun -
Snares penguin ;
Snob Noun -
snob ;
Snobismus Noun -
snobbery ;
Snooker Noun -
snooker (game) ;
Soap Noun -
soap opera, soap ;
Socke Noun -
sock ;
Sockenpuppe Noun -
sock puppet (simple puppet made from a sock) ;
Sodbrennen Noun -
heartburn ;
Sodomie Noun -
Immorality in general. ;

Sexual intercourse between a human and a beast: bestiality, zoophilia. ;

Archaic: anal sex ;

Archaic: inhospitality. ;
Sofa Noun -
sofa ;
Sofaschoner Noun -
antimacassar, throw, tidy. ;
Sofia Proper noun -
Sofia (city) ;

given name, a less common spelling of Sophia. ;
Sofie Proper noun -
given name, variant of Sophie or Sophia. ;
Software Noun -
software ;
Sog Noun -
suction ;
Sohle Noun -
sole (of the foot/shoe) ;
Sohn Noun -
son ;
Soiree Noun -
soirée#Englishsoirée, soiree ;
Soja Noun -
soy ;
Sojabohne Noun -
soy bean ;
Sojamilch Noun -
soy milk ;
Sojasoße Noun -
soy sauce ;
Sokrates Proper noun -
Socrates ;
Sol Noun -
music sol. ;

physical,_,chemistry sol. ;
Solarenergie Noun -
solar energy ;
Solarium Noun -
solarium (establishment where one can rent sunbeds) ;

sunbed ;
Solarkraftwerk Noun -
solar power station ;
Solarzelle Noun -
solar cell (semiconductor device) ;
Sold Noun -
income of a soldier, conscripts in military or other national service, and certain other professions ;
Soldanelle Noun -
snowbell, any plant of the genus Soldanella ;
Soldat Noun -
soldier ;
Sole Noun -
brine ;
Solei Noun -
pickled egg, cooked egg conserved in salted water ;
Solidarität Noun -
solidarity ;
Solingen Proper noun -
Solingen (city in western Germany) ;
Soliton Noun -
soliton ;
Soll Noun -
debit ;
Solo Noun -
solo (piece of music for one) ;
Somalia Proper noun -
Somalia ;
Somalisch Proper noun -
Somali (a language) ;
Sommer Noun -
summer ;
Sommer Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname. ;
Sommerloch Noun -
silly season ;
Sommersonnenwende Noun -
summer solstice ;
Sommersprosse Noun -
freckle ;
Sommerzeit Noun -
summer time, daylight saving time ;
Somnambulismus Noun -
somnambulism (sleepwalking) ;
Sonar Noun -
sonar (device to determine positions of objects under water) ;
Sonate Noun -
sonata ;
Sonde Noun -
probe (device used to explore, investigate or measure) ;

sonde ;
Sonderangebot Noun -
(special) bargain ;
Sonderausstattung Noun -
optional extra, optional extras ;
Sonderbehandlung Noun -
special treatment ;
Sonderbriefmarke Noun -
philately commemorative stamp, special issue ;
Sondereinheit Noun -
military,or,law enforcement special force ;
Sonderfall Noun -
special case ;
Sonderschule Noun -
special school ;
Sonderverkauf Noun -
special sale ;
Sonderzug Noun -
Germany special train, chartered train ;
Song Noun -
pop music song ;
Sonja Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Sonya. ;
Sonnabend Noun -
northern and eastern Germany Saturday ;
Sonne Noun -
sun ;
Sonnenaktivität Noun -
solar variation ;
Sonnenaufgang Noun -
sunrise ;
Sonnenbad Noun -
sunbath (period of tanning) ;
Sonnenblume Noun -
sunflower (flower) ;
Sonnenbrand Noun -
sunburn ;
Sonnenbrille Noun -
sunglasses ;
Sonnencreme Noun -
sunscreen ;
Sonnenenergie Noun -
solar energy ;
Sonnenfinsternis Noun -
solar eclipse ;
Sonnenhut Noun -
sunhat ;
Sonnenlicht Noun -
sunlight ;
Sonnenschein Noun -
sunshine ;
Sonnenschirm Noun -
A parasol, type of umbrella used for protection against the sun ;
Sonnenstich Noun -
sunstroke ;
Sonnensystem Noun -
solar system ;
Sonnentau Noun -
sundew (group of insectivorous plants) ;
Sonnenuhr Noun -
sundial ;
Sonnenuntergang Noun -
sunset (time of day) ;
Sonnenwind Noun -
astronomy solar wind ;
Sonntag Noun -
Sunday ;
Sonntagabend Noun -
Sunday evening ;
Sonntagsbrötchen Noun -
a special kind of bread roll, prepared with buttermilk ;
Sonntagsfahrer Noun -
a person that drives badly ;
Sonntagskleidung Noun -
churchgoing outfit; one's Sunday best ;
Sonntagsschrift Noun -
diligently tidy handwriting (often used in an ironic fashion) ;
Sooretama-Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
Sooretama slaty antshrike ;
Sophia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Sophia. ;
Sophie Proper noun -
given name, variant of Sophia ;
Sopran Noun -
soprano (pitch) ;

soprano (singer) ;
Sorbet Noun -
sorbet ;
Sorbisch Adjective -
Sorbian, belonging or relating to the Sorbian people ;

Sorbian, in or relating to the Sorbian language ;
Sorbisch Noun -
The Sorbian (West Slave) language ;
Sorge Noun -
grief, sorrow ;

worry, apprehension, anxiety, care, trouble, uneasiness, concern ;
Sorgfalt Noun -
carefulness, care, diligence ;
Sorghum Noun -
sorghum ;
Soubrette Noun -
opera,or,theater soubrette ;
Soufflee Noun -
Alternative spelling of Soufflé ;
Souffleur Noun -
theater prompter ;
Souffleuse Noun -
theater (female) prompter ;
Soufflé Noun -
soufflé ;
Soul Noun -
music Soul music, soul ;
Sout. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Souterrain ;
Soutane Noun -
cassock, soutane ;
Souterrain Noun -
basement ;
Souvenir Noun -
souvenir ;
Souverän Noun -
monarch sovereign ;
Souveränität Noun -
sovereignty ;

poise, confidence, calmness of emotion ;
Sowjet Noun -
soviet ;
Sowjetrepublik Noun -
soviet republic ;
Sowjetunion Proper noun -
Soviet Union ;
Sozialarbeiter Noun -
social worker ;
Sozialdarwinismus Noun -
social Darwinism (theory) ;
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Proper noun -
German Social Democratic Party ;
Sozialhilfe Noun -
social welfare provision ;
Sozialismus Noun -
socialism ;
Sozialist Noun -
A (male) socialist. ;
Sozialistische Föderative Republik Jugoslawien Proper noun -
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ;
Sozialparasit Noun -
biology Literally, "social parasite", a parasite of social animals utilizing common resources; e.g. wasps that live in beehives or bumblebee nests, feeding on honey or larvae. ;

pejorative welfare parasite ;
Sozialpsychologie Noun -
social psychology (study) ;
Sozialschmarotzer Noun -
(derogative) welfare parasite ;
Sozialversicherung Noun -
social insurance ;
Sozialwissenschaft Noun -
social science ;
Sozinianer Noun -
Socinian (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) ;
Soziologe Noun -
sociologist (scientist studying the field of sociology) ;
Soziologie Noun -
sociology ;
Soße Noun -
sauce, gravy ;
Spagat Noun -
splits (manoeuvre in dance or gymnastics by which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body) ;
Spagetti Noun -
Alternative spelling of Spaghetti ;
Spaghetti Noun -
spaghetti ;
Spalt Noun -
crack ;
Spalte Noun -
column ;
Spaltung Noun -
division ;

nuclear physics fission ;
Spam Noun -
computing spam ;
Span Noun -
chip ;

shaving ;

clipping ;

Jeff ;
Spanien Proper noun -
Spain; a country in southwestern Europe ;
Spanier Noun -
male person from Spain ;
Spanierin Noun -
female person from Spain ;
Spanisch Proper noun -
the Spanish language ;

a chess opening, Ruy Lopez ;

I>vulgar a sexual act where a man works his penis between a woman's breasts ;
Spanische Partie Noun -
Ruy Lopez (a common chess opening) ;
Spann Noun -
instep ;
Spanner Noun -
clamp ;

(derogative) voyeur ;
Spannung Noun -
voltage ;

uncountable suspense (emotion of anticipation, excitement, anxiety or apprehension) ;
Spannungsbogen Noun -
rivalry ;

range, spectrum, variety ;

parallel developments ;

vibrant relationship ;

self-restraint ;
Spannungsserie Noun -
cliffhanger ;
Spargel Noun -
asparagus ;
Spargelzeit Noun -
sparagus time (the time of year when asparagus is harvested). ;
Sparsamkeit Noun -
hrift ;
Sparschwein Noun -
piggy bank ;
Sparta Proper noun -
Sparta ;
Spass Noun -
fun ;

joke ;
Spasti Noun -
slang spaz, spastic ;
Spastiker Noun -
spastic ;
Spaten Noun -
spade ;
Spatz Noun -
house sparrow ;

an affectionate nickname, mostly used towards children, more seldom towards lovers, almost never with friends ;
Spaziergang Noun -
walk (trip made by walking) ;
Spaß Noun -
fun ;

joke ;
Spaßbremse Noun -
killjoy, someone who prevents others from having fun ;
Spaßguerilla Noun -
spassguerilla ;
Specht Noun -
pecker ;

woodpecker ;
Speck Noun -
bacon ;
Speed Noun -
slang speed gloss ;
Speer Noun -
spear ;
Speiche Noun -
spoke ;
Speichel Noun -
The secretion saliva ;
Speichellecker Noun -
arse-licker, sycophant ;
Speichenschlüssel Noun -
spoke wrench ;
Speichenspanner Noun -
spoke wrench ;
Speicher Noun -
granary (usually in the attic) ;

memory (computing) ;
Speicherabbild Noun -
computing image ;
Speichererweiterung Noun -
(computing) memory expansion ;
Speise Noun -
meal, fare (food) ;
Speiseeis Noun -
ice cream (dessert) ;
Speisekammer Noun -
pantry ;

larder ;
Speisekarte Noun -
"food card", menu ;
Speisepilz Noun -
edible mushroom ;
Speiseröhre Noun -
oesophagus (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) ;
Speispinne Noun -
spitting spider ;
Spektakel Noun -
row (continual loud noise) ;
Spektralanalyse Noun -
spectroscopy ;

Fourier analysis ;
Spektralfarben Noun -
physics prismatic colours British, prismatic colors US ;
Spektrum Noun -
spectrum ;
Spekulant Noun -
one who makes risky investments speculator ;
Spekulation Noun -
risky investment,or,guess speculation ;
Speleologie Noun -
speleology ;
Speläologie Noun -
speleology ;
Spende Noun -
donation ;
Spender Noun -
donor ;
Spengler Noun -
tinsmith ;
Spengler Proper noun -
surname ;
Sperber Noun -
sparrow hawk (bird of prey) ;
Sperling Noun -
sparrow ;
Sperma Noun -
sperm (semen (fluid)) ;
Spermium Noun -
sperm (cell) ;
Sperre Noun -
barrier ;
Sperrholz Noun -
plywood ;
Sperrklinke Noun -
pawl ;
Sperrstunde Noun -
statutory for pubs and innsclosing time ;
Speyer Proper noun -
Speyer (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Spezi Noun -
Southern Germany,or,Austria buddy ;

trademark soft drink made with cola and orange soda ;
Spezialist Noun -
specialist ;
Spezialität Noun -
speciality ;
Speziesismus Noun -
speciesism ;
Spezifikation Noun -
specification ;
Spezifität Noun -
specificity ;
Sphinx Noun -
Sphinx ;
Sphäre Noun -
sphere (region of activity) ;
Spickzettel Noun -
cheat sheet ;
Spiegel Noun -
mirror ;

white or light-coloured mark (a) on the forehead of horses and cattle; (b) on the wing of a goose, capercaillie, or black cock; (c) (hunting) on the hind quarters of deer ;

a German journal (Der Spiegel) ;
Spiegelei Noun -
fried egg sunny side up ;
Spiegelkugel Noun -
mirror ball ;
Spiegelung Noun -
mirroring, reflection ;

medicine endoscopy ;
Spiel Noun -
game, play ;
Spielautomat Noun -
slot machine ;

arcade game (machine) ;
Spiele Noun -
games ;
Spieler Noun -
player ;
Spielfeld Noun -
field (sports) ;
Spielfigur Noun -
man (piece in board games) ;
Spielfilm Noun -
feature film ;
Spielgefährte Noun -
playmate ;
Spielhalle Noun -
video games video arcade ;
Spielkarte Noun -
playing card ;
Spielkonsole Noun -
video games game console, video game console ;
Spielmaterial Noun -
A game. ;
Spielplatz Noun -
playground ;
Spielsucht Noun -
addiction to gambling ;
Spielwiese Noun -
playing field on a grassland ;

wiki sandbox ;
Spielzeug Noun -
toy ;
Spielzeugpistole Noun -
toy gun ;
Spielzeugverkäufer Noun -
a (male) toyseller ;
Spielzeugverkäuferin Noun -
a female toyseller ;
Spieß Noun -
spit gloss ;

pike gloss ;

A rank in the German military. ;

skewer, a tactic in the game of chess ;
Spießer Noun -
pejorative square gloss ;

pejorative philistine gloss ;

pejorative bourgeois gloss ;
Spike Noun -
spike (nail or something similar to it) ;
Spinat Noun -
spinach ;
Spind Noun -
locker (storage compartment) ;
Spindel Noun -
spindle ;
Spindelstrauch Noun -
spindle (tree of the genus Euonymus) ;
Spinne Noun -
spider ;
Spinnennetz Noun -
spider web ;
Spinner Noun -
vulgar idiot ;
Spinnerdelfin Noun -
spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) ;
Spinnrad Noun -
spinning wheel ;
Spion Noun -
spy ;

peephole ;
Spionage Noun -
espionage ;
Spionagering Noun -
spy ring ;
Spirale Noun -
spiral ;
Spiralnebel Noun -
(astronomy) spiral nebula, a spiral-shaped galaxy ;
Spiritismus Noun -
Spiritism ;
Spital Noun -
I>Austria hospital ;
Spitz Noun -
spitz ;
Spitze Noun -
cusp ;

point, tip, peak ;

top, front, lead ;

spike ;

lace ;
Spitze des Eisbergs Idiom -
tip of the iceberg ;
Spitzenkandidat Noun -
especially: first candidate on an electoral list in Germany front runner ;
Spitzenpolitiker Noun -
top politician ;
Spitzentyp Noun -
hot shot ;
Spitzer Noun -
sharpener (device for making things sharp) ;
Spitzhacke Noun -
pickaxe ;
Spitzmaus Noun -
shrew ;
Spitzname Noun -
nickname (familiar, invented given name) ;
Spleen Noun -
obsession, idée fixe ;
Splitter Noun -
splinter ;
Sponsor Noun -
sponsor ;
Spore Noun -
spore ;
Sporn Noun -
spur ;
Sport Noun -
sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) ;
Sportler Noun -
sportsman (male athlete) ;
Sportzeitschrift Noun -
sports magazine ;
Spott Noun -
mockery ;
Sprache Noun -
language ;

(way of) talking or speaking ;
Sprachgebrauch Noun -
language use, usage ;
Sprachgefühl Noun -
the instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language ;
Sprachregelung Noun -
linguistics prescribed usage (an authoritative representation of facts given by an influential institution or person). ;
Sprachschule Noun -
A language school. ;
Sprachtheorie Noun -
A linguistic theory; a theory of what language is and how it works. ;
Sprachwandel Noun -
linguistics language change ;
Sprachwissenschaft Noun -
linguistics ;
Spray Noun -
spray (a fine, gentle, disperse mist of liquid) ;
Sprechblase Noun -
speech bubble ;
Sprechchor Noun -
chorus of voices ;
Sprecher Noun -
speaker (one who speaks) ;
Sprechgesang Noun -
Sprechgesang, "spoken song" - a technique of vocal production halfway between singing and speaking ;

vocals in rap music, toasting ;
Spree Proper noun -
Spree (river in Berlin Germany) ;
Sprengfalle Noun -
booby trap ;
Sprengkopf Noun -
warhead ;
Sprengkraft Noun -
explosive force ;
Sprengstoff Noun -
explosive ;
Sprenkelbeutelmaus Noun -
dibbler ;
Spreu Noun -
chaff (inedible parts of grain plant) ;
Sprichwort Noun -
proverb (phrase) ;
Springbrunnen Noun -
ornamental water feature fountain ;
Springer Noun -
chess knight ;

jumper, one who jumps ;
Springmesser Noun -
switchblade ;
Springspinne Noun -
jumping spider, salticid ;
Spritze Noun -
syringe ;

injection ;
Spross Noun -
bud ;
Sprosse Noun -
rung ;

sprout ;
Spruch Noun -
proverb, saying ;

judgment, decision ;
Spruchband Noun -
banner ;
Sprung Noun -
jump, leap ;

crack ;
Sprungbrett Noun -
springboard ;
Sprungfeder Noun -
A spring, made of flexible material, as in a car to absorb shocks ;
Sprunghaftigkeit Noun -
instability ;

rapidity ;
Sprungwurf Noun -
basketball jump shot ;
Sprößling Noun -
ffspring ;
Sprühdose Noun -
spray can ;
Sprühregen Noun -
drizzle ;
Spucke Noun -
spittle, spit, saliva ;
Spucki Noun -
a piece of paper with a glue on one side that has to be activated by licking, mostly used in street art. ;
Spucknapf Noun -
spittoon ;
Spule Noun -
spool ;
Spur Noun -
trace ;

lane ;

mathematics trace ;

music track ;
Spurenelement Noun -
trace element ;
Spurt Noun -
sprint ;
Späher Noun -
scout, spy, one who looks out ;
Spätlese Noun -
literally A late harvest, at the end of - or after the normal harvesting season ;

metonymy A (usually white) wine made from grapes which are purposefully harvested very late, so as to be extra sweet ;
Spülmaschine Noun -
dishwasher ;
Spülmittel Noun -
dishwashing liquid / washing-up liquid ;
Sri Lanka Proper noun -
Sri Lanka ;
St. Kitts und Nevis Proper noun -
Saint Kitts and Nevis ;
St. Lucia Proper noun -
Saint Lucia ;
St. Vincent und die Grenadinen Proper noun -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ;
Staat Noun -
state ;
Staatengemeinschaft Noun -
community of states ;
Staatsanwalt Noun -
prosecutor ;
Staatsanwältin Noun -
a female prosecutor ;
Staatsbürger Noun -
citizen ;
Staatsbürgerin Noun -
citizen (legal member of a state) ;
Staatsbürgerschaft Noun -
citizenship ;
Staatsführung Noun -
state leadership, leadership of a state ;

governance, type of governance ;
Staatskasse Noun -
coffers (of the state) ;
Staatspräsident Noun -
president (head of state) ;
Staatsraison Noun -
Alternative spelling of Staatsräson ;
Staatsräson Noun -
national interest ;
Staatssicherheit Noun -
(Ministry for) 'State Security', secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) ;
Staatsstreich Noun -
coup d'état ;
Stab Noun -
staff ;
Stabhochsprung Noun -
pole vault ;
Stabilisator Noun -
stabilizer (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) ;
Stabilisierung Noun -
stabilization ;
Stabilität Noun -
stability ;
Stabwanze Noun -
needle bug, water stick insect (insect genus Ranatra). ;
Stachel Noun -
sting, barb, prick ;
Stachelbeere Noun -
gooseberry ;
Stacheldraht Noun -
barbed wire ;
Stachelschwein Noun -
porcupine ;
Stadion Noun -
stadium ;
Stadt Noun -
city ;

town ;
Stadtgebiet Noun -
municipal area, city area ;
Stadtmitte Noun -
city center, downtown ;
Stadtplan Noun -
city map ;
Stadtteil Noun -
of a city district ;
Stadtviertel Noun -
of a city district ;
Stadtzentrum Noun -
city centre ;

downtown, city hub ;
Staffel Noun -
television season ;

sports relay ;

military squadron ;
Staffelei Noun -
easel ;
Staffellauf Noun -
sport,running relay race ;
Stagnation Noun -
stagnation ;
Stahl Noun -
steel ;
Stahlbeton Noun -
reinforced concrete (building material) ;
Stahlhelm Noun -
Any steel helmet intended to protect the wearer from shrapnel. ;

A distinctive, steel helmet fielded by Germany during World Wars I and II, and by many other countries during the 20th century. ;

Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten. ;
Stahlkopfforelle Noun -
steelhead ;
Stahlwerk Noun -
steelworks ;
Stalinismus Noun -
Stalinism ;
Stalker Noun -
stalker (a person who engages in stalking) ;
Stalking Noun -
stalking (crime of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury) ;
Stall Noun -
stable ;
Stallbursche Noun -
stable-boy ;
Stamm Noun -
trunk (of a tree), stem ;

tribe ;

linguistics stem (of a word) ;

biology phylum ;

microbiology strain (of bacteria, etc.) ;
Stammbaum Noun -
family tree ;
Stammherzogtum Noun -
A stem duchy, the princely territory of a stem duke ;
Stammtisch Noun -
a table in a beer parlour reserved for a group of regulars taking part in social discussion and beer drinking, tertulia ;

a group of people gathering at such a table ;
Stammzelle Noun -
stem cell ;
Stampede Noun -
stampede ;
Stand Noun -
stand ;
Standard Noun -
standard ;
Standardabweichung Noun -
standard deviation (statistical measure) ;
Standardisierung Noun -
standardization, standardisation ;
Standarte Noun -
flag standard ;
Standartenführer Noun -
military rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds to colonel. Literally translates to "Regiment Leader". Next in rank to Oberführer, rank below is Obersturmbannführer ;
Standort Noun -
location, place, site ;

of a company base ;

figuratively position ;
Standpauke Noun -
A harangue, diatribe, tirade, threatening lecture ;
Standpunkt Noun -
point (opinion which adds to the discussion) ;
Standuhr Noun -
grandfather clock, longcase clock ;
Stange Noun -
pole (a long straight round stick made of wood or other material) ;

bar, rod, post ;

a small straight glass for beer ;

(eine Stange Geld): a lot (of money) ;
Stanislaus Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Stanislaus. ;
Stapel Noun -
stack ;
Stapelspeicher Noun -
computing stack ;
Stapler Noun -
forklift truck ;
Star Noun -
starling ;

cataract (an eye disease, leucoma) ;

celebrity ;
Starkbier Noun -
literally means "strong beer" in German and generally refers to the doppelbocks that are brewed for early spring consumption. ;
Starkbierfest Noun -
A Lent festival in Munich, Germany, that runs from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday. ;
Start Noun -
start (begin of a project) ;

start (beginning point of a race) ;

takeoff (begin of a flight) ;
Startbahn Noun -
runway ;
Startkapital Noun -
seed money (money used to set up a new business venture.) ;
Stasi Noun -
Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) ;
Stasis Noun -
pathology stasis ;
Station Noun -
station gloss ;

stopover ;

ward gloss ;
Statist Noun -
theater,or,film extra, background actor ;
Statistik Noun -
mathematics,no plural statistics ;

collection of measurements statistics ;
Statistiker Noun -
statistician ;
Stativ Noun -
tripod ;
Statue Noun -
statue ;
Status Noun -
status ;

state (situation) ;
Stau Noun -
a stagnating mass of water ;

a traffic jam ;
Staub Noun -
dust ;
Staublappen Noun -
duster (object used for dusting) ;
Staubsauger Noun -
vacuum cleaner ;
Staudamm Noun -
embankment dam ;
Staude Noun -
perennial, perennial plant ;
Staunen Noun -
astonishment, amazement ;
Stausee Noun -
artificial lake to store water at a dam reservoir ;
Steak Noun -
steak (slice of beef or meat of other animals) ;
Stechapfel Noun -
thorn apple, Datura stramonium ;
Stechmücke Noun -
gnat ;
Stechpalme Noun -
holly (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex) ;
Steckdose Noun -
(electric) socket ;
Stecken Noun -
stick ;
Steckenpferd Noun -
hobby horse ;

figuratively hobby ;
Stecker Noun -
plug ;
Steckhalma Proper noun -
peg solitaire (board game) ;
Stecknadel Noun -
pin (small needle with no eye) ;
Steckrübe Noun -
rutabaga ;
Stefan Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Stephen. ;
Stefanie Proper noun -
given name, an alternative spelling of Stephanie. ;
Steffen Proper noun -
given name, variant of Stefan. ;
Steg Noun -
footbridge ;
Steganographie Noun -
steganography ;
Stehaufmännchen Noun -
skipjack ;
Steiermark Noun -
Styria ;
Steigbügel Noun -
horse riding stirrup ;

anatomy stapes, stirrup ;
Steigbügelhalter Noun -
idiomatic someone who helps another person to come to power (literally: stirrup holder) ;
Steigerung Noun -
increase ;

grammar comparison ;
Steigung Noun -
slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) ;
Stein Noun -
stone, rock ;

kernel, core of a fruit ;
Stein Proper noun -
surname ;
Stein der Weisen Proper noun -
philosopher's stone ;
Stein und Bein schwören Idiom -
to swear an absolute oath, to promise emphatically. ;
Steinadler Noun -
golden eagle (large bird of prey) ;
Steinbock Noun -
ibex ;

Capricorn (constellation) ;

Capricorn (zodiac sign) ;
Steinbrech Noun -
saxifrage, any plant of the genus Saxifraga ;
Steinbruch Noun -
quarry (site for mining stone) ;
Steinbutt Noun -
turbot (any of various flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae) ;
Steinfliege Noun -
stonefly ;
Steinfrucht Noun -
stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) ;
Steinigung Noun -
stoning, lapidation ;
Steinkauz Noun -
little owl (species of owl) ;
Steinlaus Noun -
stone louse ;
Steinmarder Noun -
beech marten, stone marten, Martes foina. ;
Steinmetz Noun -
stonemason ;
Steinpilz Noun -
an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis) ;
Steinschleuder Noun -
slingshot ;
Steinzeit Noun -
Stone Age ;
Steiß Noun -
backside ;
Steißbein Noun -
tailbone ;
Stella Proper noun -
given name. ;
Stelle Noun -
place ;

position (as a job) ;
Stellung Noun -
position ;
Stellvertreter Noun -
proxy ;
Stelze Noun -
stilt ;

only plural or with a prefix: wagtail (genus Motacilla) ;
Stempel Noun -
stamp, rubber stamp ;

mark, imprint, trademark, brand, postmark ;

prop, shore ;

pestle, pounder, stamper ;

punch, stamp, die ;

piston ;

pistil ;
Stephan Proper noun -
given name, an alternative spelling is Stefan. ;
Stephanus Proper noun -
biblical character Stephen the protomartyr. ;
Steppe Noun -
steppe ;
Steppenfuchs Noun -
Corsac fox ;
Steppenkatze Noun -
Asiatic wildcat, Felis silvestris ornata ;
Steppenralle Noun -
African crake ;
Steppenwaran Noun -
savannah monitor, a species of monitor lizard (Varanus exanthematicus) ;
Steppenzebra Noun -
Plains zebra (Equus quagga) ;
Sterbebett Noun -
deathbed ;
Sterbehilfe Noun -
euthanasia (practice of killing a human being or animal) ;
Sterblichkeit Noun -
mortality ;
Stereotyp Noun -
stereotype (a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image) ;
Sterilisation Noun -
process to kill microorganisms sterilization ;

medicine,procedure to prevent an organism from reproducing sterilization ;

monetary policy sterilization ;
Sterilisierung Noun -
sterilization ;
Stern Noun -
astronomy star ;
Sternbild Noun -
constellation (collection of stars) ;
Sternchen Noun -
sterisk ;
Sternenmeer Noun -
poetic the starry night sky. ;
Sternenstaub Noun -
stardust ;
Sternhaufen Noun -
star cluster ;
Sternschnuppe Noun -
shooting star, falling star ;
Sternsinger Noun -
caroler (dressed like the biblical magi) ;
Sternsystem Noun -
galaxy ;
Sternwarte Noun -
astronomical ground-based observatory ;
Sternwind Noun -
astronomy stellar wind ;
Sternzeichen Noun -
zodiac sign ;
Stethoskop Noun -
stethoscope ;
Stetigkeit Noun -
continuity ;
Stettin Proper noun -
Szczecin (city in Poland) ;
Steuer Noun -
tax ;

helm ;
Steuererklärung Noun -
tax return ;
Steuerhinterziehung Noun -
tax evasion ;
Steuermann Noun -
helmsman (he who is responsible for steering a ship) ;
Steueroase Noun -
tax haven ;
Steuerparadies Noun -
tax haven ;
Steuersünder Noun -
tax evader ;
Steuerung Noun -
control ;
Steuerzahler Noun -
taxpayer (a person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax) ;
Stewardess Noun -
stewardess ;
Stich Noun -
stab ;

sting ;

prick ;

card games trick ;
Stich Proper noun -
surname ;
Stichsäge Noun -
jigsaw (tool) ;
Stichwahl Noun -
runoff vote, second ballot ;
Stichwort Noun -
keyword ;
Stickstoff Noun -
nitrogen ;
Stiefbruder Noun -
stepbrother (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) ;
Stiefel Noun -
boot (shoe) ;
Stiefelknecht Noun -
bootjack (a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots) ;
Stiefeltern Noun -
plurale tantum stepparents ;
Stiefkind Noun -
stepchild ;
Stiefmutter Noun -
stepmother ;
Stiefmütterchen Noun -
pansy (plant) ;
Stiefsohn Noun -
stepson ;
Stieftochter Noun -
stepdaughter ;
Stiefvater Noun -
stepfather ;
Stieglitz Noun -
goldfinch (bird) ;
Stiel Noun -
handle ;

botany stem ;
Stier Noun -
bull ;

astrology Taurus ;
Stierkampf Noun -
bullfight, bullfighting ;
Stift Noun -
pin ;

pen ;

abbey ;

monastery ;
Stiftung Noun -
charity foundation ;
Stigma Noun -
stigma (mark of infamy) ;

branding (either on animals or as mark of infamy) ;

stigma (crucifixion wound of Christ) ;
Stil Noun -
style ;
Stille Noun -
stillness ;
Stillleben Noun -
still life (work of art) ;
Stillschweigen Noun -
silence qualifier ;
Stillstand Noun -
standstill ;
Stillzeit Noun -
nursing period ;
Stimme Noun -
voice ;

vote ;
Stimmgabel Noun -
tuning fork ;
Stimmung Noun -
mood ;

music tuning of an instrument ;
Stimmzettel Noun -
paper used for vote-casting ballot ;
Stimulus Noun -
stimulus ;
Stinkefinger Noun -
idiomatic the finger ;
Stinktier Noun -
skunk (mammal) ;
Stipendiat Noun -
scholarship holder ;
Stipendium Noun -
grant-in-aid to a student scholarship ;
Stippvisite Noun -
colloquial flying visit ;
Stirn Noun -
forehead ;
Stocherkahn Noun -
punt (narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole) ;
Stock Prefix -
Used to emphasize emotion. ;
Stock Noun -
stick, staff ;

stock ;

twig (of a tree) ;

tree trunk (with its roots) ;

(also 'Bienenstock') hive, beehive ;

(also Stockwerk'''') floor, storey (UK), story (US), level ;
Stockente Noun -
mallard, wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) ;
Stockfisch Noun -
stockfish ;
Stockholm Proper noun -
Stockholm ;
Stockwerk Noun -
floor, storey, level (of a building) ;
Stoff Noun -
stuff, matter, substance ;

chemistry substance ;

cloth, material ;
Stofftier Noun -
stuffed animal ;
Stoffwechsel Noun -
metabolism ;
Stoiker Noun -
stoic ;
Stoizismus Noun -
stoicism ;
Stollen Noun -
stollen ;

mining tunnel ;
Stolperstein Noun -
stumbling block ;
Stolz Noun -
pride ;
Stopp Noun -
stop (interruption of travel) ;
Stoppschild Noun -
stop sign ;
Stoppuhr Noun -
stopwatch ;
Storch Noun -
stork ;
Storno Noun -
cancellation, reversal ;
Stottern Noun -
stutter ;
Stoß Noun -
push ;
Stoßverkehr Noun -
rush hour traffic ;
Stoßwelle Noun -
shock wave ;
Stoßzahn Noun -
a tusk, especially a large one (as in elephants) ;
Stoßzeit Noun -
rush hour ;
Str. Abbreviation -
st (street) ;
Strabismus Noun -
strabismus ;
Strafe Noun -
punishment ;

penalty ;

fine ;
Strafraum Noun -
penalty area ;
Strafrecht Noun -
legal criminal law ;
Strafrechtler Noun -
(jur) criminal law expert ;
Strafrechtlerin Noun -
(jur) female criminal law expert ;
Strafstoß Noun -
penalty kick ;
Straftäter Noun -
criminal offender ;
Strafzettel Noun -
parking ticket ;
Strahl Noun -
beam, ray (e.g., of light) ;

jet (e.g., of ink) ;
Strahlenkammer Noun -
radiation chamber ;
Strahlung Noun -
radiation, irradiation ;
Stralsund Proper noun -
Stralsund (independent city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) ;
Strand Noun -
beach ;
Strandflieder Noun -
statice, sea lavender, any of several flowering plants of the genus Limonium ;
Strandwächter Noun -
lifeguard (on a beach) ;
Strang Noun -
thread ;

cord ;
Strapaze Noun -
strain ;
Strassenbahn Noun -
streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley ;
Stratege Noun -
strategist ;
Strategem Noun -
stratagem ;
Strategie Noun -
strategy ;
Stratosphäre Noun -
stratosphere ;
Straubing Proper noun -
Straubing (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Strauch Noun -
bush ;
Strauß Noun -
bunch (of flowers) ;

literary contention, fight ;

ostrich ;
Straßburg Proper noun -
Strasbourg (city in France) ;
Straße Noun -
a paved road, especially in the city ;

street ;

carriageway, the part of the road used by vehicles ;

strait ;

poker straight ;
Straße von Gibraltar Proper noun -
Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar) ;
Straßenbahn Noun -
a streetcar, tramway ;
Straßenbahnfahrer Noun -
tram driver ;
Straßenbahnfahrerin Noun -
tram driver ;
Straßenbild Noun -
streetscape ;
Straßenkämpfer Noun -
streetfighter (male) ;
Straßenkämpferin Noun -
streetfighter (female) ;
Straßenmusikant Noun -
street musician ;
Straßenpflaster Noun -
pavement ;
Straßenprostitution Noun -
streetwalking, street prostitution ;
Straßenprotest Noun -
street demonstration, protest in the street ;
Strecke Noun -
stretch ;
Streckerspinne Noun -
long jawed spider ;
Streich Noun -
practical joke, prank ;

stroke act of striking with a cutting weapon ;
Streichholz Noun -
device to make fire match ;
Streife Noun -
patrol (-man) ;
Streifen Noun -
stripe ;

strip ;

band ;

film ;

streak ;

tape ;

zone ;
Streifenameisenwürger Noun -
bar-crested antshrike ;
Streifenhörnchen Noun -
chipmunk ;
Streifenschakal Noun -
Side-striped Jackal ;
Streifenwagen Noun -
police car (vehicle used by a police officer) ;
Streifenwanze Noun -
striped shield bug ;
Streik Noun -
strike work stoppage ;
Streikbrecher Noun -
strikebreaker ;
Streit Noun -
quarrel, dispute ;
Streitaxt Noun -
battle axe ;
Streitkraft Noun -
armed force ;
Streitlust Noun -
belligerence ;
Streitwagen Noun -
chariot ;
Strenge Noun -
severity, strictness ;
Streptokokken Noun -
streptococcus ;

Streptococcus ;
Stress Noun -
stress emotional pressure ;
Streu Noun -
litter (bedding for animals) ;
Strg Abbreviation -
Ctrl ;
Strich Noun -
stroke ;

line ;

colloquial streetwalkers' district ;
Stricher Noun -
derogative colloquial manwhore, a male prostitute ;
Strichjunge Noun -
hustler, a male prostitute ;
Strichmädchen Noun -
colloquial A streetwalker ;
Strick Noun -
cord ;
Stricken Noun -
knitting ;
Strickjacke Noun -
cardigan ;
Strickleiter Noun -
rope ladder (flexible ladder) ;
Strickzeug Noun -
knitting ;
Striemen Noun -
stripe, weal, wale, a linear pattern on skin, as resulting from a violent lash ;

a lashing stroke, hard enough to mark a stripe ;
Stringtheorie Noun -
string theory ;
Stroboskop Noun -
stroboscope ;
Stroh Noun -
straw ;
Strohfeuer Noun -
straw fire ;

idiomatic flash in the pan ;
Strohhalm Noun -
straw (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) ;
Strohmann Noun -
front man ;
Strolch Noun -
a rascal ;
Strom Noun -
stream; current ;

(without plural)physics electric current; electricity ;

A large river. ;
Stromkreis Noun -
electric circuit ;
Stromschnelle Noun -
rapid (rough section of river or stream) ;
Stromstoß Noun -
power surge ;

electric shock ;
Stromstärke Noun -
current (measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge) ;
Stromversorger Noun -
electric utility ;
Strontium Noun -
strontium ;
Strophe Noun -
poetry stanza (a unit of a poem) ;
Strudel Noun -
swirl, maelstrom ;

whirlpool ;

strudel (a pastry made from multiple, thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit etc.) ;
Struktur Noun -
structure ;
Strumpf Noun -
stocking ;
Strähne Noun -
strand (of hair) ;
Stube Noun -
parlor ;
Stubenfliege Noun -
housefly ;
Student Noun -
student (male or of unspecified sex) ;
Studentenblume Noun -
marigold (tagetes) ;
Studentin Noun -
student (female) ;
Studi Noun -
colloquial college student ;
Studie Noun -
study ;
Studiengebühr Noun -
tuition ;
Studio Noun -
studio ;
Studium Noun -
study the act of studying in general ;

studies higher education to get a degree at a university ;
Stufe Noun -
step ;

degree ;

stage ;

mining an aggregation of standalone and well-crystallized mineral ;
Stuhl Noun -
a chair (to sit on) ;

a chair (professorship) ;

(euphemism, mainly used in medical professions) feces, stool ;
Stuhlgang Noun -
(hospital slang) the ability to defecate ;
Stuhlgang haben Idiom -
to defecate, or to be able to. ;
Stummel Noun -
stump ;
Stummfilm Noun -
silent film, silent movie ;
Stumpf Noun -
stump ;
Stunde Noun -
hour ;

lesson ;
Stundenkilometer Noun -
kilometers per hour ;
Stunt Noun -
stunt ;
Sturm Noun -
storm ;
Sturm im Wasserglas Noun -
idiomatic storm in a tea-kettle, storm in a teacup (literally: storm in a water glass) ;
Sturm und Drang Noun -
Literally, storm and stress; figuratively, a period of turmoil. ;
Sturmbannführer Noun -
military rank of the nazi SA, SS and NSFK, corresponds with major. Literally translates to "Assault (or Storm) Unit Leader". Next in rank to Obersturmbannführer, rank below is Sturmhauptführer in the SA and Hauptsturmführer in the SS and the NSFK ;
Sturmgewehr Noun -
An assault rifle. ;
Sturmvogel Noun -
aviation the ground-attack version of the WWII Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe jet-fighter ;
Sturz Noun -
fall ;
Sturzkampfflugzeug Noun -
(short form) Stuka, dive bomber ;
Stuss Noun -
colloquial verbal nonsense ;
Stute Noun -
mare ;
Stuttgart Proper noun -
Stuttgart ;
Stäbchen Noun -
rod (in the retina) ;

skewer ;

chopstick (mostly used in plural form) ;
Ständer Noun -
stand (a device to hold something upright or aloft) ;

slang boner, stiffy, rod gloss ;
Stängel Noun -
stalk ;
Stärke Noun -
strength ;

starch ;
Stätte Noun -
venue, place, spot ;
Stöpsel Noun -
plug ;
Stör Noun -
sturgeon (fish) ;

Stör (river in northern Germany) ;
Störenfried Noun -
troublemaker, mischief ;
Störung Noun -
disturbance ;
Stößel Noun -
a pestle ;

automotive follower; tappet ;
Stück Noun -
piece ;
Stück für Stück Adverb -
piece by piece, bit by bit ;
Stückwerk Noun -
patchwork ;
Stürmer Noun -
forward, striker, rusher (sports), attacker (soccer) ;
Stürmer Proper noun -
propaganda newspaper during Hitler era. ;
Stürmerkasten Noun -
a kind of wall newspaper, erected in every village during the Hitler era in Germany. ;
Stütze Noun -
prop ;
Suaheli Proper noun -
Swahili (language) ;

('m'/'f') Swahili (person) ;
Subarachnoidalraum Noun -
subarachnoid space ;
Subjekt Noun -
subject (in grammar) ;
Subkultur Noun -
subculture ;
Sublimation Noun -
physics,or,psychology sublimation ;
Sublimierung Noun -
physics,or,psychology sublimation ;
Substantiv Noun -
noun ;
Substantive Noun -
substantives ;
Substanz Noun -
substance (matter) ;
Subtilität Noun -
subtleness ;
Subtropen Noun -
subtropics ;
Subvention Noun -
subsidy ;
Subversion Noun -
subversion ;
Suchanfrage Noun -
query, search request ;
Suche Noun -
search ;
Suchmaschine Noun -
(computing) search engine ;
Sucht Noun -
addiction ;
Suchtgift Noun -
Drug ;

Narcotic ;

Dope ;
Sudan Proper noun -
Sudan ;
Sudanesin Noun -
Sudanese (A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent) ;
Sudoku Noun -
sudoku (type of puzzle) ;
Sues Proper noun -
Suez ;
Sues-Kanal-Zone Proper noun -
The Suez Canal Zone ;
Suffix Noun -
suffix ;
Sufismus Noun -
Sufism ;
Suhl Proper noun -
Suhl (independent city in Thuringia, Germany) ;
Suicidium Noun -
suicide ;
Suite Noun -
music suite ;

hotel,rooms suite ;
Suizid Noun -
suicide ;
Sujet Noun -
arts subject ;
Sukkulente Noun -
botany succulent ;
Sulfid Noun -
sulfide (any compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group) ;
Sulfur Noun -
rare sulfur (chemical element) ;
Sultan Noun -
sultan ;
Sultanat Noun -
sultanate ;
Sumach Noun -
sumac, any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Rhus ;
Sumatra-Tiger Noun -
Sumatran tiger ;
Sumer Proper noun -
Sumer ;
Sumerisch Noun -
Sumerian (person) ;
Summe Noun -
sum (maths) ;
Sumo Noun -
sumo ;
Sumpf Noun -
Swamp, marsh ;
Sumpfes Noun -
of the swamp ;
Super Noun -
petrol with high octane number ;
Superjumbo Noun -
superjumbo (aircraft) ;
Supermacht Noun -
politics superpower ;
Supermarkt Noun -
supermarket ;
Supernova Noun -
astronomy supernova ;
Superzelle Noun -
supercell (severe thunderstorm) ;
Suppe Noun -
soup ;
Suppenküche Noun -
soup kitchen ;
Suppenschildkröte Noun -
green turtle, Chelonia mydas ;
Suppenteller Noun -
soup bowl ;
Supraleiter Noun -
superconductor ;
Supraleitung Noun -
superconductivity ;
Sure Noun -
sura ;
Surfbrett Noun -
surfboard ;
Surinam Proper noun -
Suriname (country) ;
Suriname Proper noun -
Suriname ;
Surinamer Noun -
Surinamese (person from Suriname) ;
Surinamerin Noun -
Surinamese (female person from Suriname) ;
Surjektion Noun -
mathematics,rare surjection, surjective function ;
Surrealismus Noun -
surrealism ;
Surrealist Noun -
surrealist ;
Susanna Proper noun -
given name, variant of Susanne. ;

biblical character Susanna. ;
Susanne Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Susan. ;
Sushi Noun -
sushi (japanese dish) ;
Suspensorium Noun -
jockstrap ;
Sutra Noun -
sutra ;
Sven Proper noun -
given name. ;
Svenja Proper noun -
given name. ;
Swasiland Proper noun -
Swaziland ;
Swastika Noun -
swastika, especially when used in contexts other than Nazi Germany, the swastika emblem of which being called Hakenkreuz. ;
Sweatshirt Noun -
sweatshirt ;
Swen Proper noun -
given name, a phonetic spelling of Swedish Sven. ;
Swenja Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Svenja. ;
Sybille Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Sibylle. ;
Syllogismus Noun -
syllogism (inference from premises) ;
Sylphe Noun -
sylph (the elemental being of air) ;
Sylt Proper noun -
Sylt (island in the german part of the North Sea) ;
Sylvester Proper noun -
New Year's Eve ;

given name. ;
Sylvia Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Silvia. ;
Symbiogenese Noun -
symbiogenesis (merging of organisms to form a new organism) ;
Symbol Noun -
symbol ;
Sympathie Noun -
sympathy ;
Symphonie Noun -
symphony ;
Sympodium Noun -
sympodium ;
Symposium Noun -
symposium ;
Symptom Noun -
symptom (indicators and characteristics of the presence of something else) ;
Synagoge Noun -
synagogue ;
Synapse Noun -
synapse ;
Synchronizität Noun -
synchronicity ;
Syndikalismus Noun -
syndicalism ;
Syndikat Noun -
syndicate ;
Syndrom Noun -
syndrome ;
Synekdoche Noun -
synecdoche (certain type of metaphor) ;
Synergetik Noun -
synergetics ;
Synergie Noun -
synergy ;
Synonym Noun -
synonym ;
Synonymie Noun -
synonymy ;
Synopse Noun -
synopsis ;
Synopsis Noun -
synopsis ;
Syntax Noun -
syntax ;
Synthese Noun -
synthesis ;
Synthesegas Noun -
synthesis gas, syngas ;
Synthesizer Noun -
synthesizer ;
Syphilis Noun -
medicine syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease ;
Syrien Proper noun -
Syria ;
System Noun -
system ;
Systemadministrator Noun -
system administrator, sysadmin ;
Systole Noun -
physiology systole ;
Szenario Noun -
scenario ;
Szene Noun -
cene ;
Szepter Noun -
sceptre, scepter ;
São Tomé und Príncipe Proper noun -
São Tomé and Príncipe ;
Säbel Noun -
sabre ;
Säbelrasseln Noun -
sabre-rattling ;
Säbelzahntiger Noun -
sabre-toothed tiger ;
Sächsisch Proper noun -
Saxon, the language of the Saxons ;
Säge Noun -
saw ;
Sägemehl Noun -
sawdust ;
Sägezahn Noun -
saw tooth ;
Säkularismus Noun -
secularism ;
Sämling Noun -
seedling ;
Sänger Noun -
singer, songster ;
Sängerin Noun -
singer (female), songstress ;
Sättigungsbeilage Noun -
starch side dish ;
Säuberung Noun -
purge, cleansing ;
Säufer Noun -
pejorative heavy drinker, pisshead, alcoholic ;
Säuger Noun -
mammal ;
Säugetier Noun -
mammal ;
Säugling Noun -
baby (young human being) ;
Säule Noun -
column, pillar ;
Säure Noun -
acid ;
Séance Noun -
séance ;
Séparée Noun -
Alternative spelling of Separee ;
Söldner Noun -
mercenary ;
Süd Noun -
south (compass point) ;
Südafrika Proper noun -
South Africa ;
Südafrikaner Noun -
a male South African ;
Südafrikanerin Noun -
a female South African ;
Südamerika Proper noun -
South America ;
Südamerikanischer Seelöwe Noun -
south american sea lion ;
Süden Noun -
south (direction) ;

south (region) ;
Südeuropa Proper noun -
Southern Europe (Southern Europe) ;
Südhalbkugel Noun -
southern hemisphere ;
Südkorea Proper noun -
outh Korea ;
Südkoreaner Noun -
South Korean (person from or descended from South Korea) ;
Südlicher Ozean Proper noun -
the Southern Ocean ;
Südlicher Schwarzameisenwürger Noun -
Cocha antshrike ;
Südlicher Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
Peruvian slaty antshrike ;

variable antshrike ;
Südossetien Proper noun -
South Ossetia ;
Südostasien Proper noun -
Southeast Asia (a subregion of Asia) ;
Südpol Noun -
South Pole ;
Südsudan Proper noun -
South Sudan ;
Sühne Noun -
atonement ;
Sülze Noun -
aspic ;
Sümpfen Noun -
to the swamps ;
Sünde Noun -
sin ;
Sündenbock Noun -
scapegoat ;
Sünder Noun -
sinner ;
Süße Noun -
sweetness ;

sweetener ;

sweetie (used for a female) ;
Süßer Noun -
sweetie (used for a male) ;
Süßes oder Saures Interjection -
trick or treat! ;
Süßholz Noun -
liquorice (plant) ;
Süßigkeit Noun -
sweet ;
Süßigkeiten Noun -
sweets ;
Süßreserve Noun -
Literally, "sweet reserve". It is a portion of the unfermented grape juice added to fermented wines to provide the required level of sweetness. ;
Süßstoff Noun -
sweetener ;
Süßwasser Noun -
freshwater ;
Süßwasserfisch Noun -
freshwater fish ;
T Letter -
The twentieth letter of the German alphabet. ;
T-Shirt Noun -
clothing T-shirt, tee ;
TG Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Tiefgarage ;
TU initialism -
Technisch Universität, a university of technology. ;
Tabak Noun -
tobacco ;
Tabakkäfer Noun -
tobacco beetle or cigarette beetle; Lasioderma serricorne ;
Tabea Proper noun -
biblical character qualifier Tabitha ;

given name of biblical origin. ;
Tabelle Noun -
table (grid of data in rows and columns) ;
Tablett Noun -
object on which things are carried tray ;
Tablette Noun -
tablet (pill) ;
Tabu Noun -
taboo ;
Tacho Noun -
odometer ;
Tachometer Noun -
tachometer ;

odometer ;

speedometer ;
Tachyon Noun -
tachyon ;
Tadel Noun -
reproof ;
Tadschike Noun -
Tajik (person) ;
Tadschikisch Noun -
Tajik (language) ;
Tadschikistan Proper noun -
Tajikistan ;
Tafel Noun -
table ;

slab ;

board ;

plaque ;

blackboard ;

plate ;

bar (eg chocolate) ;
Tag Noun -
day ;
Tag Interjection -
hello; (good) day ;
Tag der deutschen Einheit Proper noun -
October 3, German Unity Day, anniversary of German reunification ("Wiedervereinigung") in 1990 ;
Tagebau Noun -
open-pit mining, opencast mining ;
Tagebuch Noun -
journal, diary ;
Tagelöhner Noun -
dated day laborer ;
Tagesanbruch Noun -
dawn (rising of the sun) ;
Tageskarte Noun -
restaurant menu of the day ;

day ticket ;
Tageslicht Noun -
daylight (light from the sun) ;
Tagesordnung Noun -
agenda ;
Tagesstätte Noun -
day care center for children, seniors, or handicapped persons ;
Tageszeit Noun -
time of day (Morgen, Vormittag, Mittag, Nachmittag, Abend, Nacht, Mitternacht) ;

daytime ;
Tageszeitung Noun -
daily (a newspaper that is published every day) ;
Tagpfauenauge Noun -
a butterfly, European peacock caterpillar, Inachis io ;
Tagtraum Noun -
daydream ;
Tagundnachtgleiche Noun -
equinox ;
Taifun Noun -
typhoon ;
Taiga Noun -
taiga (subarctiv zone of coniferous forest) ;
Taikonaut Noun -
taikonaut (Chinese astronaut) ;
Taille Noun -
waist, waistline ;
Taiwaner Noun -
Taiwanese; male living in Taiwan, or pertaining to Taiwan ;
Taiwanisch Proper noun -
Taiwanese (language) ;
Takelage Noun -
rig (the arrangement of masts etc.) ;
Takt Noun -
tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense) ;

music bar, measure ;
Taktik Noun -
tactic, tactics, policy ;
Tal Noun -
valley ;
Talent Noun -
talent ;
Taler Noun -
taler (former unit of currency) ;
Talg Noun -
tallow ;

suet ;
Talgdrüse Noun -
sebaceous gland ;
Talib Noun -
Taliban (member of the Taliban movement or its militia) ;
Talisman Noun -
talisman ;
Talk Noun -
talc ;
Talsohle Noun -
bottom ;

trough, bottom of the economic recession, 'Talsohle' der Rezession ;

sole of a valley, bottom of a valley, ;
Talweg Noun -
geography thalweg ;
Tamara Proper noun -
given name ;
Tamarinde Noun -
tamarind ;
Tampon Noun -
tampon ;
Tanach Proper noun -
Tanakh ;
Tandemschach Noun -
bughouse chess (variant of chess) ;
Tang Noun -
sea-weed ;
Tangens Noun -
trigonometry tangent ;
Tangente Noun -
geometry tangent ;
Tango Noun -
dance tango ;
Tanja Proper noun -
given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s. ;
Tank Noun -
tank (container for liquids or gases) ;
Tankstelle Noun -
gas station ;
Tanne Noun -
fir (genus Abies) ;
Tannenbaum Noun -
fir tree ;

Often refers to a Christmas tree ;
Tannenzapfen Noun -
fir cone ;
Tannin Noun -
tannin ;
Tansania Proper noun -
Tanzania ;
Tansanier Noun -
Tanzanian (a person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent) ;
Tansanierin Noun -
Tanzanian (a person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent) ;
Tantal Noun -
tantalum ;
Tante Noun -
aunt ;
Tante-Emma-Laden Noun -
mom-and-pop grocery store, mom-and-pop convenience store ;
Tantieme Noun -
payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc royalty ;
Tanz Noun -
dance ;
Tanzschule Noun -
ance school ;
Taoismus Noun -
Taoism ;
Tapete Noun -
wallpaper ;
Tapezierspinne Noun -
purseweb spider ;
Tapferkeit Noun -
bravery (being brave) ;
Tapir Noun -
tapir (species of large odd-toed ungulates with a long prehensile upper lip.) ;
Tarantel Noun -
tarantula ;

a spider of the outdated genus Tarentula ;
Tarif Noun -
fee, price ;
Tarnkappe Noun -
cloak of invisibility ;
Tarnkappenbomber Noun -
stealth bomber ;
Tarnung Noun -
camouflage ;
Tasche Noun -
bag ;

pocket ;
Taschenbuch Noun -
paperback ;
Taschendieb Noun -
pickpocket ;
Taschendiebstahl Noun -
pickpocketing ;
Taschengeld Noun -
pocket money ;
Taschenlampe Noun -
flashlight, torch ;
Taschenmesser Noun -
pocketknife ;
Taschenratte Noun -
pocket gopher ;
Taschenrechner Noun -
electronic calculator that fits in a pocket, pocket calculator, hand-held calculator ;
Taschentuch Noun -
handkerchief, tissue ;
Taser Noun -
taser ;
Tasmanien Proper noun -
Tasmania ;
Tasse Noun -
cup ;
Tastatur Noun -
keyboard ;
Taste Noun -
key, button ;
Tastenbelegung Noun -
keyboard layout ;
Tat Noun -
deed ;

act ;
Tatarisch Noun -
Tatar (language) ;
Tatort Noun -
crime scene (location of a crime) ;
Tatsache Noun -
fact (an honest observation) ;
Tatze Noun -
paw ;
Tatzelwurm Noun -
cryptozoology Tatzelwurm ;
Tau Noun -
dew ;

rope ;

tau (greek letter) ;
Taube Noun -
dove, pigeon ;
Taubenhaus Noun -
dovecote ;
Tauber Noun -
pigeon (bird) ;
Taubnessel Noun -
deadnettle ;
Taucher Noun -
diver ;
Taucherin Noun -
a female diver ;
Tauchsieder Noun -
immersion heater ;
Taufe Noun -
baptism ;
Taufliege Noun -
fruit fly, any insect of the insect family Drosophilidae. ;
Taupunkt Noun -
dew point ;
Tausch Noun -
exchange, barter gloss ;
Tauschbörse Noun -
(financial) barter exchange, bartering center, online exchange service ;

(computing) peer-to-peer file sharing service ;

swap meet, place where people exchange things ;
Tausend Noun -
thousand ;
Tautologie Noun -
linguistics,or,logic tautology ;
Taxe Noun -
taxi, cab ;
Taxi Noun -
taxi#Englishtaxi, cab ;
Taxierung Noun -
appraisal ;
Taxifahrer Noun -
taxi driver, cabdriver, cabbie ;
Taxifahrerin Noun -
a female taxi driver ;
Taxonomie Noun -
taxonomy (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms) ;
Taybeere Noun -
tayberry ;
Team Noun -
team ;
Teamgeist Noun -
team spirit ;
Tebibyte Noun -
tebibyte (2^40 bytes) ;
Technetium Noun -
technetium ;
Technik Noun -
technique ;

technology ;
Techniker Noun -
technician ;
Technikerin Noun -
a female technician ;
Technologie Noun -
technology ;
Techtelmechtel Noun -
a hanky-panky (love affair) ;
Teddybär Noun -
A teddybear ;
Tee Noun -
tea ;

golf tee ;
Tee-Ei Noun -
tea ball ;
Teebeutel Noun -
tea bag ;
Teehaus Noun -
teahouse ;
Teekanne Noun -
teapot ;
Teekessel Noun -
teapot ;
Teekesselchen Noun -
A small teapot ;

A word with multiple distinct, unrelated meanings ;
Teelöffel Noun -
teaspoon ;
Teenager Noun -
teenager ;
Teer Noun -
tar ;
Teetasse Noun -
teacup (cup for drinking tea) ;
Teewurst Noun -
very smooth spreadable smoked German sausage. ;
Teheran Proper noun -
Tehran, the capital city of Iran. ;
Teich Noun -
pond ;
Teig Noun -
dough ;
Teil Noun -
(m) part (of a whole) ;

(n) part, piece ;

(n) slang penis (see U.S. slang usage of thing) ;
Teilchen Noun -
physics particle ;
Teilchenbeschleuniger Noun -
particle accelerator, atom smasher ;
Teilchenphysik Noun -
particle physics ;
Teile Noun -
slang ecstasy pills ;
Teilmenge Noun -
subset (mathematics: of a set) ;
Teilnahme Noun -
participation ;
Teilnehmer Noun -
participant ;
Teilnehmerin Noun -
(female) participant ;
Teilung Noun -
division ;
Teilzeit Noun -
part time ;
Teilzeitarbeiter Noun -
part-timer ;
Teint Noun -
complexion ;
Tektonik Noun -
tectonics ;
Telefax Noun -
fax ;
Telefon Noun -
telephone ;
Telefonbuch Noun -
telephone directory (a listing of telephone subscribers) ;
Telefonnummer Noun -
telephone number ;
Telefonrechnung Noun -
Telephone bill ;
Telefonvorwahl Noun -
telephony area code ;
Telefonzelle Noun -
telephone booth ;
Telegramm Noun -
telegram, wire ;
Teleologie Noun -
teleology ;
Telepathie Noun -
telepathy ;
Teleskop Noun -
telescope ;
Telex Noun -
printed message sent via a telex machine ;
Teller Noun -
plate, dish ;
Tellerwäscher Noun -
dishwasher person ;
Tellur Noun -
tellurium ;
Tempel Noun -
temple ;
Temperament Noun -
temperament ;
Temperatur Noun -
temperature ;
Tempo Noun -
pace, rate, speed tempo plural: Tempi ;

Registered trademark for a paper handkerchief brand, but used as a generic term tissue plural: Tempos ;
Tempolimit Noun -
speed limit ;
Tempus Noun -
ense ;
Tendenz Noun -
tendency ;
Tennis Noun -
tennis ;
Tennisball Noun -
tennis ball ;
Tennisschläger Noun -
tennis racket ;
Tenno Noun -
tenno (emperor of Japan) ;
Tennou Noun -
Tennou ;
Tenor Noun -
tenor ;
Tensor Noun -
mathematics tensor ;
Tentakel Noun -
tentacle ;
Teppich Noun -
carpet ;
Teppichboden Noun -
carpeting, carpeted floor ;
Teppichmesser Noun -
utility knife, boxcutter ;
Tepui-Tropfenameisenwürger Noun -
streak-backed antshrike ;
Tequila Noun -
tequila, an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana ;
Terbium Noun -
terbium ;
Terephthalsäure Noun -
terephthalic acid (benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid) ;
Teresa Proper noun -
given name, variant spelling of Theresa. ;
Term Noun -
term (one of the addends in a sum) ;
Termin Noun -
date ;

deadline ;

appointment ;
Terminologie Noun -
terminology ;
Terminus Noun -
term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge) ;
Termite Noun -
termite ;
Terpentin Noun -
turpentine ;
Terraforming Noun -
terraforming (planetary engineering) ;
Terrain Noun -
territory, ground, terrain ;
Terrarium Noun -
terrarium ;
Terrasse Noun -
terrace, patio ;
Terrine Noun -
tureen ;

terrine ;
Territorium Noun -
territory ;
Terror Noun -
terror ;
Terrorismus Noun -
terrorism ;
Terrorist Noun -
terrorist ;
Tertiär Noun -
geology tertiary ;

chemistry tertiary ;
Terz Noun -
music An interval of 3 (kleine Terz) or 4 (große Terz) halftones. ;
Test Noun -
test ;
Testament Noun -
legal testament (last will) ;

religious testament (part of the Bible) ;
Testosteron Noun -
testosterone ;
Tetanus Noun -
tetanus ;
Tetraeder Noun -
geometry tetrahedron ;
Teuerung Noun -
rising prices ;
Teuerungsrate Noun -
rate of price increases ;
Teufel Noun -
devil ;
Teufelsdutzend Noun -
A baker’s dozen, 13 (literally a devil’s dozen). ;
Teufelskreis Noun -
a vicious circle ;
Teufelswels Noun -
Bagarius, a genus of catfish ;
Teuro Noun -
pejorative euro (referring to a rise in price associated with the circulation of the currency) ;
Texas-Klapperschlange Noun -
western diamondback rattlesnake, Texas diamond-back (Crotalus atrox) ;
Text Noun -
text ;

song lyrics ;
Textfeld Noun -
computing text field, input box ;
Textmarker Noun -
highlighter (pen for highlighting) ;
Thaddäus Proper noun -
biblical character Thaddaeus. ;

rare given name. ;
Thailand Proper noun -
Thailand ;
Thailänder Noun -
Thai (person) ;
Thailänderin Proper noun -
Thai (person) ;
Thailändisch Proper noun -
Thai (language) ;
Thal Proper noun -
the name of several locations ;
Thallium Noun -
thallium ;
Thatcherismus Noun -
Thatcherism ;
Theater Noun -
theater, theatre ;
Theismus Noun -
theism ;
Theist Noun -
theist ;
Theisten Noun -
heists ;
Theistin Noun -
theist ;
Theistinnen Noun -
theists ;
Thekla Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Thecla. ;
Thema Noun -
topic, subject, issue ;

music theme ;
Themenpark Noun -
theme park ;
Themse Proper noun -
the river Thames ;
Theodizee Noun -
theodicy (a justification of a deity) ;
Theodor Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Theodore. ;
Theologe Noun -
theologist ;
Theologie Noun -
theology ;
Theologin Noun -
a female theologist ;
Theophanie Noun -
theology theophany ;
Theophilus Proper noun -
biblical character Theophilus ;

rare given name. ;
Theorem Noun -
mathematics theorem ;
Theorie Noun -
theory ;
Therapeut Noun -
therapist ;
Therapie Noun -
therapy ;
Theres Proper noun -
given name, a phonetic rendering of French Thérèse ( =Teresa). ;
Theresa Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Teresa. ;
Therese Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Theresa. ;
Theresia Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Theresa ( =Teresa). ;
Thermochemie Noun -
thermochemistry ;
Thermodynamik Noun -
thermodynamics ;
Thermoelektrizität Noun -
thermoelectricity ;
Thermometer Noun -
thermometer ;
Thermoskanne Noun -
thermos ;
Thermosphäre Noun -
thermosphere ;
Thermostat Noun -
thermostat ;
Thesaurus Noun -
thesaurus ;
These Noun -
thesis ;
Theta Noun -
theta (greek letter) ;
Thirza Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Tirza. ;
Thomas Proper noun -
biblical character Thomas. ;

given name of biblical origin. ;

surname ;
Thor Proper noun -
Norse mythology English, God in Norse mythology. ;
Thorax Noun -
thorax (region of the mammalian body) ;
Thorium Noun -
thorium ;
Thorsten Proper noun -
given name, alternative spelling of Torsten. ;
Thorwald Proper noun -
given name ;
Thread Noun -
thread (computing: unit of execution) ;
Threonin Noun -
threonine (an essential amino acid) ;
Thriller Noun -
thriller (something that thrills) ;
Thrombose Noun -
thrombosis (formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation) ;
Thron Noun -
throne ;

figuratively the monarchy ;
Thulium Noun -
thulium ;
Thunfisch Noun -
tuna ;
Thymian Noun -
thyme ;
Thyristor Noun -
thyristor (semiconductor device) ;
Thüringen Proper noun -
Thuringia. ;
Tiara Noun -
tiara (papal crown) ;
Tibeter Noun -
Tibetan person (male singular and plural) ;
Tibeterin Noun -
a female Tibetan ;
Tibetfuchs Noun -
Tibetan fox ;
Tibetisch Proper noun -
the Tibetan language ;
Ticket Noun -
ticket ;
Tide Noun -
tide ;
Tief Noun -
I>meteorology low ;
Tiefdruckgebiet Noun -
meteorology low pressure area ;
Tiefe Noun -
depth ;
Tiefenmesser Noun -
depth gauge ;
Tiefgarage Noun -
underground parking ;
Tiefkühltruhe Noun -
chest freezer ;
Tiefschlag Noun -
boxing low blow ;
Tiefschutz Noun -
jockstrap ;
Tiefsee Noun -
deep sea ;
Tiegel Noun -
crucible ;
Tier Noun -
animal ;

hunting jargon hind (female red deer) ;
Tierarzt Noun -
veterinarian ;
Tiergarten Noun -
zoo (literally, "animal garden") ;

a district of Berlin, Germany ;
Tierhaltung Noun -
animal husbandry ;
Tierheim Noun -
animal shelter ;
Tierkreis Noun -
astrology zodiac ;
Tierkreiszeichen Noun -
zodiac sign ;
Tierpark Noun -
zoo (park where live animals are exhibited) ;
Tierpfleger Noun -
zoo keeper, stockman ;
Tierquälerei Noun -
cruelty to animals ;
Tierschützer Noun -
animal rights activist ;
Tierärztin Noun -
female veterinarian ;
Tiflis Proper noun -
Tbilisi (capital of Georgia) ;
Tiger Noun -
tiger ;
Tigerhai Noun -
tiger shark ;
Tigris Proper noun -
Tigris ;
Tilde Noun -
tilde ;
Till Proper noun -
given name. ;
Tillmann Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Tilman Proper noun -
given name, variant of Tillmann. ;
Tilmann Proper noun -
given name, variant of Tillmann. ;
Tim Proper noun -
given name, popular in the 2000s. ;

Tintin ;
Timberwolf Noun -
timber wolf, grey wolf, Canis lupus lycaon ;
Timbre Noun -
timbre ;
Timm Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Tim. ;
Timo Proper noun -
given name derived from Timotheus or Dietmar, fashionable since the 1980s. ;
Timon Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Timon, also in modern use. ;
Timotheus Proper noun -
biblical character Timothy. ;
Tina Proper noun -
given name, short for Christina, Bettina, and Martina. ;
Tinnitus Noun -
tinnitus ;
Tinte Noun -
ink ;
Tintenfass Noun -
inkpot, inkwell ;
Tintenfisch Noun -
any member of the Coleoidea subclass of cephalopods; more specifically of cuttlefish, but also of species of octopus, squid etc. ;
Tintenklecks Noun -
blot ;
Tintenstrahldrucker Noun -
inkjet printer ;
Tipi Noun -
tipi, teepee ;
Tippfehler Noun -
typo, typographical error ;
Tirade Noun -
tirade ;
Tirol Proper noun -
Tyrol (state in the west of Austria) ;
Tirza Proper noun -
biblical character Tirzah ;

given name ;
Tisch Noun -
table ;
Tischdecke Noun -
tablecloth ;
Tischfußball Noun -
table soccer, table football, foosball ;
Tischler Noun -
joiner gloss ;
Tischlerei Noun -
joinery ;
Tischnachbar Noun -
The person nearby at the table. ;
Tischtennis Noun -
table tennis, ping pong ;
Tischtuch Noun -
tablecloth ;
Titan Noun -
titanium ;

Titan (giant) ;
Titel Noun -
title ;
Titelseite Noun -
front page ;
Titoismus Noun -
Titoism ;
Titte Noun -
slang tit (a woman's breast) ;
Tizian Proper noun -
Titian. ;

given name ;
Tjost Noun -
oust ;
Tmesis Noun -
tmesis ;
Toast Noun -
toast (toasted bread or salutation) ;
Toast Hawaii Noun -
An open sandwich consisting of a slice of toast with ham, pineapple and cheese, grilled from above. ;
Toaster Noun -
toaster ;
Tobak Noun -
archaic tobacco ;
Tobias Proper noun -
biblical characterTobias ;

given name ;
Tochter Noun -
daughter ;
Tod Noun -
death ;
Todesangst Noun -
fear of death ;
Todesengel Noun -
angel of death (a personification of death) ;
Todesfall Noun -
death ;

event of ;
Todesmarsch Noun -
death march ;
Todesstoß Noun -
deathblow ;
Todesstrafe Noun -
capital punishment (punishment by death) ;
Todestrieb Noun -
death drive, death instinct ;
Todesurteil Noun -
death warrant, execution warrant ;
Todeszelle Noun -
death row ;
Todsünde Noun -
deadly sin ;
Tofu Noun -
tofu ;
Toga Noun -
toga (loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Rome) ;
Togo Proper noun -
Togo ;
Togoer Noun -
Togolese (A person from Togo or of Togolese descent) ;
Toilette Noun -
toilet ;

toilette ;
Toilettenpapier Noun -
toilet paper (paper on a roll) ;
Tokelauisch Noun -
Tokelauan (person from Tokelau or of Tokelauan descent) ;
Tokio Proper noun -
Tokyo, capital city of Japan ;
Toleranz Noun -
tolerance ;
Tollkirsche Noun -
deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna ;
Tollwut Noun -
rabies ;
Toluol Noun -
toluene (liquid hydrocarbon) ;
Tom Proper noun -
given name borrowed from etyl. ;
Tomahawk Noun -
tomahawk ;
Tomate Noun -
Tomato. (plant, fruit of this plant) ;
Tomatenmark Noun -
tomato paste ;
Tomatensaft Noun -
tomato juice ;
Ton Noun -
clay ;

tone ;
Tonarm Noun -
tone arm ;
Tonart Noun -
scale of musical notes key ;
Tonfilm Noun -
sound film ;
Tonga Proper noun -
Tonga ;
Tongaer Noun -
Tongan (person from Tonga or of Tongan descent) ;
Tongaerin Noun -
Tongan (person from Tonga or of Tongan descent) ;
Tongaisch Proper noun -
Tongan (Tongan language) ;
Tonleiter Noun -
scale (series of notes) ;
Tonnage Noun -
tonnage ;
Tonne Noun -
tun ;

ton ;

tonne, metric ton ;

barrel, cask ;
Tonsillitis Noun -
pathology,scientific terminology tonsillitis ;
Tonspur Noun -
soundtrack (only 1 a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures) ;
Tontaube Noun -
clay pigeon ;
Topf Noun -
Pot (sense 1) ;
Topfblume Noun -
potted flower ;
Topfen Noun -
quark (soft creamy cheese) ;
Topfpflanze Noun -
potted plant ;
Topologie Noun -
computing,or,mathematics topology ;
Toponym Noun -
toponym, place name ;
Tor Noun -
gate, (a building with) a big doorway ;

gate, a big door ;

goal (in soccer and ballgames) ;

fool ;
Torben Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from etyl Torben. ;
Torero Noun -
toreador, torero ;
Torf Noun -
peat ;
Torheit Noun -
folly ;
Torhüter Noun -
sports goalkeeper ;
Torlinie Noun -
football goal line ;
Tornado Noun -
tornado ;
Torpedo Noun -
torpedo (weapon) ;
Torschlusspanik Noun -
Torschlusspanik ;
Torschütze Noun -
scorer, goal scorer ;
Torso Noun -
torso ;
Torsten Proper noun -
given name borrowed from Danish, popular in the 1960s and 1970s. ;
Torte Noun -
cake ;
Tortendiagramm Noun -
pie chart ;
Tortur Noun -
mostly used in a non-physical or figurative context torture ;

ordeal ;
Torus Noun -
torus (shape) ;
Torwart Noun -
goalkeeper, goal keeper ;
Toskana Proper noun -
Tuscany ;
Toteis Noun -
dead ice (former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier) ;
Totenglocke Noun -
death knell (tolling of a bell announcing death) ;
Totenkopf Noun -
skull (cranium) ;
Totenkopffahne Noun -
Jolly Roger ;
Totenkopfflagge Noun -
Jolly Roger ;
Totenkopfäffchen Noun -
squirrel monkey ;
Totenmesse Noun -
requiem (a mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person) ;
Totentrompete Noun -
black chanterelle (mushroom) ;
Toter Noun -
cadaver; corpse gloss ;
Totes Meer Proper noun -
the Dead Sea ;
Totschlag Noun -
manslaughter ;
Toupet Noun -
toupee ;
Tour Noun -
tour ;
Tourismus Noun -
tourism ;
Tourist Noun -
tourist ;
Tournee Noun -
artists,or,entertainers,or,sports tour ;
Tower Noun -
control tower (for air traffic) ;
Tower Proper noun -
Tower of London ;
Toxikologe Noun -
toxicologist ;
Toxikologie Noun -
toxicology ;
Toxin Noun -
toxin ;
Toypudel Noun -
a toy poodle between 25 and 28 cm ;
Trachea Noun -
trachea ;
Tracht Noun -
traditional costume ;
Tradition Noun -
tradition ;
Tragbahre Noun -
stretcher, gurney ;
Trage Noun -
stretcher ;
Tragikomödie Noun -
tragicomedy ;
Tragödie Noun -
tragedy ;
Trainer Noun -
trainer, coach ;
Training Noun -
training ;
Trakt Noun -
tract (a series of connected body organs) ;
Traktat Noun -
tract (a brief treatise) ;
Traktor Noun -
tractor (a vehicle used in farms) ;
Trampel Noun -
an insensitive or coarse person clod ;
Trampelpfad Noun -
trail (path in formerly pathless area created by people or animals through frequent walking along the same line) ;
Trampeltier Noun -
camel (beast of burden) ;
Tramper Noun -
hitchhiker ;
Trampolin Noun -
trampoline ;
Trance Noun -
trance ;
Tranche Noun -
tranche ;
Trank Noun -
potion ;
Transaktion Noun -
transaction ;
Transfer Noun -
transfer ;
Transformation Noun -
transformation ;
Transformator Noun -
transformer (electrical device) ;
Transfusion Noun -
medicine The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another. ;

The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another. ;
Transistor Noun -
transistor ;
Transit Noun -
transit ;
Transkription Noun -
transliteration ;
Translation Noun -
translation (motion without deformation or rotation) ;
Transparent Noun -
banner ;
Transparenz Noun -
transparency ;
Transplantation Noun -
medicine transplantation ;
Transport Noun -
transport, transportation ;
Transpressionismus Noun -
transpressionism ;
Transvestit Noun -
transvestite person ;
Transzendentalismus Noun -
transcendentalism ;
Trapez Noun -
trapeze, trapezium (gymnastics, sailing) ;

trapezoid (US geometry); trapezium (UK geometry) ;

Trapezium Cluster (astronomy) ;

windsurfing harness ;
Trasse Noun -
track and roadbed of a railway or road line ;
Trassee Noun -
I>Switzerland line track and roadbed of a railway or road ;
Tratsch Noun -
gossip ;
Traube Noun -
grape ;

bunch of grapes ;
Traubenlese Noun -
vintage (yield of grapes during one season) ;
Traubensaft Noun -
grape juice ;
Traubenzucker Noun -
grape sugar, glucose, fructose ;
Trauer Noun -
mourning ;
Trauerameisenwürger Noun -
glossy antshrike ;
Trauerschwan Noun -
black swan (Cygnus atratus) ;
Trauerweide Noun -
eeping willow, Peking willow (tree) ;
Traum Noun -
dream ;
Trauma Noun -
trauma ;
Traumurlaub Noun -
dream vacation ;
Traurigkeit Noun -
sadness, unhappiness ;
Trauring Noun -
wedding ring ;
Traute Proper noun -
given name. ;
Trecker Noun -
tractor ;
Tredezillion Cardinal number -
A long scale tredecillion, 10^78. ;
Treff Noun -
card games clubs ;

meeting point ;
Treffen Noun -
a meeting ;
Treffer Noun -
hit (blow, punch) ;
Treffpunkt Noun -
meeting place ;
Treibeis Noun -
drift ice ;
Treiber Noun -
computing driver ;

hunting beater ;
Treibhaus Noun -
greenhouse ;
Treibhauseffekt Noun -
greenhouse effect ;
Treibhausgas Noun -
greenhouse gas ;
Treibholz Noun -
driftwood ;
Treibsand Noun -
quicksand, silt ;
Treibstoff Noun -
fuel ;
Trema Noun -
trema (diacritic mark, two dots above the letter) ;
Trend Noun -
trend ;
Trennung Noun -
A separation, parting ;
Treppe Noun -
stairs ;
Treppenhaus Noun -
tairwell ;
Treppennatter Noun -
ladder snake (Rhinechis scalaris) ;
Treppenwitz Noun -
"Staircase wit", a devastating rejoinder thought of only after leaving the scene of the debate. ;

afterwit ;
Tresor Noun -
safe, vault ;
Tresse Noun -
uniforms lace, plait ;
Tretauto Noun -
pedal car ;
Tretlager Noun -
bottom bracket ;
Tretmühle Noun -
treadwheel, treadmill ;
Treue Noun -
faithfulness ;
Treuhänder Noun -
fiduciary, trustee ;
Triangel Noun -
triangle (musical instrument) ;
Trias Noun -
geology Triassic ;
Triathlon Noun -
triathlon ;
Tribometer Noun -
physics tribometer (device to measure the friction of a surface) ;
Tribunal Noun -
an assembly of one or more judges to conduct judicial business ;

a court, especially one set up to hold a trial against a certain crime or group of crimes ;

the seat of a judge ;
Tribut Noun -
tribute (payment made by one nation to another in submission) ;
Tribüne Noun -
for a speaker platform, rostrum ;

seating area grandstand ;
Trichomanie Noun -
trichotillomania ;
Trichter Noun -
funnel ;
Trichterspinne Noun -
araneomorph funnel-web spider (Agelenidae) ;
Trick Noun -
trick. ;

ruse. ;

gimmick. ;
Trickbetrüger Noun -
conman, con artist ;
Trieb Noun -
sprout ;

psychology drive gloss ;
Triebleben der Klänge Noun -
Chordal life force. ;
Triebwerk Noun -
engine of an aircraft ;
Trier Proper noun -
Trier (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Triest Proper noun -
Trieste ;
Trigonometrie Noun -
trigonometry ;
Trikot Noun -
sport shirt jersey ;
Trillion Cardinal number -
quintillion (10^18) ;
Trimester Noun -
trimester, third part of an academic year ;
Trinidad und Tobago Proper noun -
Trinidad and Tobago ;
Trinker Noun -
drinker ;
Trinkgeld Noun -
tip (A small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.) ;
Trinkspruch Noun -
toast (salutation) ;
Trinkwasser Noun -
drinking water ;
Trip Noun -
drugs,or,short journey trip ;
Tripelpunkt Noun -
thermodynamics triple point ;
Tripolis Proper noun -
Tripoli (capital of Libya) ;
Triskaidekaphobie Noun -
triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13.) ;
Tristan Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Tristan. ;
Tristesse Noun -
sadness, misery ;
Tritium Noun -
tritium ;

(hydrogen isotope, chemical symbol: T) ;
Tritt Noun -
step ;
Trittbrett Noun -
footboard ;
Trittbrettfahrer Noun -
idiomatic freeloader ;
Triumph Noun -
triumph ;
Triumphbogen Noun -
triumphal arch ;
Trockenbeerenauslese Noun -
Wine produced from specially selected semi-dehydrated grapes afflicted with noble rot. ;
Trockner Noun -
dryer, clothes dryer ;

dehumidifier ;
Trog Noun -
trough ;
Troika Noun -
troika ;
Troja Proper noun -
Troy ;
Trojaner Noun -
person from Troy Trojan ;

computing trojan ;
Troll Noun -
troll (fictitious creature in mythology and literature) ;

internet troll ;
Trommel Noun -
drum ;

barrel ;
Trommelbremse Noun -
drum brake ;
Trommelfell Noun -
eardrum ;

drumhead ;
Trommelralle Noun -
invisible rail ;
Trommler Noun -
drummer, one who plays the drums ;
Trompe Noun -
architecture squinch ;
Trompete Noun -
trumpet (musical instrument) ;
Tropen Noun -
tropics ;
Tropfen Noun -
drop ;
Trophäe Noun -
trophy ;
Troposphäre Noun -
troposphere ;
Trost Noun -
consolation ;
Trostpreis Noun -
consolation prize ;
Trottel Noun -
idiot ;
Trottoir Noun -
sidewalk ;
Trotz Noun -
defiance ;
Trotzkismus Noun -
trotskyism (the political philosophy named after Leon Trotsky) ;
Trubel Noun -
turbulence, confusion ;
Trude Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Gertrude. ;
Trugschluss Noun -
fallacy (false argument) ;
Truhe Noun -
chest (box) ;
Trumpf Noun -
trump ;
Trunk Noun -
archaic drink ;
Trupp Noun -
troop ;
Truppe Noun -
troupe (company of actors, etc.) ;

military force ;

military,no plural forces ;
Truthahn Noun -
turkey ;
Tryptophan Noun -
tryptophan (amino acid) ;
Träger Noun -
carrier ;
Trägheit Noun -
physics,or,figuratively inertia ;
Träne Noun -
tear ;
Tränengas Noun -
tear gas ;
Träume Noun -
dreams ;
Träumer Noun -
dreamer ;
Tröpfchen Noun -
droplet (very small drop) ;
Trüffel Noun -
truffle ;
Trüffelschwein Noun -
truffle pig, truffle hog ;
Trümmer Noun -
ruins ;
Tsatsiki Noun -
Tzatziki, tzadziki, or tsatsiki, a Greek meze or appetizer, made of strained yoghurt with cucumbers, garlic, salt and spices ;
Tschad Proper noun -
Chad (country in central Africa) ;
Tschaike Noun -
tschaike ;
Tscheche Noun -
Czech (person) ;
Tschechen Noun -
Czech (person) ;
Tschechien Proper noun -
Czechia (country in Europe) ;
Tschechin Noun -
Czech (person) ;
Tschechisch Proper noun -
Czech (language) ;
Tschechische Republik Proper noun -
Czech Republic (country in Central Europe) ;
Tschechoslowake Noun -
a male Czechoslovakian ;
Tschechoslowakei Proper noun -
Czechoslovakia ;
Tschechoslowakin Noun -
a female Czechoslovakian ;
Tschernken Noun -
climbing boot, mountain boot ;

nail for climbing boots ;
Tschernobyl Proper noun -
Chernobyl ;
Tschetschenien Proper noun -
Chechnya (federal subject of Russia) ;
Tschetschenisch Proper noun -
Chechen (language) ;
Tschik Noun -
cigarette ;

cigarette but ;
Tschuktschisch Proper noun -
Chukchi (language) ;
Tschusch Noun -
(Austria) (derogative) colloquial a person of slavic or oriental origin ;
Tsd. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Tausend ;
Tsunami Noun -
tsunami (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean) ;
Tuba Noun -
tuba ;
Tube Noun -
tube (container) ;

Fallopian tube ;
Tuberkulose Noun -
tuberculosis (infectious disease) ;
Tuch Noun -
cloth ;
Tugend Noun -
virtue ;
Tukan Noun -
A toucan (bird) ;

Tucana (star constellation) ;
Tulpe Noun -
tulip ;
Tumor Noun -
tumor, tumour ;
Tumult Noun -
tumult, ruckus, row ;
Tunesien Proper noun -
Tunisia ;
Tunesier Noun -
Tunisian (male person from Tunisia) ;
Tunesierin Noun -
Tunisian (female person from Tunisia) ;
Tunichtgut Noun -
ne'er-do-well ;
Tunnel Noun -
tunnel ;
Tunnelblick Noun -
tunnel vision ;
Tunte Noun -
slang queen (male homosexual) ;
Tupamaros West-Berlin Proper noun -
a small German left-wing group that carried out a series of bombings and arsons at the end of the 1960s ;
Tupel Noun -
tuple (in set theory) ;
Tupperparty Noun -
a Tupperware party ;
Turban Noun -
turban ;
Turbine Noun -
turbine ;
Turbulenz Noun -
turbulence ;
Turin Proper noun -
Turin ;
Turing-Test Noun -
Turing test ;
Turkmenisch Noun -
Turkmen (language spoken in Turkmenistan) ;
Turkmenistan Proper noun -
Turkmenistan ;
Turku Proper noun -
Turku (city in Finland) ;
Turm Noun -
tower ;

chess rook ;
Turmfalke Noun -
kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) ;
Turner Noun -
a male gymnast ;
Turnerin Noun -
a female gymnast ;
Turnhose Noun -
gym shorts ;
Turnier Noun -
tournament ;
Turnschuh Noun -
gymnastic shoe ;

general athletic shoe, sport shoe ;
Turnus Noun -
rotation (regular change) ;
Turteltaube Noun -
turtle dove, turtledove ;
Tussi Noun -
slang chick, girl (epecialy an all dressed up and made up one) ;
Tutanchamun Proper noun -
Tutankhamon ;
Tutu Noun -
tutu (ballet skirt) ;
Tuvalu Proper noun -
Tuvalu ;
Twist Noun -
dancing twist ;
Typ Noun -
type ;

sometimes a guy ;

Schau mal den komischen 'Typ' da drüben! ;
Type Noun -
a type in typesetting ;

a type of a typewriter or some kinds of printer ;

dated: an unspecified person referred to in a somewhat respectless way; bloke. ;
Typisierung Noun -
computing typing (act of a type system associating types with each computed value) ;
Typsystem Noun -
computing type system ;
Tyrann Noun -
tyrant ;
Tyrannei Noun -
tyranny ;
Tyrrhenisches Meer Proper noun -
Tyrrhenian Sea (Part of the Mediterranean Sea) ;
Tänzer Noun -
dancer ;
Tänzerin Noun -
female dancer. ;
Täter Noun -
doer ;

legal delinquent, offender ;
Tätigkeit Noun -
activity ;

job ;
Tätowieren Noun -
tattoo (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface) ;
Tätowierung Noun -
tattoo ;
Täuschung Noun -
deception ;
Tölpel Noun -
gannet (sea bird) ;

clumsy gloss ;
Töpfer Noun -
Potter ;
Töpferei Noun -
workshop,or,craft pottery ;
Töpferscheibe Noun -
potter's wheel ;
Töpferware Noun -
ceramic wares that contain clay pottery ;
Tüftler Noun -
person who tinkers with things tinkerer ;
Tümpel Noun -
pool ;
Tüpfel Noun -
pit ;
Tüpfelwollrücken Noun -
Guianan slaty antshrike ;
Tür Noun -
a door ;
Türke Noun -
a person from Turkey. ;
Türkei Proper noun -
Turkey (country) ;
Türkenbund Noun -
Common Turk's Cap Lily, Martagon Lily (Lilum martagon) ;
Türkentaube Noun -
collared dove ;
Türkin Noun -
a female person from Turkey, a female Turk ;
Türkis Noun -
turquoise (gemstone) ;
Türkisch Proper noun -
Turkish language ;
Türkische Pizza Noun -
a kind of wrap mostly sold as a turkish snack, originally called lahmacun;turkish pizza. ;
Türkische Wurst Noun -
a special kind of red Turkish sausage, originally called sucuk, with garlic and cumin. ;
Türklopfer Noun -
door knocker ;
Türsteher Noun -
doorman, bouncer ;
Tüte Noun -
(paper/plastic) bag ;

(slang) joint (marijuana cigarette) ;
U Letter -
The twenty-first letter of the German alphabet. ;
U-Bahn Noun -
An underground railway, subway ;
U-Boot Noun -
a U-boat or submarine ;
U-Haft Noun -
law enforcement Short for Untersuchungshaft ;
UFO initialism -
UFO ('U'nidentifiziertes 'F'lug'o'bjekt) ;
UFO Noun -
UFO ;
UKW Initialism -
Ultrakurzwelle ;
US-Dollar Noun -
US dollar (official currency of the United States) ;
UdSSR abbreviation -
USSR ;
Udo Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Otto. ;
Uecker Proper noun -
A river in north-eastern Germany which flows into the Szczecin Lagoon. ;
Ufer Noun -
shore ;

of a river bank ;
Uferschwalbe Noun -
sand martin, Riparia riparia ;
Ufologe Noun -
ufologist ;
Ufologie Noun -
ufology ;
Uganda Proper noun -
Uganda ;
Ugander Noun -
Ugandan (A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent) ;
Uganderin Noun -
Ugandan (A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent) ;
Uhr Noun -
clock, watch ;

hour, as in Es ist fünf Uhr (it is five o'clock) ;

~uhr: an instrument to measure something passing by (compare Wasseruhr, Gasuhr) ;
Uhrmacher Noun -
clockmaker ;
Uhrwerk Noun -
clockwork ;
Uhrzeigersinn Noun -
clockwise direction ;
Uhrzeit Noun -
time, time of day gloss ;
Uhu Noun -
Eurasian Eagle-owl, Bubo bubo (bird, owl species) ;

glue brand name ;
Ukas Noun -
ukase (proclamation from the Russian ruler) ;
Ukelei Noun -
bleak (fish) ;
Ukraine Proper noun -
Ukraine ;
Ukrainer Noun -
Ukrainian (ethnic/citizen) ;
Ukrainerin Noun -
female Ukrainian (ethnic/citizen) ;
Ukrainisch Noun -
Ukrainian (language) ;
Ulme Noun -
elm ;
Ulrich Proper noun -
given name popular in Germany since Middle Ages; cognate to English Ulric and Scandinavian Ulrik. ;
Ultimatum Noun -
ultimatum ;
Ultraleichtflugzeug Noun -
aircraft ultralight ;
Ultraschall Noun -
ultrasound (sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing) ;
Umarmung Noun -
embrace, hug ;
Umbrien Proper noun -
Umbria (region of Italy) ;
Umbruch Noun -
figuratively upheaval ;
Umdrehung Noun -
a single cycle of rotation ;
Umfang Noun -
mathematics circumference ;

extent, scale ;
Umfeld Noun -
environment (political or social setting, arena or condition) ;
Umfrage Noun -
survey ;
Umgangssprache Noun -
colloquial language, vernacular ;
Umgebung Noun -
environment (area around something) ;
Umhang Noun -
A cloak ;
Umkreis Noun -
surroundings ;

circumcircle ;

compass (area) ;
Umlaufbahn Noun -
orbit (of a planet or satellite) ;
Umlaut Noun -
umlaut ;

The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel to indicate such assimilation: ä, ö, ü. ;

one of the German letters ä, ö, ü ;
Umleitung Noun -
redirection, rerouting, detour ;
Umriss Noun -
outline (line marking the boundary of an object figure) ;
Umschalttaste Noun -
shift key ;
Umschlag Noun -
envelope ;

medicine compress ;

economics turnover ;
Umsiedlung Noun -
resettlement ;
Umstand Noun -
circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident) ;
Umstandswort Noun -
grammar adverb ;
Umverteilung Noun -
redistribution ;
Umweg Noun -
detour (a diversion or deviation from one's original route) ;
Umwelt Noun -
environment (area around something) ;
Umweltschützer Noun -
environmentalist ;
Umwertung Noun -
revaluation ;

re-evaluation ;

philosophy transvaluation ;
Umwälzung Noun -
upheaval ;
Umzug Noun -
change of residence move, removal ;

parade ;
Unabhängigkeit Noun -
independence ;
Unabhängigkeitserklärung Noun -
declaration of independence ;
Unannehmlichkeit Noun -
inconvenience ;
Unanständigkeit Noun -
indecency ;
Unband Noun -
tomboy, hoyden ;
Unbeständigkeit Noun -
instability, unsteadiness ;

fickleness ;
Unbinilium Noun -
unbinilium (suspected chemical element) ;
Undezillion Cardinal number -
A long scale undecillion, 10^66. ;
Unding Noun -
nonsense ;

something that is absurd or morally not justified; mostly used in the idiom: ein Unding sein ;
Unfall Noun -
accident ;
Unfehlbarkeit Noun -
infallibility ;

papal infallibility ;
Unfruchtbarkeit Noun -
infertility ;
Unfug Noun -
nonsense ;

mischief ;
Unfähigkeit Noun -
inability ;
Ungar Noun -
male Hungarian (person). ;
Ungarin Noun -
Hungarian qualifier ;
Ungarisch Proper noun -
Hungarian language ;
Ungarn Proper noun -
Hungary ;
Ungeduld Noun -
impatience (quality of being impatient) ;
Ungeheuer Noun -
monster ;
Ungehorsam Noun -
disobedience ;
Ungenauigkeit Noun -
inaccuracy ;
Ungerechtigkeit Noun -
injustice ;
Ungewissheit Noun -
uncertainty ;
Ungeziefer Noun -
vermin ;

Items of a disgusting nature, Things that are dirty: bugs, dirt ;
Ungka Noun -
agile gibbon, black-handed gibbon (Hylobates agilis) ;
Ungleichgewicht Noun -
imbalance ;

disequilibrium ;
Ungleichung Noun -
inequality (a statement that one quantity is less (or greater) than another) ;
Ungläubige Noun -
nonbeliever ;

religion infidel ;
Unglück Noun -
bad luck, misfortune ;

accident, calamity, catastrophe ;
Unheil Noun -
calamity (an event resulting in great loss) ;
Uni Noun -
colloquial uni ;
Uniform Noun -
uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group) ;
Unikat Noun -
one of a kind (one-of-a-kind) ;
Union Noun -
union ;
Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken Noun -
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ;
Universität Noun -
university ;
Universum Noun -
universe ;
Unkameradschaftlichkeit Noun -
iterally "uncompanionshipliness", i. e. the state or quality of not conforming to the companion. ;
Unke Noun -
Fire-bellied toad, (genus Bombina) ;
Unklarheit Noun -
unclearness ;
Unkonventionelle Spreng- und Brandvorrichtung Noun -
improvised explosive device (explosive weapon) ;
Unkraut Noun -
weed, weeds (unwanted plant) ;
Unmenge Noun -
huge amount ;
Unmensch Noun -
inhuman person brute ;
Unmenschlichkeit Noun -
inhumanity ;
Unordnung Noun -
disorder (absence of order) ;
Unparteiische Noun -
someone who is impartial ;

sports referee ;
Unperson Noun -
nonperson ;
Unrecht Noun -
injustice ;

wrongdoing ;
Unregelmäßigkeit Noun -
irregularity, anomaly ;
Unschärferelation Noun -
(quantum physics) uncertainty principle ;
Unsicherheit Noun -
uncertainty ;

insecurity ;
Unsinn Noun -
nonsense ;
Unsterblichkeit Noun -
immortality ;
Unsumme Noun -
huge sum ;
Unterarm Noun -
forearm (part of the arm) ;
Unterbegriff Noun -
hyponym ;
Unterbewusstsein Noun -
subconscious mind ;
Unterbrechung Noun -
interruption ;
Unterdruck Noun -
underpressure ;
Unterdrückung Noun -
oppression ;
Unterernährung Noun -
undernourishment ;
Unterfangen Noun -
ndertaking ;
Untergang Noun -
fall, downfall ;

nautical sinking ;

astronomy setting ;
Untergrund Noun -
subsoil ;

underground ;
Untergrundbahn Noun -
underground railway ;
Unterhalt Noun -
alimony (a court-enforced allowance) ;
Unterhaltung Noun -
conversation ;

entertainment ;
Unterhemd Noun -
undershirt ;
Unterholz Noun -
underbrush, underwood, undergrowth ;
Unterhose Noun -
undershorts, underpants ;
Unterkunft Noun -
accommodation (lodging) ;
Unterlass Noun -
non-gloss definition ;
Unterleib Noun -
abdomen (belly) ;
Untermensch Noun -
derogatory An inferior person; a subhuman. ;
Unternehmen Noun -
business, enterprise, company ;

undertaking ;

military operation ;
Unternehmen Eiche Noun -
literally "operation oak"; The daring rescue of Benito Mussolini by German special forces in World War II. ;
Unternehmer Noun -
entrepreneur ;
Unternehmertum Noun -
entrepreneurship ;
Unterricht Noun -
class, instruction, education ;
Unterrock Noun -
petticoat (woman's garment worn under a skirt) ;
Unterscheidung Noun -
differentiation, discrimination ;
Unterschied Noun -
difference ;
Unterschlupf Noun -
shelter, hiding place ;
Unterschrift Noun -
a signature ;

text placed and relating to an image or table. ;
Unterseeboot Noun -
submarine ;
Unterstrich Noun -
(character) underscore ;
Unterstützung Noun -
support ;
Untersuchung Noun -
examination, investigation ;
Untersuchungshaft Noun -
law enforcement remand ;
Untertan Noun -
citizen in a monarchy subject ;
Untertasse Noun -
saucer ;
Untertitel Noun -
subtitle ;
Unterwelt Noun -
underworld ;
Unterwäsche Noun -
underwear ;
Unterwürfigkeit Noun -
submissiveness ;
Untätigkeit Noun -
inactivity, idleness ;
Ununbium Noun -
ununbium ;
Ununhexium Noun -
ununhexium ;
Ununoctium Noun -
ununoctium ;
Ununpentium Noun -
ununpentium ;
Ununquadium Noun -
ununquadium ;
Ununseptium Noun -
ununseptium ;
Ununtrium Noun -
ununtrium ;
Unvermögen Noun -
inability, incapacity ;
Unverschämtheit Noun -
cheekiness, impudence, impertinence ;
Unvollständigkeit Noun -
incompleteness ;
Unvorhersehbarkeit Noun -
contingency, unpredictability ;
Unwahrheit Noun -
untruth ;
Unwetter Noun -
severe weather ;
Unwiderstehlichkeit Noun -
irresistibility ;
Unwägbarkeit Noun -
imponderable ;
Unze Noun -
ounce ;
Unzufriedenheit Noun -
discontent, dissatisfaction ;
Unzuverlässigkeit Noun -
unreliability (the quality of being unreliable) ;
Ur Noun -
aurochs ;
Uran Noun -
uranium ;
Uraninit Noun -
uraninite ;
Uranus Proper noun -
Uranus qualifier ;
Urbanistik Noun -
urbanism (study of cities) ;
Ureinwohner Noun -
native inhabitant (often applied to indigenous people) ;
Urenkel Noun -
great-grandchild ;
Urgeschichte Noun -
prehistory ;
Urgroßmutter Noun -
great-grandmother ;
Urgroßvater Noun -
great-grandfather ;
Urheber Noun -
author ;
Urheberrecht Noun -
copyright ;
Uria Proper noun -
biblical character Uriah ;
Urin Noun -
urine ;
Urinal Noun -
urinal ;
Urinstein Noun -
urine scale ;
Urknall Noun -
Big Bang ;
Urkunde Noun -
certificate, deed ;
Urkundenbuch Noun -
a book holding a collection of medieval certificates or documents with a common subject like a family or geographic area -> register ;
Urlaub Noun -
leave ;

holiday ;

vacation ;
Urne Noun -
urn ;
Urologe Noun -
urologist ;
Urologie Noun -
urology ;
Urs Proper noun -
given name. Common in Switzerland, rare in other German-speaking countries. ;
Ursache Noun -
cause (source or reason of an event or action) ;
Urschrei Noun -
psychology primal scream ;
Urschrift Noun -
original document ;
Ursprache Noun -
proto-language ;
Ursprung Noun -
origin ;
Ursula Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin, very popular from the 1930s to the 1960s. ;
Ursuppe Noun -
primordial soup ;
Ursünde Noun -
Christianity original sin ;
Urteil Noun -
judgement, verdict ;
Urtier Noun -
protozoon, protozoan ;
Urtier Proper noun -
a river in the Aosta Valley in north-western Italy ;
Uruguay Proper noun -
Uruguay ;
Uruguayer Noun -
Uruguayan (a person from Uruguay) ;
Urvogel Noun -
Archaeopteryx ;
Urwald Noun -
primeval forest ;

jungle ;
Urzeit Noun -
An unspecified time period extremely long ago, prehistoric times ;
Usance Noun -
practice, usage ;
Usbeke Noun -
Uzbek (a person) ;
Usbekin Noun -
Uzbek (a person) ;
Usbekisch Proper noun -
Uzbek (the language) ;
Usbekistan Proper noun -
Uzbekistan ;
Uschi Proper noun -
A diminutive of the female given name Ursula. ;
Usus Noun -
custom (long-established practice) ;
Uta Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Ute. ;
Ute Proper noun -
given name ;
Utensil Noun -
mostly used in plural utensil ;
Utensilien Noun -
paraphernalia ;
Utilitarismus Noun -
utilitarianism (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people") ;
Utopie Noun -
utopia ;
Utopismus Noun -
utopianism ;
Utopist Noun -
utopian ;
Uvula Noun -
anatomy uvula ;
Uwe Proper noun -
given name popular from the 1930s to the 1960s. ;
V Letter -
The twenty-second letter of the German alphabet. ;
V-Mann Noun -
an undercover agent working for the police or a secret service ;
VB Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Vereinbarung or Verhandlungsbasis ;
VHB Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Verhandlungsbasis ;
VHS initialism -
Volkshochschule ;
VPG initialism -
Vielseitigkeitsprüfung für Gebrauchshunde. Eng. Versatility examination for working dogs. The name and abbreviation for working dog titles awarded by dog organizations other than the SV and other German Shepherd Dog organizations. Equivalent to SchH. See also IPO. ;
VRCh Initialism -
PRC ;
VS Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Verhandlungssache ;
VVK abbreviation -
Vorverkauf, an abbreviation often found on concert or event tickets indicating a presale price as opposed to AK for the price at the evening of the event ;
Vaduz Proper noun -
Vaduz ;
Vagabund Noun -
a vagabond ;
Vagheit Noun -
vagueness ;
Vagina Noun -
anatomy vagina ;
Vaginismus Noun -
vaginismus ;
Vagusnerv Noun -
vagus nerve (cranial nerve) ;
Vakuum Noun -
vacuum ;
Valentin Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Valentine. ;
Valentinstag Noun -
Valentine's Day ;
Valerie Proper noun -
given name ;
Valletta Proper noun -
Valletta ;
Vampir Noun -
vampire ;
Vanadium Noun -
vanadium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 23). ;
Vandale Noun -
vandal ;
Vandalen Noun -
vandals ;
Vandalismus Noun -
vandalism ;
Vanessa Proper noun -
given name recently borrowed from etyl. ;
Vanille Noun -
vanilla ;
Vanuatu Proper noun -
Vanuatu ;
Vanuatuer Noun -
Vanuatuan (A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent) ;
Vanuatuerin Noun -
Vanuatuan (A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent) ;
Variable Noun -
mathematics variable ;
Variante Noun -
variant ;

board games variation ;
Variation Noun -
variation ;
Varietee Noun -
variety theater ;
Varieté Noun -
Alternative spelling of Varietee ;
Vasall Noun -
vassal, liege ;
Vase Noun -
vase ;
Vater Noun -
father ;
Vaterfigur Noun -
father figure ;
Vaterland Noun -
fatherland, homeland: the land from which one originates ;
Vatertag Noun -
Father's Day ;
Vati Noun -
colloquial dad; pops ;
Vatikan Proper noun -
Vatican, Vatican City ;
Vatikanstadt Proper noun -
Vatican City ;
Vau Noun -
the Roman letter 'v' ;
Veganer Noun -
person following a vegan diet (male) ;
Veganerin Noun -
person following a vegan diet (female) ;
Veganismus Noun -
veganism ;
Vegetarier Noun -
vegetarian (person) ;
Vegetarismus Noun -
vegetarianism ;
Vegetation Noun -
vegetation in a particular area or region ;
Vehemenz Noun -
vehemence ;
Vehikel Noun -
vehicle (a medium) ;
Veilchen Noun -
he flower violet. ;

black eye. ;
Veit Proper noun -
given name derived from etyl Vitus. ;

surname ;
Vektor Noun -
vector (mathematics) ;
Velarisierung Noun -
I>linguistics velarization ;
Velo Noun -
Switzerland bicycle ;
Velodrom Noun -
velodrome (arena for bicycle racing) ;
Velours Noun -
velour ;
Veloursleder Noun -
type of leather suede ;
Vendetta Noun -
a vendetta taking place in the context of mafia ;
Vene Noun -
anatomy vein ;
Venedig Proper noun -
Venice (city in Italy) ;
Venetianer Noun -
Venetian ;
Venezianer Noun -
Venetian (male person) ;
Venezianerin Noun -
Venetian (female person) ;
Venezolaner Noun -
Venezuelan (person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent) ;
Venezolanerin Noun -
Venezuelan (person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent) ;
Venezuela Proper noun -
Venezuela ;
Ventil Noun -
valve ;
Ventilator Noun -
fan device used to induce airflow ;
Venus Proper noun -
Venus (goddess) ;

Venus (planet) ;
Venushügel Noun -
(anatomy) mons, mons veneris ;
Vera Proper noun -
given name. ;
Verabredung Noun -
date (pre-arranged social meeting) ;
Verachtung Noun -
contempt, disdain ;
Verallgemeinerung Noun -
generalization ;
Veranda Noun -
veranda ;
Veranstalter Noun -
host, organizer (of an event) ;
Veranstaltung Noun -
event ;

show, performance ;
Verantwortlichkeit Noun -
responsibility ;
Verantwortung Noun -
responsibility ;
Verarbeitung Noun -
processing ;
Verarmung Noun -
impoverishment, pauperization ;
Verb Noun -
verb ;
Verband Noun -
bandage (medical binding) ;

union, organisation/organization ;

algebra lattice ;

military unit ;
Verbesserung Noun -
improvement ;

homework correction ;
Verbeugung Noun -
gesture bow ;
Verbindung Noun -
connection ;

compound ;
Verbosität Noun -
verbosity (the excess use of words; long-windedness) ;
Verbot Noun -
prohibition ;
Verbrauch Noun -
consumption ;

usage ;

wastage ;
Verbraucher Noun -
consumer ;
Verbrauchsmusik Noun -
Music without lasting value, written to be used and discarded quickly. ;
Verbrechen Noun -
crime ;
Verbrecher Noun -
criminal ;
Verbreitung Noun -
distribution (act of distribution or being distributed) ;
Verbrennung Noun -
burning, combustion ;

medicine burn ;
Verbrüderung Noun -
fraternization ;
Verbum Noun -
verb ;
Verbündete Noun -
ally ;
Verdacht Noun -
suspicion ;
Verdammnis Noun -
damnation ;
Verdammung Noun -
condemnation ;
Verdauung Noun -
digestion (process in gastrointestinal tract) ;
Verdet-Konstante Noun -
Verdet constant ;
Verdienst Noun -
n: merit (something worthy of a high rating) ;

m: wages, earnings, income ;
Verdruss Noun -
displeasure, chagrin ;
Verdächtiger Noun -
suspect ;
Verehrung Noun -
adoration ;

reverence ;

worship ;
Verein Noun -
club, society ;
Vereinbarkeit Noun -
reconcilability, compatibility ;
Vereinbarung Noun -
agreement, arrangement ;
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Proper noun -
The United Arab Emirates; a country in the Middle East. ;
Vereinigte Staaten Noun -
United States ;
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Proper noun -
United States of America ;
Vereinigtes Königreich Proper noun -
United Kingdom (Kingdom in Europe) ;
Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland Proper noun -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ;
Vereinigung Noun -
unification (act of unifying) ;
Vereinte Nationen Proper noun -
United Nations ;
Vereisung Noun -
icing process of forming a layer of ice ;
Verena Proper noun -
given name. ;
Vererbung Noun -
inheritance ;
Verfahren Noun -
procedure, process ;

legal proceedings ;
Verfassung Noun -
constitution ;
Verfehlung Noun -
misconduct ;
Verfolger Noun -
chaser, haunter, persecutor, pursuer ;
Verfügbarkeit Noun -
availability ;
Verfügung Noun -
disposal, disposition (control over something) ;

legal injunction, decree ;
Verfügungsgewalt Noun -
disposal, control ;
Verführer Noun -
seducer ;
Verführung Noun -
seduction ;
Vergangenheit Noun -
the past (time) ;

past tense ;
Vergaser Noun -
carburetor, carburettor ;
Vergasungskeller Noun -
gassing cellar. A subterraneous homicidal gas chamber. ;
Vergebung Noun -
pardon (forgiveness for an offence) ;
Vergeltung Noun -
retaliation ;
Vergewaltigung Noun -
rape (the act of forcing sexual activity) ;
Vergiftung Noun -
poisoning ;
Vergissmeinnicht Noun -
forget-me-not (plant) ;
Vergleich Noun -
comparison ;
Vergnügen Noun -
joy ;

pleasure ;
Vergnügung Noun -
leasure ;
Vergnügungspark Noun -
amusement park ;
Vergrößerung Noun -
enlargement ;

magnification ;
Vergänglichkeit Noun -
transitoriness, transience, ephemerality ;
Vergütung Noun -
consideration (a recompense for something done) ;
Verhaftung Noun -
detention ;
Verhalten Noun -
behaviour ;
Verhandlung Noun -
negotiation ;

legal hearing, trial ;
Verhandlungsbasis Noun -
basis for negotiation ;
Verhandlungssache Noun -
matter of negotiation ;
Verheißung Noun -
promise ;
Verhinderung Noun -
prevention, hindrance ;
Verhoffen Noun -
Hope. ;

'wider alles Verhoffen:' contrary to all expectation; contrary to all hopes. ;
Verhältnis Noun -
relation ;

relationship ;

affair (adulterous relationship) ;
Verhältniswort Noun -
grammar preposition ;
Verhängnis Noun -
fatality, fate ;
Verhör Noun -
in court or by the police interrogation ;
Verhütung Noun -
contraception (use of a device or procedure) ;
Verhütungsmittel Noun -
contraceptive ;
Verkabelung Noun -
cabling ;
Verkauf Noun -
sale ;
Verkaufsautomat Noun -
vending machine ;
Verkehr Noun -
traffic ;

euphemistic intercourse ;
Verkehrshütchen Noun -
toddler (traffic cone) ;
Verkehrsleitkegel Noun -
toddler (traffic cone) ;
Verkehrsschild Noun -
traffic sign ;
Verkehrsstau Noun -
traffic jam (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow) ;
Verkleidung Noun -
disguise, costumes ;

covering, cover panel ;
Verkleinerung Noun -
downsize, to make smaller, opposite of enlargement ;

reduction ;

diminutive ;

shrinkage ;
Verknüpfung Noun -
link (element of a chain) ;
Verkäufer Noun -
seller (one who sells something) ;

salesclerk, salesman; shop assistant; vendor (one whose profession is to sell things) ;
Verkörperung Noun -
embodiment ;
Verkühlung Noun -
cold (illness) ;
Verlag Noun -
publisher (a publishing firm). ;
Verlagerung Noun -
relocation ;

shift ;
Verlan Noun -
verlan ;
Verlangen Noun -
desire, yearning, longing ;

request, wish, demand ;
Verlauf Noun -
course (of a border, etc.) ;

course, progress, development ;
Verleihung Noun -
awarding, conference, conferral, bestowing (of an award, honor, etc) ;

lending (of something to someone, for a finite period of time) ;
Verletzte Noun -
injured (person), casualty ;
Verletzung Noun -
injury ;

violation ;
Verleumdung Noun -
defamation, calumny (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) ;
Verlierer Noun -
loser ;
Verlies Noun -
dungeon ;

keep ;
Verlobte Noun -
fiancé, female: fiancée ;
Verlust Noun -
loss ;
Verlängerung Noun -
extension ;

extended time ;

football extra time, overtime ;
Verlängerungskabel Noun -
extension cord ;
Vermeidung Noun -
avoidance ;
Vermieter Noun -
landlord qualifier ;
Vermittler Noun -
mediator ;
Vermittlung Noun -
intermediation ;

agency ;

telephone,machine switching ;

telephone,person operator ;
Vermummung Noun -
covering of the face ;

object covering the face ;
Vermummungsverbot Noun -
a law making it illegal to cover one's face at a demonstration ;
Vermuser Noun -
(technical term, normally not used by itself): blender ;
Vermutung Noun -
guess ;

supposition ;

suspicion ;

conjecture ;

mathematics conjecture ;
Vermächtnis Noun -
legacy ;
Vermögen Noun -
fortune lots of riches ;

ability ;

capacity ;
Verneinung Noun -
negation (act of negating something) ;
Vernichtung Noun -
destruction (the act of destroying) ;
Vernissage Noun -
art exhibition vernissage ;
Vernunft Noun -
reason, good sense ;
Verona Proper noun -
given name, shortened from Veronika. ;
Veronika Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Veronica. ;
Verpackung Noun -
packaging (the materials used to pack something) ;
Verpuffung Noun -
deflagration ;
Verrat Noun -
betrayal ;
Verringerung Noun -
decrease (amount of decrease) ;
Verräter Noun -
traitor ;
Vers Noun -
verse ;
Versager Noun -
someone who fails, a loser ;
Versammlung Noun -
assembly, gathering, congregation ;
Versand Noun -
shipping, shipment, dispatch ;
Verschiebung Noun -
delay, deferral. ;
Verschleppung Noun -
abduction ;

protraction ;
Verschlüsselung Noun -
encryption ;
Verschmutzung Noun -
soiling ;

pollution ;
Verschreibung Noun -
medicine prescription ;
Verschwendung Noun -
action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use waste ;
Verschwommenheit Noun -
vagueness ;
Verschwörer Noun -
conspirator ;
Verschwörung Noun -
conspiracy ;
Verschwörungstheorie Noun -
conspiracy theory ;
Versehen Noun -
mistake, oversight ;
Versicherung Noun -
insurance ;
Versiegelung Noun -
(the act or process of) sealing (e.g. of a document with a signet to indicate authorship, approval, etc) ;

sealing to discourage or make noticeable unauthorized opening of (something, e.g. a letter, or a building) ;

sealing (e.g. of a leak in a pipe) ;

(no plural) the waterproof "sealing" of the earth's surface by human constructions ;

a particular Christian sacrament ;

dated verification, substantiation (of something) ;
Versikel Noun -
ersicle ;
Version Noun -
version ;
Versklavung Noun -
enslavement ;
Verso Noun -
verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page) ;
Versorgung Noun -
supply ;
Versprechen Noun -
promise (vow) ;
Versprecher Noun -
slip of the tongue (mistake in speech) ;
Verstaatlichung Noun -
nationalization, socialization ;
Verstand Noun -
reason, mind ;
Verstauchung Noun -
sprain (act or result of spraining) ;
Versteck Noun -
hiding place ;
Verstecken Noun -
hide and seek ;
Versteckspiel Noun -
games hide and seek ;
Versteigerung Noun -
auction ;
Versteinerung Noun -
petrification ;

petrifaction ;
Verstoß Noun -
violation, breach, offense, infringement ;
Verständnis Noun -
understanding ;

sympathy ;
Verstärker Noun -
amplifier ;
Verstärkung Noun -
reinforcement ;

amplification ;
Versuch Noun -
attempt ;

experiment ;

try ;

test ;

trial ;
Versuchen Noun -
sampling; attempting, trying ;
Versuchsballon Noun -
idiomatic trial balloon ;
Versuchskaninchen Noun -
volunteer for an experiment guinea pig ;
Versuchung Noun -
temptation ;
Verszählung Noun -
verse numbering, system or method of numbering the verses of a work ;
Versöhnung Noun -
reconciliation ;
Verteidiger Noun -
defender ;

sports back, defender ;

legal defense lawyer, defender ;
Verteidigung Noun -
defense ;
Verteilung Noun -
distribution ;
Vertrag Noun -
legal agreement, contract ;

pact, treaty ;
Vertrauen Noun -
trust ;
Vertreter Noun -
representative, agent ;
Vertretung Noun -
representation ;

agency ;

substitution ;

substitute ;
Verunglimpfung Noun -
denigration, slander ;
Verursacher Noun -
causer gloss ;

originator ;
Verurteilung Noun -
legal conviction, sentence ;

condemnation ;
Verve Noun -
verve ;
Verwahrstelle Noun -
pound (place for detention of automobiles) ;
Verwaltung Noun -
administration, management ;
Verwaltungsakt Noun -
administrative act ;
Verwandlung Noun -
metamorphosis ;

transformation ;

theater change of scene ;
Verwandte Noun -
relative ;
Verwandtschaft Noun -
relationship (connection or association) ;
Verweigerung Noun -
refusal ;

denial ;
Verwendung Noun -
function or purpose for which something may be employed use ;
Verwesung Noun -
I>biology decomposition (of living things) ;
Verwundbarkeit Noun -
vulnerability ;
Verwüstung Noun -
ravage, havoc, devastation ;
Verzahnung Noun -
toothwork, dovetail connection ;
Verzehr Noun -
of food consumption ;
Verzeichnis Noun -
index ;

directory ;
Verzeihung Noun -
forgiveness ;
Verzweiflung Noun -
desperation ;
Verzweigung Noun -
branch, branching ;

mathematics ramification ;
Verzögerung Noun -
delay ;
Veränderung Noun -
change (process of becoming different) ;
Vestibül Noun -
vestibule ;
Vesuv Proper noun -
Vesuvius ;
Veterinär Noun -
veterinary ;
Veto Noun -
veto ;
Vetter Noun -
male cousin ;
Vetternwirtschaft Noun -
nepotism, cronyism ;
Viadukt Noun -
a viaduct (bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley) ;
Vibration Noun -
vibration ;
Vibrato Noun -
music vibrato ;
Vibrator Noun -
vibrator (device that vibrates or causes vibration for whichever purpose) ;
Victor Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Viktor. ;
Victoria Proper noun -
given name, a spelling variant of Viktoria. ;

Victoria, the queen ;
Video Noun -
video ;
Videoaufzeichnung Noun -
video recording ;
Videorekorder Noun -
videocassette recorder ;
Videospiel Noun -
video game (game controlled by a software) ;
Videotext Noun -
The German equivalent of Teletext ;
Vieh Noun -
cattle ;
Vieleck Noun -
polygon ;
Vielfache Noun -
mathematics multiple ;
Vielfalt Noun -
variety ;
Vielfraß Noun -
wolverine, glutton glossCategory:de:Mammals ;

figuratively glutton ;
Vielzahl Noun -
multitude ;
Vier Noun -
four (the digit or figure 4) ;
Viereck Noun -
quadrilateral ;
Viererbande Proper noun -
Gang of Four ;
Viertel Noun -
quarter ;
Viertelfinale Noun -
quarter-final ;
Viertes Reich Proper noun -
Fourth Reich ;
Vietnam Proper noun -
Vietnam ;
Vietnamese Noun -
Inhabitant of Vietnam, person of Vietnamese descent. ;
Vietnamesin Noun -
Vietnamese (Vietnamese person) ;
Vietnamesisch Noun -
Vietnamese; language spoken in Vietnam ;
Vietnamkrieg Proper noun -
ietnam War ;
Vignette Noun -
sticker, adhesive label ;

road tax sticker vignette ;

printing,or,literature vignette ;
Vikar Noun -
vicar ;
Viktor Proper noun -
given name, cognate with English Victor. ;
Viktoria Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Victoria. ;
Vinaigrette Noun -
sauce vinaigrette ;
Vinyl Noun -
vinyl ;
Vinzenz Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Vincent. ;
Violine Noun -
violin ;
Violinist Noun -
violinist ;
Violinschlüssel Noun -
I>music treble clef ;
Violoncello Noun -
cello ;
Viper Noun -
viper (poisonous snake) ;
Viralsatz Noun -
virial theorem ;
Virginität Noun -
virginity (state of being a virgin) ;
Virgo-Superhaufen Proper noun -
astronomy Virgo Supercluster ;
Virtualisierung Noun -
virtualization ;
Virtuose Noun -
virtuoso (a person with masterly ability, technique or style) ;
Virus Noun -
virus ;
Visage Noun -
pejorative (ugly) face ;
Visagist Noun -
make-up artist ;
Visier Noun -
visor ;

weapon or other device sight ;
Vision Noun -
vision ;
Visionär Noun -
visionary ;
Visite Noun -
visit ;

a single act of visiting. ;
Visitenkarte Noun -
visiting card ;

business card ;

calling card ;
Viskosität Noun -
physics viscosity ;
Visum Noun -
visa ;
Vitalismus Noun -
vitalism ;
Vitamin Noun -
vitamin ;
Vitiligo Noun -
vitiligo (patchy loss of skin pigmentation) ;
Vitrine Noun -
display case, display cabinet, vitrine ;
Vivisektion Noun -
vivisection ;
Vizepräsident Noun -
vice president ;
Vogel Noun -
bird ;
Vogel Proper noun -
surname originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds. ;
Vogelbeere Noun -
rowan berry ;
Vogelgrippe Noun -
bird flu ;
Vogelkunde Noun -
ornithology (the scientific study of birds) ;
Vogelperspektive Noun -
bird's-eye view ;
Vogelscheuche Noun -
scarecrow ;
Vogelspinne Noun -
tarantula (2), bird spider, bird-eating spider, monkey spider ;
Vogt Noun -
history steward ;
Vogt Proper noun -
surname ;
Voigt Proper noun -
surname ;
Vokal Noun -
vowel ;
Vokativ Noun -
vocative (grammatical case) ;
Volatilität Noun -
statistics,or,finance,or,politics,or,computing volatility ;

chemistry volatility ;
Voliere Noun -
aviary ;
Volk Noun -
people, nation, tribe, race ;

troops, crew, men ;

herd, flock, covey, swarm ;

folk, the common people, the lower classes, the working classes ;
Volker Proper noun -
given name ;
Volkhardt Proper noun -
given name ;
Volksarmee Noun -
people's army ;
Volksbefreiungsarmee Proper noun -
People's Liberation Army ;
Volksherrschaft Noun -
democracy ;
Volkshochschule Noun -
A kind of post secondary school, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_high_school Folk High School - a European version of continuing education. ;
Volksmund Noun -
popular language, vernacular ;
Volksmusik Noun -
folk music, traditional music ;
Volksrepublik Noun -
people's republic ;
Volksrepublik Bangladesch Proper noun -
People's Republic of Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh) ;
Volksrepublik China Noun -
People's Republic of China (official name of China) ;
Volkswagen Proper noun -
A German car manufacturer. ;
Volkswirtschaft Noun -
national economy ;
Volkszugehörigkeit Noun -
ethnicity ;
Vollbild Noun -
(computing) fullscreen ;
Vollbildanzeige Noun -
full screen mode, full screen view ;
Volleyball Noun -
(sport) volleyball ;

(sports equipment) volleyball ;
Vollgas Noun -
full throttle ;
Volljährigkeit Noun -
legal age; maturity; majority; adulthood ;
Vollkommenheit Noun -
perfection, completeness ;
Vollmacht Noun -
power of attorney ;
Vollmond Noun -
full moon ;
Vollständigkeit Noun -
completeness ;
Vollwaise Noun -
in opposition to half orphan orphan ;
Vollzeit Noun -
full time ;
Vollzug Noun -
execution ;

rail transport A compound of two multiple units. ;
Volontär Noun -
trainee ;

(rare) volunteer ;
Volt Noun -
volt (unit of measure) ;
Volte Noun -
manège volt, volte ;

fencing volt, volte ;

figuratively maneuver, move ;

card tricks magical cut ;
Volumen Noun -
volume ;
Voodoo Noun -
voodoo ;
Vorabend Noun -
eve (day or night before) ;
Voraus Noun -
legal legacy handed over to the heir before the leaver's death. ;
Vorausblende Noun -
literature,or,film flashforward ;
Voraussage Noun -
prediction ;
Voraussetzung Noun -
requirement, prerequisite ;

postulate, presupposition ;
Voraussicht Noun -
foresight, forethought ;
Vorbau Noun -
porch (a covered and inclosed entrance to a building) ;
Vorbedingung Noun -
precondition (preexisting requirement) ;
Vorbild Noun -
model (praiseworthy example) ;
Vorbote Noun -
a harbinger ;
Vordergrund Noun -
foreground ;
Vorderseite Noun -
front (facing side) ;
Vorderzungenvokal Noun -
front vowel ;
Voreingenommenheit Noun -
prejudice ;
Vorfahr Noun -
ancestor (one from whom a person is descended) ;
Vorfall Noun -
incident (event or occurrence) ;
Vorfeld Noun -
period of time just before an important event run-up ;

paved area of an airport apron ;
Vorfreude Noun -
joyful anticipation ;
Vorgang Noun -
rocess ;
Vorgehen Noun -
proceeding ;

procedure ;
Vorgehensweise Noun -
procedure ;
Vorgeschichte Noun -
of a thing past history ;

of a person background ;

history,no plural prehistory ;
Vorgeschmack Noun -
foretaste ;
Vorhandensein Noun -
availability, existence ;
Vorhang Noun -
curtain ;

draperies ;

drop ;
Vorhaut Noun -
anatomy foreskin ;
Vorhersage Noun -
prediction, forecast ;
Vorhut Noun -
military vanguard ;
Vorhängeschloß Noun -
padlock ;
Vorjahr Noun -
previous year ;
Vorkommen Noun -
occurrence ;
Vorladung Noun -
summons (a notice summoning someone to appear in court) ;
Vorlage Noun -
template ;
Vorlesung Noun -
university lecture ;
Vormittag Noun -
morning (time before noon) ;
Vormonat Noun -
previous month ;
Vorname Noun -
given name (name chosen for a child by its parents) ;
Vorposten Noun -
military outpost ;
Vorrat Noun -
supply (provisions) ;
Vorratsdatenspeicherung Noun -
telecommunications data retention ;
Vorratskammer Noun -
pantry ;
Vorrichtung Noun -
device, rig, contrivance, facility ;
Vorschau Noun -
preview ;
Vorschaubild Noun -
computing thumbnail ;
Vorschlag Noun -
suggestion, proposal (that which is proposed) ;
Vorschuss Noun -
advance (amount of money) ;
Vorsicht Noun -
caution, cautiousness ;
Vorsicht Interjection -
Beware! ;
Vorsichtsmaßnahme Noun -
precaution ;
Vorsilbe Noun -
prefix ;
Vorspeise Noun -
appetizer, starter (food) ;
Vorspiel Noun -
foreplay ;

prelude ;
Vorsprung Noun -
projection, prominence, protrusion ;

ledge ;

salient ;

start, lead, advantage ;
Vorsteherdrüse Noun -
prostate ;
Vorstellung Noun -
idea, image gloss ;

introduction ;
Vorstellungsgespräch Noun -
job interview ;
Vorstellungskraft Noun -
imagination (image-making power of the mind) ;
Vorstoß Noun -
advance ;

attack ;
Vortag Noun -
day before ;
Vorteil Noun -
advantage, plus. ;

benefit, profit. ;

tennis advantage ;
Vortrag Noun -
talk, lecture ;
Vorurteil Noun -
prejudice ;
Vorverkauf Noun -
presale ;
Vorwahl Noun -
telephony area code ;

primary election ;
Vorwahlnummer Noun -
telephony area code ;
Vorwort Noun -
foreword ;
Vorwurf Noun -
reproach ;
Voyeur Noun -
voyeur ;
Voyeurismus Noun -
voyeurism ;
Vulgärlatein Proper noun -
Vulgar Latin (the Latin language as spoken by people) ;
Vulkan Noun -
volcano ;
Vulkanausbruch Noun -
the eruption of a volcano ;
Vulkanier Noun -
(science fiction) Vulcan; A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan. ;
Vulkanismus Noun -
volcanism ;
Vulkankaninchen Noun -
volcano rabbit ;
Vulkanologie Noun -
vulcanology ;
Vulkans Noun -
Genitive of Vulkan - Volcano ;
Vulva Noun -
vulva (collectively the external female sexual organs) ;
Vuoksi Proper noun -
Vuoksi River ;
Vuvuzela Noun -
vuvuzela (horn) ;
Väterlichkeit Noun -
fatherliness ;
Völkerball Noun -
dodgeball (a sport) ;
Völkerkunde Noun -
ethnology (branch of anthropology) ;
Völkermord Noun -
genocide ;
Völkerrecht Noun -
international law ;
Völkerwanderung Proper noun -
The migrations of the Goths, Vandals, Franks and other Germanic tribes triggered by the incursions of the Huns. ;
Völlerei Noun -
gluttony ;
Völuspá Proper noun -
the Völuspá ;
W Letter -
The twenty-third letter of the German alphabet. ;
WC Noun -
WC (water closet) ;
WE Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Wohneinheit or Wohneinheiten/ ;
WG Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Wohngemeinschaft ;
WM abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Weltmeisterschaft ;

apartment listing Abbreviation of Warmmiete ;
Waadt Proper noun -
Vaud (Canton of Switzerland) ;
Waage Noun -
scales (weighing machine) ;

Libra (astronomy and astrology) ;
Waagschale Noun -
scale (dish of a balance) ;
Waalkes Proper noun -
surname from East Frisia ;
Wabe Noun -
honeycomb ;
Wache Noun -
wake, watch, vigil ;

police station ;
Wacholder Noun -
juniper ;
Wacholderbeere Noun -
juniper berry (the female seed cone of a juniper) ;
Wacholderdrossel Noun -
fieldfare (turdus pilaris) ;
Wachs Noun -
wax ;
Wachsamkeit Noun -
vigilance ;
Wachstube Noun -
guardhouse, guardpost ;

tube of wax ;
Wachstum Noun -
growth ;
Wacht Noun -
guard (vigilant state) ;
Wachtel Noun -
quail ;
Wade Noun -
calf (of leg) ;
Wafer Noun -
electronics wafer ;
Waffe Noun -
weapon, arm ;

talon ;
Waffel Noun -
waffle, wafer ;
Waffeleisen Noun -
waffle iron ;
Waffenfliege Noun -
soldier fly ;
Waffenkunde Noun -
knowledge about weapons ;
Waffenruhe Noun -
ceasefire ;
Waffenschmied Noun -
gunsmith (a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms) ;
Waffenstillstand Noun -
armistice ;
Wagen Noun -
car, vehicle ;

trolley, wagon ;
Wagenburg Noun -
corral ;
Waggon Noun -
wagon ;
Wagner Noun -
archaic wheelwright ;
Wagner Proper noun -
surname ;
Wahhabismus Noun -
wahhabism ;
Wahl Noun -
choice, selection ;

election ;
Wahl Proper noun -
surname ;
Wahlausgang Noun -
election result ;
Wahlberechtigte Noun -
a female who is eligible/entitled to vote, a female eligible voter ;

an electorate, all those eligible/entitled to vote ;
Wahlberechtigter Noun -
a person (especially a male) who is eligible/entitled to vote, an eligible voter ;
Wahlbeteiligung Noun -
politics voter turnout ;
Wahlen Proper noun -
surname ;
Wahlfälschung Noun -
electoral fraud ;
Wahlkampf Noun -
electoral campaign, run for office ;
Wahlrecht Noun -
right to vote ;

electoral law ;
Wahlurne Noun -
ballot box ;
Wahn Noun -
craze ;
Wahnsinn Noun -
insanity, madness ;
Wahnsinnsding Noun -
big deal ;
Wahnvorstellung Noun -
delusion ;
Wahrheit Noun -
truth ;
Wahrnehmung Noun -
perception ;
Wahrschau Noun -
warning, caution, attention ;
Wahrschau Interjection -
military Attention! Look out! Watch out! ;
Wahrscheinlichkeit Noun -
probability ;
Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie Noun -
robability theory ;

robabilistic theory ;

robability calculus ;
Waidmann Noun -
southern german spelling variant of Weidmann ;
Waise Noun -
orphan ;
Waisenhaus Noun -
orphanage ;
Waisenkind Noun -
orphan ;
Wal Noun -
whale ;
Walachei Proper noun -
Wallachia (walachia) ;

colloquial remote area ;
Walburg Proper noun -
given name, variant of Walpurga. ;
Walburga Proper noun -
given name, variant of Walpurga. ;
Wald Noun -
forest, wood, woods, woodland ;
Waldbrand Noun -
forest fire ;
Waldbröl Proper noun -
town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ;
Waldemar Proper noun -
given name. ;
Waldkatze Noun -
European wildcat, Felis silvestris silvestris ;
Waldkauz Noun -
A tawny owl. ;
Waldland Noun -
wood (woodland) ;
Waldmeister Noun -
woodruff ;
Waldsterben Noun -
"dying of the forest" - the destruction of the forest caused by environmental pollution. ;
Waldtraud Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Waltraud. ;
Waldtraut Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Waltraud. ;
Waldung Noun -
wood (woodland) ;
Wale Noun -
whales ;
Wales Proper noun -
Wales ;
Walfang Noun -
hunting whaling ;
Walfisch Noun -
whale ;
Walhai Noun -
whale shark (Rhincodon typus) ;
Walisisch Proper noun -
Welsh (language) ;
Walküre Noun -
Valkyrie ;
Wall Noun -
military rampart, parapet, earthwork ;

engineering levee, embankment ;

geography ridge ;
Wallach Noun -
gelding ;
Wallfahrer Noun -
pilgrim ;
Wallfahrt Noun -
pilgrimage ;
Wallonisch Proper noun -
Walloon (the language) ;
Wallriffschildkröte Noun -
flatback turtle, Natator depressus ;
Walmdach Noun -
hip roof (roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips) ;
Walnuss Noun -
walnut ;
Walpurga Proper noun -
An eighth century saint whose feast day on May 1st coincided with a pagan festival of witchcraft. ;

given name. ;
Walpurgis Proper noun -
given name, variant of Walpurga. ;
Walpurgisnacht Noun -
Walpurgis night ;
Walross Noun -
walrus ;
Walter Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Walther Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Walter. ;
Waltraud Proper noun -
given name. ;
Waltraut Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Waltraud. ;
Walze Noun -
roll, cylinder ;
Walzenspinne Noun -
solifugid ;
Walzer Noun -
waltz ;
Wampe Noun -
dewlap, hanging skin with animals, especially cattle ;

colloquial potbelly, paunch ;
Wand Noun -
wall, partition ;

precipice ;
Wandel Noun -
transformation, change ;

conduct, behaviour ;
Wandelstern Noun -
planet (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) ;
Wanderer Noun -
hiker ;

wanderer ;
Wanderfalke Noun -
peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus ;
Wanderlust Noun -
wanderlust; The urge to travel, the love of the "great outdoors" ;
Wanderspinne Noun -
wandering spider ;
Wandertaube Noun -
passenger pigeon ;
Wanderung Noun -
migration ;

hike ;
Wandlung Noun -
change, alteration, transformation ;

(electrical) transformer ;
Wanduhr Noun -
wall clock ;
Wange Noun -
cheek ;
Wangenknochen Noun -
cheekbone ;
Wanja Proper noun -
given name. ;
Wankelmut Noun -
fickleness ;
Wanne Noun -
tub ;
Wanze Noun -
bedbug (specifically, any insect of the suborder Heteroptera) ;

bug, wire, wiretap ;
Wapiti Noun -
wapiti (elk, species of deer) ;
Wappen Noun -
coat of arms ;
Waqf Noun -
a waqf ;
Waran Noun -
monitor lizard ;
Ware Noun -
goods, merchandise, ware ;
Warenkorb Noun -
asket ;

ommodity bundle, market basket ;
Warenwirtschaft Noun -
ERP or retail supply chain management; merchandise management ;
Warmfront Noun -
warm front ;
Warmmiete Noun -
rent for dwelling including heating costs total rent ;
Warnschuss Noun -
warning shoot ;
Warnung Noun -
warning ;
Warschau Proper noun -
Warsaw, the capital city of Poland ;
Warte Noun -
lookout ;

guarding post ;
Warteliste Noun -
waiting list ;
Wartesaal Noun -
waiting room ;
Warteschlange Noun -
queue (of people, or items) ;
Wartezeit Noun -
waiting time ;
Wartung Noun -
aintenance ;
Warze Noun -
wart ;
Warzenkopf Noun -
Bornean bristlehead, bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, Pityriasis gymnocephala (bird) ;
Warzenschwein Noun -
warthog ;
Wasabi Noun -
wasabi (green Japanese condiment) ;
Waschbecken Noun -
sink ;
Waschbrett Noun -
laundry,or,musical instruments washboard ;
Waschbrettbauch Noun -
washboard stomach ;
Waschbär Noun -
racoon ;
Waschlappen Noun -
flannel, washcloth ;

(derogative): pansy, sissy ;
Waschmaschine Noun -
washing machine ;
Waschmittel Noun -
laundry detergent ;
Wasser Noun -
water ;

An alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit. (In this sense, the plural is Wässer.) ;
Wasser predigen und Wein trinken Verb -
idiomatic to not practice what one preaches ;
Wasserball Noun -
water polo (a water sport) ;
Wasserbombe Noun -
weapon depth charge ;

toy water bomb, water balloon ;
Wasserbär Noun -
A tardigrade, water bear ;
Wasserbüffel Noun -
water buffalo (large ungulate) ;
Wassereis Noun -
ice pop, popsicle, ice lolly ;

frozen water ;
Wasserfall Noun -
waterfall ;
Wasserfarbe Noun -
watercolour, watercolor ;
Wasserflugzeug Noun -
seaplane ;
Wasserhahn Noun -
faucet (plumbing fitting) ;
Wasserhund Noun -
water dog ;
Wasserkocher Noun -
cooking electric water boiler ;
Wasserkraftwerk Noun -
hydroelectric power station ;
Wasserleitung Noun -
water conduit ;

plumbing water pipe ;
Wasserlinie Noun -
water line ;
Wassermann Noun -
Aquarius ;
Wassermelone Noun -
watermelon ;
Wassermühle Noun -
water mill ;
Wasserpfeife Noun -
water pipe ;
Wasserrahmenrichtlinie Noun -
ater framework directive ;
Wasserralle Noun -
water rail ;
Wasserrohr Noun -
water pipe ;
Wasserscheide Noun -
geography watershed ;
Wasserschlange Proper noun -
Hydra (constellation) ;
Wasserski Noun -
water skiing ;

water ski ;
Wasserskorpion Noun -
water scorpion, (Nepa cinerea, Syn. Nepa rubra) ;
Wasserspeier Noun -
gargoyle, waterspout ;
Wasserspinne Noun -
water spider, diving bell spider ;
Wasserstoff Noun -
hydrogen. ;
Wasserstoffbombe Noun -
hydrogen bomb ;
Wasserwanze Noun -
water bug (insect family Nepomorpha) ;
Wasserwerfer Noun -
water cannon ;
Wasserzeichen Noun -
watermark ;
Watt Noun -
watt (unit of power named after James Watt) ;
Watte Noun -
cotton wool ;
Wattestäbchen Noun -
cotton swab ;
Watvogel Noun -
a wading bird ;
Weber Noun -
A weaver, someone who weaves. ;

weber ;
Weber Proper noun -
surname ;
Weberknecht Noun -
arachnid harvestman ;
Weblink Noun -
an internet link ;
Webseite Noun -
web page, website ;
Website Noun -
website ;
Wechsel Noun -
change ;

promissory note ;
Wechselgeld Noun -
change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) ;
Wechselkurs Noun -
exchange rate ;
Wechselstrom Noun -
alternating current ;
Wechselvordruck Noun -
billing form, bill form ;
Wechselwirkung Noun -
interaction ;
Wecken Noun -
loaf, roll ;
Wecker Noun -
alarm clock ;

a person with the duty of waking one up at a certain time. ;
Wecker Proper noun -
surname ;
Weg Noun -
way ;

path ;
Wegerich Noun -
plantain (small plant) ;
Wegge Noun -
(Swiss dialect) loaf, roll ;
Wegweiser Noun -
ignpost ;
Weh Noun -
plaint; lamentation ;

misery; calamity; misfortune ;

woe; sorrow ;

pain; soreness. ;
Wehmut Noun -
nostalgia (yearning for the past, homesickness) ;
Wehr Noun -
obsolete defense ;

weir ;

barrage ;
Wehrdienst Noun -
(mandatory) military service ;
Wehrdienstverweigerer Noun -
conscientious objector, conshie ;
Wehrmacht Noun -
armed forces ;

historical Wehrmacht ;
Wehrpflicht Noun -
military conscription ;
Weib Noun -
pejorative woman ;

archaic woman, wife ;
Weibchen Noun -
hen (female bird) ;
Weiche Noun -
softness ;

railway switch ;
Weichei Noun -
pejorative,slang softy, wimp ;
Weichholz Noun -
softwood ;
Weichsel Proper noun -
Vistula (polish river) ;
Weichtier Noun -
mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca) ;
Weide Noun -
willow ;

pasture ;
Weiden Proper noun -
City in Bavaria, Germany ;
Weiden in der Oberpfalz Proper noun -
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (independent city in Bavaria, Germany) ;
Weidenbaum Noun -
literal translation: Willowtree ;
Weidmann Noun -
hunter ;
Weihe Noun -
consecration ;
Weiher Noun -
deep pond ;
Weihnachten Noun -
Christmas ;
Weihnachtsbaum Noun -
Christmas tree ;
Weihnachtsgans Noun -
Christmas goose qualifier ;
Weihnachtsmann Noun -
Santa Claus, Father Christmas ;
Weihnachtsmarkt Noun -
Christmas market ;
Weihrauch Noun -
frankincense ;
Weile Noun -
while ;
Weiler Noun -
hamlet ;
Weimar Proper noun -
Weimar ;
Weimarer Republik Proper noun -
the Weimar Republic ;
Wein Noun -
wine ;
Weinbeere Noun -
grape (fruit) ;
Weinberg Noun -
vineyard ;
Weinbergschnecke Noun -
apple snail, escargot gloss ;
Weinbrand Noun -
brandy ;
Weinkeller Noun -
wine cellar ;
Weinlese Noun -
vintage, the harvesting of wine / grapes ;
Weinrebe Noun -
grapevine ;
Weinsäure Noun -
tartaric acid ;
Weintraube Noun -
grape ;

bunch of grapes ;
Weise Noun -
way, manner ;

music tune ;
Weisel Noun -
queen ant (insect) ;

queen bee ;
Weisheit Noun -
uncountable wisdom ;

insight ;

wise saying, wise words ;
Weisheitszahn Noun -
wisdom tooth (rearmost molar in humans) ;
Weissstorch Noun -
white stork (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) ;
Weite Noun -
width ;

distance ;
Weizen Noun -
wheat ;

wheat beer ;
Weizenkeim Noun -
wheat germ ;
Weiß Noun -
white, whiteness ;

powder, face powder ;
Weiß Proper noun -
surname ;
Weißbart-Ameisenwürger Noun -
white-bearded antshrike ;
Weißbier Noun -
literally "white beer"; wheat beer ;
Weißbrust-Ameisenwürger Noun -
great antshrike ;
Weißbüschelaffe Noun -
common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, a New World monkey ;
Weißdorn Noun -
hawthorn (type of shrub) ;
Weiße Noun -
white (caucasian person) ;
Weißer Noun -
white (caucasian person) ;
Weißes Haus Proper noun -
the White House (official residence of US President; presidency, administration and executive) ;
Weißflügelpinguin Noun -
white-flippered penguin ;
Weißkohl Noun -
cabbage, white cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba ;
Weißkopfseeadler Noun -
American eagle, bald eagle ;
Weißmündige Bänderschnecke Noun -
white lipped snail ;
Weißrussland Proper noun -
Belarus ;
Weißrußland Proper noun -
obsolete Belarus ;
Weißstorch Noun -
white stork, Ciconia ciconia ;
Weißtanne Noun -
silver fir, European silver fir, Abies alba (large evergreen coniferous tree) ;
Weißwein Noun -
white wine ;
Weißwurst Noun -
literally "white sausage"; a traditional Bavarian sausage made from veal and pork bacon. ;
Wellblech Noun -
corrugated iron ;
Welle Noun -
a wave ;

a shaft gloss ;
Wellenfunktion Noun -
wavefunction ;
Wellenlänge Noun -
wavelength ;
Wellenreiten Noun -
surfing, literally, "wave riding" ;
Wellensittich Noun -
(bird) budgerigar (nicknamed budgie), commonly called parakeet, shell parakeet, or common pet parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus ;
Welpe Noun -
puppy (young dog) ;
Wels Noun -
wels catfish, Silurus glanis ;

catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes ;
Welt Noun -
world ;
Weltall Noun -
cosmos ;

outer space; region beyond Earth’s atmosphere ;
Weltanschauung Noun -
Worldview, weltanschauung, philosophy of life ;
Weltausstellung Noun -
World Exposition, World's fair, World Fair, Universal Exposition, Expo ;
Weltfrieden Noun -
world peace, universal peace ;
Weltkrieg Noun -
world war ;
Weltmeister Noun -
world champion ;
Weltmeisterschaft Noun -
World Cup ;

World Championship ;
Weltmusik Noun -
world music ;
Weltpriester Noun -
a secular priest ;
Weltraum Noun -
space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets) ;
Weltraummüll Noun -
space debris, space junk ;
Weltraumschrott Noun -
space debris, space junk ;
Weltschmerz Noun -
World-weariness, Weltschmerz ;
Weltsprache Noun -
global language ;

universal language ;
Weltuntergang Noun -
end of the world ;
Weltzeituhr Noun -
world clock ;
Wemfall Noun -
grammar dative case ;
Wende Noun -
turn (change in temperament or circumstance) ;

turnaround (reversal of policy) ;

tacking (nautical) ;
Wendehals Noun -
Eurasian wryneck ;

political opportunist after the change of 1989 in the German Democratic Republic ;
Wendelin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Wendeltreppe Noun -
spiral stairs, spiral staircase, circular stairs, helical stairs ;
Wendepunkt Noun -
turning point ;

mathematics inflection point ;
Wendung Noun -
change of direction, orientation, or circumstances turn ;

grammar expression, phrase ;
Wenfall Noun -
grammar accusative case ;
Wenzel Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname ;
Werbebanner Noun -
banner ad, ad banner ;
Werbung Noun -
advertisement ;
Werfall Noun -
grammar nominative case ;
Werfer Noun -
thrower ;
Werft Noun -
shipyard ;
Werk Noun -
work ;

factory, industrial facility ;
Werkstatt Noun -
workshop (room where things are manufactured) ;
Werkstück Noun -
workpiece (the material or partially finished piece on which a tool operates.) ;
Werktag Noun -
working day (day of a week in which work is done) ;
Werkzeug Noun -
tool ;
Wermelskirchen Proper noun -
Wermelskirchen (city in western Germany) ;
Wermut Noun -
vermouth ;

wormwood ;
Werner Proper noun -
given name popular in Germany since the Middle Ages. ;

surname ;
Wert Noun -
worth ;

value ;
Werturteil Noun -
judgement of value ;
Werwolf Noun -
werewolf ;
Wesen Noun -
being ;

creature ;
Weser Proper noun -
Weser (river in Germany) ;
Wesfall Noun -
grammar genitive case ;
Wespe Noun -
wasp ;
Wessi Noun -
a person from West Germany, used to distinguish them from a person from East Germany. ;
West Noun -
west (compass point) ;
Westdeutschland Proper noun -
historical western Germany ;

West Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany between 1949 and 1989 ;
Weste Noun -
waistcoat, vest ;
Westen Noun -
west ;
Westerland Proper noun -
Westerland (city in northern Germany, on the island of Sylt) ;
Western Noun -
western (film genre) ;
Westerwald Proper noun -
Westerwald, a low mountain range in western Germany ;
Westeuropa Proper noun -
Western Europe (Western Europe) ;
Westfalen Proper noun -
Westphalia (region in western germany) ;
Westjordanland Proper noun -
West Bank (territory) ;
Westlicher Fettschwanzmaki Noun -
Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur, Cheirogaleus medius ;
Wettbewerb Noun -
competition (contest for a prize or award) ;
Wettbewerber Noun -
competitor ;
Wette Noun -
bet ;
Wetter Noun -
weather ;

storm ;
Wetter Proper noun -
a town in Hessen in Germany ;

a town in the Ruhr district of Germany ;
Wetterbericht Noun -
weather report ;
Wetterlage Noun -
weather conditions, atmospheric conditions ;
Wettervorhersage Noun -
weather forecast ;
Wettkampf Noun -
contest (competition) ;
Wettlauf Noun -
a race - a contest between running people ;
Wettliste Noun -
record of betting ;

booking ;
Wettrüsten Noun -
arms race ;
Wetzstein Noun -
sharpening stone, whetstone ;
Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Wohnung ;
Whgn. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Wohnungen ;
Whisky Noun -
whisky (alcoholic drink) ;
Whiteboard Noun -
whiteboard (large vertical writing area) ;
WiGa Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Wintergarten ;
Wibke Proper noun -
given name, a less common spelling of Wiebke. ;
Wichser Noun -
vulgar wanker, tosser; i.e., a habitual masturbator. ;

An annoying or irritating person. ;
Wichsvorlage Noun -
Masturbation material, for stimulation. ;
Wichteln Noun -
secret Santa ;
Wickelbär Noun -
kinkajou ;
Wickelkind Noun -
baby in diapers/nappies, swaddling child ;

sissy ;
Widder Noun -
ram (male sheep) ;

Aries (constellation and astrological sign) ;
Widerhaken Noun -
of a fishhook, etc. barb ;
Widerlegung Noun -
refutation ;
Widerruf Noun -
revocation, cancellation ;
Widersacher Noun -
adversary ;
Widerspruch Noun -
objection, protest ;

contradiction ;
Widerspruchsfreiheit Noun -
consistency ;
Widerstand Noun -
resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist) ;

resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion) ;

resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current) ;

resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation) ;

resistor (electronic component) ;
Widerstandskämpfer Noun -
resistor, (male person who fights to resist against something) ;
Widerwort Noun -
rebuttal ;

backtalk ;
Widmung Noun -
dedication ;
Wiebke Proper noun -
given name. ;
Wiedehopf Noun -
hoopoe (bird Upupa epops) ;
Wiederbelebung Noun -
medicine reanimation ;

revival ;
Wiedereinführung Noun -
reintroduction (of something, eg a product or tax) ;
Wiedergeburt Noun -
rebirth, reincarnation ;
Wiedergutmachung Noun -
amends, compensation, reparation ;
Wiederholung Noun -
repetition ;
Wiederkäuer Noun -
ruminant (artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud) ;
Wiedersehen Noun -
reunion ;

colloquial short for: auf Wiedersehen ;
Wiedervereinigung Noun -
reunification ;
Wiederverwendbarkeit Noun -
reusability ;
Wiederverwertung Noun -
reuse, recycling ;
Wiederwahl Noun -
re-election, reelection ;
Wiege Noun -
cradle ;

figuratively infancy, origin ;

rocking blotter, blotting-paper rocker ;
Wiegendruck Noun -
incunabulum, incunable ;
Wiegenlied Noun -
lullaby (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) ;
Wien Proper noun -
Vienna ;
Wiener Noun -
An inhabitant of Vienna ;

wiener, short of Wiener Würstchen ;
Wiener Schnitzel Noun -
veal cutlets dipped into flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fired ;
Wiener Würstchen Noun -
a wiener (sausage) ;
Wienerin Noun -
Viennese (noun: female inhabitant) ;
Wiesbaden Proper noun -
Wiesbaden ;
Wiese Noun -
meadow ;

lawn ;
Wiesel Noun -
weasel (mustela nivalis) ;
Wiki Noun -
wiki. ;
Wiki-Markup Noun -
wiki markup ;
Wikinger Noun -
Viking ;
Wikipedia Proper noun -
Wiktionary and WMF jargon Wikipedia ;
Wikis Noun -
wikis ;
Wikiwörterbuch Noun -
Wiktionary ;
Wiktionary Proper noun -
Wiktionary ;
Wiktionärist Noun -
Wiktionarian ;
Wiktionäristin Noun -
Wiktionarian ;
Wild Noun -
animals,hunting game ;
Wilde Jagd Proper noun -
Wild Hunt ;
Wildgans Noun -
wild goose ;
Wildkatze Noun -
wildcat ;
Wildnis Noun -
wilderness ;
Wildschwein Noun -
A wild boar. ;
Wildwasser Noun -
white water, whitewater ;
Wilfried Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Wilfred. ;
Wilhelm Proper noun -
given name, the German equivalent of English William. ;
Wilhelmine Proper noun -
given name derived from Wilhelm, a popular variant of Wilhelmina. ;
Wilhelmshaven Proper noun -
Wilhelmshaven (independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany) ;
Wille Noun -
will ;
Willi Proper noun -
given name, alternative spelling of Willy. ;
Willigkeit Noun -
willingness ;
Willkür Noun -
arbitrariness ;
Willkürlichkeit Noun -
arbitrariness ;
Willy Proper noun -
given name, diminutive of Wilhelm or of any name beginning with the Germanic element will- such as Wilfried. ;
Wilma Proper noun -
given name derived from Wilhelmina. ;
Wilna Proper noun -
Vilnius (capital of Lithuania) ;
Wimper Noun -
eyelash ;

lash ;

ciliary ;
Wimpernschlag Noun -
figuratively blink of an eye ;
Wimperntusche Noun -
mascara ;
Wimpertierchen Noun -
ciliate ;

paramecium ;
Wind Noun -
wind; movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure ;
Winde Noun -
winch, windlass ;
Windel Noun -
diaper ;
Windenergie Noun -
wind power (power harnessed from the wind) ;
Windgeschwindigkeit Noun -
wind speed ;
Windhund Noun -
sighthound, gazehound ;

greyhound ;
Windisch Noun -
obsolete Slovene language ;
Windischer Noun -
Slovene ;
Windkraft Noun -
wind power (power harnessed from the wind) ;
Windkraftwerk Noun -
wind power station ;
Windmühle Noun -
windmill ;
Windpark Noun -
wind farm ;
Windpocken Noun -
chickenpox ;
Windröschen Noun -
anemone ;
Windsack Noun -
windsock ;
Windschatten Noun -
slipstream ;

nautical lee ;
Windschutzscheibe Noun -
windshield, windscreen ;
Wink Noun -
sign ;

hint, cue, suggestion ;
Winkel Noun -
geometry angle (measure, figure) ;

corner, nook ;

chevron ;
Winkeladvokat Noun -
lawyer pettifogger ;
Winkelspinne Noun -
house spider (genus Tegenaria) ;
Winker Noun -
direction indicator ;
Winkerkrabbe Noun -
fiddler crab ;
Winter Noun -
winter ;
Wintergarten Noun -
greenhouse garden attached to a house conservatory ;
Winterschlaf Noun -
biology hibernation ;
Wintersonnenwende Noun -
winter solstice ;
Winterzeit Noun -
winter time, the time where daylight saving time is NOT in effect ;
Winzer Noun -
vintner, person making wine as an occupation ;
Wipfel Noun -
tree-top ;
Wirbel Noun -
whirl ;

vortex ;

vertebra ;

eddy ;
Wirbelsturm Noun -
(major) whirlwind ;
Wirbelsäule Noun -
vertebral column, backbone, spine ;
Wirbeltier Noun -
vertebrate (an animal having a backbone) ;
Wirbelwind Noun -
wind,or,figuratively whirlwind ;
Wirklichkeit Noun -
Reality. ;
Wirksamkeit Noun -
effectiveness ;
Wirkung Noun -
effect ;

physics action ;
Wirkungslosigkeit Noun -
ineffectiveness ;
Wirrwarr Noun -
chaos ;
Wirsing Noun -
Savoy (a hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves) ;
Wirt Noun -
host ;

landlord ;

innkeeper ;
Wirtschaft Noun -
economy ;

inn, pub ;
Wirtschaftswachstum Noun -
economic growth ;
Wirtschaftswissenschaft Noun -
economics (study) ;
Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Noun -
economist ;
Wirtshaus Noun -
inn, tavern ;
Wischiwaschi Noun -
wishy-washy (adjective) ;
Wisent Noun -
wisent, bison, Bison bonasus ;
Wismar Proper noun -
Wismar (independent city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany) ;
Wismut Noun -
bismuth ;
Wissen Noun -
knowledge ;
Wissensbereich Noun -
sphere of knowledge ;

knowledge domain ;
Wissenschaft Noun -
science ;
Wissenschafter Noun -
I>Austria scientist ;
Wissenschaftler Noun -
scientist ;
Wissenschaftlerin Noun -
a female scientist ;
Wissenschaftlichkeit Noun -
scientificity ;
Wissensstand Noun -
standard of knowledge ;
Witwe Noun -
widow ;
Witwer Noun -
widower ;
Witz Noun -
wit ;

joke ;

humor ;
Wladiwostok Proper noun -
Vladivostok ;
WoKü Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Wohnküche ;
Wobla Noun -
vobla (fish) (Rutilus caspicus) ;
Woche Noun -
week ;
Wochenende Noun -
weekend ;
Wochentag Noun -
weekday, day of the week ;
Wochenzeitschrift Noun -
a weekly ;
Wodenstag Noun -
(archaic or dialectal) Wednesday ;
Wodka Noun -
vodka ;
Wohl Noun -
good ;

weal ;

welfare ;

well-being ;
Wohlergehen Noun -
well-being ;
Wohlfahrt Noun -
welfare, weal ;
Wohlfahrtsstaat Noun -
welfare state ;
Wohlstand Noun -
wealth, prosperity ;
Wohlwollen Noun -
benevolence, goodwill ;
Wohneinheit Noun -
accommodation unit ;
Wohngemeinschaft Noun -
apartment-sharing community ;
Wohnküche Noun -
eat-in kitchen ;
Wohnsitz Noun -
residence (place where one lives) ;
Wohnung Noun -
flat ;

apartment ;
Wohnwagen Noun -
caravan, trailer qualifier ;
Wohnzimmer Noun -
living room ;
Woldemar Proper noun -
given name, variant of Waldemar. ;
Wolf Noun -
wolf ;
Wolf Proper noun -
surname derived from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal. Variant: Wolff. ;
Wolff Proper noun -
surname A spelling variant of Wolf. ;
Wolfgang Proper noun -
given name traditionally popular in Germany and Austria, originally borne by a tenth century saint. ;
Wolfhard Proper noun -
given name ;
Wolfram Noun -
tungsten ;
Wolfram Proper noun -
given name. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Wolfsburg Proper noun -
Wolfsburg (city in northern Germany) ;
Wolfspinne Noun -
wolf spider ;
Wolga Noun -
Volga (river in Eastern Europe) ;
Wolke Noun -
cloud ;
Wolke sieben Noun -
cloud nine ;
Wolkenkratzer Noun -
skyscraper ;
Wolkenkuckucksheim Noun -
cloud-cuckoo-land ;
Wolle Noun -
wool ;
Wollust Noun -
lust ;
Woltz Proper noun -
One of the original names of the Germanic people, starting with the southern Jutland Saxons mixing with the Teutons. ;

(During the barbarian invasion of southern Europe) A young leader, or young warrior. ;

surname ;
Woltzdorf Proper noun -
rare A place name. ;
Woltzen Proper noun -
rare surname ;
Wonne Noun -
bliss, joy; delight ;

lust ;
Wonnemond Proper noun -
May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) ;
Workshop Noun -
workshop gloss ;
Worms Proper noun -
Worms (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Wort Noun -
linguistics,distinct unit of language word ;

sentence which is an advise, promise, command,... word ;
Wortart Noun -
part of speech gloss ;
Worterklärung Noun -
the definition of a word ;
Wortlaut Noun -
wording ;

text ;
Wortschatz Noun -
vocabulary (set of words a person knows) ;
Wortsippe Noun -
lexicography a group of words which share a single etymological element ;
Wortspiel Noun -
pun ;
Wortstamm Noun -
linguistics stem (main part of a word) ;
Worttrennung Noun -
syllabification ;
Wotan Proper noun -
A deity of the old Germanic religion, and of modern German reconstructions of this religion. See Odin. ;

A male given name. ;
Wotisch Proper noun -
Votic (language) ;
Wrack Noun -
wreck ;
Wucher Noun -
usurer ;
Wucherer Noun -
usurer (one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates) ;
Wuchs Noun -
growth ;
Wucht Noun -
force ;
Wulf Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Wolf. ;

surname derived from the given name. ;
Wunde Noun -
sore, wound ;
Wunder Noun -
miracle ;

wonder ;
Wunderkind Noun -
child prodigy ;
Wundstarrkrampf Noun -
tetanus ;
Wunsch Noun -
wish ;
Wunschdenken Noun -
wishful thinking ;
Wunschliste Noun -
wish list, wishlist ;
Wunschzettel Noun -
List of presents, wish list of presents. ;

Wishlist, wish list ;
Wuppertal Proper noun -
Wuppertal (city in western Germany) ;
Wurf Noun -
throw ;

litter (of cubs) ;
Wurfmesser Noun -
throwing knife ;
Wurfstern Noun -
throwing star ;
Wurm Noun -
worm, maggot, grub ;

qualifier lindworm, dragon, snake, serpent, reptile ;

qualifier mite, mite of a child ;
Wurmloch Noun -
wormhole ;
Wurmzüngler Noun -
dated chameleon ;
Wurst Noun -
sausage ;
Wurstebrei Noun -
a regional specialty from Lippe and eastern Westphalia, consisting of ground and boiled meat cuts, as used for sausage making. ;
Wurstwasser Noun -
the liquid in sausage (eg. wiener) preserves. ;
Wurzel Noun -
root ;

mathematics square root ;
Wurzelkanal Noun -
of a tooth root canal ;
Wurzelkanalbehandlung Noun -
dentistry,surgical operation root canal ;
Wurzeln schlagen Verb -
idiomatic to put down roots ;
Wut Noun -
rage ;

savageness ;
Wutbürger Noun -
An angry or enraged citizen ;
Wächter Noun -
guard (person who guards) ;
Wächterrat Proper noun -
(Iran) the Guardian Council, the Council of Guardians ;
Wähler Noun -
voter ;
Wählscheibe Noun -
elephone dial ;
Währung Noun -
currency ;
Wände Noun -
walls ;
Wärme Noun -
warmth ;

physics heat ;
Wärmetod Noun -
thermodynamics heat death ;
Wärter Noun -
attendant ;

obsolete maintainer ;
Wäsche Noun -
clothes, especially underwear ;

laundry ;

washing ;
Wäscheständer Noun -
clotheshorse ;
Wäschetrockner Noun -
clothes dryer ;
Wölfin Noun -
she-wolf, a female wolf ;
Wörterbuch Noun -
dictionary ;
Wörthersee Proper noun -
Wörthersee, Lake Wörth, an alpine lake in the southern Austrian province of Carinthia ;
Wühlmaus Noun -
vole ;
Würde Noun -
dignity ;
Würfel Noun -
dice ;

cube ;
Würfelnatter Noun -
dice snake ;
Würgaround Noun -
I>colloquial a workaround, specifically a complicated or undesirable one. ;
Würgegriff Noun -
stranglehold ;
Würger Noun -
strangler ;

shrike ;
Würgeschlange Noun -
constrictor snake ;
Würstchen Noun -
diminutive of Wurst, a small sausage, a bratwurst ;

a wimp ;
Würzburg Proper noun -
Würzburg (city in Franconia) ;
Würze Noun -
spice ;
Wüste Noun -
desert ;
Wüstenrennmaus Noun -
gerbil ;
Wüstenspringmaus Noun -
jerboa, lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus ;
X Letter -
The twenty-fourth letter of the German alphabet. ;
Xanten Proper noun -
Xanten, German city at the Rhine ;
Xanthin Noun -
xanthine (group of alkaloids, including caffeine) ;
Xaver Proper noun -
given name, cognate to Xavier. ;
Xenia Proper noun -
given name, cognate to the English Xenia. ;
Xenobiologie Noun -
xenobiology ;
Xenon Noun -
xenon ;
Xenophobie Noun -
xenophobia ;
Xi Noun -
xi (greek letter) ;
Xylitol Noun -
xylitol (an alcohol) ;
Xylofon Noun -
xylophone ;
Xylophon Noun -
xylophone ;
Xylose Noun -
chemistry xylose (wood sugar) ;
Y Letter -
The twenty-fifth letter of the German alphabet. ;
Yacht Noun -
yacht ;
Yak Noun -
yak (Asian ox-like mammal) ;
Yannick Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Jannik. ;
Yannik Proper noun -
given name, a variant of Yannick or Jannik. ;
Yasmin Proper noun -
given name. ;
Yen Noun -
yen (unit of Japanese currency) ;
Yeti Noun -
cryptozoology yeti; abominable snowman ;
Yobibyte Noun -
yobibyte (2^80 bytes) ;
Yoga Noun -
yoga (a Hindu discipline) ;
Yottabyte Noun -
yottabyte (2^80 or 10^24 bytes) ;
Ypecaharalle Noun -
giant wood rail ;
Yperit Noun -
mustard gas (yperite) ;
Ypsilon Noun -
Y (25th letter of the german and english alphabet) ;

upsilon (greek letter) ;
Ysop Noun -
hyssop. ;
Ytterbium Noun -
ytterbium ;
Yttrium Noun -
yttrium ;
Yvonne Proper noun -
given name of etyl origin. ;
Z Letter -
The twenty-sixth and last letter of the German alphabet. ;
ZAG initialism -
Zentrum für Angewandte Geowissenschaften. ;
ZH Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Zentralheizung ;
ZKB Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Zimmer, Küche, Bad ;
Zabel Noun -
obsolete chessboard ;
Zabel Proper noun -
surname ;
Zacharias Proper noun -
biblical character Zacharias ;

given name. ;
Zaddik Noun -
tsaddik (A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader) ;
Zagel Noun -
tail (tail of animal) ;
Zagreb Proper noun -
Zagreb (capital of Croatia) ;
Zahl Noun -
number, numeral, figure ;

tails gloss ;
Zahlensystem Noun -
numeral system ;
Zahlenwert Noun -
numerical value ;
Zahltag Noun -
payday ;
Zahlung Noun -
payment ;
Zahlungsmittel Noun -
means of payment ;
Zahn Noun -
tooth. ;

fang. ;

tusk. ;

cog, tine. ;
Zahnarzt Noun -
dentist ;
Zahnarzthelferin Noun -
dental assistant (female) ;
Zahnarztpraxis Noun -
dentist's practice ;
Zahnbelag Noun -
dental plaque ;
Zahnbürste Noun -
toothbrush ;
Zahnfee Noun -
tooth fairy ;
Zahnfleisch Noun -
gums (flesh around the bases of the teeth) ;
Zahnformel Noun -
dental notation ;
Zahnfüllung Noun -
dentistry filling ;
Zahnlücke Noun -
gap in one's teeth ;
Zahnpasta Noun -
toothpaste ;
Zahnrad Noun -
gearwheel, cogwheel ;
Zahnschmerz Noun -
toothache ;
Zahnseide Noun -
dental floss ;
Zahnspange Noun -
braces (for correcting teeth) ;
Zahnstein Noun -
dentistry calculus, tartar ;
Zahnstocher Noun -
a toothpick ;
Zahnwal Noun -
toothed whale, a member of the Odontoceti suborder ;
Zahnwale Proper noun -
toothed whales, the Odontoceti suborder ;
Zahnweh Noun -
toothache (ache in a tooth) ;
Zahnwurzel Noun -
root of a tooth ;
Zander Noun -
zander ;
Zange Noun -
tongs ;
Zankapfel Noun -
bone of contention ;

apple of discord ;
Zapfen Noun -
plug, bung ;

pivot ;

cone (eg, of a fir) ;
Zapfenstreich Noun -
military curfew ;

military tattoo ;
Zapfhahn Noun -
tap ;
Zapfsäule Noun -
gas pump ;
Zar Noun -
tsar, czar ;
Zarathustrismus Noun -
Zoroastrianism ;
Zarge Noun -
frame, border ;
Zarin Noun -
tsarina, czarina ;
Zaster Noun -
(slang) money ;
Zauber Noun -
magic ;
Zauberer Noun -
(male) magician ;

(male) witch ;

(male) wizard ;

warlock ;

(male) sorcerer ;

(male) enchanter ;

(male) conjurer ;

(male) charmer ;

(male) captivator ;

(male) illusionist ;

(male) legerdemainist ;
Zauberin Noun -
sorceress ;

wizardess ;

(female) wizard ;

(female) sorcerer ;

(female) magician ;

enchantress ;

(female) conjurer ;

(female) charmer ;

(female) captivator ;

(female) illusionist ;

(female) legerdemainist ;
Zauberkünstler Noun -
artist magician ;
Zauberpilz Noun -
magic mushroom ;
Zauberstab Noun -
magic wand ;
Zaum Noun -
bridle ;
Zaun Noun -
fence ;
Zebibyte Noun -
zebibyte (2^70 bytes) ;
Zebra Noun -
zebra ;
Zebraameisenwürger Noun -
fasciated antshrike ;
Zebrabarbe Noun -
zebrafish, Danio rerio ;
Zebrafink Noun -
zebra finch ;
Zebrahai Noun -
zebra shark ;
Zebramanguste Noun -
banded mongoose, Zebra mongoose, Mungos mungo ;
Zebrastreifen Noun -
zebra crossing ;
Zebu Noun -
zebu ;
Zeche Noun -
mine, pit "Die Zeche Alstaden war ein Steinkohlen-Bergwerk." ;

bill "Die Zeche prellen." ;
Zecke Noun -
tick (animal) ;

punk (with leftist background, often derogatory) ;
Zeder Noun -
cedar (tree) ;
Zeh Noun -
Northern Germany toe ;
Zehe Noun -
Middle and Southern Germany toe ;

(part of garlic) clove ;
Zehengänger Noun -
digitigrade ;
Zehennagel Noun -
toenail (the plate covering the end of a toe) ;
Zehenring Noun -
toe ring ;
Zehenspitze Noun -
toe-tip ;
Zehnkampf Noun -
decathlon ;
Zehnkämpfer Noun -
decathlete ;
Zehnt Noun -
tithe (a tenthpart of the increase) ;
Zeichen Noun -
characters, marks, sign ;

token ;
Zeichenkette Noun -
computing string ;
Zeichensatz Noun -
computing charset, character set, character encoding, character map, codepage ;
Zeichner Noun -
drawer (one who draws something) ;
Zeichnung Noun -
drawing ;
Zeigefinger Noun -
forefinger, index finger ;
Zeiger Noun -
pointer, locator. ;

hand (of a clock or watch). ;
Zeiger Proper noun -
surname ;
Zeile Noun -
line, row ;
Zeit Noun -
time ;

grammar tense ;
Zeitalter Noun -
age ;
Zeitbombe Noun -
time bomb ;
Zeitdilatation Noun -
time dilation ;
Zeitgeist Noun -
Spirit of the age; zeitgeist ;
Zeitgenosse Noun -
contemporary (someone living (or something existing) at the same time) ;
Zeitgleichung Noun -
equation of time ;
Zeitlupe Noun -
slow motion ;
Zeitmaschine Noun -
ime machine ;
Zeitpunkt Noun -
moment (instant of time) ;
Zeitraffer Noun -
time-lapse ;
Zeitraum Noun -
period (of time) ;
Zeitschrift Noun -
magazine (published in regular intervals) ;

periodical ;
Zeitung Noun -
newspaper ;

archaic tidings, news ;
Zeitungsente Noun -
canard (false or misleading report or story) ;
Zeitverschwendung Noun -
waste of time (meaningless or fruitless activity) ;
Zeitvertreib Noun -
pastime ;
Zeitwort Noun -
verb ;
Zeitzeuge Noun -
history contemporary witness ;
Zeitzone Noun -
time zone ;
Zelle Noun -
cell (room in a prison) ;

cell (room in a monastery) ;

cell (component of a battery) ;

cell (small group of people) ;

cytology cell ;
Zellulose Noun -
cellulose ;
Zelot Noun -
zealot (zealous person) ;
Zelt Noun -
tent, marquee ;
Zeltdachspinne Noun -
any spider of the family Urocteidae. ;
Zement Noun -
cement ;
Zen Noun -
Buddhism zen (denomination of Buddhism) ;
Zener Proper noun -
A variant of the surname Zeiner. ;
Zenit Noun -
zenith ;
Zensor Noun -
censor ;
Zensur Noun -
censorship ;

(school) mark, grade ;
Zensus Noun -
census (official count of members of a population) ;
Zentaur Noun -
centaur ;

Centaurus ;
Zentimeter Noun -
centimetre ;
Zentner Noun -
undredweight ;
Zentralafrikanische Republik Proper noun -
Central African Republic (country in Central Africa) ;
Zentralasien Proper noun -
Central Asia (smaller area of Central Asia) ;
Zentralbank Noun -
central bank ;
Zentrale Noun -
central office, headquarters ;
Zentraleuropa Proper noun -
Central Europe ;
Zentralheizung Noun -
central heating ;
Zentralkomitee Noun -
central committee ;
Zentrierschlüssel Noun -
spoke wrench ;
Zentrifuge Noun -
centrifuge (device for separation of substances) ;
Zentrum Noun -
center, centre; central point ;

politics the centre, the moderate political parties ;

chess the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard ;
Zenturie Noun -
century (roman army type unit) ;
Zeppelin Noun -
zeppelin ;
Zepter Noun -
scepter ;
Zeremonie Noun -
ceremony ;
Zerfall Noun -
disintegration ;

decay ;

physics decay ;
Zerreißprobe Noun -
qualifier tear strength test ;

qualifier ordeal ;
Zersetzung Noun -
ecomposition ;
Zerstreuung Noun -
dispersal, scattering ;
Zerstörer Noun -
destroyer (that who/which destroys) ;
Zerstörung Noun -
destruction, demolition. ;

overthrow, ruin. ;
Zertifikat Noun -
certificate ;
Zertifizierung Noun -
certification ;
Zeta Noun -
alpha (greek letter) ;
Zettabyte Noun -
zettabyte (2^70 or 10^21 bytes) ;
Zettel Noun -
note qualifier ;
Zeug Noun -
stuff ;

material ;

fabric ;
Zeuge Noun -
witness m ;
Zeuge Jehovas Noun -
Jehovah's Witness ;
Zeugen Jehovas Noun -
Jehovah's Witnesses ;
Zeugnis Noun -
testimony, witness declaration ;

certificate, affidavit, report card ;
Zeus Proper noun -
Zeus ;
Zi. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Zimmer ;
Zibbe Noun -
dialectal ewe (of rabbit, hare, or goat) ;
Zicke Noun -
bitch (arrogant woman) ;

female goat, she-goat ;
Zickefoose Noun -
A goat foot ;
Zickefoose Proper noun -
surname ;
Zickzack Noun -
zigzag ;
Ziege Noun -
goat ;
Ziegel Noun -
brick ;
Ziegelbauw. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Ziegelbauweise ;
Ziegelbauweise Noun -
brick construction method ;
Ziegelstein Noun -
a brick used in masonry ;
Ziegenbart Noun -
goatee ;
Ziegenbock Noun -
he-goat, billygoat, male goat ;
Ziegenmelker Noun -
nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) ;
Ziehung Noun -
draw (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined) ;
Ziel Noun -
target ;

goal (not in soccer, see Tor) ;

aim ;

purpose ;
Ziellinie Noun -
finish line ;
Zierfisch Noun -
an ornamental fish ;
Ziffer Noun -
digit, numeral ;
Zigarette Noun -
cigarette ;
Zigarre Noun -
cigar ;
Zigeuner Noun -
gypsy ;
Zikade Noun -
cicada ;
Zilpzalp Noun -
chiffchaff (phylloscopus collybita) ;
Zimmer Noun -
room ;
Zimmermann Noun -
carpenter gloss ;

(Swiss German) harvestman (order Opiliones) ;
Zimmermann Proper noun -
surname ;
Zimmerpflanze Noun -
houseplant, indoor plant ;
Zimperliese Noun -
sissy ;
Zimt Noun -
cinnamon ;

something worthless, or dumb. ;
Zimtbürzel-Blattspäher Noun -
cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner ;
Zimtzicke Noun -
snotty bitch ;
Zink Noun -
zinc ;

cornetto (a trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods) ;
Zink-Pyrithion Noun -
zinc pyrithione ;
Zinn Noun -
tin ;
Zinne Noun -
merlon ;
Zinnober Noun -
cinnabar (mineral) ;
Zins Noun -
economics interest ;
Zinsberechnungsmethode Noun -
finance day count convention ;
Zinseszins Noun -
compound interest ;
Zinssatz Noun -
finance interest rate ;
Zionismus Noun -
zionism ;
Zipfel Noun -
corner or peak ;

penis, cock, willy, peter ;
Zirbel Noun -
(old) fir cone ;

arolla pine, stone pine, Swiss pine, arolla pine ;
Zirbeldrüse Noun -
pineal gland ;
Zirbelkiefer Noun -
arolla pine, stone pine ;
Zirkel Noun -
compass (device to draw circles) ;

circle (rare, more common is Kreis) ;
Zirkon Noun -
mineral zircon ;
Zirkonium Noun -
zirconium ;
Zirkumflex Noun -
ircumflex ;
Zirkus Noun -
circus ;
Zirkusschule Noun -
circus school gloss ;
Zirrhose Noun -
cirrhosis (chronic disease of the liver) ;
Zischlaut Noun -
sibilant (phonetics: a hissing sound) ;
Zisterne Noun -
cistern ;
Zitadelle Noun -
citadel ;
Zitat Noun -
quotation ;
Zither Noun -
zither ;
Zitrone Noun -
lemon (fruit) ;

lemonade (still beverage) ;
Zitronenfalter Noun -
brimstone, a butterfly ;
Zitronenhai Noun -
lemon shark ;
Zitronenstrauch Noun -
lemon verbena (shrub) ;
Zitronensäure Noun -
citric acid ;
Zitronensäurezyklus Noun -
biochemistry citric acid cycle ;
Zitteraal Noun -
electric eel, Electrophorus electricus ;
Zitterpappel Noun -
aspen, trembling poplar ;
Zitterspinne Noun -
daddy long-legs spider ;
Zitze Noun -
tit ;
Zivil Noun -
plain clothes ;
Zivildienst Noun -
civilian service in lieu of military service ;
Zivilisation Noun -
civilization ;
Zivilrecht Noun -
civil law ;
Zobel Noun -
sable (animal) ;
Zocker Noun -
gambler ;

slang for gamer (i.e. video and computer games) ;
Zoe Proper noun -
given name, cognate to English Zoë. ;
Zoff Noun -
colloquial trouble ;
Zoll Noun -
custom (duty collected at the borders) ;

authority collecting that duty (customs) ;
Zoll Derived terms -
length unit (if used nowadays it equals an inch) ;
Zollbeamte Noun -
customs officer ;
Zollverein Noun -
customs union, tariff union ;
Zombie Noun -
zombie ;
Zone Noun -
zone ;

historical the former DDR (German Democratic Republic) ;
Zoni Noun -
(historical, colloquial) a citizen of the former DDR (German Democratic Republic) ;
Zoo Noun -
zoo ;
Zoologe Noun -
zoologist (a person who studies zoology) ;
Zoologie Noun -
zoology ;
Zoologin Noun -
zoologist (a person who studies zoology) ;
Zoom Noun -
photography,film zoom, augmentation of a view as with a camera lens ;
Zoophobie Noun -
zoophobia (unusual fear of animals) ;
Zootomie Noun -
zootomy ;
Zopf Noun -
plait (of hair) ;
Zorn Noun -
anger ;

wrath, fury, rage ;
Zoroastrismus Noun -
Zoroastrianism ;
Ztr.-Hzg. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Zentralheizung ;
Ztrhzg. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of Zentralheizung ;
Zubehör Noun -
accessory ;
Zuber Noun -
dated tub ;
Zuber Proper noun -
surname ;
Zucchini Noun -
zucchini ;
Zucht Noun -
breeding ;
Zucker Noun -
sugar (1). ;
Zuckerbäcker Noun -
confectioner (male or of unspecified gender) ;
Zuckerbäckerin Noun -
confectioner (female) ;
Zuckercouleur Noun -
caramel coloring, E 150 ;
Zuckergast Noun -
silverfish ;
Zuckerguss Noun -
cooking icing ;
Zuckerkrankheit Noun -
diabetes ;
Zuckerrohr Noun -
sugarcane ;
Zuckerwatte Noun -
cotton candy, candy floss, fairy floss ;
Zuckerwürfel Noun -
sugar cube ;
Zufahrt Noun -
a drive way to a property or building. ;
Zufall Noun -
chance, coincidence, randomness ;
Zufallsgröße Noun -
random variable ;
Zufallsvariable Noun -
random variable ;
Zufluchtsort Noun -
a shelter ;
Zufriedenheit Noun -
contentment, satisfaction ;
Zufuhr Noun -
supply ;
Zufälligkeit Noun -
randomness ;

coincidence, chance ;
Zug Noun -
train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails) ;

pull (force that pulls in a specific direction) ;

traction ;

course ;

from a cigarette, etc. draught ;

from a drink draught, gulp ;

stroke ;

feature, trait ;

military platoon ;

board games move ;
Zugabe Noun -
bonus, add-on, extra ;

music,or,theater encore ;
Zugabe Interjection -
Encore! ;
Zugang Noun -
entrance ;

access ;

admission, intake ;
Zugbrücke Noun -
drawbridge ;
Zugereister Noun -
literally "Someone who has traveled here and stayed" ;

Someone who has moved to a different region and settled there for good, and who speaks German as their first language, but is recognized in the new region by their accent and regarded as "not one of us". ;
Zugluft Noun -
current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle draft ;
Zugriff Noun -
access ;

grasp ;
Zugspitze Proper noun -
Zugspitze (mountain) ;
Zugvogel Noun -
migrant, migratory bird ;
Zugzwang Noun -
A situation where somebody is forced to act, but would prefer to remain passive. This is most common when a politician does not want to touch some controversial issue, but his/her political opponents work to create a situation where he/she must act. ;

chess zugzwang occurs when one player is put at a disadvantage because he/she has to make a move. ;
Zuhälter Noun -
pimp (prostitution solicitor) ;
Zukunft Noun -
future or futurity. ;

grammar the future tense. ;
Zukunftsroman Noun -
science fiction novel ;
Zunahme Noun -
increase ;
Zuname Noun -
surname ;
Zunder Noun -
tinder ;
Zunge Noun -
tongue (organ in the mouth) ;

tongue (flap in a shoe) ;
Zungenbrecher Noun -
tongue twister ;
Zungenkuss Noun -
French kiss ;
Zungenreden Noun -
glossolalia (speaking in tongues) ;
Zurückhaltung Noun -
restraint; reservation, reservedness ;

retention ;
Zusage Noun -
covenant (binding agreement) ;
Zusammenarbeit Noun -
collaboration ;
Zusammenfassung Noun -
summary, compilation, summing up, recapitulation ;

abstract, synopsis ;

résumé ;

précis ;
Zusammenfluss Noun -
confluence ;
Zusammenhang Noun -
interrelation, connection ;

context ;
Zusammenklang Noun -
"sounding together", a pitch simultaneity, sonority, or a chord in the sense of indpendent entities sounding together. ;
Zusammenkunft Noun -
meeting (gathering for a purpose) ;
Zusammenleben Noun -
living together ;
Zusammenschluss Noun -
union, federation, merger, amalgamation, alliance ;
Zusammenstellung Noun -
composition ;
Zusammenstoß Noun -
collision ;
Zusatz Noun -
addition, additive ;
Zuschauer Noun -
spectator ;

viewer ;
Zuschlag Noun -
surcharge, additional charge, extra fee ;
Zuschuss Noun -
allowance, benefit, subsidy, grant ;
Zuspruch Noun -
encouragement ;

popularity ;
Zustand Noun -
condition; state ;
Zustimmung Noun -
agreement (expression or indication that an agreement has been reached) ;
Zutat Noun -
ingredient (one of the parts of a whole) ;
Zutaten Noun -
ingredients ;
Zuversicht Noun -
confidence ;
Zuviel Noun -
excess ;
Zuwachs Noun -
growth, increase, increment ;

children ;
Zuwanderer Noun -
immigrant ;
Zuwanderung Noun -
immigration ;
Zw.-Whg. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Zweitwohnung ;
Zw.-Whgn. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of Zweitwohnungen ;
Zwang Noun -
compulsion, obligation ;
Zwangsernährung Noun -
force-feeding ;
Zwangsjacke Noun -
straitjacket ;
Zwangsstörung Noun -
obsessive-compulsive disorder ;
Zwanie Noun -
slang 20 euros ;
Zweck Noun -
purpose ;
Zwecke Noun -
thumbtack ;
Zweckrationalität Noun -
instrumental rationality ;
Zwei Noun -
two ('digit or figure') ;
Zweibrücken Proper noun -
Zweibrücken (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) ;
Zweierlogarithmus Noun -
binary logarithm ;
Zweifel Noun -
doubt ;
Zweig Noun -
branch ;

twig ;
Zweigeschlecht Noun -
ne who possesses both genders ;
Zweikampf Noun -
duel (combat between two persons) ;
Zweisitzer Noun -
two-seater ;
Zweisprachigkeit Noun -
bilingualism ;
Zweiter Weltkrieg Proper noun -
The Second World War, World War II. ;
Zweitwohnung Noun -
second home apartment ;
Zwerchfell Noun -
anatomy diaphragm ;
Zwerg Noun -
dwarf, midget ;
Zwerge Noun -
dwarfs, dwarves ;
Zwergenwerfen Noun -
dwarf tossing, midget tossing ;
Zwergin Noun -
a female dwarf or midget ;
Zwergpinguin Noun -
little penguin ;
Zwergpinscher Noun -
Miniature Pinscher ;
Zwergplanet Noun -
dwarf planet ;
Zwergpudel Noun -
a miniature poodle between 28 and 34 cm ;
Zwergschimpanse Noun -
pygmy chimpanzee ;
Zwergschwan Noun -
Bewick's swan ;
Zwetschge Noun -
damson ;
Zwickau Proper noun -
Zwickau ;
Zwieback Noun -
zwieback (toasted sweetened bread) ;
Zwiebel Noun -
onion, Allium cepa ;

bulb (of a plant) ;
Zwiebelfisch Noun -
in printing: a character that is by mistake printed in a font different from the rest. ;

misprint ;
Zwiebelturm Noun -
onion dome (onion-shaped dome) ;
Zwielicht Noun -
twilight ;
Zwietracht Noun -
discord (dissension) ;
Zwilling Noun -
twin ;
Zwillinge Noun -
twins ;

Gemini ;
Zwillingsschwester Noun -
twin sister ;
Zwinkern Noun -
of the eyes blink, wink ;
Zwirn Noun -
thread ;
Zwischenablage Noun -
clipboard ;
Zwischenfall Noun -
incident ;
Zwischenspeicher Noun -
I>computing cache ;
Zwischenstädte Noun -
Cities outside of cities - new towns and cities on the outskirts of major urban centres. ;
Zwischenzeit Noun -
eantime ;
Zwitter Noun -
mongrel, hybrid, bastard ;

hermaphrodite ;
Zwölf Noun -
a dozen ;
Zwölffingerdarm Noun -
duodenum ;
Zyanid Noun -
cyanide ;
Zyankali Noun -
potassium cyanide ;
Zygote Noun -
zygote (fertilised egg cell) ;
Zyklon Noun -
cyclone ;
Zyklop Noun -
cyclops (giant of mythology) ;
Zyklus Noun -
cycle ;
Zylinder Noun -
cylinder ;

top hat ;
Zyniker Noun -
cynic ;
Zynismus Noun -
cynicism ;
Zypern Proper noun -
Cyprus ;
Zyprer Noun -
Cypriot gloss ;
Zypresse Noun -
cypress (tree) ;
Zyste Noun -
yst ;
Zystitis Noun -
cystitis ;
Zytoplasma Noun -
cytoplasm ;
Zytotoxin Noun -
cytotoxin ;
Zähflüssigkeit Noun -
viscosity ;
Zähler Noun -
counter ;

arithmetic numerator ;
Zählung Noun -
count (the process and the result of establishing the number or quantity of items); census; metering, reckoning ;
Zähmung Noun -
taming ;
Zähre Noun -
poetic,archaic tear ;
Zäpfchen Noun -
uvula ;

suppository ;
Zäzilia Proper noun -
given name,a spelling variant of Cäcilia. ;
Zäzilie Proper noun -
given name,a spelling variant of Cäcilie. ;
Zöliakie Noun -
celiac disease qualifier, coeliac disease qualifier ;
Zölibat Noun -
celibacy (sexual abstinence) ;
Zöllner Noun -
customs officer ;
Züge Noun -
trains ;

turns ;
Zügel Noun -
rein ;
Zügelpinguin Noun -
chinstrap penguin ;
Zünder Noun -
fuse in an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition ;
Zündfunke Noun -
ignition spark ;
Zündholz Noun -
device to make fire match ;
Zündkerze Noun -
spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition) ;
Zündung Noun -
ignition ;
Zürich Proper noun -
Zürich ;
a posteriori Adjective -
a posteriori ;
a posteriori Adverb -
a posteriori ;
a-Moll Noun -
music A-minor ;
a.a.O. abbreviation -
“am angeführten Ort” or “am angegebenen Ort”: at the given place; usual abbreviation when a source is cited multiple times. ;
aalen Verb -
to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt ;

colloquial to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl) ;

colloquial to relax (eg as on vacation) ;
aalglatt Adjective -
figuratively slippery as an eel ;
aasen Verb -
to feed on carrion ;

to waste or spoil something, to make a mess of (something) ;
ab Preposition -
Beginning at that time or location; from. ;
ab und zu Adverb -
now and then; occasionally ;
ab- Prefix -
Separable verb prefix, from. ;

Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off. ;

Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down. ;

Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of. ;
abalienieren Verb -
dated to divest (oneself) (of something), to dispose of something, to alienate (for example) property ;

dated to alienate (a person, etc) ;
abandonnieren Verb -
rare to abandon ;

to abandon ship ;
abarbeiten Verb -
to work off ;

rfv-sense to get (a ship) off or afloat ;

rfv-sense to wear out (a tool, etc) ;

reflexive rfd-sense to work hard ;
abbaubar Adjective -
degradable ;
abbauen Verb -
to dismantle ;

mining to mine ;

to reduce ;

to degrade ;
abbeißen Verb -
to bite off ;
abbekommen Verb -
to get a share of something (pleasant or unpleasant) ;
abberufen Verb -
transitive to withdraw ;

transitive to recall ;
abbestellen Verb -
to cancel a subscription ;

in a more general sense: to cancel any kind of delivery of a thing or summons of a person you have ordered. ;
abbezahlen Verb -
o pay off ;
abbiegen Verb -
transitive to bend ;

transitive (tech) to fold (metal) ;

transitive fig. to head off, to stave off ;

intransitive to turn, to turn off ;

intransitive to branch off ;
abbilden Verb -
To portray, to depict, to picture. ;

To map, to outline. ;
abbinden Verb -
transitive to untie, to undo ;

transitive to lace ;

transitive to ligate ;

intransitive to bind ;

intransitive to set ;
abblenden Verb -
transitive to dim ;
abblocken Verb -
sports to block ;
abblättern Verb -
intransitive To chip off, to peel off, to flake off. ;
abbrechen Verb -
To break off (remove by breaking) ;

To discard (throw away) ;

To pull down (destroy) ;
abbrennen Verb -
o burn down ;
abbuchen Verb -
to debit ;
abdanken Verb -
to resign ;
abdecken Verb -
to cover ;

to cover costs ;

to uncover, untile ;
abdrehen Verb -
intransitive to turn ;

intransitive to veer ;

intransitive to peel off ;
abendessen Verb -
southern Germany,Austria to sup, to have supper ;
abendländisch Adjective -
occidental ;
abends Adverb -
at night, p.m. ;
abenteuerlich Adjective -
related to adventures adventurous ;
abenteuerlustig Adjective -
inclined to adventure adventurous ;
aber Conjunction -
but, though ;
aber Adverb -
again (mostly used in abermals, yet another time) ;
abergläubisch Adjective -
superstitious ;
aberrant Adjective -
aberrant ;
aberwitzig Adjective -
ludicrous ;
abfackeln Verb -
to burn off ;
abfahren Verb -
to depart, to leave ;

colloquial to be crazy about something. ;
abfallen Verb -
to fall off, to drop off ;

religion to apostatize ;
abfallverzögern Verb -
electr. to slowrelease ;
abfangen Verb -
to intercept ;
abfedern Verb -
cushion (a blow) ;
abfeuern Verb -
to fire off, to fire (a weapon) ;
abfinden Verb -
transitive to pay compensation ;

reflexive to come to terms, to face ;
abflachen Verb -
transitive to flatten ;

reflective to flatten (sich abflachen) ;
abfliegen Verb -
aviation to take off (from the ground), to fly away ;

to depart ;

of birds to migrate ;

transitive to fly over, overfly ;
abfließen Verb -
to drain ;
abfräsen Verb -
to chamfer, to bevel ;
abgeben Verb -
to hand in ;

to deliver ;

to deposit ;

to give away ;

to sell ;

to hand over ;

to pass on ;

to concede ;

sports transitive to pass a ball ;

(shoot) to fire ;

(declaration) to give ;

(vote) to cast ;

(stuff, plot, background, frame) to provide ;

(to act like someone) to make ;

reflexive to bother oneself with somebody/something, to associate with somebody/something, to mess around with somebody. ;

sports intransitive to pass ;
abgefahren Adjective -
not comparable just left, recently departed ;

idiomatic outstanding, great, cool ;
abgehärtet Adjective -
hardened, hardy ;
abgekartet Adjective -
put-up, collusive ;
abgekartete Sache Idiom -
put-up affair ;
abgekartetes Spiel Idiom -
put-up job ;
abgelegen Adjective -
remote (distant or otherwise inaccessible) ;
abgeschieden Adjective -
secluded ;
abgeschirmtes Kabel Noun -
(Tech.) screened cable, shielded cable ;
abgeschmackt Adjective -
outrageous ;

corny, fatuous ;
abgespannt Adjective -
exhausted ;
abgesperrt Adjective -
locked ;

fenced off ;
abgewirtschaftet Adjective -
rundown ;
abgrenzen Verb -
to delimit, to demarcate ;
abgrundtief Adjective -
abysmal ;
abgründig Adjective -
abysmal ;
abgöttisch Adjective -
adoring ;

idolatrous ;
abgünstig Adjective -
jealous ;
abhaken Verb -
to checkmark ;

figuratively to finish, to forget about ;
abhanden Adverb -
gone, lost ;
abhauen Verb -
transitive to cut off ;

intransitive to do a runner ;

intransitive to piss off ;
abheben Verb -
intransitive to lift off ;

intransitive airplane to take off ;

telephone,pick up the receiver to answer ;

transitive bank account to withdraw ;

card games to cut ;

reflexive to be dissimilar to, differ from ('von') ;
abholen Verb -
to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something ;
abholzen Verb -
to cut down the trees, to clear of timber. ;
abhängen Verb -
to depend ;

slang to hang out ;
abhängig Adjective -
dependent or addicted ''(abhängig von = "dependent on" or "addicted to")'' ;
abhören Verb -
to wiretap a phone call ;
abkacken Verb -
vulgar To fuck up (to do badly at something). ;

To die ;

To pass out ;

To crash ;
abkapseln Verb -
transitive to seclude, to shut off ;
abkommen Verb -
To deviate. ;
abkupfern Verb -
o plagiarize, to copy ;
abkühlen Verb -
to cool off ;
abkürzen Verb -
I>transitive to abbreviate ;
ablassen Verb -
to drain ;

to let go ;
ablaufen Verb -
to expire, to run off ;
ablehnen Verb -
to decline (refuse) ;
ableiten Verb -
to derive ;
ablenken Verb -
to divert ;

to distract ;
abmagern Verb -
to lose weight ;
abmelden Verb -
To log out, log off ;
abmessen Verb -
to measure ;
abnehmen Verb -
to decrease, to diminish ;

to lose weight ;

to accept ;

to receive ;
abnormal Adjective -
abnormal ;
abnutzen Verb -
transitive to wear out (by use) ;

reflexive,to suffer due to use to wear ;
abonnieren Verb -
to subscribe ;
abreiben Verb -
to rub off ;

to rub ;
abreisen Verb -
at a voyage to depart ;
abreißen Verb -
to tear off ;

a building to tear down, to demolish ;
abrunden Verb -
arithmetic,or,to make more circular,or,to complete to round off ;
absaugen Verb -
to suck off ;

slang to give a blowjob ;

to vacuum ;
abschaffen Verb -
to abolish, to annul ;
abschalten Verb -
to switch off ;
abscheulich Adjective -
abominable, hideous ;

abhorrent, detestable ;
abschieben Verb -
deport (from a country) ;

shift (blame or responsibility onto someone or onto certain circumstances) ;
abschirmen Verb -
o screen, to protect ;
abschlachten Verb -
to slaughter qualifier ;
abschleppen Verb -
transitive to tow; to tow away (a car etc.) ;

transitive to pick up (a person in a pub etc.) ;
abschließen Verb -
to end, to finish or complete (eg one's studies) ;

to shut off ;

to lock up; to seal off ;

to conclude (a contract, a deal), to finalise/finalize (a contract, an agreement) ;
abschneiden Verb -
to cut off ;

to truncate ;

to shorten ;

to amputate ;

to score (well etc.) ;
abschreiben Verb -
to transcribe ;

to plagiarize ;

accounting to write off ;

to consider something a write-off, as in colloquial use; to call defeat ;
abschweifen Verb -
to digress ;
absehbar Adjective -
oreseeable ;
absetzbar Adjective -
taxation deductible ;
absetzen Verb -
to set down ;

to remove a monarch from power to depose ;

from the tax to deduct ;

reflexive to break away ;
absichtlich Adjective -
intentional ;
absolut Adjective -
absolute ;
absolut Adverb -
absolutely ;
absolvieren Verb -
pass (successfully complete) ;

theology absolve (pronounce free or give absolution from sin) ;
absondern Verb -
to separate, to segregate ;

reflexive to seclude oneself ;

biology to secrete ;
absorbieren Verb -
absorb, to soak up ;
abspalten Verb -
to split off ;
abspecken Verb -
intransitive to lose weight ;

transitive to diminish ;
abspringen Verb -
o jump off ;
abspritzen Verb -
cum (to have an orgasm; to ejaculate) ;
abstecken Verb -
to stake out ;
absteigen Verb -
to get off, to dismount ;
absteigend Adjective -
downward, descending ;
absterben Verb -
o atrophy ;
abstimmen Verb -
o vote ;
abstimmungsberechtigt Adjective -
discussed, voted on, and agreed upon. ;
abstinent Adjective -
abstinent ;
abstoßen Verb -
to repel ;

to push ;
abstrahieren Verb -
to abstract to consider abstractly ;
abstrakt Adjective -
abstract ;
abstreifen Verb -
ring, etc. to slip off ;

shoes, etc. to wipe; to wipe off ;
abstrus Adjective -
abstruse ;
abstrus Adverb -
abstrusely ;
abstürzen Verb -
to crash ;
absurd Adjective -
absurd ;
absägen Verb -
saw off ;
abtragen Verb -
to remove, denude ;

to degrade, wear down ;

to pay off ;

to carry off ;

to clear up, clear away ;

to take down, tear down ;
abtransportieren Verb -
to transport away ;

to evacuate ;
abtreiben Verb -
to drive (someone or something) off or away ;

to abort (a baby), to terminate a pregnancy ;
abtrennen Verb -
cut off, sever ;

separate ;
abträglich Adjective -
harmful ;

detrimental ;

derogatory ;
abtrünnig Adjective -
renegade ;
abtöten Verb -
to deaden ;

to disinfect ;
abwandern Verb -
to emigrate ;
abwarten Verb -
to await; wait for ;

to wait around ;
abwaschen Verb -
intransitive to wash up (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) ;
abwechslungsreich Adjective -
diversified, varied ;
abwehren Verb -
to fend off ;

to refuse, to say no ;
abweichen Verb -
to deviate ;
abweisen Verb -
dismiss (reject) ;
abwenden Verb -
transitive to avert ;

reflexive to turn away ;
abwerben Verb -
transitive to entice, to poach ;
abwesend Adjective -
absent (being away from a place) ;
abwickeln Verb -
to unwind ;

to wind up (to dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets) ;
abwiegen Verb -
to weigh, to weigh out ;
abwracken Verb -
to wreck (down) ;
abwägen Verb -
weigh (to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object) ;
abzeichnen Verb -
to draw (something or someone) ;

to sign off on something ;

(reflexive, with sich) to be outlined (against something), to stand out (against a background) ;
abziehen Verb -
to subtract, to deduct ;

transitive to pull out ;

intransitive to leave ;

intransitive to pull the trigger ;

colloquial to rip off gloss ;
abzocken Verb -
to rip off gloss ;
abzüglich Preposition -
less, minus ;
abänderbar Adjective -
lterable ;
abändern Verb -
transitive to change, to alter ;

transitive to revise, modify ;

transitive to amend ;

transitive to commute ;
ach Interjection -
oh: non-gloss definition ;
ach so Interjection -
Expresses understanding or compassion; I see ;
acht Numeral -
cardinal eight ;
acht Uhr Noun -
eight o'clock ;
achte Ordinal number -
ordinal eighth ;
achteckig Adjective -
octagonal, having eight corners ;
achten Verb -
intransitive to care about, pay attention to ;

transitive to keep an eye on ;

intransitive to respect ;
achtern Preposition -
nautical abaft, behind ;
achtundachtzig Cardinal number -
eighty-eight ;
achtunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-eight ;
achtundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-eight ;
achtundneunzig Cardinal number -
ninety-eight ;
achtundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-eight (68) ;
achtundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-eight ;
achtundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-eight ;
achtundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-eight ;
achtunggebietend Adjective -
Imposing. ;
achtzehn Numeral -
eighteen ;
achtzehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal eighteenth ;
achtzig Numeral -
eighty ;
achtzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal eightieth ;
ackern Verb -
to plow ;

colloquial to slog away, to work hard ;
addieren Verb -
add up, to sum ;
adiabatisch Adjective -
adiabatic ;
administrativ Adjective -
administrative ;
adoptieren Verb -
to adopt a child ;
adressieren Verb -
to address ;
adrett Adjective -
neat ;
adsorbieren Verb -
adsorb (to accumulate on a surface) ;
adverbial Adjective -
adverbial ;
adäquat Adjective -
adequate ;
aerodynamisch Adjective -
aerodynamic, aerodynamical ;
afghanisch Adjective -
Afghan (Pertaining to Afghanistan) ;
afrikanisch Adjective -
African ;
aggressiv Adjective -
aggressive ;
agieren Verb -
to act ;
agil Adjective -
agile (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) ;
agnath Adjective -
zoology jawless ;
agnostisch Adjective -
agnostic ;
ah Interjection -
an exclamation of contentment ;
aha Interjection -
aha ;
ahnen Verb -
to suspect, to guess ;
akademisch Adjective -
academic ;
akkreditieren Verb -
to accredit ;
akquirieren Verb -
acquire (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own) ;
akribisch Adjective -
meticulous ;
aktiv Adjective -
active ;
aktivieren Verb -
to activate ;
aktualisieren Verb -
to update ;
aktuell Adjective -
actual, in action at the time being, live (in sense of a broadcast) ;

recent ;
akustisch Adjective -
acoustic ;
akut Adjective -
acute ;
akzeptabel Adjective -
acceptable ;
akzeptieren Verb -
to accept ;
alarmieren Verb -
transitive to alarm ;
albanesisch Adjective -
Albanian ;
albanisch Adjective -
Albanian (of or pertaining to Albania or its people) ;
albern Adjective -
goofy ;
albino Adjective -
albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism ;
albtraumhaft Adjective -
nightmarish ;
aleatorisch Adjective -
aleatory ;
algerisch Adjective -
Algerian (of Algeria or its people) ;
alkoholfrei Adjective -
nonalcoholic ;
alkoholhaltig Adjective -
alcoholic, containing alcohol ;
alkoholisch Adjective -
alcoholic ;
alkoholisiert Adjective -
intoxicated, alcoholized ;
all Adjective -
all ;

every ;
alle Jubeljahre Adverb -
idiomatic once in a blue moon ;
alle Wege führen nach Rom Proverb -
all roads lead to Rome ;
allegorisch Adjective -
allegoric/allegorical ;
allegorisch Adverb -
allegorically ;
allein Adjective -
alone ;
allein Adverb -
only ;
alleinstehend Adjective -
stand-alone, detached ;

marriage status single ;
allem Pronoun -
Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of '''alles"). ;
allen Pronoun -
Genitive singular masculine and neutral gender forms of '''alles"). ;
allenfalls Adverb -
at most, at best ;
aller- Prefix -
intensifying prefix very; of them all ;
allerdings Adverb -
but, however ;

indeed! ;
allergisch Adjective -
medicine,or,figuratively allergic ;
allerhand Adjective -
all sorts of ;
allerlei Adjective -
all kinds of ;
alles Pronoun -
indefinite in singular without a noun (usually alles): everything ;

indefinite in singular with a noun: all (the) (+ singular noun) ;

indefinite in plural without a noun: everybody, everyone ;

indefinite in plural with a noun: all (the) (+ pl. noun) ;
alles Gute zum Geburtstag Phrase -
happy birthday (literally, everything good for the birthday) ;
alles in Ordnung Phrase -
literally Everything (is) in order; Everything is OK. ;
alles in allem Adverb -
all in all ;
allgemein Adjective -
general (common, basic, usual), universal ;
allmächtig Adjective -
omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty ;
allmählich Adjective -
gradual ;
allmählich Adverb -
gradually, slowly ;
alltäglich Adjective -
everyday ;

usual, common ;

trivial ;
allwissend Adjective -
omniscient ;
allzu Adverb -
too (2), overly ;
allzuviel Adverb -
too much ;
alphabetisch Adjective -
alphabetical (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet) ;
als Conjunction -
subordinating,only used in past tenses at the same moment; when; while; as ;

after comparative than; as ;

as; in the function of ;

as if ;
alsdenn Adverb -
dated thereupon ;
also Adverb -
so ;

thus ;
also Interjection -
so! ;
alt Adjective -
old ;
altern Verb -
to age ;
alternierend Adjective -
alternating ;
altmodisch Adjective -
old-fashioned ;
altruistisch Adjective -
altruistic ;
am Contraction -
anan + dem, on the, at the ;
am hellichten Tag Adverb -
in broad daylight ;
amateurhaft Adjective -
amateurish ;
ambi- Prefix -
ambi- ;
ambitioniert Adjective -
ambitious ;
ambivalent Adjective -
ambivalent ;
ambulant Adjective -
ambulant qualifier ;
amenagieren Verb -
I>Luxembourg to lay out, fit out ;
amerikanisch Adjective -
American ;
amorph Adjective -
amorphous (lacking a definite form or clear shape) ;
amourös Adjective -
amorous ;
amputieren Verb -
to amputate ;
amtierend Adjective -
incumbent (being the current holder of an office) ;
amüsant Adjective -
amusing ;
amüsieren Verb -
to amuse ;
an Preposition -
with a location in the dative case on; upon; at; in; against ;

with a time in the dative case on; in ;

with a dative case object by; near; close to; next to ;

with a dative case object by means of; by ;

with an accusative case object on; onto ;

with an accusative case object at; against ;

with an accusative case object to; for ;
an Adverb -
onward; on ;
an Bord Adverb -
aboard (on board) ;
an Sankt Nimmerlein Adverb -
when pigs fly, never ;
an den Haaren herbeigezogen Idiom -
far-fetched, unlikely literally, dragged along by the hairs ;
an der Ecke Idiom -
at the corner, nearby ;
an die Kandare nehmen Verb -
idiomatic to put a tight reign on (literally: to put the curb on) ;
an einem seidenen Faden hängen Verb -
to hang by a thread ;

filipendulous ;
an- Prefix -
Separable verb prefix, on ;

Separable verb prefix, up ;
anachronistisch Adjective -
anachronistic ;
analgetisch Adjective -
analgesic (pain-reducing; of or relating to analgesia) ;
analog Adjective -
analogue ;
analysieren Verb -
to analyze ;
anarchisch Adjective -
anarchic ;
anarchistisch Adjective -
anarchistic ;
anatomisch Adjective -
anatomic, anatomical ;
anatomisch Adverb -
anatomically ;
anbauen Verb -
agriculture to grow, to cultivate ;

to attach, to mount ;
anbeten Verb -
to worship ;
anbieten Verb -
to offer, to provide ;
anbringen Verb -
to add ;

to fix, to affix, to attach ;

to bring ;
ander Adjective -
Other ;
andere Adjective -
other, different, else ;
andere Pronoun -
other or different one ;
anderer Adjective -
other, different ;
anderer Pronoun -
other ;
andererseits Adverb -
on the other hand ;
andernfalls Adverb -
otherwise, or else ;
andernorts Adverb -
elsewhere ;
anders Adverb -
different, differently ;

else ;

otherwise ;
andersherum Adverb -
the other way round ;
andersrum Adverb -
the other way round ;
anderswo Adverb -
elsewhere (in or at some other place) ;
anderthalb Cardinal number -
one and a half (1½), sesqui- ;
andorranisch Adjective -
Andorran (pertaining to Andorra) ;
andächtig Adjective -
devotional, devout ;
aneignen Verb -
I>reflexive to appropriate ;

I>reflexive to acquire ;
anekdotisch Adjective -
anecdotal, anecdotic ;
anerkennen Verb -
to acknowledge ;

to recognize ;
anfangen Verb -
transitive to begin; to start; to commence ;
anfangs Adverb -
initially, at the beginning ;
anfassen Verb -
to touch ;
anfechten Verb -
to contest ;
anfänglich Adjective -
initial ;
anfügen Verb -
o append ;
angeben Verb -
to state, to specify ;

to brag ;

to show off ;

card games to deal first ;
angeberisch Adjective -
in a bragging / boasting / swaggering way ;
angeblich Adjective -
alleged, pretended, reported ;
angeboren Adjective -
congenital (present since birth) ;
angehen Verb -
tackle ;

concern, regard ;
angekettet Adjective -
chained to an object ;
angeln Verb -
to angle, to fish with a fishing rod ;
angelsächsisch Adjective -
Anglo-Saxon (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language) ;
angemessen Adjective -
adequate, due ;
angenehm Adjective -
pleasant ;

(formal) Pleased to meet you. ;
angepisst Adjective -
pissed (annoyed, angry) ;
angesichts Preposition -
at the sight of ;

in view of ;
angleichen Verb -
to adapt, to adjust ;
anglikanisch Adjective -
Anglican ;
angolanisch Adjective -
Angolan (of or pertaining to Angola or its people) ;
angreifen Verb -
to attack ;
anhalten Verb -
stop (cease moving) ;

continue ;

to urge; to compel ;
anhand Preposition -
by means of, with (the help of) ;
anheben Verb -
o lift up ;
anhimmeln Verb -
slang to adore (someone) ;

slang to idolise / idolize (a person) ;
anhören Verb -
transitive to listen to ;

reflexive to sound ;
ankern Verb -
intransitive to anchor ;
anklagen Verb -
indict (to make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury) ;
ankommen Verb -
intransitive to arrive ;
ankreiden Verb -
to chalk up to, to blame ;
ankündigen Verb -
to announce ;

to herald ;
anlangen Verb -
to touch ;
anlassen Verb -
to leave on ;

clothing to keep on ;

a motor to start ;

reflexive to promise ;
anlaufen Verb -
to dock (at a harbor) ;
anlegen Verb -
to create ;

to put on ;

nautical to dock ;

finance to invest ;
anleiten Verb -
to guide or to train ;
anmachen Verb -
to light, to start (a fire); to turn on (a lamp, a stove, etc) ;

to turn on (a person, sexually) ;

to hit on (a person) ;

to start something with (someone), to provoke (someone); (internet) to flame ;

to dress (a salad) ;
anmelden Verb -
to enrol ;

to register ;
anmerken Verb -
transitive to mark; to note; to make a note of (something) ;

transitive to observe (something) in (someone); to notice (something) about (someone) ;
anmutig Adjective -
graceful, elegant ;
annehmbar Adjective -
acceptable ;
annehmen Verb -
to assume ;

to receive ;

to accept ;
annektieren Verb -
to annex ;
annullieren Verb -
to annul, to nullify, to cancel ;
annähern Verb -
o approximate ;
anomal Adjective -
anomalous ;
anonym Adjective -
anonymous ;
anpassen Verb -
to adapt, adjust. ;
anpassungsfähig Adjective -
adaptable ;
anpingen Verb -
to ping ;
anprangern Verb -
to denounce ;
anprobieren Verb -
to try on (clothes) ;
anreichern Verb -
to enrich ;
anreisen Verb -
qualifier to arrive ;
anrufen Verb -
transitive to call by telephone; to ring (someone) ;

transitive to call on (someone, e.g. a divine being); to appeal to; to call upon ;
ans Contraction -
anan + das, on(to) the, to the ;
anschaffen Verb -
to get, purchase, buy ;

to work as a prostitute, to prostitute oneself ;
anschalten Verb -
to switch on ;
anschauen Verb -
to have a look at ;
anschaulich Adjective -
vivid ;
anscheinend Adverb -
apparently ;
anschließen Verb -
connect ;

reflexive to join ;
anschließend Adjective -
following ;

adjoining ;
anschließend Adverb -
afterwards ;
anschmiegen Verb -
reflexive to nestle, to snuggle ;
anschnallen Verb -
o fasten one's seatbelts ;
anschreiben Verb -
to address somebody in writing, especially per mail ;

to put on the slate ;
anschwärzen Verb -
denigrate (criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage, or defame) ;
ansehen Verb -
to regard ;

reflexive to view ;
ansehnlich Adjective -
good-looking ;

respectable ;

considerable ;
ansenken Verb -
to countersink ;
ansonsten Adverb -
otherwise ;

besides ;
anspielen Verb -
To allude to ;

To insinuate ;
anspornen Verb -
figuratively to spur, to spur on ;
ansprechen Verb -
to address ;

to appeal to ;
anstacheln Verb -
to incite, pique ;
anstarren Verb -
stare (to look fixedly) ;
anstatt Preposition -
instead of ;
anstecken Verb -
transitive to infect ;

reflexive,a disease to contract qualifier ;

transitive to set fire to ;
ansteckend Adjective -
pathology contagious ;

figuratively contagious ;
ansteigen Verb -
to rise ;
anstellen Verb -
reflexive to queue ;
ansteuern Verb -
to head for, make for, strive for ;
anstoßen Verb -
to push something (especially to start an avalanche effect) ;

to clink glasses, to propose a toast ;

to initiate (especially an idea) ;
anstrengen Verb -
reflexive to make an effort, to work hard at something ;

transitive to file ;
anstrengend Adjective -
strenuous (requiring great exertion) ;

exhausting ;
anständig Adjective -
decent ;
antarktisch Adjective -
antarctic ;
anthropomorph Adjective -
anthropomorphic. ;
anthropozentrisch Adjective -
anthropocentric ;
antichambrieren Verb -
to lobby ;
antifaschistisch Adjective -
antifascist ;
antiguanisch Adjective -
Antiguan (of, from, or pertaining specifically to Antigua or the Antiguan people) ;

of, from, or pertaining to Antigua and Barbuda ;
antik Adjective -
antique; old; out-of-date, but possibly of great value to collectors ;

old; ancient ;
antikolonial Adjective -
anticolonial (against colonialism.) ;
antinoetisch Adjective -
I>philosophy antinoetic. See noetic. ;
antipyretisch Adjective -
antipyretic (that reduces fever) ;
antiquiert Adjective -
antiquated ;
antisemitisch Adjective -
anti-Semitic (exhibiting anti-Semitism, inimical to Jews or Semites) ;
antithetisch Adjective -
antithetic, antithetical ;
antizipieren Verb -
to anticipate ;
antreiben Verb -
to drive; to drive on; to propel ;
antworten Verb -
transitive to answer, to reply. ;
anvertrauen Verb -
to entrust ;
anvisieren Verb -
o target ;
anweisen Verb -
to direct, to order ;
anwendbar Adjective -
applicable ;
anwenden Verb -
to use, to apply (to put to use for a purpose) ;
anwesend Adjective -
present (in the immediate vicinity) ;
anzeigen Verb -
to indicate ;

to report (to the police) ;
anziehen Verb -
to put on; to don; to dress in ;

reflexive to get dressed ;

to attract ;

to screw ;
anzweifeln Verb -
to question ;
anzünden Verb -
set on fire, light ;
apart Adjective -
fancy, distinctive ;
apathisch Adjective -
apathetic ;
apfelgrün Adjective -
apple-green ;
aphoristisch Adjective -
aphoristic ;
aphotometrisch Adjective -
aphotometric ;
apodiktisch Adjective -
apodictic ;
apokalyptisch Adjective -
apocalyptic ;
apokarp Adjective -
apocarpous (having carpels that are not joined) ;
apoplektisch Adjective -
apoplectic. ;
appetitanregend Adjective -
appetizing, appetising qualifier ;
applaudieren Verb -
to applaud ;
apportieren Verb -
hunting dogs to retrieve ;
apropos Adverb -
apropos ;
arabisch Adjective -
Arabic (of or pertaining to Arabs or Arab culture) ;
arabische Ziffer Noun -
rabic numeral ;
arbeiten Verb -
intransitive to work ;

transitive to work, make, perform, execute ;

intransitive to ferment ;
arbeitsam Adjective -
hard-working, industrious ;
arbeitslos Adjective -
unemployed ;
arbeitsunfähig Adjective -
unfit for work ;

unable to work ;
arbeitswillig Adjective -
willing to work ;
arbiträr Adjective -
arbitrary ;
archaisch Adjective -
archaic ;
architektonisch Adjective -
architectural ;
archäologisch Adjective -
archaeological, archeological ;
arg Adjective -
bad ;
argentinisch Adjective -
Argentinian ;
arglistig Adjective -
malicious ;

fraudulent ;
arglistige Täuschung Noun -
idiomatic a fraudulent misrepresentation ;

idiomatic a wilful or intentional deceit or deception ;

idiomatic an act of deception ;
argumentieren Verb -
to argue (to bring forward an argument) ;
argwöhnisch Adjective -
leery ;
arisch Adjective -
Aryan ;
aristokratisch Adjective -
aristocratic ;
arithmetisch Adjective -
arithmetic, arithmetical ;
arithmetisch Adverb -
arithmetically ;
arktisch Adjective -
arctic ;
arm Adjective -
poor (having little money) ;

poor (to be pitied) ;
arm wie eine Kirchenmaus Idiom -
simile'' Having no food, starving (literally poor as a church mouse) ;
armenisch Adjective -
Armenian (of or pertaining to Armenia or its people) ;
aromatisch Adjective -
aromatic ;
arrangieren Verb -
to arrange ;

reflexive to come to an agreement ;
arretieren Verb -
technology to arrest, to lock ;
arrivieren Verb -
to succeed; to make it ;
arriviert Adjective -
successful ;
arrogant Adjective -
arrogant ;
artikulieren Verb -
articulate (to clarify) ;
aserbaidschanisch Adjective -
Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan) ;
asiatisch Adjective -
Asian ;
asiatische Wildkatze Noun -
Asiatic wildcat, Felis silvestris ornata ;
asketisch Adjective -
ascetic ;

austere ;
asozial Adjective -
asocial,antisocial ;
assi Adjective -
of a person antisocial ;

crummy; of low quality ;
assimilieren Verb -
transitive to assimilate ;
astro- Prefix -
astro- ;
astronomisch Adjective -
astronomical ;
asymmetrisch Adjective -
asymmetrical, asymmetric ;
atavistisch Adjective -
atavistic ;
atemberaubend Adjective -
breathtaking ;
atemlos Adjective -
breathless ;
atheistisch Adjective -
atheistic ;
atmen Verb -
to breathe ;
atomar Adjective -
atomic ;
atonal Adjective -
music atonal ;
attackieren Verb -
to attack ;
attestieren Verb -
to certificate ;

to certify ;
attraktiv Adjective -
attractive, fetching; handsome ;
attributiv Adjective -
attributive (of, or being an attributive) ;
atypisch Adjective -
typical ;
auch Adverb -
Also, too ;

Even (auch wenn = even if) ;

Really ;
auf Preposition -
n -- es liegt auf dem Tisch (it is on the table) dat ;

nto -- stell es auf den Tisch (place it on the table) acc ;
auf Interjection -
arry on! ;

ave a go! ;
auf 180 sein Verb -
idiomatic to be in a rage ;
auf Biegen und Brechen Adverb -
idiomatic by hook or by crook ;
auf Nummer sicher gehen Verb -
idiomatic to play it safe ;
auf Pump Adverb -
colloquial on credit ;
auf Seiten Preposition -
among, on the part of ;
auf Teufel komm raus Adverb -
idiomatic,literally: on devil-come-out by hook or by crook ;
auf Wiederhören Interjection -
telephone goodbye ;
auf Wiedersehen Interjection -
goodbye ;
auf dem Kriegspfad Adjective -
idiomatic on the warpath ;
auf dem absteigenden Ast sein Verb -
idiomatic go south ;
auf dem falschen Dampfer Adjective -
idiomatic,predicative adjective on the wrong track qualifier ;
auf dem richtigen Dampfer Adjective -
idiomatic,predicative adjective on the right track qualifier ;
auf den Keks gehen Idiom -
To get on someone's nerves. ;
auf den Zug aufspringen Verb -
idiomatic to jump on the bandwagon literally: jump up onto the train ;
auf der Kippe Adjective -
idiomatic,predicative on the line gloss ;
auf der Nase herumtanzen Verb -
to do whatever one wants, despite another’s authority; to ignore orders ;
auf der anderen Seite Adverb -
on the other hand ;
auf der grünen Wiese Adjective -
idiomatic on a greenfield site (literally: on the green meadow) ;
auf die Palme bringen Verb -
idiomatic,transitive drive (someone) up the wall (literally: drive (someone) up the palm tree) ;
auf die Plätze, fertig, los! Phrase -
ready, set, go! ;
auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen Idiom -
drop by, pop in (literally: come by for a jump) ;
auf großem Fuß leben Verb -
idiomatic to live the high life (literally: "to live on a big foot") ;
auf jeden Fall Adverb -
in any case, at any rate; anyway ;
auf keinen grünen Zweig kommen Verb -
idiomatic to get nowhere, to not be able to accomplish anything ;
auf links Adverb -
inside out ;
auf sich selbst gestellt Adjective -
on one's own ;
auf- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
aufatmen Verb -
figuratively to breathe again ;
aufbauschen Verb -
of a pillow to fluff up ;

of a sail to billow, to billow out ;

to exaggerate, to blow up ;
aufbessern Verb -
transitive to improve ;

transitive income to raise ;
aufbewahren Verb -
to keep, to preserve gloss ;
aufblühen Verb -
to flourish ;
aufbranden Verb -
to surge ;
aufbrechen Verb -
auxiliary verb: haben to break open ;

auxiliary verb: sein to leave, to depart ;
aufbürden Verb -
to burden, to impose ;
aufdringlich Adjective -
obtrusive ;
aufeinander Adverb -
one another, each other ;
aufeinanderfolgend Adjective -
consecutive, one after another ;
auferlegen Verb -
to impose ;
auferstehen Verb -
o resurrect ;
auffallen Verb -
to stand out ;

with dative to catch someone's eye ;
auffällig Adjective -
noticeable, striking ;
auffüllen Verb -
to fill up, to fill ;
aufgeben Verb -
to give up ;

mail to send, to mail ;

homework to give ;
aufgehen Verb -
to open ;

to rise ;

to work out ;
aufgeregt Adjective -
excited ;

angry ;
aufgeweckt Adjective -
bright, clever ;
aufgrund Preposition -
due to, because of, as a result of, by reason of ;
aufhalten Verb -
to halt, to stop; to hold (someone) up ;
aufheben Verb -
to pick up (something lying on the ground) ;

to abolish (rule, law, etc) ;

to keep (can be reflexive if kept 'for someone') ;
aufhängen Verb -
to hang up ;
aufhören Verb -
to stop, to end ;
aufkommen Verb -
to come into use; to arise ;

to rise up; to come up ;

to pay for; to compensate for (something), to carry the cost(s) of (something) ;
auflegen Verb -
to lay on ;

telephone to hang up ;

to publish ;

music to select and play records ;
aufleuchten Verb -
To light up; become bright; flash. ;
auflösen Verb -
to break up ;

to dissolve ;
aufmachen Verb -
to open ;
aufmerksam Adjective -
attentive, alert, observant ;

kind, nice ;
aufmuntern Verb -
transitive to cheer up ;
aufmüpfig Adjective -
insubordinate ;
aufnahmefähig Adjective -
perceptive ;

receptive ;
aufnehmen Verb -
to receive ;

to accommodate ;

to take in ;

to record ;
aufpassen Verb -
to watch out ;

to look after something ;

to be attentive (with something) ;
aufpumpen Verb -
to pump up ;
aufrecht Adjective -
upright, erect ;

straightforward, honest ;
aufregen Verb -
(reflexive) to annoy, to upset ;
aufregend Adjective -
exciting ;
aufrichtig Adjective -
candid, frank, sincere, genuine, honest ;
aufrufen Verb -
to call, to call up; to call for ;
aufrunden Verb -
arithmetic to round up ;
aufräumen Verb -
to tidy up ;
aufrührerisch Adjective -
rebellious; riotous ;
aufrüsten Verb -
military to increase armament ;

computing to upgrade ;
aufs Contraction -
''aufauf + das the ;
aufs Geld gucken Verb -
idiomatic to economize; to spend money carefully (literally: "to watch the money") ;
aufsagen Verb -
o say, to recite ;
aufsaugen Verb -
to suck up ;

to absorb, sponge, soak up ;

to vacuum ;
aufschieben Verb -
to postpone ;
aufschlagen Verb -
to pitch, to serve (a ball) ;

to set up, to pitch up (a camp, a tent) ;

to break, to crack (an egg) ;

to open (a book) ;

to add to something, to increase, to mark up (a price) ;

to impact, to strike, to hit ;

to knock open (a door, a window) ;
aufschließen Verb -
o unlock ;
aufschluchzen Verb -
to give a sob ;
aufschreiben Verb -
to mark down / to make a note (of sth) ;

to mark out ;

medical prescribe (medicine) ;
aufspalten Verb -
to split up ;
aufsperren Verb -
to unlock ;

eyes,or,ears to open wide ;
aufspringen Verb -
to jump up ;

intransitive to spring open ;
aufstehen Verb -
get up ;

be open (e.g. window, door) ;
aufsteigen Verb -
to get on, to mount ;

to advance ;
aufstellen Verb -
to establish, to postulate ;

to field (troops or eg a political candidate); to deploy ;

to arrange, to set up ;
auftauchen Verb -
to come up ;

diver,or,submarine to surface ;

person,or,thing to turn up, to appear ;
auftauen Verb -
transitive thaw ;
aufteilen Verb -
to divide, to divide up ;

to carve up ;
auftreten Verb -
appear (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) ;
aufwachen Verb -
intransitive to wake up ;
aufwecken Verb -
transitive to wake up ;
aufweichen Verb -
to soften ;
aufweisen Verb -
feature; ascribe the greatest importance to. ;
aufwenden Verb -
to spend, to apply, to expend ;
aufwändig Adjective -
elaborate, expensive, time-consuming ;
aufwühlen Verb -
to churn, churn up ;
aufzeichnen Verb -
to record, take minutes of ;
aufziehen Verb -
to wind up a clock etc. ;

to pull open ;

to tease ;
aufzählen Verb -
to list ;
augenblicklich Adjective -
immediate ;

present ;
augenblicklich Adverb -
immediately ;
augenscheinlich Adjective -
apparent ;
aus Preposition -
from; out of; off of ;

of; made of; out of ;

for; because of; due to; out of ;
aus Adverb -
out ;

with “sein” over; finished; ceased; up ;

of a device off ;
aus allen Kannen gießen Verb -
rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily) ;
aus allen Kannen schütten Verb -
rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily) ;
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen Verb -
idiomatic make a mountain out of a mole hill literally: make an elephant out of a mosquito ;
aus- Prefix -
out- ;
ausbeinen Verb -
bone (to remove bones) ;
ausbilden Verb -
to educate ;
ausblenden Verb -
to fade out ;
ausbrechen Verb -
prison to break out ;

in laughter, tears, etc. to break out ;
ausbuhen Verb -
transitive to boo ;
ausdehnen Verb -
transitive to extend, to expand ;
ausdenken Verb -
I>reflexive to come up with ;
ausdrucken Verb -
transitive to print out ;
ausdruckslos Adjective -
expressionless ;
ausdrücken Verb -
transitive to squeeze, to squeeze out ;

transitive to express ;

reflexive to express (oneself) ;
ausdrücklich Adverb -
expressly ;
auseinander Adverb -
part ;
auseinander- Prefix -
A prefix bearing the meaning asunder or apart. ;
auseinandersetzen Verb -
reflexive,with preposition: mit to deal with ;
ausflippen Verb -
flip; flip out, freak out (to go berserk or crazy) ;
ausführbar Adjective -
(computing) executable ;
ausführen Verb -
to take (somebody) out (also for a walk) ;

to export ;

to carry out, to execute ;
ausführlich Adjective -
detailed. ;
ausfüllen Verb -
o fill out ;
ausgeben Verb -
spend, to expend; to pay out; to issue ;

to output ;
ausgehen Verb -
colloquial To go clubbing. ;

intransitive to run out ;

intransitive To fall out. ;
ausgemergelt Adjective -
emaciated ;
ausgerechnet Verb -
Used to express that some specific is affected in some way, against one's will; roughly equivalent with some usages of of all ;
ausgerottet Adjective -
exterminated ;

extinct ;
ausgeschlafen Participle -
well rested, caught-up on sleep ;
ausgestorben Adjective -
chiefly extinct ;
ausgewachsen Adjective -
adult, grown-up, full-grown ;

fig., coll. real (storm) ;

fig., coll. utter, complete (nonsense, fool) ;
ausgezehrt Adjective -
haggard ;
ausgezeichnet Adjective -
excellent ;
ausgleichen Verb -
to balance ;

to compensate ;
ausgraben Verb -
to dig up ;
aushalten Verb -
transitive to stand, to takerfex ;
aushandeln Verb -
to negotiate ;
ausheben Verb -
to excavate ;
ausholen Verb -
to haul off (to draw back the arm in order to punch) ;

to go far back (to start telling earlier events, circumstances or causes before telling the actual story) ;
aushärten Verb -
set (to solidify) ;
ausklappbar Adjective -
foldout ;
auskommen Verb -
to manage ;
auslachen Verb -
to laugh at ;
auslagern Verb -
computing to swap ;
auslassen Verb -
to omit ;

Fett auslassen To remove the fat (e.g. from bacon) by heating it. ;
auslasten Verb -
to use to capacity ;
auslaufen Verb -
to taper off ;

to leak ;
ausleiern Verb -
to wear out gloss ;

to get baggy gloss ;

to lose its stretch ;
ausleuchten Verb -
to illuminate, to light up ;
ausliefern Verb -
to deliver, to distribute ;

legal extradite ;
ausloggen Verb -
to log out ;
ausländerfeindlich Adjective -
hostile to foreigners, xenophobic ;
ausländisch Adjective -
foreign ;
auslöschen Verb -
to extinguish (e.g. a candle or campfire; by extension: an electric light) ;

to wipe out, to annihilate ;
auslösen Verb -
to trigger, to initiate, to cause ;

to ransom ;
ausmachen Verb -
to turn off ;
ausmanövrieren Verb -
to outmaneuver ;
ausmerzen Verb -
to weed out ;
ausmustern Verb -
to sort out ;

military to discharge as unfit ;
ausnutzen Verb -
exploit (use for one's advantage) ;
ausprobieren Verb -
to try out ;
ausrechnen Verb -
transitive to calculate ;

reflexive to reckon something, to work out something, to figure out ;
ausreizen Verb -
milk (to take advantage of situation) ;
ausreißen Verb -
to tear out ;

to run away ;
ausrotten Verb -
to exterminate, to extirpate ;

to root out, to purge, to stamp out ;

to kill off, to eradicate, to destroy ;
ausruhen Verb -
I>reflexive to rest ;
ausräuchern Verb -
to smoke out ;
ausrüsten Verb -
to equip ;
ausschalten Verb -
to turn off ;
ausscheiden Verb -
to secrete ;

sports to eliminate ;
ausschenken Verb -
drinks in a bar, etc. to pour, to pour out, to sell ;
ausschildern Verb -
to signpost ;
ausschlaggebend Adjective -
decisive, crucial ;
ausschließen Verb -
to exclude, to debar ;

to rule out ;

reflexive to lock out oneself ;
ausschließlich Adjective -
exclusive ;
ausschließlich Adverb -
exclusively ;
ausschütten Verb -
to pour out; to spill ;
aussehen Verb -
to appear ;

to seem (like) ;

to look (like) ;
aussetzen Verb -
transitive to expose ;

transitive to expose, to abandon ;

transitive to offer ;

transitive to suspend, to interrupt ;

intransitive to miss a turn ;
aussparen Verb -
to leave out, to spare ;
aussprechen Verb -
to pronounce (to sound out a word), utter ;
aussteigen Verb -
intransitive to exit ;

transitive to get off ;
ausstellen Verb -
to exhibit, to display ;

to issue, to certificate ;
aussterben Verb -
o die out ;
ausstrahlen Verb -
emanate (to come from a source) ;
aussätzig Adjective -
sick, leprous ;
austarieren Verb -
tare (to take into account the weight of a container) ;
austauschbar Adjective -
replacable ;
australisch Adjective -
Australian ;
austreten Verb -
head: a club, etc. to leave ;

transitive to stamp out ;

intransitive to take a leak ;
austrinken Verb -
transitive to empty ;

transitive to finish ;

intransitive to finish one's drink ;
auswachsen Verb -
right or correct itself ;

grow into something ;

grow out of something ;

sprout ;
auswandern Verb -
to emigrate ;
ausweichen Verb -
to dodge ;
ausweiden Verb -
to gut, to disembowel, to eviscerate ;
ausweisen Verb -
to expel ;

finance show, display ;

reflexive to prove one's identity ;
auswendig Adverb -
by heart (knowing completely) ;
auswerfen Verb -
to eject ;

to cast ;
auswählen Verb -
to choose, to select, to pick ;
auszahlen Verb -
o pay off (to become worthwhile) ;
ausziehen Verb -
to pull out auxiliary verb: haben ;

transitive to take off auxiliary verb: haben ;

transitive to undress auxiliary verb: haben ;

reflexive: 'sich ausziehen' to undress, to take off one's clothes auxiliary verb: haben ;

housing to move out auxiliary verb: sein ;

to unscrew auxiliary verb: haben ;
ausüben Verb -
to practice / practise, to exert ;
autochthon Adjective -
autochthonous (native to the place where found) ;
automatisch Adjective -
automatic ;
autonom Adjective -
autonomous ;
autorisieren Verb -
to authorize ;
autoritär Adjective -
authoritarian ;
autsch Interjection -
ouch (expression of one's own physical pain) ;
außen Adverb -
outside ;
außen- Prefix -
external ;
außenpolitisch Adjective -
regarding foreign affairs ;
außer Preposition -
outside of ;

besides ;

apart from ;
außer Atem Adjective -
out of breath ;
außer Betrieb Adjective -
out of order (not functioning properly) ;
außer Frage Adjective -
idiomatic out of the question ;
außerdem Adverb -
furthermore, moreover (in addition to what has been said) ;
außerehelich Adjective -
extramarital ;
außergewöhnlich Adjective -
exceptional, extraordinary ;
außerhalb Preposition -
outside of ;
außerirdisch Adjective -
extraterrestrial ;
außerordentlich Adjective -
extraordinary (not ordinary), exceptional ;

outside of a set plan or order ;
avancieren Verb -
to advance, to be promoted ;
avantgardistisch Adjective -
avantgardistic ;
avestisch Adjective -
Avestan (of or pertaining to Avesta) ;
avisieren Verb -
to announce, to notify ;
aztekisch Adjective -
Aztec ;
b. abbreviation -
bei ;
baba Interjection -
informal see you, so long ;
babbeln Verb -
babble (to talk much) ;
babysitten Verb -
babysit (to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money) ;
backen Verb -
transitive to bake; to roast ;

transitive to fry ;

transitive to fire (pottery) ;

intransitive To stick together; to cake. ;

transitive To stick (something to something else). ;
baden Verb -
to bathe ;
bahamaisch Adjective -
Bahamian (pertaining to the Bahamas) ;
bahnbrechend Adjective -
groundbreaking ;
bahnen Verb -
reflexive to channel ;
bahrainisch Adjective -
Bahraini ;
bairisch Adjective -
relating to the Bavarian dialects of the German language, which include the German spoken in Bavaria and Austria; not synonymous with bayrisch. ;
balancieren Verb -
to balance ;
bald Adverb -
soon ;
baldmöglichst Adverb -
as soon as possible ;
ballasten Verb -
nautical,rare to ballast ;
ballen Verb -
to agglomerate ;

to bale ;

fist to clench ;

clouds to gather ;
ballförmig Adjective -
ball-shaped, spherical ;
ballistisch Adjective -
ballistic ;
banal Adjective -
banal ;
banalisieren Verb -
to banalize ;
bandagieren Verb -
to bandage ;
bang Adjective -
Scared, frightened, afraid, fearful. ;
bangen Verb -
to feel dead or fear, especially for someone else without being able to do something about it. ;
bangladeschisch Adjective -
Bangladeshi (of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh) ;
bankrott Adjective -
bankrupt ;
bar Adjective -
bare ;
bar Preposition -
without ;
bar Adverb -
in cash ;

pure ;
barbadisch Adjective -
Barbadian (of or relating to Barbados) ;
barbarisch Adjective -
barbaric, barbarian, barbarous ;
barbusig Adjective -
(of a woman) topless, bare-breasted ;
barfuss Adverb -
barefoot ;
barfuß Adverb -
barefoot ;
barfüßig Adjective -
barefooted ;
barhäuptig Adjective -
bareheaded ;
barock Adjective -
baroque ;
basieren Verb -
to base ;
baskisch Adjective -
Basque; Relative to the Basque people or their language. ;
basteln Verb -
o do handicrafts ;
bauen Verb -
to build (a building) ;

(drug-related) to roll a joint ;
baufällig Adjective -
dilapidated, ramshackle (buildings) ;
bayerisch Adjective -
Bavarian ;
bayrisch Adjective -
Bavarian (related to the Bundesland Bayern) ;
be- Prefix -
Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working on something or change of state. ;

Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies touching the object. ;

Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies discussing or mentioning the object. ;
beabsichtigen Verb -
to intend ;
beanspruchen Verb -
claim (to demand ownership of something) ;
beantworten Verb -
to answer (a question) ;
bearbeiten Verb -
to edit, to work on something ;
beaufsichtigen Verb -
to supervise ;
beben Verb -
to shake, to quiver ;
bebrillt Adjective -
rare bespectacled ;
bedanken Verb -
reflexive to thank ;
bedauerlich Adjective -
regrettable ;
bedauerlicherweise Adverb -
regrettably ;
bedauern Verb -
to regret ;
bedenken Verb -
to consider ;

to keep in mind ;
bedeuten Verb -
to mean, to signify ;
bedeutend Adjective -
significant, meaningful ;
bedeutsam Adjective -
significant, momentous ;
bedeutungslos Adjective -
meaningless, insignificant ;
bedeutungsvoll Adjective -
meaningful ;
bedienen Verb -
to serve ;

to operate ;
bedingungslos Adjective -
Unconditional. ;
bedrohen Verb -
threaten (to make a threat against someone; to use threats) ;
bedrohlich Adjective -
threatening ;
bedürftig Adjective -
needy, poor ;
beeilen Verb -
I>reflexive to hurry ;
beeindruckend Adjective -
impressive ;
beeinflussen Verb -
to influence ;
beeinträchtigen Verb -
to impair ;
beenden Verb -
to finish, to complete ;

(computing) to exit ;
beengt Adjective -
cramped ;
beerdigen Verb -
to bury ;
befallen Verb -
of a disease to affect ;

of fear, desire, etc. to seize ;

to infest ;
befehden Verb -
reflexive to feud ;

transitive to feud with ;
befehlen Verb -
transitive to command; to order (someone to do something) ;

intransitive to give orders; to be in command ;
befinden Verb -
reflexive to be gloss ;
befragen Verb -
to question, to interview, to interrogate ;
befreien Verb -
to free (make free) ;
befreit Adjective -
freed from something, liberated ;
befriedigen Verb -
transitive to satisfy ;

reflexive to masturbate ;
befriedigend Adjective -
satisfying ;

school the number grade 3 (on a scale from 1 to 6) ;
befugt Adjective -
authorized ;
befummeln Verb -
feel up, cop a feel ;
befördern Verb -
to transport ;

work to promote ;
befürworten Verb -
to endorse, to support, to back ;
begabt Adjective -
talented, gifted ;
begeben Verb -
reflexive to go ;

reflexive,impersonal to happen ;

to issue ;
begegnen Verb -
to meet (encounter) ;
begehen Verb -
transitive To commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offense). ;
begehren Verb -
desire (formal or strong) ;
begeistern Verb -
transitive to fill with enthusiasm, to enthuse ;

reflexive to be enthusiastic, to enthuse ;
begeistert Adjective -
enthusiastic ;
begierig Adjective -
eager, avid ;
beginnen Verb -
transitive To begin; to start; to commence ;
begleiten Verb -
to accompany ;

to conduct or escort ;
beglückwünschen Verb -
to congratulate ;
begnadigen Verb -
legal to pardon ;
begraben Verb -
burial to bury also figuratively ;
begreifen Verb -
transitive to understand, comprehend, realize; more at grasp ;

to see ;
begrenzen Verb -
to limit ;
begründen Verb -
to establish ;

to found ;

to justify ;
begrüßen Verb -
to welcome ;
behaart Adjective -
hairy, having hair ;
behagen Verb -
qualifier to be to someone's liking ;
behaglich Adjective -
comfortable, cosy ;
behalten Verb -
to keep ;
behandeln Verb -
to treat (medicinally) ;

to treat (physically, psychologically) ;
beharren Verb -
persevere, insist ;
behaupten Verb -
to claim, maintain, assert ;
beheben Verb -
o resolve, to fix ;
behindern Verb -
to hinder ;
behindert Adjective -
disabled, handicapped ;
behutsam Adjective -
gentle, cautious ;
behüten Verb -
to protect ;
bei Preposition -
with something that has a location by (some place or someone); near; with; on ;

with something that has a definite time by (some time); by the beginning of (some event); at; on; upon ;

with something that has a duration during; while; over ;

with a person, business name, or job title at the home, business, or station usually occupied by (someone) ;

with an organization in; for ;

with something that may or may not occur if there is (something) ;

in a postal address care of ;
bei- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
beibringen Verb -
to bring, to provide as evidence ;

to inflict on, inflict with ;

to teach ;

to break (news, information) carefully to ;
beichten Verb -
to confess ;
beide Pronoun -
both ;
beidseitig Adjective -
bilateral, mutual ;

on both sides ;
beige Adjective -
beige ;
beim Contraction -
beibei + dem, at the, near the ;
beinahe Adverb -
nearly (almost, but not quite) ;
beispiellos Adjective -
unprecedented, unheard-of ;
beispielsweise Adverb -
for example ;
beispringen Verb -
to come to assistance ;
beitragen Verb -
intransitive to contribute to (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole) ;
beitreten Verb -
to become a member of to join ;
beizeiten Adverb -
early ;

in good time ;
beißen Verb -
transitive to bite ;

transitive to sting; to burn; to be sharp; to be spicy ;

reflexive to clash ;
bekannt Adjective -
known ;
bekehren Verb -
religion to convert ;
bekennen Verb -
to confess ;
bekifft Adjective -
stoned (high on cannabis) ;
beklagen Verb -
transitive to pity, to lament ;

reflexive to complain ;
beklagenswert Adjective -
deplorable ;

of a person pitiable ;
bekloppt Adjective -
nutty ;
bekommen Verb -
transitive to receive; to get ;

transitive to catch ;

intransitive to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) ;
bekoten Verb -
to soil oneself or something with feces ;
bekriegen Verb -
battle ((transitive) to assail in battle; to fight) ;
bekränzen Verb -
to wreath, to garland ;
bekämpfen Verb -
transitive to fight (against something) ;
beladen Verb -
o load ;
belagern Verb -
siege ;
belanglos Adjective -
trivial ;
belarussisch Adjective -
Belarusian (pertaining to Belarus) ;
belassen Verb -
to leave something as it is ;
belasten Verb -
to burden ;

to incriminate ;

bank account to debit, to charge ;
belastend Adjective -
burdening ;

incriminating ;
belauern Verb -
to spy on, to watch secretly ;
belebt Adjective -
enlivened, having life, animated, busy ;
belegen Verb -
to document, back, substantiate ;

to occupy ;
beleibt Adjective -
a polite synonym for overweight ;
beleidigen Verb -
To offend. ;
beleidigte Leberwurst Noun -
idiomatic Someone who is offended. ;
belesen Adjective -
erudite (scholarly, learned) ;
beleuchten Verb -
transitive to light, to illuminate ;

transitive to highlight ;
belgisch Adjective -
Belgian ;
belieber Adjective -
;
beliebt Adjective -
popular ;
belizisch Adjective -
Belizean (Pertaining to Belize) ;
bellen Verb -
intransitive to bark: ;
belohnen Verb -
to reward ;
belästigen Verb -
molest, harass ;
bemannt Adjective -
manned ;
bemerken Verb -
to notice ;

to remark ;
bemitleidenswert Adjective -
pathetic (arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion) ;
bemuttern Verb -
to mother ;
bemängeln Verb -
to criticize, to find fault with ;
bemühen Verb -
reflexive to make an effort ;
benachbart Adjective -
neighboring ;
benachrichtigen Verb -
to notify ;
benedeien Verb -
obsolete to bless ;
benehmen Verb -
reflexive to behave ;
beneiden Verb -
to envy ;

to begrudge someone something ;
benennen Verb -
to name, to denominate, to designate ;
beninisch Adjective -
Beninese (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) ;
benutzen Verb -
use (employ, apply) ;
benutzerfreundlich Adjective -
user-friendly ;
benötigen Verb -
to need, to require ;
beobachten Verb -
to watch, to observe ;
bepissen Verb -
(reflexive) to piss one's pants laughing, to laugh one's ass off ;
bequem Adjective -
comfortable, convenient ;
bequemen Verb -
reflexive to decide to something, with displeasure ;

reflexive to suit oneself ;

reflexive to adapt oneself ;

reflexive to give in ;
beraten Verb -
intransitive to discuss ;

transitive to advise ;
beratend Adjective -
advisory ;
beratungsresistent Adjective -
resistant to advice ;
berechenbar Adjective -
calculable ;

predictable ;
berechnen Verb -
to calculate ;

computing to compute ;
berechnend Adjective -
of a person or character calculating, diplomatic ;
berechtigen Verb -
to entitle ;

to authorize ;
berechtigt Adjective -
entitled, eligible ;

authorized ;
bereift Adjective -
quipped with tires ;
bereit Adjective -
ready ;
bereiten Verb -
meals, coffee, etc. to prepare, to make ;

pleasure, trouble, etc. to give, to cause ;
bereits Adverb -
already ;
bereuen Verb -
to regret ;
bergab Adverb -
downhill ;
bergauf Adverb -
uphill ;
bergen Verb -
transitive to save (someone); to rescue ;

transitive to salvage; to recover ;

transitive to conceal; shelter; to contain ;

transitive to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail) ;
bergig Adjective -
mountainous ;
berichten Verb -
to report ;
beritten Adjective -
mounted riding horses ;
bersten Verb -
intransitive To burst ;
berufen Adjective -
appointed ;

called ;
berufen Verb -
to appoint ;
berufsmäßig Adjective -
of or pertaining to a profession professional ;
beruhigen Verb -
to calm ;
berüchtigt Adjective -
infamous, notorious ;
berühmt Adjective -
famous, well-known, renowned, celebrated, noted. ;
berühren Verb -
o touch ;
beschatten Verb -
to block light,or,to secretly follow to shadow ;
bescheiden Adjective -
modest, humble ;

euphemism crappy ;
bescheiden Verb -
legal to notify, to inform ;
bescheinigen Verb -
to attest ;

to certify ;
bescheißen Verb -
colloquial to deceive somebody ;
bescheuert Adjective -
idiotic gloss ;
beschissen Adjective -
vulgar shitty ;
beschlagen Verb -
to mount. ;

to fit with nails, studs, clasps, etc. ;

to furl (a sail). ;

to stamp, flatten. ;

to grow moldy or tarnished. ;
beschleunigen Verb -
to accelerate ;
beschließen Verb -
to end, to close ;

to decide ;
beschmutzen Verb -
make dirty, stain (also figurative) ;
beschneiden Verb -
gardening to trim ;

medicine to circumcise ;
beschottern Verb -
railway to gravel, to ballast ;
beschreiben Verb -
transitive describe ;

transitive to write on ;
beschriften Verb -
to label by writing on it, or by using a written label ;
beschränken Verb -
to limit; to restrict ;
beschränkt Adjective -
limited ;

narrow-minded ;
beschuldigen Verb -
to accuse, to blame ;
beschweren Verb -
reflexive to complain ;

transitive to weight, to weight down ;
beschwerlich Adjective -
onerous, burdensome ;
beschwindeln Verb -
transitive to swindle ;
beschwören Verb -
transitive to conjure ;

transitive to swear to (something) ;

transitive to evoke, to summon ;
beschädigen Verb -
to damage ;
beschäftigt Adjective -
busy (doing a great deal) ;
beschämen Verb -
to embarrass; to humiliate ;
beschämt Adjective -
ashamed ;
beschützen Verb -
to protect ;
beseelen Verb -
to animate, inspire. ;
beseitigen Verb -
dispose (to get rid of something) ;
besessen Adjective -
obsessed ;
besetzen Verb -
to occupy ;
besetzt Adjective -
occupied ;
besichern Verb -
to collateralize ;
besichtigen Verb -
to visit ;
besiegen Verb -
defeat (to overcome in battle or contest) ;
besitzen Verb -
to own, to possess ;
besitzergreifend Adjective -
possessive ;
besitzlos Adjective -
poor ;
besoffen Adjective -
drunk ;
besohlen Verb -
to sole ;
besonder Adjective -
special ;
besondere Adjective -
special, particular, extraordinary ;
besonders Adverb -
especially, particularly. ;

exceptionally. ;
besorgen Verb -
transitive to get, to obtain ;

transitive to deal, to manage ;

vulgar to give it to someone ;
besorgniserregend Adjective -
alarming, worrying ;
besorgt Adjective -
worried (thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen) ;
besprechen Verb -
discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) ;
besprengen Verb -
to sprinkle, to spray ;
besser Adjective -
comparative of gut; better ;
besser ein Spatz in der Hand als eine Taube auf dem Dach Proverb -
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (literally, better a sparrow in the hand than a dove on the roof) ;
bessere Hälfte Noun -
better half ;
bessern Verb -
to improve, to better ;
beste Adjective -
best ;
bestechen Verb -
to bribe ;

to win over ;
bestechlich Adjective -
open to bribery corruptible ;
bestehen Verb -
to succeed, to pass (an exam) ;

to consist ;

to exist ;

to insist ;
besteigen Verb -
transitive to ascend, to climb ;
bestellen Verb -
transitive To order, demand delivery ;
besten Adjective -
Superlative of gut: best. ;
bestenfalls Adverb -
at best ;
besteuern Verb -
to tax ;
bestialisch Adjective -
atrocious ;
bestimmen Verb -
to determine ;
bestimmt Adjective -
certain ;

determined ;

grammar definite ;
bestimmt Adverb -
certainly, definitely ;
bestrafen Verb -
to punish ;
bestrahlen Verb -
to irradiate ;
bestreben Verb -
endeavour ;
bestreitbar Adjective -
controvertible, arguable ;
bestreiten Verb -
to deny ;

to controvert ;
bestritten Adjective -
controversial ;
bestuhlen Verb -
to furnish with chairs ;
beständig Adjective -
constant ;
bestätigen Verb -
to confirm, corroborate ;
besuchen Verb -
to visit ;
besudeln Verb -
sully ;
besänftigen Verb -
to appease, to soothe ;
betanken Verb -
transitive to fuel ;
beten Verb -
to pray ;
betonen Verb -
to emphasize ;
betonieren Verb -
to cover with concrete to concrete ;
betrachten Verb -
to observe ;
betragen Verb -
intransitive to amount to, to be ;

reflexive to behave ;
betreffen Verb -
to concern, to affect ;
betreiben Verb -
to keep something running, operating, functioning, going ;

to conduct, operate, run ;
betreten Verb -
o enter ;
betrinken Verb -
reflexive get drunk (to intoxicate oneself with alcohol) ;
betrunken Adjective -
drunk ;
beträchtlich Adjective -
substantial ;
betrüben Verb -
sadden (make sad or unhappy) ;
betrügen Verb -
transitive to cheat; to swindle ;

transitive to defraud ;

transitive to deceive ;
betrügerisch Adjective -
fraudulent ;
betteln Verb -
to beg ;
betucht Adjective -
well off ;
betulich Adjective -
fussy, (excessively) caring ;

sedate ;
beugen Verb -
to bow ;

to inflect ;
beunruhigen Verb -
to worry ;
beurteilen Verb -
transitive to judge ;
bevollmächtigen Verb -
to authorize ;

to give power of attorney ;
bevor Conjunction -
Before. ;
bevorzugen Verb -
to prefer ;
bevölkern Verb -
to populate ;
bewachen Verb -
o guard ;
bewaffnen Verb -
arm (to supply with weapons) ;
bewaffnet Adjective -
armed ;
bewahren Verb -
keep, to preserve (to maintain the condition of) ;
bewahrheiten Verb -
reflexive to prove true ;

reflexive to come true ;
bewegen Verb -
transitive to persuade; to prompt (someone to do something); to make (someone do something); to induce; to get (someone to do something) ;

transitive to move; to stir ;
beweglich Adjective -
mobile ;
beweisen Verb -
to prove ;
bewerben Verb -
reflexive to apply, to candidate ;
bewerten Verb -
to evaluate ;
bewirken Verb -
bring about (to cause to take place) ;
bewirten Verb -
treat, feast, regale, entertain ;
bewundern Verb -
to admire ;
bewundernswert Adjective -
admirable ;
bewusst Adjective -
conscious ;

intentional ;
bewusstlos Adjective -
unconscious (not conscious) ;
bewältigen Verb -
transitive to handle, to cope with ;
bewässern Verb -
gardening to water ;
bewölkt Adjective -
cloudy (covered with or characterised by clouds) ;
bezahlen Verb -
to pay ;
bezeichnen Verb -
to name (give a name to), call, designate ;

to identify, indicate ;
bezeugen Verb -
to witness, to testify ;
bezichtigen Verb -
transitive to accuse ;
beziehen Verb -
to move in ;

to cover, to upholster ;

reflexive to refer ;
beziehungsweise Adverb -
respectively (For example: X 'bzw.' Y, "X and Y, respectively".) ;

that is; i.e.; or; rather; also; also known as; more precisely; more precisely known as ;
bezugsf. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of bezugsfertig ;
bezugsfertig Adjective -
ready for occupancy ;
bezweifeln Verb -
transitive to doubt ;
bezwingen Verb -
to overcome; ;

to defeat. ;
bezüglich Preposition -
qualifier regarding, with respect to ;
beäugen Verb -
to eye ;
bhutanisch Adjective -
Bhutanese (pertaining to Bhutan) ;
biblisch Adjective -
biblical (of, or relating to, the Bible) ;
bieder Adjective -
archaic upright, worthy. ;

archaic frank. ;

conventional, stale. ;

awkward, oafish ;
biegen Verb -
transitive to bend; to form (something) into a curve. ;

reflexive to have a curved shape. ;

intransitive to turn; to round a corner; to travel in a curved path. ;
biegsam Adjective -
flexible, relatively easy to bend ;
bieten Verb -
transitive to offer; to present ;

transitive to bid; to offer to pay a certain price ;

reflexive to arise; to occur ;
bigott Adjective -
bigoted ;
bilden Verb -
transitive to form ;

reflexive to educate oneself ;
bilderreich Adjective -
figurative, graphical, picturesque ;
bilderstürmerisch Adjective -
iconoclastic ;
bildlich Adjective -
pictorial, graphic, visual ;

figurative, not literal, metaphorical ;
bildlich Adverb -
pictorially ;

figuratively ;
bilinear Adjective -
bilinear ;
billig Adjective -
cheap ;
billigen Verb -
to approve, to accept ;
binden Verb -
transitive to tie together ;

transitive to knot ;

intransitive to congeal; to thicken; to set; to bond ;

reflexive to become involved; to commit (oneself) ;
binnen Preposition -
within ;
binär Adjective -
binary ;
binärkompatibel Adjective -
binary-compatible ;
bio- Prefix -
life ;

organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendly ;
biologisch Adjective -
biological (of biology) ;
biologistisch Adjective -
biologistic, relating to biological determinism ;
biometrisch Adjective -
biometric ;
bis Preposition -
until; through; to ;
bis Conjunction -
(subordinating) until. ;
bis bald Interjection -
see you soon ;
bis jetzt Adverb -
so far (until now; previously; yet) ;
bis später Interjection -
until later ;
bisexuell Adjective -
bisexual ;
bisher Adverb -
until now, up to now ;
bisherig Adjective -
previous, present, so far ;
bislang Adverb -
so far ;
bisschen Adverb -
(a) bit; (a) little ;
bitte Interjection -
you’re welcome ;

excuse me ;

here you are (when offering something) ;
bitte Adverb -
please, if you please ;
bitte schön Interjection -
you're very welcome (commonly said in answer to Danke schön, "thank you very much") ;
bitten Verb -
transitive To ask; to beg; to plead; to request. ;
bitter Adjective -
bitter ;
bitterkalt Adjective -
bitterly cold ;
bittersüß Adjective -
bittersweet ;
biwakieren Verb -
to bivouac ;
bizarr Adjective -
bizarre ;
bißchen Adverb -
obsolete bit ;
blamabel Adjective -
embarrassing, disgraceful ;
blamieren Verb -
transitive to embarrass ;

reflexive to disgrace oneself ;
blanchieren Verb -
cooking to blanche ;
blank Adjective -
pure, sheer ;
blasen Verb -
transitive to blow ;

transitive to play (a wind instrument) ;

vulgar to fellate, to perform oral sex ;
blasiert Adjective -
smug ;
blass Adjective -
pale ;
blau Adjective -
blue ;

drunk ;
blauäugig Adjective -
blue-eyed ;

figuratively innocent; naive, starry-eyed ;
bleiben Verb -
intransitive to remain; to stay; to keep ;

intransitive to be left; to remain ;
bleich Adjective -
pale, pallid ;
bleichen Verb -
transitive to bleach ;

intransitive to fade ;
bleiern Adjective -
(literal) made of the metal lead ;

(figurative) heavy, depressing ;
bleifrei Adjective -
lead-free ;
blenden Verb -
to blind ;

to dazzle gloss ;
blicken Verb -
to look ;
blind Adjective -
blind ;

of a mirror or windowpane cloudy ;
blinder Passagier Noun -
idiomatic stowaway ;
blindlings Adverb -
blindly ;
blinzeln Verb -
to squint ;
blitzartig Adjective -
like lightning ;
blitzartig Adverb -
in a flash ;
blitzblank Adjective -
shiny, spick and span ;
blitzen Verb -
intransitive to lighten ;

intransitive to flash ;

intransitive to sparkle ;

transitive to flash ;
blitzsauber Adjective -
squeaky clean ;
blockieren Verb -
to block ;
blond Adjective -
fair (light in color or pale) ;
bloß Adjective -
mere, sole ;
bloß Adverb -
merely, only ;
blubbern Verb -
bubble (to rise up in bubbles) ;
bluffen Verb -
to bluff ;
blumig Adjective -
flowery ;
blutarm Adjective -
anaemic, bloodless ;
bluten Verb -
to bleed ;
blutig Adjective -
bloody, bleeding and/or covered in blood ;

violent, with bloodshed ;

rare (cooked very lightly) ;
blutrot Adjective -
crimson (colour) ;
blutrünstig Adjective -
gory ;
blutähnlich Adjective -
bloodlike, hematoid ;
blättern Verb -
to browse ;
bläulich Adjective -
bluish, blueish ;
blöd Adjective -
stupid, dim-witted ;
blöken Verb -
to bleat, to baa (sound of a sheep) ;
blühen Verb -
to blossom ;
blümerant Adjective -
queasy ;
bodenständig Adjective -
down-home, down-to-earth ;
bohnern Verb -
shine (to polish) ;
bohren Verb -
to bore ;

to drill ;
bolivianisch Adjective -
Bolivian ;
bombardieren Verb -
to bomb ;
bombastisch Adjective -
bombastic ;
boolesch Adjective -
Boolean ;
boomen Verb -
to boom ;
borgen Verb -
to borrow ;

to lend ;
borniert Adjective -
narrow-minded ;
boshaft Adjective -
malicious ;
bot Verb -
First-person singular preterite of bieten ;

Third-person singular preterite of bieten ;
botanisch Adjective -
botanical, botanic ;
botsuanisch Adjective -
Botswanan (pertaining to Botswana) ;
bourgeois Adjective -
bourgeois ;
boxen Verb -
to box (strike with the fists) ;
boykottieren Verb -
to boycott ;
brach Adjective -
fallow ;
brachial Adjective -
brachial (pertaining to the arm) ;

brute (force, etc); violent (methods, etc) ;

unscrupulous ;
branden Verb -
to surge, to break (the sea or sea waves) ;
brandneu Adjective -
brand new ;
brasilianisch Adjective -
Brazilian (pertaining to Brazil) ;
braten Verb -
transitive to fry; to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake ;
brauchen Verb -
to need ;
brauen Verb -
to brew ;
braun Adjective -
brown ;
brav Adjective -
excellent. ;

honest, upright. ;

good, well-behaved. ;
bravourös Adjective -
brave ;

brilliant ;
brechen Verb -
transitive to break ;

transitive to refract ;

transitive to vomit ;

transitive to fold ;

intransitive to become broken; to break; to fracture ;
breiig Adjective -
mushy, mashy ;
breit Adjective -
Having great width. ;

figuratively wide ;

colloquial drunk or high on marijuana; stoned ;
bremsen Verb -
to brake ;
brennbar Adjective -
flammable, inflammable ;
brennen Verb -
transitive to burn; to light on fire; to roast ;

transitive to have (a light) on ;

intransitive to burn; to be on fire ;
brenzlig Adjective -
ticklish ;
brillant Adjective -
brilliant ;
brillieren Verb -
to shine ;
bringen Verb -
transitive to bring; to fetch. ;

transitive to take; to convey. ;

transitive to lead; to cause; to bear. ;

transitive to acquire; to take possession of ;
brisant Adjective -
figuratively explosive ;
bronzen Adjective -
bronze ;
browsen Verb -
to browse ;
brr Interjection -
brr (exclamation of cold) ;

an exclamation of disgust or aversion ;
brummen Verb -
bear etc. to growl ;

to hum ;
bruneiisch Adjective -
Bruneian (pertaining to Brunei) ;
brutal Adjective -
brutal ;
bräunlich Adjective -
brownish ;
bröckeln Verb -
to crumble ;
brüderlich Adjective -
brotherly, fraternal ;
brühen Verb -
with hot water,transitive to blanch, pour seething water over ;

with tea or coffee,transitive to brew, put a pot on ;
brüllen Verb -
transitive to shout, roar ;
brünett Adjective -
brunette (of a woman having brown or black hair) ;
brüsk Adjective -
brusque ;
brüskieren Verb -
to affront ;
brüten Verb -
to breed ;
bspw. Abbreviation -
beispielsweise ;
buchbar Adjective -
bookable ;
buchen Verb -
to book ;
buchstabieren Verb -
o spell ;
buchstäblich Adjective -
literal ;
buchstäblich Adverb -
literally ;
buddhistisch Adjective -
Buddhist (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism) ;
buh Interjection -
boo ;
buhen Verb -
intransitive to boo ;
bulgarisch Adjective -
Bulgarian (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) ;
bumfest Adjective -
Austrian,colloquial very firm or solid ;
bummeln Verb -
to slack, to dawdle ;

to stroll, to ramble ;
bumsen Verb -
colloquial to thud ;

colloquial to have sex ;
bumsfidel Adjective -
colloquial,archaic,slightly vulgar jolly, chirpy ;
bunt Adjective -
variegated ;

multi-colored, colorful ;
burundisch Adjective -
Burundian (pertaining to Burundi) ;
byzantinisch Adjective -
Byzantine (of or pertaining to Byzantium) ;
bzgl. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of bezüglich ;
bzw. Abbreviation -
'b'e'z'iehungs'w'eise ;
bärtig Adjective -
bearded ;
böig Adjective -
wind gusty ;
böse Adjective -
angry ;

evil ;
böswillig Adjective -
malevolent ;
bücken Verb -
reflexive to bend down, to stoop ;
büffeln Verb -
to swot ;
bügeln Verb -
to iron ;
bündeln Verb -
o bundle ;
bündig Adjective -
flush gloss ;

succinct gloss ;
bürgerlich Adjective -
civic, civil ;

bourgeois, middle-class ;

untitled (not of aristocratic descent) ;
bürokratisch Adjective -
bureaucratic ;
bürsten Verb -
to brush ;
c. Noun -
non-gloss definition ;
calvinistisch Adjective -
calvinistical ;
camouflieren Verb -
dated to camouflage ;
chancenlos Adjective -
chanceless ;
changieren Verb -
dated to change ;
chaotisch Adjective -
chaotic ;
charakteriologisch Adjective -
characteriological ;
charakteriologisch Adverb -
characteriologically ;
charakterisieren Verb -
to characterize ;
charakteristisch Adjective -
characteristic ;
charismatisch Adjective -
charismatic ;
charmant Adjective -
charming ;
chatten Verb -
chat (to chat) ;
chauffieren Verb -
to chauffeur ;
chauvinistisch Adjective -
chauvinist ;
checken Verb -
transitive To check (up), to inspect, examine ;
chemisch Adjective -
chemical ;
chic Adjective -
chic qualifier ;
chiffrieren Verb -
to encode ;
chilenisch Adjective -
Chilean ;
chillen Verb -
chill (to relax, lie back) ;
chinesisch Adjective -
Chinese ;
chinesische Mauer Proper noun -
Chinese wall, Great Wall of China ;
chinesische Stachelbeere Noun -
kiwi fruit ;
christianisieren Verb -
to Christianize ;
christlich Adjective -
Christian ;
chronisch Adjective -
chronic ;
chronologisch Adjective -
chronological, chronologic ;
costa-ricanisch Adjective -
Costa Rican (pertaining to Costa Rica) ;
couragiert Adjective -
courageous ;
coventrieren Verb -
To devastate or raze (a city) in the manner of the November 1940 aerial bombardment of Coventry, England. ;
covern Verb -
music to cover ;
cremen Verb -
cream ;
cremig Adjective -
creamy ;
crèmen Verb -
Standard Swiss German spelling of cremen. ;
d. h. Abbreviation -
abbreviation of das heißt i.e. ;
da Conjunction -
since, as, given that, because ;
da Adverb -
there, here ;

then ;

so ;
dabei Adverb -
thereby ;

with it ;

with one ;

(while) doing this, in the course of this ;

moreover, besides ;
dadurch Adverb -
through it, through that ;
dafür Adverb -
for it, for that, therefore ;
dagegen Adverb -
against it, against that, thereagainst ;

however ;
daheim Adverb -
home (at home (adverb)) ;
daher Conjunction -
so; that is where; that is why; for that reason; and so ;
daher Adverb -
from there ;

figuratively therefore; because of that; hence; thus ;

with a verb of motion along ;
dahin Adverb -
there (to or into that place; thither) ;
dahinter Adverb -
behind it/that ;
damals Adverb -
then gloss ;
damit Conjunction -
(subordinating) so that, in order that. ;
damit Adverb -
with it, with that, therewith ;
danach Adverb -
after it, after that, thereafter ;
daneben Adverb -
next to it, next to that ;
dank Preposition -
(with dative) thanks to, because of. ;
dankbar Adjective -
grateful, thankful ;
danke Interjection -
thanks!, thank you! ;
danke schön Interjection -
thank you very much ;
danken Verb -
to thank ;
dankeschön Interjection -
thanks! or thank you! ;
dann Adverb -
then, after that ;
dar- Prefix -
there ;
daran Adverb -
on it, on that ;

at it, at that ;
darauf Adverb -
after (behind; later in time; following) ;

on top of that ;
daraus Adverb -
out of it, out of that, of it ;

hence, from that ;
darbieten Verb -
to offer or present something (e.g. as a religious offering) ;

to exhibit a work of art or perform an artistic performance ;
darin Adverb -
in it, in that, therein ;
darstellen Verb -
to depict; represent ;

to personate ;

to pose ;
darum Adverb -
around it, around that ;

therefore ;

because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer) ;
darunter Adverb -
below it, below that, thereunder ;
darüber Adverb -
above it, above that, thereover ;
das Article -
the; nominative singular neuter of der ;

the; accusative singular neuter of der ;
das Pronoun -
who, that, which (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular referents). ;

this, that ;
das Blaue vom Himmel versprechen Idiom -
To make a promise that cannot be fulfilled. (literally: to promise someone the Blue out of the Blue Sky) ;
das Gesicht verlieren Idiom -
lose face ;
das Handtuch werfen Verb -
idiomatic,literally: "to throw the towel" to throw in the towel ;
das Kind beim Namen nennen Verb -
call a spade a spade (to speak the truth) ;
das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten Verb -
idiomatic to throw the baby out with the bathwater ;
das Kriegsbeil ausgraben Verb -
idiomatic to dig up the hatchet ;
das Kriegsbeil begraben Verb -
idiomatic bury the hatchet ;
das Wasser reichen können Verb -
idiomatic to hold a candle (literally: to hand the water) ;
das heißt Adverb -
that is, that is to say ;
das macht nichts Verb -
never mind (it is not important) ;
dass Conjunction -
(subordinating) that, it (logical conditional) ;
dasselbe Pronoun -
nominative singular neuter of derselbe ;

accusative singular neuter of derselbe ;
dauern Verb -
to last, to continue over time, to persist ;
davon Adverb -
from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that ;
davonlaufen Verb -
to run away ;
davor Adverb -
in front of it, in front of that ;
dazu Adverb -
in addition to it, in addition, besides ;

for that purpose ;

to it, to that ;
dazwischen Adverb -
between them ;
de luxe Adjective -
deluxe ;
deaktivieren Verb -
to deactivate ;
dealen Verb -
to sell drugs ;

to deal (cards) ;
debattieren Verb -
to debate ;
debütieren Verb -
to debut ;
dechiffrieren Verb -
decipher (to decode or decrypt a code or cipher) ;
decken Verb -
to cover (a roof, a loss, with a blanket, etc.) ;

figuratively to cover ;

to lay (as in laying the table) ;

soccer to mark ;
defekt Adjective -
defective ;
defenestrieren Verb -
to defenestrate ;
defensiv Adjective -
defensive ;
defilieren Verb -
to march past; to parade past ;
definieren Verb -
to define ;
defizitär Adjective -
in deficit ;
defragmentieren Verb -
to defragment ;
deftig Adjective -
solid ;
defätistisch Adjective -
defeatist ;
degoutant Adjective -
disgusting ;
dehnen Verb -
to stretch ;
dein Pronoun -
possessive your qualifier. ;
deine Pronoun -
See: dein; your. ;
deiner Pronoun -
personal genitive of du. ;
deistisch Adjective -
deistic ;
dekadent Adjective -
decadent ;
deklarieren Verb -
declare (to make a declaration) ;
deklinieren Verb -
decline (grammar) ;
dekompilieren Verb -
decompile (to recreate the original source code) ;
dekorieren Verb -
to decorate ;
delikat Adjective -
delicate ;

delicious ;
deliziös Adjective -
delicios ;
dem Article -
the; dative singular neuter of das ;
dem Pronoun -
dative singular neuter of das ;
demagogisch Adjective -
demagogic ;
dematerialisieren Verb -
o dematerialize ;
dement Adjective -
demented ;
dementieren Verb -
to deny (publicly or officially) ;
dementsprechend Adverb -
accordingly ;
demnach Adverb -
therefore ;
demnächst Adverb -
soon, in a near time, in a short while, in near future ;
demokratisch Adjective -
democratic ;
demokratischer Sozialismus Noun -
democratic socialism ;
demokratisieren Verb -
to democratize ;
demontieren Verb -
to dismantle ;
demoralisieren Verb -
o demoralize ;
demotivieren Verb -
demotivate ;
demütig Adjective -
humble (thinking lowly of one's self) ;
demütigen Verb -
to humiliate ;
den Article -
the; dative plural for all genders of der ;
den Ast absägen auf dem man sitzt Verb -
idiomatic bite the hand that feeds you ;
den Bach runtergehen Verb -
to go to hell in a handbasket (literally: to go down the stream) ;
den Buckel hinhalten Idiom -
idiomatic take the blame ;
den Geist aufgeben Verb -
to give up the ghost ;
den Löffel abgeben Verb -
idiomatic to bite the dust (literally: "to hand over the spoon") ;
den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen Verb -
idiomatic to hit the nail on the head ;
den Rubikon überschreiten Verb -
cross the Rubicon (to make an irreversible decision) ;
den Spieß umdrehen Idiom -
idiomatic turn the tables (literally: turn the pike) ;
den grünen Daumen haben Phrase -
to have a green thumb ;
denkbar Adjective -
thinkable ;
denken Verb -
intransitive to think ;

transitive to think ;

transitive to consider ;

reflexive to imagine ;
denn Conjunction -
for; because; then; since ;

after a comparative and often with "je" than ;
denn Adverb -
in that case; then ;

in a question then; ever; but; used for general emphasis ;
dennoch Adverb -
anyhow, however ;
deplatziert Adjective -
misplaced, out of place ;
deponieren Verb -
money to deposit; to place ;

waste to deposit; to landfill ;
deprimiert Adjective -
epressed ;
der Article -
the; definite article for several declensions: ;
der Pronoun -
who; that; which ;
der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm Proverb -
the apple does not fall far from the tree ;
der Glaube kann Berge versetzen Proverb -
faith will move mountains ;
der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt Noun -
idiomatic final straw, last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back (literally: the drop that makes the barrel overflow) ;
der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm Proverb -
the early bird gets the worm ;
derangiert Adjective -
disheveled, disarranged, deranged ;
derb Adjective -
rough ;
derbe Adverb -
rough (said about certain people) ;
deregulieren Verb -
to deregulate ;
deren Pronoun -
relative whose, of which (genitive of die). ;
dergleichen Pronoun -
such ;

such things ;
derselbe Pronoun -
the same ;

selfsame ;

idem ;
derzeit Adverb -
eferences a specific date or time, a reduction of 'at this time' ;
des Article -
the; genitive singular neuter of der ;
desaströs Adjective -
disastrous ;
desavouieren Verb -
to disavow ;
desensibilisieren Verb -
desensitize (cause to become insensitive) ;
desertieren Verb -
military to desert ;
deshalb Adverb -
hence, therefore ;
designieren Verb -
designate (to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate) ;
desillusionieren Verb -
to disillusion ;
desinfizieren Verb -
to disinfect ;
desinteressiert Adjective -
uninterested, indifferent ;
deskriptiv Adjective -
grammar descriptive (describing a language) ;
desolat Adjective -
desolate ;
despotisch Adjective -
despotic ;
dessen Pronoun -
relative whose, of which (genitive of der, das). ;
destabilisieren Verb -
to destabilize ;
destillieren Verb -
distil (subject a substance to distillation) ;
desto Conjunction -
the (forming the parallel comparative with je) ;
destruktiv Adjective -
destructive (causing destruction; damaging) ;
deswegen Adverb -
therefore ;
detailliert Adjective -
detailed ;
deuten Verb -
to interpret ;
deutlich Adjective -
articulate, clear ;

distinct ;

considerable ;
deutsch Adjective -
German ;
diabolisch Adjective -
diabolic (showing wickedness typical of a devil) ;
diagnostizieren Verb -
to diagnose ;
dialektisch Adjective -
dialectical ;

rare dialectal ;
diaphan Adjective -
diaphanous ;
dich Pronoun -
personal accusative of ''du (direct object). ;

reflexive accusative; yourself (direct object). ;
dichotom Adjective -
dichotomous ;
dichotomisch Adjective -
dichotomic ;
dicht Adjective -
thick ;

tight ;

close ;

dense ;
dicht Adverb -
closely ;
dichten Verb -
to compose a poem ;

to caulk ;
dick Adjective -
thick ;

fat ;
didaktisch Adjective -
didactic (instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate) ;
die Pronoun -
in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun That; which; who; whom; whose. ;

as a demonstrative pronoun This one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them ;
die Bank sprengen Verb -
idiomatic to break the bank ;
die Hosen anhaben Verb -
idiomatic to wear the trousers qualifier, to wear the pants qualifier ;
die Katze aus dem Sack lassen Verb -
idiomatic to let the cat out of the bag ;
die Nase voll haben Verb -
idiomatic to be fed up (with something) ;
die Radieschen von unten betrachten Verb -
pushing up daisies (idiomatic / euphemistic: to be dead) ;
die Schnauze voll haben Verb -
idiomatic to be fed up ;
die Spreu vom Weizen trennen Verb -
separate the wheat from the chaff (to select only that which is of value) ;
die Würfel sind gefallen Phrase -
the die is cast ;
die kalte Schulter zeigen Verb -
to give somebody the cold shoulder ;
die zweite Geige spielen Verb -
idiomatic to take a back seat (literally: to play the second violin) ;
dienen Verb -
to serve ;
dies Pronoun -
this ;
diesbezüglich Adverb -
referring to this, in this regard ;
diese Adjective -
this ;

these ;
dieser Adjective -
this ;
dieses Adjective -
demonstrative this ;
dieses Pronoun -
demonstrative this ;
diesig Adjective -
hazy (thick with haze) ;
diesjährig Adjective -
of this year ;
diesseits Preposition -
this side of ;
diffamieren Verb -
vilify (say defamatory things about) ;
differenzierbar Adjective -
differentiable (having a derivative) ;
differenzieren Verb -
to differentiate ;
diffus Adjective -
diffuse, vague, unclear ;
digital Adjective -
computing digital ;

medicine digital ;
diktatorisch Adjective -
dictatorial ;
diktieren Verb -
o dictate ;
dilettantisch Adjective -
dilettante, amateurish ;
dimmen Verb -
to dim ;
dinieren Verb -
to dine ;
diplomatisch Adjective -
diplomatic ;
dir Pronoun -
personal'' dative of du. ;

reflexive dative; yourself, to yourself. ;
direkt Adjective -
direct ;
dirigieren Verb -
music to conduct ;
disjunkt Adjective -
disjoint (having no members in common) ;
diskordianisch Adjective -
Discordian ;
diskordisch Adjective -
Discordian ;
diskreditieren Verb -
to discredit ;
diskret Adjective -
discreet ;

mathematics discrete ;
diskriminieren Verb -
o discriminate ;
diskutieren Verb -
to discuss ;
disponibel Adjective -
available (ready for use) ;
dissen Verb -
diss (to put someone down or show verbal disrespect) ;
dissentieren Verb -
dissent (to disagree) ;
disziplinarisch Adjective -
disciplinary ;
disziplinieren Verb -
to discipline ;
diszipliniert Adjective -
disciplined ;
dito Noun -
ditto (the aforesaid) ;
divergieren Verb -
diverge (to run apart) ;
diversifizieren Verb -
to diversify ;
dividieren Verb -
arithmetic to divide ;
doch Conjunction -
though; yet; but; however; nevertheless ;

for all that; after all; but ;
doch Adverb -
after all; yet; however; nevertheless ;

really; just ;

in response to a negative question or statement yes; surely; really; on the contrary ;
dogmatisch Adjective -
dogmatic ;
dokumentieren Verb -
to document ;
dolmetschen Verb -
interpret (to act as an interpreter) ;
domestizieren Verb -
to domesticate ;
dominant Adjective -
dominant ;
dominicanisch Adjective -
Dominican (from Dominica) ;
dominieren Verb -
to dominate ;
dominikanisch Adjective -
Dominican (from the Dominican Republic) ;
donnern Verb -
to thunder ;
doof Adjective -
stupid ;
dopen Verb -
sports to dope ;
doppeldeutig Adjective -
ambiguous ;
doppelt Adjective -
double (made up of two matching or complementary elements) ;
dorisch Adjective -
Doric ;
dort Adverb -
there, yonder ;
dorthin Adverb -
there (to that place) ;
down Adjective -
Down, depressed. ;
downloaden Verb -
download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) ;
drahtlos Adjective -
wireless ;
drakonisch Adjective -
draconian ;
drall Adjective -
buxom (having a full, voluptuous figure) ;
dramatisch Adjective -
dramatic ;
dramatisieren Verb -
to dramatize ;
dran Adverb -
(in the phrase 'dran sein') to be in a particular condition ;

(in the phrase 'an (etwas) dran sein') to be (possibly) true ;

(slang, in the phrase 'dran sein') to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation ;
drapieren Verb -
to drape ;
drastisch Adjective -
drastic ;
drauf Adverb -
after (behind; later in time; following) ;

on top of ;
draufdrücken Verb -
colloquial to press, to push ;
draufgehen Verb -
to fall apart ;
draußen Adverb -
outside ;
dreckig Adjective -
dirty ;
drehen Verb -
to turn, to revolve, rotate or roll ;

to shoot, as in a film (i.e. 'roll the cameras') ;

to veer ;
drei Numeral -
three ;
dreidimensional Adjective -
three-dimensional ;
dreieckig Adjective -
triangular ;
dreimal Adverb -
thrice, three times ;
dreissig Numeral -
Switzerland thirty ;
dreist Adjective -
without respect or restraint: bold, brash, audacious ;
dreiunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-three (33) ;
dreiundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-three (53) ;
dreiundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-three (63) ;
dreiundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-three (73) ;
dreiundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-three ;
dreiundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-three ;
dreizehn Numeral -
cardinal thirteen ;
dreizehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal thirteenth ;
dreißig Numeral -
thirty ;
dreißigste Ordinal number -
ordinal thirtieth ;
dreschen Verb -
transitive to thresh; to thrash ;
dressieren Verb -
animals to train ;
dribbeln Verb -
soccer To dribble (to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet) ;

basketball To dribble ;
drin Adverb -
inside ;
dringen Verb -
intransitive to insist; to press ;

intransitive to ooze; to seep ;

intransitive to force one’s way ;
dringend Adjective -
urgent ;
dringlich Adjective -
urgent ;
drinnen Adverb -
inside ;
dritte Ordinal number -
ordinal third ;
droben Adverb -
up ;
drohen Verb -
to threaten ;
drollig Adjective -
droll ;
drosseln Verb -
to curb, choke, throttle ;
drucken Verb -
to print ;
drum Adverb -
thereabout ;

therefore ;

on that account, for that reason ;
drängen Verb -
to press, to push ;
drüben Adverb -
over there ;

on the other side ;
drücken Verb -
transitive to press; to push (e.g., a door handle). ;

intransitive to shirk. ;
du Pronoun -
personal you (sg., informal, friends, relatives). ;
dubios Adjective -
dubious ;
dublieren Verb -
textiles to double ;

metalworking to double, to plate ;

billiards to cushion ;
ducken Verb -
reflexive to duck ;
duckmäusern Verb -
derogatory to be submissive, to sneak gloss ;
duellieren Verb -
to duel ;
duftend Adjective -
sweet (having a pleasant smell) ;
dulden Verb -
to endure ;
dumm Adjective -
dumb, stupid ;
dumme Gans Noun -
silly goose ;
dunkel Adjective -
dark ;
dunkelbrauner Ameisenwürger Noun -
undulated antshrike ;
dunkeln Verb -
to darken ;
dunkle Materie Noun -
dark matter ;
durch Preposition -
by means of; by; through ;

through; entering, then exiting ;

via ;

owing to; because of ;

mathematics divided by ;
durch Adverb -
during; throughout; through ;

colloquial past ;
durch den Kakao ziehen Idiom -
idiomatic To rake somebody over the coals. To slate somebody or something. ;
durch und durch Adverb -
through and through ;
durch- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
durchdrehen Verb -
to freak out ;
durchfahren Verb -
To drive through ;
durchführbar Adjective -
feasible ;
durchgebraten Adjective -
well done (well cooked) ;
durchgehend Adjective -
continuous ;
durchgehend Adverb -
all the way ;
durchgeknallt Adjective -
crazy, freaked out ;
durchkämmen Verb -
to comb, to comb through to search thoroughly ;
durchlässig Adjective -
penetrable ;
durchqueren Verb -
to cross, to walk across ;
durchrütteln Verb -
bucket (travel very quickly) ;
durchs Noun -
through the, by the ;
durchschauen Verb -
see through (to look through something transparent) ;
durchscheinend Adjective -
transparent ;
durchschnittlich Adjective -
average (constituting or relating to the average) ;
durchsetzen Verb -
to enforce ;

reflexive to establish oneself ;
durchsichtig Adjective -
transparent ;
durchstreichen Verb -
to cross out, strike through ;
durchsuchen Verb -
transitive to search ;
durchweg Adverb -
all the way ;
durchwühlen Verb -
to make a thorough search to ransack ;
durchziehen Verb -
intransitive To pass. ;

intransitive To soak. ;

transitive To pull. ;

transitive To pull through. ;

intransitive To run. ;

transitive To run through. ;

transitive To traverse. ;
durchzwängen Verb -
to squeeze through ;
durstig Adjective -
thirsty ;
duschen Verb -
to shower ;
duzen Verb -
to address informally using the pronoun du, to thou. ;
dynamisch Adjective -
dynamic ;
dynastisch Adjective -
dynastic ;
dämlich Adjective -
tupid ;
dämmrig Adjective -
twilit ;
dämonisch Adjective -
demonic, demoniac ;
dämonisieren Verb -
to demonize ;
dämonologisch Adjective -
demonological ;
dämpfen Verb -
damp (to put out, as fire) ;
dänisch Adjective -
Danish ;
düngen Verb -
to fertilize ;
dünken Verb -
seem (to appear) ;
dünn Adjective -
thin,slender, slim ;

(in the sense of a beverage like coffee or beer) weak, not strong ;

flimsy ;
düpieren Verb -
transitive to fool, to deceive ;
dürfen Verb -
auxiliary To be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. ;

intransitive To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may. ;
dürr Adjective -
dry ;
düster Adjective -
cheerless, melancholy, somber ;

dark, obscure ;
ebben Verb -
to ebb ;
ebda. Adverb -
At the same place, ibidem. ;
eben Adjective -
flat, smooth, even ;
eben Adverb -
just ;
ebenfalls Adverb -
likewise, as well ;
ebnen Verb -
to level ;
echauffieren Verb -
reflexive to get steamed, to get excited ;
echt Adjective -
authentic, genuine, real ;
echte Karettschildkröte Noun -
hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata ;
eckig Adjective -
angular ;
ecuadorianisch Adjective -
Ecuadorian (pertaining to Ecuador) ;
edel Adjective -
noble ;
effektiv Adjective -
effective (efficient, serviceable, or operative) ;
effizient Adjective -
efficient ;
egal Adjective -
all the same ;

the same, equal ;
egalisieren Verb -
sports to level, equalise ;
egalitär Adjective -
egalitarian ;
egoistisch Adjective -
egoistic ;
egozentrisch Adjective -
egocentric ;
eh Adverb -
colloquial anyway ;
ehe Conjunction -
before ;

rather than ;
ehelich Adjective -
marital ;
ehelichen Verb -
transitive to espouse ;
ehemalig Adjective -
former ;
ehemalige jugoslawische Republik Mazedonien Noun -
Republic of Macedonia (Republic of Macedonia) ;
ehemals Adverb -
formerly ;
eher Adverb -
rather, quite ;

comparatively ;

earlier ;
ehrenamtlich Adjective -
honorary, voluntary ;
ehrfürchtig Adjective -
awestruck, reverent ;
ehrgeizig Adjective -
ambitious ;
ehrlich Adjective -
honest ;
eierlegend Adjective -
oviparous (egg laying) ;
eierlegende Wollmilchsau Noun -
idiomatic A single tool that attempts to handle the work of many; a Swiss Army knife ;
eiern Verb -
colloquial to wobble of a wheel ;
eifersüchtig Adjective -
jealous ;
eifrig Adjective -
avid, eager, diligent ;
eigen Adjective -
own ;

appropriate ;

idiosyncratic ;

innate ;

peculiar ;

private ;

proprietary ;
eigentlich Adjective -
actual, proper ;
eigentlich Adverb -
actually ;
eignen Verb -
I>reflexive to suit ;
eilen Verb -
o hurry ;
eilfertig Adjective -
express finished ;
eilig Adjective -
speedy ;

urgent ;
ein Cardinal number -
one ;
ein Article -
a, an ;
ein Armutszeugnis ausstellen Verb -
idiomatic to show (someone's) incapacity (or incompetence) ;
ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte Proverb -
a picture paints a thousand words ;
ein Exempel statuieren Verb -
idiomatic to set a warning example qualifier ;
ein Machtwort sprechen Phrase -
idiomatic to decide a matter; to exercise one's authority ;
ein- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
einander Pronoun -
each other. ;
einbalsamieren Verb -
to embalm ;
einbauen Verb -
to build in, to build into, to install ;
einbetonieren Verb -
concrete (cover with concrete) ;
einbetten Verb -
to embed ;
einbrechen Verb -
to break in ;

to break down ;
einchecken Verb -
to check in ;
eindeutig Adjective -
unambiguous, explicit ;
eindosen Verb -
tin (place into a tin in order to preserve) ;
eindringen Verb -
to intrude ;
eindrucksvoll Adjective -
impressive ;
eine Cardinal number -
one ;
eine Article -
a, an ;
eine Pronoun -
feminine nominative of indefinite article: one ;

feminine accusative of indefinite article: one ;
eine Kette ist nur so stark wie ihr schwächstes Glied Phrase -
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link ;
eine Nase drehen Verb -
idiomatic to thumb one's nose ;
eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden Adjective -
idiomatic out of one's league (literally: "a number too large for someone") ;
eine Schraube locker haben Verb -
idiomatic to have a screw loose ;
eine lange Nase machen Verb -
idiomatic to thumb one's nose ;
einem Cardinal number -
one ;

(without noun) one (masculine or neuter dative) ;
einem Article -
a/an ;
einem Pronoun -
masculine dative of indefinite pronoun: one ;

neuter dative of indefinite pronoun: one ;
einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul Proverb -
don't look a gift horse in the mouth ;
einen Cardinal number -
one ;

(without noun) one (masculine accusative) ;
einen Article -
a/an ;
einen Pronoun -
masculine accusative of indefinite pronoun: one ;
einen Dachschaden haben Verb -
idiomatic,colloquial to have a screw loose qualifier ;
einen Vogel zeigen Phrase -
literally "to show a bird". making a cuckoo sign ;
einen runterholen Verb -
qualifier to jerk off ;
einer Cardinal number -
(of) one (genitive use) ;

one (dative use) ;

(without noun) one (masculine nominative) ;

(without noun)'' one (feminine dative) ;
einer Article -
(of) a/an (genitive use) ;

a/an (dative use) ;
einer Pronoun -
masculine nominative of indefinite pronoun: one ;

feminine dative of indefinite pronoun: one ;
einerlei Adverb -
all the same, not of consequence ;
einerseits Adverb -
on the one hand ;
eines Cardinal number -
of one ;
eines Article -
of a, an ;
eines Pronoun -
neuter nominative of indefinite pronoun: one ;

neuter accusative of indefinite pronoun: one ;
eines Tages Adverb -
someday (sometime; at some time in the future) ;
einesteils Adverb -
on the one hand ;
einfach Adjective -
easy ;

simple; plain ;

single; one-way ;
einfach Adverb -
just; simply ;
einfahren Verb -
to drive in ;

a train into a station to arrive, to pull in ;
einfallen Verb -
ith dative to occur (to somebody), to think of ;

ith dative to remember ;

o invade ;
einfangen Verb -
o capture ;
einfarbig Adjective -
unicolored, monochrome ;
einfinden Verb -
reflexive to arrive at a specific location ;
einflößen Verb -
to feed to; to pour into someones mouth ;

figuratively to inspire with; to fill with ;
einfrieren Verb -
to freeze (to lower something's temperature to freezing point) ;

to freeze (wages, prices, etc.) ;
einfältig Adjective -
simple, naïve ;
einfärben Verb -
to colour with dye to dye ;
einfügen Verb -
insert (put in between or into) ;
einführen Verb -
to introduce ;

economy to import ;

to initiate ;

to insert ;
eingeben Verb -
to input ;
eingebläut Adjective -
the state of having had one's first police beating; of or pertaining to someone who is 'bloodied' as an agitator. ;
eingedenk Adjective -
mindful, remembering ;
eingehen Verb -
botany to die ;

to elaborate, go into more detail ;
eingelegt Adjective -
pickled ;
eingeschossig Adjective -
one-story (buildings) ;
eingeweiht Adjective -
privy ;
eingreifen Verb -
to intervene ;
einheitlich Adjective -
uniform ;
einholen Verb -
to catch up to ;

to reel ;
einige Adjective -
some, any, a few ;
einimpfen Verb -
inculcate (teach by repeated instruction) ;
einkapseln Adverb -
to encapsulate ;
einkaufen Verb -
To do shopping. ;
einladen Verb -
o invite ;
einlassen Verb -
to let in ;

(sich einlassen auf): to get involved with ;

(ein Bad einlassen): to run a bath ;

to embed ;
einlaufen Verb -
intransitive to run in ;

of clothing,intransitive,auxiliary: "sein" to shrink (by washing) ;

of ships,intransitive,auxiliary: "sein" to enter port ;

of shoes,transitive,auxiliary: "haben" to break in ;

sports to warm up (by running) ;
einlegen Verb -
to insert ;

to put in ;

to inlay ;

a break to have ;

a protest or appeal to file ;

cooking to pickle ;
einleiten Verb -
commence, initiate; start ;
einloggen Verb -
log in (gain access to a computer system) ;
einmachen Verb -
transitive to can (to preserve food by heating and sealing in a can or jar) ;

to fix,to fit into ;
einmal Adverb -
once, one time ;
einmal ist keinmal Phrase -
Once doesn't count (literally: once is never). ;
einmalig Adjective -
non-recurring, one-time ;

singular, unique ;

unheard-of ;
einmotten Verb -
transitive to mothball ;
einnehmen Verb -
military to conquer ;

meal,or,medicine to take ;
einordenen Verb -
to classify gloss ;
einpacken Verb -
transitive to wrap up; to pack up ;
einpennen Verb -
doze off, conk out ;
einprägen Verb -
imprint (to leave a print, impression, image, etc.) ;
einreden Verb -
to talk into (doing/believing something), to convince, to persuade ;
einreichen Verb -
to send in, to hand in, to submit ;
einrichten Verb -
to furnish ;

to arrange ;
eins Numeral -
one ;

one o'clock ;
eins Adverb -
same, in agreement, as one ;
einsam Adjective -
lonely ;
einsargen Verb -
to coffin ;
einschalten Verb -
to switch on ;

transitive to call in ;

reflexive to intervene ;
einschenken Verb -
a drink into a glass or cup to pour ;
einschlafen Verb -
to fall asleep ;
einschließen Verb -
to lock up ;

to include ;
einschläfernd Adjective -
soporific, somniferous ;
einschmeicheln Verb -
ingratiate (get favor through flattery) ;
einschreiben Verb -
reflexive to enroll, to enlist ;
einschränken Verb -
transitive to constrain ;

reflexive to economize ;
einschätzen Verb -
to judge, to assess ;
einschüchtern Verb -
to intimidate ;
einseifen Verb -
to soap ;
einseitig Adjective -
one-sided ;

unidirectional ;
einsetzbar Adjective -
usable, applicable ;
einsetzen Verb -
to use, to employ ;

to appoint ;

to risk ;

to stake ;

reflexive to speak up for ;
einsetzend Adjective -
incipient ;
einsichtig Adjective -
reasonable ;
einsilbig Adjective -
monosyllabic ;
einsperren Verb -
transitive to lock up, to imprison, to jail ;
einspritzen Verb -
technology to inject ;
einst Adverb -
once ;
einsteigen Verb -
to get in. ;

to get on. ;
einstellen Verb -
to employ, to hire ;

to adjust ;

reflexive to prepare ;

to cease, to stop ;
einstens Adverb -
formal once, one day ;
einstimmen Verb -
to join in ;
einstimmig Adjective -
unanimous ;
einstweilen Adverb -
for the time being ;

in the meantime ;
einstöckig Adjective -
one-story (buildings) ;
einstürzen Verb -
building or other construction to collapse ;
einteilen Verb -
o divide up ;
eintippen Verb -
to type in ;
eintragen Verb -
o enter, to record ;
eintreffen Verb -
to arrive ;

to come true ;
eintreten Verb -
to enter ;

to occur, to eventuate ;
eintrudeln Verb -
colloquial to arrive (often late and/or one by one) ;
einträglich Adjective -
profitable ;
einunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-one (31) ;
einundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-one (51) ;
einundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-one (61) ;
einundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-one (71) ;
einundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-one ;
einundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-one ;
einvernehmlich Adjective -
amicable ;
einvernehmlich Adverb -
amicably ;
einwandern Verb -
to immigrate ;
einwecken Verb -
to can (to preserve by heating and sealing in a jar) ;
einweihen Verb -
to initiate ;

to inaugurate, to consecrate ;
einweisen Verb -
to brief, instruct ;

to take to a medical facility ;
einwickeln Verb -
wrap (enclose in fabric, paper, etc) ;
einzahlen Verb -
deposit (to put money or funds into an account) ;
einzel- Prefix -
single ;
einzelgängerisch Adjective -
solitary ;
einzellig Adjective -
unicellular ;
einzeln Adjective -
single ;

separate ;

discrete ;

solitary, lone ;

individual ;

odd ;

mismatched ;
einzeln Adverb -
singly ;

oddly ;
einziehen Verb -
auxiliary sein to move in ;

auxiliary haben to reel ;

auxiliary haben to retract ;
einzig Adjective -
only, sole ;

unique ;
einzig Adverb -
only ;
einzigartig Adjective -
unique ;
einzige Adjective -
only, sole''') ;

unique ;
einäugig Adjective -
one-eyed ;
einölen Verb -
to oil ;
eisen Adjective -
obsolete of iron ;
eisen Verb -
To freeze ;
eisig Adjective -
icy ;
eitel Adjective -
vain ;
eitern Verb -
suppurate (form or discharge pus) ;
ejakulieren Verb -
ejaculate (eject abruptly) ;
ekelhaft Adjective -
disgusting ;
ekeln Verb -
reflexive to disgust ;
eklatant Adjective -
striking ;

blatant ;
eklig Adjective -
disgusting, yucky ;
ekstatisch Adjective -
ecstatic ;
elastisch Adjective -
elastic ;
elegant Adjective -
elegant ;
elektrisch Adjective -
lectric ;
elektronisch Adjective -
electronic (pertaining to electrons) ;
elf Numeral -
cardinal eleven ;
elfenbeinfarben Adjective -
ivory (having colour of ivory) ;
elfte Ordinal number -
eleventh ;
eliminieren Verb -
to eliminate ;
elitär Adjective -
elite ;

elitist ;
ellenlang Adjective -
incredibly long ;
eloquent Adjective -
eloquent ;
emaillieren Verb -
to enamel ;
embryonal Adjective -
embryonic ;
emendieren Verb -
emend (to correct and revise) ;
emigrieren Verb -
to emigrate ;
emittieren Verb -
emit (to send out or give off) ;
emotional Adjective -
emotional ;
empfangen Verb -
transitive to receive ;

transitive to greet; to welcome ;

transitive to conceive; to become pregnant (with) ;
empfehlen Verb -
transitive to recommend; to advocate ;

reflexive to offer one's services ;
empfinden Verb -
to feel (to sense) ;
empfindlich Adjective -
sensitive ;
empirisch Adjective -
empirical ;
empor Adverb -
up (away from earth’s centre) ;
empören Verb -
reflexive to be outraged ;
emulieren Verb -
computing emulate ;
en gros Adverb -
in bulk, wholesale ;
en masse Adverb -
in large amounts ;
endemisch Adjective -
endemic ;
enden Verb -
to end ;
endgültig Adjective -
final ;

definitive ;
endlich Adjective -
finite, limited ;
endlich Adverb -
eventually, at last, finally, endly ;
endlos Adjective -
ndless ;
endoplasmatisch Adjective -
endoplasmic (of, or relating to endoplasm) ;
endotherm Adjective -
endothermic ;
energiegeladen Adjective -
of a person energetic ;
energisch Adjective -
of a person energetic, firm ;
eng Adjective -
narrow, tight ;
engagieren Verb -
transitive to engage ;

reflexive to get involved, to be involved ;
engagiert Adjective -
committed, dedicated ;
engelhaft Adjective -
angelic ;
engl. Abbreviation -
englisch ;
englisch Adjective -
English ;

obsolete angelic, angelical ;
engstirnig Adjective -
narrow-minded ;
enorm Adjective -
enormous ;
ent- Prefix -
Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off. ;

Inseparable verb prefix indicating a conversion to the opposite, a reversion. ;

Inseparable verb prefix indicating the beginning of something. ;
entbehren Verb -
to do without, to dispense with ;

to be without, to lack, to miss ;

to be deprived of ;
entbehrlich Adjective -
dispensable ;
entdecken Verb -
to discover ;
enteisen Verb -
deice (remove ice) ;
entfachen Verb -
kindle ;

stir up ;
entfalten Verb -
unfold (to undo a folding) ;
entfernen Verb -
transitive to remove ;

reflexive to leave ;
entfernt Adjective -
distant ;
entfesseln Verb -
to unchain ;
entflammbar Adjective -
inflammable ;
entfliehen Verb -
to escape ;
entfremden Verb -
to estrange, to alienate ;
entfrosten Verb -
to defrost ;
entführen Verb -
transitive to abduct, to kidnap ;
entgegen Preposition -
toward ;
entgegen Adverb -
against ;
entgehen Verb -
transitive to miss ;

to slip ;

intransitive to escape ;
entgleisen Verb -
intransitive to derail, come off the tracks qualifier ;
enthalten Verb -
to contain ;
enthaltsam Adjective -
abstinent ;
enthaupten Verb -
to behead, to decapitate ;
entheiligen Verb -
to desecrate ;
enthusiastisch Adjective -
nthusiastic ;
enthüllen Verb -
to unveil ;
entkeimen Verb -
to disinfect ;
entkernt Adjective -
eedless ;
entkoffeiniert Adjective -
decaffeinated ;
entkokainisieren Verb -
decocainize ;
entkokainisiert Adjective -
decocainized ;
entkommen Verb -
to escape ;
entkorken Verb -
to uncork ;
entkriminalisieren Verb -
to decriminalize ;
entkörperlichen Verb -
to disembody ;
entladen Verb -
o unload, to discharge ;
entlang Preposition -
along ;
entlassen Verb -
a prisoner or patient to release ;

from a job to dismiss, to fire ;
entlauben Verb -
to defoliate ;
entleeren Verb -
empty (to make empty) ;
entmagnetisiert Adjective -
demagnetized ;
entmilitarisiert Adjective -
demilitarized ;
entmineralisieren Verb -
demineralize ;
entmineralisiert Adjective -
demineralized ;
entmutigen Verb -
to discourage to take away or reduce the courage of ;
entpacken Verb -
I>computing to decompress ;
entrichten Verb -
to pay ;
entsaften Verb -
to juice, to extract the juice of ;
entsagen Verb -
(governs the dative) to renounce, to relinquish ;

to disclaim, to waive, to abandon ;

to abjure, to abnegate ;

to abdicate ;
entscheiden Verb -
transitive to decide ;
entscheidend Adjective -
decisive ;
entschieden Adjective -
determined, resolute ;

decided ;
entschlafen Verb -
poetic,euphemistic,death to fall asleep often in the phrase: sanft entschlafen ;
entschließen Verb -
reflexive to decide ;
entschlossen Adjective -
determined, resolute ;
entschlussfreudig Adjective -
of a person decisive ;
entschlüsseln Verb -
to decrypt ;
entschuldigen Verb -
transitive to excuse ;

reflexive to apologize, to apologise ;
entschädigen Verb -
to compensate; to indemnify ;
entschärfen Verb -
to defuse ;
entsenden Verb -
to dispatch ;
entsetzen Verb -
to horrify ;
entsetzlich Adjective -
horrible ;
entsorgen Verb -
waste,especially nuclear or toxic to dispose of ;
entspannen Verb -
to relax ;
entsprechen Verb -
to correspond to correlate ;

to meet as in: to meet expectations ;
entsprechend Adjective -
corresponding ;

adequate, appropriate ;

respective ;
entsprechend Preposition -
according to ;
entsprechend Adverb -
accordingly ;
entspringen Verb -
to arise, originate, spring (start to exist) ;
entstehen Verb -
to come into being ;

to arise ;
entthronen Verb -
dethrone (forcibly remove a monarch) ;
enttäuschen Verb -
to disappoint ;
enttäuschend Adjective -
disappointing ;
enttäuscht Adjective -
disappointed (defeated of hope or expectation) ;
entvölkern Verb -
to depopulate ;
entwaffnen Verb -
to disarm ;
entwarnen Verb -
to give the all-clear ;
entweder Conjunction -
either ;
entwenden Verb -
to steal ;
entwerten Verb -
to devalue ;

to invalidate ;

a ticket to punch, to stamp, to validate ;
entwickeln Verb -
to develop ;
entwischen Verb -
o escape ;
entworfen Verb -
to design ;

to create ;
entziffern Verb -
decipher ;
entzweien Verb -
to divide ;
entzünden Verb -
transitive to ignite, to inflame ;

reflexive to ignite, to inflame ;

reflexive,medicine to inflame ;
enzyklopädisch Adjective -
encyclopedic ;
epilieren Verb -
to epilate (remove body hairs) ;
episch Adjective -
epic ;
er Pronoun -
personal he. ;

personal it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). ;
er ist was er isst Proverb -
you are what you eat ;
er- Prefix -
Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a successful conclusion, leads to the wanted result. ;

Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates killing or dying. ;
erbarmen Verb -
reflexive to have pity, to have mercy ;
erben Verb -
to inherit ;
erbittert Adjective -
acrimonious, grim ;
erblich Adjective -
hereditary, heritable ;
erbrechen Verb -
to vomit ;
erbärmlich Adjective -
pitiful, miserable ;
erden Verb -
to earth electrically ;
erdig Adjective -
earthy (resembling dirt or soil) ;
erdrosseln Verb -
to strangle, throttle ;
ereignen Verb -
reflexive to occur ;
erfahren Adjective -
experienced ;
erfahren Verb -
to learn, to come to know ;

to experience ;
erfahrungsgemäß Adjective -
empirical ;
erfahrungsgemäß Adverb -
empirically ;
erfassen Verb -
to grasp, grip ;

to realize, conceive, comprehend ;

to capture, collect, measure, record ;
erfinden Verb -
transitive to invent ;

transitive to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story) ;
erfolglos Adjective -
unsuccessful ;
erfolgreich Adjective -
successful ;
erforderlich Adjective -
necessary, required ;
erfordern Verb -
to necessitate, to require ;
erfreuen Verb -
to please ;

reflexive to enjoy ;
erfreulich Adjective -
pleasant, pleasing ;
erfrischen Verb -
to refresh to renew or revitalize, especially by consuming beverages ;
erfüllen Verb -
transitive to fill (with something physical or abstract) ;

transitive to fulfill / fulfil ;

reflexive to come true ;
ergattern Verb -
informal grab; snatch; get ;
ergeben Verb -
to yield, produce ;

to surrender ;

to arise, result ;
ergießen Verb -
reflexive to gush ;
ergo Conjunction -
ergo ;
ergonomisch Adjective -
ergonomic ;
ergrauen Verb -
grey (to become grey) ;
ergreifen Verb -
to seize ;
ergänzen Verb -
transitive to fill, fill out, complete ;

transitive to add ;
ergötzen Verb -
transitive amuse, regale ;

sich ergötzen (über): be amused (by) ;
erhalten Verb -
To maintain. ;

To receive. ;

To save. Example: Gott erhalte den Kaiser! = God save the Emperor! ;
erheben Verb -
to raise, lift (e.g. arm, voice) ;

to levy, charge ;

to gather, collect (e.g. data, material) ;

to bring (charges) ;

rise (to one's feet, from one's seat, etc.) ;

rise (e.g. mountain, tower) ;

rise up. ;

to feel superior ;
erheblich Adjective -
considerable, substantial ;
erheblich Adverb -
considerably ;
erhellen Verb -
also figuratively to illuminate, to brighten ;

reflexive to illuminate, to brighten ;
erhitzen Verb -
transitive To heat (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space); to warm; to inflame. ;

reflexive To grow hot or warm; to become heated; to fly into a passion. ;
erholen Verb -
I>reflexive to relax, to recover, to recuperate ;
erhöhen Verb -
to heighten, raise ;

to increase ;
erinnern Verb -
transitive to remind ;

reflexive to remember ;
eritreisch Adjective -
Eritrean (Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture) ;
erkennen Verb -
to recognize ;
erklecklich Adjective -
of an amount or value considerable ;
erklimmen Verb -
to climb ;
erklingen Verb -
sound (to produce a sound) ;
erklären Verb -
to explain ;

to declare ;
erkundigen Verb -
reflexive to inquire (to get information) ;
erkälten Verb -
reflexive to catch a cold ;
erlangen Verb -
achieve, obtain, gain ;
erlassen Verb -
transitive to pass#Verbpass, to decree (a law, an act, a decision) ;

to let off ;
erlauben Verb -
to permit ;
erlaubt Adjective -
allowed, allowable ;
erleben Verb -
to experience ;
erledigen Verb -
to finish, to complete ;

to take care of, to see to, to handle ;
erleichtern Verb -
to facilitate ;

(reflexive) to relieve oneself ;
erleiden Verb -
transitive to suffer, to endure, to undergo ;
erleuchtet Adjective -
illuminated, enlightened ;
erläutern Verb -
o explain ;
erlöschen Verb -
intransitive to extinguish; to become extinct ;

intransitive to go out; to die out ;

intransitive to lapse; to expire ;
erlösen Verb -
to deliver, to release ;
ermorden Verb -
transitive to murder ;
ermutigen Verb -
to encourage ;
ermäßigt Adjective -
reduced gloss ;
ermöglichen Verb -
transitive to make possible. ;
ermüden Verb -
to tire; to fatigue ;
ermüdend Adjective -
tedious ;
ernennen Verb -
to appoint, to name ;
erneuern Verb -
transitive to renew ;
erneut Adverb -
again, anew ;
erniedrigen Verb -
abase (to lower so as to hurt feelings) ;
ernst Adjective -
serious ;
ernsthaft Adjective -
important; weighty serious ;
ernten Verb -
to harvest ;
ernähren Verb -
transitive to nourish, to feed ;
ernüchtern Verb -
to sober qualifier ;
erobern Verb -
to conquer ;
erogene Zone Noun -
erogenous zone ;
erotisch Adjective -
erotic ;
erotisch Adverb -
erotically ;
erpressen Verb -
to blackmail ;
erregen Verb -
to thrill; arouse; excite; titillate ;
erreichen Verb -
to reach, to catch ;
errichten Verb -
to build, construct ;
erröten Verb -
to blush ;
erschaffen Verb -
transitive to create; to produce; to make ;
erschallen Verb -
intransitive to sound; to ring ;
erscheinen Verb -
to be published, to be released ;

to appear, to seem ;
erschien Verb form -
imperfect of erscheinen ;
erschießen Verb -
to shoot dead ;
erschrecken Verb -
transitive to frighten; to scare (someone) ;

intransitive to be frightened; to be startled ;
erschwinglich Adjective -
affordable ;
erschöpft Adjective -
exhausted ;
erschüttern Verb -
to shake ;
ersetzen Verb -
to replace, to substitute ;
erst Adverb -
first ;

only (with time) ;
erstarren Verb -
to freeze, to become motionless ;
erstatten Verb -
reimburse ;
erstaunen Verb -
to astonish ;
erstaunlich Adjective -
amazing, wondrous ;
erste Ordinal number -
ordinal first ;
erste Wahl Noun -
first choice ;
erstechen Verb -
stab (to pierce or wound with pointed tool or weapon) ;
erstehen Verb -
transitive to acquire, purchase ;
ersteigern Verb -
transitive to buy at an auction ;
erstellen Verb -
o create ;
erster Adjective -
first ;
ersterer Adjective -
former gloss ;
ersticken Verb -
o suffocate ;

o smother ;
erstklassig Adjective -
first-class, first-rate ;
erstmals Adverb -
for the first time ;
erteilen Verb -
to give ;

legal to grant ;
ertragen Verb -
to bear, to stand ;
ertrinken Verb -
to drown ;
erträglich Adjective -
bearable ;
erwachen Verb -
intransitive to awake also figuratively ;
erwachsen Adjective -
adult, grown-up, grown, full-grown ;
erwachsen Verb -
intransitive to grow up, to grow ;

to spring up, to spring from, to proceed from ;

to accrue ;

to grow out of ;

to arise (difficulties, tasks) ;
erwarten Verb -
to expect ;

to await ;
erwartet Adjective -
expected ;
erwartungsgemäß Adjective -
expected ;
erwartungsgemäß Adverb -
as expected ;
erwecken Verb -
to awake. ;
erweisen Verb -
to prove, accord ;
erweitern Verb -
to extend, to expand ;
erweiterte Realität Noun -
computing augmented reality ;
erwerben Verb -
to acquire ;
erwidern Verb -
to reply ;

to reciprocate ;
erwischen Verb -
to catch ;
erwägen Verb -
to consider ;
erwähnen Verb -
mention (to speak of something) ;
erwürgen Verb -
to strangle ;
erz- Prefix -
arch- ;
erzeugen Verb -
to produce ;

to generate ;

to cause ;
erziehen Verb -
to educate ;
erzielen Verb -
to achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize ;

to score (to earn points in a game) ;
erzwingen Verb -
force (cause to occur, overcoming resistance) ;
erzählen Verb -
tell, narrate ;
eröffnen Verb -
a ceremony, game, shop, etc. to open ;

figuratively,a possibility, perspective, etc. to open up ;
erörtern Verb -
discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) ;
es Noun -
music E flat ;
es Pronoun -
personal it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is neuter (das)). ;
es gibt Verb -
there is ;

there are ;
es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt Proverb -
all that glitters is not gold ;
es lebe Verb -
long live ;
es schaffen Verb -
idiomatic to make it ;
es sei denn Conjunction -
unless ;
es tut mir Leid Phrase -
Sorry. ;
eskalieren Verb -
to escalate ;
eskortieren Verb -
to escort ;
esoterisch Adjective -
esoteric ;
essbar Adjective -
edible (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption) ;
essen Verb -
transitive to eat ;

intransitive to eat; to dine ;
estnisch Adjective -
Estonian (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language) ;
etablieren Verb -
to establish ;
etatistisch Adjective -
statist, etatist ;
etc. Adverb -
etc. ;
ethnisch Adjective -
ethnic ;
ethnische Säuberung Noun -
ethnic cleansing ;
etikettieren Verb -
to label, to tag ;
etiolieren Verb -
etiolate (to make pale through lack of light) ;
etliche Pronoun -
indefinite scores (of), a number (of), several, quite a few (of) ;
etwa Adverb -
approximately ;

for instance ;

by any chance ;

modal really gloss ;
etwaig Adjective -
possible, any ;
etwas Adverb -
somewhat, slightly ;

a little, a bit ;
etwas Pronoun -
something ;
etwas unter den Teppich kehren Phrase -
sweep something under the rug ;
etymologisch Adjective -
etymological ;
euch Pronoun -
accusative and dative of ihr; you, yourselves ;
euer Pronoun -
personal genitive of ihr. ;

possessive your (addressing many people). ;
euklidisch Adjective -
Euclidean ;
eulersche Formel Proper noun -
complex analysis Euler's formula ;
eulersche Identität Proper noun -
complex analysis Euler's identity ;
euphotometrisch Adjective -
euphotometric ;
europäisch Adjective -
European ;
europäische Wildkatze Noun -
European wildcat, Felis silvestris ornata ;
euthyreot Adjective -
medicine euthyroid, having normal thyroid function ;
evakuieren Verb -
to evacuate ;
evaluieren Verb -
o evaluate ;
evangelisch Adjective -
evangelical ;
eventuell Adjective -
possible, potential ;
eventuell Adverb -
possibly, potentially ;
evolutionistisch Adjective -
evolutionist, evolutionistic ;
evolutionär Adjective -
evolutionary ;
ewig Adjective -
eternal, everlasting ;
ex nunc Adverb -
legal ex nunc ;
ex tunc Adverb -
legal ex tunc ;
exakt Adjective -
exact ;
exaltiert Adjective -
agitated ;

eccentric ;
exen Verb -
down (to drink or swallow) (SLANG) ;
exhibitionistisch Adjective -
exhibitionist ;
existenziell Adjective -
existential ;
existieren Verb -
to exist ;
exklusiv Adjective -
exclusive (of high quality and/or reknown) ;
exorbitant Adjective -
exorbitant ;
exorzieren Verb -
to exorcise ;
exotherm Adjective -
exothermic ;
exotisch Adjective -
exotic ;
experimentell Adjective -
experimental ;
experimentieren Verb -
to experiment ;
explizieren Verb -
explicate ((transitive) to explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze) ;
explizit Adjective -
explicit ;
explodieren Verb -
to explode ;
explosiv Adjective -
explosive ;
exponentiell Adjective -
exponential (relating to an exponent) ;
exportieren Verb -
to export ;
extemporieren Verb -
to extemporize ;
extern Adjective -
external ;
extrahieren Verb -
to extract ;
extraterrestrisch Adjective -
extraterrestrial ;
extravagant Adjective -
extravagant ;
extravertiert Adjective -
extroverted ;
extrem Adjective -
extreme ;
extrem Adverb -
extremely ;
extremistisch Adjective -
extremist ;
extrovertiert Adjective -
extroverted ;
exzentrisch Adjective -
not at or in the centre,or,deviating from the norm eccentric ;
exzeptionell Adjective -
exceptional ;
exzessiv Adjective -
excessive ;
fabelhaft Adjective -
fabulous ;
facettenreich Adjective -
multifaceted ;
fachchinesisch Adjective -
pejorative not understandable (for technical terminology or words) ;
fachlich Adverb -
technically (having certain skills) ;
fade Adjective -
fade ;
fadenscheinig Adjective -
specious ;
fahl Adjective -
sallow, pale ;
fahnden Verb -
law enforcement to search ;
fahnenflüchtig Adjective -
in the state of being a deserter ;
fahren Verb -
transitive to drive (a vehicle); to ride ;

transitive to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to transport; to drive ;

intransitive to go (by vehicle); to drive; to travel ;

intransitive to drive; to sail; to go; to run; to leave ;
fahrlässig Adjective -
negligent, careless ;
fahrtüchtig Adjective -
of a person fit to drive ;

of a vehicle roadworthy ;
fahruntüchtig Adjective -
of a person unfit to drive ;

of a vehicle unroadworthy ;
fair Adjective -
just, equitable, adequate, honest, in good spirit ;
fakultativ Adjective -
optional, facultative ;
fallen Verb -
intransitive to fall; to drop ;

intransitive to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action ;
fallen lassen Verb -
down (to drop) ;
falls Conjunction -
if (in the case that) ;
falsch Adjective -
false (untrue) ;

wrong (making a mistake) ;
faltbar Adjective -
oldable ;
falten Verb -
to fold ;
falzen Verb -
to fold ;
fanatisch Adjective -
fanatic, fanatical ;
fanatisieren Verb -
to fanaticize ;
fangen Verb -
transitive to catch ;
fantastisch Adjective -
fantastic ;
farbenblind Adjective -
colorblind ;
farbig Adjective -
colored ;
farblos Adjective -
colorless / colourless, pallid ;
faschieren Verb -
Austria to mince meat ;
faschistisch Adjective -
fascistic ;
fassen Verb -
to grasp ;
fassettenreich Adjective -
Alternative spelling of facettenreich ;
fast Adverb -
almost; nearly ;

in a negative clause hardly ;
fasten Verb -
to fast ;
faszinieren Verb -
to fascinate ;
faszinierend Adjective -
fascinating ;
fatalistisch Adjective -
fatalistic ;
fauchen Verb -
animal sound to hiss, to spit ;
faul Adjective -
rotten ;

lazy ;
faulenzen Verb -
to be lazy ;
faulig Adjective -
foul (as in 'foul smell'), rotten, covered with mould ;
faustisch Adjective -
Faustian ;
favorisieren Verb -
to favor ;
fechten Verb -
intransitive to fence ;

intransitive to fight ;
federführend Adjective -
leading ;
fegen Verb -
to sweep, to polish ;
fehlbar Adjective -
fallible ;
fehlbesetzen Verb -
acting to miscast ;

position,or,job to misassign ;
fehlen Verb -
to lack ;

to be absent ;

dated to fail ;
fehlerfrei Adjective -
flawless ;
fehlerhaft Adjective -
faulty ;
feierlich Adjective -
solemn, ceremonious ;
feiern Verb -
to celebrate ;
feig Adjective -
cowardly ;
feige Adjective -
cowardly, yellow ;
feige Adverb -
cowardly ;
feil Noun -
vendible, for sale (often used in constructions such as feil halten, feil stehen) ;
feilbieten Verb -
transitive to offer for sale ;
feilen Verb -
to smooth with a file to file ;
feilschen Verb -
to haggle ;
fein Adjective -
fine ;
feindlich Adjective -
hostile ;
feinkörnig Adjective -
fine ground, close grained ;
felsenfest Adjective -
adamant ;
feminin Adjective -
feminine, womanly ;
feministisch Adjective -
feminist ;
fensterln Verb -
climb up a ladder to the window of a girl's room (may be to enter the room) with the intention to start a love affair or if the love affair already started but it's not easy to practice love otherwise. ;
fern Adjective -
far away ;
ferner Adverb -
furthermore, in addition ;
fernsehen Verb -
to watch television ;
fertig Adjective -
ready ;

done ;

bushed ;
fertigmachen Verb -
to complete (to finish) ;
fesseln Verb -
to chain, to bind ;

to rivet (someone's attention), to captivate ;
fest Adjective -
firm ;

compact; hard ;

fixed; rigid ;
festgelegt Adjective -
determined, fixed ;
festlegen Verb -
to set, to determine ;
festlich Adjective -
festive ;
festnageln Verb -
nail (employ a nail as a fastener) ;
festnehmen Verb -
to arrest ;
festsetzen Verb -
set (to determine) ;
feststellen Verb -
to notice ;

to determine, to ascertain ;
fett Adjective -
fat ;

bold ;
fettig Adjective -
fatty ;
fettleibig Adjective -
obese ;
feucht Adjective -
wet, humid, moist, soggy, dank ;
feudal Adjective -
feudal ;
feuern Verb -
weapons to fire ;

terminate employment to fire ;

feed a fire to fire ;

neurons to fire ;
feurig Adjective -
fiery ;
ff. abbreviation -
ff. ;
fickbar Adjective -
vulgar fuckable ;
ficken Verb -
vulgar to fuck ;
fickern Verb -
vulgar,slang,Pfälzisch,and,Kölsch,_,dialects To fuck. Standard German is ficken. ;
fidel Adjective -
cheerful ;
fieberhaft Adjective -
feverish ;
fiebern Verb -
to have a high temperature ;
fiebrig Adjective -
feverish ;
fiepen Verb -
of a bird to cheep ;

of a dog to whimper ;
fies Adjective -
mean ;
figürlich Adjective -
figurative ;

arts figured ;
figürlich Adverb -
concerning someone's figure/physique ;
fiktiv Adjective -
fictional ;
filtern Verb -
to filter ;
filtrieren Verb -
to filtrate ;
filzen Verb -
felt (make into felt) ;
finanziell Adjective -
financial ;
finanzieren Verb -
to pay, to finance ;
finanzschwach Adjective -
financially weak ;
finden Verb -
transitive to find; to discover ;

transitive to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find ;

intransitive to find one’s way ;
findig Adjective -
resourceful ;
fingieren Verb -
feign (to represent by a false appearance of) ;
fini Adjective -
colloquial,only used as a predicative adjective done, finished ;
finnisch Adjective -
Finnish (of or pertaining to Finland, its people or language). ;
finster Adjective -
ark, gloomy ;
fischartig Adjective -
fishlike ;
fischen Verb -
to fish ;
fischig Adjective -
fishy (odor) ;
fisten Verb -
to fist-fuck ;
fit wie ein Turnschuh Adjective -
fit as a fiddle (perfectly fit, in perfect health) ;
fix Adjective -
fixed qualifier ;

quick ;

smart ;
fix und fertig Idiom -
bushed, burnt out ;
fixieren Verb -
to fixate ;
flach Adjective -
flat ;
fladern Verb -
Austria to steal ;
flambieren Verb -
to flambé ;
flanieren Verb -
to stroll ;
flankieren Verb -
to flank ;
flauschig Adjective -
fluffy ;
flechten Verb -
transitive to plait; to braid; to weave ;
fleckig Adjective -
spotty, blotted, stained, flecked ;
flehen Verb -
to entreat ;
fleischig Adjective -
meaty ;
fleuchen Verb -
poetic to fly ;
flexibel Adjective -
flexible (easily bent without breaking) ;
flicken Verb -
to patch up, to mend ;
fliegen Verb -
intransitive to fly; to travel by air ;

intransitive to rush; to fly; to go quickly ;

transitive to fly; to pilot ;

transitive to transport by air ;

intransitive to get the axe, to get kicked out ;
fliegende Untertasse Noun -
flying saucer ;
fliehen Verb -
intransitive to flee; to escape ;

intransitive to diverge ;

transitive to flee from (someone); to avoid ;
fliessen Verb -
to flow ;
fließen Verb -
intransitive to flow ;
fließend Adjective -
Fluent (in language proficiency, etc.) ;
flink Adjective -
quick, nimble ;
flirten Verb -
to flirt ;
flockig Adjective -
flaky ;
fluchen Verb -
intransitive to swear, to curse ;
flugs Adverb -
quickly ;
flugunfähig Adjective -
flightless ;
fluktuieren Verb -
to fluctuate ;
flussabwärts Adverb -
downstream ;
flussaufwärts Adverb -
upstream ;
fluten Verb -
transitive to flood ;
flämisch Adjective -
Flemish ;
flüchten Verb -
flee (to run away; to escape) ;
flüchtig Adjective -
fleeting ;
flügge Adjective -
fully fledged ;
flüssig Adjective -
liquid ;
flüstern Verb -
to whisper ;
fokussieren Verb -
photography focus (to adjust (a lens, an optical instrument)) ;
folgen Verb -
with dative to follow ;
folgend Adjective -
following ;
foltern Verb -
to torture ;
foppen Verb -
colloquial to put on, to tease, to hoax ;
forcieren Verb -
to accelerate, to force, to push ;
fordern Verb -
to demand ;
forensisch Adjective -
forensic (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) ;
formal Adjective -
formal being in accord with established forms ;
formatieren Verb -
computing to format ;
formell Adjective -
formal (official) ;
formen Verb -
shape (to give something a shape) ;
formieren Verb -
to deploy, to form up ;
formulieren Verb -
frame (establish a context in words) ;
forsch Adjective -
brisk ;
forschen Verb -
to research ;
fort Adverb -
away ;

going on, continuing ;
fort- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
fortan Adverb -
henceforth ;
fortfahren Verb -
continue (intransitive: resume) ;
fortkommen Verb -
to get away ;

to progress ;
fortpflanzen Verb -
to reproduce gloss ;
fortschrittlich Adjective -
progressive ;
fortsetzen Verb -
to continue ;
fossil Adjective -
fossil ;
fotogen Adjective -
photogenic (looking good when photographed) ;
fotografieren Verb -
o photograph ;
fotzen Verb -
slang To slap someone in the face. ;
foulen Verb -
foul (to make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage) ;
fragen Verb -
to ask ;
fragil Adjective -
fragile ;
fraglos Adjective -
unquestionable ;
fragmentarisch Adjective -
fragmentary ;
fragmentieren Verb -
to fragment ;
fragwürdig Adjective -
questionable ;
fraktal Adjective -
mathematics fractal ;
französisch Adjective -
French ;

colloquial Oral sex ;
frappant Adjective -
striking ;
frappieren Verb -
to astound, to astonish ;
frappierend Adjective -
astounding, astonishing ;
fraternisieren Verb -
to fraternize (to associate as friends with an enemy) ;
frau Pronoun -
indefinite one, they qualifier ;
fraulich Adjective -
womanly, womanlike ;
frech Adjective -
insulting, barefaced, naughty, rude ;
frei Adjective -
free ;

released, unimprisoned, unenslaved ;

unblocked ;

liberal ;

free of charge, gratis ;

unlimited, unconstrained ;

licentious, unrestrained ;
freigebig Adjective -
generous ;
freigiebig Adjective -
generous ;
freiheitlich Adjective -
pertaining to freedom, in a free way, liberal ;
freilassen Verb -
to release, to free ;
freilich Adverb -
admittedly; ;

certainly (with certainty, without doubt), of course, sure ;
freimachen Verb -
o stamp (a letter) ;
freischalten Verb -
to activate, to unlock ;
freist. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of freistehend ;
freistehend Adjective -
freestanding ;
freiwillig Adjective -
voluntary ;
fremd Adjective -
strange ;

foreign ;

external ;
fremdenfeindlich Adjective -
hostile to foreigners or strangers, xenophobic ;
fremdsprachlich Adjective -
foreign-language ;
frenetisch Adjective -
frenetic ;
fressen Verb -
intransitive to eat; to feed ;

intransitive to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig ;

transitive to devour; to eat (something) ;

transitive to stuff oneself on (something); to gorge on (something) ;

transitive to guzzle (e.g. gas); to burn through (e.g. money) ;
freudetrunken Adjective -
Drunk with joy. ;
freudig Adjective -
joyful, cheerful ;
freudlos Adjective -
joyless, cheerless, bleak ;
freuen Verb -
transitive To gladden, make glad. ;

reflexive To be glad (about something = über + accusative). ;

reflexive To look forward (to something = auf + accusative). ;
freundlich Adjective -
friendly, benign ;
frichen Adjective form -
rare ;
frickeln Verb -
colloquial to rig, fiddle, tinker ;
friedlich Adjective -
peaceful ;
friemeln Verb -
to fidget, fiddle ;
frieren Verb -
intransitive to freeze ;

intransitive to feel cold ;

intransitive to be freezing ;
friesisch Adjective -
Frisian (of Friesland, Frisian people, or the language) ;
frikassieren Verb -
to fricassee ;
frisch Adjective -
fresh ;
frisieren Verb -
to dress the hair ;

to fudge, books to cook ;
frittieren Verb -
to deep-fry ;
frivol Adjective -
shameless, lewd, ribald, sleazy ;

obsolete frivolous ;
froh Adjective -
glad ;
frohe Ostern Phrase -
Happy Easter ;
frohe Weihnachten Phrase -
Merry Christmas ;
frohes neues Jahr Phrase -
Happy New Year ;
frohlocken Verb -
intransitive To rejoice, exult ;
fromm Adjective -
pious ;
frottieren Verb -
to rub down ;
fruchtbar Adjective -
fertile ;

fruitful, prolific ;
fruchtlos Adjective -
useless; unproductive fruitless ;
frustrieren Verb -
o frustrate ;
frz. Abbreviation -
französisch ;
fränkisch Adjective -
Franconian ;
fräsen Verb -
o mill ;
fröhlich Adjective -
happy, merry ;
früh Adjective -
early ;
früher Adjective -
former, previous ;

earlier ;
frühestens Adverb -
at the earliest ;
frühlingshaft Adjective -
vernal, springlike ;
frühmorgens Adverb -
early in the morning ;
frühreif Adjective -
precocious ;
frühstücken Verb -
to have breakfast ;
frühzeitig Adjective -
early, ahead of time ;
fuer Preposition -
Alternative spelling of 'für'. ;
fuffzig Cardinal number -
I>dialectal fifty ;
fulminant Adjective -
splendid, furious ;

pathology fulminant ;
fummelig Adjective -
tricky, fiddly, difficult ;
fummeln Verb -
to fumble ;

to fiddle ;
fundamental Adjective -
fundamental ;
fundiert Adjective -
well-founded ;
fungieren Verb -
act (to behave in a certain way) ;
funkeln Verb -
to sparkle ;
funktional Adjective -
functional (in good working order) ;
funktionieren Verb -
to work, function ;
funzen Verb -
internet To function, to work. ;

archaic To light up an area. Derived from t: Miner’s Headlamp. ;
furchtbar Adjective -
terrible ;
furchtlos Adjective -
fearless ;
furchtsam Adjective -
fearful, frightened ;
furzen Verb -
to fart ;
fusionieren Verb -
o fusion ;
futsch Adjective -
colloquial down the drain, gone, away ;
futuristisch Adjective -
futuristic ;
fähig Adjective -
capable ;
fällen Verb -
a tree to cut down, to fell ;

chemistry to precipitate ;

a decision to make ;

a judgement or sentence to pass ;
fällig Adjective -
due (payable or supposed to occur at the current time) ;
fälschen Verb -
counterfeit, forge ;
färben Verb -
to color ;

to dye ;
färöisch Adjective -
Faroese (pertaing to the Faroese language, people or Faroe Islands) ;
föderal Adjective -
federal ;
föderativ Adjective -
federal ;
föhnen Verb -
to blow-dry ;
fördern Verb -
transitive to further, to foster ;

transitive to mine ;
förmlich Adjective -
formal ;
förmlich Adverb -
downright ;
fötal Adjective -
fetal, foetal ;
fügen Verb -
join ;

add ;

reflexive to submit, to comply ;
fühlbar Adjective -
noticeable, perceptible ;
fühlen Verb -
transitive to feel ;

reflexive to feel ;
führen Verb -
to lead ;

to carry ;
füllen Verb -
to fill ;

culinary to stuff ;
fünf Numeral -
five ;
fünfeckig Adjective -
pentagonal, having five corners ;
fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig Cardinal number -
Five hundred fifty-five. ;
fünfte Ordinal number -
ordinal fifth ;
fünfunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-five (35) ;
fünfundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-five (55) ;
fünfundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-five (65) ;
fünfundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-five (75) ;
fünfundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-five ;
fünfundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-five ;
fünfzehn Numeral -
fifteen ;
fünfzehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal fifteenth ;
fünfzig Numeral -
fifty ;
fünfzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal fiftieth ;
für Preposition -
for ;
für die Katz sein Verb -
idiomatic to be for the birds qualifier ;
für immer Adverb -
forever, indefinitely ;
fürchten Verb -
transitive to fear ;

reflexive to be afraid ;
fürchterlich Adjective -
rightening ;
füreinander Adverb -
for each other ;
fürs Contraction -
fürfür + das, for the ;
fürsorglich Adjective -
caring, solicitous ;
füsilieren Verb -
dated to execute by firing squad ;
füttern Verb -
o feed ;
gabeln Verb -
fork (use a fork to move food to mouth) ;
gabunisch Adjective -
Gabonese (Of, from, or pertaining to Gabon or the Gabonese people) ;
gackern Verb -
to cluck ;
gaffen Verb -
to stare at curiously, rubberneck ;
galaktisch Adjective -
galactic ;
galant Adjective -
gallant ;
gallertartig Adjective -
gelatinous ;
galoppieren Verb -
to gallop ;
gambisch Adjective -
Gambian (of Gambia) ;
gammelig Adjective -
a colloquial rotten, old ;
ganz Adjective -
entire, whole, complete, intact ;
ganz Adverb -
quite, wholly, entirely, all ;

very ;
ganz Ohr sein Verb -
be all ears (to listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate) ;
ganze Zahl Noun -
integer (integer) ;
ganzseitig Adjective -
full-page ;
gar Adjective -
cooked ;

ready ;

done ;
gar Adverb -
at all ;
garantieren Verb -
to guarantee ;
garen Verb -
cook (become ready for eating) ;
garnieren Verb -
to garnish ;
garstig Adjective -
foul ;
gasförmig Adjective -
gaseous (relating to, or existing as, gas) ;
gastfreundlich Adjective -
hospitable, guestfriendly ;
ge- Prefix -
Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter gender. Whenever possible, the root vowel is modified as well: Ader/Geäder, Ast/Geäst, Berg/Gebirge, Busch/Gebüsch, Rippe/Gerippe, Stein/Gestein, Strauch/Gesträuch, Wasser/Gewässer, Wolke/Gewölk. ;

With verbal nouns, it denotes repetition or continuation. All of these nouns are neuter and have no plural. For example: ächzen/Geächze, heulen/Geheul, reden/Gerede, seufzen/Geseufze. ;

Forms past participles of some irregular verbs: essen/gegessen, sehen/gesehen, sprechen/gesprochen. Nouns are frequently made from the past participle. ;
ge- -t Circumfix -
Forms past participles of weak verbs: machen/gemacht, sagen/gesagt. ;
geb. Abbreviation -
geboren, geborener, geborene: nee (signifies maiden name of a woman), born ;

gebunden: bound, married ;
geben Verb -
transitive To give; to hand. ;

transitive To present; to put. ;

impersonal There be; there is; there are; non-gloss definition ;
gebeugt Adjective -
bent ;
gebraten Adjective -
roast, fried ;
gebrauchen Verb -
to use ;
gebraucht Adjective -
secondhand ;
gebrechlich Adjective -
of a person,especially due to old age rickety, infirm, fragile ;
gebunden Adjective -
bound, constrained to something ;

married or in a fixed relationship ;
gebären Verb -
transitive To give birth to; to bear. ;

intransitive To give birth. ;
gebührenfrei Adjective -
Free of charge. ;
gebürtig Adjective -
native ;
gedeihen Verb -
intransitive to thrive; to flourish; to prosper ;
gedenken Verb -
to remember; to bear in mind. ;
geduldig Adjective -
patient (not losing one's temper while waiting) ;
geeignet Adjective -
suitable ;
gefallen Verb -
intransitive To please; to appeal to. ;
gefallener Engel Noun -
fallen angel (angel who was exiled from heaven) ;
gefangen Adjective -
caught ;

imprisoned ;

trapped ;
gefesselt Adjective -
tied up, shackled, fettered ;

fascinated ;
gefragt Adjective -
in demand; requested; asked for ;
gefrieren Verb -
intransitive to freeze (to become solid due to low temperature) ;
gefräßig Adjective -
voracious, gluttonous ;
gefährden Verb -
transitive to endanger, compromise ;
gefährlich Adjective -
dangerous ;
gefälscht Adjective -
counterfeit, forged ;
gefühllos Adjective -
insensitive ;

numb ;

impassive ;
gegebenenfalls Adverb -
possibly; if circumstances require; where applicable ;
gegen Preposition -
+accusative against ;
gegenseitig Adjective -
mutual, reciprocal ;

opposite ;
gegenwärtig Adjective -
current (existing or occurring at the moment) ;
gegenüber Preposition -
opposite ;

to, toward, towards ;
gegründet Adjective -
founded ;

establishedattention ;
geharnischt Adjective -
harnessed, wearing a harness (medieval armour) ;
geheim Adjective -
secret ;
geheimnisvoll Adjective -
secretive ;
gehemmt Adjective -
inhibited ;

self-conscious ;
gehen Verb -
intransitive to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd would suggest the second definition to be more accurate). ;

intransitive to walk ;

intransitive to leave ;

intransitive to be in progress; to last ;

impersonal to be going; to be alright; non-gloss definition ;

impersonal to approach; to be going (on some one) ;

transitive to walk (some distance); to go (some distance) by foot ;
gehorchen Verb -
to obey ;

to listen to reason ;
gehorsam Adjective -
obedient ;
gehässig Adjective -
spiteful, hateful, mean ;
gehören Verb -
to belong ;
gehörig Adjective -
proper ;

belonging to ;
gehörig Adverb -
awfully, a lot ;
gehörlos Adjective -
deaf (not hearing) ;
gehörnt Adjective -
horned ;
geil Adjective -
(about plants) abundantly growing ;

slang horny, randy ;

slang super, great ;

(pejorative, in the phrase "auf etwas geil sein"): to be bent on something ;
geistig Adjective -
mental ;

intellectual ;

spiritual ;
geistiges Eigentum Noun -
intellectual property ;
geistlich Adjective -
spiritual (of or pertaining to God or a church) ;
geistreich Adjective -
witty ;
geizig Adjective -
stingy, penurious, thrifty ;
gekettet Adjective -
chained ;
gekürzt Adjective -
literature abridged ;
gelangen Verb -
to get to a place ;
gelatinös Adjective -
gelatinous ;
gelaufen Verb form -
run ;
gelb Adjective -
yellow ;

politics,Germany pertaining to the FDP (a liberal and market-economy promoting political party in Germany) ;
gelb-rote Karte Noun -
football A card that is shown to a player after he has been booked and would receive another yellow card, opposed to a straight red card. ;
gelbe Karte Noun -
yellow card ;
gelblich Adjective -
yellowish ;
gelegen Adjective -
not comparable situated ;

convenient ;
gelegentlich Adjective -
occasional ;
gelegentlich Adverb -
occasionally ;
geleiten Verb -
to escort, to convoy ;
gelieren Verb -
to gelatinize / gelatinise ;
gelingen Verb -
intransitive to succeed ;
gell Adverb -
slang a tag question roughly equivalent to yes?, no?, isn’t that so?, right?, or innit ;
geloben Verb -
vow (to make a vow) ;
gelten Verb -
intransitive to be valid; to count; to hold true ;

intransitive to be effective; to be in force ;

transitive to be worth ;

intransitive to be meant for ;

intransitive to be regarded (as something); to pass (for something) ;

impersonal to be necessary ;

intransitive to pass; to go; (Often translated with lassen as a unit into allow, endure, permit, accept, etc.) ;
gelöst Adjective -
relaxed ;
gemach Interjection -
dated slowly!, easy! ;
gemein Adjective -
mean ;

common ;
gemeinsam Adjective -
common ;
gemeinschaftlich Adjective -
common, shared, mutual ;
gemeinschaftsbildend Adjective -
building community ;
gemischt Adjective -
mixed ;
gemäht Adjective -
mown ;
gemäss Preposition -
Swiss Standard German spelling of gemäß ;
gemäß Adjective -
corresponding to; matching to ;
gemäß Preposition -
according to, in accordance with ;
gemäßigt Adjective -
moderate ;
gemäßigte Zone Noun -
temperate zone ;
gemütlich Adjective -
cosy ;
gen Preposition -
obsolescent in the direction of ;
genau Adjective -
exact ;
genau Adverb -
just, exactly ;
genauso Adverb -
just as, just the same ;
genauso gut Adverb -
as well ;
genehmigen Verb -
to permit, to sanction, to approve ;
generalisieren Verb -
to generalize ;
generieren Verb -
o generate ;
generös Adjective -
generous ;
genesen Verb -
intransitive to recover; to recuperate ;
genetisch Adjective -
genetic ;
genial Adjective -
genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius) ;
genieren Verb -
reflexive to be embarrassed ;

transitive to embarrass ;
geniessen Verb -
Swiss Standard German spelling of genießen ;
genießbar Adjective -
palatable ;
genießen Verb -
transitive to enjoy (some experience); to relish; to savor ;

transitive to have (some food or beverage), to eat, to drink; ;

figuratively to receive; to have ;
genitivisch Adjective -
genitive (of or pertaining to the case of possession) ;
genmanipuliert Adjective -
genetically manipulated, genetically modified ;
genossenschaftlich Adjective -
legal status of a company cooperative ;
genug Adverb -
enough ;
genuin Adjective -
medicine native ;

genuine ;
genuin Adverb -
genuinely ;
genuine Adjective -
defn ;
genügen Verb -
intransitive to suffice, do, be enough ;
geodätisch Adjective -
geodesic, geodetic, geodetical ;
geografisch Adjective -
geographical ;
geografisch Adverb -
geographically ;
geologisch Adjective -
geologic, geological ;
georgisch Adjective -
Georgian (relating to the country Georgia) ;
gepanzert Adjective -
rmored ;
gepunktet Adjective -
dotted ;
gerade Adjective -
even (number) ;

straight ;
geradeaus Adverb -
straight (in a forward direction) ;
geradezu Adverb -
downright ;
geradlinig Adjective -
rectilinear ;
gerannt Verb form -
run ;
geraten Adjective -
advisable ;

guessed; solved ;
geraten Verb -
intransitive to turn out ;

intransitive to thrive ;

intransitive to come (across, by); to fall (upon) ;

intransitive to get (into); to fall (into); to come (to); to fly (into) ;
geraum Adjective -
some time (time) ;
gerben Verb -
to tan ;
gerecht Adjective -
just, fair ;
gerechtfertigt Adjective -
justified ;
gering Adjective -
little, low ;
gerinnen Verb -
coagulate (become congealed) ;
gerissen Adjective -
cunning ;
germanisch Adjective -
Germanic (relating to the Germanic peoples) ;
gern Adverb -
willingly; gladly ;
gern geschehen Phrase -
You're welcome: non-gloss definition ;

It's a pleasure. ;
gerne Adverb -
with pleasure, gladly ;
gerufen Verb form -
called, shouted ;
geräuchert Adjective -
smoked ;
geräumig Adjective -
spacious, roomy ;
gesamt Adjective -
total, whole, entire ;
gescheckt Adjective -
spotted ;

checkered ;

patchy ;
geschehen Verb -
intransitive to occur; to take place ;

with dative or with “mit ...” to happen (to someone); to serve (someone) ;
geschehen ist geschehen Idiom -
no use crying over spilt milk. ;

what's done is done ;
geschickt Adjective -
adept, habile ;
geschlechtlich Adjective -
sexual ;
geschlossen Adjective -
closed ;
geschlossener Fonds Noun -
closed-end fund ;
geschmeidig Adjective -
smooth ;

flexible ;
geschweifte Klammer Noun -
curly bracket ;
geschweige Conjunction -
let alone ;
geschweige denn Conjunction -
let alone ;
geschwind Adverb -
literary quickly ;
geschwätzig Adjective -
talkative, gabby ;
geschäftlich Adjective -
usiness ;
geschützt Adjective -
protected ;
gesellschaftlich Adjective -
qualifier social ;
gesetzeswidrig Adjective -
unlawful ;
gesetzlich Adjective -
legal, legitimate, lawful ;
gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel Noun -
legal tender ;
gesetzwidrig Adjective -
unlawful ;
gespenstisch Adjective -
ghastly, spooky, ghostly ;
gesprächig Adjective -
talkative ;
gestalten Verb -
to form, to shape, to create, to arrange ;
gestehen Verb -
to confess ;
gestern Adverb -
yesterday ;
gestorben Adjective -
deceased (no longer alive) ;
gestreift Adjective -
striped ;
gestrig Adjective -
of yesterday, yesterday's ;
gestört Adjective -
disturbed ;
gesund Adjective -
healthy gloss ;
gesunder Menschenverstand Noun -
common sense ;
gesättigt Adjective -
saturated ;
getarnt Adjective -
camouflaged, masked, concealed, in disguise ;
getrennt Adjective -
separate, apart ;
getrennt Adverb -
separately ;
getreu Adjective -
accurate, faithful, true to ;
getrübt Adjective -
clouded, hazy ;

embittered ;
gewaltfrei Adjective -
nonviolent ;
gewaltig Adjective -
enormous, huge ;

massive, mighty ;
gewaltlos Adjective -
non-violent ;
gewalttätig Adjective -
violent ;
gewerblich Adjective -
commercial, industrial ;
gewieft Adjective -
cunning ;
gewillt Adjective -
willing ;
gewinnbringend Adjective -
profitable ;
gewinnen Verb -
transitive to win; to gain ;

transitive to win over ;
gewiss Adjective -
certain ;
gewiss Adverb -
certainly, indeed ;
gewissermaßen Adverb -
in a way ;
gewunden Adjective -
winding, tortuous ;
gewähren Verb -
to grant, to allow ;
gewährleisten Verb -
to guarantee ;
gewärtigen Verb -
archaic to expect ;
gewöhnlich Adjective -
usual, normal, ordinary ;
gewöhnlich Adverb -
usually ;
gezuckert Adjective -
sweet (containing a sweetening ingredient) ;
ghanaisch Adjective -
Ghanaian (of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people) ;
gierig Adjective -
greedy ;
giessen Verb -
to pour ;
gießen Verb -
transitive to pour (some liquid) ;

transitive to water ;

impersonal to pour; to rain strongly ;
giftig Adjective -
poisonous ;
gigantisch Adjective -
gigantic ;
gipfeln Verb -
to culminate ;
glasieren Verb -
to glaze ;
glatt Adjective -
without roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek, slick; clean (of a shave or cut); straight (of hair) ;

slippery (from eg ice, but not from grease) ;

informal clear, unequivocal ;
glattrasiert Adjective -
clean-shaven ;
glatzköpfig Adjective -
bald ;
glauben Verb -
to believe (to think sb/sth exists = an + acc.; to think sth someone says is correct = dat.) ;

to think ;
glaubwürdig Adjective -
credible ;
gleich Adjective -
equal, identical ;

same, very similar ;
gleich Adverb -
alike ;

soon ;

at once, at a time, simultaneously ;
gleichen Verb -
with a dative case object to be like (something); to equal (something); to resemble ;

reflexive to be alike ;
gleichermaßen Adverb -
equally ;
gleichfalls Adverb -
likewise ;
gleichförmig Adjective -
uniform, steady, homogeneous ;
gleichgeschlechtlich Adjective -
same-sex ;
gleichmütig Adjective -
equanimous ;
gleichsam Adverb -
in the same way, so to speak, quasi, as it were ;
gleichschenklig Adjective -
isosceles (having two sides of equal length, used especially of an isosceles triangle) ;
gleichursprünglich Adjective -
equiprimordial, coöriginal ;
gleichwertig Adjective -
equivalent ;
gleichzeitig Adverb -
simultaneously ;
gleiten Verb -
intransitive to glide; to float; to move effortlessly ;

intransitive to slide; to slip; to transition smoothly ;
glimmen Verb -
to shine ;

to glow ;
global Adjective -
global worldwide ;
globale Erwärmung Noun -
global warming ;
globalisieren Verb -
to globalize, to globalise ;
glorifizieren Verb -
to glorify ;
glosen Verb -
to smoulder, to smolder ;
glottalisieren Verb -
I>linguistics to glottalize ;
glotzen Verb -
colloquial to stare, gape, gawk, goggle (eyes) ;
glutenfrei Adjective -
gluten-free (containing no gluten) ;
glänzen Verb -
to shine, gleam, sparkle, glisten ;
glätten Verb -
o smoothen ;
glücken Verb -
succeed ;
glücklich Adjective -
lucky; fortunate ;

happy ;
glücklicherweise Adverb -
fortunately, luckily ;
glücklos Adjective -
luckless ;
glühen Verb -
to glow ;
glühend Adjective -
glowing, light-emitting, bright-hot ;

fervent ;
gnadenlos Adjective -
merciless ;
gnädig Adjective -
gracious ;

propitious ;
golden Adjective -
golden, gold-coloured ;
goldig Adjective -
cute ;
googeln Verb -
to google ;
gotisch Adjective -
Gothic ;
gottgegeben Adjective -
God-given ;
gottgleich Adjective -
godlike ;
gottverlassen Adjective -
godforsaken ;
goutieren Verb -
to appreciate ;
graben Verb -
transitive To dig ;

transitive To burrow ;
graduell Adjective -
gradual (proceeding by steps or small degrees) ;
grafisch Adjective -
graphic, graphical ;
grafische Benutzeroberfläche Noun -
graphical user interface ;
grammatikalisch Adjective -
grammatical ;
grammatisch Adjective -
grammatical (acceptable as determined by the rules of the grammar) ;
gramvoll Adjective -
sorrowful ;
graphisch Adjective -
Alternative spelling of grafisch ;
gratis Adverb -
free, without charge ;
gratulieren Verb -
transitive To congratulate ;
grau Adjective -
grey, gray ;
grauen Verb -
impersonal,+dative to be terrified ;

intransitive to break ;
grauenhaft Adjective -
gruesome ;
grauenvoll Adjective -
awful, terrible, gruesome ;
grausam Adjective -
cruel ;
grausen Verb -
impersonal,+dative to dread ;
grausig Adjective -
gruesome ;
gravieren Verb -
to engrave ;
gravierend Adjective -
grave, serious ;
grds. abbreviation -
Abbreviation of 'gr'un'ds'ätzlich: principal, inherent. ;
greifbar Adjective -
palpable, tangible ;
greifen Verb -
transitive to grab (something); to grasp; to grip; to seize ;

intransitive to reach; to grab ;

transitive to capture (someone) ;

transitive to strike ;
greisenhaft Adjective -
senile ;
grenadisch Adjective -
Grenadian (pertaining to Grenada) ;
grenzen Verb -
to border ;
grenzenlos Adjective -
boundless, limitless ;
griechisch Adjective -
Grecian, Greek ;

from or related to Greece ;
grillen Verb -
to grill ;
grinsen Verb -
grin ;
grob Adjective -
coarse ;
grobkörnig Adjective -
coarse ground, grainy ;
grotesk Adjective -
grotesque ;
groß Adjective -
big, great ;
großartig Adjective -
great, superb, awesome ;
großkalibrig Adjective -
large-caliber ;
großmütig Adjective -
magnanimous ;
großteils Adverb -
largely ;
großväterlich Adjective -
grandfatherly ;
großzügig Adjective -
generous ;
grrr Interjection -
grr; grrr ;
grundlegend Adjective -
fundamental ;
grunzen Verb -
to grunt ;
gruppieren Verb -
to arrange ;
grämen Verb -
transitive to trouble ;

reflexive to fret, to sorrow ;
gräulich Adjective -
grayish ;

horrible, ghoulish ;
größenwahnsinnig Adjective -
megalomaniacal ;
größtenteils Adverb -
largely, mostly ;
größter Adjective -
inflected male superlative of groß, biggest ;
grün Adjective -
green ;

politics,Germany pertaining to Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the largest environmental party in Germany) ;
gründen Verb -
to build ;

to establish ;

to found ;

to institute ;

to plant ;
gründlich Adjective -
thorough, in-depth ;
grünlich Adjective -
greenish ;
grünschnäblig Adjective -
green (inexperienced) ;
grüssen Verb -
to greet ;
grüß Gott Phrase -
literally "Greet God" ;
grüßen Verb -
to greet ;
guatemaltekisch Adjective -
Guatemalan (of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or its people) ;
gucken Verb -
to look ;
gurgeln Verb -
gargle ;

gurgle ;
gurren Verb -
to coo ;
gut Adjective -
good ;
gut Adverb -
well ;
gut durch Adjective -
cooking well done. ;
gute Besserung Phrase -
Get well soon, a phrase indicating hope that the listener recovers from physical illness. ;
gute Nacht Interjection -
good night ;
guten Adjective -
masculine accusative and pl. genitive and dative of gut: "good" ;
guten Abend Interjection -
good evening ;
guten Appetit Interjection -
bon appétit ;
guten Morgen Interjection -
good morning (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning) ;
guten Tag Interjection -
good day ;

hello ;
gutherzig Adjective -
kindhearted ;
gutverdienend Adjective -
well-paid ;
guyanisch Adjective -
Guyanese (pertaining to Guyana) ;
gynäkologisch Adjective -
gynecological ;
gähnen Verb -
to yawn ;
gängig Adjective -
ommon ;
gären Verb -
intransitive to ferment ;

impersonal to have agitation; to seethe ;
gönnen Verb -
to allow ;

to afford ;

reflexive to indulge oneself, to treat oneself ;
göttlich Adjective -
divine, godly ;
gülden Adjective -
gold (made of gold) ;
gültig Adjective -
valid ;
günstig Adjective -
favorable ;

convenient ;

good value, cheap ;
gütig Adjective -
kind, gracious, benign, benevolent ;
gütlich Adjective -
amicable ;
haarig Adjective -
hairy ;
haben Verb -
transitive To have; to possess; to own. ;

transitive To have; to hold; to contain. ;

auxiliary To have; non-gloss definition ;
haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente Phrase -
are you allergic to any medications? ;
habgierig Adjective -
greedy ;
hackedicht Adjective -
very drunk, fucked (drunk), completely sloshed, legless ;
hacken Verb -
to hack ;
haftbar Adjective -
liable ;
haftbar machen Verb -
to hold liable ;
haften Verb -
to stick ;

to be liable ;
hageln Verb -
to hail (weather) ;
hager Adjective -
gaunt ;
haitianisch Adjective -
Haitian (pertaining to the country, people, or language) ;
haken Verb -
hook (to attach a hook to sthg) ;
halb Adjective -
half, halfway ;
halbherzig Adjective -
halfhearted ;
halbieren Verb -
to halve, cut in half, bisect. ;
halbjährlich Adjective -
biannual, semi-annual ;
halleluja Interjection -
hallelujah ;
hallen Verb -
to echo ;
hallo Interjection -
hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody) ;
halsabschneiderisch Adjective -
cutthroat ;
halsbrecherisch Adjective -
breakneck ;
halt Adverb -
colloquial just ;
halt Interjection -
stop!, wait! ;
haltbar Adjective -
tenable gloss ;
halten Verb -
transitive to hold ;

transitive to stop; to halt; to hold back ;

transitive to support; to hold up ;

transitive to keep; to maintain; to hold ;

intransitive to hold; to keep; to stay ;

intransitive to stop ;

transitive to consider, to regard ;

reflexive,with preposition: an to adhere (to) ;
haltlos Adjective -
untenable ;

of a person or character unstable ;
hamstern Verb -
to hoard ;
handeln Verb -
to trade, to deal ;

to negotiate, haggle ;

to act, to take action ;

to be about ;
handschriftlich Adjective -
handwritten ;
hangen Verb -
Switzerland to hang ;
haptisch Adjective -
haptic (relating to the sense of touch) ;
harmlos Adjective -
harmless ;

innocuous ;

inoffensive ;
harmonieren Verb -
intransitive to harmonize ;
harmonisch Adjective -
harmonic, harmonious ;
harmonisieren Verb -
transitive to harmonize ;
harnen Verb -
very,formal to urinate ;
harren Verb -
to await ;

to wait for ;
hart Adjective -
hard ;
hartnäckig Adjective -
obstinate, stubborn ;
haschen Verb -
(dated) to catch ;

to consume hashish ;
haschieren Verb -
cooking to hash ;
hasenfüßig Adjective -
yellow-bellied, cowardly ;
hassen Verb -
to hate ;
hasserfüllt Adjective -
hateful, hate-filled ;
hast du Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente Phrase -
are you allergic to any medications? ;
hastig Adjective -
hasty ;
hau ruck Interjection -
heave ho! ;
hauchdünn Adjective -
razor-thin ;
hauen Verb -
transitive to beat; to hit (someone); to spank ;

reflexive to fight; to tangle ;

transitive to chop; to chop down; to cut; to whittle; to hew ;
hauptsächlich Adjective -
main ;
hauptsächlich Adverb -
mainly ;
hausgemacht Adjective -
homemade, home-made ;
haust Verb form -
second-person singular present indicative for of hauen; (you/thou) hit ;

second-person singular/second-person plural/third-person singular present indicative for of hausen; (you/thou) dwell / (he/she/it) dwells ;
hawaiianisch Adjective -
Hawaiian ;
heben Verb -
transitive to lift; to raise ;

transitive to heave; to hoist ;

reflexive to rise; to lift ;
hebräisch Adjective -
Hebrew ;
hecken Verb -
hatch (to devise) ;
hedonistisch Adjective -
hedonistic ;
heften Verb -
to fasten ;

to tack ;
heftig Adjective -
fierce, heavy, vehement ;
hegemonisch Adjective -
hegemonic ;
hehr Adjective -
sublime; noble ;

holy ;
heidnisch Adjective -
heathen, pagan ;
heikel Adjective -
delicate gloss ;

picky gloss ;
heil Adjective -
whole ;

safe ;
heilbar Adjective -
curable ;
heilen Verb -
to heal ;
heilig Adjective -
holy ;

sacred ;
heilige Adjective -
holy; sacred ;
heim Adverb -
home, home-, ''only in (flection of) verbs with the prefix "heim-"'' ;
heimkommen Verb -
to come home ;
heimlich Adjective -
secret, clandestine gloss ;
heiraten Verb -
to marry ;
heiser Adjective -
hoarse ;
heiter Adjective -
bright ;
heizbar Adjective -
heatable ;
heizen Verb -
to heat ;
heiß Adjective -
hot ;

slang horny (sexually aroused) ;
heißblütig Adjective -
hot-blooded ;
heißen Verb -
intransitive to be named; to be called ;

transitive to call (someone something) ;

intransitive to mean ;

impersonal to say; to be said ;
hektisch Adjective -
hectic ;
heldenhaft Adjective -
heroic ;
helfen Verb -
with an object in the dative case to help (someone); to assist; to aid ;
heliozentrisch Adjective -
heliocentric ;
hell Adjective -
clear, bright, light ;
hellblau Adjective -
light blue ;
helle Adjective -
predicative adjective,intelligent bright ;
heller Adjective -
comparative of hell ;
hellsehen Verb -
to be clairvoyant ;
hellseherisch Adjective -
clairvoyant ;
hellsichtig Adjective -
of a person clairvoyant ;
hellwach Adjective -
wide awake ;
hemmen Verb -
to check ;

to hamper ;
hemmungslos Adjective -
unrestrained ;
henken Verb -
to hang ;
her Adverb -
hither, to this place, to here, to me/us ;

ago ;
her- Prefix -
Adverbial and separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement in direction towards the observer/speaker. ;
herab- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
herablassend Adjective -
condescending (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) ;
herabsetzen Verb -
belittle (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is) ;
heran- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
herangewachsen Adjective -
adult, grown-up, full-grown ;
herankommen Verb -
to approach, to come close ;
herauf- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
heraus Adverb -
out of (in the direction of the speaker) ;
heraus- Prefix -
A prefix, conveying a movement out of something. ;
herausfinden Verb -
o find out ;
herauszoomen Verb -
to zoom out ;
herb Adjective -
tart, bitter ;

harsh ;
herbei Adverb -
hither, here ;
herbei- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
herbstlich Adjective -
autumn, autumnal ;
herein Adverb -
in (in the direction of the speaker) ;
herein- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
herkömmlich Adjective -
conventional, traditional ;
hermeneutisch Adjective -
humanities hermeneutical ;
hermetisch Adjective -
hermetic (isolated) ;
heroisch Adjective -
heroic ;
herrenlos Adjective -
abandoned ;
herrichten Verb -
to arrange ;

to prepare ;

to decorate ;

to renovate ;
herrlich Adjective -
Fantastic; marvelous; wonderful; splendid; glorious; lovely. ;
herrlich Adverb -
Beautifully; splendidly; magnificently. ;
herrschen Verb -
rule ;
herstellen Verb -
to produce ;

to establish, make, install ;
herum Adverb -
bout ;
herum- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
herumquasseln Verb -
to chitchat ;
herunter Adverb -
down (from a high to a low position, downwards) ;
herunter- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
herunterladen Verb -
download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) ;
herunterspielen Verb -
to downplay ;
hervor- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
hervorheben Verb -
to highlight ;
hervorragend Adjective -
outstanding ;
hervorrufen Verb -
to arouse, to evoke, to induce, to cause, to bring about ;
herzhaft Adjective -
hearty, savory, savoury ;
herzig Adjective -
sweet (having a pleasing disposition) ;
herzlich Adjective -
cordial ;

hearty ;
herzzerreißend Adjective -
heartbreaking ;
herüber Adverb -
over here ;
heterogen Adjective -
heterogeneous ;
heteronom Adverb -
heteronomous ;
heterosexuell Adjective -
heterosexual ;
heterozygot Adjective -
eterozygous ;
hetzen Verb -
to agitate ;

dogs, etc.,with preposition: auf to sic ;
heucheln Verb -
to feign ;
heuchlerisch Adjective -
hypocritical, duplicitous ;
heuer Adverb -
qualifier this year ;
heuern Verb -
nautical,a seaman to hire ;
heulen Verb -
To howl, to whine. ;
heurig Adjective -
this year's, occurring this year ;
heuristisch Adjective -
heuristic ;
heute Adverb -
today ;
heutig Adjective -
today's, present-day ;
heutzutage Adverb -
nowadays ;
hexadezimal Adjective -
hexadecimal ;
hexen Verb -
the act of doing witchcraft ;

to work miracles ;
hicksen Verb -
to hiccup ;
hier Adverb -
here ;
hierarchisch Adjective -
hierarchical ;
hierher Adverb -
hither, here (to this place) ;
hierhin Adverb -
here (to this place) ;
hiermit Adverb -
hereby (formal phrase) ;
hieroglyphisch Adjective -
hieroglyphic ;
hiervon Adverb -
hence, from this ;
hieven Verb -
nautical to heave ;
hilflos Adjective -
helpless ;
hilfreich Adjective -
useful, helpful ;
himmelhoch Adjective -
sky-high, sky high ;
himmlisch Adjective -
heavenly ;
hin Adverb -
thither, there (away from this place, me, to another place) ;
hin und her Adverb -
ack and forth ;
hin und wieder Adverb -
now and then ;
hin- Prefix -
Adverbial and separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement in direction away from the observer/speaker. ;
hinauf Preposition -
up (toward the top) ;
hinaus Adverb -
out (away from the speaker) ;
hinausgehen Verb -
to go out ;
hinausschieben Verb -
to postpone ;
hinderlich Adjective -
hampering, in the way ;
hindern Verb -
to impede ;

to prevent ;
hinein Adverb -
in (away from the speaker) ;
hineinblicken Verb -
to look in ;
hineinblättern Verb -
to browse ;
hineingehen Verb -
to go in ;
hingegen Adverb -
on the other hand ;

however, but ;
hinhalten Verb -
To hold out (with arms) ;
hinken Verb -
to limp ;
hinkriegen Verb -
to manage, to succeed with ;
hinlegen Verb -
to lay down ;
hinreißen Verb -
to enrapture ;
hinreißend Adjective -
gorgeous ;
hinrichten Verb -
to kill as punishment to execute ;
hinsetzen Verb -
to sit down ;
hinten Adverb -
behind ;
hinter Adjective -
hind ;
hinter Preposition -
behind ;
hinterfotzig Adjective -
malicious, insidious, sneaky ;

common, low, vulgar, mean ;
hinterfotzig Adverb -
backwards ;

from behind ;

secretly, insidiously, stealthily ;
hinterlassen Verb -
to leave ;

to leave behind ;

to bequeath ;
hinterlegen Verb -
to deposit ;
hinters Contraction -
behind the, to the rear of the ;
hintertreiben Verb -
foil (prevent from being accomplished) ;
hinterziehen Verb -
tax to evade ;
hinwegtäuschen Verb -
transitive, with proposition über to belie ;
hinweisen Verb -
portend (to signify) ;
hinzu- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
hinzufügen Verb -
to add ;
hinzukommen Verb -
to be added ;
hinüber Adverb -
across, there (towards a different side) ;
hipp, hipp, hurra Interjection -
hip hip hooray! ;
hissen Verb -
transitive to hoist ;
historisch Adjective -
historical, historic ;
hitzebeständig Adjective -
heat resistant ;
hitzig Adjective -
heated ;
hitzköpfig Adjective -
hotheaded ;
hoch Adjective -
high, tall ;

large, big, heavy ;

grand, important ;
hochkant Adjective -
upright ;
hochkant Adverb -
upright ;
hochladen Verb -
upload (to transfer data) ;
hochmütig Adjective -
arrogant ;
hochnehmen Verb -
to tease ;
hochrot Adjective -
bright red, as said of a most intense blush ;
hochwertig Adjective -
having a high worth, high-cost, high grade, valuable, high-class, high-value, high-quality, worthy ;
hocken Verb -
to squat ;
hoffen Verb -
to hope ;
hoffentlich Adverb -
hopefully it is hoped that ;
hoffnungslos Adjective -
hopeless ;
hoffnungsvoll Adjective -
hopeful ;
hohl Adjective -
hollow ;
hold Adjective -
archaic friendly, comely, graceful ;
holen Verb -
to fetch ;
holistisch Adjective -
holistic (related to holism) ;
holländisch Adjective -
Dutch (of the Netherlands, people, or language) ;
holomorph Adjective -
mathematics holomorphic ;
holprig Adjective -
bumpy (jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements) ;
holzig Adjective -
woody (non-herbaceous) ;
homogen Adjective -
homogeneous ;
homoiohydrisch Adjective -
(ecology, of plants) homoiohydric ;
homolog Adjective -
homologous (showing a degree of correspondence) ;
homophob Adjective -
homophobic ;
homosexuell Adjective -
homosexual ;
homozygot Adjective -
omozygous ;
homöopathisch Adjective -
homeopathic ;
honduranisch Adjective -
Honduran (Pertaining to Honduras) ;
horchen Verb -
eavesdrop (to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear) ;

hark ;
horizontal Adjective -
horizontal ;
horrend Adjective -
horrendous ;
horten Verb -
to hoard ;
hu Interjection -
an exclamation of feeling cold ;
hui Interjection -
an exclamation of pleasant surprise ;
human Adjective -
humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate) ;
humanitär Adjective -
humanitarian ;
humorvoll Adjective -
humorous ;
hundeartig Adjective -
doglike, canine ;
hundemüde Adjective -
og-tired ;
hundert Numeral -
one hundred ;
hungern Verb -
to hunger ;
hungrig Adjective -
hungry (desirous of food) ;
hupen Verb -
to sound the horn ;
hurra Interjection -
hooray! ;
huschen Verb -
to scurry ;
husten Verb -
to cough ;
hydrophil Adjective -
hydrophilic (having an affinity for water) ;
hydrophob Adjective -
hydrophobic (lacking an affinity for water) ;
hyperbolisch Adjective -
mathematics hyperbolic ;
hypergeometrische Verteilung Noun -
probability theory hypergeometric distribution ;
hyperventilieren Verb -
hyperventilate ;
hypo- Prefix -
hypo- ;
hypochondrisch Adjective -
hypochondriac ;
hypothetisch Adjective -
hypothetic, hypothetical ;
hysterisch Adjective -
hysterical ;
häkeln Verb -
to crochet ;
hämmern Verb -
to hammer ;
händisch Adjective -
manual, by hand ;
hängen Verb -
intransitive to hang; to be suspended ;

intransitive to stick; to cling ;

transitive to hang (something); to suspend ;

transitive to hang (someone), e.g. for a crime ;

reflexive to hang on (to something) ;
häretisch Adjective -
heretic, heretical ;
härten Verb -
to solidify ;

to set ;
hässlich Adjective -
ugly ;
häufig Adjective -
frequent ;
häufig Adverb -
frequently, often ;
häßlich Adjective -
Old spelling of: hässlich ;
höchst Adjective -
the superlative degree of hoch ;
höflich Adjective -
polite (well-mannered) ;
höllisch Adjective -
infernal, hellish ;
höllisch Adverb -
colloquial like hell, damn ;
hölzern Adjective -
wooden ;
hören Verb -
to hear ;

to listen to ;
hüa Interjection -
directed at a horse: move on!, go faster! - giddyup ;
hüben Adverb -
over here ;
hübsch Adjective -
pretty ;
hüpfen Verb -
to hop ;

ball to bounce ;
i. d. R. abbreviation -
in der Regel ;
i.G. Abbreviation -
in Gründung, being founded, added to company names. ;

im Generalstab or im Generalstabsdienst, appended to the rank of service: Oberst i.G. ;
i.e.S. Abbreviation -
more specifically, more precise ;
ia Interjection -
hee-haw (cry) ;
iahen Verb -
to bray gloss ;
ich Pronoun -
personal I. ;
ich auch Phrase -
me too ;
ich bin Vegetarier Phrase -
I'm a vegetarian ;
ich bin beraubt worden Phrase -
I've been robbed ;
ich bin müde Phrase -
I am tired ;
ich bin nicht religiös Phrase -
I'm not religious ;
ich brauche ein Wörterbuch Phrase -
I need a dictionary ;
ich esse kein Schweinefleisch Phrase -
I don't eat pork ;
ich glaube schon Phrase -
I think so. ;
ich habe Durst Phrase -
I am thirsty ;
ich habe Hunger Phrase -
I am hungry ;
ich habe eine Frage Phrase -
I have a question ;
ich hasse dich Phrase -
I hate you ;
ich heiße Phrase -
my name is... ;
ich liebe dich Phrase -
I love you ;
ich spreche kein Deutsch Phrase -
I don't speak German ;
ich spreche kein Englisch Phrase -
I don't speak English ;
ich verstehe nicht Phrase -
I don't understand. ;
ideal Adjective -
ideal (optimal, perfect) ;
idealisieren Verb -
to idealize, to idealise qualifier ;
idealistisch Adjective -
idealistic ;
ideell Adjective -
ideal (conceptual) ;
identifizieren Verb -
to identify ;
identisch Adjective -
identical ;
ideologisch Adjective -
ideological, ideologic ;
idiotisch Adjective -
idiotic ;
igitt Interjection -
An exclamation of disgust in regards to an offensive odor, taste, sight, or thought: yuck!, ew!, gross!, ugh! ;
ignorant Adjective -
ignorant ;
ignorieren Verb -
to ignore ;
ihm Pronoun -
personal'' dative of er him. ;

personal'' dative of es it. ;
ihn Pronoun -
personal accusative of ''er (direct object). ;
ihnen Pronoun -
personal dative of ''sie (indirect object). ;
ihr Pronoun -
personal you (pl.). ;

personal dative of ''sie (indirect object). ;

possessive her. ;

possessive its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine (die)). ;

possessive their. ;
ihre Pronoun -
possessive their (belonging to them) ;
ihre Tage haben Phrase -
(of a woman), having her menstruation ;
ihrer Pronoun -
personal genitive of sie (third-person singular and third-person plural). ;
ikonoklastisch Adjective -
iconoclastic ;
illegal Adjective -
illegal ;
illokutionär Adjective -
illocutionary (of, pertaining to, or derived from illocution) ;
illoyal Adjective -
disloyal ;
illusionär Adjective -
illusory, illusionary ;
illusorisch Adjective -
illusory ;
illustrieren Verb -
to illustrate ;
im Contraction -
in the; pertaining to the ;
im Gegenzug Adverb -
in return ;
im Griff haben Verb -
idiomatic to have under control qualifier ;
im Großen und Ganzen Adverb -
by and large ;
im Moment Adverb -
at the moment ;
im Nachhinein Adverb -
in hindsight ;
im Namen von Preposition -
on behalf of ;
im Nu Adverb -
in no time ;
im Schnitt Adverb -
on average ;
im Stich lassen Verb -
to abandon ;
im Sturm einnehmen Verb -
military to take by storm ;
im Sturm erobern Verb -
military,or,idiomatic to take by storm ;
im Sturm nehmen Verb -
military to take by storm ;
im Voraus Adverb -
in advance ;
im großen Stil Adverb -
on a large scale ;
im selben Atemzug Adverb -
idiomatic in the same breath ;
im übertragenen Sinne Adverb -
figurative, figuratively, in the figurative sense ;
imaginär Adjective -
imaginary ;
imaginäre Einheit Noun -
complex analysis imaginary unit ;
imitieren Verb -
o imitate ;
imkern Verb -
to keep bees ;
immanent Adjective -
immanent ;
immens Adjective -
immense, enormous, huge ;
immer Adverb -
always ;
immer noch Adverb -
still ;
immer wieder Adverb -
over and over, again and again ;
immergrün Adjective -
botany evergreen ;
immigrieren Verb -
to immigrate ;
immun Adjective -
immune ;
immunisieren Verb -
to immunize ;
imperialistisch Adjective -
imperialistic ;
impertinent Adjective -
insolent, ill-mannered ;
impfen Verb -
to inoculate ;

to vaccinate ;
implementieren Verb -
implement (bring about) ;
implizieren Verb -
imply (express suggestively) ;
implizit Adjective -
implicit ;
implodieren Verb -
o implode ;
importieren Verb -
to import ;
imposant Adjective -
impressive, imposing ;
improvisieren Verb -
to improvise ;
imprägnieren Verb -
to waterproof, to impregnate ;
impulsiv Adjective -
impulsive ;
in Adjective -
in, popular ;
in Preposition -
('in' + dative) in; within; at; contained by ;

('in' + dative) pertaining to ;

('in' + accusative) into ;
in Abrede stellen Verb -
to deny ;
in Angriff nehmen Verb -
to tackle ;
in Berufung gehen Verb -
legal to appeal ;
in Kraft Adjective -
legal effective, in force ;
in Kraft treten Verb -
legal to become effective; to come into force ;
in Saus und Braus leben Verb -
idiomatic to live in clover, to live on the fat of the land ;
in Strömen regnen Verb -
rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily) ;
in Wirklichkeit Adverb -
in fact gloss ;
in der Nase bohren Verb -
to pick one's nose ;
in der Not schmeckt jedes Brot Idiom -
beggars can't be choosers ;
in der Regel Adverb -
as a rule ;
in der Tat Adverb -
indeed ;
in die Bresche springen Verb -
idiomatic to step into the breach ;
in die Luft sprengen Verb -
idiomatic to blow up (literally: "to blow (up) in the air") ;
in eine Schublade stecken Verb -
idiomatic to pigeonhole qualifier ;
in erster Linie Adverb -
first and foremost (primarily; most importantly) ;
in etwa Adverb -
approximately ;
in flagranti Adjective -
In the act of committing a misdeed. ;

While performing sexual activity. ;
in sich abgeschlossen Phrase -
self-contained ;
inadäquat Adjective -
inadequate ;
inakzeptabel Adjective -
unacceptable ;
indem Conjunction -
by (indicates a means) ;
indes Conjunction -
but, to the contrary, at the same time, however ;
indianisch Adjective -
Indian (Of or relating to, the aboriginal people of the Americas.) ;
indisch Adjective -
Indian (Of or pertaining to India or its people.) ;
indiskutabel Adjective -
out of the question ;

not worth talking about ;

of a behavior, etc. impossible ;
individualisieren Verb -
to individualize ;
individuell Adjective -
individual ;

personalized ;
indizieren Verb -
o index ;
indoeuropäisch Adjective -
DDR Indo-European ;
indogermanisch Adjective -
Indo-European (of or relating to languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia) ;
indoktrinieren Verb -
to indoctrinate ;
indonesisch Adjective -
Indonesian; from or pertaining to Indonesia. ;
indonesische Adjective -
Indonesian ;
industrialisieren Verb -
to industrialize ;
industriell Adjective -
industrial ;
ineffizient Adjective -
inefficient ;
infam Adjective -
infamous, disgraceful ;
infektiös Adjective -
pathology infectious ;
infernalisch Adjective -
infernal ;
infizieren Verb -
to infect ;
infiziert Adjective -
infected ;
infolgedessen Conjunction -
consequently, hence ;

as a result ;
informieren Verb -
transitive to inform, to update ;

reflexive to be informed, to be updated ;
infrarot Adjective -
infrared (invisible color "below red") ;
inhaftieren Verb -
to arrest ;
inhaftiert Adjective -
detained; imprisoned ;
inhalieren Verb -
to inhale ;
inhuman Adjective -
inhumane ;
inhärent Adjective -
inherent ;
initialisieren Verb -
to initialize / initialise ;
initiieren Verb -
to initiate ;
injizieren Verb -
medicine to inject ;
inkohärent Adjective -
incoherent (not coherent) ;
inkompatibel Adjective -
incompatible ;
inkompetent Adjective -
incompetent ;
inmitten Preposition -
amid ;
innehalten Verb -
pause (to interrupt something) ;
innen Adverb -
within ;

inside ;
innenpolitisch Adjective -
regarding domestic policy ;
innenzentriert Adjective -
Of or pertaining to a crystallographic lattice: body-centered. ;
inner Adjective -
inner ;
innerhalb Preposition -
inside of ;
innerlich Adjective -
internal, inward ;
innewohnend Adjective -
inherent ;
innig Adjective -
intimate, deep ;
innovativ Adjective -
innovative ;
inoffiziell Adjective -
unofficial ;
ins Contraction -
(in)to the ;
ins Auge fassen Verb -
to eye (to look at something as if with the intent to do something with that thing) ;

to consider doing something ;
ins Bockshorn jagen Verb -
idiomatic to buffalo, to intimidate ;
ins Gras beißen Idiom -
idiomatic to bite the dust (to die, literally to bite the grass) ;
ins Visier nehmen Verb -
idiomatic to target, to set sight on ;
insbesondere Adverb -
in particular, particularly ;
inschriftlich Adjective -
inscriptive ;
insgeheim Adverb -
secretly, in private ;
insgesamt Adverb -
overall, altogether, in total, all in all, by and large, on the whole ;
insolvent Adjective -
insolvent ;
inspirieren Verb -
to inspire ;
inspizieren Verb -
to inspect ;
installieren Verb -
install (set something up for use) ;
instantan Adjective -
instantaneous ;
instituieren Verb -
institute (to begin or initiate something) ;
inszenieren Verb -
to stage ;
integer Adjective -
with integrity, of integrity ;
integrieren Verb -
to integrate ;
intelligent Adjective -
intelligent ;
interagieren Verb -
to interact ;
interaktiv Adjective -
interactive ;
interdisziplinär Adjective -
interdisciplinary ;
interessant Adjective -
interesting ;
interessieren Verb -
transitive to interest ;

reflexive to be interested ;
interessiert Adjective -
interested ;
intergalaktisch Adjective -
intergalactic ;
interkulturalisieren Verb -
o interculturalize ;
intern Adjective -
internal ;
international Adjective -
international ;
internationalisieren Verb -
to internationalize ;
internieren Verb -
transitive to intern ;
interplanetarisch Adjective -
interplanetary ;
interpolieren Verb -
to interpolate ;
interpretieren Verb -
make (interpret) ;
interviewen Verb -
to interview qualifier ;
intim Adjective -
intimate ;
intolerant Adjective -
intolerant ;
intransitiv Adjective -
intransitive (of a verb, not taking a direct object) ;
intravenös Adjective -
intravenous ;
intrigant Adjective -
scheming ;
intrigieren Verb -
to intrigue, to plot ;
intrinsisch Adjective -
intrinsic ;
introvertiert Adjective -
introverted ;
intrusiv Adjective -
intrusive (geology) ;
intuitiv Adjective -
intuitive ;
invalid Adjective -
invalid confined to home or bed because of illness or disability ;
investieren Verb -
to invest time, money, etc. ;
inzestuös Adjective -
incestuous ;
inzwischen Adverb -
in the meantime ;
irakisch Adjective -
Iraqi (from or pertaining to Iraq) ;
iranisch Adjective -
Iranian ;
irdisch Adjective -
earthly, earthy (from Earth) ;
irgendetwas Pronoun -
anything ;
irgendwann Adverb -
sometime ;
irgendwas Pronoun -
anything, something ;
irgendwie Adverb -
somehow, somewise ;
irgendwo Adverb -
somewhere ;

anywhere ;
irisch Adjective -
Irish (pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people) ;
irisierend Adjective -
iridescent (producing lustrous colors) ;
ironisch Adjective -
ironic, ironical ;
irrationale Zahl Noun -
irrational number (real number that is not rational) ;
irre Adjective -
crazy, insane, mad ;
irreführen Verb -
to mislead ;

to misguide ;
irreführend Adjective -
misleading ;
irregulär Adjective -
irregular ;
irrelevant Adjective -
irrelevant ;
irren Verb -
to wander ;

to err ;
irreparabel Adjective -
irreparable ;
irreversibel Adjective -
irreversible ;
irritieren Verb -
to confuse ;

to irritate ;
irrtümlich Adjective -
erroneous ;
irrtümlicherweise Adverb -
nadvertently ;
isentrop Adjective -
isentropic (having a constant entropy) ;
isländisch Adjective -
Icelandic (relating to Iceland) ;
isobar Adjective -
isobaric ;
isolieren Verb -
to isolate, to insulate ;
isometrisch Adjective -
isometric (exhibiting equality in dimensions) ;
isomorph Adjective -
isomorphic ;
isotherm Adjective -
isothermic ;
isotrop Adjective -
isotropic (having properties which are equivalent in all directions) ;
israelisch Adjective -
Israeli (of, from, or pertaining to Israel, the Israeli people) ;
italienisch Adjective -
Italian (pertaining to Italy or the Italians). ;
ivorisch Adjective -
Ivorian (of, from, or pertaining to Côte d'Ivoire) ;
ja Interjection -
yes ;
ja Adverb -
yes ;

urgently; certainly; definitely; surely; really; just ;

of course; as you know ;
jagen Verb -
to hunt ;
jahrelang Adjective -
lasting for years ;
jahrelang Adverb -
for years, in years ;
jamaikanisch Adjective -
Jamaican (of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language) ;
jambisch Adjective -
iambic (consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance) ;
jammern Verb -
to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge ;
japanisch Adjective -
Of or relating to Japan, the Japanese people, or the Japanese language. ;
jaulen Verb -
to yelp, to howl, to yowl (sound of a canine) ;
jawohl Interjection -
An emphatic yes; in a military context, yes sir. ;
je Adverb -
ever ;

per ;

with “desto” or “umso“ the ... the ... ;
je nachdem Adverb -
as the case may be ;
jedem das Seine Phrase -
to each his own ;
jedenfalls Adverb -
in any case ;
jeder Adjective -
each ;
jederzeit Adverb -
anytime ;
jedoch Adverb -
however, yet, nevertheless. ;
jein Adverb -
humorous,or,pejorative yes and no ;
jemals Adverb -
ever ;
jemand Pronoun -
indefinite someone, somebody ;
jemandem zu schaffen machen Verb -
to trouble ;
jemandem über den Weg laufen Verb -
to cross someone's path, to run into someone ;
jemenitisch Adjective -
Yemeni (Of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people) ;
jene Adjective -
that, those ;
jene Pronoun -
that one, those ;
jenem Pronoun -
dative of jener ;

dative of jenes ;
jenen Pronoun -
dative of jene ;

accusative of jener ;
jener Adjective -
that ;
jener Pronoun -
that one (him) ;
jenes Adjective -
that ;

genitive of jener ;
jenes Pronoun -
that one ;

genitive of jener ;
jenseits Preposition -
beyond qualifier ;
jetzig Adjective -
present (pertaining to the current time) ;
jetzt Adverb -
now ;

in the negative yet ;
jeweilig Adjective -
respective ;
jeweilig Adverb -
in each case, at a time, respectively ;
jeweils Adverb -
in each case ;

each ;
jiddisch Adjective -
Yiddish ;
jobben Verb -
For adults, to have many quickly varying jobs, or always only small engagements for work, or part-time employment(s), with low pay, and probably spend little effort on them. ;

For school children, students, etc., to have a holiday job. ;
jodeln Verb -
to yodel ;
jonglieren Verb -
to juggle ;
jordanisch Adjective -
Jordanian (Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people) ;
jovial Adjective -
jovial ;
jucken Verb -
to itch ;

slang to bother ;
judenfrei Adjective -
Jew-free; describing an area that has been ethnically cleansed free of Jewry, usually through deportation or death ;
jung Adjective -
young ;
juristisch Adjective -
juridical, juridically, juristic, legally ;
just Adjective -
just ;
justament Adverb -
just, exactly ;
justieren Verb -
to set, to adjust ;
jäh Adjective -
abrupt; precipitous ;
jährlich Adjective -
annual ;
jährlich Adverb -
annually ;
jämmerlich Adjective -
pitiable, miserable ;
jäten Verb -
to weed ;
jüdisch Adjective -
Jewish ;
jüngst Adjective -
youngest ;

latest ;
jüngst Adverb -
lately ;
kackbraun Adjective -
pejorative An ugly type of brown, similar in color to feces. ;
kacken Verb -
slightly To shit ;
kahl Adjective -
bald ;
kalfatern Verb -
caulk (to seal joints with caulk) ;
kalibrieren Verb -
to calibrate ;
kalifornischer Kondor Noun -
California Condor ;
kalkulieren Verb -
to calculate ;

to reckon ;
kalorimetrisch Adjective -
calorimetric ;
kalt Adjective -
cold ;

calm, restrained; passionless ;
kaltblütig Adjective -
zoology,or,figuratively cold-blooded ;
kalte Adjective -
cold ;
kalte Füße bekommen Verb -
idiomatic to get cold feet ;
kalter Bauer Noun -
vulgar ejaculate, especially resulting from ejaculation while sleeping ;
kaltherzig Adjective -
cold hearted (unfriendly) ;
kaltmachen Verb -
slang To off someone. ;
kalvinistisch Adjective -
Alternative spelling of calvinistisch ;
kambodschanisch Adjective -
Cambodian (of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language) ;
kamerunisch Adjective -
Cameroonian (pertaining to Cameroon) ;
kanadisch Adjective -
Canadian ;
kanalisieren Verb -
to channel ;

to canalize, to canalise ;
kandidieren Verb -
to be a candidate ;
kandieren Verb -
to candy ;
kaninchenfrei Adjective -
rabbit-free ;
kaninchensicher Adjective -
rabbit-proof ;
kapern Verb -
nautical,a ship to capture, to seize ;
kapieren Verb -
informal To understand, get ;
kapriziös Adjective -
capricious ;
kapseln Adverb -
to encapsulate ;
kaputt Adjective -
broken ;

out of order ;
kaputtreparieren Verb -
colloquial To break something in an attempt to repair it, typically after overestimating one’s own repair skills. ;
kardio- Prefix -
cardio- ;
karg Adjective -
poor ;
karibisch Adjective -
Caribbean (Pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies) ;
kariert Adjective -
checkered ;
karikieren Verb -
to caricature ;
karmisch Adjective -
karmic ;
karnevalistisch Adjective -
carnivalistic ;
karren Verb -
to wheelbarrow ;
kartografieren Verb -
to create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography to map ;
kartografisch Adjective -
cartographic ;
kasachisch Adjective -
Kazakh (pertaining to country, people, or language) ;
kaschieren Verb -
to cover up ;
kasernieren Verb -
military to barrack ;
kassieren Verb -
to collect (the money) ;
kastanienbraun Adjective -
having the color of a chestnut, auburn ;
kastrieren Verb -
to castrate ;
katalogisieren Verb -
catalogue (to put into a catalogue) ;
katapultieren Verb -
transitive to catapult ;
katarisch Adjective -
Qatari (Of, from, or pertaining to Qatar, the Qatari people or the Qatari language) ;
katastrophal Adjective -
catastrophic disastrous; ruinous ;
katatonisch Adjective -
catatonic (of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia) ;
kategorisieren Verb -
to categorize ;
katholisch Adjective -
Catholic ;
katzenhaft Adjective -
catlike ;
kauen Verb -
to chew ;
kauern Verb -
o cower ;
kaufen Verb -
to buy ;
kaufkräftig Adjective -
possessing purchasing power ;
kaufmännisch Adjective -
commercial, business ;
kaum Adverb -
hardly ;
keck Adjective -
sassy (bold and spirited; cheeky) ;
kehren Verb -
to sweep ;
keimen Verb -
sprout, germinate ;

stir (e.g. hope) ;

form (e.g. thought, decision) ;

awaken (e.g. love, yearning) ;
kein Article -
no; not a; not an ;
kein Jota Adverb -
not a jot ;
kein Kommentar Interjection -
no comment ;
kein Problem Phrase -
no problem ;
keine Article -
accusative and nominative feminine and plural forms of kein (not a). ;
keine Ahnung Phrase -
no idea ;
keine Ursache Interjection -
you're welcome (used to acknowledge thanks; literally: no cause!) ;
keiner Pronoun -
no one, nobody ;
keineswegs Interjection -
in no way (indicates astonished disbelief) ;
keinmal Adverb -
not once ;
keltisch Adjective -
Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) ;
kenianisch Adjective -
Kenyan (Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people) ;
kennen Verb -
transitive to know (someone); to be acquainted with ;

transitive to know (some fact); to have knowledge of ;
kennen lernen Verb -
transitive to get to know, become acquainted with (a person, place, thing); to befriend. ;

transitive to meet; introduce oneself to; to present. ;
kennzeichnen Verb -
flag (mark with a flag) ;
kentern Verb -
nautical to capsize ;
ketzerisch Adjective -
heretical (contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion) ;
keuchen Verb -
to gasp ;

to pant ;
keulen Verb -
sick animals to cull ;
khaki Adjective -
being dust-coloured. ;
kichern Verb -
to giggle ;
kicken Verb -
kick (strike with or raise the foot or leg) ;

play football or soccer ;

kick (remove someone from an online activity) ;
kiffen Verb -
to smoke marijuana ;
kikeriki Interjection -
cock-a-doodle-doo (the cry of the rooster) ;
killen Verb -
slang to frag ;
kinderlos Adjective -
childless ;
kindisch Adjective -
childish ;
kindlich Adjective -
childlike ;
kippen Verb -
to tilt ;

to tip over ;
kirchlich Adjective -
ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic ;
kirgisisch Adjective -
Kyrgyz (of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language) ;
kiribatisch Adjective -
Kiribatian (of, from, or pertaining to Kiribati) ;
kitschig Adjective -
kitschy ;
kitzelig Adjective -
Alternative spelling of kitzlig ;
kitzeln Verb -
to tickle ;
kitzlig Adjective -
ticklish ;
klagen Verb -
complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment) ;

legal sue ;
klamm Adjective -
clammy ;

cash-strapped ;
klammheimlich Adjective -
clandestine (done or kept in secret) ;
klandestin Adjective -
clandestine ;
klappen Verb -
to work, work out ;

to turn, flip, fold (a door, flap, lid, book etc.) ;
klapperig Adjective -
Alternative spelling of: klapprig ;
klappern Verb -
to clatter ;
klapprig Adjective -
rattly, ramshackle ;
klar Adjective -
clear (clarified) ;

clear (optically purified) ;

(Geht klar!): no problem, “don’t worry, I’ll do that” ;
klasse Adjective -
colloquial great, awesome ;
klassifizieren Verb -
to classify ;
klassisch Adjective -
classical ;
klatschen Verb -
to clap ;

to gossip ;
klauen Verb -
colloquial to lift; to nick; to pinch gloss ;
klaustrophobisch Adjective -
claustrophobic ;
kleben Verb -
transitive to glue (onto). Used with preposition an and accusative case. ;

intransitive to stick (to). Used with preposition an and dative case. ;

intransitive to be sticky. ;
klebrig Adjective -
gluey ;
klein Adjective -
small, little, tiny ;

insignificant ;
kleiner Finger Noun -
little finger, pinky ;
kleiner Freund Noun -
little friend ;

vulgar penis ;
kleinkalibrig Adjective -
small-caliber ;
kleinlich Adjective -
petty ;
klemmen Verb -
to squeeze ;

to pinch (the fingers) ;

to stick (of doors) ;
klettern Verb -
to climb ;
klicken Verb -
click (intransitive: click the left button of a mouse) ;
klimatisieren Verb -
to air-condition ;
klingeln Verb -
to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound) ;
klingen Verb -
intransitive to sound; to clink ;
klinisch Adjective -
clinical (of or pertaining to a medical clinic or facility) ;
klitschnass Adjective -
Very wet; soaked ;
klobig Adjective -
bulky, chunky ;

clumsy, rough, uncouth ;
klonen Verb -
to clone ;
klopfen Verb -
to knock ;
klotzig Adjective -
bulky ;
klug Adjective -
intelligent, prudent, wise ;
kluge Adjective -
nominative and accusative singular neuter of klug ;
klumpen Verb -
to lump ;
kläffen Verb -
to yap ;
klären Verb -
clarify, free from obscurities ;

clarify, remove contaminants ;
klönen Verb -
to chat ;
knabbern Verb -
to nibble ;
knacken Verb -
intransitive to make a cracking sound ;

transitive to crack ;

transitive to pick (a lock) ;

intransitive to sleep ;
knallen Verb -
to bang, to pop ;
knapp Adjective -
tight ;

lean gloss ;

scarce ;
knarren Verb -
to creak ;
knauserig Adjective -
stingy ;
kneifen Verb -
transitive to pinch ;

intransitive to chicken out; to back out; to shirk ;
kneten Verb -
to knead ;
knicken Verb -
to crease ;
knirschen Verb -
sound to scrunch, to crunch ;

one's teeth to gnash, to grind ;
knistern Verb -
to crackle ;
knorke Adjective -
informal great, very good ;
knuddeln Verb -
to cuddle ;
knurren Verb -
to growl ;
knutschen Verb -
neck, make out ;
knüpfen Verb -
to tie ;
kochen Verb -
to cook ;

informal to boil ;
kochte Pronunciation -
IPA ;
kodieren Verb -
to encode ;
koexistieren Verb -
to coexist, to co-exist ;
koffeinfrei Adjective -
decaffeinated ;
kognitiv Adjective -
cognitive (mental functions) ;
kohärent Adjective -
coherent ;
kokett Adjective -
coquettish, flirtatious ;
kokettieren Verb -
with a person to flirt ;

with an idea to toy ;

to play, to show off ;
kollabieren Verb -
to collapse ;
kollationieren Verb -
to collate ;
kollegial Adjective -
collegial ;

cooperative between colleagues ;
kollidieren Verb -
to collide ;
kolorieren Verb -
a black and white film or photograph to colorize ;
kolossal Adjective -
colossal ;
kolportieren Verb -
news,or,information to spread ;
kolumbianisch Adjective -
Colombian ;
kombinatorisch Adjective -
combinatorial ;
kombinieren Verb -
to combine ;

to deduct ;
komfortabel Adjective -
comfortable ;
komisch Adjective -
funny (comical) ;

funny (strange) ;
kommen Verb -
intransitive to come; to arrive; to approach ;

intransitive to come on; to cooperate; to join ;

impersonal to occur; to happen; to come to be ;

intransitive to orgasm; to cum qualifier ;
kommentieren Verb -
to comment, to comment on ;
kommerzialisieren Verb -
o commercialize ;
kommerziell Adjective -
commercial ;
kommunikativ Adjective -
communicative ;
kommunistisch Adjective -
communist, communistic ;
kommunizieren Verb -
to communicate ;
komorisch Adjective -
Comorian (pertaining to the Comoros) ;
kompakt Adjective -
compact ;
kompatibel Adjective -
compatible ;
kompensieren Verb -
to compensate ;
kompetent Adjective -
competent ;
kompilieren Verb -
compile (produce assembly or binary code from a program written in a high level language) ;
komplementär Adjective -
complementary ;
komplett Adjective -
with everything included complete ;
komplexe Zahl Noun -
mathematics complex number ;
kompliziert Adjective -
complicated ;
komponieren Verb -
music to compose ;
kompostierbar Adjective -
compostable ;
kompostieren Verb -
to compost ;
komprimieren Verb -
to compress ;
kompromisslos Adjective -
uncompromising, intransigent ;
kompromisslos Adverb -
uncompromisingly ;
kompromittieren Verb -
transitive to compromise ;
komputativ Adjective -
computative (computational) ;
kondensieren Verb -
condense (to decrease size or volume) ;
konfessionslos Adjective -
religion nondenominational ;
konfigurieren Verb -
to configure ;
konfiszieren Verb -
to confiscate ;
konfliktträchtig Adjective -
likely to cause conflict ;
konformistisch Adjective -
conformist ;
konfrontieren Verb -
To confront. ;
kongenial Adjective -
congenial qualifier, at the same mental level ;
kongenital Adjective -
congenital (present since birth) ;
kongolesisch Adjective -
Congolese (people or language of Republic of Congo) ;
kongruent Adjective -
congruent (with difference divisible by modulus) ;
konjugieren Verb -
conjugate (list the inflected forms of a verb for each person) ;
konjunkturell Adjective -
pertaining to the business cycle or economic situation economic, cyclical ;
konkav Adjective -
concave ;
konkret Adjective -
concrete (particular, perceivable, real) ;
konkretisieren Verb -
concrete (to solidify) ;
konkurrenzlos Adjective -
unrivaled, unrivalled ;
konkurrieren Verb -
to compete ;
konnotieren Verb -
connote (to signify beyond principal meaning) ;
konsequent Adjective -
consistent ;

firm, uncompromising ;
konservativ Adjective -
conservative ;
konservieren Verb -
to conserve, to preserve ;
konserviert Adjective -
conserved, preserved ;
konsistent Adjective -
consistent (not logically contradictory) ;
konsolidieren Verb -
to consolidate ;
konspirativ Adjective -
conspirative ;
konstant Adjective -
constant (unchanged through time) ;
konstatieren Verb -
to state ;
konstitutionelle Monarchie Noun -
constitutional monarchy (monarchy in which the monarch's power is limited by a written constitution) ;
konstruieren Verb -
to design ;
konstruktiv Adjective -
constructive (carefully considered and meant to be helpful) ;
konsumieren Verb -
o consume ;
kontaktieren Verb -
contact (establish communication with) ;
kontaminieren Verb -
to contaminate ;
konterkarieren Verb -
to thwart ;
kontinuierlich Adjective -
continuous (without break, cessation, or interruption in time) ;
kontra- Adjective -
double (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower) ;
kontrahieren Verb -
to contract ;
kontraproduktiv Adjective -
counterproductive ;
kontrastieren Verb -
to contrast ;
kontrastreich Adjective -
high-contrast ;
kontrollieren Verb -
to control ;

to check ;
kontrolliert Adjective -
controlled ;

checked, monitored ;
kontrovers Adjective -
controversial ;
konträr Adjective -
contrarian, contrary ;
konturlos Adjective -
shapeless ;

faceless ;
konventionell Adjective -
conventional ;
konvergieren Verb -
converge (to approach each other) ;
konvertieren Verb -
o convert ;
konvex Adjective -
convex ;
konzentrieren Verb -
reflexive to concentrate one's mind or attention ;

transitive to concentrate something ;
konzeptuell Adjective -
conceptual ;
konzis Adjective -
concise; brief ;
kooperativ Adjective -
cooperative ;
kooperieren Verb -
to cooperate ;
koordinieren Verb -
to synchronize activities to coordinate ;
kopieren Verb -
to copy ;
kopiergeschützt Adjective -
copy-protected ;
kopulieren Verb -
to copulate ;
koreanisch Adjective -
Korean ;
korrekt Adjective -
correct ;
korrespondieren Verb -
to correlate to correspond ;

to communicate by mail to correspond ;
korrigieren Verb -
to correct ;

homework,or,assignment to mark ;
korrumpieren Verb -
to corrupt ;
korrupt Adjective -
corrupt (financially, or ethically) ;
koscher Adjective -
Judaism,of food kosher ;
kosmisch Adjective -
cosmic ;
kosmologisch Adjective -
cosmological ;
kostbar Adjective -
precious ;
kosten Verb -
to cost ;

to taste ;
kostenlos Adjective -
Without cost, free: der Eintritt ist kostenlos ;
kostenlos Adverb -
see adjective above ;
koten Verb -
(very formal, or technical) to defecate ;
kotzen Verb -
to puke ;
krabbeln Verb -
to crawl ;
krachen Verb -
crash (to collide, fall or come down violently) ;
kraft Preposition -
by means of ;
krallen Verb -
to steal ;
kranial Adjective -
cranial (of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull) ;
krank Adjective -
sick, ill ;

slang menstruating ;
krankhaft Adjective -
pathological (pertaining to pathology) ;
krankmelden Verb -
reflexive,or,transitive to report sick ;
kranzförmig Adjective -
annular. ;
krass Adjective -
crass ;

colloquial phat, extreme, rad, intense cool ;
kratzen Verb -
to scratch ;
kratzig Adjective -
scratchy ;
kraus Adjective -
curly ;
kreationär Adjective -
creationary ;
kreativ Adjective -
creative ;
krebserregend Adjective -
cancer-causing ;
kreditwürdig Adjective -
creditworthy ;
kreidebleich Adjective -
white as chalk ;

(common metaphore) pale, especially pale-faced ;
kreieren Verb -
to create ;
kreischen Verb -
to shriek ;
kreisen Verb -
to circle, to wheel ;

astronomy to revolve ;
kreissen Verb -
archaic to moan, groan in pain ;

childbirth to wail or cry out in labour ;
kremieren Verb -
to cremate ;
krepieren Verb -
to die miserably, croak. ;
kreuz und quer Adverb -
crisscross, zigzag ;
kreuzen Verb -
to cross ;

to crossbreed ;
kreuzigen Verb -
to crucify ;
kreuzweise Adverb -
crosswise, crossways ;
kriechen Verb -
intransitive to creep; to crawl ;
kriegen Verb -
colloquial to get ;

colloquial to catch ;

colloquial to come down with ;
kriegslüstern Adjective -
belligerent, bellicose, eager to go to war ;
kriminalisieren Verb -
to criminalize ;
kriminell Adjective -
criminal ;
kriminologisch Adjective -
criminological ;
kristallisieren Verb -
to crystallize, crystalize a, crystallise a ;

to solidify gloss ;
kristallklar Adjective -
crystal clear ;
kritiklos Adjective -
without criticism ;
kritisch Adjective -
critical ;
kritische Masse Noun -
critical mass ;
kritisieren Verb -
to criticize, to criticise ;
kritzeln Verb -
to scribble ;
kroatisch Adjective -
Croatian (of or pertaining to Croatia) ;
krumm Adjective -
crooked ;
kryptisch Adjective -
cryptic ;
kräftig Adjective -
strong ;
krähen Verb -
to crow ;
kränken Verb -
to insult, to offend ;

to hurt someone's feelings ;

to wound (psychologically), belittle ;
kräuseln Verb -
crimp, curl ;

ripple, ruffle ;
krönen Verb -
to crown ;
kubanisch Adjective -
Cuban (of or pertaining to Cuba) ;
kugelförmig Adjective -
spherical (shaped like a sphere) ;
kulant Adjective -
obliging, fair ;
kultivieren Verb -
to cultivate ;
kulturell Adjective -
cultural ;
kund Adjective -
known ;
kupfern Adjective -
copper (made of copper) ;
kupieren Verb -
removal of part of an animal's tail or ears to dock ;
kurdisch Adjective -
Kurdish (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) ;
kurios Adjective -
odd, bizarre curious ;
kursiv Adjective -
italic ;
kurz Adjective -
short, brief ;

concise ;
kurz Adverb -
briefly, in short ;
kurzfristig Adjective -
short-term ;
kurzlebig Adjective -
short-lived ;
kurzsichtig Adjective -
anatomy near sighted, myopic, shortsighted ;

figuratively shortsighted ;
kurzwellig Adjective -
hortwave ;
kuscheln Verb -
to cuddle ;
kuwaitisch Adjective -
Kuwaiti (of, from, or pertaining to Kuwait or the Kuwaiti people) ;
kyber- Prefix -
cyber- ;
kybernetisch Adjective -
cybernetic ;
kyrillisch Adjective -
Cyrillic ;
kämmen Verb -
To comb. ;
kämpfen Verb -
to fight, to struggle ;
kärglich Adjective -
meager ;
käuflich Adjective -
buyable, for sale ;

corrupt (of a person) ;
ködern Verb -
to bait ;
kölsch Adjective -
of or pertaining to Cologne ;
königlich Adjective -
royal (kingly) ;
können Verb -
auxiliary To be able (to do something); can. ;

auxiliary To be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. ;

transitive To know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something). ;

intransitive To be able to do something implied; can. ;
köpfen Verb -
death to behead ;

soccer to head ;
körnig Adjective -
grainy, granulative, granulous ;
körperlich Adjective -
bodily, physical ;
köstlich Adjective -
costly; precious ;

exquisite; excellent ;

delicious (pleasing to taste) ;
kühl Adjective -
cool ;
kühlen Verb -
to cool, to refrigerate ;
kühn Adjective -
daring ;
kümmerlich Adjective -
miserable ;

meager ;
kümmern Verb -
reflexive to take care, to look after ;
kündigen Verb -
can, sack (to fire or terminate an employee) ;

quit (to quit one's job or position in a firm) ;

cancel (a contract) ;
künftig Adjective -
future ;
künftig Adverb -
henceforth, in the future ;
künstlerisch Adjective -
artistic ;
künstlich Adjective -
artificial ;
künstliche Intelligenz Noun -
artificial intelligence artificial intelligence, AI ;
künstlicher Darmausgang Noun -
artificial anus ;
küren Verb -
archaic to choose, to elect ;
kürzen Verb -
to abbreviate ;

literature to abridge ;

to shorten ;
kürzlich Adverb -
recently (in the recent past) ;
küssen Verb -
to kiss. ;

to make out. ;
labern Verb -
informal to engage in unsubstantiated, lengthy, unnecessarily winded, speech or monologue. ;
labialisieren Verb -
o labialize ;
lachen Verb -
to laugh ;
lachhaft Adjective -
laughable, risible ;
lachlustig Adjective -
inclined to laughter, risible (person) ;
lackieren Verb -
to lacquer ;
laden Verb -
transitive to load (something) into a container (e.g. onto a vehicle) ;

transitive to load (some weapon) ;

transitive to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity ;

transitive to load (some data) from a store ;

transitive to download from a network ;

transitive to invite (someone) ;

transitive to summon ;
lagern Verb -
to store ;
lahm Adjective -
lame ;
lahmlegen Verb -
transitive to bring to a standstill ;
laichen Verb -
zoology to spawn (to deposit numerous eggs in water) ;
laienhaft Adjective -
amateurish ;
laizistisch Adjective -
laicistic ;
lakonisch Adjective -
laconic (using as few words as possible to communicate much information) ;
lame Adjective -
slang boring; unimpressive ;

slang unskilled; useless ;
lancieren Verb -
to launch ;
landen Verb -
intransitive To land ;

transitive To land ;
lang Adjective -
long ;

tall, high, lofty ;

lengthy (time) ;
lang Adverb -
long ;

during ;

for ;
langatmig Adjective -
long-winded ;
lange Adverb -
for a long time ;

in a long time ;
lange Rede, kurzer Sinn Idiom -
idiomatic long story short (literally long speech, short meaning) ;
langfristig Adjective -
long-term ;
langlebig Adjective -
long-lived ;
langsam Adjective -
slow, both in the senses of slow physical movement and limited progress ;
langsam Adverb -
slowly ;
langweilen Verb -
to bore (inspire boredom in somebody) ;
langweilig Adjective -
boring ;
langwellig Adjective -
ongwave ;
langwierig Adjective -
lengthy, protracted ;
langärmelig Adjective -
longsleeved ;
langärmlig Adjective -
longsleeved ;
laotisch Adjective -
Lao (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) ;
lapidar Adjective -
brief, succinct (frequent connotation: more succinct than appropriate in the given situation) ;
lapsus linguae Noun -
A lapsus linguae. ;
larmoyant Adjective -
tearful, maudlin ;
lassen Verb -
auxiliary to allow; to permit; to let ;

auxiliary to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) ;

transitive to let; to leave ;

transitive to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something) ;

intransitive to cease; to desist ;
lasziv Adjective -
lascivious (wanton) ;
lateinisch Adjective -
of the language Latin ;
latent Adjective -
latent ;
latente Wärme Noun -
thermodynamics latent heat ;
latinisch Adjective -
Latin (of Latium) ;
latinisieren Verb -
to Latinize ;
lau Adjective -
lukewarm ;
lauchig Adjective -
having a taste reminding of leek ;
lauern Verb -
lurk; to follow, watch, or spy in hiding or in the background ;

to lie in ambush or in wait ;
laufen Verb -
transitive to run; to jog ;

transitive to walk; to go by foot ;

intransitive to flow; to leak; to run ;

intransitive to be in progress; to run ;

intransitive to pass; to flow ;
laufen lassen Verb -
idiomatic to release (literally: "to let run") ;

to leave running ;
laufend Adjective -
presently or currently happening; being in progress ongoing ;
launenhaft Adjective -
capricious ;
launisch Adjective -
moody, capricious ;
lauschen Verb -
to eavesdrop ;

to listen (to wait for a sound) ;
lausig Adjective -
lousy remarkably bad ;
laut Adjective -
loud, noisy ;
laut Preposition -
according to ;
lautmalerisch Adjective -
onomatopoeic ;
lauwarm Adjective -
lukewarm ;
lax Adjective -
lax ;

morale or ethics easy, loose ;
leaken Verb -
to leak (to reveal secret information to the public) ;
leben Verb -
to live ;

to dwell ;
leben und leben lassen Verb -
live and let live (be tolerant) ;
leben wie Gott in Frankreich Verb -
idiomatic to live in luxury (literally: to live like God in France) ;
lebendig Adjective -
alive ;
lebensgefährlich Adjective -
extremely dangerous ;
lebenslang Adjective -
lifelong ;
lebensmüde Adjective -
weary of life ;
lebhaft Adjective -
lively, active, buoyant or agile ;

brisk ;

music allegro ;
leblos Adjective -
lifeless ;
leck Adjective -
leaky ;
lecken Verb -
to lick ;

to leak ;
lecker Adjective -
yummy ;

tasty ;
ledig Adjective -
single (not married) ;
ledig Adverb -
alone (with no spouse) ;
lediglich Adverb -
merely ;
leer Adjective -
empty ;
leeren Verb -
to empty ;
legal Adjective -
legal ;
legalisieren Verb -
to legalize ;
legen Verb -
transitive to lay ('etw./jmdn. auf etw.' (Akk.)) ;

transitive to lean ('etw.' (Akk.) 'an etw.' (Akk.)) ;

reflexive to lie down ('auf etw.' (Akk.)) ;
legendär Adjective -
legendary ;
leger Adjective -
casual, informal ;

of clothing dressed down ;
legitim Adjective -
legitimate ;
lehnen Verb -
reflexive to lean ;
lehren Verb -
to teach ;
leicht Adjective -
light gloss ;

easy gloss ;
leichtgläubig Adjective -
credulous, gullible ;
leichtsinnig Adjective -
careless, reckless ;
leichtsinnigerweise Adverb -
carelessly ;
leid Adjective -
uncomfortable ;
leiden Verb -
transitive to bear; to endure; to undergo (some hardship) ;

intransitive to suffer; to feel pain ;
leidenschaftlich Adjective -
passionate ;
leidenschaftslos Adjective -
dispassionate ;
leidenschaftslos Adverb -
dispassionately ;
leider Adverb -
unfortunately ;
leidig Adjective -
unpleasant, tiresome ;

vexatious, annoying ;
leihen Verb -
transitive to lend; qualifier to loan ;

transitive to borrow ;
leimen Verb -
to glue ;
leise Adjective -
quiet, soft, low ;

slight, faint, light ;
leisten Verb -
to perform ;

reflexive to afford ;
leiten Verb -
lead ;

manage (an organization) ;
leninistisch Adjective -
Leninist ;
lenken Verb -
to steer, drive ;

to navigate, guide ;

to regulate ;
lernen Verb -
to learn, to study ;
lesbar Adjective -
eadable ;
lesbisch Adjective -
lesbian (pertaining to female homosexuality) ;

lesbian (of a woman, attracted to other women) ;
lesen Verb -
transitive to read ;
leserlich Adjective -
legible (being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting) ;
lettisch Adjective -
Latvian ;
letzte Meile Noun -
telecommunications last mile ;
letztendlich Adverb -
finally, ultimately ;
letzter Adjective -
last ;
letztlich Adverb -
finally, ultimately ;

lately ;
leuchten Verb -
to shine ;
leugnen Verb -
to deny ;
lexikografisch Adjective -
lexicographical ;
libanesisch Adjective -
Lebanese (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) ;
liberianisch Adjective -
Liberian (pertaining to Liberia) ;
libertär Adjective -
libertarian ;
libidinös Adjective -
libidinous ;
libysch Adjective -
Libyan (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) ;
licht Adjective -
light, bright (luminescent) ;

unobstructed, clear ;
lichtundurchlässig Adjective -
opaque ;
lieb Adjective -
kind ;

dear ;
lieben Verb -
to love, chiefly used between lovers, confer liebhaben ;
liebenswert Adjective -
likable, literally "worthy to be loved" ;
liebenswürdig Adjective -
likable, kind ;
lieber Adverb -
preferably, rather ;
liebevoll Adjective -
loving ;
liebhaben Verb -
to love, used between family members and friends ;
lieblich Adjective -
lovely ;
lief Verb -
Past of 'laufen' ‘to walk’ ;
lieferbar Adjective -
deliverable, in stock ;
liefern Verb -
(goods) to supply (provide, make available for use) ;

(crop) to yield (produce outcome) ;

(information) to research, to read up on something ;

(battle, duel, war) to fight ;
liegen Verb -
intransitive to be lie ;
liieren Verb -
reflexive,with someone to ally, to associate, to establish a romantic relationship, to marry ;
lila Adjective -
colored lilac, purple, violet ;
limitieren Verb -
o limit ;
lindern Verb -
to alleviate, to ease, to relieve ;
linguistisch Adjective -
linguistic (relating to linguistics) ;
link Adjective -
left ;

sly; cunning. ;

dangerous. ;
linkisch Adjective -
gauche (awkward, bumbling) ;
links Adverb -
on the left ;

to the left ;
linsen Verb -
to peek ;
linsenförmig Adjective -
lenticular (shaped like a lens) ;
lipophob Adjective -
chemistry lipophobic ;
liquidieren Verb -
to liquidate ;
litauisch Adjective -
Lithuanian (referring to Lithuania) ;
literarisch Adjective -
literary ;
liturgisch Adjective -
liturgic, liturgical ;
live Adverb -
of an event live (as it happens; in real time; direct) ;
livriert Adjective -
dated wearing livery ;
lizenzieren Verb -
to license ;
loben Verb -
to praise ;
lobenswert Adjective -
laudable ;
lochen Verb -
to punch (holes) ;
locken Verb -
to allure; to lure ;
locker Adjective -
loose ;
lockern Verb -
to loosen ;
logieren Verb -
to lodge ;
logistisch Adjective -
logistics,or,mathematics,or,statistics logistic ;

logistics logistical ;
lohnen Verb -
reflexive to be worthwhile ;

reflexive to pay off ;
lohnend Adjective -
worthwhile ;
lokal Adjective -
local ;
lokalisieren Verb -
o localize ;
los Adverb -
loose (not attached) ;

rid of ;

going on ;
lose Adjective -
loose ;
loslassen Verb -
to let loose, let go (physically or emotionally) ;
loyal Adjective -
loyal ;
luftdicht Adjective -
airtight ;
luftig Adjective -
lofty ;
lukrativ Adjective -
lucrative ;
lullen Verb -
To lull ;
lupenrein Adjective -
of a diamond,or,figuratively flawless ;
lustig Adjective -
funny, humourous ;

enjoyable ;
lustvoll Adverb -
lustfully ;
lutschen Verb -
to suck (as on a lollipop) ;
luvwärts Adverb -
nautical aweather ;

nautical windward ;
luxuriös Adjective -
luxurious ;
lächeln Verb -
to smile ;
lächerlich Adjective -
ridiculous ;
lähmen Verb -
to paralyze ;
ländlich Adjective -
rural ;
längs Preposition -
along (by the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise) ;
längst Adverb -
long ago, long ;
lässig Adjective -
casual, easy-going ;

colloquial cool, awesome ;
lästig Adjective -
tiresome ;

annoying ;
läufst Verb form -
Second person singular informal present indicative of 'laufen' 'to run' ;
läuft Verb -
Third person singular present indicative of 'laufen' 'to run' ;
löblich Adjective -
laudable ;
löffeln Verb -
to spoon (eat or scoop with a spoon) ;
lösbar Adjective -
solvable (e.g. a problem) ;
löschen Verb -
poetic to go out (of fire) ;

to extinguish ;

to delete, to erase ;
lösen Verb -
transitive to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove ;

transitive to separate ;

transitive to cast off; to remove ;

transitive to solve; to resolve; to answer ;

reflexive to come loose ;

reflexive to dissolve ;

of a ticket to buy ;

transitive to release; to undo; to untie; to ease ;

transitive to dissolve; to disband; to break up; to end ;
löslich Adjective -
chemistry soluble ;
löslicher Kaffee Noun -
instant coffee ;
löten Verb -
to solder ;
lückenlos Adjective -
without a gap ;

figuratively complete ;
lüften Verb -
to air, to ventilate ;
lügen Verb -
intransitive to tell a lie; to lie ;
lüstern Adjective -
libidinous ;
m/ Abbreviation -
rare (abbreviation of mit) with ;
mach Verb -
second-person singular imperative of machen ;
mach's gut Interjection -
goodbye ;
machbar Adjective -
practicable, feasible ;
machen Verb -
transitive to do ;

transitive to make; to prepare ;

transitive to produce ;

transitive to matter ;
machiavellistisch Adjective -
Machiavellian (Machiavellian) ;
machomäßig Adjective -
colloquial,pejorative macho ;
machtlos Adjective -
powerless ;
madagassisch Adjective -
Malagasy ;
mafiös Adjective -
Mafia-like ;
mager Adjective -
lean, without fat ;

meager, skinny ;
magisch Adjective -
magical ;
magnetisch Adjective -
magnetic ;
mahlen Verb -
transitive to grind ;
mahnen Verb -
to urge (someone) to do a specific, necessary task ;

to beg fervidly ;

to warn (someone) of (something) emphatically ;

to remind pressingly, admonish ;
mailen Verb -
to email, e-mail ;
majestätisch Adjective -
majestic ;
majorenn Adjective -
archaic at legal age, not underage ;
makaber Adjective -
macabre ;
makellos Adjective -
flawless, immaculate ;
mal Adverb -
times ;

short for einmal, once ;
malade Adjective -
ill, unwell, sick ;
malawisch Adjective -
Malawian (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) ;
maledivisch Adjective -
Maldivian (Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.) ;
malen Verb -
to paint ;
malerisch Adjective -
picturesque ;
malisch Adjective -
Malian (Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people) ;
maltesisch Adjective -
Maltese (pertaining to Malta or its language) ;
malträtieren Verb -
to maltreat ;
man Pronoun -
indefinite one, they qualifier ;
manch Adjective -
many ;
manche Adjective -
some ;

many ;
mancherorts Adverb -
in some places ;
manchmal Adverb -
sometimes ;
mangelhaft Adjective -
defective ;
mangeln Verb -
to lack ;
mangels Preposition -
for lack of ;
manifest Adjective -
manifest ;
manipulativ Noun -
manipulative ;
manisch Adjective -
manic ;
manisch-depressiv Adjective -
manic-depressive ;
mannigfaltig Adjective -
manifold (various in kind or quality) ;
manuell Adjective -
manual (done or operated by hand) ;
manövrieren Verb -
to maneuver ;
manövrierfähig Adjective -
maneuverable ;
marginal Adjective -
marginal ;
marinieren Verb -
to marinate ;
markant Adjective -
distinctive, striking ;
markieren Verb -
mark (indicate) ;
marode Adjective -
ailing ;

ramshackle ;
marodieren Verb -
intransitive to maraud ;
marokkanisch Adjective -
Moroccan (pertaining to Morocco) ;
marschieren Verb -
to march (to walk with others in a column, in step) ;

to march (to walk taking long, regular strides) ;
martialisch Adjective -
martial, menacing ;
marxistisch Adjective -
Marxist ;
maskieren Verb -
transitive to mask ;
maskulin Adjective -
masculine ;
masochistisch Adjective -
masochistic ;
massakrieren Verb -
to massacre ;
massieren Verb -
to massage ;

to amass ;
massig Adjective -
bulky (large in size, mass, or volume) ;
massiv Adjective -
massive ;

figuratively heavy ;
masturbieren Verb -
masturbate (to masturbate) ;
materialisieren Verb -
to materialize, to materialise qualifier ;
materiell Adjective -
material ;
mathematisch Adjective -
mathematical (of, or relating to mathematics) ;
matt Adjective -
dull (not shiny) ;
mauretanisch Adjective -
Mauritanian (Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritania, the Mauritanian people or the Mauritanian language) ;
mauritisch Adjective -
Mauritian (of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius, its people, or their language or culture) ;
mausetot Adjective -
dead as a dodo, dead as a doornail ;
mautpflichtig Adjective -
attribute, as in: toll road toll ;
maximal Adjective -
maximal ;
maximieren Verb -
to maximize ;
mazedonisch Adjective -
Macedonian (of Macedonia, its people or language) ;
maßlos Adjective -
exorbitant ;

self-indulgent ;
maßvoll Adjective -
moderate ;

restrained ;
meckern Verb -
to bleat (sound of a goat) ;

to grouse, to grump, to bitch, to beef, to gripe ;
mediengeschichtlich Adjective -
media-historical ;
medienhistorisch Adjective -
media-historical ;
meditieren Verb -
o meditate ;
medizinisch Adjective -
medical ;
megacool Adjective -
rare megacool gloss ;
mehlig Adjective -
mealy ;
mehr Adjective -
more ;
mehr Adverb -
more ;

no longer, never again, nothing more (+ negation) ;
mehr als zuviel Phrase -
more than enough ;
mehren Verb -
transitive to increase ;

reflexive to increase ;
mehrfach Adjective -
several, multiple ;
mehrsprachig Adjective -
multilingual ;
meiden Verb -
transitive to avoid ;

transitive to shun ;
mein Pronoun -
possessive my ;
mein Gott Interjection -
oh my God ;
mein Name ist Hase Phrase -
idiomatic I know nothing; I am not involved (literally: My name is Hase) ;
meinen Verb -
to think gloss ;

to mean, to signify ;

to mean, to intend ;
meiner Pronoun -
personal genitive of ich. ;
meinetwegen Adverb -
as far as I am concerned (I don't mind if); for all I care ;

for my sake, on my account ;
meist Adverb -
most ;
meistens Adverb -
mostly (for the most part), usually, normally ;
meistern Verb -
to master ;
meißeln Verb -
to chisel ;
melancholisch Adjective -
melancholic ;
melden Verb -
transitive to report ;

transitive to tell on (sb.) ;

reflexive to put one's hand up (in school) ;

reflexive to get in touch (with sb.) ;
melieren Verb -
textiles to mix ;
meliert Adjective -
mottled ;
melken Verb -
transitive to milk (a cow) ;

transitive to drain; to draw from (someone or something), especially without consent; to milk (someone) for money, information, etc. ;
melodiös Adjective -
melodious ;
melodramatisch Adjective -
melodramatic ;
menschengestaltig Adjective -
anthropomorphic. ;
menschenunwürdig Adjective -
inhumane, degrading ;
menschenwürdig Adjective -
humane ;
menschlich Adjective -
human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) ;
menstruieren Verb -
to menstruate ;
mental Adjective -
mental ;
merkantil Adjective -
mercantile ;
merken Verb -
transitive to notice ;

reflexive to memorize ;

to realize ;
merkwürdig Adjective -
odd (strange) (literally: worthy to remember) ;
meschugge Adjective -
colloquial meshugge, meshuga ;
messbar Adjective -
measurable ;
messen Verb -
transitive to measure (something) ;

reflexive to compete ;

intransitive to measure; to be a given size, height, width, length, etc. ;
metallisch Adjective -
metallic ;
metaphorisch Adjective -
metaphorical ;
meteorologisch Adjective -
meteorological, meteorologic ;
metrisch Adjective -
metric (relating to metric system) ;
metrosexuell Adjective -
metrosexual ;
meucheln Verb -
assassin (to assassinate) ;
meutern Verb -
to mutiny ;
mexikanisch Adjective -
Mexican ;
miau Interjection -
meow (cry of a cat) ;
miauen Verb -
o meow ;
mich Pronoun -
accusative of ich: me. ;
mickrig Adjective -
puny ;
mies Adjective -
usually mean, wretched; as, ein mieser Kater (a horrible hang-over), ein mieser Kerl (a mean guy). ;

Appalling, poor. ;
mieten Verb -
transitive to hire, to rent ;
migrieren Verb -
to migrate ;
mikrominiaturisieren Verb -
o microminiaturize ;
mikronesisch Adjective -
Micronesian (Of, from, or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people) ;
mikroskopisch Adjective -
microscopic ;
mikrowellengeeignet Adjective -
microwave safe ;
mikturieren Verb -
(medical) to urinate, micturate ;
milchig Adjective -
milky ;
mild Adjective -
mild ;
mildern Verb -
mitigate ;
militärisch Adjective -
military ;
minderjährig Adjective -
underage ;
minderwertig Adjective -
shoddy, inferior ;
mindestens Adverb -
at least (at a lower limit) ;
mineralisieren Verb -
mineralize ;
minimal Adjective -
minimal ;
minimalistisch Adjective -
minimalist ;
minimieren Verb -
to minimize / minimise ;
ministeriell Adjective -
ministerial ;
ministeriell Adverb -
ministerial ;
minorenn Adjective -
archaic underage ;
minus Preposition -
mathematics minus, less ;
mir Pronoun -
personal dative of ich; me, to me: ;

personal we. ;
mischen Verb -
to mix ;

card games to shuffle ;
miserabel Adjective -
pejorative miserable, lousy ;
missachten Verb -
ignore (to deliberately pay no attention to) ;
missbrauchen Verb -
abuse (to use improperly) ;
misshandeln Verb -
mistreat, abuse ;
misslich Adjective -
awkward (perverse; adverse; untoward) ;
misslingen Verb -
intransitive to fail; to be unsuccessful ;
misstrauen Verb -
suspect (distrust, have doubts about) ;
misstrauisch Adjective -
distrustful, suspicious ;
missverstehen Verb -
to misunderstand, to misapprehend ;
missverständlich Adjective -
misleading ;
mit Preposition -
with. ;
mit Abstand Adverb -
by far (literally: with distance) ;
mit Fug und Recht Adverb -
justifiably, rightly ;
mit Geduld und Zeit kommt man weit Idiom -
good things come to those who wait; patience is a virtue; one will get that for which one hopes, if one waits ;
mit Kind und Kegel Adverb -
idiomatic with all of his/her/their family; with all of his/her/their family and their animals; with all of his/her/their family, their animals, and household items; with each and everything; with everything there is/was. ;
mit Sack und Pack Adverb -
idiomatic with all his/her/their belongings ;
mit angehaltenem Atem Adverb -
idiomatic with bated breath ;
mit leeren Händen Adjective -
idiomatic empty-handed ;
mit offenen Karten spielen Idiom -
playing with the cards on the table ;
mit- Prefix -
A prefix, similar to co-. ;
miteinander Adverb -
together (with) ;
mitfahren Verb -
To drive with ;
mitfühlen Verb -
to empathize, to empathise, to sympathize, to sympathise ;
mitfühlend Adjective -
sympathetic ;
mitgehen lassen Idiom -
to steal, especially while being some place for some other purpose ;

to take something, possibly because one forgets to put it back ;
mithalten Verb -
to keep up with gloss ;
mithilfe Preposition -
by means of, with ;
mithin Adverb -
therefore, consequently ;
mitkommen Verb -
to come with, to join and come along with (another person) ;

to understand (something) ;
mitmachen Verb -
intransitive to take part ;
mitnichten Adverb -
dated,or,often,humorous by no means, not at all ;
mitotisch Adjective -
mitotic ;
mitschwingen Verb -
to resonate ;
mittags Adverb -
at midday ;
mitteilen Verb -
to inform, to communicate ;
mittel Adjective -
iddle ;
mittelalterlich Adjective -
medieval ;
mittelfristig Adjective -
medium-term ;
mittellos Adjective -
without means, penniless ;
mittelmäßig Adjective -
mediocre ;
mittels Preposition -
by (indicates a means) ;
mitten Adverb -
In the middle. ;
mittendrin Adverb -
right in the middle ;
mittlerweile Adverb -
meanwhile ;
mitunter Adverb -
now and then, occasionally ;
mitwirken Verb -
to participate, to cooperate ;
mixen Verb -
mix (stir two or more substances together) ;
mnemotechnisch Adjective -
mnemotechnic ;
mobben Verb -
to bully ;
mobil Adjective -
mobile ;
modellieren Verb -
to build a model,or,to build from a substance to model ;
moderat Adjective -
moderate ;
moderieren Verb -
to act as a moderator to moderate ;
modern Adjective -
modern ;
modern Verb -
to rot, to molder ;
modifizieren Verb -
transitive to modify ;
modisch Adjective -
fashionable ;
modular Adjective -
modular ;
mogeln Verb -
to cheat ;
moin Interjection -
Northern Germany hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody) ;
mokieren Verb -
reflexive,with preposition: über to mock (someone, something) ;
molekular Adjective -
molecular (relating to molecules) ;
momentan Adjective -
present, current ;

momentary ;
momentan Adverb -
presently, currently ;

momentarily ;
monatelang Adjective -
lasting for months, months of ;
monatelang Adverb -
for months ;
monatlich Adjective -
monthly ;
mondsüchtig Adjective -
moonstruck ;
mondän Adjective -
fashionable, glamorous, sophisticated ;
monetär Adjective -
monetary ;
mongolisch Adjective -
Mongolian (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) ;
monochrom Adjective -
monochrome (having only one colour) ;
monogam Adjective -
monogamous ;
monogrammieren Verb -
monogram ((transitive) to mark something with a monogram) ;
monopolistisch Adjective -
monopolistic ;
monotheistisch Adjective -
monotheistic ;
monoton Adjective -
monotonous (having an unvarying tone or pitch) ;
montieren Verb -
to mount, to set up ;
moppen Verb -
to mop ;
moralisch Adjective -
moral ;
morgen Adverb -
tomorrow ;
morgenländisch Adjective -
oriental ;
morgens Adverb -
in the morning, a.m. ;
morgig Adjective -
tomorrow's ;
morgn Interjection -
used for a friendly "good morning". ;
mosambikanisch Adjective -
Mozambican (f, from, or pertaining to Mozambique, the Mozambican people or the Mozambican language) ;
motivieren Verb -
motivate (to encourage) ;
muchelig Adjective -
slang chavvy ;
muhen Verb -
to moo (sound of a cow) ;
mulchen Verb -
to mulch ;
multikulturell Adjective -
multicultural ;
multiplizieren Verb -
math multiply (transitive: perform multiplication on (a number)) ;
mumifizieren Verb -
transitive to mummify ;

intransitive to mummify ;
munter Adjective -
merry, awake. ;
murmeln Verb -
to mumble, to murmur ;
murren Verb -
to grumble ;
musikalisch Adjective -
musical ;
muskulär Adjective -
muscular (of or relating to muscles) ;
muskulös Adjective -
muscular (having strength or well-developed muscles) ;
mustern Verb -
to scrutinize ;
mutieren Verb -
to mutate ;
mutig Adjective -
courageous ;
mutmaßen Verb -
to guess, to speculate ;
mutmaßlich Adjective -
alleged ;
mutterseelenallein Adjective -
utterly alone, all alone ;
myko- Prefix -
myco- ;
mysteriös Adjective -
mysterious ;
mythologisch Adjective -
mythological ;
mächtig Adjective -
powerful ;
mäh Interjection -
baa (cry of sheep) ;
mähen Verb -
to mow ;
männlich Adjective -
male ;

manly ;
märchenhaft Adjective -
fabulous ;
mästen Verb -
to fatten ;
mäßig Adjective -
moderate, modest ;
möbl. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of möbliert ;
möblieren Verb -
to furnish ;
möbliert Adjective -
furnished ;
mögen Verb -
auxiliary to like (to do something) ;

auxiliary to want (to do something); would like (to do something); to wish (to do something); non-gloss definition. ;

auxiliary may; non-gloss definition. ;

transitive to like (something or someone). ;

transitive to want (something); to desire; to wish for. ;

intransitive to be willing to do something implied. ;

intransitive to like to do something implied. ;
möglich Adjective -
possible ;

potential ;

likely ;
mönchisch Adjective -
monkish ;
mörderisch Adjective -
murderous ;
müde Adjective -
tired ;
mühelos Adjective -
effortless ;
mühsam Adjective -
arduous ;
münden Verb -
to flow (into something) ;

to lead (into something) ;
mündig Adjective -
of age ;

mature ;
mündlich Adjective -
qualifier oral ;
mürrisch Adjective -
grumpy ;
müssen Verb -
auxiliary to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something). ;

intransitive to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged. ;
mütterlich Adjective -
motherly ;

maternal ;
müßig Adjective -
idle ;
n Article -
colloquial'' shorthand of ein" ;
n.V. Abbreviation -
football (abbreviation of nach Verlängerung) a.e.t. (after extra time) ;
na Interjection -
well! ;
na klar Interjection -
sure, sure thing, of course ;
na und Interjection -
so what gloss ;
nach Preposition -
after, past gloss ;

after, behind gloss ;

towards, to ;

according to ;

by the authority of ;
nach Adverb -
after, behind, nigh, next to. ;
nach Christus Adjective -
anno Domini, AD ;
nach Hause Adverb -
home, homeward (mobile, goal-oriented) ;
nach und nach Adverb -
little by little, bit by bit ;
nach- Prefix -
indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten, nachbessern ;

indicates following or pursuit of someone or something, as in nachgehen, nachfahren ;

indicates repetition or succession, as in nachdrucken, to reprint ;

indicates a purposeful action, as in nachdenken, nachforschen ;
nachahmen Verb -
copy, imitate, emulate (a person) ;
nachdem Conjunction -
after ;
nachdenken Verb -
to think, to reflect ;
nachdenklich Adjective -
pensive ;
nachdrucken Verb -
to reprint ;
nachdrücklich Adjective -
emphatic, insistent ;
nachfolgen Verb -
to follow after, to succeed ;
nachfolgend Adjective -
successive, following, subsequent ;
nachgeben Verb -
to give way ;
nachgehen Verb -
to follow ;

to pursue ;
nachgeraten Verb -
take after (a parent or ancestor) ;
nachhaltig Adjective -
sustainable ;
nachher Adverb -
afterwards, later ;
nachkommen Verb -
to comply (with), to meet, to satisfy (obligations, the law, requirements, etc) ;

to keep up (with) ;

to come later ;
nachladen Verb -
to reload ;
nachlassen Verb -
intransitive to abate ;
nachlässig Adjective -
negligent, careless ;
nachmittags Adverb -
in the afternoons, p.m. ;
nachrechnen Verb -
to recalculate, to check one's calculations ;
nachschlagen Verb -
to look up ;
nachsichtig Adjective -
forgiving, clement ;
nachtblind Adjective -
night-blind ;
nachts Adverb -
at night ;
nachvollziehbar Adjective -
traceable ;
nachweislich Adjective -
demonstrable, verifiable ;
nackt Adjective -
naked, nude (not wearing any clothes) ;

bare (not insulated, protected etc.) ;
nagelfest Adjective -
Only used in the idiom niet- und nagelfest ;
nageln Verb -
to nail gloss ;

to produce a knocking sound ;
nagen Verb -
to gnaw ;
nah Adjective -
near (in space or time or in an abstract sense) ;
nah Adverb -
near (in space or time or in an abstract sense) ;
nahe Adjective -
nearby, nigh ;
nahe Preposition -
near ;
nahen Verb -
to approach ;
nahtlos Adjective -
eamless ;
naiv Adjective -
green (inexperienced) ;

naive ;
namenlos Adjective -
nameless, innominate ;
namentlich Adjective -
by name ;
namentlich Adverb -
especially, namely ;
namibisch Adjective -
Namibian (of, from, or pertaining to Namibia) ;
narkoleptisch Adjective -
narcoleptic ;
narren Verb -
transitive to fool ;
narzisstisch Adjective -
narcissistic ;
nasal Adjective -
nasal ;
naschen Verb -
to nibble, to eat sweets on the sly ;
naseweis Adjective -
nosy (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) ;
nass Adjective -
wet ;
nassmachen Verb -
To wet ;
national Adjective -
national ;

nationalist ;
nationalisieren Verb -
to nationalize ;
nationalsozialistisch Adjective -
national socialist ;
nativ Adjective -
native ;
naturbelassen Adjective -
natural ;
natürlich Adverb -
naturally ;

of course ;
natürliche Zahl Noun -
math natural number ;
nauruisch Adjective -
Nauruan (pertaining to Nauru) ;
naß Adjective -
wet ;
ne Article -
colloquial shorthand of the feminine indefinite article eine (“an; a”) ;
ne Interjection -
colloquial no?; is it not? ;
nebelig Adjective -
foggy ;
nebeln Verb -
to grow foggy ;

to lay a smokescreen ;
neben Preposition -
near, near to, next to ;
nebeneinander Adverb -
ext to each other ;
nebenstehend Adjective -
adjacent, adjoining ;
neblig Adjective -
foggy ;
nebst Preposition -
besides (in addition to), with ;
necken Verb -
to tease ;
negativ Adjective -
negative (not positive) ;
neger Adjective -
Bankrupt; broke ;
nehmen Verb -
transitive to take. ;

reflexive to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state) ;

transitive to seize; to capture. ;

transitive to receive; to accept. ;
nehmen Sie Platz Phrase -
have a seat, take a seat ;
neidisch Adjective -
envious ;
neigen Verb -
to bend ;

to tilt ;

to tend ;
nein Adverb -
no ;
nein danke Interjection -
no thank you (polite way of saying no) ;
nem Article -
colloquial'' shorthand of einem" ;
nen Article -
colloquial shorthand of einen ;
nennen Verb -
transitive to name; to give a name to (someone) ;

transitive to call (someone or something by some name or title) ;

transitive to mention ;

transitive to call out; to give (e.g. some request) ;

reflexive to be called; to be named; to go by some name ;
neo- Prefix -
neo- ;
nepalesisch Adjective -
Nepalese (pertaining to Nepal) ;
ner Article -
colloquial'' shorthand of einer" ;
nerven Verb -
to bug (to annoy) ;
nervtötend Adjective -
tedious, pesky ;
nervös Adjective -
nervous (anxious) ;

jumpy ;
nett Adjective -
sweet (having a helpful disposition) ;

nice ;

quite ;
neu Adjective -
new ;

modern, recent, latest ;
neuartig Adjective -
novel ;
neue Besen kehren gut Proverb -
a new broom sweeps clean ;
neuerdings Adverb -
lately ;

again ;
neugeboren Adjective -
ewborn ;
neugierig Adjective -
nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying ;
neulich Adverb -
recently (in the recent past) ;
neumodisch Adjective -
newfangled ;
neun Numeral -
cardinal nine ;
neunschwänzige Katze Noun -
cat-o’-nine-tails ;
neuntausendneunhundertneunundneunzig Cardinal number -
nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine; 9,999 ;
neunte Ordinal number -
ordinal ninth ;
neununddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-nine ;
neunundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-nine (59) ;
neunundneunzig Noun -
ninety-nine (cardinal number 99) ;
neunundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-nine (69) ;
neunundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-nine (79) ;
neunundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-nine (49) ;
neunundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-nine ;
neunzehn Numeral -
ineteen ;
neunzehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal nineteenth ;
neunzig Numeral -
ninety ;
neunzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal ninetieth ;
neuralgisch Adjective -
neurology,pathology neuralgic ;

by extension critical, causing trouble ;
neurotisch Adjective -
neurotic ;
neustarten Verb -
o restart ;
neutral Adjective -
neutral ;
neutralisieren Verb -
neutralize ;
nicaraguanisch Adjective -
Nicaraguan (pertaining to Nicaragua) ;
nicht Interjection -
Is it not? ;
nicht Adverb -
not ;
nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben Verb -
idiomatic not have all one's marbles, (being) a few cards short of a deck, have a screw loose, ;
nicht die Bohne Idiom -
not at all ;
nicht wahr Interjection -
isn’t it so? (literally, "not true?"), used as an expression of affirmation after a statement ;
nicht zu schnell Adverb -
music Not too fast. ;
nichtig Adjective -
void (having lost all legal validity) ;
nichtnegativ Adjective -
nonnegative (either zero or positive) ;
nichts Pronoun -
nothing ;
nichts da Interjection -
informal no way! ;
nichtsdestotrotz Adverb -
nonetheless ;
nichtsdestoweniger Adverb -
nonetheless ;
nicken Verb -
to nod ;
nie Adverb -
never ;
nieder Adjective -
low ;

mean ;

of a job menial ;
nieder Adverb -
down ;
nieder- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
niederknien Verb -
kneel down, genuflect ;
niederländisch Adjective -
Dutch (of the Netherlands, people, or language) ;
niederschlagen Verb -
to defeat (an enemy) ;

to quell (a rebellion) ;

to strike (someone) down, to beat (someone) down; to force someone downwards ;

to cast down (one's eyes), to look down ;
niedlich Adjective -
cute, pretty, charming, adorable ;

humorous tiny, minute ;
niedlicher Adjective -
cuter ;
niedrig Adjective -
low ;
niemals Adverb -
never (at no time) ;
niemand Pronoun -
nobody ;
nieseln Verb -
to drizzle ;
niesen Verb -
intransitive to sneeze ;
niet- und nagelfest Adjective -
idiomatic nailed down qualifier ;
nieten Verb -
To rivet ;
nigerianisch Adjective -
Nigerian ;
nihilistisch Adjective -
nihilarian, nihilistic ;
nirgends Adverb -
nowhere (in no place) ;
nirgendwo Adverb -
nowhere (in no place) ;
niveaulos Adjective -
mediocre ;
niveauvoll Adjective -
high-class ;
nivellieren Verb -
to level ;
nix Pronoun -
colloquial nothing ;
nix da Interjection -
informal no way! ;
nobel Adjective -
noble ;
noch Adverb -
still ;

nor ;

yet ;

with ein/e/r/s: another ;
noch einmal Adverb -
one more time, again ;
noch grün hinter den Ohren sein Proverb -
wet behind the ears (literally still being 'green' behind the ears) ;
nochall Adverb -
I>Namibia namely ;

I>Namibia however ;
nochmal Adverb -
once again ;

one more time ;
nomadisch Adjective -
nomadic ;
nominieren Verb -
to nominate ;
nonchalant Adjective -
nonchalant ;
nonkonformistisch Adjective -
nonconformist ;
nordkoreanisch Adjective -
North Korean (pertaining to North Korea) ;
normal Adjective -
normal ;
normalerweise Adverb -
normally ;
normativ Adjective -
grammar normative (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) ;
norwegisch Adjective -
Norwegian ;
notlanden Verb -
to make an emergency landing, to make a forced landing ;
notwendig Adjective -
necessary ;
notwendigerweise Adverb -
necessarily ;
nu Interjection -
well, well now ;
nuanciert Adjective -
nuanced ;
nuklear Adjective -
nuclear ;
null Adjective -
slang no, zero gloss ;
null Numeral -
cardinal zero ;
nummerieren Verb -
to number ;
nun Interjection -
(when placed at the beginning of a sentence) well; so ;
nun Adverb -
now; then ;
nur Adverb -
Only, merely. ;
nur Bahnhof verstehen Verb -
idiomatic to understand nothing at all ;
nur über meine Leiche Adverb -
over my dead body, never ;
nussig Adjective -
nutty (taste of nuts) ;
nutzen Verb -
to use ;
nutzlos Adjective -
useless ;
nutznießerisch Adjective -
usufructuary ;
nächst Adjective -
next ;
nächster Adjective -
next ;
nächtlich Adjective -
nocturnal (primarily active during the night) ;
nähen Verb -
to sew ;
nähern Verb -
reflexive to approach ;
nähren Verb -
to feed ;
nämlich Adverb -
namely ;
nö Interjection -
informal no ;
nölen Verb -
gripe ;
nördl. abbreviation -
nördlich ;
nördlich Adjective -
north, northern ;
nörgeln Verb -
to nag, to grumble ;
nörglerisch Adjective -
querulous, naggy ;
nötig Adjective -
necessary ;
nüchtern Adjective -
sober ;
nützlich Adjective -
useful; helpful ;
o Particle -
O (a vocative particle) ;
o. B. d. A. Adverb -
without loss of generality (without loss of generality) ;
o. g. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of: oben genannt ("aforementioned, named above") ;
o. Ä. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of: oder Ähnliche / Ähnliches ("or similar items / things") ;
o. ä. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of: oder ähnlich ("or similar") ;
ob Preposition -
dialectal over, above, on ;

dated on account of ;
ob Conjunction -
(subordinating) if, whether ;

ob ... oder — if ... or ;
obdachlos Adjective -
homeless ;
oben Adverb -
above ;
obendrein Adverb -
besides, additionally, also ;
ober Adjective -
upper ;
ober- Prefix -
over- ;

upper ;
oberflächlich Adjective -
superficial ;
oberhalb Preposition -
above ;
obfuskieren Verb -
computing to obfuscate ;
obgleich Conjunction -
albeit, even though ;
objektiv Adjective -
objective (not influenced by emotions) ;
obligatorisch Adjective -
compulsory (mandatory) ;
obschon Conjunction -
albeit (despite its being; although) ;
observieren Verb -
to observe ;
obskur Adjective -
obscure (dark, faint or indistinct) ;
obsolet Adjective -
obsolete ;
obszön Adjective -
obscene ;
obwohl Conjunction -
although, though, while ;
ocker Adjective -
ochre/ocher (color) ;
oder Conjunction -
or ;
oder Particle -
used at the end of a question, often rhetorically isn't that so; or what ;

used as a tag question ;
offen Adjective -
open ;
offenbar Adjective -
apparent (evident) ;
offenbar Adverb -
apparently, evidently; obviously ;
offener Fonds Noun -
open-end fund ;
offensichtlich Adjective -
obvious ;
offerieren Verb -
for sale to offer ;
offiziell Adjective -
official ;
oft Adverb -
often ;
oftmals Adverb -
oftentimes ;
ohne Preposition -
without ;
ohne Schnickschnack Adverb -
no-frills ;
ohne Unterlass Adverb -
without intermission ;
ohnedies Adverb -
anyway, anyhow ;
ohnegleichen Adverb -
Without equal ;
ohnehin Adverb -
in any case, anyway ;
ohrenbetäubend Adjective -
deafening ;
oje Interjection -
Oh dear! ;
okkasionell Adjective -
occasional (limited to certain occasions; not very often; sometimes) ;
okkult Adjective -
occult ;
oktroyieren Verb -
to impose ;
okzidental Adjective -
occidental ;
olympisch Adjective -
Olympic ;
omanisch Adjective -
Omani (Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language) ;
omnipräsent Adjective -
omnipresent (being everywhere) ;
onanieren Verb -
to masturbate ;
ondulieren Verb -
to undulate ;
onkelhaft Adjective -
avuncular ;
onko- Prefix -
onco- ;
operieren Verb -
to operate (perform operation) ;
opfern Verb -
to sacrifice ;
opportunistisch Adjective -
opportunistic ;
optimieren Verb -
to make something optimal or more efficient to optimize ;
optimistisch Adjective -
optimistic ;
optometrisch Adjective -
optometric ;
oral Adjective -
Relating to the mouth. ;
orange Adjective -
orange-coloured ;
orchestrieren Verb -
music,or,figuratively to orchestrate ;
ordentlich Adjective -
idy, orderly ;
ordern Verb -
order (to request some product or service) ;
ordinär Adjective -
vulgar ;

ordinary ;
ordnen Verb -
to put in ;
ordnungsgemäß Adverb -
duly ;
ordnungsmäßig Adverb -
duly ;
organisch Adjective -
organic (pertaining to an organ) ;
organisieren Verb -
to organize ;
organismisch Adjective -
organismic ;
orientalisch Adjective -
oriental ;
orientieren Verb -
reflexive to orient oneself; to orientate oneself qualifier ;
original Adjective -
original ;
originell Adjective -
original qualifier ;
orthodox Adjective -
orthodox ;
oszillieren Verb -
to oscillate ;
out Adjective -
out of fashion ;
ovipar Adjective -
oviparous (egg laying) ;
paaren Verb -
reflexive,zoology to mate, to pair ;
paarweise Adjective -
pairwise (occurring in pairs) ;
pachten Verb -
to lease ;
packen Verb -
transitive to pack ;

transitive to grab, to grip ;

transitive to manage, to stand ;

reflexive to beat it ;
packet Verb -
imperative of packen ;
paddeln Verb -
to paddle ;
paginieren Verb -
paginate (to number the pages of a book or other document) ;
pakistanisch Adjective -
Pakistani (Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people) ;
palästinensisch Adjective -
Palestinian (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine and/or the Palestinian people) ;
pan- Prefix -
pan- ;
panamaisch Adjective -
Panamanian (pertaining to Panama) ;
panaschieren Verb -
electoral law,Germany,Switzerland to split one's vote ;
pandeistisch Adjective -
pandeistic ;
pandemisch Adjective -
pandemic ;
panendeistisch Adjective -
panendeistic ;
panentheistisch Adjective -
panentheistic ;
panieren Verb -
to bread ;
panphotometrisch Adjective -
panphotometric ;
pantheistisch Adjective -
pantheistic ;
paradiesisch Adjective -
paradisiacal, heavenly ;
paradox Adjective -
paradoxical ;
paraguayisch Adjective -
Paraguayan (pertaining to Paraguay) ;
parallel Adjective -
parallel ;

Serving the same purpose, leading to the same result ;
paralysieren Verb -
to paralyze ;
parametrisch Adjective -
parametric ;
parametrisieren Verb -
to parametrize. ;
paranoid Adjective -
paranoid ;
paraphrasieren Verb -
paraphrase (to compose a paraphrase) ;
paraphyletisch Adjective -
paraphyletic (excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor) ;
parasitär Adjective -
parasitic ;
parat Adjective -
at hand ;
parenteral Adjective -
parenteral ;
parfümieren Verb -
to perfume ;
parfümiert Adjective -
perfumed ;
parken Verb -
to park ;
parkettieren Verb -
to parquet ;
parkieren Verb -
I>Switzerland to park ;
parlamentarisch Adjective -
parliamentary ;
parlieren Verb -
to chat ;
parteiisch Adjective -
in favour of one faction partial, biased, one-sided ;
partiell Adjective -
partial (existing in part) ;
partitionieren Verb -
I>computing to partition ;
partizipativ Adjective -
participatory ;
partnerschaftlich Adjective -
as partners, in partnership ;
partout Adverb -
absolutely qualifier ;

constantly ;
parvenühaft Adjective -
parvenu ;
passabel Adjective -
acceptable, fair ;
passee Adjective -
Alternative spelling of passé ;
passen Verb -
to fit ;

to suit, to be suitable ;

card games to pass ;
passend Adjective -
suitable, fitting, matching ;
passieren Verb -
auxiliary verb haben to move beyond; pass ;

colloquial,auxiliary verb sein to happen ;

cooking,auxiliary verb haben to pass through a sieve, to strain ;
passioniert Adjective -
passionate as in: passionate hobbyist ;
passiv Adjective -
passive ;
passé Adjective -
past, over ;
pasteurisieren Verb -
pasteurize (to heat food in order to kill harmful organisms) ;
patent Adjective -
clever ;
patentieren Verb -
to patent (mostly used as in: to grant a patent; from the view of the applicant the passive form "patentieren lassen" is commonly used) ;
pathetisch Adjective -
histrionic gloss ;

pompous ;

pathetic ;
pathognomonisch Adjective -
pathognomonic (beyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease) ;
pathologisch Adjective -
pathological, pathologic ;
patriotisch Adjective -
patriotic ;
patrouillieren Verb -
to patrol ;
patschnass Adjective -
soaked, soaking wet ;
patzen Verb -
to blunder ;
patzig Adjective -
snotty ;
pausbäcking Adjective -
chubby-faced ;
pauschal Adverb -
flat (with units of time, distance, etc: not exceeding) ;
pausenlos Adjective -
pauseless ;
pazifistisch Adjective -
pacifistic, pacifistically ;
pechschwarz Adjective -
pitch black ;
peinlich Adjective -
awkward (perverse; adverse; untoward) ;

embarrassing ;

obsolete Pertaining to torture. ;
pelzig Adjective -
furry, covered with fur ;
pendeln Verb -
to commute ;

intransitive to oscillate ;
penetrieren Verb -
to penetrate ;
pennen Verb -
slang to sleep. ;
pensionieren Verb -
public service to pension ;
per Anhalter fahren Verb -
to hitchhike ;
perdu Adjective -
lost ;
perfekt Adjective -
perfect ;
perfektionieren Verb -
to bring to perfection, to perfect ;
perforieren Verb -
perforate (to pierce or penetrate) ;
permanent Adjective -
permanent ;
permanent Adverb -
permanently, incessantly ;
persiflieren Verb -
to satirize ;
persisch Adjective -
Persian (pertaining to the Persian people) ;
personifizieren Verb -
to personify ;
persönlich Adjective -
personal ;
persönlich Adverb -
personally, in person ;
peruanisch Adjective -
Peruvian (pertaining to Peru) ;
pessimistisch Adjective -
pessimistic ;
peu à peu Adverb -
bit by bit, little by little ;
pfeifen Verb -
intransitive to whistle (with one's mouth) ;

intransitive to whistle (using a whistle) ;

transitive to be uninterested (in something or someone); to ignore; not to give a damn ;

transitive to squeal (on someone about something); to betray (someone) by divulging (some secret) ;
pfiffig Verb -
smart (clever) ;
pflanzen Verb -
to plant ;
pflanzlich Adjective -
herbal, vegetable ;
pflegen Verb -
transitive to look after; to care for ;

medicine,transitive to nurse ;

intransitive to perform habitually; to be accustomed to doing something; to be in the habit of doing something ;
pflücken Verb -
to pluck ;
pflügen Verb -
to plow, to plough ;
pfropfen Verb -
graft (insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc.) ;
pfui Interjection -
an exclamation of disgust, aversion, dislike, contempt, or annoyance ;
pfundig Adjective -
slang voluptuous, curvaceous, literally poundy ;
pfänden Verb -
legal to distrain ;
phallisch Adjective -
phallic ;
pharmazeutisch Adjective -
pharmaceutical ;
pharyngalisieren Verb -
I>linguistics to pharyngealize ;
philanthropisch Adjective -
philanthropic ;
philiströs Adjective -
bigoted, narrow-minded ;
philosophieren Verb -
to philosophize ;
philosophisch Adjective -
philosophical ;
phlegmatisch Adjective -
phlegmatic ;
phonetisch Adjective -
phonetic (phonetic) ;
photometrisch Adjective -
photometric ;
physikalisch Adjective -
physics physical ;
physiognomisch Adjective -
physiognomic ;
physiologisch Adjective -
physiological ;
physisch Adjective -
body physical ;

material ;
phänomenal Adjective -
phenomenal ;
picheln Verb -
tipple (to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess) ;
picken Verb -
to peck ;

to pick ;
picklig Adjective -
pimply ;
picknicken Verb -
to picnic, to have a picnic ;
piefig Adjective -
corny, outmoded ;
piesacken Verb -
to badger (annoy badly) ;
pikant Adjective -
piquant ;
pikieren Verb -
to pique ;
pikiert Adjective -
piqued ;
pilgern Verb -
to pilgrimage ;
pimpern Verb -
vulgar to fuck ;
pinkeln Verb -
To pee ;
pipettieren Verb -
to pipet ;
pissen Verb -
vulgar to piss ;
pisswarm Adjective -
vulgar piss-warm ;
pittoresk Adjective -
picturesque ;
plagiieren Verb -
to plagiarize ;
plan Adjective -
planar ;
planen Verb -
to plan ;
planetarischer Nebel Noun -
astronomy planetary nebula ;
planlos Adjective -
without a plan, haphazard ;
planschen Verb -
to plash, to splash ;
plantschen Verb -
Alternative spelling of planschen ;
plastisch Adjective -
of or pertaining to the inelastic deformation of a material plastic ;
platschen Verb -
to plash ;
platt Adjective -
flat ;

bromidic ;
plattformübergreifend Adjective -
computing cross-platform ;
platzen Verb -
to burst ;

cheque to bounce ;
platzieren Verb -
to place, to plant ;
plaudern Verb -
to chat ;
pleite Adjective -
broke ;
plemplem Adjective -
nuts, crazy ;
plissieren Verb -
textiles to pleat ;
plump Adjective -
crude, clumsy ;
plus Preposition -
plus, increased by ;
plutonisch Adjective -
plutonic (igneous rock that cooled and hardened below the surface of the Earth) ;
plädieren Verb -
to plead ;
plötzlich Adjective -
sudden ;
plötzlich Adverb -
suddenly ;
plündern Verb -
to loot, to plunder, to pillage, to raid ;
pochen Verb -
thump, throb ;
pochieren Verb -
poach (cook in simmering water) ;
pockmas Interjection -
nonstandard,uncommon let's go, let's start ;
poikilohydrisch Adjective -
(biology, ecology) poikilohydric (plants that cannot prevent desiccation) ;
pointiert Adjective -
figuratively pointed ;
polar Adjective -
polar ;
polarisieren Verb -
to polarize / polarise ;
polemisch Adjective -
polemical, polemic ;
polieren Verb -
shine (to polish) ;
politikwissenschaftlich Adjective -
Pertaining to political science. ;
politisch Adjective -
political ;
politologisch Adjective -
Pertaining to political science. ;
polizeilich Adjective -
of the police, by the police ;
pollen Verb -
computing to poll, to periodically check the status of a device or variable. ;
polnisch Adjective -
Polish (of Poland or its language) ;
polydeistisch Adjective -
polydeistic ;
polygam Adjective -
polygamous ;
polynesisch Adjective -
Polynesian ;
polysynthetisch Adjective -
polysynthetic (polysynthetic) ;
polytheistisch Adjective -
polytheistic ;
pompös Adjective -
pompous ;
ponderabel Adjective -
obsolete weighable, able to be weighed; computable ;
popeln Verb -
to pick one's nose ;
poplig Adjective -
measly, half-assed ;
poppen Verb -
vulgar To fuck ;
populistisch Adjective -
populist ;
populär Adjective -
beloved or approved by the people popular ;
pornografisch Adjective -
pornographic ;
pornographisch Adjective -
pornographic ;
portabel Adjective -
portable (able to be carried) ;
portraitieren Verb -
Alternative spelling of porträtieren ;
porträtieren Verb -
to paint a portrait of ;

to portray ;
portugiesisch Adjective -
relating to Portugal or the Portuguese language ;
portugiesischer Wasserhund Noun -
Portuguese Water Dog ;
porös Adjective -
porous (permeable) ;
posieren Verb -
to assume or maintain a pose to pose ;
positiv Adjective -
positive ;
posten Verb -
internet to post ;
postfrisch Adjective -
mint (unused stamp) ;
postulieren Verb -
to postulate ;
postum Adjective -
posthumous ;
potentiell Adverb -
potentially ;
pragmatisch Adjective -
pragmatic ;
prahlen Verb -
to brag ;
praktisch Adjective -
practical ;

convenient ;
praktisch Adverb -
virtually gloss ;
predigen Verb -
to preach ;
prekär Adjective -
precarious ;
presbyterianisch Adjective -
Presbyterian ;
pressieren Verb -
impersonal qualifier to be in a hurry ;
prestigeträchtig Adjective -
prestigious ;
primitiv Adjective -
primitive ;
primär Adjective -
primary ;
priorisieren Verb -
to prioritize ;
privat Adjective -
private ;
privatisieren Verb -
to privatize ;
privilegieren Verb -
to privilege ;
privilegiert Adjective -
privileged ;
pro Preposition -
per ;
pro Kopf Adjective -
per capita ;
pro Kopf Adverb -
per capita ;
proaktiv Adjective -
proactive (acting in advance) ;
proben Verb -
to rehearse ;
probieren Verb -
to try ;

to taste ;

to sample ;
problematisch Adjective -
problematic, problematical ;
produzieren Verb -
to produce ;
professionell Adjective -
professional ;
profitabel Adjective -
profitable ;
prognostizieren Verb -
to predict ;

medicine to prognose ;
programmierbar Adjective -
rogrammable ;
programmieren Verb -
to program (enter a program or other instructions into a computer) ;
progressiv Adjective -
progressive (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases) ;
projizieren Verb -
project (cast (image/shadow)) ;
prokrastinieren Verb -
To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later, to procrastinate ;
proletarisch Adjective -
proletarian ;
promovieren Verb -
education to promote ;
prononciert Adjective -
pronounced ;
proper Adjective -
clean ;
prophezeien Verb -
to prophesy ;
proprietär Adjective -
legal proprietary, copyrighted ;

software proprietary ;
propädeutisch Adjective -
propaedeutic (providing preparatory or introductory teaching) ;
prosaisch Adjective -
prosaic ;
prost Interjection -
the usual toast when drinking alcohol; cheers ;
prostituieren Verb -
transitive to prostitute ;
protegieren Verb -
to sponsor ;
protestieren Verb -
protest (to make a strong objection) ;
protokollieren Verb -
to record, protocol, take minutes of ;
protzig Adjective -
pompous, pretentious ;
provisorisch Adjective -
provisional ;
provokant Adjective -
provocative, provoking ;
provozieren Verb -
to provoke ;
prozessieren Verb -
litigate (to go to law) ;
prächtig Adjective -
splendid, wonderful. ;
prägen Verb -
to mint ;

to characterize ;
prägnant Adjective -
concise ;

pithy ;
prähistorisch Adjective -
prehistoric ;
prätentiös Adjective -
pretentious ;
präventiv Adjective -
preventive ;
präzise Adjective -
precise ;
prüde Adjective -
prudish ;
prüfen Verb -
to examine ;
prügeln Verb -
to beat (up), to strike ;
pseudo-riemannsche Mannigfaltigkeit Noun -
pseudo-Riemannian manifold ;
psychedelisch Adjective -
psychedelic ;
psychiatrisch Adjective -
psychiatric ;
psychiatrische Anstalt Noun -
psychiatric hospital ;
psychisch Adjective -
psychical ;
psychoaktiv Adjective -
psychoactive ;
psychologisch Adjective -
psychological ;
psychopatisch Adjective -
psychopathic ;
psychosomatisch Adjective -
psychosomatic ;
psychotisch Adjective -
psychotic ;
pudern Verb -
to powder ;
puh Interjection -
phew! ;
pulsieren Verb -
to pulsate ;
pumpen Verb -
to pump ;
punkten Verb -
to score ;
pupsen Verb -
fart (to emit flatulent gases) ;
pur Adjective -
pure (free of flaws or imperfections) ;
pusten Verb -
to blow ;
putschen Verb -
to organize a coup d'état ;
putzen Verb -
transitive to clean ;

transitive to polish ;
pyrrhisch Adjective -
pyrrhic ;
pädophil Adjective -
pedophile ;
päpstlich Adjective -
papal ;
pünktlich Adjective -
punctual ;
pürieren Verb -
to puree ;
quadratisch Adjective -
quadratic, square ;
quadrieren Verb -
to square ;
quaken Verb -
ducks to quack ;

frogs to croak ;
qualifizieren Verb -
transitive to qualify ;

reflexive,to become competent or eligible to qualify ;
qualitativ Adjective -
qualitative ;
qualmen Verb -
to fume ;

colloquial,tobacco to smoke ;
quantisieren Verb -
to quantize ;
quartalsweise Adjective -
quarterly ;
quarzen Verb -
slang to smoke ;
quasi Adverb -
effectively, as it were ;
quasseln Verb -
jabber, natter, palaver, yap, gab, jaw, twaddle, rattle on, rabbit on (to talk a lot or talk nonsense) ;
quatschen Verb -
to talk nonsense ;

to chatter, babble ;
quellen Verb -
to well ;

to swell, to soak ;
quer Adjective -
crosswise, cross ;
quer Adverb -
crosswise, across ;
queren Verb -
a street to cross ;
quetschen Verb -
to squeeze, to squish ;
quietschen Verb -
to squeak ;
quietschend Adjective -
squeaky ;
quietschfidel Adjective -
extremely cheerful ;
quietschnass Adjective -
rare soaked, soaking wet ;
quälen Verb -
to torment ;
rabbinisch Adjective -
rabbinical (referring to rabbis, their writings, or their work) ;
rachsüchtig Adjective -
vindictive ;
radebrechen Verb -
smatter (intransitive: talk superficially) ;
radfahren Verb -
To ride a bike ;
radieren Verb -
etch (to engrave) ;

to erase, rub out ;
radikal Adjective -
radical ;
radikalisieren Verb -
to radicalize, to radicalise ;
radioaktiv Adjective -
radioactive ;
radioaktiver Abfall Noun -
radioactive waste ;
raffinieren Verb -
technology to refine ;
raffiniert Adjective -
refined ;

clever, cunning ;

sophisticated ;
rallen Verb -
slang to understand ;
ramifizieren Verb -
ramify (to divide into branches) ;
rammen Verb -
to ram ;
ramponieren Verb -
to damage ;
ranghoch Adjective -
high-ranking ;
rangieren Verb -
railway operations to shunt ;
rannte Verb form -
ran ;
ranzig Adjective -
rancid ;
rappelvoll Adjective -
chock full ;
rappen Verb -
To rap ;
rar Adjective -
rare (very uncommon) ;
rasant Adjective -
rapid ;
rasch Adjective -
quick (moving with speed) ;
rasen Verb -
auxiliary verb: sein to race ;

auxiliary verb: haben to rage ;
rasend Adjective -
raging, frantic ;
rasieren Verb -
to shave ;
rasiert Adjective -
shaved ;
rassengemischt Adjective -
Racially mixed. ;
rasten Verb -
to rest ;
rastlos Adjective -
restless ;
raten Verb -
intransitive to advise; to recommend ;

transitive to guess ;
ratifizieren Verb -
treaty to ratify ;
rationale Zahl Noun -
rational number (quotient of integers) ;
rationieren Verb -
to ration ;
ratlos Adjective -
at a loss ;
ratsam Adjective -
advisable ;
rau Adjective -
rough ;
rauben Verb -
criminal act to rob ;

figuratively to rob, to deprive ;

to take away ;
rauchen Verb -
to smoke ;
rauchig Adjective -
smoky ;
raufen Verb -
to brawl ;
raus Interjection -
colloquial get out! ;
raus Adverb -
colloquial out; out here; out into the open ;

colloquial out of here; outta here ;
rauschen Verb -
to rustle, murmur ;
rauskriegen Verb -
to find out, catch wind of ;
rausschmeißen Verb -
to kick out ;
reagieren Verb -
to react; to respond ;
reaktionär Adjective -
reactionary ;
real Adjective -
That has physical existence. ;

That is a version of a fact or statistic (especially in economics) that is intended to reflect key fundamental trends. ;
realisieren Verb -
to realize (to make real, to carry out, to implement) ;

nonstandard to realize (to become aware of) (this form emerged recently imitating the English usage of the verb) ;
realistisch Adjective -
realistic ;
reanimieren Verb -
medicine to reanimate ;
rebellieren Verb -
to rebel ;
recherchieren Verb -
to research, to investigate ;
rechnen Verb -
to count ;

to reckon ;

with 'mit' to expect ;
recht Adjective -
right (direction). ;

proper, correct. ;

true, real. ;

just, lawful. ;
recht Adverb -
well, right ;

very ;

exactly ;
rechte Hand Noun -
right hand ;

right-hand man, right-hand woman ;
rechteckig Adjective -
rectangular ;
rechtfertigen Verb -
to justify (provide an explanation or reason) ;
rechthaberisch Adjective -
Of a person, tending to consider himself right when disagreeing with other people. ;
rechtlich Adjective -
legal ;

lawful ;
rechtmäßig Adjective -
rightful ;
rechts Adverb -
on the right: Siehst du das Auto rechts? ;

to the right: An der nächsten Ampel rechts abbiegen. ;

the right-hand side: Wir gehen nach rechts. ;

pars pro toto for right-wing extremistic ;

pertaining to the political right ;
rechtschaffen Adjective -
righteous, virtuous ;
rechtshin Adverb -
toward the right ;
rechtswidrig Adjective -
unlawful ;
rechtwinklig Adjective -
geometry right-angled ;
rechtzeitig Adjective -
punctual ;
rechtzeitig Adverb -
in time ;

on time ;
recken Verb -
reflexive,to stretch one's muscles to stretch ;
redegewandt Adjective -
eloquent ;
reden Verb -
to talk ;
redselig Adjective -
talkative ;
redundant Adjective -
redundant ;
reduzieren Verb -
to reduce ;
reell Adjective -
mathematics the property of being an element of the set of real numbers. ;
reelle Zahl Noun -
real number (element of the real numbers) ;
referenzieren Verb -
reference (to refer to) ;
referieren Verb -
to report ;

to refer ;
reflektieren Verb -
reflect ;
reflexiv Adjective -
grammar reflexive ;

mathematics reflexive ;
reformieren Verb -
to reform ;
rege Adjective -
lively ;
rege Verb -
Form of regen ;
regelmäßig Adjective -
steady; measured; regular ;

frequent ;

periodic ;
regeln Verb -
to regulate ;
regen Verb -
transitive To move ;

reflexive To move (intransitive). ;

reflexive To be active doing something, occupying oneself. ;

reflexive To budge, to become noticeable. ;
regenerieren Verb -
regenerate (to construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner) ;
regieren Verb -
to govern ;
regional Adjective -
regional ;
registrieren Verb -
to register ;

to notice ;
registriert Adjective -
registered ;
reglementieren Verb -
to regularize; to regiment ;
regnen Verb -
to rain ;
regnerisch Adjective -
ainy ;
regulieren Verb -
to regulate ;
regulär Adjective -
regular ;
reiben Verb -
transitive to rub; to chafe ;

transitive to grate ;
reibungslos Adjective -
smooth gloss ;
reich Adjective -
rich ;
reichen Verb -
to reach ;

to pass, to hand, to give ;

to be sufficient ;
reichlich Adjective -
abundant, plentiful ;
reif Adjective -
ripe ;
reifen Verb -
o ripen ;
reifizieren Verb -
rare to reify ;
reimen Verb -
to rhyme ;
rein Adjective -
pure, clear, plain ;
reinigen Verb -
to clean ;
reinlich Adjective -
cleanly ;
reinrassig Adjective -
zoology purebred, pedigreed, thoroughbred. ;

in Nazi Germany Pure; able to trace Aryan ancestry back at least four generations (according to the racial policy of Nazi Germany). ;
reinstitutionalisieren Verb -
to reinstitutionalize ;
reisen Verb -
intransitive to travel ;
reissen Verb -
to tear ;
reiten Verb -
intransitive to ride; to travel by horse ;

transitive to ride on the back of (someone or something) ;
reizen Verb -
to irritate gloss ;

to excite ;

to tease, tantalize ;

to provoke ;
reißen Verb -
transitive to tear (something); to pull (something) apart ;

intransitive to break; to become torn apart ;

transitive to snatch; to wrench; to yank; to drag; to tug; to pull on (something) ;
rekapitulieren Verb -
to recapitulate ;
rekonstruieren Verb -
to reconstruct ;
rekrutieren Verb -
to recruit ;
rektal Adjective -
(medicine) rectal (of -, via - or related to the rectum) ;
rekursiv Adjective -
recursive (mathematics: of an expression, in which each term is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms) ;
relativ Adjective -
relative ;
relevant Adjective -
relevant ;
religiös Adjective -
religious ;
remis Adjective -
only as a predicative adjective,chess,or,sports draw ;
ren. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of renoviert ;
ren.bed. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of renovierungsbedürftig ;
renaissancistisch Adjective -
Renaissance (relating to the Renaissance) ;
renitent Adjective -
renitent ;
rennen Verb -
intransitive to run; to race; to sprint ;

transitive to run over (someone) ;
renommieren Verb -
to boast, to brag ;
renommiert Adjective -
renowned ;
renovieren Verb -
to renovate ;
renoviert Adjective -
renovated ;
renovierungsbedürftig Adjective -
needing refurbishment ;
reparierbar Adjective -
repairable, fixable ;
reparieren Verb -
o repair ;
repressiv Adjective -
repressive ;
repräsentativ Adjective -
representative (typical) ;
repräsentieren Verb -
represent (to stand in the place of) ;
republikanisch Adjective -
republican ;
reservieren Verb -
to reserve ;
resolut Adjective -
resolute ;
respektieren Verb -
to respect ;
respektlos Adjective -
disrespectful ;
rest. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of restauriert ;
restaurieren Verb -
building, painting, etc. to restore ;
retour Adverb -
regional,or,dated back ;
retten Verb -
to save ;

to rescue ;
retuschieren Verb -
to retouch ;
reuen Verb -
to regret, to be sorry (for) ;

to repent (of) ;
revanchieren Verb -
reflexive to return the favor ;
revanchistisch Adjective -
revanchist ;
revidieren Verb -
revise ;
revoltieren Verb -
to revolt ;
revolutionieren Verb -
to revolutionize ;
revolutionär Adjective -
revolutionary ;
rezeptfrei Adjective -
non-prescription, over-the-counter ;
rezitieren Verb -
to recite ;
reüssieren Verb -
to succeed ;
rheinisch Adjective -
of or pertaining to the Rhineland ;
rhetorisch Adjective -
rhetorical ;
rhetorische Frage Noun -
rhetorical question ;
rhomboedrisch Adjective -
crystallography rhombohedral ;
rhythmisch Adjective -
rhythmic ;
richten Verb -
to direct ;

to judge ;
richtig Adjective -
correct, accurate, right ;
riechen Verb -
transitive to smell (something); to sniff (something) ;

intransitive to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell ;

intransitive to reek; to smell bad ;

intransitive to have a scent; to smell (some way) ;

transitive to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone) ;
riemannsche Mannigfaltigkeit Noun -
Riemannian manifold ;
riemannsche ζ-Funktion Noun -
Riemann zeta function ;
riesengroß Adjective -
giant ;
riesig Adjective -
gigantic, huge ;
rigide Adjective -
rigid (uncompromising) ;
rigoros Adverb -
rigorously ;
ringen Verb -
intransitive to wrestle ;

intransitive to struggle ;

transitive to wring ;
ringförmig Adjective -
ring-shaped, annular ;
rinnen Verb -
to flow ;

to leak ;

to run ;

to trickle ;
riskant Adjective -
risky ;
ritterlich Adjective -
chivalrous, knightly ;
rittlings Adverb -
astride (with one’s legs on either side) ;
ritzen Verb -
to scratch ;
rixig Noun -
Austria,of a child thin and tall ;
robben Verb -
to wriggle like a seal. ;
robust Adjective -
robust ;
rochieren Verb -
chess castle (to perform the move of castling) ;
roden Verb -
to clear (a forest) ;

to make arable ;
roh Adjective -
unprocessed; raw; crude ;

figuratively rough; rude ;
rollen Verb -
intransitive to roll ;

transitive to roll (something round, e.g. a wheel) ;

transitive to roll (something on its wheels) ;
romanisch Adjective -
Romance (of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin) ;
romanische Sprache Noun -
Romance language (European language descended from Latin) ;
romantisch Adjective -
romantic ;
romantisieren Verb -
to romanticize, to romanticise ;
rosa Adjective -
pink ;
rosig Adjective -
rosy ;
rosten Verb -
to rust ;
rostfrei Adjective -
stainless (literally, "free of rust") ;
rostig Adjective -
rusty ;
rot Adjective -
red ;

red-haired (short for rothaarig) ;

politics leftist; on the left of the political spectrum ;

politics,Germany specifically, pertaining to the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany) or Linke (a far-left political party in Germany) ;

historical,offensive Indian (pertaining to the Native Americans) ;
rot-gelb Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a coalition between the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany) and the FDP (a liberal and market-economy promoting political party in Germany) ;
rot-grün Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a coalition between the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany) and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the largest environmental party in Germany) (literally: red-green, derived from the colors representing these parties) ;
rot-rot Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a coalition between the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany) and Die Linke (a far-left political party in Germany) ;
rot-rot-grün Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a triple coalition between the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany), Die Linke (a far-left political party in Germany), and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the largest environmental party in Germany) ;
rote Karte Noun -
red card ;
roter Faden Noun -
thread (internet: series of messages) ;
rotgesichtig Adjective -
Red-faced (i.e. drunk) ;
rothaarig Adjective -
redheaded (having red hair) ;
rotieren Verb -
to rotate ;
rotzen Verb -
vulgar to spit, to gob (Br.), to slag (Aus.) ;
routinemäßig Adjective -
routine ;
routiniert Adjective -
experienced ;
ruchlos Adjective -
nefarious ;
ruckeln Verb -
to jerk ;
rudern Verb -
row (transitive:to propel over water using oars) ;
rudimentär Adjective -
rudimentary ;
rufen Verb -
intransitive to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek ;

intransitive to call (for someone); to request the presence (of someone) ;

transitive to call (something) out ;

with dative object To ask (someone) to do something; to call for (someone) to do something ;

transitive to call (someone), e.g. by telephone ;
rufen Sie die Polizei Phrase -
call the police ;
ruhelos Adjective -
restless ;
ruhen Verb -
intransitive to rest; to sleep ;

intransitive to rest ;

intransitive to be positioned; to rest ;

intransitive to stall; to be suspended ;
ruhig Adjective -
quiet ;

calm ;
ruhmvoll Adjective -
worthy of or receiving glory glorious ;
ruinieren Verb -
to ruin ;
rumalbern Verb -
to goof off, to fuck around ;
rumkümmeln Verb -
to hang out, in an especially sluggish manner; to loaf ;
rummeln Verb -
to rumble ;
rumänisch Adjective -
Romanian (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) ;
rund Adjective -
round, rounded, similar as in English, especially: ;

circular ;

spherical, globular, ball-shaped ;

corpulent, thick ;

(engine operation) regular ;
rund Adverb -
around ;

roughly, approximately, about ;
rund um die Uhr Adverb -
idiomatic around the clock ;
runden Verb -
to round ;
runder Tisch Noun -
round table ;
runter Adverb -
down (from a high to a low position, downwards) ;
runterkippen Verb -
down (to drink or swallow) ;
russisch Adjective -
Russian ;
rustikal Adjective -
rustic (country-styled) ;
rutschen Verb -
to slide ;
rutschig Adjective -
slippery ;
rächen Verb -
transitive to revenge ;

reflexive to take revenge ;
räsonieren Verb -
to reason, to argue ;
rätselhaft Adjective -
puzzling ;

mysterious ;
räuchern Verb -
to fumigate, cure ;
räumen Verb -
to clear ;
rödeln Verb -
vulgar to fuck (in the ass), to bugger ;

rfv-sense to jack off ;
römisch Adjective -
Roman ;
römisch-katholisch Adjective -
Roman Catholic ;
röntgen Verb -
X-ray ;
rötlich Adjective -
reddish ;
rötlich-braun Adjective -
reddish-brown, auburn ;
rüber Adverb -
over here ;
rück- Prefix -
back ;
rückblickend Adjective -
retrospective ;
rücken Verb -
transitive to move, to push ;

intransitive to move over ;
rückläufig Adjective -
declining ;
rückwirkend Adjective -
retroactive ;
rückwärts Adverb -
backwards ;
rüde Adjective -
rude, harsh ;
rüffeln Verb -
to reprimand ;
rügen Verb -
reprove (to convey one's disapproval of in a gentle, kind, sweet tone) ;
rühren Verb -
transitive to stir ;

transitive to move ;

reflexive to bustle ;
rührig Adjective -
active (given to action rather than contemplation) ;
rülpsen Verb -
to burp ;
rüsten Verb -
to equip ;

to prepare ;
s. o. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of: siehe oben ("see above") ;
s. u. Abbreviation -
Abbreviation of: siehe unten ("see below") ;
sabbeln Verb -
jabber, natter, palaver, yap, gab, jaw, twaddle, rattle on, rabbit on (to talk a lot or talk nonsense) ;
sabbern Verb -
to drivel, to drool ;
sabotieren Verb -
to sabotage ;
sachdienlich Adjective -
pertinent, relevant, helpful ;
saftig Adjective -
juicy ;
sagen Verb -
transitive to say; to tell ;
sagenhaft Adjective -
fabulous, legendary ;
saisonal Adjective -
seasonal ;
sakrosankt Adjective -
sacrosanct ;
salopp Adjective -
casual ;

sloppy ;
salutieren Verb -
salute (make a gesture in honor of someone or something) ;
salvadorianisch Adjective -
Salvadoran (of or pertaining to El Salvador) ;
salzen Verb -
transitive to salt (something) for flavor; to season ;

transitive to preserve (something) with salt ;
salzhaltig Adjective -
saline ;
salzig Adjective -
salty ;
sammeln Verb -
transitive to gather; to assemble; to collect ;

reflexive to congregate; to assemble; to meet ;

intransitive to collect money ;
samoanisch Adjective -
Samoan (of or pertaining to Samoa) ;
samt Preposition -
together with ;
samt Adverb -
only used in the phrase: samt und sonders ;
samt und sonders Adverb -
the whole lot ;
san. Abbreviation -
apartment listing Abbreviation of saniert ;
sandfarben Adjective -
sandy gloss ;
sandig Adjective -
covered with sand sandy ;
sanft Adjective -
gentle ;
sanftmütig Adjective -
gentle, meek ;
sanieren Verb -
to redevelop ;

to reconstruct ;

finances to rehabilitate ;
saniert Adjective -
renovated, reconstructed, rehabilitated, redeveloped ;
sanktionieren Verb -
to sanction ;
sarkastisch Adjective -
sarcastic ;
satanisch Adjective -
satanic ;
satirisch Adjective -
satiric, satirical ;
satt Adjective -
satiated, full (having eaten enough food) ;

full ;
satteln Verb -
to saddle ;
sauber Adjective -
clean ;
saubermachen Verb -
to clean ;
saudi-arabisch Adjective -
Saudi Arabian (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) ;
sauer Adjective -
sour ;

acidic ;

colloquial annoyed, angry, pissed off ;
saufen Verb -
transitive to drink ;

transitive to guzzle alcohol; to booze ;
saugen Verb -
intransitive to suck ;

transitive to suck (something) ;

transitive to vacuum ;
saunieren Verb -
to sauna ;
saurer Regen Noun -
acid rain (unusually acidic rain) ;
sausen Verb -
to rush ;

to dash ;
sautieren Verb -
to sauté ;
scannen Verb -
to scan ;
schaben Verb -
transitive to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe ;

intransitive to scrape ;

reflexive to scrape oneself; to scrub oneself ;

reflexive to shave oneself ;
schachern Verb -
to haggle ;
schachmatt Interjection -
checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess) ;
schade Adjective -
Das ist aber 'schade'! or, for short, 'Schade'! ;

Es ist zu 'schade', dass ... ;
schade Verb -
1st person singular present indicative of schaden ;

2nd person singular imperative of schaden ;
schaden Verb -
intransitive to damage; to harm; to hurt ;
schadenfroh Adjective -
gloating ;

maliciously gleeful in the downfall of others (i.e. one's enemies) ;
schaffen Verb -
transitive to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to establish ;

transitive rfc-sense to manage (something); to succeed with (something); to accomplish; to cope with (something) ;

transitive to convey; to carry; to take ;

intransitive to work; to busy oneself ;
schal Adjective -
stale, flat, insipid ;
schalten Verb -
to switch ;
schamlos Adjective -
shameless (having no shame) ;
schanghaien Verb -
to shanghai ;
scharf Adjective -
sharp (knife, intellect) ;

hot (spicy) ;

nipping ;

hot (sexy) ;
scharfsinnig Adjective -
sharp-witted, astute ;
scharmant Adjective -
Alternative spelling of charmant ;
schassen Adverb -
to kick out ;
schaudern Verb -
intransitive to shudder; to shiver ;
schauen Verb -
to look ;
schauerlich Adjective -
eerie, horrible ;
schauern Verb -
intransitive to shiver ;
schaufeln Verb -
to shovel ;
schaukeln Verb -
to swing ;
scheffeln Verb -
to accumulate ;
scheiden Verb -
transitive to separate ;

intransitive to be separated; to be divided ;

transitive to divorce; to dissolve ;

intransitive to depart; to part ;

intransitive to retire; to resign ;
scheinbar Adverb -
apparently (seemingly) ;
scheinen Verb -
to shine; to gleam ;

to seem; to appear; to look ;
scheinheilig Adjective -
sanctimonious (hypocritically pious) ;
scheitern Verb -
to fail ;
scheißegal Adjective -
totally unimportant ;
scheißen Verb -
vulgar to shit ;
schelten Verb -
transitive to scold (someone); to rebuke; to chide ;

intransitive to scold ;
schematisch Adjective -
schematic ;
schenken Verb -
to give ;

to give as a present, to gift ;
scheren Verb -
transitive to shear ;

transitive to clip; to prune ;

transitive to cut; to trim ;

transitive to bother (someone); to trouble (someone) ;

reflexive to care (about something); to mind (something) ;

reflexive to scram; to beat it ;
scherzen Verb -
intransitive to joke; to jest; to frolic. ;
scherzhaft Adjective -
jocular (humorous, amusing, joking) ;
scheu Adjective -
shy ;
scheuchen Verb -
to shoo, shoo away, drive away ;
scheuern Verb -
transitive to scrub; to scour ;

transitive to chafe ;
scheußlich Adjective -
hideous, atrocious, abominable ;
schick Adjective -
elegant ;
schicken Verb -
transitive to send ;

reflexive to hurry (rare) ;

reflexive to be decent, to be appropriate ;
schicksalhaft Adjective -
fateful ;
schicksalsergeben Adjective -
fatalistic ;
schieben Verb -
transitive to push; to shove ;

transitive to slide; to slip; to put ;

intransitive to push ;

transitive to traffic (something); to profiteer; to racketeer ;
schief Adjective -
skew, oblique, askew ;
schielen Verb -
to squint ;

to leer ;
schier Adjective -
sheer pure; unmixed; being only what it seems to be ;
schießen Verb -
transitive to shoot; to fire ;

sports to kick; to shoot ;

photography to shoot ;

slang to shoot up ;

intransitive to dart; to shoot; to rush; to gush ;
schießwütig Adjective -
trigger-happy (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly) ;
schiffbar Adjective -
qualifier navigable ;
schiffen Verb -
(colloquial) to urinate ;
schikanieren Verb -
to bully, to harass ;
schikanös Adjective -
bullying, harassing ;
schildern Verb -
to depict, narrate ;
schimmelig Adjective -
moldy, mouldy ;
schimmeln Verb -
to mold ;
schimmern Verb -
to glimmer, to shimmer ;
schimpfen Verb -
to tell off, scold ;
schizophren Adjective -
schizophrenic ;
schlabbern Verb -
to slurp ;
schlachten Verb -
to slaughter qualifier ;
schlafen Verb -
to sleep ;

to "sleep" on something, to wait and think before making a decision ;
schlaff Adjective -
slack, limp ;
schlaflos Adjective -
sleepless ;
schlafmützig Adjective -
dozy ;
schlafwandeln Verb -
to sleepwalk ;
schlag Verb -
Imperative of schlagen ;
schlagartig Adjective -
abrupt ;
schlagartig Adverb -
abruptly ;
schlagen Verb -
transitive to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound ;

transitive to beat; to win against; to defeat ;

intransitive to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound ;

transitive to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion ;

reflexive to fight ;
schlampig Adjective -
sloppy ;
schlangenförmig Adjective -
having the shape of a snake serpentine ;
schlank Adjective -
slim ;
schlau Adjective -
clever ;
schlecht Adjective -
bad ;
schlechterdings Adverb -
absolutely, virtually, utterly ;
schlechthin Adverb -
absolutely ;

as such ;
schlechtmachen Verb -
to badmouth ;
schlechtreden Verb -
to badmouth ;
schleichen Verb -
intransitive to crawl; to advance slowly; to creep ;

intransitive to move quietly; to creep; to sneak; to steal; to prowl ;
schleifen Verb -
to whet ;
schleimen Verb -
to slime ;

to smarm, to fawn on ;
schleimig Adjective -
slimy ;
schleißen Verb -
(archaic) to tear, split, peel ;
schleißig Adjective -
(Austrian dialect) unkempt ;
schlendern Verb -
intransitive to stroll ;
schleppen Verb -
transitive to tow; to haul ;

transitive to drag; to carry; to tug ;
schleudern Verb -
transitive to hurl; to fling; to sling ;

transitive to centrifuge; to spin ;

intransitive to skid ;
schlicht Adjective -
plain, simple ;
schlichten Verb -
a dispute or argument to settle, to mediate ;
schliessen Verb -
to close ;
schließen Verb -
transitive to shut; to close; to shut down ;

transitive to conclude; to end; to close ;

transitive to come to (an agreement); to enter into (a relationship); to reach (a settlement) ;

transitive to gather; to conclude; to come to realize ;
schließlich Adverb -
in the end, literally: at closure, when all is said and done ;

after all ;
schlimm Adjective -
bad ;
schlingen Verb -
to loop, form a loop ;

to swallow ;
schlossern Verb -
colloquial to do the job of a metalworker or fitter ;
schluchzen Verb -
to sob ;
schlucken Verb -
transitive to swallow ;
schlummern Verb -
to slumber ;
schlurfen Verb -
shuffle (to walk without picking up one's feet) ;
schlussendlich Adverb -
finally, ultimately ;
schläfrig Adjective -
sleepy ;
schlängeln Verb -
I>reflexive to snake ;
schlüpfen Verb -
to slip ;

to hatch ;
schlürfen Verb -
transitive to sip ;

transitive to slurp ;
schlüsselfertig Adjective -
turnkey ;
schlüssig Adjective -
conclusive ;
schmackhaft Adjective -
tasty ;
schmal Adjective -
narrow ;

small ;
schmalzig Adjective -
schmaltzy ;
schmauchen Verb -
to puff away at ;
schmausen Verb -
dated,or,humorous to feast ;
schmecken Verb -
o taste ;
schmeichelhaft Adjective -
flattering ;
schmeicheln Verb -
intransitive to flatter ;
schmeißen Verb -
transitive to throw; to fling; to hurl; to chuck ;

transitive to slam; to bang ;

transitive to manage (something); to handle (something); to deal with (something); to run (something) ;

intransitive to throw (something around); to squander (something away) ;
schmelzen Verb -
transitive to melt; to liquefy ;

transitive to smelt; to fuse ;

intransitive to melt; to liquefy ;

intransitive to dwindle; to melt away ;
schmerzen Verb -
to hurt, to be painful ;
schmerzhaft Adjective -
painful, doleful ;
schmerzlos Adjective -
painless ;
schmiedbar Adjective -
malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets) ;
schmieden Verb -
transitive to forge ;

transitive to devise ;
schmiegen Verb -
to nestle up ;
schmieren Verb -
to smear ;

bread to butter ;

to grease, to oil, to lubricate ;

to bribe ;
schminken Verb -
to put on make-up, to put on lipstick, to make one's face ;

to paint one's face ;
schmirgeln Verb -
sand (to abrade with sand or sandpaper) ;
schmoren Verb -
to braise ;
schmuck Adjective -
dated pretty, spruce ;
schmuggeln Verb -
to smuggle ;
schmusen Verb -
to smooch ;

to cuddle ;

to fondle ;
schmutzig Adjective -
dirty ;
schmücken Verb -
I>transitive to adorn, to decorate ;
schnappen Verb -
to snap ;

to seize a criminal to nab ;

reflexive to nab, to snatch ;
schnarchen Verb -
to snore ;
schnattern Verb -
goose to cackle ;

duck to quack ;
schneebedeckt Adjective -
now-covered ;
schneeweiß Adjective -
snow white, pure white ;
schneiden Verb -
transitive to cut; to carve; to slice ;

transitive to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim ;

transitive to cut (someone) off; to cut in on (someone) ;

transitive to edit ;

transitive to intersect ;

reflexive to cut (oneself) ;

reflexive to delude (oneself); to become mistaken ;

to avoid somebody (to cut someone) ;
schneidig Adjective -
dashing ;
schneien Verb -
to snow ;
schnell Adjective -
quick, fast ;
schnell Adverb -
quickly ;
schnelle Nummer Noun -
sex quickie ;
schnippisch Adjective -
snappish (speaking in an irritable or angry way) ;
schnitzen Verb -
wood to carve ;
schnorcheln Verb -
to snorkel ;
schnorren Verb -
to scrounge, sponge, cadge ;
schnurgerade Adjective -
dead straight, straightway ;
schnurlos Adjective -
cordless ;
schnurren Verb -
to purr ;
schnurstracks Adverb -
straight, straightway ;
schnurz Adjective -
entirely unimportant ;
schnäuzen Verb -
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) ;
schnüffeln Verb -
intransitive to sniff ;

intransitive to nose; to snoop, to sniff out (information) ;

to sniff, to huff ;
schnüren Verb -
to lace ;
schockieren Verb -
to shock ;
schofel Adjective -
paltry ;
schokoladig Adjective -
chocolaty, chocolatey ;
schon Adverb -
already; yet ;

surely; indeed ;
schonen Verb -
to spare ;
schottern Verb -
to gravel ;
schraffieren Verb -
hatch (to shade an area) ;
schrauben Verb -
to screw ;
schrecken Verb -
to frighten, to scare ;
schrecklich Adjective -
horrible ;
schreiben Verb -
transitive to write; to write out ;

transitive to spell ;
schreien Verb -
transitive to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl ;
schreiten Verb -
intransitive to stride; to step; to walk deliberately ;
schriftlich Adverb -
written ;
schrill Adjective -
shrill ;
schrittweise Adverb -
step-by-step, step by step ;
schroff Adjective -
steep ;

gruff, bluff, harsh, rugged, brusque ;
schrumpfen Verb -
intransitive to shrink auxiliary verb sein ;

transitive to shrink auxiliary verb haben ;
schräg Adjective -
oblique ;
schubsen Verb -
shove (to push roughly) ;
schuldbewusst Adjective -
guilty, conscious of guilt ;
schulden Verb -
transitive to owe ;
schuldig Adjective -
guilty ;
schulen Verb -
o school ;
schulisch Adjective -
scholarly ;
schultern Verb -
transitive to shoulder (to carry something on one's shoulders) ;
schuppen Verb -
reflexive,skin to peel ;
schuppig Adjective -
scaly ;
schusssicher Adjective -
bullet-proof ;
schutzlos Adjective -
defenseless ;
schwach Adjective -
weak ;
schwafeln Verb -
o waffle ;
schwammartig Adjective -
spongy (having the structure of a sponge) ;
schwammig Adjective -
pulpy, spongy ;

figuratively imprecise ;
schwanger Adjective -
pregnant ;
schwanken Verb -
intransitive to fluctuate; to waver ;

intransitive to shake; to rock; to sway ;

intransitive to stagger ;
schwarz Adjective -
black ;

politics,Germany pertaining to the CDU/CSU (a large center right christian democratic party in Germany) ;
schwarz-gelb Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a coalition between the CDU/CSU (a large center right christian democratic party in Germany) and the FDP (a liberal and market-economy promoting political party in Germany) ;
schwarz-grün Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a coalition between the CDU/CSU (a large center right christian democratic party in Germany) and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the largest environmental party in Germany) ;
schwarz-rot Adjective -
politics,Germany pertaining to a coalition between the CDU/CSU (a large center right christian democratic party in Germany) and the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany) ;
schwarze Johannisbeere Noun -
blackcurrant ;
schwarze Liste Noun -
blacklist ;
schwarze Suppenschildkröte Noun -
black turtle, Chelonia agassizii ;
schwarzer Kaffee Noun -
black coffee ;
schwarzes Loch Noun -
black hole ;
schwarzweiß Adjective -
photography,or,film black-and-white ;

idiomatic black-and-white ;
schweben Verb -
hover, float ;
schwedisch Adjective -
Swedish (of or pertaining to Sweden) ;
schweflige Säure Noun -
sulfurous acid (the weak acid, H_2SO_3) ;
schweigen Verb -
intransitive to be silent; to keep quiet ;

intransitive to stop talking; to shut up ;
schweigsam Adjective -
silent (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn) ;
schweinekalt Adjective -
very cold ;
schweinisch Adjective -
filthy, dirty (sexual) ;

like a pig ;
schweizerisch Adjective -
Swiss (pertaining to Switzerland, its people, or language) ;
schweißen Verb -
o weld ;
schwelen Verb -
to smoulder ;
schwellen Verb -
intransitive to swell up; to bulge ;
schwer Adjective -
heavy, weighty ;

difficult, hard ;

serious ;

indigestible (food) ;
schwerelos Adjective -
weightless ;
schwermütig Adjective -
melancholic ;
schwerwiegend Adjective -
grave, severe ;
schwielig Adjective -
callous ;

difficult ;
schwierig Adjective -
difficult ;
schwimmen Verb -
intransitive to swim ;

intransitive to float ;

intransitive to be flooded ;
schwindelerregend Adjective -
dizzying ;
schwindelig Adjective -
dizzy (having a sensation of turning around) ;
schwindeln Verb -
intransitive to swindle ;
schwinden Verb -
dwindle ((intransitive) To decrease, shrink, vanish) ;
schwingen Verb -
transitive to swing ;

transitive to wave; to brandish ;

intransitive to vibrate ;

intransitive to oscillate ;

intransitive to swing ;
schwitzen Verb -
transitive to sweat; to perspire ;

intransitive to work ;
schwul Adjective -
colloquial homosexual/gay (of males) ;

pejorative slang having effeminate or flamboyant qualities; fruity, queer, swishy ;
schwäbisch Adjective -
Swabian, of or pertaining to Swabia ;
schwächeln Verb -
to weaken slightly ;
schwächen Verb -
transitive to weaken ;
schwächlich Adjective -
frail, sickly ;
schwängern Verb -
impregnate (to cause to become pregnant) ;
schwänzeln Verb -
to wag, wiggle ;
schwänzen Verb -
colloquial to skip (school, work, etc., without permission); to truant; to play hooky (US); to wag (British slang); to skive ;
schwärmen Verb -
romanticize, gush ;

swarm ;
schwätzen Verb -
babble (to talk much) ;
schwören Verb -
transitive to swear; to take an oath ;
schwül Adjective -
weather sultry, close, oppressive ;
schäbig Adjective -
shabby ;
schädlich Adjective -
harmful ;
schälen Verb -
transitive to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin ;

reflexive to peel off ;
schämen Verb -
reflexive to feel ashamed ;
schänden Verb -
to desecrate ;

dated to ravish ;
schändlich Adjective -
shameful ;

disgraceful ;
schärfen Verb -
transitive to sharpen ;

transitive to strengthen; to sharpen ;
schätzen Verb -
transitive to estimate; to guess; to suppose; to assume ;

transitive to evaluate; to price; to assess ;

transitive to esteem; to appreciate; to value ;
schäumen Verb -
to froth, to foam ;

to fume to feel or express great anger ;
schön Adjective -
beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome ;

good, great, splendid ;

nice, pleasant ;

ironical fine, nice ;
schön Adverb -
well, beautifully ;

really ;

nicely ;
schönen Verb -
to massage; to manipulate (data or a document) to make it more presentable, easier to work with, or to falsify it ;
schöpfen Verb -
to scoop ;
schöpferisch Adjective -
creative ;
schüchtern Adjective -
shy ;
schüren Verb -
poke, to stoke (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning) ;

by extension to stoke, to stir up ;
schütteln Verb -
transitive to shake ;
schützen Verb -
transitive to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard ;

transitive to cover ;

reflexive to protect oneself ;
schützenswert Adjective -
worth protecting ;
sechs Numeral -
cardinal six ;
sechseckig Adjective -
hexagonal, having six corners ;
sechste Ordinal number -
ordinal sixth ;
sechsunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-six (36) ;
sechsundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-six (56) ;
sechsundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-six (66) ;
sechsundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-six (76) ;
sechsundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-six ;
sechsundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-six ;
sechzehn Numeral -
sixteen ;
sechzehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal sixteenth ;
sechzig Numeral -
sixty ;
sechzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal sixtieth ;
sedieren Verb -
sedate (to tranquilize) ;
seekrank Adjective -
seasick ;
seelenlos Adjective -
soulless ;
seetüchtig Adjective -
seaworthy ;
segeln Verb -
to sail ;
segmentieren Verb -
to segment ;
segnen Verb -
transitive to bless ;
sehen Verb -
intransitive to see; to look; to have sight ;

intransitive to take care (of something or someone); to make (something) happen; to see (to something); to look (after someone) ;

transitive to see (something); to view; to watch; to observe; to look at ;

transitive to notice; to perceive; to realize ;

reflexive to meet; to go to see ;
sehenswert Adjective -
worth seeing ;
sehenswürdig Adjective -
worth seeing ;
seherisch Adjective -
visionary ;
sehnen Verb -
reflexive to long (for ...) ;
sehnsüchtig Adjective -
longing, wishful ;
sehnsüchtig Adverb -
longingly, wishfully ;
sehr Adverb -
very ;
seicht Adjective -
shallow ;
seiden Adjective -
silken ;
seifig Adjective -
soapy (taste of soap) ;
sein Verb -
with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative To be ;

auxiliary to have; non-gloss definition ;

intransitive To exist; there be ;

with an indirect object and no subject It is, be ;
sein Pronoun -
possessive his ;

possessive its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., is neuter (das) or masculine (der)) ;
sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen Verb -
idiomatic to hide one's light under a bushel ;
seine Claims abstecken Verb -
figuratively to stake out one's claims ;
seinen Hut nehmen Verb -
idiomatic to resign; to quit (literally: "to take one's hat") ;
seismisch Adjective -
seismic ;
seismologisch Adjective -
seismologic, seismological ;
seit Preposition -
since ;

for ;
seit Conjunction -
since ;
seitdem Conjunction -
since, ever since ;

since that ;
seither Adverb -
since then ;
seitherig Adjective -
I>archaic hitherto ;
sekundenschnell Adjective -
within seconds ;
selbe Adjective -
same (identical) ;
selbst Adverb -
even ;
selbst Pronoun -
self, oneself, myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. ;
selbsterfüllend Adjective -
self-fulfilling ;
selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung Noun -
self-fulfilling prophecy ;
selbstgefällig Adjective -
complacent ;
selbstgerecht Adjective -
self-righteous ;
selbstlos Adjective -
selfless ;
selbstmörderisch Adjective -
extremely reckless suicidal ;
selbstsicher Adjective -
self-confident ;
selbstsüchtig Adjective -
selfish ;
selbstverständlich Adjective -
natural, self-evident ;
selbstverständlich Adverb -
naturally ;
selbstzerstörerisch Adjective -
self-destructive ;
selbstzufrieden Adjective -
self-satisfied ;
selbständig Adjective -
ndependent ;
selig Adjective -
happy ;

blessed ;
selten Adjective -
rare, infrequent ;

unusual ;
selten Adverb -
seldom, rarely ;
seltsam Adjective -
rare, strange ;
semantisch Adjective -
semantic ;
semiotisch Adjective -
semiotic (of or relating to semiotics or to semantics) ;
senden Verb -
transitive to send; to forward ;

transitive to transmit; to broadcast ;
senegalesisch Adjective -
Senegalese (pertaining to Senegal) ;
sengen Verb -
to singe ;
senil Adjective -
senile ;
senken Verb -
to lower ;
senkrecht Adjective -
vertical (being perpendicular with the surface of the Earth) ;
sensibel Adjective -
sensitive ;
sentimental Adjective -
sentimental ;
separat Adjective -
uncommon,or,Austrian dialect separate ;
separieren Verb -
separate (divide (a thing) into separate parts) ;
septisch Adjective -
septic ;
serbisch Adjective -
Serbian (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) ;
seriös Adjective -
respectable, reliable ;
servus Interjection -
hello, hi ;

goodbye, bye ;

qualifier cheers ;
sesshaft Adjective -
to live at one place only settled, resident ;
setzen Verb -
transitive to set; to put ;

reflexive to sit down ;

reflexive to settle ;
seufzen Verb -
intransitive to sigh ;
sexeln Verb -
To be sexually active, that is, to participate in some sexual activity. ;
sexuell Adverb -
sexual, sexually ;
sexuelle Orientierung Noun -
sexual orientation ;
sexy Adjective -
sexy ;
sezieren Verb -
to dissect ;
sich Pronoun -
reflexive non-gloss definition itself, himself, herself, oneself (direct or indirect object). ;

reflexive non-gloss definition themselves (direct or indirect object). ;
sich auf den Weg machen Verb -
to hit the road ;

to head, to set forth ;
sich die Hörner abstoßen Verb -
sow one's wild oats (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) ;
sicher Adjective -
safe ;

secure ;

certain ;
sicher Adverb -
sure ;
sicherlich Adverb -
certainly ;
sichern Verb -
to secure ;
sichtbar Adjective -
visible ;
sichten Verb -
to sight ;
sickern Verb -
to ooze ;
siderisch Adjective -
sidereal (of or relating to the stars) ;
sie Pronoun -
personal she. ;

personal it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine (die)). ;

personal they. ;

personal you, used to refer to any number of persons in formal conversations ;
sieben Numeral -
seven ;
sieben Verb -
transitive to sift; to sieve ;
sieben Todsünden Phrase -
seven deadly sins ;
siebeneckig Adjective -
heptagonal, having seven corners ;
siebente Ordinal number -
ordinal seventh ;
siebenunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-seven ;
siebenundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-seven (57) ;
siebenundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-seven (67) ;
siebenundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-seven (77) ;
siebenundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-seven ;
siebenundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-seven ;
siebte Ordinal number -
ordinal seventh ;
siebzehn Numeral -
seventeen ;
siebzehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal seventeenth ;
siebzig Cardinal number -
seventy (70) ;
siebzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal seventieth ;
siedeln Verb -
to settle newly inhabit a place or region ;
sieden Verb -
to simmer, seethe ;
siegen Verb -
to be victorious, to win ;
siegreich Adjective -
victorious ;
siehe da Interjection -
lo and behold! ;
siezen Verb -
to address formally using the pronoun Sie. ;
siffig Adjective -
colloquial very dirty, filthy ;
signalisieren Verb -
to signal ;
signifikant Adjective -
significant (having noticeable effect) ;
silberfarbig Adjective -
silver (having a color/colour like silver) ;
silbern Adjective -
silver (having a color/colour like silver) ;
silbisch Adjective -
yllabic ;
silbrig Adjective -
silvery ;
simbabwisch Adjective -
Zimbabwean (Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean people or the Zimbabwean language) ;
simpel Adjective -
simple ;
simsen Verb -
to text message#Verbtext message, to text, to SMS ;
simultan Adjective -
simultaneous (at the same time) ;
singen Verb -
to sing ;
singulär Adjective -
singular (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse) ;
sinken Verb -
intransitive to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky ;

intransitive to fall; to drop; to decline ;
sinnbildhaft Adjective -
allegorical, emblematic, figurative, symbolic ;
sinnbildhaft Adverb -
symbolically ;
sinnbildlich Adjective -
allegorical, emblematic, figurative, symbolic ;
sinnbildlich Adverb -
symbolically ;
sinnen Verb -
to think ;

to ponder ;
sinnlos Adjective -
meaningless ;
sintern Verb -
to sinter ;
sitzen Verb -
intransitive to sit; to perch ;

intransitive to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state) ;

intransitive to fit ;

intransitive to do time; to spend time in jail ;

intransitive to hit home; to have a significant effect ;
skandalös Adjective -
scandalous ;
skeptisch Adjective -
skeptical, sceptical ;
skizzenhaft Adjective -
sketchy ;
skizzieren Verb -
sketch (to create a sketch) ;
sklavisch Adjective -
slavish ;
skrupellos Adjective -
unscrupulous (contemptuous of what is right or honourable) ;
slawisch Adjective -
Slavic (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) ;
slowakisch Adjective -
Slovak (of Slovakia or its language) ;
slowenisch Adjective -
Slovene ;
smaragdgrün Adjective -
emerald (rich green colour) ;
snobistisch Adjective -
snobbish, snobby ;
so Adverb -
so, that ;

as ;

archaic an, if ;
so bald wie möglich Adverb -
as soon as possible ;
so ist das Leben Phrase -
such is life ;
so lala Adjective -
so-so ;
sobald Conjunction -
as soon as, by the time ;
sodass Conjunction -
so that ;
sofort Adverb -
immediately, at once ;
sofortig Adjective -
immediate ;
sogar Adverb -
even ;
sogenannt Adjective -
so-called ;
solange Conjunction -
as long as, while ;
solange Adverb -
meanwhile ;
solch Pronoun -
demonstrative such ;
solid Adjective -
solid ;
solidarisch Adjective -
solidary ;
solidarisch Adverb -
in solidarity ;
solidarisieren Verb -
reflexive to declare one's solidarity ;
solide Adjective -
solid ;
solipsistisch Adjective -
solipsistic ;
sollen Verb -
auxiliary should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall ;

auxiliary to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) ;

auxiliary to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) ;

auxiliary to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. ;

auxiliary would; non-gloss definition ;

auxiliary should; non-gloss definition ;

transitive should do (something expressed or implied); to be asked to do (something); to be obligated to do (something); ought to do (something expressed or implied) ;
solomonisch Adjective -
solomonic ;
solvent Adjective -
finance solvent ;
somalisch Adjective -
Somali (pertaining to Somalia) ;
somatisch Adjective -
medicine somatic ;
somit Adverb -
therefore, hence, thus ;
sommergrün Adjective -
deciduous (of or pertaining to trees that shed their leaves in winter) ;
sommerlich Adjective -
summerlike, summerly, summery ;
sonder- Prefix -
special, nonstandard ;
sonderbar Adjective -
strange, odd ;
sonderlich Adjective -
not comparable special, extra, very, particular ;

strange ;
sondern Conjunction -
(coordinating) (preceded by not in the preceding clause) but (instead). ;
sonders Adverb -
only used in the phrase: samt und sonders ;
sonnen Verb -
I>reflexive to sun, to sunbathe ;
sonnenverbrannt Adjective -
sunburnt ;
sonnig Adjective -
sunny ;
sonst Adverb -
often with noch else ;

otherwise ;

normally, usually ;
sorgen Verb -
to care ;

reflexive to worry ;
sorgfältig Adjective -
careful qualifier ;
sorglos Adjective -
carefree ;

careless ;
sortieren Verb -
o sort ;
soufflieren Verb -
to prompt ;
souverän Adjective -
sovereign ;
soviel Conjunction -
as far as, so far as ;
soviel Adverb -
so much, so many, as much, as many ;
soweit Conjunction -
as far as gloss ;

if gloss ;
sowie Conjunction -
as well as ;

as soon as ;
sowohl ... als auch Conjunction -
both ... and ;
sozial Adjective -
social ;
sozialistisch Adjective -
socialistic ;
sozusagen Adverb -
so to speak, in a manner of speaking ;
spaltbar Adjective -
divisible, cleavable ;

nuclear physics fissionable, fissile ;
spalten Verb -
transitive to split (something); to cleave; to chop ;

reflexive to split up; to become divided ;
spanisch Adjective -
Spanish ;
spanische Reiter Noun -
cheval de frise ;
spannen Verb -
to stretch ;
spannend Adjective -
thrilling ;

exciting ;
sparen Verb -
to save (for example money) ;

to put aside ;

to conserve (for example energy) ;
sparsam Adjective -
economical ;
sparsam Adverb -
sparingly ;
spazieren Verb -
to take a stroll, to stroll, to take a walk, to leisurely walk ;
spazieren gehen Verb -
to take a stroll, to stroll, to take a paseo ;
spazierengehen Verb -
Old spelling of spazieren gehen ;
spaßig Adjective -
funny ;

comical ;
speichern Verb -
save (store for future use) ;
speien Verb -
to spit ;

(euphemism) to vomit ;
speisen Verb -
dine (to eat; to eat dinner or supper) ;
speiübel Adjective -
sick to one's stomach ;
spektakulär Adjective -
spectacular ;
spekulativ Adjective -
speculative ;
spekulieren Verb -
speculate ;
spendabel Adjective -
generous ;
spenden Verb -
to donate ;
sperren Verb -
to bar (entry to a place or system) ;

to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis spaced out word. ;
spezialisieren Verb -
reflexive to specialize ;
speziell Adjective -
special (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality) ;
spezifisch Adjective -
specific ;
spezifizieren Verb -
to specify ;
spiegeln Verb -
o mirror ;
spielen Verb -
to play ;
spießig Adjective -
square gloss ;
spinnen Verb -
transitive to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.) ;

transitive to fabricate (an untrue story) ;

intransitive to be crazy ;

intransitive to purr ;
spionieren Verb -
to spy ;
spitz Adjective -
pointed, pointy ;

sharp ;

spiky ;

slang horny ;
spitze Adjective -
colloquial great, awesome ;
spitzen Verb -
transitive to point to make pointy ;

pencil to sharpen ;

ears to perk up one's ears ;
spleißen Verb -
splice (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands) ;
splittern Verb -
to shatter ;
splitternackt Adjective -
starkers (completely nude) ;
sponsern Verb -
to sponsor ;
spontan Adjective -
spontaneous ;
sporadisch Adjective -
sporadic ;
sporadisch Adverb -
sporadically ;
sportlich Adjective -
sporting, sporty, sportily, athletically ;

(clothing) casual ;
spotten Verb -
to scoff, to jeer ;
sprachlich Adjective -
linguistic (relating to language) ;
sprachwissenschaftlich Adjective -
linguistic (relating to linguistics) ;
sprechen Verb -
transitive to speak (some language, the truth, etc.) ;

intransitive to speak; to talk; to give a speech ;

transitive to say (something) ;
sprechen Sie Englisch Phrase -
formal do you speak English? ;
spreizen Verb -
to spread (legs) ;
sprengen Verb -
to blow up, to blast ;

gardening to sprinkle ;
sprenkeln Verb -
to sprinkle ;
sprichst du Englisch Phrase -
informal do you speak English? ;
sprießen Verb -
to sprout ;
springen Verb -
intransitive to spring; to leap; to bounce ;

intransitive to dive; to jump; to vault ;

intransitive to break; to burst; to pop ;
spritzen Verb -
to spurt, to squirt ;

medicine to inject ;
sprunghaft Adjective -
erratic ;

an increase of something rapid, sharp ;
spröde Adjective -
brittle (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure) ;
sprühen Verb -
to spray ;
spucken Verb -
to spit ;
spukhaft Adjective -
spooky ;
spurten Verb -
to sprint ;
sputen Verb -
reflexive to speed ;
spähen Verb -
to peer, peek ;

to spy ;
spärlich Adjective -
sparse (not dense; meager) ;
spät Adjective -
late ;
spätabends Adverb -
late in the evening ;
später Adjective -
later ;
später Adverb -
later ;
späterhin Adverb -
later on ;
spätestens Adverb -
at the latest ;
spätnachts Adverb -
late at night ;
spülen Verb -
to rinse, to wash ;

figuratively to wash, to sweep ;

to flush (the toilet) ;
spülmaschinenfest Adjective -
dishwasher safe ;
spürbar Adjective -
noticeable ;
spüren Verb -
to feel ;
sri-lankisch Adjective -
Sri Lankan (Of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan people or the Sri Lankan language) ;
staatlich Adjective -
belonging or referring to the state ;
stabil Adjective -
stable ;
stabilisieren Verb -
transitive to stabilize / stabilise to become stable ;

reflexive to stabilize / stabilise to make stable ;
stachelig Adjective -
spiny, thorny, prickly ;
stagnieren Verb -
to stagnate ;
stammeln Verb -
to stammer ;
stammen Verb -
to descend, to originate, to be derived ;
stampfen Verb -
to stamp ;
standardisieren Verb -
to standardize, to standardise ;
standardisiert Adjective -
standardized, standardised ;
stapeln Verb -
to pile up ;
stark Adjective -
strong ;
starker Tobak Noun -
figuratively strong stuff ;
starr Adjective -
rigid ;
starren Verb -
stare (to look fixedly) ;
startbereit Adjective -
ready to go ;
starten Verb -
to start ;
stationär Adjective -
stationary ;

medicine inpatient qualifier ;
statistisch Adjective -
statistical ;
statt Preposition -
instead of ;
stattfinden Verb -
to take place, to happen ;
stattlich Adjective -
stately, imposant ;
statuieren Verb -
to state ;
stauben Verb -
to emit dust ;
staubig Adjective -
dusty (covered with dust) ;
staubsaugen Verb -
to use a vacuum cleaner to vacuum ;
stauen Verb -
to dam ;
staunen Verb -
to be astonished ;
stechen Verb -
transitive to stick (someone or something); to poke ;

transitive to sting; to bite; to prick ;

transitive to cut; to chop ;

transitive to burn ;

transitive to take; to trump; to capture ;
stechend Adjective -
piercing ;

pain stabbing ;
stecken Verb -
transitive to stick; to put; to insert ;

transitive to pin ;

intransitive to stick; to be stuck ;
stehen Verb -
intransitive to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position) ;

intransitive to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere) ;

intransitive to stay; to be still ;
stehlen Verb -
transitive to steal ;
steif Adjective -
stiff, rigid ;
steif wie ein Stock Phrase -
simile stiff as a poker / stiff as a board ;
steigen Verb -
intransitive to ascend; to climb ;

intransitive to rise ;

to step ;
steigern Verb -
to increase ;

grammar to compare ;
steil Adjective -
steep ;
steinalt Adjective -
ancient ;
steinern Adjective -
made of stone, stony ;
steinhart Adjective -
hard as stone, stonehard ;
steinig Adjective -
stony, rocky ;
steinigen Verb -
to stone (to death), to lapidate ;
steinreich Adjective -
very rich (wealthy), filthy rich ;
stellen Verb -
to position ;

to put ;

to catch ;

reflexive to surrender ;
stemmen Verb -
to press, to press against ;

sports to lift ;
stempeln Verb -
o stamp ;
sterben Verb -
intransitive to die ;
sterblich Adjective -
mortal ;
steril Adjective -
sterile (germless) ;
sterilisieren Verb -
to sterilize ;
sternhagelvoll Adjective -
dead drunk ;
stetig Adjective -
steady, continuous (without break, cessation, or interruption in time) ;
stets Adverb -
always, everytime ;
steuerlich Adjective -
Of or pertaining to tax ;
steuern Verb -
to steer ;
stibitzen Verb -
to scrounge, to pilfer ;
sticken Verb -
to embroider ;
stiellos Adjective -
botany stalkless ;
stiften Verb -
to endow ;
still Adjective -
quiet, silent. ;
still Adverb -
quietly, silently ;
stillen Verb -
to nurse, to breastfeed ;

to quench ;
stillos Adjective -
lacking style, tasteless ;
stillschweigend Adjective -
tacit ;
stilvoll Adjective -
stylish (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress) ;
stimmen Verb -
to vote ;

music,an instrument to tune ;

to be true ;

with an adjective of emotion,transitive to make (someone happy, sad, etc.) ;
stimmhaft Adjective -
voiced (sounded with vibration of the vocal cords) ;
stimmig Adjective -
coherent ;
stimmlos Adjective -
voiceless ((phonetics, of a consonant) spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced) ;
stimmt Verb -
third-person singular present indicative of stimmen ;
stimmt Interjection -
correct ;
stimulieren Verb -
to stimulate ;
stinken Verb -
intransitive to stink ;
stinkfaul Adjective -
lazy as hell ;
stinklangweilig Adjective -
deadly boring ;
stinknormal Adjective -
totally normal ;
stinkreich Adjective -
filthy rich ;
stippen Verb -
dip (to lower into a liquid) ;
stochastisch Adjective -
stochastic (random) ;
stochern Verb -
to pick, to poke ;
stocken Verb -
to stop ;

to stagnate ;
stocknüchtern Adjective -
stone-cold sober ;
stofflich Adjective -
physical (having to do with the material world) ;
stoisch Adjective -
stoic ;
stolpern Verb -
to stumble ;
stolz Adjective -
proud ;
stopfen Verb -
to stuff ;
stoppen Verb -
to stop ;
stornieren Verb -
to cancel, to reverse ;
stottern Verb -
to stutter ;
stoßen Verb -
transitive to push; to shove; to thrust ;

transitive to bump; to knock; to strike; to hurt ;

reflexive to take exception (to something) ;

intransitive to jolt; to kick; to thrust ;

intransitive to bump (into something); to knock (against something) ;

intransitive to come (across something); to happen (upon something); to stumble (upon something) ;
strack Adjective -
straight, taut ;

(coll.) drunken ;
strafbar Adjective -
liable to prosecution ;
strafe Verb -
first person singular and imperative of strafen ;
strafen Verb -
to punish ;
straff Adjective -
tight ;
strafrechtlich Adjective -
legal concerning or according to criminal law ;

legal attrib criminal ;
strafrechtlich Adverb -
legal under criminal law ;
strahlen Verb -
to shine ;

to radiate ;

to smile in a big way ;
strahlend Adjective -
shining ;

radiant ;
stramm Adjective -
tight ;

upright ;
strammstehen Verb -
stand at attention ;
stranden Verb -
To strand. ;
strapazieren Verb -
to stress, to strain, to tire, to overtax ;
strapaziös Adjective -
strenuous ;
strategisch Adjective -
strategic ;
strecken Verb -
to straighten, stretch ;

to elongate, lengthen ;

to dilute ;
streicheln Verb -
stroke (to move the hand over the surface of), to pet; to fondle ;
streichen Verb -
transitive to stroke ;

transitive to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out ;

transitive to spread; to rub; to apply ;

transitive to paint ;
streiken Verb -
to strike to stop working ;
streiten Verb -
intransitive to argue; to fight; to quarrel ;
streitlustig Adjective -
belligerent ;
stremmen Verb -
to be too tight (clothing) ;
streng Adjective -
severe, rigid, strict ;
streng Adverb -
very much, strictly ;
stressig Adjective -
stressful ;
streuen Verb -
to scatter ;
stricken Verb -
to knit ;
strikt Adjective -
strict ;
strukturiert Adjective -
structured ;
strullen Verb -
colloquial to urinate ;
strullern Verb -
(colloquial) to urinate ;
sträuben Verb -
transitive to bristle up ;

reflexive to be reluctant, to resist ;
stubenrein Adjective -
house-trained, house-broken ;
studieren Verb -
to study ;
stumm Adjective -
mute ;
stumpf Adjective -
dull, blunt ;
stundenlang Adjective -
lasting for hours ;
stundenlang Adverb -
for hours ;
stur Adjective -
stubborn ;
sturmfrei Adjective -
having the house or flat to oneself, due to the absence of housemates or flatmates ;
stutzen Verb -
o cut short ;

o stop short ;
städtisch Adjective -
urban ;

municipal ;
ständig Adjective -
permanent ;

incessant ;
ständig Adverb -
permanently ;

incessantly ;
stärken Verb -
to strengthen ;

to starch ;
stöhnen Verb -
to moan, to groan ;
stören Verb -
to disturb ;
stürmisch Adjective -
stormy ;
stützen Verb -
to support (to keep from falling) ;

to corroborate, to abet ;

to rest, to lean ;
subatomar Adjective -
subatomic ;
sublimieren Verb -
psychology,or,physics to sublimate ;
substituieren Verb -
mathematics to substitute ;
subtil Adjective -
subtle ;
subtrahieren Verb -
to subtract ;
subtropisch Adjective -
subtropical ;
subventionieren Verb -
to subsidize ;
subversiv Adjective -
subversive ;
suchen Verb -
seek ;
suizidal Adjective -
suicidal (pertaining to suicide) ;
suizidgefährdet Adjective -
likely to commit suicide suicidal ;
sukkulent Adjective -
botany succulent ;
sukzessiv Adjective -
gradual ;
sukzessive Adverb -
gradually ;
summa summarum Adverb -
in total ;
summen Verb -
to buzz ;
summieren Verb -
sum (to add together) ;
sumpfig Adjective -
swampy, marshy ;
super Adjective -
colloquial super ;
superb Adjective -
superb ;
surfen Verb -
sports to surf ;

computing to surf (the web) ;
surinamisch Adjective -
Surinamese (person from Suriname) ;
surreal Adjective -
surreal ;
surrealistisch Adjective -
surrealist, surrealistic ;
swasiländisch Adjective -
Swazi (pertaining to Swaziland) ;
sym- Prefix -
variant of syn-, used before labials ;
symbolisch Adjective -
symbolic/symbolical ;

figurative ;
symbolisch Adverb -
symbolically ;

figuratively ;
symbolisieren Verb -
to symbolize, to symbolise ;
symbolträchtig Adjective -
symbol-laden ;
symmetrisch Adjective -
symmetrical, symmetric ;
sympathisch Adjective -
of a person congenial, likable ;

neuroanatomy sympathetic ;
synchron Adjective -
synchronous ;
synergetisch Adjective -
synergetic, synergistic ;
synodal Adjective -
synodic, relating to a synod, notably in ecclesiastic context ;
synonym Adjective -
synonymous ;
synthetisch Adjective -
synthetic ;
synthetisieren Verb -
to synthesize ;
syrisch Adjective -
Syrian (Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) ;
systematisch Adjective -
systematic ;
systematisch Adverb -
systematically ;
systematisieren Verb -
arrange (set up, organise) ;
sächlich Adjective -
grammar neuter ;
sächsisch Adjective -
Saxon (of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language) ;
säen Verb -
transitive to sow ;
sägen Verb -
transitive to saw ;
säkular Adjective -
secular ;
säkularistisch Adjective -
secularistic ;
säkulär Adjective -
secular ;
sättigen Verb -
to satisfy, to gorge ;
säubern Verb -
o clean, to cleanse ;
säuerlich Adjective -
sourish ;
säugen Verb -
to lactate ;
säumen Verb -
To hem (put a hem on an article of clothing) ;

To border; to line; to skirt ;

To do something later than it could be done without a good reason ;
säumig Adjective -
belated (later in relation to the proper time) ;
süchtig Adjective -
addicted ;
südafrikanisch Adjective -
South African ;
südamerikanisch Adjective -
South American ;
südkoreanisch Adjective -
South Korean (of South Korea) ;
südl. abbreviation -
südlich ;
südlich Adjective -
south, southern ;
süffisant Adjective -
smug ;
sündigen Verb -
to sin ;
süß Adjective -
sweet ;

cute ;
süßen Verb -
to sweeten ;
süßlich Adjective -
sweetish ;
süßsauer Adjective -
cooking sweet-and-sour ;
tabu Adjective -
taboo ;
tabuisieren Verb -
to taboo ;
tadeln Verb -
to blame, to censure ;
tadschikisch Adjective -
Tajik (Of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people or the Tajiki dialect) ;
tafeln Verb -
to feast ;
taff Adjective -
tough ;
tagelang Adjective -
lasting for days ;
tagelang Adverb -
for days ;
tagen Verb -
of committees etc. to meet ;
taggen Verb -
internet to tag ;
tagsüber Adverb -
by day, during the day, in the day, in the daytime ;
tagträumen Verb -
to daydream ;
taktisch Adjective -
tactical, tactic ;
taktlos Adjective -
tactless ;
talwärts Adverb -
toward a or the valley ;

figurative downward ;
tansanisch Adjective -
Tanzanian (of, from, or pertaining to Tanzania and its people) ;
tanzbar Adjective -
danceable ;
tanzen Verb -
to dance ;
tapezieren Verb -
to decorate, wallpaper ;
tapfer Adjective -
brave ;

bold ;
tarnen Verb -
to mask; to camouflage; to disguise ;
tasten Verb -
fumble, grope ;
tatsächlich Adjective -
actual, real, factual ;
tatsächlich Interjection -
really? ;
tatsächlich Adverb -
actually, really ;
taub Adjective -
deaf ;
taubstumm Adjective -
deaf-mute (unable to hear or speak) ;
tauchen Verb -
to dive ;

figuratively to bathe ;
tauen Verb -
to thaw, to dew ;
taufen Verb -
baptize ;
taufrisch Adjective -
very fresh ;
taugen Verb -
to be fit ;
tauschen Verb -
to trade ;

to exchange, swap ;
tausend Numeral -
thousand ;
tautologisch Adjective -
tautological ;
taxieren Verb -
to appraise ;
technisch Adjective -
technical ;
teilbar Adjective -
divisible (an integer that when divided leaves no remainder) ;
teile und herrsche Phrase -
divide and conquer ;
teilen Verb -
divide ;
teilnehmen Verb -
to participate ;
teilweise Adjective -
partial ;
teilweise Adverb -
partially ;

to some extent ;
tektonisch Adjective -
tectonic ((geology) relating to large-scale movements) ;
telefonieren Verb -
to telephone ;
telegen Adjective -
telegenic (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers) ;
teleologisch Adjective -
teleological ;
temperamentvoll Adjective -
spirited ;
temporär Adjective -
temporary (for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant) ;
tendenziös Adjective -
tendentious ;
tendieren Verb -
(tendieren zu): to tend toward/towards ;
terrorisieren Verb -
to terrorize ;
tertiär Adjective -
tertiary ;
testen Verb -
to test ;
tetragonal Adjective -
crystallography tetragonal ;
teuer Adjective -
dear ;

expensive ;
teuflisch Adjective -
devilish ;
thailändisch Adjective -
Thai (Referring to Thailand) ;
theatralisch Adjective -
histrionic (excessively dramatic) ;
theistisch Adjective -
theistic ;
thematisch Adjective -
thematic ;
thematisieren Verb -
to bring up ;
theo- Prefix -
theo- ;
theoretisch Adjective -
theoretical ;
theosophisch Adjective -
theosophic ;
thermodynamisch Adjective -
thermodynamic ;
thermoelektrisch Adjective -
thermoelectric ;
thun Verb -
archaic Alternative spelling of tun (to do). ;
tibetisch Adjective -
Tibetan ;
tief Adjective -
deep ;

low ;
tierisch Adjective -
animal (of animals) ;

(slang) extremely, as in "tierisch geil" ;
tierlieb Adjective -
(of a person) loving animals ;
tippen Verb -
typewriter,or,keyboard to type ;

to bet on something ;
tirolerisch Adjective -
Tyrolean ;
tja Interjection -
oh well, well ;
toasten Verb -
to toast (to lightly cook in a kitchen appliance) ;

to toast (to engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something) ;
toben Verb -
to rage ;
tolerant Adjective -
tolerant ;
tolerieren Verb -
to tolerate ;
toll Adjective -
crazy ;

great ;
tollkühn Adjective -
foolhardy, daredevil ;
tongaisch Adjective -
Tongan (of, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language) ;
topologisch Adjective -
topologic, topological ;
torpedieren Verb -
to torpedo ;
tot Adjective -
dead, deceased ;
totgeboren Adjective -
stillborn ;
touchieren Verb -
to graze; to touch ;
traben Verb -
to trot (said of horses) ;
traditionell Adjective -
traditional ;
tragbar Adjective -
portable (able to be carried) ;

wearable (able to be worn) ;
tragen Verb -
transitive to carry; to support ;

transitive to endure; to bear ;

transitive to yield; to bear; to produce ;

transitive to wear (clothing) ;
tragisch Adjective -
tragic (causing great sadness) ;
trainieren Verb -
to train, to coach ;

to work out ;
trampeln Verb -
intransitive to trample ;
trampen Verb -
to hitchhike ;
tranchieren Verb -
meat,or,other foods to carve ;
transchieren Verb -
Alternative spelling of tranchieren ;
transferieren Verb -
to transfer ;
transformieren Verb -
to transform ;
transitiv Adjective -
transitive (of a verb) ;
transluzent Adjective -
translucent ;
transparent Adjective -
transparent ;
transportabel Adjective -
transportable ;
transportieren Verb -
to transport ;
tratschen Verb -
to gossip ;
trauen Verb -
to trust ;

transitive to marry ;

reflexive to dare ;
trauern Verb -
to mourn ;
traumatisch Adjective -
traumatic ;
traumatisieren Verb -
to traumatize, to traumatise ;
traurig Adjective -
sad ;
traurig Adverb -
sadly ;
treffen Verb -
transitive to meet; to encounter ;

transitive to hit; to strike ;

transitive to affect; to concern ;

intransitive to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate ;
treiben Verb -
transitive to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force ;

transitive to put forth; to produce; to sprout ;

transitive to urge ;

transitive to fuck ;

intransitive to drift; to float about ;

intransitive to sprout ;
trennbar Adjective -
separable (able to be separated) ;
trennen Verb -
to separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin ;

to sunder ;

to delink, unlink, disconnect, detach ;

to isolate ;
treten Verb -
transitive to step; to tread; to trample ;

transitive to kick (a ball) ;

intransitive to step; to tread ;

intransitive to pedal ;

intransitive to walk ;
treu Adjective -
true, faithful, loyal ;
triefen Verb -
drip ;
trinkbar Adjective -
potable ;
trinken Verb -
transitive to drink ;

intransitive to drink; to toast ;
trist Adjective -
dull ;

miserable ;

sad ;
triumphieren Verb -
to triumph ;
trivial Adjective -
trivial (common, easy, obvious) ;
trocken Adjective -
dry ;
trocknen Verb -
to dry ;
trojanisch Adjective -
Trojan ;
trommeln Verb -
to drum, to beat a drum ;
trompeten Verb -
to trumpet (sound of an elephant) ;
tropenfest Adjective -
tropicalized, tropicalised ;
tropfen Verb -
to drop, to drip ;
tropisch Adjective -
tropical ;
trotten Verb -
to trot ;
trotz Preposition -
in spite of, despite ;
trotzdem Adverb -
anyhow (in any case) ;
trotzen Verb -
to defy, to brave ;
trächtig Adjective -
of animals pregnant ;
träge Adjective -
lazy, idle ;
trällern Verb -
to trill (to sing with a trill) ;
tränen Verb -
o water (due to irritation, pain, etc.) ;
tränken Verb -
transitive to water (to provide (animals) with water) ;
träumen Verb -
to dream ;
trösten Verb -
to console ;
trüb Adjective -
dim ;
trügen Verb -
transitive to deceive ;

intransitive to be deceptive ;
tschau Interjection -
goodbye, ciao ;
tschechisch Adjective -
Czech ;
tschüs Interjection -
bye ;

see you later ;
tschüss Interjection -
informal bye, cheers, ciao ;
tun Verb -
to do ;

to make ;
tunesisch Adjective -
Tunisian (pertaining to Tunisia) ;
turbulent Adjective -
turbulent ;
turnen Verb -
to do gymnastics ;
turnusgemäß Adverb -
rotationally ;

regularly ;
typisch Adjective -
typical ;
tyrannisch Adjective -
tyrannical ;
tyrannisieren Verb -
transitive to tyrannize, to tyrannise ;
täglich Adjective -
daily ;
tätig Adjective -
active (given to action) ;
tätowieren Verb -
to tattoo ;
tätowiert Adjective -
being tattoed ;
tätscheln Verb -
to pat ;
täuschen Verb -
transitive to deceive ;

reflexive to be wrong, to be mistaken ;

reflexive to err ;
tödlich Adjective -
deadly, mortal, lethal, fatal ;
töpfern Verb -
to make pottery ;
töricht Adjective -
foolish ;
töten Verb -
to kill ;
tüfteln Verb -
to tinker ;
türkis Adjective -
turquoise (color) ;
türkisch Adjective -
Turkish ;
türmen Verb -
transitive to pile, to pile up ;

reflexive,auxiliary verb: haben to pile up ;

intransitive to skedaddle ;
ueber Adverb -
over; alternative spelling of über, used when the umlaut character is not available. ;
uff Interjection -
whew (used before, while or after a mental or physical strenuousness or thinking of it). ;
ugandisch Adjective -
Ugandan (Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language) ;
ukrainisch Adjective -
Ukrainian (relating to Ukraine or its people) ;
ultimativ Adjective -
ultimate (greatest or maximum) ;
ultrakonservativ Adjective -
ultraconservative ;
ultraviolett Adjective -
ultraviolet (radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre) ;
um Preposition -
about, used with es geht ;

around ;

At when relating to time (because the hands of a clock go around, the clock) ;

Used as a conjunction of purpose ;
um die Ecke bringen Idiom -
to get rid of, to kill, to do someone in, to rub someone out (literally "to bring around the corner") ;
um- Prefix -
round, round about ;

repeatedly, over again, re- ;

in another way ;

to the ground, down, over ;
umarmen Verb -
to embrace, to hug ;
umbauen Verb -
a building or apartment to convert ;
umbenennen Verb -
to rename ;
umbringen Verb -
to kill, to murder ;
umdrehen Verb -
turn, turn around, flip, reverse ;
umfahren Verb -
to drive somebody over, to knock somebody down with a vehicle ;

to drive around something, to bypass ;
umfassen Verb -
to encompass ;

to comprise ;
umfassend Adjective -
comprehensive ;
umgangssprachlich Adjective -
colloquial ;
umgeben Verb -
surround (to encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something) ;
umgehen Verb -
to bypass ;

to handle ;
umgekehrt Adjective -
reverse ;
umgekehrt Adverb -
the other way round, the other way around ;
umgänglich Adjective -
companionable, accostable, affable ;
umkehren Verb -
o turn around ;
umkommen Verb -
to die, to be killed ;
umkrempeln Verb -
to turn inside out ;
umkämpft Adjective -
embattled, contested ;
umlaufen Verb -
to orbit ;

to run around something ;
umleiten Verb -
to reroute, to redirect, to divert ;
ums Contraction -
umum + das ;
umschalten Verb -
to switch ;
umschichten Verb -
to regroup ;
umschreiben Verb -
paraphrase (to compose a paraphrase) ;
umsiedeln Verb -
intransitive to resettle auxiliary verb: sein ;

transitive to resettle auxiliary verb: haben ;
umso Conjunction -
all the ;
umsonst Adverb -
free of charge, gratis ;

having done something without success ;
umsteigen Verb -
intransitive to change, to switch (from one means of transport to another) ;
umstoßen Verb -
to knock over, knock down ;
umstritten Adjective -
controversial ;
umstrukturieren Verb -
to restructure ;
umständlich Adjective -
complicated, long-winded ;

awkward ;
umtauschen Verb -
to exchange ;
umverteilen Verb -
to redistribute ;
umweltfreundlich Adjective -
environmentally friendly ;
umwerfend Adjective -
stunning ;
umziehen Verb -
change residence to move auxiliary verb: sein ;

reflexive to change clothes auxiliary verb: haben ;

to parade auxiliary verb: sein ;
un- Prefix -
un- (denoting absence, a lack of; violative of; contrary to) ;
unabdingbar Adjective -
indispensable ;
unabhängig Adjective -
independent ;
unabkömmlich Adjective -
indispensable ;
unabsichtlich Adjective -
unintentional ;
unabwendbar Adjective -
unavoidable, unpreventable ;
unakzeptabel Adjective -
unacceptable ;
unangemessen Adjective -
inadequate, undue ;
unangenehm Adjective -
unpleasant ;
unangerührt Adjective -
untouched ;
unanständig Adjective -
indecent ;
unauffällig Adjective -
inconspicuous (not prominent or easily noticeable) ;
unaussprechlich Adjective -
unpronounceable ;

unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable qualifier ;

unspeakable, inexpressible, unmentionable, nameless qualifier ;
unausweichlich Adjective -
inescapable ;
unbarmherzig Adjective -
pitiless, ruthless ;
unbeabsichtigt Adjective -
unintentional (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) ;
unbedeutend Adjective -
nsignificant, trifling ;
unbedingt Adverb -
absolutely, definitely ;

unconditionally ;
unbeeindruckt Adjective -
unimpressed ;
unbefriedigend Adjective -
unsatisfying ;
unbegrenzt Adjective -
unlimited ;
unbehaglich Adjective -
uncomfortable (not comfortable) ;
unbekannt Adjective -
unknown ;
unbelebt Adjective -
inanimate ;
unbelehrbar Adjective -
unwilling to learn ;
unbeliebt Adjective -
unpopular ;
unbemannt Adjective -
unmanned ;
unbenannt Adjective -
innominate ;
unbenutzt Adjective -
unused ;
unbequem Adjective -
uncomfortable, inconvenient ;
unberechenbar Adjective -
incalculable ;

unpredictable ;
unberührt Adjective -
untouched, pristine ;
unbeschränkt Adjective -
unlimited ;
unbeschwert Adjective -
light-hearted ;
unbesetzt Adjective -
unoccupied ;
unbestimmt Adjective -
undetermined ;
unbestreitbar Adjective -
undeniable ;
unbestritten Adjective -
undisputed ;
unbeständig Adjective -
unstable, unsteady ;

fickle ;
unbezahlbar Adjective -
riceless ;
unblutig Adjective -
bloodless (taking place without loss of blood) ;
und Conjunction -
(coordinating) and ;
und so weiter Adverb -
et cetera, and so on, and so forth ;
und zwar Adverb -
namely ;

absolutely ;
undenkbar Adjective -
unthinkable ;
undicht Adjective -
leaking ;
undurchlässig Adjective -
impenetrable ;
undurchsichtig Adjective -
opaque ;
unecht Adjective -
apocryphal, fake, false, not genuine ;
unecht Adverb -
apocryphally ;
unechte Karettschildkröte Noun -
loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta ;
unehrlich Adjective -
dishonest ;
uneinig Adjective -
divided ;
uneins Adjective -
divided ;
uneinsichtig Adjective -
unreasonable ;
unelastisch Adjective -
nelastic ;
unempfindlich Adjective -
insensitive ;
unendlich Adjective -
infinite ;
unentbehrlich Adjective -
indispensable ;
unentrinnbar Adjective -
inescapable ;
unentschieden Adjective -
undecided, undetermined ;

tied (sport) ;
unentwegt Adjective -
steadfast ;
unentwirrbar Adjective -
inextricable ;
unerfahren Adjective -
inexperienced, green ;
unerhört Adjective -
outrageous, scandalous, egregious ;

unheard-of ;
unerklärlich Adjective -
unexplainable, inexplicable ;
unerlässlich Adjective -
requisite, necessary ;
unerschrocken Adjective -
fearless, dauntless ;
unerträglich Adjective -
unbearable ;
unerwartet Adjective -
unexpected ;
unerwünscht Adjective -
undesirable, unwanted ;
unfair Adjective -
unfair ;
unfassbar Adjective -
incomprehensible, inconceivable ;
unfasslich Adjective -
incomprehensible, inconceivable ;
unfehlbar Adjective -
infallible, unerring ;
unflektierbar Adjective -
uninflected ;
unfreiwillig Adjective -
involuntary ;
unfreundlich Adjective -
unfriendly ;
unfruchtbar Adjective -
infertile ;

fruitless ;
unfähig Adjective -
incapable, unable, inapt ;

incompetent ;
ungangbar Adjective -
impassable ;
ungar Adjective -
not suited for agriculture ;
ungarisch Adjective -
Hungarian (Hungarian) ;
ungeachtet Preposition -
regardless of, notwithstanding ;
ungebraucht Adjective -
unused ;
ungebunden Adjective -
free (not imprisoned) ;
ungebührlich Adjective -
improper ;
ungeduldig Adjective -
impatient ;
ungeduldig Adverb -
impatiently ;
ungefähr Adjective -
approximate ;
ungefähr Adverb -
approximately ;
ungefährlich Adjective -
not dangerous, safe ;
ungeheuer Adjective -
enormous ;
ungeheuer Adverb -
enormously ;
ungeheuerlich Adjective -
monstrous (hideous or frightful) ;
ungehorsam Adjective -
disobedient ;
ungekürzt Adjective -
unabridged ;
ungemäht Adjective -
unmown ;
ungenau Adjective -
imprecise, inexact ;

inaccurate ;
ungerade Adjective -
odd (not divisible by two) ;
ungerecht Adjective -
unjust, unfair ;
ungerührt Adjective -
emotion untouched, unmoved ;
ungeschickt Adjective -
clumsy (awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous) ;
ungeschlechtlich Adjective -
asexual ;
ungeschminkt Adjective -
without makeup, not made up ;

truth, etc. unvarnished, plain ;
ungeschützt Adjective -
unprotected ;
ungesetzlich Adjective -
illegal ;
ungestört Adjective -
undisturbed ;
ungestüm Adjective -
impetuous ;
ungewiss Adjective -
uncertain ;
ungewöhnlich Adjective -
uncommon, unusual, unordinary ;
ungewöhnlich Adverb -
unusually ;
ungezogen Adjective -
naughty ;
unglaublich Adjective -
unbelievable, incredible ;
ungläubig Adjective -
unbelieving ;

religion unfaithful, irreligious ;
unglücklich Adjective -
unhappy ;

unfortunate ;
unglückselig Adjective -
unfortunate, hapless ;
ungültig Adjective -
invalid ;
unhaltbar Adjective -
untenable, indefensible gloss ;
unheilbar Adjective -
incurable ;
unheimlich Adjective -
uncanny ;

creepy, eerie ;

incredible ;
uninteressant Adjective -
uninteresting ;
universell Adjective -
universal ;
unklar Adjective -
unclear ;
unklug Adjective -
unwise ;
unkommerziell Adjective -
noncommercial ;
unkommunikativ Adjective -
uncommunicative ;
unkonventionell Adjective -
unconventional ;
unkritisch Adjective -
not critical ;

of a person uncritical ;
unlängst Adverb -
recently (in the recent past) ;
unmenschlich Adjective -
inhuman, inhumane ;
unmessbar Adjective -
immeasurable ;
unmissverständlich Adjective -
unmistakable ;
unmittelbar Adjective -
immediate, direct ;
unmoralisch Adjective -
immoral ;
unmöglich Adjective -
impossible ;
unnachahmlich Adjective -
inimitable ;
unnatürlich Adjective -
unnatural ;
unnötig Adjective -
unnecessary ;
unordentlich Adjective -
untidy (sloppy) ;
unorthodox Adjective -
unorthodox ;
unparteiisch Adjective -
not in favor of one faction impartial, unbiased ;
unparteilich Adjective -
impartial ;
unpassend Adjective -
improper (unsuitable to needs or circumstances) ;
unpersönlich Adjective -
impersonal ;
unpolitisch Adjective -
apolitical ;
unproblematisch Adjective -
nproblematic ;
unrealistisch Adjective -
unrealistic ;
unrecht Adjective -
wrong, unethical ;
unruhig Adjective -
anxious, restless ;
uns Pronoun -
accusative and dative of wir: us ;
unschlagbar Adjective -
unbeatable ;
unschuldig Adjective -
I>legal innocent ;
unser Pronoun -
personal genitive of wir. ;

possessive our (addressing many persons). ;
unseriös Adjective -
disrespectable, unreliable ;
unsicher Adjective -
uncertain ;

unsafe ;

insecure ;
unsichtbar Adjective -
invisible ;
unsinnig Adjective -
nonsensical ;

unreasonable ;
unsinnig Adverb -
nonsensically ;

unreasonably ;
unsportlich Adjective -
unathletic, unfit, not good at sports ;

unsportsmanlike ;
unstatthaft Adjective -
Inadmissible, not allowed, against the rules, ;
unsterblich Adjective -
immortal ;
unstet Adjective -
I>archaic erratic ;

nsteady ;
unstet Adverb -
I>archaic erratically ;
unstetig Adjective -
discontinuous ;
unstrukturiert Adjective -
unstructured ;
unten Adverb -
below ;
unter Preposition -
nder ;

elow ;

mong ;
unter anderem Adverb -
inter alia (among other things) ;
unter- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
unterbewusst Adjective -
subconscious ;
unterbrechen Verb -
to interrupt ;
unterbringen Verb -
accommodate ;

host ;
unterdrücken Verb -
to suppress, to oppress ;
unterdrückt Adjective -
oppressed ;

suppressed, repressed ;
unterentwickelt Adjective -
underdeveloped ;
unterernährt Adjective -
undernourished ;
untergehen Verb -
to set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) ;

to fall, to go down (to be defeated) ;

to perish ;
unterhalb Preposition -
below ;
unterhalten Verb -
transitive to maintain ;

transitive to entertain ;

reflexive to converse ;
unterhaltsam Adjective -
amusing; entertaining; enjoyable ;
unterirdisch Adjective -
underground, subterranean ;
unterjochen Verb -
to subjugate ;
unterlassen Verb -
to refrain from, to eschew; to forbear ;
unterlegen Adjective -
inferior ;

defeated ;
unterlegen Verb -
to underlay, to put under ;
unterliegen Verb -
intransitive To be inferior to, be beaten by. ;

intransitive To be subject to. ;
unternehmerisch Adjective -
entrepreneurial ;
unterrichten Verb -
to teach, to school ;

to inform ;
unters Contraction -
unterunter + das ;
unterscheiden Verb -
transitive to distinguish ;

reflexive to differ ;
unterschiedlich Adjective -
different ;
unterschreiben Verb -
to sign ;
unterschwellig Adjective -
subliminal ;
unterschätzen Verb -
to underestimate ;
unterstreichen Verb -
to underscore, to underline ;
unterstützen Verb -
to support ;
untersuchen Verb -
to examine, to investigate ;
untertan Adjective -
only used as a predicative adjective tributary ;
untertan machen Verb -
to subdue ;
unterteilen Verb -
divide ;
untertänig Adjective -
most humble ;
unterwegs Adverb -
en route or in transit ;

on the way or figuratively, on one's way ;
unterwerfen Verb -
transitive to subdue ;

reflexive to submit ;
unterwürfig Adjective -
submissive ;
unterzeichnen Verb -
to sign (To give legal consent by writing one's signature) ;
unterziehen Verb -
transitive to subject to ;

reflexive to undergo ;

transitive to fold in ;
untreu Adjective -
unfaithful ;
untröstlich Adjective -
inconsolable, disconsolate ;
untätig Adjective -
idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment) ;
unumstritten Adjective -
undisputed ;
unverbesserlich Adjective -
incorrigible, diehard ;
unverdient Adjective -
undeserved ;
unvergesslich Adjective -
unforgettable ;
unvergleichbar Adjective -
incomparable ;
unvergleichlich Adjective -
incomparable ;
unverheiratet Adjective -
unmarried (having no husband or wife) ;
unverkäuflich Adjective -
unsaleable ;

not for sale ;
unverletzt Adjective -
unhurt, unscathed ;
unvermeidbar Adjective -
unavoidable ;
unvermeidlich Adjective -
inevitable ;
unvernünftig Adjective -
unreasonable ;
unverschämt Adjective -
impertinent gloss ;
unverständlich Adjective -
incomprehensible ;
unverwechselbar Adjective -
unmistakable, unique ;
unverzichtbar Adjective -
indispensable, essential ;
unverzüglich Adverb -
immediately ;
unvollständig Adjective -
incomplete ;
unvorbereitet Adjective -
unprepared ;
unvorhersagbar Adjective -
unpredictable ;
unvorhersehbar Adjective -
unpredictable, unforeseeable ;
unvorstellbar Adjective -
unimaginable ;
unwahrscheinlich Adjective -
unlikely (not likely) ;
unweit Preposition -
not far from ;
unwesentlich Adjective -
insignificant, inessential ;
unwichtig Adjective -
nimportant ;
unwiderlegbar Adjective -
irrefutable ;
unwiderruflich Adjective -
irrevocable ;
unwiderstehlich Adjective -
irresistible ;
unwissenschaftlich Adjective -
unscientific ;
unwägbar Adjective -
imponderable ;
unwählbar Adjective -
unelectable ;
unwürdig Adjective -
unworthy, dishonourable, undignified ;
unzufrieden Adjective -
discontent, dissatisfied ;
unzuverlässig Adjective -
unreliable ;
unzählbar Adjective -
uncountable (linguistics: about a noun which cannot be counted) ;
unzählig Adjective -
countless ;
unüberbrückbar Adjective -
unbridgeable, insurmountable, irreconcilable ;
unübersetzbar Adjective -
untranslatable ;
unübersichtlich Adjective -
unclear, confusing ;
unüblich Adjective -
nusual ;
ur- Prefix -
ur-). ;

in combination with an adjective very. (an intensifier of an adjective). ;
uralt Adjective -
very old ;
urban Adjective -
urban ;
urbanisieren Verb -
o urbanize ;
urgeschichtlich Adjective -
prehistoric ;
urheberrechtlich Adjective -
related to copyright, with respect to copyright ;
urinieren Verb -
formal to urinate ;
urkundlich Adjective -
documented, documentary (related to a document or deed) ;
ursprünglich Adjective -
original, initial ;
ursprünglich Adverb -
originally, initially ;
urteilen Verb -
to judge ;
usbekisch Adjective -
Uzbek (of, from, or pertaining to Uzbekistan, its people or language) ;
usuell Adjective -
usual ;
usurpieren Verb -
usurp (to seize power) ;
utopisch Adjective -
utopian ;
vage Adjective -
vague ;
vakant Adjective -
vacant (not occupied) ;
validieren Verb -
validate (check the validity of) ;
vandalieren Verb -
to vandalize, to vandalise ;
variieren Verb -
to vary ;
vegan Adjective -
vegan ;
vegetarisch Adjective -
vegetarian ;
vehement Adjective -
vehement ;
velarisieren Verb -
I>linguistics to velarize ;
venezianisch Adjective -
Venetian ;
venezolanisch Adjective -
Venezuelan ;
ver- Prefix -
Inseparable verbal prefix for- ;

Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes a transition of the object into a state, which is indicated by the stem. ;

Inseparable verbal prefix indicating a negative action of the stem. ;
verabreichen Verb -
administer (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit) ;
verabscheuen Verb -
to abhor, to detest, to loathe, to abominate ;
verachten Verb -
to despise, to scorn ;
verachtenswert Adjective -
despicable ;
verallgemeinern Verb -
to generalize ;
veralten Verb -
to become outdated ;
veraltet Adjective -
outdated ;
verantwortlich Adjective -
responsible ;
verantwortungslos Adjective -
irresponsible ;
verarbeiten Verb -
process (to use or manipulate data with a software program) ;
verarmen Verb -
to impoverish, to pauperize ;
verarschen Verb -
colloquial to trick, to fool gloss ;
verbarrikadieren Verb -
to barricade ;
verbergen Verb -
to hide ;
verbessern Verb -
transitive to improve gloss ;

reflexive to improve gloss ;

transitive to correct ;
verbesserungsbedürftig Adjective -
in need of improvement; needing improvement ;
verbesserungsfähig Adjective -
imperfect gloss ;
verbeugen Verb -
reflexive,gesture to bow ;
verbieten Verb -
with dative to forbid, prohibit ;
verbinden Verb -
to join, to combine, to connect ;

medicine to bandage ;

telephony to put through ;
verbindlich Adjective -
binding ;

obliging ;
verblassen Verb -
to fade ;
verbleien Verb -
lead (to cover, fill, or affect with lead) ;
verbleit Adjective -
leaded ;
verbluten Verb -
bleed to death (die from loss of blood) ;
verborgen Adjective -
hidden ;
verboten Adjective -
forbidden, prohibited ;

banned ;
verbrannt Adjective -
burned ;
verbrauchen Verb -
to consume ;
verbrechen Verb -
transitive to be responsible for something, usually something criminal or otherwise undesirable ;
verbrecherisch Adjective -
criminal ;
verbreiten Verb -
to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate ;
verbrennen Verb -
to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire) ;

to burn (to hurt the mouth by an overdose of spices) ;
verbringen Verb -
to spend (time) ;
verbrämen Verb -
embellish ;
verbrüdern Verb -
reflexive to fraternize (to associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner) ;
verbünden Verb -
reflexive to ally ;
verbüßen Verb -
to serve (a sentence) ;
verchromen Verb -
to chrome-plate ;
verdammen Verb -
to condemn ;
verdammenswert Adjective -
damnable ;
verdammt Adjective -
damned ;
verdammt Interjection -
damn ;
verdammungswürdig Adjective -
damnable ;
verdanken Verb -
to owe ;
verdauen Verb -
digest (to separate food in the alimentary canal) ;
verderben Verb -
transitive to deprive (someone) of (something); to rob (someone) of (some feeling) ;

transitive to ruin; to render (something) useless; to corrupt; to spoil ;

intransitive to spoil; to rot; to perish ;

intransitive to be offensive; to live sinfully ;
verdichten Verb -
to condense, to densify ;
verdienen Verb -
to earn ;

to deserve ;
verdient Adjective -
deserved ;

meritorious ;
verdinglichen Verb -
to reify ;
verdrießen Verb -
to chagrin ;
verdunkeln Verb -
to darken ;

to obscure ;
verdächtig Adjective -
suspicious, suspect ;
verdächtigen Verb -
transitive to suspect ;
verdünnen Verb -
to thin down, to dilute (a liquid or gas) ;
verehren Verb -
to adore ;

to worship ;
vereinbar Adjective -
reconcilable ;
vereinbaren Verb -
to agree upon ;

to reconcile ;
vereinfachen Verb -
transitive to simplify to make simpler ;

reflexive to simplify to become simpler ;
vereinigt Adjective -
united ;
vereisen Verb -
to ice over ;
vererben Verb -
inherit ;
verewigen Verb -
o immortalize ;
verfahren Verb -
to proceed, to deal with ;

as a driver of a vehicle to lose one's way, to get lost ;
verfassungswidrig Adjective -
unconstitutional ;
verfickt Adjective -
vulgar fucked up, fucking ;
verfinstern Verb -
to eclipse ;
verfluchen Verb -
transitive to curse ;
verflucht Adjective -
damn, damned ;
verflüssigen Verb -
to liquefy, to liquify ;
verfolgen Verb -
to pursue ;

to persecute ;

to trace ;

to haunt ;
verfrüht Adjective -
opposite of belated early ;
verfügbar Adjective -
available (ready for use) ;
verfügen Verb -
decree (to command by a decree) ;
verführen Verb -
to seduce ;
verführerisch Adjective -
seductive ;

tempting ;
vergeben Verb -
to set (to devise and assign work) ;

to forgive ;
vergebens Adverb -
in vain (without success) ;
vergeblich Adjective -
unavailing, useless ;
vergehen Verb -
to pass, to elapse ;
vergelten Verb -
to retaliate ;
vergessen Verb -
transitive to forget; to leave ;
vergesslich Adjective -
forgetful ;
vergeuden Verb -
squander (to waste) ;
vergewaltigen Verb -
to rape ;
vergiften Verb -
to poison ;
vergleichbar Adjective -
comparable ;
vergleichen Verb -
compare ;
vergleichend Adjective -
comparative ;
vergnügt Adjective -
cheerful ;
vergraben Verb -
to bury to place in the ground ;
vergraulen Verb -
transitive to scare off ;
vergreisen Verb -
age (intransitive: become old) ;
vergrößern Verb -
to enlarge, to amplify, to increase ;

reflexive to become larger ;
vergänglich Adjective -
transitory, fugacious ;
verhaften Verb -
to detain, to take into custody ;
verhalten Adjective -
restrained ;
verhalten Verb -
reflexive to behave ;

reflexive,impersonal to be ;
verhandeln Verb -
to negotiate ;
verheerend Adjective -
devastating ;
verhehlen Verb -
to conceal, to hide ;
verheiraten Verb -
transitive to marry ;

reflexive to marry, to get married ;
verheiratet Adjective -
married (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband) ;
verhexen Verb -
to bewitch ;
verhext Adjective -
bewitched ;
verhindern Verb -
to prevent, to inhibit ;
verhutzelt Adjective -
withered, shriveled ;
verhältnismäßig Adverb -
relatively (proportionally) ;
verhängnisvoll Adjective -
fateful, disastrous ;
verhören Verb -
in court or by the police to interrogate ;
verhüllen Verb -
to cloak, to cover ;

to veil ;
verifizieren Verb -
o verify ;
verirren Verb -
I>reflexive to get lost ;
verjüngen Verb -
to rejuvenate ;

technical to narrow, to reduce ;
verkacken Verb -
vulgar to dick up / mess up something, to lose or fail at something, to bungle / botch ;
verkappt Adjective -
in disguise ;
verkapseln Adverb -
to encapsulate, to enclose ;
verkaufen Verb -
to sell ;
verkennen Verb -
to mistake ;
verkettet Adjective -
computing,of data items chained ;
verkleiden Verb -
to dress up, to disguise ;

to cover, to panel ;
verkleinern Verb -
transitive to make smaller ;

reflexive to become smaller ;

to diminish ;
verkloppen Verb -
(transitive) to beat up ;
verknöchert Adjective -
ossified ;
verkäuflich Adjective -
saleable ;

for sale ;
verkörpern Verb -
to embody ;
verkünden Verb -
pronounce (to officially declare) ;
verkürzen Verb -
to shorten ;
verlagern Verb -
to relocate ;

to shift ;
verlangen Verb -
to ask for, demand ;
verlangsamen Verb -
transitive to slow down ;
verlassen Verb -
to leave, to abandon, to depart ;

(sich verlassen auf) to trust ;
verlaufen Verb -
to stray ;

to get lost ;
verlaust Adjective -
infested with lice ;
verlegen Adjective -
rfv-sense spoiled (food), deteriorated (from standing too long), stale. ;

abashed, embarrassed, confused, disconcerted, self-conscious; as, ein verlegener Blick. ;

lacking, short of; as, nicht um Worte verlegen. ;

rare creased (from having been lain on). ;
verlegen Verb -
to displace, to mislay; as, seine Brille/Schlüssel verlegen ;

to lay; as, ein Kabel/Schienen verlegen ;

to reschedule, to postpone, to adjourn, to put off; as, eine Besprechung verlegen ;

to transfer, to shift; as, Arbeitskräfte an einen anderen Standort verlegen ;

to stop, to hinder, to obstruct, to block; as, jemandem die Zufahrt verlegen ;

to publish; as, ein Buch/eine Fachzeitschrift verlegen ;
verleiden Verb -
to put someone off something, to make someone no longer enjoy something ;
verleihen Verb -
to award (someone an honor, a medal, etc); to confer (a titel or degree upon someone) ;

to lend (something to someone, for a finite period of time) ;

to vest (a power in someone), a give (a right to someone) ;
verleiten Verb -
transitive to seduce, to entice ;
verlernen Verb -
forget (to lose remembrance of) ;
verletzen Verb -
to hurt, to injure ;

to violate (rules, laws, etc.) ;
verletzlich Adjective -
vulnerable ;
verletzt Adjective -
hurt, injured ;
verleumden Verb -
libel ;
verlieben Verb -
to fall in love ;
verliebt Adjective -
in love (of a person or persons: enamored) ;
verlieren Verb -
transitive to lose (something, or a game) ;

transitive to shed ;

reflexive to trail away, to fade away ;
verloben Verb -
to betroth; to get engaged ;
verlogen Adjective -
phony ;
verlängern Verb -
to lengthen ;

to prolong, to extend ;
verlässlich Adjective -
reliable ;
vermarkten Verb -
to market ;
vermasseln Verb -
colloquial to blow; to screw up; to botch ;
vermeidbar Adjective -
avoidable ;
vermeiden Verb -
to avoid ;
vermeintlich Adjective -
supposed, alleged ;

imaginary ;
vermengen Verb -
mix (stir two or more substances together) ;
vermieten Verb -
to rent (to someone) ;
verminen Verb -
military to mine ;
vermissen Verb -
to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something) ;

to have something missing ;
vermitteln Verb -
to mediate ;

to convey ;
vermittels Adverb -
by means of (by using the thing specified) ;
vermummen Verb -
reflexive to disguise ;
vermuten Verb -
to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, (US) guess ;

transitive to suppose someone to be ;
vermutlich Adjective -
suspected, presumable, assumed ;
vermutlich Adverb -
presumably ;
vermögen Verb -
transitive to be able to; may. ;
vermögend Adjective -
wealthy ;
vernachlässigbar Adjective -
negligible ;
vernachlässigen Verb -
transitive To neglect. ;
vernetzen Verb -
to network ;

to cross-link ;
vernichten Verb -
annihilate (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate) ;
vernünftig Adjective -
reasonable, sensible ;
verordnen Verb -
decree (to command by a decree) ;
verpassen Verb -
to miss (to be late for something) ;

to forfeit ;
verpflichten Verb -
undertake (to commit oneself to an obligation) ;
verpfänden Verb -
to pawn, to mortgage ;
verpissen Verb -
reflexive to fuck off; piss off gloss ;
verpixelt Adjective -
pixelated ;
verprügeln Verb -
to beat up someone ;

to beat, to bash ;
verpuffen Verb -
to deflagrate ;
verpuppen Verb -
reflexive to pupate ;
verputzen Verb -
construction to plaster ;

colloquial to put away ;
verpönt Adjective -
frowned upon ;
verraten Verb -
betray (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) ;

rat out (to give someone away) ;
verrechnen Verb -
I>reflexive to miscalculate ;
verrichten Verb -
to carry out ;

to perform ;
verringern Verb -
transitive To abate. ;
verrostet Adjective -
rusty ;
verrottet Adjective -
decayed, rotten ;
verrußt Adjective -
sooted ;
verrückt Adjective -
crazy, mad ;
versagen Verb -
to fail ;
versalzen Adjective -
too salty ;
versalzen Verb -
to put too much salt in ;

figuratively to spoil ;
versammeln Verb -
to gather, to assemble ;
versauen Verb -
to mess up ;
versaut Adjective -
filthy ;
verscheißern Verb -
colloquial to fool someone ;
verschicken Verb -
transitive to send out ;

transitive to send off ;
verschieben Verb -
to move, to shift ;

to postpone ;
verschieden Adjective -
different ;

various ;
verschiedentlich Adverb -
on various occasions ;
verschlacken Verb -
to slag (make slag) ;
verschlechtern Verb -
deteriorate (make worse) ;
verschleiern Verb -
to veil ;

to disguise ;
verschleißen Verb -
to wear out, chafe, abrade ;
verschleppen Verb -
to abduct ;

to protract ;
verschleudern Verb -
to dump (sell dirt cheap) ;
verschliessen Verb -
Standard Swiss German spelling of verschließen ;
verschließen Verb -
transitive to close; to shut; to lock ;

transitive to lock (something) up ;
verschlimmbessern Verb -
colloquial To make something worse in an honest but failed attempt to improve it; to disimprove. ;
verschlimmern Verb -
to make worse, to worsen, to aggravate ;
verschlingen Verb -
to devour ;
verschlossen Adjective -
locked ;

uncommunicative, withdrawn ;
verschlüsseln Verb -
to encrypt ;
verschlüsselt Adjective -
encrypted ;
verschmutzen Verb -
to soil ;

environment to pollute ;
verschmähen Verb -
to scorn, to disdain ;
verschneiden Verb -
neuter (to remove sex organs from an animal) ;
verschonen Verb -
to spare ;
verschreiben Verb -
to prescribe ;

to make an error while writing ;

to commit oneself to something ;
verschreibungspflichtig Adjective -
prescription ;
verschränken Verb -
to entagle, to cross, to fold, to interweave ;
verschweigen Verb -
conceal (to hide something) ;
verschwenden Verb -
to squander to waste ;
verschwenderisch Adjective -
lavish ;
verschwimmen Verb -
o blur ;
verschwinden Verb -
intransitive to disappear; to vanish ;

(colloquial) to get lost, to take a hike ;
verschwommen Adjective -
vague, fuzzy ;

blurred ;
verschwören Verb -
reflexive to conspire ;
verschütten Verb -
a liquid to spill ;

in rubble to trap, to bury alive ;
versehen Verb -
transitive to perform ;

transitive to hold ;

head to provide with ;
versehentlich Adverb -
by mistake ;
versenden Verb -
to ship, to dispatch ;
versenken Verb -
down (to pot a ball) ;
versetzen Verb -
to put, to move into a state or position ;

to deal, to give a blow, hit etc. ;

school to promote to the next grade ;

work to transfer to a different work place or position ;
verseuchen Verb -
to contaminate ;
versichern Verb -
to insure gloss ;

to reassure, assure ;
versiert Adjective -
versed ;
versifizieren Verb -
versify (intransitive: to turn prose into poetry; rewrite in verse form) ;
versinken Verb -
intransitive to sink, to descend ;
versklaven Verb -
to enslave ;
versnobt Adjective -
snobbish, snobby ;
verso Adverb -
overleaf ;
versorgen Verb -
to supply ;
verspeisen Verb -
To consume. ;
versperren Verb -
to bar, to block ;

to lock ;
verspotten Verb -
to make fun of ;
versprechen Verb -
to promise ;

reflexive to make a verbal slip ;

reflexive to expect ;
verspätet Adjective -
belated, late ;
verstaatlichen Verb -
to nationalize, to socialize ;
verstecken Verb -
transitive to hide ;
versteckt Adjective -
hidden ;
verstehen Verb -
transitive to understand, to comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of) ;

reflexive to get along well with (=mit), to like ;
versteigern Verb -
transitive to auction ;
versteinern Verb -
to petrify ;
versterben Verb -
die; pass away ;
verstopfen Verb -
to plug ;

to clog ;

to jam ;
verstorben Adjective -
deceased (no longer alive) ;
verstoßen Verb -
to outcast ;

to infringe (against a law) ;
verstrahlen Verb -
contaminate (with radiation) ;
verstreichen Verb -
to pass ;
verstummen Verb -
to become silent ;
verständlich Adjective -
understandable, comprehensible ;
verstärken Verb -
to reinforce ;

to amplify ;

reflexive to grow stronger ;
versuchen Verb -
to try, attempt ;

to tempt ;
versuchsweise Adverb -
as an experiment ;

by way of trial ;
versäumen Verb -
to miss, to omit, to not do something important ;
versöhnen Verb -
reflexive to reconcile ;
versüßen Verb -
sugar (to make something seem less unpleasant) ;
verteidigen Verb -
to defend ;
verteilen Verb -
to distribute ;

to spread ;
vertiefen Verb -
to deepen ;
vertikal Adjective -
vertical ;
vertobaken Verb -
(North German dialects) to beat, to flog, to thrash ;
vertonen Verb -
transitive to set to music ;
vertragen Verb -
transitive to tolerate, bear ;

transitive could do with gloss ;

reflexive to get along with gloss ;
vertrauen Verb -
trust (to place confidence in) ;
vertrauenswürdig Adjective -
trustworthy ;
vertraulich Adjective -
confidential ;
vertraut Adjective -
close, intimate ;

familiar ;
vertreten Verb -
to represent ;

to substitute ;
vertun Verb -
to make a mistake ;
verunglimpfen Verb -
to denigrate; to libel ;
verunsichern Verb -
to make insecure, to make uncertain ;
verursachen Verb -
to cause ;
verurteilen Verb -
to condemn ;

legal to sentence ;
vervollständigen Verb -
to complete, to round off ;
verwaisen Verb -
to be orphaned ;
verwaist Adjective -
orphaned ;

deserted ;
verwalten Verb -
to manage ;

to administer ;
verwalteter Code Noun -
computing managed code ;
verwandeln Verb -
to metamorphose ;

to transform, to convert ;

to turn ;
verwandt Adjective -
related ;
verwanzen Verb -
to bug (in order to listen secretly) ;
verwanzt Adjective -
infested with bugs ;

bugged (in order to secretly listen) ;
verwechseln Verb -
confuse (to mistake one thing for another) ;
verweigern Verb -
to refuse ;

to deny ;
verweisen Verb -
defer ;

relegate ;
verwelken Verb -
to wither ;
verwendbar Adjective -
sable ;
verwenden Verb -
to use (employ, apply) ;
verwirren Verb -
to confuse ;
verwirrt Adjective -
confused ;

disoriented ;
verwitwet Adjective -
widowed ;
verwundbar Adjective -
ulnerable ;
verwunden Verb -
to wound ;
verwässern Verb -
figuratively to water down, to dilute ;
verwüsten Verb -
to devastate, ravage ;
verzaubern Verb -
to enchant ;
verzaubert Participle -
enchanted, charmed ;

spellbound ;

transformed, changed into ;
verzehren Verb -
transitive to consume ;

reflexive to languish ;
verzeigen Verb -
report (to relate event) ;
verzeihen Verb -
to forgive; to pardon; to excuse ;
verzichten Verb -
to dispense with, do without ;
verzieren Verb -
garnish, adorn ;
verzierten Verb -
to decorate ;

to adorn ;
verzinnen Verb -
tin (cover with tin) ;
verzweifeln Verb -
to despair ;
verzweifelt Adjective -
desperate ;
verzweigen Verb -
branch (to produce branches) ;
verzwickt Adjective -
tricky ;
verzögern Verb -
transitive to delay ;

transitive to protract ;

reflexive to be delayed ;
verändern Verb -
transitive to alter, to change ;

reflexive to change ;
verüben Verb -
to commit, carry out, perpetrate ;
veterinär Adjective -
veterinary ;
vgl. abbreviation -
cf. (compare - used in written language) ;
viel Adjective -
much, a lot ;
viel Glück Interjection -
good luck! ;

Godspeed! ;
viele Adjective -
many ;
viele Köche verderben den Brei Proverb -
too many cooks spoil the broth ;
viele liebe Grüße Adjective -
yours sincerely, sincerely yours; a polite formula to end a letter, especially when the recipient's name is known to the sender, for example in a informal letter ;
vieleckig Adjective -
polygonal, polygonic ;
vielen Dank Phrase -
thank you very much. (literally "many thanks") ;
vielerorts Adverb -
in many places ;
vielfarbig Adjective -
multi colored. ;
vielfältig Adjective -
manifold ;
vielleicht Adverb -
perhaps, maybe ;
vielmehr Conjunction -
on the contrary ;
vielmehr Adverb -
rather ;
vielseitig Adjective -
versatile ;
vielversprechend Adjective -
promising ;
vier Numeral -
cardinal four ;
vier Buchstaben Noun -
plurale tantum euphemistic idiomatic buttocks, bottom, rear end ;

&lit ;
viereckig Adjective -
quadrilateral, having four corners ;
vierte Ordinal number -
ordinal fourth ;
vierteljährlich Adjective -
quarterly ;
vierunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-four (34) ;
vierundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-four (54) ;
vierundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-four (64) ;
vierundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-four (74) ;
vierundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-four ;
vierundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-four ;
vierzehn Numeral -
fourteen ;
vierzehn Tage Phrase -
a fortnight, fourteen days, two weeks ;
vierzehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal fourteenth ;
vierzehntäglich Adjective -
fortnightly ;
vierzig Cardinal number -
forty ;
vierzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal fortieth ;
vietnamesisch Adjective -
Vietnamese; of or pertaining to Vietnam or the Vietnamese language ;
vincentisch Adjective -
Vincentian (Of, or pertaining to, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) ;
violett Adjective -
violet (colour) ;
virtualisieren Verb -
virtualize ;
virtuell Adjective -
virtual (in effect; not fact) ;
virtuelle Realität Noun -
computing virtual reality ;
virtuelles Teilchen Noun -
virtual particle ;
vis-à-vis Preposition -
vis-à-vis ;
visionär Adjective -
visionary ;
viskos Adjective -
viscous ;
vogelfrei Adjective -
outlawed, proscribed ;
volatil Adjective -
volatile (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions) ;
voll Adjective -
full ;

familiar really, bloody ;
voll wie eine Haubitze Phrase -
pissed as a newt ;
voll- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
vollbusig Adjective -
busty ;
vollenden Verb -
transitive to complete ;
voller Adverb -
full of ;
volljährig Adjective -
of age; of legal age. ;
vollkommen Adjective -
perfect (fitting its definition precisely) ;

complete ;
vollständig Adjective -
complete ;
vollständig Adverb -
completely ;
voluminös Adjective -
voluminous ;
vom Contraction -
from the, of the; about the (contraction of vonvon + dem) ;
vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär Idiom -
from rags to riches (literally: from dishwasher to millionaire) ;
von Preposition -
from ;

of (belonging to) ;
von A bis Z Adverb -
from A to Z (comprehensively) ;
von etwas Wind bekommen Idiom -
idiomatic get wind of something ;
von ganzem Herzen Adverb -
wholeheartedly ;
von gestern Adjective -
idiomatic born yesterday ;
von heute auf morgen Adverb -
idiomatic suddenly, instantly ;
von wegen Interjection -
as if!, no chance! ;
vor Preposition -
before ;

in front of ;

ago ;
vor Christus Adjective -
before Christ, BC ;
vor allem Adverb -
above all (of prime importance), especially ;
vor die Hunde gehen Verb -
idiomatic go to the dogs ;
vor- Prefix -
denotes primarily that something is before or in front of another thing or higher in a hierarchy ;
voran- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
voraus Adverb -
ahead, forward ;
voraus- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
vorausahnen Verb -
to anticipate ;
vorausbezahlt Adjective -
prepaid ;
voraussagen Verb -
to predict ;
voraussehen Verb -
to foresee ;
voraussetzen Verb -
To presuppose or assume ;
voraussichtlich Adjective -
expected, anticipated, prospected ;
vorbei Adjective -
over, past, up ;
vorbei Preposition -
past (a place) ;
vorbereiten Verb -
transitive to prepare ;

reflexive to prepare, to get ready (auf etw. (Akk.)) ;
voreingenommen Adjective -
prejudicial ;
vorerst Adverb -
for now ;
vorgeben Verb -
to pretend ;
vorgefertigt Adjective -
prefabricated ;
vorgehen Verb -
to proceed ;
vorgeschichtlich Adjective -
prehistoric ;
vorgestern Adverb -
the day before yesterday ;
vorhaben Verb -
to intend ;
vorhanden Adjective -
available, existing ;
vorher Adverb -
before ;

beforehand ;
vorher- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
vorherrschen Verb -
to predominate ;
vorhersagbar Adjective -
predictable ;
vorhersagen Verb -
to forecast, to predict ;
vorhersehbar Adjective -
foreseeable (able to be foreseen or anticipated) ;
vorhersehen Verb -
to foresee ;
vorhin Adverb -
recently (some short time ago) ;

just (moments ago) ;
vorjährig Adjective -
of the previous year ;
vorkantsche Adjective -
Pre-Kantian, coming before Immanuel Kant, the philosopher. ;
vorkommen Verb -
to occur, happen ;

to seem, appear ;
vorlegen Verb -
to present, to submit ;
vorlesen Verb -
to read (to sb. dat. sth. acc.) ;
vorletzt Adjective -
penultimate ;
vorliegen Verb -
to be existent, to be there, to be present ;
vorläufig Adjective -
preliminary ;
vorn Adverb -
in front ;
vorne Adverb -
at the front ;

in front ;

ahead ;
vornehm Adjective -
aristocratic (partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy) ;
vornehmen Verb -
to undertake ;
vorrätig Adjective -
stock (normally available for purchase) ;
vorrücken Verb -
advance (to move forwards, to approach) ;
vors Contraction -
in front of the. ;
vorschlagen Verb -
to propose ;
vorschreiben Verb -
to dictate, to command ;
vorschriftsmäßig Adverb -
duly ;
vorsichtig Adjective -
deliberate (not hasty or sudden); cautious ;
vorstellbar Adjective -
imaginable ;
vorstellen Verb -
transitive to introduce, to present ;

reflexive to introduce oneself ;

reflexive to imagine ;
vorstoßen Verb -
to advance ;
vorteilhaft Adjective -
advantageous ;
vortragen Verb -
to lecture ;

by speech to present, to report ;

poem to recite ;

song to sing ;
vortäuschen Verb -
affect (to make a false display of) ;
vorverzinnen Verb -
tin (coat with solder) ;
vorwerfen Verb -
to reproach ;

to throw to ;
vorwiegend Adverb -
redominantly ;
vorwurfsvoll Adjective -
reproachful ;
vorwärts Adverb -
onward, onwards, forward ;
vorziehen Verb -
to prefer, to favor ;
vorzugsweise Adverb -
preferably ;
vorübergehen Verb -
intransitive to pass by, to pass over, to pass ;
vorübergehend Adjective -
temporary ;
voyeuristisch Adjective -
voyeuristic ;
vulgär Adjective -
vulgar ;
vulkanisch Adjective -
volcanic ;
vulkanisieren Verb -
vulcanize (to harden rubber with heat) ;
vulnerabel Adjective -
vulnerable ;
väterlich Adjective -
fatherly ;

paternal ;
vögeln Verb -
dated,or,obsolete to catch birds. Compare "angeln". ;

dated,or,obsolete to be itinerant, to flit from place to place ;

vulgar to have sexual intercourse ;

of birds to mate ;
völkerrechtlich Adjective -
relating to international law ;
völkisch Adjective -
ethnic ;
völlig Adjective -
complete, total, utter ;
waagerecht Adjective -
horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) ;
wach Adjective -
awake ;
wachen Verb -
o watch, to guard ;
wachsam Adjective -
vigilant ;
wachsen Verb -
intransitive to grow ;

intransitive to grow, to increase ;

to wax ;
wackelig Adjective -
shaky ;

unsteady ;
wackeln Verb -
waggle, wobble ;
wacker Adjective -
I>dated brave ;

I>dated efficient ;
wagen Verb -
To venture, dare ;

To risk, jeopardize ;
waghalsig Adjective -
reckless ;
wahlberechtigt Adjective -
eligible or entitled to vote; enfranchised ;
wahr Adjective -
true ;
wahrheitsgemäß Adjective -
truthful, true ;
wahrnehmbar Adjective -
capable of being seen or noticed noticeable ;
wahrnehmen Verb -
to sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice ;

an opportunity, chance, etc. to use ;

a right to assume ;
wahrscheinlich Adverb -
probably, likely ;
walisisch Adjective -
Welsh (of or pertaining to Wales) ;
walken Verb -
to tan (in leather-making) ;

to knead ;

slang to beat ;
wallfahren Verb -
to go on a pilgrimage ;
wallfahrten Verb -
to go on a pilgrimage ;
walzen Verb -
to roll ;

to waltz, dance the waltz ;
wandeln Verb -
to wander, to stroll ;

transitive transform, change ;

reflexive change, transform ;
wandern Verb -
to hike ;

to move around ;
wandlungsfähig Adjective -
adaptable, versatile ;
wankelmütig Adjective -
fickle ;
wanken Verb -
to falter, stagger ;
wann Conjunction -
;
wann Adverb -
when ;
warm Adjective -
warm, hot ;
warmblütig Adjective -
zoology warm-blooded ;
warnen Verb -
to warn ;
warte Verb form -
imperative of warten ;
warten Verb -
to wait ;

to maintain (e.g. a car) ;
warum Adverb -
why ;
warzig Adjective -
warty ;
was Pronoun -
interrogative what ;

relative which ;
was für Phrase -
what kind of ;

what (often in exclamation) ;
was geht Phrase -
what's up (literally, "what is going (on)", casually) ;

what's happening? ;
was kostet es Phrase -
how much does it cost ;
waschecht Adjective -
washable, fast ;

genuine, dyed-in-the-wool ;
waschen Verb -
to wash ;
wasserdicht Adjective -
watertight ;
wasserscheu Adjective -
afraid of water, water-shy, aquaphobic ;
waten Verb -
to wade ;
wau Interjection -
woof (sound of a dog) ;
weben Verb -
to weave ;

to intertwine (to become twined together) ;
wechseln Verb -
change, exchange ;
wechselseitig Adjective -
mutual ;
wecken Verb -
to wake ;
wedeln Verb -
waggle, wag ;
weder Conjunction -
neither ;
weder Fisch noch Fleisch Idiom -
idiomatic neither fish nor fowl (literally: neither fish nor meat) ;
weg Adverb -
away ;
weg- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
wegen Preposition -
for, because of ;
weggehen Verb -
go (disappear) ;
wegkommen Verb -
to get away, to come out/off (eg well/poorly) ;
weglassen Verb -
to omit ;
wegnehmen Verb -
o take away ;
wegschieben Verb -
to push away ;
wegwerfen Verb -
to throw away ;
weh Adjective -
sore, painful ;
weh Interjection -
alas! woe! ;
wehen Verb -
to blow (wind) ;
wehren Verb -
to defend ;
wehrlos Adjective -
defenseless ;
wehrpflichtig Adjective -
liable to military service ;
weibisch Adjective -
effeminate ;
weiblich Adjective -
female ;

feminine, womanly ;
weich Adjective -
soft ;
weichen Verb -
to yield ;

to soak ;
weigern Verb -
to refuse ;
weihen Verb -
To consecrate. ;
weihnachtlich Adjective -
Of, or pertaining to Christmas. ;
weil Conjunction -
because ;
weiland Adverb -
archaic once, in old times ;
weinen Verb -
to weep, cry ;
weinerlich Adjective -
tearful, weepy, about to - or with a tendency to shed tears ;
weise Adjective -
wise ;
weisen Verb -
intransitive to point ;

transitive to indicate; to show ;
weit Adjective -
wide ;

large ;
weit Adverb -
far ;
weitaus Adverb -
by far ;
weiten Verb -
reflexive,to become wider to widen ;
weiter so Verb -
Keep it up. ;
weitergeben Verb -
to impart gloss ;
weiterhin Conjunction -
furthermore; moreover ;
weiterhin Adverb -
with a verb still ;
weiterleiten Verb -
o forward ;
weitersagen Verb -
to share, to pass it on ;
weitgehend Adjective -
extensive ;
weitgehend Adverb -
to a large extent ;
weitreichend Adjective -
far-reaching ;
weiträumig Adjective -
large in expanse spacious, roomy, ample ;
weitsichtig Adjective -
anatomy,or,figuratively farsighted ;
weiß Adjective -
white ;
weißen Verb -
to whiten ;
welche Adjective -
interrogative what; noun modifier which indicates that the precise identity of the noun is unknown. ;
welche Determiner -
interrogative which; which kind of. ;

interrogative,dated how much; how great (used in an exclamation) ;
welche Pronoun -
which ;
welcher Pronoun -
which ;
welk Adjective -
faded ;
welken Verb -
to wither ;
welsch Adjective -
foreign (especially Italian) ;
weltbekannt Adjective -
world-famous ;
weltbürgerlich Adjective -
cosmopolitan ;
weltlich Adjective -
mundane (worldly) ;
weltweit Adjective -
orldwide ;
wem Pronoun -
interrogative dative of wer, (to) whom (indirect object). ;
wen Pronoun -
interrogative accusative of wer, who(m) (direct object). ;
wenden Verb -
transitive to spend (some resource); to devote ;

reflexive to turn ;

transitive to turn ;
wenig Adjective -
few, only a little ;
weniger Adjective -
less ;
weniger Adverb -
less ;

obsolete minus ;
weniger ist mehr Proverb -
less is more ;
wenigstens Adverb -
at least ;
wenn Conjunction -
subordinating when ;

subordinating if qualifier ;
wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen Adverb -
when pigs fly (never expressed idiomatically). ;
wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muß der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommen Phrase -
idiomatic If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain ;
wenn nicht Conjunction -
unless ;
wenngleich Conjunction -
albeit (despite its being; although) ;
wer Pronoun -
interrogative who. ;
werben Verb -
transitive to recruit; to enlist ;

intransitive to advertise ;
werden Verb -
auxiliary will; to be going (to do something); non-gloss definition ;

auxiliary to be done; non-gloss definition ;

intransitive to become; to get; to grow; to turn ;
werfen Verb -
transitive To throw. ;

transitive To cast ;
werken Verb -
colloquial,or,obsolete to work, to work hard ;
wert Adjective -
Worth (sth). ;
wertfrei Adjective -
value-free ;

nonjudgmental ;
wertlos Adjective -
worthless ;
wertvoll Adjective -
valuable ;
wesentlich Adjective -
significant, essential ;
weshalb Adverb -
why ;
wessen Pronoun -
interrogative genitive of wer, whose. ;
westfälisch Adjective -
estphalian ;
westl. abbreviation -
westlich ;
westlich Adjective -
west, western ;
westwärts Adjective -
west (towards the west) ;
weswegen Adverb -
why, for what reason ;
wetteifern Verb -
to vie ;
wetten Verb -
to bet ;
wettmachen Verb -
to make something undone, to even out. ;
wetzen Verb -
to whet, to sharpen ;
wichsen Verb -
vulgar to masturbate; to wank; to toss off; to manually stimulate the sexual organs. ;
wichtig Adjective -
important ;
wickeln Verb -
to wrap ;
wider Preposition -
against ;
wider- Prefix -
against, contrary to, contra- ;
widerlegbar Adjective -
refutable ;
widerlegen Verb -
to disprove, to refute ;
widerrufen Verb -
transitive To revoke, rescind, cancel. ;
widersprechen Verb -
to object ;

to contradict ;

reflexive to be contradictory ;
widerspruchsfrei Adjective -
consistent ;
widersprüchlich Adjective -
contradictory ;

conflicting ;
widerstandsfähig Adjective -
resistant, tough ;
widerstehen Verb -
to withstand, to resist ;
widerwillig Adjective -
reluctant, unwilling, loth ;
widerwillig Adverb -
unwillingly ;
widmen Verb -
transitive to dedicate ;

reflexive,+dative to attend to ;
widrig Adjective -
adverse ;
wie Preposition -
like ;
wie Adverb -
how ;

nonstandard than ;

nonstandard when in the past tense ;
wie alt bist du Phrase -
how old are you ;
wie dem auch sei Phrase -
however, howbeit, however it may be, be that as it may ;
wie der Vater, so der Sohn Proverb -
Like father, like son ;
wie die Ölsardinen Idiom -
simile packed like sardines literally: like the sardines in oil ;
wie ein Grab schweigen Verb -
idiomatic to be as silent as the grave, to say absolutely nothing (about a particular subject) ;
wie geht es Phrase -
informal how are you, often abbreviated to wie geht's? ;
wie geht es Ihnen Phrase -
(formal singular) how are you ;
wie geht es dir Phrase -
(informal singular) how are you, often abbreviated to wie geht's? ;
wie geht es euch Phrase -
(informal plural) how are you ;
wie geht's Phrase -
informal how are you (literally, "how goes it") ;
wie gehts Phrase -
informal how are you, what's up ;
wie heißen Sie Phrase -
what is your name (formal) ;
wie heißt du Phrase -
what is your name (casual) ;
wie ist das Wetter Phrase -
how's the weather ;
wie man in den Wald hineinruft, so schallt es heraus Proverb -
One is treated the same way as one treats other people; what goes around, comes around. ;
wie viel Adverb -
how much ;

how many ;
wie vom Donner gerührt Adjective -
idiomatic thunderstruck ;
wieder Adverb -
again ;
wieder- Prefix -
A prefix similar to re-, indicating repetition. ;
wiederbeleben Verb -
to revive, to resuscitate ;
wiedergewinnen Verb -
to regain ;
wiedergutmachen Verb -
to repair, to recompense ;
wiederherstellen Verb -
to reconstitute ;
wiederholen Verb -
to repeat ;
wiederkäuen Verb -
ruminate ;
wiedersehen Verb -
transitive to see again, to meet again ;
wiederum Adverb -
again, in turn ;
wiederwählen Verb -
to reelect ;
wiegen Verb -
transitive to weigh; to measure the weight; to balance ;

intransitive to weigh; to be of a certain weight ;

transitive to move (something) from side to side; to sway; to shake; to rock ;

transitive to chop (e.g. herbs); to mince ;
wiehern Verb -
neigh, to whinny,to nicker (sound of a horse) ;
wienerisch Adjective -
Viennese (of or relating to Vienna) ;
wieso Adverb -
why ;
wieviel Adverb -
how much ;
wieviel Uhr ist es Phrase -
what time is it ;
wild Adjective -
wild ;
wildern Verb -
to take game or fish illegally to poach ;
willen Preposition -
for the sake of ;
willens Adjective -
willing, ready, prepared ;
willentlich Adjective -
deliberate ;
willentlich Adverb -
deliberately ;
willig Adjective -
willing ;
willkommen Adjective -
elcome ;
willkommen Interjection -
elcome ;
willkommen heißen Verb -
to welcome ;
willkürlich Adjective -
arbitrary ;
winden Verb -
transitive to wind ;

transitive to twist; to twirl ;

reflexive to squirm; to writhe ;
windig Adjective -
windy ;
windisch Adjective -
Slovene ;
windschief Adjective -
skew (neither perpendicular nor parallel) ;
windtreibend Adjective -
capable of inducing the release of gas; carminative ;
winken Verb -
to wave ;

to beckon ;
winterlich Adjective -
winterly, wintry ;
winzig Adjective -
minute, tiny (very small) ;
wir Pronoun -
personal we. ;
wir sind das Volk Phrase -
literally We are the people (!) ;
wird es regnen Phrase -
is it going to rain ;
wirf Verb form -
Imperative of werfen. ;
wirken Verb -
to function correctly to work ;

to be effective ;

to take effect ;
wirklich Adjective -
real ;
wirksam Adjective -
effective ;
wirkungslos Adjective -
ineffective ;
wirr Adjective -
confused ;
wirtelig Adjective -
chiefly whorled ;

chiefly verticillate ;
wirtschaftlich Adjective -
economical ;
wirtschaftsliberal Adjective -
politics free market (favoring economic freedom) ;
wischen Verb -
to wipe ;
wispern Verb -
whisper (to talk in a quiet voice) ;
wissbegierig Adjective -
inquisitive ;
wissen Verb -
transitive To know; to be aware of (a fact). ;
wissenschaftlich Adjective -
scientific ;

scholarly ;
wissenschaftliches Rechnen Noun -
scientific computing ;
wittern Verb -
scent (to detect the scent of) ;
witzig Adjective -
funny, humorous/humourous ;
wo Conjunction -
when ;
wo Adverb -
where ;

dialectal somewhere ;
wo ist die Toilette Phrase -
where is the toilet ;
wo wohnen Sie Phrase -
where do you live (formal) ;
wo wohnst du Phrase -
where do you live (casual) ;
woanders Adverb -
somewhere else, anywhere else ;
wobei Adverb -
during what ;

whereby, whereat, in the course of which ;
wochenlang Adjective -
lasting for weeks ;
wochenlang Adverb -
for weeks ;
wodurch Adverb -
through what ;
wofür Adverb -
for what, wherefore ;
wogegen Conjunction -
whereas ;
wogegen Adverb -
against what, against which ;
woher Adverb -
where from ;

how ;
wohin Adverb -
Where to ;
wohingegen Conjunction -
whereas ;
wohinter Adverb -
behind what ;
wohl Adverb -
arguably ;

probably ;

well, very well ;
wohlerzogen Adjective -
well-behaved ;
wohlhabend Adjective -
wealthy, rich ;
wohlriechend Adjective -
sweet (having a pleasant smell) ;
wohlwollend Adjective -
benevolent, complaisant ;
wohnen Verb -
to live at, reside, dwell ;
wolkig Adjective -
cloudy ;
wollen Adjective -
woolen, woollen ;
wollen Verb -
transitive To want; to wish; to desire; to demand. ;

auxiliary To want (to do something). ;
womit Adverb -
with what ;
womöglich Adverb -
if anything ;
wonach Adverb -
after what ;
woneben Adverb -
next to what ;
woran Adverb -
on what, at what ;
worauf Adverb -
whereupon; upon which; on which; to which; at which; above which; upon. ;
woraus Adverb -
out of what ;
worfeln Verb -
winnow (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) ;
worin Adverb -
in what, wherein ;
wortreich Adjective -
wordy, verbose ;
wortwörtlich Adjective -
word-for-word ;
worum Adverb -
around what ;
worunter Adverb -
under what ;
worüber Adverb -
over what ;
wovon Pronoun -
relative of which (referring to the whole clause). ;
wovon Adverb -
pronominal about what, what ... about: ;
wovor Adverb -
in front of what ;
wozu Adverb -
in addition to what ;
wozwischen Adverb -
between what ;
wringen Verb -
to wring ;
wuerdigen Verb form -
Alternate transliteration of würdigen. ;
wund Adjective -
wounded, injured, sore ;
wunderbar Adjective -
wonderful ;
wunderfitzig Adjective -
wabian curious ;
wunderlich Adjective -
quaint, bizarre, strange ;
wundern Verb -
reflexive to wonder ;
wundersam Adjective -
wondrous ;
wunderschön Adjective -
very beautiful ;
wundervoll Adjective -
wonderful ;
wurst Adverb -
anyway, anyhow ;
wurzeln Verb -
to be rooted ;
wägen Verb -
to weigh something ;
wählbar Adjective -
electable ;
wählen Verb -
to choose ;

o vote, to elect ;
wählerisch Adjective -
choosy, selective ;
während Preposition -
qualifier during, at the time of ;
während Conjunction -
while ;
wälzen Verb -
to roll ;

reflexive to wriggle, writhe, toss and turn ;
wässerig Adjective -
watery ;
wässern Verb -
add water or fill with water to water ;
wässrig Adjective -
watery ;
wöchentlich Adjective -
weekly ;
wörtlich Adjective -
literal, verbatim ;
wörtlich Adverb -
literally ;
wühlen Verb -
to rummage, grub ;
wünschen Verb -
to wish ;
würdevoll Adjective -
dignified ;
würdig Adjective -
worthy, honourable, dignified ;
würdigen Verb -
appreciate ;
würfelförmig Adjective -
cubiform ;
würfeln Verb -
to dice ;

to play dice ;
würgen Verb -
to strangle ;

to gag ;

to retch ;
würzen Verb -
to season ;
würzig Adjective -
spicy ;
wüst Adjective -
desert ;

wild ;

ugly ;

messed up, chaotic, desolated ;

vulgar, obscene ;
wüten Verb -
to rage ;
wütend Adjective -
furious ;

angry ;
xenophobisch Adjective -
xenophobic ;
z. B. Abbreviation -
abbreviation of zum Beispiel e.g. ;
zagen Verb -
to scare ;
zaghaft Adjective -
timid, cautious ;
zahlen Verb -
to pay (for something). ;

to pay for, to atone for. ;
zahllos Adjective -
countless; uncountable ;
zahlreich Adjective -
numerous ;
zahm Adjective -
tame ;
zahnlos Adjective -
toothless (literally, and meaning "not having the ability to bite") ;
zahnärztlich Adjective -
of or concerning dentistry dental ;
zapfen Verb -
to draw off liquid from a vessel to tap ;
zappeln Verb -
o wriggle ;
zappen Verb -
zap (change channels repeatedly) ;
zart Adjective -
tender ;
zaubern Verb -
to do magic ;
zechen Verb -
slang To drink alcohol. ;
zehn Numeral -
cardinal ten ;
zehnte Ordinal number -
ordinal tenth ;
zeichnen Verb -
to draw ;
zeigen Verb -
to point at ;

to demonstrate, to show ;
zeitaufwändig Adjective -
time-consuming ;
zeitgenössisch Adjective -
contemporary ;
zeitgleich Adverb -
at the same time ;
zeitweilig Adjective -
temporary ;
zeitweise Adverb -
at times ;

for a time ;
zellulär Adjective -
cellular ;
zelten Verb -
to camp (live in a tent) ;
zementieren Verb -
cement (to affix with cement) ;
zensieren Verb -
to censor ;

school to mark, to grade ;
zensurieren Verb -
I>Austria to censor ;
zentral Adjective -
central ;
zentralafrikanisch Adjective -
Central African (Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa, the Central African people or the Central African language) ;
zentraleuropäisch Adjective -
Central European ;
zentrieren Verb -
o center ;
zer- Prefix -
Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes asunder, to pieces, to bits. ;

Inseparable verbal prefix that means "to spoil by". ;
zerbrechen Verb -
to break; break down, destroy ;

to shatter; smash ;

to fracture, snap ;
zerbrechlich Adjective -
fragile ;
zerebral Adjective -
cerebral (of, or relating to the brain) ;
zerfallen Verb -
to disintegrate ;

physics to decay ;
zerkreuzen Verb -
transitive obsolete To contaminate a people; to ruin through interbreeding. ;
zerlaufen Verb -
to lose form due to melting ;

to ruin shoes by using them ;
zermatschen Verb -
to squash, squish ;
zerquetschen Verb -
to crush ;
zerren Verb -
o tug ;
zersplittern Verb -
to splinter, to smash, to shatter ;

to break up, to balkanize ;
zerstreuen Verb -
to scatter, ;

to cause (eg a crowd) to scatter or break up ;
zerstäuben Verb -
spray (to project a liquid in a disperse manner) ;
zerstören Verb -
to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate. ;
zertifizieren Verb -
to certify ;
zeugen Verb -
To testify, bear witness, declare ;
zickig Adjective -
bitchy ;
zickzack Adverb -
zigzag ;
ziehen Verb -
transitive to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag ;

transitive to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff ;

transitive to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) ;

impersonal to be drafty ;

intransitive to move; to migrate ;

intransitive to roam ;

reflexive to stretch; to warp ;
zielen Verb -
intransitive to aim at a physical target ;

figuratively to aim at a goal ;
ziellos Adjective -
aimless ;
ziemlich Adjective -
quite ;
zieren Verb -
to decorate ;

reflexive to make a fuss ;
zierlich Adjective -
graceful. ;

decorative. ;
zimperlich Adjective -
squeamish ;

prissy ;
zinnen Adjective -
tin (made of tin) ;
zinslos Adjective -
interest-free ;
zippen Verb -
zip (to convert a computer file into a smaller package) ;
zirkulieren Verb -
o circulate ;
zirpen Verb -
to chirp, to chirr, to chirrup (sound of a cricket) ;
zischen Verb -
to hiss, to sizzle, to whiz ;
zitieren Verb -
to cite, to quote ;
zittern Verb -
shiver, tremble, vibrate ;
zivil Adjective -
civil, civilian ;
ziviler Ungehorsam Noun -
civil disobedience ;
zocken Verb -
to gamble ;
zoffen Verb -
colloquial,reflexive to bicker ;
zog Verb form -
first-person singular preterite of 'ziehen' ;

third-person singular preterite of 'ziehen' ;
zollfrei Adjective -
duty-free ;
zoologisch Adjective -
zoological (of, or relating to animals) ;
zoomen Verb -
to zoom ;
zornig Adjective -
(very) angry, mad, wrathful, irate ;
zu Preposition -
to, towards. ;

along with; with ;

at, by, on. ;

for, in order to. ;
zu Adverb -
to, towards. ;

closed, shut. ;

too; excessively ;
zu Particle -
for; in order to; Used with infinitive of verbs. ;
zu Fuß Adverb -
on foot ;
zu Hause Adverb -
home, at home (stationary, non-goal-oriented) ;
zu Herzen nehmen Idiom -
take to heart ;
zu einem Schluss kommen Verb -
to come to a conclusion. ;
zu haben Verb -
have to ;
zu viel Adjective -
too much ;
zu- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
zubereiten Verb -
cooking to prepare ;
zucken Verb -
to jerk ;
zuckerhaltig Adjective -
saccharated, sugary; sweet ;
zuckern Verb -
to sugar ;
zuerst Adverb -
first ;

at first ;
zufallsabhängig Adjective -
depending on chance ;
zufolge Preposition -
according to ;
zufrieden Adjective -
content, satisfied ;
zufriedenstellen Verb -
satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill) ;
zufrieren Verb -
to freeze over ;
zufällig Adjective -
random, by chance or stochastic ;

accidental or coincidental ;
zufällig Adverb -
accidentally ;
zugeben Verb -
o admit ;
zugegebenermaßen Adverb -
admittedly (by admission) ;
zugehen Verb -
to shut ;

to approach ;
zugig Adjective -
drafty ;
zugleich Adverb -
at the same time ;
zugrunde richten Verb -
to ruin ;
zugrunderichten Verb -
Alternative spelling of zugrunde richten ;
zugunsten Preposition -
in support of, in favour of ;
zuhören Verb -
to listen ;
zukleben Verb -
transitive to seal ;
zukünftig Adjective -
future ;
zulangen Verb -
help oneself ;
zulassen Verb -
to allow ;

car to license ;
zuletzt Adverb -
last ;
zulässig Adjective -
admissible, permissible ;
zum Contraction -
to the (contraction of zu + dem) ;
zum Beispiel Phrase -
for example, for instance ;
zum Glück Adverb -
fortunately, luckily ;
zum Ritter schlagen Verb -
knight (to confer a knighthood upon) ;
zum Schluss kommen Verb -
to come in the end. ;
zum Teil Adverb -
partly, in part ;
zum Wohl Interjection -
cheers (toast when drinking) ;

to your completeness; to your fulfilment ;
zumachen Verb -
to close ;
zumindest Adverb -
at least (at a lower limit) ;
zumuten Verb -
to demand ;
zunehmen Verb -
to increase ;

to gain weight ;
zunächst Adverb -
first of all, in the first place ;

initially ;

to begin with ;
zuordnen Verb -
o assign ;
zur Contraction -
to the (contraction of zu + der) ;
zur Kasse bitten Verb -
idiomatic to charge literally: to ask to the cash desk ;
zurzeit Adverb -
currently ;
zurück Interjection -
Stand back! ;
zurück Adverb -
back, backwards, to the rear. ;
zurück- Prefix -
A prefix. ;
zurückbleiben Verb -
remain, stay behind ;
zurückbringen Verb -
to bring back, recall, restore. ;
zurückgeben Verb -
to return (to give something back) ;
zurückhalten Verb -
to hold back ;

reflexive to hold onto oneself ;
zurückkehren Verb -
to return ;
zurückkommen Verb -
to return (to come back) ;
zurücklegen Verb -
put back ;

put aside ;
zurückrufen Verb -
telephone to call back, to ring back ;
zurücksetzen Verb -
reset ;
zurücktreten Verb -
to step back ;

from an office to resign, to step down ;

from a contract to rescind, to cancel ;
zurückverfolgen Verb -
to trace back ;
zurückweisen Verb -
to reject ;
zurückziehen Verb -
transitive to pull back, to withdraw ;

reflexive to retreat ;
zusammen Adverb -
together ;
zusammen- Prefix -
A prefix; together. ;
zusammenarbeiten Verb -
to work together, to cooperate ;
zusammenbrauen Verb -
reflexive to brew (to be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering) ;
zusammenbrechen Verb -
to collapse ;
zusammenfassen Verb -
to summarize, to sum up ;

to consolidate ;
zusammenführen Verb -
to combine, to merge ;

to bring together ;

to reunite ;
zusammengesetzt Adjective -
composite, compound ;
zusammenkleben Verb -
transitive to glue (together). ;

intransitive to stick (together). ;
zusammenpassend Adjective -
matching ;
zusammenschließen Verb -
I>reflexive to unite, to merge ;
zusammenstellen Verb -
o compose, to compile ;
zusammenstoßen Verb -
to collide ;
zusammenziehen Verb -
to shorten, to contract ;

to move in together ;
zuschauen Verb -
to look on ;

to watch ;
zuschlagen Verb -
to strike ;

to slam ;
zuschreiben Verb -
credit, impute, refer ;
zusehen Verb -
to watch ;
zusehends Adverb -
noticeably, visibly ;

rapidly ;
zusichern Verb -
to pledge ;
zustimmen Verb -
to agree ;
zustoßen Verb -
to happen to (especially something bad) ;
zuständig Adjective -
competent ;

responsible ;
zusätzlich Adjective -
in addition ;
zuverlässig Adjective -
reliable ;
zuversichtlich Adjective -
confident ;
zuviel Adverb -
too much. ;
zuviel des Guten Phrase -
too much of a good thing ;
zuvor Adverb -
before, previously. ;
zuwandern Verb -
to immigrate ;
zuzüglich Preposition -
plus + genitive ;

excluding ;
zwangsernähren Verb -
to force-feed ;
zwangsläufig Adjective -
compulsory, inevitable ;
zwanzig Numeral -
twenty ;
zwanzigste Ordinal number -
ordinal twentieth ;
zwar Adverb -
namely; only when used in und zwar ;

non-gloss definition ;
zwecklos Adjective -
useless ;
zweckmäßig Adjective -
advisable ;

practical ;
zwei Numeral -
two ;
zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke Proverb -
great minds think alike (literally: two fools, one thought) ;
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen Verb -
idiomatic kill two birds with one stone ;
zweierlei Adverb -
In two manners, in a double sense. ;
zweifach Adverb -
twofold, twice ;
zweifelhaft Adjective -
doubtful, dubious, questionable. ;
zweifellos Adverb -
certainly (with certainty, without doubt) ;
zweifeln Verb -
to doubt, to be doubtful (an X = of X) ;
zweifelsohne Adverb -
undoubtedly ;
zweimal Adverb -
twice ;
zweisprachig Adjective -
bilingual ;
zweite Ordinal number -
ordinal second. ;
zweite Wahl Noun -
literally A second choice ;

figuratively Something of inferior quality, e.g. manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards ;
zweiunddreißig Cardinal number -
thirty-two (32) ;
zweiundfünfzig Cardinal number -
fifty-two (52) ;
zweiundsechzig Cardinal number -
sixty-two (62) ;
zweiundsiebzig Cardinal number -
seventy-two (72) ;
zweiundvierzig Cardinal number -
forty-two ;
zweiundzwanzig Cardinal number -
twenty-two ;
zweiwöchentlich Adjective -
every fortnight; every two weeks ;
zweiwöchentlich Adverb -
fortnightly ;
zwie- Prefix -
twi- ;
zwiespältig Adjective -
ambivalent (experiencing or expressing opposing feelings) ;
zwingen Verb -
transitive to force; to compel; to make (someone do something) ;

intransitive to necessitate; to call for ;
zwinkern Verb -
quick closing and reopening of both eyes to blink ;

to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion to wink ;
zwischen Preposition -
between ;

among ;
zwischen den Jahren Phrase -
("between the years"), the days between Christmas and New Year (December 27-31) ;
zwischen den Zeilen lesen Verb -
read between the lines ;
zwischenzeitlich Adjective -
interim ;
zwischenzeitlich Adverb -
meanwhile, in the meantime ;
zwitschern Verb -
to chirp, to tweet, to chatter, to twitter (sound of a bird) ;
zwo Numeral -
two ;
zwängen Verb -
to force, cram ;
zwölf Numeral -
cardinal twelve ;
zwölfte Ordinal number -
ordinal twelfth ;
zygomaticus Adjective -
anatomy Zygomatic. ;
zygomorph Adjective -
zygomorphic (biology: having bilateral symmetry) ;
zyklisch Adjective -
cyclic (characterized by, or moving in cycles) ;
zylindrisch Adjective -
cylindrical (shaped like a cylinder) ;
zynisch Adjective -
cynical ;
zytostatisch Adjective -
cytostatic (tending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication) ;
zz. Abbreviation -
abbreviation of zurzeit currently ;
zzgl. Abbreviation -
zuzüglich ;
zzt. Abbreviation -
abbreviation of zurzeit currently ;
zäh Adjective -
tough ;
zähe Adjective -
tough ;
zähflüssig Adjective -
viscous ;

traffic slow-moving ;
zählbar Adjective -
countable ;
zählen Verb -
to count gloss ;

to count, to be reckoned gloss ;
zähmen Verb -
transitive to tame ;
zärtlich Adjective -
tender gloss ;
zögerlich Adjective -
hesitant (tending to hesitate) ;
zögern Verb -
to hesitate ;
züchten Verb -
to breed ;
zügellos Adjective -
self-indulgent ;
zügeln Verb -
to rein ;

Switzerland to move (to change residence) ;
zügig Adjective -
speedy ;
zünden Verb -
to kindle ;

to ignite ;
zünftig Adjective -
belonging to a guild ;

incorporated ;

expert, professional, skilled, competent ;

I>colloquial proper, thorough ;
zürnen Verb -
qualifier to be angry with ;
¨ Diacritical mark -
Latn-def ;
Äbtissin Noun -
abbess (female superior of a nunnery) ;
Ägid Proper noun -
given name of mostly historical use, equivalent to Aegidius. ;
Ägide Noun -
protection aegis ;
Ägidius Proper noun -
given name of historical use, equivalent to Aegidius. ;
Ägis Noun -
mythological shield aegis ;
Ägypten Noun -
Egypt ;
Ägypter Noun -
Egyptian ;
Ägypterin Noun -
(female) Egyptian ;
Ägyptisch Proper noun -
Egyptian (language) ;
Ägyptologe Noun -
Egyptologist ;
Ägyptologie Noun -
Egyptology ;
Ägyptologin Noun -
a female Egyptologist ;
Ägäis Proper noun -
Aegean Sea (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) ;
Ägäisches Meer Proper noun -
Aegean Sea (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) ;
Ähnlichkeit Noun -
similarity ;
Ähre Noun -
ear (of corn) ;
Änderung Noun -
change, modification ;
Änne Proper noun -
A female given name, cognate with Anne or Anna ;
Äon Noun -
aeon, eon (exceedingly long period of time) ;
Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen Idiom -
compare apples and oranges (literally "to compare apples and pears") ;
Äquator Noun -
equator ;
Äquatorialguinea Proper noun -
Equatorial Guinea ;
Äquinoktium Noun -
equinox ;
Äquivalent Noun -
equivalent ;
Äquivalenz Noun -
equivalence ;
Ära Noun -
era ;
Ärger Noun -
annoyance, anger ;

trouble ;
Ärgernis Noun -
annoyance ;
Ärmel Noun -
sleeve ;
Ärmelkanal Proper noun -
the English Channel ;
Ärztin Noun -
female doctor or physician. ;
Äsche Noun -
grayling, Thymallus thymallus (fish) ;
Äskulap Proper noun -
Asclepius (greek god of medicine and healing) ;
Ästhetik Noun -
aesthetics (the study of art or beauty) ;
Äther Noun -
ether ;
Äthiopien Proper noun -
Ethiopia ;
Äthiopier Noun -
Ethiopian (person) ;
Äthiopierin Noun -
Ethiopian (person) ;
Ätiologie Noun -
aetiology (study of causes or origins) ;
Äußere Noun -
the outside, outer shell ;
Äußerlichkeit Noun -
formality ;

superficiality ;
Åland Proper noun -
Åland ;
ÖPNV Acronym -
public transport ;
Ödipuskomplex Noun -
Oedipus complex ;
Ödland Noun -
badlands, wasteland ;
Öffentlicher Personennahverkehr Noun -
public transport ;
Öffentlichkeit Noun -
public ;

publicity ;
Öffner Noun -
opener (device that opens something) ;
Öffnung Noun -
opening ;

orifice ;
Öffnungszeit Noun -
opening hours (the regular times of day when a shop is open) ;
Öffnungszeiten Noun -
opening hours ;
Öhr Noun -
eye (of the needle) ;
Ökologe Noun -
ecologist (male) (female: Ökologin) ;
Ökologie Noun -
ecology ;
Ökologin Noun -
ecologist (female) (male: Ökologe) ;
Ökonom Noun -
economist ;
Ökonometrie Noun -
econometrics (branch of economics) ;
Ökonomie Noun -
economy ;

no plural economics ;
Ökosystem Noun -
ecosystem ;
Ökotourismus Noun -
ecotourism ;
Ökumene Noun -
ecumenism ;
Öl Noun -
oil ;
Öl ins Feuer gießen Verb -
idiomatic to add fuel to the fire qualifier ;
Ölfeld Noun -
oil field ;
Ölpalme Noun -
oil palm ;
Ölpest Noun -
oil spill, oil pollution ;
Ölquelle Noun -
oil well ;
Ölsardine Noun -
(canned) sardine ;
Ölsäure Noun -
fatty acid oleic acid ;
Öltanker Noun -
a tanker, a ship designed to transport crude oil ;
Ölteppich Noun -
oil slick ;
Örtlichkeit Noun -
venue (place, especially the one where a given event is to happen) ;
Öse Noun -
eye (of the needle) ;
Österreich Proper noun -
Austria ;
Österreich-Ungarn Proper noun -
Austria-Hungary ;
Österreicher Noun -
Austrian ;
Österreicherin Noun -
a female Austrian ;
Östrogen Noun -
steroid hormone estrogen, œstrogen, oestrogen ;
Übel Noun -
evil ;

bad (a good with a negative prize) ;
Übelkeit Noun -
nausea (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) ;
Übeltäter Noun -
malefactor ;

evildoer ;
Überbevölkerung Noun -
overpopulation ;
Überblick Noun -
overview ;
Überdosis Noun -
overdose ;
Überdruck Noun -
overpressure ;
Übereinstimmung Noun -
agreement ;

accordance ;
Überfall Noun -
attack, assault ;

robbery ;

country invasion ;
Überfluss Noun -
abundance ;
Überflutung Noun -
flooding, overload ;
Übergang Noun -
rossing ;

ransition ;
Übergewicht Noun -
overweight ;
Übergriff Noun -
intervention ;
Überheblichkeit Noun -
arrogance, hubris ;
Überleben Noun -
survival ;
Überlebenskunst Noun -
(the art of) survival ;
Überlegenheit Noun -
superiority ;
Überlegung Noun -
consideration (the process of considering) ;
Überläufer Noun -
renegade, defector ;
Übermacht Noun -
superior numbers, superiority in/of numbers ;
Übermensch Noun -
literally A "superior human"; Overman. ;
Übernachtung Noun -
overnight stay ;
Überprüfung Noun -
check, examination, inspection ;
Überraschung Noun -
surprise ;
Überreaktion Noun -
overreaction ;
Überschrift Noun -
heading, superscription ;
Überschuh Noun -
vershoe, galosh ;
Überschuss Noun -
surplus ;
Überschwemmung Noun -
flooding ;
Übersetzer Noun -
Translator. Contrast with Dolmetscher (interpreter). ;
Übersetzung Noun -
translation ;
Übersetzungswörterbuch Noun -
a translation dictionary ;
Übersicht Noun -
overview ;
Überstunden Noun -
overtime ;
Übertragung Noun -
transmission ;

transfer ;
Übertreibung Noun -
exaggeration ;
Überträger Noun -
person or animal transmitting a disease without contracting it carrier ;
Übervölkerung Noun -
overpopulation ;
Überwachung Noun -
surveillance ;
Überweisung Noun -
money transfer ;
Überzeugung Noun -
belief, conviction ;
Übung Noun -
practice ;

exercise ;
Übung macht den Meister Proverb -
practice makes perfect ;
à la Preposition -
a la ;
ächten Verb -
transitive to outlaw, declare as not being protected by law ;
ägyptisch Adjective -
Egyptian ;
äh Interjection -
uh (expression of confusion or uncertainty) ;
ähneln Verb -
to resemble ;
ähnlich Adjective -
similar ;
älteste Gewerbe der Welt Noun -
euphemistic the world's oldest profession ;
ändern Verb -
transitive to change ;

reflexive to vary ;
ängstlich Adjective -
fearful, anxious ;
äquatorial Adjective -
equatorial ;
äquatorialguineisch Adjective -
Equatorial Guinean (Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture) ;
äquivalent Adjective -
equivalent ;
ärgerlich Adjective -
annoying ;
ärgern Verb -
transitive to annoy, to make angry ;

reflexive to be annoyed, to be angry, to get annoyed, to get angry ;
ärmellos Adjective -
sleeveless (of a garment, having no sleeves) ;
ärmlich Adjective -
poor, meager, humble ;
ästhetisch Adjective -
aesthetic ;
äthiopisch Adjective -
Ethiopian (of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia) ;
äussern Verb -
Swiss Standard German spelling of äußern ;
äußere Adjective -
outer ;
äußerlich Adjective -
external, outward ;
äußern Verb -
transitive to utter; to say; to express ;
äußerst Adverb -
extremely ;
æ Symbol -
obsolete vowel borrowed from Latin. Succeeded by ä. ;
öde Adjective -
empty, bare, bleak, desolate, deserted ;

colloquial tedious, dull, dreary ;
öffentlich Adjective -
public ;
öffentlich-rechtlich Adjective -
broadcasting,Germany public, public service ;
öffnen Verb -
to open ;
öfters Adverb -
quite often ;
öko- Prefix -
eco- ;
ökologisch Adjective -
ecologic, ecological ;
ökonomisch Adjective -
careful with money,or,relating to economy economical ;
ökumenisch Adjective -
ecumenical ;
ölen Verb -
to oil ;
ölig Adjective -
oily smeared with or containing oil ;
österreichisch Adjective -
Austrian ;
östl. abbreviation -
östlich ;
östlich Adjective -
east, eastern ;
ü Symbol -
The letter u with an umlaut. ;
übel Adjective -
evil ;

ill ;

bad ;
üben Verb -
to practice / practise ;
über Preposition -
above, over ;

by, via; through; about, around, among ;

across ;
über Gebühr Adverb -
unduly ;
über Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten Proverb -
there's no accounting for taste ;
über alles Adverb -
above all ;
über die Planke gehen Verb -
idiomatic to walk the plank ;
über die Runden kommen Verb -
idiomatic to make ends meet ;
über die Stränge schlagen Verb -
idiomatic to kick over the traces ;
über die Ufer treten Verb -
a river to overflow its banks ;
über- Prefix -
über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta- ;
überall Adverb -
anywhere ;

everywhere ;
überaus Adverb -
xtremely ;
überbewerten Verb -
o overrate ;
überdachen Verb -
to put a roof on something that doesn't necessarily need one ;
überdenken Verb -
to reconsider, to rethink ;
überdies Adverb -
moreover ;
überdurchschnittlich Adjective -
above average ;
übereifrig Adjective -
overzealous ;
überfallen Verb -
to attack, to assault ;

bank to raid ;

country to invade ;
überfliegen Verb -
skim (read quickly, skipping some detail) ;
überfluten Verb -
o flood ;
überflüssig Adjective -
superfluous, extraneous ;

dispensable ;
überfällig Adjective -
verdue ;
übergangsweise Adjective -
transitional ;
übergeben Verb -
o hand over ;

I>reflexive to vomit ;
übergehen Verb -
to skip ;

to ignore ;

to change, to merge ;
übergewichtig Adjective -
overweight ;
überglücklich Adjective -
overjoyed ;
überhaupt Adverb -
at all; anyway ;
überhaupt nicht Adverb -
not at all ;
überheblich Adjective -
arrogant ;
überhitzen Verb -
overheat ;
überholen Verb -
to overtake, to pass a vehicle ;
überholt Adjective -
outdated ;
überirdisch Adjective -
above ground ;

supernal, unearthly ;
überkommen Verb -
to overcome ;
überlassen Verb -
relinquish (to give up, abandon) ;
überlaufen Verb -
to overflow ;

to defect ;
überleben Verb -
intransitive to survive ;

transitive to outlive ;
überlebt Adjective -
outdated ;
überlegen Adjective -
superior qualifier ;
überlegen Verb -
to think, to think over ;
überlisten Verb -
trick (to fool; to cause to believe something untrue) ;
übermitteln Verb -
to transmit ;
übermorgen Adverb -
the day after tomorrow ;
übermäßig Adjective -
excessive ;
übernachten Verb -
to stay overnight, to sleep over, spend the night ;
übernatürlich Adjective -
supernatural ;
übernehmen Verb -
to take over ;
überprüfen Verb -
to check ;
überqueren Verb -
to cross or traverse ;
überraschen Verb -
transitive to surprise ;
überraschenderweise Adverb -
urprisingly ;
überrascht Adjective -
surprised ;
überreagieren Verb -
to overreact ;
überreden Verb -
to persuade ;
übers Contraction -
überüber + das over the, above the ;
überschatten Verb -
to overshadow ;
überschnappen Verb -
(slang) go mad ;
überschneiden Verb -
to intersect ;
überschreiten Verb -
to exceed ;
überschwemmen Verb -
o flood ;
überschätzen Verb -
to overestimate ;
übersehen Verb -
o overlook ;
übersetzen Verb -
to translate ;

to cross, to pass over ;
übersetzungstechnisch Adjective -
translationary, translation ;

gear, transmission ;
übersichtlich Adjective -
clear ;

concise ;

euphemistic small, meager, sparse ;
übertragen Adjective -
figurative ;
übertragen Verb -
to transfer, transmit ;

to translate ;

to broadcast, televise ;

to hand over something to somebody, entrust somebody with something, confer a right on somebody ;

medicine to have a post-term birth ;

reflexive to be passed on to somebody (disease, illness) ;

reflexive'' to communicate itself to somebody (enthusiasm, nervousness, etc.) ;
übertreffen Verb -
to exceed ;

to surpass ;
übertreiben Verb -
to exaggerate ;

to overdo ;
überwachen Verb -
to control, to monitor, to supervise ;

to keep under surveillance ;
überwachsen Adjective -
overgrown ;
überwachsen Verb -
to overgrow ;
überweisen Verb -
to transfer ;
überwiegend Adjective -
predominant, prevalent ;
überwiegend Adverb -
largely ;
überwinden Verb -
transitive to overcome, to get over ;
überwältigen Verb -
to overwhelm also figuratively ;
überzeugen Verb -
transitive to convince ;

reflexive to convince oneself ;
überzeugt Adjective -
convinced ;
üblich Adjective -
sual ;
übrig Adjective -
eft over, remaining ;
übrigens Adverb -
by the way ;
üppig Adjective -
opulent, luscious, ample ;
Œuvre Noun -
oeuvre ;
œ Symbol -
obsolete vowel borrowed from Latin. Succeeded by ö. ;