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a- {prefix} (not, without, opposite of) :: a-
A {n} (playing card) :: A
AA {prop} (Alcoholics Anonymous) :: AA {p}
Aachen {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) :: Aachen {n}
Aalborg {prop} (city in northern Denmark) :: Aalborg {n}, Ålborg {n}, Aalburg {n}
Aar {prop} (A river in Switzerland) :: Aare
Aarau {prop} (Swiss town) :: Aarau
aardvark {n} (mammal) :: Erdferkel {n}
aardwolf {n} (the mammal species Proteles cristatus) :: Erdwolf {m}
Aargau {prop} (canton) :: Aargau
Aarhus {prop} (Danish city) :: Aarhus
Aaron {prop} (biblical brother of Moses) :: Aaron
Aaron {prop} (male given name) :: Aaron
Aaronic {adj} (pertaining to Aaron) :: aaronitisch
Aaron's rod {n} :: Königskerze {f}, Goldrute {f}
Aaron's rod {n} (goldenrod) SEE: goldenrod ::
Aaron's rod {n} (mullein) SEE: mullein ::
ab {n} (abdominal muscle) :: Bauchmuskeln {m-p}
aba {n} (fish) :: Großnilhecht {m}
aba {n} (coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair) SEE: abaya ::
abaca {n} (plant) :: Abaka {m}
abaca {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp ::
abacist {n} (One who uses an abacus.) :: Abakist {m}
aback {adv} (backwards) :: rückwärts
aback {adv} (in the rear) :: hinten
aback {n} (abacus) SEE: abacus ::
abacus {n} (device for performing arithmetical calculations) :: Abakus {m}, Rechenbrett {n}
abacus {n} (uppermost portion of the capital of a column) :: Kapitelldeckplatte {f}
Abaddon {prop} (the destroyer) :: Abaddon {m}
Abaddon {prop} (Hell) :: Abaddon {m}
a bad workman always blames his tools {proverb} (not the tools but how they're employed) :: wenn der Reiter nichts taugt, hat das Pferd Schuld , ein schlechter Handwerker schimpft immer auf sein Werkzeug
abaft {prep} ((nautical) behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of) :: achtern, hintern
abaft {adv} ((nautical) on the aft side) :: achteraus, achtern
abaka {n} (plant) SEE: abaca ::
abaka {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp ::
abalone {n} (edible univalve mollusc) :: Abalone {f}, Meerohr {n}, Seeohr {n}
abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) :: aufgeben, verlassen
abandon {v} (to leave behind or desert; to forsake) :: aufgeben, zurücklassen, aussetzen
abandon {v} (to cast out, expel, reject) :: verbannen
abandon {n} (a giving up to natural impulses) :: Hingabe {f}, Ungezwungenheit {f}, Selbstvergessenheit {f}
abandoned {adj} (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) :: verlassen, herrenlos
abandonment {n} (act of abandoning) :: Überlassen {n}, Aufgabe {f}, Preisgabe {f}
abandonment {n} :: Hinterlassung
abarthrosis {n} (diarthrosis) SEE: diarthrosis ::
abase {v} (to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings) :: erniedrigen
abasement {n} (the act of abasing) :: Erniedrigung {f}
abash {v} (to make ashamed, to embarrass) :: beschämen
abashed {adj} (embarrassed) :: beschämt, verlegen
abasia {n} (incapacity to walk) :: Abasie
abate {v} (transitive: to bring someone down physically or mentally) :: nachlassen, zurückgehen, erniedrigen, herabsetzen
abate {v} (transitive: to reduce in size, amount, or value) :: vermindern, verringern, verkleinern, herabsetzen
abate {v} (transitive: to lessen in force, subside) :: nachlassen, sich legen (storm), schwächen, abschwächen, vermindern, verringern
abate {v} (to deduct, to omit) :: abziehen, reduzieren, weglassen
abate {v} (to bar, except) :: absehen von, ausnehmen
abate {v} (to cut away) :: abnehmen, abschlagen, abschneiden
abate {v} (obsolete: to bring entirely down or put an end to) :: einstellen, beenden
abate {v} :: verlieren ; verringern, mindern, abmindern, vermindern
abate {v} (to dull the edge or point of) SEE: blunt ::
abatement {n} (the act of abating or the state of being abated) :: Abnahme {f}, Verminderung {f}, Verringerung {f}, Unterdrückung {f}
abaton {n} (enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept) :: Abaton {n}
A battery {n} (battery to heat the filament of electron tube) :: Anodenbatterie {f}
abattoir {n} (public slaughterhouse) :: Schlachthaus {n}, Schlachthof {m}
abaya {n} (loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from abaya or silk) SEE: aba ::
abaya {n} (coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair) :: Abaya {f}
Abbas {prop} (A male given name) :: Abbas
Abbasid {n} (member of the dynasty that ruled from Baghdad from about to 750 to 1250) :: Abbaside {m}
abbess {n} (female superior of a nunnery) :: Äbtissin {f}, Priorin {f}, Oberin {f}
abbey {n} (monastery headed by an abbot) :: Abtei {f}
abbey {n} (church of a monastery) :: Klosterkirche {n}
abbot {n} (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) :: Abt {m}
abbotship {n} (the state or office of an abbot) :: Abtschaft {f}
abbreviate {v} (to make shorter) :: kürzen, abkürzen
abbreviate {v} (to reduce to lower terms) :: kürzen
abbreviate {n} (abridgment) SEE: abridgment ::
abbreviated {adj} (shortened) :: abgekürzt
abbreviation {n} (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) :: Abkürzung {f}, Kurzbezeichnung {f}, Kürzel {n}, Kurzform {f}, Abbreviation, Abbreviatur {f}
abbreviation {n} (act or result of shortening or reducing) :: Abkürzung {f}, Kürzen {n}
abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) SEE: abbreviation ::
ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet ::
ABC {n} (primer for learning the alphabet) :: Abc-Buch {n}, ABC-Buch {n}, Abecebuch {n}, Abecedarium {n}, Abcdarium {n}, Buchstabierbuch {n}, Lese-Lern-Buch {n}, Lern-Lese-Buch {n}, ABC-Fibel {f}, Fibel {f}
ABC book {n} (primer) SEE: primer ::
Abderite {n} (native of Abdera, Thrace) :: Abderit {m}
abderitic {adj} (relating to abderitism) :: abderitisch
abdicate {v} (to disclaim and expel from family, see also: disinherit) :: ausstoßen
abdicate {v} (to reject, cast off, discard) :: verweigern
abdicate {v} (to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising) :: abdanken
abdicate {v} (to renounce a throne or other high office) :: abdanken
abdicate {v} (to depose) SEE: depose ::
abdication {n} (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder) :: Verzicht, Abdankung {f}
abdicative {adj} ((rare) causing, or implying, abdication) :: abdikativ
abdomen {n} (belly) :: Bauch {m}, Unterleib {m}
abdominal {adj} (of or pertaining to the abdomen) :: abdominal, den Unterleib betreffend, abdominell
abdominal cavity {n} (hollow portion of the torso, containing abdominal organs) :: Bauchhöhle {f}
abdominal fin {n} (pelvic fin) SEE: pelvic fin ::
abdominocentesis {n} (extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen) :: Bauchpunktion {f}
abducens nerve {n} (nerve) :: Nervus abducens
abduct {v} (to take away) :: entführen
abduct {v} (to draw away from its ordinary position) :: abspreizen, wegziehen
abduction {n} (leading away, carrying away) :: Entführung {f}
abduction {n} (physiology: movement separating limb from axis) :: Abduktion {f}
abduction {n} (logic: type of syllogism) :: Abduktion {f}
abduction {n} (law: wrongful carrying off of a human being) :: Entführung {f}
abductor {n} (kidnapper) :: Entführer {m}, Entführerin {f}
abductor {n} (muscle) :: Abduktor {m}
Abdul {prop} (male given name) :: Abdul
Abdullah {prop} (Muslim given name) :: Abdulla {m}
abeam {adv} (on the beam) :: Querab
abearance {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior ::
abecedarium {n} (a book used to teach the alphabet) SEE: primer ::
abed {adv} (in bed, or on the bed) :: zu Bett, im Bett
Abegg's rule {prop} (rule in chemistry) :: Abegg’sche Regel {f}
Abel {prop} (biblical character) :: Abel {m}
Abel {prop} (male given name) :: Abel {m}
abele {n} (Populus alba) SEE: white poplar ::
abelian {adj} (math: of a group) :: abelsch, kommutativ
Abelian {n} (member of a sect living like Abel) :: Abelianer {m}, Abelianerin {f}, Abelit {m}, Abelitin {f}
abelian group {n} (group in which the group operation is commutative) :: abelsche Gruppe {f}, kommutative Gruppe {f}
abelmosk {n} (A. moschatus) :: Abelmoschus {m}
Abelonian {n} (Abelian) SEE: Abelian ::
Abenaki {prop} (language) :: Abenaki {n}
Abenaki {n} (member of the Algonquian people) :: Abenaki {m}
Abenaki {adj} (related to the Abenaki people or language) :: abenakisch
abend {n} (abnormal end) :: Abbruch
aberrance {n} (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) :: Abweichung {f}
aberrant {adj} (straying from the right way) :: aberrante
aberrant {n} (person wandering from the rest of the group) :: Abweichler {m}/Abweichlerin {f}, Abtrünniger {m}/Abtrünnige {f}
aberration {n} (act of wandering or deviation; abnormality) :: Aberration {f}, Abartigkeit {f}, Abweichung {f}, Verirrung {f}
aberration {n} (optics: convergence to different foci) :: Aberration {f}
aberration {n} (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies) :: Aberration {f}
aberration {n} (partial alienation of reason) :: Aberration {f}
aberration {n} (minor or temporary mental disorder) :: Aberration {f}, Abweichung {f}
aberration {n} (zoology, botany: atypical development or structure) :: Aberration {f}, Abweichung {f}
aberration {n} (medicine: deviation from normal range) :: Abweichung {f}
aberration {n} :: Aberration {f}
abessive {n} (the abessive case) :: Abessiv {m}
abessive case {n} (case used to express the lack of something) :: Abessiv {m}
abet {v} (to assist or encourage in crime) :: ermutigen, aufhetzen, anstiften
abet {v} (to support, uphold, or aid) :: stützen, helfen
abetment {n} (act of abetting a crime) :: Beihilfe {f}, Gehilfenschaft {f}
abettor {n} (inciter) :: Anstifter {m}, Anstifterin {f}
abeyance {n} (expectancy; condition of being undetermined) :: Schwebezustand {m}, Unentschiedenheit {f}
Abha {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) :: Abha
abhor {v} (to regard with horror or detestation) :: verabscheuen
abhorrence {n} (extreme aversion) :: Abscheu {f}, Ekel {m}
abhorrence {n} (loathsome person or thing) :: Ekel {n}
abhorrent {adj} (inconsistent with) :: unverträglich
abhorrent {adj} (contrary or discordant) :: unvereinbar, konträr
abhorrent {adj} (detesting; showing abhorrence) :: abstossend, abscheulich
abhorrent {adj} :: verabscheuungswürdig
abide {v} (endure without yielding) :: aushalten
abide {v} (bear patiently; tolerate) :: ausstehen, ertragen
abide {v} (pay for; stand the consequences of) :: zahlen
abide {v} (stay) :: verbleiben
abide {v} (dwell) :: weilen, verweilen
abide {v} (wait in expectation) :: harren
abide {v} (abide by) SEE: abide by ::
abide by {v} (accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it) :: einhalten, befolgen
abide by {v} (remain faithful to something or someone) :: beistehen, zur Seite stehen, stehen , halten
Abidjan {prop} (the largest city of Ivory Coast) :: Abidjan
abietate {n} (any salt or ester of abietic acid) :: Abietat {n}
abigail {n} (lady's waiting-maid) :: Zofe {f}
Abigail {prop} (biblical wife of David) :: Abigail, Abigajil
Abigail {prop} (female given name) :: Abigail
abigeat {n} (theft of cattle) :: Viehdieb {m}
ability {n} (quality or state of being able) :: Fähigkeit {f}
-ability {suffix} (Forms a noun from a verb) :: -barkeit {f}
abiogenesis {n} (origination of living organisms from lifeless matter) :: Abiogenesis {f}, Abiogenese {f}
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) :: Besser ein Spatz in der Hand als eine Taube auf dem Dach
abirritant {adj} (acting to diminish irritation) :: reizmindernd
a bit {adv} (a little) SEE: a little ::
abjad {n} (writing system) :: Abdschad {m}
abject {adj} (Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope) :: elend, kläglich, jämmerlich
abject {adj} (Cast down; rejected; low-lying) :: bitter (poverty), verächtlich
abjure {v} (to renounce with solemnity) :: abschwören
Abkhaz {adj} (of or pertaining to Abkhazia) :: abchasisch
Abkhaz {n} (person from Abkhazia) :: Abchase {m}, Abchasin {f}
Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) :: Abchasisch {n}
Abkhazia {prop} (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) :: Abchasien {n}
Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz ::
Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz ::
Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz ::
ablative {adj} (applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language) :: ablativisch
ablative {n} (ablative case) SEE: ablative case ::
ablative absolute {n} (linguistic construction in Latin) :: Ablativus absolutus
ablative case {n} (grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source) :: Ablativ {m}, sechster Fall {m}
ablaut {n} (substitution of one root vowel for another) :: Ablaut {m} (Vokalabstufung {f})
ablaze {adj} (on fire) :: lodernd
ablaze {adv} (on fire) :: in Flammen
able {adj} (permitted to) :: imstande, fähig
able {adj} (skillful) :: fähig, tüchtig
able {adj} (legally qualified) :: kompetent
-able {suffix} (able to be done) :: -bar, -abel
-able {suffix} (expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense) :: -wert
-able {suffix} :: -bar
able {adj} (healthy) SEE: healthy ::
able {v} (enable) SEE: enable ::
able-bodied seaman {n} (seaman who has been trained in certain skills) :: Vollmatrose {m}
ableism {n} (discrimination against persons with disabilities) :: Ableismus {m}, Disablismus {m}
ablution {n} (the act of washing or cleansing) :: Waschung {f}, Abwaschung {f}, Ablution {f}
ablutophobia {n} (pathological fear of washing or bathing) :: Ablutophobie {f}
ably {adv} (with great ability) :: fähig
abnegate {v} (to deny oneself something) :: entsagen
abnormal {adj} (not conforming to rule or system) :: unnormal, ungewöhnlich
abnormal {adj} (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms) :: anormal, abnormal
abnormality {n} (state of being abnormal) :: Abweichung
abnormally {adv} (In an abnormal manner) :: unnormal
abnormalness {n} (abnormality) SEE: abnormality ::
aboard {adv} (on board) :: an Bord
aboard {prep} (on board of) :: an Bord
abode {n} (obsolete: act of waiting) :: Verweilen {n}, Warten {n}
abode {n} (stay or continuance in a place; sojourn) :: Aufenthalt {m}
abode {n} (slightly dated: residence) :: Bleibe {f}, Wohnung {f}
abode {n} (omen) SEE: omen ::
abolish {v} (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) :: abschaffen, aufheben
abolish {v} (to destroy) :: vernichten
abolishment {n} (The act of abolishing) :: Abschaffung {f}
abolition {n} (act of abolishing) :: Abschaffung {f}, Aufhebung {f}
abolition {n} (abolition of slavery and the slave trade) :: Abschaffung (der Sklaverei / des Sklavenhandels)
abolitionism {n} (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) :: Abolitionismus
abomasum {n} (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant) :: Labmagen {m}
A-bomb {n} (atomic bomb) :: A-Bombe {f}, Atombombe {f}
abominable {adj} (hateful; detestable; loathsome) :: verabscheuungswürdig, verhasst, abscheulich
abominable {adj} ((obsolete) excessive; large) :: riesig, monströs
abominable snowman {n} (humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas) :: Yeti {m}, Schneemensch {m}
abominate {v} (to feel disgust towards, to hate in the highest degree) :: verabscheuen
abomination {n} (an abominable act) :: Greuel
abomination {n} (the feeling of extreme disgust) :: Abscheu {m}
abomination {n} (something abominable) :: Abscheulichkeit {f}
abonnement {n} (season ticket) :: Abonnement {n}
aboriginal {adj} (original; indigenous) :: eingeboren, einheimisch
aboriginal {n} :: einheimisch
Aboriginal {n} (aboriginal) SEE: aboriginal ::
Aboriginal {adj} (of or pertaining to aborigines) :: indigene, einheimische
Aboriginal {n} (original inhabitant of any land) :: Eingeborener {m}, Eingeborene {f}, Ureinwohner {m}, Ureinwohnerin {f}, Einheimischer {m}, Einheimische {f}
aborigine {n} (aboriginal inhabitant of a country) :: Aborigine {m}, Urbewohner {m}
Aborigine {n} (Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian) :: Aborigine {m} {f}
abort {n} (miscarriage) :: Abort {m}, Schwangerschaftsabbruch {m}
abort {n} (function used to abort a process) :: Abbruch {m}
abort {v} (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) :: abbrechen
abortion {n} (miscarriage) :: Fehlgeburt {f}
abortion {n} (induced abortion) :: Abtreibung {f}, Schwangerschaftsabbruch {m}
abortion {n} (act of inducing abortion) :: Abtreibung {f}
abortionist {n} (one who performs an illegal (backstreet) abortion) :: Engelmacher {m}, (backstreet) Engelmacherin {f}
abortionist {n} (one who favors abortion being legal) :: Abtreibungsbefürworter {m}, Abtreibungsbefürworterin {f}
abortionist {n} :: Abtreiber {m}, Abtreiberin {f}, Abtreibungsarzt {m}, Abtreibungsärztin {f}, abtreibender Arzt {m}, abtreibende Ärztin {f}, Abtreibungshelfer {m}, Abtreibungshelferin {f}
abortive {adj} (produced by abortion; born prematurely) :: abgetrieben
abortive {adj} (coming to naught; fruitless) :: erfolglos, wirkungslos
abortive {adj} (imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile) :: unvollkommen, rudimentär
abortive {adj} (causing abortion) :: abtreibend
abortive {adj} (medicine: cutting short) :: abbrechen
abortive {n} (that which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion) :: Abort {m}, Abtreibung {f}, Interruptio {n}
abortive {n} (fruitless effort) :: Erfolglosigkeit {f}
abortive {n} (a medicine) :: Abtreibungsmittel {n}
abound {v} (to be plentiful) :: im Überfluss vorhanden sein, wimmeln
abound {v} (to be copiously supplied) :: wimmeln
abounding {adj} (ample, plenteous, plenty) :: reichlich
abound with {v} (abound) SEE: abound ::
about {prep} (on every side of) :: um... (herum)
about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) :: über
about {prep} (on the point or verge of) :: bereit zu
about {prep} (concerning) :: über
about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) :: über, von
about {prep} :: ungefähr, etwa
about {adv} (nearly, approximately) :: etwa, ungefähr
about-face {n} (reversal of direction or attitude) :: Kehrtwende {f}
about-face {v} (to turn 180 degrees) :: Kehrtwende machen
about to {phrase} (indicating imminence) :: gleich , wollen
above {prep} (in or to a higher place) :: über
above {prep} (superior to, surpassing) :: über
above {prep} (more) :: über
above {adv} (overhead, on top of) :: oben
above {adv} (earlier in order in writing) :: früher, vorher
above {adv} (in a higher place) :: höher, oben, darüber
above {adv} (higher in rank) :: ranghöher, vorgesetzt
above all {prep} (of prime importance) :: vor allem, hauptsächlich, vor allem anderen
above average {prep} (Better than average) :: überdurchschnittlich
above-board {adj} (straightforward, transparent) :: einwandfrei, ehrlich, offen, korrekt
abovementioned {adj} (abovementioned) SEE: above-mentioned ::
above-mentioned {adj} (mentioned or named before; aforesaid) :: obengenannt, oben genannt, obenerwähnt, oben erwähnt, vorstehend
above-named {adj} (mentioned or named before) SEE: above-mentioned ::
abovesaid {adj} (mentioned before) :: oben erwähnt, vorstehend, oben gesagt
above-said {adj} :: vorstehend, oben gesagte
above the law {prep} (exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else) :: über dem Gesetz
abracadabra {n} (use of term abracadabra) :: Simsalabim {n}
abracadabra {interj} (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) :: abrakadabra
abrade {v} ((transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction) :: abschleifen, abschürfen
Abraham {prop} (prophet in the Old Testament) :: Abraham
Abrahamic {adj} (pertaining to Abrahamic religions) :: abrahamitisch
Abrahamitic {adj} (Abrahamic) SEE: Abrahamic ::
abrasion {n} (act of abrading) :: Abrasion {f}, Abschürfen {n}, Abtragen {n}
abrasion {n} (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) :: Abrasion {f}, Abrieb {n}, Abtrag {m}
abrasion {n} (medicine: superficial wound) :: Abrasion {f}, Abschürfung {f}
abrasion platform {n} (sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone) :: Abrasionsplattform {f}, Abrasionsplatte {f}
abrasive {adj} (producing abrasion; rough) :: abrasiv
abrasive {adj} (rough and coarse in manner or disposition) :: schroff, rauh
abrasive disc {n} (rotating disc of abrasive material) :: Schleifscheibe {f}
Abraum salts {n} (mixture) :: Abraumsalz {n}
abreact {v} (eliminate previously repressed emotions) :: abreagieren
abreaction {n} (psychoanalysis) :: Abreaktion {f}
abreast {adv} (informed) :: auf dem Laufenden
abreast {adv} (side by side) :: beieinander
abreast {adv} (up to a certain level or line) :: Schritt , auf dem Laufenden , auf der Höhe
abridge {v} (to make shorter) :: verkürzen, kürzen
abridge {v} (to shorten or contract by using fewer words) :: verkürzen
abridged {adj} (cut or shortened, especially of a literary work) :: gekürzt, verkürzt, eingekürzt
abridgment {n} (state of being abridged) :: Kürzung {f}
abridgment {n} (shortened version) :: Auszug {m}, Kurzfassung {f}, Kurzform {f}
abroad {adv} (in foreign countries) :: im Ausland; ins Ausland
abroad {n} (countries or lands abroad) :: Ausland {n}
abrogate {v} (to annul by an authoritative act) :: abschaffen
abrogate {v} (to put an end to) :: zunichte machen, aufheben, rückgängig machen
abrogation {n} (act of abrogating) :: Abschaffung {f}, Aufhebung {f}, Abolition {f}, Niederschlagung {f}, Abrogation {f} , Zurücknahme {f}, Kündigung {f}, Annullierung {f}, Annullieren {n}
Abruka {prop} (Estonian island located in the Gulf of Riga) :: Abruka (Abro)
abrupt {adj} (extremely steep) :: abrupt, jäh, schroff, steil
abrupt {adj} (without notice) :: abrupt, jäh
abrupt {adj} (curt in manner) :: einsiblig, wortkarg, kurz angebunden
abrupt {adj} (having sudden transitions from one state to next) :: abrupt, jäh
abrupt {adj} (botany: truncated) :: abgestumpft
abruptly {adv} (in an abrupt manner) :: abrupt, plötzlich, unerwartet
abruptly {adv} (precipitously) :: abgerissen, abschüssig
Absalom {prop} (Biblical character) :: Abschalom
Absalom {prop} (male given name) :: Absalom
abscess {n} (cavity filled with pus) :: Abszess {m}, Eiterbeule {f}
abscissa {n} (first of two coordinates) :: Abszisse {f}
abscissa {n} (horizontal axis) :: Rechtsachse {f}
abscissin {n} (plant hormone) :: Abscisinsäure {f}
abscond {v} (to flee, often secretly) :: sich davonmachen, türmen, davonstehlen
abscond {v} (to withdraw from) :: sich zurückziehen
abscond {v} (to hide (something)) :: sich verstecken
abseil {v} (to descend a vertical drop using a rope) :: abseilen
absence {n} (state of being away) :: Abwesenheit {f}, Absenz {f}
absence {n} (lack; deficiency; non-existence) :: Abwesenheit {f}, Fehlen {n}
absence {n} (inattention to things present) :: Abwesenheit {f}
absence {n} (medical: temporary loss or disruption of consciousness) :: Absence {f}
absence makes the heart grow fonder {proverb} (when someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love or miss them or it) :: dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah (far from the eye, close to the heart); willst du gelten, mach dich selten (if you want to be cherished, make yourself scarce)
absent {adj} (being away from a place) :: abwesend
absent {adj} (inattentive) :: geistig abwesend
absent {v} (to withhold from being present) :: fehlen, fernbleiben
absentee {n} (person who is absent) :: Abwesender {m}, Abwesende {f}
absent-minded {adj} (absent in mind) :: zerstreut, geistesabwesend
absent-mindedly {adv} (preoccupiedly) :: gedankenverloren, geistesabwesend
absent-mindedness {n} (state or quality of being preoccupied) :: Zerstreutheit {f}, Stumpfsinn {m}
absinthe {n} (liquor) :: Absinth {m}, Wermutbranntwein {n}
absinthe {n} (Artemisia absinthium) :: Wermut {m}
absinthium {n} (Artemisia absinthium) SEE: wormwood ::
absolute {adj} (free from limitations or conditions) :: absolut
absolute {adj} :: absolut
absolute alcohol {n} (reasonably pure ethyl alcohol) :: absoluter Alkohol {m}
absolutely {adv} (in an absolute manner) :: absolut, durchaus, (with negatives) gar
absolutely {interj} (yes; certainly) :: allerdings, aber hallo
absolute magnitude {n} (intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body) :: Absolute Helligkeit {f}
absolute majority {n} (A number of votes totalling over 50 per cent) :: absolute Mehrheit {f}
absolute monarchy {n} (rule) :: absolute Monarchie {f}
absoluteness {n} (the fact free from any conditions or other beings) :: Absolutheit {f}
absolute pitch {n} (ability to identify and reproduce a tone) SEE: perfect pitch ::
absolute space {n} (physics) :: absolute Raum {m}
absolute superlative {n} (absolute superlative) :: Elativ {m}; absoluter Superlativ {m}
absolute time {n} (unchangeable time) :: absolute Zeit {f}
absolute value {n} (numerical value of a real number) :: Absolutwert {f}, Betrag {f}
absolute zero {n} (coldest possible temperature) :: absoluter Nullpunkt {m}
absolution {n} (exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven) :: Absolution {f}
absolutism {n} (political science: absolute or arbitrary government; despotism) :: Absolutismus {m}
absolutist {n} (one who favors autocratic government) :: Absolutist {m}
absolutist {n} (metaphysics) :: Absolutist {m}
absolutist {adj} (of or pertaining to absolutism) :: absolutistisch
absolutistic {adj} (pertaining to absolutism) :: absolutistisch
absolutive case {n} (case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action) :: Absolutiv {m}
absolve {v} (to set free) :: entbinden, befreien, entlassen
absolve {v} (to pronounce free or give absolution) :: freisprechen
absolve {v} (law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for) :: freisprechen, für unschuldig erklären
absolve {v} (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin) :: freisprechen, lossprechen, absolvieren
absolve {v} (obsolete: to finish, accomplish) :: vollbringen, erreichen
absolve {v} (to pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically) :: bestehen, sich qualifizieren
absorb {v} (to include so that it no longer has separate existence) :: absorbieren, (in sich) aufnehmen
absorb {v} (to suck up or drink in) :: aufsaugen
absorb {v} (to learn) :: aufnehmen
absorb {v} (to occupy fully) :: (ganz) in Anspruch nehmen, fesseln
absorb {v} (to consume completely) :: konsumieren, aufbrauchen
absorb {v} (to endure) :: aushalten, ertragen
absorb {v} (physics: to take up by chemical or physical action) :: absorbieren
absorbance {n} (logarithmic measure) :: Absorbanz {f}
absorbed {adj} (fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed) :: vertieft
absorbency {n} (quality of being absorbent) :: Absorbierfähigkeit {f}
absorbent {adj} (absorbing) :: saugfähig
absorber {n} (one who, or that which, absorbs) :: Absorber {m}, Augsauger {m}
absorption {n} (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything) :: Absorption {f}
absorption {n} (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear) :: Absorption {f}
absorption {n} (chemistry, physics: imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action) :: Absorption {f}
absorption {n} (physiology: process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed) :: Absorption {f}
absorption {n} (entire occupation of the mind) :: Vertiefung {f}
absorption line {n} (a spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength) :: Absorptionslinie {f}
absquatulate {v} (to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart) :: fliehen, fortlaufen, davonmachen
abstain {v} (refrain from) :: sich enthalten
abstain {v} (refrain from voting) :: sich enthalten
abstain {v} (hinder, withhold) :: abhalten
abstemious {adj} (refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink) :: enthaltsam
abstention {n} (the act of abstaining) :: Enthaltung {f}
abstergent {n} (a substance used in cleansing) :: Reinigend
abstinence {n} (the act or practice of abstaining) :: Enthaltsamkeit {f}, Abstinenz {f}
abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from alcohol) :: Abstinenz {f}
abstinence {n} (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse) :: Keuschheit {f}
abstinence {n} (the practice of self-denial) :: Enthaltsamkeit {f}
abstinent {adj} (refraining from indulgence) :: abstinent (mostly when referring to alcohol or smoking), enthaltsam (sexually abstinent, celibate)
abstinent {n} (one who abstains) :: Abstinenzler {m}
abstract {n} (an abridgement or summary) :: Auszug {m}, Zusammenfassung {f}
abstract {adj} (apart from practice or reality; not concrete) :: abstrakt
abstract {adj} (art: free from representational qualities) :: abstrakt
abstract {v} (to separate; to disengage) :: trennen
abstract {v} (to remove; to take away; to withdraw) :: entziehen
abstract {v} (to consider abstractly) :: abstrahieren
abstract algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) :: abstrakte Algebra {f}
abstract art {n} (art that does not depict objects in the natural world) :: abstrakte Kunst {f}
abstract class {n} (in software - a class which cannot be instantiated) :: abstrakte Klasse {f}
Abstract Expressionism {n} (genre of modern art) :: abstrakter Expressionismus {m}
abstract factory pattern {n} (a software creation design pattern that decouples object creation) :: Abstrakte Fabrik {f}
abstraction {n} (act of abstracting) :: Abstraktion {f}
abstractionism {n} (abstract art) :: Abstraktionismus {m}
abstract method {n} (software - a method of an abstract class that has to be implemented by all subtyping classes) :: abstrakte Methode {f}
abstract noun {n} (noun that denotes an abstract concept) :: Abstraktum {n}, abstraktes Substantiv {n}, Begriffswort {n}
abstruse {adj} :: abstrus, unfaßbar
absurd {adj} (contrary to reason or propriety) :: absurd
absurdism {n} (absurdity) SEE: absurdity ::
absurdism {n} (philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational) :: Absurdismus
Absurdistan {prop} (country where absurdity is the norm) :: Absurdistan {n}
absurdity {n} (the quality of being absurd) :: Absurdität {f}
absurdity {n} (an absurd action) :: Absurdität {f}
Abu Dhabi {prop} (capital of UAE) :: Abu Dhabi {n}
abugida {n} (writing system, see also: alphasyllabary) :: Abugida {f}
abulia {n} (absence of will-power or decisiveness) :: Abulie {f}, Entschlussunfähigkeit {f}
Abun {n} (father (title)) :: Abun {m}, Abuna {m}, Abune {m}
abundance {n} (ample sufficiency) :: Überfluss {m}
abundant {adj} (fully sufficient; plentiful) :: reichlich, wohlhabend
abundantly {adv} (in an abundant manner) :: reichlich
a burnt child dreads the fire {proverb} (a person that has been harmed by the danger becomes more cautious about it) :: ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
abuse {n} (corrupt practice) :: Missbrauch {m}
abuse {n} (improper usage) :: Missbrauch
abuse {n} (insulting speech) :: Beschimpfung {f}, Schmähung {f}, Beleidigung {f}
abuse {n} (physical maltreatment) :: Misshandlung {f}
abuse {n} (sexual violation or assault) :: Missbrauch {m}
abuse {v} (to use improperly) :: missbrauchen
abuse {v} (to hurt) :: missbrauchen
abuse {v} (to insult) :: beschimpfen, beleidigen
abuse {v} (to rape) :: vergewaltigen, missbrauchen
abuse {v} (to adulterate) SEE: adulterate ::
abuse {n} (delusion) SEE: delusion ::
abuse {n} (catachresis) SEE: catachresis ::
abuser {n} (one who abuses) :: Missbraucher
Abu Simbel {prop} (Egyptian village) :: Abu Simbel {n}
abusio {n} (catachresis) SEE: catachresis ::
abut {v} (to border on) :: grenzen, angrenzen
abutment {n} (state of abutting) :: Angrenzen {n}
abuzz {adj} (characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz) :: schwirren
abysm {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss ::
abysmal {adj} (pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound) :: abgründig, abgrundtief
abysmal {adj} (extremely bad) :: erbärmlich, jämmerlich, unterirdisch, unter aller Sau
abyss {n} (hell, bottomless pit) :: Abgrund {m}, Hölle {f}
abyss {n} (bottomless or unfathomed depth) :: Abgrund {m}
abyss {n} (moral depravity, vast intellectual or moral depth) :: Abgrund {m}
Abyssinia {prop} (historical name of Ethiopia) :: Abessinien {n}
Abyssinian {adj} (of or pertaining to Abyssinia) :: abessinisch
Abyssinian {prop} (Amharic) SEE: Amharic ::
abzyme {n} (antibody with catalytic properties) :: Abzyme
AC {n} (alternating current) :: Wechselstrom {m}
AC {n} (alternating potential) :: Wechselspannung
acacia {n} (shrub or tree) :: Akazie {f}
acacia tit {n} (Melaniparus thruppi) :: Somalimeise {f}, Somalirußmeise {f}, Somali-Rußmeise {f}
academese {n} (artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education) :: Fachchinesisch {n}
academia {n} (scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole) :: Akademia {f} , die akademische Welt {f}
academian {n} (member of an academy) :: Akademiker {m}, Akademikerin {f}
academic {adj} (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) :: akademisch
academic {adj} (scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific) :: akademisch
academic {adj} (having an aptitude for learning) :: intellektuell
academically {adv} (in an academic style or way) :: akademisch
academically {adv} (in terms of educational achievement) :: wissenschaftlich
academician {n} (member of an academy) :: Akademiker {m}, Akademikerin {f}
academician {n} (collegian) :: Akademiker {m}, Akademikerin {f}, Student {m}, Studentin {f}
academician {n} (member faculty) :: Akademiker {m}, Akademikerin {f}
academicism {n} (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) :: Akademismus {m}
academic year {n} (time period) :: Studienjahr {n}
academy {n} (learned society) :: Akademie {f}
academy {n} (specialized school) :: Akademie {f}
academy {n} (college or university) :: Akademie, akademische Einrichtung {f}
academy {n} (place of training, school) :: Akademie {f}
acai {n} :: Kohlpalme {f}
acajou {n} (wood from trees of Meliaceae family) SEE: mahogany ::
acajou {n} (cashew tree) SEE: cashew ::
acajou {n} (cashew nut) SEE: cashew nut ::
acanthesthesia {n} (tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced) :: Akanthästhesie {f}, Nadelgefühl {n}
acanthite {n} (a mineral form of silver sulfide) :: Akanthit {m}
acanthocyte {n} (spur cell) SEE: spur cell ::
a cappella {adv} (performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment) :: a cappella
acarophobia {n} :: Acarophobie {f}, Akarophobie {f}
acaudate {adj} (tailless) SEE: tailless ::
accede {v} (to join a group) :: beitreten, anschließen
accede {v} (to agree to a proposal or view) :: stattgeben, zustimmen, einwilligen, bewilligen
accede {v} (to enter upon an office or dignity) :: antreten , besteigen
accede {v} (to become a party to an agreement or a treaty) :: beitreten, Mitglied werden
accelerate {v} (to cause to move faster) :: beschleunigen
accelerate {v} (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) :: beschleunigen
accelerate {v} (to hasten) :: eilen, sich beeilen
accelerate {v} (to become faster) :: schneller werden, beschleunigen
accelerated {adj} (moving or progressing faster than is usual) :: beschleunigt
acceleration {n} (act or state) :: Beschleunigung {f}
acceleration {n} (amount) :: Beschleunigung {f}
acceleration {n} ((physics)) :: Beschleunigung {f}
accelerationism {n} (theory that capitalism or some of its processes should be accelerated) :: Akzelerationismus {m}
accelerationist {n} (proponent of accelerationism) :: Akzelerist {m}
accelerator {n} (one who, or that which, accelerates) :: Beschleuniger {m}
accelerator {n} (device for causing acceleration) :: Beschleuniger {m}
accelerator {n} (substance which speeds up chemical reactions) :: Beschleuniger {m}, Katalysator {m}
accelerator {n} (accelerator pedal) :: Gaspedal {n}
accelerometer {n} (instrument for measuring acceleration) :: Beschleunigungssensor {m}, Beschleunigungsmesser {m}
accent {n} (stronger articulation) :: Betonung {f}
accent {n} (orthography: mark to indicate accent) :: Akzent {m}, Akzentzeichen {n}
accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) :: Akzent {m}
accent {n} (word, significant tone or sound) :: Betonung {f}
accent {n} (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) :: Betonung {f}
accent {n} (music: recurring stress on a tone) :: Betonung {f}
accent {n} (music: special emphasis on a tone) :: Betonung {f}
accent {n} (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) :: Akzent {m}
accent {n} (mark to denote feet or inches) :: Akzent {m}
accent {v} (to express the accent of) SEE: accentuate ::
accent {v} (to mark with written accents) SEE: accentuate ::
accent {n} (utterance) SEE: utterance ::
accentologist {n} (one who studies accentology) :: Akzentologe {m}, Akzentologin {f}
accentology {n} (systematic analysis of word or phrase stress) :: Akzentologie {f}
accentor {n} (bird of the Prunella genus) :: Braunelle {f}
accentuate {v} (to pronounce with an accent) :: akzentuieren
accentuate {v} (to mark with a written accent) :: hervorheben
accept {v} (to receive with consent) :: annehmen, abnehmen, akzeptieren
accept {v} (to admit to a place or a group) :: aufnehmen, akzeptieren, zulassen, einlassen
accept {v} (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) :: akzeptieren, annehmen
accept {v} (to receive as adequate or satisfactory) :: annehmen, akzeptieren
accept {v} (to agree to) :: akzeptieren, annehmen, zusagen, zustimmen
accept {v} (to endure patiently) :: hinnehmen, auf sich nehmen, in Kauf nehmen, ertragen
accept {v} (to agree to pay) :: kaufen, akzeptieren, annehmen
accept {v} (to receive officially) :: annehmen, empfangen, entgegennehmen
accept {v} (to receive something willingly) :: akzeptieren
acceptability {n} (acceptableness) :: Zulässigkeit {f}
acceptable {adj} (capable, worthy or sure of being accepted) :: annehmbar, akzeptabel
acceptance {n} (act of accepting) :: Annahme {f}
acceptance {n} (state of being accepted) :: Annahme {f}
acceptance {n} (assent and engagement by person on whom bill of exchange is drawn) :: Annahme {f}
acceptance {n} (bill of exchange when accepted) :: Vertrag {m}
acceptance {n} (agreeing which results in a legally binding contract) :: Annahme {f}
acceptance {n} (etendue) SEE: etendue ::
acceptancy {n} (acceptance) SEE: acceptance ::
access {n} (way or means of approaching) :: Zugang {m}, Eingang {m}
access {n} (act of approaching or entering) :: Zugang {m}
access {n} (right or ability of approaching or entering) :: Zugang {m}, Zutritt {m}
access {n} (outburst of an emotion) :: Ausbruch {m}, Gefühlsausbruch {m}, Anfall {m}
access {n} (right to visit one's child) :: Umgangsrecht {n}
access {n} (computing: process of locating data in memory) :: Zugriff {m}
access {n} (communication with a computer program or the Internet) :: Zugriff {m}
access {v} (computing: to have access to (data)) :: Zugang haben, zugreifen
accessibility {n} (the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach) :: Zugänglichkeit {f}, Barrierefreiheit {f}, Erreichbarkeit {f}
accessibility {n} (feature that increases software usability) :: Barrierefreiheit {f}
accessible {adj} (easy of access or approach) :: zugänglich
accessible {adj} (built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities) :: barrierefrei
accessible {adj} (of a person, approachable) :: zugänglich
accessible {adj} (easily understood) :: zugänglich
accession {n} (a coming to) :: Beitritt {m}
accession {n} (increase by something added) :: Zuwachs {m}
accession {n} ((legal) mode of acquiring property) :: Vermögenszuwachs {m}
accession {n} (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity) :: Antritt {m}, Besteigung {f}, Thronbesteigung {f}
access modifier {n} (access specifier) SEE: access specifier ::
accessory {adj} (having a supplementary function) :: nebensächlich, zusätzlich, begleitend
accessory {n} (that which belongs to something else deemed the principal, attachment) :: Zubehör {n}
accessory {n} (clothing accessory) :: Accessoire {n}
accessory {n} (contributor to an offense) :: Beihilfe {f}
accessory {n} (unessential part in a work of art) :: Accessoire {n}
access specifier {n} :: Zugriffsmodifikator {m}
accident {n} (unexpected event with negative consequences) :: Unfall {m}
accident {n} (chance event) :: Zufall {m}
accident {n} (transport: unintended event that causes damage) :: Unfall {m}
accident {n} (euphemism: unintended pregnancy) :: Unfall {m}
accident {n} (military: unplanned event resulting in injury) :: Unfall {m}
accidental {adj} (happening by chance) :: versehentlich, zufällig
accidental {n} (a property which is not essential) :: Zufall {m}, Versehen {n}
accidentally {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) :: versehentlich
accidently {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) SEE: accidentally ::
acclaim {v} (to shout) :: zujubeln
acclaim {v} (to shout applause) :: applaudieren, klatschen
acclaim {v} (to applaud) :: applaudieren, klatschen
acclaimed {adj} (greatly praised) :: bejubelt, gefeiert
acclamation {n} (applause) :: Zuruf
acclimation {n} (acclimatization) SEE: acclimatization ::
acclimatization {n} (the act of acclimatizing) :: Eingewöhnung {f}, Akklimatisierung {f}
acclimatize {v} (to get used to a new climate) :: sich akklimatisieren
acclimatize {v} (to make used to a new climate) :: akklimatisieren
acclimature {n} (act of acclimating) :: Akklimatisierung {f}
accoil {v} (nautical sense) SEE: coil ::
accolade {n} (an expression of approval; praise) :: Ritterschlag {m}
accolade {n} (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood) :: Ritterschlag {m}
accolade {n} ((music) a brace used to join two or more staves) :: Akkolade {f}
accolade {n} ((American military) written presidential certificate) :: Akkolade
accommodate {v} (to render fit or suitable) :: machen, endigen
accommodate {v} (to cause to come into agreement) :: in Übereinstimmung bringen, anpassen
accommodate {v} (to provide housing for) :: unterbringen, beherbergen, einquartieren
accommodate {v} (to provide with something desired) :: einrichten
accommodate {v} (to show the correspondence of; adapt to fit) :: anpassen
accommodate {v} (rare: to adapt oneself) :: anpassen
accommodating {adj} (affording accommodation) :: entgegenkommend, gefällig, zuvorkommend
accommodation {n} (lodging) :: Unterkunft {f}, Übernachtung {f}
accommodation {n} (state of being fitted and adapted) :: Anpassung
accompanied {adj} (being part of a group of at least two) :: begleitet
accompaniment {n} (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) :: Begleitung {f}
accompaniment {n} (that which accompanies) :: Begleitung {f}
accompanist {n} (performer who takes the accompanying part) :: Begleiter {m}, Begleiterin {f}
accompany {v} (to perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition) :: begleiten
accompany {v} (to attend as a companion) :: begleiten
accompany {v} (to perform an accompanying part next to another instrument) :: begleiten
accompany {v} (to keep company) :: begleiten, geleiten
accompany {v} :: beiliegen
accomplice {n} (associate in the commission of a crime) :: Mittäter {m}, Mittäterin {f}, Komplize {m}, Komplizin {f}
accomplice {n} (cooperator) :: Mitarbeiter {m}, Mittäter {m}, Partner {m}, Handlanger {m}, Helfer {m}
accomplish {v} (to finish successfully) :: vollenden vollziehen, ausführen
accomplish {v} (to complete, as time or distance) :: vollenden
accomplish {v} (to bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform) :: vollenden
accomplish {v} ((archaic) to equip or furnish thoroughly) :: vollenden
accomplished {adj} (completed) :: erreicht, realisiert, bewerkstelligt, vollendet
accomplished {adj} (having many accomplishments) :: vollendet, fähig, versiert
accomplished {adj} (showing skill) :: vollendet
accomplishment {n} (the act of accomplishing) :: Ausführung {f} Durchführung {f}, Vollendung {f}, Erfüllung {f}
accomplishment {n} (that which completes) :: Fertigkeit {f}, Errungenschaft {f}, Fähigkeit {f}
accomplishment {n} (achievement) :: Leistung {f}
accord {n} (agreement or concurrence of opinion) :: Übereinstimmung {f}
accord {n} (harmony of sounds) :: Akkord {m}
accordance {n} (agreement; harmony; conformity) :: Übereinstimmung {f}
accordingly {adv} (agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable) :: dementsprechend
accordingly {adv} (in natural sequence; consequently; so) :: logischerweise
according to {prep} (based on statement) :: laut, gemäß, zufolge, nach
according to {prep} (in proportion) :: entsprechend
according to plan {prep} (as intended, as planned) :: nach Plan
accordion {n} (A small, portable, keyed wind instrument) :: Akkordeon {n}, Ziehharmonika {f}, Handharmonika {f}, Handorgel {f}, Quetsche {f}, Quetschkommode {f}, Schifferklavier {n}
accordionist {n} (player of the accordion) :: Akkordeonspieler {m}, Akkordeonspielerin {f}, Akkordeonist {m}, Akkordeonistin {f}
accost {v} :: sich nähern
accoucheur {n} (person who assists women in childbirth) :: Entbindungspfleger {m}, Geburtshelfer {m}, Entbindungshelfer {m}
accoucheuse {n} (woman who assists women in childbirth) :: Entbindungspflegerin {f}, Geburtshelferin {f}, Entbindungshelferin {f}
account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) :: Konto {n}
account {n} (a statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.) :: Begründung {f}
account {n} (a statement of facts or occurrences) :: Bericht {m}
account {n} (a statement and explanation or vindication) :: Rechenschaft {f}
account {n} (an authorization to use a service) :: Konto {n}
account {v} (credit (to)) SEE: credit ::
account {v} (account for) SEE: account for ::
account {v} (account to) SEE: account to ::
accountability {n} (state of being accountable) :: Verantwortlichkeit {f}, Rechenschaftspflicht {f}
accountable {adj} (obliged to answer for one’s deeds) :: verantwortlich
accountancy {n} (the profession of accounting) :: Buchführungswesen
accountant {n} (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) :: Buchhalter {m}, Buchhalterin {f}
accountant {n} (one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another) :: Buchhalter {m}, Buchhalterin {f}
account book {n} (a book in which accounts are kept) :: Rechnungsbuch {n}, Geschäftsbuch {n}, Kontobuch {n}
account executive {n} (an executive in an advertising agency, or public relations firm who manages a client's account) :: Kundenbetreuer {m}
account for {v} (to constitute in amount or portion) :: ausmachen
accounting {n} (development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions) :: Buchhaltung {f}
accounting cost {n} (total amount of money or goods) :: Anschaffungskosten {p}
accounts payable {n} (money that is owed by a party, and is counted by that party as a debit) :: Verbindlichkeiten {f-p}
accounts receivable {n} (total monetary amount) :: Forderungen {f-p}, Debitorenbuchhaltung {f}
account statement {n} (bank statement) SEE: bank statement ::
account to {v} (to be responsible to) :: Rechenschaft ablegen, Rechenschaft schuldig sein
accourage {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage ::
accoutred {adj} :: gerüstet
Accra {prop} (capital of Ghana) :: Accra {n}
accredit {v} (To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction) :: akkreditieren
accredit {v} (To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.) :: akkreditieren
accreditation {n} (giving of credentials) :: Beglaubigung {f}
accretion {n} (act of increasing by natural growth) :: Zunahme {f}
accretion disk {n} (structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source) :: Akkretionsscheibe {f}
accrual {n} (an increase) :: Zuwachs {m}
accrual {n} (an accounting charge) :: abgegrenzte Schulden {f}, Abgrenzungsposten {m}, Rechnungsabgrenzungsposten {m}
accrue {v} (increase) :: anfallen
accubation {n} (the act or posture of reclining on a couch) :: Akkubation {f}, Akkubition {f}
acculturate {v} (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture) :: akkulturieren
acculturate {v} (to be changed by acculturation) SEE: acculture ::
acculture {v} (familiarize oneself with a new culture) :: akkulturieren
accumulate {v} (to pile up) :: aufstauen
accumulate {v} (to grow in number) :: sich vermehren
accumulation {n} (act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated) :: Anhäufung {f}
accumulation {n} (concurrence of several titles to the same proof) :: Konkurrenz {f}
accumulation {n} (continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings) :: Anhäufung {f}
accumulation point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains an element of a given subset of a given topological space) :: Häufungspunkt {m}
accumulation point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains an element of a given sequence) :: Häufungspunkt {m}
accumulator {n} (one who or that which accumulates) :: Akkumulator {m}
accumulator {n} (wet-cell storage battery) :: Akkumulator {m}
accumulator {n} (computer science: register for holding intermediate results) :: Akkumulator {m}
accuracy {n} (state of being accurate) :: Genauigkeit {f}, Sorgfalt {f}, Exaktheit {f}, Richtigkeit {f}, Fehlerfreiheit {f}
accurate {adj} (exact or careful conformity to truth) :: genau, präzise, exakt
accurately {adv} (exactly, precisely) :: genau, akkurat, präzise
accusation {n} (act of accusing or charging with a crime) :: Anklage {f}, Beschuldigung {f}
accusative {adj} (related to accusative case) :: Akkusativ-, akkusativisch
accusative {n} (accusative case) :: Akkusativ {m}, Wenfall {m}, vierter Fall {m}
accusative case {n} (case used to mark the immediate object) SEE: accusative ::
accusatory {adj} (pertaining to, or containing, an accusation) :: anklagend, anklägerisch
accuse {v} (attribute blame to someone) :: beschuldigen, anklagen
accused {n} (defendant) :: Angeklagte {m}
accused {adj} (having been accused) :: angeklagt
accuser {n} (one who accuses) :: Ankläger {m}, Ankläger {f}
accustom {v} (to make familiar by use) :: gewöhnen
accustom {v} (to be wont) :: sich gewöhnen , pflegen
accustom {v} (cohabit) SEE: cohabit ::
accustomed {adj} (familiar) :: gewohnt, gewöhnt
ace {n} (card with a single spot) :: Ass {n}
ace {n} (tennis: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) :: Ass {n}
ace {n} (expert) :: Ass {n}
ace {n} (excellent military aircraft pilot) :: Ass {m}
acedia {n} (boredom) SEE: boredom ::
ace in the hole {n} (ace up one's sleeve) SEE: ace up one's sleeve ::
acenaphthene {n} (hydrocarbon found in coal tar) :: Acenaphthen
acentric {adj} (without a center) :: azentrisch
ace of aces {n} (ace with the greatest number of kills) :: As der Asse
ace of clubs {n} (playing card) :: Kreuz-Ass {n}, Kreuzass {n}
ace of diamonds {n} (playing card) :: Karo-Ass {n}, Karoass {n}
ace of hearts {n} (playing card) :: Herz-Ass {n}, Herzass {n}
ace of spades {n} (playing card) :: Pik-Ass {n}, Pikass {n}
acephalic {adj} (headless) SEE: headless ::
acephalous {adj} (without a leader or chief) SEE: leaderless ::
acephalous {adj} (headless) SEE: headless ::
acerbic {adj} (sour or bitter) :: sauer, bitter
acerbic {adj} (sharp, biting) :: ätzend, beißend
acerbity {n} (sourness) :: Sauerkeit {f}
acerbity {n} (harshness) :: Bitterkeit {f}
acetal {n} (any diether of a geminal diol) :: Acetal {n}
acetaldehyde {n} (the organic compound CH3CHO) :: Acetaldehyd {m}
acetamide {n} (amide of acetic acid) :: Acetamid {n}
acetate {n} (salt or ester of acetic acid) :: Azetat {n}, Acetat {n}
acetic acid {n} (clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH) :: Essigsäure {f}
acetic anhydride {n} (organic compound) :: Acetanhydrid {n}, Essigsäureanhydrid {n}
acetimeter {n} (an instrument) :: Azetometer {n}
acetoacetic acid {n} (organic compound) :: Acetessigsäure {f}
acetone {n} (the organic compound (CH3)2CO) :: Aceton {n}, Azeton {n}, Propanon {n}, Dimethylketon {n}
acetonitrile {n} (the simplest organic cyanide or nitrile) :: Acetonitril {n}
acetyl chloride {n} (acyl chloride of acetic acid) :: Essigsäurechlorid {n}
acetylcholine {n} (the neurotransmitter compound) :: Azetylcholin {n}
acetylcholinesterase {n} (enzyme) :: Acetylcholinesterase {f}
acetylene {n} (acetylene) :: Acetylen {n}, Azetylen {n}
acetylsalicylic acid {n} (acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin) :: Acetylsalicylsäure {f}
acetyltransferase {n} (transacetylase) SEE: transacetylase ::
ace up one's sleeve {n} (a surprise of which others are not aware) :: Ass im Ärmel {n}, Trumpf im Ärmel {m}
Achaea {prop} (a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese) :: Achaia {n}, Achäa {n}
Achaean {n} (an inhabitant of Achaea) :: Achäer {m}
Achaemenid Empire {prop} (empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty) :: Achämenidenreich {n}
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link {proverb} (aphorism) :: eine Kette ist nur so stark wie ihr schwächstes Glied
ache {v} (be in pain) :: weh tun, schmerzen
ache {n} (dull pain) :: Schmerz {m}
acheful {adj} (full of aches) :: schmerzhaft, schmerzend
acheilia {n} (liplessness) SEE: liplessness ::
achene {n} (small dry fruit) :: Achäne {f}; genera Fragaria and Rosa: Nüsschen {n}
Acherontic {adj} (pertaining to or resembling Acheron) :: acherontisch
achievable {adj} (capable of being achieved) :: erreichbar, erzielbar, verwirklichbar
achieve {v} (to carry out successfully; to accomplish) :: erreichen, realisieren, schaffen
achieve {v} (to obtain, or gain as the result of exertion) :: erreichen, erlangen
achievement {n} (act of achieving or performing) :: Errungenschaft {f}, Leistung {f}
achievement {n} (great or heroic deed) :: Großtat {f}, Heldentat {f}
achievement {n} (a reward in video games) :: Errungenschaft {f}, Erfolg {m}
Achilles {prop} (Greek mythical hero) :: Achilleus {m}
Achilles heel {n} (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation) :: Achillesferse {f}
Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) :: Achillessehne {f}
achlamydeous {adj} (having no perianth) :: achlamydeisch
ach-laut {n} (German sound) :: Ach-Laut {m}
achoo {interj} (the sound of a sneeze) :: hatschi, hatzi
achromia {n} (absence of pigmentation) :: Achromie {f}
acid {adj} (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) :: sauer
acid {adj} (sour-tempered) :: sauer
acid {n} (a sour substance) :: Säure {f}
acid {n} (in chemistry) :: Säure {f}
acid dissociation constant {n} :: Säurekonstante {f}
acidic {adj} (chemistry: having pH less than 7) :: sauer
acidic {adj} :: sauer, säurehaltig
acidification {n} (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) :: Säurebildung {f}
acidifier {n} (simple or compound whose presence is necessary to produce acidity) :: Säuerungsmittel {n}
acidify {v} (to make something acidic) :: säuern
acidity {n} (quality or state of being acid) :: Acidität
acidness {n} (acidity) SEE: acidity ::
acidophilic {adj} (thriving under acidic conditions) :: acidoklin, acidophil, säureliebend
acidosis {n} (abnormally increased acidity of the blood) :: Azidose {f}
acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) :: saurer Regen {m}
acid reflux {n} (heartburn) SEE: heartburn ::
acid-resistant {adj} (able to resist acids) :: säurebeständig
acid test {n} (Rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth) :: Lackmustest
acidulous {adj} (slightly sour) :: säuerlich
acknowledge {v} (to admit the knowledge of) :: zur Kenntnis nehmen, erkennen, bekennen
acknowledge {v} (to admit the claims or authority of) :: anerkennen
acknowledge {v} (to notify receipt) :: den Empfang bestätigen
acknowledge {v} :: anerkennen
acknowledged {adj} (recognized) :: anerkannt
acknowledgment {n} (act of acknowledging) :: Anerkennung {f}, Bestätigung {f}
acknowledgment {n} (act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship) :: Anerkennung {f}, Anerkenntnis {n}
acknowledgment {n} (award) :: Anerkennung {f}
acknowledgment {n} (expression of thanks) :: Danksagung {f}
acknowledgment {n} (message informing that the originator's communication has been received and understood) :: Quittung {f}
acknowledgment {n} (indication of a successful receipt of a transmission) :: Quittung {f}
acknowledgment {n} (act of a man admitting a child as his own) :: Anerkennung {f}
acknowledgment {n} (formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure) :: Bestätigung {f}
acme {n} (the highest point) :: Höhepunkt {m}, Gipfel {m}
acme {n} (full bloom) :: Blüte des Lebens {f}
acne {n} (a skin condition) :: Akne {f}
acne {n} (a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition) :: Akne {f}
a cold day in July {n} (an event that will never happen) :: wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen, wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen, am Sankt Nimmerleinstag
acolyte {n} (Catholic church: highest of the minor orders; ordained to carry wine, water and lights at the Mass) :: Akolyth {m}
acolyte {n} (in general: assistant) :: Gehilfe {m}
aconite {n} (herb wolfsbane) :: Eisenhut
acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) :: Eichel {f}
acorn woodpecker {n} (Melanerpes formicivorus) :: Eichelspecht {m}
A Coruña {prop} (city in Galicia) :: La Coruña {n}
acoustic {adj} (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) :: akustisch
acoustic {adj} (producing or produced without electrical amplification) :: akustisch
acoustical {adj} (of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics) :: akustisch
acoustic coupler {n} (terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network) :: Akustikkoppler {m}
acoustician {n} (One versed in acoustics) :: Akustiker {m}, Akustikerin {f}
acoustics {n} (quality of a space for doing music) :: Akustik {f}
acoustics {n} (physics: a science of sounds) :: Akustik {f}
acqua alta {n} (regular flooding in Venice) :: Acqua alta {f}, Hochwasser {n}
acquaint {v} (to furnish or give experimental knowledge of) :: vertraut machen
acquaint {v} (to communicate notice to) :: in Kenntnis setzen , mitteilen , unterrichten , informieren
acquaintance {n} (state of being acquainted, acquaintanceship) :: Bekanntschaft {f}, Umgang {m}
acquaintance {n} (person) :: Bekannter {m}, Bekannte {f}
acquaintanceship {n} (the state of being acquainted) SEE: acquaintance ::
acquaintanceship {n} (acquaintance) SEE: acquaintance ::
acquainted {adj} (familiar) :: bekannt
acquiescence {n} (silent or passive assent) :: Duldung {f}
acquiescence {n} (inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right) :: Verwirkung {f}
acquire {v} (to get) :: erwerben
acquire {v} (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own) :: erwerben, akquirieren
acquired immune deficiency syndrome {n} (infectious disease caused by HIV, see also: AIDS) :: erworbenes Immundefektsyndrom {n}
acquis communautaire {n} (full body of European Union law) :: Besitzstand der Gemeinschaft {m}, gemeinschaftlicher Besitzstand {m}
acquisition {n} (act or process of acquiring) :: Erwerb {m}, Aneignung {f}
acquisition {n} (thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain) :: Erwerb {m}
acquit {v} (to declare or find innocent or not guilty) :: freisprechen, für unschuldig erklären
acquit {v} (to discharge (for example, a claim or debt)) :: befreien, degagieren, entbinden, entlassen, erlassen, freisprechen
acquit {v} (to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, etc.) :: abzahlen, begleichen, zurückzahlen
acquit {v} (to bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part) :: sich halten, sich beweisen
acquit {v} (to clear oneself) :: befreien, bereinigen, entledigen, reinigen, sich befreien
acquit {v} ((obsolete) to release, rescue) :: freisprechen
acquit {v} ((obsolete) to pay for, to atone for) :: abzahlen, begleichen, büßen, gutmachen, wiedergutmachen
acquit {v} :: freisprechen
acquittal {n} (legal decision of not guilty) :: Freispruch {m}
acrasia {n} (lack of self-control) :: innerer Schweinehund {m}, Akrasia {f}
acre {n} (unit of surface area) :: Morgen {m}, Acker {m}, Joch {n}, Joch Landes {n}, Juchart {m} {f}
Acre {prop} (city) :: Akkon {n}
acrid {adj} (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent) :: stechend
acrimonious {adj} (angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies) :: erbittert, bissig
acrimony {n} (bitter hatred) :: Verbitterung {f}, bitterer Hass {m}
acrivastine {n} (drug) :: Acrivastin {n}
acrobat {n} (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination) :: Akrobat {m}, Akrobatin {f}
acrobatic {adj} (of or pertaining to an acrobat) :: akrobatisch, artistisch
acrobatics {n} (art of performing acrobatic feats) :: Akrobatik {f}
acrocyanosis {n} (acrocyanosis) :: Akrozyanose, Akroasphyxie, Acroasphyxia
acrolect {n} (variety of speech that is considered the standard form) :: Akrolekt {m}
acromegaly {n} (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones) :: Akromegalie {f}
acronym {n} (word formed by initial letters) :: Akronym {n}
acronymania {n} (enthusiastic creation and use of acronyms) :: Abkürzungsfimmel {m}
acrophobia {n} (fear of heights) :: Höhenangst {f}, Akrophobie {f}
Acropolis {prop} (Athenian Acropolis) :: Akropolis {f}
across {prep} (from the far side) :: über
across {prep} (on the opposite side) :: gegenüber
across {prep} (from one side to another) :: quer
acrostic {n} (poem or text in which certain letters spell out a name or message) :: Akrostichon {n}
acrylamide {n} (Amide of acrylic acid) :: Acrylamid {n}
acrylic {n} (acrylic resin) SEE: acrylic resin ::
acrylic fiber {n} (Synthetic fibers made from a polymer) :: Akrylfaser, Harz {n}
acrylic resin {n} (acrylic resin) :: Acrylharz {n}
act {n} (deed) :: Handlung {f}, Tat {f}, Akt {m}
act {n} (statute) :: Gesetz {n}
act {n} (process of doing) :: Akt {m}, Handlung {f}
act {n} (formal record of something done) :: Akte {f}
act {n} (drama: division of theatrical performance) :: Akt {m}
act {n} (display of behaviour) :: Spiel {n}
act {v} (to do something) :: handeln, tun, machen
act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) :: spielen
act {v} (to behave in a certain way) :: spielen, benehmen, fungieren
act {v} (to respond to information) :: agieren
act {v} (to have an effect on) :: wirken, agieren, auswirken
act {v} (to feign) SEE: feign ::
acting {adj} (temporarily assuming the duties or authority) :: amtierender, stellvertretend, geschäftsführend
actinia {n} (a sea anemone) :: Seeanemone {f}
actinium {n} (chemical element) :: Actinium {n}
actinobiology {n} (study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms) :: Aktinobiologie {f}
actinolite {n} (mineral with monoclinic crystals belonging to the amphibole group) :: Aktinolith
action {n} (something done so as to accomplish a purpose) :: Handlung {f}, Aktion {f}
action {n} (way of motion or functioning) :: Bewegung {f}, Funktion {f}
action {n} (fast-paced activity) :: Action {f}
action {n} (mechanism) :: Mechanismus {m}
action {n} (military: combat) :: Kampf {m}
action {n} (law: a charge) :: Klage {f}
action at a distance {n} :: Fernwirkung {f}
action figure {n} (children's toy) :: Action-Figur {f}
actionism {n} (An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change) :: Aktionismus {m}
action movie {n} (a type of motion picture) :: Actionfilm {m}
action plan {n} (planned series of actions) :: Aktionsplan {m}
action potential {n} (electrical potential) :: Aktionspotential {n}
actions speak louder than words {proverb} (it is more effective to act than speak) :: Taten statt Worte; Nägel mit Köpfen machen; Taten sagen mehr als Worte
actions speak louder than words {proverb} (actions indicate true sentiments) :: Taten sagen mehr als Worte; an ihren Taten sollt ihr sie erkennen
action verb {n} (word that expresses action) :: Handlungsverb {n}
action word {n} (verb) SEE: verb ::
activate {v} (to put into operation) :: aktivieren
activate {v} (to activate a software functionality) SEE: enable ::
activated carbon {n} (absorbent form of finely powdered carbon) :: Aktivkohle {f}
activation {n} (making active) :: Aktivierung {f}, Aktivieren {n}
activator {n} (chemical increasing transcription) :: Aktivator {m}, Beschleuniger {m}
active {adj} (having the quality or power of acting) :: aktiv
active {adj} (quick in physical movement) :: gewandt, flink
active {adj} (in action) :: aktiv
active {adj} (given to action) :: tätig
active {adj} (given to action rather than contemplation) :: rührig
active {adj} (in grammar) :: aktiv
active duty {n} (active duty) :: aktiver Dienst {m}, militärischer Einsatz {m}
active galactic nucleus {n} (region) :: aktiver galaktischer Kern {m}
actively {adv} (in an active manner) :: aktiv
actively {adv} (in the active form) :: active
active power {n} (the real component of the power of an alternating current circuit) :: Wirkleistung {f}
active voice {n} (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) :: Aktiv {n}, Aktivum {n}
active volcano {n} (active volcano) :: aktiver Vulkan {m}
activism {n} (practice of using action to achieve a result) :: Aktivismus {m}
activist {n} (one who is politically active) :: Aktivist {m}, Aktivistin {f}
activistic {adj} (activist) SEE: activist ::
activity {n} (state or quality of being active) :: Aktivität {f}, Tätigkeit {f}
activity {n} (something done as an action or a movement) :: Aktivität {f}, Handlung {f}
activity {n} (something done for pleasure or entertainment) :: Aktivität {f}, Unternehmung {f}
act of God {n} (unforeseen occurrence) :: höhere Gewalt {f}
act one's age {v} (to be mature and not childish) :: sich seinem Alter entsprechend benehmen
actor {n} (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) :: Schauspieler {m}, Schauspielerin {f}
actor {n} (one who acts; a doer) :: Handelnder {m}, Handelnde {f}
actor {n} (plaintiff) SEE: plaintiff ::
act out {v} (to express one's feelings through disruptive actions) :: ausleben
actress {n} (female actor, see also: actor) :: Schauspielerin {f}
Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) SEE: Acts of the Apostles ::
Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) :: Apostelgeschichte {f}
actual {adj} (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) :: tatsächlich, konkret
actual {adj} (in action at the time being) :: gegenwärtig, aktuell
actual {adj} (emphasise a noun) :: tatsächlich
actualism {n} (the belief that only actual things exist) :: Aktualismus {m}
actualize {v} (make real) :: realisieren, verwirklichen
actualize {v} (become real) :: sich verwirklichen
actually {adv} (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) :: eigentlich, tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit, in Wahrheit, wirklich
actuary {n} (maker of insurance calculations) :: Versicherungsfachmann {m}, Versicherungsmathematiker {m}, Aktuar {m}
acuity {n} (sharpness or acuteness) :: Schärfe {f}
acumen {n} (quickness of perception) :: Scharfsinn {m}
acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture ::
acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) :: Akupunktur {f}
acute {adj} (intense, sensitive, sharp, see also: intense; sensitive; sharp) :: scharf
acute {adj} ((geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees) :: spitz
acute {adj} ((medicine) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset) :: akut
acute {adj} ((geometry) of a triangle: having all internal angles acute) SEE: acute-angled ::
acute {n} (acute accent) SEE: acute accent ::
acute accent {n} (acute accent) :: Akut {m}
acute angle {n} (angle measuring less than ninety degrees) :: spitzer Winkel {m}
acute-angled {adj} (geometry) :: spitzwinklig
acyclic digraph {n} (directed acyclic graph) SEE: directed acyclic graph ::
acyl {n} (any of a class of organic radicals) :: Acyl {n}
acylation {n} (the process of adding an acyl to a compound) :: Acylierung {f}
AD {adv} (anno Domini) :: n. Chr. (nach Christus, nach Christo); n. Chr. Geb., n. Chr. G. (nach Christi Geburt)
adage {n} (old saying) :: Sprichwort {n}, geflügeltes Wort {n}
Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) :: Adam {m}
Adam {prop} (male given name) :: Adam {m}
Adam and Eve {prop} (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) :: Adam und Eva
adamant {adj} (determined; unshakeable; unyielding) :: unnachgiebig, unerbittlich, felsenfest, rigoros, hartnäckig, stur, steinhart, eisern, fest, unerschütterlich, undurchdringbar, unüberwindbar, unverrückbar, sehr hart
adamant {n} (rock or mineral) :: adamant
Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) :: Adamsapfel {m}
Adangme {prop} (a Niger-Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana) :: Dangme
adapt {v} (to make suitable) :: anpassen, angleichen, anwenden, einrichten
adapt {v} (to fit by alteration) :: anpassen, modifizieren, überarbeiten, umarbeiten, adaptieren, umschreiben, einpassen, bearbeiten
adapt {v} (to make by altering) :: herrichten, rezipieren, nachempfinden, nachgestalten
adapt {v} (to make oneself comfortable to a new thing) :: assimilieren, akkommodieren
adapt {adj} (adapted (adjective)) :: adaptiert
adaptability {n} (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable) :: Anpassungsfähigkeit {f}
adaptable {adj} (capable of adapting or of being adapted) :: anpassungsfähig
adaptation {n} (process of adapting) :: Anpassung {f}
adaptation {n} :: Anpassung {f}, Adaptation {f}
adaptative {adj} (adaptive) SEE: adaptive ::
adaptee {n} (class converted to another with a so-called adapter class) :: Adaptierte {f}
adapter {n} (device to allow compatibility (in general)) :: Adapter {m}
adapter {n} (device allowing more plugs at an outlet) :: Steckdosenleiste {f}, Steckerleiste {f}
adapter {n} (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type) :: Adapter {m}
adaptive {adj} (of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable) :: adaptiv
ad banner {n} (advertisement that stretches across a web site) :: Werbebanner {m}
add {v} (to append, as a statement) :: addieren
add {v} (to make an addition) :: hinzufügen
add {v} (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) :: addieren
addend {n} (any of various terms added together) :: Summand {m}
addend {n} (term added to another) :: zweiter Summand {m}
addendum {n} (something to be added) :: Anhang {m}, Nachtrag {m}
adder {n} (snake) :: Natter {f}
adder {n} (viper) :: Otter {f}, Viper {f}, Kreuzotter {f}
adder stone {n} (stone with a naturally formed hole) :: ≈ Hühnergott {m}
adder's tongue {n} (fern of the genus Ophioglossum) :: Natternzunge {f}
add fuel to the fire {v} (worsen a conflict) :: Öl ins Feuer gießen
addict {n} (person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug) :: Süchtiger {m}
addict {v} (to cause to become addicted) :: süchtig machen
addicted {adj} (having an insatiable need for a biochemical substance) :: süchtig
addiction {n} (the state of being addicted) :: Abhängigkeit {f}, Sucht {f}
addiction {n} (a habit or practice) :: Abhängigkeit {f}
addictive {adj} (tending to cause addiction) :: süchtig machend, verführerisch
addictologist {n} (person who practises addictology) :: Addiktologe {m}, Addiktologin {f}, Suchtmediziner {m}, Suchtmedizinerin {f}
addictology {n} (the study of addictions) :: Addiktologie {f}
adding machine {n} :: Addiermaschine {f}
add insult to injury {v} (to further a loss with mockery or indignity) :: Salz in die Wunde streuen
Addis Ababa {prop} (capital of Ethiopia) :: Addis Abeba
Addison's disease {n} (Addison's disease) :: Addison-Krankheit {f}
addition {n} (act of adding) :: Zufügung {f}, Hinzufügung {f}
addition {n} (thing added) :: Zusatz {m}
addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) :: Addition {f}
addition {n} (arithmetic: thing added) :: Summant {m}
additional {adj} (Supplemental or added to) :: zusätzlich
addition sign {n} (plus sign) SEE: plus sign ::
additive {n} (substance added to another substance to produce certain properties) :: Zusatzstoff {m}, Zusatz {m}, Additiv {n}
additive manufacturing {n} :: additive Fertigung {f}, generative Fertigung {f}, additive Herstellung {f}
add-on {n} (something which can be appended to something else) :: Erweiterung {f}
add-on {n} (software: extension of core application) :: Erweiterung {f}; (colloquial:) Addon {n} / Add-on {n} / Add-On {n}
address {n} (direction for letters) :: Adresse {f}, Anschrift {f}
address {n} (act of addressing oneself to a person) :: Ansprache {f}
address {n} (manner of speaking to another) :: Art {f}, Anrede {f}
address {n} (romantic advance) :: Ansprache {f}
address {n} (skill) :: Fähigkeit {f}
address {n} :: Anrede {f}, Diskurs {m}
address {v} ((obsolete in English) to direct speech) :: ansprechen
address {v} (reflexively: to prepare oneself) :: sich vorbereiten
address {v} (to direct in writing) :: adressieren
address {v} (to refer to a location in computer memory) :: adressieren
address bar {n} (bar in a web browser that displays the address) :: Adresszeile {f}
address book {n} (small book with addresses) :: Adressbuch {n}
addressee {n} (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) :: Adressat {m}, Adressatin {f}, Empfänger {m}, Empfängerin {f}, Rezipient {m}, Rezipientin {f}
addresser {n} (a person who addresses an object to be delivered) :: Versender {m}, Versenderin {f}
addresser {n} (a machine that addresses) :: Adressiermaschine {f}
addressing {n} :: Adressierung
adductor {n} (muscle) :: Adduktor {m}
add up {v} (be reasonable or consistent) SEE: make sense ::
Adela {prop} (female given name) :: Adele {f}
Adelaide {prop} (female given name) :: Adelheid {f}
Adelaide {prop} (state capital of South Australia) :: Adelaide
Adele {prop} (female given name) SEE: Adela ::
Adelie penguin {n} (Pygoscelis adeliae) :: Adeliepinguin {m}
Aden {prop} (seaport of Yemen) :: Aden {n}
adenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the adenoid glands) :: Adenektomie
adenine {n} (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) :: Adenin {n}
adenoid {n} (folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium) :: Mandel {f}
adenoma {n} (benign tumour) :: Adenom {n}, gutartige Drüsengeschwulst {f},, Drüsengeschwulst {f}
adenopathy {n} (any glandular disease) :: Lymphadenopathie {f}
adenosine triphosphate {n} (adenosine triphosphate) :: Adenosintriphosphat
adept {adj} (well skilled) :: geschickt, fähig, geübt, befähigt, erfahren, versiert, bewandert, eingeweiht, kundig
adept {n} (one fully skilled or well versed in anything) :: Meister {m}
adequate {adj} (equal to some requirement) :: angemessen, adäquat
adequateness {n} (meeting needs) :: Adäquatheit {f}
adermatoglyphia {n} (rare congenital absence of epidermal ridges; genetic disorder which causes this condition) :: Adermatoglyphie
adessive {n} (the adessive case, or a word in that case) :: Adessiv {m}
adessive case {n} (noun case used to indicate adjacent location) :: Adessiv {m}
adhan {n} ((Islam) The call to prayer) :: Adhān {m}, Muezzinruf {m}
adhere {v} (To stick fast or cleave) :: kleben
adhere {v} (To hold, be attached, or be devoted) :: halten
adhere {v} (To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree) :: sich (an etwas) halten, befolgen, festhalten
adherence {n} (support for a cause) :: Unterstützung {f}
adherent {adj} (adhesive) :: klebend, anhaftend
adherent {adj} (that has the quality of clinging) :: anhängend
adherent {n} (a person who has membership in some group) :: Mitglied {n}, Anhänger {m}
adhesion {n} (ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance) :: Adhäsion {f}, Haftung {f}
adhesion {n} (abnormal union of surface) :: Verwachsung {f}
adhesive {adj} (sticky) :: klebend, adhäsiv
adhesive {adj} (clinging) :: klebrig
adhesive {n} (substance that provides or promotes adhesion) :: Klebstoff {m}, Kleber {m}, Leim {m}
adhesive tape {n} (adhesive tape generally) :: Klebeband {n}; Tesafilm {m}, {n}, Tesa {n},
ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) :: ad hoc
ad hoc {adj} (special) SEE: special ::
ad hoc {adj} (impromptu) SEE: impromptu ::
ad hominem {n} (personal attack) :: persönlicher Angriff {m}
adiabatic {adj} (occurring without gain or loss of heat) :: adiabatisch
adicity {n} (number of arguments) :: Stelligkeit {f}
adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
adieu {n} (a farewell) :: Adieu {n}
Adige {prop} (river in South Tyrol) :: Etsch {f}, Adige {f}
ad infinitum {adv} (endlessly) :: endlos, ad infinitum
adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
adipose tissue {n} (tissue) :: Fettgewebe {n}
adiposity {n} (obesity) :: Adipositas {f}, Fettleibigkeit {f}, Obesitas {f}, Fettsucht {f}, Übergewicht {n}
adjacent {adj} (lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring) :: daneben, anliegend, benachbart, adjazent
adjacent {adj} (just before, after, or facing) :: umliegend, nachfolgend, darauffolgend
Adjara {prop} (autonomous republic of Georgia) :: Adscharien {n}
adjectival {adj} (functioning as an adjective) :: beiwörtlich, eigenschaftswörtlich; adjektivisch, Adjektiv-
adjectival pronoun {n} (pronoun) :: adjektivisches Pronomen {n}, Adjektivpronomen {n}
adjective {n} ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) :: Adjektiv {n}, Eigenschaftswort {n}, Beiwort {n}, Wiewort {n}, Beschreibungswort {n}
adjective {adj} (methods of enforcement and rules of procedure) :: formal
adjective {adj} (adjectival) SEE: adjectival ::
adjective phrase {n} (Phrase that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun) :: Adjektivphrase {f}, adjektivisches Satzglied {n}
adjectivization {n} (the process or result of adjectivizing) :: Adjektivierung {f}
adjika {n} (spicy paste from the Caucasus) :: Adschika {f}
adjoining {adj} (being in contact at some point) :: benachbart, angrenzend
adjoint {adj} (matrix) :: adjungiert
adjoint {n} (matrix) :: Adjungierte {f}
adjourn {v} (to postpone) :: unterbrechen , vertagen
adjourn {v} (to defer) :: aufschieben
adjourn {v} (to end or suspend an event) :: schließen, aufheben
adjourn {v} (to move from one place to another) :: sich begeben, sich zurückziehen ; verlegen
adjournment {n} (the state of being adjourned) :: Vertagung {f} , Verschiebung {f}
adjudicator {n} (one who adjudicates) :: Schiedsrichter {m}, Schiedsrichterin {f}
adjunct {n} (appendage) :: Hilfs-, Zusatz-
adjust {v} (to modify) :: anpassen, abstimmen, ausrichten, justieren, geringfügig ändern, leicht abändern, etwas verstellen
adjust {v} (to improve or rectify) :: berichtigen, nachbessern
adjust {v} (to change to fit circumstances) :: anpassen , einfügen , einleben , eingewöhnen
adjustable {adj} (capable of being adjusted) :: einstellbar, justierbar, verstellbar
adjustable spanner {n} (adjustable hand tool) :: Rollgabelschlüssel {m}, Engländer {m}
adjustment {n} (action of adjusting) :: Anpassen {n}, geringfügiges Ändern {n}
adjustment {n} (result of adjusting, small change) :: Anpassung {f}, Regulierung {f}, geringfügige Änderung {f}
adjutant {n} (lower-ranking officer) :: Adjutant {m}
adjutant {n} (assistant) :: Assistent {m}
ad lib {adv} (at pleasure) :: beliebig, nach Herzenslust, nach Belieben
ad lib {adv} (at will) :: beliebig
ad lib {adv} (extemporaneously) :: improvisiert
ad lib {adj} (extemporaneous) :: improvisiert, unvorbereitet
ad lib {v} (to perform without script) :: improvisieren
ad lib {v} (to perform without preparation) :: improvisieren
ad lib {v} (to perform extemporaneously) :: improvisieren
adminicle {n} (aid) SEE: aid ::
adminicle {n} (auxiliary) SEE: auxiliary ::
administer {v} (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit) :: darreichen, verabreichen
administer {v} (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise) :: verwalten, administrieren
administrate {v} (administer) SEE: administer ::
administration {n} (the act of administering) :: Verwaltung {f}, Administration {f}
administration {n} (the executive part of government) :: Verwaltung {f}
administration {n} (the act of administering or tendering something to another) :: Verabreichung {f}
administrative {adj} (of or relating to administering or administration) :: administrativ
administrative law {n} (laws that pertain to the administrative agencies of government) :: Verwaltungsrecht {n}
administrator {n} (one who administers affairs) :: Verwalter {m}, Verwaltungsleiter {m}, Sachbearbeiter {m}, Administrator {m} (Computer)
administrator {n} (law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed) :: Nachlassverwalter {m}
admirable {adj} (deserving of the highest esteem or admiration) :: bewundernswert
admirably {adv} (to an admirable degree) :: bewundernswert
admiral {n} (naval officer of the highest rank) :: Admiral {m}
admiral of the fleet {n} (top naval rank) :: Großadmiral
Admiral of the Fleet {prop} (nautical rank) SEE: admiral of the fleet ::
admiralty {n} (office or jurisdiction) :: Admiralität, Seebehörde, Admiralsamt, Admiralswürde
Admiralty Islands {prop} (group of islands) :: Admiralitätsinseln
admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) :: Bewunderung {f}
admire {v} (regard with wonder and delight) :: bewundern, verehren, hochschätzen
admirer {n} (one who admires) :: Bewunderer {m}, Bewundrerin {f}, Bewunderin {f}
admissibility {n} (state or quality) :: Zulässigkeit {f}
admissible {adj} (capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable) :: akzeptabel, annehmbar
admission {n} (the act or practice of admitting) :: Zulassung {f}, Aufnahme {f}, Einlass {m}, Anerkennung {f}, Eintritt {m}
admission {n} (power or permission to enter) :: Zutritt {m}, Eintritt {m}, Einlass {m}, Zugang {m}
admission {n} ((law) acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another) :: Schuldeingeständnis {n}
admission {n} (a fact, point, or statement admitted) :: Eingeständnis {n}
admission {n} (cost or fee associated with attendance or entry) :: Eintrittspreis {m}, Aufnahmegebühr {f}
admit {v} (to allow to enter; to grant entrance) :: einlassen, zulassen
admit {v} (to concede as true) :: zugeben
admittedly {adv} (by admission) :: zugegebenermaßen
admixture {n} :: Beimischung
admonish {v} (warn or notify of a fault; exhort) :: ermahnen, warnen
admonish {v} (warn against danger or an offense) :: warnen
admonishment {n} (the act of admonishing) :: Rüge {f}
admonition {n} (gentle or friendly reproof) :: Ermahnung {f}
ad nauseam {adv} (to a sickening degree) :: bis zum Geht-nicht-mehr
adnominal {adj} :: adsubstantivisch
ado {n} (doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles) :: Getue {n}
ado {n} :: Getöse {n}, Lärm {m}, Mühe {f}
adobe {n} (unburnt brick) :: Adobe {m}, Lehmziegel {m}
adolescence {n} (period between childhood and maturity) :: Adoleszenz {f}, Pubertät {f}, Flegeljahre {p}, Flegelalter {n}
adolescent {n} (a teenager) :: Jugendliche {m}
Adolf {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph ::
Adolph {prop} (male given name) :: Adolf
Adolphus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph ::
Adonai {prop} (one of the names of God in Judaism) :: Adonai
adopt {v} (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen) :: adoptieren
adopt {v} (to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally) :: annehmen, übernehmen
adoptee {n} (adopted son or daughter) :: Adoptierter {m}, Adoptierte {f}
adoptee {n} (person who was adopted as a child) :: Adoptierter {m}, Adoptierte {f}
adoption {n} (act of adopting, or state of being adopted) :: Adoption {f}
adoptive {adj} (related through adoption) :: adoptiv
adoptive father {n} (man who has adopted a child) :: Adoptivvater {m}
adoptive mother {n} (woman who has adopted a child) :: Adoptivmutter {f}
adorable {adj} (befitting of being adored) :: süß, lieb, nett, bezaubernd, goldig, niedlich
adoration {n} (an act of religious worship) :: Anbetung {f}
adore {v} (worship) :: anbeten, verehren
adore {v} (love with entire heart and soul) :: anbeten, verehren
adorn {v} (to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate) :: schmücken, zieren, verzieren
adornment {n} (a decoration; that which adorns) :: Verzierung {f}
adorn oneself with borrowed plumes {v} (adorn oneself with borrowed plumes) :: sich mit fremden Federn schmücken
adposition {n} (element combining with a phrase and indicating how to interpret the phrase in the context) :: Adposition {f}, Präposition {f} (broad sense), Verhältniswort, Lagewort
adrenal {n} (noun sense) SEE: adrenal gland ::
adrenal gland {n} (endocrine gland situated above the kidney) :: Nebenniere {f}
adrenaline {n} (the compound epinephrine) :: Adrenalin {n}
adrenergic {adj} (having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine) :: adrenerg
adrenergic {adj} (containing or releasing adrenaline) :: adrenerg
Adrian {prop} (male given name) :: Adrian
Adriatic {prop} (Adriatic Sea) SEE: Adriatic Sea ::
Adriatic Sea {prop} (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) :: Adriatisches Meer {n}, Adria {f}
adrift {adj} (floating at random) :: abtreibend
adrift {adv} (in a drifting condition) :: abtreiben
adroit {adj} (dexterous) SEE: dexterous ::
adscript {adj} (held to service as attached to the soil) :: leibeigen
adsorb {v} (to accumulate on a surface) :: adsorbieren
adsorption calorimetry {n} :: Adsorptionskalorimetrie {f}
adsorptive {adj} (pertaining to adsorption) :: adsorptiv
adstrate {n} (adstratum) SEE: adstratum ::
adstratum {n} (Any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages) :: Adstrat {n}
adularia {n} (variety of orthoclase feldspar) :: Adular {m}
adulate {v} (to flatter effusively) :: lobhudeln
adulator {n} (one who adulates) :: Schmeichler {m}
adult {n} (fully grown human) :: Erwachsener {m}, Erwachsene {f}
adult {adj} (fully grown) :: erwachsen
adult actress {n} (female porn star) :: Pornodarstellerin {f}
adulter {v} (adulterate) SEE: adulterate ::
adulterant {n} (that which adulterates) :: Alkoholpanscher {m}
adulterate {v} (corrupt) :: verfälschen, verderben, verunreinigen, verschlechtern, panschen, abwandeln, verschneiden, korrumpieren
adulterer {n} (husband or wife who commits adultery) :: Ehebrecher {m}, Ehebrecherin {f}
adulteress {n} (woman or girl who commits adultery) :: Ehebrecherin {f}
adulterous {adj} (of or characterized by adultery) :: ehebrecherisch
adultery {n} (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) :: Ehebruch {m}
adulthood {n} (time of life) :: Erwachsenenalter {n}
adult shop {n} (sex shop) SEE: sex shop ::
adult star {n} (porn star) SEE: porn star ::
adumbrate {v} (To give a vague outline.) :: umreißen
adumbration {n} (state of being in shadow or shade) :: Abschattung {f}, Beschattung {f}
adumbration {n} (faint sketch; brief representation, outline) :: Adumbration {f}, Anriss {m}, Entwurf {m}, Schilderung {f}, Skizze {f}, Umrandung {f}, Umriss {m}
adumbration {n} (rough or symbolic representation) :: Abbild {n}, Abriss {m}, Metapher {f}, Schattenriss {m}, Umriss {m}
adumbration {n} (vague indication of what is to come, see also: foreshadowing) :: Andeutung {f}
adumbration {n} (form of an object as seen by an observer) :: Abbild {n}, Abschattung {f}, Projektion {f}, Schatten {m}, Schattenriss {m}
advance {v} (to raise to a higher rank; to promote) :: erhöhen, erheben, befördern
advance {v} (to move forwards, to approach) :: vorrücken
advance {n} (forward move) :: Fortschritt {m}
advance {n} (amount of money) :: Vorschuss {m}, Anzahlung {f}
advanced {adj} (at or close to state of the art) :: fortgeschritten
advance directive {n} (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) :: Patientenverfügung {f}
advance guard {n} (leading unit of an army) :: Vorhut {f}
advancement {n} (state of being advanced) :: Fortschritt {m}
advancement {n} (property given in advance of future distribution) :: Erbvorbezug {m}
advancement {n} (payment in advance) SEE: advance payment ::
advance payment {n} (part of a contractually due sum) :: Vorkasse {f}, Vorauszahlung {f}
advantage {n} (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) :: Vorteil {m}
advantage {n} (superiority; mastery) :: Vorteil {m}
advantage {n} (superiority of state, or that which gives it) :: Vorzug {m}
advantage {n} (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) :: Vorteil {m}
advantageous {adj} (being of advantage, see also: beneficial) :: vorteilhaft
advantageously {adv} (in an advantageous manner) :: zweckmäßigerweise
advection {n} (The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.) :: Strömungstransport , Advektion {f}
advection fog {n} (A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point) :: Advektionsnebel {m}
advent {n} (coming, arrival) :: Ankunft {f}
advent {n} (Christianity) SEE: Advent ::
Advent {prop} (season before Christmas) :: Advent {m}
Advent calendar {n} (calendar used to count down the days of Advent) :: Adventskalender {m}; Adventkalender {m}; Weihnachtskalender {m}
Adventist {n} (believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism) :: Adventist {m}, Adventistin {f}
Adventist {adj} (relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism) :: adventistisch
Adventist {adj} (relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church) :: adventistisch
Advent Sunday {prop} (fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent) :: Adventssonntag {m}
adventure {n} (encountering of risks) :: Abenteuer {n}, Wagnis {n}
adventure {n} (remarkable occurrence) :: Abenteuer {n}
adventure {n} (that which happens without design) :: Abenteuer {n}
adventure playground {n} (playground) :: Abenteuerspielplatz {m}
adventurer {n} (one who enjoys adventures) :: Abenteurer {m}, Abenteurerin {f}
adventurer {n} (social pretender on the lookout for advancement) :: Thronbewerber {m}, Thronbewerberin {f}
adventuress {n} (female adventurer) :: Abenteuerin {f}, Abenteurerin {f}
adventurism {n} (policy led by excessive risk taking) :: Abenteurertum {n}, Abenteuertum {n}
adventurous {adj} (inclined to adventure) :: abenteuerlustig, abenteuerdurstig, abenteuerhungrig, abenteuersüchtig
adventurous {adj} (full of hazard) :: abenteuerlich
adventurousness {n} (quality of being adventurous) :: Abenteuerlichkeit {f}
adverb {n} (lexical category) :: Adverb {n}, Umstandswort {n}, Nebenwort {n}, Zuwort {n}, dated: Adverbium {n}, dated, rare: Zeitnebenwort {n}
adverbial {adj} (of or relating to an adverb) :: adverbial, adverbiell, Adverbial-, umstandswörtlich, nebenwörtlich
adverbial {n} (grammar: word or phrase modifying a verb) :: Umstandsbestimmung {f}, Adverbialbestimmung {f}, adverbiale Bestimmung {f}, Adverbial {n}, Adverbiale {n}
adverbial clause {n} (a subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause) :: Umstandssatz {m}, Adverbialsatz {m}
adverbialization {n} (the process of adverbializing) :: Adverbialisierung {f}, Adverbisierung {f}
adverbial participle {n} (linguistic sense) :: Adverbialpartizip {n}, Transgressiv {m}
adverbial phrase {n} (type of phrase) :: Adverbphrase {f}, Adverbialphrase {f}, Adverbgruppe {f}, adverbiales Satzglied {n}
adversarial {adj} (characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary) :: feindlich
adversary {n} (opponent) :: Gegner {m}, Gegnerin {f}, Widersacher {m}, Widersacherin {f}, Gegenspieler {m}, Gegenspielerin {f}, Kontrahent {m}, Kontrahentin {f}
adversative {adj} (expressing opposition or difference) :: adversativ
adverse {adj} (unfavourable) :: widrig
adverse {adj} (contrary, hostile) :: gegnerisch
adverse effect {n} (side-effect, especially a negative one in pharmacology) :: Nebenwirkung {f}
adversity {n} (state of being adverse) :: Widrigkeit {f}, Ungemach {n}
adversity {n} (adverse event) :: Widrigkeit {f}
advert {n} (advertisement) SEE: advertisement ::
advertently {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose ::
advertise {v} ((transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly) :: ankündigen, annoncieren
advertise {v} ((intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others) :: inserieren, werben
advertise {v} ((transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)) :: anbieten, anpreisen
advertisement {n} (commercial solicitation) :: Anzeige {f}, Werbung {f}, Annonce {f}, Reklameanzeige {f}, Reklame {f}
advertisement {n} (public notice) :: Anzeige {f}, Bekanntmachung {f}
advertising {n} (communication) :: Werbung {f}
advertorial {n} (advertisement presented as editorial) :: Advertorial {n}
advice {n} (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) :: Rat {m}
advice columnist {n} (someone who writes for an advice column) :: Briefkastenonkel {m}, Briefkastentante {f}
advisable {adj} (worthy of being recommended) :: ratsam
advisatory {adj} (advisory) SEE: advisory ::
advise {v} (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) :: raten, beraten, empfehlen
advise {v} (to give information or notice to; to inform) :: mitteilen, informieren, verständigen
adviser {n} (advisor) SEE: advisor ::
advisor {n} :: Berater {m}, Beraterin {f}, Ratgeber {m}, Ratgeberin {f}
advisory {adj} (able to give advice) :: beratend, Beratungs-
advocaat {n} (liqueur) :: Eierlikör {m}
advocacy {n} (the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something) :: Fürsprache {f}, Befürwortung {f}
advocate {n} (person who argues the case of another) :: Rechtsanwalt {m}, Rechtsanwältin {f}, Verteidiger {m}
advocate {n} (person who speaks in support of something) :: Fürsprecher {m}, Anwalt {m}
advocate {v} (argue for) :: verteidigen, plädieren
advocate {v} (encourage support for) :: verteidigen, plädieren
Adygea {prop} (republic of south-west Russia) :: Adygeja {f}
Adygeic {adj} :: adygeisch
adynaton {n} (form of hyperbole that expresses impossibility) :: Adynaton {n}
adze {n} (cutting tool) :: Queraxt {f}, Dechsel {f}
adzuki {n} (azuki bean) SEE: azuki bean ::
aedile {n} (elected official in Ancient Rome) :: Ädil {m}
Aegadian Islands {prop} (islands off the coast of Sicily) :: die Ägadischen Inseln
Aegean {prop} (Aegean Sea) SEE: Aegean Sea ::
Aegean {adj} (of or relating to the Aegean Sea) :: ägäisch
Aegean Sea {prop} (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) :: Ägäis {f}, Ägäisches Meer {n}
Aegidius {prop} (male given name) :: Ägid, Ägidius
aegis {n} (mythological shield) :: Ägis {f}
aegis {n} (guidance, protection) :: Ägide {f}
-aemia {suffix} (condition of the blood) :: -ämie {f}
Aeneas {prop} (Trojan hero) :: Äneas
Aeneid {prop} (Classic epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy.) :: Aeneis {f}
aeolian {adj} (of, or relating to the wind) :: äolisch
aeolian {adj} :: äolisch
Aeolian Islands {prop} (Lipari Islands) SEE: Lipari Islands ::
Aeolus {prop} (character in Greek mythology) :: Äolus
aerate {v} (to supply with oxygen or air) :: belüften
aeration {n} (the circulation of air) :: Belüftung {f}
aerator {n} (a device which mixes air with a substance) :: Belüfter {m}, Belüftungsanlage {f}
aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) :: Antenne {f}
aerialist {n} (acrobat performing high off the ground) SEE: tightrope walker ::
aerial photography {n} (taking photographs from the air) :: Luftbildaufnahme {f}
aerobe {n} (organism that can tolerate the presence of oxygen) :: Aerobier {m}
aerobic {adj} (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) :: aerob
aerobics {n} (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) :: Aerobic {n}
aerobiology {n} (study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials) :: Aerobiologie {f}
aerodynamic {adj} (aerodynamic) :: aerodynamisch, stromlinienförmig
aerodynamical {adj} (aerodynamic) :: aerodynamisch
aerodynamics {n} (The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases) :: Aerodynamik {f}
aerogel {n} (ultralight solid-state substance) :: Aerogel {n}
aerolite {n} (a meteorite consisting of silicate minerals) :: Aerolith {m}
aerology {n} (branch of meteorology) :: Aerologie
aeromancy {n} (divination by use of atmospheric conditions) :: Aeromantie {f}
aerometer {n} (instrument used to measure mass and density of gases) :: Aerometer {n}
aeronaut {n} (one who glides through the air in an airship) :: Aeronaut {m}, Aeronautin {f}
aeronautic {adj} (having to do with aerial navigation) :: aeronautisch
aeronautics {n} (mechanics and science of aircraft) :: Luftfahrt {f}
Aeronian {prop} :: Aeronium
aerophone {n} (musical instrument) :: Aerophon
aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane ::
aerosol {n} (fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium) :: Aerosol {n}
aerosol {n} (aerosol can) SEE: aerosol can ::
aerosol can {n} (pressurized canister) :: Sprühdose {f}, Spraydose {f}
aerosol string {n} (sprayed coloured foam) :: Luftschlangenspray {m}
aerostatic {adj} (pneumatic) SEE: pneumatic ::
aerostatics {n} (study of gases in equilibrium) :: Aerostatik {f}
aerothorax {n} (pneumothorax) SEE: pneumothorax ::
Aeschylus {prop} (Greek tragedian) :: Äschylus {m}, Aischylos {m}
Aesculapian snake {n} (a European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology) :: Äskulapnatter {f}
aesir {n} (Æsir) SEE: Æsir ::
Aesop {prop} (ancient Greek author) :: Äsop {m}
aesthete {n} (someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature) :: Ästhet {m}, Ästhetin {f}, Schöngeist {m}
aesthetic {adj} (concerned with beauty) :: ästhetisch
aesthetic {n} (that which appeals to the senses) :: Ästhetik {f}, (stilvolle) Schönheit {f}
aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) SEE: aesthetics ::
aesthetically {adv} (in an aesthetic manner) :: ästhetisch
aesthetician {n} (oneone who studies aesthetics; student of art or beauty) :: Ästhetiker {m}, Ästhetikerin {f}
aesthetician {n} (someone who provides beauty treatments) :: Schönheitskünstler {m}, Schönheitskünstlerin {f}, Schönheitspfleger {m}, Schönheitspflegerin {f}, Kosmetiker {m}, Kosmetikerin {f}
aestheticism {n} (doctrine which holds aesthetics as the highest ideal) :: Ästhetizismus {m}
aesthetics {n} (study or philosophy of beauty) :: Ästhetik {f}, Lehre vom Schönen {f}
aestivation {n} (state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer) :: Sommerschlaf {m}
a.e.t. {prep} (after extra time) :: n.V.
aetiology {n} (study of causes or origins) :: Ätiologie {f}
Afade {prop} (the language) :: Afade {n}
afar {adv} (at, to or from a great distance) :: weit, fern, weit weg, weither
Afar {prop} (language) :: Afar, Danakil
afebrile {adj} (having no fever, without a fever) :: fieberfrei, fieberlos
a few {determiner} (a small number of) :: einige, ein paar
a few {pron} (a small number of things) :: einige, wenige
affability {n} (state or quality of being affable) :: Freundlichkeit {f}, Umgänglichkeit {f}, Leutseligkeit {f}
affable {adj} (friendly, courteous, sociable) :: umgänglich, affabel
affable {adj} (mild; benign) :: umgänglich
affair {n} (that which is done or is to be done) :: Angelegenheit {f}
affair {n} (any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely) :: Angelegenheit {f}
affair {n} (action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle) :: Scharmützel {n}
affair {n} (material object (vaguely designated)) :: Ding {n}
affair {n} (adulterous relationship) :: Beziehung {n}, Affäre {f}, Liebesaffäre {f}, Verhältnis {n}, Liebesverhältnis {n}, Liebelei {f}, Liaison {f}, Liebschaft {f}, Liebesangelegenheit {f}, Liebesbeziehung {f}, Liebesabenteuer {n}, Gspusi {n}
affect {v} (to influence or alter) :: beeinflussen
affect {v} (to move to emotion) :: rühren, bewegen
affect {v} (to make a false display of) :: vortäuschen, fingieren
affect {n} (psychology: feeling in response to a stimulus) :: Affekt {m}
affectation {n} (an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real) :: Geschraubtheit {f}
affected {adj} (simulated in order to impress) :: affektiert
affected {adj} (artificial, stilted) :: affektiert
affection {n} (any emotion) :: Zuneigung {f}
affection {n} (feeling of love or strong attachment) :: Rührung {f}, Zuneigung {f}
Affenpinscher {n} (Affenpinscher) :: Affenpinscher {m}
afferent {adj} (Carrying towards) :: hinführend, afferent
affidavit {n} (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) :: eidesstattliche Versicherung {f}, eidesstattliche Erklärung {f}, Versicherung an Eides statt {f}
affiliate {v} (to adopt) SEE: adopt ::
affiliate {n} (something that is affiliated) :: Tochterunternehmen {n}, Tochtergesellschaft {f}, Zweigunternehmen {n}, Zweigniederlassung {f}
affiliate {v} (to fix the paternity of) :: aufnehmen
affiliate {v} (to connect in the way of descent) :: herleiten
affiliate {v} (to attach (to) or unite (with)) :: verbinden, beitreten, beifügen, zufügen
affiliated {adj} (associated, related or united) :: angegliedert, angeschlossen, aufgenommen, angehörig
affiliation {n} (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) :: Zugehörigkeit {f}, Verbindung {f}
affiliation {n} (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) :: Zusammenschluss {m}
affine {n} (in-law) SEE: in-law ::
affine geometry {n} (branch of geometry) :: affine Geometrie {f}
affine space {n} (vector space having no origin) :: affiner Raum
affine transformation {n} (linear transformation followed by a translation) :: affine Abbildung {f}
affinity {n} (natural attraction for something) :: Affinität {f}
affinity {n} (family relationship through marriage of a relative) :: Verwandtschaft {f}, Schwägerschaft {f}
affinity {n} (attraction between atoms) :: Affinität {f}
affinity {n} (attraction between an antibody and an antigen) :: Affinität {f}
affirm {v} (to agree with or verify) :: zustimmen, bejahen, bestätigen
affirm {v} (to support or encourage) :: unterstützen
affirmance {n} (affirmation) SEE: affirmation ::
affirmation {n} (that which is affirmed) :: Bestätigung, Zustimmung
affirmation {n} (autosuggestion) :: Autosuggestion, Selbsteinrede
affirmative {adj} (pertaining to truth) :: affirmativ
affirmative {adj} (positive) :: affirmativ
affirmative {n} (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) :: affirmativer Satz {m}
affirmative sentence {n} (sentence that affirms) :: bejahender Satz {m}, positiver Satz {m}
affix {n} (that which is affixed) :: Anhang {m}, Anhängsel {n}
affix {n} (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) :: Affix {n}, Zusatzsilbe {f}
affix {v} (to attach) :: befestigen, anheften, anbringen
affix {n} (suffix) SEE: suffix ::
affixation {n} (addition of an affix) :: Affigieren {n}, Affigierung {f}, Affixation {f}
affixoid {n} (regular word that also works as an affix) :: Affixoid
afflict {v} (To cause pain to) :: bekümmern
affluence {n} (abundance of wealth) :: Überfluss {m}, Reichtum {m}
affluence {n} (moderate level of wealth) :: Wohlstand {m}
affluent {n} (someone wealthy) :: Reicher {m}, Geldsack {m}
affluent {adj} (abundant) :: reichlich
affluent {adj} (abounding in goods or riches; materially wealthy) :: wohlhabend, begütert, reich
affluent {n} (tributary) SEE: tributary ::
afford {v} (to incur, stand, or bear) :: sich leisten, imstande sein
afford {v} (to offer, provide, or supply) :: gewähren
affordable {adj} (able to be afforded) :: erschwinglich
affordance {n} (A potential action that is made possible by a given object or environment) :: Angebotscharakter {m}, Affordanz {f}, Aufforderungscharakter {m}, Anbietung {f}
afforest {v} (make into a forest) :: aufforsten
affreightment {n} (hire a vessel for cargo) :: Befrachtung {f}, Chartern {n}
affricate {n} (sound) :: Affrikata {f}, Affrikate {f}
affront {v} (to insult intentionally, especially openly) :: beleidigen
affront {n} (open or intentional offense, slight, or insult) :: Affront {m}
Afghan {n} (person from Afghanistan) :: Afghane {m}, Afghanin {f}
Afghan {n} (Afghan hound) :: Afghane {m}
Afghan {prop} (Pashto language) :: Afghanisch
Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Afghanistan) :: afghanisch
Afghan hound {n} (Afghan Hound) SEE: Afghan Hound ::
Afghan Hound {n} (Afghan Hound) :: Afghanischer Windhund {m}
Afghani {n} (citizen or native of Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan ::
Afghani {adj} (relating to Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan ::
Afghanistan {prop} (country) :: Afghanistan {n}
afire {adj} (literally on fire) :: in Flammen, in Brand
afire {adj} (metaphorically on fire) :: Feuer und Flamme sein, begeistert sein
A-flat {n} (tone four fifths below C) :: As
A-flat major {n} (A-flat major) :: As-dur
A-flat minor {n} (minor key) :: as-Moll
aflutter {adj} (in a state of excited anticipation) :: aufgeregt
afocal {adj} (having a focal point at infinity) :: afokal
afoot {adv} (means of locomotion, walking) :: zu Fuß
afoot {adv} (support of the body, standing) :: auf de Füssen
aforementioned {adj} (previously mentioned) :: obenerwähnt, vorher erwähnt, obengenannt, oben genannt, vorstehend
aforementioned {n} (one or ones mentioned previously) :: das oben erwähnte, das vorher erwähnte
aforenamed {adj} :: vorstehend
aforesaid {adj} (previously stated) :: vorstehend, oben gesagt
aforetime {adj} (formerly) :: früher
a fortiori {adv} :: a fortiori
afraid {adj} (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) :: ängstlich
afraid {adj} ((colloquial, to be afraid) regretful, sorry) :: bedauern ; leider
Africa {prop} (continent south of Europe) :: Afrika {n}
Africa-Eurasia {prop} (Afro-Eurasia) SEE: Afro-Eurasia ::
African {adj} (language) SEE: Afrikaans ::
African {adj} (of or pertaining to Africa) :: afrikanisch
African {n} (a native of Africa) :: Afrikaner {m}, Afrikanerin {f}
African American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American ::
African American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American ::
African-American {adj} (American and black) :: afroamerikanisch
African-American {n} (A black American) :: Afroamerikaner {m}, Afro-Amerikaner {m}, Afroamerikanerin {f}, Afro-Amerikanerin {f}
African blue tit {n} (Cyanistes teneriffae) :: Kanarenmeise {f}
African crake {n} (bird from the family Rallidae) :: Steppenralle {f}
African hunting dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) :: Afrikanischer Wildhund {m}
Africanist {n} (a specialist in African studies) :: Afrikanist {m}, Afrikanistin {f}
Africanization {n} (the act or process of Africanizing) :: Afrikanisierung {f}
African penguin {n} (Spheniscus demersus) :: Brillenpinguin {m}
African Union {prop} (multinational organisation) :: Afrikanische Union {f}
African wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris lybica) :: Falbkatze {f}, Afrikanische Wildkatze {f}
African wild dog {n} (Lycaon pictus) SEE: African hunting dog ::
a friend in need is a friend indeed {proverb} (someone who helps you in your time of need is a real friend) :: ein Freund in der Not ist ein Freund in der Tat, wahre Freunde erkennt man in der Not
Afrikaans {prop} (language) :: Afrikaans {n}
Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) SEE: Afrikaner ::
Afrikaner {n} (member of ethnic group) :: Afrikaander {m}, Afrikaanderin {f}, Afrikander {m}, Afrikanderin {f}, Afrikaaner {m}, Afrikaanerin {f}, Bure {m}, Burin {f}, Weißafrikaner {m}, Weißafrikanerin {f}, Weissafrikaner {m} , Weissafrikanerin {f} , Kapholländer {m}, Kapholländerin {f}
afro {n} (hairstyle) :: Afro-Look {n}, Afrolook {n}, Afro {n}
Afro-American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American ::
Afro-American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American ::
Afroasiatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a language family) :: afroasiatisch, hamito-semitisch
afrobeat {n} (a fusion of jazz and funk from Nigeria) :: Afrobeat {m}
Afro-Eurasia {prop} (supercontinent) :: Afrika-Eurasien
Afrophobia {n} (the fear, hate or dislike of Africans) :: Afrophobie {f}
aft {adv} (at, near, or towards the stern) :: achtern
aftcastle {n} (raised part of the upper deck) :: Heckkastell {n}
after {adv} (behind; later in time; following) :: hinterher, darauf
after {prep} (subsequently; following in time; later than) :: nach
after {prep} (behind) :: hinter
after {prep} (in pursuit of, seeking) :: hinter
after {prep} (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) :: nach
after {prep} (next in importance or rank) :: nach
after {prep} (as a result of) :: wegen
after {prep} (in spite of) :: trotz
after {conj} (Signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause) :: nachdem
after all {prep} (in the end; anyway) :: immerhin, schließlich, allerdings
afterbirth {n} (material expelled after childbirth) :: Nachgeburt {f}
afterbrain {n} (part of brain) :: Markhirn
afterburner {n} (a device in a turbojet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust) :: Nachbrenner {m}
after dark {prep} (after nightfall, at night) :: nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit, nach Dunkelwerden
afterdeck {n} (part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern) :: Achterdeck {n}, Hinterdeck {n}
after-effect {n} (after-effect) SEE: aftereffect ::
aftereffect {n} (delayed effect) :: Nachwirkung {f}
afterings {n} (the last milk that is obtained when milking a cow) :: Nachgemelk {n}, Restmilch {f}
afterings {n} (the last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance) :: Neige {f}
afterlife {n} (life after death) :: Leben nach dem Tod {n}, Jenseits {n}, Unterwelt {f}
aftermath {n} (second mowing) :: Nachernte {f}
aftermath {n} (that which happens after, that which follows) :: Nachwirkung {f}, Folge {f}
afternoon {n} (part of the day between noon and evening) :: Nachmittag {m}
aftershave {n} (lotion, gel or liquid) :: Aftershave {n}, Rasierwasser {n}
aftershock {n} (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) :: Nachbeben {n}
aftertaste {n} (The persistence of the taste of something no longer present) :: Nachgeschmack {m}
afterthought {n} (a subsequent thought) :: Nebengedanke {m}, Nachlese {f}, Nachbetrachtung {f}, Nachgedanke {m}
afterthought {n} (something additional) :: Zusätzlichkeit {f}, Nachtrag {m}
afterward {adv} (afterwards) SEE: afterwards ::
afterwards {adv} (at a later or succeeding time) :: später, nachher, danach, hinterher
afterword {n} (appendix) SEE: appendix ::
afterword {n} (postscript) SEE: postscript ::
afterword {n} (epilogue) :: Nachwort {n}
after you {phrase} (polite invitation for another to go first) :: nach Ihnen
again {adv} (back to a former place or state) :: wieder, zurück
again {adv} (another time) :: erneut, noch einmal, nochmal, schon wieder, wieder, wiederum
again {adv} (used in a question to ask something one has forgotten) :: nochmal, gleich, doch, noch
again and again {adv} (repeatedly) :: immer wieder
against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) :: gegen
against {prep} (in opposition to) :: gegen, wider
against {prep} (in competition with) :: gegen, mit
against {prep} :: gegen
against all odds {prep} (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability) :: entgegen aller Erwartungen, wider Erwarten
against the grain {prep} (unwillingly, reluctantly) :: gegen den Strich, unwillig, widerwillig, gegen die Natur von jemandem, widerstrebend
against the law {prep} (illegal, forbidden by law) :: gesetzwidrig
agalactia {n} (failure of a mother to produce sufficient milk following childbirth) :: Agalaktie {f}
agalactorrhea {n} (disease) SEE: agalactia ::
agalloch {n} (soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis) SEE: agarwood ::
agalmatophilia {n} (paraphilia) :: Agalmatophilie {f}
agamic {adj} (occurring without the union of male and female gametes) :: agamisch
agar {n} (material) :: Agar {m} {n}
agarwood {n} (type of heartwood) :: Adlerholz {n}
agate {n} (mineral) :: Achat {m}
Agatha {prop} (female given name) :: Agathe {f}
agave {n} (genus) :: Agave {f}
age {n} (century) SEE: century ::
age {n} (whole duration of a being) :: Lebenszeit {f}
age {n} (one of the stages of life) :: Alter {n}
age {n} (particular period of time in history) :: Zeit {f}, Epoche {f}, Periode {f}
age {n} (great period in the history of the Earth) :: Ära {f}, Zeitalter {n}
age {n} (generation, see also: generation) :: Generation {f}
age {n} (part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time) :: Alter {n}
age {n} (advanced period of life; latter part of life) :: Alter {n}
age {n} (time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities) :: Volljährigkeit {f}
age {v} (transitive: cause to grow old) :: altern lassen
age {v} (intransitive: become old) :: altern, vergreisen, reifen
age before beauty {phrase} (Translations) :: Alter vor Schönheit
aged care {n} (eldercare) SEE: eldercare ::
age distribution {n} (the number of people in stated age ranges) :: Altersaufbau, Altersstruktur, Altersgliederung, Altersverteiling
ageful {n} (eternity) SEE: eternity ::
ageful {adj} (aged, old) SEE: elderly ::
age group {n} (demographic grouping based on age) :: Altersgruppe {f}
ageism {n} (the treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age) :: Altersdiskriminierung {f}
age-mate {n} (one who is the same age as another) :: Gleichaltriger {m}
agency {n} (capacity of acting or of exerting power) :: Wille {m}
agency {n} (capacity of individuals to act independently) :: Agency , Handlungsfähigkeit {f}
agency {n} (office of an agent, or relation between a principal and his agent) :: Agentur {f}
agency {n} (establishment engaged in doing business for another) :: Agentur {f}
agency {n} (government office) :: Behörde {f}
agenda {n} (temporally organized plan) :: Agenda {f}
agenda {n} (list of matters to be taken up) :: Tagesordnung {f}
agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) :: Agent {m}
agent {n} (grammar: performer of the action in a sentence) :: Agens {n} {m}
agent noun {n} (noun that denotes an agent) :: Nomen Agentis {n}
agent provocateur {n} (a person who disrupts a group's activities from within) :: Agent Provocateur {m}; Provokateur {m}
age of consent {n} (an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex) :: Schutzalter {n}
Age of Enlightenment {prop} (period of history) :: Zeitalter der Aufklärung {n}
age of majority {n} (age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted) :: Volljährigkeit {f}, Volljährigkeitsalter {n}
agglomeration {n} (act of collecting in a mass) :: Sammlung {f}
agglomeration {n} (state of being collected in a mass) :: Ansammlung {f}
agglomeration {n} (extended city area) :: Ballungsraum {m}
agglutination {n} (act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance) :: Agglutination {f}
agglutinative {adj} (having words derived by combining parts) :: agglutinierend
aggrandizement {n} (the act of aggrandizing) :: Erhöhung {f}
aggravate {v} (To make worse, or more severe) :: verschlimmern, erschweren
aggravate {v} (To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate) :: ärgern, verbittern
aggravation {n} (act of aggravating) :: Erschwerung, Verärgerung, Zuspitzung, med. Verschlechterung, erschwerender Umstand
aggregate {n} (a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars) :: Aggregat {n}
aggregate {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) :: skandha
aggression {n} (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) :: Aggression {f}, Angriff {m}
aggression {n} (the practice or habit of launching attacks) :: Aggression {f}
aggression {n} (hostile or destructive behavior or actions) :: Aggression {f}
aggressive {adj} (tending or disposed to aggress) :: aggressiv, angriffslustig
aggressiveness {n} (state or quality being aggressive) :: Aggressivität {f}
aggressor {n} (the person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression) :: Aggressor {m}
aggrieve {v} (to give pain or sorrow to, to afflict, to oppress) :: kränken, verletzen
agha {n} (an honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries) :: Agha {m}
aghast {adj} (terrified) :: bestürzt, zutiefst erschrocken, fassungslos
Aghori {prop} (an order of Hindu ascetics) :: Aghori {p}
agile {adj} (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) :: behände, agil, wendig
agile gibbon {n} (Hylobates agilis) :: Schwarzhandgibbon {m}
agility {n} (quality of being agile) :: Beweglichkeit {f}
aging {n} (the process of becoming older or more mature) :: Altern {n}
aging {adj} (becoming elderly) :: alternd
agitate {v} (to move with a violent, irregular action) :: aufwühlen, aufrühren, rühren, schütteln, umrühren, durchrühren, aufwirbeln
agitate {v} (to stir up, to disturb or excite) :: aufwiegeln, aufregen, aufrühren, erregen, durcheinander bringen, aus der Fassung bringen
agitate {v} (to discuss with great earnestness; to debate) :: debattieren, diskutieren
agitate {v} :: aufwühlen
agitation {n} (act of agitating) :: Aufwühlung {f}, Agitation {f}
agitator {n} (one who agitates) :: Agitator {m}
agitprop {n} (political propaganda) :: Agitprop {f}
Aglaia {prop} (female given name) :: Aglaia {f}, Aglaja {f}
aglet {n} (catkin) SEE: catkin ::
aglet {n} (cover of a shoelace) SEE: aiglet ::
agnate {n} (relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family) :: Agnat {m}
agnathic {adj} (agnathous) SEE: agnathous ::
agnathous {adj} (jawless) SEE: jawless ::
agnathous {adj} (characteristic of agnathia) :: agnath
Agnes {prop} (female given name) :: Agnes
agnolotti {n} (type of square ravioli from Piedmont) :: Agnolotti {p}
agnostic {adj} (of or relating to agnosticism) :: agnostisch, skeptisch
agnostic {n} (one who holds to a form of agnosticism.) :: Agnostiker {m}, Agnostikerin {f}
agnosticism {n} (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) :: Agnostizismus {m}
agnotology {n} (promotion of inaccurate or misleading scientific data) :: Agnotologie {f}
agnus castus {n} (chaste tree) SEE: chaste tree ::
ago {adv} (past; gone by; since) :: vor
agog {adj} (in eager desire) :: gespannt
agog {adj} (wide open) :: weit geöffnet
agon {n} (a struggle or contest) :: Agon {m}
agon {n} (a test of will) :: Agon {m}
agon {n} (a contest in ancient Greece) :: Agon {m}
agonize {v} (to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.) :: quälen
agony {n} (extreme pain) :: Agonie {f}, Qual {f}, Pein {f}
agony {n} (violent contest or striving) :: Qual {f}, Todeskampf {m}
agony {n} (paroxysm of joy) :: Freudenausbruch {m}
agony {n} (last struggle of life) :: Agonie {f}, Todeskampf {m}
agony aunt {n} (writer of an advice column) :: Kummerkastentante {f}
agora {n} (a place for gathering) :: Agora {f}
agoraphobia {n} (fear of open spaces) :: Agoraphobie {f}
agouti {n} (a rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs) :: Aguti
Agra {prop} (city in India) :: Agra {n}
agraffe {n} (a glasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring) :: Agraffe {f}
agrarian {adj} (relating to the cultivation of land) :: Agrar-, agrarisch
agree {v} (harmonize in opinion; be in unison or concord; be united; concur) :: zustimmen, einverstanden sein
agree {v} (to yield assent, to accede) :: akzeptieren, annehmen
agree {v} (to come to terms or to a common resolve) :: sich verständigen
agree {v} (grammar: to correspond in gender, number, case, person, etc.) :: kongruieren, übereinstimmen; nachfolgen
agree {v} :: übereinstimmen, zustimmen
agreeable {adj} (pleasing) :: angenehm
agreeable {adj} (willing; ready to agree or consent) :: verträglich, liebenswürdig, gefällig
agreeableness {n} (personality trait) :: Verträglichkeit {f}
agreeably {adv} (in an agreeable manner) :: angenehm
agreement {n} (understanding to follow a course of conduct) :: Vereinbarung {f}, Zustimmung {f}
agreement {n} (state whereby several parties share a view) :: Einigkeit {f}, Einvernehmen {n}, Übereinstimmung {f}, Einverständnis {n}
agreement {n} (legally binding contract) :: Vertrag {m}
agreement {n} (grammatical agreement) :: Kongruenz {f}
agribusiness {n} (big business connected to agriculture) :: Agribusiness {n}, Agrobusiness {n}
agricultural {adj} (of or pertaining to agriculture) :: landwirtschaftlich, Landwirtschafts- {f}, agrarisch
agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) :: Landwirtschaft {f}, Ackerbau {m}
Agrigento {prop} (province and city in Sicily) :: Agrigent {n}
agrimi {n} (type of goat) :: Kretische Wildziege {f}, Kretische Gämse, Agrimi, Kri-kri
agrimony {n} (plant of the genus Agrimonia) :: Odermennig {m}
agrobiology {n} (the science of plant life and nutrition) :: Agrobiologie {f}
agrochemistry {n} (branch of chemistry) :: Agrochemie {f}
agronomic {adj} (of or pertaining to agronomy) :: agronomisch, agrarwissenschaftlich, ackerbaulich
agronomist {n} (scientist specialized in agronomy) :: Agronom {m}, Agronomin {f}, Agraringenieur {m}, Agraringenieurin {f}
agronomy {n} (science of utilizing plants, animals, and soils for food, fuel, feed and more) :: Agronomie {f}, Pflanzenbauwissenschaft {f}, Ackerbaukunde {f}, Landwirtschaft {f}, Agrarökonomie {f}
Aguascalientes {prop} (state of Mexico) :: Aguascalientes {m}
ague {n} (intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits) :: Schüttelfrost
ague {n} (chill, or state of shaking, as with cold) :: Schüttelfrost {m}
ague {n} (malaria) SEE: malaria ::
aha {interj} (exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition) :: aha
Ahab {prop} (biblical king of Israel) :: Ahab
aha moment {n} (instance of becoming clear) :: Aha-Erlebnis {n}
Ahasuerus {prop} (biblical king of Persia) :: Ahasverus, Ahasveros
Ahasuerus {prop} (the Wandering Jew) :: Ahasver, Ahasverus
Ahaz {prop} (biblical king of Judah) :: Ahas
ahead of time {prep} (early) :: frühzeitig, vorzeitig
ahistorical {adj} (lacking historical perspective) :: ahistorisch
ahlspiess {n} (polearm used in Germany in the 15th century) :: Ahlspieß
Ahmadinejad {prop} (Persian surname) :: Ahmadinedschad; Ahmadineschad
Ahmed {prop} (male given name) :: Ahmet {m}; Ahmed {m}; Ahmad {m}
Ahnenerbe {prop} :: Ahnenerbe {n}
ahold {adv} (nautical) :: dicht am Wind
ahold {n} :: sich zusammenreißen, jemanden zwischen die Finger bekommen
ahorse {adv} (on the back of a horse) SEE: horseback ::
ahorseback {adv} (on the back of a horse) SEE: horseback ::
ahoy {interj} (used to hail a ship, etc) :: ahoi
ahoy {n} :: Ahoi {n}
AI {prop} (artificial intelligence) :: KI {f}
aichmophobia {n} (fear of pointed or sharp objects) :: Aichmophobie {f}
aid {n} (help; succor; assistance; relief) :: Hilfe {f}
aid {n} (a person that promotes or helps in something being done; a helper) :: Helfer {m}
aid {n} (something which helps; a material source of help) :: Hilfe {f}, Hilfsmittel {n}
aid {v} (to support) :: helfen
aid {n} (aide-de-camp) SEE: aide-de-camp ::
aide {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant ::
aide {n} (military: officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior one) SEE: aide-de-camp ::
aide-de-camp {n} (military officer) :: Flügeladjutant {m}, Aide-de-camp {m}
Aidi {n} (dog breed) :: Atlas-Berghund
AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, see also: acquired immune deficiency syndrome) :: AIDS
Aigio {prop} (town in Greece) :: Egio
aiglet {n} (tip on a ribbon or cord) :: Pinke {f}
aiguillette {n} (ornamental braided cord) :: Achselschnur {f}, Fangschnur {f}, Schulterschnur {f}, Feldachselstück {n}, Achselband {n}
aikido {n} (Japanese martial art) :: Aikido {m}
ail {v} (to cause to suffer) :: weh tun, plagen
ail {v} (to be ill) :: kränklich sein, leiden, krank sein, kränkeln
ail {n} (An ailment; trouble; illness) :: Krankheit {f}, Leiden {n}
ailanthus {n} (any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus) :: Götterbaum {m}
aileron {n} (Hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing) :: Querruder
ailing {adj} (sick) :: krank, kränklich, kränkelnd, marode, dahinsiechend, leidend, angeschlagen, notleidend
ailment {n} (something which ails one; a disease; sickness) :: Leiden {n}
ailurophobia {n} (irrational fear or hatred for cats) :: Ailurophobie {f}, Aelurophobie {f}
aim {n} (point intended to be hit) :: Ziel {n}
aim {n} (intention; purpose) :: Ziel {n}
aim {v} (to point or direct a missile weapon) :: zielen
aimless {adj} (without aim) :: planlos, ziellos
aimlessly {adv} (without an aim) :: ziellos
Ainu {prop} (language) :: Ainu {n}
Aion {prop} (Greek god associate with time, the universe and the zodiac) :: Äon
air {v} (to bring into contact with the air) :: lüften
air {v} (to broadcast) :: ausstrahlen
air {n} (historical: one of the basic elements) :: Luft {f}
air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) :: Luft {f}
air {n} (music: a song, an aria) :: Arie {f}
air ambulance {n} (an aircraft equipped as an ambulance) :: Sanitätsflugzeug {n}
airbag {n} (protective system in automobiles) :: Airbag {m}, Prallkissen {n}
air ball {n} (basketball) :: Airball {m}
air base {n} (military airport) :: Luftstützpunkt, Flugplatz {m}
airbase {n} (airbase) SEE: air base ::
air bearing {n} (type of bearing) :: Luftlager {n}
air bladder {n} (swim bladder) SEE: swim bladder ::
airboat {n} (flat-bottomed boat driven by an air propeller) :: Sumpfboot {n}
airborne {adj} (carried by the air) :: über die Luft transportiert
airbridge {n} (link established by air transport) :: Luftbrücke {f}
airbrush {n} (handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air) :: Airbrush {f}
air bubble {n} (a small pocket of air) :: Luftblase {f}
air-condition {v} (to mechanically cool a space or an entire structure) :: klimatisieren
air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) :: Klimaanlage {f}
air conditioning {n} (the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner) :: Klimatisierung {f}
air conditioning {n} (an air conditioner or system of air conditioners, see also: air conditioner) :: Klimaanlage {f}
aircraft {n} (machine capable of atmospheric flight) :: Luftfahrzeug {n}; Flugzeug {n}
aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) :: Flugzeugträger {m}
aircrew {n} (team that operates an aircraft) :: Flugzeugbesatzung {f}, Flugpersonal {n}
airdrop {n} (act of dropping goods or personnel from an aircraft by parachute) :: Abwurf {m}, Fallschirmabwurf {m}
airer {n} (clotheshorse) SEE: clotheshorse ::
airfield {n} (place where airplanes can take off and land) :: Flugplatz {m}
airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing ::
airfoil {n} (structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air) :: tragflächenprofil {n}
air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) :: Luftwaffe {f}, Luftstreitkräfte {p}
air freshener {n} (device containing substances that neutralize unpleasant odours) :: Lufterfrischer {m}
air guitar {n} (imaginary guitar that a person pretends to play) :: Luftgitarre {f}
air gun {n} (gun that propels a projective by compressed air) :: Luftgewehr {n}
airhead {n} (foolish, silly, or unintelligent person) :: Dummkopf {m}, Wirrkopf {m}
air hole {n} (hole in surface) :: Luftloch {n}
air hole {n} (air pocket) :: Luftloch {n}
air hole {n} (blowhole) :: Blasloch {n}
air hose {n} (hose for conveying compressed air within a pneumatic system) :: Druckluftschlauch {m}
air hose {n} (hose for conveying air to a diver) :: Luftschlauch {m}, Luftleitung {f}
air hostess {n} (female flight attendant) SEE: stewardess ::
airing cupboard {n} (clothes storage cupboard) :: Trockenschrank {m}, Wäschetrockenschrank {m}
airlift {n} (the transportation of troops) :: Luftbrücke {f}
airlift {n} (a flight) :: Luftbrücke {f}, Luftbrückenflug {m}
airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) :: Fluggesellschaft {f}
airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) :: Passagierflugzeug {n}, Verkehrsflugzeug {n}, Linienflugzeug {n}, Linienmaschine {f} , Passagiermaschine {f}
airlock {n} (used to provide access to and from the sealed area) :: Luftschleuse {f}, Druckschleuse {f}
air mail {n} (airmail) SEE: airmail ::
air mail {v} (airmail) SEE: airmail ::
airmail {n} (the system of conveying mail using aircraft) :: Luftpost {f}
airmail {n} (the items of mail carried using aircraft) :: Luftpost {f}
airmail {v} (to send mail by air) :: per Luftpost schicken
air marshal {n} (law enforcement) :: Air Marshal {m}, Sky Marshal {m}
air marshal {n} (military rank) :: Air Marshal
air mass {n} ((meteorology) a particular volume of air) :: Luftmasse {f}
airmass {n} (a body of air with uniform characteristics) :: luftmasse
air mattress {n} (A mattress that is inflated with air, and used as a temporary or permanent bed.) :: Luftmatratze {f}
air pistol {n} (pistol that propels a pellet) :: Luftpistole {f}
airplane {n} (powered aircraft) :: Flugzeug {n}
airplane mode {n} :: Flugmodus {m}, Flugzeugmodus {m}
air pocket {n} (a local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current) :: Luftloch {n}
air pollution {n} (contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates) :: Luftverschmutzung {f}, Luftverunreinigung {f}
airport {n} (place designated for airplanes) :: Flughafen {m}, Flugplatz {m}
airport lounge {n} (area in an airport which offers comforts beyond those in the main parts) :: Flughafenlounge {f}
air pressure {n} (atmospheric pressure) SEE: atmospheric pressure ::
air pump {n} (pump that moves air either into or out of something) :: Luftpumpe {f}
air purifier {n} (device used to remove contaminants from the air) :: Luftreiniger {m}
air-raid shelter {n} (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids) :: Luftschutzbunker {m}
air resistance {n} (friction that slows things moving through air) :: Luftwiderstand {m}
airscrew {n} (propeller of an aircraft) :: Luftschraube {f}, Flugzeugpropeller {m}
air shaft {n} SEE: airshaft ::
airshaft {n} (an opening facilitating air circulation) :: Lüftungsschacht {m}, Lüftungschacht {m}, Abzugsschacht {m}, Abzugschacht {m}
airship {n} (aircraft) SEE: aircraft ::
airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) SEE: dirigible ::
air show {n} (a public display of stunt flying, aerobatics, and historical aircraft) :: Flugschau {f}
airsickness {n} (form of motion sickness) :: Luftkrankheit {f}, Flugkrankheit {f}, Fliegerkrankheit {f}
airspace {n} (controlled portion of atmosphere) :: Luftraum {m}
airspace {n} (part of sky used by aircraft) :: Luftraum {m}
air strike {n} (attack by aircraft) :: Luftangriff {m}, Luftschlag {m}
air ticket {n} (a pass entitling the holder to travel in an aeroplane) :: Flugticket {n}
airtight {adj} (impermeable to air or other gases) :: luftdicht, hermetisch
airtight {adj} (having no weak points or flaws) :: hieb- und stichfest, wasserdicht
airtime {n} (duration of transmission) :: Sendezeit {f}
air-to-air {adj} (fired from an aircraft in flight at another one) :: Luft-Luft
air-to-air missile {n} (missile) :: Luft-Luft-Rakete {f}
air-to-ground {adj} :: Luft-Boden
air-to-ship {adj} :: Luft-Schiff
air-to-surface {adj} (fired from an aircraft at a target on land or water) :: Luft-Boden
air-to-surface missile {n} (missile) :: Luft-Boden-Rakete {f}
air traffic {n} (movement of aircraft) :: Luftfahrt {f}, Flugverkehr {m}
air traffic control {n} (system designed to give assistance to aircraft) :: Flugsicherung {f}
air traffic controller {n} (operator of air traffic control system) :: Fluglotse {m}
airway {n} (windpipe) SEE: windpipe ::
airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea ::
airway {n} (flight path used by aeroplanes) :: Flugroute {f}
airworthiness {n} (the state of being airworthy) :: Flugtauglichkeit {f}, Flugtüchtigkeit {f}
airworthy {adj} (being able to fly) :: flugtüchtig, flugtauglich, flugfähig
airy {adj} (breezy, in an airy situation) :: belüftet, gelüftet, zugig, umweht, luftig
airy {adj} (light of heart, superficial) :: oberflächlich, unbeständig, sorglos, lebhaft, sorgenfrei
Aisha {prop} (female given name) :: Aischa {f}
aisle {n} (wing of a building, notably in a church) :: Seitenschiff {n}
aisle {n} (clear path through rows of seating) :: Gang {m}
aisle {n} (corridor in a supermarket) :: Gang {m}
aisle {n} (any path through obstructed space) :: Gang, Durchgang {m}
aitch {n} (name of the letter H, h) :: Ha {n}
ajar {adj} (slightly turned or opened) :: angelehnt
Ajax {prop} (either of two heroes of the Trojan War) :: Aias {m}, Ajax {m}
Ajax {prop} (Amsterdam football club) :: Ajax {n}; Ajax Amsterdam
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step {proverb} (a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step) :: eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt mit dem ersten Schritt
Akan {prop} (Niger-Congo language) :: Akan
Akan {prop} (language group spoken in Ghana) :: Akan
Akhalkalaki {prop} (an Armenian-populated town) :: Achalkalaki
Akhenaten {prop} (Pharaoh in 14th century BCE, founder of Atenism) :: Echnaton
akhund {n} ((historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China) :: Achund {m}
akimbo {adj} (with a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward) :: in die Seiten gestemmt
akimbo {adv} (with arms akimbo) :: die Arme in die Seite gestemmt, die Arme in die Hüften gestemmt
akin {adj} (of the same kin; related by blood) :: verwandt
akinesia {n} (loss of the ability to control muscles) :: Akinese {f}
akinete {n} (a thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae) :: Akineten
akinetic {adj} (without motion) :: akinetisch
Akkadian {adj} (pertaining to the language) :: akkadisch
Akkadian {prop} (Semitic language) :: Akkadisch {n}
Akkadian {n} (inhabitant of the Akkad region) :: Akkadier {m}, Akkadierin {f}
Aksum {prop} :: Aksum
Akureyri {prop} (city on the north coast of Iceland) :: Akureyri
Alabama {prop} (U.S. State) :: Alabama
Alabama {prop} (river) :: Alabama
alabandite {n} (mineral form of manganese sulfide) :: Alabandin {m}
alabaster {n} (variety of gypsum) :: Alabaster {m}
alabaster {adj} (made of alabaster) :: alabastern
alack {interj} (expression of sorrow) :: O weh, ach
alacrity {n} (eagerness) :: Eifer {m}
Alan {n} (member of a Sarmatian tribe) :: Alanen {m-p}
Aland {prop} (archipelago) :: Åland {n}
al-Andalus {prop} (Islamic Spain) :: Al-Andalus
alanine {n} (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) :: Alanin {n}
Alaric {prop} (king of Visigoths) :: Alarich {m}
Alaric {prop} (male given name) :: Alarich
alarm {n} (summons to arms) :: Alarm {m}
alarm {n} (notice of approaching danger) :: Alarm {m}, Alarmsignal {n}
alarm {n} (sudden surprise with fear or terror) :: Alarmstimmung {f}
alarm {n} (mechanical contrivance for awaking) :: Wecker {m}
alarm {v} (to give notice (by sound or otherwise) of approaching danger) :: Alarm schlagen , alarmieren
alarm {v} (to surprise with apprehension of danger) :: alarmieren
alarm {v} (to keep in excitement; to disturb) :: in Alarmstimmung versetzen
alarm {v} :: Alarm schlagen , alarmieren
alarm bell {n} (sudden awareness of danger) :: Alarmglocke {f}
alarm clock {n} (type of clock) :: Wecker {m}
alarmed {adj} (worried) SEE: worried ::
alarmism {n} (production of needless alarms) :: Alarmismus {m}, Panikmache {f}
alarmist {n} (one who causes others to become alarmed without cause) :: Panikmacher {m}, Panikmacherin {f}, Alarmist {m}, Alarmistin {f}
alarm system {n} (a burglar alarm) :: Alarmanlage {f}
alas {interj} (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) :: leider, ach, bedauerlicherweise, weh
Alaska {prop} (US state) :: Alaska
Alawite {n} :: Alawit {m}, Alawitin {f}
Alazani {prop} (river in the Caucasus and main tributary of the Kura) :: Alasani {m}
alb {n} (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers) :: Albe {f}
albacore {n} (large marine fish) :: Weißer Thun
Alban {prop} (male given name) :: Alban
Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) :: Albanien
Albanian {adj} (of or pertaining to Albania) :: albanisch
Albanian {n} (person from Albania) :: Albaner {m}, Albanerin {f}; Albanier {m}, Albanierin {f}
Albanian {prop} (language) :: Albanisch
Albanologist {n} (an expert in Albanian studies) :: Albanologist {m}, Albanologistin {f}
Albanology {prop} (study of Albanian language, culture and history) :: Albanologie {f}
Albanophobia {n} :: Albanophobie {f}
Albany {prop} (capital of New York) :: Albany
albatross {n} (seabird) :: Albatros {m}
albatross {n} (three under par) :: Albatros {m}
albedo {n} (fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body) :: Albedo {f}
albeit {conj} (despite its being; although) :: wenn auch, wenngleich, obgleich, obschon
Albert {prop} (male given name) :: Albert {m}, Edlerbrecht {m}
Alberta {prop} (province) :: Alberta {n}
Albin {prop} (male given name) :: Albin
albinism {n} (lack of melanin pigmentation) :: Albinismus {m}
albinistic {adj} (of or pertaining to albinism) :: albinotisch
albino {adj} (congenitally lacking melanin) :: albino-
albino {n} (one congenitally lacking melanin) :: Albino {m}
albinoism {n} (albinism) SEE: albinism ::
Albion {prop} (England) :: Albion {n}
Albireo {prop} (Beta (β) Cygni.) :: Albireo
album {n} (book for photographs, stamps, or autographs) :: Album {n}
album {n} (phonograph record (LP)) :: Album {n}
album {n} (group of audio recordings on any media) :: Album {n}
albumen {n} (white part of an egg) :: Eiweiß {n}
albumin {n} (class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water) :: Albumin {n}
alburn {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak ::
alburnum {n} (sapwood) SEE: sapwood ::
alcazar {n} (Moorish fortress in Spain) :: Alkazar {m}, Alcázar {m}
alchemist {n} (one who practices alchemy) :: Alchemist {m}, Alchemistin {f}
alchemy {n} (ancient chemistry) :: Alchemie {f}
Alcibiades {prop} (Greek name) :: Alkibiades
alcid {n} (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) :: Alkenvogel {m}
Alcmene {prop} (the wife of Amphitryon and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles) :: Alkmene
alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) :: Alkohol {m}
alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) :: Alkohol {m}, Weingeist , Branntwein
alcohol abuse {n} (abuse caused by excessive drinking of alcohol) :: Alkoholmissbrauch {m}
alcohol addiction {n} (dependency on alcohol) :: Alkoholkrankheit {f}, Alkoholsucht {f}, Trunksucht {f}
alcohol-free {adj} (containing no alcohol) :: alkoholfrei
alcoholic {n} (a person addicted to alcohol) :: Alkoholiker {m}, Alkoholikerin {f}, Alkoholkranker {m}, Alkoholkranke {f}
alcoholic {n} (one who abuses alcohol) :: Alkoholiker {m}, Alkoholikerin {f}, Alkoholkranker {m}, Alkoholkranke {f}
alcoholic {adj} (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) :: alkoholisch, alkoholhaltig
Alcoholics Anonymous {prop} (proper noun) :: Anonyme Alkoholiker {m-p}
alcoholism {n} (chronic disease) :: Alkoholismus {m}, Alkoholkrankheit {f}
alcoholism {n} (acute alcohol poisoning) :: Alkoholvergiftung {f}
alcoholized {adj} (under the influence of alcohol) :: alkoholisiert
alcohology {n} (study of the effects of alcohol) :: Alkohologie
alcohol poisoning {n} (condition of having very high alcohol level in blood) :: Alkoholvergiftung {f}
alcove {n} (small recessed area) :: Alkoven {m}; Alkov {m} , Alkove {m} {f}
alcuronium {n} (drug) :: Alcuroniumchlorid {n}
Alcyone {prop} (Star) :: Alkione
Aldebaran {prop} (star) :: Aldebaran {m}
aldebaranium {n} (rejected named for ytterbium) :: Aldebaranium
aldehyde {n} (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO) :: Aldehyd {n}
al dente {adj} (firm) :: bissfest, al dente
alder {n} (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) :: Erle {f}
aldern {adj} (made of alder wood) :: erlen
aldrin {n} (insecticide) :: Aldrin {n}
ale {n} (beer produced by warm fermentation) :: Ale {n}
aleatory {adj} (depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance) :: aleatorisch, zufällig
Alecto {prop} (Greek goddess of vengeance) :: Alekto {f}
Alectryon {prop} (character in Greek mythology) :: Alektryon {m}
alehouse {n} (beer parlour) SEE: beer parlour ::
Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander ::
Alekhine's Defence {n} (chess opening) :: Aljechin-Verteidigung {f}
Alemannic {prop} (High German language or dialect group) :: Alemannisch {n}
Alemannic {adj} (of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group) :: alemannisch
alembic {n} (chemical apparatus) :: Alambic {m}, Destillierkolben {m}
a leopard cannot change its spots {proverb} (one cannot change one's own nature) :: die Katze lässt das Mausen nicht (a cat won't stop chasing mice)
aleph {n} (first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet and descendant script) :: Aleph {n}, Alef {n}
Aleppine {adj} (of or pertaining to Aleppo) :: aleppinisch
Aleppine {n} (a person from, or an inhabitant of, Aleppo) :: Aleppiner {m}, Aleppinerin {f}
Aleppo {prop} (city in Syria) :: Aleppo
alert {adj} (attentive) :: aufmerksam, wachsam
alert {n} (an alarm) :: Alarm {m}
alert {v} (to give warning to) :: verständigen
alethiology {n} (branch of logic dealing with truth and error) :: Alethiologie {f}
Aleut {adj} (of the Aleutian Islands) :: aleutisch
Aleut {n} (native of the Aleutian Islands) :: Aleute {m}, Aleutin {f}
Aleut {prop} (language of the Aleutian Islands) :: Aleutisch {n}, Alëutisch {n}
Aleutian Islands {prop} (archipelago) :: Aleuten {p}, Alëuten {p}
alewife {n} (female publican) :: Wirtin {f}, Schankwirtin {f}
alewife {n} (Alosa pseudoharengus) :: Großaugenhering {m}
Alex {prop} (male given name) SEE: Alexius ::
Alexander {prop} (male given name) :: Alexander {m}
Alexander the Great {prop} (King of Macedonia) :: Alexander der Große {m}
Alexandra {prop} (female given name) :: Alexandra
Alexandria {prop} (city in Egypt) :: Alexandria {f}, Alexandrien {f}
alexandrine {n} (line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter) :: Alexandriner {m}
Alexandroupoli {prop} (city) :: Alexandroupolis
Alexis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Alexius ::
alexithymia {n} (deficiency in understanding emotions) :: Alexithymie {f}
alexithymic {adj} (pertaining to or having alexithymia) :: alexithymisch
Alexius {prop} (male given name) :: Alexius
alfalfa {n} (Medicago sativa) :: Luzerne {f}, Alfalfa {f}
Alfonso {prop} (male given name) :: Alfons
Alfred {prop} (Male given name) :: Alfred {m}
Alfvén wave {n} (a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma) :: Alfvén-Welle {f}
alga {n} (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms) :: Alge {f}
algal bloom {n} (dense spread of algae) :: Algenblüte {f}
algebra {n} (system for computation) :: Algebra {f}
algebra {n} (study of algebraic structures) :: Algebra {f}
algebraic {adj} (relating to algebra) :: algebraisch
algebraic equation {n} (mathematical equation) :: algebraische Gleichung {f}
algebraic function {n} (function definable as the root of some polynomial equation) :: algebraische Funktion {f}
algebraic geometry {n} (branch of mathematics that studies solutions of systems of algebraic equations using both algebra and geometry) :: algebraische Geometrie {f}
algebraic number {n} (element of a number field that is a root of a polynomial with integer coefficients) :: algebraische Zahl {f}
algebraic number theory {n} (branch of number theory concerning algebraic number fields) :: algebraische Zahlentheorie {f}
algebraic structure {n} (sets with operations) :: algebraische Struktur {f}
algebraist {n} (mathematician) :: Algebraiker {m}
Algeria {prop} (country) :: Algerien {n}
Algerian {n} (person from Algeria) :: Algerier {m}, Algerierin {f}
Algerian {adj} (of Algeria or its people) :: algerisch
algesimeter {n} (algometer) SEE: algometer ::
Alghero {prop} (port town in Sardinia) :: Alghero {n}
-algia {suffix} (pain) :: -algie {f}
algid {adj} (cold, chilly) :: kalt
Algiers {prop} (the capital of Algeria) :: Algier
algolagnia {n} (Physical condition) :: Algolagnie
algology {n} (branch of botany dealing with algae) :: Algologie {f}, Algenkunde {f}, Phykologie {f}
algometer {n} (instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli) :: Algometer {n}
Algonquin {prop} (language) :: Algonkin {n}
algophobia {n} (fear of pain) :: Algophobie {f}
algorithm {n} (well-defined procedure) :: Algorithmus {m}, Rechenverfahren
Ali {prop} (male given name from Arabic) :: Ali {m}
alias {n} (another name; an assumed name) :: Pseudonym {n}, Deckname {m}
alibi {n} (criminal legal defense) :: Alibi {n}
alibi {n} (excuse) :: Alibi {n}
Alice {prop} (female given name) :: Alice {f}
Alice {prop} (message sender in cryptography) :: Alice {f}
alidade {n} (measuring apparatus) :: Alhidade
a lie has no legs {proverb} (you can't get away with a lie) :: Lügen haben kurze Beine
alien {n} (person, etc. from outside) :: Fremdling {m}, Fremder {m}, Fremde {f}, Ausländer {m}, Ausländerin {f}
alien {n} (foreigner) :: Fremder {m}, Fremde {f}, Ausländer {m}, Ausländerin {f}
alien {n} (life form of non-Earth origin) :: Außerirdischer {m}, Außerirdische {f}, Alien {m} {n}
alien {adj} (very unfamiliar, strange) :: fremd, fremdartig
alien {adj} (pertaining to extraterrestrial life) :: außerirdisch
alienate {v} (to estrange) :: befremden, entfremden
alienate {v} :: entfremden
alienated {adj} (isolated, excluded or estranged) :: entfremdet
alienation {n} (the act of alienating) :: Entfremdung {f}
alienist {n} (psychiatrist) SEE: psychiatrist ::
alienist {n} (psychologist) SEE: psychologist ::
alight {v} (to spring down, get down, or descend) :: aussteigen
align {v} (To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking) :: abstimmen
alignment {n} (arrangement of items in a line) :: Ausrichtung {f}, Aufreihung {f}, Aneinanderreihung {f}
alignment {n} (process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned) :: Ausrichtung {f}, Abgleich {m}, Justierung {f}, Einstellung {f}
alignment {n} (alliance of factions) :: Ausrichtung {f}, Gruppierung {f}, Allianz {f}, Zusammenschluss {m}, Fraktion {f}, Parteiengemeinschaft {f}
alignment {n} (astronomy: conjunction of two celestial objects) :: Konstellation {f}, Konjunktion {f}
alignment {n} (transport: precise route or course of a road etc.) :: gerader Streckenverlauf {m}
alike {adj} (having resemblance; similar) :: gleich
alike {adv} (tn the same manner, form, or degree; equally) :: gleichermaßen, gleich
alimentary canal {n} (digestive tract) SEE: digestive tract ::
alimony {n} (a court-enforced allowance) :: Unterhalt {m}, Alimente {p}
aliphatic {adj} (organic chemistry: having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain) :: aliphatisch
aliquot {n} (portion) :: Aliquote {f}
a little {adv} (to a small extent or degree) :: ein bisschen, ein wenig, etwas
a little {adv} :: bisschen, bisschen
a little bird told me {phrase} (idiomatic) :: ein Vöglein hat mir gezwitschert
alive {adj} (having life) :: lebendig
alive {adj} (in a state of action) :: lebendig
alive {adj} (exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings) :: lebendig
alive and kicking {adj} (healthy, especially in opposition to other circumstances) :: gesund und munter
aliyah {n} (immigration of Jews into Israel) :: Alija {f}
Al Jazeera {prop} (Arabic satellite TV news channel) :: Al-Dschasira
alkali {n} (class of caustic bases) :: Alkali {n}
alkali metal {n} (soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table) :: Alkalimetall {n}
alkaline {adj} (of or relating to an alkali) :: alkalisch
alkaline {adj} (having a pH greater than 7) :: alkalisch
alkaline earth metal {n} (any element of group II of the periodic table) :: Erdalkalimetall {n}
alkaloid {n} (organic heterocyclic base) :: Alkaloid
alkane {n} (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) :: Alkan {n}
alkekengi {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry ::
alkene {n} (unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds) :: Alken {n}
alkoxide {n} (alcohol-derived compound formed by replacing a hydrogen atom with another cationic species) :: Alkoholat {n}
alkyl {n} (univalent radical of the general formula CnH2n+1) :: Alkyl {n}
alkyne {n} (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) :: Alkin {n}
all {determiner} (every individual of the given class) :: all, alle, jeder {m}, jede {f}, jedes {n}, jede {p}
all {determiner} (throughout the whole of (a stated period of time)) :: ganz
all {adv} (intensifier) :: völlig, vollkommen, ganz, total
all {adv} (apiece) :: pro Stück
all {n} (everything possible) :: alles
all {pron} (everyone) SEE: everyone ::
all {pron} (everything) SEE: everything ::
Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) :: Allah {m}
Allahu akbar {interj} (Muslim takbir (proclamation)) :: Allahu akbar
all along {adv} (duration) :: die ganze Zeit, schon immer, von Anfang an
all and sundry {pron} (all; everyone) :: jedermann, alle
all around {adj} (including everything about a topic) :: komplett, vollständig
allative {n} (allative case) :: Allativ {m}
allative case {n} (case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something) :: Allativ {m}
allay {v} (To make quiet or put at rest) :: beruhigen, dämpfen
allay {v} (To alleviate) :: erleichtern
all but {adv} (very nearly) :: fast
all cats are gray at night {proverb} (all cats are grey in the dark) SEE: all cats are grey in the dark ::
all cats are grey in the dark {proverb} (proverb) :: nachts sind alle Katzen grau
all-clear {n} (A sign or signal indicating that a hindrance or danger is clear) :: Entwarnung {f}
all day {adv} (the entire day) :: den ganzen Tag
all ears {adj} (awaiting explanation) :: ganz Ohr sein
allegate {v} (allege) SEE: allege ::
allegation {n} (an assertion or accusation) :: Behauptung {f}
allege {v} (assert without proof) :: behaupten
alleged {adj} (asserted) :: mutmaßlich
alleged {adj} (supposed) :: mutmaßlich
allegedly {adv} (according to someone's allegation) :: angeblich , vermeintlich
allegement {n} (allegation) SEE: allegation ::
allegiance {n} (loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler) :: Treue, Loyalität, Treuherzigkeit, Gefolgschaft {f}, Gefolgschaftstreue {f}
allegoric {adj} (of, or relating to allegory) :: allegorisch, sinnbildlich
allegorical {adj} (of, relating to, or containing allegory) :: allegorisch, sinnbildlich
allegorically {adv} (in an allegorical manner) :: allegorisch, sinnbildlich
allegorise {v} (to create an allegory from some event or situation) :: sinnbildlich darstellen, allegorisieren
allegorization {n} (the act of turning into allegory) :: Allegorisierung {f}
allegory {n} (the representation of abstract principles) :: Allegorie {f}, Sinnbild {n}
allegory {n} (symbolic representation) :: Allegorie {f}, Sinnbild {n}
allegory {n} :: Allegorik {f}
allegretto {adv} (musical direction) :: allegretto
allegretto {n} (a movement that is to be played fast and lively) :: Allegretto {n}
allele {n} (variant of a gene) :: Allel {n}
allelic {adj} (pertaining to alleles) :: allel
allelomorph {n} (allele) SEE: allele ::
allelopathy {n} (release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants) :: Allelopathie {f}
alleluia {n} (liturgical form of hallelujah) :: Halleluja
all-embracing {adj} :: allumfassend
Allen key {n} (a hex head wrench) :: Innensechskantschlüssel {m}, Inbusschlüssel {m}
Allen screw {n} (screw whose head has a hexagonal socket) :: Inbusschraube {f}, Innensechskantschraube {f}
Allen wrench {n} (Allen key) SEE: Allen key ::
allergen {n} (substance) :: Allergen {n}
allergic {adj} (pertaining to allergy) :: allergisch
allergic {adj} (having an allergy) :: allergisch
allergic {adj} (excessively sensitive) :: allergisch
allergically {adv} (because of allergies) :: allergisch
allergist {n} (doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.) :: Allergologe {m}, Allergologin {f}
allergologist {n} (physician) SEE: allergist ::
allergologist {n} (scientist) :: Allergologe {m}, Allergologin {f}
allergology {n} (the study of the causes and treatment of allergies) :: Allergologie {f}
allergy {n} (hypersensitivity) :: Allergie {f}
allergy {n} :: Allergie {f}
alleviate {v} (make less severe) :: mildern, lindern, abschwächen
alleviation {n} (alleviation) :: Erleichterung {f}, Linderung {f}, Milderung {f}
alley {n} (narrow street) :: Gasse {f}
alley oop {interj} (interjection) :: alley oop
alleyway {n} (narrow street) SEE: alley ::
All Fools' Day {n} (April Fools' Day) SEE: April Fools' Day ::
all good things come to an end {proverb} (nothing good lasts forever) :: alles hat sein Ende
All Hallows' Day {prop} (All Saints' Day) SEE: All Saints' Day ::
allheal {n} (valerian) SEE: valerian ::
allheal {n} (Stachys) SEE: woundwort ::
alliance {n} (state of being allied) :: Allianz {f}, Zusammenschluss {m}, Verbund {m}, Bund {m}, Bündnis {n}
alliance {n} (union resembling that of families or states) :: Allianz {f}, Bund {m}, Bündnis {n}
alliance {n} (persons or parties allied) :: Verbündeten {p} {m}, Bündnis {n}, Allianz {f}
alliance {n} (treaty between nations) :: Allianz {f}, Bündnis {n}
allicin {n} (organic compound) :: Allicin
allied {adj} (joined as allies) :: alliiert, verbündet
Allies {prop} (in WWII) :: Alliierte
alligator {n} (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) :: Alligator {m}
alligator clip {n} (electronics connector) :: Krokodilklemme
alligator pear {n} (avocado) SEE: avocado ::
all in all {adv} (generally) :: alles in allem
all-inclusive {adj} (providing all amenities, benefits or perquisites in a single package) :: pauschal
all in good time {adv} ((set phrase) One should be patient.) :: alles zu seiner Zeit
alliteration {n} (the repetition of consonants) :: Alliteration {f}
all kidding aside {adv} (idiom, speech act) :: Spaß beiseite, ohne Scheiß
all-knowing {adj} (knowing everything) :: allwissend
all mouth and trousers {adj} (superficial) :: große Klappe, nichts dahinter
all-night {adj} (lasting throughout the whole night) :: abendfüllend
allocate {v} (to distribute according to a plan) :: zuteilen
allocation {n} (The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.) :: Vergabe {f}, Zuteilung {f}, Zuweisung {f}
allodium {n} (freehold land or property) :: Allod {n}, Allode {p}, Allodialbesitz {m}
all of a sudden {adv} (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) :: urplötzlich, unversehens
all of the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden ::
allograph {n} (variant form of a letter) :: Allograph {n}
allonge {n} (attachment to negotiable instrument) :: Allonge {f}
allonym {n} (the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name) :: Allonym
allopathy {n} (historical: alternative medicine) :: Allopathie {f}
allopathy {n} (traditional medical method or treatment) :: Allopathie {f}, Schulmedizin {f}
allopatric {adj} (geographically isolated) :: allopatrische
allophone {n} (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme) :: Allophon {n}, Allofon {n}, Phonemvariante {f}, Fonemvariante {f}, Lautvariante {f}
allophone {n} (person whose mother tongue is neither English nor French) :: Allophoner {m}, Allophone {f}
allophone {adj} (of a language neither English nor French) :: allophon
all-or-nothing {adj} (all or nothing) :: alles oder nichts
allot {v} (to distribute) :: verteilen, austeilen
allot {v} (to assign) :: zuteilen
allotment {n} (that which is alloted) :: Anteil
allotment {n} (plot of land) :: Schrebergarten {m}; Kleingarten {m}
allotrope {n} (element form of different molecular structure to another form of the same element) :: Allotrop
allotropic {adj} (of an element that exhibits allotropy) :: allotrop
allotropical {adj} (allotropic) SEE: allotropic ::
allotropism {n} (elemental property) SEE: allotropy ::
allotropy {n} (having multiple atomic structures) :: Allotropie {f}
all over {adv} (all over) :: vorbei
all over {adv} (over an entire extent) :: vollständig, ganz, ganz und gar
all over {adv} (everywhere) :: überall, an jeder Stelle, an jedem Ort
all over {adv} (in every way; thoroughly) :: typisch, ganz der/die/das
all over {prep} (all over) :: ganz ... über, vollständig ... über
all over {prep} (everywhere; covering completely) :: ganz über, über ... ganze/n
all-over {adj} (over the whole area or extent) :: vollflächig, flächendeckend, vollständig
all over the place {prep} (Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.) :: durcheinander, chaotisch, uneinheitlich; querbeet, überall
allow {v} (to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have) :: erlauben, zulassen
allow {v} (to acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion) :: akzeptieren
allow {v} (to permit) :: erlauben, zulassen
allow {v} (to let something happen, to admit, to concede) :: erlauben, zulassen
allow {v} (to make allowance) :: erlauben, mit einberechnen
allowance {n} (the act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance) :: Erlaubnis {f}
allowance {n} (a child's allowance; pocket money) SEE: pocket money ::
allowedly {adv} (admittedly) SEE: admittedly ::
alloy {n} (metal combined of more elements) :: Legierung {f}
alloy {v} (mix or combine) :: legieren
alloy steel {n} :: Stahllegierung {f}
alloy wheel {n} (aluminium wheel) :: Leichtmetallfelge {f}
all-powerful {adj} (Omnipotent) :: allmächtig
all-purpose {adj} (for all purposes) :: Allzweck-
all right {adj} (good) :: in Ordnung, gut
all right {adj} (in good health) :: gesund, unversehrt
all right {adv} (fairly well) :: in Ordnung, gut
all right {interj} (Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent ) :: gut, in Ordnung
all right {interj} (Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement ) :: bravo, super
all right {interj} (Used to fill space or pauses ) :: also, nun, na schön
all right {interj} (Used as a general lead-in or beginning ) :: nun, also
all right {interj} (Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already ) :: schon gut (occasionally doubled in case of impatience, e. g. when the one you're speaking to takes too long to get to the point)
all rights reserved {phrase} (copyright notice formula) :: alle Rechte vorbehalten
all roads lead to Rome {proverb} (different paths can take to the same goal) :: alle Wege führen nach Rom
All Saints Day {prop} (All Saints Day) SEE: All Saints' Day ::
All Saints' Day {prop} (feast day) :: Allerheiligen {n}
all-season tire {n} :: Ganzjahresreifen {m}
all's fair in love and war {proverb} (unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict) :: in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt
all skin and bones {adj} :: knochendürr
All Souls' Day {prop} (Christian feast day) :: Allerseelen {n}, Allerseelentag {m}
allspice {n} (spice) :: Piment {m} {n}, Neugewürz {n}, Nelkenpfeffer {m}, Jamaikapfeffer {m}, Modegewürz {n} 
all's well that ends well {proverb} (A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...) :: Ende gut, alles gut
all that glitters is not gold {proverb} (things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so) :: es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt
all that jazz {n} (everything else related to something; other similar things) :: und so
all the best {interj} (good luck) :: alles Gute
all the more {adv} (even more) :: erst recht, umso mehr
all the same {adv} (anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) :: trotzdem, immerhin
all the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden ::
all the time {adv} (always) :: immer
all the way {adv} (to the end) :: durchgehend, durchweg
all things come to those who wait {proverb} (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait ::
all things considered {adv} (generally speaking, all in all) :: alles in allem
all thumbs {adj} (clumsy (idiom)) :: zwei linke Hände haben (have two left hands)
all together {adv} (as a group) :: alle zusammen
all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too ::
allude {v} (refer to something indirectly or by suggestion) :: andeuten, erwähnen
allure {n} (the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction) :: Verlockung {f}, Reiz {m}, Anziehungskraft {f}
allure {v} (to attempt to draw) :: locken, verlocken
alluring {adj} (having to power to allure) :: verführerisch, verlockend
allusion {n} (indirect reference, hint) :: Anspielung {f}, Allusion {f}
alluvial {n} (deposition of sediment) SEE: alluvium ::
alluvial fan {n} (cone-shaped heap of alluvium) :: Schwemmkegel {m}
alluvial plain {n} (plain formed by deposition of sediment of a river) :: Alluvialebene {f}
alluvium {n} (deposited material) :: Alluvium {n}, Alluvialboden {n}, Anschwemmungsboden {m}
all-weather tire {n} (type of tire) :: Allwetterreifen {m}
all-weather tyre {n} (type of tyre) SEE: all-weather tire ::
all-wheel drive {n} (drive to all wheels) :: Allrad
ally {n} (one united to another by treaty or league) :: Alliierter {m}, Alliierte {f}, Verbündeter {m}, Verbündete {f}
allyl alcohol {n} :: Allylalkohol {m}
ALM {n} (application lifecycle management (initialism)) :: AM {n}
Alma {prop} (female given name) :: Alma
alma mater {n} (graduated school) :: Alma Mater {f}
almanac {n} (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year) :: Almanach {m}
almandine {n} (mineral) :: Almandin {m}
Almaty {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana ::
Almaty {prop} (city) :: Almaty {n}
Almere {prop} (city in the Netherlands) :: Almere
almighty {adj} (unlimited in might) :: allmächtig
Almighty {prop} (God, the supreme being) :: Allmächtiger {m}
almond {n} (nut) :: Mandel {f}
almond {n} (tree) :: Mandelbaum {m}
almond {n} (colour) :: Mandelfarbe {f}
almond {adj} (resembling the colour of an almond nut) :: mandelfarben, mandelfarbig
almond milk {n} (milky liquid from almonds) :: Mandelmilch {f}
almond paste {n} (paste made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities) :: Mandelmasse {f}, Marzipanmasse {f}, Marzipanrohmasse {f}
almond-shaped {adj} (oval) :: mandelförmig
almond tree {n} (Prunus dulcis) :: Mandelbaum {m}
almond tree {n} (Terminalia catappa) :: Badam {m}, Katappenbaum {m}, Seemandelbaum {m}, Indische Mandel {f}
almost {adv} (very close to) :: fast, beinahe, so gut wie
almost doesn't count {proverb} (near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness)) SEE: close, but no cigar ::
almost everywhere {adv} (everywhere except at a set of measure zero) :: fast überall
alms {n} (something given to the poor as charity) :: Almosen {n}
almucantar {n} (small circle on the celestial sphere) :: Höhenparallele
aloe {n} (plant of the genus Aloe) :: Aloe {f}
aloe vera {n} (Aloe vera) :: Echte Aloe {f}; Aloe vera {f}
aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
aloha shirt {n} (Hawaiian shirt) :: Hawaiihemd
alone {adj} (by oneself) :: allein
alone {adv} (by oneself) :: allein, einsam
alone {adv} (without outside help) :: selbst
alone {adv} (only) :: nur, ausschließlich, allein
aloneness {n} (the state of being alone) :: Alleinsein {n}
along {prep} (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) :: entlang, längs
along {prep} (in a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on) :: entlang
along {adv} (onward, forward) :: weiter
aloof {adj} (reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant) :: distanziert, menschenscheu, zurückhaltend, reserviert
alopecia {n} (pathology: deficiency of the hair) :: Haarlosigkeit {f}
alopecia {n} (medicine: loss of hair) :: Haarausfall {m}
alopecia {n} (baldness) SEE: baldness ::
a lot {pron} (a large amount) :: viel
a lot {pron} (many things) :: vieles {n}
a lot {adv} (very much) :: viel
a lot {adv} (often) :: oft
aloud {adv} (loudly) :: laut
aloud {adv} (audibly, not silent) :: laut, vorlesen
Aloysius {prop} (male given name) :: Alois
alp {n} (very high mountain) :: Alm {f}
alpaca {n} (camelid animal of the Andes) :: Alpaka {n}, Alpakahengst {m}, Alpakastute {f}
alpenglow {n} (a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains) :: Alpenglühen {n}
alpha {n} (name of the letter Α, α) :: Alpha {n}
alpha and omega {n} (the first and the last) :: A und O
alphabet {n} (an ordered set of letters used in a language) :: ABC {n}, Alphabet {n}
alphabetic {adj} (alphabetical) SEE: alphabetical ::
alphabetical {adj} (pertaining to the alphabet) :: alphabetisch
alphabetical {adj} (in the sequence of the letters of the alphabet) :: alphabetisch
alphabetically {adv} (in an alphabetical manner) :: alphabetisch
alphabetically {adv} (arranged in the sequence of the alphabet) :: alphabetisch
alphabetical order {n} (the sequence of a collection of items) :: alphabetische Reihenfolge {f}
alphabetisation {n} (act of arranging in alphabetical order) :: Alphabetisierung {f}
alphabetism {n} (form of literacy) :: Alphabetismus {m}
alphabet soup {n} (soup that contains noodles in the shape of alphabetical letters) :: Buchstabensuppe {f}
alphabet soup {n} (overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations) :: Abkürzungsdschungel {m}
Alpha Centauri {prop} (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus) :: Alpha Centauri {m}
alpha decay {n} (radioactive decay by emitting an alpha particle) :: Alphazerfall {m}
alpha female {n} (dominant female animal) :: Alpha-Weibchen {n}, Alphaweibchen {n}
alpha male {n} (dominant male animal) :: Alpha-Männchen {n}, Alphamännchen {n}, Platzhirsch {m} , Alphawolf {m} , Leitwolf {m} , Alpharüde {m} , Leitbulle {m} , Alphatier {n} , Leittier {n}
alpha male {n} (figuratively: leading man) :: Leitwolf {m}
alphanumeric {adj} (consisting of letters and numbers) :: alphanumerisch, alphanummerisch
alphanumerical {adj} (alphanumeric) SEE: alphanumeric ::
alpha particle {n} (positively charged nucleus) :: Alpha-Teilchen {n}, α-Teilchen {n}, Alphateilchen {n}
alpha privative {n} (the prefix a- expressing negation or absence) :: Alpha privativum {n}
alphasyllabary {n} (an alphasyllabary) :: Alphasyllabar {n}
alpha version {n} (software in an early status) :: Alpha-Version {f}
alphorn {n} (musical instrument) :: Alphorn {n}
alpine bullhead {n} (Cottus poecilopus) :: sibirische Groppe {f}
alpine chough {n} (Pyrrhocorax graculus) :: Alpendohle {f}
alpine combined {n} (event in skiing) :: Alpine Kombination {f}
alpine newt {n} (Ichthyosaura alpestris) :: Bergmolch {m}, Alpenmolch {m}
alpine skiing {n} (sport) :: alpiner Skilauf {m}, alpines Skifahren {n}, Ski Alpin {n}
alpinism {n} :: Alpinismus {m}
alpinist {n} (mountain climber) SEE: mountaineer ::
Alps {prop} (a mountain range in Western Europe) :: Alpen {f-p}
al-Qaeda {prop} (The global network of militant Islamic extremists.) :: Al-Kaida {f}, Al-Qaida {f}
al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem ::
already {adv} (prior to some time) :: bereits, schon
already {adv} (used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation) :: schon
Alsace {prop} (region on the west bank of the upper Rhine) :: Elsass {n}, Elsaß {n}
Alsatian {adj} (of or relating to Alsace) :: elsässer, elsässisch
Alsatian {n} (person from Alsace) :: Elsässer {m}, Elsässerin {f}
Alsatian {prop} (language of Alsace) :: Elsässisch {n}
also {adv} (in addition; besides; as well; further; too) :: auch
also known as {adv} (used to introduce an alternative name) :: alias
Altai {prop} (Altay) SEE: Altay ::
Altaic {adj} (pertaining to the group of languages) :: altaisch
Altair {prop} (star) :: Altair
altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) :: Altar {m}
altar boy {n} (A boy serving as an acolyte) :: Messdiener {m}, Ministrant {m}
altar girl {n} (a girl serving as an acolyte) :: Messdienerin {f}. Ministrantin {f}
altar server {n} (layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy) :: Ministrant {m}, Ministrantin {f}
Altay {prop} (mountain range) :: Altai {m}
alter {v} (to change the form or structure of) :: abändern
alteration {n} (the act of altering or making different) :: Änderung {f}, Veränderung {f}
altercation {n} (dispute) :: heftige Auseinandersetzung {f}, Auseinandersetzung {f}, Streit {m}, Disput {m}, Kontroverse {f}
alter ego {n} (alternate personality or persona) :: Alter Ego {n}, anderes Ich {n}
alterity {n} (otherness) :: Alterität {f}
alternate {adj} (being or succeeding by turns) :: alternierend, wechselnd, abwechselnd, Wechsel-
alternate {adj} (mathematics: designating the members in a series) :: jeweils anderer {m}, jeweils andere {f}, jeweils anderes {n}
alternate {adj} (other; alternative) :: alternativ, abgeändert, andersartig, anderer {m}, andere {f}, anderes {n}
alternate {adj} (botany: distributed, as leaves) :: wechselständig
alternate {v} (to perform by turns) :: alternieren
alternate {v} (to happen, succeed, or act by turns) :: abwechseln, alternieren
alternate {v} (to vary by turns) :: wechseln zwischen, alternieren
alternate angles {n} :: Wechselwinkel {m}
alternately {adv} (succeding by turns) :: abwechselnd, wechselweise, abwechslungsweise
alternate universe {n} (hypothetical world) SEE: parallel universe ::
alternating {adj} (such that it alternates) :: Wechsel- , abwechselnd, alternierend
alternating current {n} (electric current that reverses direction periodically) :: Wechselstrom {m}
alternation {n} (ablaut) SEE: ablaut ::
alternative {adj} (relating to a choice) :: alternativ
alternative {adj} (other) :: alternativ
alternative {n} (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities) :: Alternative {f}
alternative {n} (one of several things which can be chosen) :: Alternative {f}
alternative dispute resolution {n} (resolution of a dispute through negotiation or similar means) :: Alternative Konfliktllösung {f} , Außergerichtliche Streitbeilegung {f}
alternative fact {n} (politically expedient assertion) :: alternative Fakten {m}
alternative hypothesis {n} (hypothesis) :: Alternativhypothese {f}
alternative investment fund {n} (type of fund) :: alternativer Investmentfonds
alternatively {adv} (in an alternative way) :: alternativ, andernfalls, andererseits, beziehungsweise, ersatzweise, hilfsweise, oder aber
alternative medicine {n} (any of various medical methods and practices used in place of conventional medicine) :: Alternativmedizin {f}
alternator {n} (an electric generator which produces alternating current) :: Lichtmaschine {f}, Wechselstromgenerator {m}
although {conj} (in spite of the fact that) :: obwohl, obschon , obgleich
although {conj} (but) :: trotzdem
altiloquence {n} (pompous language) :: bombastischer Wortschwall {m}, hochtrabendes Gerede {n}
altimeter {n} (an apparatus for measuring altitude) :: Höhenmesser {m}, Altimeter {n}
altitude {n} (absolute height) :: Höhe {f}
altitude {n} (distance measured upwards) :: Höhe {f}
altitude {n} (distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex) :: Höhe {f}
altitude sickness {n} (oxygen deficiency at high altitudes) :: Höhenkrankheit {f}
alt key {n} (computing: a key on a keyboard) :: Alt-Taste {f}
alto {n} (musical part) :: Alt {m}
alto {n} (person or instrument) :: Alt {m}
alto clef {n} (Musical notation) :: Bratschenschlüssel {m}, Altschlüssel {m}
altogether {adv} (without exception; wholly; completely) :: ganz und gar, ohne Ausnahme, ausnahmslos, insgesamt
altogether {adv} (on the whole; everything considered) :: alles in allem, alles zusammengenommen, insgesamt
altophobia {n} (acrophobia) SEE: acrophobia ::
altruism {n} (policy that benefits others' interests) :: Altruismus {m}, Selbstlosigkeit, Uneigennützigkeit
altruistic {adj} (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish) :: altruistisch, selbstlos, uneigennützig
alum {n} (chemistry: double sulfate) :: Alaun {n}
aluminite {n} (a hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral) :: Aluminit {m}
aluminium {n} (silvery metal) :: Aluminium {n}
aluminium family {n} :: Aluminiumfamilie {f}
aluminium foil {n} (very thin, pliable, eaily torn sheet of aluminium) :: Aluminiumfolie {f}, Alufolie {f}
aluminium gallium arsenide {n} :: Aluminiumgalliumarsenid {n}
aluminium nitride {n} :: Aluminiumnitrid {n}
aluminium paper {n} (aluminium foil) SEE: aluminium foil ::
aluminothermy {n} (the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium) :: Aluminothermie {f}
aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium ::
alumnus {n} (a male pupil or student) :: Student {m}
alumnus {n} (a student) :: Student
alunite {n} (mineral) :: Alunit {m}
alveolar {adj} (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) :: alveolar
alveolar {n} (an alveolar consonant) :: Alveolar {m}
alveolar ridge {n} (ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible) :: Alveolarkamm {m}, Zahndamm {m}
alveolization {n} (the process or result of becoming alveolate) :: Alveolenbildung {f}
alveopalatal {adj} (intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants) :: alveolopalatal, alveolo-palatal, alveopalatal
alveopalatal {n} (any consonant that is intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants) :: Alveolopalatal {m}, Alveolopalatallaut {m}, Alveopalatallaut {m}
Alvin {prop} (male given name meaning "elf friend") :: Albwin, Albuin, Alvin
Alvíssmál {prop} (tenth book of the Poetic Edda) :: Alvíssmál
always {adv} (at all times) :: immer, stets, ständig
always {adv} (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) :: immer
Alwin {prop} (male given name meaning "noble friend") :: Alwin
alyssum {n} (any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum) :: Steinkraut {n}
Alzette {prop} (river) :: Alzig {f}, Alzette {f}
Alzheimer's disease {n} (mental disorder from brain tissue changes) :: Alzheimer {?}, Alzheimer-Krankheit {f}
a.m. {adv} (before noon) :: morgens, vormittags
AM {adv} (before noon) :: vormittags, morgens
A major {n} (major key) :: A-dur
amalgam {n} (alloy) :: Amalgam {n}
amalgamate {v} (to combine or blend) :: fusionieren, mischen, verbinden
amalgamate {v} (to make an alloy of mercury and another metal) :: verquicken, amalgamieren, mit Quecksilber legieren
Amanda {prop} (female given name) :: Amanda
amanita {n} (mushroom of the genus Amanita) :: Wulstling {m}, Knollenblätterpilz {m}, Fliegenpilz {m}
amanuensis {n} (a clerk, secretary or stenographer) :: Schreiber {m}, Schreiberin {f}, Sekretär {m}, Sekretärin {f}
amaranth {n} (herb of the genus Amaranthus) :: Amarant {m}
amaranth {n} (purplish-red colour) :: Amarant
amaranth {n} (seed of these plants, used as a cereal) :: Amarant {m}
amaretto {n} (a sweet almond-flavoured liqueur) :: Amaretto {m}
Amarone {n} (strong Italian dry red wine) :: Amarone {m}
amaryllis {n} (Amaryllis belladonna) :: Amaryllis {f}, Narzissenlilie {f}
amaryllis {n} (lily in the genus Hippeastrum) :: Ritterstern {m}
amass {v} (to collect into a mass or heap) :: ansammeln, zusammensammeln, zusammenklauben, anhäufen
amateur {n} (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally) :: Amateur {m}, Amateurin {f}
amateur {n} (someone unqualified) :: Amateur {m}, Amateurin {f}
amateur {adj} (showing lack of professionalism, experience or talent) :: amateurhaft
amateur {adj} (nonprofessional) SEE: nonprofessional ::
amateurish {adj} (reflecting the efforts of an amateur) :: amateurhaft, laienhaft
amateur radio {n} (hobby) :: Amateurfunk {m}
amaxophobia {n} (fear of riding in a vehicle) :: Amaxophobie {f}, Fahrangst {f}
amaze {v} (to fill with surprise, astonish) :: verwundern
amazement {n} (the condition of being amazed; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear) :: Staunen {n}, Verwunderung {f}
amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good ::
amazing {adj} (causing wonder and amazement) :: erstaunlich, unglaublich, verwunderlich
amazing {adj} (possessing uniquely wonderful qualities) :: toll, super, unglaublich
amazingly {adv} (wonderfully) :: erstaunlich, erstaunlicherweise
amazingly {adv} (to a wonder-inspiring extent) :: erstaunlich
Amazon {n} (Mythological female warrior) :: Amazone {f}
Amazon {prop} (river) :: Amazonas {m}
Amazonian antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus amazonicus) :: Amazonien-Tropfenameisenwürger {m}
amazonite {n} (gem) :: Amazonit {m}
amazonstone {n} (amazonite) SEE: amazonite ::
amœba {n} (amoeba) SEE: amoeba ::
ambages {n} (indirect or roundabout ways of talking) SEE: circumlocution ::
amban {n} (provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule) :: Amban {m}
ambassador {n} (minister) :: Botschafter {m}
ambassador {n} (representative) :: Botschafter {m}, Botschafterin {f}
ambassadress {n} (female ambassador) :: Botschafterin {f}
ambassadress {n} (wife of an ambassador) :: Botschaftergemahlin {f}, Botschafterfrau {f}, Ehefrau eines Botschafters {f}
amber {n} (fossil resin) :: Bernstein {m}
amber {n} (colour) :: Bernsteingelb {n}
amber {n} (traffic light colour) :: Gelb {n}
amber {adj} (of a brownish yellow colour) :: bernsteinen
amber {n} (ambergris) SEE: ambergris ::
Amber {prop} (female given name) :: Amber
ambergris {n} (waxy substance produced by sperm whales) :: Ambra {f}, Amber {m}
amberjack {n} (fish of genus Seriola) :: Gelbschwanzmakrele {f}
ambiance {n} (particular mood or atmosphere of an environment) :: Ambiente {n}, Atmosphäre {f}, Umgebung {f}, Stimmung {f}
ambidextrous {adj} (having equal ability in both hands) :: beidhändig
ambigram {n} (design that reads as the same word or phrase in two different orientations) :: Ambigramm {n}
ambiguity {n} (something liable to more than one interpretation) :: Ambiguität {f}, Mehrdeutigkeit {f}, Doppeldeutigkeit {f}, Zweideutigkeit {f}, Vieldeutigkeit {f}, Doppelsinnigkeit {f}, Uneindeutigkeit {f}, Doppelbödigkeit {f}, Doppelsinn {m}, Polysemie {f}, Ambivalenz {f}
ambiguous {adj} (open to multiple interpretations) :: mehrdeutig (doppeldeutig, zweideutig)
ambiguous {adj} (vague and unclear) :: unklar, vage
ambiposition {n} (adposition that can occur before or after its complement) :: Ambiposition {f}
ambit {n} (sphere or area of control and influence of something) :: Einflussbereich {m}, Einflusssphäre {f}, Geltungsbereich {m}, Einflussgebiet {n}, Wirkungsbereich {m}, Herrschaftsbereich {m}, Machtbereich {m}
ambit {n} (circuit, or a boundary around a property) :: Begrenzung {f}, Umgrenzung {f}, Umfriedung {f}, Abgrenzung {f}, Bereichsgrenze {f}, Grenze {f}
ambition {n} (desire) :: Ehrgeiz {m}
ambition {n} :: Ehrgeiz {m}, Ambition {f}
ambitious {adj} (possessing, or controlled by, ambition) :: ehrgeizig, ambitioniert
ambitious {adj} (strongly desirous) :: ehrgeizig
ambitious {adj} (showy) :: ehrgeizig, aufstrebend
ambivalence {n} (coexistence of opposing attitudes) :: Ambivalenz {f}
ambivalence {n} (state of uncertainty) :: Ambivalenz {f}
ambivalent {adj} (experiencing or expressing opposing feelings) :: ambivalent, doppelwertig, zwiespältig
amble {n} (an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll) :: gemächlicher Gang {m}, Spaziergang
amble {n} (an easy gait, especially that of a horse) :: Passgang {m}
amble {v} (to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely) :: schlendern, flanieren, spazieren, zotteln
amblyopia {n} (dimness or blurring of the eyesight) :: Amblyopie {f}, Sehschwäche {f}, Schwachsichtigkeit {f}
ambo {n} (stationary podium) :: Ambo {m}
ambrosia {n} (food of gods or delicious foods) :: Ambrosia {f}
ambulance {n} (emergency vehicle) :: Rettungswagen {m}, Krankenwagen {m}, Sanka {m}, Ambulanz {f}, Notarztwagen, Sanitätswagen
ambulate {v} (walk; relocate oneself using one's legs) :: gehen, wandeln, umherwandeln, umherziehen, herumspazieren, herumwandeln
ambulation {n} (walking) :: Spaziergang {m}, Spaziergänge {m-p}, Umherwandeln {n}, Umherspazieren {n}, Herumwandern {n}, Umherwandern {n}, Herumspazieren {n}
ambulatory {adj} (Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient) :: ambulant
ambuscade {n} (ambush) :: Hinterhalt {m}
ambuscade {v} (to lie in wait for, or to attack) :: auflauern
ambush {n} (act) :: Hinterhalt {f}
ambush {n} :: Hinterhalt {m}
ambush {v} (to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy) :: einen Hinterhalt legen
ambush {v} (to attack by ambush; to waylay) :: aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen
Amduat {prop} (ancient Egyptian funerary text) :: Amduat {n}
Amelia {prop} (female given name) :: Amelie {f}
ameliorate {v} (to make better) :: verbessern
amelioration {n} (act of making better) :: Verbesserung {f}, Besserung {f}
amelioration {n} (improvement) :: Melioration {f}, Verbesserung {f}, Besserung {f}
ameloblast {n} (epithelial cell) :: Adamantoblast {m}
amen {adv} (so be it) :: Amen
amen {adv} (truly, verily) :: Amen
amenable {adj} (Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions) :: fügsam, gefügig, zugängig, zugänglich
amend {v} (to make better) :: verbessern, ausbessern
amend {v} (to become better) :: verbessern
amend {v} (to make a formal alteration) :: novellieren
amendment {n} (correction or addition to a law) :: Änderung {f}, Gesetzesänderung {f}, Novelle {f}
amendment {n} (that which is added) :: Abänderung {f}, Nachbesserung {f}, Verbesserung {f}, Ergänzung {f}
amendment {n} (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) :: Zusatzartikel {m}, Verfassungsänderung, Verfassungsergänzung {f}
amends {n} (compensation for a loss or injury) :: Wiedergutmachung {f}
amenity {n} (pleasantness) :: Annehmlichkeit {f}, Anmut {f}
amenity {n} (something that makes life easier or more pleasant) :: Annehmlichkeit {f}
amenity {n} (unit of community infrastructure) :: Einrichtung {f}, öffentliche Einrichtung {f}, Anlage {f}, Ausstattung {f}
amenity {n} (convenience) SEE: convenience ::
amenorrhoea {n} (lack of a menstrual period) :: Amenorrhoe {f}
amerce {v} (to make an exaction) SEE: punish ::
amerce {v} (to impose a fine on) SEE: fine ::
America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America ::
America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas ::
American {n} (inhabitant of the Americas) :: Amerikaner {m} (Amerikanerin {f})
American {n} (person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.) :: US-Amerikaner {m} (US-Amerikanerin {f}), Amerikaner {m} (Amerikanerin {f}), Ami {m} (Amis {m-p})
American {n} (1-point type) :: Achtelpetit
American {prop} (American English, see also: American English) :: Amerikanisch {n}, , amerikanisches Englisch {n}
American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) :: amerikanisch
American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) :: amerikanisch, US-amerikanisch
American badger {n} (Taxidea taxus) :: Silberdachs {m}
American basswood {n} (Tilia americana) :: amerikanische Linde {f}
American bison {n} (mammal) :: Nordamerikanischer Bison {m}
American bittern {n} (Botaurus lentiginosus) :: Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel {f}
American black bear {n} (Ursus americanus) :: Amerikanischer Schwarzbär {m}, Baribal {m}
American black vulture {n} (black vulture) SEE: black vulture ::
American brook char {n} (Salvelinus fontinalis) SEE: brook trout ::
American Bulldog {n} (American Bulldog) :: amerikanische Bulldogge {f}
American Civil War {prop} (civil war in the United States (1861-1865)) :: Sezessionskrieg {m}, Amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg {m}
American cocker spaniel {n} (breed of sporting dog) :: Amerikanischer Cocker Spaniel {m}
American Cordillera {prop} (chain of mountain ranges) :: Kordilleren {p}
American eagle {n} (bald eagle) SEE: bald eagle ::
American English {prop} (English of the United States) :: US-amerikanisches Englisch {n}, Amerikanisches Englisch {n}
American football {n} (American football) :: American Football {m}, Amerikanisher Fußball {m}
American golden plover {n} (Pluvialis dominic) :: Wanderregenpfeifer {m}
American Indian {n} (a member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas) SEE: Indian ::
Americanisation {n} (assimilation) :: Amerikanisierung {f}
Americanism {n} (linguistic feature) :: Amerikanismus {m}
Americanization {n} (Americanisation) SEE: Americanisation ::
Americanize {v} (to make American) :: amerikanisieren
American kestrel {n} (species) :: Buntfalke {m}
American pokeweed {n} (pokeweed) SEE: pokeweed ::
American Revolutionary War {prop} :: Amerikanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg {m}
American Samoa {prop} (US overseas territory in Oceania) :: Amerikanisch-Samoa {n}
American Samoan {n} (person) :: Samoaner {m}, Samoanerin {f}
American Samoan {adj} (pertaining to American Samoa) :: samoanisch
American studies {n} (an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Americas, with a historical emphasis upon the United States) :: Amerikanistik
American sweetgum {n} (deciduous tree) :: Amerikanische Amberbaum
American wigeon {n} (Anas americana) :: Nordamerikanische Pfeifente {f}
Americas {prop} (North and South America) :: Amerika {n}
americium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 95) :: Americium {n}
Amerindian {n} (an American Indian) SEE: Indian ::
amethyst {n} (gem) :: Amethyst {m}
amethyst {adj} (colour) :: amethysten
ametrine {n} (variety of quartz with zones of purple and yellow or orange) :: Ametrin {m}
Amharic {prop} (language) :: Amarinya {n}, Amharisch {n}
amiable {adj} (friendly as an amiable temper or mood) :: liebenswürdig, liebenswert, gutmütig
amiable {adj} (possessing sweetness of disposition) :: liebenswürdig, liebenswert
amicable {adj} (showing friendliness or goodwill) :: einvernehmlich (agreement), freundlich (person), freundschaftlich (agreement, discussion, gesture), gütlich (settlement), liebenswürdig (person)
amicable number {n} (number theory) :: befreundete Zahlen
amicably {adv} (out of court) :: gütlich
amice {n} (hood, or cape with a hood, formerly worn by the clergy) :: Amikt {m}, Humerale {n}
amid {prep} (surrounded by) :: inmitten
amide {n} (organic chemistry: derivative of an oxoacid) :: Amid {n}
amide {n} (ionic derivative of ammonia) :: Amid {n}
amidst {prep} (in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among) :: inmitten
amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend ::
amine {n} (organic compound containing an amine functional group) :: Amin {n}
-amine {suffix} (an amine) :: -amin
amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) :: Aminosäure {f}
amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) :: Aminosäure {f}
aminogram {n} :: Aminogramm {n}
aminolevulinic acid {n} (amino derivative of levulinic acid) :: Aminolävulinsäure {f}
A minor {n} (minor key) :: a-Moll {n}
A minor {n} (minor chord) :: a-Moll {n}
A-minor {n} (minor key with A as its tonic) :: a-Moll {n}
amiodarone {n} (medicine used against arrhythmia) :: Amiodaron
Amish {prop} (a strict Anabaptist sect) :: Amische {m-p}
Amish {adj} (relating to the Amish sect) :: amisch
amiss {adj} (wrong) SEE: wrong ::
a miss is as good as a mile {proverb} (failure remains a failure) SEE: close, but no cigar ::
a mite {adv} (to a small extent) SEE: a little ::
amla {n} (fruit) :: aschfarbige Myrobalane {f} 
Amman {prop} (the capital of Jordan) :: Amman {n}
ammeter {n} (device that measures an electric current) :: Strommessgerät {n}, Amperemeter {n}, Strommesser {m}
Ammit {prop} (Egyptian funerary deity, the Devourer of the Dead) :: Ammit {f}
ammocoete {n} (lamprey larva) :: Neunaugenlarve
ammonia {n} (the compound NH3) :: Ammoniak {n}
ammonium {n} (univalent NH4+ cation) :: Ammonium {n}
ammonium chloride {n} (NH4Cl) :: Ammoniumchlorid {n}
ammonium nitrate {n} (ammonium salt of nitric acid) :: Ammoniumnitrat {n}
ammonium polyvanadate {n} :: Ammoniumpolyvanadat {n}
ammunition {n} (articles used in charging firearms) :: Munition {f}
amnesia {n} (loss of memory) :: Amnesie {f}
amnesia {n} (forgetfulness) SEE: forgetfulness ::
amnesty {n} (act of the sovereign power) :: Amnestie {f}
amniocentesis {n} (procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid) :: Amniozentese {f}, Fruchtwasseruntersuchung {f}
amnion {n} (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals, see also: amniotic sac) :: Amnion {n}
amniotic fluid {n} (fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus) :: Fruchtwasser {n}, Amnionflüssigkeit {f}
amniotic sac {n} (sac in which foetus develops, see also: amnion) :: Fruchtblase {f}, Fruchtsack {m}
amoeba {n} (member of a genus of unicellular protozoa) :: Amöbe {f}, Wechseltierchen {n}
amok {adv} (in a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk) :: Amok
among {prep} (mingling or intermixing) :: unter, zwischen
among {prep} (belonging to a group) :: untereinander
among other things {adv} (inter alia) SEE: inter alia ::
amongst {prep} (Used to denote a mingling or intermixing) :: zwischen, unter
amoral {adj} (of acts) :: amoralisch
amorality {n} (lack of morality) :: Amoralität {f}
Amorite {n} (member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates) :: Amurriter {m}
Amorite {prop} (the language of the Amorites) :: Amurritisch
Amorite {adj} (pertaining to the Amorites) :: amurritisch
amorous {adj} (inclined to love) :: amourös, verliebt
amorous {adj} (indicating love or sexual desire) :: anzüglich, erotisch, amourös, verliebt
amorous {adj} (of or relating to, or produced by, love) :: Liebes-, amourös, liebschaftlich
amorous {adj} (affected with love) :: verliebt
amorphous {adj} (lacking a definite form or clear shape) :: amorph, formlos, gestaltlos
amorphous {adj} (being without definite character or nature) :: amorph
amortization {n} (process of distributing asset cost) :: Abschreibung {f}
amortize {v} (decrease (debt) in installments) :: amortisieren
Amos {prop} (figure mentioned in the Old Testament) :: Amos {m}
Amos {prop} (book of the Old Testament) :: Amos {m}
amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number ::
amount {n} (total or sum of items) :: Anzahl {f}, Menge {f}, Betrag {m}
amount {n} (quantity or volume) :: Menge {f}
amount {v} (to total or evaluate) :: beträgt
amount of substance {n} (amount of substance) :: Stoffmenge {f}
ampelographic {adj} (relating to ampelography) :: ampelographisch
ampelography {n} (science of grapevine cultivars) :: Ampelographie {f}
amperage {n} (electric current) SEE: current ::
ampere {n} (unit of electrical current) :: Ampere {n}
ampere-hour {n} (unit of electric charge) :: Amperestunde {f}
ampere-turn {n} (unit of magnetomotive force) :: Amperewindung {f}
amperometric {adj} (that involves measurement of an electric current) :: amperometrisch
ampersand {n} (the symbol &) :: Et-Zeichen {n}, Kaufmanns-Und {n}
ampersat {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign ::
amphetamine {n} (amphetamine) :: Amphetamin {n}, Benzedrin {n}
amphibian {adj} (of or relating to the class Amphibia) :: amphibisch, Amphibien-
amphibian {n} (vertebrate) :: Amphibie {f}, Amphibium {n}, Lurch {m}
amphibian {n} (vehicle) :: Amphibienfahrzeug {n}
amphibious {adj} (capable of functioning on land or in water) :: amphibisch
amphibious {adj} :: amphibisch
amphibole {n} (Any of a large group of similar hydrated double silicate minerals) :: Amphibol {m}
amphibrach {n} (metrical foot of three syllables) :: Amphibrachys {m}, Skolius {m}
amphictyon {n} (deputee from the confederated states of Ancient Greece) :: Amphiktyone {m}
amphictyony {n} (religious cooperation among ancient Greek city-states) :: Amphiktyonie {f}
amphiprostyle {n} (amphiprostyle temple) :: Amphiprostylos {m}
amphitheatre {n} (an open, outdoor theatre) :: Amphitheater {n}
ampholyte {n} (amphoteric electrolyte) :: Ampholyt {m}
amphora {n} (type of jar) :: Amphore {f}
ample {adj} (fully sufficient; abundant) :: üppig
amplification {n} (result of amplifying) :: Verstärkung {f} ; Vergrößerung {f}
amplification {n} (in physics) :: Verstärkung {f}
amplification {n} (in electronics) :: Verstärkung {f}
amplification {n} (in translation studies) :: Amplificatio, Amplifikation {f}
amplifier {n} (anything that amplifies) :: Verstärker {m}
amplify {v} (render larger etc.) :: verstärken (more intense); vergrößern (larger)
amplify {v} (increase amplitude) :: verstärken
amplitude {n} (maths: maximum absolute value) :: Amplitude {f}
amplitude {n} (physics: maximum absolute value) :: Amplitude {f}
amplitude modulation {n} (method of sending information) :: Amplitudenmodulation {f}
amply {adv} (in an ample manner) :: reichlich
ampoule {n} (small glass vial hermetically sealed) :: Ampulle {f}
amp up {v} (increase the power, interest, intensity, volume etc) :: aufdrehen
amputate {v} (To surgically remove a body part) :: amputieren
amputation {n} (surgical removal of a limb) :: Amputation {f}
amputee {n} (person who has had one or more limbs removed) :: Amputierte {m}
Amsterdam {prop} (capital of the Netherlands) :: Amsterdam {n}
Amsterdammer {n} (An inhabitant or a resident of Amsterdam) :: Amsterdamer {m}, Amsterdamerin {f}
amulet {n} (protective charm) :: Amulett {n}
Amun {prop} (Egyptian wind deity) :: Amun {m}, Ammon, Amon
Amur {prop} (the river between the Far East Russia and China) :: Amur {m}
amurca {n} (sediment in olive oil) :: Öldrüsen {f-p}, Ölhefe {f}, Ölsatz {m}, Gärbe {f}, Ölschaum {m}
Amur leopard {n} (Panthera pardus orientalis) :: Amurleopard {m}
amuse {v} (to entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner) :: amüsieren, vergnügen
amuse {v} (to cause laughter) :: belustigen, erheitern
amusement {n} (entertainment) :: Amüsement {n} , Entertainment {n} , Unterhaltung {f}, Vergnügen {n}
amusement park {n} (commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions) :: Freizeitpark {m}, Vergnügungspark {m}
amusia {n} (the inability to comprehend or respond to music) :: Amusie {f}
amusing {adj} (entertaining) :: amüsant, vergnüglich, lustig
amygdala {n} (region of the brain) :: Amygdala {f}
amylase {n} (enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch) :: Amylase
amylose {n} (soluble form of starch) :: Amylose {f}
amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch ::
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) :: Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose {f}
an {conj} (if; so long as) :: so
an {prep} (in each; to or for each; per) :: pro, den, das, die
-an {suffix} (of or pertaining to) :: -isch
an {article} (indefinite article) :: ein {m} {n}, eine {f}
Anabaptism {n} (doctrine of Anabaptists) :: Täuferbewegung {f}, Anabaptismus {m}, Wiedertäuferlehre {f}, Lehre der Wiedertäufer {f}
Anabaptist {n} (member of radical wing of Christians during Reformation) :: Wiedertäufer, Wiedertäuferin {f}, Anabaptist {m}, Anabaptistin {f}
Anabaptist {n} (member of present-day church) :: Täufer {m}, Täuferin {f}
Anabaptist {adj} (relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation) :: wiedertäuferisch, täuferisch, Wiedertäufer-, Täufer-, anabaptistisch
Anabaptist {adj} (relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day) :: täuferisch, Täufer-
anabasis {n} (military march up-country) :: Anabasis {f}
anabolism {n} (the constructive metabolism of the body) :: Anabolismus {m}
anachronism {n} (chronological mistake) :: Anachronismus {m}
anachronism {n} (person or thing which seems to belong to a different time) :: Anachronismus {m}
anachronistic {adj} (erroneous in date) :: anachronistisch, fehldatiert, zeitwidrig
anachronistic {adj} (preferring past things and values) :: anachronistisch, altmodisch, veraltet, überkommen, antiquiert, traditionalistisch, obsolet, unzeitgemäß
anacoluthon {n} (intentional rhetorical structure) :: Anakoluth {n}, Satzbruch {m}
anaconda {n} (any of various large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes) :: Anakonda {f}
anacreontic {adj} (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) :: anakreontisch
anacrusis {n} ((prosody) an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse) :: Auftakt {m}
anacrusis {n} ((music) an unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase) :: Auftakt {m}, Anakrusis {f}
anadiplosis {n} (a rhetorical device) :: Anadiplose {f}
anaesthesia {n} (anesthesia) SEE: anesthesia ::
anaesthetist {n} (anaesthetist) SEE: anesthesiologist ::
anagram {n} (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) :: Anagramm {n}
anal {adj} (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) :: anal
anal {adj} (of a person, compulsive and stubborn) :: zwanghaft, stur, pingelig, kleinlich, pedantisch, etepetete, heikel, eigen, zimperlich, übergenau, überkorrekt
Anal {prop} (language) :: Anal
anal cleft {n} (groove between buttocks) SEE: gluteal cleft ::
analemma {n} (curve of the Sun's position in the sky throughout the year) :: Analemma {n}
analgesia {n} (absence of the sense of pain) :: Analgesie {f}
analgesic {n} (medicine that reduces pain) :: Analgetikum {n}
analgesic {adj} (of or relating to analgesia) :: analgetisch
analog {adj} (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity) :: analog
analog {n} (something that bears an analogy) :: Analogon {n}
analog clock {n} (clock that displays the time using hands) :: Analoguhr {f}
analog computer {n} (computer that processes using continuously varying signals) :: Analogrechner {m}
analogic {adj} (analogical) SEE: analogical ::
analogical {adj} :: analogisch, Analogie-
analogous {adj} (having analogy; corresponding to something else) :: analog
analogue {n} (analog) SEE: analog ::
analogue watch {n} (A watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands) :: Analoguhr {f}
analogy {n} (relationship of resemblance or equivalence) :: Analogie {f}
analphabet {n} (person who does not know the letters of the alphabet, see also: illiterate) :: Analphabet {m}, Analphabetin {f}
analphabetism {n} (analphabetism) :: Analphabetismus {m}
anal-retentive {adj} (preoccupied with achieving order) :: analfixiert, pingelig, ordnungsliebend, minutiös, genau, akribisch, peinlich, etepetete, bürgerlich, spießig
anal-retentive {adj} (overly obsessive concerning small details) :: kleinlich, pedantisch, übergenau, überkorrekt, etepetete, penibel, übergenau, kleinkariert
anal sex {n} (sex involving the anus) :: Analverkehr {m}, Analsex {m}
analysand {n} (a person) :: Analysand {m}, Analysandin {f}
analysis {n} (decomposition into components in order to study) :: Analyse {f}
analysis {n} (result of such process) :: Analyse {f}
analysis {n} (in mathematics) :: Analysis {f}
analysis {n} (chemistry: process of breaking down a substance or the result of this process) :: Analyse {f}
analysis {n} (psychoanalysis) SEE: psychoanalysis ::
analyst {n} (person who analyses) :: Analytiker {m}, Analytikerin {f}
analytic {adj} (relating to analysis) :: analytisch
analytic {adj} (relating to division into elements or principles) :: analytisch
analytic {adj} (able to analyze) :: analytisch
analytic {adj} (relating to algebra) :: analytisch
analytical {adj} (analytic) SEE: analytic ::
analytics {n} (application of computer technology, operational research, and statistics to solve problems) :: Analytics {f}, Analytik {f}
analyzability {n} (the ability to be analyzed) :: Analysierbarkeit {f}
analyzable {adj} (able to be analyzed) :: analysierbar
analyze {v} (to subject to analysis) :: analysieren
anamnesis {n} (medical history of a patient) :: Anamnese {f}
anamorphosis {n} (distorted image that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror) :: Anamorphose {f}
ananas {n} (pineapple) SEE: pineapple ::
anapest {n} (metrical foot) :: Anapäst {m}
anapest {n} (verse using this meter) :: Anapäst {m}
anaphase {n} (stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate) :: Anaphase {f}
anaphora {n} (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) :: Anapher {f}
anaphora {n} (linguistics: expression that refers to another expression) :: Anapher {f}
anaphoresis {n} (movement of electrically charged particles) :: Anaphorese {f}
anaphoric {adj} (relating to an anaphora) :: anaphorisch
anaphrodisiac {adj} (antaphrodisiac) SEE: antaphrodisiac ::
anaphrodisiac {n} (antaphrodisiac) SEE: antaphrodisiac ::
anaphylactic {adj} (pertaining to anaphylaxis) :: anaphylaktisch
anaphylactic shock {n} (severe allergic reaction) :: anaphylaktischer Schock {m}
anaphylaxic {adj} (anaphylactic) SEE: anaphylactic ::
anaphylaxis {n} (severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen) :: Anaphylaxie {f}
an apple a day keeps the doctor away {proverb} (apples are good for you) :: ein Apfel pro Tag hält den Doktor fern
anaptyxis {n} (epenthesis of a vowel) :: Sprossvokal {m}, Sproßvokal {m}, Anaptyxe {f}, Anaptyxis {f}
anarchic {adj} (relating to anarchy) :: anarchistisch
anarchic {adj} (chaotic, without law or order) :: anarchisch
anarchical {adj} (anarchic) SEE: anarchic ::
anarchism {n} (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms) :: Anarchismus {m}
anarchist {n} (believer in anarchism) :: Anarchist {m}, Anarchistin {f}
anarchistic {adj} (of or relating to anarchism or anarchy) :: anarchistisch
anarcho-capitalism {n} (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market) :: Anarchokapitalismus {m}
anarcho-capitalist {adj} (of, supporting, relating to, or advocating anarcho-capitalism) :: anarchokapitalistisch
anarcho-capitalist {n} (person who advocates anarcho-capitalism) :: Anarchokapitalist {m}, Anarchokapitalistin {f}
anarcho-capitalistic {adj} (of or relating to anarchism or anarchy) :: anarchokapitalistisch
anarcho-communism {n} (form of anarchism advocating the abolition of the state and capitalism) :: Anarchokommunismus {m}
anarcho-communist {adj} (pertaining or relating to anarcho-communism) :: anarchokommunistisch, anarcho-kommunistisch
anarcho-communist {n} (proponent of anarcho-communism) :: Anarchokommunist {m}, Anarchokommunistin {f}
anarcho-syndicalism {n} (A branch or field of anarchy that focuses on the abolition of capitalism) :: Anarchosyndikalismus {m}
anarchy {n} (absence of any form of political authority or government) :: Anarchie {f}
anarchy {n} (political disorder and confusion) :: Anarchie {f}
an arm and a leg {n} (exorbitant amount) :: ein Vermögen kosten, Kopf und Kragen kosten
Anastasia {prop} (female given name) :: Anastasia
Anastasius {prop} (male given name) :: Anastasios {m}, Anastasios {m}
anastomosis {n} (connection between two channels) :: Anastomose {f}
anastomosis {n} (connection between blood vessels) :: Anastomose {f}
anastomosis {n} (creation of a connection between blood vessels) :: Anastomose {f}
anastrophe {n} (switching in the syntactical order of words) :: Anastrophe {f}, Inversion {f}
anastylosis {n} (reassembly of ruined monuments) :: Anastylosis
anathema {n} (ban or curse) :: Bannfluch {m}, Bannstrahl {m}, Kirchenbann {m}, Anathema {n}
anathema {n} (something vehemently disliked) :: Gräuel {n} , Graus {m}
anathema {n} (imprecation) :: Verwünschung {f}, Fluch {m}
anathematize {v} (to cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema) :: anathematisieren, mit dem Kirchenbann belegen
Anatoli {prop} (transliteration of Анато́лий) :: Anatoli {m}, Anatol {m}
Anatolia {prop} (peninsula of Western Asia) :: Anatolien {n}
Anatolius {prop} (male given name) :: Anatol {m}
anatomic {adj} (anatomical) SEE: anatomical ::
anatomical {adj} (Of or relating to anatomy or dissection) :: anatomisch
anatomically {adv} (pertaining to anatomy) :: anatomisch
anatomist {n} (one involved in the science of anatomical structures) :: Anatom {m}
anatomy {n} (art of studying the different parts of any organized body) :: Anatomie {f}
anatoxin {n} (toxoid) :: Anatoxin {n}
ancestor {n} (one from whom a person is descended) :: Vorfahr {m}, Vorfahrin {f}, Ahn {m}, Ahne {m}, Ahne {f}, Ahnin {f}, Urahn {m}, Urahne {m}, Urahne {f}, Stammvater {m}, Stammmutter {f}, Familiengründer {m}
ancestor {n} (an earlier type) :: Vorläufer, Vorgänger {m}
ancestral {adj} (pertaining to ancestors) :: Ahnen-, Vorfahren-, der Vorfahren , angestammt, altüberliefert
ancestry {n} (condition as to ancestors) :: Vorfahren {m-p}
ancestry {n} (series of ancestors or progenitors) :: Vorväter {p}, Ahnen {p} {m}
anchor {n} (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) :: Anker {m}
anchor {n} (any instrument serving similar purpose to anchor) :: Verankerung {f}, Magnet {m}
anchor {n} (TV anchorman) :: TV-Moderator {m}, TV-Moderatorin {f}, Moderator {m}, Moderatorin {f}, TV-Chefsprecher {m}, TV-Chefsprecherin {f}, Chefsprecher {m}, Chefsprecherin {f}, Anchorman {m}, Anchorwoman {f}
anchor {v} (to hold an object to a fixed point) :: ankern
anchorage {n} (place for anchoring) :: Ankerplatz {m}
Anchorage {prop} (city) :: Anchorage
anchor baby {n} (anchor baby) :: Ankerkind {n}
anchorite {n} (one who lives in seclusion) :: Anachoret {m}, Eremit {m}, Klausner {m}, Einsiedler {m}
anchorman {n} (TV host) :: Anchorman {m}, Leitgesicht {n}
anchorman {n} (runner) :: Schlussläufer {m}, Schlußläufer {m}
anchovy {n} (small saltwater fish) :: Sardelle {f}
ancient {adj} (having lasted from a remote period) :: uralt, antik
ancient {adj} (existent or occurring in time long past) :: alt
ancient {adj} :: antik
Ancient Egypt {prop} (civilization) :: altes Ägypten {n}
Ancient Greece {prop} (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) :: Antikes Griechenland {n}
Ancient Greek {prop} (the Greek language of classical antiquity) :: Altgriechisch {n}
ancient history {n} (period of history) :: Alte Geschichte {f}
ancient history {n} (not worth discussing any more) :: schon längst Geschichte {f}
Ancient North Arabian {adj} (related to homonymous script or language) :: Frühnordarabisch, Altnordarabisch
Ancient Rome {prop} (civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD) :: das alte Rom {n}
ancillary {adj} (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory) :: hilfs-, neben-, zusatz-
Ancus {prop} (male given name) :: Ancus
and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) :: und
and {conj} (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item) :: und
and {conj} (used to string together sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order) :: und
Andalusia {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) :: Andalusien {n}
Andalusian {adj} (from or pertaining to Andalusia) :: andalusisch
Andalusian {n} (someone from Andalusia) :: Andalusier {m}, Andalusierin {f}
Andalusian {n} (horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula) :: Andalusier {m}
Andalusian {n} (dialect (or varieties) of Spanish spoken in Andalusia) :: Andalusisch {n}
andalusite {n} (mineral) :: Andalusit {m}
Andaman Islands {prop} (islands) :: Andamanen {p}
Andean condor {n} (Vultur gryphus) :: Andenkondor {m}
Andean flamingo {n} (Phoenicopterus andinus) :: Andenflamingo {m}
Andes {prop} (mountain range in South America) :: die Anden {p}
AND gate {n} (a physical Boolean device) :: UND-Gatter {n}
and how {phrase} (strong confirmation of preceding) :: und wie!
andiron {n} (a utensil for supporting wood while burning) :: Feuerbock {m}, Kaminbock {m}, Brandbock {m}
and/or {conj} (inclusive "or") :: und/oder
Andorra {prop} (country) :: Andorra {n}
Andorra la Vella {prop} (capital of Andorra) :: Andorra la Vella {n}
Andorran {n} (person from Andorra) :: Andorraner {m}, Andorranerin {f}
Andorran {adj} (pertaining to Andorra) :: andorranisch
andragogy {n} (methods used to teach adults) :: Andragogik {f}
Andrew {prop} (the Apostle) :: Andreas
Andrew {prop} (male given name) :: Andreas
andrewsarchus {n} (prehistoric mammal) :: andrewsarchus {m}
androcracy {n} (government or rule by men) :: Androkratie {f}
androgen {n} (androgen) :: Androgen {n}
androgenic hair {n} (body hair) SEE: body hair ::
androgynous {adj} (having sex organs of both genders) SEE: hermaphroditic ::
androgynous {adj} (pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively of either sex) :: geschlechtsneutral, androgyn
androgynous {adj} (possessing qualities of both sexes) :: androgyn
androgyny {n} (hermaphroditism) :: Zwittrigkeit {f}
androgyny {n} (having traits of both male and female genders) :: Androgynie {f}
android {n} (robot with human form) :: Android {m} / Androide {m}
andrologist {n} (person who studies andrology) :: Androloge {m}, Andrologin {f}, Männerarzt {m}, Männerärztin {f}
andrology {n} (branch of medicine concerned with male diseases) :: Andrologie {f}
Andromache {prop} (the wife of Hector) :: Andromache
Andromeda {prop} (mythical daughter of Cepheus) :: Andromeda
Andromeda {prop} (constellation) :: Andromeda
Andromeda Galaxy {prop} :: Andromedagalaxie {f}, Andromeda-Galaxie {f}
andropause {n} (male equivalent of the menopause) :: Andropause {f}
androphilic {adj} (sexually attracted to men) :: androphil
androphobia {n} (fear of men) :: Androphobie {f}, Männerscheu {f}
and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) :: und so weiter, usw.
and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth ::
and whatnot {phrase} (and whatnot) :: und was nicht alles
Andy {prop} (pet form of Andrew or its equivalent in the language concerned) :: Andi
-ane {suffix} (alkanes) :: -an
anecdotal {adj} (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote) :: anekdotisch
anecdotal evidence {n} (examples) :: anekdotisch Beleg {m-p}, vereinzelte Belege {f-p}, sporadische Hinweise
anecdotally {adv} (in an anecdotal manner) :: anekdotisch
anecdote {n} (short account of an incident) :: Anekdote {f}
anecdote {n} (previously untold, secret account of an incident) :: Anekdote {f}
anecdotic {adj} (anecdotal) SEE: anecdotal ::
anecdotic {adj} (tending to tell anecdotes) :: anekdotisch
anecdotive {adj} (anecdotal) SEE: anecdotal ::
anemia {n} (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) :: Anämie {f}, Blutarmut {f}, Blutmangel {m}
anemic {adj} (of or pertaining to anemia) :: anämisch, blutarm
anemo- {prefix} (forms words relating to wind) :: anemo-
anemometer {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) :: Windmesser {m}
anemone {n} (sea anemone) SEE: sea anemone ::
anemone {n} (any plant of genus anemone) :: Windröschen {n}, Anemone {f}
anemonefish {n} (fish of the genus Amphiprion) SEE: clownfish ::
anesthesia {n} (loss of bodily sensation) :: Anästhesie {f}, Narkose {f}, Betäubung {f}
anesthesia {n} (general anesthesia) SEE: general anesthesia ::
anesthesiologist {n} (physician specializing in anesthesiology) :: Anästhesiologe {m}, Anästhesiologin {f}, Facharzt für Anästhesiologie {m}, Fachärztin für Anästhesiologie {f}, Narkosefacharzt {m}, Narkosefachärztin {f}, Narkosenfacharzt {m}, Narkosenfachärztin {f}, Narkotiseur {m}, Narkotiseurin {f}, Narkotiseuse {f}
anesthesiology {n} (science of administering anaesthetics) :: Betäubungskunde, Anästhesiologie {f}
anesthetic {adj} (reducing pain sensitivity) :: anästhetisch, betäubend
anesthetic {n} (a substance for the reduced perception of pain) :: Anästhetikum {n}, Betäubungsmittel {n}, Narkosemittel {n}, Narkotikum {n}
anesthetist {n} (person who gives an anesthetic) :: Anästhesist {m}, Anästhesistin {f}, Narkosearzt {m}, Narkoseärztin {f}, Narkosefacharzt {m}, Narkosefachärztin {f}, Narkotiseur {m}, Narkotiseurin {f}, Narkotiseuse {f}
anesthetization {n} (an administration of anesthesia) :: Betäubung {f}, Anästhesierung {f}, Anästhesie {f}
anesthetize {v} (administer anesthesia) :: betäuben, anästhesieren, anästhetisieren
anestrus {n} (sexual respite in between breeding periods) :: Anöstrus {m}
aneurysm {n} (abnormal blood-filled swelling) :: Aneurysma {n}
anew {adv} (again) :: erneut, abermals, neuerlich
a new broom sweeps clean {proverb} (new management will often make radical changes) :: neue Besen kehren gut
angel {n} (messenger from a deity) :: Engel {m}
angel {n} (in Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels) :: Engel {m}
angel {n} (selfless person) :: Engel {m}
Angel {prop} (female given name) SEE: Angela ::
Angel {prop} (male given name) SEE: Angelo ::
Angela {prop} (female given name) :: Angela {f}
Angeleno {n} (person from Los Angeles) :: Angeleno {m}
angelfish {n} (freshwater fish) :: Skalar {m}
angel hair {n} (very thin type of pasta) :: Capelli d'angelo {p}, Engelshaarpasta {f}, Capellini {p}
angelic {adj} (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel) :: engelhaft
angelica {n} (plants of genus Angelica) :: Engelwurz {f}
Angelica {prop} (female given name) :: Angelika
angelical {adj} (resembling, characteristic of, an angel) SEE: angelic ::
Angelo {prop} (male given name) :: Angelo
angel of death {n} (personification of death in fiction and in art) :: Todesengel {m}
angelology {n} (study of angels) :: Angelologie {f}
angel shark {n} (a member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks) :: Engelhai {m}
angel's trumpet {n} (Brugmansia or Datura) :: Engelstrompete {f}
Angelus {n} (Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation) :: Angelusgebet {n}
anger {n} (A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) :: Ärger {?}, Zorn {m}, Wut {m}, Groll {m}, Ingrimm {m}, Grimm {m}, Furor {m}, Jähzorn {m}
anger {v} (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) :: ärgern
anger {v} (to become angry) :: zornig werden
angina {n} (angina pectoris) SEE: angina pectoris ::
angina pectoris {n} (intermittent chest pain) :: Angina Pectoris {f}
angiography {n} (medical imaging technique) :: Angiografie {f}, Angiographie {f}
angioma {n} (benign tumor) :: Angiom {n}
angiosperm {n} (member of plant group) :: Bedecktsamer {m}, Angiosperme {m}
angiospermous {adj} (having seeds enclosed in pericarp) SEE: angiosperm ::
Angkor Wat {prop} (Cambodian temple complex) :: Angkor Wat {n}
angle {n} (geometrical figure) :: Winkel {m}
angle {n} (measure of such a figure) :: Winkel {m}
angle {n} (corner where two walls intersect) :: Ecke {f}
angle {n} (viewpoint) :: Blickwinkel {m}
angle {v} (to fish with hook and line) :: angeln
Angle {n} (A member of the ancient Germanic tribe) :: Angel {m}
angle bisector {n} (ray that divides an angle into two equal parts) :: Winkelhalbierende {f}
angle bracket {n} (type of bracket) :: spitze Klammer {f}
angle grinder {n} (power tool) :: Winkelschleifer {m}, Flex {f}
angle of attack {n} (angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it) :: Anstellwinkel {m}
angle of incidence {n} (angle that a straight line makes with the normal of a surface) :: Einfallswinkel {m}
angle quote {n} (guillemet) SEE: guillemet ::
angler {n} (person who fishes with a hook and line) :: Angler {m}, Anglerin {f}
anglerfish {n} (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) :: Anglerfisch {m}, Seeteufel {m}
Anglian {n} (Angle) SEE: Angle ::
Anglian {adj} (pertaining to the Angles) :: anglisch
Anglian {prop} (Old English dialect from Mercia or Northumbria) :: Anglisch {n}
Anglican {adj} (pertaining to the Church of England and related churches) :: anglikanisch
Anglican {n} (member of an Anglican church) :: Anglikaner {m}, Anglikanerin {f}
Anglican Communion {prop} (worldwide network of churches) :: Anglikanische Gemeinschaft {f}, Anglikanische Kommunion {f}
Anglicanism {n} (beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church) :: Anglikanismus {m}
anglicisation {n} (process of anglicising) :: Anglisierung {f}
anglicise {v} (make English) :: anglisieren
anglicise {v} (become English) :: sich anglisieren
anglicism {n} (word or other feature borrowed from English to another language) :: Anglizismus {m}
Anglicist {n} (expert on Anglistics) :: Anglist {m}, Anglistin {f}
angling {n} (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport) :: Angeln {n}
Anglish {prop} (variety of English) :: Anglisch
Anglo- {prefix} (prefix: relating to England, English, or the English) :: Englisch-, Anglo-
Anglo-American {adj} (of relating to England and USA) :: angloamerikanisch
Anglo-Frisian {prop} (language group) :: Anglo-Friesisch {n}
Anglo-Norman {adj} (relating to the Anglo-Norman language) :: anglonormannisch
Anglo-Norman {prop} (language) :: Anglonormannisch {n}
Anglophile {adj} (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) :: Anglophiler {m}, Anglophile {f}, Englandfreund {m}, Englandfreundin {f}, Englandliebhaber {m}, Englandliebhaberin {f}
Anglophilia {n} (the love of the country, culture or people of England) :: Anglophilie {f}, Englandfreundlichkeit {f}
Anglophobe {n} (person who hates or fears England, its people or anything English) :: Anglophober {m}, Anglophobe {f}, Englandfeind {m}, Englandfeindin {f}, Englandhasser {m}, Englandhasserin {f}
Anglophobia {n} (hatred or fear of England or anything English) :: Anglophobie {f}, Englandhass {m}, Hass gegen englisches Wesen {m}
Anglophobic {adj} (having an aversion to England or the English) :: anglophob
Anglophone {adj} (English-speaking) :: englischsprachig, anglophon
Anglophone {n} (one who speaks English) :: Englischsprachiger {m}, Englischsprachige {f}
Anglo-Saxon {prop} (Old English) SEE: Old English ::
Anglo-Saxon {n} (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century) :: Angelsachse {m}, Angelsächsin {f}
Anglo-Saxon {n} (person of English ethnic descent) :: Angelsachse {m}, Angelsächsin {f}
Anglo-Saxon {adj} (related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language) :: angelsächsisch
Anglosphere {prop} (Anglophone realm) :: Anglosphäre {f}
ang moh {n} (white person) SEE: white ::
Angola {prop} (country in Southern Africa) :: Angola
Angolan {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Angola or its people) :: angolanisch
Angolan {n} (person from Angola or of Angolan descent) :: Angolaner {m}, Angolanerin {f}
angora {n} (subspecies of the European rabbit) :: Angorakaninchen {n}
Angrapa {prop} (river) :: Angerapp {f}
Angria {prop} (historical region) :: Engern
angrily {adv} (in an angry manner) :: verärgert, wütend
angry {adj} (displaying anger) :: böse, verärgert, zornig
angry fruit salad {n} :: Klickibunti {n}
angst {n} (feeling of acute anxiety or apprehension) :: Angst {f}
angst-ridden {adj} (dominated or plagued by angst) :: angstbesetzt
angstrom {n} (A very small unit of length, 10−10 m) :: Ångström {n}, Angström {n}
anguiform {adj} (serpentine) SEE: serpentine ::
Anguilla {prop} (British overseas territory in the Caribbean) :: Anguilla
Anguillan {n} (person from Anguilla) :: von Anguilla
Anguillan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Anguilla) :: von Anguilla
anguilliform {adj} (shaped like an eel) :: aalförmig
anguish {n} (extreme pain) :: Kreuz {n}, Agonie {f}, Todesangst {f}
anguish {v} (suffer pain) :: sich quälen, leiden
anguish {v} (cause to suffer pain) :: quälen
anguished {adj} (experiencing extreme discomfort) :: schmerzgeplagt
angular {adj} (relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered) :: eckig
angular {adj} (figurative: sharp and stiff in character) :: kantig
angularity {n} (the property or characteristic of possessing angles) :: Eckigkeit {f}
angular momentum {n} (angular momentum) :: Drehimpuls {m}
angular velocity {n} (angle turned in a given time) :: Winkelgeschwindigkeit {f}
anhimid {n} (screamer) SEE: screamer ::
anhinga {n} (Anhinga anhinga) :: Amerikanische Schlangenhalsvogel {m}
anhinga {n} (bird of the genus Anhinga) :: Schlangenhalsvogel {m}
Anhur {prop} (Egyptian funerary deity, the Devourer of the Dead) :: Anhor {m}
anhydride {n} (Compound formally derived from another by loss of water molecule) :: Anhydrid {n}
anhydrite {n} (saline evaporite) :: Anhydrit {m}
aniconic {adj} (not having or involving icons) :: anikonisch
anile {adj} (characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman) :: altweibisch, senil
aniline {n} (the simplest aromatic amine) :: Anilin {n}
aniline yellow {n} :: Anilingelb {n}
anilingus {n} (form of oral sex) :: Anilingus {m}, Analingus {m}
animacy {n} (quality of being animate) :: Belebtheit {f}
animadvert {v} (To criticise, to censure) :: kritisieren, zensieren
animal {adj} (of animals) :: tierisch
animal {n} (organism) :: Tier {n}
animal {n} (organism other than man) :: Tier {n}
animal {n} (person who behaves wildly) :: Bestie {f}, Unmensch {m}, Monster {n}, Scheusal {n}
animal husbandry {n} (management and care of farm animals) :: Tierhaltung {f}, Viehzucht {f}
animality {n} (animal kingdom) SEE: animal kingdom ::
animal kingdom {n} (Regnum Animalia) :: Tierreich {n}, Fauna {f}
animal magnetism {n} (magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings) :: Animalischer Magnetismus
animal rights {n} (fundamental rights for animals) :: Tierrechte {n-p}, Tierschutz {m}, Tierschutzrecht {n}
animal rights activist {n} :: Tierschützer {m}, Tierschützerin {f}
animal shelter {n} (organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals) :: Tierheim {n}, Tierschutzbund {m}
animal shelter {n} (facility providing such shelter) :: Tierheim {n}
animal testing {n} (use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation) :: Tierversuch {m}
animate {adj} (that which lives) :: lebendig, beseelt
animate {adj} (possessing the quality or ability of motion) :: bewegt
animate {adj} (dynamic, energetic) :: lebhaft
animate {adj} (in grammar) :: belebt
animate {v} (to impart motion or its appearance) :: beleben, animieren
animated cartoon {n} (any of several types of film/movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand) :: Trickfilm {m}, Zeichenfilm {m}, Zeichentrickfilm {m}, Animationsfilm {m}
animation {n} (The act of animating) :: Belebung, Vitalisierung
animation {n} (causing images to appear to move) :: Animation {f}
animator {n} (one who animates something) :: Beleber {m}, Beleberin {f}, Beseeler {m}, Beseelerin {f}
animator {n} (one who creates an animation) :: Animator {m}, Animatorin {f}, Trickfilmzeichner {m}, Trickfilmzeichnerin {f}
anime {n} (an animated work originated in Japan) :: Anime {m}
animism {n} (belief in spirits) :: Animismus {m}
animist {n} (believer in animism) :: Animist {m}, Animistin {f}
animistic {adj} (of or pertaining to animism) :: animistisch
animosity {n} (violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike) :: Hass {m}, Abneigung {f}, Animosität {f}
animus {n} (the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions) :: Unterbewusstsein {n}
animus {n} (a feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will) :: Feindseligkeit {f}, Groll {m}, Abneigung {f}
animus {n} ((Jungian psychology) the masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality) :: Animus {m}
anion {n} (negatively charged ion) :: Anion {n}
anise {n} (plant) :: Anis {m}
anise {n} (fennel) SEE: fennel ::
aniseed {n} (the seed-like fruit of the anise) :: Anissamen {m}
anisette {n} (alcoholic liqueur) :: Anisette {m}
anisomorphism {n} (differences between two languages) :: Anisomorphie
anisotropic {adj} (exhibiting anisotropy) :: anisotrop
anisotropy {n} (the property of being directionally dependent) :: Anisotropie {f}
Ankara {prop} (capital of Turkey) :: Ankara {n}
ankerite {n} (any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals) :: Ankerit {m}
ankh {n} (cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top) :: Anch
ankle {n} (joint between foot and leg) :: Knöchel {m}, Fußknöchel {m}
anklebone {n} (the talus) :: Sprungbein {n}, Rollbein {n}
ankle bracelet {n} (anklet) SEE: anklet ::
ankle bracelet {n} (ankle monitor) SEE: ankle monitor ::
ankle-deep {adj} :: knöcheltief
ankle monitor {n} (device individuals under house arrest are often required to wear) :: Fußfessel {f}, elektronische Fußfessel {f}
anklet {n} (a bracelet at the ankle) :: Fußkette {f}, Fußband {n}
ankylosaurus {n} (large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous) :: Ankylosaurus
ankylosing spondylitis {n} (arthritis disease) :: Spondylitis ankylosans {f}, Morbus Bechterew {m}
ankylosis {n} (the growing together of bones) :: Ankylose {f}
anlaut {n} (The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position)) :: Anlaut {m}
Ann {prop} (female given name) :: Anna {f}
Anna {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann ::
Anna {prop} (biblical prophetess) :: Hanna {f}, Anna {f}
Annabel {prop} (female given name) :: Annabell {f}
annals {n} (a relation of events) :: Annalen {f-p}
Annam {prop} (the former name of Vietnam) :: Annam {n}, Anam
Annamite {n} (inhabitant of Annam) :: Annamese {m}, Annamit {m}
Annamite {adj} (of or from Annam) :: annamitisch, anamitisch
Anne {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann ::
anneal {v} (to subject to great heat and then cooling) :: ausglühen, tempern, anlassen, spannungsfrei glühen, spannungsfrei machen, vergüten
anneal {v} (to strengthen or harden) :: härten, abhärten, stählen,
annealing {n} (act of heating solid metal or glass) :: Glühen {n}
annelid {n} (annelid) :: Ringelwurm {m}; Anneliden {p}
annex {n} (addition, an extension) :: Anhang {m}, Zusatz {m}, Erweiterung {f}, Annex {m}, Ergänzung {f}, Beilage {f}, Beiheft {n}
annex {n} (appendix) :: Anhang {m}, Ergänzung {f}, Zusatz, Nachtrag {m}, Anhängsel {n}, Appendix {m}, Annex {m}, Fortsatz {m}
annex {n} (addition or extension to a building) :: Nebengebäude {n}, Anbau {n}, Erweiterung {f}, Zubau {m}, Seitengebäude {n}, Erweiterungsbau {m}, Nebenflügel {m}, Seitenflügel {m}
annex {v} (to add something to another, to incorporate into) :: annektieren, beifügen, anfügen, anhängen, angliedern, einverleiben, anheften, sich aneignen, sich einverleiben, aneignen
annex {n} (addition of territory) SEE: annexation ::
annexation {n} (addition or incorporation of something) :: Annexion {f}, Anschluss {m}
Annie {prop} (diminutive of Ann) :: Annette, Annett
annihilate {v} (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate) :: vernichten
annihilation {n} (act of reducing to nothing) :: Vernichtung {f}, Zerstörung {f}
annihilation {n} (process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy) :: Annihilation {f}
annihilator {n} (one who annihilates) :: Vernichter; Annullator
anniversary {n} (day an exact number of years since an event) :: Jahrestag {m}
anniversary {n} (wedding anniversary) :: Hochzeitstag {m}
anno Domini {n} (in the year of our Lord) SEE: Anno Domini ::
Anno Domini {adv} (in the year of our Lord) :: im Jahr des Herrn (abbr. A.D.)
annotate {v} (to add annotation) :: mit Anmerkungen versehen, kommentieren, beschriften, annotieren
annotation {n} (critical or explanatory commentary or analysis) :: Kommentar {m}
annotation {n} (comment added to a text) :: Anmerkung {f}, Bemerkung {f}
annotation {n} (process of writing a comment or commentary) :: Kommentierung {f}
annotation {n} :: Annotation {f}, Anmerkung {f}, Kommentar {m}, Erläuterung {f}
announce {v} (give public notice) :: ankündigen, verkünden, bekanntgeben, verkündigen, verlauten
announce {v} (declare by judicial sentence) :: verkünden, bekanntgeben, bekanntmachen
announcement {n} (that which conveys what is announced) :: Bekanntmachung {f}
announcement {n} :: Ankündigung {f}
announcer {n} (announcer) :: Ansager {m}, Sprecher {m}
announcer {n} (TV or radio announcer) :: Ansager {m}
annoy {v} (to disturb or irritate) :: stören, ärgern, belästigen, nerven, verägern, verdrießen, aufregen, vergrätzen, erregen, krank machen, auf die Nerven gehen, belästigen, verstimmen, quälen, plagen, anzipfen, enervieren, irritieren, reizen, fuchsen
annoy {v} (to do something to upset or anger someone) :: ärgern, stören, nerven, auf die Nerven gehen, irritieren, reizen
annoy {v} (to molest; to harm; to injure) :: schaden, schädigen, molestieren, belästigen
annoyance {n} (that which annoys) :: Ärger {m}, Ärgernis {n}
annoyance {n} (an act or instance of annoying) :: Ärger {m}
annoyance {n} (the psychological state of being annoyed or irritated) :: Verärgerung {f}, Verdruss {m}
annoyed {adj} (troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked; vexed) :: verärgert, sauer, genervt, ärgerlich, gereizt, belästigt, irritiert, ungehalten, geplagt, gequält, verdrossen, verdrießlich
annoying {v} (causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious) :: ärgerlich, lästig, leidig, verdrießlich
annual {adj} (happening once a year) :: jährlich
annual general meeting {n} (meeting held each year) :: Hauptversammlung {f}
annualise {v} (to express a quantity as if measured over one year) :: auf das Jahr hochrechnen, annualisieren
annual leave {n} (amount of leave per year) :: Jahresurlaub {m}, Urlaub {m}
annually {adv} (once every year) :: jährlich
annual report {n} (company report of activities for the preceding year) :: Jahresbericht {m}
annual ring {n} (layer of wood) SEE: tree ring ::
annul {v} (formally revoke the validity of) :: annullieren
annul {v} (dissolve (a marital union)) :: annullieren
annular {adj} (having the form of a ring) :: ringförmig, kranzförmig
annulment {n} (act or instance of annulling) :: Annullierung {f}
annulment {n} (invalidation; declaration of something as being invalid) :: Annullierung {f}
annulus {n} (ring-shaped structure) :: Ring {m}
annunciate {v} (announce) :: verkündigen, verkünden
annunciation {n} (act of annunciating) :: Verkündigung {f}
Annunciation {prop} (Christianity) :: Verkündigung {f}
annus mirabilis {n} (year that includes significant and fateful events) :: annus mirabilis
anoa {n} (a small Indonesian water buffalo) :: Anoa
anoda {determiner} (another) SEE: another ::
anodal {adj} (anodic) SEE: anodic ::
anode {n} (the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs) :: Anode {f}
anode slime {n} :: Anodenschlamm {m}
anodic {adj} (relating to an anode) :: anodisch
anodize {v} (to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide) :: eloxieren
anodyne {adj} (capable of soothing or eliminating pain) :: schmerzstillend, analgetisch
anodyne {adj} (soothing or relaxing) :: beruhigend
anodyne {adj} (noncontentious, blandly agreeable) :: verwässert
anoint {v} (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance) :: ölen, schmieren, einreiben
anoint {v} (to apply oil to or to pour oil upon) :: ölen, salben
Anointing of the Sick {prop} (sacrament) :: Krankensalbung {f}
anomalistic {adj} (irregular) SEE: irregular ::
anomalistic {adj} (anomalous) SEE: anomalous ::
anomaloscope {n} (instrument used to test for color blindness) :: Anomaloskop {m}
anomalous {adj} (deviating from the normal) :: unregelmäßig, irregulär, anomal
anomalously {adv} (in an anomalous manner) :: anormal, anomal
anomaly {n} (deviation from norm) :: Anomalie {f}
anomaly {n} (dated: an irregularity or inconsistency) :: Anomalie {f}
anomic {adj} (socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated) :: anomisch
anomie {n} (alienation or social instability) :: Anomie {f}
anon {adv} (straightway, at once) :: sofort
anon {adv} (soon, in a little while) :: bald
anonym {n} (anonymous person) :: Anonymus {m}
anonymity {n} (the quality or state of being anonymous) :: Anonymität {f}
anonymity {n} (that which is anonymous) :: Anonyme
anonymization {n} (act of making anonymous) :: Anonymisierung {f}
anonymize {v} (to render anonymous) :: anonymisieren
anonymous {adj} (wanting a name, not named and determined) :: namenlos
anonymous {adj} (without any name (of responsible agent) acknowledged) :: anonym
anonymous {adj} (of unknown name; whose name is withheld) :: anonym
anonymous class {n} :: anonyme Klasse {f}
anopheles {n} (member of the Anopheles genus of mosquitos) :: Anopheles {f}, Malariamücke {f}
anopheline {n} (anopheles) SEE: anopheles ::
anopia {n} (medical condition) :: Anopsie, Anopie
anorak {n} (heavy weatherproof jacket) :: Anorak {m}
anorak {n} (geek or nerd) :: Sonderling {m}, Eigenbrötler {m}, schrullige Person {f}
anorexia {n} (anorexia nervosa) SEE: anorexia nervosa ::
anorexia {n} (loss of appetite) :: Anorexie {f}
anorexia nervosa {n} (disorder) :: Anorexia nervosa, Anorexia mentalis, Magersucht {f}
anorexic {adj} (pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia) :: magersüchtig
another {determiner} (one more, in addition to a former number) :: noch einer, noch eine {f}, noch eines {n}
another {determiner} (not the same; different) :: ein anderer, anderer, anders {n}, andere {f-p}
anothermal {adj} :: anotherm
an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure {proverb} (prevention is better than cure) SEE: prevention is better than cure ::
Anschluss {n} (the annexation of Austria into Germany in 1938 or an analogy) :: Anschluss {m}, Anschluß {m}
Anselm {prop} (male given name) :: Anselm {m}
answer {n} (response) :: Antwort {f}
answer {n} (solution) :: Lösung {f}
answer {v} (to make a reply or response to) :: antworten
answerable {adj} (obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good) :: verantwortlich
answering machine {n} (device that automatically records voice mail) :: Anrufbeantworter {m}
answerphone {n} (answering machine) SEE: answering machine ::
answer to {v} (to be responsible to) :: passen zu
ant {n} (insect) :: Ameise {f}
antacid {n} (agent reducing acidity) :: Antazidum {m}
antagonism {n} (strong dislike) :: Antagonismus {m}, Gegensatz {m}
antagonist {n} (opponent) :: Antagonist {m}
antagonist {n} (chemical) :: Antagonist {m}
antagonistic {adj} (antagonistic) :: antagonistisch
antagonize {v} (to oppose) :: antagonisieren, entgegenwirken, bekämpfen, zu seinem Gegner machen
antaphrodisiac {adj} (capable of reducing the sex drive) :: anaphrodisisch
antaphrodisiac {n} (substance capable of reducing the sex drive) :: Anaphrodisiakum {n}, Antaphrodisiakum {n}
Antarctic {adj} (pertaining to Antarctica) :: antarktisch
Antarctica {prop} (southernmost continent) :: Antarktis {f}
Antarctic Circle {prop} (geographical line) :: südlicher Polarkreis {m}, südliche Polarkreis {m}
Antarctic Peninsula {prop} (the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica) :: Antarktische Halbinsel {f}
Antares {prop} (star) :: Antares {m}
antazoline {n} (drug) :: Antazolin {n}
antbird {n} (A member of Thamnophilidae) :: Ameisenvogel {m}
anteater {n} (mammal) :: Ameisenbär {m}
antebellum {adj} (of a period of time prior to a war) :: Vorkriegszeit, Vorkriegs-
antebrachium {n} (forearm) SEE: forearm ::
antecedent {adj} (earlier in time or order) :: früher, vorausgehend, vorgängig, voriger {m}, vorige {f}, voriges {n}, vorangehend, vorgängig, vorrangig, vorhergehend, vor-
antecedent {n} (any thing that precedes another thing) :: Vorgeschichte {f}, Ursache {f}, Vorleben {n}, Vorangehende {n}, Vorhergehende {n}, Antezedenz {f}, Vorläufer {m}, Vorstufe {f}, Vorform {f}
antecedent {n} (ancestor) :: Ahne {m} {f}, Vorläufer {m}, Vorfahre {m}, Vorfahr {m}, Uhrahn {m}, Uhrahne {m} {f}, Stammvater {m}, Ahn {m}, Ahnin {f}, Ahne {m} {f}
antecedent {n} (word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun) :: Beziehungswort {n}, Bezugselement {n}, Antezedens {n}, Bezugswort {n}
antecedent {n} (conditional part of a hypothetical proposition) :: Antezedens {n}
antechinus {n} (marsupial) :: Breitfuß-Beutelmäuse
antediluvian {adj} (extremely ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric) :: vorsintflutlich
antediluvian {adj} (extremely dated) :: vorsintflutlich, altfränkisch
anteflexion {n} (a forward bending or an organ, especially of the uterus) :: Anteflexion {f}, Vorwärtsknickung {f}
antelope {n} (mammal of the family Bovidae) :: Antilope {f}
antelope {n} (pronghorn) SEE: pronghorn ::
antenna {n} (feeler organ) :: Antenne {f}, Fühler {m}
antenna {n} (device to receive or transmit radio signals) SEE: aerial ::
antepenultimate {adj} (two before the last) :: drittletzter, vorvorletzter
anterior {adj} (before in place) :: Vorder-
anterior chamber {n} (space between cornea and iris) :: vordere Augenkammer {f}
anterior deltoid {n} (the largest of the muscles of the front of the shoulders) :: Vorderdeltoideus
anthelmintic {adj} (destructive to parasitic intestinal worms) :: anthelminthisch
anthem {n} (national anthem) :: Hymne {f}
anther {n} (pollen-bearing part of the stamen) :: Staubbeutel {m}
ant-hill {n} (anthill) SEE: anthill ::
anthill {n} (home of ants and termites) :: Ameisenhaufen {m}, Ameisenhügel {m}
anthocyanin {n} (any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments) :: Anthocyan {n}
anthodium {n} (the inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head) :: Korb {m}, Blütenkorb {m}
anthology {n} (collection of literary works) :: Anthologie {f}, Sammelband {f}, Blütenlese {f}
anthology {n} (assortment of things) :: Auslese
Anthony {prop} (given name) :: Anton
anthracite {n} (type of coal) :: Anthrazit {m}
anthrax {n} (disease) :: Milzbrand {m}
anthropo- {prefix} (men; people) :: anthropo-
Anthropocene {prop} (the current geological period) :: Anthropozän {n}
anthropocentric {adj} (giving preference to humans) :: anthropozentrisch
anthropocentrism {n} (viewpoint) :: Anthropozentrismus {m}
anthropodicy {n} (a justification of the fundamental goodness of humanity) :: Anthropodizee
anthropogenic {adj} (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) :: anthropogen
anthropoid {adj} (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) :: menschenähnlich
anthropologic {adj} (anthropological) SEE: anthropological ::
anthropological {adj} (relating to anthropology) :: anthropologisch
anthropologically {adv} (in a manner which pertains to anthropology) :: anthropologisch
anthropologist {n} (one who is versed in anthropology) :: Anthropologe {m}, Anthropologin {f}
anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) :: Anthropologie {f}, Menschenkunde {f}, Menschenlehre {f}
anthropomorphic {adj} (having the form of a person) :: anthropomorph
anthropomorphic {adj} (given human attributes) :: anthropomorph, vermenschlicht
anthropomorphism {n} (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human) :: Anthropomorphismus {m}
anthropomorphization {n} (attribution of human qualities) :: Vermenschlichung {f}, Anthropomorphisierung {f}
anthropomorphize {v} (attribute human qualities) :: vermenschlichen, anthropomorphisieren
anthroponym {n} (name of a person) :: Personenname, Anthroponym
anthroponymy {n} (study of personal names) :: Anthroponymie {f}, Anthroponomastik {f}
anthropophobia {n} (fear of human beings) :: Anthropophobie {f}, Menschenscheu {f}
anthroposophic {adj} (of or pertaining to anthroposophy) :: anthroposophisch
anthroposophy {n} (spiritual movement) :: Anthroposophie {f}
anti- {prefix} (against, hostile to) :: gegen-, anti-
antiabortion {adj} (opposed to the practice of abortion) :: Anti-Abtreibungs-
antiabortionist {n} (one who is opposed to the practice and/or legality of abortion) :: Abtreibungsgegner {m}, Abtreibungsgegnerin {f}, Abtreibungsfeind {m}, Abtreibungsfeindin {f}
antiacid {n} (antacid) SEE: antacid ::
antialiasing {n} (any technique that reduces aliasing) :: Antialiasing {n}, Kantenglättung {f}
anti-American {adj} (opposing America) :: antiamerikanisch
anti-Americanism {n} (the fear or dislike of the United States or American people, policies, culture or government) :: Antiamerikanismus {m}
antiangiogenesis {n} (prevention of angiogenesis) :: Antiangiogenese {f}
anti-Antifa {prop} (collection of groups which oppose Antifa) :: Anti-Antifa
antibacterial {adj} (killing or inhibiting bacteria) :: antibakteriell
antibacterial {n} (antibacterial drug) :: Antibakterium {n}
antibarbarus {n} :: Antibarbarus {m}
antibiotic {n} (substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria) :: Antibiotikum {n}
antibiotic {adj} (of or relating to antibiotics) :: antibiotisch
antiblack {adj} (unfavorable to black people) :: schwarzenfeindlich
antiblackness {n} (hostility towards black people) :: Schwarzenfeindlichkeit {f}
antibody {n} (protein that binds to a specific antigen) :: Antikörper {m}
antibrachium {n} (antibrachium) SEE: forearm ::
antic {adj} (architecture: grotesque, incongruous) :: grotesk, unpassend
antic {adj} (grotesque) :: grotesk, bizarr, absurd, albern, seltsam
antic {n} (ludicrous act or behaviour) :: Albernheit {f}, Posse {f}, Mätzchen {n}, Marotte {f}, Eskapade {f}, Narretei {f}, Gekasper {n}, Kapriole {f}, Laune {f}, Alberei {f}, Kasperei {f}
antic {n} (grotesque performer or clown) :: Hanswurst {m}, Possenreißer {m}
antic {v} (perform antics) :: herumalbern, albern, herumkaspern, kaspern
anticathode {n} (anode) SEE: anode ::
antichretic {adj} (of or relating to an antichresis) :: antichretisch
antichrist {n} (someone that works against the teachings of Christ) :: Antichrist {m}
Antichrist {prop} (one under the direct control of the Devil) :: Antichrist {m}
antichristian {adj} (opposed to Christians or Christianity) :: christenfeindlich, antichristlich, christentumsfeindlich, widerchristlich
antichristian {n} (one who opposes Christians or Christianity) :: Christenfeind {m}, Christenfeindin {f}, Christentumsfeind {m}, Christentumsfeindin {f}
antichristianly {adv} (in an antichristian manner) :: antichristlich, christenfeindlich, widerchristlich
anticipate {v} (to know of something before it manifests) :: voraussehen, vorausahnen
anticipation {n} (the act of anticipating) :: Erwartung {f}, Vorausahnung {f}, Vorahnung {f}
anticipation {n} (eagerness for future occurrence) :: Vorfreude {f}, spannungsvolle Erwartung {f}
anticleric {n} (anticlerical) SEE: anticlerical ::
anticlerical {n} (one opposed to political influence of clerics) :: antiklerikal
anticline {n} (anticlinal fold) :: Antiklinale
anticlockwise {adj} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) :: im Gegenuhrzeigersinn, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
anticlockwise {adv} (in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) :: gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
anticlockwise {adv} :: gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
anticlockwisely {adv} (anticlockwise) SEE: anticlockwise ::
anticolonial {adj} (against colonialism) :: antikolonial
anticolonialism {n} (the movement that opposes colonialism) :: Antikolonialismus {m}
anticommunism {n} (against communism) :: Antikommunismus {m}
anticompetitive {adj} (acting to hinder or obstruct competition) :: regelwidrig, wettbewerbswidrig
anticonstitutional {adj} :: verfassungsfeindlich
anticonstitutionally {adv} (anticonstitutionally) :: verfassungswidrig
anti-consumer {n} (person of anticonsumerist beliefs) :: Konsumverweigerer {m}, Konsumverweigerin {f}
anticonsumerism {n} (the movement that opposes consumerism) :: Konsumverweigerung {f}
anticonsumerist {n} (a person who opposes consumerism) :: Konsumverweigerer {m}, Konsumverweigerin {f}
anticonsumption {n} (anticonsumerism) SEE: anticonsumerism ::
anticorruption {adj} (opposed to or combating corruption) :: antikorruptions-
anticyclone {n} (system of winds) :: Antizyklon {m}, Hochdruckgebiet {n}
antidemocratic {adj} (opposed to the tenets of democracy) :: antidemokratisch
antidepressant {n} (agent that prevents or counteracts depression) :: Antidepressivum {n}
antidepression {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant ::
antidepressive {adj} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant ::
antidepressive {n} (antidepressant) SEE: antidepressant ::
antiderivative {n} (function whose derivative is a given function) :: Stammfunktion {f}, Aufleitung {f}
antidotary {n} (antidote) SEE: antidote ::
antidote {n} (remedy to counteract a poison) :: Gegenmittel {n}, Gegengift {f}
antidote {n} (something that counteracts) :: Gegenmittel {n}
anti-European {adj} (opposing European integration and the European Union) :: antieuropäisch
anti-European {adj} (disliking Europe or Europeans) :: antieuropäisch
Antifa {prop} (anti-fascist movement) :: Antifa {f}
anti-fascism {n} (the opposition to fascist ideologies) :: Antifaschismus {m}
antifascism {n} (opposition to fascism) :: Antifaschismus {m}
antifascist {adj} (opposed to fascism) :: antifaschistisch
antifascist {n} (person opposed to fascism) :: Antifaschist {m}, Antifaschistin {f}
antifascistic {adj} (antifascist) SEE: antifascist ::
antifebrile {adj} (antipyretic) SEE: antipyretic ::
antifebrile {n} (antipyretic) SEE: antipyretic ::
antifeminism {n} (any belief antagonistic to feminism) :: Antifeminismus {m}
antifever {adj} (antipyretic) SEE: antipyretic ::
antifreeze {n} (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water) :: Frostschutzmittel {n}
antigen {n} (substance that induces an immune response) :: Antigen {n}
antiglobalist {adj} (of or pertaining to antiglobalism) :: glo­ba­li­sie­rungs­kri­tisch
antiglobalist {n} (a proponent of antiglobalism) :: Globalisierungsgegner {m}, Globalisierungsgegnerin {f}, Globalisierungskritiker {m}, Globalisierungskritikerin {f}
Antigone {prop} (the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta) :: Antigone
antigovernment {adj} (opposed to a government currently in power) :: regierungsfeindlich, regierungskritisch
antigovernmental {adj} (antigovernment) SEE: antigovernment ::
Antigua and Barbuda {prop} (country) :: Antigua und Barbuda {n}
Antiguan {n} (person) :: Antiguaner {m}, Antiguanerin {f}
Antiguan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Antigua, or the Antiguan people) :: antiguanisch
antigypsyism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Romani people) :: Antiziganismus {m}
antihelminth {adj} (anthelmintic) SEE: anthelmintic ::
antihelmintic {adj} (anthelmintic) SEE: anthelmintic ::
antihero {n} (protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner) :: Antiheld {m}
antihistamine {n} (drug or substance) :: Antihistaminikum {n}
antihistaminic {n} (antihistamine) SEE: antihistamine ::
antihistaminic {adj} (of or pertaining to antihistamines) :: antihistaminisch
antihydrogen {n} (antimatter equivalent of hydrogen) :: Antiwasserstoff {m}
anti-inflammatory {n} (agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation) :: Antiphlogistikum {n}
anti-inflammatory {adj} (preventing or counteracting inflammation) :: antiinflammatorisch
anti-Jew {n} (anti-Jew) :: Judenfeind {m}, Judenfeindin {f}
anti-Jewish {adj} (opposed to Jews) :: antijüdisch, judenfeindlich, antijudaistisch
antiking {n} (one who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch) :: Gegenkönig {m}
Antillean {n} :: Antillen
Antilles {prop} (islands) :: Antillen {p}
antilog {n} (antilogarithm) SEE: antilogarithm ::
antilogarithm {n} (number of which a given number is the logarithm) :: Antilogarithmus
antimacassar {n} (cover for furniture) :: Antimakassar {m}, Sofaschoner {m}
antimatter {n} (matter composed of antiparticles) :: Antimaterie {f}
antimere {n} (one of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical organisms) :: Antimer {n}
antimicrobe {adj} (antimicrobial) SEE: antimicrobial ::
antimicrobial {adj} (destroying microbes) :: antimikrobiell
antimicrobial {adj} (inhibiting the growth of microbes) :: antimikrobiell
antimicrobial {adj} (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) :: antimikrobiell
antimicrobic {adj} (antimicrobial) SEE: antimicrobial ::
antimicrobic {n} (antimicrobial) SEE: antimicrobial ::
anti-militarism {n} (a doctrine that opposes war) :: Antimilitarismus {m}
antimilitarist {adj} (opposed to militarism) :: antimilitaristisch
antimilitarist {n} (one who opposes militarism) :: Antimilitarist {m}
antimilitaristic {adj} (antimilitarist) SEE: antimilitarist ::
antimonious {adj} :: antimonhaltig
antimony {n} (chemical element) :: Antimon {n}
antinatalism {n} (opposition to the increase in human population) :: Antinatalismus {m}
antinatural {adj} (unnatural) SEE: unnatural ::
antinegro {adj} (antiblack) SEE: antiblack ::
anting {n} (bird behaviour) :: Einemsen {n}
antinigger {adj} (antiblack) SEE: antiblack ::
antinomy {n} (contradiction) :: Antinomie {f}
antinuclear {adj} (opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy) :: antinuklear
Antioch {prop} (Antioch on the Orontes) :: Antiochia {?}, Antiochien {n}
Antiochene {adj} (Antiochian) SEE: Antiochian ::
Antiochene {n} (Antiochian) SEE: Antiochian ::
Antiochian {adj} (of or pertaining to ancient Antioch) :: antiochenisch
Antiochian {n} (a person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch) :: Antiochener {m}, Antiochenerin {f}, Antiochier {m}, Antiochierin {f}
Antiochus {prop} (one of the thirteen kings) :: Antiochos
antioxidant {n} (substance that slows oxidation) :: Antioxidans {n}
antioxidative {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant ::
antioxygen {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant ::
antioxygenic {adj} (antioxidant) SEE: antioxidant ::
antiparallel {adj} (parallel of opposite direction) :: antiparallel
antiparticle {n} (a subatomic particle) :: Antiteilchen {n}
antipathy {n} (contrariety or opposition in feeling) :: Antipathie {f}
antipattern {n} (a design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice) :: Antimuster {n}, Anti-Pattern {n}
antiphrasis {n} (use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning) :: Antiphrasis {f}, Antiphrase {f}
antipode {n} (something directly opposite) :: Antipode {m}
antipodean {adj} (situated at opposite sides of the Earth) :: antipodisch
antipodean {n} (inhabitant of the antipodes) :: Antipode {m}, Gegenfüßler {m}
antipole {n} (opposite pole) :: Gegenpol {m}
antipole {n} (position directly opposite) :: Gegenpol {m}, Pol {m}
antipope {n} (person who claims to be pope) :: Gegenpapst {m}
antiproton {n} (antiparticle of the proton) :: Antiproton {n}
antipsychosis {adj} (antipsychotic) SEE: antipsychotic ::
antipsychotic {n} (any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis) :: Neuroleptikum {n}
antipyretic {adj} (that reduces fever) :: antipyretisch
antipyretic {n} (medication that reduces fever) :: Antipyretikum {n}, Fiebermittel {n}
antiquarian {n} (collector, student or expert) :: Antiquar {m}, Antiquarin {f}
antiquark {n} (the antiparticle of a quark) :: Antiquark {m}
antiquary {n} (a person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian) :: Antiquar {m}, Antiquarin {f}
antiquated {adj} (old fashioned) :: antiquiert, veraltet
antique {adj} (old; out of date) :: antik
antique {n} (old piece) :: Antiquität {f}
antique shop {n} (store selling antiques) :: Antiquitätenladen {m}, Antiquitätengeschäft {n}
antiquist {n} (antiquary) SEE: antiquary ::
antiquity {n} (ancient times) :: Antike {f}, Altertum {n}
antireligion {adj} (antireligious) SEE: antireligious ::
antireligious {adj} (opposed to religion) :: antireligiös, religionsfeindlich
antirrhinum {n} (snapdragon) SEE: snapdragon ::
anti-seize {n} (an agent to prevent seizing and galling) :: Trennmittel {n}, Kupferpaste {f}, Gleitmittel {n}, Trennpaste {f}, Montagepaste {f}
antisemite {n} (anti-Semite) :: Antisemit {m}, Antisemitin {f}, Judenfeind {m} , Judenfeindin {f} , Judenhasser {m}, Judenhasserin {f}
anti-Semitic {adj} (exhibiting anti-Semitism) :: antisemitisch, judenfeindlich
antisemitism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Jews) :: Antisemitismus {m}, Judenhass {m}, Judenhaß {m} , Judenfeindlichkeit {f}, Judendiskriminierung {f}
antiseptic {adj} (of or relating to antisepsis) :: antiseptisch
antiseptic {adj} (capable of preventing microbial infection) :: antiseptisch
antiseptic {n} (substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms) :: Antiseptikum {n}
anti-Shiite {adj} (opposed to Shiites) :: antischiitisch
antislavism {n} (movement) :: antislawismus {m}
anti-Slavism {n} (movement) :: antislawismus {m}
anti-smoking {adj} (antismoking) SEE: antismoking ::
antismoking {adj} (opposing or prohibiting smoking) :: Nichtraucher-, Antiraucher-, Anti-Tabak-
antisocial {adj} (unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people) :: asozial
antisocial {adj} (unfriendly toward others) :: unsozial, asozial
antisocial {adj} (hostile to society) :: gesellschaftsfeindlich
antispasmatic {adj} (antispasmodic) SEE: antispasmodic ::
antispasmatic {n} (antispasmodic) SEE: antispasmodic ::
antispasmodic {n} (a drug that suppresses spasms) :: Antispasmodikum {n}
antispasmolytic {adj} (antispasmodic) SEE: antispasmodic ::
antispastic {adj} (antispasmodic) SEE: antispasmodic ::
antispastic {n} (antispasmodic) SEE: antispasmodic ::
antispasticity {adj} (antispasmodic) SEE: antispasmodic ::
antistatic {n} (agent or substance) :: Antistatikum {n}
Antisthenes {prop} (Greek name) :: Antisthenes
antisurveillance {n} (countersurveillance) SEE: countersurveillance ::
antiterror {adj} (antiterrorist) SEE: antiterrorist ::
antiterrorism {n} (activity aiming at opposing terrorism) :: Terrorismusbekämpfung {f}, Terrorabwehr {f}, Antiterrorismus {m}
antiterrorist {adj} (counteracting terrorism) :: Antiterror-, antiterroristisch
antitheft {adj} (preventing from being stolen) :: diebstahlsicher, einbruchsicher
antitheism {n} (active opposition to theism) :: Antitheismus {m}
antithesis {n} (proposition that is opposite to other proposition) :: Antithese {f}
antithetic {adj} (antithetical) SEE: antithetical ::
antithetical {adj} (pertaining to or being an antithesis) :: antithetisch
antitrinitarian {adj} (rejecting the doctrine that God subsists as three distinct persons) :: antitrinitarisch
antitrinitarian {n} (one who rejects the Trinitarian doctrine) :: Antitrinitarier {m}, Antitrinitarierin {f}
antitrinitarianism {n} (rejection of the doctrine that God subsists as three distinct persons) :: Antitrinitarismus {m}
antitussive {n} (a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing) :: Hustenstiller
antivaccinationist {n} (one who opposes vaccination) :: Impfgegner {m}, Impfgegnerin {f}
antivaccinationist {adj} (characterized by opposition to vaccination) :: impfgegnerisch
antivaccinist {n} (antivaccinationist) SEE: antivaccinationist ::
antivirus {n} (computing software) :: Antivirus {m} {n}, Antivirenprogramm {n} , Antivirensoftware {f}
anti-war {adj} (opposed to war) :: Anti-Kriegs-
antiwarfare {adj} (anti-war) SEE: anti-war ::
antiwhite {adj} (opposed to white people) :: weißenfeindlich
antiwhiteness {n} (hostility towards white people) :: Weißenfeindlichkeit {f}
antiziganism {n} (antigypsyism) SEE: antigypsyism ::
antler {n} (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk) :: Geweih {n}
Antlered God {prop} (Wiccan god) :: Gehörnter Gott
Antlia {prop} (constellation) :: Luftpumpe {f}
antlion {n} (nocturnal insects) :: Ameisenlöwe {m}
Antonia {prop} (female given name) :: Antonia
Antonio {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony ::
Antonius {prop} (a Roman nomen gentile) :: Antonius
Antony {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony ::
antonym {n} (word which has the opposite meaning) :: Antonym {n}, Gegenwort {n}, Gegensatzwort {n}, Gegenbegriff {m}
antonymic {adj} (of or relating to an antonym or antonyms) :: antonymisch
antonymy {n} (semantic relation between antonyms) :: Antonymie {f}
antrum {n} (bodily cavity) :: Höhle {f}
antshrike {n} (several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family) :: Ameisenwürger {m}
ants in one's pants {n} (agitated and fidgety state) :: Hummeln im Hintern (haben) ((to have) bumblebees in one's backside)
Antwerp {prop} (province) :: Antwerpen
Antwerp {prop} (city) :: Antwerpen
Anubis {prop} (Egyptian god of the dead and tombs) :: Anubis {m}
anus {n} (lower opening of the digestive tract) :: Anus {m}, After {m}
anusvara {n} (anusvara diacritic) :: Anusvara {m}, Anusvar {m}
anvil {n} (block used in blacksmithing) :: Amboss {m}
anvil {n} (bone in inner ear) :: Amboss {m}
anxietolytic {adj} (anxiolytic) SEE: anxiolytic ::
anxietude {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety ::
anxiety {n} (concern) :: Besorgnis {f}, Angst {f}, Sorge {f}
anxiety {n} (pathological condition) :: Angst {f}
anxiety disorder {n} (disorder characterised by excessive anxiety) :: Angststörung
anxiolytic {n} (drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety) :: Anxiolytikum {n}
anxious {adj} (full of anxiety) :: ängstlich, besorgt
anxiously {adv} (in an anxious manner) :: besorgt, bang, unruhig
anxiousness {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety ::
any {determiner} (at least one (kind)) :: irgendein; irgendwelche; kein, überhaupt kein
any {determiner} (no matter what kind) :: jeder, jeglicher, jeder beliebige, jeder mögliche, welcher auch immer; egal welcher; alle
any {pron} (Any things or persons) :: jeder {m}
Anya {prop} (female given name) :: Anja
anybody {pron} ((colloquial) a person of consideration or standing) :: jemand, wer
anybody {pron} (anyone) SEE: anyone ::
anyhow {adv} (in any way, in any manner) :: irgendwie
anyhow {adv} (in any case) SEE: in any case ::
any longer {adv} (any more) SEE: any more ::
any more {adv} (not any more) SEE: no longer ::
any more {adv} (in negative or interrogative constructions) :: nicht mehr
anyone {pron} (anybody) :: jemand, wer , irgendjemand, irgendwer
anyplace {adv} (anywhere) SEE: anywhere ::
anything {pron} (any thing of any kind) :: irgendetwas, irgendwas
anything else {pron} (any other thing) :: sonst noch etwas
anything goes {phrase} (there are no rules of restrictions) :: alles ist möglich
anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome ::
anytime {adv} (at any time) :: jederzeit, immer
anyway {adv} (regardless) :: trotzdem, ohnehin
anyway {adv} (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) :: auf jeden Fall, irgendwie, jedenfalls, trotzdem
anyway {adv} (used to indicate change of subject) :: wie auch immer
anyway {adv} (in any way) :: wie auch immer
anywhere {adv} (in or at any location) :: überall, irgendwo
Anzac Day {prop} (public holiday in Australia and New Zealand on April 25) :: ANZAC Day {m}
Aomen {prop} (Macau) SEE: Macau ::
aorist {n} (a grammatical aspect) :: Aorist {m}
aorist {adj} (pertaining to verb in aorist aspect) :: aoristisch
aoristic {adj} (aorist) SEE: aorist ::
aorta {n} (great artery) :: Hauptschlagader {f}, Aorta {f}
aortic {adj} (of or concerning the aorta) :: aortal, aortisch, Aorten-, Aorta-
aortic arch {n} (curving portion of the aorta) :: Aortenbogen {m}
Aosta {prop} (city in Italy) :: Aosta {n}
Aosta Valley {prop} (Valle d'Aosta) SEE: Valle d'Aosta ::
aoudad {n} (Barbary sheep) SEE: Barbary sheep ::
AP {n} (adjective phrase, adverb phrase) :: AP {f}
apadravya {n} (apadravya piercing) :: Apadravya {m}
Apamene {prop} (region in Syria) :: Apamene {f}
apart {adv} (separately, in regard to space or company) :: getrennt
apart {adv} (aside; away) :: beiseite
apart {adv} (in two or more parts; asunder) :: entzwei, in Stücke
apart {adv} (apart from) SEE: apart from ::
apart from {prep} (except for) :: außer
apartheid {v} (policy of racial separation in South Africa) :: Apartheid {f}
apartheid {v} (any policy of racial separation, see also: segregation) :: Apartheid {f}
apartheid {v} (a policy or situation of separation based on some specified attribute, see also: segregation) :: Apartheid {f}
apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) :: Wohnung {f}, Appartement
apartment building {n} (residential building with multiple flats) :: Mehrfamilienhaus {n}, Wohnhaus {n}
apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (US)) SEE: roommate ::
apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (UK)) SEE: flatmate ::
apastron {n} (point of greatest separation between two stars) :: Apastron
apatheism {n} (apathy concerning the existence of God) :: Apatheismus {m}
apathetic {adj} (void of feeling) :: apathisch, ungerührt
apatheticness {n} (apathy) SEE: apathy ::
apathistical {adj} (apathetic) SEE: apathetic ::
apathy {n} (lack of emotion or motivation) :: Apathie {f}
apatite {n} (type of mineral) :: Apatit
ape {n} (animal) :: Affe {m} , Menschenaffe {m}
ape {n} (derogatory: person) :: Affe {m}
ape {v} (to imitate) :: nachäffen
APEC {prop} (trade agreement) :: Asiatisch-pazifische wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit {f}, APEC
Apennines {prop} (mountain range) :: Apennin {m}, Apenninen {p}
aper {n} (someone who apes something) SEE: imitator ::
aperture {n} (opening) :: Öffnung {f}
aperture {n} (something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system) :: Blende {f}
aperture {n} (diameter of the aperture (in the sense above)) :: Blendenzahl {f}
aperçu {n} (clever insight) :: Aperçu {n}
apex {n} (highest point) :: Gipfel {m}
apex {n} (moment of greatest success, expansion, etc) :: Gipfel {m}
apex {n} (in geometry: topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid) :: Spitze {m}
apex court {n} (supreme court) SEE: supreme court ::
apex predator {n} (an animal atop the food chain) :: Spitzenprädator {m}
apfelstrudel {n} (apple strudel) SEE: apple strudel ::
aphaeretic {adj} (of the nature of aphaeresis) :: aphäresisch
aphasia {n} (pathological speech disorder) :: Aphasie {f}
aphelion {n} (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Sun) :: Aphel {n}
apheresis {n} (loss of letters or sounds from the beginning of a word) :: Aphärese {f}, Aphäresis {f}
aphid {n} (insect) :: Blattlaus {f}
aphis {n} (aphid) SEE: aphid ::
aphobia {n} (fearlessness) SEE: fearlessness ::
aphonia {n} (loss of voice) :: Aphonie {f}
aphorism {n} (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought) :: Aphorismus
aphorismic {adj} (aphoristic) SEE: aphoristic ::
aphorist {n} (person who writes or recites aphorisms) :: Aphoristiker {m}, Aphoristikerin {f}
aphoristic {adj} (of, relating to, or containing aphorisms) :: aphoristisch
aphotic {adj} (having no light, especially no sunlight) :: aphotische
aphrodisiac {adj} (intensifying sexual desire) :: aphrodisisch
aphrodisiac {n} (food or drug) :: Aphrodisiakum {n}
Aphrodite {prop} (Greek goddess) :: Aphrodite {f}
aphroditic {adj} (venereal) SEE: venereal ::
aphtha {n} (foot-and-mouth disease) SEE: foot-and-mouth disease ::
aphthous ulcer {n} (ulcer in the mouth caused by break in mucous membrane) :: Aphthe {f}
aphyllous {adj} (leafless) SEE: leafless ::
API {n} (application programming interface) :: API {f}
apiarist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper ::
apiary {n} (a place where bees and hives are kept) :: Bienenhaus {n}, Apiarium {n}, Bienenstand {m}
a picture is worth a thousand words {proverb} (visualisation is better than verbal description) :: ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte
a picture paints a thousand words {proverb} (a picture is worth a thousand words) SEE: a picture is worth a thousand words ::
apiculturalist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper ::
apiculture {n} (beekeeping) SEE: beekeeping ::
apiculturist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper ::
apiece {adv} (apiece) :: jedes einzelne {n}, je Stück, pro Stück
apiol {n} (oleoresin) :: Apiol {n}
apish {adj} (resembling or characteristic of an ape) :: affig
aplastic anemia {n} (rare disease) :: aplastische Anämie {f}
aplenty {adj} (in an overlarge quantity) :: im Überfluss
aplomb {n} (self-confidence) :: Souveränität {f}, Aplomb {m}
aplomb {n} (ballet) :: Aplomb {m}
apnea {n} (cessation of breathing) :: Apnoe {f}
apo- {prefix} (away from, or separate) :: apo-
apoastron {n} (apastron) SEE: apastron ::
apocalypse {n} (end of the world) :: Apokalypse {f}
apocalypse {n} (cataclysmic event) :: Apokalypse {f}
Apocalypse {prop} (the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet) :: Apokalypse {f}, Offenbarung {f}
Apocalypse {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Apokalypse {f}, Offenbarung {f}
apocalyptic {adj} (of or relating to an apocalypse) :: apokalyptisch
apocalyptic {adj} (relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic) :: apokalyptisch
apocalyptic {adj} (relating to a disaster) :: apokalyptisch
apocalyptic {adj} (portending a future disaster) :: apokalyptisch
apocalyptic {n} (one who predicts apocalypse) :: Apokalyptiker {m}
apocalyptical {adj} (apocalyptic) SEE: apocalyptic ::
apocalypticist {n} (apocalyptic) SEE: apocalyptic ::
apocarpous {adj} (having carpels that are not joined) :: apokarp
apocopate {adj} (shortened by apocope) :: apokopiert
apocope {n} (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word) :: Apokope {f}
apocrypha {n} (writing of a doubtful authorship) :: Apokryphe {f}
Apocrypha {prop} (writings recognized by some but not all Christians) :: Apokryphen {p}
apocryphal {adj} (of doubtful authenticity) :: unecht
apocryphally {adv} (In an apocryphal manner) :: unecht
apogee {n} (a point in an orbit around the Earth) :: Apogäum {n}
apolitical {adj} (Having no interest or involvement in politics) :: unpolitisch
apolitical {adj} (Having no political relevance or function) :: unpolitisch
Apollo {prop} (the son of Zeus) :: Apoll {m}, Apollo {m}, Apollon {m}
Apollonia {prop} (the name of a number of Ancient Greek cities and colonies) :: Apollonia
apollonian {adj} (clear, harmonious, and restrained) :: apollinisch
Apollonian {n} (of or relating to the Greek god Apollo) :: apollinisch
Apollonian circle {n} (two families of circles) :: Kreis des Apollonios, apollonischer Kreis
Apollyon {prop} (The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator) :: Apollyon {m}
apologetic {adj} (having the character of apology) :: entschuldigend, apologetisch, reumütig
apologetical {adj} (apologetic) SEE: apologetic ::
apologia {n} (apology) SEE: apology ::
apologian {n} (apologist) SEE: apologist ::
apologise {v} (apologise) SEE: apologize ::
apologism {n} (apology) SEE: apology ::
apologist {n} (One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith) :: Apologet {m}
apologize {v} (to make an apology or excuse) :: sich entschuldigen
apologue {n} (a short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects) :: Lehrfabel {f}, Fabel {f}
apology {n} (an expression of regret) :: Entschuldigung {f}
apology {n} (formal justification, defence) :: Apologie {f}
apomixis {n} (plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes) :: Apomixis
apophasis {n} :: Paralipse {f}, Praeteritio {f}
apophatic {adj} (pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions) :: apophatisch
apophenia {n} (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena) :: Apophänie {f}
Apophis {prop} (an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night) :: Apophis, Aphophis
apophony {n} (alternation of sounds within a word) SEE: ablaut ::
apoplectic {adj} (of or relating to apoplexy) :: apoplektisch
apoplexy {n} (loss of consciousness) :: Apoplexia {f}, Apoplexie {f}, Schlaganfall {m}, Apoplex {m}
apoptogenic {adj} (that produces apoptosis) :: apoptogen
apoptosis {n} (death of cells) :: Apoptose {f}
aporetic {adj} (tending to doubt) :: aporetisch
aporetical {adj} (aporetic) SEE: aporetic ::
aporia {n} (contradiction, logical impasse) :: Aporie {f}
aporophobia {n} (fear, dislike, or hate of poor people) :: Aporophobie
aposematism {n} (adaptation that warns off potential predators) :: Aposematismus {n}
aposiopesis {n} (abrupt breaking-off in speech) :: Aposiopese {f}
apostasy {n} (renunciation of set of beliefs) :: Abtrünnigkeit {f}
apostate {adj} (guilty of apostasy) :: abtrünnig, apostatisch
apostate {n} (person who renounces a religion or faith) :: Abtrünniger {m}, Abtrünnige {f}, Glaubensabtrünniger {m}, Glaubensabtrünnige {f}, Apostat {m}, Apostatin {f}, Abgefallener {m}, Abgefallene {f}, Glaubensabgefallener {m}, Glaubensabgefallene {f}, Renegat {m}, Renegatin {f}
apostatic {adj} (apostate) SEE: apostate ::
apostatical {adj} (apostate) SEE: apostate ::
apostatize {v} (give up one's position or belief) :: abtrünnig sein, vom Glauben abfallen
a posteriori {adj} (involving deduction of theories from facts) :: a posteriori, im Nachhinein, aposteriorisch
a posteriori {adv} (in a manner that deduces theories from facts) :: a posteriori, im Nachhinein
apostille {n} (a special sign) :: Apostille {f}
apostle {n} (missionary or leader of a mission) :: Apostel {m}, Apostelin {f}, Jünger {m}
apostle {n} (top-ranking Mormon church official) :: Apostel {m}, Apostelin {f}
apostle {n} (pioneer) SEE: pioneer ::
Apostle {n} (any of the group of twelve disciples) :: Apostel {m}
apostlehood {n} (apostleship) SEE: apostleship ::
Apostles' Creed {prop} (statement of Christian belief) :: Apostolisches Glaubensbekenntnis {n}
apostleship {n} (the position of being an apostle) :: Apostelamt {n}
apostolate {n} (office, or responsibilities of an apostle) :: Apostolat {m} {n}, Apostelamt {n}
apostolate {n} (group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine) :: Apostolat {m} {n}
apostolic {adj} (pertaining to apostles, or to the apostles) :: apostolisch
apostolical {adj} (apostolic) SEE: apostolic ::
apostolically {adv} (in an apostolic way) :: apostolisch
apostolicalness {n} (apostolicity) SEE: apostolicity ::
apostolicism {n} (apostolicity) SEE: apostolicity ::
apostolicity {n} (the quality of being apostolic) :: Apostolizität {f}
apostolicness {n} (apostolicity) SEE: apostolicity ::
apostolic succession {n} (chain of consecrations of bishops) :: apostolische Sukzession {f}, apostolische Nachfolge {f}
apostrophe {n} (the character ’) :: Apostroph {m}, Hochkomma {n}
apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
apothecary {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist ::
apothecium {n} (the ascigerous fructification of lichens) :: Apothecium {n}
apothegm {n} (A short witty instructive saying) :: Apophthegma {n}
apothem {n} (perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord) :: Inkreisradius {m}
apothem {n} (the distance from the center of a polygon to a side) :: Inkreisradius {m}
apotheosis {n} (deification; becoming a god) :: Gottwerdung {f}, Apotheose {f}
apotheosis {n} (glorification, exaltation) :: Vergötterung {f}, Apotheose {f}, Verherrlichung {f}, Vergöttlichung {f}
apotheosis {n} (best moment or highest point in the development of something) :: Höhepunkt {m}
apotropaic {adj} (intended to ward off evil) :: apotropäisch
apoxia {n} (altitude sickness) SEE: altitude sickness ::
app {n} (small computer application) :: App {f}
Appalachians {prop} (a mountain range in eastern North America) :: Appalachen {p}
appall {v} (to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear) :: entsetzen, abstoßen
appalling {adj} (That appalls/appals or appall/appal) :: entsetzlich, erschreckend
apparatchik {n} (member of a Communist apparat) :: Apparatschik {m}
apparatus {n} (complex machine or instrument) :: Apparat {m}
apparatus {n} (assortment of tools or instruments) :: Apparat {m}
apparatus {n} (bureaucratic organization) :: Apparat {m}
apparatus {n} :: Apparat {m}
apparatus {n} (firefighting: vehicle for emergency response) SEE: fire engine ::
apparent {adj} (visible) :: offensichtlich
apparent {adj} (clear) :: offensichtlich
apparent {adj} (seeming) :: offenbar
apparently {adv} ((archaic) plainly) :: offensichtlich, offenbar
apparently {adv} (seemingly) :: scheinbar, anscheinend, augenscheinlich, dem Anschein nach
apparently {adv} (according to what the speaker has read or been told) :: angeblich, vorgeblich, anscheinend
apparition {n} (unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance) :: Erscheinung {f}
appeal {v} (to accuse) SEE: accuse ::
appeal {v} (to apply for the removal of a cause to a superior judge or court) :: in Berufung gehen
appeal {v} (to be attractive) :: ansprechen, anziehen, gefallen
appeal {n} (application for the removal of a cause to a superior judge) :: Berufung {f}
appeal {n} (power to attract or interest) :: Reiz {m}
appeal {v} (to invoke) SEE: invoke ::
appealable {adj} (that may be appealed) :: beschwerdefähig
appeals court {n} (appellate court) SEE: appellate court ::
appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look ::
appear {v} (to appear) SEE: seem ::
appear {v} (To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) :: erscheinen, auftauchen
appear {v} (To come before the public) :: erscheinen, auftauchen
appear {v} (To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) :: erscheinen, auftreten
appear {v} (To become visible to the apprehension of the mind) :: erscheinen, einleuchten
appear {v} (To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) :: erscheinen, aussehen
appearance {n} (The act of appearing or coming into sight) :: Erscheinen {n}, Auftritt {m}
appearance {n} (Personal presence, form or look) :: Aussehen {n}
appearance {n} (Semblance, or apparent likeness) :: Aussehen {n}
appearing {n} (appearance) SEE: appearance ::
appease {v} (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify) :: besänftigen, friedlich stimmen
appellate court {n} (court having jurisdiction to hear appeals) :: Appellationsgericht {n}, Berufungsgericht {n}
appellation {n} (name; designation) :: Benennung {f}, Bezeichnung {f}
appellation {n} (indication for wine that describes its geographic origin) :: Herkunftsbezeichnung {f}
appellative {n} (common noun) SEE: common noun ::
appellative {adj} (of or pertaining to a common noun) :: appellativ
append {v} (to hang or attach to, as by a string) :: heften, anheften
append {v} (to add as an accessory) :: hinzufügen, beifügen
appendage {n} (external body part) :: Extremität {f}, Körperglied {n}, Glied {n}, Gliedmaße {f}
appendage {n} (natural prolongation or projection) :: Auswuchs {m}, Fortsatz {m}, Ansatz {m}
appendage {n} (part that is joined to something larger) :: Ansatz {m}, Anhang {m}, Anhängsel {n}, Anfügung {f}, Zubehör {n}, Zusatz {m}, Ergänzung {f}, Appendix {m}, Annex {m}
appendectomy {n} (surgical procedure) :: Appendektomie {f}
appendicectomy {n} (appendectomy) SEE: appendectomy ::
appendicitis {n} (inflamation of the vermiform appendix) :: Blinddarmentzündung {f}, Appendizitis
appendiculate {adj} (bearing appendages) :: appendikuliert
appendix {n} (text added to the end of a book or an article) :: Anhang {m}, Beiheft {n}
appendix {n} (vermiform appendix) :: Blinddarm {m}, Appendix {m}, Wurmfortsatz {m}
Appenzell {n} (appenzeller) SEE: appenzeller ::
appenzeller {n} (cheese) :: Appenzeller {m}
Appenzell Inner Rhodes {prop} (Swiss canton) :: Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell Outer Rhodes {prop} (a Swiss canton) :: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
appetite {n} (desire of or relish for food) :: Appetit
appetite {n} (any strong desire) :: Begierde {f}, Lust {f}
appetitive {adj} (desiring) :: verlangend, begierend
appetizer {n} (small, light first course) :: Appetithappen, Schnapsleckerbissen, Vorspeise {f}
appetizing {adj} (that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite) :: appetitanregend
Appian {prop} (Roman name) :: Appian
Appius {prop} (Roman name) :: Appius
applaud {v} (to express approval by clapping) :: applaudieren, klatschen, Beifall klatschen
applaud {v} (to praise, or express approval by words) :: loben, befürworten
applause {n} (act of applauding) :: Applaus {m}, Beifall {m}
apple {n} (fruit) :: Apfel {m}
apple {n} (wood) :: Apfelholz {n}
apple {n} (tree) SEE: apple tree ::
Apple {prop} (Apple Inc.) :: Apple
apple blossom {n} (the flower of an apple tree) :: Apfelblüte {f}
apple butter {n} (preserved apple purée) :: Apfelkraut {n}, Apfelsirup {m}
apple-cheeked {adj} (having red cheeks) :: rotbackig, rotwangig
apple cider {n} (hard cider) SEE: hard cider ::
apple core {n} (the central portion of an apple) :: Apfelkerngehäuse {n}
apple-corer {n} (a tool) :: Apfelentkerner {m}
apple dumpling {n} (baked dessert made from apples) :: Apfel im Schlafrock
apple-green {adj} (apple-green) :: apfelgrün
apple juice {n} (the juice of apples, often used as a drink) :: Apfelsaft {m}
apple mint {n} (aromatic herb) :: Apfelminze {f}
apple of discord {n} (object which sows anger and dissension) :: Zankapfel {m}
apple of Sodom {n} (Calotropis procera) :: Oscher {m}
apple of Sodom {n} (Citrullus colocynthis) SEE: colocynth ::
apple of someone's eye {n} (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) :: Augapfel {m}
apple pie {n} (pie with apple filling) :: Apfelkuchen {m}
appleringie {n} (southernwood) SEE: southernwood ::
apples and oranges {n} (non-comparable items) :: Äpfel und Birnen; Äpfel und Birnen vergleichen; Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen
apple sauce {n} (a food) :: Apfelmus {n}
applesauce {n} (apple sauce) SEE: apple sauce ::
apple seed {n} (the seed of the fruit of the Malus domestica (apple) tree) :: Apfelsamen {m}
apple strudel {n} (Austrian pastry) :: Apfelstrudel
applet {n} (a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application) :: Applet {n}, Minianwendung {f}
apple tree {n} (tree that bears apples) :: Apfelbaum {m}
apple turnover {n} (a pastry dessert filled with pieces of sweetened apples) :: Apfeltasche {f}
apple wine {n} (cider) :: Apfelwein {m}
applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple ::
appliable {adj} (compliant) SEE: compliant ::
appliable {adj} (applicable) SEE: applicable ::
appliableness {n} (applicability) SEE: applicability ::
appliance {n} (a device in its own right) :: Gerät {n}, Apparat {m}
applicability {n} (relevancy) :: Anwendbarkeit {f}, Anwendungsmöglichkeit {f}, Eignung {f}, Geltungsbereich {m}, Verwendbarkeit {f}, Verwertbarkeit {f}
applicable {adj} (suitable for application; relevant) :: anwendbar, relevant
applicableness {n} (applicability) SEE: applicability ::
applicant {n} (one who applies) :: Bewerber {m}, Bewerberin {f}, Antragsteller {m}, Beantrager {m}, Beantragender {m}
application {n} (the act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense) :: Anwendung {m}
application {n} (the act of applying as a means) :: Anwendung {f}
application {n} (the act of directing or referring something to a particular case) :: Anwendung {f}
application {n} (a computer program) :: Anwendung {f}
application {n} (a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) :: Antrag {m}, Bewerbung {f}
application {n} ((bureaucracy, law) a petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter) :: Antrag {m}
application {n} (the act of requesting, claiming, petitioning something) :: Beantragen {n}, Beantragung {f}
application programming interface {n} (set of routines, protocols and tools) :: Programmierschnittstelle {f}
applied {adj} (put into practical use) :: angewandt
applied {adj} (concerned with practical problems, rather that theoretical abstractions) :: angewandt
applied mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) :: angewandte Mathematik {f}
applique {n} (decorative design) :: Applike {f}, Applikation {f}
apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use ::
apply {v} (to put to use for a purpose) :: anwenden, verwenden, benutzen
apply {v} (to submit oneself as a candidate) :: sich bewerben (um etwas)
apply {v} (to be relevant to a specified individual) :: gelten
appoint {v} (to fix (the time and place of)) :: bestimmen, festlegen
appoint {v} (to furnish with everything necessary) :: ausstatten, ausrüsten
appoint {v} (to fix with power or firmness) :: festlegen, festsetzen
appoint {v} :: benennen, ernennen, bestimmen, berufen
appointment {n} (act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office) :: Ernennung {f}, Berufung {f}
appointment {n} (arrangement for a meeting; an engagement) :: Termin {m}, Verabredung {f}
apportion {v} (to apportion) SEE: distribute ::
apportionment {n} (The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned) :: Aufteilung {f}, Betragserteilung {f}, Umlage {f}, Umlegung {f}
apportionment {n} ((US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states) :: Verteilung {f}
apposite {adj} (appropriate, relevant, well-suited) :: passend
apposition {n} (grammatical construction) :: Apposition {f}, Beisatz {m}
apposition {n} (biology: growth of successive layers of cell wall) :: Apposition {f}
appraisable {adj} (capable of being appraised) :: bewertbar
appraisal {n} (judgement) :: Einschätzung {f}, Taxierung {f}
appraise {v} (determine value or worth) :: einschätzen, taxieren
appraise {v} (to estimate; to conjecture) :: bewerten, auswerten, schätzen
appraisement {n} (appraisal) SEE: appraisal ::
appreciable {adj} (large enough to be estimated; considerable) :: schätzbar
appreciate {v} (to be grateful for something) :: zu schätzen wissen
appreciate {v} (to view as valuable) :: zu schätzen wissen
appreciate {v} (to be aware of) :: verstehen, begreifen
appreciate {v} (to increase in value) :: im Wert steigen
appreciation {n} (A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence) :: Anerkennung {f}, Würdigung {f}, Dankbarkeit {f}, Wertschätzung {f}, einschätzung {f}
appreciation {n} (Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors) :: Beurteilung {f}, Würdigung {f}, Wertschätzung {f}
appreciation {n} (A rise in value;-opposed to depreciation) :: Wertzunahme {f}
apprehend {v} (to take or seize; to take hold of) :: fangen
apprehend {v} (to arrest; to apprehend a criminal) :: festnehmen
apprehend {v} (to understand; to recognize) :: begreifen
apprehension {n} (seizure) :: Greifen {n}, Ergreifen {n}, Fassen {n}, Anfassen {n}, Nehmen {n}
apprehension {n} (arrest) :: Festnahme {f}
apprehension {n} (act of grasping with the intellect) :: Auffassung {f}, Begreifen {n}, Verstehen {n}, Erfassung {f}
apprehension {n} (opinion) :: Idee {f}, Vorstellung {f}, Ansicht {f}, Meinung {f}, Ahnung {f}, Auffassung {f}, Begriff {m}
apprehension {n} (faculty by which ideas are conceived) :: Verstand {m}, Verständnis {n}, Auffassungsgabe {f}, Fassungskraft {f}, Auffassungskraft {f}, Fassungsgabe {f}
apprehension {n} (distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil) :: Befürchtung {f}, Besorgnis {f}, Vorahnung {f}, Angst {f}, Furcht {f}, Sorge {f}, Bangigkeit {f}, Besorgtheit {f}, Bedenklichkeit {f}
apprehensive {adj} (anticipating something with anxiety or fear) :: besorgt
apprentice {n} (one not well versed in a subject) SEE: newbie ::
apprentice {n} (trainee, especially in a skilled trade) :: Lehrling {m}, Auszubildender {m}, Auszubildende {f}, Azubi {m} {f}
apprentice {n} (historical: one who is bound to serve a tradesperson with a view to learn his art or trade) :: Lehrling {m}, Lehrtochter {f}
apprentice {v} (put under the care and supervision of a master) :: in die Lehre geben zu, in die Ausbildung geben zu
apprentice {v} (be an apprentice to) :: seine Ausbildung machen bei, in der ausgebildet sein bei, ausgebildet werden bei
apprenticeship {n} (condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice) :: Lehre {f}, Lehrzeit {f}
apprenticeship {n} (system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed) :: Lehre {f}, Ausbildung {f}
apprise {v} (to notify) :: benachrichtigen, in Kenntnis setzen
approach {v} (to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer) :: sich nähern
approach {v} (To draw near, in a figurative sense) :: sich nähern
approach {v} (To come near to in place, time, or character) :: sich nähern , sich annähern
approach {v} (To take approaches to) :: sich nähern
approach {n} (the act of drawing near) :: Annäherung {f}
approach {n} (an access, or opportunity of drawing near) :: Annäherung {f}
approach {n} (a manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made) :: Ansatz {m}
approach {n} (a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green) :: Annäherung
approach {n} (the way a plane comes in to land at an airport) :: Anflug {m}
approachable {adj} (easy to talk to) :: zugänglich
appropinquation {n} (approach) SEE: approach ::
approportionate {v} (proportion) SEE: proportion ::
appropriate {adj} (peculiar, suitable, fit, proper) :: angebracht, angemessen, passend
appropriate {adj} (obsolete: set apart for a particular use or person) :: zugewiesen
appropriate {v} (to make suitable) :: anpassen
appropriate {v} (to take to oneself in exclusion of others) :: aneignen
appropriate {v} (to set apart for) :: zuweisen
appropriate {v} (law: to annex) :: aneignen
appropriateness {n} (the quality or condition of being appropriate) :: Angemessenheit {f}
approval {n} (permission) :: Genehmigung {f}, Billigung {f}
approval {n} (acceptance) :: Zustimmung {f}
approve {v} (to sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial) :: gutheißen
approve {v} (to make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance) :: bewilligen, gutheißen
approximant {n} (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) :: Approximant {m}, Näherungslaut {m}
approximate {adj} (Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling) :: annähernd, ungefähr, zirka, circa
approximate {adj} (Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;) :: annähernd, ungefähr, zirka, circa
approximate {v} (to carry or advance near; to cause to approach) :: annähern
approximate {v} (to come near to; to approach) :: annähern, annähernd erreichen
approximately {adv} (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) :: ungefähr, etwa, mehr oder weniger
appurtenance {n} (equipment for some specific task) :: Rüstzeug {n}, Ausrüstung {f}
appurtenance {n} ((law) minor property that passes with the main property) :: Zubehör {n}
apraxia {n} (disorder of motor planning) :: Apraxie {f}, Bewegungsstörung {f}
apricot {n} (fruit) :: Aprikose {f}, Marille {f}
apricot {n} (tree) :: Aprikose {f}, Marille {f} , Aprikosenbaum {m}
apricot {n} (colour) :: aprikosenfarben
apricot {adj} (colour) :: apricot, aprikosenfarben
April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: April {m}, Ostermond {m}
April fool {n} (practical joke played on April Fools' Day) :: Aprilscherz
April Fools' Day {n} (First day of April) :: der erste April {m}
a priori {adv} (derived by logic) :: a priori
apriorism {n} (the idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically) :: Apriorismus
aprioristic {adj} (a priori) SEE: a priori ::
apéritif {n} (alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser) :: Aperitif {m}
apron {n} (clothing) :: Schürze {f}
apron {n} (the paved area of an airport) :: Vorfeld {n}
apron {n} (on a horse carriage) :: Fußsack {m}
apropos {adv} (by the way) :: apropos
apropos {adv} (timely, at a good time) :: apropos
aprosdoketon {n} (figure of speech) :: Aprosdoketon {n}
apsara {n} (a female spirit of the clouds and waters) :: Apsará {f}
apse {n} (semicircular projection from a building) :: Apsis {f}
apse {n} (obsolete or dialectal: aspen tree) SEE: aspen ::
apse {n} (astronomy: apsis) SEE: apsis ::
apse {n} (case in which the relics were kept) SEE: reliquary ::
apside {n} (apsis) SEE: apsis ::
apsis {n} (architecture: apse) :: Apsis {f}
apsis {n} (astronomy: point in elliptical orbit) :: Apsis {f}
apt {adj} (fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate) :: geeignet, passend
apt {adj} (having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards) :: geneigt
Aptian {prop} (subdivision of the Early Cretaceous epoch) :: Aptium
aptitude {n} (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill) :: Begabung {f}
aptitude {n} (the condition of being suitable) :: Eignung {f}
aptness {n} (the quality of being apt or suitable) :: Eignung {f}
A-Pucikwar {prop} (language) :: A Pucikwar {n}, A-Pucikwar {n}
A-Pucikwar {prop} (people) :: A Pucikwar {f}, A-Pucikwar {f}
Apuglian {adj} (Apulian) SEE: Apulian ::
Apuleius {prop} (author in the Roman Empire) :: Apuleius {m}, Apulejus {m}, Appulejus {m}
Apulia {prop} (region of Italy) :: Apulien {n}
Apulian {adj} (of or pertaining to Apulia) :: apulisch
Apulian {n} (resident of Apulia) :: Apulier {m}, Apulierin {f}
apurpose {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose ::
Apus {prop} (a constellation of the southern sky) :: Paradiesvogel
apyretic {adj} (feverless) SEE: feverless ::
aquaculture {n} (the cultivation of the aquatic produce) :: Aquakultur {f}
aquafarming {n} (aquaculture) SEE: aquaculture ::
aqua fortis {n} (nitric acid) SEE: nitric acid ::
aqualung {n} (diving equipment, see also: scuba) :: Aqualunge {f}
aquamarine {n} (type of beryl) :: Aquamarin {m}
aquamarine {adj} (Of a bluish-green color) :: aquamarin, aquamarinblau
aquapark {n} (an amusement park with waterplay areas) :: Aquapark {m}
aquaphobia {n} (fear of water) :: Wasserangst {f}, Aquaphobie {f}
aquaplaning {n} :: Aquaplaning {n}, Wasserglätte {f}
aquaponics {n} (system that combines aquaculture with hydroponics) :: Aquaponik {f}
aqua regia {n} (mixture of acids) :: Königswasser {n}
Aquarian {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius ::
aquarist {n} (a person who maintains an aquarium) :: Aquarianer {m}, Aquarianerin {f}, Aquarienliebhaber {m}, Aquarienliebhaberin {f}, Aquarist {m}, Aquaristin {f}
aquarium {n} (tank for keeping fish) :: Aquarium {n}
aquarium {n} (public place where live fish are exhibited) :: Aquarium {n}
Aquarius {prop} (constellation) :: Wassermann {m}
Aquarius {prop} (astrological sign) :: Wassermann {m}
Aquarius {n} (Someone with a Aquarius star sign) :: Wassermann {m}
aquatic {adj} (relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water) :: Wasser-, aquatisch
aquatics {n} (sport involving water) :: Wassersport {m}
aquatic warbler {n} (Acrocephalus paludicola) :: Seggenrohrsänger {m}
aquatile {adj} (aquatic) SEE: aquatic ::
aquatint {n} (form of etching with acid on a plate) :: Aquatinta {f}, Tuschätzung {f}
aqueduct {n} (an artificial channel conveying water) :: Aquädukt {m}
aqueduct {n} (a structure carrying water) :: Aquädukt {m}
aqueous {adj} (consisting mainly of water) :: wässrig
aquifer {n} (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel) :: Grundwasserleiter {m}, Aquifer {m}
Aquila {prop} (constellation) :: Adler {m}
aquiline {adj} (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles) :: adlerhaft, Adler-
aquiline nose {n} (human nose with a hooked, bent shape) :: Adlernase {f}, Römernase {f}; Hakennase {f}, Höckernase {f}
Aquitaine {prop} (region of France) :: Aquitanien {n}
Aquitanian {adj} (of or pertaining to Aquitania) :: aquitanisch
Ara {prop} (constellation) :: Altar
Arab {adj} (of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations) :: arabisch, Araber-
Arab {n} (Semitic person) :: Araber {m}, Araberin {f}
Arab {n} (horse) :: Araber {m}
arabesque {n} (ornamental design used in Islamic Art) :: Arabeske {f}
arabesque {n} ((music) ornate composition) :: Arabeske {f}
Arabia {prop} (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;) :: Arabien {n}
Arabian camel {n} (dromedary) SEE: dromedary ::
Arabianization {n} (Arabisation) SEE: Arabisation ::
Arabianize {v} (Arabize) SEE: Arabize ::
Arabian jasmine {n} (Jasminum sambac, a shrubby, fragrant vine) :: Arabischer Jasmin {m}
Arabian oryx {n} (Oryx leucoryx) :: Arabische Oryx {f}, Weiße Oryx {f}
Arabian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in the Middle East) :: Arabische Halbinsel {f}
Arabian Sea {prop} (part of the Indian Ocean) :: Arabisches Meer {n}
Arabic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) :: arabisch
Arabic {prop} (language) :: Arabisch {n}, arabische Sprache {n}
Arabic {prop} (alphabet) :: Arabisch {n}, arabisches Alphabet {n}
Arabic numeral {n} (any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9) :: indisch-arabische Ziffer {f}, arabische Ziffer {f}
Arabic script {n} (letters of the Arabic language) :: arabisches Alphabet {n}
Arabisation {n} (process of arabising) :: Arabisierung {f}
Arabism {n} (an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language) :: Arabismus {m}
Arabist {n} (a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language) :: Arabist {m}, Arabistin {f}
Arabization {n} (Arabisation) SEE: Arabisation ::
Arabize {v} (to make Arab) :: arabisieren
arable {adj} (suitable for cultivation) :: bebaubar, anbaufähig, urbar
Arabophobia {n} (the fear, hate or dislike of Arabs) :: Arabophobie {f}
Arab Republic of Egypt {prop} (Official name of Egypt) :: Arabische Republik Ägypten
Arab Spring {prop} (movement) :: Arabischer Frühling {m}, Arabellion {f}
Arab World {prop} (Arabic speaking world) :: arabische Welt {f}
arachidonic acid {n} (long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins) :: Arachidonsäure {f}
arachnid {n} (eight-legged creature) :: Spinnentier {n}; Arachnide {f}
arachnidan {n} (arachnid) SEE: arachnid ::
arachnology {n} (study of the Arachnida) :: Arachnologie
arachnomancy {n} :: Arachnomantik
arachnophobia {n} (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) :: Arachnophobie {f}, Spinnenangst {f}
arad {n} (nomadic herder) :: Arate
Aragon {prop} (an autonomous community in Spain) :: Aragonien {n}
Aragonese {adj} (from Aragon) :: aragonisch, aragonesisch
Aragonese {n} (a person) :: Aragonese {m}, Aragonesin {f}, Aragonier {m}, Aragonierin {f}
Aragonese {prop} (the language of Aragon) :: Aragonisch {n}, Aragonesisch {n}
aragonite {n} (saline evaporate) :: Aragonit {m}
arak {n} (a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink) :: Anisschnaps {m}; Arak {m}; Ouzo {m}; Raki {m}
Aral Sea {prop} (Aral Sea) :: Aralsee {m}
Aramaean {prop} (Aramaic) SEE: Aramaic ::
Aramaean {n} (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) :: Aramäer {m}, Aramäerin {f}
Aramaean {adj} (of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram) :: aramäisch
Aramaic {prop} (the language) :: Aramäisch {n}
Aramaic {adj} (pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry) :: aramäisch
arancino {n} (baked stuffed rice ball from Sicily) :: Arancini {m-p}, Aranzini {m-p}
araneomorph funnel-web spider {n} (any spider of the family Agelenidae) :: Trichterspinne {f}
Ararat {prop} (mountain) :: Ararat {m}
Araucanization {n} (assimilation into Mapuche culture) :: Araucanisierung
araucaria {n} (any tree of the genus Araucaria) :: Schmucktanne {f}
arbalest {n} (late form of medieval crossbow) :: Arbalest {f}
arbiter {n} (a person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them) :: Schlichter {m}, Schiedsrichter {m}, Vermittler {m}, Schiedsmann {m}, Schiedsfrau {f}
arbiter {n} (judge without control) :: Gebieter {m}, Herr {m}, Lenker {m}, Richter {m}
arbitrament {n} (arbitration) SEE: arbitration ::
arbitrarily {adv} (in an arbitrary manner) :: beliebig
arbitrariness {n} (the state of being arbitrary) :: Willkürlichkeit {f}, Willkür {f}
arbitrariously {adv} (arbitrarily) SEE: arbitrarily ::
arbitrariousness {n} (arbitrariness) SEE: arbitrariness ::
arbitrary {adj} (based on individual discretion or judgment) :: willkürlich, nach Ermessen, in freiem Ermessen, frei, Ermessens-, arbiträr
arbitrary {adj} (unrestrained by law; tyrannical) :: willkürlich, eigenmächtig, Willkür-, tyrannisch, rücksichtslos
arbitrary {adj} (determined by impulse) :: willkürlich, arbiträr, eigenwillig, unbegründet, launenhaft, launisch
arbitrary {adj} (chosen at random) :: beliebig, willkürlich, erratisch
arbitrary {adj} ((mathematics)) :: beliebig, frei wählbar
arbitration {n} (the act or process of arbitrating) :: Schiedsspruch {m}
arbor {n} (a shady place for sitting) :: Laube {f}, Gartenlaube {f}
arbor {n} (a grove of trees) :: Hain {m}, Gehölz {n}, Baumgruppe {f}, Wäldchen {n}, Hag {m}, Tannicht {n}, Allee {f}
arbor {n} (axis or shaft on a lathe) :: Spindel {f}, Dorn {m}, Schaft {m}
arbor {n} (bar for supporting cutting tools) :: Halter {m}, Aufsteckhalter {m}, Balken {m}, Holm {m}, Stahlhalter {m}
arbor {n} (spindle of a wheel) :: Achse {f}, Welle {f}, Spindel {f}
arboreous {adj} (woody) SEE: woody ::
arboreous {adj} (wooded) SEE: wooded ::
arborescent {adj} (like a tree) :: baumartig, baumähnlich
arboretum {n} (place of many varieties of tree) :: Baumgarten {m}, Arboretum {n}
arborway {n} (avenue) SEE: avenue ::
arbutus {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree ::
arc {n} (geometry: part of a curve) :: Bogen {m}, Arkus {m}, Kreisbogen {m}, Kreissegment {n}
arc {n} (curve) :: Bogen {m}, Kurve {f}
arc {n} (electric discharge) :: Lichtbogen {m}
arcade {n} (row of arches) :: Arkade {f}
arcade {n} (covered passage, usually with shops on both sides) :: Laube {f}
arcade {n} (establishment running coin-operated games) :: Spielhalle {f}, Spielothek {f}
Arcadia {n} (A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) :: Arkadien
Arcadian {n} (inhabitant of ancient Arcadia) :: Arkadier {m}
Arcadian {adj} (pertaining to ancient Arcadia) :: arkadisch {n}
Arcadius {prop} (male given name) :: Arcadius
arcane {adj} (understood by only a few; obscure) :: geheim, geheimnisvoll, obskur
arc-boutant {n} (flying buttress) SEE: flying buttress ::
arccosine {n} (inverse of the cosine function) :: Arkuskosinus {m}
Arc de Triomphe {prop} (the Parisian monument) :: Triumphbogen {m}
arch {n} (inverted U shape) :: Bogen {m}
arch {n} (arrangement of trapezoidal stones) :: Bogen {m}
arch {n} (architectural element) :: Bogen
arch- {prefix} (chief, highest, most extreme) :: erz-
archabbey {n} (abbey which is the seat of an archabbot) :: Erzabtei {f}
archabbot {n} (the title of the general superior in certain Catholic congretations) :: Erzabt {m}
archaebacterium {n} (archaeon) SEE: archaeon ::
archaeolinguistics {n} (study of the distant human past using archaeological and linguistic evidence together) :: Archäolinguistik {f}
archaeologian {n} (archaeologist) SEE: archaeologist ::
archaeologic {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological ::
archaeological {adj} (relating to the science or research of archaeology) :: archäologisch
archaeologist {n} (someone who studies or practises archaeology) :: Archäologe {m}, Archäologin {f}
archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) :: Archäologie {f}, Altertumskunde {f}
archaeon {n} (microorganism) :: Archaeon {n}, Archaeen {p} {n}
archaic {adj} (old-fashioned or antiquated) :: archaisch, veraltet
Archaic Egyptian {prop} (Archaic Egyptian) :: Frühägyptisch {n}
archaicism {n} (archaism) SEE: archaism ::
archaism {n} (archaic word, language) :: Archaismus {m}
archaist {n} (antiquary) SEE: antiquary ::
archangel {n} (angel who leads other angels) :: Erzengel {m}
Archangel {prop} (Arkhangelsk) SEE: Arkhangelsk ::
archbishop {n} (senior bishop) :: Erzbischof {m}
archbishopdom {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric ::
archbishophood {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric ::
archbishopric {n} (jurisdiction of an archbishop) :: Erzbistum {n}
archbishopship {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric ::
arch bridge {n} (bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch) :: Bogenbrücke {f}
archchancellor {n} (chief chancellor) :: Erzkanzler {m}
archconservative {adj} (extremely conservative) :: erzkonservativ
archdeacon {n} (administrative official in a diocese) :: Archidiakon {m}
archdeaconry {n} (the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office) :: Archidiakonat {m} {n}
archdeaconry {n} (the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon) :: Archidiakonat {m} {n}
archdeaconship {n} :: Archidiakonat {m} {n}
archdiocese {n} (area administered by an archbishop) :: Erzdiözese {f}, Erzbistum {n}
archdruid {n} (chief druid) :: Erzdruide {m}
archduchess {n} (daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary) :: Erzherzogin {f}
archduchy {n} (territory of an archduke) :: Erzherzogtum {n}
archduke {n} (rank) :: Erzherzog {m}
archebiosis {n} (abiogenesis) SEE: abiogenesis ::
archenemy {n} (a principal enemy) :: Erzfeind {m}, Erzfeindin {f}
archeological {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological ::
archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology ::
archeopteryx {n} (ancient bird) :: Urvogel {m}, Archäopteryx {m}, Archaeopteryx {m}
archer {n} (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow) :: Bogenschütze {m}
archeress {n} (a female archer) :: Bogenschützin {f}
archerfish {n} (fish in the family Toxotidae) :: Schützenfisch {m}
archery {n} (the practice) :: Bogenschießen {n}
archetypal {adj} (Of or pertaining to an archetype) :: archetypisch
archetype {n} (original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned) :: Urbild {n}, Prototyp {m}, Archetyp {m}
archetype {n} (Jungian psychology: universal pattern of thought) :: Archetyp {m}
archetypic {adj} (archetypal) SEE: archetypal ::
archetypical {adj} (archetypal) SEE: archetypal ::
archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan ::
Archi {prop} (language) :: Artschinisch
archiater {n} (the chief physician of a prince or city) :: Archiater {m}, Leibarzt {m}
Archibald {prop} (male given name) :: Archibald
archiepiscopal {adj} (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric) :: erzbischöflich
archiepiscopality {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric ::
archiepiscopate {n} (archbishopric) SEE: archbishopric ::
archimandrite {n} (The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church) :: Archimandrit {m}
Archimedean {adj} (of or pertaining to Archimedes) :: archimedisch
Archimedean solid {n} (any of a class of semi-regular convex polyhedra composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices) :: archimedischer Körper {m}
Archimedes {prop} (an ancient Greek mathematician) :: Archimedes {m}
Archimedes' screw {n} (A screwlike device that raises water) :: archimedische Schraube {f}
archipelago {n} (group of islands) :: Archipel {m}, Inselgruppe {f}, Inselhaufen {m}, Inselansammlung {f}
architect {n} (designer of buildings) :: Architekt {m}, Architektin {f}
architectonic {adj} (relating to architecture) SEE: architectural ::
architectural {adj} (pertaining to architecture) :: architektonisch
architectural pattern {n} :: Architekturmuster {n}
architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) :: Architektur {f}, Baustil {m}
archive {n} (place for storing earlier material) :: Archiv {n}
archive {v} (to archive) :: archivieren
archiver {n} (archivist) SEE: archivist ::
archivist {n} (one who creates, maintains or controls archives) :: Archivar {m}, Archivarin {f}
archly {adv} (in an arch manner) :: verschmitzt, schlau
archon {n} (chief magistrate) :: Archon {m}
archpresbyter {n} (archpriest) SEE: archpriest ::
archpriest {n} (religious title/rank) :: Erzpriester {m}
archrival {n} (chief rival) :: Erzrivale {m}, Erzrivalin {f}
archway {n} (passageway covered by an arch) :: Torbogen {m}, Bogen {m}, Arkade {f}, Bogengang {m}
arcminute {n} (minute of angle) SEE: minute of angle ::
arcology {n} (urban development theory involving efficient use of space and resources) :: Arkologie
arcsecond {n} (second of arc) SEE: second of arc ::
arcsine {n} (inverse of sine) :: Arkussinus {m}
arctangent {n} (inverse of tangent function) :: Arcustangens {m}
arctation {n} (stenosis) SEE: stenosis ::
Arctic {adj} (Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet) :: arktisch
Arctic {adj} (cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic) :: arktisch
Arctic {prop} (a region of the Earth) :: Arktis {f}
Arctic Circle {prop} (one of the five major circles of latitude) :: Nördlicher Polarkreis {m}
arctic fox {n} (Vulpes lagopus) :: Polarfuchs {m}
arctic hare {n} (Lepus arcticus) :: Polarhase {m}
Arctic loon {n} (black-throated diver) SEE: black-throated diver ::
Arctic Ocean {prop} (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole) :: Arktischer Ozean {m}
arctic raspberry {n} (Rubus arcticus) :: Aakerbeere {f}, Allackerbeere {f},
arctic tern {n} (Sterna paradisaea) :: Küstenseeschwalbe {f}
Arcturus {prop} (Alpha Boötis) :: Arcturus
arcuate fasciculus {n} (bundle of axons) :: Bogenbündel {n}, Fasciculus arcuatus {m}
arc welding {n} (welding with an electric arc) :: Lichtbogenschweißen {n}
ard {n} (simple plough) :: Hakenpflug {m}
Ardèche {prop} (French department) :: Ardèche
Ardèche {prop} (French river) :: Ardèche {f}
Ardennes {prop} (region) :: Ardennen
Ardennes {prop} (forest) :: Ardenner Wald
ardent {adj} (full or ardour) :: feurig
ardor {n} (great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion) :: Begeisterung {f}, Feuereifer {m}, Hitze {f}, Überschwang {m}
ardour {n} (ardour) SEE: ardor ::
arduous {adj} (needing or using up much energy) :: mühsam, anstrengend, beschwerlich, erschöpfend
arduous {adj} (hard to climb) :: steil
are {v} (second-person singular (informal) simple present indicative form of be) :: bist, sind
are {v} (second-person plural simple present indicative form of be) :: seid, sind
are {v} (first-person plural simple present indicative form of be) :: sind
are {v} (third-person plural simple present indicative form of be) :: sind
are {n} (unit of area) :: Ar {n}
are {v} (be) SEE: be ::
area {n} (maths: measure of extent of a surface) :: Flächeinhalt {m}, Oberfläche {f}
area {n} (particular geographic region) :: Gebiet {n}
area {n} :: Areal, Bereich
area {n} (soccer: penalty area) SEE: penalty area ::
area code {n} (prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area) :: Telefonvorwahl {f}, Vorwahl {f}
areca nut {n} (betel nut) SEE: betel nut ::
areca palm {n} (betel palm) SEE: betel palm ::
areligious {adj} :: areligiös
arena {n} (an enclosed area, often outdoor) :: Arena {f}
arena {n} (the building housing such an area) :: Arena {f}
arena {n} (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) :: Arena {f}
arena {n} (a realm in which important events unfold) :: Bühne {f}
arenarious {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy ::
arene {n} (monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) :: Aren {n}
arenose {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy ::
areography {n} (study of Mars' geographical features) :: Areografie {f}
areoid {n} :: Marsoid
areola {n} (circle around the nipple) :: Warzenhof {m}
areology {n} (the observation and study of the planet Mars) :: Areologie {f}
Ares {prop} (the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera) :: Ares {m}
aretalogy {n} (biography in which a deity's attributes are listed in the first person) :: Aretalogie {f}
aretological {adj} :: aretologisch
aretology {n} (part of moral philosophy that deals with virtue) :: Aretologie {f}, Tugendlehre {f}
are you allergic to any medications {phrase} (are you allergic to any medications?) :: haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?
are you married {phrase} (are you married?) :: sind Sie verheiratet?, bist du verheiratet?
are you OK {phrase} (are you OK?) :: bist du in Ordnung?, seid ihr in Ordnung?, sind Sie in Ordnung?, geht es dir gut?
are your ears burning {phrase} (asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion) :: wenn man vom Teufel spricht
are you religious {phrase} (are you religious?) :: sind Sie gläubig?, bist du gläubig?
are you single {phrase} (are you single?) :: sind Sie ledig?, bist du ledig?
are you taking any medications {phrase} (are you taking any medications?) :: nehmen Sie irgendwelche Medikamente?
argali {n} (Ovis ammon) :: Argali {n}, Riesenwildschaf {n}
argan {n} (tree) :: Arganbaum, Arganie
Argand lamp {n} (a lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney) :: Argandbrenner {m}
argent {n} (silver or metal tincture) :: Silber {n}
argent {adj} (of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms) :: silbern
argentan {n} (nickel silver) SEE: nickel silver ::
Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) :: Argentinien {n}
Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina ::
Argentine {adj} (pertaining to Argentina) :: argentinisch
Argentine {n} (person from Argentina) :: Argentinier {m}, Argentinierin {f}
Argentine tango {n} (Ballroom dance) :: argentinischer Tango {m}
Argentinian {n} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine ::
Argentinian {adj} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine ::
argentometry {n} (method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate) :: Argentometrie {f}
argh {interj} (expression of annoyance) :: ohh
argileh {n} (hookah) SEE: hookah ::
argillaceous {adj} (pertaining to clay) :: tonartig
argillous {adj} (argillaceous) SEE: argillaceous ::
arginase {n} (an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine) :: Arginase {f}
arginine {n} (an amino acid) :: Arginin
Argo {prop} (mythical ship) :: Argo
argon {n} (a chemical element) :: Argon {n}
Argonaut {prop} (member of the Argo crew) :: Argonaut {m}, Argonautin {f}
Argo Navis {prop} (constellation) :: Schiff Argo {n}
argon fluorohydride {n} (chemical compound) :: Argonhydrogenfluorid {n}, Argonfluorohydrid {n}
argot {n} (secret language of thieves, tramps and vagabonds) :: Argot , Rotwelsch
arguable {adj} (defensible in an argument) :: bestreitbar
arguably {adv} (as can be supported or proven) :: vertretbarerweise, wohl
argue {v} (intransitive: to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) :: diskutieren
argue {v} (to have an argument, a quarrel) :: streiten
argue {v} (transitive: present a viewpoint) :: argumentieren
arguing {n} (argument) SEE: argument ::
argument {n} (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) :: Argument {n}
argument {n} (verbal dispute; a quarrel) :: Streit {m}, Streitgespräch, Diskussion {f}, Streitgespräch {n}
argument {n} (process of reasoning) :: Argumentation {f}
argument {n} (independent variable) :: Argument {n}, Funktionsargument {n}, x-Wert {m}
argument {n} (variable that is being passed to a function) :: Argument {n}
argument {n} (subject or matter) :: Thema {n}
argumentative {adj} (prone to argue or dispute) :: argumentativ, streitlustig
argumentum ad hominem {n} :: Ad-hominem-Argument, Argumentum ad hominem, argumentum ad hominem {n}
argyle {n} (pattern) :: Argyle-Muster {n}
aria {n} (type of musical piece) :: Arie {f}
Ariadne {prop} (daughter of King Minos) :: Ariadne
Arian {n} (someone whose star sign is in Aries) SEE: Aries ::
Arian {n} (a kind of Christian who holds Arian ideas) :: Arianer {m}, Arianerin {f}
Arian {adj} (pertaining to Arianism) :: arianisch
Arianism {n} (nontrinitarian Christian teaching) :: Arianismus {m}
arid {adj} (very dry) :: arid
Ariel {prop} (moon of Uranus) :: Ariel {m}
Aries {prop} (constellation) :: Widder {m}
Aries {prop} (astrological sign) :: Widder {m}
Aries {n} (Someone with an Aries star sign) :: Widder {m}
aril {n} (meat surrounding seed) :: Arillus {m}, Samenmantel {m}
arillus {n} (aril) SEE: aril ::
arise {v} (start to exist, originate) :: entstehen
arista {n} (one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes) :: Granne {f}, Ähre {f}
arista {n} (a bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna) :: Fühlerborste
aristocracy {n} (the nobility or the hereditary ruling class) :: Aristokratie {f}
aristocracy {n} (government by such a class) :: Aristokratie {f}
aristocracy {n} (class of people considered superior to others) :: Aristokratie {f}
aristocrat {n} (one of the aristocracy) :: Aristokrat {m}, Aristokratin {f}
aristocratic {adj} (of or pertaining to an aristocracy) :: aristokratisch, blaublütig, adlig
aristocratic {adj} (partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy) :: aristokratisch, edel, vornehm
aristocratical {adj} (aristocratic) SEE: aristocratic ::
Aristotelian {adj} (of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle) :: aristotelisch
Aristotelianism {prop} (philosophical system) :: Aristotelismus {m}
Aristotle {prop} (ancient Greek philosopher) :: Aristoteles {m}
arithmetic {n} (mathematics of numbers, etc.) :: Arithmetik {f}, Rechenkunst {f}, Rechenkunde {f}
arithmetic {adj} (arithmetical) :: arithmetisch
arithmetic {adj} (computed solely using addition) :: arithmetisch
arithmetical {adj} (arithmetical) SEE: arithmetic ::
arithmetically {adv} (In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner) :: arithmetisch
arithmetic mean {n} (measure of central tendency) :: arithmetisches Mittel {n}
arithmetic progression {n} (sequence) :: arithmetische Reihe {f}, arithmetische Progression {f}
arithmomania {n} (disorder) :: Arithmomanie {f}
arity {n} (number of arguments) :: Stelligkeit {f}
Arius {prop} (Greek name) :: Arius
Arizona {prop} (a state of the United States of America) :: Arizona
ark {n} (Noah's ship) :: Arche {f}
Arkansas {prop} (US state) :: Arkansas
ark clam {n} (edible saltwater clam) :: Archenmuschel {f}
Arkhangelsk {prop} (city in Russia) :: Archangelsk {n}
Ark of the Covenant {prop} (the sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest) :: Bundeslade {f}
Arlon {prop} (city) :: Arel
arm {n} (weapon) :: Waffe {f}, Bewaffnung {f} , Rüstung {f}
arm {v} (to supply with armour or weapons) :: rüsten, bewaffnen
arm {n} (upper limb from shoulder to elbow) SEE: upper arm ::
arm {n} (baseball: pitcher) SEE: pitcher ::
arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) :: Arm {m}
arm {n} (part of a chromosome) :: Arm {m}
armada {n} (a fleet of warships) :: Armada {f}
armadillo {n} (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates) :: Gürteltier {n}, Armadill {m}
Armageddon {prop} (site) :: Harmagedon {n}
armament {n} (body of forces equipped for war) :: Kriegsstärke {f}
armament {n} (all small arms collectively) :: Ausrüstung {f}, Rüstung {f}
armature {n} (the rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo) :: Anker {m}
armband {n} (A band worn around the arm) :: Armbinde {f}; Trauerflor {m}
armband {n} (An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water) :: Schwimmflügel {m}
armchair {n} (a chair with supports for the arms or elbows) :: Armsessel {m}, Fauteuil {m}, Polstersessel {m}, Polsterstuhl {m}, Sessel {m}, Lehnstuhl {m}
armchair {adj} (unqualified or uninformed) :: küchen-
armed {adj} (equipped, especially with a weapon) :: bewaffnet
armed forces {n} (the military forces of a nation) :: Streitkräfte {p}
armed police {n} (police) SEE: police ::
armed robbery {n} (an instance of robbery where the participants are armed) :: bewaffneter Raubüberfall {m}
Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country) :: Armenien {n}
Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) :: armenisch
Armenian {n} (person) :: Armenier {m}, Armenierin {f}
Armenian {prop} (language) :: Armenisch
Armenian cucumber {n} (fruit) :: Armenische Gurke {f}
Armenian cucumber {n} (plant) :: Armenische Gurke {f}
Armenian Highland {prop} (plateau) :: Armenisches Hochland {n}
Armenian SSR {prop} (Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, see also: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) :: Armenische SSR
Armenopolis {prop} (former name of Gherla, see also: Gherla) :: Armenierstadt, Armenerstadt
armful {n} (amount an arm or arms can hold) :: Armvoll {m}
armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit ::
armillaria {n} (honey fungus) SEE: honey fungus ::
armillary sphere {n} (instrument consisting of graduated metal circles) :: Armillarsphäre {f}
arm in arm {adv} (arms linked) :: Arm in Arm; untergehakt
Arminianism {n} (school of thought) :: Arminianismus
Arminius {prop} (Germanic chieftain) :: Hermann {m}, Arminius {m}
armistice {n} (formal agreement to end combat) :: Waffenstillstand {m}
armless {adj} (without arms) :: armlos
armlet {n} (A band that is worn on the arm that for ornamental or identification purposes) :: Armreif {m}, Armbinde {f}
armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank ::
armor {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces) :: Rüstung {f}
armor {n} (natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body) :: Panzerung {f}
armor {n} (other heavy mobile assault vehicle) :: Panzerung {f}, Panzer {m}, Panzerkraftwagen
armored {adj} (clad or equipped with arms or armor) :: gepanzert
armored personnel carrier {n} (armored vehicle for carrying infantry soldiers in combat) :: Transportpanzer {m}
armorer {n} (someone who makes or repairs armor) :: Harnischmacher {m}
armory {n} (armory) SEE: armoury ::
armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank ::
armour {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle etc.) :: Rüstung {f}
armour {n} (natural protection on an animal's body) :: Panzerung {f}
armour {n} (other heavy mobile assault vehicle) :: Panzerung {f}, Panzer {m}, Panzerkraftwagen
armour {v} (to equip with armour) :: panzern
armoured {adj} (Equipped with armoured vehicles) :: gepanzert
armoured car {n} (automobile equipped with armour) :: Panzerwagen {m}
armoured car {n} (armoured truck) SEE: armoured truck ::
armoured train {n} (railway train protected with armour) :: Panzerzug
armoured truck {n} (armoured car) SEE: armoured car ::
armoured truck {n} (truck used to transfer valuables) :: Geldtransporter {m}
armoury {n} (place where arms are kept, an arsenal) :: Rüstkammer {f}
armpit {n} (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) :: Achselhöhle {f}
armpit {n} (somewhere or something foul) :: Drecksloch {n}
armrest {n} (part of a seat) :: Armlehne {f}
arms control {n} (restrictions of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction) :: Rüstungskontrolle {f}
arms race {n} (a competition for military supremacy) :: Wettrüsten {n}, Rüstungswettlauf {m}
arm to the teeth {v} (to equip with weapons) :: bis an die Zähne bewaffnet sein
arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm ::
arm-wrestle {v} (to compete in an arm-wrestle) :: armdrücken
arm-wrestler {n} (someone who arm-wrestles) :: Armdrücker, Armdrückerin {f}
arm wrestling {n} (a sport) :: Armdrücken {n}, Armwrestling {n}
army {n} (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) :: Heer {n}, Landstreitkräfte {f-p}, Armee {f}
army {n} (government agency in charge of a state's army) :: Heeresamt {n}
army ant {n} (tropical nomadic ant) :: Legionärsameise
Arne {prop} (male given name) :: Arne, Arno
arni {n} (the wild water buffalo, Bubalis arnee) :: Arni {m}
arnica {n} (plant of genus Arnica) :: Arnika {f}
Arnold {prop} (male given name) :: Arnold
arolla {n} (stone pine) SEE: stone pine ::
arolla pine {n} (Pinus cembra) SEE: Swiss pine ::
aroma {n} (a pleasant smell) :: Aroma {n}, Duft {m}
Aromanian {prop} (language) :: Aromunisch
aromantic {adj} :: aromantisch
aromatherapy {n} (type of therapy) :: Aromatherapie {f}
aromatic {adj} (fragrant or spicy) :: aromatisch, würzig, duftend
aromatic {adj} (in organic chemistry) :: aromatisch
aromaticalness {n} (aromaticity) SEE: aromaticity ::
aromaticity {n} (organic chemistry: property of having at least one conjugated ring) :: Aromatizität {f}
aromaticness {n} (aromaticity) SEE: aromaticity ::
aromatize {v} (to make aromatic) :: aromatisieren
around {prep} (defining a circle or closed curve containing) :: um
around {prep} (near) :: etwa, ungefähr
around the clock {prep} (all the time) :: rund um die Uhr
arousal {n} (the act of arousing or the state of being aroused) :: Erregung {f}, Erregtsein {n}, Erregtheit {f}
arousal {n} (sexual arousal) :: Erregung {f}
arousal {n} (arousal from sleep or hibernation) :: Aufweckung {f}, Aufwachen {n}, Erwachen {n}, Wachwerden {n}
arouse {v} (to stimulate feelings) :: reizen, aufreizen, anregen, erregen, entfachen, erzeugen, auslösen, hervorrufen
arouse {v} (to sexually stimulate) :: erregen, reizen, aufreizen
arouse {v} (to awaken) :: wachmachen, aufwecken, aus dem Schlaf holen, wachkriegen, wachrütteln, erwecken
arpeggio {n} (notes of a chord played individually) :: Arpeggio {n}
arquebus {n} (firearm) SEE: harquebus ::
arracacha {n} (Arracacia xanthorrhiza, a South American root vegetable) :: Arakacha {f}
arrack {n} (name) :: Arrak {m}
arraign {v} (charge someone in a court of law) :: anklagen, vor Gericht bringen
arraignment {n} (charging of a defendant) :: Anklage {f}, Anklageverlesung {f}
arrange {v} (to set up, organise) :: arrangieren, systematisieren, aufstellen, ordnen
arrange {v} (to put in order) :: ordnen
arrange {v} (music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation) :: einrichten
arranged marriage {n} (marriage planned by someone else) :: arrangierte Ehe {f}
arrangement {n} (act of arranging) :: Anordnung {f}
arrant {adj} (errant) SEE: errant ::
array {n} (clothing/ornamentation) :: Bekleidung {f}, Tracht {f}
array {n} (collection laid out) :: Arrangement {n}; Feld {n}; Übersicht {f}
array {n} (large collection) :: Anzahl {f}, Feld {n}, Fülle {f}, Reihe {f}, Zahl {f}
array {n} (any of various data structures) :: Feld {n} (standard term, general), Datenfeld {n};; Matrix {f}, Tabelle {f} (contextual, specific);; Reihe {f}, Spalte {f}, Zeile {f} (less used, contextual, specific)
array {v} (to clothe, ornament) :: schmücken, herausputzen, auskleiden
arrear {n} (unpaid debt) :: Rückstand {m}, Zahlungsrückstand {m}
arrest {v} (to stay, remain) SEE: stay ::
arrest {n} (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) :: Verhaftung {f}, Festnahme {f}
arrest {n} (confinement, as after an arrest) :: Arrest {m}
arrest {v} (to stop or slow a process etc.) :: arretieren
arrest {v} (to take into legal custody) :: festnehmen, verhaftenarrestieren
arrest warrant {n} (document authorizing an arrest) :: Haftbefehl {m}
Arretine {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Arezzo, Italy) :: aretinisch
arrhythmia {n} (irregular heartbeat) :: Herzrhythmusstörung {f}, Arrhythmie {f}
arrival {n} (act of arriving or something that has arrived) :: Ankunft {f}
arrive {v} (to reach) :: gelangen, kommen, erreichen, ankommen
arrive {v} (to get to a certain place) :: ankommen, einlangen , einlaufen, eintreffen
arrive {v} (to obtain a level of success or fame) :: schaffen
arriviste {n} (upstart) SEE: upstart ::
arrogance {n} (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner) :: Arroganz {f}, Dünkel {m}, Hochmut {m}, Überheblichkeit {f}
arrogant {adj} (having excessive pride) :: arrogant, hochmütig, eingebildet
arrogate {v} (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right) :: an sich reißen
arrogation {n} (the unjust assumption of rights or privilege) :: Anmaßung {f}
arrondissement {n} (an administrative division) :: Arrondissement {n}
arrow {n} (projectile) :: Pfeil {m}
arrow {n} (symbol) :: Pfeil {m}
arrowhead {n} (the pointed part of an arrow) :: Pfeilspitze {f}
arrowhead {n} (symbol) :: Pfeilspitze {f}
arrowhead {n} (plant) :: Pfeilkraut {n}
arrow key {n} (key with directional arrow) :: Pfeiltaste {f}
arrowroot {n} (Maranta arundinacea) :: Pfeilwurz {f}
arrowroot {n} (starchy substance) :: Pfeilwurzelmehl {n}, Arrowroot {n}
arrowslit {n} :: Schießscharte {f}
arroyo {n} (creek which only seasonally flows) :: Rivier {n}
arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass ::
arsehole {n} (anus) :: Arschloch {n}
arsehole {n} (inconsiderate or mean-spirited person) :: Arschloch {n}
arsenal {n} (military establishment) :: Zeughaus {n}, Waffenkammer {f}, Arsenal {n}, Waffenlager, Waffenvorrat
arsenate {n} (salt or ester of arsenic acid) :: Arsenat {n}
arsenic {n} (chemical element) :: Arsen {n}
arsenic acid {n} (H3AsO4) :: Arsensäure {f}
arsenide {n} (compound with arsenic in oxidation state -3) :: Arsenid {n}
ars gratia artis {n} (art for art's sake) SEE: art for art's sake ::
arson {n} (crime of setting a fire) :: Brandstiftung {f}
arsonist {n} (one who has committed the act of arson) :: Brandstifter {m}, Brandstifterin {f}
arsonphobia {n} (pyrophobia) SEE: pyrophobia ::
arsonry {n} (arson) SEE: arson ::
art {n} (human effort) :: Kunst {f}
art {n} (conscious production or arrangement) :: Kunst {f}
art {n} (artwork) :: Kunstwerk {n}
art dealer {n} (someone who buys and sells works of art) :: Kunsthändler {m}, Kunsthändlerin {f}, Gemäldehändler {m}, Gemäldehändlerin {f}
arête {n} (a thin ridge of rock) :: Grat {m}
artefact {n} (artefact) SEE: artifact ::
artel {n} (Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective) :: Artel {n}
Artemis {prop} (Greek goddess) :: Artemis
artemisia {n} (plant of the genus Artemisia) :: Artemisia {f}
Arte Povera {prop} (Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s) :: Arte Povera {f}
arterial {adj} (relating to an artery) :: arteriell
arterial road {n} (A major thoroughfare) :: Hauptverkehrsstraße {f}, Ausfallstraße {f}
arteriography {n} (radiography of an artery) SEE: angiography ::
arteriosclerosis {n} (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel) :: Arteriosklerose {f}
artery {n} (blood vessel from the heart) :: Arterie {f}, Schlagader {f}
artesian {adj} (rising to the surface) :: artesisch
artesian well {n} (borehole) :: artesischer Brunnen {m}
art for art's sake {n} (art, slogan) :: Kunst um der Kunst willen {f}, l'art pour l'art
artful {adj} (dexterous, skillful) :: trickreich, geschickt
art gallery {n} (space where works of art are placed on display) :: Kunstgalerie {f}
art historian {n} (an expert in art history) :: Kunsthistoriker {m}, Kunsthistorikerin {f}
art history {n} (study of the history of the visual arts) :: Kunstgeschichte {f}
arthritic {adj} (affected by arthritis) :: arthritisch
arthritis {n} (inflammation of a joint) :: Arthritis {f}, Gelenkentzündung {f}
arthrology {n} (branch of anatomy dealing with the joints) :: Antrologie {f}
arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) :: Gliederfüßer {m}, Gliederfüßler {m}
arthrosis {n} (any degenerative disease of a joint between bones) :: Arthrose {f}
arthrotic {adj} :: arthrotisch
Arthur {prop} (male given name) :: Arthur
artichoke {n} (vegetable) :: Artischocke {f}
artichoke bottom {n} (edible fleshy receptacle at the bottom of an artichoke flower, see also: artichoke heart) :: Artischockenboden {m}
artichoke heart {n} (edible base of an artichoke) :: Artischockenherz {n}
article {n} (story, report, or opinion piece) :: Artikel {m}; Bericht {m}, Meldung {m}
article {n} (member of a group or class) :: Artikel {m}
article {n} (part of speech that specifies a noun) :: Artikel {m}, Begleiter {m}, Geschlechtswort {n}
article {n} (section of a legal document) :: Paragraph {m}
article {n} (person) :: Element {n}, Subjekt {n}
article {n} (object) SEE: object ::
article of faith {n} (thing that is believed as a matter of faith) :: Glaubensartikel {m}
articulate {adj} (clear, effective) :: klar, effektiv
articulate {adj} (speaking in a clear or effective manner) :: redegewandt
articulate {v} (to clarify) :: artikulieren
articulate {v} (to speak clearly) :: artikulieren
articulate {v} (to explain) :: ausdrücken
articulate {v} (music: to attack a note) :: betonen
articulated {adj} (Having one or more pivoted joints) :: Gelenk-
articulated {adj} (Describing a vehicle with such joints) :: Gelenk-
articulated bus {n} (articulated bus) :: Gelenkbus {m}
articulated lorry {n} (truck and trailer) :: Sattelzug {m}
articulation {n} (clarity of speech) :: Artikulation {f}
artifact {n} (object made or shaped by human hand) :: Artefakt {n}
artifact {n} (archaeological object) :: Artefakt {n}
artifice {n} (A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) :: Kunstgriff {m}
artificer {n} (savant) SEE: savant ::
artificer {n} (inventor) SEE: inventor ::
artificer {n} (artisan) SEE: artisan ::
artificial {adj} (man-made) :: künstlich
artificial {adj} (false, misleading) :: künstlich
artificial {adj} (unnatural) :: unnatürlich, affektiert
artificial anus {n} (an artificial opening of the intestine) :: künstlicher Darmausgang
artificial intelligence {n} (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) :: künstliche Intelligenz
artificial intelligence {n} (branch of computer science) :: künstliche Intelligenz
artificial intelligence {n} (quality of a machine) :: künstliche Intelligenz
artificiality {n} (The quality of being artificial) :: Künstlichkeit {f}, Gekünsteltheit {f}, Geschraubtheit {f}, Künstelei {f}, Unnatur {f}, Unnatürlichkeit {f}, Gezwungenheit {f}
artificial life {n} (study of synthetic systems that behave like living organisms) :: künstliches Leben {n}
artificially {adv} (in an artificial manner) :: künstlich
artificialness {n} (artificiality) SEE: artificiality ::
artificial person {n} (legal person) SEE: legal person ::
artificial respiration {n} (manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs) :: künstliche Beatmung {f}
artificial selection {n} (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) :: künstliche Selektion {f}, künstliche Auswahl {f}
artificial sweetener {n} (sugar substitute) SEE: sugar substitute ::
artillerist {n} (artilleryman) SEE: artilleryman ::
artillery {n} (weapon) :: Artillerie {f}
artillery {n} (army unit) :: Geschützwesen {n}, Artillerie {f}
artilleryman {n} (soldier enlisted in an artillery unit) :: Artillerist {m}
Artinskian {prop} :: Artinskium
artiodactyl {n} (any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes) :: Paarhufer {m}, Paarzeher {m}, paarzehiges Huftier {n}
artisan {n} (skilled manual worker) :: Handwerker {m}
artisanal {adj} (of or pertaining to artisans) :: handwerklich
artisanal {adj} (involving skilled work that is not very mechanised) :: handwerklich
artisanal {adj} ((of an item) made by artisans) :: handwerklich hergestellt
artist {n} (person who creates art) :: Künstler {m}, Künstlerin {f}
artist {n} (person who creates art as an occupation) :: Künstler {m}, Künstlerin {f}
artist {n} (skilled person) :: Künstler {m}, Künstlerin {f}
artistic {adv} (having creative skill) :: künstlerisch, gestalterisch
artistic {adv} (relating to art or artists) :: künstlerisch
artistic {adv} (aesthetically pleasing) :: kunstvoll
artistical {adj} (artistic) SEE: artistic ::
artistically {adv} (In an artistic manner) :: künstlerisch
artistic licence {n} (any departure from fact or convention by an artist) :: künstlerische Freiheit {f}
artmaker {n} (artist) SEE: artist ::
art nouveau {n} (Art Nouveau) SEE: Art Nouveau ::
Art Nouveau {prop} (style of art and architecture) :: Jugendstil {m}
Artsakh Republic {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ::
artwise {adv} (artistically) SEE: artistically ::
artwork {n} (piece of creative work) :: Kunstwerk {n}
Aruba {prop} (territory in the Caribbean) :: Aruba
Aruban {adj} (of or pertaining to Aruba) :: von Aruba
Arubian {n} (Aruban) SEE: Aruban ::
arugula {n} (herb) :: Rauke {f}; Rucola {f}
Aruküla {prop} (small borough in Estonia) :: Aruküla {n}, Arroküll {n}
arum {n} (flower or plant in the genus Arum) :: Aronstab {m}
arum lily {n} :: Calla {f}
Arusha {prop} (city in Tanzania) :: Aruscha, Arusha
Arvanitic {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in Greece) SEE: Arvanitika ::
Arvanitika {prop} (form of Albanian) :: Arwanitisch {n}, Arvanitisch {n}
Arvanitika Albanian {prop} (form of Albanian spoken in Greece) SEE: Arvanitika ::
arvicole {n} (field mouse) SEE: field mouse ::
Aryan {n} (in Nazism: a member of an alleged master race of non-Jewish Caucasians) :: Arier {m}, Arierin {f}
Aryan {n} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: a white) :: Arier {m}
Aryan {n} (rare: an Indo-Iranian) :: Arier {m}
Aryan {n} (rare: a Proto-Indo-European) :: Arier {m}
Aryan {n} (obsolete: in 19th century ethnography, a subdivision of the Caucasian race) :: Arier {m}, Arierin {f}
Aryan {adj} (pertaining to the (alleged) Aryan master race) :: arisch
Aryan {adj} (used primarily by neo-Nazis: pertaining to the Caucasian race) :: arisch
Aryan {adj} (of or pertaining to Indo-European or Aryan peoples, culture, and languages) :: arisch
aryballos {n} (small flask used, in Ancient Greece, to contain perfume or oil) :: Aryballos
as {adv} (to such an extent or degree) :: so ... wie
as {conj} (in the same way that) :: wie, so wie
as {conj} (at the same instant that) :: als
as {conj} (at the same time that) :: während
as {conj} (varying through time to the same proportion that) :: als
as {conj} (considering that, because) :: da, weil
as {conj} :: wie
as {prep} (Introducing a basis of comparison) :: so ... wie
as {prep} (In the role of) :: als
as {n} (Roman coin) :: As {m}
as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that ::
as {conj} (expressing concession) SEE: though ::
as {conj} (than) SEE: than ::
as {conj} (as if) SEE: as if ::
as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example ::
asafoetida {n} (resinous gum from wild fennel) :: Asant {m}, Teufelsdreck {m}
as against {prep} (as opposed to) SEE: as opposed to ::
as a matter of fact {prep} (actually) :: tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit, eigentlich
asana {n} (a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga) :: Asana {f}
ASAP {adv} (as soon as possible) :: so bald wie möglich, so schnell wie möglich, schnellstmöglich
asarabacca {n} (Asarum europaeum) :: Haselwurz {m} {f}
as a result {conj} (consequently) :: infolge, infolgedessen
as a rule {adv} (in general; most often) :: in der Regel, normalerweise, gewöhnlich
asbestos {n} (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) :: Asbest {m}
asbestosis {n} (lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos) :: Asbestose {f}
Ascanius {prop} (the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas) :: Ascanius
ascend {v} (to fly, to soar) :: steigen, aufsteigen
ascendancy {n} (period or process of ascent) :: Aufstieg {m}
ascendancy {n} (supremacy; superiority; dominant control) :: Vormacht {f}, Vormachtstellung {f}, Einfluss {m}, Vorherrschaft {f}, Überlegenheit {f}
ascendant {n} (An ancestor) :: Vorfahr {m}
ascension {n} (the act of ascending) :: Aufstieg {m}, Aufsteigen {n}
Ascension {prop} (holiday celebrating Ascension of Jesus) SEE: Ascension Day ::
Ascension {prop} (Jesus' rise to heaven) :: Himmelfahrt {f}, Christi Himmelfahrt, Aszension {f}
Ascension Day {prop} (the fortieth day of Easter) :: Himmelfahrt {f}, Christi Himmelfahrt, Himmelfahrtstag {m}, Auffahrt {f}
Ascension Island {prop} (an island in the South Atlantic) :: Insel Ascension {f}
ascent {n} (act of ascending; motion upwards) :: Anstieg {m}, Aufstieg {m}; Besteigung {f}
ascent {n} (way or means by which one ascends) :: Aufstieg {m}
ascent {n} (eminence, hill, or high place) :: Anhöhe {f}
ascent {n} (degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line) :: Steigung {f}, Anstieg {m}
ascertain {v} (find out; discover or establish) :: feststellen
ascertainable {adj} (able to be ascertained) :: ermittelbar
ascesis {n} ((rigorous) self-discipline, see also: asceticism) :: Askese {f}
ascetic {adj} (related to ascetics) :: asketisch
ascetic {n} (devotee to the practice of self-denial) :: Asket {m}, Asketin {f}
asceticism {n} (the principles and practices of an ascetic) :: Askese {f}
Aschaffenburg {prop} (city in Germany) :: Aschaffenburg
a-schwa {n} (a-schwa) :: a-Schwa, a-Schwa {n}
ascites {n} (symptom) :: Aszites
Asclepius {prop} (Greek god of medicine and healing) :: Äskulap {m}, Äskulapius {m}, Asklepius {m}, Asklepios {m}
ascomycete {n} (fungus of the phylum Ascomycota) :: Schlauchpilz {m}
ascorbic acid {n} (the white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6) :: Ascorbinsäure {f}, Askorbinsäure {f}
ascribe {v} (attribute a book, etc) :: zuschreiben
ascriptive {adj} :: askriptiv
ascus {n} (a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi) :: Ascus {m}
ASEAN {prop} (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) :: ASEAN {f}, Verband Südostasiatischer Nationen
asectarian {adj} (nonsectarian) SEE: nonsectarian ::
aseismic {adj} (seismically inactive) :: aseismisch
aseismic {adj} (that does not produce any seismic shock) :: aseismisch
aseptic {adj} (free of microbes) :: aseptisch
asepticize {v} (sterilize) SEE: sterilize ::
asexual {adj} (having no interest in sex) :: asexuell
asexual {adj} (having no distinct sex) :: geschlechtslos
asexuality {n} (state of not experiencing sexual attraction) :: Asexualität {f}
asexuality {n} :: Geschlechtslosigkeit {f}
as far as {prep} (in the scope of) :: soweit
as far as one knows {adv} (to the best of my knowledge) :: soweit ich weiß, soviel ich weiß
as far as the eye can see {prep} :: so weit das Auge reicht
as follows {adv} (in the manner described hereafter) :: folgendermaßen, so, wie folgt
as for {prep} (regarding; about) :: was ... angeht, was ... betrifft
as good as {adv} (almost completely) :: so gut wie
as good as it gets {phrase} (the best available) :: so gut es nur geht
ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) :: Asche {f}
ash {v} (to reduce to a residue of ash) :: veraschen
ash {v} (to hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette) :: abaschen ; aschen
ash {n} (wood) :: Eschenholz {n}
ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree ::
ashamed {adj} (feeling shame or guilt) :: beschämt
A-sharp {n} (tone) :: Ais {n}
A-sharp major {n} :: Ais-dur {n}
A-sharp minor {n} (minor key) :: ais-Moll
ash blond {adj} (greyish blond) :: aschblond
ash blond {n} (grey blond) :: Aschblond {n}
ash blond {n} (a person with grey blonde hair) :: Aschblonder {m}, Aschblondin {m}, Aschblondling {m}, Aschblondhaariger {m}, Aschblonde {f}, Aschblondine {f}, Aschblondhaarige {f}
ash bread {n} (bread baked in ashes, see also: ash cake) :: Aschenbrot {n}
ash cake {n} (cake (bread) baked in ashes, see also: ash bread) :: Aschenkuchen {m}
ashen {adj} (made of ash-wood) :: eschen
Asher {prop} (eighth son of Jacob) :: Asser
Ashgabat {prop} (the capital of Turkmenistan) :: Aschgabat {n}, Aşgabat {n}, Aschchabat
ash gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon ::
ash gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon ::
Ashkelon {prop} (city in Israel) :: Aschkelon {n}
Ashkenazi {adj} (of, or relating to Jews from Germany or Eastern Europe) :: aschkenasisch
Ashkenazi {n} (Jew from Germany or Eastern Europe) :: Aschkenasi {m}
ashlar {n} (masonry making use of such blocks) :: Quaderstein, Werkstein
ashram {n} (a secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus) :: Aschram {m}
ashtray {n} (receptacle for ashes) :: Aschenbecher {m}
ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) :: Esche {f}
Ash Wednesday {n} (the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter) :: Aschermittwoch {m}
ashy {adj} (having the color of ashes) :: aschfahl
ashy minivet {n} (Pericrocotus divaricatus) :: Graumennigvogel {m}
ashy tit {n} (Melaniparus cinerascens) :: Akazienmeise {f}, Akazienrußmeise {f}, Akazien-Rußmeise {f}, Aschenmeise {f}
Asia {prop} (the continent of Asia) :: Asien {n}
Asiago {prop} (a commune in Veneto, Italy) :: Schlägen
Asia Minor {prop} (peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea) :: Kleinasien {n}
Asian {n} (person from Asia) :: Asiate {m}, Asiatin {f}
Asian {adj} (of, relating to or from Asia) :: asiatisch
Asian black bear {n} (Ursus thibetanus) :: Asiatischer Schwarzbär {m}, Kragenbär {m}, Mondbär {m}, Tibetbär {m}
Asian desert warbler {n} (Sylvia nana) :: Wüstengrasmücke {f}
Asian elephant {n} (an elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia) :: Asiatischer Elefant {m}
Asian Games {prop} (sport event) :: Asienspiele {n-p}
Asian lion {n} (species of lion that inhabited Asia) :: persischer Löwe {m}, asiatischer Löwe {m}, indischer Löwe {m}
Asiarch {n} (one of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia) :: Asiarch {m}
Asiarchate {n} (office of an Asiarch) :: Asiarchat
Asiatic Vespers {prop} (massacre of Roman citizens in Anatolia in 88 BCE) :: Vesper von Ephesos {f}, asiatische Vesper {f}, Blutbefehl von Ephesos {m}
Asiatic wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris ornata) :: asiatische Wildkatze {f}, Steppenkatze {f}
aside {adv} (to or on one side) :: beiseite, zur Seite
as if {conj} (as though) :: als ob, als wenn, als
as if {conj} (in mimicry of) :: als ob, als
as if {interj} (interjection) :: als ob, von wegen, klar; all typically preceded by ja
as in {adv} (in the sense of) :: als; wie; im Sinne (von)
asinine {adj} (failing to exercise intelligence or judgment) :: dumm, dümmlich, dämlich, töricht
asininity {n} (quality of being asinine) :: Dämlichkeit {f}, Dümmlichkeit {f}
asininity {n} (asinine remark, etc.) :: Dämlichkeit {f}, Dümmlichkeit {f}
as is {adj} ((of an object) in its present state or condition) :: wie es ist, wie es war
as it is {adv} (in the actual circumstances) :: wie es ist
as it were {adv} (to indicate a word or statement is not exact) :: gewissermaßen, gleichsam, sozusagen
ask {v} (request an answer) :: fragen, stellen
ask {v} (make a request) :: bitten
ask after {v} (enquire about the health or progress of someone) :: sich nach jemandem erkundigen
askance {adv} (of look: with disapproval) :: skeptisch, ablehnend
askance {adv} (sideways, obliquely) :: schief, seitwärts, quer
askari {n} (member of local African military or police) :: Askari {m}
asker {n} (person who asks a question) :: Fragender {m}, Fragende {f}, Fragesteller {m}, Fragestellerin {f}
askew {adj} (turned or twisted to one side) :: schief, verzogen, verwunden, verbogen, quer, schräg, verrutscht
askew {adj} (untoward, unfavourable) :: verquer, ungünstig
askew {adv} (tilted to one side) :: schief, schräg, sich neigend
askew {adv} (with disapproval) :: mißbilligend, abschätzig
ask out {v} (invite) :: ausführen, zu einer Verabredung einladen
aslake {v} (mitigate) SEE: mitigate ::
asleep {adj} (in a state of sleep) :: use a form of the verb schlafen, schlafend
asleep {adj} (numb or prickling) :: eingeschlafen
as long as {conj} (if, assuming) :: solange, unter der Voraussetzung, dass, wenn
as long as {conj} (while) :: solange, während
as much {adv} (the same amount; to the same degree or extent) :: ebenso
as much as possible {adv} (as much as is possible) :: so viel wie möglich, möglichst viel
asocial {adj} (antisocial) SEE: antisocial ::
as opposed to {prep} (in contrast to) :: im Gegensatz zu, im Unterschied zu
asp {n} (aspen) SEE: aspen ::
asp {n} (Naja haje) SEE: Egyptian cobra ::
asparagine {n} (nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3) :: Asparagin {n}
asparagus {n} (asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis) :: Spargel {m}
asparagus {n} (asparagus shoots (food)) :: Spargel {m}
aspartame {n} (the artificial sweetener) :: Aspartam {n}
aspartic acid {n} (a nonessential amino acid) :: Asparaginsäure {f}
aspect {n} (the way something appears) :: Aspekt
aspect {n} (quality of a verb) :: Aspekt {m}, Aktionsart
aspect-oriented language {n} :: aspektorientierte Sprache {f}
aspect ratio {n} (the ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction) :: Format {n}, Zuschnitt {m}
aspect ratio {n} :: Längenverhältnis, Seitenverhältnis, Bildseitenformat
aspectual {adj} (of or pertaining to grammatical aspect) :: aspektuell
aspen {n} (tree of genus Populus sect. Populus) :: Espe {f}, Zitterpappel {f}
aspen {n} (wood of such a tree) :: Espenholz {n}
as per {prep} :: laut
Asperger's syndrome {n} (autism related developmental disorder) :: Asperger-Syndrom {n}
aspergillum {n} (holy water sprinkler) :: Aspergill {n}, Weihwassersprengel {m}, Sprengel {m}, Weihwasserwedel {m}, Sprengwedel {m}, Weihwedel {m}
asperse {v} (scatter) SEE: scatter ::
asperse {v} (sprinkle) SEE: sprinkle ::
as per the usual {adv} (as usual) SEE: as usual ::
as per usual {adv} (as usual) SEE: as usual ::
asphalt {n} (sticky, black and highly viscous liquid) :: Asphalt {m}
asphalt {n} (asphalt concrete) :: Asphalt {m}
aspheric {adj} (not entrirely spherical) :: asphärisch
asphodel {n} (plant of the genus Asphodelus) :: Affodil {m}
asphyxia {n} (condition with extreme decrease of oxygen and increase of carbon dioxide) :: Erstickungstod {m}
asphyxiation {n} (Death due to lack of oxygen) :: Erstickung {f}
asphyxiation {n} (An acute lack of oxygen) :: Sauerstoffmangel {m}
aspic {n} (dish) :: Sülze {f}, Aspik {m} {n}
aspirant {n} (someone who aspires to high office, etc.) :: Aspirant {m}, Aspirantin {f}, Bewerber {m}, Bewerberin {f}, Anwärter {m}, Anwärterin {f}
aspirate {n} (linguistics: puff of air) :: Aspiration {f}, Behauchung {f}
aspirate {adj} (aspirated) SEE: aspirated ::
aspirated {adj} (pronounced with an audible breath) :: aspiriert, behaucht
aspiration {n} (hope or ambition) :: Verlangen {n}, Sehnsucht {f}; Aspiration {f}
aspiration {n} (burst of air that follows the release of some consonants) :: Behauchung {f}; Aspiration {f}
aspire {v} (to hope or dream) :: streben, hoffen
aspirin {n} (analgesic drug) :: Aspirin {n}
asplenia {n} (absence of normal spleen function) :: Asplenie {f}
as regards {prep} (regarding) :: in Bezug auf, bezüglich, betreffend
ass {n} (animal, see also: donkey) :: Esel {m}, Eselin {f}
ass {n} (stupid person) :: Esel {m}, Idiot {m}, Trottel {m}
ass {n} (buttocks) :: Arsch {m}, Po {m}, Popo {m}
ass {n} (vulgar slang:sex) :: Fick {m}
assail {v} (to attack violently) :: angreifen
assailant {n} (an attacker; someone who attacks another violently, or criminally) :: Angreifer {m}
Assam {prop} (state in India) :: Assam {n}
Assamese {prop} (language) :: Assamesisch {n}
assassin {v} (assassinate) SEE: assassinate ::
assassin {n} (member of the historical Ismaili Muslim militant group) :: Assassine {m}
assassin {n} (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) :: Attentäter {m}, Attentäterin {f}, Mörder {m}, Mörderin {f}
assassin {n} (any ruthless killer) :: Meuchelmörder {m}, Meuchelmörderin {f}, Mörder {m}, Mörderin {f}
assassinate {v} (to murder by sudden or obscure attack) :: ermorden, meucheln, Meuchelmord begehen
assassinate {n} (assassination) SEE: assassination ::
assassinate {n} (assassin) SEE: assassin ::
assassination {n} (murder for political reasons or personal gain) :: Ermordung {?}, Attentat {?}, Meuchelmord {m}
assault {n} (violent onset or attack with physical means) :: Anschlag {m}
assault {v} (to attack) :: überfallen, angreifen
assault rifle {n} (a rifle) :: Sturmgewehr {n}
assay {n} (trial, attempt, essay) :: Versuch {m}, Prüfung {f}, Test {m}, Untersuchung {f}
assay {n} (the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something) :: Assay {m}, Analyse {f}, Untersuchung {f}
assay {v} (to attempt, to try) :: versuchen, probieren
assay {v} (to analyze (a metal, compound)) :: analysieren
asscheek {n} (slang for a buttock) :: Arschbacke {f}, Pobacke {f}, Gesäßbacke {f}
assegai {n} (slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip) :: Assagai {m}
Asselian {prop} :: Asselium
assemble {v} (to put together) :: zusammensetzen, versammeln
assemble {v} (to gather as a group) :: sich versammeln, zusammenkommen
assembler {n} (program that converts assembly language to machine code) :: Assembler {m}
assembler {n} (assembly language) SEE: assembly language ::
assembly {n} (set of pieces) :: Baugruppe {f}
assembly {n} (congregation of people) :: Versammlung {f}
assembly {n} (legislative body) :: Versammlung {f}
assembly language {n} (programming language) :: Assemblersprache {f}
assembly line {n} (system of workers and machinery in a series) :: Fließband {n}
assert {v} (To affirm) :: versichern, zusichern
assert {v} (To maintain; to defend) :: beteuern
assert {v} (To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures) :: beteuern
assertion {n} (affirmation; statement asserted) :: Versicherung {f}, Zusicherung {f}, Behauptung {f}, Beteuerung {f}, Erklärung {f}, Vorbringen {n}, Aussage {m}
assertion {n} (maintenance; vindication; assertion of one's rights) :: Durchsetzung {f}, Geltendmachung {f}
assertive {adj} (boldly self-assured) :: assertiv, selbstbewußt, durchsetzungsfähig, bestimmt, affirmativ, bejahend, positiv, zuversichtlich, forsch, assertiv, herausfordernd, dogmatisch, auffallend
assertiveness {n} (the quality of being self-assured) :: Anmaßung {f}, Bestimmtheit {f}, Durchsetzungsfähigkeit {f}, Durchsetzungsvermögen {m}, Rechthaberei {f}, Selbstbehauptung {f}, Selbstsicherheit {f}
assertoric {adj} (stating that which is actual) :: assertorisch
assess {v} (to determine the value of) :: schätzen, bewerten, einschätzen, beurteilen
assess {v} (to give or charge with) :: erheben, auferlegen
assess {v} (to impose or subject to) :: bemessen
assessment {n} (act of assessing a tax) :: Bewertung {f}, Schätzung {f}
assessment {n} (appraisal) :: Bewertung {f}, Schätzung {f},, Begutachtung {f}
asset {n} (something or someone of any value) :: Aktiva {n-p}, Vermögenswert {f}, Anlage, Gut {n}, Vorteil {m}, Ressource {f}, Plus {n}, Pluspunkt {m}
asset-backed {adj} (having assets as collateral) :: forderungsbesichert, vermögensbesichert, durch Vermögenswerte gesichert
assets {n} (any property or object of value that one possesses) :: Anlagegüter {n-p}, Vermögenswerte {p} {m}, Vermögen {n}
asseverate {v} (declare earnestly) :: beteuern
asseveration {n} (earnest affirmation) :: Beteuerung {f}
assfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy ::
assfucker {n} (jerk) SEE: jerk ::
assfucker {n} (buttfucker) SEE: buttfucker ::
asshole {n} (anus) :: Arschloch {n}
asshole {n} (mean or rude person) :: Arschloch {n}, Mistkerl {m}
assiduous {adj} (hard-working, diligent) :: fleißig, geflissen, gewissenhaft
assign {v} (to designate or set apart something for some purpose) :: zuweisen
assign {v} (to appoint or select someone for some office) :: zuteilen
assign {v} (computing: to assign a value to a variable) :: zuweisen
assignee {n} (law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred) :: Zessionar {m}, Abtretungsempfänger {m}
assignee {n} (an agent) :: Bevollmächtigter {m}, Bevollmächtigte {f}
assignment {n} (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) :: Zuweisung {f}, Übertragung {f}
assignment {n} (categorization) :: Zuordnung {f}
assignment {n} (task) :: Aufgabe, Aufgabengebiet {n}, Arbeit {f}
assignment {n} (position) :: Posten {m}
assignment {n} (typically a task given to students) :: Aufgabe, Hausarbeit {f}, Studienarbeit {f}
assignment {n} (transfer of rights or benefits) :: Abtretung {f}, Zession {f}
assignment {n} (document that effects this transfer) :: Abtretungsurkunde {f}, Zessionsurkunde {f}, Übertragungsurkunde {f}
assignment {n} :: Einsatz
assignor {n} (maker of an assignment) :: Zedent {m}, Abtretende {m}
assimilable {adj} (assimilable) :: assimilierbar, integrierbar, umsetzbar
assimilate {v} (to absorb a group of people into a community) :: assimilieren
assimilation {n} (act or state) :: Angleichung {f}, Assimilation {f}
assimilation {n} (metabolic conversion) :: Angleichung {f}, Assimilation {f}
assimilation {n} (phonology: sound change process) :: Assimilation {f}
assimilationism {n} (the policy or practice of the assimilation into a mainstream culture) :: Assimilationismus {m}
Assisi {prop} (city) :: Assisi
assist {v} (help) :: assistieren, helfen, beistehen, unterstützen
assist {v} (to make a pass in a sport) :: vorlegen
assist {n} ((soccer) a pass that is decisive in scoring a goal) :: Vorlage {f}, Torvorlage {f}
assistance {n} (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) :: Hilfe {f}
assistant {n} (an auxiliary software tool) SEE: wizard ::
assistant {adj} (having a subordinate or auxiliary position) :: helfend, hilfreich
assistant {n} (person who assists) :: Assistent {m}, Mitarbeiter {m}, Helfer {m}, Gehilfe {m}
assistant referee {n} (official at a football match) :: Schiedsrichterassistent {m}, Linienrichter
assistantship {n} (position of employment as an assistant) :: Hilfstätigkeit {f}, Assistentenstelle {f}
assistive technology {n} :: assistive Technologie {f}, Unterstützungstechnologie {f}, Hilfsmittel {p} {n}, Rehabilitationshilfsmittel {p} {n}, assistierende Technologie {f}
asskisser {n} (someone who kisses ass) SEE: ass-licker ::
ass-kisser {n} (someone who kisses ass) :: Arschkriecher {m}
ass-kissing {n} (practise of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior) :: Arschkriecherei {f}
ass-licker {n} (one who succumbs to authority) :: Arschkriecher {m}, Arschkriecherin {f}, Arschlecker {m}, Arschleckerin {f}
ass-licker {n} (one who licks ass) :: Arschlecker {m}, Arschleckerin {f}
associated {adj} (person or thing connected with something) :: zugehörig, damit verbunden, angeschlossen, angegliedert, begleitend, assoziiert
association {n} (act of associating) :: Assoziation {f}, Verknüpfung {f}, Zuordnung {f}, Vereinigung {f}, Anschliessen {n}, Zusammenschliessen {n}
association {n} (state of being associated; connection to or an affiliation with something) :: Verbindung {f}, Vereinigung {f}, Verknüpfung {f}, Wechselbeziehung {f}, Korrelation {f}, Assoziation {f}, Konnotation {f}
association {n} (group of persons associated for a common purpose) :: Verein {m}, Verband {m}, Assoziation {f}, Vereinigung {f}
association {n} :: Vereinigung
association football {n} (soccer) :: Fußball
associative {adj} (algebraic property of an operator) :: assoziativ
associative array {n} (An array-like data structure) :: assoziative Datenfeld {n}
as soon as {conj} (immediately after) :: sowie, sobald
as soon as possible {adv} (as soon as is possible) :: so bald wie möglich, baldigst, so schnell wie möglich, baldmöglichst, schnellstmöglich
assorted {adj} (composed of different kinds) :: gemischt
assortment {n} (collection of varying but related items) :: Sortiment {n}, Auswahl {f}
assuage {v} (mitigate, relieve) :: lindern, mildern, abschwächen
assuage {v} (pacify) :: besänftigen, beschwichtigen
as such {prep} (per se) SEE: per se ::
as such {prep} (in the role or manner of the thing mentioned) :: als solches
as such {prep} (in a true or literal sense) :: im eigentlichen Sinne
as such {prep} (being as previously mentioned) :: als solcher {m}, als solche {f}; deswegen, deshalb
assume {v} (to suppose to be true) :: annehmen, voraussetzen, vermuten, unterstellen
assume {v} (take on a position) :: annehmen, aufnehmen, einnehmen
assume {v} (adopt an idea) :: annehmen
assumption {n} (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself) :: Übernahme {f}
assumption {n} (thing supposed) :: Annahme
assumption {n} (taking of a person up into heaven) :: Himmelfahrt {f}, Auffahrt {f}
assurance {n} (the act of assuring) :: Zusicherung {f}
assurance {n} (the state of being assured) :: Gewissheit {f}
assurance {n} (excess of boldness) :: Vermessenheit {f}, Selbstsicherheit {f}, Verwegenheit {f}
assurance {n} (insurance) :: Lebensversicherungsvertrag {m}
assurance {n} (any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property) :: Übertragungsurkunde {f}
assure {v} (to make sure and secure) :: sichern
assure {v} (to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something) :: versichern
assured {adj} (confident) SEE: confident ::
Assyria {prop} (Semitic Akkadian kingdom) :: Assyrien {n}
Assyrian {n} (a person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river) :: Assyrer {m}, Assyrerin {f}, Assyrier {m}, Assyrierin {f}
Assyrian {n} (a citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia) :: Assyrer {m}, Assyrerin {f}, Assyrier {m}, Assyrierin {f}
Assyrian {adj} (of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river) :: assyrisch
Assyrian {adj} (of or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia) :: assyrisch
Assyriological {adj} (of or pertaining to Assyriology) :: assyriologisch
Assyriologist {n} (a person who studies ancient Assyria) :: Assyriologe {m}
Assyriology {n} (study of the Assyrian language and culture) :: Assyriologie {f}
Astana {prop} (the capital of Kazakhstan) :: Astana {n}
astatine {n} (the chemical element) :: Astat {n}, Astatin {n}
aster {n} (plant) :: Aster {f}
asterisk {n} (symbol used to highlight words or sentences) :: Sternchen {n}, Asterisk {m}, Asteriskus {m}
asterism {n} (constellation) :: Sternbild {m}, Asterismus {m}
asterism {n} (typographical symbol) :: Asterism {m}
asterism {n} (a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals) :: Asterismus {m}
Asterix {prop} (A fictional character from French comic books) :: Asterix {m}
astern {adv} (backwards) :: achtern
astern {adj} (behind (adj)) :: achterlich
asteroid {n} (astronomy) :: Asteroid {m}
asteroid belt {prop} (region of the solar system) :: Asteroidengürtel {m}, Hauptgürtel {m}, Planetoidengürtel {m}
as the crow flies {adv} (in a straight line) :: Luftlinie {f}
asthenia {n} (loss of strength) :: Asthenie {f}, Körperschwäche {f}
asthenic {adj} :: asthenisch
asthenosphere {n} (the zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere) :: Asthenosphäre {f}
as the saying goes {phrase} (said as a lead to a proverb or similar) :: wie das Sprichwort sagt
asthma {n} (chronic respiratory disease) :: Asthma {n}
asthmatic {adj} (having the characteristics of asthma) :: asthmatisch
asthmatic {n} (person who suffers from asthma) :: Asthmatiker {m}, Asthmatikerin {f}
as though {conj} (as to suggest that) :: als ob, als wenn
astigmatism {n} (disorder of the vision) :: Astigmatismus {m}
astigmatism {n} :: Astigmatismus {m}
a stitch in time saves nine {proverb} (a timely effort can prevent larger problems) :: was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen
Aston dark space {n} (dark space in a glow discharge that is adjacent to the cathode) :: astonscher Dunkelraum {m}
astonish {v} (to surprise, astound, flabbergast) :: erstaunen
astonished {adj} (amazed) :: erstaunt
astonishing {adj} (causing astonishment) :: verwunderlich
astonishment {n} (amazement, great surprise) :: Staunen {n}, Erstaunen {n}, Verwunderung {f}
astound {v} (to astonish, bewilder or dazzle) :: verblüffen, überraschen
astounded {adj} (surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered) :: erstaunt
astragalus {n} (anklebone) SEE: anklebone ::
astragalus {n} (herb) SEE: milk-vetch ::
Astrakhan {prop} (city and region in Russia) :: Astrachan {n}
astral body {n} (ghost-like replica of one's physical body) :: Astralleib {m}
astral projection {n} :: Astralprojektion {f}
astride {adv} (with one’s legs on either side) :: rittlings
astride {prep} (with one’s legs on either side of) :: rittlings
astringent {n} (substance which draws tissue together) :: Adstringens {n}
astringent {adj} (having the effect of drawing tissue together) :: adstringierend
astrobiology {n} (exobiology) :: Astrobiologie
astrocyte {n} (neuroglial cell in the shape of a star) :: Astrozyt {m}
astrodynamics {n} (the study of the motion of spacecraft) :: Astrodynamik {f}
astrogeology {n} (the science of planet's structure and composition) :: Astrogeologie {f}
astrolabe {n} (astronomical and navigational instrument) :: Astrolabium {n}, Sternhöhenmesser
astrologer {n} (one who studies astrology) :: Astrologe {m}, Astrologin {f}, Sterndeuter {m}, Sterndeuterin {f}
astrological {adj} (pertaining to astrology) :: astrologisch
astrological sign {n} (sign that is used as the basis of astrology) :: Tierkreiszeichen {n}, Sternzeichen {n}
astrologist {n} (astrologer) SEE: astrologer ::
astrology {n} (star divination) :: Astrologie {f}
astronaut {n} (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose) :: Astronaut {m}, Raumfahrer {m}, Kosmonaut {m}, Weltraumpilot {m}, Raumpilot {m}
astronautics {n} (science and technology of spaceflight) :: Raumfahrt {f}
astronomer {n} (one who studies astronomy) :: Astronom {m}, Astronomus {m}, Himmelskundler {m}, Sternkundiger {m}; Astronomin {f}
astronomic {adj} (pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical ::
astronomic {adj} (incredibly large) SEE: astronomical ::
astronomical {adj} (of or relating to astronomy) :: astronomisch
astronomical {adj} (very large) :: astronomisch
astronomical unit {n} (measure of distance) :: Astronomische Einheit {f}
astronomist {n} (astronomer) SEE: astronomer ::
astronomy {n} (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) :: Astronomie {f}, Sternkunde {?}, Himmelskunde {f}
astrophysical {adj} (of or pertaining to astrophysics) :: astrophysikalisch
astrophysicist {n} (one who studies astrophysics) :: Astrophysiker {m}, Astrophysikerin {f}
astrophysics {n} (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics) :: Astrophysik {f}
astroturfing {n} (disguising of an orchestrated campaign) :: Vortäuschen einer Basisbewegung {n}, Tarnung einer Kampagne als Volksbewegung {f}
Asturia {prop} (Translations) :: Asturien {n}
Asturian {adj} (of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain) :: asturisch, asturianisch
Asturian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Asturian language) :: asturisch, asturianisch
Asturian {n} (a native of Asturias) :: Asturier {m}, Asturierin {f}
Asturian {prop} (language) :: Asturisch {n}
Asturias {prop} (autonomous community and province of Spain) :: Asturien {n}
astute {adj} (Quick at seeing how to gain advantage) :: gerissen, listig, scharfsinnig
astuteness {n} (quality of being astute) :: Gerissenheit {f}, Scharfsinn {m}, Scharsinnigkeit {f}
Asunción {prop} (capital of Paraguay) :: Asunción {n}
asunder {adv} (into separate parts) :: in Stücke, entzwei, auseinander
as usual {adv} (as is usually the case) :: wie üblich, wie gewöhnlich
as well {adv} (in addition, also) :: auch, sowie
as well {adv} (to the same effect) :: genauso gut
as well as {conj} (and in addition) :: sowie
as yet {adv} (up to the present) :: bisher, bis jetzt
asylee {n} (someone granted asylum) :: Asylnehmer {m}, Asylnehmerin {f}, anerkannter Asylant {m}, , anerkannte Asylantin {f}
asylum {n} (place of safety) :: Asyl {m}
asylum {n} (mental asylum) :: psychiatrische Anstalt {f}
asylum {n} (right of asylum) SEE: right of asylum ::
asylum seeker {n} (person who has applied for asylum) :: Asylbewerber {m}, Asylwerber {m}, Asylsuchender {m}; Asylbewerberin {f}, Asylsuchende {f}
asymmetric {adj} (not symmetric) :: asymmetrisch
asymmetrical {adj} (not symmetrical) :: asymmetrisch
asymmetric bars {n} (uneven bars) SEE: uneven bars ::
asymmetry {n} (lack of symmetry or proportion) :: Asymmetrie {f}
asymmetry {n} (incommensurability) SEE: incommensurability ::
asymptote {n} (a straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely) :: Asymptote {f}
asymptotic {adj} (pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity) :: asymptotisch
asymptotically {adv} ((analysis) in an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote) :: asymptotisch
asymptotic giant branch {n} :: asymptotischer Riesenast {m}
asynchronism {n} (asynchrony) SEE: asynchrony ::
asynchrony {n} (asynchrony) :: Asynchronie
asyndeton {n} (rhetoric scheme) :: Asyndeton {n}
as you know {adv} (as you know) :: wie Sie wissen
as you make your bed, so you must lie in it {proverb} (you shall carry the burden of your poor preparation) :: wie man sich bettet, so liegt man, wie man sich bettet, so schläft man
as you sow, so shall you reap {proverb} (consequences of actions are in proportion to intentions) :: man erntet was man sät
as you were {interj} (return to most recent command) :: weitermachen, Kommando zurück
as you wish {interj} (as you wish) :: wie Sie es wünschen
at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) :: an, auf, bei, in, zu
at {prep} (indicating time) :: um
at {prep} (in the direction of) :: nach, zu
at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign ::
a tad {adv} (a little) SEE: a little ::
at all {prep} (at all) :: überhaupt, (with negatives) gar
at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) :: um jeden Preis; koste es, was es wolle; was es auch koste
at a loss {prep} (not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability) :: ratlos, auf dem Schlauch stehen
ataman {n} (title) :: Ataman {m}
at any rate {prep} (in any case) SEE: in any case ::
atavism {n} (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic) :: Atavismus {m}
atavistic {adj} (biology: of the recurrence of a trait after an absence of generations) :: atavistisch
atavistic {adj} (of a throwback) :: atavistisch
atavistic {adj} (of the return of earlier, more primitive behavior) :: atavistisch
ataxia {n} (lack of coordination) :: Ataxie {f}
Atayal {n} (people) :: Atayal
at best {prep} (in the most favorable of conditions) :: bestenfalls, günstigenfalls
at dark {prep} (during nightfall) :: am Dunkelwerden
at death's door {prep} (about to die) :: an der Schwelle des Todes
at ease {prep} (free of anxiety) :: bequem, gemütlich, unbefangen, ohne Tritt
atelier {n} (studio) :: Atelier {n}, Studio {n}
atemoya {n} (fruit) :: Atemoya {f}
atemporal {adj} (unaffected by time) :: zeitlos, unvergänglich, unveränderlich
at first {prep} (initially; at the start) :: zuerst, zunächst, anfänglich
at first blush {prep} (upon first impression or consideration) :: auf den ersten Blick
at first glance {prep} (after only a superficial examination or review) :: auf den ersten Blick
at first sight {prep} (at first glance) SEE: at first glance ::
at gunpoint {prep} (under coercion by someone with a firearm) :: mit vorgehaltener Schusswaffe, unter vorgehaltener Schusswaffe, mit Schusswaffengewalt, unter Schusswaffengewalt, von einer Pistole bedroht
Athanasius {prop} (male given name) :: Athanasius
at hand {prep} (within easy reach; nearby) :: griffbereit, parat
at hand {prep} (near; soon; approaching; imminent) :: greifbar
athanor {n} (furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists) :: Athanor {m}
atheism {n} (belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs)) :: Atheismus {m}, Gottesleugnung
atheism {n} (rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)) :: Atheismus {m}, Gottlosigkeit {f}
atheist {n} (a person who believes that no deities exist) :: Atheist {m}, Atheistin {f}; Gottesleugner {m} , Gottesleugnerin {f} , Gottloser {m}, Gottlose {f}
atheist {n} (a person who rejects belief that any deities exist, whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist) :: Atheist {m}, Atheistin {f}; Nichtglaubender {m}, Nichtglaubende {f}; Agnostiker {m}, Agnostiker {f}
atheist {adj} (relating to atheists) SEE: atheistic ::
atheistic {adj} (relating to atheists) :: atheistisch
athematic {adj} (linguistics) :: athematisch
Athena {prop} (Greek goddess) :: Athene {f}
Athenian {n} (an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece) :: Athener {m}, Athenerin {f}
Athenian {adj} (of or pertaining to Athens, Greece) :: Athener, athenisch
Athens {prop} (capital city of Greece) :: Athen {n}
atheroma {n} (abnormal fatty deposit) :: Atherom {n}
athetosis {n} (series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs) :: Athetose {f}
a thing or two {n} (considerable amount) :: eine ganze Menge
athlete {n} (participant in one of several sporting activities) :: Athlet/Athletin {m}/{f}, Sportler, Sportlerin {f}
athlete {n} (person who actively participates in physical sports) :: Sportler {m}, Sportlerin {f}, Athlet {m}, Athletin {f}
athlete's foot {n} (fungal infection) :: Fußpilz {m}
athletic {adj} (having to do with athletes) :: athletisch, sportlich
athletics {n} (physical activities) :: Athletik {f}
at home {prep} (In one's place of residence) :: zu Hause, zuhause, daheim
athwart {adv} (From side to side, across) :: quer
athwartships {adv} (athwartships) :: querschiffs
Atilius {prop} (a Roman nomen gentile) :: Atilius
-ation {suffix} (-ation (suffix)) :: -ation {f}, -ierung {f}
at it {prep} (in the middle of a given activity) :: dabei
Atlanta {prop} (capital and largest city of the State of Georgia) :: Atlanta
Atlantic {prop} (the Atlantic Ocean) :: Atlantik {m}
Atlantic {adj} (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean) :: atlantisch
Atlantic herring {n} (Clupea harengus) :: Atlantischer Hering {m}
Atlantic Ocean {prop} (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) :: Atlantischer Ozean {m}, Atlantik {m}
Atlantic pomfret {n} (Brama brama) :: Brachsenmakrele {f}
Atlantic puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) :: Papageitaucher {m}
Atlantic tomcod {n} (Microgadus tomcod) :: Atlantischer Tomcod {m}
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross {n} (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) :: Gelbnasenalbatros {m}
Atlantis {prop} (mythical country said to have sunk into the ocean) :: Atlantis {f}
at large {prep} (on the loose) :: auf freiem Fuß, in Freiheit, frei umherbewegend, frei umherziehend, ungebunden
at large {prep} (in full) :: im Ganzen, als Ganzes, vollständig
at large {prep} (in general) :: im Großen und Ganzen, im Allgemeinen, insgesamt, im Ganzen, als Ganzes
at large {prep} (having an electorate across multiple districts) :: über die Einzelwahlkreise hinaus
atlas {n} (bound collection of maps) :: Atlas {m}
atlas {n} (bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc., on any subject) :: Atlas {m}
atlas {n} ((anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck) :: Atlas {m}
atlas {n} (one who supports a heavy burden; mainstay) :: Atlas {m}
atlas {n} ((architecture) a figure of a man used as a column; telamon) :: Atlant {m}, Atlas {m}
Atlas {prop} (Greek mythology) :: Atlas {m}
Atlas {prop} (a moon of Saturn) :: Atlas {m}
Atlas {prop} (a crater of the moon) :: Atlas {m}
Atlas {prop} (intercontinental ballistic missile) :: Atlas {m}
Atlas Mountains {prop} (Atlas Mountains) :: Atlasgebirge {n}
at last {prep} (after a long time; eventually) :: endlich
at last {prep} (in the end; finally; ultimately) :: schließlich
atlatl {n} (spear thrower) :: Atlatl {m}
at least {prep} (at a lower limit) :: mindestens, zumindest, wenigstens
at length {prep} (finally) :: endlich, zuletzt
at length {prep} (in full; without omission or abbreviation) :: ausführlich
at loggerheads {prep} (unable to agree; opposing) :: auf Kriegsfuß, in den Haaren
at long last {prep} (at last) SEE: at last ::
ATM {n} ((banking) Automated Teller Machine) :: Geldautomat {m}, Bankomat {m}
ATM {n} ((telecommunication, electronics) Asynchronous Transfer Mode) :: ATM
atmosphere {n} (gases surrounding the Earth) :: Atmosphäre {f}
atmosphere {n} (mood or feeling) :: Atmosphäre {f}
atmosphere {n} (a unit of measurement for pressure) :: Atmosphäre
atmospheric {adj} (relating to the atmosphere) :: atmosphärisch
atmospheric {adj} (evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality) :: atmosphärisch
atmospheric pressure {n} (pressure caused by weight of the atmosphere) :: Atmosphärendruck {m}, Luftdruck {m}
at most {prep} (at the most; at a maximum or upper limit) :: maximal, höchstens
at night {adv} (during the night) :: in der Nacht, nachts, während der Nacht
at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never ::
atoll {n} (island) :: Atoll {n}
atom {n} (chemistry, physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties) :: Atom {n}
atom {n} (historical: theoretical particle of matter) :: Atom {n}
atomic {adj} (of, or relating to atoms) :: atomar, atomisch
atomic {adj} (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes) :: Atom-, atomar
atomic {adj} (computing: guaranteed to either complete fully, or not at all) :: atomar
atomic absorption spectroscopy {n} :: Atomabsorptionsspektroskopie {f}
Atomic Age {prop} (era during which nuclear energy was developed) :: Atomzeitalter {n}
atomic bomb {n} (nuclear weapon) :: Atombombe {f}
atomic clock {n} (reference clock) :: Atomuhr {f}
atomic clock {n} (radio clock) SEE: radio clock ::
atomic emission spectroscopy {n} :: Atomemissionsspektrometrie {f}
atomic energy {n} (energy released by an atom) :: Kernenergie {f}, Atomenergie {f}
atomicity {n} (quality or state of being atomic) :: Atomizität {f}
atomic mass {n} (mass of an atom) :: Atommasse {f}
atomic nucleus {n} (nucleus of an atom) :: Atomkern
atomic number {n} (number of protons) :: Ordnungszahl {f}, Kernladungszahl {f}, Atomnummer {f}
atomic physics {n} (Nuclear physics) :: Atomphysik {f}
atomic weapon {n} (nuclear weapon) SEE: nuclear weapon ::
atomic weight {n} (former terms for relative atomic mass) :: Atomgewicht {n}
atomization {n} (the act of separating into atoms) :: Atomisierung {f}
atomize {v} (to separate or reduce into atoms) :: atomisieren
atomize {v} (to make into a fine spray) :: atomisieren
atomize {v} (to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts) :: atomisieren
atomizer {n} (instrument for reducing a liquid to spray) :: Zerstäuber {m}
atonal {adj} (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) :: atonal
at once {adv} (at the same time) :: auf einmal, gleichzeitig
at once {adv} (immediately) :: sofort, unverzüglich
atone {v} (to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime) :: wiedergutmachen, kompensieren, gutmachen, Ersatz leisten, büßen, sühnen
at one blast {adv} (at once, at the same moment in time) :: auf einen Schlag
atonement {n} (amends to restore a damaged relationship) :: Wiedergutmachung {f}, Versöhnung {f}, Sühneopfer {n}, Ersatz {m}
atonement {n} (reconciliation of God and mankind) :: Buße {f}, Sühne {f}, Wiedergutmachung {f}, Sühnung {f}, Entsühnung {f}
at one's fingertips {prep} (readily available) :: auf der Fingerspitze
at one's own peril {prep} (at one's own risk) SEE: at one's own risk ::
at one's own risk {prep} :: auf eigene Gefahr
at one stroke {prep} (at once) SEE: at once ::
at one stroke {prep} (with a single effort or act) :: auf einen Schlag
atopy {n} (hereditary disorder) :: Atopie {f}
atoxic {adj} :: atoxisch
at present {prep} (currently) :: momentan, aktuell, gegenwärtig
at random {prep} (randomly) :: zufällig, willkürlich, wahllos, stichprobenartig, stichprobenhaft
atrium {n} (square hall lit from above) :: Atrium {n}
atrium {n} (one of two upper chambers of the heart) :: Atrium {n}
atrocious {adj} (frightful, evil, cruel, monstrous) :: grauenhaft
atrocity {n} (extremely cruel act) :: Grausamkeit {f}, Gräueltat {f}
atrophy {n} (reduced functionality) :: Atrophie {f}
atrophy {v} (wither) :: absterben
atropine {n} (alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade) :: Atropin {n}
at sign {n} (name of the symbol @) :: Klammeraffe {m}, at-Zeichen {n}, at, Affeschwanz {m}
at-sign {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign ::
at stake {prep} (at issue, at risk) :: auf dem Spiel
at symbol {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign ::
attaché {n} (diplomatic officer) :: Attaché {m}, Gesandtschaftsbeamter {m}
attachment {n} (file sent along with an email) :: Attachment {n}, Anhang {m}, Dateianhang {m}, Anlage {f}
attack {n} (attempt to cause damage or injury) :: Attacke {f}, Angriff {m}
attack {n} (offense of a battle) :: Angriff {m}, Attacke {f}
attack {n} (medicine: sudden onset of a disease) :: Anfall {m}
attack {n} (active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease) :: Anfall {m}
attack {v} (to apply violent force) :: angreifen, attackieren
attack {v} (to aggressively challenge with words) :: angreifen, attackieren
attacker {n} (someone who attacks) :: Angreifer {m}, Angreiferin {f}
attacker {n} ((soccer)) :: Stürmer {m}, Stürmerin {f}
attack is the best form of defence {proverb} (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) :: Angriff ist die beste Verteidung
attain {v} (to accomplish; to achieve) :: erreichen, erlangen
attainable {adj} (able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained) :: erreichbar, verwirklichbar
attainment {n} (the act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching) :: Erlangen {n}
attainment {n} (that which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement) :: Errungenschaft {f}
Attalia {prop} (former name of Antalya) :: Attalien {n}
Attalid {n} (member of the dynasty) :: Attalide
attempt {v} (to try) :: versuchen
attempt {n} (the action of trying at something) :: Versuch {m}, Bestreben {n}, Bestrebung {f}
attempt {n} (attack) :: Anschlag {m}, Attentat {n}
attend {v} (to turn one's consideration to, deal with) :: kümmern, beachten
attend {v} (to be present at) :: teilnehmen, besuchen
attendance {n} (the state of attending) :: Anwesenheit {f}
attendant {n} (one who attends) :: Begleiter {m}, Wächter {m}, Aufpasser {m}, Aufseher {m}, Wärter {m}, Begleitperson {f}, Aufsichtsperson {f}
attendant {n} (servant, valet, domestic worker) :: Diener {m}, Lakei {m}, Kammerdiener {m}, Zofe {f}, Bediensteter {m}, Bediener {m}, Dienstbote {m}
attendant {n} (visitor, visitant, patron, attendee, attender) :: Besucher {m}, Gast {m}, Kunde {m}
attendant {adj} (going with; associated; concomitant) :: zugehörig, anwesend, begleitend
attendant {adj} (depending on; owing duty or service to) :: abhängig, verpflichtet
attending {n} (physician on the staff of a hospital) :: Oberarzt {m}
attention {n} (mental focus) :: Aufmerksamkeit {f}, Beachtung, Wachsamkeit {f}
attention {n} (romantic interest) :: Aufmerksamkeit {f}
attention {n} (state of alertness in the standing position) :: Achtung {f}
attention {interj} (military command) :: Achtung
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder {n} (developmental disorder) :: Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung {f}, ADHS
attention whore {n} (someone craving attention) :: Aufmerksamkeitshure {f}
attentive {adj} (paying attention) :: aufmerksam
attenuate {v} (To reduce) :: verringern, vermindern, abschwächen, reduzieren, abmagern, dämpfen, verkleinern
attenuate {v} (To weaken) :: abschwächen, mildern, abmildern, vermindern, dämpfen, schwächen, schwächer werden
attenuate {v} (To rarefy) :: verdünnen, evakuieren
attest {v} (to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine) :: attestieren, beglaubigen
attestation {n} (linguistics: appearance in records) :: Beleg {m}
attested {adj} (in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records) :: belegt, bezeugt
attester {n} (one who attests) :: Beglaubiger {m}, Beglaubigerin {f}
attestor {n} (one who attests) :: Beglaubiger {m}, Beglaubigerin {f}
at the earliest {prep} (not sooner than) :: frühestens
at the end of one's rope {prep} (at the end of one's tether) SEE: at the end of one's tether ::
at the end of one's tether {prep} (At the limit of one’s patience) :: mit seiner Geduld am Ende
at the end of the day {prep} (in summary; ultimately) :: letzten Endes
at the expense of {prep} :: auf Kosten
at the hands of {prep} (by the actions of) :: seitens, von Seiten, durch
at the helm {prep} (steering a vessel) :: am Steuer
at the helm {prep} (in charge of a company or project) :: am Steuer
at the latest {prep} (not later than) :: spätestens
at the mercy of {prep} (defenseless against) :: ausgeliefert
at the moment {prep} (right now) :: momentan, im Moment, zurzeit
at the outside {prep} (at most) SEE: at most ::
at the same time {prep} (simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously) :: gleichzeitig
at the same time {prep} (on the other hand) :: andererseits
at the top of one's lungs {prep} (very loudly) :: aus voller Lunge, aus voller Kehle, aus voller Brust
at the very least {adv} (as an absolute minimum) :: allerwenigstens
at the wheel {prep} (behind the wheel) SEE: behind the wheel ::
attic {n} (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) :: Dachgeschoss {n}, Dachboden {m}, Estrich {m}
Attic {adj} (related to Athens) :: attisch
Attic {prop} (Ancient Greek dialect) :: Attisch {n}
Attica {prop} (periphery) :: Attika
Attic salt {n} (pointed and delicate wit) :: attisches Salz {n}
Attila the Hun {prop} (king of the tribes of Huns) :: König Attila; Hunnenkönig Attila; instead of Attila archaic also Etzel
at times {prep} (on occasion, sometimes) :: zeitweise
attire {n} (one's dress or clothes) :: Anzug {m}, Aufzug {m}, Kleidung {f}, Tracht {f}
attire {v} (to dress or garb) :: anziehen, bekleiden, kleiden
attitude {n} (position of the body or way of carrying oneself) :: Haltung {f}
attitude {n} (disposition or state of mind) :: Einstellung {f}, Attitüde {f}
attitude {n} (orientation of a vehicle) :: Orientierung {f}, Ausrichtung {f}
attitudinize {v} (to assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated attitude) :: posieren, so tun als ob, (in übertriebener Weise) schauspielern, in Pose werfen
attitudinize {v} (to give the appearance of) :: spielen, vorgaukeln, vormachen, inszenieren
attorney {n} (lawyer) :: Rechtsanwalt {m}
attorney general {n} (major government officer) :: Generalstaatsanwalt {m}
attorney-in-fact {n} (US legal: ad hoc agent) :: Bevollmächtigter {m}
attract {v} (pull without touching) :: anziehen
attract {v} :: anziehen
attract attention {v} (attract attention) :: auf sich aufmerksam machen
attraction {n} (tendency to attract) :: Anziehung {f}, Anziehungskraft {f}, Reiz {m}, Liebreiz {m}
attraction {n} (something which attracts) :: Attraktion {f}
attractive {adj} (having the quality of attracting by inherent force) :: anziehend
attractive {adj} (having the power of charming) :: attraktiv
attractive {adj} (pleasing or appealing to the senses) :: attraktiv, schön
attractiveness {n} (state of being attractive or engaging) :: Attraktivität {f}
attribute {n} (characteristic or quality) :: Eigenschaft {f}, Merkmal {n}
attribute {n} (grammar: word qualifying a noun) :: Attribut {n}, Beifügung
attribute {n} (computing: the applicable option selection) :: Attribut {n}
attribute {v} (to associate ownership or authorship with) :: zuschreiben
attribute {v} (attribute a cause or characteristic) SEE: ascribe ::
attributive {adj} (of, or being an attributive) :: attributiv
attributive {adj} (having the nature of an attribute) :: attributiv
attributive adjective {n} (adjective that describes only an attribute) :: attributives Adjektiv {n}
attrition {n} (wearing by friction) :: Verschleiß {m}, Abnutzung {f}, Abrieb {m}, Zermürbung {f}, Abreibung {f}, Abschürfung {f}
attrition {n} (the gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive) :: Schwund {m}, Verlust {m}
attrition {n} (reduction in membership) :: Abgang {m}, Arbeitskräfteabgang {m}, natürlicher Abgang {m}
attrition {n} (the loss of participants during an experiment) :: Schwund {m}
attrition {n} (imperfect contrition or remorse) :: unvollkommene Reue {f}
attrition {n} (wearing of teeth) :: Abnutzung {f}, Abrieb {m}
attrition {n} (the loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language) :: Verlust {m}, Sprachverlust {m}
ATV {n} (all-terrain vehicle) :: Quad {n}, ATV {n}
ATV {n} (Automated Transfer Vehicle) :: ATV {n}
at will {prep} :: nach Belieben
at worst {prep} (if the worst possible alternative happens) :: schlimmstenfalls
atychiphobia {n} (the fear of failure) :: Versagensangst {f}
atypical {adj} (not conforming to the norm) :: atypisch
atypically {adv} (in a manner which is not typical) :: typisch
aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant ::
auburn {n} (reddish-brown) :: Rotbraun {n}, Kastanienbraun {n}
auburn {adj} (reddish-brown) :: kastanienbraun, rotbraun, rötlichbraun
Auckland {prop} (the largest conurbation in New Zealand) :: Auckland
au contraire {adv} (on the contrary, see also: on the contrary) :: im Gegenteil, au contraire
auction {n} (public sales event) :: Versteigerung {f}, Auktion {f}
auction {v} (to sell at an auction) :: versteigern
auctioneer {n} (one who conducts an auction) :: Auktionator {m}
auctorial {adj} :: auktorial
audacious {adj} (showing willingness to take bold risks) :: kühn, unverfroren, waghalsig
audacious {adj} (impudent) :: kühn, unverfroren, dreist, dummdreist
audacity {n} (insolent boldness) :: Kühnheit {f}, Verwegenheit {f}, Frechheit {f}
audacity {n} (fearless daring) :: Wagemut {m}
audible {adj} (able to be heard) :: hörbar
audience {n} (group of people seeing a performance) :: Publikum {n}, Zuschauer {p}, Audienzen {p}
audience {n} (readership of a written publication) :: Publikum {n}
audience {n} (formal meeting with a dignitary) :: Audienz {f}
audio {adj} (focused on audible sound) :: Audio-
audio- {prefix} (related to sound) :: audio-
audiobook {n} (audiobook) :: Hörbuch {n}
audio cassette {n} (cassette for recorded sound) :: Kassette {f}, Audiokassette {f}, Tonkassette {f}
audiogram {n} (graphical representation of hearing ability) :: Audiogramm {n}
audiology {n} (study of hearing and hearing defects) :: Audiologie {f}
audio mastering {n} :: Mastering {n}
audiometer {n} (instrument) :: Audiometer {n}
audiotape {n} (magnetic tape that stores analog sound) :: Tonband {n}
audiovisual {adj} (audiovisual) :: audiovisuell
audit {n} (examination in general) :: Überprüfung {f}
audit {n} (independent review) :: Buchprüfung {f}, Bilanzprüfung {f}, Kontrolle {f}
audition {n} (performance by an aspiring performer) :: Vorsingen {n} (singing audition), Casting {n}, Vorspielen {n}, Probesingen {n}, Probevorführung {f}, Probespiel {n}
audition {n} (sense of hearing) :: Gehör {n}
audition {v} (evaluate one or more performers in through an audition) :: ein Casting veranstalten
audition {v} (take part in such a performance) :: vorsingen, vorspielen
auditor {n} (one who audits bookkeeping accounts) :: Wirtschaftsprüfer {m}, Wirtschaftsprüfer {f}
auditory {adj} (of or pertaining to hearing) :: auditorisch
auditory {n} (an assembly of hearers; an audience) :: Audienz {f}, Publikum {n}
auditory {n} (an auditorium) :: Auditorium {n}, Zuschauerraum {m}
Audouin's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus audouinii) :: Korallenmöwe {f}
Auf der Maur {prop} :: Auf der Maur
Augean stables {prop} (filthy stables of Augeas, the cleaning of which was the fifth of the seven Labors of Hercules) :: Ställe Augias' {p}, Augiasstall {m}
Augeas {prop} (king) :: Augias {m}
augend {n} (A quantity to which another is added) :: erster Summand {m}
auger {n} (carpenter's tool) :: Holzbohrer {m}
auger {n} (hollow drill used to take core samples of soil) :: Erdbohrer {m}
auger {n} (plumber's snake) SEE: plumber's snake ::
aught {n} (zero) :: Nichts {n}
augite {n} (pyroxene mineral) :: Augit {m}
augment {v} (to increase, make larger or supplement) :: vergrößern, erhöhen, vermehren
augment {v} (to become greater) :: wachsen, zunehmen
augment {n} (grammar: prefix indicating past tense of verb) :: Augment {n}, Augmentum {n}
augmentation {n} (medicine: a surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation) :: Vergrößerung {f}
augmentative {n} (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) :: Augmentativ {n}, Augmentativum {n}, Amplifikativum, Ampliativum {n}, Vergrößerungswort {n}
augmented reality {n} (merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image) :: erweiterte Realität {f}
Augsburg {prop} (city in southern Germany) :: Augsburg {n}
augur {n} (diviner who foretells events by unusual occurrences) :: Augur {m}, Wahrsager {m}, Hellseher {m}
augur {v} (to foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events) :: die Zukunft vorhersagen, wahrsagen, hellsehen
augury {n} (divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals) :: Prophezeiung {f}, Vorzeichen {n}
augury {n} (an omen or prediction; a foreboding) :: Omen {n}, Vorzeichen {n}
August {prop} (male given name) SEE: Augustus ::
August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: August {m}, Ernting {m}
August {prop} (female given name) SEE: Augusta ::
Augusta {prop} (female given name) :: Auguste
Augustine {prop} (male given name) :: Augustin
Augustus {prop} (Roman emperor) :: Augustus {m}
Augustus {prop} (male given name) :: August {m}, Augustus
auk {n} (seabird of the family Alcidae) :: Alk {m}, Alkenvogel {m}
aulete {n} (flautist) SEE: flautist ::
Aulis {prop} (an ancient Greek port-town) :: Aulis
aunt {n} (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) :: Tante {f}
aunt {n} (affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin) :: Tante {f}
aunt {n} (grandmother) SEE: auntie ::
aunt {n} (great-aunt or grandaunt) SEE: great-aunt ::
auntie {n} (Diminutive of aunt) :: Tantchen {f}
au pair {n} (a single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family) :: Au-pair {n}, Au-pair-Mädchen {n}, Au-pair-Junge {m}
aura {n} (The distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something) :: Aura {f}
aural {adj} (of or pertaining to the ear) :: Ohren-
aural {adj} (of or pertaining to sound) :: akustisch, auditiv, Gehör-, Hör-
aureola {n} (luminous cloud) :: Heiligenschein {m}, Strahlenkranz {m}, Glorie {f}
aureole {n} (circle of light or halo around the head of a deity) :: Heiligenschein {m}, Aureole {f}
auricle {n} (smaller of the two types of heart chamber) SEE: atrium ::
auricle {n} (outer ear) SEE: pinna ::
auricular {adj} (of or pertaining to the ear) :: Ohren-
auride {n} (anion of gold) :: Aurid
Auriga {prop} (constellation) :: Fuhrmann {m}
aurochs {n} (European bison) SEE: European bison ::
aurochs {n} (Bos primigenius) :: Auerochse, Ur {m}
aurora {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) :: Polarlicht {n}
aurora borealis {n} (aurora of the northern hemisphere) SEE: northern lights ::
Auschwitz {prop} (city in Poland) :: Auschwitz {n}, Oświęcim {n}
Auschwitz {prop} (concentration camp) :: Auschwitz {n}
auscultate {v} (to practice auscultation) :: abhorchen, auskultieren, abhören
auscultation {n} (diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device) :: Auskultation {f}
auscultatory {adj} :: auskultatorisch
Auslan {prop} (sign language of the Australian deaf community) :: australische Gebärdensprache {f}
auslaut {n} (last sound of a word) :: Auslaut {m}
Ausonius {prop} (Roman poet) :: Ausonius {m}
auspices {n} (patronage or protection) :: Schirmherrschaft {f}, Schutz {m}, Fittiche {m-p}, Obhut {f}, Ägide {f}
auspicious {adj} (indicating future success) :: günstig, vielversprechend, verheißungsvoll, glückverheißend
auspiciously {adv} (in an auspicious way) :: verheißungsvoll
Aussie {n} (colloquial: an Australian, see also: Australian) :: Aussie {m}, Aussi {m}
austere {adj} (not extravagant) :: schlicht, genügsam
austerity {n} (severity of manners or life) :: Einschränkung {f}, Härte {f}, Strenge {f}, Austerität {f}, Genügsamkeit {f}
Austerlitz {prop} (former name of Slavkov u Brna) :: Austerlitz {n}
Austin {prop} (capital of Texas) :: Austin
austral {adj} (Of, relating to, or coming from the south) :: südlich
Australasia {prop} (Oceania) SEE: Oceania ::
Australasia {prop} (Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands) :: Australasien {n}
Australia {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) :: Australien {n}
Australia {prop} (continent of Australia) :: Australien
Australian {n} (a person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent) :: Australier {m}, Australierin {f}
Australian {adj} (of or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages) :: australisch
Australian Capital Territory {prop} (Territory of Australia) :: Australian Capital Territory {n}
Australian Cattle Dog {n} (dog breed) :: Australischer Treibhund
Australian dollar {n} (official currency of Australia) :: Australischer Dollar {m}
Australian magpie {n} (Australian magpie) :: Flötenvogel {m}
Australian rules football {n} (Australian rules football) :: Australian Football {m}
Australian Shepherd {n} (dog breed) :: Australischer Schäferhund
Australian Sign Language {prop} (Auslan) SEE: Auslan ::
Australian white ibis {n} (species of wading bird) :: Molukkenibis
Austrasia {prop} (region) :: Austrasien, Austrien
Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) :: Österreich {n}
Austria-Hungary {prop} (former country in Central Europe) :: Österreich-Ungarn {n}
Austrian {adj} (related to Austria) :: österreichisch
Austrian {n} (Austrian person) :: Österreicher {m}, Österreicherin {f}
Austrian German {prop} (a national standard variety of German) :: Österreichisches Deutsch
Austrofascism {n} (political movement) :: Austrofaschismus {m}
Austro-Hungarian {adj} (of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary) :: österreich-ungarisch
Austronesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Austronesia) :: austronesisch
autarchy {n} (condition of absolute power) :: Autarkie {f}
autarchy {n} (autocratic government) SEE: autocracy ::
auteur {n} (creative artist) :: Autorenfilmer {m}, Cineast {m}
authentic {adj} (of undisputed origin) :: authentisch, echt
authentic {adj} (conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief) :: authentisch, echt, wahr
authenticate {v} (to render authentic) :: authentifizieren, ausweisen
authenticate {v} (to prove authentic) :: authentifizieren, beglaubigen
authentication {n} (proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network) :: Authentifikation
authenticator {n} (one who authenticates) :: Beglaubiger {m}, Beglaubigerin {f}
authentic cadence {n} (cadence where dominant resolves to tonic) :: authentischer Schluss {m}
authenticity {n} (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) :: Authentizität {f}
author {n} (writer) SEE: writer ::
author {n} (originator or creator of a work) :: Autor {m}, Autorin {f}, Verfasser {m}, Verfasserin {f}
authoress {n} (female author) :: Autorin {f}
authoritarian {adj} (of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority) :: autoritär
authoritarian {adj} (characterised by a tyrannical obedience to an authority; dictatorial) :: autoritär
authoritarianism {n} (authoritarian form of government) :: Autoritarismus {m}
authoritative {adj} (originating from a figure of authority) :: autoritativ, offiziell
authoritative {adj} (accurate or definitive) :: vorherrschend , maßgebend , maßgeblich , führend , tonangebend
authoritative {adj} (having a commanding style) :: gebieterisch
authority {n} (power to enforce rules or give orders) :: Autorität {f}
authority {n} (persons in command; specifically, government) :: Autorität {f}; Behörde {f}
authority {n} (person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject) :: Autorität {f}
authorization {n} (act of authorizing) :: Ermächtigung {f}
authorize {v} (to grant power or permission) :: autorisieren, berechtigen, befugen, ermächtigen, bevollmächtigen
authorized {adj} (explicitly allowed) :: autorisiert
authorship {n} (quality or state of being an author) :: Autorschaft {f}
autism {n} (neurological disorder) :: Autismus {m}
autist {n} (person with autism) :: Autist {m}, Autistin {f}
autistic {adj} (having or pertaining to autism) :: autistisch
autistic {n} (person who has autism) :: Autist {m}
auto- {prefix} (regarding oneself) :: auto-
autoantonym {n} (contranym) SEE: contranym ::
autobiographic {adj} (autobiographical) SEE: autobiographical ::
autobiographical {adj} (of or relating to person's life) :: autobiographisch, autobiografisch
autobiography {n} (biography of oneself) :: Autobiografie {f}, Selbstbiographie {f}, Lebenserinnerungen {f-p}
autoblock {n} (automatic blocking) :: Autoblock
autocannibalism {n} (the act of eating oneself) :: Autokannibalismus {m}
autocannon {n} (weapon) :: Maschinenkanone {f}
autocephalous {adj} (a self-governing church) :: autokephal
autocephaly {n} (the organisational independence of a church) :: Autokephalie {f}
autochthonous {adj} (native to the place where found) :: autochthon
autoclave {n} (sterilized heating vessel) :: Autoklav {m}
autocracy {n} (form of government) :: Autokratie {f}
autocrat {n} (ruler with absolute power) :: Autokrat {m}
autocratic {adj} (of or pertaining to autocracy or an autocrat) :: autokratisch
autocross {n} (A form of motorsport) :: Autocross {n}, Geländerennen {n}
auto da fe {n} (public execution by burning at the stake) :: Autodafé {n}
autodidact {n} (a self-taught person) :: Autodidakt {m}
autodidactic {adj} (of, relating to, or being an autodidact) :: autodidaktisch
autofellatio {n} (Oral stimulation of one's own penis) :: Autofellatio {f}
autofiction {n} :: Autofiktion {f}
autofocus {n} (automatic focus) :: Autofokus {m}
autogenic training {n} (relaxation technique) :: autogenes Training {n}
autograph {n} (signature) :: Autogramm {n}, Unterschrift {f}
autograph {n} (hand-written manuscript) :: eigenhändige Niederschrift des Verfassers {f}, Autograph {m}
autographic {adj} :: autografisch
auto insurance {n} (insurance purchased by the owner of a vehicle) :: KFZ Versicherung {f}, Kraftfahrzeugversicherung {f}
autoist {n} (automobile driver) :: Autofahrer {m}
autological {adj} (of a phrase, describing itself) :: autologisch
autolysis {n} (the destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes) :: Autolyse {f}
automagical {adj} (automatic, but with an apparent element of magic) :: automagisch
automate {v} (to replace or enhance human labor with machines) :: automatisieren
automated machine learning {n} (field of study) :: Automatisiertes maschinelles Lernen
automated teller machine {n} (banking) :: Geldautomat {m}, Bankautomat {m}, Bankomat {m}
automatic {adj} (capable of operating without external control) :: automatisch
automatic {adj} (acting without conscious thought) :: automatisch
automatic {adj} (describing a firearm which fires continuously) :: Maschinen-, automatisch
automatic {n} (A car with automatic transmission) :: Auto mit Automatikgetriebe {n}
automatically {adv} (In an automatic manner) :: automatisch, von selbst
automatic teller machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine ::
automatic transmission {n} (a mechanical transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to speed and/or load) :: Automatikgetriebe {n}
automation {n} (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) :: Automatisierung {f}
automatize {v} (automate) SEE: automate ::
auto mechanic {n} (person) :: Automechaniker {m}
automobile {n} (passenger vehicle) :: Automobil {n}, Auto {n}, Kraftfahrzeug {n}, Personenwagen {m}, Kraftwagen {m}, Personenkraftwagen {m}, PKW {m}, Pkw {m}, Wagen {m}
automotive industry {n} :: Automobilindustrie {f}
autonomous {adj} (self-governing) :: autonom
autonomy {n} (self-government) :: Autonomie {f}
autophagy {n} (the process of self-digestion) :: Autophagie {f}
autopilot {n} (guiding system) :: Autopilot {m}
autopoiesis {n} (self-creation) :: Autopoiesis {n}
autopoietic {adj} (pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis) :: autopoietisch
autopsy {n} (a dissection performed on a cadaver) :: Autopsie {f}, Leichenöffnung {f}, Obduktion {f}
autopsy {v} (perform an autopsy) :: (eine) Autopsie vornehmen, autopsieren
auto racing {n} (sport) :: Autorennen {n}
autorefresh {n} (automatically update) :: automatische Aktualisierung
autorickshaw {n} (motorized rickshaw) :: Autorikscha {f}, Motorikscha {f}, Tuk-Tuk {n}
autosemantic {adj} :: autosemantisch
autosexual {adj} :: autosexuell
autoteller {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine ::
autotomy {n} (invertebrate self-defense mechanism) :: Autotomie {f}
auto transport truck {n} (truck that carries other motor vehicles) :: Autotransporter {m}
autotypic {adj} (relating to an autotype) :: autotypisch
autumn {n} (season) :: Herbst {m}, Herbstzeit {f}
autumn {adj} (autumnal) SEE: autumnal ::
autumnal {adj} (of or relating to autumn) :: Herbst-, herbstlich
autumnal equinox {n} (moment) :: Herbsttagundnachtgleiche {f}
autumn equinox {n} (autumnal equinox) SEE: autumnal equinox ::
autumn foliage {n} (coloration of leaves during autumn) :: Laubfärbung {f}
Auvergne {prop} (region of France) :: Auvergne {f}
auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb ::
auxiliary {adj} (helping; giving assistance or support) :: helfend, unterstützend, hilfs-
auxiliary {adj} (supplementary or subsidiary) :: subsidiär, unterstützend
auxiliary {adj} (held in reserve for exceptional circumstances) :: zurückhaltend,
auxiliary {n} (person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner) :: Helfer {m}, Hilfskraft {f}
auxiliary cruiser {n} (armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort) :: Hilfskreuzer {m}
auxiliary language {n} (auxiliary language) :: Hilfssprache {f}
auxiliary language {n} (minority language) SEE: minority language ::
auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) :: Auxiliar {n}, Auxiliare {n}, Auxiliarverb {n}, Hilfsverb {n}, Hilfsverbum {n}, Hilfswort {n}, Hilfszeitwort {n}
auxochromic {adj} :: auxochrom
auxoheterotrophic {adj} :: auxoheterotroph
auxology {n} (study of growth) :: Auxologie {f}
avail {v} (to turn to the advantage of) :: ausnutzen
avail {v} (to be of service to) :: helfen, nützen
avail {n} (benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success) :: Erfolg {m}
availability {n} (the quality of being available) :: Vorhandensein {n}, Verfügbarkeit {f}
available {adj} (capable of being used) :: verfügbar, disponibel, abkömmlich, tauglich
available {adj} (readily obtainable) :: verfügbar, disponibel, erhältlich
available {adj} (law: valid) :: gültig
available {adj} (having sufficient power or efficacy) :: auskömmlich
available {adj} :: gültig
avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) :: Lawine {f}, Schneelawine {f} , Eislawine {f} , Gletscherlawine {f}
avalanche {n} (fall of earth, rocks, etc.) :: Lawine {f}
avant-garde {n} ((obsolete) the vanguard of an army or other force) :: Vorhut {f}
avant-garde {n} (group of people promoting new concepts) :: Avantgarde {f}, Vorhut {f}, Vorreiter {p} {m}, Vorkämpfer {p} {m}, Pioniere {p} {f}
avant-garde {adj} (innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so) :: avantgardistisch
avant-gardist {n} (a person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view) :: Avantgardist {m}, Avantgardistin {f}
avantgardistic {adj} (innovative, pioneering) SEE: avant-garde ::
avant-guard {n} (advanced body of an army) :: Vorhut {f}
avant-guard {n} (new and (usually) experimental) :: Avantgarde {f}, Spitze {f}
Avar {prop} (language) :: Awarisch {n}, awarische Sprache {f}
Avar {n} (person) :: Aware {m}, Awarin {f}
Avar {adj} (of or pertaining to the Avar language or people) :: awarisch
avarice {n} (excessive or inordinate desire of gain) :: Gier {f}
avaricious {adj} (actuated by avarice) :: habgierig, habsüchtig, gierig
avatar {n} (earthly incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu) :: Avatar {m}, Avatara {m}, Herabkunft {f}, Inkarnation {f}
avatar {n} (The physical embodiment of an idea or concept; a personification) :: Verkörperung {f}
avatar {n} (digital representation of a person or being) :: Avatar {m}
avenge {v} (to take vengeance for) :: rächen, ahnden
avenger {n} (one who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood) :: Rächer {m}, Rächerin {f}
avenger {n} :: Rächer {m}
avens {n} (plant of Geum) :: Nelkenwurz {f}
avens {n} (plant of Dryas) :: Silberwurz {f}
aventail {n} (adjustable mail protecting the neck) :: Helmbrünne {f}
Aventine {prop} (Aventine Hill) SEE: Aventine Hill ::
Aventine Hill {prop} (one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built) :: Aventin
aventurine {n} (kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles) :: Goldichte, Goldfluss
aventurine {n} (variety of translucent quartz) :: Aventurin-Quarz {m}, Aventurin {m}
avenue {n} (broad street) :: Allee {f}
average {n} (arithmetic mean) :: Durchschnitt {m}, arithmetisches Mittel {n}, Mittelwert {m}
average {adj} (constituting or relating to the average) :: durchschnittlich
Avernus {prop} (underworld) SEE: underworld ::
Averroes {prop} (polymath) :: Averroes
aversion {n} (fixed dislike) :: Abneigung {f}, Vorbehalt {m}, Widerwillen {m} , Aversion {f}
avert {v} (to turn aside) :: abwenden
avert {v} (to ward off) :: abwenden, verhindern
Avestan {prop} (Old Iranian language) :: Avestisch {n}, Awestisch {n}
Avestan {adj} (of or pertaining to Avesta) :: avestisch, awestisch
avian {adj} (of birds) :: vogelartig, aviär
avian flu {n} (avian influenza) SEE: avian influenza ::
avian influenza {n} (strain of influenza) :: Geflügelpest, Vogelgrippe {f}
aviary {n} (confinement for keeping birds) :: Voliere {f}, Volière {f}, Vogelhaus {n}, Aviarium {n}
aviatic {adj} :: aviatisch
aviation {n} (art or science of flying) :: Luftfahrt {f}, Fliegerei {f}
Avicenna {prop} (a Persian polymath) :: Avicenna {m}
aviculture {n} (bird breeding) :: Vogelzucht {f}, Geflügelzucht {f}
avid {adj} (enthusiastic; passionate) :: passioniert, begeistert, eifrig, leidenschaftlich, enthusiastisch
avid {adj} (longing eagerly; eager; greedy) :: sich verzehrend nach, sich sehnend, gierig
avidly {adv} (in an avid manner) :: eifrig, leidenschaftlich, begeistert, enthusiastisch, gierig
Avignon {prop} (city in Provence) :: Avignon {n}
avitaminosis {n} (vitamin deficiency) :: Avitaminose {f}
avocado {n} (fruit) :: Avocado {f}
avocado {n} (tree) :: Avocado {f}, Avocadobaum {m}
avocet {n} (bird) :: Säbelschnäbler {m}
Avogadro constant {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) SEE: Avogadro's number ::
Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) :: Avogadro-Konstante {f}
avoid {v} (to keep away from) :: vermeiden, meiden
avoidable {adj} (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable) :: vermeidbar
avoidable {adj} (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped) :: vermeidbar
avoidance {n} (The act of avoiding or shunning) :: Vermeidung {f}
avoid like the plague {v} (to evade or shun) :: meiden wie die Pest; meiden wie der Teufel das Weihwasser (avoid like the devil avoids holy water)
avow {v} (declare openly) :: bekennen, gestehen
avowal {n} (declaration of affirmation) :: Geständnis {n}, Bekenntnis {n}
Avraham {prop} (given name) SEE: Abraham ::
avuncular {adj} (in the manner of an uncle) :: onkelhaft ; großväterlich; väterlich
avuncular {adj} (kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant) :: wohlwollend
await {v} (transitive: to wait for) :: erwarten, harren, warten auf
await {v} :: warten auf, bedienen
awake {adj} (conscious) :: wach
awake {v} (to gain consciousness) :: aufwachen, erwachen
awake {v} (to cause someone to stop sleeping) :: aufwecken
awake {v} (to excite something latent) :: erwecken
awaken {v} (transitive: to cause to become awake) :: aufwecken, wecken
awaken {v} (intransitive: to stop sleeping) :: aufwachen, erwachen, wach werden
awaken {v} (transitive: to cause to become conscious) :: erwachen, wecken
awakened {adj} :: geweckt, aufgeweckt, erweckt
awakening {n} (the act of awaking) :: Erwachen {n}
award {n} (decision of arbitrators) :: Spruch {m}, Entscheid {m}
award {n} (trophy or medal) :: Preis {m}
aware {adj} (vigilant, on one's guard) :: wachsam, gewahr
aware {adj} (having knowledge of something) :: bewusst, gewahr
aware {adj} :: bewusst, gewahr, gewärtig
awareness {n} (the state of consciousness) :: Bewusstsein {n}, Achtsamkeit {f}, Wahrnehmung {f}, Aufmerksamkeit {f}, Sensitivität {f}, Gefühl {n}
awareness {n} (the state or quality of being aware of something) :: Bekanntheit {f}, Gewahrsein {n}, Gewahrwerden {n}, Erkenntnis {f}, Kenntnis {f}, Aufklärung {f}, Bewusstheit {f}, Erfassung {f}, Verständnis {n}
awash {adj} (washed by the waves or tide) :: überschwemmt
away {adv} (from a place; hence) :: fort, weg
away {adv} (absent; gone; at a distance) :: fort, weg
away {adv} (aside; off; in another direction) :: fort, weg
away {adv} (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) :: fort, weg
away {adv} (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) :: fort, weg
away {adv} (to release) :: los
away {adv} (at a distance in time or space) :: fern
away {adj} (not here; gone) :: fort, weg, abwesend
away {adj} (unavailable) :: abwesend
away {adj} (traveling; on vacation) :: fort, weg, unterwegs
away game {n} (athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory) :: Auswärtsspiel {n}
away side {n} (away side) SEE: visiting team ::
away team {n} (visiting team) SEE: visiting team ::
away with the fairies {adj} (lost in thought) :: gedankenverloren
awe {n} (feeling of fear and reverence) :: Ehrfurcht {f}
awe {v} (to control by inspiring dread) :: einschüchtern
awesome {adj} (causing awe or terror) :: furchteinflößend, fürchterlich, furchterregend
awesome {adj} (excellent, exciting) :: großartig, beeindruckend, toll
awestricken {adj} (awestruck) SEE: awestruck ::
awestruck {adj} (filled or overcome with awe) :: ehrfürchtig
awful {adj} (causing fear; appalling; terrible) :: schrecklich, furchtbar
awful {adj} :: schrecklich , furchtbar , ehrfurchtsvoll , riesig , unglaublich
awful {adj} (terror-stricken) SEE: terrorstricken ::
awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very ::
awfully {adv} (badly) SEE: badly ::
awhile {adv} (For some time; for a short time) :: eine Weile
a wild goose never laid a tame egg {proverb} (most things are inherited and predetermined) :: Raben zeugen keine Tauben
awkward {adj} (lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) :: ungeschickt, unbeholfen, umständlich, tollpatschig, tölpelhaft, patschert (Austrian)
awkward {adj} (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) :: peinlich, betreten, unangenehm, umständlich, patschert (Austrian), beklemmend
awkward {adj} (lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) :: peinlich, ungelenk, umständlich, schüchtern, unbeholfen, verlegen
awkward {adj} (perverse; adverse; untoward) :: verdreht, verkorkst, Umstände machend, umständlich, unangenehm
awkwardly {adv} (in an awkward manner) :: unbeholfen, ungeschickt, umständlich, tapsig
awkwardness {n} (the state or quality of being awkward) :: Unbeholfenheit {f}, Umständlichkeit {f}, Ungeschicklichkeit {f}, Plumpheit {f}
awkwardness {n} (the quality of an embarrassing situation) :: Peinlichkeit {f}
awl {n} (pointed instrument) :: Ahle {f}
awm {n} :: ohm, ahm
awn {n} (the bristle or beard of certain plants) :: Granne {f}
awning {n} (a rooflike cover) :: Markise {f}
awning {n} (that part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin) :: Sonnenschutz {m}
AWOL {adj} (absent without permission) :: unerlaubt abwesend, eigenmächtig abwesend
AWOL {n} (military: absence without proper authority) :: unerlaubte Entfernung {f} unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe; unerlaubte Abwesenheit {f}; unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe
AWOL {n} (generic: one who is absent without permission) :: unerlaubt Abwesender
a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle {phrase} (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) :: eine Frau ohne Mann ist wie ein Fisch ohne Fahrrad
awry {adj} (turned or twisted toward one side) :: krumm, schief
axe {n} (tool) :: Axt {f}
axe {n} (weapon) :: Streitaxt {f}
axe {n} (rejection) :: Korb {m}, Laufpass {m}
Axel {prop} (male given name) :: Axel
axial {adj} (of or pertaining to an axis) :: axial
axil {n} (angle or point of divergence) :: Blattachsel {f}
axilla {n} (armpit) :: Achselhöhle {f}
axillary hair {n} (armpit hair) :: Achselhaar {n}
axiom {n} (philosophy: supposed self‐evident or necessary truth) :: Axiom {n}, Annahme {f}
axiom {n} (mathematics: fundamental assumption) :: Axiom {n}, Postulat {n}, Grundannahme {f}, Ausgangspunkt {m}
axiom {n} (established principle in art or science) :: Grundannahme {f}, Grundsatz {m}, Leitsatz {m}
axiomatize {v} (to establish a set of axioms that describe or govern certain phenomena) :: axiomatisieren
axiom of choice {n} (axiom that any product of non-empty sets is non-empty) :: Auswahlaxiom {n}
axis {n} (geometry: imaginary line) :: Achse {f}
axis {n} (basis of space or part of graph) :: Achse {f}
axis of evil {n} (states sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction) :: Achse des Bösen {f}
Axis power {n} (member country of the World War II Axis) :: Achsenmacht {f}
axisymmetric {adj} (exhibiting symmetry around an axis) :: achsensymmetrisch
axle {n} (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) :: Achse {f}
axle {n} (a transverse bar or shaft) :: Welle {f}
axolotl {n} (endangered salamander) :: Axolotl {m}
axon {n} (a nerve fibre) :: Axon {n}
ayatollah {n} (a religious leader) :: Ajatollah {m}
aye {interj} (yes) :: jawohl
aye-aye {n} (nocturnal quadruped) :: Aye-Aye {m} {n}, Fingertier {n}
aye aye, sir {phrase} (nautical - I hear, understand and will comply) :: jawohl
Ayers Rock {prop} (Uluru) SEE: Uluru ::
Aylmer {prop} (male given name) :: Adelmar
Aymara {n} (indigenous people of South America) :: Aymara
Aymara {prop} (language of South America) :: Aymara {n}
Ayurveda {n} (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) :: Ayurveda {m}
Ayyavazhi {prop} (religion) :: Ayyavazhi
azalea {n} (plant) :: Azalee {f}
azarole {n} (Crataegus azarolus) :: Azaroldorn {m}, Welsche Mispel {f}
Azazel {prop} (a fallen angel) :: Asasel
azeotropic {adj} :: azeotrop
Azerbaijan {prop} (country) :: Aserbaidschan {n}
Azerbaijani {n} (Azerbaijani person) :: Aserbaidschaner {m}, Aserbaidschanerin {f}
Azerbaijani {prop} (language of Azerbaijan) :: Aserbaidschanisch {n}
Azerbaijani {adj} (pertaining to Azerbaijan) :: aserbaidschanisch
Azerbaijan SSR {prop} (Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic) :: Aserbaidschanische SSR
Azeri {n} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani ::
Azeri {prop} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani ::
azimuth {n} (arc of the horizon) :: Azimut {m} {n}
aziridine {n} (three-membered heterocycle) :: Ethylenimin {n}
azo compound {n} (organic compound) :: Azoverbindung {f}
Azores {prop} (an archipelago and an autonomous region) :: die Azoren {f-p}
Azrael {prop} (angel of death) :: Azrael {m}
Aztecan {adj} (Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aztecs) :: aztekisch
azuki bean {n} (plant) :: Adzukibohne {f}
azuki bean {n} (bean) :: Adzukibohne {f}
azure {n} (blue colour on a coat of arms) :: Blau {n}
azure {n} (colour of the sky) :: Himmelblau {n}, Azurblau {n}
azure {adj} (sky-blue coloured) :: himmelblau, azur
azure {adj} (heraldry: of blue colour on a coat of arms) :: blau
azure {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli ::
azure tit {n} (Cyanistes cyanus) :: Lasurmeise {f}
azurite {n} (blue, vitreous mineral) :: Azurit {m}
Åland {prop} (Åland) SEE: Aland ::
Æsir {prop} (the principal Norse gods) :: Asen {p}