| N {n} (north) | :: N {m} |
| n00b {n} (beginner) SEE: newbie | :: |
| n/a {adj} (not applicable) | :: nicht zutreffend, nicht auswertbar, n.a. |
| n/a {adj} (not available) | :: nicht vorhanden, nicht verfügbar, nicht angegeben (n.a.), keine Angabe (k.A.) |
| nab {v} (to seize a criminal) | :: schnappen |
| nab {v} (to grab or snatch) | :: schnappen |
| Naberezhnye Chelny {prop} (city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) | :: Nabereschnyje Tschelny {n} |
| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| NaCl {n} (table salt) SEE: table salt | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| Nadezhda {prop} (transliteration of Надежда) | :: Nadeschda |
| Nadia {prop} (female given name) | :: Nadja |
| nadir {n} (point of the sky) | :: Nadir {m} |
| Nadsat {prop} (Russian-influenced argot used in A Clockwork Orange (1962)) | :: Nadsat |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| naevus flammeus {n} (anatomy: vascular birthmark) | :: Feuermal {n} |
| nag {n} (old useless horse) | :: Schindmähre {f}, Klepper {m} |
| nag {v} (complain about insignificant matters) | :: nörgeln |
| Nagasaki {prop} (Japanese port) | :: Nagasaki, Nangasaki |
| nagger {n} (one who nags) | :: Nörgler {m} |
| nagging {adj} (causing persistent mild pain) | :: nagend, bohrend, quälend , lästig |
| naggy {adj} (Prone to nag) | :: nörglerisch |
| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} (region in South Caucasus) | :: Bergkarabach {n}, Nagorny Karabach {n} |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic {prop} (country in South Caucasus) | :: Republik Bergkarabach {f} |
| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh | :: |
| Nagykanizsa {prop} (town in Hungary) | :: Großkanizsa |
| nah {interj} (no) | :: ne, nee, nö |
| Nahuatl {prop} (language) | :: Nahuatl {n}, Aztekisch {n} |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nahum |
| naiad {n} (female deity) | :: Najade {f} |
| naiad {n} (aquatic larva) | :: Najade {f} |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: Nagel {m} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: Nagel {m} |
| nail {v} (employ a nail as a fastener) | :: festnageln, nageln, annageln |
| nail {v} (catch) | :: festnageln, sich krallen |
| nail {v} (engage in sexual intercourse) | :: nageln |
| nail bomb {n} (bomb with sharp objects around the explosive) | :: Nagelbombe {f} |
| nailbrush {n} (a small brush to clean the fingernails) | :: Nagelbürste {f} |
| nail clipper {n} (nail trimmer) | :: Nagelknipser {m} |
| nail cutter {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| nail file {n} (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) | :: Nagelfeile {f} |
| nail gun {n} (gun which drives nails) | :: Druckluftnagler {m} |
| nailhead {n} (the head of a nail) | :: Nagelkopf {m} |
| nail one's colours to the mast {v} (to clearly show one's support) | :: Farbe bekennen, hartnäckig aushalten, nicht kapitulieren |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: Nagellack {m} |
| nail polish remover {n} (solvent used to remove nail polish) | :: Nagellackentferner {m} |
| nail scissors {n} (small scissors) | :: Nagelschere {f} |
| nail trimmer {n} (nail clipper) SEE: nail clipper | :: |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Naissaar, Nargen , Nargent |
| naive {adj} (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: unbefangen, naiv, blauäugig |
| naiveness {n} (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: Naivität {f} |
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté | :: |
| Nakba {prop} (Nakba) | :: Nakba {f} |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: nackt |
| naked {adj} (lacking some clothing) | :: nackt |
| naked {adj} | :: nackt, blank |
| naked as the day one was born {adj} (completely naked) | :: im Adamskostüm |
| naked eye {n} (unaided eyesight) | :: bloßes Auge {n}, Freiäugig |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: Nacktheit {f} |
| Nakhodka {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Nachodka {n} |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Naltschik {n} |
| naled {n} (ice) | :: Aufeis {n} |
| NAM {prop} (Non-Aligned Movement) | :: Bewegung der Blockfreien Staaten |
| namaste {n} (a greeting) | :: Namaste {n} |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| namaz {n} (salat) SEE: salat | :: |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: Name {m} |
| name {n} (reputation, see also: reputation) | :: Name {m}, Ruf {m} |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: nennen, taufen, bezeichnen, benennen |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: nennen |
| name {v} (to identify, define, specify) | :: nennen |
| name {v} (to publicly implicate) | :: benennen |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: ernennen |
| name-calling {n} (abusive or insulting language) | :: Beschimpfung {f} |
| name card {n} (business card) SEE: business card | :: |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: Namenstag {m} |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: namenlos |
| namely {adv} (specifically) | :: und zwar, nämlich |
| nameplate {n} (A plate or plaque inscribed with a name) | :: Namensschild {n} |
| namesake {n} (person with the same name as another) | :: Namensvetter {m}, Namensvetterin {f}, Namenscousin {m}, Namenscousine {f}, Namenskusine {f} |
| namespace {n} (conceptual space) | :: Namensraum {m} |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibia |
| Namibian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Namibia) | :: namibisch |
| Namibian {n} (a person from Namibia or of Namibian descent) | :: Namibier {m}, Namibierin {f} |
| naming convention {n} (collection of rules) | :: Namenskonvention |
| Namur {prop} (city) | :: Namur, Namür |
| na-na na-na boo-boo {phrase} (taunt tune) | :: ätsch, ätsch bätsch |
| Nan-ching {prop} (Nanjing) SEE: Nanjing | :: |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| Nancy {prop} (a city in northeastern France) | :: Nanzig {n} |
| NAND gate {n} (a physical Boolean device) | :: NAND-Gatter {n} |
| Nanga Parbat {prop} (mountain in the Himalayas) | :: Nanga Parbat |
| Nanjing {prop} (Chinese city) | :: Nanking |
| nanny {n} (child's nurse) | :: Kindermädchen {n}, Kinderfrau {f} |
| nanny {n} (female goat) SEE: nanny goat | :: |
| nanny goat {n} (female goat) | :: Geiß {f} , Mutterziege {f}, Zicke {f}, Ziegenweibchen {n} |
| nano- {prefix} (10-9) | :: nano- |
| nanoindentation {n} (an indentation test carried out at nanoscale) | :: Nanoindentierung {f} |
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre | :: |
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length) | :: Nanometer {m} |
| nanoparticle {n} (microscopic particle) | :: Nanoteilchen |
| nanosatellite {n} (artificial satellite) | :: Nanosatellit {m} |
| nanoscientist {n} (a scientist whose speciality is nanoscience) | :: Nanowissenschaftler {m}, Nanowissenschaftlerin {f} |
| nanosecond {n} (measure of time) | :: Nanosekunde {f} |
| nanotechnology {n} (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) | :: Nanotechnologie {f} |
| nanotube {n} (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) | :: Nanoröhre {f} |
| nanowire {n} (wire whose width is of the order of nanometers) | :: Nanodraht {m} |
| Nanterre {prop} (city in Île-de-France) | :: Nanterre |
| Nantes {prop} (a city in west France) | :: Nantes |
| Naomi {prop} (Biblical character) | :: Noemi {f}, Noomi {f} |
| nap {n} | :: Nickerchen {n} |
| nap {n} (a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather) | :: Tuchnoppe {f}, Flor {m}, Noppe {f}, Pol {m}, Flocke {f} |
| napa cabbage {n} (type of Chinese cabbage) | :: Chinakohl {m} |
| napalm {n} (inflammable substance) | :: Napalm {n} |
| nape {n} (back part of the neck) | :: Nacken {m}, Genick {n} |
| nape of the neck {n} (nape of the neck) | :: Nacken {m}, Genick {n} |
| naphtha {n} (naturally occurring liquid petroleum) | :: Naphtha {f} {n} |
| naphtha {n} (liquid distilled from petroleum) | :: Naphtha {f} {n} |
| naphthalene {n} (white crystalline hydrocarbon) | :: Naphthalin {n} |
| Napier's bones {n} (a set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division) | :: Napiersche Rechenstäbchen {n-p} |
| napiform {adj} (shaped like a turnip) | :: rübenförmig |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: Serviette {f}, Mundtuch {n} |
| napkin ring {n} (ring holding napkin) | :: Serviettenring {m} |
| Naples {prop} (province in Italy) | :: Neapel {n} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Neapel {n} |
| Naples yellow {n} (yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate) | :: Neapelgelb {n}, Antimongelb {n} |
| Napoleon {prop} (Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: Napoleon {m} |
| Napoleon complex {n} (psychological compensation for one's short physical stature) | :: Napoleon-Komplex {m} |
| Napoleonic {adj} (of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte) | :: napoleonisch |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissism {n} (excessive love of oneself) | :: Narzissmus {m} |
| narcissist {n} (one who shows extreme love for themselves) | :: Narzisst {m}, Narzisstin {f} |
| narcissist {n} | :: Narzisst {m} |
| narcissistic {adj} (having an inflated idea of one's own importance) | :: narzisstisch |
| narcissistic {adj} (obsessed with one's image and ego) | :: narzisstisch |
| narcissus {n} (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: Narzisse {f} |
| Narcissus {prop} (mythical youth) | :: Narziss |
| narco- {prefix} (of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use) | :: Drogen- |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: Narkolepsie {f} |
| narcoleptic {n} (one who suffers from narcolepsy) | :: Narkoleptiker {m} |
| narcoleptic {adj} (pertaining to narcolepsy) | :: narkoleptisch |
| narcology {n} (study of drug abuse) | :: Narkologie {f} |
| narcoterrorism {n} (terrorism as a factor in narcotrafficking) | :: Drogenterrorismus {m}, Narcoterrorismus {m} |
| narcotherapy {n} (narcotic therapy) | :: Schlafkur {f} |
| narghile {n} (tobacoo pipe) SEE: hookah | :: |
| nark {v} (annoy) | :: nerven |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: Narnia |
| narrate {v} (to relate a story) | :: erzählen |
| narration {n} (act of recounting or relating) | :: Erzählung {f} |
| narrative {adj} (telling a story) | :: erzählend, erzählerisch, in erzählender Form darlegend |
| narrative {n} (systematic recitation of an event) | :: Erzählung {f}, Geschichte {f}, Bericht {m}, Schilderung {f}, Darstellung eines Ereignisablaufes {f}, erzählerische Geschehenswiedergabe {f} |
| narrator {n} (in story) | :: Erzähler {m}, Erzählerin {f} |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: eng, begrenzt, schmal |
| narrow {v} (to reduce in width or extent) | :: einschränken,beschränken, eng, schlank, schmal |
| narrow {v} (to get narrower) | :: sich verengen |
| narrow down {v} (to make more specific) | :: einengen, eingrenzen, einschränken, zuspitzen |
| narrow gauge {n} (a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge) | :: Schmalspur {f} |
| narrowly {adv} (by a narrow margin; closely) | :: eng |
| narrow-minded {adj} (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas) | :: engstirnig, kleingeistig, beschränkt |
| narrow-minded {adj} (intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced) | :: engstirnig |
| narrowness {n} (state of being narrow) | :: Enge, Beschränktheit |
| narthex {n} (vestibule leading to the nave) | :: Rute {f}, Narthex {m} |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva {n}, Narwa {n} |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: Narwal {m} |
| nary {adj} | :: kein |
| Naryan-Mar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Narjan-Mar {n} |
| NASA {prop} (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | :: NASA {f} |
| nasal {adj} (pertaining to the nose) | :: nasal |
| nasal {adj} (having a quality imparted by means of the nose) | :: nasal |
| nasal {n} (vowel or consonant articulated with air flowing through the nose) | :: Nasenlaut; Nasallaut, Nasal {m}, Nasalis {f} |
| nasal bone {n} (either of two small oblong bones which form "the bridge" of the nose) | :: Nasenbein {n} |
| nasal cavity {n} (air-filled space behind nose) | :: Nasenhöhle {f} |
| nasal consonant {n} (nasal consonant) | :: Nasal {m}, Nasallaut {m}, Nasenlaut {m} |
| nasalization {n} (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth) | :: Nasalierung {f} |
| nasalize {v} (allow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound) | :: nasalieren |
| nasal polyp {n} (growth in the nose) | :: Nasenpolyp {m} |
| nasal septum {n} (septum in the nose) | :: Nasenscheidewand {f} |
| nasal vowel {n} (nasal vowel) | :: Nasenvokal {m}, Nasalvokal {m}, nasaler Vokal {m}, nasalierter Vokal {m} |
| nascent {adj} (emerging; just coming into existence) | :: aufkeimend, im Entstehen begriffen, werdend |
| nascent {adj} (in chemistry) | :: naszierend |
| nase {n} | :: Nase |
| Nash equilibrium {n} (set of choices of players' strategies) | :: Nash-Gleichgewicht {n} |
| Nashi {prop} (youth movement in Russia) | :: Naschi {p} |
| Nassau {prop} (capital of the Bahamas) | :: Nassau |
| Nastaliq {prop} (Nastaʿlīq) | :: Nastaliq {n} |
| nasturtium {n} (plant of the genus Tropaeolum) | :: Kapuzinerkresse {f} |
| nasty {adj} (dirty, filthy) | :: abscheulich, böse, ekelhaft, scheußlich, schlimm, unangenehm, widerlich |
| nasty {adj} (contemptible of a person) | :: boshaft, fies, garstig, gemein, gehässig,widerlich |
| nasty {adj} (indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd) | :: anstößig, ekelhaft, obszön, schmutzig, unanständig |
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie | :: |
| Natalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Natalie |
| Natasha {prop} (female given name) | :: Natascha {f} |
| natch {adv} (naturally) | :: na klar |
| Nathan {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Natan {m} |
| Nathan {prop} (male given name) | :: Nathan {m}, Natan {m} |
| Nathanael {prop} (biblical Apostle) | :: Natanael, Nathanael |
| Nathaniel {prop} (cognate of the name) SEE: Nathanael | :: |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: Volk {n}, Nation {f} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: Staat {m} |
| nation {n} (association of students) | :: Nation {f} |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: national, Staats- |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a country) | :: Staats-, national |
| national {n} (subject) | :: Staatsangehöriger {m}, Staatsangehörige {f}, Staatsbürger {m}, Staatsbürgerin {f}, Bürger {m}, Bürgerin {f} |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration {prop} (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | :: Nationale Luft- und Raumfahrtbehörde (der USA / der Vereinigten Staaten) {f} |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: Nationalhymne {f} |
| national average {n} (term used in comparisons) | :: Landesdurchschnitt {m} |
| national costume {n} (clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country) | :: Nationaltracht {f}, Volkstracht {f} |
| national day {n} (day marking a country's establishment) | :: Nationalfeiertag {m} |
| national debt {n} (money owed by the government of a nation) | :: Staatsverschuldung {f} |
| national emblem {n} (official emblem of a nation or country) | :: Staatswappen {n} |
| national epic {n} (epic poem) | :: Nationalepos {n} |
| national holiday {n} (statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself) | :: Nationalfeiertag {m} |
| national holiday {n} (public holiday) | :: Feiertag {m}, nationaler Feiertag {m} |
| nationalisation {n} (making private assets public) | :: Nationalisierung {f}, Verstaatlichung {f} |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: Nationalismus {m} |
| nationalism {n} (support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others) SEE: jingoism | :: |
| nationalist {adj} (of or relating to nationalism) | :: nationalistisch |
| nationalist {n} (advocate of nationalism) | :: Nationalist {m}, Nationalistin {f} |
| nationalistic {adj} (of, relating to, or advocating nationalism) SEE: nationalist | :: |
| nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state) | :: Nationalität |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| nationality sign {n} (sign on an automobile) | :: Nationalitätszeichen {n} |
| nationalization {n} (nationalisation) SEE: nationalisation | :: |
| nationalize {v} (to make a private asset public) | :: nationalisieren, verstaatlichen |
| national park {n} (national park) | :: Nationalpark {m} |
| national security {n} (safety of a country) | :: nationale Sicherheit {f}, äußere Sicherheit {f} |
| national service {n} (compulsory service in the armed forces) | :: Wehrdienst {m} |
| National Socialism {n} (ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP) | :: Nationalsozialismus {m} |
| National Socialist {n} (Adherent of National Socialism) | :: Nationalsozialist {m}, Nationalsozialistin {f} |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: Nationalmannschaft {f}, Auswahlmannschaft {f}, Auswahl {f}, Mannschaft {f} |
| national treasure {n} (something deemed to be of value to an entire nation) | :: nationaler Schatz {m} |
| nation of laws {n} (nation-state subject to rule of law) | :: Rechtsstaat {m} |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: Nationalstaat {m} |
| nationwide {adj} (nationwide) | :: landesweit |
| native {adj} (belonging to one by birth) | :: gebürtig |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning) | :: gebürtig |
| native {adj} (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin) | :: einheimisch |
| native {adj} | :: nativ |
| native {n} (person who is native to a place) | :: Ureinwohner {m}, Ureinwohnerin {f}, Eingeborener {m}, Eingeborene {f} |
| native {n} (native speaker) SEE: native speaker | :: |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native code {n} (source code readable by the processor) | :: nativer Code {m}, nativer Kode {m} |
| native companion {n} (brolga) SEE: brolga | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| native speaker {n} (person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue) | :: Muttersprachler {m}, Muttersprachlerin {f}, native speaker {m}, native Speaker {m}, Native Speaker {m} , Muttersprachiger {m} , Muttersprachige {f} |
| nativity {n} (Nativity) SEE: Nativity | :: |
| Nativity {prop} (birth of Jesus) | :: Weihnachtsgeschichte {f} |
| nativity play {n} (the production/performance) | :: Krippenspiel |
| nativity scene {n} (nativity scene) | :: Weihnachtskrippe {f}, Krippe {f} |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NATO {f}, Nato {f} |
| Natterer's slaty antshrike {n} (bird) | :: Natterers Tropfenameisenwürger {m} |
| natto {n} (Japanese food product) | :: Natto {m} |
| natty {adj} (Smart and fashionable) | :: schick, nett |
| natural {adj} (relating to nature) | :: natürlich |
| natural {adj} (colour: almost white) | :: naturfarben, naturfarbig |
| natural {adj} (colour: not adjusted) | :: naturfarben, naturfarbig |
| natural {adj} (without adjustment) | :: natürlich, naturwüchsig |
| natural {n} (someone with innate ability) | :: Naturtalent {n} |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: Kind der Liebe {n}, außereheliches Kind {n}, uneheliches Kind {n} |
| natural disaster {n} (natural phenomenon) | :: Naturkatastrophe {f} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: Erdgas {n} |
| naturalist {n} (person who studies nature or natural history) | :: Naturforscher {m}, Naturforscherin {f} |
| naturalist {n} (person who advocates philosophical naturalism) | :: Naturalist {m}, Naturalistin {f} |
| naturalistic {adj} (having the appearance of nature, lifelike, realistic) | :: naturgetreu, realitätsnah, lebensecht, wirklichkeitsnah, wie im echten Leben |
| naturalistic {adj} (of or relating to naturalism) | :: naturalistisch |
| naturalization {n} (act of granting (or getting granted) citizenship) | :: Einbürgerung {f} |
| naturalize {v} (to acclimatize an animal or plant) SEE: acclimatize | :: |
| naturalize {v} (to grant citizenship) | :: einbürgern |
| natural language {n} (human language developed naturally) | :: natürliche Sprache {f} |
| natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages) | :: linguistische Datenverarbeitung {f} |
| natural law {n} (An ethical theory) | :: Naturgesetz {n} |
| natural log {n} (natural logarithm) SEE: natural logarithm | :: |
| natural logarithm {n} (logarithm in base e) | :: natürlicher Logarithmus {m} |
| naturally {adv} (surely) | :: natürlich |
| naturalness {n} (state or quality of being natural) | :: Natürlichkeit {f} |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: natürliche Zahl |
| natural numbers {n} (number theory) | :: natürliche Zahlen {f-p} |
| natural person {n} (human being) | :: natürliche Person {f} |
| natural philosopher {n} (person who studied natural philosophy) | :: Naturphilosoph {m} |
| natural preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| natural resource {n} (source of wealth that occurs naturally) | :: natürliche Ressource {f} |
| natural science {n} (science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world) | :: Naturwissenschaft {f} |
| natural scientist {n} (scientist dedicated to natural science) | :: Naturwissenschaftler {m}, Naturwissenschaftlerin {f} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: natürliche Selektion {f}, natürliche Auslese {f}, natürliche Zuchtwahl {f} |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: Natur {f} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: Natur {f} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: Natur {f} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: Natur {f} |
| nature preserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| nature reserve {n} (area managed to conserve natural features) | :: Naturschutzgebiet {n} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naturism {n} (the belief in or practice of going nude or unclad) | :: Naturismus {m} |
| naturopath {n} (practitioner of naturopathy) | :: Naturheilkundige {m} {f}, Naturarzt {m} |
| naturopathy {n} (system of therapy) | :: Naturheilkunde {f} |
| naught {pron} (nothing) | :: nichts |
| naught {n} (nothingness) | :: Nichts {n} |
| naughty {adj} (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: ungezogen, unartig, ungehorsam, dreist, frech |
| naughty {adj} (risqué, sexually suggestive) | :: frech, unanständig |
| naumachia {n} (recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome) | :: Naumachie {f} |
| naumannite {n} (mineral form of silver selenide) | :: Naumannit {m} |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru |
| Nauruan {n} (person from Nauru) | :: Nauruer {m}, Nauruerin {f} |
| Nauruan {adj} (pertaining to Nauru) | :: nauruisch |
| Nauruan {prop} (language of Nauru) | :: Nauruisch {n} |
| nausea {n} (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: Übelkeit {f} |
| nausea {n} (strong dislike or disgust) | :: Ekel {m} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nauseating {adj} (causing disgust, revulsion or loathing) | :: ekelerregend |
| nautical {adj} (relating to ships, shipping, navigation, and seamen) | :: nautisch |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: Seemeile {f} |
| nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: Nautilus {m}, Perlboot {n} |
| Navajo {n} (person) | :: Navajo {m}, Navaho {m} |
| Navajo {prop} (language) | :: Navajo {n}, Navaho {n} |
| Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| nave {n} (the middle or body of a church) | :: Schiff {n} |
| nave {n} (hub of a wheel) | :: Nabe {f} |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: Bauchnabel {m}, Nabel {m} |
| navel-gazing {n} (contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation) SEE: omphaloskepsis | :: |
| navel-gazing {n} (excessive focus on oneself) | :: Nabelschau {f} |
| naïveté {n} (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: Naivität {f} |
| navigable {adj} (for a body of water: sea, river etc.) | :: schiffbar |
| navigatable {adj} (navigable) SEE: navigable | :: |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navigation {n} (theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship) | :: Navigation {f} |
| navigation {n} (traffic or travel by vessel) | :: Schifffahrt {f} |
| navigator {n} (officer who navigates) | :: Navigator {m} |
| navvy {n} (laborer) | :: Hilfsarbeiter {m} |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: Marine {f}, Seestreitkräfte {f-p} |
| navy {n} (department) | :: Marineamt {n} |
| navy {n} (navy blue colour) | :: Marineblau |
| nay {adv} (or rather) | :: oder sogar |
| Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma) | :: Pyinmana Naypyidaw |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| naysayer {n} (consistent critic) | :: Neinsager {m}, Nein-Sager {m}, Neinsagerin {f}, Nein-Sagerin {f}, Abstreiter {m}, Kritiker {m}, Lästerer {m} |
| Nazarene {n} (A person from Nazareth) | :: Nazarener {m} |
| Nazareth {prop} (a city in northern Israel) | :: Nazareth {n}, Nazaret {n} |
| Nazaritism {n} (vows and practices of a Nazarite) | :: Nasiräertum {n} |
| nazi {adj} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| nazi {n} (Nazi) SEE: Nazi | :: |
| Nazi {n} (member of the Nazi party) | :: Nazi {m}, Faschist {m} |
| Nazi {adj} (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) | :: Nazi-, nazistisch |
| Nazianzus {prop} (Town in the region of Cappadocia) | :: Nazianz |
| Nazi Germany {prop} (Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party) | :: Nazideutschland {n}, Nazi-Deutschland {n}, NS-Deutschland {n}, NS-Staat {m}, Drittes Reich {n}, Tausendjähriges Reich {n} |
| Nazi salute {n} (greeting in Nazi Germany) | :: Hitlergruß {m} |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: Nazismus {m}, Faschismus {m} |
| NBC {n} | :: ABC |
| N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb | :: |
| n-dimensional {adj} (having arbitrary number of dimensions) | :: n-dimensional |
| N'Djamena {prop} (capital city of Chad) | :: N'Djamena {n} |
| née {adj} (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) | :: geborene {f}, geb. |
| Neanderthal {n} (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) | :: Neandertaler {m} |
| Neanderthal {n} (a primitive person) | :: Neandertaler {m} |
| neap {adj} (designating type of tide) | :: Nipptide {f}, Nippflut {f} |
| Neapolitan {adj} (pertaining to Naples) | :: Neapolitaner, neapolitanisch |
| Neapolitan {adj} (ice cream) | :: Fürst-Pückler-Eis {n} (prince Pückler's ice cream) |
| Neapolitan {n} (inhabitant or resident of Naples) | :: Neapolitaner {m}, Neapolitanerin {f}, Neapeler {m}, Neapelerin {f} |
| Neapolitan {prop} (language of Naples, Italy) | :: Neapolitanisch {n} |
| neap tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter) | :: Nippflut {f}, Nipptide {f} |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: nah |
| near {adj} | :: nahe |
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time) | :: nah |
| near {prep} (in close proximity to) | :: neben, in der Nähe von |
| near {v} (come closer to) | :: sich nähern |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| near abroad {n} (the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region) | :: Nahes Ausland {n} |
| nearby {adj} (adjacent) | :: in der Nähe |
| nearby {adv} (close to) | :: nebenan, in der Nähe, nah |
| near-death experience {n} (experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function) | :: Nahtod-Erfahrung, Nahtoderfahrung, Nahtodeserfahrung, Todesnähe-Erfahrung |
| Near East {prop} (region in Asia) | :: Naher Osten {m} |
| near field communication {n} (communication over very short distances, as by contact or near contact of electronic devices) | :: Near Field Communication {f}, Nahfeldkommunikation {f} |
| nearly {adv} (almost, but not quite) | :: beinahe, fast |
| nearness {n} (proximity) SEE: proximity | :: |
| near sighted {adj} (myopic) | :: kurzsichtig |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: Kurzsichtigkeit {f} |
| near thing {n} (close call) SEE: close call | :: |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} (tidy, free from dirt) | :: sauber, gepflegt, nett, adrett |
| neat {adj} (undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks) | :: pur, unverdünnt, unvermischt |
| neat {adj} (chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent) | :: rein, lösungsmittelfrei |
| neat {adj} (having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful) | :: nett, gepflegt, geschmackvoll |
| neat {adj} (well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise) | :: geschickt, ordentlich, genau, akkurat |
| neat {adj} (colloquial: good, excellent, desirable) | :: sehr gut, klasse, toll, prima |
| neat {n} (cow, bovine) | :: Hornvieh; Rindvieh, Hausrind {n} |
| neatherd {n} (person who looks after bulls, cows or oxen) | :: Kuhhirt {m}, Kuhhirte {m}, Kuhhirtin {f} |
| Nebraska {prop} (US state) | :: Nebraska {n} |
| Nebuchadnezzar {prop} (a ruler of Babylon) | :: Nebukadnezar {m} |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: Nebel {m}, Wolke {f} |
| nebulizer {n} (device used to administer medicine) | :: Zerstäuber {m} |
| nebulous {adj} (in the form of a cloud) | :: neblig, nebelig |
| nebulous {adj} (ill-defined) | :: nebulös, unklar, verworren, nebelhaft |
| nebulously {adv} (as if viewed through a cloud or haze) | :: neblig |
| nebulously {adv} (vaguely) | :: nebulös |
| necessarily {adv} (of necessity) | :: notwendigerweise, nötig, zwangsläufig |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: nötig, notwendig, erforderlich |
| necessary {adj} (such as must be) | :: zwangsläufig, geboten |
| necessary condition {n} (logical statement) | :: notwendige Bedingung {f}, notwendiges Kriterium {n} |
| necessary evil {n} (unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted) | :: notwendiges Übel {n} |
| necessitate {v} (to make necessary; require something to be brought about) | :: erfordern, zwingen |
| necessity {n} (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) | :: Notwendigkeit {f}, Nezessität {f} |
| necessity {n} | :: Notwendigkeit {f} |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: Not macht erfinderisch, Notwendigkeit ist die Mutter der Erfindung, Not bricht Eisen |
| necessity knows no law {proverb} (a person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it, and break the law if needed) | :: Not kennt kein Gesetz, Not kennt kein Gebot, Not bricht Gebot |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: Hals {m}, Nacken {m}, Genick {n} |
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.) | :: Kragen {m} |
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle) | :: Hals {m}, Flaschenhals {m} |
| neck {n} (extension of stringed instrument) | :: Hals {m} |
| neck {v} (hang by the neck; strangle; kill) | :: hängen, erhängen, würgen, erwürgen |
| neck {v} (make love) | :: knutschen, sich küssen, sich lieben |
| neck {v} (drink rapidly) | :: schlucken, saufen, stürzen, hinunterstürzen, runterstürzen |
| neck {n} (folklore: shapeshifting water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| neck and neck {adj} (very close in progress) | :: Kopf an Kopf |
| Neckar {prop} (river) | :: Neckar {m} |
| neckerchief {n} (type of scarf) | :: Halstuch {n} |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: Halskette {f}, Collier {n} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: Krawatte {f}, Schlips {m} |
| neckwarmer {n} (piece of clothing) | :: Halswärmer {m} |
| necro- {prefix} (related to death) | :: nekro- |
| necrocracy {n} (government that still operates under the rules of a former, dead leader) | :: Nekrokratie {f} |
| necrology {n} (listing of people who have died) | :: Nekrolog |
| necromancer {n} (person who practices necromancy) | :: Totenbeschwörer {m}, Totenbeschwörerin {f}, Nekromant {m}, Nekromantin {f} |
| necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead) | :: Totenbeschwörung {f}, Nekromantie {f}, Totenorakel {n} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: Nekrophilie {f} |
| necrophilia {n} | :: Nekrophilie {f} |
| necrophore {n} (Any of various beetles that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates) | :: Aaskäfer {m} |
| necropolis {n} (cemetery) | :: Nekropolis {f}, Nekropole {f}, Totenstadt {f} |
| necropsy {n} (pathological dissection of a corpse) | :: Nekropsie {f} |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: Nekrose {f}, Gewebetod |
| nectar {n} (drink of the gods) | :: Nektar {m} |
| nectar {n} (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) | :: Nektar {m} |
| nectar {n} (any delicious drink) | :: Nektar {m} |
| nectarine {n} (fruit) | :: Nektarine {f} |
| need {n} (something required) | :: Notwendigkeit {f}, Bedarf {m}, Bedürfnis {n} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: benötigen, brauchen |
| need {v} (to want strongly) | :: brauchen |
| neediness {n} (characteristic of being needy) | :: Bedürftigkeit {f} |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: Nadel {f} |
| needle {n} (indicating device) | :: Nadel {f} |
| needle {n} (sensor phonograph stylus) | :: Nadel {f} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: Nadel {f} |
| needle {v} (to tease in order to provoke) | :: hänseln |
| needle bearing {n} (type of bearing) | :: Nadellager {n} |
| needle-clawed bushbaby {n} (primate of the genus Euoticus) | :: Kielnagelgalago {m} |
| needlefish {n} (slender fish) | :: Hornhecht {m} |
| needle gun {n} (a firearm that has a needle-like firing pin) | :: Zündnadelgewehr {n} |
| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic) | :: Nadel im Heuhaufen {f} |
| needlenose pliers {n} (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions) | :: Spitzzange {f-p} {n-p} |
| needless {adj} (not needed) | :: unnötig, überflüssig |
| needless to say {adv} (obviously) | :: selbstredend, selbstverständlich |
| needlework {n} (process of working with a needle) | :: Handarbeit {f} |
| Neředín {prop} (quarter of Olomouc) | :: Neretein {m} |
| needs {adv} (necessarily) SEE: necessarily | :: |
| needy {adj} (in need, poor) | :: bedürftig |
| neener {interj} (a hostile taunt) | :: ätsch, ätsch-bätsch, ätschi-bätsch |
| ne'er-do-well {n} (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing | :: |
| nefarious {adj} (sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics) | :: berüchtigt, schändlich, ruchlos, verachtenswert, bösartig, böse |
| Nefertem {prop} (ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility) | :: Nefertem {m} |
| negation {n} (act of negating something) | :: Verneinung {f}, Negierung {f} |
| negation {n} (denial or contradiction) | :: Verneinung {f} |
| negation {n} (negation in logic) | :: Negation {f} |
| negationism {n} (denialism) SEE: denialism | :: |
| negative {adj} (not positive or neutral) | :: negativ |
| negative {adj} (of electrical charge) | :: negativ |
| negative {adj} (inherently damaging) | :: schlecht, negativ |
| negative {n} (photography) | :: Negativfilm {m}, Negativ {n} |
| negative clause {n} (negative clause, negative sentence) | :: negativer Satz {m} |
| negativeness {n} (negativity) SEE: negativity | :: |
| negative pressure {n} (pressure that is less than normal atmospheric pressure) | :: Unterdruck {m} |
| negativity {n} (characteristic of having a negative charge) | :: Negativität {f} |
| Negev {prop} (a desert in southern Israel) | :: Negev {f} |
| neglect {v} (disregard) | :: missachten |
| neglect {v} (fail to care for) | :: vernachlässigen |
| neglect {v} (failure due to carelessness) | :: versäumen |
| neglect {v} | :: vernachlässigen |
| neglect {n} (act of neglecting) | :: Vernachlässigung {f} |
| neglect {n} (habitual lack of care) | :: Nachlässigkeit {f} |
| neglectful {adj} (tending to neglect) | :: nachlässig |
| negligence {n} (failure to exercise a standard of care (law)) | :: Fahrlässigkeit {f} |
| negligence per se {n} (culpa imputed irrebuttably, because of the violation of a statute) | :: does not exist in Germany, the general norm for compensation of damages arising from delicts involving violation of protection laws being § 823 II BGB under the regime of which the claimant still has the onus probandi for culpa or dolus, though the violation being proven may be considered proof prima facie – which can be rebutted by the defendant. Theoretically it would be unwiderleglich vermutetes Verschulden {n} |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negligent {adj} (culpable due to negligence) | :: fahrlässig |
| negligible {adj} (able to be ignored or excluded) | :: vernachlässigbar |
| negotiability {n} (state of being negotiable) | :: Verhandelbarkeit {f} |
| negotiable {adj} (able to be traversed) | :: überwindbar , befahrbar , gangbar |
| negotiable {adj} (able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement) | :: negoziabel |
| negotiable {adj} (open to negotiation or bargaining) | :: verhandelbar |
| negotiate {v} (confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)) | :: verhandeln |
| negotiate {v} (arrange a mutual agreement (transitive)) | :: aushandeln |
| negotiate {v} (coping with, getting over) | :: überwinden |
| negotiating table {n} (place for negotiations) | :: Verhandlungstisch {m} |
| negotiation {n} (process of achieving agreement) | :: Verhandlung {f} |
| negotiator {n} (One who negotiates) | :: Unterhändler {m}, Verhandlungsführer {m} |
| negotiator {n} (A diplomat, moderator) | :: Vermittler {m} |
| negress {n} (A black female) | :: Negerin {f} |
| negro {adj} (offensive: relating to the black ethnicity) | :: schwarz |
| negro {adj} (black or dark brown in color) | :: schwarz |
| negro {adj} | :: schwarz |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: Neger {m} , Negerin {f} , Mohr {m} , Mohrin {f} , Maximalpigmentierter {m} , Negerlein {n} , Negerchen {n} |
| negroid {adj} (of the negroid race) | :: negrid |
| negroni {n} (cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth) | :: Negroni {m} |
| Negrophobia {n} (the fear, hate or dislike of Black people) | :: Negrophobie {f} |
| negus {n} (a drink) | :: Negus {m} |
| negus {n} (supreme Ethiopian ruler) | :: Negus {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemia |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemia {m} |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: Wiehern {n} |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: wiehern |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: Nachbarschaft {f}, Umgebung {f}, Kiez {m}, Viertel {n}, Quartier {n}, Stadtteil {m} |
| neighborhood {n} (inhabitants of a residential area) | :: Nachbarschaft {f} |
| neighborhood {n} (division of a municipality or region) | :: Stadtteil {m}, Viertel {n} |
| neighborhood {n} (approximate amount) | :: ungefähr, im Bereich von |
| neighborhood {n} (quality of physical proximity) | :: Nachbarschaft |
| neighboring {adj} (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to) | :: benachbart |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: Nachbar {m}, Nachbarin {f} |
| neighbour {n} (fellow human) | :: Nächster {m}, Nächste {f}, Mitmensch {m} |
| neighbour {v} (to be adjacent to) | :: benachbart sein |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| Neith {prop} (ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility) | :: Neith {f} |
| neither {determiner} (not one of two; not either) | :: weder |
| neither {pron} (not either one) | :: keiner, keine, keines |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: weder X noch Y |
| neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring {phrase} (unsuitable for anything or anybody) | :: weder Fisch noch Fleisch |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: weder Fisch noch Fleisch |
| neither … nor {conj} (used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas) | :: weder … noch |
| nekton {n} (organisms in the ocean) | :: Nekton {n} |
| nelly {n} (petrel) | :: Riesensturmvogel |
| Nelson's elk {n} (wapiti subspecies) | :: Wapiti |
| Neman {prop} (river to the Baltic Sea) | :: Memel {f} |
| Neman {prop} (town in Kaliningrad Oblast) | :: Ragnit |
| nematode {n} (small invertebrate animal) | :: Fadenwurm {m} |
| Nemean Lion {prop} (mythical lion of Nemea) | :: Nemeischer Löwe |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| Nemesis {prop} (Greek goddess of retribution) | :: Nemesis {f} |
| nene {n} (Branta sandvicensis) | :: Hawaiigans {f} |
| Nenets {prop} (language) | :: Nenzisch {n} |
| neo- {prefix} (new) | :: neo-, neu- |
| neo- {prefix} (contemporary) | :: neo- |
| neoclassicism {n} (movement) | :: Neoklassizismus {m} |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: Neodym {n} |
| neofascism {n} (right-wing political movement) | :: Neofaschismus {m} |
| neofascist {adj} (of or pertaining to neofascism) | :: neofaschistisch |
| neofascist {n} (a follower of neofascism) | :: Neofaschist {m}, Neofaschistin {f} |
| Neogrammarian {n} (member or follower of the Neogrammarian school) | :: Junggrammatiker {m} |
| Neogrammarian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school) | :: junggrammatisch |
| neo-Lamarckian {adj} (relating to Neo-Lamarckism) | :: neolamarckistisch |
| Neo Latin {prop} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| Neo-Latin {n} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| neoliberal {adj} (in accordance with neoliberalism) | :: neoliberal |
| neoliberal {n} (person who subscribes to neoliberalism) | :: Neoliberaler {m}, Neoliberale {f} |
| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: Neoliberalismus {m} |
| neolithic {adj} (hopelessly outdated) | :: steinzeitlich, uralt, vorsintflutlich, neolithisch |
| Neolithic {adj} (of or relating to the New Stone Age) | :: jungsteinzeitlich, neolithisch |
| Neolithic {prop} (the New Stone Age) | :: Jungsteinzeit {f}, Neolithikum {n} |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: Neologismus {m} |
| neology {n} (the study or art of neologizing (creating new words)) | :: Neologismus |
| Neo-Middle Egyptian {prop} (Neo-Middle Egyptian) | :: Neo-Mittelägyptisch {n}, Neomittelägyptisch {n} |
| neon {n} (element) | :: Neon {n} |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neonatologist {n} (person who studies or applies neonatology) | :: Neonatologe {m}, Neonatologin {f} |
| neonatology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants) | :: Neonatologie {f} |
| neo-Nazi {n} (person who believes in a Nazi ideology) | :: Neonazi {m} |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: Neonazismus {m} |
| neonicotinoid {n} (class of insecticides) | :: Neonikotinoid {n} |
| neopaganism {n} (modern or revived form of paganism) | :: Neuheidentum {n}, Neopaganismus {m} |
| neophilia {n} (love of new things) | :: Neophilie {f} |
| neophobia {n} (fear of new things) | :: Neophobie {f} |
| neophyte {n} (beginner) | :: Beginner {m} |
| neophyte {n} (recently introduced plant species) | :: Neophyt {m} |
| neoplasm {n} (abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue) | :: Blastom {n}, Geschwulst {f}, Neoplasie {f}, Neoplasma {n}, Neubildung {f} |
| Neoplatonism {prop} (school of philosophy) | :: Neuplatonismus {m} |
| Neoplatonist {n} (member) | :: Neuplatoniker {m}, Neuplatonikerin {f} |
| neoprene {n} (synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products) | :: Neopren {n} |
| neo-romanticism {n} | :: Neuromantik {f} |
| neoteny {n} (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult) | :: Neotenie {f}, Verjugendlichung {f} |
| neoterise {v} (to modernise) | :: neue Wortschöpfungen einführen |
| neoterize {v} (to modernise) | :: neue Wortschöpfungen einführen |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal {n} |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} (pertaining to Nepal) | :: nepalesisch |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: Nepalese {m}, Nepalesin {f} |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: Nepalesisch {n}, Nepali {n} |
| nephew {n} (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: Neffe {m} |
| nephew-in-law {n} | :: Schwiegerneffe |
| Nephilim {prop} | :: Nephilim {p} |
| nephology {n} (branch of meteorology) | :: Nephologie, Wolkenkunde {f} |
| nephrite {n} (semi-precious stone) | :: Nephrit {m} |
| nephrolith {n} (kidney stone) SEE: kidney stone | :: |
| nephrologist {n} (physician) | :: Nephrologe {m}, Nierenarzt {m} |
| nephron {n} (basic structural and functional unit of the kidney) | :: Nephron {n} |
| nephrotoxic {adj} (poisonous to kidney tissue) | :: nephrotoxisch |
| nepotism {n} (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: Nepotismus {m}, Vetternwirtschaft {f} |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptun {m} |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Neptun {m} |
| Neptunian {adj} (of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism) | :: Neptunisch |
| Neptunian {n} (proponent of Neptunism) | :: Neptunier {m}, Neptunist {m} |
| Neptunism {prop} (scientific theory) | :: Neptunismus {m} |
| Neptunist {n} (proponent) | :: Neptunist {m} |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: Neptunium {n} |
| nerd {n} (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: Sonderling {m}, Nerd {m}, Fachidiot {m}, Tüftler {m}, Bücherwurm {m}, Computerfreak {m} |
| nerdy {adj} (Of or like a nerd) | :: nerdig, absonderlich |
| neritic {adj} | :: neritisch |
| Nero {prop} (Roman Emperor from 54 to 68) | :: Nero {m} |
| neroli {n} (essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange) | :: Neroli |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: Nerv {m} |
| nerve {n} ((colloquial) neuron) | :: Nerv {m} |
| nerve {n} (courage) | :: Nerv {m} |
| nerve {n} (patience) | :: Nerv {m} |
| nerve {n} (stamina) | :: Nerv {m} |
| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| nerve {v} (encourage) SEE: encourage | :: |
| nerve agent {n} (weapon of mass destruction) SEE: nerve gas | :: |
| nerve cell {n} (cell of the nervous system) | :: Nervenzelle {f}, Neuron {n} |
| nerve fibre {n} (axon) SEE: axon | :: |
| nerve gas {n} (weapon of mass destruction) | :: Nervengas {n}, Nervenkampfstoff {m} |
| nerve impulse {n} (signal transmitted along a nerve fibre) | :: elektrische Erregung einer Nervenzelle {f}, Aktionspotenzial eines Neurons {n}, Nervenimpuls {m} |
| nerve-racking {adj} (intensely irritating or distressing) | :: nervenzerfetzend, nervenaufreibend, nervenzermürbend |
| nervosity {n} (nervousness) SEE: nervousness | :: |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: nervös |
| nervous breakdown {n} (disabling attack of a psychological disorder) | :: Nervenzusammenbruch {m} |
| nervously {adv} (in a nervous manner) | :: nervös, erregbar, gereizt, hektisch, unruhig |
| nervousness {n} (state or quality of being nervous) | :: Nervosität {f}, Unruhe {f} |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: Nervensystem {n} |
| nesonym {n} (toponym of an island) | :: Nesonym {n} |
| -ness {suffix} (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") | :: -nis, -heit, -keit |
| Nessie {prop} (nickname for the Loch Ness monster) | :: Nessie |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: Vogelnest {n}, Nest {n} |
| nest {n} (place for depositing eggs) | :: Nest {n} |
| nest {n} (snug residence) | :: Nest {n} |
| nest {n} (retreat) | :: Nest {n} |
| nest {n} (hideout) | :: Nest {n} |
| nest {v} (to build or settle into a nest) | :: nisten |
| nest box {n} (birdhouse) SEE: birdhouse | :: |
| nested {adj} (embedded) SEE: embedded | :: |
| nested {adj} (successively fitted one inside another) | :: verschachtelt |
| nest egg {n} (egg placed in a bird's nest) | :: Nestei {n} |
| nest egg {n} (savings) | :: Notgroschen {m} (emergency penny), finanzielles Polster {n} (financial cushion) |
| nestle {v} (to settle oneself comfortably and snugly) | :: es sich gemütlich machen |
| nestle {v} (to press oneself against another affectionately) | :: sich anschmiegen |
| nestling {n} (small, young bird that is still confined to the nest) | :: Jungvogel {m}, Küken {n}, Nestling {m} |
| Nestorian {adj} (related to the teachings of Nestorius) | :: nestorianisch |
| Nestorian {n} (A member of a "Nestorian" church) | :: Nestorianer {m}, Nestorianerin {f} |
| Nestorianism {n} (The religious beliefs of the followers of Nestorius) | :: Nestorianismus {m} |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: Netz {n} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: Netz {n} |
| net {n} (anything that has the appearance of a net) | :: Netz {n} |
| net {n} (figurative: trap) | :: Netz {n} |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: Netz {n} |
| net {v} (catch by means of a net) | :: mit einem Netz fangen |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: Netto- |
| net {adv} (after expenses or deductions) | :: netto |
| net {n} (The amount remaining after expenses are deducted, profit) | :: Netto {n} |
| net {v} (receive as profit) | :: netto verdienen |
| Netanyahu {prop} (surname) | :: Netanjahu |
| netball {n} (team sport derived from basketball) | :: Netball {m} |
| netbook {n} (economical notebook computer) | :: Netbook {n} |
| nether {adj} (lower) | :: nieder |
| nether {adj} (beneath the earth's surface) | :: unterirdisch |
| Netherlander {n} (someone from the Netherlands) | :: Niederländer {m}, Niederländerin {f} |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: die Niederlande {n-p} |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: niederlandisch, holländisch |
| Netherlands Antilles {prop} (former autonomous territory) | :: Niederländische Antillen {p} |
| netizen {n} (member of Internet community) | :: Netizen {m}, Netcitizen {m}, Netzbürger {m} |
| net profit {n} (the gross revenue minus all expenses) | :: Reingewinn {m} |
| netsuke {n} (miniature sculptures) | :: Netsuke {n} |
| nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: Nessel {f}, Brennnessel {f} |
| nettle {n} (deadnettle) SEE: deadnettle | :: |
| nettle-rash {n} (itchy areas of the skin) SEE: urticaria | :: |
| net weight {n} (weight of a product) | :: Nettogewicht {n} |
| network {n} (interconnected group or system) | :: Netzwerk {n} |
| network {n} (directory of people) | :: Netzwerk {n} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: Netzwerk {n} |
| network {v} (interact socially) | :: sich vernetzen |
| network {v} (to connect two or more computers or other computerized devices) | :: vernetzen |
| network {v} (to interconnect a group or system) | :: vernetzen |
| networkability {n} | :: Netzwerkfähigkeit {f} |
| networking {n} (act of connecting computers into network) | :: Vernetzung {f} |
| networking {n} (meeting new people) | :: Networking {n} |
| network interface card {n} (computer hardware component) | :: Netzwerkkarte {f} |
| network neutrality {n} (principle for user-access networks) | :: Netzneutralität {f} |
| Neuchâtel {prop} (canton) | :: Neuenburg |
| Neuchâtel {prop} (city) | :: Neuenburg |
| neural {adj} (of or relating to the nerves) | :: neural |
| neuralgia {n} (nerve pain) | :: Neuralgie {f} |
| neuralgic {adj} (pertaining to or affected by neuralgia) | :: neuralgisch |
| neural network {n} (in artificial intelligence) | :: neuronales Netzwerk {n} |
| neural network {n} (in anatomy) | :: neuronales Netzwerk {n} |
| neurasthenic {adj} (pertaining to neurasthenia) | :: neurasthenisch |
| neurasthenic {n} (person who has neurasthenia) | :: Neurastheniker {m}, Neurasthenikerin {f} |
| neurite {n} (any projection from the body of a neuron) | :: Neurit {m} |
| neuro- {prefix} (relating to nerves or the nervous system) | :: neuro- |
| neurodiversity {n} (the variety of configurations of the brain) | :: Neurodiversität {f} |
| neuroendocrine {adj} (pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together) | :: neuroendokrin |
| neuroleptic {n} (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) | :: Neuroleptikum {n} |
| neuro-linguistic programming {n} (psychology: field of study) | :: neurolinguistisches Programmieren {n} |
| neurolinguistics {n} (science) | :: Neurolinguistik {f} |
| neurological {adj} (dealing with the study of the brain) | :: neurologisch |
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology) | :: Neurologe {m}, Neurologin {f}, Nervenarzt {m}, Nervenärztin {f} |
| neurology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) | :: Neurologie, Nervenkunde {f} |
| neuron {n} (a cell of the nervous system) | :: Neuron {n}, Nervenzelle {f} |
| neuropathic {adj} (of, or relating to neuropathy) | :: neuropathisch, nervös (Leiden etc.), nervenkrank |
| neuropathy {n} (disease of the nervous system) | :: Nervenleiden {n}, Neuropathie {f} |
| neurophysiology {n} (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) | :: Neurophysiologie {f} |
| neuropsychiatry {n} (branch of medicine) | :: Neuropsychiatrie |
| neuroscience {n} (scientific study of the nervous system) | :: Neurowissenschaften {p}, Hirnforschung |
| neurosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: Neurose {f} |
| neurosurgeon {n} (brain surgeon) | :: Neurochirurg {m}, Neurochirurgin {f} |
| neurotic {adj} (overanxious) | :: neurotisch |
| neurotic {n} (person who has a neurosis) | :: Neurotiker {m}, Neurotikerin {f} |
| neurotoxic {adj} (having a toxic effect on nerve tissue) | :: neurotoxisch |
| neurotoxin {n} (type of toxin) | :: Nervengift {n}, Neurotoxin {n} |
| neurotransmitter {n} (substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons) | :: Neurotransmitter {m} |
| neurotrophic {adj} (of or relating to neurotrophy) | :: neurotroph |
| neurotropic {adj} (of or pertaining to neurotropism) | :: neurotrop |
| neurotypical {adj} (having normal way of processing information) | :: neurotypisch |
| neurula {n} (zoology: an embryo of vertebrates in the state when the primitive band is first developed) | :: Neurula {f} |
| Neustria {prop} (western part of the Frankish empire) | :: Neustrien |
| neuter {adj} (neutral, neither one thing nor another) | :: neutral |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: neutrisch, sächlich, neutral, neuter |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: intransitive, see also: intransitive) | :: intransitiv, neuter |
| neuter {adj} (having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones) | :: geschlechtslos |
| neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar)) | :: sächliches Geschlecht {n}, Neutrum {n}, neutrisches Geschlecht {n} |
| neuter {n} (grammar: noun of the neuter gender) | :: Neutrum {n}, sächliches Hauptwort {n}, sächliches Substantiv {n}, neutrisches Hauptwort {n}, neutrisches Substantiv {n} |
| neuter {v} (to remove sex organs from an animal) | :: verschneiden, kastrieren |
| neutral {adj} (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: neutral |
| neutral {adj} (neither beneficial nor harmful) | :: neutral |
| neutral {adj} (having no obvious colour) | :: neutral |
| neutral {adj} (physics: possessing no charge) | :: neutral |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: neutral |
| neutral {n} (nonaligned state) | :: neutraler Staat {m} |
| neutral {n} (person who takes no side in a dispute) | :: Neutraler {m} |
| neutral {n} (position of gears) | :: Leerlaufstellung {f}, Ruhelage {f} |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: Neutralität {f} |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: neutralisieren |
| neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: Neutrino {n} |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: Neutron {n} |
| neutron activation analysis {n} (technique to measure the decay of elements) | :: Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse {f} |
| neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons) | :: Neutronenbombe {f} |
| neutron capture {n} (nuclear reaction in which neutrons are absorbed) | :: Neutroneneinfang {m} |
| neutron cross section {n} (cross section of a neutron capture reaction) | :: Neutroneneinfangquerschnitt {n} |
| neutron number {n} (number of neutrons in the nucleus) | :: Neutronenzahl {f} |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: Neutronenstern {m} |
| Nevada {prop} (US state) | :: Nevada {n} |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: nie, niemals, nimmer |
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future) | :: nie wieder, niemals mehr, nimmermehr |
| never ever {adv} (emphatic never) | :: nie im Leben |
| neverland {n} (an ideal or imaginary place) | :: Nimmerland {n} |
| never mind {v} (it is not important) | :: macht nichts, ganz egal, das macht nichts, das ist egal, schon gut |
| never mind {v} (do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)) | :: kümmere dich nicht, kümmer dich nicht, sorge dich nicht, sorg dich nicht |
| never mind {v} (I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement) | :: vergiss es, nicht so wichtig |
| never mind {v} (let alone; much less) SEE: let alone | :: |
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again | :: |
| never say die {interj} (do not despair) | :: nicht verzagen, nicht aufgeben, nicht verzweifeln |
| never say never {phrase} (never say never) | :: sag niemals nie |
| nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) | :: nichtsdestoweniger, trotzdem, auch wenn, dennoch, unbenommen; nichtsdestotrotz |
| Nevi'im {prop} (constituent of the Bible) | :: Nevi'im {p} {m} |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| nevus flammeus nuchae {n} (malformation) | :: Storchenbiss {m}, Bossard-Fleck {m} |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (current or later) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (newborn) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (of recent origin) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared) | :: neu |
| new {adj} (inexperienced, unaccustomed) | :: neu |
| newb {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie | :: |
| newbie {n} (new (inexperienced) user or participant) | :: Neuling {m}, Anfänger {m} |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: neugeboren |
| newborn {n} (recently born baby) | :: Neugeborenes {n} , Neugeborener {m} , Neugeborene {f} |
| New Britain {prop} (island) | :: Neupommern |
| New Brunswick {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Neubraunschweig, Neues Braunschweig {n} |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Neukaledonien {n} |
| New Caledonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia) | :: neukaledonisch |
| New Caledonian {n} (person from New Caledonia) | :: Neukaledonier {m}, Neukaledonierin {f} |
| Newcastle {prop} (city) | :: Newcastle |
| Newcastle disease {n} (disease of poultry) | :: Newcastle-Krankheit {f} |
| newcomer {n} (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: Neuankömmling {m} |
| newcomer {n} (new participant in some activity) | :: Neuling {m} |
| newcomer {n} | :: Neuling {m} |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: Neu-Delhi {n} |
| newel {n} (central pillar of staircase) | :: Spindel {f} |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: Neuengland |
| New Englander {n} (person from New England) | :: Neuengländer {m}, Neuengländerin {f} |
| New English {prop} (form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550) | :: Neuenglisch {n}, modernes Englisch {n}; neuenglisch |
| newfangled {adj} (modern, unfamiliar or different) | :: neumodisch |
| Newfoundland {prop} (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: Neufundland {n} |
| Newfoundland {n} (dog) | :: Neufundländer |
| Newfoundland and Labrador {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: Neufundland und Labrador {n} |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Neuguinea {n} |
| New Guinea flightless rail {n} (bird) | :: Baumralle {f} |
| New Hampshire {prop} (US state) | :: New Hampshire |
| New High German {prop} (modern German language) | :: Neuhochdeutsch {n}; Volynian German: Neihochdeitsch {n} |
| New High German {adj} (of or relating to the modern German language) | :: neuhochdeutsch |
| New Holland {prop} (obsolete: Australia) | :: Neuholland |
| New Ireland {prop} (island) | :: Neumecklenburg |
| New Jersey {prop} (a northeast state of the United States of America) | :: New Jersey, Neujersey |
| New Kingdom {prop} (Egypt from the 18th Dynasty through the 20th) | :: Neues Reich {n} |
| New Latin {prop} (Latin after the Middle Ages) | :: Neulatein {n}, Neulateinisch {n} |
| newly {adv} (Very recently) | :: neu |
| newlywed {n} (a recently married person) | :: Neuvermählter {m}, Neuvermählte {f} |
| newlywed {adj} (recently married) | :: neuvermählt |
| Newman {prop} (surname meaning "new man") | :: Neumann |
| New Mexico {prop} (US State) | :: New Mexico {n}, Neumexiko |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: Neumond {m} |
| new moon {n} (the moon when in conjunction with sun) | :: Neumond {m} |
| new moon {n} (phase of moon when it is waxing) | :: Neumond {m} |
| new moon {n} (the moon when it is waxing) | :: Neumond {m} |
| new moon {n} (the day when the new moon is first seen) | :: Neumondtag {m} |
| newness {n} (novelty) | :: Neuheit {f} |
| New Objectivity {prop} (artistic movement) | :: Neue Sachlichkeit {f} |
| New Orleans {prop} (city) | :: New Orleans {n} |
| new potato {n} (one of the earliest potatoes of a new crop) | :: Frühlingskartoffel {f} |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: Neuigkeiten {f-p}, Nachricht {f}, Nachrichten {f-p}, Neues {n} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: Nachricht {f}, Nachrichten {f-p} |
| news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news) | :: Nachrichtenagentur {f}, Presseagentur {f} |
| newsagent {n} (retail business) | :: Zeitungskiosk {m} |
| newsagent {n} (person) | :: Zeitungsverkäufer {m}, Zeitungshändler {m} |
| newscaster {n} (one who delivers the news) | :: Nachrichtensprecher {m}, Nachrichtensprecherin {f} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| newsgroup {n} (repository for posting messages on a computer network) | :: Newsgroup {f} |
| newsletter {n} (publication) | :: Mitteilungsblatt {n}, Newsletter {m} |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: New South Wales {n} |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Neuspanien {f} |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: Zeitung {f} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: Zeitungspapier {n} |
| newspeak {n} (use of ambiguous words to deceive listeners) | :: Neusprech {n} |
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language) | :: Neusprech {n} |
| Newspeak {n} (newspeak) SEE: newspeak | :: |
| newsroom {n} (the office of a news organisation) | :: Redaktion {f}, Newsdesk {n}, Newsroom {m} |
| news ticker {n} (device, used primarily in the 20th century) | :: Nachrichtenticker {m} |
| news ticker {n} (any device for displaying incoming news stories) | :: Nachrichtenticker {m} |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| New Swabia {prop} | :: Neuschwabenland |
| newsworthy {adj} (interesting enough to be reported as a news) | :: berichtenswert, veröffentlichungswürdig, interessant, eine Nachricht wert seiend , mit Nachrichtenwert |
| newt {n} (type of salamander) | :: Molch {m} |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Neues Testament {n} |
| newton {n} (derived unit of force) | :: Newton {m} |
| Newtonian {adj} (related to Newton) | :: Newtonsch |
| newton metre {n} (standard unit of torque or energy) | :: Newtonmeter {m} {n} |
| new wine in an old bottle {n} | :: neuer Wein in alten Schläuch, junger Wein in alten Schläuch, alter Wein in neuen Schläuch |
| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania) | :: neue Welt {f} |
| New World monkey {n} (families of primates found in Central and South America) | :: Neuweltaffe {m} |
| New World Order {prop} (vision for the world) | :: Neue Weltordnung {f} |
| New Year {n} (the first few days of a calendar year) | :: Neujahr |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: Neujahr {n} |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: Neujahr {n}, Neujahrstag {m} |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: Silvester {n}; Altjahrsabend {m} |
| New Year's resolution {n} (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: Neujahrsvorsatz {m} |
| New York {prop} (state) | :: New York, New-York, Neuyork {n} (obsolete) |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: New York City, New York, Neuyork (obsolete) |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of New York City) | :: New Yorker {m}, New Yorkerin {f} |
| New Yorker {n} (a native or resident of the state of New York) | :: New Yorker {m}, New Yorkerin {f} |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Neuseeland {n} |
| New Zealand {prop} (attributive form - relating to New Zealand) | :: neuseeländisch |
| New Zealand dollar {n} (official currency of New Zealand) | :: Neuseeland-Dollar {m} |
| New Zealander {n} (a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent) | :: Neuseeländer {m}, Neuseeländerin {f} |
| New Zealand falcon {n} (Falco novaeseelandiae) | :: Maorifalke {m} |
| New Zealandic {adj} (of New Zealand) | :: neuseeländisch |
| New Zealandress {n} (female New Zealander) | :: Neuseeländerin {f} |
| next {adj} (following in a sequence) | :: nächster |
| next {adj} (being closer to the present location than all other items) | :: nächster |
| next {adj} (nearest date, time, space or order) | :: nächster |
| next {adv} | :: als nächstes |
| next {prep} (on the side of) | :: neben |
| next {n} (the one that follows after this one (in languages with a definite article that is generally required in this sense)) | :: der/die Nächste |
| next {prep} (next to) SEE: next to | :: |
| next door {adv} (in the adjacent home or place) | :: nebenan |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: Angehörige {f}, Angehöriger {m}, usually plural: Angehörige (m+f) |
| next of kin {n} (spouse, close friend, close relative) | :: Angehöriger {m}, Angehörige {f} |
| next time {n} (on the following occasion) | :: nächstes Mal |
| next to {prep} (beside; alongside) | :: neben |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next to nothing {pron} (very little) | :: so gut wie nichts, fast nichts |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: nächstes Jahr |
| nexus {n} (connection) | :: Verbindung {f}, Verknüpfung {f} |
| nexus {n} (connected group) | :: Verbindung {f}, Netzwerk {n} |
| nexus {n} (centre of something) | :: Zentrum {n}, Kern {m} |
| négligée {n} (nightgown) | :: Negligee {n}, Negligé {n} |
| NGO {n} (non-governmental organization) | :: NGO, NRO |
| niacin {n} (water-soluble vitamin) | :: Niacin {n} |
| nib {n} (tip of a pen) | :: Federspitze {f} |
| nibble {v} (eat with small bites) | :: knabbern |
| nibble {n} ((computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits) | :: Nibble |
| Nicaea {prop} (ancient city) | :: Nicäa {f} |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Nicaragua {n} |
| Nicaraguan {adj} (pertaining to Nicaragua) | :: nicaraguanisch |
| Nicaraguan {n} (person from Nicaragua) | :: Nicaraguaner {m}, Nicaraguanerin {f} |
| nice {adj} (pleasant) | :: freundlich, sympathisch, lieb, nett |
| nice {adj} (attractive) | :: schön, hübsch, nett |
| nice {adj} (having a pleasant taste or aroma) | :: lecker, angenehm |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: Nizza {n} |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| nicely {adv} (pleasantly) | :: gut |
| Nicene {adj} (all senses) | :: nizäisch, nizänisch |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: Bekenntnis von Nicäa {n}, Nizäisch-Konstantinopolitanische Glaubensbekenntnis {n} |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| niche {n} (cavity, hollow, or recess) | :: Nische {f}, Mauernische {f}, Wandnische {f}, Mauerrücksprung {m} |
| niche {n} (ecological function of an organism) | :: ökologische Nische {f} |
| niche {n} (position of opportunity) | :: Nische {f}, Marktnische {f}, Marktlücke {f} |
| niche market {n} (relatively small and specialist market, product differentiated in small segment of consumers.) | :: Nischenmarkt {m} |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: Nikolaus, Klaus |
| nick {v} ((slang) to steal) | :: klauen |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: Nickel {n} |
| nickeline {n} (a mineral, nickel arsenide) | :: Nickelin {m} |
| nickel-plated {adj} (coated with nickel) | :: vernickelt |
| nickel silver {n} (alloy) | :: Neusilber {n} |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: Spitzname {m} |
| nickname {n} (byname) | :: Beiname {m} |
| Nicobar Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: Nikobaren |
| Nicodemus {prop} (biblical Pharisee) | :: Nikodemus |
| Nicola {prop} (Nicole) SEE: Nicole | :: |
| Nicola {prop} (feminine form of Nicholas) | :: Nicole {f} |
| Nicole {prop} (female given name) | :: Nicole {f} |
| Nicole {prop} (Nicola) SEE: Nicola | :: |
| Nicosia {prop} (capital of Cyprus) | :: Nikosia |
| nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: Nikotin {n} |
| nicotine patch {n} (adhesive patch) | :: Nikotinpflaster {n} |
| nictitating membrane {n} (transparent protective fold of skin) | :: Nickhaut {f} |
| Nidwalden {prop} (Canton) | :: Nidwalden |
| niece {n} (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: Nichte {f} |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| Niederkorn {prop} (canton) | :: Niederkorn |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| nief {n} (serf or bondsman born into servitude) | :: Sklave {m}, Leibeigene {m} |
| niello {n} (any of various black metal alloys) | :: Niello {m} {n}, Schwarzschmelz {m} |
| Nietzsche {prop} (surname) | :: Nietzsche |
| Nietzschean {adj} (pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings) | :: nietzschesch |
| Nietzscheanism {n} (philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche) | :: Nietzscheismus {m} |
| nifty {adj} (good, useful) | :: toll, flott, pfiffig, geschickt, ausgefeilt, schlau, raffiniert, elegant, schick, hübsch |
| nigella {n} (plant of the genus Nigella) | :: Schwarzkümmel {m} |
| nigella {n} (spice) SEE: black caraway | :: |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: Niger |
| Niger {prop} (river) | :: Niger {m} |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigeria {n} |
| Nigerian {n} (person) | :: Nigerianer {m}, Nigerianerin {f} |
| Nigerian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) | :: nigerianisch |
| Nigerien {n} (person) | :: Nigrer {m}, Nigrerin {f} |
| Nigerien {adj} (pertaining to Niger) | :: nigrisch |
| niggard {v} (a miser or stingy person) SEE: skinflint | :: |
| nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: Neger {m}, Negerin {f}, Nigger {m}, Niggerin {f}, Bimbo {m}, Kaffer {m}, Kafferin {f}, Mohr {m} , Mohrin {f} |
| nigh {adj} (near, close by) | :: nahe, nah bei |
| nigh {adv} (almost; nearly) | :: beinahe, nahezu |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: Nacht {f} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: Abend {m}, Nacht {f} |
| night {n} (night spent away from home) | :: Übernachtung {f}, Nacht {f} |
| night {n} (quality of sleep obtained during a night) | :: Nacht {f} |
| night {n} (darkness) | :: Nacht {f}, Dunkelheit {f} |
| night {interj} (Short for good night) | :: Nacht! |
| night and day {adv} (day and night) SEE: day and night | :: |
| night and day {adv} (opposite) | :: wie Tag und Nacht |
| night-blind {adj} (unable to see clearly in low light; suffering from night blindness) | :: nachtblind |
| night blindness {n} (nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light) | :: Nachtblindheit {f} |
| nightcap {n} (warm cap worn at night) | :: Schlafmütze {f} |
| nightcap {n} (beverage) | :: Absacker {m} , Schlummertrunk {m} |
| nightclothes {n} (clothing worn while sleeping) | :: Nachtwäsche {f} |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: Nachtklub {m}, Nightclub {m} |
| nightdress {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| night emission {n} (nocturnal emission) SEE: nocturnal emission | :: |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: Einbruch der Nacht {m}, Einbruch der Dunkelheit {m}, Zwielicht {n} |
| nightgown {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) | :: Nachthemd {n} |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| night heron {n} (species of heron) | :: Nachtreiher {m} |
| nightie {n} (sleeping garment worn by women) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: Nachtigall {f} |
| nightjar {n} (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae) | :: Ziegenmelker {m}, Nachtschwalbe {f} |
| nightlife {n} (Selection of nocturnal activities) | :: Nachtleben {n} |
| nightlight {n} (a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight) | :: Nachtlicht {n} |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: Albtraum {m}, Alptraum {m}, Albdruck {m}, Nachtmahr {f} |
| nightmare {n} (experience) | :: Albtraum {m}, Alptraum {m} |
| nightmarish {adj} (resembling a nightmare) | :: albtraumhaft, alptraumhaft, albtraumartig, alptraumartig |
| night market {n} (a market that only operates at night) | :: Nachtmarkt {m} |
| night of the long knives {n} (purge) | :: Nacht der langen Messer {f} |
| night owl {n} (one who is awake at night) | :: Nachteule {f}, Nachtschwärmer {f}, Nachtmensch {p} |
| night safe {n} | :: Nachttresor {m}, Nachtsafe {m} |
| night school {n} (A school with classes held predominantly in the evening) | :: Abendschule {f} |
| nightshade {n} (deadly nightshade) SEE: deadly nightshade | :: |
| nightshade {n} (plant of genus Solanum) | :: Nachtschatten {m} |
| night shift {n} (period) | :: Nachtschicht {f} |
| night shift {n} (group of workers) | :: Nachtschicht {f} |
| nightshirt {n} (shirt-like garment) SEE: nightgown | :: |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: Nachttisch {m} |
| nightstick {n} (club) | :: Schlagstock {m} |
| night terror {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: Nachtangst {f}, Pavor Nocturnus {m} |
| nighttime {n} (hours of darkness) | :: Nacht {f} |
| night watchman {n} (a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers) | :: Nachtwächter {m} |
| night watchman {n} (person who guards at night) | :: Nachtwächter {m} (though usually simply Wachmann {m}) |
| night watchman state {n} (Translations) | :: Nachtwächterstaat {m}, Minimalstaat {m} |
| nightwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes | :: |
| nightwork {n} (work carried out at night) | :: Nachtarbeit {f} |
| nihilarian {adj} (of or pertaining to nihilism) | :: nihilistisch |
| nihilism {n} (rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, moral principles, legal rules, etc.) | :: Nihilismus {m} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: Nihilismus {m} |
| nihilist {n} (person who accepts nihilism) | :: Nihilist {m}, Nihilistin {f} |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nihonium {n} | :: Nihonium {n} |
| Nijmegen {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Nimwegen |
| Nike {prop} (Greek goddess of victory) | :: Nike {f} |
| nikud {n} (system of diacritics for Hebrew) | :: Nikud {n} |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Nil {m} |
| Nilean {adj} (Nilotic) SEE: Nilotic | :: |
| Nile perch {n} (Lates niloticus) | :: Nilbarsch {m} |
| nilgai {n} (large antelope of northern India) | :: Nilgau {m}, Nilgauantilope {f} |
| Nilotic {adj} (pertaining to the Nile) | :: nilotisch; nilisch |
| nimble {adj} (quick and light in movement or action) | :: schnell, gelenkig, behänd, flink, wendig, leichtfüssig, gewandt, geschickt |
| nimble {adj} (quick-witted and alert) | :: geschickt |
| nimbleness {n} (the quality of being nimble) | :: Wendigkeit {f}, Gewandtheit {f}, Behändigkeit {f}, Beweglichkeit {f} |
| nimbus {n} (circle of light; halo) | :: Nimbus {m} |
| nimbus {n} (rain cloud) | :: Nimbus {m} |
| Nina {prop} (female given name) | :: Nina |
| nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person) | :: Dummkopf {m}, Einfaltspinsel {m}, Trottel {m} |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: neun |
| nine {n} (the digit or figure 9) | :: Neun {f} |
| nine {n} (card with nine pips) | :: Neun {f} |
| nine {n} | :: Neun {f} |
| nine hundred {num} (cardinal number 900) | :: neunhundert |
| nine men's morris {n} (board game) | :: Mühle {f} |
| nine o'clock {n} (the start of the tenth hour) | :: neun Uhr |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: neunzehn |
| nineteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: neunzehnte |
| nineteenthly {adv} (in nineteenth place) | :: neunzehntens |
| nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 9,999) | :: neuntausendneunhundertneunundneunzig |
| nineties {n} (the decade of the 1990s) | :: neunziger Jahre {n-p}, Neunziger {p}, Neunzigerjahre {n-p}, 90er Jahre {n-p} |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: neunzigste |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: neunzig |
| ninety-eight {num} (98) | :: achtundneunzig |
| ninety-five {num} (95) | :: fünfundneunzig |
| ninety-four {num} (94) | :: vierundneunzig |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: neunundneunzig |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: einundneunzig |
| ninety-seven {num} (97) | :: siebenundneunzig |
| ninety-six {num} (96) | :: sechsundneunzig |
| ninety-three {num} (93) | :: dreiundneunzig |
| ninety-two {num} (92) | :: zweiundneunzig |
| Nineveh {prop} (capital of Assyria) | :: Ninive |
| ninhydrin {n} (organic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione) | :: Ninhydrin {n} |
| ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: Ninja |
| ninjutsu {n} (ninjutsu) | :: Ninjutsu {n} |
| ninny {n} (a silly or foolish person) | :: Dummkopf {m}, Idiot {m} |
| Nintendo {n} (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo) | :: Nintendo {n} |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: neunte |
| ninth {n} (something in the ninth position) | :: Neunter |
| ninth {n} (one of nine equal parts of a whole) | :: Neuntel |
| ninthly {adv} (in the ninth place) | :: neuntens |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: Niob {n} |
| nip {n} (playful bite) | :: kneifen, zusammenquetschen |
| Nip {n} (offensive: a Japanese person) SEE: Jap | :: |
| Niphon {prop} (Honshu) SEE: Honshu | :: |
| nip in the bud {v} (to prevent at an early stage) | :: im Keim ersticken |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: Nippel {m}, Brustwarze {f} |
| nipple {n} (small protrusion on machinery that fits into a groove) | :: Nippel {m} |
| nipple {n} (short threaded connecting tube) | :: Stutzen {m}, Verbindungsstück {n} |
| nipplewort {n} (Lapsana communis) | :: Rainkohl {m} |
| Nippo- {prefix} (relating to Japan or Japanese) | :: Japanisch- |
| nip point {n} (point of convergence with a rolling part) | :: Walzenspalt {m} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| niqab {n} (veil which covers the face) | :: Niqab {m} |
| niqqud {n} (nikud) SEE: nikud | :: |
| nirvana {n} (Buddhism: cessation of suffering) | :: Nirvana {n}, Nirwana {n} |
| nirvana {n} (state of bliss) | :: Nirvana {n}, Nirwana {n} |
| nisba {n} (grammar term) | :: Nisbe {f} |
| Nishapur {prop} (a city in Iran) | :: Nischapur |
| nit {n} (egg of a louse) | :: Nisse {f} |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nithing {adj} (cowardly, dastardly) SEE: cowardly | :: |
| nitpick {v} (to correct minutiae or find fault) | :: pingelig sein, schikanieren |
| nitpick {v} (to pick nits) | :: lausen |
| nitpicker {n} (one who nitpicks) | :: Erbsenzähler {m}, Erbsenzählerin {f}, Korinthenkacker {m}, Korinthenkackerin {f}, Griffelspitzer {m}, Griffelspitzerin {f} |
| nitpicky {adj} (overly critical) | :: spitzfindig, übergenau, pedantisch, überkorrekt |
| nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: Nitrat {n} |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: Salpetersäure {f} |
| nitric oxide {n} (binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen) | :: Stickoxid {n} |
| nitriding {n} (method of hardening steel) | :: Nitrieren {n} |
| nitrile {n} (class of organic compounds) | :: Nitril {n} |
| nitrite reductase {n} (enzyme that catalyses the reduction of nitrite ions) | :: Nitritreduktase {f} |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: Stickstoff {m} |
| nitrogen dioxide {n} (the binary compound NO2) | :: Stickstoffdioxid {n}, Nitrogendioxid {n} |
| nitrogenic {adj} (nitrogenous) SEE: nitrogenous | :: |
| nitrogen monoxide {n} (nitric oxide) SEE: nitric oxide | :: |
| nitrogenous {adj} (of nitrogen) | :: Stickstoff- |
| nitroglycerine {n} (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate) | :: Nitroglyzerin {n} |
| nitro-hydrochloric acid {n} (aqua regia) SEE: aqua regia | :: |
| nitrolime {n} (calcium cyanamide) | :: Kalkstickstoff {n} |
| nitrosylsulfuric acid {n} (nitrosyl derivative of sulfuric acid) | :: Nitrosylschwefelsäure {f} |
| nitrous acid {n} (weak acid, HNO2) | :: salpetrige Säure {f} |
| nitrous oxide {n} (nitrous oxide) | :: Distickstoffmonoxid {n} |
| nitrox {n} (mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas) | :: Nitrox |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {adj} (fastidious, fussy, nit-picky) SEE: fastidious | :: |
| nitty {adj} ((excessively) detailed, specific) SEE: detailed | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| nitty-gritty {n} (essence or core of something) | :: Wesentliche {n}, Kern {m} |
| nitwit {n} (scatterbrained or stupid person) | :: Schwachkopf, Dummkopf {m} |
| Niue {prop} (island of Niue) | :: Niue {n} |
| Niuean {n} (person) | :: Niueaner {m}, Niueanerin {f} |
| Niuean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Niue) | :: niueanisch |
| Nivkh {prop} (language) | :: Niwchische |
| Nivôse {prop} (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: Nivôse {m}, Nivose {m}, Schneemonat {m} |
| nix {n} (colloquial: nothing) | :: nix |
| nix {v} (to reject or cancel) | :: verwerfen, annullieren, stornieren |
| nix {v} (to destroy) | :: zerstören, vernichten |
| nix {n} (water spirit) | :: Nix {m}, Nöck {m} |
| nixie {n} (water spirit) SEE: nix | :: |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Nischni Nowgorod {n} |
| Nkore {prop} (Nyankole) SEE: Nyankole | :: |
| Nkulengu rail {n} (bird) | :: Rotfußralle {f} |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: kein |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: verboten |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: nein ; nee |
| no {particle} (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) | :: nein |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: Nein {n} |
| no {n} (a vote not in favor) | :: Gegenstimme {f} |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: Nr. |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Noah {m}, Noach {m} |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noah {m} |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: Arche Noah {f} |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: Nobelium {n} |
| Nobel laureate {n} (person who has been awarded a Nobel Prize) | :: Nobelpreisträger {m} |
| Nobel Prize {n} (international prize) | :: Nobelpreis {m} |
| no biggie {phrase} (not a big deal) | :: kein Problem |
| nobiliary particle {n} (a preposition found in names) | :: Adelsprädikat {n} |
| nobility {n} (noble or privileged social class) | :: Adel {m}, Aristokratie {f}, Nobilität |
| nobility {n} (the quality of being noble) | :: Adeligkeit {f}, Blaublütigkeit {f}, Nobilität {f} |
| noble {n} (aristocrat) | :: Adeliger {m}, Adliger {m}, Adelige {f}, Adlige {f}, Aristokrat {m}, Aristokratin {f}, Edelmann {m}, Edelfrau {f}, Edeldame {f}, Edelfräulein {n} , Edler {m}, Edle {f} |
| noble {n} (medieval gold coin) | :: Nobel {m} |
| noble {adj} (having honorable qualities) | :: nobel, edel, großzügig, großmütig, hehr |
| noble {adj} (of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth) | :: adlig, aristokratisch, vornehm, nobel, erhaben, erlaucht, prächtig, stattlich |
| noble fir {n} (Abies procera) | :: Edeltanne {f} |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: Edelgas {n} |
| nobleman {n} (man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat) | :: Edelmann {m}, Adeliger {m}, Adliger {m}, Aristokrat {m} |
| noble metal {n} (metal resistant to corrosion) | :: Edelmetall {n} |
| noble rot {n} (fungus) | :: Edelfäule |
| noble savage {n} | :: edle Wilde {m}, edler Wilder {m} |
| noblesse oblige {n} (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank) | :: Adel verpflichtet |
| noblewoman {n} (a woman of noble rank) | :: Edelfrau {f}, Adlige {f} |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nobody {n} (unimportant person) | :: niemand {m}, keiner {m} |
| nobody's perfect {phrase} (phrase to remind that we all fail at times) | :: niemand ist perfekt |
| no-brainer {n} (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) | :: einfache Sache {f}, Selbstläufer {m} |
| nocebo {n} (pharmacologically inactive substance experienced as harmful) | :: Nocebo {n} |
| nock {n} (the notch at the rear of an arrow) | :: Nocke {f} |
| no comment {phrase} ("official" refusal to relay any further information) | :: kein Kommentar |
| no comment {phrase} (refusal to say the obvious impolite retort) | :: kein Kommentar |
| noctilucin {n} (fat-like substance) SEE: noctilucine | :: |
| noctilucine {n} (substance responsible for the bioluminescence) | :: Noctilucin {n} |
| noctuid {n} (moth of the family Noctuidae) SEE: owlet moth | :: |
| noctule {n} (bat of the genus Nyctalus) | :: Abendsegler {m} |
| nocturnal {adj} (primarily active during the night) | :: nachtaktiv |
| nocturnal {adj} (taking place at night) | :: nächtlich |
| nocturnal emission {n} (ejaculation or orgasm while asleep) | :: Pollution {f} |
| nocturne {n} (a dreamlike or pensive composition) | :: Nachtstück {n} , Nocturne {f} {n} , Nokturne {f} {n} |
| nod {v} (incline the head up and down) | :: nicken |
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep) | :: einnicken |
| nod {n} (instance of moving one's head) | :: Kopfnicken {n} |
| node {n} (vertex of a graph of a network) | :: Knoten {m}, Ecke {f} |
| nod off {v} (fall asleep) | :: einnicken |
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt) | :: fraglos, zweifellos |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: Eingang verboten, Eintritt verboten, Zutritt verboten |
| no fear {interj} (no way) SEE: no way | :: |
| no-fly zone {n} (an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly) | :: Flugverbotszone {f}, gesperrter Luftraum {m} |
| no-frills {adj} (basic or simple) | :: ohne Schnickschnack |
| Nogai {prop} (language) | :: nogaische Sprache |
| Nogai {n} (person) | :: Nogaier |
| noggin {n} (head) | :: Birne {f}, Rübe {f} |
| no go {n} (something which should not or cannot be done) | :: No-Go {n} |
| no good deed goes unpunished {proverb} (beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility; if they are appreciated, they often lead to additional requests) | :: der Fluch der guten Tat |
| no holds barred {adj} | :: alles ist erlaubt (literally, "all is allowed") |
| no idea {interj} (I don't know) | :: keine Ahnung |
| noise {n} (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: Lärm {m}, Geräusch {n}, Krach {m} |
| noise {n} (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations) | :: Rauschen {n}, Störung {f} |
| noise {n} (technical: unwanted part of a signal) | :: Rauschen {n} |
| noiseless {adj} (silent) | :: geräuschlos |
| noiselessly {adv} (in a quiet manner) | :: geräuschlos |
| noise pollution {n} (excessive noise) | :: Lärmbelastung {f} |
| noise power {n} (power of the noise in a signal) | :: Rauschleistung |
| noisily {adv} (in a noisy manner) | :: geräuschvoll |
| noisome {adj} (hurtful or noxious to health) | :: ungesund, schädlich |
| noisome {adj} (offensive to the senses) | :: widerlich, ekelhaft, eklig |
| noisy {adj} (making a noise) | :: laut, geräuschvoll |
| no kidding {interj} (exclamation of amazement) | :: ohne Scheiß, im Ernst, echt |
| nolens volens {adv} (willing or unwilling) SEE: willy-nilly | :: |
| no less {adv} (furthermore, not to mention) | :: zumal, noch dazu |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: nicht mehr, nicht länger, nimmer |
| nomad {n} (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) | :: Nomade {m}, Nomadin {f} |
| nomad {n} (a wanderer) SEE: wanderer | :: |
| nomadic {adj} (of or relating to itinerant herdsmen) | :: nomadisch |
| nomadic {adj} (of or relating to any habitually wandering person) | :: nomadisch |
| nomadism {n} (way of life of a nomad) | :: Nomadentum {n} |
| no man's land {n} (place where no one can or should be) | :: Niemandsland {n} |
| no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states) | :: Niemandsland {n} |
| nomarch {n} (head of a nome) | :: Nomarch {m} |
| no matter {prep} (regardless of) | :: egal |
| no matter what {prep} (whatever) | :: was auch immer |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nomen agentis {n} (agent noun) SEE: agent noun | :: |
| nomenclature {n} (set of names or terms) | :: Nomenklatur {f} |
| nomen gentilicium {n} (name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens) | :: Gentilname {m} |
| nominalization {n} (use of a verb or an adjective as a noun) | :: Nominalisierung {f}, Substantivierung {f}, Hauptwortbildung {f} |
| nominalize {v} (to change into a noun) | :: nominalisieren |
| nominalizer {n} (nominalizer) | :: Substantivator {m} |
| nominate {v} (to name someone for a particular role or position) | :: nominieren |
| nomination {n} (An act or instance of nominating) | :: Nominierung {f}, Aufstellung {f}, Kandidatenkür {f} |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative {adj} (being in the nominative case) | :: Nominativ-, nominativisch |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: Nominativ {m}, Werfall {m}, Wer-Fall {m} |
| nominee {n} (a person named or designated to any office, duty or position) | :: Nominierte {m}, Kandidat {m} |
| nomism {n} (idea of the chief aspect of religiousness) | :: Nomismus {m}, Bundesnomismus {m} |
| nomocracy {n} (political system under the sovereignty rational laws and civic rights) | :: Nomokratie {f} |
| no more {adv} (not any longer) | :: nicht mehr |
| -nomy {suffix} (system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a particular field) | :: -nomie |
| non- {prefix} (not) | :: nicht- |
| non-aggression principle {n} | :: Nichtaggressionsprinzip |
| nonagon {n} (A polygon with nine sides and nine angles) | :: Nonagon {n}, Neuneck {n} |
| nonalcoholic {adj} (containing at most trace amounts of alcohol) | :: alkoholfrei |
| nonaligned {adj} (not allied) | :: bündnisfrei, blockfrei |
| nonane {n} (nonane) | :: Nonan {n} |
| nonasyllabic {adj} (having nine syllables) | :: neunsilbig |
| non-binary {adj} (not binary) | :: nichtbinär |
| non-binary {adj} (outside the gender binary, see also: genderqueer) | :: nichtbinär, nicht-binär, nonbinär |
| non-breaking space {n} (a variant of the space character) | :: geschütztes Leerzeichen {n} |
| nonce {n} (a stupid or worthless person) SEE: goof | :: |
| nonce {n} (a nonce word) SEE: nonce word | :: |
| nonce {n} (the one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose) | :: einmalig, Einmal- |
| nonce word {n} (word invented for the occasion) | :: Ad-hoc-Bildung {f}, Ad-hoc-Wortbildung {f} Augenblicksbildung {f}, Gelegenheitsbildung {f}, okkasionelle Bildung {f}, Okkasionalismus {m} |
| nonchalance {n} (indifference; carelessness; coolness) | :: Nonchalance {f} |
| nonchalant {adj} (casually calm and relaxed) | :: nonchalant, lässig |
| nonchalant {adj} (indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached) | :: nonchalant, gleichgültig |
| noncitizen {n} (someone who is not a citizen of the country in question) | :: Nichtbürger {m}, Nichtbürgerin {f} |
| noncombustible {n} (any substance that is not combustible) | :: nicht brennbarer Stoff {m} |
| noncommercial {adj} (not engaged in commerce) | :: unkommerziell |
| noncommissioned officer {n} (non-commissioned officer) SEE: non-commissioned officer | :: |
| non-commissioned officer {n} (person of authority in the military who has not received a commission) | :: Unteroffizier {m} |
| noncommittal {adj} (tending to avoid commitment) | :: unverbindlich |
| noncompliance {n} (failure to comply) | :: Nichtbeachtung, Nichteinhaltung, Nichterfüllung |
| noncompliant {adj} (not compliant, wayward, insubordinate, rebellious, flouting rules or conventions) | :: ungehorsam |
| nonconformist {n} (someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices) | :: Nonkonformist {m}, Nonkonformistin {f} |
| nonconformist {adj} (not conforming to established customs etc) | :: nonkonformistisch |
| nonconformity {n} (rejection of or the failure to conform, especially to standards, rules, or laws) | :: Nichtkonformität {f}, Nonkonformität {f}, Nonkonformismus {m} |
| noncontroversial {adj} (uncontroversial) SEE: uncontroversial | :: |
| none {pron} (not any person) | :: niemand |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: keine |
| none of someone's business {n} (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) | :: das geht nichts an,das geht einen Dreck an |
| none of your beeswax {phrase} (A riposte to badgering questioning) | :: das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht an |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| nonetheless {adv} (nevertheless) | :: nichtsdestoweniger, nichtsdestotrotz |
| no news is good news {proverb} (lack of information suggests nothing bad) | :: keine Nachrichten sind gute Nachrichten |
| nonexistent {adj} (not existent) | :: nichtexistierend, nicht vorhanden, nicht existent |
| nonfiction {n} (written works intended to give facts) | :: Sachliteratur {f} |
| nonfossiliferous {adj} (not fossiliferous, not containing fossils) | :: fossilleer |
| nonfree {adj} (not free of charge) | :: kostenpflichtig |
| non-governmental organization {n} (organization with no government participation) | :: Nichtregierungsorganisation {f} |
| nonillion {num} (1030, see also: quintillion) | :: Quintillion {f}, Quinquillion {f} |
| nonillion {num} (1054, see also: septendecillion) | :: Nonillion {f} |
| noninflammatory {adj} (not inflammatory) | :: nichtentzündlich, nichtentflammbar |
| noninstrumental {adj} (not instrumental) | :: nichtinstrumental |
| noninterference {n} (policy of not interfering in the domestic policies of another) | :: Nichteinmischung {f} |
| non-iron {adj} (not needing to be ironed) | :: bügelfrei |
| nonlawful {adj} (unlawful) SEE: unlawful | :: |
| non-life-threatening {adj} (not endangering the continued life) | :: nicht lebensbedrohlich |
| nonlinear {adj} (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line) | :: nicht linear, nichtlinear |
| nonlinear {adj} (chemistry, of molecules) | :: nicht linear, nichtlinear |
| nonlinear {adj} (mathematics, of a function) | :: nicht linear, nichtlinear |
| nonlinear {adj} (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input) | :: nicht linear, nichtlinear |
| nonlinear {adj} (erratic and unpredictable) | :: nicht linear, nichtlinear |
| nonlinearity {n} (state of being nonlinear) | :: Nichtlinearität {f} |
| nonlinearity {n} (deviation from linearity) | :: Nichtlinearität {f} |
| non-member {n} (someone who is not a member) | :: Nichtmitglied {n} |
| nonmetal {n} (element that does not have the properties of a metal) | :: Nichtmetall {n} |
| non-native speaker {n} (someone who has another native tongue then the language being used) | :: Nichtmuttersprachler {m}, Nichtmuttersprachlerin {f}, Nicht-Muttersprachler {m}, Nicht-Muttersprachlerin {f} |
| non-negative {adj} | :: nichtnegativ |
| nonnegative {adj} (either zero or positive) | :: nichtnegativ |
| non-negotiable {adj} (not subject to negotiation) | :: nicht verhandelbar |
| nonobservance {n} (failure to observe) | :: Nichtbeachtung {f}, Ignoranz {f} |
| no-nonsense {adj} (practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant) | :: sachlich, nüchtern |
| nonpareil {n} (that has no equal) | :: unerreicht |
| nonpareil {n} (6-point type) | :: Nonpareille |
| nonpareil {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles | :: |
| nonpayer {n} (one who is not a payer, who does not pay) | :: Nichtzahler {m}, Nichtzahlerin {f} |
| nonpayment {n} (failure to pay) | :: Nichtzahlung {f} |
| nonperson {n} (not a real person; a subhuman) | :: Unperson {f} |
| non-player character {n} (character in a role-playing game or computer game) | :: Nicht-Spieler-Charakter (NSC or NPC) |
| nonplus {v} (To perplex) | :: verwirren, verdutzen, verblüffen |
| nonplussed {adj} (bewildered) | :: verblüfft |
| nonplussed {adj} (unimpressed) | :: unbeeindruckt |
| nonpositive {adj} (either zero or negative) | :: nichtpositiv |
| nonpracticing {adj} (nonpracticing - profession) | :: nichtpraktizierend, nicht praktizierend |
| nonpracticing {adj} (nonpracticing - religion) | :: nichtpraktizierend, nicht praktizierend |
| nonprofessional {adj} (not professional) | :: Amateur-, Laien-, Hobby-, Freizeit-, unprofessionell, amateurhaft, dilettantenhaft, laienhaft |
| nonprofessional {n} (amateur) | :: Amateur {m}, Amateurin {f}, Nichtprofessioneller {m}, Nichtprofessionelle {f}, Amateur-, Laien-, Freizeit-, Laie {m}, Laiin {f}, Nichtfachmann {m}, Nichtfachfrau {f}, Dilettant {m}, Dilettantin {f}, Stümper {m}, Stümperin {f}, Murkser {m}, Murkserin {f}, Nichtskönner {m}, Nichtskönnerin {f} |
| nonprofit {adj} (not seeking to produce a profit) | :: ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht |
| nonprofit {n} (nonprofit organization) | :: Non-Profit-Organisation {f} |
| nonrecurring {adj} (occurring only once) | :: einmalig |
| nonrepudiation {n} (assurance of digital sending or receipt) | :: Unleugbarkeit {f} |
| nonsectarian {adj} (of or pertaining to nonsectarianism) | :: konfessionsfrei, konfessionslos, konfessionsungebunden, nicht konfessionsgebunden, konfessionell ungebunden, bekenntnisfrei, unvoreingenommen |
| nonsectarian {n} (one who is not a sectarian) | :: Konfessionsfreier {m}, Konfessionsloser {m}, Bekenntnisfreier {m} |
| nonsectarianism {n} (Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism) | :: Konfessionsfreiheit {f}, Konfessionslosigkeit {f}, Bekenntnisfreiheit {f} |
| nonsense {n} (meaningless words) | :: Blödsinn {m}, Nonsens {m}, Quatsch {m}, Unsinn {m}, Tüddelkram {m} |
| nonsense {n} (untrue statement) | :: Nonsens {m}, Unsinn {m} |
| nonsense {interj} (emphatic rejection) | :: papperlapapp |
| nonsense {adj} (nonsensical) SEE: nonsensical | :: |
| nonsensical {adj} (without sense) | :: sinnwidrig, unsinnig, widersinnig |
| nonsensically {adv} (in a nonsensical manner) | :: unsinnigerweise, unsinnig |
| non sequitur {n} (any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence) | :: unlogische Aussage {f} |
| non sequitur {n} (invalid argument) | :: unlogisches Argument {n}, Nonsens {m} |
| non-smoker {n} (somebody who does not smoke tobacco) | :: Nichtraucher {m}, Nichtraucherin {f} |
| non-smoking {adj} (having restrictions on smoking) | :: Nichtraucher- |
| non-smoking {adj} (not using tobacco) | :: Nichtraucher |
| nonstop {adj} (without stopping) | :: ununterbrochen, durchgehend |
| nonstop {adv} (without stopping) | :: pausenlos, nonstop |
| nonstop {n} (nonstop journey, especially a flight) | :: Nonstop {m} |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| nontrinitarianism {n} (antitrinitarianism) SEE: antitrinitarianism | :: |
| nonuplet {n} (one of nine babies born at the same birth) | :: Neunling {m} |
| non-venomous {adj} (not producing venom) | :: ungiftig |
| nonviolence {n} (philosophy that rejects violence) | :: Gewaltlosigkeit {f}, Gewaltfreiheit {f} |
| non-violent {adj} (without violence) | :: gewaltlos, gewaltfrei |
| non-violent {adj} (opposed to violence) | :: gewaltlos, gewaltfrei, friedliebend |
| noob {n} (newbie) | :: Noob {m}, Nub {m} , Neuling {m} |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: Nudel {f} |
| no offense {phrase} (no offense) | :: nichts für ungut, nehmen Sie es mir nicht übel , nimm es mir nicht übel |
| nook {n} (small corner formed by two walls) | :: Nische {f}, Alkoven {m} |
| noology {n} (noology) | :: Noologie {f} |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: Mittag {m} |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: niemand, keiner {m} |
| no one is born a master {proverb} (no one is born a master) | :: es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen |
| noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope) | :: Schlinge {f}; Strick {m} (properly the rope) |
| noosphere {n} (noosphere, theoretical stage of evolutionary development) | :: Noosphäre {f} |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: ohne Schweiß kein Preis , ohne Fleiß kein Preis , von nichts kommt nichts , wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt , Schmerz vergeht, die Ehre bleibt , Schmerz vergeht, der Stolz bleibt |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: Parken verboten |
| nope {particle} (informal "no") | :: nee, nö |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: kein Problem |
| no problem {interj} (no thanks or apology is necessary) | :: dafür nicht, keine Ursache, nichts zu danken |
| no quarter {n} (no mercy for the life of a captured opponent) | :: kein Pardon, kein Quartier |
| nor {conj} (nor) | :: noch |
| noradrenaline {n} (the compound norepinephrine) | :: Noradrenaline {n} |
| noradrenergic {adj} | :: noradrenerg |
| nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic | :: |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the Nordic countries) | :: nordisch |
| nordic combined {n} (event in skiing) | :: Nordische Kombination {f} |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: nordische Länder {n-p}, der Norden {m} |
| Nordic walking {n} (sport) | :: Nordic Walking {n} |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais {prop} (region of France) | :: Nord-Pas-de-Calais {n} |
| norepinephrine {n} (norepinephrine) | :: Norepinephrin {n} |
| Norfolk Island {prop} (external territory of Australia) | :: Norfolkinsel {f} |
| NOR gate {n} (a physical Boolean device) | :: NOR-Gatter {n} |
| noria {n} (any machine using buckets) | :: Schöpfwerk {n} |
| norm {n} (that which is normal) | :: Regel {f}, Norm {f} |
| norm {n} (rule that is enforced by members of a community) | :: Norm {f} |
| norm {n} (math: function that maps vectors to non-negative scalars) | :: Norm {f} |
| Norma {prop} (constellation) | :: Winkelmaß {n} |
| normal {adj} (according to norms or rules) | :: normal |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: normal |
| normal {n} (mathematics: a line perpendicular to another) | :: Normale {f} |
| normalcy {n} (state of being normal) | :: Normalität {f} |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: Normalverteilung {f}, Gauß-Verteilung {f} |
| normal form {n} (math: standard way of presenting an object) SEE: canonical form | :: |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: Normalität {f} |
| normality {n} ((chemistry) concentration of a solution) | :: Äquivalentkonzentration {f} |
| normalizable {adj} (normalizable) | :: normalisierbar |
| normalization {n} (any process that makes something more normal or regular) | :: Normalisierung {f} |
| normalize {v} (to make normal) | :: normalisieren |
| normalize {v} (mathematics) | :: normieren, normalisieren |
| normally {adv} (under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time) | :: normalerweise |
| normally {adv} (in the expected or customary manner) | :: normal |
| normal potential {n} (electrode potential) | :: Normalpotential {n} |
| normal school {n} (school for training teachers) | :: Normalschule {f} |
| normal subgroup {n} (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation) | :: Normalteiler {m}, normale Untergruppe {f} |
| normal time {n} | :: reguläre Spielzeit {f} |
| Norman {n} (a person from Normandy) | :: Normanne {m}, Normannin {f} |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandie {f} |
| normative {adj} (of, pertaining to, or using a norm or standard) | :: normativ |
| normativity {n} (state of being normative) | :: Normativität {f} |
| normopathy {n} (pursuit of conformity) | :: Normopathie {f} |
| normothermic {adj} (having normal body temperature) | :: normotherm |
| Norn {n} (any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny) | :: Norne {f} |
| Norn {prop} (language) | :: Norn {n} |
| norovirus {n} (genus of Norwalk virus) | :: Norovirus {m} {n} |
| Norse {adj} (of North Germanic languages) | :: altnordisch |
| Norse {n} (2½-point type) | :: Microscopique |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: Norden {m}, Nord {m} |
| north {adj} (of or pertaining to the north) | :: nördlich |
| north {adj} (toward the north) | :: nordwärts, nordwärtig |
| north {adj} (meteorology: of wind, from the north) | :: nord- |
| north {adj} (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) | :: nord- |
| north {adv} (towards the north) | :: nordwärts, nach Norden |
| North Africa {prop} (the northern part of Africa) | :: Nordafrika {n} |
| North African {adj} (of or pertaining to North Africa) | :: nordafrikanisch |
| North African {n} (native or inhabitant of North Africa) | :: Nordafrikaner {m}, Nordafrikanerin {f} |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: Nordamerika {n} |
| North American {adj} (relating to North America) | :: nordamerikanisch |
| North American {n} (North American person) | :: Nordamerikaner {m}, Nordamerikanerin {f} |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Nordatlantische Vertragsorganisation {f} |
| northbound {adj} (heading or moving in a northerly direction) | :: nach Norden, Richtung Norden |
| northbound {adv} (toward the north) | :: nach Norden, Richtung Norden |
| North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States) | :: Nordkarolina, North Carolina |
| North Caucasus {prop} (region in the south of Russia) | :: Nordkaukasus {m} |
| North Dakota {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: North Dakota, Norddakota |
| northeast {n} (compass point) | :: Nordosten {m} |
| Northeast China Plain {prop} (plain located in Northeast China) | :: Nordostchinesische Ebene {f} |
| northeastern {adj} (of, related to, located in, or from the northeast) | :: nordöstlich |
| northern {adj} (facing, situated in or related to the north) | :: nördlich |
| northern bobwhite {n} (Colinus virginianus) | :: Virginiawachtel {f} |
| northern bottlenose whale {n} (species of bottlenose whale) | :: Dögling {m} |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: Nordzypern {n}, Türkische Republik Nordzypern {f}, TRNZ |
| northerner {n} (person from the north of a region) | :: Bewohner des Nordens {m}, Bewohnerin des Nordens {f}, Nordländer {m}, Nordländerin {f} |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Nordeuropa {n} |
| Northern European {adj} (Northern European) | :: nordeuropäisch |
| Northern European {n} (Northern European person) | :: Nordeuropäer {m}, Nordeuropäerin {f} |
| northern flicker {n} (Colaptes auratus) | :: Goldspecht {m} |
| northern fulmar {n} (Fulmar glacialis) | :: Eissturmvogel {m} |
| northern fur seal {n} (Callorhinus ursinus) | :: Nördlicher Seebär {m} |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: Basstölpel {m} |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: Habicht {m} |
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator) | :: Nordhalbkugel {f} |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: Nordirland {n} |
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus) | :: Kiebitz {m} |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: Nordlicht {n} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Mariana Islands {prop} (archipelago) | :: Nördliche Marianen {f-p} |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Nördliche Marianen {f-p} |
| northernmost {adj} (farthest north) | :: nördlichster {m} |
| northern pike {n} (Esox lucius) | :: Europäischer Hecht |
| northern pintail {n} (Anas acuta) | :: Spießente {f} |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| northern raven {n} (common raven) SEE: common raven | :: |
| northern red oak {n} (red oak) SEE: red oak | :: |
| Northern Sami {prop} (most widely spoken Sami language) | :: Nordsamisch {n} |
| Northern Sea Route {prop} (a shipping lane in the Arctic Ocean) | :: Nordostpassage {f} |
| northern shrimp {n} (Pandalus borealis) | :: Eismeergarnele {f} |
| Northern Sotho {prop} (language) | :: Nord-Sotho {n} |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Northern Territory {n} |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: Steinschmätzer {m} |
| northern wild rice {n} (Zizania palustris) | :: Wasserreis {m} |
| North Frisian {prop} (Frisian language) | :: Nordfriesisch {n} |
| North Frisian {n} (person belonging to the North Frisian people) | :: Nordfriese {m}, Nordfriesin {f} |
| North Frisian {adj} (pertaining to the North Frisians) | :: nordfriesisch |
| North Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) | :: Nordinsel {f} |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: Nordkorea {n} |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: Nordkoreaner {m}, Nordkoreanerin {f} |
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea) | :: nordkoreanisch, officially: der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Korea |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Nordmazedonien {n} |
| North Macedonian {adj} (of, or relating to North Macedonia) | :: nordmakedonisch, nordmazedonisch |
| north pole {n} (northernmost point on celestial bodies) | :: Nordpol {m} |
| north pole {n} (positive pole of a magnetic dipole) | :: Nordpol {m} |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: Nordpol {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Nordsee {f} |
| North Star {prop} (Pole Star) SEE: Pole Star | :: |
| Northumbria {prop} (An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.) | :: Nordumbrien {n}, Northumbrien {n} |
| North Vietnam {prop} | :: Nordvietnam {n} |
| northward {adv} (towards the north) | :: nordwärts |
| northwest {n} (compass point) | :: Nordwesten {m} |
| northwest {adj} (northwestern) | :: nordwestlich |
| northwest {adj} (towards the northwest) | :: nordwestlich |
| Northwest Territories {prop} (Territory in northern Canada) | :: Nordwest-Territorien {f-p} |
| Norwalk virus {n} (virus) | :: Norwalkvirus {n}, Norwalk-Virus {n} |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Norwegen {n} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: Spitzahorn {m} |
| Norway spruce {n} (Picea abies) | :: Gemeine Fichte, Fichte {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: Norweger {m}, Norwegerin {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: Norwegisch {n} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: norwegisch |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: norwegisch |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: norwegisch, norwegischsprachig, norwegischsprachlich, norwegischsprechend |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| Norwegian Sea {prop} (part of the Atlantic) | :: Europäisches Nordmeer {n} |
| NOS {n} (Network Operating System) | :: Netwerkbetriebsystem {n} |
| nose {v} (to snoop) | :: schnüffeln |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: Nase {f} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: Schnauze {f}, Rüssel {m} |
| nose {n} (tip of an object) | :: Nase {f} |
| nose {n} (length of a horse’s nose) | :: Nasenlänge {f} |
| nose {n} (skill in recognising bouquet) | :: Nase {f} |
| noseband {n} (part of a bridle or halter) | :: Pullerriemen {m}, Nasenriemen {m}, Reithalfter {n} |
| nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: Nasenbluten {n} |
| nose flute {n} (Polynesian musical instrument) | :: Nasenflöte {f} |
| nosegay {n} (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs) | :: Biedermeiersträußchen {n}, Blumensträußchen {n}, Sträußchen {n} |
| nosegay {n} (aroma, scent) SEE: aroma | :: |
| noseless {adj} (lacking a nose) | :: nasenlos |
| nosema disease {n} (disease of honey bees) | :: Nosemaseuche {f} |
| nose-picking {n} (insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.) | :: nasenbohren |
| nose ring {n} (ring affixed to the snout of cattle) | :: Nasenring {m} |
| nose ring {n} (ring worn as jewellery on the nose) | :: Nasenring {m} |
| nose to the grindstone {n} | :: sich dahinterklemmen, sich abschinden, sich abrackern |
| nosey parker {n} (prying person) | :: neugierige Nase {f}, elender Schnüffler {m}, Topfgucker {m} |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| nosh {n} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| nosh {v} (snack) SEE: snack | :: |
| no shit, Sherlock {interj} (a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious) | :: kein Scheiß, Sherlock |
| no smoke without fire {proverb} (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) | :: kein Rauch ohne Feuer, wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer, Irgendetwas ist immer dran |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: Rauchen verboten |
| nosology {n} (the systematic investigation or classification of disease) | :: Nosologie {f} |
| no sooner said than done {phrase} (no sooner than something is said it will be done) | :: gesagt, getan |
| nosophobia {n} (excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease) | :: Nosophobie {f} |
| no spring chicken {n} (person who is no longer particularly young) | :: kein junger Hüpfer |
| nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: Nostalgie {f}, Sehnsucht {f}, Wehmut {f} |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| nostalgic {adj} (pertaining to nostalgia) | :: nostalgisch |
| nostalgic {n} (person who displays nostalgia) | :: Nostalgiker {m} |
| Nostratic {prop} (language grouping) | :: Nostratisch {n} |
| nostrificate {v} (nostrify) SEE: nostrify | :: |
| nostrification {n} (granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university) | :: Nostrifizierung |
| nostrify {v} (to grant recognition to a foreign degree) | :: nostrifizieren |
| nostrify {v} (to adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture) | :: nostrifizieren |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: Nasenloch {n}, Nüster {f} |
| no strings attached {adj} (characterized by an abscence of conditions or obligations) | :: bedingungslos, vollkommen unverbindlich |
| no strings attached {adv} (without conditions or obligations) | :: ohne Bedingungen, ohne Haken und Ösen, ohne jegliche Verpflichtung, vollkommen unverbindlich |
| nosy {adj} (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) | :: neugierig, topfguckerisch |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: nicht |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: nicht |
| notability {n} (quality of being notable) | :: Bekanntheit {f} |
| notability {n} (notable person or thing) | :: Bekanntheit {f}, Celebrity {f} |
| notable {adj} (worthy of notice; remarkable) | :: bemerkenswert |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| notarize {v} (witness of the authenticity of a document) | :: notariell beglaubigen |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: Notar |
| notary public {n} (officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations) | :: Notar {m} |
| not at all {adv} (not) | :: überhaupt nicht, gar nicht |
| not at all {interj} (conventional reply to expression of gratitude) | :: bitte, gern geschehen, keine Ursache |
| notation {n} (act or process of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures or characters) | :: Bezeichnung {f}, Darstellung {f} |
| notation {n} (system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technical facts or quantities) | :: Schreibweise {f}, Bezeichnung {f}, Bezeichnungen {p}, Notation {f}, Darstellungsart {f}, Darstellung {f} |
| notation {n} (specific note or piece of information written in such a notation) | :: Notiz {f}, Vermerk {m}, Anmerkung {f}, Zusatz {m}, Bemängelung {f} |
| not bad {adj} (reasonably good) | :: nicht schlecht, nicht schlimm |
| notch {n} (V-shaped cut) | :: Kerbe {f}, Nut {f}, Furche {f} |
| notch {n} (such a cut, used for keeping a record) | :: Kerbe {f} |
| notch {n} (indentation) | :: Einrückung {f}, Einkerbung {f}, Senke {f}, Beule {f}, Vertiefung {f}, Eindruck {m} |
| notch {n} (mountain pass) | :: Pass {m}, Bergpass {m}, Engpass {m} |
| notch {n} (level or degree) | :: Stückchen {n}, Spur {f}, Tick {m}, My {n}, Stück {m}, Stufe {f} |
| notch {v} (to cut a notch) | :: einkerben, nuten, einschneiden, ausklinken |
| notch {v} (to record by notches) | :: ankerben, anschreiben |
| notch {v} (to achieve) | :: erreichen, gelingen |
| notchback {n} (motor car whose rear window makes an angle) | :: Stufenheck {n} |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: Notiz {f}, Zettel {m} |
| note {n} (character indicating the length and pitch of a tone) | :: Note {f} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: Ton {m} |
| note {n} | :: Notiz {f} |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| Noteć {prop} (river) | :: Netze |
| notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: Notizbuch {n} |
| notebook {n} (notebook computer) | :: Notebook {n}, Laptop {n} {m} |
| notepad {n} (bound pad of paper) | :: Notizblock {m}, Schreibblock {m} |
| note value {n} (musical notation) | :: Notenwert {m} |
| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation) | :: nicht mal, nicht einmal, eben/selbst/sogar... nicht (can be split) |
| noteworthy {adj} (worthy of attention) | :: bemerkenswert |
| not for nothing {phrase} (for an extremely good reason) | :: nicht umsonst |
| not-for-profit {adj} (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit | :: |
| NOT gate {n} (logic gate) | :: NICHT-Gatter {n} |
| not half bad {adj} (pretty good (idiomatic)) | :: halb so schlimm |
| no, thanks {interj} (no, thanks) | :: nein, danke, danke, ich danke |
| no thank you {interj} (polite way of saying no) | :: nein danke |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: nichts |
| nothing {pron} (something trifling) | :: nichts, gar nichts |
| nothingness {n} (state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing) | :: Nichtvorhandensein {n}, Nichts {n} |
| nothingness {n} (void; emptiness) | :: Nichts {n}, Leere {f} |
| nothingness {n} (quality of inconsequentiality; lacking in significance) | :: Bedeutungslosigkeit {f} |
| nothingness {n} | :: Nichts {n} |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| no through road {n} (cul-de-sac) SEE: cul-de-sac | :: |
| notice {n} (written or printed announcement) | :: Bekanntmachung {f} |
| notice {n} (formal notification or warning) | :: Benachrichtigung {f}, Mitteilung {f} |
| notice {n} (notification of termination of employment) | :: Kündigungsfrist {f}, Kündigung {f} |
| notice {n} (prior notification) | :: Bescheid |
| notice {v} (to remark upon) | :: bemerken, merken |
| notice {v} (to become aware of) | :: bemerken, feststellen |
| noticeable {adj} (worthy of note; significant) | :: auffällig |
| noticeable {adj} (capable of being seen or noticed) | :: wahrnehmbar |
| notice board {n} (bulletin board) SEE: bulletin board | :: |
| notice period {n} (period between receipt of the letter of dismissal and last working day) | :: Kündigungsfrist {f} |
| notification {n} (act of notifying) | :: Benachrichtigung {f} |
| notify {v} ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: mitteilen, benachrichtigen |
| not in the least {adv} (not at all) | :: nicht im Geringsten |
| not in the slightest {adv} (not in the least) SEE: not in the least | :: |
| notion {n} (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception) | :: Ahnung {f}, Ansicht {f}, Auffassung {f}, Begriff {m}, Denkbild {n}, Gedanke {m}, Idee {f} |
| notion {n} (sentiment; an opinion) | :: Einfall {m} |
| notion {n} (inclination; intention; disposition) | :: Neigung {f}, Absicht {f}, Lust {f} |
| notochord {n} | :: Notochorda {f} |
| not only … but also {conj} | :: nicht nur … sondern auch |
| notoriety {n} (condition of being infamous) | :: Notorität {f}, schlechter Ruf {m}, Allbekanntheit {f}, traurige Berühmtheit {f}, schlechter Leumund {m}, übler Leumund {m}, übler Ruf {m} |
| notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously) | :: berüchtigt, notorisch |
| Notre Dame {prop} (French cathedral) | :: Notre-Dame {f}, Notre-Dame de Paris {f} |
| no trespassing {phrase} (phrase forbidding access to a place) | :: Betreten verboten, Zutritt verboten, unbefugtes Betreten verboten |
| not so fast {phrase} (stop doing something) | :: nicht so schnell |
| not the end of the world {n} (it's not the end of the world) | :: das ist nicht das Ende der Welt |
| Nottingham {prop} (city) | :: Nottingham |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: zugeschweigen , ganz zu schweigen von |
| not touch something with a barge pole {v} (to avoid at all costs) | :: mit der Kneifzange nicht anfassen |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| notwithstanding {conj} (although) | :: obwohl, obgleich, wenngleich, obschon |
| notwithstanding {prep} (in spite of) | :: ungeachtet, trotz |
| not yet {adv} (not for the moment, though expected later) | :: noch nicht |
| Nouakchott {prop} (capital of Mauritania) | :: Nouakchott |
| nougat {n} (a confection of honey and roasted nuts) | :: Nougat {m} {n} |
| nought {n} (zero) | :: null |
| noughties {n} (First decade) | :: Nullerjahre {n-p}, Nuller-Jahre {n-p}, nuller Jahre {n-p} |
| noughts and crosses {n} (game) SEE: tic-tac-toe | :: |
| noumenal {adj} (of or pertaining to the noumenon) | :: noumenisch |
| noumenon {n} (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: thing-in-itself) | :: Noumenon {n} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: Dingwort {n}, Gegenstandswort {n} , Hauptnennwort {n}, Hauptwort {n}, Selbstwort, Substantiv {n}, Substantivum {n} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (broad sense)) | :: Namenwort {n}, Nennwort {n}, Nomen {n} |
| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise | :: |
| noun class {n} (a category into which nouns may be organised) | :: Nominalklasse {f} |
| noun numeral {n} (a noun that represents a number) | :: Nomen numerale {n}, Zahlnennwort {n} |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: Nominalphrase {f} |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nourish {v} (to feed and cause to grow) | :: ernähren, nähren, aufziehen |
| nourish {v} (To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture) | :: erziehen, großziehen, aufziehen |
| nourish a viper in one's bosom {v} (to do kind deeds rewarded with harm) | :: eine Schlange am Busen nähren |
| nourishment {n} (the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished) | :: Ernährung {f} |
| nourishment {n} (something that nourishes; food) | :: Nahrung {f}, Ernährung {f} |
| nous {n} (reason in philosophy) | :: Nous |
| nouveau riche {n} (new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy) | :: Neureicher {m}, Parvenü {m}, Emporkömmling {m}, Neureiche {p} {f}, Geldadel {m} |
| nova {n} (sudden brightening of a star) | :: Nova {f} |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Neuschottland {n}, Nova Scotia {n} |
| novation {n} (new contract) | :: Novation {f}, Neuerungsvertrag {m} |
| Novaya Zemlya {prop} (archipelago in Russia) | :: Nowaja Semlja {f} |
| novel {adj} (new, original, especially in an interesting way) | :: neuartig, neu |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: Roman {m} |
| novelist {n} (author of novels) | :: Romanautor {m}, Romanschreiber, Romancier {m} |
| novella {n} (short novel) | :: Novelle {f} |
| novelty {n} (state of being new) | :: Neuheit {f}, Neuartigkeit {f} |
| novelty {n} (new product) | :: Neuheit {f}, neues Produkt {n}, Krimskrams {m} |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: November {m}, Nebelung {m} |
| novemvigintillion {num} (1090, see also: quindecillion) | :: Quindezillion |
| Novgorod {prop} (city) | :: Nowgorod {n} |
| novice {n} (beginner) | :: Neuling {m}, Anfänger {m} |
| novice {n} (new member of a religious order) | :: Novize {m} |
| novichok {n} (nerve agent) | :: Nowitschok {m} |
| Novi Sad {prop} (largest city of the Serbian province of Vojvodina) | :: Neusatz {n}, Novi Sad {n} |
| novitiate {n} (the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training) | :: Noviziat {n} |
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty | :: |
| Novokuznetsk {prop} (city) | :: Nowokusnezk {n} |
| Novorossiya {prop} (an area north of the Black Sea) | :: Neurussland {n} |
| Novosibirsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Nowosibirsk {n} |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: jetzt, nun, gerade |
| now {conj} (since, because) | :: nun da, nun wo, jetzt wo |
| now {interj} (signal to begin) | :: jetzt, los |
| now {n} (the present time) | :: Jetzt {n} |
| nowadays {adv} (at the present time) | :: gegenwärtig, zur Zeit, derzeitig, jetzt, zurzeit, momentan |
| nowadays {adv} (in the current era) | :: heutzutage, heute |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: hin und wieder, ab und zu, mitunter |
| no way {interj} (absolutely not) | :: auf keinen Fall, keineswegs, nie im Leben, nichts da, nix da |
| no way {interj} (indicates astonished disbelief) | :: fantastisch, unglaublich |
| nowhere {adv} (in no place) | :: nirgendwo, nirgends |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowise {adv} (in no manner) | :: auf gar keinen Fall |
| now, now {interj} | :: aber, aber |
| no wonder {n} (small wonder) SEE: small wonder | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| Nowruz {prop} (Iranian New Year) | :: Nouruz {m} |
| nozzle {n} (short tube) | :: Düse {f}, Stutzen {m}, Tülle {f}, Öffnung {f}, Schnauze {f}, Ausgießer {m}, Zotte {f}, Zeute {f}, Schneppe {f}, Zerstäuberdüse {f}, Auslauf {m}, Ausguss {m}, Austrittsdüse {f}, Gasdüse {f} |
| nozzle {n} (inlet or outlet pipe) | :: Rohrstutzen {m}, Ablaufstutzen {m}, Gewindestutzen {m}, Anzapfstutzen {m}, Abdampfstutzen {m}, Füllstutzen {m}, Abfüllstutzen {m}, Stutzen {m}, Spülstutzen {m} |
| nozzle {n} | :: Düse {f} |
| NP-complete {adj} (both NP and NP-hard) | :: NP-vollständig |
| nth {adj} (occurring at position n) | :: n-te |
| nu {n} (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) | :: Ny {n} |
| nuance {n} (minor distinction) | :: Nuance {f} |
| nuance {n} (subtlety or fine detail) | :: Nuance {f} |
| nuanced {adj} (having nuances) | :: nuanciert |
| nub {n} (a small lump or knob) | :: Klümpchen {n}, Stückchen {n}, Noppe {f} |
| nub {n} (essence or core of an issue, argument etc.) | :: Pointe, Kernpunkt {m}, Kern {m} |
| nubby {adj} (covered with small knobs) | :: knotig |
| nubby {adj} (nub-like) | :: noppig, genoppt |
| Nubia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Nubien {n} |
| nubility {n} (property or state of being nubile) | :: Ehefähigkeit {f}, Ehemündigkeit {f}, Heiratsfähigkeit {f} |
| nubuck {n} (type of brushed leather) | :: Nubuk {n}, Nubukleder {n} |
| nucellus {n} (tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo) | :: Nucellus |
| nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy) | :: nuklear, Kern- |
| nuclear age {n} (age when nuclear technology was developed) | :: Atomzeitalter {n} |
| nuclear binding energy {n} (the energy needed to caused fission of an atomic nucleus into its component parts) | :: Kernbindungsenergie {f} |
| nuclear chemistry {n} (application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics) | :: Kernchemie {f} |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: Kernenergie {f}, Atomenergie {f} |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: Kernfamilie {f} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: Kernspaltung {f} |
| nuclear fuel {n} (radioactive fuel) | :: Kernbrennstoff {m} |
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones) | :: Kernfusion {f} |
| nuclear meltdown {n} (severe nuclear reactor accident) | :: Kernschmelze {f} |
| nuclear membrane {n} (double lipid bilayer surrounding genetic material in eukaryotic cells) | :: Kernmembran, Kernhülle |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: Kernphysik {f} |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: Kernkraft {f}, Atomkraft {f}, Nuklearenergie {f} |
| nuclear power {n} (nation with nuclear weapons) | :: Atommacht {f} |
| nuclear power plant {n} (type of power plant) | :: Atomkraftwerk {n},Kernkraftwerk {n} |
| nuclear power station {n} (type of power station) SEE: nuclear power plant | :: |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: Kernreaktion {f} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: Kernreaktor {m}, Atomreaktor {m} |
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons) | :: Atomkrieg {m} |
| nuclear waste {n} (type of waste) SEE: radioactive waste | :: |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: Atomwaffe {f}, Kernwaffe {f}, Nuklearwaffe {f} |
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war) | :: nuklearer Winter |
| nuclease {n} (any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester) | :: Nuklease {f} |
| nucleic acid {n} (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) | :: Nukleinsäure {f} |
| nucleocosmochronology {n} (technique for estimating age of astronomical objects) | :: Nukleokosmochronologie {f} |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: kernkörperchen |
| nucleon {n} (a proton or a neutron) | :: Nukleon {n} |
| nucleosome {n} (repeating subunit in chromatin) | :: Nukleosom {n} |
| nucleosynthesis {n} (process that leads to synthesis in stars) | :: Nukleosynthese {f} |
| nucleotide {n} (monomer constituting DNA or RNA) | :: Nukleotid {n} |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: Atomkern {m} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: Zellkern {m}, Nukleus {m} |
| nucleus {n} (linguistics: centre of a syllable) | :: Silbenkern {m}, Nukleus {m}, Silbengipfel {m} |
| nucleus {n} | :: Nukleus {m}, Kern {m} |
| nuclide {n} (nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass) | :: Nuklid {n} |
| nude {adj} (without clothing or other covering) | :: nackt, bloß |
| nude {adj} (of color of bare skin) | :: fleischfarben, hautfarben |
| nudge {n} (a gentle push) | :: Stups (leise oder heimlich), Schubs {m}, Stoß {m}, Stupser {m}, Knuff {m}, Puff {m}, Rippenstoß {m} |
| nudge {v} (To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal) | :: anstoßen, anschubsen, anstupsen, schubsen, stupsen, schupfen, knuffen |
| nudge {v} (To near or come close to something) | :: sich annähern, sich nähern |
| nudism {n} (the belief in or practice of social, non-sexual nudity) | :: Nudismus {m}, Freikörperkultur {f}, FKK {f} |
| nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: Nacktheit {f} |
| nudiustertian {adj} (Of or relating to the day before yesterday) | :: vorgestern |
| nugatory {adj} (trivial, trifling) | :: belanglos |
| nugatory {adj} (ineffective, invalid) | :: erfolglos, uneffektiv |
| nugget {n} (small chunk or clump) | :: Klumpen {m} |
| nuisance {n} (minor annoyance or inconvenience) | :: Ärgernis {n}, Ärger {m} |
| nuisance {n} (person or thing causing annoyance of inconvenience) | :: Quälgeist {m} |
| nuisance {n} (law: anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it) | :: Belästigung {f} |
| nu jazz {n} (fusion music genre) | :: Nu Jazz {m}, Nujazz {m} |
| null and void {adj} (invalid, cancelled, unenforceable) | :: null und nichtig {n} |
| nullary sum {n} (empty sum) SEE: empty sum | :: |
| null hypothesis {n} (hypothesis) | :: Nullhypothese {f} |
| nullify {v} (to make legally invalid) | :: annullieren |
| Null Object pattern {prop} | :: Nullobjekt {n} |
| null result {n} (a result that does not support the hypothesis) | :: Nullresultat {n} |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| null set {n} (negligible set) | :: Nullmenge {f} |
| numb {adj} (physically unable to feel) | :: taub, benommen, betäubt, gefühllos, starr |
| numb {v} (to cause to become numb) | :: betäuben |
| numbat {n} (small marsupial) | :: Ameisenbeutler {m} |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: Zahl {f} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: Nummer, Ziffer {f} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: Zahl {f} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: Nummer {f} |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: Anzahl {f}, Zahl {f} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: Zahl {m}, Numerus {m} |
| number {n} (performance) | :: Nummer {f} |
| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to) | :: nummerieren |
| number {v} (to total; to amount to) | :: zählen |
| numberful {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numbering {n} (the action of creating such a sequence) | :: Nummerierung {f} |
| number line {n} (line that graphically represents the real numbers) | :: Zahlenstrahl {m} |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Numeri {m-p} |
| number sign {n} (hash) SEE: hash | :: |
| numbersome {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics) | :: Zahlentheorie {f} |
| numerable {adj} (numerous) SEE: numerous | :: |
| numerable {adj} | :: zählbar |
| numeracy {n} (numerical skill) | :: Zahlenanalphabetismus {m} |
| numeral {n} (non-word symbol that represents a number) | :: Zahl {f}, Ziffer {f}, Zahlzeichen {n} |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: Numerale {n} , Zahlwort {n} |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: Zähler {m} |
| numerator {n} (person who counts things) | :: Zähler {m}, Zählerin {f} |
| numeric {adj} (of, or relating to numbers) SEE: numerical | :: |
| numerical {adj} (of or pertaining to numbers) | :: numerisch, nummerisch, in Zahlen ausgedrückt {f}, zahlenmäßig |
| numericize {v} (represent using numbers) | :: beziffern |
| numerology {n} (study) | :: Numerologie {f} |
| numeronym {n} (number-based word) | :: Numeronym {n} |
| numerous {adj} (Indefinitely large numerically) | :: zahlreich, vielzählig |
| Numidia {prop} (region in northern Africa) | :: Numidien {n} |
| Numidian {adj} (pertaining to Numidia) | :: numidisch |
| numinous {adj} (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) | :: numinos |
| numinous {adj} (evoking a sense of the mystical, see also: awe-inspiring) | :: numinos |
| numismatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a coin, coins, currency) | :: numismatisch |
| numismatic {adj} (of or pertaining to numismatics) | :: numismatisch |
| numismatics {n} (study of coins) | :: Numismatik {f}, Münzkunde {f}, Münzwissenschaft {f} |
| numismatist {n} (one who collects coins and/or currencies) | :: Numismatiker {m}, Numismatikerin {f} |
| nummular {adj} (numismatic) SEE: numismatic | :: |
| nun {n} (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: Nonne {f}, Ordensschwester {f}, Klosterschwester {f}, Schwester |
| nunatak {n} (mountaintop surrounded by glacial ice) | :: Nunatak {m} |
| nunation {n} (suffix in Arabic) | :: Nunation {f} |
| nunchaku {n} (weapon) | :: Nunchaku {n} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (residence for nuns) | :: Nonnenkloster {n} |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| nuptial {adj} (pertaining to wedding and marriage) | :: hochzeitlich |
| Nuremberg {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Nürnberg {n} |
| Nuremberg defense {n} (explanation offered as an excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner) | :: Befehl ist Befehl (an order is an order), Handeln auf Befehl {n} |
| nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: Kinderfrau {f}, Kindermädchen {n} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: Schwester {f}, Krankenschwester {f}, Pflegerin {f}, Krankenpflegerin {f}, Pfleger {m}, Krankenpfleger {m} |
| nurse {v} (to breast feed) | :: stillen |
| nurse {v} (to care for the sick) | :: pflegen |
| nurse {v} (to treat kindly and with extra care) | :: hätscheln |
| nurse {v} (to drink slowly) | :: saugen |
| nurse {v} (to foster, to nourish) | :: hegen |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursery {n} (room or area in a household set apart for the care of children) | :: Kinderstube {f} |
| nursery {n} (place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day, see also: crèche) | :: Kindergarten {m}, Kinderstube {f}, Kinderzimmer {n}, Krippe {f} |
| nursery {n} (place where young plants are cultivated for transplanting) | :: Gärtnerei {f}, Baumschule {f} |
| nurseryman {n} (person who rears and sells plants in a nursery) | :: Pflanzenzüchter {m} |
| nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children) | :: Kinderreim {m} |
| nursery school {n} (a school for pre-school children) | :: Kindergarten, Vorschule {f} |
| nursery web spider {n} (spider) | :: Raubspinne {f} |
| nurse shark {n} (any shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae) | :: Ammenhai {m} |
| nursing {n} (breastfeeding) SEE: breastfeeding | :: |
| nursing bra {n} (bra specifically designed for breastfeeding mothers) | :: Still-BH {m}, Schwangerschafts-BH, Umstands-BH {m} |
| nursing home {n} (place of residence) | :: Pflegeheim {n} |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana | :: |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Almaty) SEE: Almaty | :: |
| nurturance {n} (provision of care) | :: mütterliche Umsorgung {f}, liebevolles Kümmern {n}, Hegung {f}, Pflege {f}, Hegen {n} |
| nurture {n} (act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education; training) | :: Umsorgen {n}, Umhegen {n}, Päppeln {n} |
| nurture {n} (environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual) | :: Erziehung {f}, Pflege {f}, Umwelteinflüsse {f} |
| nurture {v} (to nourish or nurse) | :: umsorgen, hegen und pflegen |
| nurture {v} (figuratively, to encourage) | :: fördern, voranbringen |
| Nusayri {n} (mystical religious group) | :: Nusairier {m} |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: Nuss {f} |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: Mutter {f} |
| nut {n} (slang: insane person) | :: Irre {f}, Irrer {m}, Spinner {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: the head) | :: Birne {f}, Rübe {f}, Dötz {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: Ei {n}, Nuss {f} |
| nutation {n} (physics term) | :: Nutation {f} |
| nutation {n} (astronomical term) | :: Nutation {f} |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: Nussknacker {m} |
| Nutella {prop} (hazelnut spread) | :: Nutella {f} {n} {m} |
| nutfarm {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nuthatch {n} (passerine bird from the family Sittidae) | :: Kleiber {m} |
| nuthouse {n} (informal term for lunatic asylum) SEE: madhouse | :: |
| nutlet {n} (small nut) | :: Nüsschen {n} |
| nutmeg {n} (tree) | :: Muskatbaum {m}, Muskatenbaum {m} |
| nutmeg {n} (seed) | :: Muskat {m}, Muskatnuss {f} |
| nutmeg {v} (soccer/football sense of the verb) | :: tunneln |
| nutria {n} (coypu) SEE: coypu | :: |
| nutrient {n} (substance that provides nourishment) | :: Nährstoff {m} |
| nutrient {adj} (providing nourishment) | :: nahrhaft |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: Ernährung {f}, Nahrung {f}, Nutrition {f} |
| nutritional {adj} (pertaining to nutrition) | :: Ernährungs- |
| nutritional yeast {n} (preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae) | :: Hefeflocken {f-p}, Nährhefe {f}, Würzhefe {f} |
| nutritionism {n} | :: Ernährungswissenschaft {f} |
| nutritionist {n} | :: Ernährungswissenschaftler {m}, Ernährungswissenschaftlerin {f}, Ernährungsberater {m}, Ernährungsberaterin {f} |
| nutritious {adj} (providing nutrients) | :: nahrhaft |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| nuts and bolts {n} (inner workings of something) | :: A und O {n} |
| nutshell {n} (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) | :: Nussschale {f} |
| nutty {adj} (containing nuts) | :: nussreich |
| nutty {adj} (reminiscent of nuts) | :: nussig |
| nutty {adj} (barmy, crazy, mad) | :: verrückt, bekloppt |
| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland) | :: Nuuk {n}, Godthåb {n} |
| nux vomica {n} (strychnine tree) | :: Brechnuss {f} |
| nux vomica {n} (fruit of the strychnine tree) | :: Brechnuss {f} |
| nuzzle {v} (touch with the nose) | :: hätscheln, schnüffeln, wühlen, liebkosen, sich anschmiegen |
| Nyankole {prop} (lect) | :: Runyankore {n} |
| nychthemeron {n} (one day and one night) | :: Etmal {n} |
| nyctalopia {n} (night blindness) SEE: night blindness | :: |
| nyctography {n} | :: Nyctographie |
| nyctophobia {n} (fear of the night) | :: Nyktophobie {f} |
| nylon {n} (substance) | :: Nylon {n} |
| nylon {n} (sheer stocking) | :: Nylon {m}, Nylonstrumpf {m} |
| nymph {n} (mythology: water, forest or mountain spirit) | :: Nymphe {f} |
| nymph {n} (young girl who may inspire lust) | :: Nymphomanin |
| nymphomania {n} (excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women) | :: Nymphomanie {f} |
| nymphomaniac {n} (woman with excessive sexual desire) | :: Nymphomanin {f} |
| nymphomaniac {adj} (of woman: having excessive sexual desire) | :: nymphomanisch, nymphoman |
| nymphomaniacal {adj} (nymphomaniac) SEE: nymphomaniac | :: |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: Nynorsk {n}, Neunorwegisch {n} |
| Nyíregyháza {prop} (city in Hungary) | :: Nyíregyháza {n} |
| Nyírtass {prop} (Nyírtass, Hungary) | :: Nyírtass, Tass, Tash, Tausch |
| Nyx {prop} (the primordial goddess of night) | :: Nyx |