German–English dictionary

Alkalinität

(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.

Alkalität

(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.

Alkan

(organic compound) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).

Alkazar

Any Moorish fortress in Spain.

Alki

(colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.

Alkohol

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

Alkoholberauschtheit

A state of being drunk.

Alkoholberauschung

A state of being drunk.

alkoholfrei

Containing no alcohol.

alkoholhaltig

Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

Alkoholiker

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

Alkoholikerin

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

alkoholisch

Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

Alkoholisches

(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).

alkoholisiert

saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol

Alkoholismus

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.

Alkoholkranke

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

Alkoholkranker

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

Alkoholkrankheit

Dependency on alcohol.

Alkoholpanscher

That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.

Alkoholprohibition

(history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

Alkoholsüchtige

(colloquial) One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.

Alkoholsüchtiger

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

Alkoholtester

A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Alkoholvergiftung

A high blood level of alcohol, toxic enough to injure or kill a person.

Alkov

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

Alkove

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

Alkoven

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

all

Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

All-

Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

Allah

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts

alle

Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

alle Frauen

The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.

alle Mangel beseitigen

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

Allee

A grove of trees.

allegorisieren

To create an allegory from (a character, an event or situation, etc.); also, to use one or more symbols to depict (a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences).

allein

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

allein machen

To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

alleine zurechtkommen

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

Alleinherrschaft

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

alleinig

(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

Alleininhaber

A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.

Alleinsein

The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.

alleinstehend

Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.

Alleinstehende

One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.

Alleinstehender

One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.

aller-

(literary) True, real, actual.

allerdings

Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

Allergie

(medicine, immunology, broadly) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma; any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.

Allerlei

A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17thc.]

Allerwelts-

Commonplace, ordinary.

alles

(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.

alles in allem

(modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered

alles in Ordnung

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.

alles klar

Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

alles zusammengenommen

On the whole; with everything considered.

allesamt

(manner) In a summary manner.

Allesfresser

An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

Alleskönner

A jack of all trades.

alleszerstörend

Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.

Allgegenwart

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

allgegenwärtig

Being everywhere simultaneously.

Allgegenwärtigkeit

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

allgemein

General; covering or encompassing everything.

allgemein anerkannt

Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. [1640s]

Allgemein-

Common to all members of a group or class.

allgemeine Unkosten

(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.

Allgemeingültigkeit

the property of being universal, common to all members of a class

Allgemeinheit

Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

Allgemeinplatz

A platitude or cliché.

Allheilmittel

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

Allianz

An alliance of factions.

Alligator

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

alliiert

Joined as allies.

Alliierte

A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

Alliierter

A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; such repetition specifically involving stressed syllables.

alljährlich

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

Allmacht

Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

allmächtig

Having unlimited power; omnipotent.

Allmächtiger

God, the supreme being.

Allmächtigkeit

Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

allmählich

A small amount at a time

allmähliche Entwicklung

An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

Allmende

A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

Allograph

A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).

Allotria

Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]

allozieren

(computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

allstündlich

Occurring every hour.

Alltag

(This entry is a translation hub.)

alltäglich

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

Alltäglichkeit

Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.

Alltags-

Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.

Alltagssprache

A colloquial manner of speaking.

allumfassend

General; covering or encompassing everything.

Allusion

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

Alluvialboden

soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain

Alluvium

soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain

allwissend

Having total knowledge.

allzu

(sometimes, proscribed) To an excessive degree.

Alm

A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

Alma

A en given name, popular in the 19th century.

Alma Mater

A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.

Almanach

(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.

Almosen

Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

Alois

A en given name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.

Alopezie

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

Alp

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

Alpaka

A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Alpakahengst

A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Alpakastute

A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

Alpen

A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.

Alpha

The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

Alpha-Männchen

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

alphabetisch

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

alphabetisch sortieren

(US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

alphabetisieren

(US, Canada, transitive) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

alphabetisiert

Able to read and write; having literacy.

Alphabettafel

(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.

Alphamann

(by extension) A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male. [from 1990s]

Alphamännchen

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

alphanumerisch

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

alphanummerisch

Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

Alpharüde

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

Alphatier

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

Alphawolf

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

alpin

Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.

Alpinismus

The sport of climbing mountains.

Alptraum

A very unpleasant or frightening dream. [from 19th c.]

alptraumartig

Resembling a nightmare.

alptraumhaft

Resembling a nightmare.

als

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

als Beschützerin begleiten

To act as a chaperone.

als Erstes

Before anything else; firstly.

als Ganzes

(obsolete) In full, fully.

als gegenstandslos betrachten

(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.

als Kunde regelmäßig besuchen

(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

als Sicherheit hinterlegen

To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

als solches

In the role or manner of the thing mentioned.

als überholt einstufen

(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.

als unveräußerliches Gut vererben

(transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.

als veraltet einstufen

(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.

als Vermittler handeln

(intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.

als Vorbedingung geltend

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

alsbald

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

also

Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.

also wirklich

(informal) Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.

alt

Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

alt machen

(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

Alt-

(especially, computing) Left over from the past; old and no longer current.