German–English dictionary

handlos

Without any hands.

Handlung

(countable) Something done, a deed.

Handlungsempfehlung

The act or process of guiding.

Handlungsfähigkeit

(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.

Handlungsgrundsatz

A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.]

Handlungsverb

A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

Handorgel

A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).

Handout

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

Handpfleger

A person who performs manicures.

Handpflegerin

A person who performs manicures.

Handpuppe

A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head.

Handreichung

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

Handschaufel

A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

Handschellen

A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.

Handschlag

The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

Handschrift

Handwriting; style of penmanship.

handschriftlich

Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.

Handschuh

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

Handschuhmacher

A person who makes or sells gloves.

Handschuhmacherin

A person who makes or sells gloves.

Handschwinge

(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.

Handspiel

(countable, Australian rules football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

Handspindel

(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

Handstand

A headstand.

Handtasche

(now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]

Handteller

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

Handtuch

A small towel used for drying the hands or face.

handverlesen

(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.

Handvoll

That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.

Handwagen

A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)

Handwerk

Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].

Handwerker

A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

Handwerkerin

A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

handwerklich

Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.

handwerklich hergestellt

(of an item, especially a foodstuff) Made by an artisan (skilled worker).

handwerkliches Geschick

The quality of being a craftsman.

handwerkliches Können

The quality of being a craftsman.

Handwerkskunst

The quality of being a craftsman.

Handwerksprodukt

An artifact produced by handicraft.

Handwerkszeug

Any piece of equipment used in a profession, such as a craftsman's.

Handwurzel

(skeleton) The group of bones that make up the wrist.

Handwurzelknochen

(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

Handy

(US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.

Handzettel

A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

Hanf

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

Hanfschwinge

(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

Hang

Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.

Hangar

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

Hänge-

Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

Hängemännchen

(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

Hängematte

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

hängen

(intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.

hängen an

(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

hängenbleiben

(transitive, nautical) To entangle.

hängend

Suspended.

hängende Mundwinkel

(North America) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.

Hängenlassen der Mundwinkel

(North America) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.

Hängepartie

(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

Hängezapfen

(architectural element) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

hängte

(intransitive) To float, as if suspended.

Hängung

(uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

Hanja

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature.

Hanna

A prophetess in the New Testament.

Hannah

A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:

Hannas

(biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

Hannes

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Hannibal

A en given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Hannover

The capital city of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hanns

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Hanoi

The capital city of Vietnam.

Hans

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Hansel

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

hänseln

(transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

Hansl

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Hanswurst

A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

Hanswursterei

The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.

Hanswurstiade

The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.

Hantel

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

Hantelbank

A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.

hantieren

(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.

hantieren (mit)

(transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.

häppchenweise

Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

Happen

A small amount of something.

Happening

(originally, arts) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Haptik

An intuitive ability.

Harald

A en given name.

Hardware

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

Häresiarch

(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]

Häretiker

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

Häretikerin

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

häretisch

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

Harfe

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.

Harfenist

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

Harfenistin

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

Harfenspieler

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

Harfenspielerin

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

Harfner

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

Harfnerin

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

Harke

(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.

Harlekin

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

Harmagedon

(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

harmlos

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

Harmlosigkeit

The characteristic of being harmless.

Harmonie

Agreement or accord.

Harmonielehre

(music) The academic study of chords.

harmonieren

(intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.

harmonisch

Pertaining to harmony.

harmonisches Verhältnis

A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

harmonisieren

(transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible; to reconcile; juggle.

Harmonium

(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

Harn lassen

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

Harnblase

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

Harnisch

(dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.

Harnröhre

(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

harntreibend

(medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

harntreibendes Mittel

(medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

Harpune

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

Harpune mit Sprenggeschoss

(medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.

Harpyie

(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.

harren

(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]

harsch

Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.

hart

Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.

Hartbonbon

(countable, Britain) A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

Härte

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

harte Arbeit

Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

harte Nuss

(informal) A difficult problem or puzzle.

härten

(figurative, archaic, or, poetic) To strengthen or harden.

harter Knochen

(figuratively) A person who is able to endure hardship.

harter Schlag

A heavy blow, punch.

hartes Durchgreifen

Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

hartgesotten

Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.

Hartholz

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

Hartkaramelle

(countable, Britain) A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

Hartkeks

(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

hartleibig

Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.

Härtling

(US) An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

Hartmann

A surname from German.

hartnäckig

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

Hartnäckigkeit

The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.

Hartung

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

Harun

An Arabic en given name, equivalent to English Aaron.

Harz

A mountain range in central Germany; its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

harzig

Of or relating to resin.

Hasardeur

One who takes significant risks.

Hasardeurin

One who takes significant risks.

hasardieren

To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.

Hasch

(slang) Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.

Haschee

Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. corn-beef hash

Häschen

(informal, childish) A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

Häscher

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.