German–English dictionary

Haschisch

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

Hase

A Eurasian hare species (Lepus europaeus or Lepus capensis).

Hasel

A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.

Haselnuss

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

Haselstrauch

(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.

Hasenfuß

(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.

Hasenhacke

(equestrian) A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.

Hasenmaus

Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes Mountains, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus.

Hasenstall

A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).

Hash

(computing) The result generated by a hash function.

Hashtag

(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]

Häsin

A female hare.

Haskell

(programming language) A general-purpose purely functional programming language with support for recursive functions and pattern matching.

Haspel

(agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.

Hass

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

hassen

(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.

Hasser

One who hates.

hasserfüllt

Full of hatred.

Hasserin

One who hates.

hässlich

Hateful or hostile.

Hässlichkeit

The condition of being ugly.

Hast

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

hast du was an?

(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.

Hast'se

(slang) A person's name.

hasten

To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).

hastig

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

hätscheln

(transitive) To tend gently and with extra care.

hatschi

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

Hattrick

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.

hatzi

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

Haube

(headwear) A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

Haubitze

A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.

Hauch

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

hauchdünn

(textiles) Very thin or transparent.

Haudegen

A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.

Haue

An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.

hauen

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

Hauer

One who hews.

Haufe

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.

Haufen

A reserve source or supply.

häufig

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

häufig gesprochen

(of a, language) Spoken by a large number of people.

Häufigkeit

(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

Häuflein

(informal) A number of people taken collectively.

Häufung

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

Haupt

Of, relating to, or intended for the head.

Haupt-

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

Hauptärgernis

(colloquial) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike.

Hauptaugenmerk

Special attention or prominence given to something.

Hauptbahn

(rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.

Hauptbuch

(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.

Haupteisenbahnstrecke

(rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.

Hauptfach

(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

Hauptfigur

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

Hauptgedanke

A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

Hauptgewinn

A large cash prize or money.

Hauptinhalt

(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

Hauptkirche

The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.

Hauptlast

The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

Hauptleitung

A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.]

Häuptling

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

Hauptmann

The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

Hauptperson

(informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.

Hauptplatine

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

Hauptpunkt

(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

Hauptquartier

The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.

Hauptrede

A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

Hauptrichtung

(usually, with the) That which is common; the norm.

Hauptrotor

(aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.

Hauptsache

The major part of something; the bulk.

hauptsächlich

Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.

Hauptschlagader

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

Hauptschlüssel

A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.

Hauptstraße

The generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.

Hauptstudienfach

(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

Hauptstudiengang

(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

Haupttäter

(law) The primary participant in a crime.

Hauptthema

A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

Hauptverkehrsstraße

A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance.

Hauptvortrag

A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

Hauptwort

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

Haus

(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

Haus-

Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.

Hausarbeit

(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

Hausarrest

The act by which a child is grounded (forbidden from going out, using electronics, etc.).

Hausarrest geben

To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

Hausarrest haben

(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

Hausaufgabe

(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

Hausaufgaben

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

hausbacken

(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.

Hausbesetzer

One who occupies a building or land without title or permission. [from 1788]

Hausbesetzung

The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner.

Hausbesitzer

The owner of a house.

Hausboot

A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.

Hausbriefkasten

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

Häuschen

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

Hausdach

The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof.

Hausdiener

A servant, especially a domestic servant.

Hauseigentümer

Someone who owns a house.

Hauseigentümerin

Someone who owns a house.

Hausenblase

A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.

Häuserblock

A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.

Häuserflucht

A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.

Häuserreihe

A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.

Hausfrau

(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

hausgemacht

Made at home.

Hausglocke

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

Haushalt

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

Haushälter

Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]

Haushälterin

Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]

haushaltlich

Of or pertaining to a budget.

Haushalts-

Of or pertaining to a budget.

Haushaltsgerät

An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:

Haushaltung

The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

Hausherrin

(historical) The mistress of a household.

Hausierer

Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.

Hauslehrerin

a governess or nanny.

häuslich

(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

Hauslosigkeit

The state of being homeless.

Hausmacht

A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.

Hausmädchen

A female servant; a maid.

Hausmakler

(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

Hausmann

(US, Australia) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

Hausmeier

The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

Hausmeister

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

Hausmeisterin

(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

Hausrind

(archaic) Cattle collectively.

Hausschuh

(footwear) A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.

Hausschwein

Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

Haustier

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

Hausübung

(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

Hausverkleidung

(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

Hausverwalter

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

Hausverwalterin

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

Hauswart

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

Hauswartin

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

Hauswirtin

A female landlord.

Haut

(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

Haut und Knochen

(idiomatic) A skinny, malnourished person or animal.

Hautarzt

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

Hautärztin

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

Hautausschlag

(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.

Häutchen

(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.

häuten

To strip the skin off; to skin.

Hautfarbe

(uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

hautfarben

(of clothing, makeup, etc., comparable) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.

Hautfetzen

(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.

Hautgrieß

(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Hautlappen

(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.

Hautrötung

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.