German–English dictionary

heranziehen

(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

herauf

Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.

heraufbeschwören

(transitive, archaic) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.

heraufbeschwörend

That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.

heraufklettern

(ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

heraus

Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

herausbekommen

(transitive) To find as an answer.

herausbringen

(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.

herausfinden

(informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

Herausforderer

One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.

Herausforderin

One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.

herausfordern

(transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).

herausfordernd

Difficult, hard to do.

Herausforderung

A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.

herausführend

Carrying away from.

herausgeben

(transitive) To be the editor of a publication.

Herausgeber

A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.

Herausgeberin

A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.

herausgehend

Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

herausgehoben

Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).

Herausgeputztheit

(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.

herausgezogen

Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.

herausgreifend

Of or relating to the process of selection.

herausgucken

(intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

heraushängen

(intransitive) To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. [from 1610s]

herausholen

To bring something to the surface with a dredge.

herauskommen

(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.

herauskrähen

(intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

herauskriegen

(transitive) To find as an answer.

herauslaufen lassen

(transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).

herauslesen

(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.

herauslocken

To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

herauslösen

(transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.

herausnehmen

(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.

herausplatzen

To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

herausputzen

To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.

herausquellen

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

herausragen

(intransitive) To stick out.

herausragend

Exceptional; very good.

herausragend sein

(intransitive) To be much better than others.

herausreißen

(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

herausrufen

To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment.

herausrutschen

(intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.

heraussägen

(transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

herausschneiden

To cut out; to remove.

herausspritzen

(intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream

herausstehen

(transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.

herausstellen

(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

herausstürmen

(intransitive) To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).

Heraustreiben

(uncountable) The state of being protruded.

Heraustreten

(uncountable) The act of protruding.

herauswerfen

(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

herausziehen

(transitive) To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.

herauszögern

(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.

herbeirufen

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

herbeiwinken

(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

Herberge

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

Herbert

A en given name.

Herbstfäden

A fine film made up of cobwebs, seen floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.

Herbstgarn

A fine film made up of cobwebs, seen floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.

Herbstrose

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

Herbstrübe

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

Herd

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.

Herdboden

A hearthstone, either as standalone or as the floor of an enclosed fireplace or oven.

Herde

A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

Herdenmensch

(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

Herdplatte

An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking.

Herdstelle

(figurative) Home or family life.

herein

Inside, into, or within a building.

hereinbrechen

(intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

hereingehen

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

hereinholen

(intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.

hereinkommen

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

hereinkommend

Incoming.

hereinlegen

(transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.

hereinplatzen

To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.

hereinstürzen

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

herfallen über

(transitive) To assault or beat up a person.

Hering

Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

herkömmlich

Ordinary, commonplace.

Herkunft

Lineage or hereditary derivation.

Herkunftsbezeichnung

A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

herleiten

(transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.

Herleitung

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

Hermann

(history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

Hermännchen

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).

Hermaphrodit

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

Hermaphroditin

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

hermaphroditisch

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

hermetisch

Impermeable to air or other gases.

Hermione

(Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.

Hernie

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Herodes

The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

Heroin

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]

Heroine

A female hero.

heroisch

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

Heroismus

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

Herold

A messenger, especially one bringing important news.

Heroldsbild

(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]

Herpes

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

Herpes Zoster

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

Herpetologie

The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).

Herr

An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth

Herrchen

The owner of an animal or slave.

Herrenausstatter

(US) A men's outfitter.

Herrenausstattung

Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

Herrenbekleidung

Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

Herrenfriseurladen

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

Herrenfriseursalon

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

Herrenhaus

A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

herrenlos

No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]

herrenloses Gut

(Britain, law, archaic) An article of movable property which has been found, and of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.

Herrenmode

Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

Herrenoberbekleidung

Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

Herrgott

(blasphemous) An expletive.

herrichten

(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

Herrin

An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

Herrin des Hauses

(historical) The mistress of a household.

herrisch

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

herrlich

(of weather) Sunny and not raining.

Herrlichkeit

Great beauty and splendor.

Herrschaft

Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

herrschaftlich

Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble

Herrschaftsbereich

The area or sphere of control and influence of something.

Herrschaftsgebiet

(sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

Herrschen

The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.

herrschend

Predominant; of greatest force.

Herrscher

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

Herrscher der Welt

One who rules the world.

Herrschergeschlecht

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

Herrscherhaus

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

Herrscherin

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

herrschsüchtig

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

herrühren

To be caused or derived; to originate.

herstammen

To descend in a family line.

herstellen

(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

Hersteller

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

Herstellerin

A person or company that manufactures.

Herstellung

(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.

Hertz

A surname from German.

herum

From place to place.

herumalbern

(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.

herumbummeln

(transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]

herumdameln

To have fun in an irresponsible manner.

herumdrücken

(intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.

herumeiern

(intransitive) To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly). [from 1530s]

herumfahren

(transitive) To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle.

herumfallen

(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.

herumgammeln

(slang, by extension) To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity.

herumgammelnd

Shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.