German–English dictionary

Herumgealber

Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.

herumhacken

(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

herumhängen

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

herumhängend

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

herumhantieren

(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).

herumholpern

(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.

herumhüpfen

(intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.

herumirrend

Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.

herumkaspern

(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.

herumkriegen

(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.

herumliegen

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

herumlümmeln

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

herumlungern

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

herumlungernd

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

herumnörgeln

(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

herumrasend

Moving around something or spinning rapidly.

Herumreden

(countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

herumschlagend

(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.

herumschleichen

(intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.

herumspazieren

(intransitive, formal) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.

herumspielen

(informal) To fiddle idly.

herumspringen

(intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.

herumspuken in

(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

herumstänkern

(informal, figurative, intransitive) To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.

herumstolzieren

(intransitive) Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.

herumstreifen

(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

herumstreiten

(informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.

herumstreunen

(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

herumsuchen

To rummage.

herumtanzen

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

herumtasten

To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.

Herumtoben

A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.]

herumtollen

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

herumtollend

Abounding in energy or playfulness.

herumtrampeln

(by extension) To treat someone harshly.

herumtreiben

(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.

Herumtreiber

(sometimes, pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

herumtrödeln

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

herumturnen

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

herumwälzen

(intransitive) To roll around; to wallow.

herumwandeln

(intransitive, formal) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.

herumwandern

(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

Herumwerfen

An act of throwing, often violently.

herumwirbeln

(transitive) To rotate rapidly.

herumwirbelnd

Moving around something or spinning rapidly.

herumzappeln

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

Herumziehen

A gentle hike.

herunter

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

Herunterfahren

The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

herunterfallen

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

heruntergekommen

Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.

herunterhängen

(intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.

herunterkommen

(intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.

Herunterladen

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

herunterlassen

(transitive) To allow to descend.

heruntermachen

(transitive) To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.

herunterputzen

(US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

herunterreissen

(transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.

herunterschlingen

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

heruntersinken

(intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.

herunterspielen

(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]

herunterstufen

(transitive) To lower in value or social position.

Herunterstufung

An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

herunterstürzen

(transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.

hervorbrechen

(intransitive, literally) To appear suddenly from within something else.

hervorbringen

(transitive) To say with difficulty.

hervorgucken

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

hervorheben

(transitive) To mark with a written accent.

Hervorhebung

The visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.

hervorkragen

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

hervorlocken

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

hervorragen

(intransitive) To stick out.

hervorragend

Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.

hervorrufen

(obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated or to grow, like young before birth.

hervorrufend

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

Hervorschwellung

A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.

hervorsprießem

(figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

Hervorspringen

The condition of being salient.

hervorstechen

(intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it.

hervorstechend

Obvious or easy to notice.

hervorstehen

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

hervorstehend

Projecting outwards.

Hervortreiben

(uncountable) The state of being protruded.

Hervortreibung

(countable) Anything that protrudes.

hervortreten

(intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it.

hervortretend

Emergent or rising.

hervorzaubern

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

Herz

The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

Herz-Kreislauf

Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.

Herzallerliebste

A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

Herzallerliebster

A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

Herzbeutel

(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Herzblut

Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.

Herzchen

A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.

herzeigen

(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.

Herzeleid

Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.

Herzen

(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.

Herzensbrecher

A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.

Herzensbrecherin

A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.

Herzensgüte

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.

herzensguter Mensch

A person who is always very kind.

Herzenskummer

Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence.

Herzgeräusch

(medical sign) A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.

herzhaft

Promoting strength; nourishing.

herzig

Of a pleasing disposition.

Herzkammer

One of two lower chambers of the heart.

Herzklopfen

An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.

herzlich

In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.

Herzlich willkommen

The utterance of such a greeting.

herzlichen Glückwunsch

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

Herzlichkeit

(uncountable) The quality of being cordial.

herzlichst

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

herzlos

(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

Herzlosigkeit

The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.

Herzmuschel

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

Herzmuskel

(anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

herzoglich

Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

Herzogtum

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

Herzrhythmusstörung

A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

Herzschlag

The pulsation of the heart.

Herzschrittmacher

(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

Herzstück

An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.

herzzerreißend

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

Hesekiel

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Hesse

A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.

Hessen

A state of modern Germany.

Hessian

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

Hete

(LGBT slang, derogatory) A heterosexual person; one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.

Hetera

(informal) A heterosexual person.

Hetero

(informal) A heterosexual person.

hetero-

Other, by another.

heterodox

Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

Heterodoxie

(countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

heterogen

Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

Heterogenität

(countable) A composition of diverse parts.

Heteroklit

(dated) Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

Heterophobie

Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.

Heterosexismus

Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.

heterosexuell

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

Heterosexuelle

A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

Heterosexueller

A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

Hethiter

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Hethiterin

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Hethitisch

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

Hetman

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

Hetze

An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.

hetzen

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

hetzerisch

(figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.

Hetzjagd

The sport of chasing wild animals, especially hares, with dogs by sight rather than by scent.

Hetzrede

An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.