German–English dictionary

amphibisch

Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

Amphibium

An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.

Amphibol

(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.

Amphitheater

An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.

Amphora

(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.

Amphore

(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.

Ampulle

A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

Amputation

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

amputieren

To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Amputierte

A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

Amrita

(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.

Amritsar

A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.

Amsel

A bird of the species Turdus merula

Amsterdam

A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.

Amt

High office, rank, or station.

Ämterkauf

The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.

amtieren

(intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.

amtierend

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

amtlich

Approved by authority; authorized.

Amtsanwalt

(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

Amtsblatt

(law, often, _, capitalized, _, and, _) An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

Amtseinführung

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

Amtsenthebung

The removal of someone from office.

Amtsenthebungsverfahren

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

Amtsführung

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

Amtsinhaber

The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.

Amtsinhaberschaft

The state of being incumbent.

Amtsmissbrauch

(tort law) Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person.

Amtsstab

A ceremonial form of this weapon.

Amtsvorgänger

That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

amtswegig

By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.

Amtszeit

A tenure.

Amulett

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

amüsant

Entertaining.

Amüsement

(uncountable) Entertainment.

amüsieren

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.

Amygdala

(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

an

Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).

an Bord

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [from ca. 1350—1470]

an Bord gehen

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

an den Fersen bleiben

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

an den Haken nehmen

(intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).

an den Kräften zehren

(transitive) To make feeble; to weaken.

an den Tag legen

(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

an den Wurzeln herausreißen

(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.

an der frischen Luft

Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.

an der Kommunion teilnehmen

(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]

an der Nase herumführen

To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.

an der Reihe sein

A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

an der Spitze stehen

(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)

an die Box fahren

(intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

an die Hand gewöhnen

(transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.

an einer Stelle stehen

(intransitive) To have a ranking.

an erster Stelle

Before anything else; firstly.

an ihr ist ein Junge verloren gegangen

A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

an Land ziehen

(transitive) To acquire; to secure.

an sich

Inherently; viewed independently, without reference to anything else.

an sich reißen

(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

anabol

Of or relating to anabolism.

Anabolikum

An anabolic steroid.

anabolisch

Of or relating to anabolism.

Anachoret

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

anachronistisch

Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.

anaerob

Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.

Anagramm

(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

Anakonda

(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Anal

The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.

Analgesie

(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.

Analgetikum

(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)

analgetisch

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

analog

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

Analogie

Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

Analogon

(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.

Analphabet

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

Analphabetin

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analphabetisch

Unable to read and write.

Analphabetismus

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

Analyse

(uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.

analysieren

(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

Analysis

(uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.

Analytik

Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

Anämie

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

anämisch

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.

Anamnese

(medicine) A patient's account of their medical history.

Ananas

(slang) A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)

anaphylaktisch

Pertaining to anaphylaxis.

Anarchie

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

anarchisch

Chaotic, without law or order.

Anarchist

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

Anarchistin

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

anarchistisch

Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.

Anastasia

A en given name.

Anästhesie

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

anästhesieren

(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

Anästhesiologe

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

Anästhesiologie

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

Anästhesiologin

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

Anästhesist

(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.

Anästhesistin

(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.

Anästhetikum

(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.

anästhetisch

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

anästhetisieren

(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

Anastrophe

(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

Anathema

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

Anatolien

A peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.

Anatomie

The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

anatomisch

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

anbaggern

(transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.

Anbau

An addition or extension to a building.

anbauen

To grow plants, notably crops.

Anbaufläche

An area of land measured in acres.

anbefehlen

(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

Anbeginn

(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.

anbelangen

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

anbellen

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

anbeten

(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).

anbetreffen

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

Anbetung

(countable, religion) An act of religious worship.

anbiedern

To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.

anbiedernd

Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).

Anbiederung

The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.

anbieten

(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.]

Anbieter

Someone who presents a thing or person to someone else.

Anbieterin

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

anbimmeln

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

anbinden

(transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.

anbluten

(transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.

anbohren

To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.

anbräunen

(intransitive) To become brown.

anbrechen

(specifically, in, _, programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.

anbringen

(transitive) To attach.

Anbruch

The beginning (of the morning).

Anchorage

A large coastal city in Alaska.

Anchorman

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

Anchorwoman

A female anchorperson.

Anchovis

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

Anciennität

A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

Andacht

(uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.

andächtig

(usually, religious) Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.

Andalusien

A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.

Andalusier

A native or inhabitant of Andalusia, Spain.

Andalusierin

A native or inhabitant of Andalusia, Spain.

andalusisch

Of, from or relating to Andalusia, Spain.

andauernd

Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

andauernd belästigt

Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).

Anden

Synonym of Andes Mountains.

Andenken

An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

andere

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

anderer

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

anderer Meinung sein

(intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.