German–English dictionary

Hetzschrift

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

Heu

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

Heuchelei

The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.

Heuchelhase

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

heucheln

(intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

Heuchler

Someone who dissembles.

Heuchlerin

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

heuchlerisch

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

Heuer

(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.

heuern

(transitive, chiefly, UK) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

Heuert

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

Heuhaufen

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

heulen

(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.

Heuler

A young seal.

Heulliese

(slang, derogatory) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.

Heulsuse

(slang, derogatory) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.

heureka

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

Heureka-Moment

An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

Heuristik

A heuristic method. [from 1860]

Heuschober

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

Heuschrecke

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

heute

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

heute Abend

During the evening of today.

heute Nacht

during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)

heutzutage

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

Hexaeder

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

Hexe

A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.

hexen

(transitive) To bewitch or enchant.

hexenartig

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.

Hexenbrett

(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.

hexengleich

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.

Hexenkunst

The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

Hexenmeister

(historical) professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (who were often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

Hexenmeisterin

A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.

Hexensabbat

A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.

Hexenschuss

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

Hexenzirkel

A formal group or assembly of witches.

Hexer

A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.

Hexerei

An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.

Hexspruch

(rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

HGF

(internet) A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers.

hibbelig

(slang) Restless, apprehensive and fidgety.

hibernal

Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

Hibernation

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

Hibiskus

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

Hickelkasten

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

Hickhack

Lively contention or debate, skirmish.

Hickorynussbaum

(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.

hicksen

(intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.

Hidschab

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

Hieb

A strike upon an object causing such a noise.

hieb- und stichfest

(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.

hier

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

hier herum

Near here.

hier unten

(idiomatic, slang, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

Hierarch

(Eastern Orthodoxy) A title of bishops in their role as ordinaries (arbiters of canon law) over their respective dioceses.

Hierarchie

A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.

Hierarchisierung

(sociology) Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.

hierbei

(formal) By this means, action or process.

hierdurch

(formal) By this means, action or process.

hierher

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

hierherum

Near here.

hierhin

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

hiermit

(formal) By this means, action or process.

Hieroglyphe

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

Hieronymus

A surname transferred from the given name.

hierorts

Near here.

hieven

(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

high

(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

Highlight

(figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

hihi

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

HIIT

(exercise) Initialism of high-intensity interval training, a form of exercise based on short bursts of intense effort, such as sprinting.

Hijab

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

hijacken

To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

Hilda

A en given name used since Middle Ages.

Hilfe

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.

Hilfestellung

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.

hilflos

Unable to defend oneself.

hilfreich

(formal) Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful. [from 16th c.]

Hilfs-

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

Hilfsarbeiter

A person who does ordinary and boring work.

hilfsbedürftig

Poor; destitute; in need.

Hilfskellner

(US) An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables.

Hilfskraft

A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.

Hilfsmittel

(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.

Hilfsqueue

(snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.

Hilfsstoff

(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.

hilfsweise

in an alternative way

Hillbilly

(ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

Himalaja

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

Himalaya

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

Himbeere

The plant Rubus idaeus.

Himbeerstrauch

The plant Rubus idaeus.

Himmel

(religion) Heaven.

Himmel und Hölle

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

himmelblau

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

Himmelfahrt

(Christianity, specifically) The believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection.

Himmels-

Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

Himmelsgucker

(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]

Himmelskörper

(astronomy, astrology) A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.

Himmelskunde

The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

Himmelskundler

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

Himmelszelt

(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

himmlisch

of or related to Heaven and the divine.

Hin

(historical, _, units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).

hin und her wackeln

(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

hin- und herfahren

(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.

hin- und hergerissen

Unable to decide between multiple options.

Hin- und Herschwingen

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

hin- und herwandern

To walk back and forth in a small distance.

Hin- und Rückfahrt

(travel) A ticket granting permission to travel to a place and return.

hinabschleudern

(transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.

hinabstürzen

(transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.

hinabwerfen

(transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.

hinauf

Standing; upright.

hinaufklettern

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

hinaus

Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)

hinausgehen

To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from.

hinausgehen über

(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).

hinausgehend

Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

hinausragen über

To extend over and partly cover something.

hinausschieben

(transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).

hinausstürmen

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

hinausstürzen

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

hinausziehende Strömung

A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

hinauszögern

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

Hinde

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

Hindenburg

(aviation, historical) A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.

hinderlich, lästig

Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.

hindern

(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.

Hindernis

An obstacle or impediment.

Hinderung

Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.

hindeuten

(transitive) To signify; to denote.

Hindi

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

Hindin

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

Hindu

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

Hindufrau

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

Hinduismus

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

hinein

Inside, into, or within a building.

Hineindenkung

(figurative) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.

Hineinfallen

A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).

hineingehen

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

hineinspülen

(masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.

hineinstopfen

(transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.

hineinstürzen

(figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

hineinziehen

To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.

hineinziehen (in etw. Negatives)

(figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.

hinfläzen

(reflexive) To sit down heavily and without ceremony.

hinfort

(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.

hinfortblasen

(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.