German–English dictionary

Hobbyfotografin

(informal) A person who makes a hobby of photography.

Hobbyist

A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.

Hobbyistin

A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.

Hobbymensch

A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.

Hobel

(countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

hobeln

(transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.

hoch

Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

hoch angesehen

Of high prestige.

hoch halten

(transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.

Hochachtung

Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.

Hochbegabter

An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]

Hochburg

A region or part of a region particularly associated with or significant for a characteristic, such as an activity, a faith, support for a political party or other organization, etc.

Hochchinesisch

Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.

hochdrehen

(ergative) To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.

Hochebene

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

hochempfindlich

Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.

hochentwickelt

Complicated, especially of complex technology.

hocherfreut

Greatly pleased.

hochfahren

(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

hochfahrend

(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

Hochfest

(Catholicism) A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.

hochfliegen

(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

Hochformat

(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

Hochgefühl

An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.

hochgehen

(intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly

hochgeistig

(sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.

hochgelegen

Located up a slope or on a hill.

hochgesteckt

Idealistic, implying over-optimism.

hochgestochen

(sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.

hochgradig

(medicine) Severe.

hochhalten

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.

Hochhaus

A tall building, one consisting of many storeys.

hochheben

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

hochheilig

Sacred, very holy.

Hochintensitäts-Intervalltraining

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

hochkant

With the edge uppermost.

hochklassig

(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

Hochkomma

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

hochladen

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]

Hochland

A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

hochlegen

(transitive) To place in a high location.

Hochmoor

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

Hochmut

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

hochmütig

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

hochnäsig

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

hochnehmen

To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.

Hochofen

(metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when coke and iron ore are burned together.

Hochorthodoxie

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

hochqualifiziert

Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.

hochqualitativ

Of very good quality; superior.

hochragen

To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

hochräumen

(transitive) To place in a high location.

hochrechnen

(transitive) To infer by extending known information.

Hochrechnung

(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

hochrüsten

(transitive) To replace with something better.

hochschätzen

(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.

hochschnellen

(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

Hochschule

An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.

Hochschule für Musik

(music) A music academy.

Hochschüler

A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.

Hochschülerin

A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.

Hochschulgelände

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

Hochschullehrer

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

Hochschullehrerin

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

Hochschulprofessor

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

Hochsommer

(idiomatic) The hottest part of the summer.

höchst

(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

Hochstapelei

A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

Hochstapler

A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

Hochstaplerin

A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

höchste Gewalt

Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.

hochsteigen

(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

hochstellen

(transitive) To place in a high location.

höchstens

In the most favorable of conditions, especially in a situation that is otherwise negative.

höchster

Dominant, having power over all others.

Höchstleistung

The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

höchstmöglich

The highest limit.

Höchststand

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

Höchststufe

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).

hochtrabend

(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

hochtreiben

(colloquial, usually, with up) To intensify or increase.

hochtun

(transitive) To place in a high location.

hochturnen

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

Hochwasser

A phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.

hochwertig

(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

Hochwürden

(Christianity) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.

Hochzeit

(archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.

Hochzeit-

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

hochzeitlich

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

Hochzeitsreise

A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period.

Hochzeitstag

(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.

hochziehen

(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

Hocke

A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

hocken

(intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down

Höcker

(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.

Hockey

A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck.

Hockeyschläger

(hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.

Hoden

(physiology) Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).

Hodenentfernung

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

Hodensack

The scrotum.

Hodscha

A Muslim schoolmaster.

Hof

An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

Hofdame

(archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.

Hoffart

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

hoffen

(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

hoffentlich

(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

Hoffnung

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

hoffnungslos

Beyond hope, leaving little reason for hope; causing despair; extremely perilous.

hoffnungslos verknallt

(slang, African American Vernacular English) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection.

hoffnungsloser Fall

(colloquial) An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise). [from 20th c.]

Hoffnungslosigkeit

A lack of hope; despair.

hoffnungsvoll

In a hopeful manner. [from 17th c.]

höflich

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

Höflichkeit

Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]

Höflichkeitsbezeigung

(uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.

Höflichkeitsbezeugung

(uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.

Höflichkeitsform

A term of respect; respectful language.

Höfling

A person in attendance at a royal court.

Hofstaat

The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.

Hofstelle

A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.

Hogan

A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. [from 19th c.]

Hogwarts

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

Höhe

That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.

Hohe Schlüsselblume

A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers.

Hoheit

The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.

Hoheitsgewalt

(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.

Hoheitsrechte

Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).

Höhen

Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.

Höhenfestpunkt

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

Höhenlinie

A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.

Höhenlinien

A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.

Höhenmesser

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

Höhenruder

(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.

Höhenschichtlinie

A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.

Höhenwinkel

The angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object above the horizontal.

Höhepunkt

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

höher

In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. [first attested around 1150–1350]

höhere Gewalt

(legal) An unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster.

höherstehend

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

Höherstufe

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

Höherversetzung

An advancement in rank or position.

hohes Tier

(idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

hohl

(figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.

Hohlbeitel

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.

Höhle

(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.

Höhlenmensch

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

Hohlkehle

(architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling. [from 16th c.]

Hohlmeißel

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.

Hohlraum

(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.

Hohlrinne

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.