German–English dictionary

Hosen tragen

(dated, transitive) To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).

Hosenanzug

(US) A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket

Hosenaufschlag

The end of a pants leg when folded up.

Hosenbein

In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

Hosenbund

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

Hosenmatz

(colloquial) A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way.

Hosenscheißer

A person who lacks courage.

Hosenschlitz

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

Hosenträger

A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.

Hosenzieher

(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.

hosianna

A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.

Hospitalisieren

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

Hospitalisiertwerden

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

Hospitalisierung

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

Hospiz

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

Hospizdienst

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

Hostess

A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

Hostie

(Christianity) The sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.

Hosting

(computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.

Hotel

An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]

Hoteldiener

A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.

Hotelpage

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

Hotelportier

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.

Hotelportierin

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.

Hotline

A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.

hott

(intransitive) Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.

Hovercraft

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

HTML

Initialism of Hypertext Markup Language.

hü(st)

An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

Hub

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

Hubbel

A small mound or rounded hill.

Hubert

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

Hubertus

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

hübsch

Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.

Hubschrauber

(informal) A helicopter.

Hubwerk

Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.

huch

(colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.

huckepack

On somebody's back or shoulders.

huckepack tragen

(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.

Hucker

A person who does ordinary and boring work.

huddeln

(intransitive, slang) To hurry.

hudelig

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

Hué

A Vietnamese province with that city as its capital.

Huf

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

Hufeisen

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

Hüfte

(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.

Hüftgelenkextensoren

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

Hüftglied

(anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

Hüfthalter

A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.

Hüfttuch

A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.

Hügel

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

Hügelchen

A small mound or rounded hill.

hügelig

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

Hugo

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Huhn

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Hühnchen

A young chicken.

Hühnerauge

A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.

Hühnerfleisch

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Hühnerhaus

Synonym of hencoop.

Hühnerklein

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

Hühnerschlag

Synonym of hencoop.

Hühnerstall

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

Hühnerstange

A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.

hujus

(dated) Of the current month.

Huk

Coastal land that juts into the sea.

Huld

Goodwill; benevolent regard.

Huldigung

(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.

Hülle

A box, sheath, or covering generally.

hüllen

(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

Hüllkurve

(geometry) A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.

Hülsdorn

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

Hülse

A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case

Hülsenfrucht

(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

Hülsenfrüchtler

(botany) Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).

Hulst

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

human

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

Humanist

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

Humanistin

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

humanistisch

Of or pertaining to humanism.

humanitär

Relating to people's welfare.

Humanität

Humanitarianism, philanthropy.

Humankapital

(economics) The stock of competencies, knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes, including creativity, cognitive abilities, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.

humanoid

Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).

Humanoide

A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

Humanwissenschaften

The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

Humbug

(uncountable, slang) Nonsense.

Hummel

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

Hummus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

Humor

(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.

Humorist

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

Humoristin

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

humorlos

(American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.

humorvoll

Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

humpeln

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

Humpen

A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

Humus

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

Hund

Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

Hündchen

(countable, childish, or, endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

Hunde-

(informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.

hundeartig

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

Hundeartiger

Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

Hundeasyl

A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

Hundebaby

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

Hundeblume

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

Hundeheim

A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

Hundehütte

A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).

Hundekampf

A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

Hundeleine

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.

Hundepenis

The penis of an animal.

Hunderstel

One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.

hundert

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

Hundertanteil

A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

Hunderter

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

Hundertfüßer

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

Hundertfüßler

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

hundertgradig

(uncountable) A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.

Hundertjahrfeier

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

hundertjährig

Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.

Hundertjährige

One who or that which is at least 100 years old.

Hundertjähriger

One who or that which is at least 100 years old.

Hundertsatz

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

hundertste

The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

Hundertstel

One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.

Hundertster

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

hundertster Jahrestag

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

Hundertstes

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

Hundertteil

A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

hundertteilig

(uncountable) A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.

Hundeschlitten

A sled, pulled by dogs over ice and snow.

Hundeschnauze

The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

hundesitten

To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence.

Hundesitter

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

Hundesitterin

One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

Hundewelpe

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

Hundezucht

A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

Hundezwinger

A house or shelter for a dog.

Hündin

A mammal of the family Canidae:

hündisch

Dog-like.

Hündlein

(countable, childish, or, endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

Hundlund

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

hundsgemein

Cruel, mean or immoral.

Hüne

A very tall and large person.

Hünenstein

(historical, ;, strictly) A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

Hunger

(countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.

Hunger haben

(intransitive) To be in need of food.

Hungerlohn

A meagre allowance of money or wages.

Hungermahlzeit

A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.

hungern

(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

Hungers sterben

(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

Hungersnot

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.