German–English dictionary

hungrig

(figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.

hungrig sein

(intransitive) To be in need of food.

Hünin

A very tall and large person.

Hunne

A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

Hunnin

A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

Hunt

(mining) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.

Huntun

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

Hupe

(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

Hupen

The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.

hüpfen

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

hüpfen lassen

(transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.

Hüpfer

A leaping or jumping movement; the action of one who skips.

Hüpfspiel

(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.

Hürde

An obstacle or impediment.

Hürden laufen

To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).

Hure

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

huren

(intransitive, archaic, now, humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.

Hurenbock

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

Hurenhaus

A house of prostitution.

Hurenkind

(typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.

Hurer

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

Huri

(Islam) A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.

hurra

Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

Hurra rufen

To shout an expression of excitement.

Hurra-Patriotismus

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

hurra!

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

Hurrapatriot

One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.

Hurrapatriotismus

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

Hurrikan

A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. [16th c.]

hurtig

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

Hus

A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

Husar

A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

husch

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

huschen

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

Husky

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

Huso

(countable, vulgar, slang) Initialism of son of a bitch.

Husten

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

Hustenbonbon

A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms temporarily.

Hut

(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

Hut ab

(figurative) Used to express approval or praise: congratulations, kudos, well done! [with to]

hüten

(transitive) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

Hüter

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

Hüterin

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

Hutfeder

(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.

Huthaken

A protrusion used to hang things on.

Hutkrempe

(graph theory) A connected component of the induced subgraph formed by deleting a set of vertices.

Hutmacher

A person that makes or sells caps.

Hutmacherin

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

Hütte

(North American, AU) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.

Hütte des Stifts

(Roman Catholicism) A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.

Hüttenkunde

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

Hüttensänger

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

Hüttenwesen

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

HWS-Distorsion

(countable) The lash of a whip.

HWS-Schleudertrauma

(countable) The lash of a whip.

Hyazinthe

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.

hybrid

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

Hybride

(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

hybrides Wort

(linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.

Hybridfahrzeug

A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).

Hybridwort

(linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.

Hybris

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

Hydra

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.

Hydrat

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

Hydraulik

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hydraulisch

Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

hydro-

water

Hydrogen

The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.

Hydrogenium

The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.

hydrophil

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

hydrophob

(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

Hydroxid

(chemistry) A univalent anion (OH−) based on the hydroxyl functional group.

Hydroxyl

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

Hygiene

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

Hygieniker

A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc

Hygienikerin

A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc

hygienisch

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

hygienisch machen

(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

Hymen

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.

Hymne

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

Hymnus

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

Hype

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

hyperaktiv

having an increased state of activity

Hyperbel

(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

hyperbolisch

Using hyperbole: exaggerated.

Hyperkapnie

(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.

Hyperlink

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

Hypermarkt

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.

Hyperraum

(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.

Hypersexualität

Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.

Hypertension

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.

hyperton

(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

Hypertonie

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.

hypertonisch

(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

Hypertrophie

(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

hypertrophieren

(intransitive) Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.

Hypnose

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

Hypnotikum

(pharmaceutical drug) A soporific substance.

hypnotisch

Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

Hypnotiseur

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

Hypnotiseurin

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

hypnotisieren

(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.

hypnotisiert

Under hypnosis

Hypnotismus

The art of inducing hypnosis.

Hypochonder

A person affected with hypochondria.

Hypochonderin

A person affected with hypochondria.

hypochondrisch

Related to, or affected by hypochondria.

hypodermisch

Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis.

Hypokauste

An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.

Hypokaustum

An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.

Hypokorismus

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

Hypokoristikon

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

Hypokoristikum

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

Hypokrisie

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.

Hyponym

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

Hypophyse

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.

Hypotenuse

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Hypothalamus

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

Hypothek

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

Hypothermie

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

hypothermisch

Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.

Hypothese

(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.

hypothetisch

Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

hypoton

(of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.

Hypotonie

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.

hypotonisch

(of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.

hypoxisch

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

Hysterektomie

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

Hysterie

Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.

hysterischer Anfall

(informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.

Hyundai

A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group.

I

The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.

I-Ah

(figuratively) An excessively negative or pessimistic person.

iahen

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

Ibis

Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

Ibuprofen

(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

Ich

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

ich bin der Meinung

according to me

ich bitte um Entschuldigung

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

ich möchte mich nicht aufdrängen, aber

Considering what limited worth this advice, opinion, or suggestion might have for you; used to soften the presentation of unsolicited advice or information that may not be relevant.

ich zitiere

Used in speech to indicate the start of a quotation.

ichbezogen

Self-centred, selfish, unaware or out of touch with the views or needs of others.

Ichbezogenheit

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.

Ichor

(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]

Icon

(religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.

id

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

Ida

A en given name.

Idaho

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.

Ideal

Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

idealerweise

Given ideal circumstances; preferably. [from 19th c.]