German–English dictionary

idealisieren

To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.

Idealisierung

The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.

Idealist

An impractical dreamer.

Idealistin

An impractical dreamer.

idealistisch

Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

Idealzustand

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

Idee

Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

ideell

Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

ideenreich

Showing originality or sagacity; witty.

Iden

(historical, often, _, capitalized) The notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all other months.

Identifikator

(computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.

identifizierbar

Capable of being distinguished and named.

Identifizierung

(broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.

identisch

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

Identität

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.

idg.

(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Indo-European.

Idiom

A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

idiomatisch

Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.

idiomatischer Ausdruck

An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.

Idiosynkrasie

A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.

idiosynkratisch

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

Idiot

(derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

idiotensicher

(of a device) Protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.

Idiotie

(dated, psychology, now, , pejorative) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability.

Idiotin

(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.

idiotisch

(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.

Ido

A constructed language; a reform of Esperanto and Idiom Neutral.

Idol

An idol.

Idolatrie

(religion) The worship of idols.

ig

(of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like.

Igel

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

igelähnlich

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.

igelartig

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.

Igelbaby

A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.

Igeljunges

A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.

igitt

Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

igittegitt

(colloquial, often, childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

Iglu

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Ignatz

A en given name (1491–1556)

Ignaz

A en given name (1491–1556)

ignorant

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

Ignorantin

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

ignorieren

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

ihm

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

ihn

With accusative effect or as a direct object. [from 12th c.]

ihr

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

ihr selbst

(emphatic) You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.

ihre

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

ihre Tage haben

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

ihrer

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

ihres

That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.

ihresgleichen

(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

ik

Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

Ikabod

(archaic) A en given name.

Ikone

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

ikonenhaft

Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ikonisch

Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Iks

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

Ikterus

(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]

Ilex

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

Iliade

A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

Ilias

A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

Ilion

Troy.

illegal

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

Illegalität

(law) the state of being illegal

illegitim

Not in accordance with the law.

illern

(intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

illiquid

(finance) Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into cash.

Illiquidität

(economics) The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset

illoyal

Not loyal, without loyalty.

illuminieren

(transitive) To decorate something with lights.

Illusion

A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.

illusionär

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

Illusionist

One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

Illusionistin

One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

Illusionskünstler

A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.

Illusionskünstlerin

A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.

illusorisch

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

illuster

Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

Illustrator

a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

Illustrierte

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

Ilmenit

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

Iltis

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.

im

During (a period of time).

im Abseits

(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.

im Allgemeinen

In general; as a whole.

im Angebot haben

Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”).

im Aus

(not comparable, sports) Not in play.

im Ausland

Abroad, especially across the sea.

im Ausland lebend

Living outside of one's own country.

im Bereich von

An approximate amount.

im Bett

(archaic) In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]

im Direkttausch

(finance) Involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary, and denoting any market where items such as stocks or currency are bought and sold by direct arrangement between counterparties, or through a private broker, rather than on a public stock exchange or other exchange.

im Eimer

(not comparable) Broken or inoperable.

im Einklang

Consistent; congruous.

im Einklang befindlich

Showing accord in feeling or action.

im Einklang stehend

Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.

im Entstehen begriffen

Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.

im Ernst

Genuinely, truly.

im Feld geblieben

Killed, especially in battle.

im Fokus

displayed with special treatment

im Freien

Out in the open.

im Gange

In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

im Gegensatz stehend zu

(legal) Opposed or in conflict.

im Gegensatz zu

in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.

im Gegenteil

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

im Gegenuhrzeigersinn

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

im Gegenzug

(often, conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.

im Gleichgewicht

Possessing poise, having self-confidence.

im Gleichgewicht halten

(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.

im Grunde

in essence

im Grunde genommen

in essence

im Kampf gefallen

Killed, especially in battle.

im Kern

In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, fundamentally, really.

im Kreise drehen

(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.

im Mondlicht

Lit by moonlight.

im Nu

(idiomatic) Instantaneously; very quickly; in almost no time.

im Prinzip

In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

im Ruhestand

Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.] (of people)

im Sande verlaufen

(idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.

im Schneepflug fahren

(skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

im Speicher nachsehen

(computing, transitive, dated) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

im Sprechchor rufen

To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.

im Sterben liegen

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

im Stich gelassen

Deserted; abandoned.

im Stich lassen

(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

im Teigmantel

A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

im Überfluss

(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.

im Überfluss vorhanden sein

(intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

im übertragenen Sinne

Metaphorically so called.

im Übrigen

(speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.

im umgekehrten Fall

(often, conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.

im Unterschied zu

in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.

im Vergleich zu

In comparison with.

im Verhältnis zu

In relation to; compared with.

im Voraus

(chiefly literary or poetic) In advance in position or sequence; ahead.

im Voraus buchen

(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.

im Voraus reservieren

(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.

im Weiteren

(conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.

im Wert steigen

(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

im Wesentlichen

in essence

im Widerspruch stehend zu

(legal) Opposed or in conflict.

im Wind

In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

im Wind gelegen

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

im zunehmenden Maße

(modal) Indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true.

Image

(computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)

Imageboard

(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic.

imaginär

Existing only in the imagination.

Imagination

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

Imam

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.