German–English dictionary

irren

To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Irrenanstalt

(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.

Irrenarzt

(slang, sometimes, pejorative) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

Irrenhaus

A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.

irreparabel

Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.

Irrer

(slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.

irres Gerät

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

irreversibel

Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.

Irreversibilität

The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed.

Irrgarten

A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.

Irrgast

(biology, especially, ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.

Irrglaube

(countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

Irrigation

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

Irritabilität

The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.

Irritation

A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

irritieren

(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.

irritierend

Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.

irritiert

perplexed and bewildered

Irritierung

The state of being bemused.

irrsinnig

Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.

Irrtum

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

irrtümlich

Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.

irrtümlicherweise

In an erroneous manner.

irrwitzig

Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.

IS

(medical) Initialism of intensive care unit.

Isabell

A en given name.

Isabella

A en given name.

Isabelle

A en given name.

Isai

(biblical character) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

isch

Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)

Ischa

(Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.

Ischämie

(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

Ischariot

(Christianity) Epithet of Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver, and of his father Simon Iscariot.

Ischias

(pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

ischiocrurale Muskulatur

(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.

Ischium

(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

Isebel

(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

ISIG

A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate. [from 2013]

ISIL

A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate. [from 2013]

ISIS

A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate. [from 2013]

isiZulu

The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.

Islam

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Islamabad

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

islamisch

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

Islamist

A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]

Islamistin

A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]

islamistisch

Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]

Island

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

isländisch

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland.

Ismael

(Abrahamism, biblical character) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

ismus

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof.

Isohypse

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.

Isolation

The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.

Isolationist

One who advocates or supports isolationism.

Isolationistin

One who advocates or supports isolationism.

isolationistisch

Relating to, or supporting, isolationism.

Isolationsschlauch

(electrical engineering) Electrical insulating tubing or electrical wiring.

Isolde

A en given name.

isolieren

(transitive) To isolate.

Isolierrohr

A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.

isoliert

In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate.

Isolierung

(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound

isotonisch

(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.

Isotop

(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

Isotropie

(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

Israeli

A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.

Israelin

A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.

israelisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

Israelit

A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.

Israelitin

A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.

israelitisch

(rare, chiefly, in, _, Protestantism) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

issenschaft

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

ist

one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

ist Element von

(intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.

Istanbul

A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

Isthmus

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

Istrien

A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.

IT

(informatics) Initialism of information technology.

IT-ler

(informal) One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.

Italien

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

Italiener

Pertaining to Italy.

Italienerin

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

italienisch

Pertaining to Italy.

Iteration

(computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.

Iterationsschritt

(computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.

Ithaka

An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

ithyphallisch

Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

itis

(pathology) Denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.

iv

An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

Iwanowitsch

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”).

Ix

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

ja

(idiomatic) Indicates that the speaker deems something highly unlikely.

ja klar

Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

Jacht

(watercraft) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.

Jachthafen

A harbour for small boats.

Jacke

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

Jacke wie Hose

(idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it does not matter which one is chosen.

Jackenaufschlag

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

Jackett

A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)

Jackfruchtbaum

The large fruit from this tree.

Jackpot

A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.

Jacqueline

A en given name.

Jacuzzi

A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.

Jade

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

jadegrün

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

Jadeit

(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

Jaffa

A port in western Israel.

Jagd

(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

Jagdflugzeug

A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.

Jagdfrevel

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

Jagdgebiet

(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.

Jagdgrund

(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.

Jagdhorn

(countable, musical instrument) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.

Jagdhund

Any of various breeds of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game; an individual of such a breed.

Jagdvergehen

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

jagen

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

Jäger

An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.

Jägerin

Something or someone who chases. [from 14th c.]

Jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

jäh

Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

Jahr

A level or grade in school or college.

Jahresernte

The production amount of such an output for a specific season or year, particularly of plants.

Jahrestag

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

Jahreszeit

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

jahreszeitlich

Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

Jahrgang

(figurative) A group, cluster, or collection of things occurring at the same time.

Jahrgangs

(attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.

Jahrgangsbester

(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.

Jahrgangsprimus

(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.

Jahrhundert

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

jährlich

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

Jährling

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

Jahrmarkt

A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

Jahrtausend

(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

Jahrzehnt

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

Jahve

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

Jahveh

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

Jahwe

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

Jahweh

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

jähzornig

Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.

Jaipur

The state capital of Rajasthan, India.

Jak

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Jakarta

A province and capital city of Indonesia.

Jakobite

(historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Jakobitin

(historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Jakobsmuschel

Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

Jalousie

A blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light.

Jalta

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

Jamaika

An island and country in the Caribbean.

Jamaika-Kreol

The Jamaican creole language.