German–English dictionary

Klinik

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

Klinikangestellter

(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

Kliniker

(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

Klinikerin

(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

Klinikmitarbeiter

(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

Klinke

(gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.

Klinkenputzer

A person who doorknocks.

Klinkenschalter

(electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.

Klinkerbauweise

(nautical, mostly, attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.

Klio

(Greek god) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

Klippe

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

Klipper

(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.

Klippspringer

A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).

Klips

Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

klirren

(intransitive) To make a clanking sound

Klischee

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

Klistier

To administer an enema.

Klitoris

(slang, often, derogatory) A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness.

klitschnass

Completely wet; sodden

klittern

To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.

klitzeklein

Very small; tiny.

Klo

(US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.

Kloake

(anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.

klobig

(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.

Klon

(cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.

Klone

(cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.

klonen

(transitive) To create a clone of.

klonieren

(transitive) To create a clone of.

klopfen

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

Klopfer

(architectural elements) A knocker mounted on a door.

Klopfgeist

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

Klopfholz

(music) A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.

Klöppel

An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

Klops

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.

Kloschüssel

Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.

Klosett

(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]

Kloß

(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.

Kloster

A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.

Klosterkirche

The church of a monastery. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

Klosterleben

(figuratively) The monastic life.

klösterlich

Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.

Klöten

(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.

Klotz

That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.

Klotz am Bein

(idiomatic, figurative) A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed.

Klub

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

Klubhaus

Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities.

Klubsessel

A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.

Kluft

(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

klug

Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

Klugheit

The ability to make wise choices or decisions.

Klümpchen

A small knob or lump.

Klumpen

A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.

Klumpen bilden

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

klumpig

Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

Klüngel

(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.

Klüngelwirtschaft

(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.

Klunker

(colloquial) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

Kluppe

(British, Australia, NZ, Canada) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

KMI

Initialism of body mass index.

KMU

(business) Initialism of small and medium-sized enterprise or small- to medium-sized enterprise.

KMZ

Initialism of body mass index.

knabbern

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

Knabberzeug

(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.

Knabe

A male child. [from 15th c.]

knabenhaft

Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.

Knabenkraut

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

Knack

A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

knacken

(transitive, gaming, _, slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

Knacker

(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.

Knacki

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

knackig

Not limp; firm, stiff; not stale or wilted; fresh; also, effervescent, lively.

Knacknuss

(British) A particularly difficult question or puzzle.

Knackpunkt

A puzzle or difficulty.

Knacks

(onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

Knagge

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.

Knall

A sudden percussive noise.

knallbunt

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

knallen

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

Knaller

(slang) An individual who is quick-tempered, rambunctious, or unpredictable.

Knallfrosch

(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

knallig

(of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.

Knallkopf

(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.

Knallkörper

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.

Knalltüte

(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.

knapp

Brief, yet including all important information.

knapp halten

(intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

Knappe

(obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.

Knappheit

(uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.

Knarre

A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.

knarren

Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.

knarrend

Tending to creak.

knarzen

(obsolete, UK, dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.

Knast

(slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup.

Knastbruder

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

Knastköder

(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

Knastologe

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

knatschig

Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.

knatter

(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

knattern

(slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).

Knäuel

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

Knauf

(architectural element) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

Knauser

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

Knauserei

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

knauserig

Stingy or grudging.

knausern

To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

knausrig

Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.

Knebel

A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

Knecht

Synonym of farmworker.

Knechtschaft

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

kneifen

(idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

Kneifzange

A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

Kneipe

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

Kneipenwirt

(chiefly, UK, Irish) The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house.

Knete

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) Money.

kneten

(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

Knick

The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).

Knickbildung

The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).

Knicken

The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).

Knickerbocker

Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.

Kniebankkissen

A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]

Kniefall

The act of genuflecting.

Kniehose

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

Kniekehle

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

Kniekissen

A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]

knien

(reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

Kniepolster

A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

Kniescheibe

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

Knieschoner

A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall.

Knieschützer

A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall.

Kniesehne

(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.

Kniff

A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.

knifflig

Requiring dexterity to operate.

knifflige Frage

(British) A particularly difficult question or puzzle.

Knilch

(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.

knipsen

(transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).

Knirps

(UK, Irish, US, Australia, NZ, Philippines, slang) A small child.

knirschen

To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

Knistern

A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.

Knittelvers

(poetry) A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.

knittern

(ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

Knobelaufgabe

A riddle, or a difficult problem.

Knobelei

(informal) A difficult problem or puzzle.

Knoblauch

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

Knoblauchzehe

(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

Knöchel

The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

Knochen

A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

Knochen-

of, or relating to the skeleton

Knochenbruch

An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.

Knochenhecht

(especially, US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

Knochenmark

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.