German–English dictionary

konsekutiv

following, in succession, without interruption

Konsens

General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

konsequent

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

Konsequenz

An unwanted or unpleasant effect.

Konservatismus

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

konservativ

A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.

Konservative

A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.

Konservativer

A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.

Konservativismus

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

konservatorisch

Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.

Konservatorium

(music) A music academy.

Konserve

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

Konservenbüchse

(NZ, AU, South African, Irish, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.

Konservendose

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

Konservenfabrik

A factory that produces canned goods.

konserviert

Preserved in cans.

Konservierung

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

Konservierungmittel

Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

konsistent

Compatible, accordant.

Konsistenz

The degree of viscosity of something.

Konskription

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

Konsole

Abbreviation of video game console.

konsolidieren

To make stronger or more solid.

Konsolidierung

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.

konsonantisch

Consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement.

Konsortium

An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.

Konspiration

(loosely) An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.

konspirative Wohnung

A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

konspirieren

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

konstant

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

Konstante

That which is permanent or invariable.

Konstantin

A en given name.

Konstantinopel

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

Konstanz

A city and district in Baden-Württemberg, south Germany, on Lake Constance, and on the border with Switzerland.

Konstanze

A en given name.

Konstellation

(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.

Konstituente

(grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause

konstituierend

(politics, or, law) Authorized to make a constitution.

Konstitution

(dated) The general health of a person.

konstitutionell

Relating to a legal or political constitution.

konstruieren

(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

Konstruktion

The process of constructing.

Konstruktionsholz

(outside, North America, uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

Konstruktionsvollholz

(outside, North America, uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

konstruktiv

Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

Konstruktor

(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.

Konsul

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.

Konsulin

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.

Konsultation

The act of consulting.

Konsum

The amount consumed.

Konsument

(economics) Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.

Konsumentin

(economics) Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.

Konsumgut

A material or product that is produced for consumption.

konsumierbar

That is consumed or depleted upon use.

Konsumismus

An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

Konsumption

(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.

Konsumtion

(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.

Konsumware

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

kontagiös

(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.

Kontakt

The act of touching physically; being in close association.

kontaktfrei

That has no contact or contacts.

kontaktfreudig

Being extroverted or outgoing.

kontaktieren

(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone).

Kontaktlinse

(informal) A contact lens.

kontaktlos

That has no contact or contacts.

Kontaktmatte

A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.

Kontamination

The act or process of contaminating.

kontaminieren

(transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

Kontemplation

The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought

kontemplativ

Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.

kontemplieren

To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.

Konter

(soccer) The counter-attack.

Konterfei

A likeness of a person.

konterkarieren

(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.

Kontext

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

Kontinent

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.

kontinental

Of or relating to a continent or continents.

kontingent

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.

Kontingenz

(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance. [from 1560s]

Kontinuante

(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.

kontinuierlich

Uninterrupted.

Kontinuität

Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.

Konto

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

Kontoauszug

A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.

Kontoblatt

(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

Kontobuch

(accounting) A book in which accounts are kept; ledger.

Kontor

A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:

Kontorsion

A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

Kontorsionist

An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.

Kontra

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

kontra-

In opposition to.

Kontraalt

(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to the same musical pitch range, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.

Kontrabande

An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.

kontradiktorisch

Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.

kontrafaktisch

Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.

kontrahieren

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

Kontrakt

An agreement or contract.

Kontraktion

(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.

kontraktlich

Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.

Kontraktur

(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

kontraproduktiv

More of a hindrance than a help.

Kontrapunkt

(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.

kontrapunktieren

(transitive) To compose or arrange such music.

konträr

Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]

Kontrast

(countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.

Kontrastfigur

(authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.

kontrastieren

(transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint.

Kontratanz

(dance) A contra dance.

Kontrazeption

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

kontrazeptiv

That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.

Kontrazeptivum

A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

Kontrebande

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

kontrieren

(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.

Kontrolle

An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

Kontrolleinrichtung

(engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.

Kontrollelement

(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.

Kontrollen

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

Kontrolleur

One who controls something.

Kontrollgruppe

(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.

kontrollierbar

Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

kontrollieren

(finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes

kontrolliert

(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)

Kontrollkästchen

A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.

Kontrollliste

A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.

Kontrollpunkt

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

Kontrollschacht

A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

Kontrollstelle

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

kontrollsüchtig

Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.

Kontrolluntersuchung

A routine inspection.

kontrovers

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

Kontroverse

A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

Kontur

An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.

Konturentreue

Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

Konurbation

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

Konvaleszenz

A gradual healing after illness or injury.

Konvent

A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.

Konventikel

A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.

Konvention

A meeting or gathering.

Konventionalismus

(uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.

konventionell

(business) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [from mid-1990s]

Konventionen

(countable) A convention of social behavior.

konvergieren

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

Konversation

A conversation or dialogue. [from 15th c.]

Konversationslexikon

A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

konversieren

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

konvertieren

(transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Konvertit

A person who has converted to a religion.

konvex

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

Konvulsion

(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

konzenterieren

(intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).