German–English dictionary

lang anhaltend

Persisting or enduring for a long time.

langandauernd

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

langanhaltend

Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

langatmig

For a long time; extensively.

Langatmigkeit

The use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity.

langdauernd

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

Länge

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

lange zurückliegend

(poetic) A time long past.

längen

To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.

langen nach

(transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.

Längengrad

(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

Längenkreis

(geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.

Längenmaß

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

längenmäßig

Relating to length.

Langer

(informal) Term of address for a tall person.

langes Gerede

A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.

Langeweile

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

Langfinger

One who pilfers.

langfristig

(idiomatic) After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

langgezogen

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Langhantel

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

Langhaus

A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.

Langholz

The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

langlebig

Persisting or enduring for a long time.

Langlebigkeit

The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.

länglich

(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

längliches Rechteck

Something with an oblong shape.

Langmut

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.

Langobarde

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

Langobardin

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

langobardische Sprache

A Romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland.

längs

By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

langsam

Slow or tardy.

langsames Anwachsen

An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

Langsamkeit

The quality or state of being slow.

Längsbalken

A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.

Langschläfer

Someone who gets up late in the morning.

Langschläferin

Someone who gets up late in the morning.

längslaufend

Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.

Längsschnitt

(science, and, social science, of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.

längsseits

Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

langweilen

To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Langweiler

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

langweilig

Lacking in taste or flavor.

langwellig

(of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.

langwierig

Lasting longer; protracted.

Langzeit-

Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

Langzeiturlaub

An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.

langziehen

(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

Lanthan

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.

Lanze

(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.

Lanzenspitze

The pointed head, or end, of a spear.

Lanzenstechen

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Lanzenwimpel

A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.

Lanzenzweikampf

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Lanzer

Pierce with or as if with a lance.

Lao

(uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.

Laos

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.

Laote

(countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

Laotin

(countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.

laotisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.

Laozi

(Chinese history) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.

lapidar

Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.

Lapidation

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

Läppchen

A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.

Lappen

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

lappisch

Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

Laptop

(computing) A laptop computer.

Lara

A en given name.

Lärm

Any loud and continued noise.

lärmend

Disorderly and boisterous.

Lärmkulisse

Any loud and continued noise.

larmoyant

Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]

Lars

A en given name or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

Larve

(countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle.

Laryngal

(Indo-European, _, linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.

Lasagne

A flat sheet of pasta.

Lasagneplatte

A flat sheet of pasta.

lasch

Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

Lasche

(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.

Laser

A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.

Laserschwert

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.]

lasieren

(transitive) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.

Läsion

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.

Lasische Sprache

A Kartvelian language of Turkey and Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Mingrelian, and Svan.

lass es dir schmecken

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

lassen

(ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

lassen nicht den Schluss zu …

Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

lassen Sie es sich schmecken

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

lässig

Relaxed and easy-going; demonstrating an absence of stress or worry.

lässig-elegant

(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.

Lässigkeit

Nonchalance.

lässlich

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

Lasso

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

lasst es euch schmecken

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

Last

A heavy load.

lasten

(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

Lastenaufzug

Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.

Laster

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

Lästerer

A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

lasterhaftes Vergnügen

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

Lasterhaftigkeit

Bad or immoral behaviour.

Lästermaul

A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

lästern

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

lästig

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

lästig sein

To bother; to discomfort.

lästigfallen

(ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.

Lastkahn

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

Lastkraftwagen

(British, Irish, sometimes, derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.

Lastwagen

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.

Lasur

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.

lasziv

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

Latein

Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.

lateinamerikanisch

(colloquial) Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.

lateinisch

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

lateinische Sprache

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.

latent

Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

Latenz

(electronics) A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.

Latenzmechanismus

(medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

Latenzzeit

(electronics) A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.

lateral

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

Laterallaut

(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

Laternenpfahl

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

Latex

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

latinisch

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

Latino

(chiefly, US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)

Latrine

(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.

Lats

A coin or bill of either currency.

latschen

To tread upon; to trample.

Latschen (regional)

(footwear) A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.

Latte

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

Lattengerüst

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

Lattenkreuz

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

Lattenwerk

A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.

Lattich

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.

Latz

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

Lätzchen

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

Latzhose

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

Latzkleid

A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.

lau

(informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.

Laub

The leaves of plants.

Laub-

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

laubabwerfend

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

Laube

A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

Laubholz

(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

Laubhütte

A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.

laubig

covered with leaves

laubreich

containing much foliage

Laubsäge

A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

Laubsägearbeit

Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.