German–English dictionary

leichtlebig

(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. [from 18th c.]

Leichtsinn

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

leichtsinnig

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

leichtsinnigerweise

Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

Leichtsinnigkeit

The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.

leichtverderblich

Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

Leichtverderbliches

(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long.

Leid

Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

Leiden

A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.

leiden können

(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

leidend

Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

leidend (an ...)

Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

Leidenschaft

Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

leidenschaftlich

Emotionally moved; touched.

Leidenschaftlichkeit

Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.

leidenschaftslos

Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.

Leidenschaftslosigkeit

Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.

leidentlich

(grammar) Being in the passive voice.

leider

Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]

leidig

Causing trouble or anxiety.

leidlich

Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

leidtun

To pity; to show pity for.

Leidwesen

Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.

Leier

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

Leierfisch

Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.

leiern

To speak in a monotone.

leihen

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

Leihhaus

(rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.

Leihmutterschaft

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

Leim

a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

leimen

(transitive) To join or attach something using glue.

Leimkraut

Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

lein

small, immature, miniature

Leine

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.

Leinen

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

Leinenschuh

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

Leinenstoff

(textiles) A type of rough linen.

Leintuch

(textiles) A type of rough linen.

Leinwand

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

Leipzig

An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

leise

Quiet; soft; not loud.

leisetreten

(intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.

Leiste

(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.

leisten

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

Leistenbruch

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Leistenfabrik

(milling) A mill for shaping timber.

Leistengegend

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

Leistung

Something accomplished; an achievement.

leistungsarm

Lacking in strength.

Leistungsfähigkeit

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

Leistungsgesellschaft

Rule by merit and talent.

Leistungspunkt

A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.

Leistungsschild

(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).

Leistungsverlust

(physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.

Leistungszeugnis

A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.

Leitartikel

An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

Leitblech

A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.

Leitbulle

(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.

leiten

(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.

leitend

Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

Leiter

(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.

Leiter der Finanzabteilung

The head of a corporation's treasury department.

Leiterbahn

(electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.

Leiterin

(dated) A female director.

Leitersprosse

A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.

Leitgesicht

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

Leithammel

The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.

Leitkanal

(figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.

Leitmotiv

(music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.

Leitsatz

An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.

Leitspruch

(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.

Leittier

The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions.

Leitung

The act or method of controlling or directing.

Leitungsnetz

A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.

Leitungsrohr

A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.

Leitwolf

(by extension) A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male. [from 1990s]

Lek

(biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

Lektion

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

Lektor

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

lektorieren

To act as a referee.

Lektorin

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

Lektüre

The process of interpreting written language.

Lemming

A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini.

Lemur

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Lemure

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Lenape

The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.

Lende

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.

Lenden- (adj.)

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Lendenschnitte

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

Lendenschurz

A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

Lendenstück

A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.

Lendentuch

A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.

Leningrad

(historical) Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

Leninist

A person who follows or supports Lenin or the philosophy of Leninism.

Leninistin

A person who follows or supports Lenin or the philosophy of Leninism.

leninistisch

Of or relating to Leninism.

lenken

(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.

Lenker

(with of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.

Lenkfahrzeug

(countable, plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space [since the 17th century].

Lenkflugkörper

An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.

Lenkkopf

(cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

Lenkrolle

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

Lenkstange

(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.

Lenkung

The action of the verb to drive in any sense.

Lenkwaffe

(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Lenni Lenape

The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.

lento

(music) Slow (45–60 bpm). [since 1724]

Lenz

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

Lenzing

The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.

Leo

A en given name, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.

Leonhard

A surname transferred from the given name.

Leopard

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

Leopold

A en given name. Used in the 19th century but rare today.

Leotard

A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)

Leprakranker

A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.

Leprechaun

(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

Lerche

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

lernbegierig

Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.

lernen

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

Lernende

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

Lernender

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

Lerner

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

Lernerin

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

lernfähig

(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

Lesbarkeit

The property of being legible or easily readable.

Lesbe

A homosexual woman, one who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.

Lesben-

(especially of an institution or group) Intended for lesbians.

Lesbenfeind

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

Lesbenfeindin

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

lesbenfeindlich

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

Lesbier

(linguistics, uncountable) The variety of Aeolic Greek spoken on Lesbos from about 800 to 300 b.c., best known from the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.

Lesbierin

(linguistics, uncountable) The variety of Aeolic Greek spoken on Lesbos from about 800 to 300 b.c., best known from the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.

lesbisch

Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.

Lese

The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.

Lese- und Schreibfähigkeit

The ability to read and write.

lese- und schreibkundig

Able to read and write; having literacy.

Lesebuch

An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.

Lesefertigkeit

The ability to read and write.

Lesegerät

Any device that reads something.

lesen

(Judaism) to read from a Torah scroll

lesen können

(transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.

Lesepult

A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.

Leser

A person who reads a publication.

Leseratte

(figurative) An avid book reader.

Leserin

A person who reads a publication.

leserlich

Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.

Leserschaft

The collected readers of a publication.

Lesezeichen

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

Lesung

An event at which written material is read aloud.