German–English dictionary

Lounge

(British) The living room or sitting room of a house.

Löwchen

An uncommon bichon bred in North-Western Europe.

Löwe

Someone with a Leo star sign

Löwenherz

The nickname of Richard I of England.

Löwenzahn

The most common and well-known species of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

löwenzahnfarbig

Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

löwenzahngelb

Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

Löwin

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

Lowlander

(Scotland, pejorative) A Lowland Scot.

Löwlein

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

loyal

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

Loyalist

A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

Loyalistin

A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

Loyalität

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

LSBT

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

Luchs

(constellation) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.

Luchsjunges

A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.

Lucia

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

Lücke

A space to be filled in on a form or template.

Lückenbüßer

A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

Lückenfüller

A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

lückenhaft

Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.

Luddit

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

Lude

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

Luder

A sexually immoral woman.

Luffa

Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.

Luffaschwamm

The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.

Luft

Living or taking place in the air. [from 16th c.]

Luftbrücke

The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.

Luftbrückenflug

Such a flight.

Luftbrückenkopf

(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.

luftdicht

Impermeable to air or other gases.

Luftdruckmesser

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

lüften

To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.

Lüfter

Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

Luftfahrt

The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects

Luftfahrzeug

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

Luftfeuchtigkeit

The amount of water vapour in the air.

Luftgeist

The elemental being of air, usually female.

Lufthafen

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

Luftholen

A short, sudden intake of breath.

luftig

With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.

Luftkampf

(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.

Luftkissenboot

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

Luftkissenfahrzeug

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

Luftklappe

A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.

Luftlandekopf

(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.

Luftlandung

(computing) Ellipsis of software deployment, the installation of software, in particular on servers.

Luftleitblech

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.

Luftlinie

(idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

Luftmanschette

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

Luftmatratze

A bed that is inflated with air; typically used as a portable, temporary bed.

Luftmine

A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.

Luftnummer

(UK, idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.

Luftröhre

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

Luftröhrenschnitt

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.

Luftschiff

(aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

Luftschleuse

A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.

Luftschraube

The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.

Luftspiegelung

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.

Luftstrom

A flow or current of air.

Lüftungsklappe

(construction) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.

Luftwaffe

(military) The German air force, especially during the Second World War.

Luftwiderstand

(fluid dynamics) force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air

Luftzug

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

Lüge

(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.

lügen

(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

lügend

An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.

Lügengeschichte

(idiomatic) A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.

Luggersegel

A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.

Lügner

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.

Lügnerin

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.

Luise

A municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

Lukas

(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

Luke

A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.

Lukian

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

Lulu

(slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

Lumbago

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lumbal

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

Lumbal- (adj.)

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

Lumbalgie

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

Lumen

(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.

Lumineszenz

(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

lumineszierend

Emitting light by luminescence.

Luminol

(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.

Lümmel

(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.

Lumpen

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

Lumpenhund

(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

Lumpenkerl

(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

Lumpenkind

A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.

lunar

(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

Lunch

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

lunchen

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

Lund

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

Lundevogel

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

Lunge

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

Lungenarzt

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

Lungenentzündung

Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

Lungenlappen

(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

lungern

(intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

Lunker

(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.

Lünse

A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

Lunte

The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.

lupfen

(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.

Lupus

(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lurch

An animal of the Amphibia; any vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.

Lure

(musical instruments, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.

Lusche

(slang, sometimes, derogatory) Someone weak and unimportant, a wimp.

Lusitaner

A native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania.

Lusitanerin

A native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania.

lusitanisch

Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture.

Lust

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

Lustbarkeit

Joyful or riotous merry-making.

Lüster

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

lüstern

Amorous; lustful.

lüsterner Blick

A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.

Lüsternheit

The characteristic or state of being lascivious.

lustig

Entertaining.

lustig machen über

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

Lüstling

Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.

lustlos

Spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively.

Lustlosigkeit

Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.

Lustmolch

(US, slang) A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.

Lustreise (ironisch)

A pleasure trip.

lustvoll

Obscene.

Lutetium

A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

Lutheraner

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

Lutheranerin

(Christianity) A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

lutherisch

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

lutsch meine Eier

(idiomatic, slang, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

Lutschbonbon

A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

lutschen

(transitive, intransitive) To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.

Lutscher

(motorsport) A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

lütt

Small in size.

Lüttich

The largest city and provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

lützel

Small in size.

luvwärts

In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

luvwärts gelegen

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Lux

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

Luxation

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

luxuriös

Very fine in quality or luxurious.

Luxus-

Very fine in quality or luxurious.

Luzerne

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

Luzia

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

luzid

Clear; easily understood.

Luzidität

The property of being lucid; lucidness.

Lydien

(historical) A historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.

Lykanthrop

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

Lykanthropin

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.

Lyman

A city, the administrative centre of Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1667 or 1678.