German–English dictionary

lymphatisch

(anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

Lymphe

(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

Lymphom

(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

lynchen

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

Lynchjustiz

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

Lyoner

A type of sausage; bologna.

Lyra

(string instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

lyrisch

Expressive of emotion.

lyrisches Gedicht

A lyric poem.

Łódź

The capital city of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland, also spelled Łódź.

m ... herum

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.

m ...-sten

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

m. E.

(informal, internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my opinion.

Mäander

(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse

mäanderartig

Winding or rambling.

mäandernd

Winding or rambling.

mäandrisch

Winding or rambling.

Maat

(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

Maca

Any of species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant.

Macadamiabaum

An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.

Macao

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.

Macau

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.

Mach

(physics, uncountable) A ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds; always precedes the Mach number.

Mach Platz!

(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!

Machairodontinae

(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

Machairodontine

(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

Machairodontinen

(archaic, countable) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

machbar

Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.

Machbarkeit

The state of being feasible or possible.

machen

(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.

machen lassen

(transitive, chiefly, UK) To accomplish by paying for services.

Machenschaft

(chiefly, in the plural) A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. [from circa 1473]

Macher

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

Macherin

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

Machete

A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.

machiavellistisch

Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics.

Machismo

exaggerated masculinity

machomäßig

(informal) Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

Macht

(humorous, or, science fiction, with the, often, capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note. [1977]

Machtbereich

The area or sphere of control and influence of something.

Machtbewusstsein

Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.

Machtgebiet

(sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

Machthaber

Those who participate in such a system.

mächtig

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

mächtig aufregen

(intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. [from the 16th c.]

machtlos

Lacking legal authority.

Machtlosigkeit

Powerlessness; incapacity.

Machtspruch

An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

Machtübertragung auf Landesteile

The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

Machwerk

(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.

Macis

A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.

Macke

A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.

Madagaskar

An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo.

Madam

A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.

Mädchen

A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

Mädchen für alles

A jack of all trades.

mädchenhaft

Like (that of) a girl; feminine.

mädchenhaftes Aussehen

The quality of being girlish.

mädchenhaftes Wesen

The quality of being girlish.

Mädchenhaftigkeit

The quality of being girlish.

Mädchenname

A given name for a girl.

Made

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

Mädel

A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.

Madeleine

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

madig

contaminated with flyblows

Madonna

(Christianity, sometimes with definite article) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.

Madrid

A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.

Maestro

(chiefly, music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

Mafia

A social deduction party game modelling a conflict between an informed minority (the mafia) and an uninformed majority (the innocents). Each player is secretly assigned a role within one of these teams, and the innocents attempt to identify the mafia members before they are all "murdered".

Magazin

A granary; a store of grain.

Magd

A female servant; a maid.

Magdalena

A en given name.

Magen

The abdomen (especially a fat one).

Magendrücken

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

Magenknurren

A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.

magenkrank

(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.

Magenschmerzen

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

Magenta

A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light.

Magenweh

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

mager

Angular, bony, and lean.

magersüchtig

Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.

Magie

(rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.]

Magier

(chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

Magierin

(chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

magisch

Of, relating to, or by means of magic.

magischerweise

In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.

Magnat

A wealthy and powerful business person.

Magnesiapulver

(uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO3).

Magnesium

The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

Magnet

Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

magnetisch

Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive

Magnetkopf

(computing) The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.

Magnitudo

(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

Magnolie

(countable) The flower of a magnolia tree.

Magnum

(firearms) A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.

Magnumflasche

A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.

mäh

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

Mah-Jongg

A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.

Mahagoni

(countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes. [from 18th c.]

Mahagonibaum

(countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes. [from 18th c.]

Maharadscha

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

Maharashtra

A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).

Mähbinder

(agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.

Mähder

One who reaps; a person employed to harvest crops from the fields by reaping.

mähen

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

Mäher

A person who cuts grass.

Mahl

(archaic, or, literary) A meal.

mahlen

(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

Mahlfeinheit

A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

Mahlscheibe

(engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.

Mahlstein

(engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.

Mahlstrom

A large and violent whirlpool.

Mahlung

A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

Mahlwerk

(engineering) functional unit of an apparatus that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces

Mahlzahn

A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

Mahlzeit

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

Mähmaschine

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

Mähne

Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.

mahnen

(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

Mahnmal

(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]

Mahnschreiben

(finance) Writing that reminds of open payments.

Mahnung

A caution or warning. [from 14th c.]

Mahnungbrief

(finance) Writing that reminds of open payments.

Mahnwache

An event that includes lighting candles, used to remember the victims of a tragedy.

Mahnzeichen

A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

Mahr

(European folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

Mähre

(historical) A person from Moravia.

Mai

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

Maid

(now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.

Maifisch

Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.

Maikäfer

Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.

Mailand

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.

Mailänder

A native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy.

Mailänderin

A native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy.

mailändisch

Of, from or relating to the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy.

Mailbox

(telecommunications, Internet) Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.

mailen

(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.

Main

A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.

Maina

One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

Mainboard

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

Maine

A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland.

Mainstream

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.

Maipiere

The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.

Mairübe

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

Mais

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

Maisbrei

A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.

Maische

(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.

Maisgrieß

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.

Maishülse

The husk of an ear of corn (maize).

Maiskolbenfaser

The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.