German–English dictionary

Maisonette

an apartment often on two floors

Maisonettenwohnung

an apartment often on two floors

Maisspindel

The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

Majestät

a term of address for royalty and imperiality

majestätisch

(obsolete) Imperial or regal.

Majo

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

Majonäse

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

Major

(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

Majordomus

The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

Majorität

More than half (50%) of some group.

makaber

Causing horror; terrible; shocking.

Makadam

(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

Make-up

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

Makedonien

(historical) An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.

makedonisch

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

Makel

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.

mäkelig

Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.

makellos

Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.

mäkeln

To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.

Makeup

(slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.

Makkaroni

(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this. [from 18th c.]

Makler

A mediator between a buyer and seller.

Makrele

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

Makro

(programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

makro-

Very large in scope or scale.

Makrokosmos

(philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.

Makromolekül

(organic compound, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).

Makrone

A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.

Makroökonomie

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

makroskopisch

Visible to the unassisted eye.

Makula

(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.

Mal

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

mal eben

Used to convey a less serious or formal tone

maladaptive Coping

(medicine, psychology) An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.

Malaiie

(countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Malaiin

(countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.

malaiisch

Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.

Malajalam

A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.

Malaria

(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

Malawi

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.

Malayalam

A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.

Malaysia

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysien

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysier

A native of Malaysia.

Malaysierin

A native of Malaysia.

Malé

The capital city of the Maldives.

Malediktion

A condemnation.

Malediven

An archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India. Official name: Republic of Maldives. Capital: Malé.

Malefaktor

An evildoer.

malen

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

Maler

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.

Malerei

an illustration or artwork using paint

Malerin

An artist who paints pictures.

malerisch

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

Malerpinsel

A thin brush for applying paint.

Malheur

(euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.

Mali

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

malign

(medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

maligne

(oncology) Malignant.

maliziös

Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.

malle

(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

Malleus

(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

malnehmen

(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To perform multiplication on (a number).

Maltese

(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.

Malteser

(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.

Malteserin

(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.

maltesisch

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

malvenfarben

A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.

malvenfarbig

A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.

Malware

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

Malz

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.

mälzen

(transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.

Mama

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).

Mamba

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

Mambo

A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]

Mami

(Commonwealth, Ireland, informal) Mother.

Mamma

(colloquial) The landlady of a theater.

Mammogramm

(medicine) An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.

Mammut

Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.

Mammutbaum

(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

mampfen

(often with "on") To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.

Mamsell

A female servant; a maid.

Mamser

(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.

Mamzer

(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.

man

(indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).

man sagt

(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

Management-

Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.

managen

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

Manager

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

Manager-

Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.

Managerin

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

Manati

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

manche

(stressed) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.

manchmal

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

Mandant

A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

Mandarin

Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.

Mandarine

A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.

Mandat

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.

Mandel

(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.

Mandela

A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.

Mandelbaum

(countable) The tree that produces almonds.

Mandelfarbe

(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

mandelfarben

Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

mandelfarbig

Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

Mandibel

One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

Mandola

(musical instruments) A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.

Mandoline

(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

Mandrell

A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.

Mandrill

A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.

Mandschurei

A historical region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia.

mandschurisch

An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.

Mandschuristik

The study of the Manchu language.

Manege

A circular arena in a circus, where the acts are performed.

Mangan

(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.

Mangel

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.

Mangelernährung

A lack of adequate nourishment.

mangelhaft

(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.

mangeln

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

mangels

If what follows is not possible; without.

Mango

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

Mangobaum

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

Mangold

(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

Mangrove

(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.

Mangrovenbaum

Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]

Manguste

Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.

maniakalisch

(psychiatry) Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).

manie

compulsion or obsession.

Manier

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.

Manieren

Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.

Manierismus

Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.

Maniertheit

A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.

manifest

Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.

Manifestation

A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.

manifestieren

(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.

Maniküre

A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.

Manikürist

A person who performs manicures.

Maniküristin

A person who performs manicures.

Manila

The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

manipulativ

(pejorative) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.

Manipulator

One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.

manipulieren

(transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.

Manipulierer

One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).

manipuliert

(figurative) Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.

manisch

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

Manitoba

A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

Manitu

A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.

Manko

A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

Mann

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

Mann mit Nebentätigkeit

A person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.

Männchen

A male swan.