German–English dictionary

Mannequin

(dated) A person who models clothes.

Männerfeindlichkeit

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

Männerhass

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

Manneskraft

The ability of a man to procreate.

Manngeld

(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.

Mannhaftigkeit

The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.

Mannheit

The ability of a man to procreate.

mannigfach

Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.

mannigfaltig

Consisting of different elements; various.

Mannigfaltigkeit

The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.

männlich

A male swan.

männliche Beschaffenheit

Manly character, quality, or nature.

männliche Ente

A male duck.

männliche Katze

The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

männlicher Hirsch

(countable) A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

männliches Fohlen

A young male horse.

männliches Füllen

A young male horse.

männliches Geschlecht

(grammar) The masculine gender.

Männlichkeit

The characteristic, state or condition of being male.

Männlichsein

Manly character, quality, or nature.

Mannloch

A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

Mannschaft

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

Mannschaftsaufstellung

(sports) Collectively, the members of a team.

Mannschaftsbank

(baseball, football, cricket) A sunken shelter at the side of a sports field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.

Mannschaftskamerad

One who is on the same team.

Mannschaftskameradin

One who is on the same team.

Mannschaftskapitän

One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

Mannsein

The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.

Mannsweib

A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

Mannweib

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Mannwolf

(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.

Manor

A landed estate.

Manöver

(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]

Manöverkritik

A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.

manövrieren

(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.

Mansarde

An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

Manschette

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

Mantel

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

Mantel und Degen

A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and a lighthearted tone.

Mantelaufschlag

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

Mantelholz

(uncountable) The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.

Mantikor

(Greek mythology) A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.

Manual

(music) A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.

Manualtherapeut

A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.

Manualtherapeutin

A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.

manuell

(of an activity) Performed with the hands.

Manufaktur

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

Manuskript

Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

Maoist

one who advocates Maoism

Maoistin

one who advocates Maoism

maoistisch

of, related to, or advocating Maoism

Maori

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Maorisch

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Mappe

A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.

Marathon

A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.

Marathonlauf

A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.

Marcel

A en given name.

Märchen

A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

märchenhaft

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.

Märchenland

The land or abode of fairies.

Marder

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

Mardochai

(Biblical character) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.

Mare

(planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon

Margarete

A en given name.

Margarine

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

Margarita

A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.

Marge

(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

Margerite

Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.

marginalisieren

(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

Marginalsiedlung

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

Marieland

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.

Marienfäden

A fine film made up of cobwebs, seen floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.

Marienglas

(mineral) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).

Marienkäfer

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

Marihuana

(slang) Marijuana.

Marille

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

Marimbaphon

(musical instrument) A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

Marina

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

Marinade

A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

Marine

A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

Marine-

(nautical) Of or relating to a navy.

Marineamt

(countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.

marineblau

Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

Marineinfanterist

(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.

Marinesoldat

A member of a marine corps.

marinieren

(ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.

mariniert

(of a food) Infused with sauce.

Mario

A en given name.

Marionette

A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.

maritim

Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.

Marius

A en given name.

Mark

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

Marke

The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

markerschütternd

Causing great horror or terror.

Marketing

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

Marketing-Material

(marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).

Markgraf

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

Markgrafentum

The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.

markiere

(computing) To set a program variable to true.

markieren

(transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

Markierung

(US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.

markig

Concise and meaningful.

Markise

(US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.

Markstein

a boundary stone

Markt

A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

Markt-

A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.

Marktbesuch

(archaic, or, Philippine English) Shopping, going to market as a buyer.

Marktführer

(business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.

Marktlücke

(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

Marktnische

(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

Marktplatz

The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.

Marktschreier

A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.

Marktschreierei

Excessive or false public praise.

marktschreierisch anpreisen

(transitive) To sensationalize or make grand claims.

marktschreierisches Anpreisen

Excessive or false public praise.

markttechnisch

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

Marlene

A en given name borrowed from German in early 20th century.

Marline

Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

Marmelade

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

marmeladenverschmiert

Covered in jam.

marmeladig

Covered in jam.

Marmor

(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.]

marmorieren

(intransitive) To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.

marmoriert

Having marbling.

marmorn

Made of, or resembling, marble.

Marodeur

Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.

Marodeurin

Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.

marodieren

(intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.

Marokkaner

A person from Morocco or of Moroccan descent.

Marokkanerin

A person from Morocco or of Moroccan descent.

marokkanisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Morocco or the Moroccan people.

Marokko

A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

Maroon

An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]

Maroon-

Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

Maroon-Frauen

An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]

Maroon-Männer

An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]

Marotte

(mostly, in plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.

Marquis

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

Marquise

The wife of a marquess.

Marrakesch

The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.

Mars

A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.

Mars-

Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants. [from 19th c.]

Marsch

A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.

Marschall

(historical) A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.

Marschallstab

(military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.

marschieren

(intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.

Marschkapelle

A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.

Marschmusik

Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)

Marschroute

The route taken while running or skiing.

Marseillaise

The French national anthem, La Marseillaise, with at least seven verses plus the chorus.