German–English dictionary

Matrix

(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.

Matrixbildner

(chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.

Matrize

(printing, historical) In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.

Matrone

Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.

matronenhaft

In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.

Matrose

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

Matrosin

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

Matsch

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

matschen

(intransitive, British) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.

matschig

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

matt

Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

matt werden

(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

Matte

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

Mattenbohne

A moth bean plant (Vigna aconitifolia).

Matterhorn

An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.

Matthaeus

A en given name of biblical origin.

Matthäus

A en given name of biblical origin.

Matthias

A en given name of biblical origin.

mattieren

(transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.

Mattigkeit

Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.

Matze

(uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

Matzel

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

Matzen

(uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

Mauer

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Mauerabsatz

A shelf on which articles may be laid.

Mauerfuchs

The butterfly Lasiommata megera.

Mauerkronenstein

Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.

Mauermörtel

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

Mauern

The work or performance of a mason.

Mauernische

(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

Mauerritze

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

Mauerrücksprung

(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

Mauersegler

Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.

Mauerspalt

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

Mauervorsprung

(architectural element) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

Mauerwerk

A structure, or portion of a structure, that is made out of bricks.

Mauerzinne

In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.

Maui

The second-largest island of Hawaii.

Maul

The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.

Maulbeer-Feige

(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

Maulbeerbaum

(countable) The fruit of this tree.

Maulbeere

(countable) The fruit of this tree.

Maulbeerfeige

(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

maulen

(obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.

Maulesel

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

maulfaul

Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

Maulheld

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

Maulheldin

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

Maulholz

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

Maulkorb

(informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

Maulkorberlass

(legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.

Maultier

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

Maulwurfshaufen

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

Maulwurfshügel

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

maunz

Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

Maunzen

(countable) The cry of a cat.

Maure

(historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

Maurer

A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.

Maurer-

Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.

Maurerhandwerk

The art or occupation of a mason.

Maurerin

A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.

maurerisch

Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.

Maurerkelle

A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

Maurin

(historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

Mauritius

The main island of the country of Mauritius.

Maus

(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Mauschelei

Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.

Mäuschen

(idiomatic) A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.

Mäuse fangen

(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Mäusebussard

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

Mausefalle

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

mausen

(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

Mauser

Any of the firearms made or designed by the German company Mauser, notably automatic pistols and bolt action rifles.

mausern

(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

mausgrau

Resembling a mouse.

Mausklick

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

Mausoleum

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

Mauswiesel

A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).

Maut

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

Mautstraße

(chiefly, US) A toll road, especially a toll expressway.

mauve

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

mauzen

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

maximal

At the most; at a maximum or upper limit.

Maximalpigmentierter

(dated, now, offensive) A person of black African ancestry.

Maxime

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

maximieren

(transitive) To make as large as possible.

Maximilian

A en given name, rare in English.

Maximum

The highest limit.

Mayland

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

Mayo

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

Mayonnaise

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

Mazedonien

(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.

Mazedonier

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

Mazedonierin

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense).

mazedonisch

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

Mäzen

A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art.

Mazze

(uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

Mazzen

(uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

Mazzotfest

The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths).

mea culpa

An instance of mea culpa; an apology.

Mechanik

(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass

mechanisch

Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).

mechanisiert

Equipped with machinery.

Mechanisierung

The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.

Mechthild

A en given name.

Meckerer

(colloquial, derogatory, North America) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.

meckern

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

meckernd

Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

med. Verschlechterung

The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

Medaillengewinner

Someone who has received a medal. [from 18th c.]

Medaillengewinnerin

Someone who has received a medal. [from 18th c.]

Medaillon

A large medal, usually decorative.

Medea

(Greek mythology) An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

Meder

Any of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the ancient region of Media.

Mederin

Any of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the ancient region of Media.

medial

(anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.

median

(anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.

Medikament

(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

Medikamentenausgabe

A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly:

medikamentös

Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.

medikamentöse Vorbehandlung

(medicine) The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.

Medikation

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

Medina

A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.

medisch

Relating to Media or Medes. [from 16th c.]

Meditation

Holy meditation.

mediterran

Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding region.

meditieren

(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.

Medium

(grammar) A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.

medizieren

(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

Medizin

(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.

medizinal

Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.

Mediziner

A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

Medizinerin

A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

medizinisch

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

medizinisch behandeln

(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

Medley

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

Medusa

(Greek mythology) The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus.

Meduse

An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

Meer

Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

Meeräsche

A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish).

Meerbusen

(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

Meerenge

(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

Meeres-

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

Meeresarm

An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

Meeresboden

The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean.

Meeresfrucht

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

Meeresfrüchte

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

Meeresküste

The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.

Meeresschnecke

Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).

Meeresstrand

The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.