German–English dictionary

Menopause

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

Menora

A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

Mensa

(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

Mensch

The genus Homo.

Mensch aus Minnesota

A native or resident of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America.

Mensch aus Wisconsin

A native or resident of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America.

Mensch mit außersinnlicher Wahrnehmung

A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.

Mensch mit Behinderung

(nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)

Mensch mit zwei linken Händen

Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

Mensch!

An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

Menschen

(collective, dated, fantasy) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).

Menschenaffe

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

menschenähnlich

Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance.

Menschenauflauf

A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).

Menschenfeindlichkeit

A negative view or hatred of the human race.

Menschenfresser

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

Menschenfreund

A person who loves humankind in general.

Menschenfreundin

A person who loves humankind in general.

menschenfreundlich

Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.

Menschengewühl

A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

Menschenhass

A negative view or hatred of the human race.

Menschenjagd

An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

Menschenkunde

The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

Menschenlehre

The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

Menschenliebe

(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

Menschenmenge

A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.

Menschenraub

The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

Menschenrechte

(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

menschenscheu

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

Menschentraube

A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

Menschentum

The state or condition of being a human being.

menschenüberfüllt

Crowded with people.

Menschewik

(now, chiefly, historical) A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917. [from 20th c.]

Menschewikin

(now, chiefly, historical) A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917. [from 20th c.]

Menschheit

(uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.

menschlich

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

menschliches Wesen

(fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.

Menschlichkeit

Humanitarianism, philanthropy.

Menschsein

The state or condition of being a human being.

menstrual

Of or relating to the menses.

Menstruation

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

Menstruations-

Of or relating to the menses.

menstruell

Of or relating to the menses.

mental

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

Mentalist

A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.

Mentalität

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

Menthol

(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.

Mentizid

A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.

Mentor

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

Menü

A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.

Mephistopheles

The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.

Mercedes

Clipping of Mercedes-Benz (“a car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz”).

Meridian

(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]

Meritokratie

Rule by merit and talent.

Merkantilismus

(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.

merken

(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

Merkheft

(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

Merkhilfe

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

Merkmal

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

Merkreim

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

merkwürdig

Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.]

Merkwürdigkeit

(countable) A notable or eminent person or thing.

Merlan

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

Merlin

A wizard in the Arthurian legend.

Merlot

A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

Merlot-Traube

A dark-blue variety of wine grape.

Merw

(chiefly, _, historical) Synonym of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan noted for its former role on the Silk Road and similar trade routes.

meschugge

crazy, mad, senseless, insane

Meskalin

(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).

mesmerisieren

To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

Mesmerismus

The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself).

Mesner

The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.

Mesomerie

(physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.

Mesopotamien

(historical) A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.

messbar

Able to be measured.

Messbarkeit

Susceptibility to measurement.

Messe

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

messen

(transitive) To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.

Messen(von etwas) (Vorgang)

Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.

messern

(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.

Messerschmied

One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

Messerschmiedin

One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

Messerspitze

A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.

Messerstecherei

An incident in which a person is stabbed.

Messestand

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

Messgerät

A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard

Messgewand

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

Messias

(Christianity) Jesus Christ.

Messie

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

Messie-Syndrom

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

Messing

(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

Messing-

Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

messingen

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

Messingfarbe

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

messingfarben

Of the color of brass.

messinggelb

Of the color of brass.

Meßinstrument

A measuring or displaying device.

Messpräzision

(strictly) The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.

Messstab

A dip stick.

Messung

The act or result of measuring.

Messwert

Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.

Met

(alcohol) An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.

Meta

A en given name.

Metabolismus

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

Metadaten

Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

Metal

(music genre, uncountable) The first form of metal music, which arose in the late 1960s and the 1970s, and is closer to the rock music of the time than most other subgenres of metal.

Metall

(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.

metallen

Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

metallisch

Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

Metallurgie

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

Metamorphose

A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.

Metapher

(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.

metaphorisch

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

Metaphysik

branch of philosophy that studies first principles

metaphysisch

Of or pertaining to metaphysics.

metastasieren

(intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.

Metaversum

(science fiction, Internet, computing) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.

Metempsychose

Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. [from 16th c.]

Meteor

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]

Meteorit

A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

Meteoroid

(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

Meteorologe

A person who forecasts the weather.

Meteorologie

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

meteorologisch

Of or pertaining to meteorology.

meter

Used to form the names of measuring devices.

Metermaß

A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.

Methadon

(pharmaceutical drug) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.

Methamphetamin

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

Methan

(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.

Methanol

(organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

Method

A en given name, notably of the Byzantine Christian theologian and missionary.

Methode

(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).

methodisch

In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

Methodist

A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.

Methodistin

A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.

methodistisch

Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that descends from the religious societies overseen by John Wesley (1703–1791) among others.

methodistischer Wanderprediger

A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.

methodologisch

Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.

Methusalem

The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.

Methyl

(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.

Metonymie

(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.

Metrik

A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).

metrisch

Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

Metro

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

Metronom

(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.

metrosexuell

(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.

Metrosexueller

(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.

Metrum

US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).

Metteur

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

Metz

The capital city of Moselle department, Grand Est, France.