German–English dictionary

Antiquar

A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

Antiquarin

A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

antiquiert

(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

Antisemitismus

(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.

Antisepsis

(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.

Antiseptikum

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).

Antiteilchen

(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.

Antitheist

An active opponent of the belief in the existence of a god or gods.

Antithese

A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

antithetisch

Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

Antivirenprogramm

(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

Antivirensoftware

(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

Antivirus

(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

Antlitz

Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

Anton

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Antonia

A en given name.

Antonius

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Antrag

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.

Antrag stellen

(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.

Antragsteller

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

antreiben

(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

Antreiber

Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.

antreten

(intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). [from 18th c.]

Antrieb

A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.

antriebslos

Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

Antritt

The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity.

Antritts-

Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.

Antwort

A solution to a problem.

antworten

(transitive) To have a repartee (a conversation marked by witty retorts or replies).

Antwortkästchen

A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.

antwortlos

Not answerable; impossible to answer.

Anubis

(Egyptian god) In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.

Anus

(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

anvertrauen

To give; to offer; to commit.

anvisieren

(transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.

Anwachsen

(uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.

Anwahl

The process or act of selecting.

Anwalt

A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.]

Anwältin

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.

Anwaltsassistent

(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Anwaltsassistentin

(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Anwandlung

A sudden surge of excitement.

Anwärter

Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)

Anwärterin

Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)

Anwartschaft

(law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment

anwehen

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

anweisen

To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.

Anweisung

(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)

Anweisungen

Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something

anwendbar

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

Anwendbarkeit

The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.

anwenden

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

Anwender

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

Anwenderin

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

Anwendung

(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)

Anwendungsbereich

Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.

Anwendungsmöglichkeit

The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.

anwerben

(rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.

Anwerbung

The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

anwerfen

(intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start.

Anwesen

A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.

anwesend

Going with; associated; concomitant.

Anwesenheit

The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.

Anzahl

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

Anzahlung

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

anzapfen

(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.

Anzapfstutzen

A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

Anzeichen

(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

Anzeige

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

anzeigen

(transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; depict; foretell; suggest; allude to.

Anzeiger

(law, often, _, capitalized, _, and, _) An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

Anzeigetafel

A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.

Anzeigewert

The information, usually a measurement, shown on such a display.

anzetteln

(transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.

anziehen

(transitive) To clothe or adorn.

anziehend

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

Anziehsachen

(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.

Anziehung

The tendency to attract.

Anziehungskraft

The tendency to attract.

Anzug

(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

anzüglich

Indicating love or sexual desire.

anzüglich blicken

(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

anzügliches Grinsen

A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.

Anzüglichkeit

The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.

Anzugträger

(pejorative, slang, metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.

anzünden

(archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke.

Anzündholz

Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

anzwecken

(transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

anzweifeln

(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

AO

(slang) Without a condom.

Aorta

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

aortal

Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

Aorten

Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

aortisch

Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

Apache

A person belonging to an Apache people.

Apachen

Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

Apachin

A person belonging to an Apache people.

Apachisch

The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

Apartheid

To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

Apathie

Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.

apathisch

Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.

Apatsche

A person belonging to an Apache people.

Apatschen

Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

Apatschin

A person belonging to an Apache people.

Apatschisch

The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

Apfel

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]

Apfelmost

(US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).

Apfelrose

Rosa villosa

Apfelsaft

(US) Filtered and pasteurized juice of apples, as opposed to apple cider and hard cider.

Apfelsine

(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

Apfelsinenbaum

(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

Aphasie

(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

Aphel

(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

Aphophis

(Egyptian god) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

Aphrodisiakum

Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

aphrodisisch

Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.

Aphrodite

(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.

Apiarium

A place where bees and their hives are kept.

Aplomb

Self-confidence; poise; composure.

Apnoe

(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

apo-

Away from, outward, or apart in direction.

Apogäum

(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.

Apokalypse

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Apokalyptiker

One who predicts apocalypse.

Apoll

(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

apollinisch

(science fiction) A native of the planet Apollo.

Apollo

(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

Apollon

(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

Apologet

(usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

Apologetik

The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines.

Apologetin

(usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

apologetisch

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

Apologie

A formal justification, defence.

Apophis

(Egyptian god) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

Apophthegma

A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.]

Apoplex

(symptom) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

Apoplexia

(symptom) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

Apoplexie

(symptom) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

Apostat

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

Apostatin

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

apostatisch

Guilty of apostasy.

Apostel

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

Apostelin

A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).

Apostelkuchen

(countable, and, uncountable) A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

Apostille

A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

Apostroph

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Apostrophe

(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

Apotemnophilie

(psychology) A compulsion to become, or appear to be, an amputee.

Apothecium

(lichenology, mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.

Apotheke

A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly: