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All German words, A–Z

mit einem Zauber belegen
(transitive) To cast a spell on.
mit einem Zoll belegen
(transitive) To levy a duty on (something).
mit einen Graben umgeben
(military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
mit einer Boje markieren
(transitive) To mark with a buoy.
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen
(transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
mit einer Randnotiz versehen
(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
mit einer Zange greifen
(transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
mit einer Zange halten
(intransitive) To use tongs.
mit Eis
Poured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks.
mit etwas zu wenig Säure
(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
mit Federn besetzt
(poetic) Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.
mit fehlender Ernsthaftigkeit
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
mit feuchter Aussprache sprechen
(ambitransitive) To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
mit Flugverbot belegt
(aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.
mit Freude tun
(transitive) To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]
mit freundlichen Grüßen
(idiomatic) Used as a polite closing of a letter
mit Füßen treten
(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
mit ganzem Herzen
Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.
mit gespreizten Beinen stehen
(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
mit Glück
In a fortunate manner.
mit in Betracht ziehen
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
mit Inseln versehen
(transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.
mit lautem Geschrei fordern
(transitive) To demand by outcry.
mit Limettenaroma
Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
mit Limettengeschmack
Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
mit Matten auslegen
(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
mit Nachrichtenwert
Interesting enough to be reported as a news
mit nacktem Oberkörper
Having one's chest bare; shirtless. (chiefly of a male)
mit Platten auslegen
(British) To cover something with paving slabs.
mit Püffen traktieren
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
mit Sand bedecken
(transitive) To cover with sand.
mit Schwierigkeiten verbinden
To make (something) intricate; to complicate.
mit Schwimmhäuten
(of feet or hands) With the digits connected by a thin membrane.
mit seiner Meinung nicht hinter dem Berg haltend
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
mit sich bringen
(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
mit Spikes
Having studs.
mit Stollen
Having studs.
mit Todesfolge
(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
mit unter einer Decke steckend
Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
mit Vergnügen
A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.
mit vernichtender Kritik überziehen
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize.
mit vollem Körpereinsatz
Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive. [from 20th c.]
mit Vorsatz
Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.
mit Wein traktieren
(transitive) To entertain (someone) with wine.
mit-
Together: the root word is done co-incidently.
Mit.
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Mitarbeit
(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.
Mitarbeiter
(rare) A cooperator.
Mitarbeiterin
A person who works with others towards a common goal.
Mitarbeiterverzeichnis
(US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.
mitbekommen
(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
mitberücksichtigen
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
Mitbewerber
Someone who competes with one or more other people.
Mitbewohner
(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.
Mitbewohnerin
A person with whom one shares a flat.
Mitbindung
A tryst; a romantic meeting.
Mitbringsel
An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
miteinander kämpfen lassen
(transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
mitempfinden
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
mitessen
(formal) To take a share or portion. [with of or in]
Mitfahrgelegenheit
A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
Mitfreude
(neologism) Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.
mitfühlen
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
mitfühlend
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
Mitgefühl
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
Mitgefühl haben
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
mitgehen lassen
(transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.
mitgenommen
Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Mitgift
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
Mitglied
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
Mitglied der gesetzgebenden Versammlung
A male member of congress.
Mitglied des Kongresses
A male member of congress.
Mitglied einer Bürgerwehr
A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.
Mitglied einer Theatertruppe
A member of a theatrical company (a troupe).
Mitglied werden
(intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.
Mitgliederschaft
The body of members of an organization.
Mitgliedschaft
(math) The fact of being a member of a set.
Mitgliedsorganisation
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
mithalten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To stay even or ahead.
Mitinhaber
One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
mitkriegen
(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
Mitläufer
(US) One who sympathizes with the aims or beliefs of an organization without belonging to it; especially a Communist sympathizer. [mid-20th c.]
Mitleid
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
Mitleid erregend
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
mitleidend
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
mitleiderregend
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
mitleidig
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
mitleidslos
Not sympathetic; ill-disposed
mitleidsvoll
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
mitmachen
(formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in]
Mitmacher
A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
Mitmensch
A kindred member of humanity.
Mitnahmegericht
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
Mitose
(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
Mitra
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
mitral
(anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.
mitreißen
(transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
mitsamt den Wurzeln entfernt
(of a plant) Having been fully removed, including the roots.
Mitschneiden
The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
Mitschnitt
The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
Mitschrift
The official notes kept during a meeting.
Mitschuld
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
mitschuldig
Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
Mitschüler
A student who is in the same class at school.
Mitschülerin
A student who is in the same class at school.
mitschwingen
To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
Mitsprache
(idiom, intransitive) To (receive the opportunity to) voice one's opinion.
Mitspracherecht
(countable, uncountable(?)) A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
Mittag
(now, rare) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
Mittagessen
A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
Mittagspause
A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
Mittagsruhe
(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
Mittagsschlaf
(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
Mittagsstunde
(literary) Midday, noon.
Mittagszeit
The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
Mittäter
A supporter or advocate. [Late 16th century.]
Mittäterin
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
Mittäterschaft
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
Mitte
A shot which hits the centre of a target.
mitteilen
(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
Mitteilende
Someone who, or something that communicates.
mitteilsam
Talkative and sociable.
Mitteilung
That which conveys what is announced.
Mitteilungsblatt
A time-sensitive news item or short news report.
Mittel
(printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.
Mittel und Wege
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
Mittel-
Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
mittelalterlich
A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).
mittelalterliche Buchmalerei
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
mittelalterliche Handschriftenillustration
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
mittelbar
(figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
Mittelengland
(British) A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of East and West Midlands.
Mittelfinger
The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
Mittelgewicht
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
Mittelgewichtler
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
Mittelgewichtlerin
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
mittelgroß
Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
mittellos
Poor; destitute; in need.
Mittelmaß
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
mittelmäßig
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Mittelmäßige
A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
Mittelmäßigkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
Mittelpunkt
(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
mittels
Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
Mittelscheitel
(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
Mittelteil
The middle part of anything.
Mittelwert
(mathematics) The arithmetic mean.
Mittelwort
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
Mitten
(often, literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
mitten in
Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity.

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