German–English dictionary

nach Christo

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

nach Christus

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

nach dem Hochschulabschluss

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

nach dem Stand der Technik

According to the current state of technology.

nach Ermessen

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

nach Hause

(internet) To the home page.

nach Hausmacherart

Made at home.

nach hinten

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

nach hinten losgehen

(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

nach hinten treten

(intransitive) To step backwards.

nach innen

Towards the inside.

nach innen gewölbt

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

nach links

Towards the left side.

nach Norden

Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.

nach Nordosten

Toward the northeast.

nach oben

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

nach Osten

Moving or heading towards the east.

nach rechts

Towards the right side.

nach sich ziehen

(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.

nach Süden

Which is (or will be) travelling south.

nach und nach

A small amount at a time

nach unten

Down the stairs.

nach unten gehend

Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

nach vorn drängen

(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.

nach Westen

Which is, or will be, moving towards the west.

nach Wichtigkeit anordnen

(transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.

nach Wichtigkeit aufreihen

(transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.

nach-

after; later.

nachäffen

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

nachahmen

(transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.

nachahmend

Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

Nachahmer

A person who imitates or apes another.

Nachahmerin

A person who imitates or apes another.

Nachahmung

The act of imitating.

Nachbar

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

Nachbarin

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

nachbarlich

(British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.

Nachbarschaft

The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.

Nachbau

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

Nachbeben

(seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").

nachbesprechen

(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.

nachbessern

(transitive) To improve or rectify.

Nachbesserung

That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.

Nachbeter

A person who imitates or apes another.

Nachbetrachtung

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

Nachbildung

A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.

Nachbrüten

thought, meditation, contemplation

nachbrütend

Absorbed in thought; contemplative

nachdem

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

nachdenken

(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

nachdenklich

Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.

nachdenklich sagen

(transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.

nachdenklich stimmen

(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.

Nachdenklichkeit

The state of being bemused.

Nachdruck

Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.

nacheifern

(transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.

nacheilen

(transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).

nachempfinden

(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

Nachempfindung

(figurative) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.

nachempfunden

Delegated.

nacherzählen

To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

Nacherzählung

A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.

Nachfahr

A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.

Nachfahre

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

Nachfahren

(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

nachfolgen

(intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.

nachfolgend

Just before, after, or facing.

nachfolgenden

Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

Nachfolger

(literally) One who follows, comes after another.

Nachfolgerin

(literally) One who follows, comes after another.

Nachforschung

A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.

Nachforschungen anstellen

(idiomatic) To investigate, explore, or consider.

Nachfrage

The desire to purchase goods and services.

nachfragen

(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

nachfüllen

To fill up once again.

nachgeben

(idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.

Nachgedanke

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

nachgehen

(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]

nachgemacht

False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

nachgeordnet

Of low rank, standard or quality.

Nachgeschmack

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

nachgestalten

(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

nachgiebig

Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

nachgiebig sein gegenüber

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

Nachgiebigkeit

(uncountable) The state of being compliant.

nachgrübelnd

Absorbed in thought; contemplative

nachhaken

(transitive) To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning. [from 17th c.]

Nachhall

(music production) A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing.

nachhallen

To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.

nachhallend

Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

nachhaltig

Persisting or enduring for a long time.

nachhaltig beschädigt

(slang) Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.

Nachhaltigkeit

(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.

nachhause

(internet) To the home page.

nachher

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

Nachhilfe

intended to remediate#Verb (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject

Nachhilfelehrer

One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

Nachholbedarf

An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.

Nachhut

(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.

nachjagen

(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]

Nachklang

An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

Nachkomme

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

Nachkommen

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

Nachkommenschaft

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

Nachkriegszeit

(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.

Nachkur

The period of time spent healing.

nachladen

(firearms) To load a gun again; or recharge a used cartridge.

Nachlass

A reduction in price.

Nachlass gewähren

(rare) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc.

nachlassen

To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]

nachlässig

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

nachlässig erledigen

(transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.

nachlässig umgehen

(intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.

Nachlässigkeit

(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.

Nachlassverwalter

(legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority

Nachlauf

The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.

Nachlese

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

nachlesen

(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).

nachmachen

(transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.

Nachmahd

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath.

Nachmittag

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

nachmittags

(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

Nachname

(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

Nacho

A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

Nachos

A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.

Nachpfeifen

A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.

nachplappern

(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

Nachprüfung

An inspection or examination.

nachregeln

(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

Nachricht

A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.

Nachrichten

New information of interest.

Nachrichtendienst

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

Nachrichtensendung

(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.

Nachrichtensprecher

(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

Nachrichtensprecherin

(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

Nachruf

A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

nachrüsten

(transitive) To replace with something better.

Nachschlag

An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.

Nachschlagen

(computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.

nachschleichen

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

nachschleppend

(rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converge in the direction of travel.

nachschneiden

(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

Nachschub

The act of replenishing.

nachsehen

(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).

nachsenden

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

nachsetzen

(transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).

Nachsicht

The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

nachsichtig

Lenient or merciful; charitable.

nachsichtig sein gegenüber

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

Nachsichtigkeit

The act of indulging.