German–English dictionary

neugierig

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.

Neugrad

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]

Neuheit

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

Neuigkeiten

New information of interest.

neulich

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

Neuling

(obsolete) a novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge

Neumann

A surname transferred from the nickname.

neumodisch

(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.

neumodischer Apparat

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

neun

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

Neunorwegisch

Nynorsk; Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

neunte

The ordinal form of the number nine.

Neuntel

One of nine equal parts of a whole.

neunter

The ordinal form of the number nine.

neunzehn

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

neunzehnhundertachtziger Jahre

The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.

neunzehnte

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

neunzehnter

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

neunzig

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

Neunziger

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

neunziger Jahre

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

Neunzigerjahre

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

Neuorthodoxie

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

neural

(biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.

Neuralgie

(pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

Neureicher

(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

Neurochirurg

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

Neurochirurgie

(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.

Neurochirurgin

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

Neurologe

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

Neurologie

The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

Neurologin

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neurologisch

Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.

Neuron

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron.

Neuropathie

(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

Neuropsychologie

A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes.

Neurose

(dated, pathology, ;, current in, _, psychology, and) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. [from the 1700s]

Neurotiker

(medicine) A person who has a neurosis.

Neurotikerin

(medicine) A person who has a neurosis.

neurotisch

(informal) Overly anxious.

Neurotoxin

(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.

Neurowissenschaften

The scientific study of the nervous system.

Neustart

(computing) An instance of rebooting.

neustarten

(intransitive) To start again after an interruption or pause.

neuter

(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.

neutral

(now, uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.

Neutraler

A person who takes no side in a dispute.

neutralisieren

(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

Neutralität

Impartiality.

Neutrino

An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

neutrisch

(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.

neutrisches Geschlecht

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

neutrisches Hauptwort

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

neutrisches Substantiv

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

Neutron

(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

Neutrum

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

Neuverfilmung

A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.

neuvermählt

Recently married.

Neuvermählte

A recently married person.

Neuvermählter

A recently married person.

Neuzugang

An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.

Nevada

A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.

Newcastle

A city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States; a suburb of Oklahoma City.

Newcomer

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

Newcomerin

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

Newsdesk

The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.

Newsletter

A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.

Newsroom

The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.

Newton

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.

Nezessität

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

NGO

Initialism of non-governmental organization.

Nguyen

A Vietnamese surname.

Nibble

(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.

Nicaragua

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

Nicht

(mathematics, logic) A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

nicht einwandfrei

Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

nicht anerkennen

To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

nicht angegeben

not available

nicht angemessen würdigen

(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

nicht auf Therapie ansprechend

(medicine) Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.

nicht aufgeben

(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.

nicht auswertbar

not applicable

nicht authentisch

false, not genuine or unauthentic.

nicht beachtend

Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

nicht bemerkend

Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive; oblivious.

nicht betonen

(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.

nicht bewusst

(usually, with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

nicht drumherum redend

Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

nicht durcheinandergebracht

Not ruffled or tousled.

nicht echt

false, not genuine or unauthentic.

nicht einfallen

(transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.

nicht eingängig

Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition

nicht eingeübt

Not posed or rehearsed.

nicht enden wollend

Not ending; having no end; eternal.

nicht erhältlich

Not available. [from 19th c.]

nicht erreichbar

Outside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand.

nicht erwünscht

Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.

nicht essbar

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

nicht existent

Not existent or existing; not real.

nicht geerdet

(electricity, electronics) Not connected to ground potential

nicht gehorchen

(intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

nicht gelingen

(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.

nicht genehmigt

Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.

nicht genügend schätzen

(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

nicht geschätzt

Not deemed to have any value, valueless, worthless, not appreciated.

nicht getreu

(translation studies) Not faithfully rendering the meaning of the source language; incorrect.

nicht gewöhnt

Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with.

nicht glaubwürdig

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.

nicht gottgläubig

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

nicht gutheißen

(transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.

nicht identifiziert

Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.

nicht in Ordnung

Not working; out of order.

nicht intuitiv

Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition

nicht kompatibel (mit)

Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.

nicht korrumpierbar

Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

nicht linear

(of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.

nicht lizenziert

Not licensed; not officially authorized.

nicht machbar

Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish

nicht messbar

impossible to measure

nicht nachvollziehbar

Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

nicht notwendig

Not needed or necessary.

nicht operierbar

(surgery) Incapable of being successfully operated on.

nicht praktizierend

Not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.

nicht reparierbar

Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.

nicht richtig vertrauenswürdig

(North America, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.

nicht sicher

Not secure.

nicht standesgemäße Ehe

(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

nicht stichhaltig

Thin in substance or consistency.

nicht trächtig

(of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.

nicht übereinstimmen

(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

nicht ungewöhnlich

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

nicht unterstützt

Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support

nicht verantwortlich

(now, rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.

nicht verbunden

Not cohering socially, not united.

nicht vereinbar (mit)

Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.

nicht verfügbar

not available

nicht vertrauenswürdig

Not deserving of trust; unreliable.

nicht verwandt

Not related by kinship.

nicht vorhanden

not available

nicht wahr

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

nicht wahrnehmbar

Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

nicht weiter beachten

(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.

nicht wertgeschätzt

Not deemed to have any value, valueless, worthless, not appreciated.

nicht wiederzuerkennen

That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.

nicht wissend

Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.

nicht Wort halten

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. [(often) with on]

nicht zu hören

Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

nicht zu verbergend

Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

nicht zugänglich

Not available. [from 19th c.]

nicht zugelassen

Not licensed; not officially authorized.