German–English dictionary

nicht zusammenhängend

Not cohering socially, not united.

nicht zusammenpassend

Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

nicht zutreffend

not applicable

nicht zwingend erforderlich

Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

nicht-

Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).

Nichtachtung

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

Nichtanerkennung

(legal) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

Nichtangepasste

A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.

Nichtangepasster

A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.

Nichtbeachten

The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.

Nichtbeachtung

The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.

Nichte

A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

Nichteinmischung

The policy of a state or other actor of not interfering in the domestic policies of another

nichtessentiell

Not required; not essential.

nichtexistierend

Not existent or existing; not real.

nichtexplodiert

Not exploded.

Nichtfachmann

(sometimes, derogatory) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

nichtfunktional

Not functional; useless; broken.

Nichtgebrauch

The state of not being used; neglect.

Nichtglaubende

(broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).

Nichtglaubender

(broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).

Nichtgläubige

a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

Nichtgläubiger

a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

nichtig

Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.

Nichtigerklärung

(legal, Catholicism) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.

Nichtigkeit

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

Nichtjude

(Judaism) A non-Jewish person.

nichtjüdisch

Non-Jewish.

Nichtkonformität

Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.

nichtlinear

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

Nichtmetall

(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

Nichtnutzung

The state of not being used; neglect.

nichtpraktizierend

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.

Nichts

The digit zero.

nichts mehr wissen wollen (von)

(transitive) To decline further association with someone or something, disown.

nichts tun

(intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.

nichts zu danken

A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.

nichtsahnend

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

nichtsdestotrotz

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.

nichtsdestoweniger

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.

Nichtsesshafte

(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.

Nichtsnutz

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.

nichtsnutzig

Lacking purpose.

nichtssagend

(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]

Nichtstuer

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

Nichtstun

Lack of action or activity or labor

Nichtswisser

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

Nichtswisserin

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

Nichtübereinstimmung

The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

Nichtverfügbarkeit

The state of being unavailable

Nichtvorhandensein

(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.

Nichtwahrhabenwollen

Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

Nichtwissen

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

Nichtzahlung

(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.

Nickel

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

nicken

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

Nickerchen

A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. [from 1820s]

Nickituch

A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

Nicole

A en given name.

nie

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

nie da gewesen

Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.

nieder

Lower; under.

Niedergang

Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

niedergedrückt

Unhappy; despondent.

niedergehen

(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.

niedergeschlagen

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.

Niedergeschlagenheit

A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

niedergestreckt

Lying flat, face-down.

niederhauen

To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.

niederknien

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

niederknüppeln

(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

Niederkunft

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

Niederlage

(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

Niederländer

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

Niederländerin

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

niederländisch

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

niederlassen

(intransitive, or, transitive) To settle comfortably.

Niederlassung

A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).

niederlegen

(literally, transitive) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

Niederlegung

The act of resigning.

niedermetzeln

(transitive) To kill brutally.

niederprasseln

Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.

niederreißen

To devour; to eat up

niederringen

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.

Niederschlag

The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.

niederschlagen

(informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

Niederschlagsgebiet

(often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.

Niederschlagshöhe

(meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

Niederschlagsmenge

(meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

niederschmettern

To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.

niederschmetternd

That crushes; overwhelming.

Niederschottisch

A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

niederschreiben

(obsolete) To indict (someone); to accuse; to censure.

niederschreien

(British, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

Niederschrift

The official notes kept during a meeting.

niedersetzen

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

niedersinkend

Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

niederstechen

(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Niedertracht

(countable) The result or product of being spiteful.

niederträchtig

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

Niederträchtigkeit

An unkind trick.

Niederung

A low tract of moist or marshy land.

Niederwald

Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

niederwalzen

To flatten, as if with a steamroller.

niederwerfen

(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.

niedlich

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

niedrig

(especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development.

niemals

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

Niemand

Someone who is not important or well-known.

Nierdermoor

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

Niere

Pertaining to the kidneys.

Nierenkörperchen

(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine

nieseln

(intransitive, of the weather) To rain lightly; to drizzle.

Nieselregen

(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.

Niesen

An act of sneezing.

Niet

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

Niete

(colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.

nieten

(transitive) To install rivets.

Niethose

denim trousers

Nietzsche

A surname from German, most famously borne by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher.

nietzschesch

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.

Nigeria

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

Nigerianer

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Nigerianerin

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

nigerianisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

Nigerien

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

Nightclub

A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.

Nigrer

A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

Nigrerin

A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

nigrisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people.

Nihilist

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

Nihilistin

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

Nikaragua

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

Nike

(Greek god) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.

Nikodemus

A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.

Nikolaus

A en given name.

Nil

A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

Nilpferd

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.

Nimbus

The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

nimmer

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

Nimmerland

An ideal or imaginary place; a dreamworld.

Nimmersatt

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

Nina

A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century.

Ninja

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Nintendo

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.

Niobe

(Greek mythology) A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children.

Nippel

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

nippen

(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

nirgends

In no place.

nirgendshin

To no place.