German–English dictionary

Oberguru

(informal) Boss, leader.

Oberhaupt

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]

Oberhemd

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

Oberherr

A ruler of other rulers.

Oberherrschaft

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

Oberin

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

Oberkellner

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

Oberkellnerin

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

Oberkiefer

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

Oberkopf

(now, _, dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.

Oberkörper

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

Oberlänge

(typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.

Oberlippenbart

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

Oberon

(astronomy, moons) The outermost major moon of Uranus.

oberpeinlich

Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

Obers

The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

Obersattel

(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.

Oberschenkel

Of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.

Oberschenkelknochen

(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.

Oberschicht

A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.

Oberschwelle

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

Oberseite

The uppermost side of anything

Obersieb

(agriculture) The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed

Oberst

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

Oberstabsgefreiter

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

oberster

Dominant, having power over all others.

Oberteil

The highest or uppermost part of something.

Oberton

(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]

obfuskieren

(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

obgleich

Although, despite (it) being.

Obhut

Protection or patronage.

Objekt

(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.

Objekt der Begierde

(figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest.

objektiv

A goal that is striven for.

Objektivität

The quality of being impartial; fairness.

Objektträger

(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.

Oblast

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

Oblast Leningrad

An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

Oblate

A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.

obliegend

Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.

Obliegenheit

An obligation or duty.

Obligation

(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

obligatorisch

Required; obligatory; mandatory.

Obligo

Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

oblique

Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.

Obliteration

(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

oblong

Roughly rectangular or elliptical.

Oblongum

Something with an oblong shape.

Obmann

(law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

Oboe

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

obschon

Although, despite (it) being.

Observable

(physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties

Observatorium

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

obsessiv

(by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.

Obsidian

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

obsiegen [jur.]

(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.

obsiegend

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.

obskur

Understood by only a few.

obsolet

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

Obst

The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.

Obst und Gemüse

Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

Obst- und Gemüsehändler

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

Obst- und Gemüsehändlerin

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

Obstauflauf

(US) Often preceded by a descriptive word as in apple cobbler, peach cobbler, etc.: a kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, originally having a crust at the base but nowadays generally lacking this and instead topped with a thick, cake-like pastry layer.

Obstbaum

A tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis.

Obstetrik

(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.

Obstgarten

A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

Obstplantage

A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

Obstruktion

The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Obstruktion betreiben

(originally, and, mainly, US politics, intransitive, transitive) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

Obstwiese

A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

obszön

In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.

Obszönität

(countable) Something that is obscene.

obwohl

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

Ochse

A castrated bull; an ox.

Ochsenfrosch

Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.

Ochsenstall

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

Ochsenziemer

The penis of an animal.

Öchslein

(archaic) A young bull.

ocker

Having a yellow-orange colour.

ockerfarben

Having a yellow-orange colour.

ockern

Having a yellow-orange colour.

Octavian

(historical) A en given name, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27 BCE

Octavius

A en given name, in occasional use.

Ocytocin

(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

Odaliske

(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.

Odawa

A member of the Ottawa people.

Öde

An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

öde Gegend

Any barren or uninteresting place.

Odel

Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.

Odelgrube

An underground pit where sewage is held.

Ödem

(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

Oder

A river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea.

Odin

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

Ödipus

(Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Ödland

An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

Ödnis

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

Odyssee

An epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

Odysseus

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

oe-Ligatur

The name of the Latin-script letter Œ/œ..

Ofen

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

Ofenrohr

Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.

Ofenschaufel

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

Ofenschieber

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

öff

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

Off-Shore-

Located in the sea away from the coast.

offen

In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

offen und ehrlich

Honest, frank and straightforward.

offenbar

Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

offenbaren

(transitive) To make overt.

Offenbarung

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

Offenbarung des Johannes

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

offene Stelle

An unoccupied employment position.

offener Kern

(mathematics, topology) The set of all interior points of a set.

offener Ungehorsam

Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.

offenes Ende

(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.

Offenheit

The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression. [from c. 1600]

offenherzig

Straightforward, open and sincere.

Offenherzigkeit

The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression. [from c. 1600]

offenkundig

Obvious or easy to notice.

offenlegen

(transitive) To make overt.

Offenlegung

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

offensichtlich

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

offensiv

(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.

Offensive

(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.

öffentlich

Not public.

öffentliche Einrichtung

(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

Öffentlichkeit

(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

The act of reaching out; the act of raising awareness.

Offerte

(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

Offertorium

(Christianity) A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. [from 14th c.]

offiziell

Arising or originating from a figure of authority.

Offizier

(military) An officer who derives authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, holds a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position.

Offizierin

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

Offiziersanwärter

A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.

Offizierspatent

An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers.

Offizierstöckchen

(military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.

offline

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

öffnen

(transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

Öffner

(electronics) Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.

Öffnung

A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.

Offset

(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

offshore

Located in the sea away from the coast.

oft

(informal) Often; frequently.

oftmals

(chiefly, US, elsewhere, _, archaic) Frequently; often.

Oger

A city in central Latvia.

oh

Expression of surprise.

oha

Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.

Ohana

(chiefly, Hawaii) An extended Hawaiian family unit.

Oheim

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother. (This entry is a translation hub.)