German–English dictionary

Polizei

(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

Polizeibeamtin

(police) A female police officer.

Polizeifrau

(police) A female police officer.

Polizeigitter

A crowd control barrier.

polizeiliche Festnahme

(slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.

Polizeiregister

(law enforcement) A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station.

Polizeirevier

A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.

Polizeispitzel

(UK, Ireland) A police spy or informer.

Polizistin

(police) A female police officer.

Pollack

European pollock, Pollachius pollachius.

Pollen

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

Pollution

An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.

polnisch

Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

Polo

(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.

Polonium

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

Polster

A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.

Polsterer

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

Polsterhocker

(obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

Polsterin

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

polstern

(transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

Polstersessel

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Polsterung

A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

Pölter

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

Polterer

A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.

Poltergeist

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

polterhaft

Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.

polterig

Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.

poltern

To speak or protest loudly.

polternd

Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.

poltrig

Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.

poly-

many

polyamor

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

Polyamorie

Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

polyamorös

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

polychrom

Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours.

Polydaktylie

(medicine, teratology) A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.

Polyester

A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

polygam

Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

Polygamie

(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).

polyglott

(of a person) Able to communicate in a number of languages.

Polyglotte

A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.

Polyglotter

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

Polygynie

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

Polyhistor

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Polynesien

A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

Polynesier

A person from Polynesia.

polynesisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Polyp

(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.

Polyphonie

(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

Polystyrol

Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

Polytheismus

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

Polytheist

a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

Polytheistin

a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

Pomade

A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.

pomadig

Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.

Pomp

Garish, brilliant showiness.

Pompei

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

Pompeius

(historical) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.

Pompeji

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

pomphaft

Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

Pompon

A furry ball attached on top of a hat.

pompös

(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous

Poncho

A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.

Pönitenz

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

Pontifikat

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

Ponton

A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.

Pontos

An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.

pony

(US, archaic) : hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.

Popcorn

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

Popel

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

Popo

(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks.

poppen

(vulgar, slang, usually of a man, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).

populär

Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]

populär sein

(social media, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

populär-

Common among the general public; generally accepted. [from 15th c.]

Popularität

The quality or degree of being viewed favorably

Population

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

Populist

A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).

Populistin

A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.

Porling

The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.

Porno

(countable, informal, chiefly, in the plural) A pornographic work.

Pornograf

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

Pornografie

(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.]

Pornograph

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

Pornographie

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

Pornographin

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

pornographisch

Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.

porös

Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

Porree

A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

Porsche

(automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.

Port

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

portabel

Able to be carried or easily moved.

Portal

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

Portefeuille

A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]

Portemonnaie

(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)

Portier

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.

Portierfrau

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.

Portierin

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.

Portiersfrau

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.

Portikus

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

Portion

(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.

Portionspackung

A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.

Portmonee

(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

Porto

The charge for posting an item.

Porträt

(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

porträtieren

To paint or draw the likeness of.

Portugal

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

Portugiese

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

Portugiesin

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

portugiesisch

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

Portwein

A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.

Porzellan

(uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.

Posaune

(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.

Pose

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

Poseidon

(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

Poser

One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.

Poseur

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

posieren

To assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to posture, to posturize; also, to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses.

Position

A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

positionieren

(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).

positiv

Being positive rather than negative or zero.

positiv darstellen

(figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

positive Diskriminierung

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.

positive Seite

(figurative) A favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect.

Positives

A favourable point or characteristic.

Positivfilm

(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.

Positivismus

(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.

Positivist

A believer in positivism.

Positivistin

A believer in positivism.

positivistisch

Related to positivism, positivistic.

Positivus

(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.

Positur

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

Posse

Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

Possenreißer

A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

Possenreißerei

The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.

possenreißerisch

(of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.

possessiv

(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

Possum

Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.

Post

(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]

post-

after; later.

postalisch

Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

Postament

(heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

Postbote

An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.

Postbriefkasten

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

Posteingang

(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

Posten

A position to which someone is assigned.

Poster

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

postfaktisch

(chiefly, politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually, pejorative) not caring about factual accuracy.

Postfix

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

postfrisch

(philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.