German–English dictionary

Profilfräse

(woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.

Profilhobel

(woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.

Profilleiste

(architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.

Profilleistenfabrik

(milling) A mill for shaping timber.

Profilschnitt

(sciences) thin section, a thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.

Profilsehne

(aeronautics) The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.

Profit

(dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.

Profit schlagen

(intransitive, followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit from; to invest on something profitable.

profitieren

(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

Profitmacher

Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.

Profitum

The condition of being professional.

Prognose

An estimation of a future condition.

prognostizieren

To estimate how something will be in the future.

prograd

(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.

Programm

(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.

Programmbibliothek

A collection of books or other forms of stored information.

programmieren

(computing) To write software programs.

Programmierer

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

Programmiererin

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

Programmiergerät

A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.

Programmiergerüst

(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

Programmierung

The process of encoding or decoding.

Progression

(music) A pattern of two or more chords, often chords diatonic to a particular key.

progressiv

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

Progressivismus

A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.

Prohibition

(history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

Projekt

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

Projektentwickler

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

projektieren

(transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.

Projektil

An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

Projektion

(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.

Projektor

(linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.

projizieren

(transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

Proklamation

A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement.

Prokrastination

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

prokrastinieren

(transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

Proktologe

A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.

Proktologin

A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.

Prokura

The authority to act for another, especially when written.

Prokurist

An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

Prolet

(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.

Proletarier

Of or relating to the proletariat.

Proletarierin

A member of the proletariat.

proletarisch

Of or relating to the proletariat.

Proliferation

(uncountable) In paticular, the spread (proliferating) of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

Proll

(Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.

prollig

(figuratively, of language) Coarse; provocative; earthy.

Prolog

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

Prolongation

That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Prom

(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.

Promenade

(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.

Promenadenmischung

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

Prometheus

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

Promi

(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.

prominent

Eminent; distinguished above others.

Prominente

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

Prominenter

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

Promiskuität

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promiskuitiv

Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.

Promoter

One who promotes.

promovieren

(transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

Prompter

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

Promptheit

The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.

Pronom

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

Pronomen

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

pronunzieren

(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.

Propaganda

(religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.

Propan

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

Propanon

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

Propeller

The propeller of an aircraft or boat.

Prophet

One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

Prophetin

A female prophet.

prophetisch

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

prophezeien

(transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

Prophezeiung

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

Prophylaxe

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

Proportion

(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

proportional

(of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.

proportional aufteilen

(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

proportionieren

(transitive) To make proportionate.

proppenvoll

Overcrowded; congested.

proprietär

Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.

Prosa

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

Prosecco

(wine) A dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape; also a geographical indication.

Prosodie

(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

Prosopopöie

A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

Prospekt

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

prospektiv

Likely or expected to happen or become.

Prospektor

A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

prosperieren

(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

Prosperität

The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

prost

(idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.

Prostata

The prostate gland. [from 1646]

Prosthese

(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

prostituieren

(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]

Prostituierte

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

Protactinium

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

Protagonist

(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

Protagonistin

(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

Protegé

A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).

proteisch

Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

Protektion

The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.

Protektionismus

(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

Protest

A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

Protestant

(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).

Protestantin

(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).

protestantisch

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.

protestieren

(intransitive) To make a strong objection.

Protestierender

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

Protestierer

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

Protestler

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

proteusartig

(of or relating to Proteus).

Prothese

(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

Prothetik

(medical) Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.

prothetisch

Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.

Protokoll

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

Protokollbuch

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

protokollieren

(transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.

Protokollumsetzer

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

Proton

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

Prototyp

An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]

Prototypenentwicklung

creation of prototypes

Prototyping

creation of prototypes

Protrusionsschiene

(dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

prötteln

(intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

Protuberanz

A hump; a protuberance.

Protz

An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]

Protze

(military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.

protzen

(intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

protzen mit

(transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.

protzend

Of ostentation.

Protzerei

An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]

protzig

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

Provence

A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Provenienz

Place or source of origin.

Proviant

(uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.

Proviantmeister

The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.

Providence

A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.

Provinz

(historical, Ancient Rome) A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon

Provinz Brandenburg

(historical) The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.

Provinzialismus

(Ireland, UK, politics, derogatory, informal) Political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.

provinziell

(derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

Provision

A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.

provisorisch

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

Provisorium

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Provitamin

(biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism

Provo

A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States.

provokant

Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

Provokateur

A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

Provokateurin

One who engages in provocative behavior.