German–English dictionary

Rechteck

Something with an oblong shape.

rechteckig

Roughly rectangular or elliptical.

Rechter

(political) A person who belongs to the political right.

rechter Flügel

(politics) The more right-wing faction of a group or party.

rechtfertigen

To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.

Rechtfertigung

(sometimes, proscribed) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.

rechtgläubig

Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]

Rechtgläubigkeit

The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.

rechthaberisch

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

rechtläufig

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

Rechtlautung

The study of pronunciation. [1640]

Rechtleitung

Advice or counselling on some topic.

rechtlich

Relating to the law or to lawyers.

rechtliche Anordnung

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

rechtlos

(of a person) put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

rechtmachen

(ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

rechtmäßig

(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. [from 20th c.]

Rechtmäßigkeit

The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

rechts

(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

Rechtsanwalt

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

Rechtsanwältin

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe

(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin

(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

rechtschaffen

Gloriously good.

Rechtschaffenheit

Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.

Rechtschreibkunde

(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.

Rechtschreibung

(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.

rechtsfrei

Occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.

rechtsgerichtet

(politics) Of political ideologies: typically supporting tradition, social order and property rights, especially conservative, traditionalist, and/or reactionary politics.

Rechtshänder

One who is right-handed.

Rechtshänderin

One who is right-handed.

rechtsmäßig

(legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

Rechtssache

(legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.

rechtsseitig

(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

Rechtssetzung

(legal) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.

Rechtsstreit

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Rechtstitel

The right or ground of demanding.

Rechtsverdreher

An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

Rechtswesen

The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

rechtswidrig

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

Rechtswidrigkeit

(uncountable) The state of being unlawful.

Rechtswissenschaft

(legal) The theoretical study of law.

rechtwinkelig

Having a shape like a rectangle.

rechtwinklig

(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.

rechtzeitig

Punctually or according to the schedule.

recken

(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

Recruitment

(medicine) Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)

recyceln

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

recycelt

That has been through a recycling process.

Recycling

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

Redakteur

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

Redakteurin

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

Redaktion

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

redaktionell

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

Rede

(intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.

Rede-

Having the ability of speech.

redegewandt

Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.

Redegewandtheit

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

Redekunst

The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.

Redemptorist

A member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori

reden

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

Redendes Wappen

(countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.

Redensart

A particular way of phrasing an idea.

Rederecht

(by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.

Redestil

A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.

Redeteilchen

(grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).

Redeweise

A particular way of phrasing an idea.

Redewendung

A colloquialism or idiom.

Redezeit

(by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.

redigieren

(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

redlich

Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.

Redlichkeit

Faithfulness to one's duties.

Redner

Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

Rednerin

Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

Rednerpult

A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.

Redoute

A small, temporary, military fortification.

redselig

Talkative; chatty.

Redseligkeit

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

Reduktion

The act, process, or result of reducing.

redundant

(of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.

Reduplikation

(linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.

reduzieren

Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]

reduziert

(British) For sale at a reduced price.

Reduzierung

An adapter for joining pipes of different size.

reell

(mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

Reet

Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

Referat

A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.

Referendum

(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

Referent

One who makes a speech to an audience.

Referentin

One who makes a speech to an audience.

Referenz

(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

referenzieren

(sometimes, proscribed) To mention, to refer to.

reffen

(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

reflektieren

(transitive) To reflect, mirror.

reflektierend

Reflecting light.

Reflektion

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

Reflektor

A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.

Reflex

An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.

Reflexion

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

reflexiv

(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.

Reflux

The backwards flow of any fluid.

Reform

The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it

Reform-

(political) Advocating reform of an institution or body.

Reformation

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

Reformator

(historical, Christianity) One who was involved in the Reformation.

Reformatorin

(historical, Christianity) One who was involved in the Reformation.

Reformer

A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation.

Reformerin

One who reforms, or who works for reform.

reformieren

(transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.

reformiert

Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.

Reformist

One who advocates reform (of an institution).

Reformistin

One who advocates reform (of an institution).

reformistisch

(political) Advocating reform of an institution or body.

Refrain

A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

refraktär

Not affected by great heat.

Refraktion

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

Regal

(furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

Regalbrett

A shelf on which articles may be laid.

Regalien

Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).

rege

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

Regel

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

Regelblutung

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

Regelkonformität

(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

regellos

Disregarding accepted rules.

regelmäßig

(manner) In a consistent manner.

Regelmäßigkeit

Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

Regeln

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

Regeltreue

(uncountable) The state of being compliant.

Regelübertretung

An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.

Regelung

An agreement.

Regelverstoß

(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

Regen

A city in Mureș County, Romania.

Regenbogen

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

Regenbogenhaut

(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

regenerieren

(transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.

Regenfall

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

Regenguss

A heavy rain.

Regenjacke

A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.

Regenmantel

A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.

Regenponcho

A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.

Regenrinne

(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

Regenrohr

A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.

Regenschirm

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

Regensturm

A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

Regent

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

Regentin

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

Regentropfen

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

Regentschaft

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

Regenwasser

Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.

Regenwurm

A worm that lives in the ground.