German–English dictionary

Reisterrasse

(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.

reiten

(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]

Reiter

A soldier in the cavalry.

Reiter-

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

Reiterei

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

reiterieren

(transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

Reiterin

One who rides a horse.

Reiterzug

(collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.

Reithengst

(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding.

Reitkissen

A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.

Reitpeitsche

An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding.

Reitpferd

An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.

Reitschule

A riding school.

Reitsport

The art or sport of horseriding; the skill required for it.

Reittier

An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.

Reiz

The tendency to attract.

reizbar

Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

Reizbarkeit

The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.

reizen

(transitive) To sexually stimulate.

reizend

(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.

reizlos

Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.

Reizstoff

Any substance that causes tears, such as tear gas.

reizunempfindlich

(biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.

reizvoll

Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

reizvoll finden

(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]

Reizwäsche

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

Rekapitulation

(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

rekapitulieren

(obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.

Reklamation

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

Reklame

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

Reklameanzeige

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

Rekommandeur

A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.

rekonstruieren

(figuratively) To reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements.

Rekonstruktion

The act of restoring something to an earlier state.

Rekonvaleszent

A person recovering from illness.

Rekonvaleszentin

A person recovering from illness.

Rekonvaleszenz

A gradual healing after illness or injury.

Rekonziliation

(Roman Catholicism) Ellipsis of sacrament of reconciliation (“a sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest”).

Rekord

The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

Rekorder

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

Rekrut

One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).

rekrutieren

(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.

Rekrutierung

The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

Rekrutin

A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.

rektal

Of, via or related to the rectum.

Rektion

(grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

Rektor

A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.

Rektorin

(chiefly, Commonwealth, Irish) A female headteacher.

Rektum

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.

rekurrent

(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non-transient.

Rekursivität

The quality of being recursive.

Relais

(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]

relativ

Approximated by comparison; relative.

relaxen

(intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.

relegieren

(transitive) To relegate.

relevant

Suitable for application, relevant.

Relevanz

Relevance; a relationship or connection.

Relief

An area of land or the particular features of it.

Religion

(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

Religionsfeindlichkeit

The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.

Religionslosigkeit

The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.

religionsübergreifend

Involving members of different religions.

religiös

Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.

Relikt

Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.

Reling

A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.

Reliquiar

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

Reliquie

Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.

Reliquienschrein

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

Relish

A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

Remake

A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.

reminiszent

Of, or relating to reminiscence.

Reminiszenz

A mental image thus remembered.

Remis

A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

remisieren

(transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.

Remission

(medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.

Remix

(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.

remonstrieren

(intransitive, chiefly, historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.

Rempelei

The action of a jostling crowd.

Rempeln

(basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.

Remus

(Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.

Ren

(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

Renaissance

(by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.

renaissancistisch

Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.

renal

Pertaining to the kidneys.

Renate

A en given name.

rendern

(transitive, computer graphics) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.

Rendezvous

A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

Renegat

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

Renegatin

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

Reneklode

A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.

Renette

Any of various kinds of apple, mostly of French origin, characterized by russeting.

renitent

Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).

Rennbahn

(British, AU) A racetrack where horse races are run.

Rennboot

A boat designed and built for racing.

rennen

(transitive) To run (a distance).

Rennfahrer

Someone who takes part in a race.

Rennfahrerin

Someone who takes part in a race.

Rennjacht

A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.

Rennmaus

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

Rennofen

A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.

Rennpferd

A horse that competes in races.

Rennrad

A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.

Rennrodler

Someone who competes in the luge.

Rennrodlerin

Someone who competes in the luge.

Rennstall

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

Rennstrecke

A course over which races are run.

Rennwagen

A car designed for use on racetracks in motor racing events.

Renommee

Credit for one's achievements.

renommiert

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

renovieren

(transitive) To repair or refurbish.

Renovierung

A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.

rentabel

Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

Rente

(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

Rentier

(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

Rentner

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

Rentnerin

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

reorganisieren

(transitive) To reorganize.

Reparateur

(informal) A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like.

Reparation

(usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).

Reparatur

An understanding, grasp of something.

reparaturfreundlich

Repairable instead of disposable.

reparierbar

Repairable instead of disposable.

reparieren

(especially Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.

Repatriierung

The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.

repetieren

(obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.

Repetition

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

repetitiv

Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.

Replik

(law) A plea made in opposition to another.

Replikat

Copy; reproduction.

Replikation

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

Replizierung

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

Reportage

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

Reporter

A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.

Reporterin

A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.

Repräsentant

One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]

Repräsentantin

One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]

repräsentativ

Of high prestige.

repräsentieren

(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.

Repressalie

An act of retaliation.

Repression

The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

repressiv

Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive

Reprise

(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.

Reproduktion

(countable) A copy or reproduction.

reproduktiv

Of or relating to reproduction.

reproduzierbar

(of a measurement, experiment etc) Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people.

reproduzieren

(transitive) To produce an image or copy of.

Reptil

(informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.]

Republik

One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

Republikaner

(US politics) A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.

Republikanerin

(US politics) A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.