German–English dictionary

Ruth

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Ruthenien

Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.

ruthenisch

related to the Rus (people)

Rutil

(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

Rutschbahn

A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.

Rutsche

A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.

rutschen

(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

Rutscher

A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.

Rutschfläche

An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.

rutschig

(dated) Smooth or slippery.

Rutte

(historical) An ancient military engine for launching stones and arrows by means of a spring.

rütteln

(transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.

Ryssel

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

s. o.

vide supra

Sa.

Abbreviation of Saturday.

Saal

A large meeting room.

Saami

(countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.

SaaS

(computing) Acronym of w:software as a service.

Saat

(countable) Any small seed-like fruit.

Saatkrähe

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

Saba

(biblical) A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

Sabayon

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

Sabbat

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

Sabbatariertum

The principles and practices of a Sabbatarian; the observance of the Sabbath, the keeping of the Sabbath.

Sabbatical

An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.

Sabbatismus

The principles and practices of a Sabbatarian; the observance of the Sabbath, the keeping of the Sabbath.

Sabbatjahr

An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.

sabbatlich

Relating to the Sabbath.

sabbeln

(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.

Sabber

(now, somewhat, rare) Saliva, drool.

sabbern

To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

Säbelantilope

Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

Sabon

(US, printing, dated) The size of type between double great primer and canon, standardized as 44-point.

Sabotage

(legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

Sabotageakt

(legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

Saboteur

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

Saboteurin

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

sabotieren

To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

Saccharid

(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

Sachbearbeiter

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

sachbezogen

Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.

Sache

(countable, mostly, in the plural) Something physical that is owned.

Sachen

(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

Sachet

(cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.

Sachgruppenwörterbuch

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

Sachkunde

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.

sachlich

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

sächliches Geschlecht

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

sächliches Hauptwort

(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

Sachliteratur

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

sachlogisch

In a logical manner, with logic.

Sachse

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.

Sachsen

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

Sächsin

A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany.

sächsisch

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.

sachte

Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

Sachwalter

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

Sachwalterin

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

Sack

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

Sack voll

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

Sackarsch

(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

Sackgasse

(idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

Sackleinen

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

Sackpfeife

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

Sadist

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

Sadistin

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

sadistisch

Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.

Sadomasochismus

The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.

säen

(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.

Safari

A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.

Safe

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

Safran

An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.

Safranfarbe

An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.

safranfarbig

Having an orange-yellow colour.

safrangelb

Having an orange-yellow colour.

Saft

(archaic, or, historical) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.

saften

(transitive) To energize or stimulate something.

saftig

Juicy or lush.

Saftpresse

A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.

Saftsauger

(by extension) A parasite; a sponger.

sag bloß

Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

Saga

An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.

Sage

An invented story, theory, or concept.

Sägebarsch

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

Sägebock

A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.

Sägemehl

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

Sägemühle

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

sägen

(transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

sagen wir

(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

sagen wollen

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

sagenhaft

(informal) Astonishing, stunning, incredible.

sagenumwoben

Made known by fables or reputation; legendary, famed.

Sagenwelt

(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.

Säger

A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.

Sägerei

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

Sägerin

One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

Sägespäne

The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

Sägewerk

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

Sahara

A desert in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world.

sähen

(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.

Sahne

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

Sahnekännchen

A jug for holding cream.

Sahnestück

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

sahnig

Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.

Saibling

Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.

Saigon

(historical, or, informal) The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam.

Saison

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

saisonal

Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

Saisonarbeiter

(countable) A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.

Saite

(countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

Saitenaufzieher

Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

Saitenhalter

(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.

Sake

(alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

Sakkade

A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.

Sakko

A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)

sakra

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]

sakral

Of or pertaining to the church.

Sakral-

Of or pertaining to the church.

Sakrileg

Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

Sakristei

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

sakrosankt

(figurative) Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.

säkular

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane.

Säkularismus

Neutrality towards all religions.

Säkularist

A person who believes in or supports secularism.

Säkularistin

A person who believes in or supports secularism.

Sakura

cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)

Salami

A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage made from cured pork and beef seasoned with pepper.

Salat

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.

Salatgurke

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

Salbe

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

salben

(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

salem

A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.

Salettl

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

Salicylsäure

(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6>H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.

Salienz

A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.

Salisbury

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430).

Salm

A meal or dish made from this fish.

Salmonelle

Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.

Salome

(rare) A en given name.

Salomo

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.

Salomon

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.

Salon

(British, somewhat, dated, outside, of, Indian) Any room where visitors may be entertained; now, the living room.

Salon (Hotel, Gaststätte)

An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

Saloniki

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

Salonlöwe

(Jazz-age or flapper slang) An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges.

Salonzimmer

An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

salopp

Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.

Salto

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

Salve

The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.

Salweide

Any of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in spring.