German–English dictionary

sattelfest

Having experience and skill in a subject.

Sattelgurt

A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.

Sattelholz

(architectural element) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

Sattelknauf

The upper front brow of a saddle.

Sattelzugmaschine

(US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.

Sattheit

The state of being satiated.

sättigen

(transitive) To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.

sättigend

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

Sättigung

The state of being satiated.

saturiert

(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

Satz

A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.

Satzaussage

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

Satzbau

(grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

Satzfragment

(grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate; a sentence fragment.

Satzgegenstand

(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.

Satzmelodie

(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

Satzung

A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).

satzungsgebend

(politics, or, law) Authorized to make a constitution.

satzungsgemäß

Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

satzungsmäßig

Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

Satzzeichen

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

Sau

(informal) A greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.

Saubartel

(metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.

sauber

Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

Sauberkeit

The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

säubern

(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.

Säuberung

The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.

Säuberungsaktion

The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.

Sauce

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

Saudi

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

Saudi-Araber

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

saudi-arabisch

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

saudisch

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

sauer

Tasting sour or bitter.

sauer vergären

(intransitive) To become sour.

sauer vergoren

Made rancid by fermentation, etc.

sauer werden

(intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.

Sauerampfer

Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

Sauerkeit

Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.

Sauerkohl

(countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

Sauerkraut

(countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

säuerlich

Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.

Säuerlichkeit

The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

säuern

To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.

Sauerstoff

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

Sauerstoffatom

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

Sauerstoffmangel

(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

Sauerteig

(obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

Sauertopf

(intransitive, uncommon) To make a gloomy, sullen or miserable facial expression; to scowl.

sauertöpfisch

Tasting or smelling rancid.

Saufbold

(slang, pejorative) A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.

Saufbruder

(pejorative) A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.

saufen

(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol.

Säufer

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Säuferin

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Saufgelage

(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.

Saufschwester

(pejorative) A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; especially, a drunkard.

Sauftour

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.

saugen

(transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.

Sauger

A thing that works by sucking something.

Saugerin

A thing that works by sucking something.

saugfähig

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

Saugglocke

A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.

Säugling

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

Säuglingsanfangsnahrung

(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.

Säuglingsformulierung

(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.

Säuglingsnahrung

A food designed for babies, usually of very soft consistency.

Säuglingsphase

The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).

Saugnapf

An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.

Saugrohr

(automotive) The part of an internal combustion engine that supplies the fuel and air mixture to the cylinder(s).

Saugwirkung

The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

Saugwurm

Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.

saukalt

(by extension, chiefly, hyperbole) Very cold

Saul

(biblical character) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.

Säule

Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.

Säulenkopf

(countable, architectural element) The uppermost part of a column.

Saulus

(Christianity) The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.

Saum

A decorative border.

säumig

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

Säumnis

(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.

Sauna

A room or a house designed for heat sessions.

Saunapark

A trendy or fashionable resort.

Saunieren

The act of using a sauna.

Säure

The sensation of a sour taste.

saure Gurke

A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

Säurehemmer

An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Saurier

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

Sause

An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.

säuseln

To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.

sausen

(intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.

Saustall

a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

Saustall [vulgär]

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

sautieren

(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.

Savanne

A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

Save

A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

Saxofon

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

Saxophon

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

Scan

(computing) An instance of scanning.

scannen

(computing, medicine, transitive) To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.

Scanner

A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]

Schabbat

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

Schabbes

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

Schäbe

A slice, especially of bread.

Schaben

The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

Schaber

An instrument with which anything is scraped.

Schabernack

Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

schäbig

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

Schablone

(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

Schabracke

(slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

Schach

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

Schach bieten

(chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.

schach und matt

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

Schachbrett

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

schachbrettartig

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

Schachfeld

A cell in a grid.

Schachfigur

(chess) Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.

schachmatt

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

Schachspiel

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

Schachstellung

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

Schacht

(mining) A shaft or excavation.

schächten

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

Schachtsumpf

The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.

Schächtung

(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.

Schadchen

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

schade

(countable) Something regrettable.

Schädel

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

schaden

(transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.

Schaden nehmen

(transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.

Schadenersatz

(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.

Schadenfreude

An act or instance of gloating.

schadenfroh

Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

Schadensausgleich

Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

Schadensersatz

Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

schadhaft

Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

schädigen

(transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.

Schädiger

(law) A person who commits a tort.

schädlich

(formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.

Schädlichkeit

The characteristic of being harmful.

Schädling

A pestilent or predatory ground-borne animal, especially one that kills or harasses a farmer's animals or crops.

Schädlinge

Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]

schadlos halten

(chiefly, legal) To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.

Schadloshaltung

(insurance) A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.

Schadprogramm

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

Schadsoftware

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

Schadstoff

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

Schaf

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

Schafbock

(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.

Schäfer

An English surname originating as an occupation.

Schäferin

(dated) A female shepherd.

Schäferstündchen

(slang) Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.