German–English dictionary

Schmalz

(figuratively) Excessive, showy sentimentality.

schmalzig

Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

schmarotzen

(figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.

Schmarotzer

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

Schmarrn

(slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

schmatzen

(ambitransitive) To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.

Schmätzer

(countable) Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.

schmausen

To eat vigorously or with excitement.

schmecken

To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.

Schmeichelei

Mindless chatter.

schmeichelhaft

Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.

schmeicheln

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

schmeichelnd

In the nature of a compliment.

Schmeichler

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

Schmeichlerei

Excessive or false public praise.

Schmeichlerin

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

schmeichlerisch

Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).

schmeißen

To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.

Schmelz

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

Schmelze

Molten material, the product of melting.

Schmelzen

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.

schmelzen lassen

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

Schmelzflocken

scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis

Schmelztiegel

A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.

Schmelztopf

(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.

Schmelzwasser

The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

Schmerz

Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

schmerzen

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

schmerzend

full of aches; aching

Schmerzensschrei

A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. [from 15th c.]

schmerzfrei

(medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).

schmerzgeplagt

Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.

schmerzhaft

full of aches; aching

schmerzlich

Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.

schmerzlos

(medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).

Schmerzmittel

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.

schmerzstillend

(pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]

Schmetterball

(volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

Schmetterling

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

schmettern

(transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.

Schmied

A person who forges metals.

schmiedbar

Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.

Schmiedbarkeit

The quality or state of being malleable.

Schmiede

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

schmieden

(metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.

Schmiedin

A person who forges metals.

schmiegen

To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

Schmiere

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

schmieren

(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

Schmierenkomödiant

(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.

Schmierenkomödie

A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

Schmierenschauspieler

(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.

Schmiererei

A crude or amateurish painting.

Schmierfett

(by extension) Any oily or fatty matter.

Schmierfink

(metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.

Schmiergeld

(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.

Schmierheft

(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.

schmierig

Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

Schmiermittel

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

Schmierstoff

A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

Schmierung

The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

Schminke

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

Schmirgel

(rock) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

schmirgeln

(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

Schmirgelpapier

(uncountable) Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

Schmock

(colloquial, pejorative, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.

Schmodder

(uncountable, informal) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

schmollen

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

schmollend

(often, derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset

Schmollmund

A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness. [from 19th c.]

Schmorbraten

Cookware used in such cooking.

schmoren

(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.

Schmorgut

Cookware used in such cooking.

schmuck

Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.

schmücken

To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.

Schmuckgegenstand

A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.

Schmuckgitter

An outdoor garden frame that can be used for partitioning a common area.

schmucklos

Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple

Schmuckstein

A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

Schmuckstück

A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

Schmuddel

Slimy mud, sludge.

schmuddelig

Stained or covered with grime.

schmuggeln

(chiefly, US, ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.

Schmuggelware

An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.

Schmuggler

One who smuggles things.

Schmugglerin

One who smuggles things.

Schmus

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

Schmutz

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

Schmutz-

Superfluous; needless.

Schmutzfink

(informal) A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.

schmutzig

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

Schnabel

A surname from German.

Schnabelhieb

An act of striking with a beak.

Schnabeligel

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

Schnabelkerf

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

schnäbeln

to stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness

Schnabeltier

A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

schnabulieren

To eat vigorously or with excitement.

Schnake

Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

Schnalle

A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.

schnallen

(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.

schnalzen

(transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.

Schnalzlaut

(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

Schnäppchen

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

schnappen

To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]

Schnapper

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

Schnappschloss

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

Schnappschuss

(informal) A photograph; a snapshot.

Schnappverschluss

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

Schnaps

(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).

Schnapsbrennerei

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

Schnapsleckerbissen

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

Schnarchen

The act of snoring, and the noise produced.

Schnark

A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark

schnattern

(intransitive) To speak in a high-pitched staccato.

Schnatz

A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark

Schnau

(nautical, historical) A square-rigged sailing vessel similar to a brig formerly used as a warship, with a foremast, a mainmast, and a trysail mast immediately abaft (behind) the mainmast.

schnauben

(intransitive) To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.

schnaufen

(intransitive) To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.

Schnaupe

(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.

Schnauzbart

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

Schnauze

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang) The mouth. [from 16th c.]

Schnauzer

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

Schnecke

(colloquial) An attractive, young woman.

Schneckentempo

(figurative) A very slow pace.

Schnee

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.

Schnee von gestern

(idiomatic) That which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.

Schneeball

A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

schneebedeckt

Covered with snow at the top, especially of a hill or mountain.

Schneebesen

A kitchen implement for mixing.

Schneeeis

(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.

Schneefall

A light, brief snowfall.

Schneeflocke

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

Schneefräse

A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.

Schneehaus

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Schneehütte

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Schneelawine

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

Schneemann

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

Schneematsch

(skiing) Partially melted snow with a pulpy texture, making for slow skiing.

Schneemensch

(cryptozoology, often, capitalized) A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.

Schneemobil

(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

Schneeregen

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.

Schneeschauer

A light, brief snowfall.

Schneesturm

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

schneeweiß

Having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.

Schneid

(British, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.

Schneide

(also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

Schneiden

(dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

schneidend

(uncountable, computer graphics) The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.

Schneider

Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.