German–English dictionary

Schottland

A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.

schraffieren

To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

Schraffierung

A pattern of crossing lines.

Schraffur

(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.

schräg

Turned or twisted to one side.

Schrägbalken

(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.

Schrägdach

(tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court. [from 17th c.]

Schräge

An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

Schragen

A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.

schräger Vogel

(UK, Ireland, often, humorous) An eccentric or odd person.

Schrägstrich

(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.

Schramme

A light abrasion; a slight scratch.

schrammeln

(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.

Schrammen

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

Schrank

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

Schrankbrett

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

Schranke

A structure that bars passage.

schränken

(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

Schrankenerklärung

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

Schrankkoffer

A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods.

Schränkung

The distance between diverging saw teeth.

Schrapnell

(military, historical) The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.

Schrat

(folklore, fantasy) A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.

Schraubbolzen

A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.

Schraube

A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.

Schrauben

(vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.

Schraubendreher

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

Schraubengewinde

The thread of a screw.

Schraubenschlüssel

(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

Schraubenzieher

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

Schrauber

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

Schraubgewinde

The thread of a screw.

Schraubstock

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

Schrebergarten

(British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

Schreck

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

schreckeinjagend

(now, rare) Terrifying, causing terror; terrible; sublime, awe-inspiring. [from 17th c.]

schrecken

(transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]

schreckerregend

Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.

Schreckgespenst

(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes.

schreckhaft

Easily scared or startled; timid.

schrecklich

(sometimes, vulgar) Very; extremely.

schreckliche Furcht

(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.

Schreckschraube

(slang) An ugly person or thing.

Schredder

(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

schreddern

To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.

Schrei

A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.

Schreibaby

A baby who cries excessively.

Schreibarbeit

(uncountable) Routine work involving written documents.

Schreibblock

A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.

schreiben

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

Schreiber

One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

Schreiberin

A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

Schreibfeder

A pen made from a feather.

Schreibgriffel

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

Schreibhilfe

One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

Schreibkraft

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

schreibkundig

Able to read and write; having literacy.

Schreibmarke

(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

Schreibmaschine

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

Schreibsand

(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.

Schreibschrift

(uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.

Schreibsekretär

(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.

Schreibspitze

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

Schreibstil

(figurative) A writer, or their style.

Schreibtisch

(chiefly, British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.

Schreibtischaufsatz

A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk.

Schreibtischfläche

The top surface of a desk.

Schreibtischhintergrund

(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

Schreibung

(countable) A specific spelling of a word.

Schreibwaren

Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.

Schreibweise

(uncountable, countable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.

schreien

(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.

schreien wie ein Esel

(intransitive, by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.

schreiend

(informal) Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

Schreier

An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.

Schreierei

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

Schreierin

An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.

Schreihals

One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.

Schreikind

A baby who cries excessively.

Schrein

A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

Schreiner

A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture.

Schreinerei

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.

schreiten

(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

Schrieb

(formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.

Schrift

Handwriting; style of penmanship.

Schrift-

(as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.

Schriftart

In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it.

Schriftband

A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.

Schriftgelehrter

(archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

Schriftgläubigkeit

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

Schriftkasten

(typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.

schriftkundig

Able to read and write; having literacy.

Schriftlesung

A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.

schriftlich

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

Schriftlinie

(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.

Schriftrolle

A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.

Schriftsetzer

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

Schriftsetzerin

(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

Schriftsteller

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

Schriftstellerin

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

schriftstellerisch

Relating to literature.

schriftstellerisch (tätig)

Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.

Schriftstück

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

Schriftverkehr

(countable, or, uncountable) Postal or other written communications.

Schriftzeichen

(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.

schrill

(of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.

schrill aufleuchten

(intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.

Schritt

Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Schritt für Schritt

Gradually and steadily.

Schrittfehler

(basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.

Schrittmacher

(now, uncommon) One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.

schrittweise

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

schrittweise zunehmend

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

schroff

Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

Schröpfen

(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

Schrot

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

schroten

To grind coarsely.

Schrotflinte

(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

Schrott

(slang) Anything that is old or of inferior quality.

schrotten

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

Schrotthaufen

A pile in which junk is discarded.

Schrottkiste

(UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).

Schrottmühle

(US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

Schrottplatz

A business that sells used metal or items.

schrubben

(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

Schrubber

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

Schrühware

(ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.

Schrulle

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

schrullig

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

schrullige Person

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

schrumpelig

Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Schrumpeln

(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

schrumpfen

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

Schrumpfung

(economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth.

scht

Demanding silence.

Schub

Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.

Schuber

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

Schubiack

A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.

Schubkarre

A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

Schubkraft

The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.

Schublade

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

Schubs

A gentle push.

schubsen

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

schüchtern

Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

Schüchternheit

The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

Schuft

(derogatory) Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.

schuften

(intransitive, by extension) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.

Schufterei

Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Schuh

(footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

Schuhband

A lace used for fastening a shoe.