German–English dictionary

Seemännin

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

Seenot

Serious danger.

Seeohr

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

Seepocke

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

Seeräuber

(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.

Seeräuberei

(crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.

Seereise

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

Seerosenblatt

The round leaf of a water lily, which floats on the surface of the water.

Seeschwalbe

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

Seestern

Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

Seestreitkräfte

(countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.

Seetang

Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).

Seetaucher

(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

seetauglich

(nautical) Fit for service at sea.

Seeteufel

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

seetüchtig

(nautical) Designed and equipped to be capable of sailing on an ocean.

Seeufer

The ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.

Seeuver

(sometimes, attributive) The shore of a lake.

Seezunge

A common sole (Solea solea).

Segel

(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

Segelboot

(watercraft) A boat propelled by a sail.

Segellatte

(nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.

segeln

(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.

Segeltrimmung

(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

Segeltuch

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.

Segen

(chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.

Segenserteilung

The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.

Segge

Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.

Segler

A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

Seglerin

A woman who sails a yacht.

Segment

A length of some object.

segmentieren

(ambitransitive) To divide into segments or sections.

segnen

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

Segnung

The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.

Segregation

(mineralogy) Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.

sehen

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

sehend

Having vision; not blind.

Sehenswürdigkeit

A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.

Seher

A person able to foresee the future

Seherin

A person able to foresee the future

seherisch

Prophetic or revelatory.

Sehkraft

Vision or the faculty of sight.

Sehloch

(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

Sehne

(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.

sehnen

(intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

Sehnsucht

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

sehnsüchtig

Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

sehnsuchtsvoll

Full of longing or yearning.

sehnsuchtsvoll verlangend

In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.

sehr

(Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.

sehr geehrte

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

sehr geehrter

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

sehr gut

"With great praise"; an honor added to a diploma or degree for work considered to be of much higher quality than average.

sehr schlecht

Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.

Sehvermögen

Vision or the faculty of sight.

Sei dir der Sterblichkeit bewusst

An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.

Seichblume

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

seicht

(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]

Seide

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

Seidel

A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.Tankard

Seidelbast

Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

seiden

Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly

Seidenfaser

Raw silk fibres.

Seidenhalstuch

A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

Seidenwarenhändler

A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

seidenweich

Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

seidig

Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

Seife

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

Seifenlauge

(countable, uncountable) Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.

Seifenschaum

(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

seifig

Full of soap.

Seiher

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

Seil

A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

Seilbahn

A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.

Seilkausche

(nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.

Seilrolle

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

Seilscheibe

A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

sein

(formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.

sein lassen

(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

Seine

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.

seine Ausbildung machen bei

(transitive) To be an apprentice to.

seine Ursache haben in

To be caused or derived; to originate.

seine volle Aufmerksamkeit schenken

(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others. [with on]

seinen Blick heften auf

(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.

seinen Glauben predigen

(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.

seinen Glauben verkünden

(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.

seinen Ursprung nehmen

(intransitive) To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.

seiner

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

seinesgleichen

(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

seismisch

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.

seit

Over (a period of time).

seitdem

From a specified time in the past.

Seite

(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support. [from 1880]

Seite an Seite

Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]

Seiten-

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

Seitenflügel

An addition or extension to a building.

Seitenhaare

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

Seitenhalbierende

(geometry) A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.

Seitenhieb

(figurative) Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

Seitenlaut

(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

Seitenrand

(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

Seitenscheitel

(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

Seitenschiff

A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.

Seitensprung

A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.

Seitenstechen

(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.

Seitenstreifen

A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)

Seitenwagen

A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

Seitenwagengespann

A motorcycle and sidecar.

Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange

A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.

seither

From a specified time in the past.

seitlich

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

seitwärts

Sideways; obliquely.

seitwärts rutschen

(intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).

Sekans

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

Sekante

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

sekkant

Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.

Sekret

(countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.

Sekretär

One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

Sekretariat

The office or department of a government secretary.

Sekretärin

A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

Sekretion

(uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.

Sekt

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

Sekte

(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.

Sekten- (prefix)

Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

Sektenangehöriger

A member of a sect.

Sektenmitglied

A member of a sect.

Sektglas

A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.

sektiererisch

Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

Sektion

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

Sekundant

One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.

sekundär

Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

Sekunde

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

Sekundenkleber

A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

sekundieren

(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

selbe

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.

selber

As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.

selbst

Without outside help.

selbst wenn

Regardless of whether; irrespective of (something happening or being the case).

selbst-

of, by, in or with oneself or itself

Selbstachtung

Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

selbständig

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

Selbständigkeit

The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.

Selbstbeherrschung

(uncountable) control or caution; reserve

selbstbeobachtend

Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.

Selbstbeobachtung

(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.

Selbstbestimmung

(politics) The political independence of a people

selbstbewusst

Standing upright; firm.

Selbstbewusstsein

The state or property of being self-aware; state of being aware of oneself as an individual.

selbstbezogen

Self-centred, selfish, unaware or out of touch with the views or needs of others.

Selbstbezogenheit

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.