German–English dictionary

Selbstbiographie

(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

Selbstdarsteller

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

Selbsteinrede

A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Selbstentwicklung

The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.

Selbstgebrannter

(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

selbstgefällig

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

Selbstgefälligkeit

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

selbstgemacht

Made at home.

selbstgerecht

Ostentatiously self-confident.

Selbstgespräch

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

selbstgestrickt

(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.

Selbstgewissheit

Self-assurance.

selbstgezogen

(of produce) Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. [from 1640s]

Selbsthilfe

(figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.

Selbstlaut

(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

Selbstliebe

Regard for oneself; love of oneself.

selbstlos

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

Selbstlosigkeit

The quality or state of being selfless.

selbstmitleidig

Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]

Selbstmord

(of a voluntarily-chosen course of action) Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part.

Selbstmörder

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

Selbstmörderin

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

selbstmörderisch

(informal, hyperbolic) Extremely reckless.

Selbstprüfung

(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.

Selbstregulation

(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

Selbstrespekt

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

selbstsicher

Possessing poise, having self-confidence.

Selbstsicherheit

Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.

selbstständig

Unaided; without assistance or help from others.

selbstständig sein

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

Selbstständige

Someone who freelances.

Selbstständiger

Someone who freelances.

Selbstsucht

The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

selbstsüchtig

Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals).

Selbstüberschätzung

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

Selbstverbesserung

The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.

selbstvergessen

(usually, with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

Selbstvergessenheit

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.)

Selbstvergewisserung

Self-assurance.

selbstverständlich

(idiomatic) Clearly, obviously.

Selbstvertrauen

Self-assurance.

Selbstverwirklichung

Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled. [from 1950]

Selbstwahrnehmung

(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.

Selbstwertgefühl

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

Selbstwertschätzung

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

Selbstzentriertheit

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

selbstzufrieden

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

Selbstzufriedenheit

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

selektiert

That have been selected or chosen.

Selektierung

Assessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.

Selektions-

Of or relating to the process of selection.

selektiv

(biology) Of or relating to natural selection.

Selen

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.

Selenit

(science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous one or a human one.

Selenologie

(chiefly) The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies.

Selfie

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

selig

Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.

Seligkeit

The condition or state of being blessed; holy.

Selina

A en given name.

Sellerie

A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

selten

Not frequent; not happening frequently.

Seltenheit

A measure of the scarcity of an object.

seltsam

(archaic) Grotesque, bizarre

seltsame Vorrichtung

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

seltsamer Typ

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

seltsamerweise

In a strange or coincidental manner.

Seltsamkeit

(uncountable) Strangeness.

Semantik

The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

semantisch

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.]

Semem

(linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme.

Semester

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.

semi-

half

Semifinale

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

Seminar

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

Semiotik

One who studies semiotics or semantics

semiotisch

Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.

semitisch

Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.

Semivokal

(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

Semmel

A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.

Senat

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

Senator

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

Senatorin

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

Sendeanlage

An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

Sendegerät

An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

senden

(transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

Sender

A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.

Senderin

A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.

Sendeschluss

(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.

Sendezeit

The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.

Sendschreiben

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

Sendung

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

Seneca

A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Senegal

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Seneschall

A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.

Senf

Of a dark yellow colour.

senffarben

Of a dark yellow colour.

sengend

Very hot.

senil

Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.

senile

Of, or relating to old age.

Senilität

Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

Senior

(now, chiefly, US) An old person.

Seniorin

(now, chiefly, US) An old person.

Seniorität

A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

Senkblei

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

Senke

A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

Senkel

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

senken

(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.

Senker

(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

Senkgrube

A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.

Senkloch

A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.

Senklot

(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

senkrecht

(mathematics)

Senkrechte

(geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.

Senkreis

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

Senkung

(architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.

Sensation

A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

sensationell

Exceptionally great.

Sensationsreporter

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

Sensationsreporterin

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

Sense

An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. [before 10th century]

sensen

(transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine

Sensenmann

The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

sensibel

Sensitive or painful to the touch.

Sensibilität

The ability to sense, feel or perceive; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity. [from 15th c.]

Sensitivität

The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

sensomotorisch

(biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity

Sensor

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

sensorisch

Of the physical senses or sensation.

sentimental

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

sentimentaler Schlager

A soft, low-pitched sound; specifically, a soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune.

Sentimentalität

An act or state of being sentimental.

Seoul

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

Sepalum

(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.

separat

Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

Separatismus

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

Separatist

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

Separatistin

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

separatistisch

Having broken away from a larger unit.

Separee

(British) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.

separieren

(transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

Seppuku

A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

Sepsis

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

September

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

Septikämie

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

Septime

(music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

septisch

Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

Sequenz

(mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.

sequenziell

(programming) Executed as a sequence of instructions, without concurrency or parallelism.

Sequester

(legal) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee

Serail

A palace of a sultan.