German–English dictionary

Aufstreuen

A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).

Aufstreuung

A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).

Aufstrich

A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

auftakeln

(transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

Auftakt

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

auftanken

(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

auftauchen

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

auftauen

(transitive) To thaw something.

aufteilen

(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

Aufteilung

(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.

Auftrag

An assigned task.

auftragen

(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

Auftragnehmer

A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.

Auftragsmord

A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

Auftragsmörder

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

Auftragsmörderin

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

Auftragsüberhang

An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.

auftreffend

(physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.

auftrennen

(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

Auftreten

(countable) A display of behaviour.

Auftretenshäufigkeit

The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.

Auftritt

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

auftupfen

(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

Aufwachen

Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

Aufwallung

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

Aufwand

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

aufwändig

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

aufwärmen

(racket sports, intransitive) To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up. [from 19th c.]

aufwärts

In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

Aufwärtsbewegung

(finance) An upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc.

Aufwärtshaken

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

Aufwärtstrend

(finance) An upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc.

Aufwasch

Dishwashing

aufwecken

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

Aufweckung

Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

aufweichen

To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

aufweisen

(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]

Aufweitdorn

A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.

Aufweitung

(American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

aufwendig

Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

Aufwendung

(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

aufwerfen

To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.

aufwerten

(ambitransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. [from mid 18th c.]

aufwickeln

(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

Aufwiegelung

The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.

aufwiegen

(ambitransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.

Aufwiegler

(figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

Aufwieglerin

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

aufwieglerisch

Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.

aufwirbeln

(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]

aufwölben

(transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

Aufwölbung

The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

aufwühlen

(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]

aufwühlend

invigorating or inspiring

Aufwühlung

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

aufzählen

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

Aufzählung

Enumeration; mention.

Aufzählungszeichen

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.

aufzäumen

(transitive) To put a bridle on.

aufzehren

(transitive, idiomatic) To use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.

aufzeichnen

An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log).

Aufzeichnung

The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.

Aufzeichnungsgerät

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

aufzeigen

To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.

aufziehen

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

Aufzug

(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

aufzwingen

(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

Augapfel

(idiomatic) The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

Auge

A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.

äugeln

(transitive) To graft by inserting buds. [from c. 1420]

Augenarzt

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

Augenärztin

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

Augenblick

(figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

augenblicklich

Occurring immediately; immediate; present.

Augenblicks-

Occasional; isolated; one-off

Augenbraue

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

Augenbutter

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

augenfällig

Obvious or easy to notice.

Augenglas

A monocle.

Augenheilkundler

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

Augenheilkundlerin

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

Augenlicht

Vision or the faculty of sight.

Augenlid

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

Augenpopel

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

Augenringe

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

augenscheinlich

Seemingly; in appearance.

Augenschleim

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

Augenwimper

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

Augenzahn

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

Augenzeuge

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Augenzeugin

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Augenzwinkern

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

augenzwinkernd

(idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

augewählt

That have been selected or chosen.

Augment

(Indo-European languages) In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- in Sanskrit, ἐ- in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.

Augmentum

(Indo-European languages) In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- in Sanskrit, ἐ- in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.

Augur

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

August

The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

Augustin

A en given name, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.

Augustinus

A en given name, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.

Augustus

The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar

Auktion

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

Auktionator

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

Auktionshammer

A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.

Aula

A large meeting room.

Aura

(figurative, with about, of) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone. [from 1859]

Aurelius

A en given name; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.

Aureole

A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.

Aurora

(Roman god) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.

aus

(not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.

aus (kontrolliert) biologischem Anbau

(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]

aus allen Wolken fallen

(transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]

aus Baumwolle

Made of cotton.

aus Beton

(not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).

aus dem Bauch heraus

Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.

aus dem Blauen heraus

(idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.

aus dem Häuschen

(by extension) Chaotic, disordered, out of control.

aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen

(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

aus dem Kreuz leiern

(transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

aus dem Ruder gelaufen

Unchecked; rampant.

aus dem Schlaf holen

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

aus dem Verkehr ziehen

(transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.

aus dem Weg gehen

(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

aus den Angeln heben

To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.

aus der Angel

Not furnished with a hinge.

aus der Fassung bringen

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

aus der Fassung gebracht

Frustrated and disarranged.

aus der Fassung geraten

Frustrated and disarranged.

aus der Luft gegriffen

Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.

aus der Zeit gefallen

Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.

aus erster Hand

Direct, without intermediate stages.

aus etwas Kapital schlagen

(transitive, by extension, generally) To convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better.

aus familiären Gründen

Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.

aus Glas

Of or resembling glass; glassy.

aus Granit (bestehend)

Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.

aus heiterem Himmel überfallen

(transitive) To attack (a person) on his or her blind side.

aus Messing

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

aus ökologischem Anbau

(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]

aus Schichten bestehend

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

aus seiner Lage bringen

(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

aus Türkis

Made of turquoise (the gemstone).

aus uralten Zeiten

(poetic) A time long past.

aus Versehen

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

aus zwei Teilen bestehend

Having two parts (two principal or main parts).

aus zweiter Hand

(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

aus-

(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

ausarbeiten

(transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.

Ausatmen

The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

Ausatmung

The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

ausbaldowern

(transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.