German–English dictionary

ste

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

Steak

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

Stechbecken

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

Stechbeitel

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

Stechen

(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.

stechend

Tending to bite.

Stechmücke

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

Stechpaddel

A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

Stechpalme

Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime

Stechwinde

Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.

Steckbecken

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

Steckbrief

(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.

Steckbuchse

(electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.

Steckdose

A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]

Steckdosenleiste

Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.

stecken

(figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.

stecken bleiben

(figuratively) To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck.

steckenbleiben

(dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.

Steckenpferd

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

Stecker

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

Steckerleiste

Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.

Steckholz

A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.

Steckling

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

Stecknadel

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

Steckrübe

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

Steckverbinder

A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.

Steg

(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

Stehbolzen

The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

stehen

(transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).

stehen bleiben

(transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

stehend

On foot. (support of the body, standing)

stehlen

(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

Stehplatz

The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

Stehplätze

(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.

Stehsatz

(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.

Stehtribüne

(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.

steif

Stiff, rather than flexible.

steifbeinig gehen

(intransitive) To walk haughtily.

Steife

Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.

Steifer

(slang) A cadaver; a dead person.

steifer Strohhut

(headwear) A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.

Steifheit

(uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.

Steifigkeit

Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.

Steigeisen

An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.

steigen

(intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.

steigend

Going up, physically or in quantity, rate, etc.

steigerbar

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

steigern

(colloquial, usually, with up) To connect to amplifiers.

Steigerung

(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.

Steigung

The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness

steil

Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

steil ansteigen

(intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

Steilhang

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

Steilheck

A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.

Steilküste

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

Steilküstenbucht

A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight. [from 16th c.]

Steilufer

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

steilwandig

Steep, like a precipice

Stein

(countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.

Steinbock

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

Steinbrasse

Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).

Steinbruch

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

Steinbüchse

A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

Steinchen

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

Steindaube

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

steinern

Constructed of stone.

Steingerät

Relating to stone.

Steingeräte

Relating to stone.

Steinhügel

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

steinig

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

steinigen

(transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

Steinigung

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

Steinkohle

high-quality coal

Steinleger

A roadworker who lays cobbles.

Steinlegerin

A roadworker who lays cobbles.

Steinmännchen

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

Steinpflaster

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

Steinplatte

A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.

Steinpyramide

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

Steinrand

(British spelling) .

steinreich

(idiomatic, informal, sometimes, derogatory) Very rich (wealthy).

Steinschleuder

(chiefly, American, AU, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

Steinschneider

Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.

Steinschneiderin

Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.

Steintürmchen

A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

steinzeitlich

(informal) hopelessly outdated

Steinzeitmensch

(derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.

Steinzeug

A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

Steißbein

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

Steißlage

(obstetrics) A breech birth.

stellar

(astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

Stelldichein

A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

Stelle

(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

stellen

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

Stelleninhaber

The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.

Stellenvermittlung

The act of matching a person with a job

Steller

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

Stellerin

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

Stellfläche

The surface space occupied by a structure.

Stellmacher

(chiefly, historical) A craftsman who makes carts.

Stellung

A place or location.

Stellung (Brettspiel)

The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

Stellung (of a control)

The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

Stellungnahme

A presentation of opinion or position.

stellvertretend

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

Stellvertreter

A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.

Stellvertreterin

A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

Stellwerk

(rail) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.

stelzen

(intransitive) To walk haughtily.

Stelzenläufer

A species of long-legged waders; (Himantopus himantopus).

Stemmbogen

(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.

Stemmeisen

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

stemmen

To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.

Stempel

(by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

stempeln

(US) To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).

Stenograf

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

Stenografie

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

Stenografin

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

Stenogramm

(by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Stenograph

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

Stenographie

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

Stenographin

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

Stenose

(medicine, pathology) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

stentorisch

(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.

Stephanie

A en given name.

Stephanus

(biblical character) The first Christian martyr.

Steppbett

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

Steppdecke

(Australia) A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.

Steppenläufer

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

Steppenroller

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

Steppenwolf

(canid) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.

ster

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

Sterbebett

The bed on which someone dies.

Sterbehilfe

The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.

Sterben

(euphemism) A death.

sterbend

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

sterblich

Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. [from 14th c.]

Sterbliche

A human; someone susceptible to death.

Sterblicher

A human; someone susceptible to death.

Sterblichkeit

The degree of lethal (mortal) danger that something (usually a disease or a weapon) presents; the magnitude of its power to kill organisms exposed to it; this property is indirectly measured by any of various proxy rates, including mortality rate, case fatality rate, or infection fatality rate (for diseases) or kill rate (for weapons, pesticides, or parasites).

Stereotyp

A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).

Stereotypie

(printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.

steril

(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

Sterilisation

(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

sterilisieren

(transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

sterilisiert

(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).

Sterilisierung

(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

Sterilität

The state or quality of being sterile.

Stern

(astronomy) Relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars.

sternartig

Resembling or shaped like a star.