German–English dictionary

Subroutine

(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

subsidiär

Supplementary or subsidiary.

Subsidium

Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.

Subskription

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

substantiieren

(transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

Substantiv

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

substantivisch

(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.

Substanz

A kind of substance.

substanziell

Most important; essential.

Substituierung

(chemistry, especially, organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

Substitut

A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.

Substitution

(chemistry, especially, organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

Substrat

An underlying layer; a substratum.

Substratsprache

(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.

subsumieren

(transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.

Subtext

(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

subtil

(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]

Subtilität

The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.

subtrahieren

(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

Subtrahierung

(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.

Subtraktion

(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.

Subvention

The giving of national funds to subsidize a local or regional project.

subventionieren

(transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.

subversiv

Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

Suche

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

suchen

(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand) To search for something; to rummage.

Suchender

One who searches.

Sucher

One who seeks.

Sucherin

One who seeks.

Suchscheinwerfer

A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.

Sucht

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

süchtig

Having a biochemical addiction.

süchtig machen

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

süchtig machend

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

Süchtiger

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

Suchtrupp

(US) A search party.

Sucre

The constitutional capital of Bolivia.

süd

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

süd-

(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.

Sudan

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955

Sudanese

A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent.

Sudanesin

A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent.

sudanesisch

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.

Sudelküche

(archaic) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

Süden

(US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.

Südländer

A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.

Südländerin

A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.

südländisch

Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

südlich

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Sudoku

(games) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.

Südost

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

Südosten

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

südöstlich

Of or pertaining to the southeast.

Südstaaten

(US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.

Südstaatler

(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

Südstaatlerin

(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

südwärts

Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

Südwest

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

Südwesten

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

suffigieren

(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.

Suffix

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

Suffixum

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

Suffragette

(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.

suggerieren

(intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.

suggestibel

Susceptible to influence by suggestion; easily swayed.

Suggestion

(countable, psychology) Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

suggestiv

(of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.

Suhle

A pool of water or mud in which animals wallow, or the depression left by them in the ground.

suhlen

(figurative) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.

Sühne

(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

Sühne leisten

(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

sühnen

(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

Sühneopfer

Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.

Sühneverfahren

(legal) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.

Sühnung

(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

Suizid

(countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing oneself, or of multiple people doing so.

suizidal

(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.

Suizidant

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

Suizidantin

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

Suizident

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

Suizidentin

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

suizidgefährdet

(of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.

Sujet

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

Sukka

A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.

Sukkubus

(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.

sukkulent

(botany) Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

Sukkulente

A succulent plant.

Sulfat

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

Sulfid

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

Sulfide

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

Sulfit

(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

Sulfon

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds that have a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms; drugs of this structure have been used to treat leprosy.

Sulky

A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.

Sultan

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

Sultana

A wife or mistress of a sultan.

Sultanine

A type of viol, a cither viol.

Sulz

(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

Sülze

A meat or fish jelly.

Sulzschnee

(uncountable, skiing, snowboarding) A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.

Sumatra

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

Sumerer

A person of Sumer.

sumerisch

Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

Summant

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.

summarisch

(manner) In a summary manner.

Summe

An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

Summen

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

Summer

A device that makes a buzzing sound.

summieren

(transitive) To add together.

Sumo

(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

Sumpf

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

Sumpfboden

A swampy, soggy area of ground.

sumpfen

(intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

Sumpfgebiet

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

sumpfig

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

Sumpfkrokodil

A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.

Sumpfland

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

Sund

The strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund.

Sünde

The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.

Sündenbock

(informal, sometimes, derogatory) A scapegoat.

Sündenfall

(theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. [from 14th c.]

sündenfrei

Without sin; never having sinned.

sündenlos

Without sin; never having sinned.

Sünder

One rejected by God; a sinful person.

Sünderin

A person who sins or has sinned.

sündhafte Freude

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

sündhaftes Vergnügen

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

sündig

Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.

sündigen

(intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.

Sündiger

Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

Sunnit

A follower of Sunni Islam.

Sunnite

A follower of Sunni Islam.

sunnitisch

Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.

super

Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.

super laufen

(US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]

superb

First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.

Supercomputer

(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.

Superheld

Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.

Superhirn

(informal) An intelligent person.

Superhumerale

(rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.

Superkleber

A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

Superkraft

(countable, originally, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

superlativ

(figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.

superlativisch

(grammar) Of or relating to the superlative degree (a degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs).

Supermacht

(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

Superman

A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]

Supermann

A man of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.

Supermarkt

A chain of such stores.

Supermodel

A highly paid, famous fashion model.

Supernova

(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.

Superpelliceum

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.