German–English dictionary

Tacho

(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.

Tachometer

(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.

Tachykardie

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

Tachyon

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

Tacker

A heavy-duty device for driving staples directly into wood or other material.

Tackling

(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

Taco

(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.

Tadel

The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

Tadel erteilen

(obsolete, transitive) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

tadellos

Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

Tadeln

The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

tadelnd

In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.

tadelnswert

Blameworthy.

tadelnswürdig

Blameworthy.

tadelsüchtig

Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.

Taekwondo

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

Tafel

A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.

Tafelberg

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

Tafelland

A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.

Tafelschwamm

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.

Tafelsilber

(US, Atlantic Canada) Knives, forks and spoons.

Tafelstift

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

Taft

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

Tag

The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

Tag-Nacht-Grenze

(astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body. [from 17th c.]

tagaktiv

Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.

Tage

Life.

Tagebau

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

Tagebuch

(accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.

tagelang

Over (a period of time).

Tagelöhner

A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.

tagen

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

Tagesanbruch

The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

Tagesauge

A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

Tagesdecke

A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.

Tageslicht

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

Tagesmutter

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

Tagesordnung

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

Tagespauschale

A daily stipend.

Tagespflege

Daytime supervision, usually of children or pets.

Tagesrucksack

A small backpack, suitable for a one-day hike or for carrying books around campus.

Tagesschau

(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.

Tagesvater

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

Tageszeit

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

Tageszeitung

A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.

Tagetes

Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

Tagfalter

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

täglich

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

täglich Brot

All those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life.

täglich wiederkehrend

Happening every day, everyday.

tägliches Fieber

(medicine, now, _, rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.]

Tagnachtgleiche

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

tags

During the day.

tagsüber

Before night begins to fall.

tagtäglich

Happening every day, everyday.

Tagtraum

A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. [from 1657]

tagträumen

(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

Tagträumer

One who daydreams.

Tagträumerei

Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.

Tagträumerin

One who daydreams.

Tagundnachtgleiche

One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

Tagung

A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.

Tahiti

the largest island in French Polynesia.

Taifun

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.

Taiga

A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

Taikonaut

A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. [from 1998.]

Taikonautin

A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. [from 1998.]

Taille

(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.

Taillenbund

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

tailliert

Narrowing gradually towards a point.

Taipane

Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea. [from 20th c.]

Taipeh

The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan. [from late 19th c.]

Taiwan

A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]

Taiwaner

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

Taiwanerin

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

Taiwanese

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

taiwanisch

Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.

Takedown

(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.

Takelage

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

Takelung

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

Takler

One who rigs or dresses; as:

Takt

A rhythm.

Taktgefühl

Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.]

taktil

Used for feeling.

taktisch

Of or relating to tactics.

taktlos

Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.

Taktsignal

(electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.

Taktstock

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

Taktstrich

(music) A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures.

taktvoll

Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.

Tal

(mainly, Britain, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.

Talar

The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

Talent

A talent or natural ability.

talentiert

Endowed with one or more talents.

talentlos

Having no talent or natural ability.

Talg

(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

Talgknoten

A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.

Talib

A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.

Taliban

A Taliban militia.

Talisman

A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).

Talk

Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

Tallinn

The capital city of Estonia.

Talmud

(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

Talsperre

A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

Talus

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

Tamara

A en given name, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.

Tamburin

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

Tamil

A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.

Tamile

A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins.

Tamilin

A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins.

tamilisch

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

Tamper

A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

Tampon

A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.

Tamponade

(medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.

Tändelei

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

tändeln

To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

Tang

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

Tanga

A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.

Tangaslip

(UK, US) An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.

Tangens

(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

Tangente

(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

tangential

Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.

Tanger

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.

Tango

(dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

Tanja

A en given name.

Tank

(US) A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.

tanken

(intransitive) To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.

Tankfüllung

The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.

Tanklaster

(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.

Tanklastwagen

(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.

Tanne

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

Tannenbaum

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

Tannenhof

A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Tannenzapfentier

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

Tannicht

A grove of trees.

Tansania

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

Tantchen

(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.

Tantieme

The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.

Tanz

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

Tanzball

A formal dance.

tänzeln

(intransitive) To walk casually, showily, or in a flirty manner; to strut, swagger or flounce.

tanzen

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

tanzendes Chaos

A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.

Tänzer

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

Tänzerin

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

Tanzlokal

(dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.

Tanzsaal

A large room used for dancing and banquets.

Tanzwut

An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.

Taoist

A follower of Taoism.