German–English dictionary

Trester

The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.

treten

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

Tretmühle

(historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.

treu

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

treu ergeben

Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

treu sorgend

Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

Treue

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

Treuebruch

An act or incidence of defecting.

Treueeid

(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.

Treuegelöbnis

(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.

Treueversprechen

(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.

Treuhänder

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

Treuhänderin

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

treuhänderisch

(legal) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.

Treuhandschaft

(legal) Office or function of a trustee.

treuherzig

Naive and trusting.

Treuherzigkeit

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

treulos

Not loyal, without loyalty.

tri-

Three.

Triage

(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).

Trialis

(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)

Triangel

(geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.

Triathlon

An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.

Tribeca

A region of lower-west Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; the Triangle Below Canal Street.

Tribock

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

Tribunal

(legal) An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.

Tribüne

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

Tribus

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

Triceratops

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Trichter

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.

trichtern

(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.

Trichterrand

A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

Trick

Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. [from mid 14th c.]

Trickbetrug

A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

Trickbetrüger

A confidence trickster.

Trickdiebstahl

A fraudulent deal.

Trickfilmzeichner

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

Trickfilmzeichnerin

(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

trickreich

Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.

tricksen

(transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

Trieb

(psychology) Desire or interest.

Triebkraft

A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.

Triebmittel

Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

Triebwagen

(rail transport) A train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab.

Triebwerk

A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]

Trier

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

Trifle

(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

triggern

(intransitive, especially, electronics) To activate; to become active.

trigonal

Having three angles and three sides, triangular.

Trigonometrie

(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

Trikot

(countable, US) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.

Triller

(music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.

Trillern

A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.

Trillerpfeife

A whistle with a small wooden ball inside which makes a reverberating noise.

Trilliarde

(US, British, Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.

Trillion

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

Trilogie

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

Trimm

(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

trimmen

(transitive) To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.

Trinität

(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Trinitrotoluol

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

trinkbar

(of water) Safe to drink.

trinken

(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]

Trinker

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Trinkerei

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.

Trinkerin

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Trinkgelage

(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.

Trinkgeld

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [from mid-18th c.]

Trinkglas

A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.

Trinkspruch

A drinking toast.

Trio

(music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.

Triole

(music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.

Trip

(usually, with an article) A bizarre world, where everyday rules do not apply.

Tripel

One of a group of three, particularly

Triple

(sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.

Triplett

One of a group of three, particularly

Tripod

A three-legged stand or mount.

trippeln

(intransitive) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

Tripper

(slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.

trippig

(informal) Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.

Triptychon

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

trist

Expressing gloom or melancholy.

Tristesse

The characteristic of being dreary.

Tritt

(archaic) A kick; a blow with the foot.

Trittbrett

A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage.

Trittbrettfahrer

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

Trittfläche

The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.

Trittfrequenz

(cycling) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.

Triumph

An act or instance of gloating.

triumphal

Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

triumphieren

(intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

triumphierend

In a triumphant manner.

Triumphwagen

A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

Triumvirat

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

Trivia

Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.

trivialisieren

(transitive) To make something appear trivial

trix

Used to form female equivalents.

Trizeps

(anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.

Trizeratops

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Trobador

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

Trobairitz

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trocken

Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.

Trockenbauwand

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

Trockenfleisch

Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

Trockenfutter

Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.

Trockengestell

A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.

Trockenheit

A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

trockenlegen

(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.

Trockenmauer

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

Trockenpflaume

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

Trockenraum

A heated room for drying greenware.

Trockenzeit

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

trocknen

(transitive) To dry by heat.

Trockner

A device for removing the moisture content from air

Trocknung

(uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated

Troddel

A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).

Trödel

(uncountable, British) Items for a rummage sale.

Trödelei

A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]

trödelig

Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.

trödeln

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

Trödler

(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

Trödlerin

(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

Trog

A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

Troglodyt

A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.

Troia

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

Troika

A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

Troja

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

Trojaner

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

trojanisches Pferd

(figuratively) A subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy.

trollen

(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]

Trommel

(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.

Trommelfell

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

trommeln

(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.

Trommelpistole

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

Trommelstock

A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]

Trommeltaube

Any of a number of breeds of fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").

Trommler

(musician) One who plays the drums.

Trommlerin

(musician) One who plays the drums.

Trompe

(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.

Trompete

(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

Trompetenstoß

(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.

Trompeter

(musician) Someone who plays a trumpet.

Trompeterin

(musician) Someone who plays a trumpet.

Trompetervogel

Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.

Trope

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

Tropen

(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

Tropf

(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.

tröpfeln

(intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.

Tropfen

A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]

Trophäe

An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.