German–English dictionary

Überpuderung

(countable) A light covering of something.

überputzen

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

überquellen

(intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

überqueren

(intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.

überragen

To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner

überragend

(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

überraschen

To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

überraschend

Unexpectedly or by surprise.

überraschend angreifen

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

überraschender Überfall

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

überraschenderweise

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

überrascht

(chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Irish, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.

Überraschungssieg

(countable, sports, politics) An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.

überreagieren

To react too much or too intensely.

Überreaktion

A reaction that is excessive.

überreden

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

Überredung

The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]

überreich

Superabundant; excessive.

überreichlich

Characterised or marked by fullness; abundant, copious.

überrennen

(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.

Überrest

(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.

überrumpeln

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

überrunden

(transitive) To be better than (something).

übers Ohr hauen

(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.

übersät

(figurative, in combination) Having many of some specified thing.

übersättigen

(transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.

Übersättigung

(physiology) The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.

Überschall

(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).

Überschallflugzeug

An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.

überschatten

(transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.

überschätzen

To judge or calculate too highly.

überschätzt

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

überschäumend

(figurative) Vivacious and enthusiastic.

Überschemmungsgebiet

(geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain.

Überschlag

An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.

überschlagen

(ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.

überschnappen

(idiomatic, intransitive, dated, _, in US) To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.

überschneiden

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

überschreiben

(transitive, computing, slang) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.

Überschreibung

(legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.

überschreiten

(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).

Überschreitung

A violation of a law, duty or commandment.

Überschrift

The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

Überschuh

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

Überschuss

The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.

überschüssig

Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.

überschütten

(transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

Überschwang

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

überschwänglich

Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

Überschwänglichkeit

(figuratively) The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.

überschwemmen

To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.

überschwemmt

Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

Überschwemmung

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

überschwenglich

Enthusiastic; high-spirited.

überschwengliche Geste

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

Übersee-

Abroad, especially across the sea.

Überseekoffer

A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods.

übersehen

To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.

Übersetzen

(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Übersetzer

(software) A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

Übersetzerin

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

Übersetzung

(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Übersicht

A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

übersichtlich

Clear; easily understood.

Übersichtlichkeit

The property of being lucid; lucidness.

Übersiedlung

The act of moving from one place to another.

übersinnlich

Of or relating to extrasensory perception.

überspannen

(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.

überspreizen

(transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.

überspringbar

Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.

überspringen

(transitive) To remove; to omit.

übersprudelnd

(archaic) Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.

überstaatlich

Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

Überstand

(mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

überstehen

(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.

überstehend

Projecting outwards.

übersteigen

(transitive) To be better than (something).

übersteigert

Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.

überstrahlen

To shine brighter than something else

überstrapazieren

(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.

Überstunden

(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.

Überstundenlohn

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

Überstundenvergütung

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

Überstundenzuschlag

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

überstürzen

(idiomatic) To act or begin too soon or without due caution.

überstürzt

Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

übersüß

Overly sweet.

überteuert

Priced higher than its real worth.

übertölpeln

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

übertragen

(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

Überträger

(genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.

Übertragung

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

Übertragungsurkunde

(legal) A document that effects this transfer.

Übertragungsweg

(figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.

übertreffen

(transitive) To beat in a contest.

übertreiben

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

Übertreibung

The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

übertreten

(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.

Übertreter

Someone who transgresses.

Übertretung

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

übertrieben

Unpleasantly excessive.

übertrieben höflich

Polite and well-mannered.

übertriebene Sentimentalität

(figuratively) Excessive, showy sentimentality.

übertrumpfen

(transitive) To be better than (something).

übertünchen

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

Übervölkerung

(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.

übervorsichtig

(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.

übervorteilen

(transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.

Übervorteilung

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.

überwachen

(transitive) To watch over; to guard.

überwachsen

Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

Überwachung

The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

überwältigen

(transitive) To overwhelm.

überwältigend

(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.

überwältigender Sieg

A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

überwechseln

(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

überweisen

To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.

Überweisung

The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

überwiegen

(transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.

überwiegend

(idiomatic) In most aspects; mostly; generally.

überwindbar

(of an obstacle, route etc) Able to be traversed; navigable.

überwinden

(transitive) To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.

überwintern

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

überwölben

(transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.

überwunden

Defeated, thwarted.

Überwurf

A loose, flowing upper garment.

überzählig

(of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.

überzeugen

To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

überzeugen können

(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.

überzeugend

Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.

überzeugt

In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

Überzeugung

(countable) A firmly held belief.

überziehen

(transitive, slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.

Überziehung

(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.

Überziehungsgrenze

(countable) The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.

Überziehungskredit

(countable) The amount overdrawn.

Überzug

(weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.

ubiquitär

Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.

Ubiquität

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

üble Laune

A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

übler Leumund

An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

übler Scherz

Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

übler Streich

Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

Übles nachsagen

(transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.

üblich

In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.

übliche Routine

A fixed routine.

üblicher Ablauf

A fixed routine.

üblicher Weg

A (regular) trip or route.

üblicherweise

As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.

übrig

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