German–English dictionary

undichte Stelle

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

Undine

A female water-sprite or nymph.

undiszipliniert

Wild; uncontrolled.

unduldsam

Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.

undulieren

(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.

undurchdringbar

Immune to damage or effect.

undurchdringlich

(archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.

undurchlässig

Not penetrable.

undurchschaubar

Difficult or convoluted.

undurchsichtig

Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.

Undurchsichtiges

Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

Undurchsichtigkeit

(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.

uneben

Covered with or full of bumps.

Unebenheit

A protuberance on a level surface.

unecht

(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.

unediert

Not published.

unehelich

(archaic) Bastardly, illegitimate.

unehrerbietig

Lacking respect.

unehrlich

(slang) Unfair.

unehrlich erworbeen

Dishonest.

Unehrlichkeit

(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

uneigennützig

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

uneigentlich

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

uneinfach

(rare) Not easy; difficult.

uneingeladen

Not invited.

uneingeschränkt

Characterised or marked by fullness; abundant, copious.

uneinheitlich

(idiomatic) Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.

uneinig

(intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.

Uneinigkeit

Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

uneinnehmbar

(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.

unelegant

Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

unempfänglich

(biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.

unempfindlich

(archaic) Not sensitive in perception or feeling.

unempfindlich machen

To make callous or unfeeling.

Unempfindlichkeit

The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.

unendlich

Extending indefinitely.

unendlich groß

(set theory, of a set) Having infinitely many elements.

unentbehrlich

Very important; of high importance.

unentgeltlich

Given freely; unearned.

unentrinnbar

Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.

unentschieden

(linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

unentschieden spielen

(transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.

Unentschiedenheit

(legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]

unentschlossen

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

Unentschlossenheit

The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.

unentschuldbar

not excusable [15th c.]

unentwegt

Courageous.

Unentwegtheit

Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.

unentwickelt

Not developed or used.

unentwirrbar

(of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle.

unerbeten

Not requested; neither welcomed nor invited.

unerbittlich

(originally, US, informal) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something). [with on ‘something’]

unerfahren

(figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.

Unerfahrenheit

A lack of experience.

unerforscht

Which has not been explored.

unergründlich

Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.

unerhältlich

Not available. [from 19th c.]

Unerheblichkeit

(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.

unerhört

Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.

unerkannt

Not matched in memory.

unerkennbar

That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.

unerklärlich

Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

unerklärlicherweise

In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

unerklärt

Not explained; of unknown cause or origin.

unerlässlich

Extremely important.

unerlaubt

Breaking social norms.

unerlaubt abwesend

(originally, _, military) Absent without official leave (permission).

unerlaubt Abwesender

(by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.

unerlaubte Abwesenheit

(military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.

unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe

(military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.

unerlaubte Entfernung

(military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.

unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe

(military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.

unerlaubte Handlung

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

unermesslich

Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.

unermüdlich

Extremely persistent and untiring.

Unernsthaftigkeit

A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.

unerprobt

Untried or inexperienced.

unerquicklich

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

unerreichbar

Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.

unerreicht

(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

unersättlich

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

Unersättliche

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

Unersättlicher

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

unerschöpflich

Impossible to exhaust; unlimited.

unerschrocken

Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.

Unerschrockenheit

The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.

unerschütterlich

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

unerschütterlicher Anhänger

One who firmly supports a cause.

unerschüttert

(figurative) Calm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.

unersetzbar

Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.

unersetzlich

Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.

unersprießlich

(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

unerträglich

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

unerwartet

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

unerwartet herfallen über

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

unerwarteterweise

In an unexpected manner.

unerwidert

(now, chiefly, of a, feeling or emotion) Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.

unerwünscht

Objectionable or not likely to please.

unerwünschte elektronische Massenpost

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

unerzählbar

(formal, literary) That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.

unessbar

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

unexplodiert

Not exploded.

unfachmännisch

(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.

unfähig

Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.

Unfähigkeit

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

unfair

(sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.

unfair spielen

(intransitive, basketball, soccer) To commit a foul.

Unfall

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

unfassbar

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.]

unfasslich

Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

unfehlbar

Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

Unfehlbarkeit

The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

unfein

Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

Unfertigkeit

The quality of being unfinished.

unflätig

Tending to use obscene or offensive language; to have a foul mouth.

unflexibel

(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

unförmlich

Not formal or ceremonious.

unfrei

(software) With copyright restrictions that prevent unrestricted distribution or reuse.

Unfreiheit

(uncountable) The condition of being unfree.

unfreiwillig

Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.

unfreundlich

Unfriendly, hostile.

Unfreundlichkeit

(uncountable) The state of being unfriendly.

Unfreundlichkeiten

(countable) An unfriendly act; unfriendly acts or actions.

Unfriede

Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.

unfruchtbar

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

Unfruchtbarkeit

The inability to conceive children.

Unfug

Mischief.

unfundiert

Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.

ung

Forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result.

Ungar

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

Ungarin

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

ungarisch

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.

Ungarn

A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.

ungeachtet

Heedless, regardless.

ungebändigt

(of an animal) Wild or untamed

ungebärdig

Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).

ungebeten

Not invited.

ungebeten erscheinen

To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.

ungebildet

Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.

ungebräuchlich

Rare; not readily found; unusual.

ungebraucht

(not comparable) Not used.

ungebührlich

Having bad manners; impolite.

Ungebührlichkeit

(uncountable) The condition of being improper.

ungebunden

(idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.

Ungeduld

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

ungeduldig

(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty. [to 19th century]

ungeeignet

Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Ungeeignetheit

The state or quality of being ineligible.

ungeerdet

(electricity, electronics) Not connected to ground potential

ungefähr

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]