German–English dictionary

ungefährlich

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

ungefalzt

(philately, of a stamp) Not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge.

ungefiederte Jungtaube

A young dove or pigeon.

ungehemmt

spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained

ungeheuer

Extremely large or on a great scale.

ungeheuerlich

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

Ungeheuerlichkeit

The state of being monstrous.

ungehindert

(by extension) Not restricted.

ungehobelt

Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

ungehobelter Kerl

A coarse or stupid fellow.

ungehörig

Disregarding accepted rules.

Ungehörigkeit

(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.

ungehorsam

Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

Ungehorsamkeit

The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.

ungeil

(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

ungekämmt

(of a person) With the hair uncombed.

ungekürzt

(of a book or document) Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.

ungelegen

not convenient

Ungelegenheit

The state of being untimely.

ungelenk

Clumsy; lacking grace.

Ungelernter

A person who does ordinary and boring work.

ungelöst

For which no solution has been found.

Ungemach

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

ungemacht

(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.

ungemein

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

ungemütlich

Uncomfortable and weird.

ungenannt

Not having a name.

ungenau

Vague or imprecise.

ungeniert

Not disconcerted or embarrassed.

ungenießbar

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

Ungenügen

A lack of competence or ability.

ungenutzt

Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.

ungepflegt

Wet and limp; unkempt.

ungeprüft

Untried or inexperienced.

ungerade

(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

ungeraten

Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable.

ungerecht

Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.

ungerecht behandeln

(transitive) To punish unjustly.

ungerecht handeln

To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.

ungerechterweise bestrafen

(transitive) To punish unjustly.

ungerechtfertigt

Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.

Ungerechtigkeit

Absence of justice; unjustice.

ungerührt

Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.

ungesagt

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Not spoken; not said.

ungesattelt

Without a saddle.

Ungeschicklichkeit

The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.

ungeschickt

Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

ungeschickte Person

Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

ungeschlacht

Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

ungeschlechtlich

Without an associated gender (in any sense); not having a particular gender.

ungeschliffen

(pejorative) Lacking subtlety or nuance.

ungeschminkt

(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating. [from 15th c.]

ungeschnitten

Not cut.

ungeschoren

(colloquial) Without consequences or penalties, free without payment.

ungeschrieben

Not written.

ungeschuppt

(botany, zoology) Not having scales.

ungeschützt

Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

ungesetzlich

In a manner contrary to law.

Ungesetzlichkeit

(countable) A violation of rules.

ungesichert

Not fastened.

ungestellt

Not posed or rehearsed.

ungestielt

(botany, oncology) Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; stalkless.

ungestört

Not disturbed or agitated.

Ungestörtheit

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

Ungestörtsein

(uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

ungestüm

Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.

ungestützt

Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support

ungesund

(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.

ungewaschen

Not having been washed.

ungewiss

Not known for certain; questionable.

Ungewissheit

(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

ungewöhnlich

Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]

ungewollt

Without intention; unintentional.

ungezähmt

(of an animal) Wild or untamed

ungezähmtes Pferd

A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.

Ungezähmtheit

The state or quality of being wild.

ungezäumt

Not fitted with a bridle.

Ungeziefer

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

ungezogen

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]

ungezügelt

Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.

ungezwungen

(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.

Ungezwungenheit

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.)

Unglaube

An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.

unglaubhaft

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.

ungläubig

To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

Ungläubige

a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

Ungläubiger

(theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.

unglaublich

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

unglaubwürdig

Implausible or improbable.

ungleich

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

ungleichartig

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

Ungleichgewicht

The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.

Ungleichgewicht der Strahlungsbilanz

(climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

Ungleichheit

(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.

Ungleichung

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.

Ungleichzeitigkeit

(uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.

Unglück

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.

unglücklich

unlucky; doomed.

unglücklicherweise

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

Unglücksbringer

(nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.

Unglücksbringerin

(nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.

unglückselig

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

Unglücksfall

Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

Unglücksrabe

(nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.

Unglücksräbin

(nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.

Ungnade

The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

ungraziös

Clumsy; lacking grace.

ungreifbar

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

ungültig

Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.

ungültig machen

To make invalid, to ruin.

Ungunst

A state of being out of favour.

ungünstig

(figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

unhaltbar

(figurative) Not capable of being justified or excused.

unhandlich

Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

Unheil

An event resulting in great loss.

unheilbar

Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.

unheilbringend

Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

unheildrohend

Of momentous or ominous significance.

unheilig

Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

unheilsam

Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

unheilschwanger

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.

unheilsschwanger

Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

unheilversprechend

Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.

unheilvoll

Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

unheimlich

Causing mild fear.

Unheimliche

(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort.

unhilfreich

Not providing help or assistance; not helpful.

unhintergehbar

Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

unhistorisch

Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.

unhöflich

Lacking respect.

unhöflicher Mensch

(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.

unhöfliches Benehmen

(uncountable) The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.

Unhöflichkeit

The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness.

Unhold

(dated) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.

unhörbar

Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

unhygienisch

Lacking hygiene; unclean.

Uni

(colloquial, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) University.

uni-

one, single

UNICEF

An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

unidentifiziert

Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.

Uniform

Unvarying; all the same.

uniformieren

(transitive) To clothe in a uniform.

Uniformität

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

Unigelände

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

unilateral

Done by one side only.

Unimannschaft

(sports, , United States) The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

uninteressant

Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

Union

(uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

unisex

Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.

Unisono

(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]