German–English dictionary

unitär

(mathematics, of an algebra) That contains an identity element.

Unität

A en given name.

universal

Universal; all-encompassing.

Universal-

Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

Universalgelehrter

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Universalie

(philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

Universalität

the property of being universal, common to all members of a class

universell

Common to all members of a group or class.

Universität

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

Universitätsgelände

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

Universitätsmannschaft

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

Universum

Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

unkalkulierbar

Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

unkenntlich

That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.

unkeusch

Not chaste; not continent

Unkeuschheit

The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.

unklar

(of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.

Unklarheit

A smear, smudge or blot.

unklug

Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel.

unkommunikativ

Tending not to communicate; not communicating.

unkompliziert

Simple; not complicated; basic.

unkonkret

(figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.

unkontrollierbar

Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

unkontrolliert

Unchecked; rampant.

unkonventionell

Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.

unkoordiniert

(of a project etc.) Not coordinated or properly planned.

Unkosten

(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

Unkraut

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.

unkritisch

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

unkultiviert

Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

unlauter

(slang) Unfair.

unleidlich

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne

unlenksam

(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.

unlesbar

Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.

unleserlich

Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

unleugbar

Irrefutable, or impossible to deny.

unlogisch

making no sense; illogical

unlogisches Argument

(logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.

unlösbar

(of a problem) Impossible to solve.

Unlöslichkeit

The quality of being insoluble

Unmaßgeblichkeit

(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.

unmäßig

Not moderate; excessive.

Unmenge

A countless number or multitude (of specified things) [from 16th c.]

Unmensch

(figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

unmenschlich

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

unmerklich

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

unmessbar

impossible to measure

unmethodisch

Happening or coming to pass without design.

unmissverständlich

Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

unmittelbar

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

Unmittelbarkeit

Lack of mediation; directness.

unmodern

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.

unmodisch

No longer fashionable.

unmöglich

To the point of impossibility.

unmöglich machen

(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

Unmögliches

(uncountable) The quality of being impossible.

Unmöglichkeit

(uncountable) The quality of being impossible.

unmoralisch

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)

unmordern

No longer fashionable.

unmotiviert

Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.

unnachgiebig

Unyielding and obstinate.

unnachgiebig attackiert

Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).

Unnachgiebigkeit

Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

unnachlässig

Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

unnachsichtig

Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.

unnahbar

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

unnatürlich

Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.

unnormal

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

unnötig

Not needed; unnecessary.

unnötigerweise

In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.

unnütz

(idiomatic) Useless; worthless.

unnützlich

Without use or possibility to be used.

UNO

Initialism of United Nations.

unordentlich

(by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

Unordnung

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

unorthodox

Disregarding accepted rules.

Unpaarhufer

Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.

Unpaarzeher

Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.

unparteiisch

Impartial and free from prejudice.

unparteilich

treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

Unparteilichkeit

Impartiality.

unpassend

(architecture, arts) Grotesque, incongruous.

unpassierbar

(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.

unpässlich

Mildly ill.

Unpässlichkeit

A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.

unpatriotisch

Not patriotic.

unpopulär

Lacking popularity.

unpraktisch

Not practical; impracticable.

unprätentiös

Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.

unproblematisch

Not problematic (presenting problems) or not controversial.

unproduktiv

(figurative) Inactive; undeveloped.

unprofessionell

unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace

unprovoziert

Happening without provocation.

Unpünktlichkeit

(uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.

Unrat

Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.

unrealistisch

Unreal or imagined.

Unrecht

Absence of justice; unjustice.

unrechtmäßig

In a manner contrary to law.

Unrechtmäßigkeit

The state of being illegitimate.

unredlich

(slang) Unfair.

unregelmäßig

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

unregierbar

Not governable; unable to be governed.

unreif

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

Unreife

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

unrein

tainted

Unreinheit

The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.

unreligiös

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

unrichtig

Containing an error; inaccurate.

Unrichtigkeit

(countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.

unromantisch

Not romantic

Unruhe

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

Unruhen

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

Unruhestifter

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

unruhig

In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

uns

We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula:

unsagbar

Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

unsäglich

Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

unsauber

(slang) Unfair.

unschädlich

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

unscharf

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

unscharf machen

(GUI, transitive) To transfer the input focus away from.

Unschärfe

A smear, smudge or blot.

unschätzbar

(not comparable) Too much, too vast, or too numerous to enable computation.

unscheinbar

Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous.

unschicklich

Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.

unschlagbar

That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

unschlüssig

(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

Unschlüssigkeit

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

unschön

Unattractive or offensive to the eye; ugly.

Unschuld

Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

unschuldig

Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.

unsere

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

unserer

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

unseres

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

unseresgleichen

(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

unseriös

(by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.

unsexy

Not sexy.

unsicher

(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.

unsicher sein

To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.

Unsicherheit

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

unsichtbar

Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

unsichtbar machen

(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.

Unsichtbarkeit

The state of being invisible.

Unsinn

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.

unsinnig

foolish, silly

Unsittlichkeit

(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

unsozial

Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.

unsportlich

Unsporting or underhand.

unsterblich

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

Unsterblichkeit

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.