German–English dictionary

unstet

Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

unstetig

(mathematics) having at least one discontinuity

Unstimmigkeit

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

unstreitig

Universally agreed upon; not disputed.

unstrittig

Universally agreed upon; not disputed.

unsympathisch

(archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.

untadelig

Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

untalentiert

Not talented; lacking in talent.

Untat

Wrongdoing.

untätig

Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.

Untätigkeit

The state of being idle; inactivity.

untauglich

Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.

Untauglichkeit

The state or quality of being ineligible.

unteilbar

Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.

unten

In or to a lower place.

unter

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

unter aller Sau

(figurative) Extremely bad; terrible.

unter dem Winde

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.

unter dem Winde gelegen

On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.

unter den Füßen

Under one's foot or feet.

unter den Teppich kehren

(transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception

unter der Erde

Below the ground.

unter die Füße

Under one's foot or feet.

unter Druck setzen

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

unter einer Decke stecken mit

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

unter Einsatz aller physischen Kräfte

Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive. [from 20th c.]

unter freiem Himmel

Out in the open.

unter Garantie

Authorized with a warrant.

unter Kontrolle bringen

(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

unter massivem Druck stehend

(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.

unter Quarantäne stellen

(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

unter Vertrag

(uncountable) The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.

unter vier Augen

In a confidential manner.

unter Wasser

underwater

unter-

Under, beneath.

Unterabschnitt

A defined part of a section.

Unterabteilen

(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.

Unterabteilung

(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.

Unterarm

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

Unterarmtasche

A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.

Unterarmwürgegriff

A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.

Unterausschuss

A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

Unterbegriff

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

unterbesetzt

Understaffed.

unterbewerten

(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.

unterbewusst

Below the level of conscious awareness.

Unterbewusstsein

The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.

unterbinden

to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)

unterbrechen

(transitive) To postpone.

Unterbrechung

An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

unterbringen

(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.

unterbrochen

(of an, electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.

Unterbruch

A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.

unterdessen

During the interval; meanwhile.

unterdrücken

(idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.

unterdrückend

Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

Unterdrücker

Someone who oppresses another or others.

unterdrückt

(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

Unterdrückung

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

unterdurchschnittlich abschneiden

(ambitransitive) To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

untereinander

Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

unterentwickelt

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

unterer

Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

unterernährt

Suffering from malnutrition.

Unterernährung

A lack of adequate nourishment.

unteres Ruderscharnier

(nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.

Unterführung

A road or rail underpass.

Unterführungszeichen

The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.

unterfüttern

(transitive) To feed inadequately or insufficiently.

Untergang

(preceded by the) The collapse or end of something.

Untergangsstimmung

Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

Untergebene

(countable) One who is subordinate.

Untergebener

A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

untergehen

To descend into a body of water; to founder.

untergehend

That disappears below the horizon.

untergeordnet

Of low rank, standard or quality.

Untergeschoss

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

Untergewicht

(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.

untergraben

(transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

Untergrund

An underlying layer; a substratum.

Untergrundbahn

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

Untergrundorganisation

(with, _, definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.

unterhalb

In or to a lower place.

Unterhalt

(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

unterhalten

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

Unterhalter

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

unterhaltsam

Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

Unterhaltsempfänger

A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.

Unterhaltsempfängerin

A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.

Unterhaltung

(uncountable) Entertainment.

Unterhändler

One who negotiates.

Unterhändlerin

One who negotiates.

unterheben

(transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.

Unterholz

Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

Unterhose

(chiefly, Australia, informal) Male underpant bikini briefs.

unterirdisch

(figurative) Extremely bad; terrible.

unterjochen

To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).

Unterkiefer

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

Unterkieferknochen

Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.

Unterkleid

A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.

unterkommen

(intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.

Unterkühlung

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

Unterkunft

A place to live or lodge.

Unterlage

(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.

Unterlagen

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

Unterlassen

A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

Unterlassung

A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

unterlaufen

(transitive) To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.

unterlegen

Of low rank, standard or quality.

Unterlegscheibe

A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.

Unterleib

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

unterliegend

Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.

Unterling

A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

untermauern

(figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.

untermeerisch

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

Untermenge

(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

unterminieren

(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

untermischen

(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.

Unternehmen

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

Unternehmens-

Of or relating to a corporation.

Unternehmensbeteiligungen

(business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.

Unternehmenssinn

(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.

Unternehmer

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

Unternehmerin

A person in business, or one who works at a commercial institution.

unternehmerisch

Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.

Unternehmertum

The quality of being an entrepreneur.

Unternehmung

(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.

Unternehmungsgeist

(uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

Unternehmungslust

(uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

unternehmungslustig

Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.

unterprivilegiert

Subject to deprivation; poor.

Unterprivilegierte

A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).

Unterprivilegierter

A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).

Unterprogramm

(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.

Unterraum

(countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

Unterredung

A conference, especially one between enemies.

Unterricht

A series of lessons covering a single subject.

unterrichten

(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.

unterrichtet

Educated and well-informed.

Unterrichtsfach

A particular area of study.

Unterrichtsgebühr

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

Unterrichtstätigkeit

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

Unterrock

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

Unterroutine

(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

untersagen

(transitive, legal) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

Untersatz

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.

unterschätzen

(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

unterschätzt

Not given enough recognition for its quality.

Unterschätzung

An estimate that is too low.

unterscheidbar

Able, or easily able to be distinguished.