German–English dictionary

Unvermögen

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

unvernichtbar

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

unvernünftig

(informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.

unveröffentlicht

Not published.

unverschämt

Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash. [from 1570s]

unverschämtes Benehmen

Impudent language, conduct or behavior.

Unverschämtheit

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

unverschlossen

Not secured or protected by a lock.

unverschuldet

(of property) Not subject to any claims.

unversehens

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

unversehrt

In good health, unharmed.

unversöhnlich

Aggressive; antagonistic.

Unverstand

(uncountable) The state of being foolish.

unverstanden

(figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.

unverständlich

Impossible or very difficult to understand.

unverträglich

(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed. [Late 16th century.]

unvertraut

Strange, not familiar.

unvertretbar

(figurative) Not capable of being justified or excused.

unverwandt

Always on course and steady.

unverwechselbar

Characteristic, typical.

unverwundbar

Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.

Unverwundbarkeit

The state of being invulnerable.

unverwüstlich

Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)

unverzagt

Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

unverzeihlich

Not forgivable; inexcusable.

unverzichtbar

Extremely important.

unverzüglich

Immediately; now; right away.

Unverzüglichkeit

Promptness; speed.

unvollendet

Not finished.

unvollkommen

(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. [from mid 1700s]

unvollkommene Reue

(theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse.

unvollständig

(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.

unvorbereitet

Extemporaneous, impromptu.

unvoreingenommen

Impartial and free from prejudice.

Unvoreingenommenheit

The quality of being impartial; fairness.

unvorhergesehen

Not foreseen.

Unvorhergesehenes

Something that is incidental.

unvorhersagbar

Unable to be predicted.

unvorhersehbar

Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.

Unvorhersehbares

An unpredictable thing.

Unvorhersehbarkeit

(uncountable) The quality of being unpredictable.

Unvorschriftsmäßigkeit

(countable) A violation of rules.

unvorsichtig

careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.

Unvorsichtigkeit

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

unvorstellbar

(figurative) Impossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.

unvorteilhaft

Not advantageous.

Unwägbarkeit

(countable) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.

unwahr

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

unwahre Behauptung

(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.

Unwahrheit

(uncountable) The property of being false.

unwahrheitlich

Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying. [from circa 1820s]

Unwahrkeit

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

unwahrscheinlich

In an improbable manner; without probability.

unwandelbar

Always on course and steady.

unwesentlich

Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.

unwichtig

(archaic) Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

Unwichtigkeit

A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

unwiderlegbar

In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed.

unwiderruflich

In an irreversible manner.

Unwiderruflichkeit

The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed.

unwiderstehlich

very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention

Unwiderstehlichkeit

(figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest.

unwillig

(idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature.

unwillkürlich

Innately; by instinct; without being taught.

unwirklich

Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.

unwirsch

Stern, harsh and forbidding.

unwirtlich

Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

Unwissen

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

unwissend

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

unwissende Person

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

Unwissenheit

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

Unwissenheit ist Seligkeit

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

unwissentlich

Unaware or uninformed; oblivious.

unwohl

Uncomfortable and weird.

Unwohlsein

A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.

unwürdig

In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.

unwürdiges Schauspiel

A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

Unzahl

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

unzählbar

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

unzählig

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

unzählige

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. [from 14th c.]

Unze

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

unzeitgemäß

(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

Unzeitigkeit

The state of being untimely.

unzensiert

Unedited; not having had objectionable content removed.

unzensuriert

Unedited; not having had objectionable content removed.

unzerbrechlich

Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.

unzerstörbar

Not subject to corruption or decay.

unzertrennlich

Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.

Unzertrennliche

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

Unzertrennlicher

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

unzerzaust

Not ruffled or tousled.

unziemend

(of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, mean-spirited, shameful.

Unzierde

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

unzivilisiert

(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian.

Unzivilisierter

(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

Unzucht

(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.

Unzucht treiben

(intransitive) To engage in fornication.

unzüchtig

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

Unzüchtige

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

Unzüchtigkeit

The property of being licentious.

Unzuchtsünder

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

Unzuchtsünderin

An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

unzufrieden

Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal; malcontent.

Unzufriedenheit

Unhappiness or discontent.

unzugänglich

Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

unzulänglich

Disappointingly inadequate.

Unzulänglichkeit

weakness; defect

unzulässig

Strongly disapproved of.

Unzulässigkeit

(uncountable) The state of being inadmissible.

unzureichend

Disappointingly inadequate.

unzureichend anerkennen

(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

unzureichend wertschätzen

(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

unzusammenführbar

Not mergeable; incapable of being merged.

unzusammenhängend

making no sense; illogical

unzuträglich

Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health.

unzuverlässig

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.

unzweideutig

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

Unzweideutigkeit

The quality of being unambiguous.

unzweifelhaft

Clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt.

Upgrade

An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.

upgraden

(intransitive, transitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.

Upper

A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

Uppercut

(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

üppig

(literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant.

üppig ausgestattet

(of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.

üppig gewachsen

(of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.

Uppsala

A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.

ups

(colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.

Ur

An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.

ur-

With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation

Urahn

A person from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation…) are descended.

uralt

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

Uran

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

uraufführen

(intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.

Uraufführung

The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.

Urban

(uncommon) A en given name.

Urbewohner

A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

Urbild

An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]

Urdu

Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.

Ureinwohner

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Ureinwohnerin

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Urethra

(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

Urgeschichte

The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.

Urgestalt

Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.

Urheber

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

Urheberrecht

(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

urheberrechtlich geschützt

(legal) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.

Uri

A canton of Switzerland.

Uria

(biblical character) The husband of Bathsheba whom David sent to death.