German–English dictionary

uridg.

(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.

Urija

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

Urinal

A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.

urkomisch

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

Urkunde

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

urkundlich übertragen

(real estate, informal) To transfer real property by deed.

URL

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.

Urlader

(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.

Urlaub

(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work.

Urlaub machen

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

urlauben

(British, intransitive) To spend a period of time in recreational travel.

Urne

(Britain) An urn.

Urnengänger

(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

Urnenhalle

A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

Urologe

(medicine) A doctor of urology.

Urologin

(medicine) A doctor of urology.

urplötzlich

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

Ursache

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

Urschrift

A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.

Urson

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

Ursprung

(figuratively) An abundant source of knowledge, etc.

ursprünglich

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

Ursula

A en given name.

Urteil

(countable, obsolete) A judgment or decision.

urteilen

(transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.

Urteilskraft

The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.

Urteilsvermögen

Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.

Urüberlieferung

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

Uruguay

A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.

urverwandt

(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

Urwald

A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

Urwaldtrommel

An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

Urwort

(linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.

urzeitlich

Belonging to the first ages.

US

(chiefly outside USA) In the United States.

US-Amerikaner

A citizen or national of the United States of America.

US-Amerikanerin

A citizen or national of the United States of America.

US-amerikanisch

Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.

Usbekistan

A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. Capital: Tashkent.

üsselig

Lacking the power to attract interest.

Usurpation

The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

Usurpator

One who usurps.

Usurpatorin

One who usurps.

usurpieren

To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.

Usus

(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.

USV

(electronics) Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source.

usw.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

Utensilien

Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.

Uterus

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]

Utilitarismus

(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.

Utilitarist

Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

utilitaristisch

(ethics) Pertaining to utilitarianism.

Utopia

A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.

Utopie

A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.

utopisch

Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.

utral

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

Uwe

The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.

Uzi

A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.

V-log

(Internet) A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. [from 21st c.]

V-Person

A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).

v. d. Z.

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

v. u. Z.

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

Vagabund

(sometimes, pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

vagabundieren

To roam, as a vagabond

vagabundierend

Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.

vage

Vague or imprecise.

vaginal

(relational) Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.

vakant

Not occupied; empty.

Vakanz

An unoccupied position or job.

Vakzin

A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.

Vakzination

Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Vakzine

A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.

Vakzinierung

Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Valencia

The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

Valens

a Roman cognomen

Valentin

An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name.

Valentina

A en given name.

Valentinsgruß

An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.

Valenz

The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.

Valerian

a Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius Licinius Valerianus, a Roman emperor

Valerie

A en given name.

validieren

(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.

Validierer

One who validates.

Validiererin

One who validates.

Valuta

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

Vamp

(by extension, slang) A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.

Vampir

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

Vampirfledermaus

A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) [from later 18th c.]

Vampirin

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

Vampyr

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

Vancouver

A seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.

Vandale

(historical) A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

Vandalin

A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages things, especially other people's property.

Vandalismus

Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

Vanessa

A en given name.

Vangunu-Riesenratte

A large, tree-dwelling rodent (Uromys vika) found in the Solomon Islands

Vanillesoße

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

Varia

Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.

variabel

Likely to vary.

Variable

(mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.

Variablensymbol

(mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.

Variante

An alternative tangential, subordinate, or secondary variant form of a word or morpheme.

Varianz

(statistics) The second central moment in probability.

Variation

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

Varietät

(botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.

variieren

(transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.

varikös

(usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

Vasall

The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

Vasalleneid

(historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

Vasallentreueschwur

(historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

Vasallentum

The state of being a vassal; fealty.

Vasallität

The state of being a vassal; fealty.

Vasculitis

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Vase

An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.

Vasektomie

(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.

Vaselin

Petroleum jelly.

Vaseline

Petroleum jelly.

vaskular

(anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids

Vasodilation

Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

Vater

(Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.

Väterchen

A term of respectful address for an elderly man.

Vaterkomplex

(informal) A complex, especially in a girl or woman, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's father, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.

Vaterland

The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]

Vaterlandsfreund

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

Vaterlandsfreundin

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

Vaterlandsliebhaber

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

Vaterlandsliebhaberin

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

väterlich

In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.

vaterlos

Without a (living) father.

Vatername

(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

Vaterschaft

The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

Vatersein

The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

Vatersname

(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

Vatertum

The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

Vati

(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

Vatikan

A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.

vatikanisch

Relating to the Vatican City state.

Vau

(cricket) The V-shaped joint between the lower end of the handle and the blade of the bat.

Vaudeville

(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

Vé

In Norse mythology, one of two brothers of Odin.

Veda

(Hinduism) Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Veden

(Hinduism) Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Veedel

A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]

vegan

Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

Veganer

Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

Veganerin

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

Vegetarier

A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]

Vegetarierin

A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]

vegetarisch

Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses). [from 1849]

Vegetation

(biology) Something that grows or has grown.