German–English dictionary

VIP

Initialism of very important person.

Viper

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

Virago

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

viral

(virology) Caused by a virus.

Virginal

(musical instruments) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.

Virginianer

A native or resident of the state of Virginia in the United States of America.

Virginianerin

A native or resident of the state of Virginia in the United States of America.

Virginität

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

viril

Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

Virilität

The ability of a man to procreate.

virtuell

In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.

Virtuose

Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]

virulent

(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.

Virulenz

The state of being virulent.

Virus

(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.

Virus-

(virology) Of or relating to a biological virus.

virusartig

(computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

vis-à-vis

Opposite; across from; set so as to be facing.

Visage

(slang, often, derogatory) The face.

Vishnu

(Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism.

Visier

A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.

Vision

(countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

visionär

Having vision or foresight.

Visionärin

Someone who has visions; a seer.

Visite

A circular or repetitious route.

viskos

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).

Viskosität

(uncountable) The state of being viscous.

visuell

Related to or affecting the vision.

Visum

A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

vital

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

Vitalisierung

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

Vitalismus

The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.

Vitalität

Energy or vigour.

Vitamin

Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

Vitamin B

People with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence.

Vitiligo

(dermatology) The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.

Vitrine

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.

vize-

Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.

Vizegraf

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

Vizekönig

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

Vlies

(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

Vlog

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

Vlogger

A contributor to a vlog.

Vloggerin

A contributor to a vlog.

VN

Initialism of United Nations.

Vogel

(UK, slang) Jailtime; time in prison.

vogelartig

Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

Vogelbauer

(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

Vogelbeere

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

Vogelbeobachter

(birdwatching) A birdwatcher.

Vogelbeobachterin

(birdwatching) A birdwatcher.

Vögelchen

(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).

Vögelein

(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).

Vogelfänger

Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.

Vogelfängerin

Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.

Vogelfeder

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

vogelfrei

(of a person) put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

Vogelfutter

Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds.

Vogelgefieder

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

Vogelgesang

(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

Vogelhaus

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

Vogelhäuschen

A small house for birds.

Vogelheim

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

Vogeljäger

Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.

Vogeljägerin

Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.

Vogeljunges

A little bird; especially, a baby bird.

Vogelkäfig

(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

vögeln

(vulgar, slang, usually of a man, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).

Vogelnest

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

Vogelruf

A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.

Vogelsang

(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

Vogelscheuche

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

Vogelstrauß

(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.

Vogelstrich

Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Vogelwanderung

Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Vogelzug

Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Vogerl

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

Vöglein

(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).

Vogtei

The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

Void

(astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies.

voilà

Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold!

Vokabel

(linguistics) A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.

Vokabular

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

Vokabularium

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

Vokal

(linguistics) A vowel so assimilated.

Vokalbuchstabe

(orthography) A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes).

Vokalisation

(orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.

Vokalisierung

The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance

Vokalismus

(linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.

Vokalist

A singer; a person who likes to sing.

Vokalistin

A singer; a person who likes to sing.

Vokallaut

(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

vokativ

(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

Vokuhila

A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

volatil

(physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

Volatilität

(uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.

Voliere

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

Volk

(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.

Völkerball

A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.

Völkerkunde

(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.

Völkermord

The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

volkreich

Having a large population.

Volks-

(historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

Volksabstimmung

(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.

Volksfest

A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.

Volksgenosse

Somebody from one's own country.

Volksgenossin

Somebody from one's own country.

Volksheer

An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

Volksherrschaft

(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

Volksmund

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

Volkssprache

Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.

Volksstamm

A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

volkstümlich

Characteristic of simple country life.

volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch

A colloquial manner of speaking.

Volkstümlichkeit

The quality of being folksy.

Volksverhetzung

Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.

Volkswagen

Initialism of Volkswagen, a German car manufacturer.

Volkswirt

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

Volkswirtschaftler

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

Volkszählung

(cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

Volkszugehörigkeit

The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.

voll

Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.

voll sein

(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

voll zunutze machen

(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).

Voll-

Fully attended; for everyone's attendance.

vollblütig

Of purebred ancestry.

Vollbrandopfer

(religion) An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes. [from 13th c.]

vollbringen

(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]

vollbusig

Having large breasts.

vollen Herzens

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

vollenden

(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

vollendet

Completed; effected; established.

Vollendung

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

vollentwickelt

Fully developed; mature.

Völler

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

voller Gefahren

Dangerous, full of peril.

voller Ärger

(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet

voller Bedenken

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.

voller Klischees

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

voller Kummer

(idiomatic) Grieved and disappointed, especially by the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the end of a romantic relationship.

voller Missstimmung

(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet

voller Samenkörner

Containing or full of seeds.

voller Verdruss

(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet

Völlerei

(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.

Vollernter

A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

Volley

(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.

völlig

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

völlig abstinent

Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.

völlig aus dem Häuschen

Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness.

völlig fertig

(slang) Deeply disappointed or crushed, as by defeat, failure, or loss; let down.