German–English dictionary

völlig hin und weg

(slang) Feeling excitement or an exciting rush; exhilarated.

völlig verzweifelt

Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.

volljährig

Of full legal age, having attained majority.

Volljährige

A person of legal age.

Volljährigkeit

(uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

vollkommen

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

vollkommen unverbindlich

(idiomatic, originally, US, informal) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

Vollkommenheit

The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.

Vollmacht

(uncountable, legal) The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.

Vollmachtgeber

(law) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.

vollpacken

(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.

Vollrohrzucker

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

vollschreiben

(transitive) To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe.

Vollsein

Being full; completeness.

vollständig

Including everything about a topic; overall, all-encompassing.

Vollständigkeit

The state or condition of being complete.

vollstopfen

(transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

vollstrecken

(obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.

Volltreffer

(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.

Volltrottel

(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]

vollumfänglich

To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

Vollwaise

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

vollwertig

Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.

vollziehen

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

Volt

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

Volte

(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.

Volume

(computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

Volumen

A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.

volumetrisch

Pertaining to measurement by volume.

voluminös

Of great volume, or bulk; large.

Volute

(architectural element) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

vom anderen Ufer

(gay slang) Homosexual.

vom Fass

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

vom Gedanken her

in theory though not necessarily in reality.

vom Halse schaffen

(now, only, _, reflexive) Often followed by from, of, or out of: to free or release, or to rescue or save, (oneself or someone, or something).

vom Mond beschienen

Lit by moonlight.

vom rechten Weg abbringen

(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

vom selben Naturell

Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.

vom Stock ausschlagen

(intransitive) To sprout from the stump.

vom Zaun brechen

(figurative) To precipitate; to bring about.

Vomhundertsatz

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

von

Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on. [from ca. 1150–1350]

von Amts wegen

By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.

von angenehmer Erscheinung

Of a person: having a pleasant manner; amiable, friendly.

von Angesicht zu Angesicht

In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.

von Bestand sein

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

von daher

(literary, poetic) Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

von dannen

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

von dannen schicken

(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).

von den Vereinigten Staaten

(chiefly outside USA) In the United States.

von der Außenwelt abschneiden

To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.

von der Leine lassen

(transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash.

von Eigennutz

Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.

von einem Tag auf den anderen

(informal, idiom) Without any hesitation; instantly.

von etwas wimmeln

To be stocked to overflowing.

von etwas zeugen

(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

von ganzem Herzen

Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

von Grund auf

(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.

von Herzen kommend

Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.

von heute auf morgen

(informal, idiom) Without any hesitation; instantly.

von hier

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

von hinnen

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

von Natur aus

In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

von Neuem nehmen

To take something again.

von selbst

In an automatic manner.

von sich

Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

von sich geben

(intransitive) To speak tediously or pompously.

von Sinnen

(crazy, insane).

von Vorteil sein

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

von Wasser durchtränkt

Soaked with water.

voneinander abhängig

Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.

Voodoo

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

vor

forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’

vor allem

Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.

vor den Kopf stoßen

(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.

vor etwas strotzen

To be stocked to overflowing.

vor Gericht bringen

(with on, (archaic) for) To officially charge someone in a court of law.

vor Gericht stellen

(transitive, law) To charge, try.

vor kurzem

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

vor-

Earlier, either in time or in order.

Vorab-Muster

An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]

Vorabend

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

Vorahnung

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

voranbringen

(transitive) To advance, promote.

vorandrängen

(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.

vorangegangen

previous, former

vorangehen

(transitive) To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.

vorangehend

Earlier, either in time or in order.

Vorangehende

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

vorangestellt

Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary. [from 1670s]

vorankämpfen

(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.

vorankommen

(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.

voranstellen

(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]

voranstürmen

To move or act fast; to rush headlong.

voranstürzen

(intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.

vorantreiben

(transitive) To advance, promote.

Vorarbeiter

(management) The leader of a work crew.

Voraufführung

A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.

voraus

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

Vorausabteilung

The leading military unit in an attack.

vorausahnen

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

Vorausahnung

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

vorausberechnen

(transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.

vorausberechnet

(finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.

vorausbezahlt

Paid for in advance.

vorausgehen

To proceed with; to begin.

vorausgehend

Earlier, either in time or in order.

vorausgerichtet

(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.

vorausgesagt

(finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.

Voraussage

A statement of what will happen in the future.

voraussagen

(transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.

vorausschauend

Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.

voraussehen

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

voraussetzen

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

Voraussetzung

The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.

Voraussicht

Knowing beforehand; foresight, precognition, prescience.

voraussichtlich

Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.

Vorauswissen

Knowing beforehand; foresight, precognition, prescience.

vorauszielend

(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.

vorauszusetzen

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Vorbau

(climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

Vorbedacht

The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

vorbedeuten

(transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.

Vorbedingung

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

vorbeglich

As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

Vorbehalt

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

vorbehalten

(transitive) To keep back; to retain.

vorbehaltlich

Conditional upon something; used with to.

vorbehaltlos

Having no outstanding conditions.

Vorbehaltsklausel

A conditional provision to an agreement.

vorbei

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all over.

vorbeifahrend

Going past.

vorbeigehen

To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.

vorbeigehend

Going past.

vorbeihuschen

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

Vorbeikommen

The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]

vorbeikommend

Going past.

vorbeilassen

(intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

vorbeischauen

To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).

vorbereiten

(intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.

vorbereitend

In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

Vorbereitung

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

vorbestellen

(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.

vorbestimmt

Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.

vorbeugen

(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]

vorbeugend

Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.

Vorbeugung

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

Vorbild

Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.

Vorbild sein

To serve as a model for; to surpass.

vorbildlich

Deserving honour, respect and admiration.