German–English dictionary

Vorblick

(computing) A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

Vorbote

(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.

Vorbringen

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

Vorbühne

The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.

Vordach

Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.

vordatieren

(ambitransitive) To prey upon something.

vordem

(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

vorder

(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.

vorder-

Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).

Vorderarm

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

vordere

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

vorderer

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).

vorderer Laderaum

(nautical) The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.

Vordergrund

The leading position or edge.

vordergründig

Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

Vorderscheinwerfer

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

Vorderseite

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

Vordersteven

(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.

Vorderzeug

A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.

Vorderzungen-

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).

Vorderzwiesel

The upper front brow of a saddle.

Vordringen

An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.

vordringlich

Honest, frank and straightforward.

Vordruck

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

vorehelich

Before marriage; before getting married.

voreilig

In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

voreingenommen

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

Voreingenommenheit

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

Voreinstellung

(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory

vorenthalten

(transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).

Vorfahr

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

Vorfahre

An ancestor.

Vorfahren

Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.

Vorfahren-

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

Vorfahrin

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

Vorfahrt

(transitive) To give; to give back; to deliver.

Vorfahrt gewähren

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

Vorfall

(countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.

vorfallen

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

Vorfeld

(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.

Vorflügel

(aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.

Vorform

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

Vorfreude

The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

vorfühlend

Restrained; polite; feeling one's way, not using full force.

vorführen

(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.

Vorführer

Someone who presents a thing or person to someone else.

Vorführung

An event at which something will be demonstrated.

Vorgang

An occurrence; something that happens.

Vorgänger

An earlier type; a progenitor

Vorgängerin

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.

vorgängig

Earlier, either in time or in order.

Vorgarten

A garden at the front of a property.

vorgaukeln

(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

vorgeben

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

vorgeblich

Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

vorgefasste Meinung

(countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.

vorgegeben

Simulated in order to impress.

vorgehaltene Waffe

Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.

vorgehen

Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]

Vorgehensweise

A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.]

Vorgericht

The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

Vorgeschichte

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

vorgeschichtlich

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

vorgeschoben

Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

vorgeschrieben

obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

vorgesetzt

Higher in rank, power, or position. [first attested around 1150–1350]

Vorgesetzte

A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.

Vorgesetzter

A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.

vorgespiegelt

Simulated in order to impress.

vorgespielt

Simulated in order to impress.

vorgestrig

(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

Vorgewende

The unplowed boundary of a field.

vorgreifen

(transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

vorhaben

(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

Vorhalle

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

Vorhalt

(music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.

Vorhaltung

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

Vorhaltungen machen

(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.

vorhanden

Still in existence; not having disappeared.

Vorhandensein

(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available.

Vorhang

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

Vorhänge

Heavy cloth hung over a window.

Vorhängeschloss

A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle

Vorhaut

(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other mammals.

vorheizen

(transitive) to heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action

vorher

Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. [first attested before 1150.]

vorher erwähnt

Previously mentioned.

vorher überlegt

Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

Vorherbestimmung

(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

vorhergegangen

previous, former

vorhergehend

Earlier, either in time or in order.

Vorhergehende

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

vorhergehende Ablehnung erfordernd

Requiring a person or organization to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; tending to include by default; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.

vorherig

(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.

Vorherrschaft

The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

vorherrschen

(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.

vorherrschend

Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority.

vorhersagbar

Able to be predicted.

Vorhersage

An estimation of a future condition.

vorhersagen

(transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.

vorhersehbar

able to be foreseen or anticipated

vorhersehen

(obsolete) To provide.

vorhistorisch

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

Vorhof

(chiefly, British) Any open area in front of a building.

Vorhölle

(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]

Vorhut

A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.

vorig

Previous.

Vorjahr

(rare) Last year.

Vorkammer

A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

Vorkämpfer

Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

Vorkehrung

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

Vorkenntnis

A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.

Vorkommen

(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

Vorkommnis

(countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.

Vorkragung

(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

Vorkriegs-

Of the time period prior to a war.

Vorkriegszeit

Of the time period prior to a war.

vorladen

(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.

Vorladung

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

Vorlage

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

Vorlauf

(chemistry) The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled.

Vorläufer

An earlier type; a progenitor

Vorläufersubstanz

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

Vorläuferverbindung

(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

vorläufig

(idiomatic) Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.

vorlaut

Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

vorlegen

(sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

vorlesen

(transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)

Vorleser

A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.

Vorleserin

A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.

Vorlesung

A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

Vorlesung halten

(transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

vorletzt

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

vorletzte

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

Vorliebe

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

vorliegend

Currently discussed.

vormachen

To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.

Vormacht

The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

Vormachtstellung

The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

Vormahlzahn

A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.

vormalig

Previous.

Vormauer

(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses

Vormedikation

(medicine) The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.

vormerken

To book in advance; to make a reservation for.

Vormittag

the part of the day between sunrise and noon.

vormittags

(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from midnight to noon (the first half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

vormodern

Preceding or predating the modern era.

Vormund

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

Vormundschaft

The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

vorn

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