German–English dictionary

vorne

(uncommon) At the front end.

vornehm

Similar to the aristocracy; characteristic of, the aristocracy.

vornehme Herkunft

(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.

vornehme Lebensart

(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.

Vornehmheit

(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.

Vornewegläufer

A runner at the front or ahead.

Vorort

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

Vorposten

A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.

Vorrang

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

vorrangig

(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

vorrangig behandeln

(transitive) To rank something as having high priority.

Vorrangigkeit

An item's relative importance.

Vorrat

A reserve source or supply.

Vorräte

(archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.

Vorratsbehälter

A place where anything is kept in store.

Vorratskammer

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

Vorratslager

(operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.

Vorratsraum

A granary; a store of grain.

Vorratsstapel

(cards, in a card game) A stack of undealt cards made available to the players.

Vorraum

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

Vorrecht

(informal) The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.

Vorrede

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

Vorreiter

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

Vorreiterin

One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.

Vorrichtung

An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:

vorrücken

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]

vorsagen

(transitive, theater, and, television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.

Vorsänger

singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

Vorsängerin

singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

Vorsatz

Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.

vorsätzlich

Done on purpose; intentional.

vorsätzlich unter Wert bieten

(transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.

Vorsätzlichkeit

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

Vorschau

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

Vorschlag

A proposal that has been made.

vorschlagen

(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.

Vorschlaghammer

A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.

vorschnell

In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

vorschreiben

To order, command, control.

vorschreibend

Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

Vorschrift

An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.

Vorschule

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

Vorschüler

A child who is educated at preschool.

Vorschülerin

A child who is educated at preschool.

vorschulisch

Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.

Vorschuss

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

vorschützen

(by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.

vorsehen

To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

Vorsehung

Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.

Vorsetzer

(historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.

Vorsicht

A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.

vorsichtig

Careful, prudent, cautious.

vorsichtig andeuten

(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.

vorsichtig bugsieren

(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

Vorsichtsmaßnahme

A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

Vorsilbe

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.

Vorsingen

(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

Vorsingen der Anfangsworte

Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.

vorsintflutlich

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

Vorsitz

(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

vorsitzend

Pertaining to a president or presidency. [from 17th c.]

Vorsitzende

A person presiding over a meeting.

Vorsitzender

A person presiding over a meeting.

Vorsitzer

A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.

Vorsitzerin

A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.

Vorsorge

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.

vorsorgend

Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.

Vorsorgeuntersuchung

(medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.

vorsorglich

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

vorspannen

(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

Vorspannung

(electronics) A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.

Vorspeise

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

Vorspiegelung

(countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.

Vorspiel

(performing arts) In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.

Vorspielen

(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

vorsprechen

(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.

vorspringen

(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.

Vorsprung

(mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.

Vorstadt

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

vorstädtisch

Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.

Vorstand

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

vorstehen

(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.

vorstehend

Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

Vorsteherdrüse

The prostate gland. [from 1646]

Vorstehhund

(hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

Vorstehhündin

Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.

vorstellbar

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

vorstellen

(transitive, chiefly, US) to formally introduce, as to the public

Vorstellung

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

Vorstellungsgespräch

A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.]

Vorstellungskraft

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

Vorsteven

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

Vorstoß

A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)

Vorstrafe

(Canada, US, law enforcement, chiefly, in the plural) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record. [from 19th c.]

vorstürmen

(military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.

vortäuschen

(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.]

Vortäuscher

One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.

Vortäuschung

(countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.

Vorteil

An advantage; help or aid from something.

vorteilhaft

Being of advantage, beneficial.

Vorteilsannahme

Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.

Vorteilsnahme

Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.

Vorteilsnehmer

One who benefits or receives an advantage.

Vortrag

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

vortragen

(intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.

Vortragsfolie

(by extension, computing) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.

Vortragssaal

(historical) A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.

vortrefflich

(literary, or, archaic) Surpassingly, greatly. [from 14th c.]

Vortrefflichkeit

The quality of being excellent; brilliance

vorüber

Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.

vorübergehen

(transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.

vorübergehend

Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.

Vorurteil

An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.

vorurteilsbehaftet

Having prejudices.

vorurteilsfrei

Impartial and free from prejudice.

Vorväter

A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

vorverlegen

(transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

vorvorletzter

Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

Vorwahl

(US, Australia, Philippines) A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

Vorwand

(countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.

vorwärts

(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

Vorwärts-

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

Vorwärtsbewegung

The act of moving from one thing to another.

Vorwärtsfahrt

(nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.

Vorwärtsrolle

A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

Vorwärtsstürmen

A sudden forward motion.

vorwärtsstürzen

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

vorwegnehmen

To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

vorwerfen

(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).

vorwiegend

(idiomatic) In most aspects; mostly; generally.

Vorwissen

Knowing beforehand; foresight, precognition, prescience.

Vorwort

An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

Vorwurf

A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.

Vorwürfe machen

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

Vorzeichen

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

vorzeigbar

(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.

Vorzeigefrau

(derogatory) A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for the husband, usually older and affluent.

vorzeigen

(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.

Vorzeit

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

vorzeitig

(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]

vorziehen

(figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

Vorzimmer

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

Vorzug

(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

vorzugsweise

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Votum

A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.

Voudou

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

Voute

(architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling. [from 16th c.]

Vox hybrida

(linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.

Voyeur

A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.

Voyeurin

A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.