German–English dictionary

weder

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

weder X noch Y

Not either (used with nor).

Wedge

(golf) A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.

Weekend

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

weg

Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)

weg sein

(intransitive) To depart.

weg von

Not near something or touching it.

Wega

(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Weganer

(science fiction) Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.

Weganerin

(science fiction) Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.

wegbereitend

Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering.

Wegbereiter

A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.

wegblasen

(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.

wegdreschen

(sports) To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.

Wegelagerer

(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.

wegelagern

(transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

wegen

(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

wegen Befangenheit ablehnen

To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).

Wegerich

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

wegfahren

(idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave

wegfegen

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

Weggabelung

(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.

Weggefährte

A companion; a comrade.

weggehen

To go away.

weggerannt

Having run away; escaped; fugitive.

weggeworfener Gegenstand

A discarded person or thing.

Weggeworfenes

A discarded person or thing.

wegkommen

(obsolete) To be in motion; to act; to move.

weglassen

Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]

weglaufen

(intransitive, dated) To run away from home (for any reason).

wegnehmen

(transitive) To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.

Wegpunkt

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

wegpusten

(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.

Wegrand

Situated near the side of a road or path.

wegräumen

(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

Wegscheide

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

wegschnibbeln

(transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).

Wegsperrung

The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

wegspringen

(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.

wegspülen

(transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.

Wegstrecke

A course or way which is traveled or passed.

Wegstunde

A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.

wegtreten lassen

(transitive) To order to leave.

Wegwarte

(chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

wegweisend

Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

Wegweiser

A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost.

wegwerf-

That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

Wegwerfartikel

Any object that is designed to be disposed of, rather than refilled or repaired.

wegwerfbar

That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

wegwerfen

To throw down or aside. [from 15th c.]

Wegwurf

A discarded person or thing.

wegziehen

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

weh

Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

weh tun

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

wehen

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

Wehklage

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

Wehklagen

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

wehklagend

Filled with or deeply affected by woe.

wehleidig

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Wehmut

Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

wehmütig

Full of longing or yearning.

Wehr

The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.

Wehrdienst

A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.

wehrlos

Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

Wehrmacht

(historical, nazism) The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

Wehrmauer

(military) A fortification consisting of a wall.

Wehrpflicht

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

Wehrpflichtiger

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

Wehrvogel

Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.

Weib

(US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated) A woman or girl.

Weibchen

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

Weiberhass

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

Weiberheld

A promiscuous, philandering man.

Weiberleut

Women, taken collectively.

Weiberrock

(pejorative, slang) A woman.

Weibervolk

Women collectively.

weibisch

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine.

weiblich

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

weibliche Ente

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

weibliche Gottheit

(religion) A female deity.

weiblicher Eunuch

A castrated human male.

weiblicher Gott

(religion) A female deity.

weiblicher Hirsch

A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old.

weiblicher Schwan

A female swan.

weibliches Fohlen

A young female horse.

weibliches Füllen

A young female horse.

weibliches Geschlecht

Women, taken collectively.

weibliches Schaf

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

Weiblichkeit

The characteristic, state or condition of being female. [from 19th c.]

Weibsleute

Women collectively.

Weibsperson

A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

weich

(also, figuratively, of fruit) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.

Weiche

(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

Weichei

Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.

Weichenherz

(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

Weichheit

The quality of being soft.

weichherzig

Gentle; kind; sympathetic.

Weichling

(sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.

Weichzeichner

(linguistics, especially, applied linguistics, and, pragmatics) A noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement.

Weide

A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.

Weideflächen

An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.

Weideland

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

weiden

(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

weiden lassen

(transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

Weidenbaum

The wood of these trees.

Weigerung

The act of refusing.

Weihe

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

weihen

(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

Weiher

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

Weihnachten

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

weihnachtlich

Resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.

Weihnachtsgeschichte

(Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Weihnachtslied

(music genre) A carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas.

Weihnachtszeit

The Christmas season.

Weihrauch

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

Weihwasserbecken

(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

weil

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

Weilchen

(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]

Weile

(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]

weilen

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

Weiler

A small village or a group of houses.

Weimar

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.

Wein trinken

(intransitive) To drink wine.

Weinberg

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

Weinbrand

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

Weindegustation

(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.

Weinen

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

weinerlich

Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

Weingarten

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

Weingeist

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

Weinkellerei

A place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine.

Weinkellner

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

Weinkellnerin

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

Weinprobe

(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.

Weinrebe

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

Weinrose

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

weinrot

Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.

Weinsäufer

(archaic, poetic) A habitual (or heavy) drinker of alcohol, especially wine, an excessive wine-drinker; a drunkard.

Weinsäuferin

(archaic, poetic) A habitual (or heavy) drinker of alcohol, especially wine, an excessive wine-drinker; a drunkard.

Weinschorle

A chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit juice and soda water.

Weinstein

(organic compound) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.

Weinstock

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

Weinverkostung

(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.

weise

One at a time, or one thing at a time.

Weise aus dem Morgenland

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).

weisen

(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

Weiser

A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

Weisheit

The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful. [from 16th c.]

weiß

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

weissagen

(ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.