German–English dictionary

widerrechtlich vordringen

(intransitive) To advance gradually beyond due limits.

widerrechtliche Inbesitznahme

The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

widerrechtliches Eindringen

An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.

Widerrede

(slang, uncountable) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

Widerrist

The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

Widerruf

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

widerrufen

(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

widerruflich

(legal) Depending on the intention of another.

Widerrufung

A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.

Widersacher

An opponent or rival.

Widersacherin

An opponent or rival.

Widerschein

The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.

widersetzen

(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.

Widersetzung

Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.

widersinnig

Without sense; absurd.

widerspenstig

Given to troublemaking.

widerspiegeln

(transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.

Widerspiegelung

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

widersprechen

To contradict, oppose.

widersprechend

(legal) Opposed or in conflict.

Widerspruch

(law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

widersprüchlich

That contradicts something, such as an argument.

widerspruchsfrei

Orderly, logical and consistent.

Widerspruchsfreiheit

(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

Widerstand

The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.

Widerständler

One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

widerstandsfähig

(archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.

Widerstandsfähigkeit

(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

Widerstandskämpfer

A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

widerstehen

(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

Widerstreben

Unwillingness to do something.

widerstrebend

(idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature.

widerstreiten

(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.

widerwärtig

Having a bad or foul taste.

widerwärtiger Mensch

(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.

Widerwille

Unwillingness to do something.

Widerwillen

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

widerwillig

(idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature.

Widerwort

Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.

Widget

(computing, GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.

widmen

(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

Widmung

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

widrig

Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

widriger Vorfall

(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.

widriges Ereignis

(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.

Widrigkeit

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

wie

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

wie auch immer

(obsolete) In any way. [16th–19th c.]

wie bitte

(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

wie bitte?

(North America) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.

wie ein König

Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal; as befits a king, in the manner of a king.

wie geschmiert laufen

(US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]

wie im echten Leben

Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic.

wie neu

Ellipsis of mint condition: like new.

wie verrückt

At top speed; frantically.

wie?

Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

wieder

Back (to a former place or state). [from 11thc.]

wieder auffüllen

(transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

wieder aufstocken

(transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

wieder beleben

(ambitransitive) To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life.

wieder da

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

wieder einfangen

To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

wieder eingliedern

(transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]

wieder einmal

(idiomatic) Again, once more, one more time.

wieder einnehmen

To capture or occupy somewhere again.

wieder einsetzen

(intransitive) To restart or resume.

wieder einstellen

(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.

wieder in einen gebrauchsfähigen Zustand versetzen

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

wieder instand setzen

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

wieder lesen

To read again.

wieder nehmen

To take something again.

wieder nutzbar machen

(transitive, North America, construction) To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. [from 19th c.]

wieder zu sich kommen

(intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.

wieder-

again, anew

Wiederannäherung

The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

wiederaufarbeiten

(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

Wiederaufbau

The act of building something again.

wiederaufbauen

(ambitransitive) To build again or anew.

wiederaufbereitet

That has been through a recycling process.

Wiederauferstehung

(Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Wiederaufführung

The repetition of an earlier (usually historic) event, as a performance or social event.

Wiederauffüllung

The act of replenishing.

Wiederaufnahme

A second or subsequent admission.

wiederaufnehmen

(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]

wiederaufstocken

(transitive) To supply again.

wiederaufwärmen

(transitive) To repeat with minor variation.

Wiederaussöhnung

The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.

Wiederausstrahlung

(American) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.

wiederbeleben

(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.

Wiederbelebung

The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.

wiederbeliefern

(transitive) To supply again.

wiedereingliedern

(transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]

Wiedereingliederung

The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.

wiedereinsetzen

(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]

Wiedereinsetzung

The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.

wiederentdecken

(transitive) To discover again; especially something previously lost or forgotten.

wiedererfinden

(transitive) To invent again something that has already been invented.

wiedererhalten

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

Wiedererkennen

The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).

wiedererlangen

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

Wiedererlangung

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

wiedererzählen

To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

Wiedererzählung

A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.

Wiedergabe

The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.

Wiedergabegerät

(electronics) An electronic device that plays audio or video media.

Wiedergabetreue

The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.

Wiedergänger

A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

wiedergeben

(transitive) To make over as a return.

wiedergeboren

(Christianity) Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.

Wiedergeburt

(by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.

Wiedergenesung

A gradual healing after illness or injury.

wiedergewinnen

(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

Wiedergewinnung

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

wiedergutmachen

(transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.

Wiedergutmachung

Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

wiederherstellen

(transitive, set phrase) To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.

Wiederherstellung

A return to former status or position.

wiederholen

(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.

wiederholend

That repeats; repetitive.

Wiederholgenauigkeit

(strictly) The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.

wiederholt

Recurring; happening time after time.

Wiederholung

In TV broadcasting, the reshowing of a short segment of action, especially slow-motion sporting action, shortly after it was broadcast live or in real-time.

Wiederholungsrezept

(medicine, pharmacy) A repeat of a prescription.

wiederkäuen

Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.

Wiederkäuung

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

wiederkehrend

Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.

wiederkriegen (coll.)

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

wiederum

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

Wiedervereinigung

The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country.

wiederverheiratet

being married a second or third etc. time.

Wiederverkauf

Sale of something previously bought.

wiederverkaufen

To sell again.

Wiederversöhnung

The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.

wiederverwendbar

Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing

Wiederverwendung

The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

wiederverwerten

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

Wiederverwertung

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

Wiederwahl

The fact of being reelected.

wiederwählen

To elect for a second or subsequent time.

Wiege

A newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.

Wiegebraten

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

wiegen

(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).

Wiegenlied

(music) A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time.

Wiehern

The cry of a horse.

Wien

A state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria.

Wiener

Of or relating to Vienna (the capital of Austria).

Wienerin

An inhabitant or resident of Vienna.

wienerisch

Of or relating to Vienna (the capital of Austria).

wienisch

Of or relating to Vienna (the capital of Austria).

Wiese

Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.