German–English dictionary

Wohnraum

(pluralonly, originally, military) Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.

Wohnsitz

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

Wohnsitzloser

(colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.

Wohnsitzwechsel

An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.

Wohnstatt

The place that is one's home.

Wohnstätte

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

Wohnung

(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]

Wohnungen

residences

Wohnungsblock

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

Wohnungseigentum

(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.

wohnungslos

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

Wohnungslosigkeit

The state of being homeless.

Wohnzimmer

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

Woiwodschaft

(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.

Wojewodschaft

(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.

Wok

(cookware) A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

wölben

To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.

Wölbung

An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

Wolf

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

wolfen

(transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.

Wolfgang

A German en given name.

wölfisch

Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

Wolfram

A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

Wolga

A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

Wolke

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

Wolkenbruch

A sudden heavy rainstorm.

wolkenbruchartig

Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.

Wolkenkratzer

(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors. [from 1880s]

wolkenlos

Without clouds.

wolkig

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

Woll-

Made of wool.

wollartig

Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

Wolldecke

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

wollen

(idiomatic, with infinitive verb) Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent; ready to; went to

wollig

Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

Wollust

Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.

wollüstig

Amorous; lustful.

Wollware

(American spelling) An item of clothing made from wool.

Wombat

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

womit

(archaic) With which; with what.

womöglich

(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

Wonnemond

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

Wonton

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

worfeln

(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

Workaround

(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.

Workout

An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

Workshop

A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.

Workstation

(computing) A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.

Worms

An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Wort

The creative word of God; Logos.

Wort für Wort

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

Wortbildung

(linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).

Wörterbuch

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

Wörterverzeichnis

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

Wortführer

(colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

Wortführerin

A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.

Wortgefecht

(figurative) Any activity in which two people spar with each other verbally.

Wortgeplänkel

(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.

wortgetreu

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

wortgewandt

Fluently persuasive and articulate.

Wortherkunft

(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

wortkarg

Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

Wortklauber

Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.

Wortklauberei

(uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.

Wortlaut

A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.

wörtlich

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.

Wortliste

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

wortreich

Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Wortschatz

The vocabulary of a language.

Wortschwall

Overabundance of words.

Wortspiel

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

Wortstamm

A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.

Wortverbindung

(linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.

Wortverdrehung

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

Wortvorrat

The stock of words used in a particular field.

Wortwahl

A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.

Wortwechsel

A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

wortwörtlich

Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

wortwörtlich wiederholen

Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.

Wortzwischenraum

The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.

Wotan

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

Wotanstag

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

Wote

A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

Wotin

A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

wow

An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.

Wrack

Something or someone that has been ruined.

Wrap

A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.

Wrapper-Klasse

(object-oriented) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.

wringen

(transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.

wrumm

(often, reduplicated) The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.

Wucher

The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

Wucherei

The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.

Wucherer

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]

Wucherin

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]

wucherisch

Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.

wuchern

(intransitive, figurative) To grow quickly to a large size or rapidly increase in scope or scale.

Wucherung

(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

Wucherzins

(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

Wuchs

(biology) Something that grows or has grown.

Wucht

The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

wuchtig

Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.

Wüeti

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

wuff

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

wühlen

(transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.

Wühlmaus

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

Wulst

(architecture) A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.

wumm

Used to indicate the sound of a forceful blow, an explosion, etc.

Wumms

(slang) The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.

wund

Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

wund reiben

(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.

Wundarzt

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

Wundärztin

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

Wundbrand

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

Wunde

The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

Wunder

An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.

wunder Punkt

(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

wunderbar

(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.

wunderbares Geschehen

A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.

wunderbarweise

(evaluative) Contrary to expectations, amazingly.

Wunderkerze

A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

Wunderkind

(This entry is a translation hub.)

Wunderland

(usually, with an article) A bizarre world, where everyday rules do not apply.

wunderlich

(now, _, dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. [from 14th c.]

wunderlicher Einfall

A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

wundern

(intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

wundersam

(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

wunderschön

(of a person or place, sometimes, endearing) Very beautiful.

Wundertäter

A person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles.

wundertätig

By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.

Wundertätigkeit

The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.

wundervoll

(Australia, NZ, informal) Remarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.

Wunderwaffe

A solution to all problems.

Wundkruste

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

Wundnaht

(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

wundreiben

(ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.

wundscheuern

(ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.

Wundschorf

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

Wundsein

The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

Wundstarrkrampf

(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

Wunsch

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

Wunschdenken

(idiomatic, psychology) The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality.

Wünschelrutengänger

One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

Wünschelrutengängerin

One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

wünschen

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

wünschenswert

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

Wunschtraum

(idiomatic, originally, US) A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. [from late 19th c.]

Würde

The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.

wurde auch Zeit

Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

würdelos

lacking in or damaging to dignity

Würdenträger

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.