German–English dictionary

abfasen

(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.

abfassen

(transitive, or, intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.

Abfasung

An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

abfedern

(figurative) To absorb or deaden the impact of.

abferkeln

(transitive) To give birth to, in the manner of animals.

abfertigen

(transitive) To manage, control, or direct.

abfeuern

(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

abfinden

To give up, stop resisting and come to accept.

abfinden mit

(transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

Abfindung

The act or principle of compensating.

Abflachung

The most prominent flat part of something.

abfließen

(obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).

abfließen lassen

(transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.

Abflug

A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.

Abfluss

(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).

Abflussspirale

A tool for unclogging plumbing.

Abflussstampfer

A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.

Abfolge

(figurative) Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.

Abformen

The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

abfotzen

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

Abfrage

The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.

abfragen

(computing, databases) To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.

Abfuhr

A sudden resistance or refusal.

Abfuhr erteilen

(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

abführen

(physics) To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.

abführend

Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.

Abführmittel

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

Abführung

(physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.

Abfüllstutzen

A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

Abgabe

The act of delivering or conveying something.

Abgabenerhebung

The act of levying.

Abgang

(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.

Abgangszeugnis

(Ireland) The certificate awarded to Irish students who pass the state examinations at the end of secondary school.

Abgas

The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.

abgaunern

(transitive) To cheat or swindle.

abgeändert

Having been changed from an original form.

abgeben

To give; to offer; to commit.

abgebrochen

No longer planned or scheduled.

Abgebrühtheit

The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.

abgedreht

(of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

abgedroschen

Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed. [from early 20th c.]

Abgedroschenheit

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

abgedunkelt

Slightly colored, having tint.

abgefahren

(informal) Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.

Abgefallene

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

Abgefallener

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

abgefeimt

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

abgegriffen

Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed. [from early 20th c.]

abgehärmt

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

abgehärtet

Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.

abgehen

(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

abgehoben

Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.

abgekartet

(figurative) Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.

abgekartetes Spiel

Something prearranged or faked in order to trick someone or to advance one's own interests.

Abgeklärtheit

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

abgelaufen

that is no longer valid

Abgeld

(finance) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.

abgelegen

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

abgelegene Gegend

A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

Abgelegenheit

The quality of being remote.

abgelehnt

Strongly disapproved of.

abgelenkt

having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)

abgemagert

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

Abgemagertheit

The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.

abgemildert

Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

abgeneigt

Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.

abgenutzt

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

Abgeordnete

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

Abgeordneter

(politics) Initialism of Member of Parliament.

abgerissen

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

abgesagt

No longer planned or scheduled.

Abgesandte

Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]

Abgesandter

An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

abgeschaltet

(not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.

abgescheut

Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18th century.]

abgeschieden

Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.

Abgeschiedenheit

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

abgeschlagen

Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.

abgeschlossen

Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

abgeschrägt

Having a bevel, especially at an edge

abgeschwächt

Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

abgesehen von

Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

abgesondert

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

abgespannt

Fitted with or attached to a guy.

abgespeckt

(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact.

abgesprochen

(figurative) Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.

abgestanden

Unappetizingly flavorless.

abgestimmt

Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).

abgestoßen

Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18th century.]

abgestreifte Haut

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

abgestumpft

(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

abgestützt

Having supporters.

abgetragen

Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

abgetrieben

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

abgewetzt

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

abgewiesen

Hated, despised, or avoided.

Abgewiesener

A discarded person or thing.

abgezehrt

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

Abgleich

The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.

abgleichen

(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

Abgott

A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.

Abgötterei

(religion) The worship of idols.

abgrasen

(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.

abgrenzen

To outline or mark out.

Abgrenzung

(archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.

Abgrenzungsposten

An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose

Abgrund

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abgründig

(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abgrundtief

(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Abgunst

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

Abguß

(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.

abhacken

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.

abhaken

(transitive) To record something by making marks.

abhalten

(transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

abhandeln

(transitive) To manage, control, or direct.

Abhandlung

(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

Abhang

A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.

abhängen

(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition

abhängig

(law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.

Abhängige

A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.

Abhängiger

A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.

Abhängigkeit

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

Abhängigkeitsverhältnis

A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

Abhängling

(architectural element) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.

abhärten

(figurative, archaic, or, poetic) To strengthen or harden.

abhauen

(transitive, British, informal) To make a mess of something.

abheben

(transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.

abhebern

(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.

Abhebung

Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.

abheften

(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.

abheilen

(intransitive) To become better or healthy again.

abheucheln

To beg or wheedle.

abhobeln

(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.

Abholrestaurant

(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

Abholspeise

(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

Abholung

The activity of collecting.

Abhören

(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.

abhorrieren

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

Abiball

(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.

Abigail

(biblical character) The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.

Abigajil

(biblical character) The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.

abiotisch

Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [mid-20th c.]

abisolieren

(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.

abjekt

Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]

Abjuration

A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abkämmen

(transitive) To search an area thoroughly.

Abkantbank

A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)

Abkantung

A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

abkanzeln

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

abkaufen

(transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe