German–English dictionary

zum Vorwand nehmen

(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.

zum Wohl

A common toast used when drinking in company.

zum Zerspringen bringen

(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

zumachen

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

zumauern

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

Zumba

A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.

Zumutung

The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

zunächst

(idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.

Zunahme

(uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.]

zünden

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

Zunder

Slag from a metal furnace.

Zündholz

A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

Zündholzmacher

Someone who makes matchsticks.

Zündholzmacherin

Someone who makes matchsticks.

Zündhütchenträger

(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)

Zündkapsel

Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.

Zündpistole

The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.

Zündschnur

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

Zündstein

A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.

zunehmen

(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.

zunehmend

On the increase.

zunehmend mehr

Increasingly more; a growing number of; a growing quantity of.

Zuneigung

The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

Zunft

(countable) A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ [15th century].

Zunge

(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

züngeln

(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

Zungenrede

Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]

Zungenreden

Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]

Zungenrücken

The top of the foot or the back of the hand.

zunichte gemacht werden

(figurative) Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse.

zunichte machen

(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

zunichtemachen

(transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.

zuordnen

(transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.

Zuordnung

The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.

Zuordnungseinheit

A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).

zupfen

(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

zupfen an

(transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.

zur Aufbewahrung annehmen

(transitive) To leave in safekeeping.

zur Aufbewahrung geben

(transitive) To leave in safekeeping.

zur Aufbewahrung übergeben

(transitive) To leave in safekeeping.

zur Diskussion stellen

To bring up as a subject for debate.

zur Erhaltung des Ganzen unentbehrlich

Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable

zur Folge haben

(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.

zur Frau nehmen

(transitive) To marry.

zur Fußgängerzone umwandeln

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

zur Hand

Nearby, within reach.

zur Kenntnis genommen

Having been comprehended.

zur Kenntnis nehmen

(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.

zur rechten Zeit

Eventually; when ready; at an opportune moment.

zur Schau stellen

To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.

zur Seite

To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

zur Seite hin Platz machen

(intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).

zur Seite rücken

(intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).

zur Verfügung stehend

Available to be used; at one's disposal.

zur Verfügung stellen

(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.

zur Waise machen

(transitive) To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive).

zur Weißglut bringen

To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.

zur Zeit

Back then, at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past.

zurechnen

(transitive) To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

zurechnungsfähig

(legal) Of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds.

Zurechnungsfähigkeit

A healthy mental state.

zurechtgefrickelt

Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.

zurechtkommen

(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

Zurechtlegung

(countable, uncountable, figurative) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.

zurechtmachen

To attend to one's appearance and clothing.

zurechtstutzen

(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.

zurechtweisen

To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

Zurechtweisung

(of a person) A harsh criticism.

zureden

(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.

zureiten

To turn an animal into a beast of burden.

Zureiter

One who trains, or breaks in, horses.

Zureiter ungezähmter Pferde

(chiefly, US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.

Zureiter wilder Pferde

(chiefly, US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.

zurichten

To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.

zuriegeln

(US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

Zurschaustellung

Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.

zurück

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

zurück-

again, anew

zurückbehalten

(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.

Zurückbehaltungsrecht

(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.

zurückbilden

(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

zurückbleiben

To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.

zurückblickend

When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time.

zurückbuchen

(accounting) To undo; to reverse.

zurückdrängen

(transitive, now, _, rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]

zurückerhalten

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

zurückerobern

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

zurückerstatten

(transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

zurückfallen

(intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.

zurückfallen (auf ...)

(ambitransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.

zurückführen

(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.

zurückgeben

(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

zurückgeblieben

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

Zurückgebliebener

(obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

zurückgehen

To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]

zurückgestellt

Done later than originally planned; delayed.

zurückgewandt

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

zurückgewiesen

(rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.

zurückgewinnen

(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).

Zurückgewinnung

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

zurückgezogen

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

zurückgezogen leben

(intransitive) To live in seclusion.

zurückgezogen lebender Mensch

A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.

Zurückgezogenheit

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

zurückgreifen

(hunting) Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.

zurückhalten

To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.

zurückhaltend

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

Zurückhaltung

The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

zurückholen

(transitive) To regain or get back something.

zurückkaufen

(transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.

zurückkehren

(intransitive) To fall back; to revert.

zurücklassen

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

zurücklehnen

(transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.

zurücknehmen

To fail to keep; to renege on.

zurückpassen

(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

zurückrudern

(idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.

zurückrufen

(transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product). [from 20th c.]

zurückschießen

To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.

zurückschlagen

(intransitive) To retaliate

zurückschneiden

(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.

zurückschrecken

(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

Zurücksendung

An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.

zurücksetzen

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

zurückspiegeln

(transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.

zurückspringen

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

zurückspulen

(transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) again.

zurückstellen

(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To relegate to a lower priority.

Zurückstrahlen

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

zurückstufen

(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.

zurücktreten

(intransitive) To step backwards.

zurückverfolgen

(transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.

zurückversetzen

(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.

zurückverweisen

To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.

Zurückverweisung

The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.

zurückweisen

(transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.

Zurückweisung

(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.

zurückwerfen

(computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

Zurückwurf

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

zurückzahlen

(transitive) to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge. [with of or (formerly) from]

zurückziehen

(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]

Zurückzucken

A reflexive jerking away.

Zuruf

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.

zurzeit

At this moment; right now.

Zusage

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

zusagen

(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

zusagend

Suitable to one’s needs.

zusammen

Connected; touching; abutting.

zusammenaddieren

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

Zusammenarbeit

(uncountable) The act of collaborating.

zusammenarbeiten

To work together with others to achieve a common goal.