German–English dictionary

zusammenbasteln

(transitive) To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).

zusammenbrauen

(intransitive, of an unwelcome event) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.

zusammenbrechen

(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

zusammenbringen

(transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.

Zusammenbruch

A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

zusammendrücken

(transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.

Zusammenfahren

(countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).

Zusammenfall

A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

zusammenfallen

(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

zusammenfalten

(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

zusammenfassen

(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.

zusammenfassend

To summarize; as a summary.

zusammenfassender Bericht

An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts.

Zusammenfassung

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

zusammenfinden

(intransitive) To congregate, or assemble.

Zusammenfluss

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

zusammenfügen

(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

Zusammenfügung

The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

Zusammenführen

The act of congregating or collecting together.

zusammengefrickelt

(North America, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.

zusammengehauen

Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

zusammengehen

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

Zusammengehörigkeit

(uncountable) The state or quality of being together.

zusammengemischt

Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.

zusammengeschlagen

Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

zusammengeschustert

Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.

zusammengesetzt

Composed of elements; not simple.

zusammengestellt

Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

zusammengestoppelt

Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.

zusammengestückelt

Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.

zusammengetragen

Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

zusammengewürfelt

Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.

zusammenhaftend

Holding together; cohesive.

zusammenhaltend

Compatible, accordant.

Zusammenhang

A logical arrangement of parts, as in writing.

zusammenhängend

Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.

zusammenklauben

(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.

zusammenknautschen

(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

zusammenknüllen

(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

zusammenkochen

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

zusammenkommen

(ergative) To gather as a group.

zusammenkrachen

(intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.

Zusammenkunft

The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.

zusammenlaufen

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

Zusammenleben

The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

zusammenlegen

(intransitive) To join together to form a group.

zusammenmischen

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

zusammennehmen

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

zusammenpassen

(intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.

Zusammenprall

Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.

zusammenpressen

(transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.

zusammenquetschen

To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

zusammenrechnen

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

zusammenreiben

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

zusammenrufen

(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.

zusammensacken

(transitive, slang) To cause to collapse; to hit hard; to render unconscious; to kill.

zusammensammeln

(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.

zusammenschalten

(Internet, transitive) To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet connection.

zusammenschlagen

(transitive) To assault or beat up a person.

Zusammenschliessen

(uncountable) The act of associating.

Zusammenschluss

A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

zusammenschnappen

(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.

zusammenschnüren

To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

zusammenschrauben

(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

zusammenschreiben

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

zusammenschweißen

(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

zusammensetzen

(transitive) To put together.

Zusammensetzung

The general makeup of a thing or person. [from 14th c.]

zusammenspielen

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

zusammenstauchen

(transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.

Zusammenstellen

The act of arranging.

Zusammenstellung

A collection of things that have been arranged.

Zusammenstoß

A skirmish, a hostile encounter.

zusammenstoßen

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

zusammenstreben

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

zusammentragen

(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

zusammentreffen

To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.

zusammentreten

(intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

zusammenwirken

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

zusammenzählen

(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

zusammenziehen

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

Zusammenziehung

(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.

Zusammenzucken

(countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).

Zusatz

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

Zusatz-

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

Zusatzartikel

(especially, US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.

Zusatzklausel

(politics) A supplementary clause added to a document after drafting, especially to a bill under the consideration of a legislature. [from 17th c.]

Zusatzleistung

(chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

zusätzlich

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]

Zusätzlichkeit

Something additional to the original plan or concept.

Zusatzqualifikation

(education, certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.

Zusatzsilbe

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

Zusatzstoff

A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.

zuschanppen

(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.

Zuschauer

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]

Zuschauerin

One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.

Zuschauerraum

The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

Zuschauersitzplätze

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

Zuschauertribüne

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

Zuschlag

(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

zuschlagen

(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

Zuschnappen

An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.

zuschreiben

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

zusehen

To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]

Zuseher

One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.

Zuseherin

One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.

zusetzen

To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.

zusichern

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

Zusicherung

(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.

Zuspätkommende

One who arrived late.

Zuspätkommender

One who arrived late.

Zuspiel

(sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. [from 19th c.]

Zuspieler

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

Zuspielerin

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

zuspitzen

(idiomatic) To rapidly reach a turning point or climax.

Zuspitzung

The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

Zustand

The health status of a medical patient.

zuständig

Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.

Zuständigkeit

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.

Zuständigkeitsbereich

Scope or range of interest or control.

Zustellung

(legal) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

zustimmen

(transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.

zustimmend

(manner) In a positive manner.

Zustimmung

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

zustoßen

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.

Zustrom

A flow inward or into something; a coming in.

Zutat

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

zuteilen

To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.

Zuteilung

The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

zuteilwerden

(transitive) Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.

zutiefst

In a profound, not superficial, manner.

zutiefst erschrocken

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

Zuträger

One who informs someone else about something.

zuträglich

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

Zutrauen

A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

zutreffen

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

zutreffend

With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

Zutritt

(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

zuverlässig

(manner) In a consistent manner.

Zuverlässigkeit

Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

Zuversicht

The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.

zuversichtlich

Very sure of something; positive.

Zuversichtlichkeit

The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.

zuviel des Guten

Egregiously; beyond compare.

zuvor

At an earlier time.

zuvorkommen

To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

zuvorkommend

Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.

Zuwachs

Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.

Zuwachs-

Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

zuwachsen

(intransitive, accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.