German–English dictionary

Bergegut

The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.

Bergelohn

The compensation paid to the rescuers.

Bergen

A city and hamlet in North Dakota.

Berger

A surname.

Bergfried

(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower possibly containing an alarm-bell.

Berggipfel

The summit of a mountain.

Berghang

The sloping side of a mountain.

bergig

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

Berglöwe

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

Bergmann

A person who works in a mine.

Bergnot (in mountains)

Serious danger.

Bergpass

A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.

Bergrücken

A chain of mountains.

Bergspitze

The summit of a mountain.

Bergsteigen

The sport of climbing mountains.

Bergsteiger

An exercise starting in a plank position with hands and possibly feet wider than the shoulders where the knees are adducted to the head or elbows alternatingly without lifting the braced hip.

Bergsteigerin

A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure. [from 19th c.]

Bergung

The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

Bergwandern

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

Bergwerk

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

Bergwerksfahrzeug

(mining) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.

Bericht

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]

berichten

To give an account.

berichtenswert

Interesting enough to be reported as a news

Berichterstattung

The creation of reports.

berichtigen

(transitive) To improve or rectify.

Berichtigung

The act of correcting.

Berichtswesen

The creation of reports.

Berieseln

A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something.

beringen

(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

beritten

On horseback.

berittener Zug

A ceremonial parade.

Berkeley

A city in Alameda County, California.

Berliner

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

Berliner Pfannkuchen

A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.

Berlinerin

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

Bermuda

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Bermudas

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Bermuder

A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent

Bermuderin

A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent

bermudisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.

Bernadette

A en given name.

Bernd

A en given name.

Bernhard

A en given name.

Bernstein

A surname from German or Yiddish.

bernsteinen

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

Bernsteingelb

A yellow-orange colour.

Berserk

(historical) A Norse warrior who purportedly fought in a trance-like frenzy; a berserk.

Berserker

(historical) A Norse warrior who purportedly fought in a trance-like frenzy; a berserk.

Bersten

An act or instance of bursting.

berstig

(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

Bert

A diminutive form of male given names containing the element bert, such as Albert or Robert, also used as a formal given name.

Bertha

A en given name.

Bertram

A en given name.

berüchtigt

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

Berüchtigtsein

An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

berücken

(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.

berücksichtigen

(transitive) To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.

Beruf

An economic role for which a person is paid.

berufen

(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

beruflich

(of education) That provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge.

Berufs-

Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

Berufschauffeur

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

Berufschauffeurin

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

Berufsfachschule

(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.

Berufskolleg

(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.

berufsmäßig

That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.

Berufssoldat

A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.

Berufssoldatin

A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.

berufstätig

In a job; working.

Berufung

An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

beruhigen

(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

beruhigend

(pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]

Beruhiger

Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]

Beruhigungsmittel

(informal, pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

Beruhigungspille

(figurative) Ellipsis of sop to Cerberus, something given or done to pacify or bribe.

Beruhigungssauger

(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]

berühmt

Well known.

berühmt-berüchtigt

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

Berühmtheit

(uncountable, uncommon outside high registers) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]

Berühmtsein

The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.

berührbar

Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable.

berühren

(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

berührend

Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.

Berührung

The act of touching physically; being in close association.

berührungslos

That has no contact or contacts.

Beryll

(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).

Beryllium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

Bes

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth.

besäen

(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.

besagt

Under consideration, under discussion.

Besaiter

Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

besamen

(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.

Besamung

The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).

besänftigen

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

Besänftigungsmittel

(figurative) Ellipsis of sop to Cerberus, something given or done to pacify or bribe.

Besatzer

A person who occupies an office or a position.

Besatzerin

A person who occupies an office or a position.

Besatzung

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

Besäufnis

(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.

beschädigen

(figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.

beschädigt

That has suffered damage.

beschaffen

(transitive) To acquire or obtain.

Beschaffenheit

A particular state of being.

Beschaffung

(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

Beschaffungsauftrag

A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

beschäftigen

(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.

beschäftigt

Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.

Beschäftigtsein

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

Beschäftigung

The state of being employed.

Beschäftigungslosigkeit

The state of having no job; joblessness.

Beschäler

A male horse kept primarily as a stud.

beschämen

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

beschämend

(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

beschämt

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

beschatten

(intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.

Beschattung

(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.

Bescheid

(by extension, colloquial) Any communication to get somebody's attention.

Bescheid sagen

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

bescheiden

Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

Bescheidenheit

The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

bescheinen

(intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.

bescheinigen

To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

bescheißen

To fail to fulfill an obligation.

beschenken mit

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

bescheuert

(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

beschichten

(transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.

Beschichtung

(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.

Beschickung

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.

beschieden sein

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

beschießen

To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.

beschildern

(transitive) To install signposts on.

Beschilderung

(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.

beschimpfen

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

Beschimpfung

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]

beschirmen

(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.

Beschirrung

The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.

Beschiss

(countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

Beschlag

Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

Beschläge

Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

beschlagen

(transitive) To apply horseshoes to (a horse).

Beschlagenheit

Ability, skill, competence.

Beschlagnahme

An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.

beschlagnahmen

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

beschleunigen

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

Beschleuniger

(chemistry) Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.

beschleunigt

Moving or progressing faster than is usual.

Beschleunigung

The act of speeding up; a growing faster.

beschließen

(transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.

Beschluss

A choice or judgement.