German–English dictionary

Bester

(countable) The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.

bester Freund

An especially close and trusted friend.

Bestes

(uncountable) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.

bestes Stück

(informal, diminutive, affectionate) .

besteuern

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

Besteuerung

The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

bestial

Bestial; lacking human sensibility

bestialisch

Bestial; lacking human sensibility

bestickt

Decorated with embroidery; covered in decorative needlework.

Bestie

(figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

bestimmen

(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).

bestimmt

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

Bestimmtheit

The quality of being assertive.

Bestimmung

(archaic) The act of destining or appointing.

Bestimmungsort

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Bestimmungswort

(grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)

bestirnt

Having stars visible.

Bestleistung

The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

bestrafen

(law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

Bestrafer

One who punishes.

Bestraferin

One who punishes.

Bestrafung

A punishment to train or maintain control.

bestrahlen

(often, literary, or, poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.

Bestrahlungsstärke

(physics) The radiant power received by unit area of surface.

Bestreben

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).

Bestrebung

The action of trying at something. [1530]

bestreichen

(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

bestreitbar

Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.

Bestreitbarkeit

(uncountable) The condition of being deniable.

bestreiten

(transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

Bestreitung

An assertion of untruth.

Bestseller

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

bestücken

(electronics) To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.

Bestuhlung

The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.

bestürmen

(military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.

bestürzend

Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

bestürzt

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

Bestürzung

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

Besuch

A short visit, usually for social purposes.

besuchen

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

Besucher

(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

Besucheraufkommen

The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.

Besucherin

(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

Besucherzahl

The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.

besudeln

(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.

betagt

old; having lived for relatively many years.

betanken

(transitive) To provide with fuel.

Betätigung

An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

Betätigungsfeld

Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.

betäuben

(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

betäubend

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

betäubt

Stunned or entranced.

Betäubung

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

Betäubungskunde

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

Betäubungsmittel

(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.

betaut

Covered by dew.

Bete

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

beteiligen

(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]

beteiligt

Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

Beteiligung

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

Betel

A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

Betelbissen

(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]

Betelpriem

(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]

beten

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

beten dagegen

(archaic, transitive) To pray against.

Beter

One who prays.

Beterin

One who prays.

beteuern

To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.

Beteuerung

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

Bethesda

(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

betiteln

To add captions to a text or illustration.

betitelt

(literally) Having a title.

Betkissen

A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]

Beton

(not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).

betonen

(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize. [from 1865]

betonieren

(usually, transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

Betonstabstahl

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

Betonstahl

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

betont

(phonetics) Having a stress or accent.

Betonung

(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

betören

(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.

betörend

That beguiles or beguile.

betörender Glanz

(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).

betört

Infatuated.

Betörung

(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.

betrachten

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

Betrachter

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

beträchtlich

Significant; worth considering.

Betrachtung

The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought

Betrag

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

betragen

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

betragen (Summe)

(transitive) To amount in the aggregate to.

Betragserteilung

(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.

betrauen

(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

betrauern

To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

Betreff

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

betreffen

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

betreffs

Regarding, respecting.

betreiben

(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

betreiben (Forschung)

(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]

Betreiber

(informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.

betreten

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

Betretenheit

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

betreuen

(transitive) To act as someone's mentor.

Betreuer

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.

Betreuerin

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.

Betreuung

An arrangement by which one person mentors another.

Betrieb

(uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.

betrieben

(of a device) Having its own source of power, or a named source.

betriebsam

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Betriebsart

(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.

betriebsbedingte Kündigung

(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.

betriebsbereit

(informal, of a thing) Ready for use or normal operation, especially after repair or renewal.

betriebsfertig machen

To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

Betriebsmittel

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

Betriebsstörung

(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.

Betriebssystem

(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.

Betriebssystemkern

(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

betroffen

Influenced or changed by something.

Betroffenheit

The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.

Betrogene

A person who has been deceived.

betrüben

(transitive) Make sad or dispirited.

betrübt

Sad and dispirited.

Betrug

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

betrügen

(transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.

Betrüger

Someone who cheats.

Betrügerei

An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.

Betrügerin

A person who lies or deceives.

betrügerisch

Unsporting or underhand.

betrugsanfällig

Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

Betrugssystem

An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.

betrunken

Drunk

betrunken werden

(transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.

Betrunkener

A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

Betrunkenheit

A state of being drunk.

Betrunkensein

The state of being intoxicated or drunk.

Bett

A prepared spot in which to spend the night.

Bettbezug

(US) Short for duvet cover.

Bettcouch

A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.

Bettdecke

The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.

Bettelbruder

A person who begs.

Bettelei

begging

Bettelfrau

A person who begs.

Bettelknabe

One who is extremely poor.

Bettelmann

A person who begs.

Bettelmönch

A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

betteln

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

Bettelschwester

A person who begs.

betten

(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

Bettgeflüster

(idiomatic) Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after or before sexual intercourse.