German to English Dictionary — Translate German Words

blass

(now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

blass vor Wut

(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.

Blässhuhn

Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.

blasslila

A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.

Blastom

(pathology) A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.

Blatt

Thin plate, foil.

Blatt-

in the form of leaves (of some material)

blattartig

Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.

Blättchen

(countable, music) Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.

Blätter

The leaves of plants.

Blätterdach

The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.

blättern

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

blätterreich

containing much foliage

Blätterung

(topology) A set of submanifolds of a given manifold, each of which is of lower dimension than it, but which, taken together, are coextensive with it.

Blätterwerk

The leaves of plants.

Blattgemüse

Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

Blattgold

(uncountable) Gold leaf.

Blattgrün

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

Blattkohl

A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

Blattlaus

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

blattreich

containing much foliage

blättrig

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

Blattrührer

A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.

Blattschuss

A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.

blau

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

blau werden

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

blauäugig

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

blaublütig

Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy

Blaublütigkeit

(uncountable) The quality of being noble.

Bläue

The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.

bläuen

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

blauer Fleck

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

Blaugrau

(uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.

blaugrün

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bläulich

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

Blaupause

A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.

Blauregen

Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

Blauzahn

The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.

Blazer

A semi-formal jacket.

Blech

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

Blechblasinstrumente

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.

Blechbüchse

(NZ, AU, South African, Irish, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.

Blechdose

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

blechern

Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

Blechwinkel

A length of iron or steel, having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural support

Blei

(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.

Bleiarbeiter

(dated) One who works in or with lead.

Bleiarbeiterin

(dated) One who works in or with lead.

Bleibe

(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]

bleiben

(intransitive, dialectal, otherwise, obsolete) To remain, stay.

bleibend

Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

bleich

Without color; pale; pallid.

Bleiche

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

bleichen

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

Bleichmittel

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

bleiern

(literary, or, dated) Made of lead.

Bleigewicht

(archaic) Hence, any weight.

Bleilot

A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.

Bleistift

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

Bleiwurz

(botany) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort. [from 17th c.]

Blende

(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

blenden

(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.

blendend

Very bright (as if to cause blindness).

Blendenzahl

(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

Blender

(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.

Blendfassade

(figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.

Blendlicht

A light of dazzling brilliancy.

Blendling

(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

Blendung

(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.

Blesse

The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.

Blessralle

Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.

Blick

(informal) A glance, look.

blickdicht

Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.

Blickdichtes

Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

blicken

To look briefly at (something).

Blickpunkt

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

Blickwinkel

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

Blide

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

Blimp

(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.

blind

(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

blind machen

To obscure understanding or comprehension.

Blinddarmentzündung

(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix

Blinde

(poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.

blinde Passagierin

A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.

Blindenschrift

A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

Blindenstock

(countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path

Blinder

(poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.

blinder Passagier

A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

Blindgänger

(literally) A firework that has been wet and therefore fails to go off correctly.

Blindheit

(figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.

blindlings

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

blinken

(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

Blinker

(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.

Blinkleuchte

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

Blinklicht

A flashing light or beacon light.

Blinse

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

Blinzeln

The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

Blitz

A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.

Blitz mit Donnerschlag

A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.

blitzblank

(idiomatic) Clean, spotless.

Blitzen

A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.

Blitzeseile

A very short amount of time.

Blitzkrieg

(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.

Blitzschlag

A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.

Blitzstart

A short run, flight.

Blitzstrahl

A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.

Blizzard

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

Block

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

Blockabschnitt

A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

Blockade

(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

Blockbuster

(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.

Blockchain

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

Blockflöte

(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

Blockhütte

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

blockieren

(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

Blockierung

(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.

Blockkette

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

Blocksatz

(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

blöd

Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). [from 16th c.]

blöde

Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

Blödmann

(sometimes, _, vulgar, colloquial, pejorative) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

Blödsinn

Nonsense; senseless talk.

Blog

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

bloggen

(blogging, ambitransitive) To contribute to a blog.

Blogger

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

Bloggerin

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

Blöken

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

blond

Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

Blonde