German–English dictionary

Boxer

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

Boxerin

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

Boxhieb

A blow with the fist.

Boxkampf

(slang) A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.

Boxschlag

A blow with the fist.

Boyfriend

A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

Boykott

The act of boycotting.

boykottieren

(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Brabbeln

Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

brach

(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.

Brache

(agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated land.

Brachet

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

brachial

Pertaining or belonging to the arm.

Brachland

(agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated land.

brachlegen

(transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.

brachliegend

(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.

Brachse

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

Brachsen

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

Brachsme

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

Brachsmen

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

bracken

(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.

Bracket

(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

brackig

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

Bradykardie

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Brahmane

A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

Brailleschrift

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.

Brainstorming

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

Bramburi

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

Branche

An area in business or of knowledge, research.

Brand

On fire (often metaphorically).

Brandbeschleuniger

In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.

Brandbock

(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

Brandbombe

A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.

Brandenburg

A state in the northeast of Germany.

Brandenburg an der Havel

A state in the northeast of Germany.

Brandlegung

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

Brandmal

A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

brandmarken

(transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.

Brandmauer

(by extension) Any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable.

Brandstifter

One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.

Brandstifterin

One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.

Brandstiftung

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

Brandsucht

(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

Brandung

Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

Brandwand

(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.

Brandwunde

A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

Brandy

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

Brandzeichen

A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

Branntwein

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

Branntweinbrennerei

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

bräsig

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

Brasilianer

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.

Brasilianerin

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.

brasilianisch

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.

Brasilien

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.

Brasse

(nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

brassen

(nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.

braten

(chiefly, US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.

Bratenfett

Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

Bratensoße

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

Bratislava

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

Bratling

A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

Bratsche

A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.

Bratwurst

A small pork sausage, usually served fried.

Bratze

(slang) An ugly person or thing.

Bräu

The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.

Brauch

A meeting or gathering.

brauchbar

Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.

Brauchbarkeit

The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

Bräuche

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

brauchen

(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.

Braue

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

brauen

(intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.

Brauer

Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

Brauerei

A building where beer is produced.

Brauerin

Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

Brauhaus

A building where beer is produced.

Braumeister

A person in charge of beer production at a brewery

braun

Having a brown colour.

braun gebrannt

Having a suntan.

Braunbärenjunges

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

Bräune

A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.

Braunelle

Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.

bräunen

(intransitive) To become brown.

Braunfäule

(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.

braungelb

Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.

Braunschweig

Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Brause

(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

brausen

(intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.

brausend

(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.

Brausepulver

An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.

Braut

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

Braut-

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

Bräutigam

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

Brautjungfer

A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.

Brautkiste

The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.

bräutlich

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

Brautschatz

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

Brautwerbung

The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.

brav

In a faithful manner.

Bravo!

An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.

Bravour

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

Break

(tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).

Brecheisen

A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.

brecheln

(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.

brechen

(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.

Brecher

(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.

Brechreiz fördernd

Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. [from 17th c.]

Brechstange

A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.

Brechung

in linguistics: vowel breaking

Bredouille

A difficult situation.

Breeches

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

Brei

(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.

breiig

Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.

breit

Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

Breitband

(Internet) An Internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or a cable modem.

Breitband-

(computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

breitbeinig stehen

(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

Breitbild

(often, attributive) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

Breitbildschirm

(often, attributive) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

Breite

(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).

breite Masse

The common people of a nation.

Breitengrad

(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

Breitenkreis

(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.

breiter

(typography, of a typeface) Wider than usual.

Breithacke

An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.

Breitlauch

A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

Breitpinsel

(painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.

Breitseite

(nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

Bremse

A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]

bremsen

A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]

Bremserwagen

(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.

Bremsklappe

(aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.

brennbar

Capable of burning.

Brennbarkeit

The quality or state of being combustible

Brennen

Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.

brennend

So hot as to seem to burn (something).

Brenner

(slang) A BMW motorcycle or automobile.

Brennerei

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

Brennholz

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

Brennkammer

An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.

Brennnessel

(slang) The prank of grabbing a victim's forearm in both hands and twisting the skin in opposite directions.

Brennofen

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

Brennstoff

A material that is capable of burning.

Brennung

(ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.

brenzlig

Fraught with danger.

Bresche

A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.

Breschnew

A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бре́жнєв (Bréžnjev)

Bretagne

An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany. [from 20th c.]

Bretone

(countable) A native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.