German–English dictionary

Bretonin

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

bretonisch

Of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France.

Bretonischer Spaniel

A gun dog of a particular breed.

Brett

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

Brettschindel

A beam or plank of split wood.

Breve

(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.

Brexit

(UK politics) Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Breze

(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

Brezel

(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

Brezen

A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.

Brictius

A en given name.

Bridge

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

Brie

An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

Brief

A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.

briefen

(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

Briefkasten

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

Brieftasche

(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

Briefträger

An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.

Briefumschlag

A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.

Briefwechsel

(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.

Bries

The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.

Brigant

(crime) An outlaw or bandit.

Brigg

(watercraft) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

Brigitte

A en given name.

Briktius

A en given name.

brillant

(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.

Brillanz

The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.

Brille

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

Brillenschlange

A cobra of the species Naja naja, having on its hood two circular ocelli patterns connected by a curved line.

brilliant

Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.

Brillianz

(meteorology, optics) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.

brillieren

(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

Brimborium

A long and complicated formal procedure.

bringen

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

Brioche

(countable, and, uncountable) A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

brisant

(of a situation) Potentially violent.

Brisbane

A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.

Brise

A light, gentle wind.

Britannien

England, Scotland and Wales in combination.

Britannier

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

Brite

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

Britin

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

britisch

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

Britisches Englisch

(chiefly, US) The British English language.

Brixius

A en given name.

Broadsheet-

In the format of a broadsheet.

Broccoli

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

bröckelig

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.

bröckeln

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

Brockenlava

(volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]

Brody

A city in western Ukraine.

Brogue

A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.

Broker

A stockbroker.

Brokkoli

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

Bromance

(slang) A close but nonsexual relationship between two or more men.

Brombeere

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

Brombeerstrauch

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

Bromid

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

Bronchiolitis

(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.

Bronchitis

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

Brosame

(chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.

Brosche

A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

broschiert

(of a book) Having flexible binding.

Broschüre

A small or thin book.

Brösel

(chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.

bröselig

Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

bröslig

Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.

Brot

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

Brotaufstrich

Something that has been spread.

Brotbeutel

A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

Brotbrechen

The Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine), which is believed to bring about communion between the recipient and Christ.

Brötchen

A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.

Brotdose

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

Broterwerber

The primary income-earner in a household.

Broterwerberin

The primary income-earner in a household.

Brotkorb

A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

Brotschieber

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

Brotzeitdose

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

Brownie

(usually, countable, baking, originally, US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate. [from 1897]

browsen

(transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.

brr

Used to express being cold, to show shivering.

Bruch

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.

Bruchband

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

Bruchbude

(pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

brüchig

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.

Brüchigkeit

The state of being brittle (in various senses).

Bruchlinie

(geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

Bruchstrich

(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.

Bruchstück

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

bruchstückhaft

Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

bruchstückhafte Kenntnis

A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.

Bruchteil

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

Bruchzahl

(arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).

Brücke

(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

Brückenende

(physical chemistry) Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms

Brückenkopf

(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material

Brückenpfeiler

A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.

Brüder

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

Brüdergemeinschaft

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

brüderlich

Of or characteristic of brothers.

Brüderlichkeit

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

Bruderschaft

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

Brüderschaft trinken

(transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.

Brühe

(uncountable) Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

brühen

(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.

brüllen

(transitive) To speak sharply.

brüllend

(archaic) Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

brummeln

(transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.

Brummen

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

brummendes Geräusch

A humming noise from something moving very fast.

Brummi

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.

Brunch

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

Brunei

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

Brunei Darussalam

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

brünett

(of a person) Having brown hair.

Brünette

A person, especially female, with brown hair.

Brünetter

A person, especially female, with brown hair.

Brunft

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

brunften

(intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season.

brünieren

To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

Brunnen

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

Brunnenschacht

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

Brunnenschwengel

An ancient device used to gather water, consisting of a pivoted stick with a bucket on the end of it.

Brunst

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

brunsten

(intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season.

brüsk

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

brüskieren

(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.

brüskierend

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

Brüskierung

A deliberate affront or slight.

Brust

In a very close relationship.

Brustamputation

The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.

Brustbein

(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

Brustkorb

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

Brustpanzer

A piece of armor that covers the chest.

Brustriemen

A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.

Brustschild

A piece of armor that covers the chest.

Bruststück

A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.

Brusttuch

(historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.

Brüstung

(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.

Brustwarze

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

Brustwehr

A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.

Brut

(now, _, rare) Offspring, descendants, progeny.

brutal

In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.

Brutalität

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

Brutalo

(by extension, colloquial, derogatory) A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person.

Brutapparat

A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.

brüten

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

brütend

Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.

Brüter

Ellipsis of breeder reactor, a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons.

Brutkasten

(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.