German–English dictionary

Brutknospe

(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.

Brutkörper

(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.

Brutorgan

(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.

Brutplatz

A place or region where animals go to breed.

Brutreaktor

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.

Brutstätte

A place or region where animals go to breed.

brutto

(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.

Bruttoeinkommen

Income generated before deducting expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.

Brutus

a Roman cognomen.

brutzeln

(transitive, informal) To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.

Bruyère-Pfeife

A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.

Bryce

A surname originating as a patronymic.

bspw.

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

Bube

A male child. [from 15th c.]

Bubi

(Scotland, Northumbria) A small boy.

Buch

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

Buch der Richter

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

Buch Jona

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Buch Jonas

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Buch Rut

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Buchbinden

The art, craft or process of binding books.

Buchbinderei

A building where books are assembled and bound.

Buchdrucker

A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.

Buche

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

buchen

Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech tree.

Buchenholz

The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).

Buchenwald

A wood largely populated with beech trees.

Bücher

(usually, in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

Bücherbohrer

(figurative) An avid book reader.

Bücherei

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

Bücherfreund

One who loves books.

Bücherfreundin

One who loves books.

Bücherregal

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

Bücherschrank

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

Bücherwurm

Any of various insects that infest books.

Buchführungswesen

(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

Buchhalter

(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.

Buchhalterin

(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.

Buchhaltung

(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.

Buchhändler

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

Buchhändlerin

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

Buchhandlung

A shop that sells books.

Buchladen

A shop that sells books.

Büchlein

A small or thin book.

Buchliebhaber

One who loves books.

Buchliebhaberin

One who loves books.

Buchmacher

(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

Buchmacherin

(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

Buchprüfer

(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

Buchprüfung

An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

Buchrolle

A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.

Buchrücken

Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.

Buchs

(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

Buchsbaum

(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood

Buchsbaumholz

(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.

Büchse

Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.

Büchsenmacher

A manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns.

Büchsenmacherin

A person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.

Buchstabe

(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.

Buchstabierbuch

(obsolete) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]

buchstabieren

(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]

buchstäblich

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.

Bucht

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

Buchtuferline

The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water)

Buchung

A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.

Buchverkäufer

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

Buchverkäuferin

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

Buckel

A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

bücken

To bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.

bucklig

Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.

Bucklige

(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

Buckliger

(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

Bückling

A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.

Budapest

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

Budapester

Of, from or pertaining to Budapest, Hungary.

Büdchen

A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

Buddel

The contents of such a container.

buddeln

(intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Buddhismus

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

Buddhist

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

Buddhistentum

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

Buddhistin

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

buddhistisch

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

Bude

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

Budget

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

Budweiser

A denizen of Budweis (Budovicium), Bohemia.

Büfett

A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

Büffel

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

Büffelkopfente

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]

büffeln

(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

Buffet

Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.

Büffler

(slang, British) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.

Bug

(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

Bügel

(nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.

Bügelhorn

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

bügeln

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

Bügelsäge

A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.

Buggy

(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.

Bugüberhang

(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

buhen

(British, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

Buhldirne

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

Buhle

(somewhat, dated) An illicit lover, either male or female.

Bühne

A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

Bühnenautor

(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.

Bühnenautorin

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

Bühnenfassade

(in an ancient, _, theater) The row of columns at the front of the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.

Bühnenklassiker

(theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.

Bühnenstück

(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.

Bühnenwerk

(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.

Buhruf

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

Bukarest

The capital city of Romania.

Bulbus

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

Bulgare

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulgarien

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

Bulgarin

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

bulgarisch

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

Bulimie

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

Bullauge

(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

Bulldogge

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

Bulldozer

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

Bulle

(sports) In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.

Bullen

(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.

Bullen-

Large and strong, like a bull.

Bullenkalb

A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

Bullenmarkt

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise.

Bullenpenis

The penis of an animal.

Bullenschwein

(derogatory, slang) A police officer. [From ante 1785.]

Bullenziemer

The penis of an animal.

Bulletin

A time-sensitive news item or short news report.

Bullette

(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.

bulliger Typ

(sports) In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.

Bully

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

bum

Used to indicate a thudding sound.

Bumerang

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

Bumm

Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

Bummel

A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

Bummelant

An idle person.

Bummelantentum

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

bummeln

To move or walk lackadaisically.

Bummler

One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.

Bümpliz

(figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Bums

(vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

bumsen

(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.

BüMW

(slang) A BMW motorcycle or automobile.

Bund

(uncountable) The state of being allied.

Bundbolzen

(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

Bündchen

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

Bündel

(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.

Bündel Geldscheine

A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.