German–English dictionary

delikat

Elegant; delicately small and pretty.

Delikatesse

A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).

Delikatessen

Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.

Delikatessengeschäft

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

Delikatessenladen

A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

Delila

The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

Delinquent

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.

deliriös

(symptom) Being in the state of delirium.

Delirium

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

Delle

An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

Delphi

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.

Delphin

(constellation) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

dem

Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

dem Anschein nach

Seemingly; in appearance.

dem Gewissen verpflichtet

Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

Demagoge

(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.

Demagogin

(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.

demagogisch

Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.

demaskieren

(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

dement

Having dementia.

Dementi

An assertion of untruth.

dementieren

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

dementsprechend

(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

Demetrius

A en given name.

Deminutiv

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

Deminutivum

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

demnach

(logic) Used to connect the internal logic of two statements.

demo-

people

Demoband

(film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.

Demobilisierung

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.

demografisch

Of or pertaining to demography.

demographisch

Of or pertaining to demography.

Demokrat

(US politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.

Demokratie

(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

Demokratin

(US politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.

demokratisch

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

demokratisieren

(narrowly) To make democratic.

Demokratisierung

The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.

Demolierung

The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

Demonstration

(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.

demonstrativ

that serves to demonstrate, show or prove

demonstrieren

(transitive) To show how to use (something).

demontieren

To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

demoralisieren

To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

demotivieren

(transitive) To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.

Demut

The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

demütig

Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

demütig machen

(transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.

demütigen

(obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.

demzufolge

(logic) Used to connect the internal logic of two statements.

den

In each; to or for each; per.

den Abflug machen

(intransitive) To depart.

den Auflagen entsprechen

Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

den Aufschlag haben

(transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16th c.]

den Bach runter gehen

In an adverse direction or trend. (Mostly in go south.)

den Bach runtergehen

To go out the window; become ruined; become useless.

den Druck im Ohr ausgleichen

(underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

den Empfang bestätigen

(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.

den Eröffnungsstoß haben

(intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.

den Geruch habend (von)

Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.

den Hals recken

(ambitransitive) To extend (one's neck).

den Hintern versohlen

(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

den Hof machen

(transitive) To attempt to attract; to invite by attractions; to allure.

den Kopf entfernen

(fishing, transitive) To remove the head from (a fish).

den Laufpass geben

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

den Mund halten

(transitive, slang) To shut up.

den nackten Hintern zeigen

(transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

den Platz einnehmen von

(transitive) To take the place of.

den Preis in betrügerischer Absicht unter Wert berechnen

(transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.

den Spaß verderben

(transitive) To prematurely reveal major events or the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing ahead of time as a spoiler.

den Spielstand beihalten

(intransitive) To keep score.

den Titel verleihen

To dignify by an honorary designation.

den Unterschied erkennen zwischen

To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.

den Vorrang geben

(transitive) To rank something as having high priority.

den Vorsitz haben

(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.

Denali

The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.

Denar

The currency of North Macedonia, divided into 100 deni.

Denburg

A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Denguefieber

An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

Denim

A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.

Denis

A en given name.

Denkanregung

(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.

Denkanstoß

(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.

Denkaufgabe

(informal) A difficult problem or puzzle.

denkbar

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

Denke

(chiefly, UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).

denken

(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

Denkmal

(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]

Denkrahmen

A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.

Denksportaufgabe

A complex riddle or puzzle.

Denkweise

A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

denkwürdig

(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.

Denkzettel

(slang) A long prison sentence.

denn

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

Dennis

A en given name.

dennoch

In spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).

dental

(phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.

Dentist

A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

Denunziant

A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.

denunzieren

To act as an informer; denounce.

Denver

The capital and largest city of Colorado.

Deo

(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.

Deodorant

(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.

deodorisieren

To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

Dependency

(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

Depesche

A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.

depeschieren

To use a telegraph, send a message by telegraph.

Deponens

(grammar) A deponent verb.

Deponie

A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

deponieren

(transitive) To leave in safekeeping.

Deportation

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

deportieren

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

Deposition

(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

Depot

Anything left behind on a surface.

Depp

A stupid person.

Depression

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

depressiv

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.

depressive Stimmung

(countable) Mental depression.

deprimieren

(transitive) Make sad or dispirited.

deprimierend

Causing depression or sadness.

deprimiert

Sad and dispirited.

Deputierte

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

Deputierter

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

der

Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]

der Bauchspeicheldrüse

Belonging or relating to the pancreas.

der deine

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours.

der Empfindung fähig

(especially, _, formally) Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.

der erste April

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played

der Form halber

Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

der Herr

(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.

der Hoffnung

(not comparable) Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

der Hörer, der Telefonhörer

The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

der Ihre

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

der Länge nach auftrennen

(woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.

der Maroons

Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

der Narr

(tarot, often, capitalized, _, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

der Seine

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

der tote Briefkasten

A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.

der Turm

The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.

der Vereinigten Staaten

(chiefly outside USA) In the United States.

der Vorfahren

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

derartig

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

derb

With a rough texture; not smooth.

Derby

A type of cheese made in Derby, England.

Dereliktion

The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.

Derivat

Something derived.

Derivation

(mathematics, calculus) The process of application of the derivative operator to a function, yielding another function called the derived function of the first.

Dermatitis

(pathology) Inflammation of the skin.

Dermatologe

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

Dermatologin

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.