German–English dictionary

Dörrpflaume

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

dorsal

(linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

Dorsum

The top of the foot or the back of the hand.

Dorsum linguae

The top of the foot or the back of the hand.

dort

In that place; there (at some distance).

dort drüben

In that place; there (at some distance).

dorther

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

dorthin

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

Dory

(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

Dose

(slang, vulgar) The vagina.

dösen

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

Dösende

One who dozes.

Dösender

One who dozes.

dosieren

To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.

Dosierung

The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.

dösig

Intellectually slow.

Dossier

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

Dossierung

(architecture) An incline on the outer face of a built wall.

Dost

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

dotieren

(transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).

Dotierung

(sports) The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.

Dotter

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

Dötz

(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.

doubeln

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

Doudo

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

Dover

A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).

down

(informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

Downer

(slang) A negative drug trip.

Download

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

downloaden

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

Downsizing

(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.

Doxologie

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

Dozent

A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)

Dozentin

A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)

Dozer

(informal) A bulldozer.

dozieren

(intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.

DP

(grammar) Abbreviation of determiner phrase.

Dr.

The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name.

Drachant

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

Drache

(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Drachen

(derogatory) A shrewish woman.

Drachen-Taube

A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.

Drachentaube

A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.

Drachenviereck

(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.

Drachenwurz

A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.

Dracula

(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

Draft

(sports, American English) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

draften

(transitive, sports, US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

Dragon

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

Dragoner

(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.

Dragoner-Bagdette

A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.

Dragoner-Taube

A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.

Dragonertaube

A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.

Dragun

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

Draht

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

Drahtesel

Clipping of bicycle.

drahtig

Thin, muscular and flexible.

drahtlos

Not having any wires.

Drahtseil

A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

Drahtzieher

(idiomatic) A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

Drainage

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

drakonisch

Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

Drakula

(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

drall

(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.

Drama

(uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.

Dramatiker

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

Dramatikerin

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

dramatisch

Fake and exaggerated.

Dramaturgie

(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

dran

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

dran sein

A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

Dränage

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

dranbleiben

To persevere.

Drang

A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.

drangeben

To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

Drängelei

The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.

drängeln

To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.

drängen

To urge; to advise earnestly.

Drängraben

A shallow troughlike depression created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.

Drangsal

A cause of such discomfort.

drangsalieren

(transitive) To act aggressively towards.

Drangsalierung

The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

dranhängen

(ambitransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

drankommen

(transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.

drankriegen

(transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.

drastisch

Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

dräuen

(figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.

drauf

(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

Draufgänger

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]

Draufgängerin

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]

draufgängerisch

(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.

Draufgängertum

Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

drauflosballern

To fire potshots.

draufpacken

(ambitransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

draufsatteln

(ambitransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

draußen

Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

Dreadlocks

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

Dreads

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

Drechselbank

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

drechseln

To shape with a lathe.

Drechsler

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

Drechslerin

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

Dreck

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

Dreckfleck

A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.

dreckig

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

Dreckkerl

(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

Dreckloch

(colloquial, derogatory) Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.

Drecksack

(informal, mildly, vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; a lowlife.

Dreckschwein

(metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.

Dreckskerl

(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

Dreckspatz

(metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.

Dreckspritzer

A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.

Dreh

Being of crucial importance; central, key.

Dreh-

Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.

Dreh- und Angelpunkt

(figurative) A crux or pivot; a central point.

Drehachse

(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.

Dreharbeiten beenden

(transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

Drehbank

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

Drehbuch

(dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.

Drehbuchautor

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

Drehbuchautorin

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

Drehbuchschreiber

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

Drehbuchschreiberin

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

drehen

(colloquial) To deal with, to be focused on.

Dreher

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

Dreherin

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

Drehflügel

A window sash that is hinged on the side.

Drehgestell

(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.

Drehgriff

(technology) A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.

Drehkran

A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.

Drehkreuz

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

Drehmaschine

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

Drehmoment

(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.

Drehpistole

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

Drehpunkt

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

Drehscheibe

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

Drehscheibenwärter

A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.

Drehschluss

(entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

Drehschranke

A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms.

Drehschwung

A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

Drehstift

A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.

Drehstuhl

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

Drehung

A change of direction or orientation.

Drehzapfen

(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

Drei

The digit/figure 3.

drei-

Three.

Dreibein

(mathematics) A geometric figure composed of three planes meeting at a single vertex.

Dreibeinstativ

A three-legged stand or mount.

Dreiblatt

Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.

Dreidel

A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.