German–English dictionary

Eiszeit

A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).

eitel

Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

Eitelkeit

Excessive vanity.

Eiter

(archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile.

Eiterbeule

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

eitern

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.

eiternd

(medicine) Discharging pus.

Eiweiß

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

Eizelle

(cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

Ejakulat

Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.

Ejakulation

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

Ekel

(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]

ekelerregend

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

Ekelgefühl

A sudden violent feeling of disgust.

ekelhaft

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

ekelig

(informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.

ekeln

To cause an intense dislike for something.

eklatant

(rare) Impressive, brilliant, striking, convincing.

Eklektiker

Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

eklektisch

Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

eklig

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

Eklipse

Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.

Ekliptik

(astronomy) The plane in which this great circle lies.

Ekstase

Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

Ekuador

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

Ekzem

(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.

Elam

(historical) An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.

Elan

Vigour or vivacity.

Elastan

Spandex, lycra.

elastisch

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

elastisches Verformungsarbeitsaufnahmevermögen

(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.

Elastitizität

(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility

Elastizität

(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.

Elb

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

Elba

An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.

Elbe

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

Elben

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

Elch

The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.

Elefant

A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

Elefantenbulle

A male elephant.

Elefantenkalb

A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

Elefantenkuh

A female elephant.

Elefantin

A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

elefantös

(colloquial) Very large.

elegant

Suave, urbane and sophisticated.

Elegie

A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

elegisch

Of or relating to an elegy.

elektiv

Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.

Elektor

A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

Elektorin

A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

elektrifizieren

(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.

Elektriker

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

Elektrikerin

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

elektrisch

Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.

elektrischer Strom

(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.

elektrischer Verbraucher

(electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.

elektrisieren

(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.

elektrisierend

(figuratively) Emotionally thrilling; electrifying.

elektrisiert

(obsolete) Having been subjected to galvanism; electrified.

Elektrizität

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]

elektro-

and electrical.

Elektro-Auto

(rare, countable) An electric car, locomotive, train etc.

Elektrode

The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

Elektroinstallationsrohr

A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.

Elektrokution

Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair.

elektromagnetisch

Relating to electromagnetism.

Elektromagnetismus

A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.

Elektron

(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

elektronisch

Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.

Elektropositivität

(physics and chemistry) The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge

Elektrorasierer

A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

Elektroschock

The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.

Elektroschocker

A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.

Elektroschockgerät

(colloquial) A device that electrifies or electrocutes.

Elektroschockpistole

(by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.

Elektrotretroller

An electric version of the kick scooter.

Element

(derogatory, dated) A person; an individual.

elementar

Necessary, essential for life or some process.

Elenantilope

an antelope, Taurotragus oryx, of the African savannah

elend

Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]

elender Wicht

An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.

elender Wurm

A contemptible or devious being.

Elendsviertel

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

Eleonore

A en given name.

Elevation

The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.

elf

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

Elfe

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

Elfenbein

A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

Elfenbein-

Made of ivory.

elfenbeinern

Made of ivory.

Elfenbeinfarbe

A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

elfenbeinfarben

Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

elfenbeinfarbig

Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

Elfin

A spirit; a soul; a shade.

elfte

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

elfter

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

Eli

A en given name of Biblical origin.

Elia

(Abrahamism, biblical character) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

Elimination

The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.

eliminieren

(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

Elisa

(biblical character) A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.

Elisabeth

The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

elisabethanisch

Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.

Elision

(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

elitär

Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

Elitarismus

The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.

Elite

A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.

Elite-

Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

Eliten-

Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

Elitist

(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.

Elitistin

(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.

elitistisch

Of or relating to elitism.

Elixier

(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.

ellbögeln

(transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.

Ellbogen

(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

Ellbogenschützer

A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

Ellbogenstoß

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

Elle

The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.

Ellen

A en given name.

Ellenbogen

(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.

Ellenbogenschützer

A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

ellenlang

For a long time; extensively.

Eller

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Ellipse

(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.

elliptisch

Not perfectly circular; elliptical.

Elmar

A surname transferred from the given name.

Elohim

(Judaism) God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints.

eloquent

Fluently persuasive and articulate.

Eloquenz

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

Elritze

A species of minnow widespread in the fresh waters of northern Eurasia, Phoxinus phoxinus.

Elsass

A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

Elsässer

A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

Elsässerin

A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

elsässisch

Of, from or relating to Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

Elster

A well-known black-and-white corvid species, Pica pica, of Eurasian distribution.

Elter

(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]

elterlich

Of or relating to a parent.

Eltern

(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.

Elternausschuss

Initialism of parent-teacher organization.

Elternbeirat

Initialism of parent-teacher organization.

Elternhaus

The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.

Elternlose

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

Elternpflanze

(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]

Elternpflegschaft

Initialism of parent-teacher organization.

Elternschaft

The state of being a parent

Elternteil

(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.

Elterntier

(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]

Elternvertretung

Initialism of parent-teacher organization.

Elysion

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The home of the blessed after death.

Elysium

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The home of the blessed after death.