German–English dictionary

Eulenvogel

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

Eunuch

A castrated human male.

Euphemia

A en given name.

Euphorie

(informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.

euphorisch

Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria

Euphrat

A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.

Eurasier

Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.

Eurasierin

Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.

eurasisch

Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.

euresgleichen

(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.

Europaabgeordnete

(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

Europaabgeordneter

(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

Europäer

Related to the European Union.

europäisch

Related to the European Union.

Europäischer Hausen

A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Europameisterschaft

(soccer) the UEFA European Football Championship

Europide

(anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

Europider

(anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification.

Eurydike

(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.

Euter

(UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "tithead".

Euthanasie

The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.

Eva

(Abrahamism, biblical character) The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.

evakuieren

(transitive) To rarefy.

Evakuierung

The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.

evaluieren

(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

evangelikal

(Christianity) Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

evangelisch

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.

Evangelist

(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)

Evangelistin

(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)

Evangelium

The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.

evaporieren

(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.

Eve

A en given name.

Eventualfall

(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]

Eventualität

(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance. [from 1560s]

eventuell

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.

evident

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

evokativ

That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.

Evolute

(geometry) A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.

evolutionär

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

Evolutionismus

(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.

Evolutionist

A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.

Evolutionistin

A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.

evolutionistisch

Of or pertaining to evolutionism.

Evolvente

(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.

Ewene

An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Ewenin

An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Ewenisch

A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

ewig

Lasting forever; unending.

ewige

Eternal damnation.

Ewigkeit

(informal, hyperbole) A long period of time.

Ex

(colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.

Ex Knacki

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

ex-

former

Ex-Häftling

A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

exakt

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

exakte Kopie

An exact copy.

Exaktheit

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

exaltiert

Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.

Examen

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

examinieren

(transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]

Exception

(programming) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.

Exegese

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

exekutiv

Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

Exekutive

The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

Exempel

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

Exemplar

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

exemplifizieren

(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.

exen

(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.

Exhibitionist

One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.

Exhibitionistin

One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.

exhibitionistisch

Compulsively seeking attention.

exhumieren

(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

Exhumierung

The act of digging up that which has been buried.

Exil

(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

Exilant

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

Exilantin

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

exilieren

(transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.

Exilierter

One who has been banished from one's own country.

existent

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

existentiell

Of or relating to existence.

Existenz

(Ontology) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

Existenzgrundlage

A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]

existenziell

Of or relating to existence.

existieren

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.

existierend

No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.

Exitus

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

Exklamation

A word expressing outcry; an interjection

exkludieren

(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

Exklusion

The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]

exklusiv

(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.

Exkommunikation

The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

Exkrement

Excrement or urine.

Exkremente (pl.)

(uncountable, euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.

Exkretion

The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

Exkurs

(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.

Exkursion

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

Exmission

The act of evicting.

exmittieren

(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.

Exodus

A sudden departure of a large number of people.

exorbitant

Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.

exorzieren

(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.

Exorzismus

The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

Exorzist

A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

Exorzistin

A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

Exoskelett

(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

Exot

(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.

exotisch

Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.

exotische Tänzerin

(euphemistic) A stripper.

exotischer Tänzer

(euphemistic) A stripper.

expandierbar

Having the capacity to be expanded.

expandieren

(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.

expandierend

(by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.

Expansion

An act, process, or instance of expanding.

expansiv

(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.

expatriieren

(transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.

expedieren

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

Expedition

A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose

Expektoration

(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.

Experiment

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

experimentell

Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.

experimentieren

(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

Experte

(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.

Expertin

(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.

Expletiv

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Expletivum

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Explikation

The act of opening or unfolding.

explizieren

(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.

explizit

Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]

explodieren

(intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly

Exploit

(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

Exploration

The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.

Explosion

An explosion.

Explosionsstaub

The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.

explosiv

Able to, or likely to, explode.

Explosivgeschoss

(historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.

Exponat

A public showing; an exhibition.

Export

(uncountable) The act of exporting.

Exporteur

One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.

Exporteurin

One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.

Exportgut

(countable) Something that is exported.

Exportware

(countable) Something that is exported.

Exposé

A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.

Exposition

(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements).

Express

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.

exquisit

Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.

extemporieren

(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.

extern

Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

externes Netzteil

(informal) A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male plug and an attached cord terminating in another plug.

Extorsion

The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

extra

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.