German–English dictionary

extra-

Outside of, beyond.

Extrakt

The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.

Extraktion

An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

Extrapolation

(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

extrapolieren

(transitive) To infer by extending known information.

extraterrestrisch

Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.

extravagant

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

Extrem

The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.

extrem ansteckend

(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.

Extremismus

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

Extremist

(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

Extremistin

(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

Extremität

An external body part that projects from the body.

Extremitäten

A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

Extremste

An extreme measure.

extrovertiert

(informal, _, psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.

Extrusion

A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.

Extrusiv-

(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

exuberant

(of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.

Exuberanz

(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.

Exulant

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

exzellent

(idiomatic) Very good; of the highest level or quality. [from 1848]

Exzellenz

(used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.

Exzenter

(engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

Exzentriker

One who does not behave like others.

Exzentrikerin

One who does not behave like others.

exzentrisch

Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

exzentrisches Verhalten

The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.

Exzentrizität

(geometry) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.

exzerpieren

(transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

exzessiv

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.

exzidieren

To cut out; to remove.

ey

A protest or reprimand.

Eyeliner

Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.

Ezechiel

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Fabel

A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.

Fabeldichter

A person who writes or tells fables.

Fabeldichterin

A person who writes or tells fables.

fabelhaft

Known only in fables; fictitious.

Fabelwesen

A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.

Fabian

(rare) A en given name.

Fabrik

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

Fabrikant

Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

Fabrikat

Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.

Fabrikation

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

fabrizieren

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

Fabulant

(figurative) A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

Fabulation

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

fabulieren

(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.

Fabulierer

(figurative) A liar.

Fabuliererin

(figurative) A liar.

Facebook

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

facebooken

(intransitive) To use the social-networking site Facebook.

Facelift

Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.

Facepalm

A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.

Facette

The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.

fach

Used to make adjectives meaning times.

Fach-

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

Facharbeiter

(countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.

Facharzt

(medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

Facharzt für Anästhesiologie

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

Facharztausbildung

(US, healthcare) The position or term of a medical resident.

Fachärztin für Anästhesiologie

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

fachbezogen

Of or relating to an academic field of study.

Fachchinesisch

(pejorative) A formal or artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education.

fache

Used to make adjectives meaning times.

fächeln

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

Fächerfisch

Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

fächern

(intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

Fachfrau

An expert.

Fachhochschule

(chiefly, US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

Fachidiot

(rare) A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.

Fachjargon

(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.

Fachkollege

A comrade; a companion; an associate.

Fachkraft

A person who belongs to a profession.

fachkundig

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

fachlich

Of or relating to an academic field of study.

fachlich ausgebildet

Requiring special abilities or training.

fachlich trainiert

Requiring special abilities or training.

fachlich unterwiesen

Requiring special abilities or training.

Fachlichkeit

The condition of being professional.

Fachmann

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

Fachschule

(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).

fachspezifisch

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

Fachsprache

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

fachsprachlich

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

Fachtagung

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

Fachwerk

(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

Fachwerkschwelle

(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.

Fachzeitschrift

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

Fackel

A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.

fad

Lacking in taste or flavor.

fade

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

Faden

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

Fadennudeln

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

fadenscheinig

Of an argument, explanation, etc.: ill-founded, unconvincing, weak; also, unimportant; paltry, trivial. [from 18th c.]

Fadenzieher

A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.

Fagott

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

Fähe

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

fähig

Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

Fähigkeit

That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.

Fähigkeiten

(uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.

fahl

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Fähnchen im Wind

(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

Fahndung

An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

Fahne

(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

Fahnen- und Bannerdekoration

Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.

Fahnenflucht

The act of deserting.

Fahnenflucht begehen

To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

fahnenflüchtig werden

To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

Fahnenflüchtiger

(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

Fahnenmast

A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

Fahnenstange

A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

Fahrbahn

(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.

Fahrbahndecke

(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

Fährboot

(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule

Fahrdamm

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

Fähre

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

Fahren

The action of the verb to drive in any sense.

fahren (vt.)

(transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.

fahren lassen

(transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.

fahrend

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

Fahrenheit

Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.

Fahrerhaus

A similar compartment in other vehicles.

Fahrerkabine

A similar compartment in other vehicles.

Fahrerlager

(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.

Fahrgast

(countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.

Fahrgästin

One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

Fahrgebühr

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

Fahrgeschäft

An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.

Fahrgestell

The base frame of a motor vehicle.

fahrlässig

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

fahrlässige Tötung

(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.

Fahrlässigkeit

Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

Fahrleistung

The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.

Fährmann

A man who operates a ferry.

Fahrplan

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

Fahrpreis

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

Fahrrad

Clipping of bicycle.

Fahrradfahren

(uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)

Fahrradfahrer

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

Fahrradtasche

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.

Fahrscheinautomat

(travel) A machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.

Fährschiff

(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule

Fahrstraße

(rail transport) A path that has been secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train and locked to prevent any conflicting train movements from taking place.

Fahrstuhl

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.

Fahrt

A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

Fährte

(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.

Fährtenfinder

(finance) A tracker mortgage.

Fährtenfinderin

(finance) A tracker mortgage.