German–English dictionary

Filzhut

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

Filzlaus

A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.

Filzlocken

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

Fimmel

A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

Finale

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

Finalist

A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

Finalistin

A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

Financier

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

Financierin

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

Finanz

The science of management of money and other assets.

Finanzdirektor

The head of a corporation's treasury department.

Finanzen

The science of management of money and other assets.

finanziell

Related to finances.

finanzieller Beitrag

An amount of money given toward something.

Finanzier

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

finanzieren

(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.

Finanzierin

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

Finanzierung

Money provided as funds.

Finanzminister

The government official in charge of the Treasury.

Finanzwissenschaft

The science of management of money and other assets.

Findelkind

An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

Finden

The act of finding.

findig

(of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.

Findigkeit

A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.

Findling

(geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.

Finger

(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

fingerfertig

Skillful with one's hands.

Fingerfertigkeit

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

fingerförmig emporragen

(botany, anatomy) To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Fingerglied

(skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.

Fingerhut

Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).

Fingerknöchel

Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.

Fingerkuppe

The tip of the human finger.

fingern

(transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.

Fingernagel

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Fingersatz

(music, countable) A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.

Fingerschnippen

The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.

Fingerspitze

The tip of the human finger.

Fingerzeig

A subtle allusion.

fingieren

(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

Fink

A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.

Finne

A national of Finland.

Finnin

(by extension) A member of any Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.

finnisch

Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.

Finnland

A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland.

Finnländer

A national of Finland.

Finnländerin

A national of Finland.

finster

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

finster ansehen

(intransitive) To look or stare with anger. [from late 15th c.]

finster blicken

(intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.

finsterer Blick

A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.

Finsternis

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

Finte

(often, military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.

fintieren

(intransitive, boxing, fencing, also, often, military) To make a feint or mock attack.

Fiona

A en given name, in regular use since the 20th century, first in Scotland, then in England.

Fioritur

An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.

Fireball

(sailing) A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

Firewall

(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.

Firma

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

Firmament

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

Firmen-

Of or relating to a corporation.

Firmenschild

A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).

Firmensitz

The place where a corporation is established.

Firmgöd

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

Firmgodl

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

Firmpate

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

Firmpatin

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

Firmung

A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

Firmware

(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.

Firn

A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.

Firnis

Anything resembling such a coating; a glossy appearance.

firnissen

(intransitive) To apply varnish.

First

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

Fisch

(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.

Fisch-

Of, from, or similar to fish.

Fischadler

A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

Fischbandwurm

(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.

Fischbrut

Young fish; fishlings.

Fischchen

(childish) .

fischen

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.

Fischer

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

Fischerei

(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

Fischereiboot

A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.

Fischerin

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

Fischermarder

A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur.

Fischfang

(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

Fischfrau

(British) A person who sells fish.

Fischgräte

A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

Fischhaken

A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.

Fischhändler

(British) A person who sells fish.

Fischhändlerin

(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.

fischig

Of, from, or similar to fish.

Fischkorb

(fishing) An osier basket that anglers use to hold fish.

Fischlaich

The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

Fischlein

(childish) .

Fischmann

(British) A person who sells fish.

Fischmilch

The semen of a male fish.

Fischotter

An otter species, Lutra lutra.

Fischsuppe

A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.

Fischverkäufer

(British) A person who sells fish.

Fischverkäuferin

(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.

Fischwehr

A fence placed across a river to catch fish.

Fischzug

(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.

Fistel

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

fit

In good shape; physically well.

Fitnessstudio

(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

Fitnesstraining

An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

Fitting

(engineering) A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling

Fitz

A tangled clump of hair or similar.

Fitzel

A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

Fitzelchen

A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

fix

Unquestionable; unequivocal.

fix und fertig

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, sometimes, offensive) Tired or exhausted.

fixe Idee

An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.

fixieren

(transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.

Fixiermittel

(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

Fixiersalz

(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

fixiert

(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. [from 17th c.]

Fixierungszeitraum

(chiefly, sports) A high-performance phase or period.

Fixpunkt

(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.

Fixwert

That which is permanent or invariable.

Fjord

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

FKK

The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

flach

Flat and level.

Fläche

A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.

Flächenbrand

A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

flächenbündig

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

Flächeninhalt

(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.

Flachheit

The state of being flat

Flachland

An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).

flachlegen

(slang) To have sex with.

flachmachen

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

Flachmann

A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

Flachmoor

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

Flachs

The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.

Flachsbreche

(textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]

Flachsfaser

The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.

flachshaarig

(of a, person) Having blond hair.

Flachsschwinge

(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

Flachwagen

(rail, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof.

Flachwitz

(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

flackern

To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

Flädchen

A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.

Fladen

A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.

Fladenbrot

A thin, flat bread, often made from unleavened dough.

Flag

(computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.

Flageolett

(music) A type of small flute of the fipple family.

Flagge

(in the plural) A standard or banner.

Flaggentuch

(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.

Flair

Distinctive style or elegance.