German–English dictionary

Gas

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

Gas geben

(US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.

Gasbrenner

A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system.

Gasdüse

A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.

Gasfackel

(oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.

gasförmig

Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

gashaltig

Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.

Gaskonade

Boastful talk.

Gassack

A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.

Gasse

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

Gast

(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

Gastaufenthalt

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

Gastauftritt

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

Gastbeiträge & Gastkommentare

A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.

Gästebett

An improvised bed.

Gästehaus

A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals.

Gästeheim

A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.

gastfrei

cordial and generous towards guests

gastfreundlich

cordial and generous towards guests

Gastfreundlichkeit

The quality of being hospitable.

Gastfreundschaft

The quality of being hospitable.

Gastgeber

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

Gastgeber sein

To perform the role of a host.

Gastgeberin

A female host.

Gastgewerbe

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

Gasthaus

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

Gasthof

An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]

gasthören

To attend an academic class without the opportunity to receive academic credit.

Gästin

(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

Gastkommentarseite

A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.

Gastlichkeit

The quality of being hospitable.

Gastmahl

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

gastrisch

Of or relating to the stomach.

Gastronomie

The study of the relationship between food and culture.

Gastspiel

The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

Gaststätte

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

Gaststätte mit Außer-Haus-Verkauf

(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

Gastwirt

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

Gastwirtin

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

gate

Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.

Gateway

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

Gatte

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

Gatter

(textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.

Gattin

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

Gattung

(informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.

Gattungsbezeichnung

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.

gattungsmäßig

(of a product or drug) Not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.

Gattungsname

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.

Gau

An administrative subdivision of the European Union.

Gauchheil

Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]

Gaucho

A cowboy of the South American pampas.

Gaudi

An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.

gaukeln

To move quickly from one location to another.

Gaukler

A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.

Gaul

Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

Gaumen

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

Gauner

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

Gaunerei

The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.

Gaunerin

A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.

Gaunersprache

(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

Gaußsch

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

Gavial

A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.

gay

(derogatory, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Homosexual.

Gaydar

(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s]

Gaza

A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.

Gaze

A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.

Gazelle

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

Gazette

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically. [from 1605]

Gazpacho

A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.

GDG

(analysis) Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

GDGL

(analysis) Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

geächtet

(of a person) put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

Geächze

A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.

Geäder

(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

gealtert

Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.

geärgert

Caring about something; discomposed.

geb.

Abbreviation of born.

Gebäck

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

gebacken

That has been cooked by baking.

Gebäckteig

(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

Gebahren

(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.

Gebälk

(architecture) All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof.

geballt

Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.

gebändert

Marked with bands of colour.

gebannt

(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.

Gebärde

A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.

Gebärdensprache

(uncountable) Sign language in general.

Gebaren

(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

Gebärmutter

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]

Gebärmutterentfernung

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

Gebärmutterhals

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

gebastelt

(nautical) For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

Gebäude

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

Gebäudereiniger

A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.

Gebäudereinigerin

A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.

Gebäudeverkleidung

(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

Gebeine

The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

geben

To give; to offer; to commit.

Gebende

One who gives; a donor or contributor.

Gebender

One who gives; a donor or contributor.

Geber

The person who deals the cards in a card game.

Geberin

One who gives; a donor or contributor.

Gebet

A prayer.

Gebetsriemen

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

gebeugt

(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.

Gebiet

An area in business or of knowledge, research.

gebieten

(ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

Gebieter

(with of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.

gebieterisch

Having a commanding style.

Gebietskorridor

The handle of a pan.

Gebietsrepräsentant

A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman. [from 20th c.]

Gebietsschema

(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.

Gebietsschemaparameter

(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.

Gebietszipfel

The handle of a pan.

Gebilde

(countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.

gebildet

Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.

Gebinde

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

Gebirge

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.

gebirgig

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

Gebirgler

(Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.

Gebirgsbewohner

(Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.

Gebirgskette

(geography) A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

Gebirgszug

(geography) A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

Gebiss

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

gebisslose Zäumung

A kind of bridle with no bit.

gebläht

Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

Gebläse

Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

geblendet

Intellectually or morally blinded.

gebogen

Having a curve or curves; curving.

geboren

Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

geborene

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

Geborgene

The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.

Gebot

An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.

geboten

Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.

gebotene Sorgfalt

Appropriate, required, reasonable care or carefulness.

gebraten

Having been cooked by roasting.

Gebrauch

The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]

Gebräuche

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

gebrauchen

(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.

Gebrauchs

In good working order.

gebraucht

(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

Gebraucht-

(of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.

gebrechlich

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

Gebrechlichkeit

feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

gebrochen

(of a, person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

Gebrodel

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

Gebrüll

A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.

Gebrumm

A dull humming.

gebückte Haltung

A stooping, bent position of the body.

Gebühr

An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.