German–English dictionary

Geheul

The act of producing howls.

Gehilfe

(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator. [from 1414]

Gehilfe des Hausierers

An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.

Gehilfe des Schaustellers

An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.

Gehilfin des Hausierers

An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.

Gehilfin des Schaustellers

An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.

Gehinnom

In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.

Gehirn

(in the plural) Intellect.

Gehirnentzündung

(pathology) Inflammation of the brain.

Gehirnerschütterung

(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

Gehirnstrom

Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.

Gehirnwäsche

A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.

gehirnwaschen

(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)

Gehirnwelle

Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.

gehoben

Recognized for its quality.

Gehöft

A farm, including its buildings.

Gehölz

A grove of trees.

Gehör

An act of hearing; being heard.

gehorchen

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

gehören

(followed by to) To be a part of a group.

gehörend zu

Arising as the result of an event, inherent.

gehörig

Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).

gehörlos

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

Gehörlosigkeit

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

gehörnt

Having horns.

Gehörnter

A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

gehorsam

Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.

Gehorsamkeit

The quality of being obedient.

Gehwegplatte

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.

Geier

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

Geierin

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

Geifer

(now, somewhat, rare) Saliva, drool.

geifern

To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

Geige

(string instrument) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.

Geigenbauer

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

Geigenbauerin

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

Geiger

One who plays the fiddle.

Geigerin

A person who plays the violin.

geil

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

Geilheit

(slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.

geimpft

Inoculated with a vaccine.

Geisel

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

Geisha

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

Geiß

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.

Geißblatt

Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

Geißel

Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.

geißeln

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.

Geißeltierchen

(biology) Any organism that has flagella.

Geißfuß

An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

Geist

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

Geisteraustreiber

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.

Geisteraustreiberin

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.

Geisterbanner

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.

Geisterbannerin

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.

Geisterbild

An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.

geisterhaft

Having no material body, immaterial; incorporeal or insubstantial.

Geistesart

Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood.

Geistesblitz

(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.

geisteskrank

Insane.

Geistesprodukt

(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.

Geistesstörung

(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.

geistesverwandt

Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.

Geisteswissenschaften

The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

geistfrei

Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.

geistig

Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

geistig zurückgeblieben

(medicine, dated) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.

geistigen Diebstahl begehen

(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

geistiger Ausnahmezustand

(uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).

geistiges Kind

(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.

Geistigkeit

Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane.

geistlich

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

Geistliche

A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.

Geistlicher

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

Geistlichkeit

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

geistlos

(figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.

geistreich

(sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.

geistreiche Bemerkung

(figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.

geistsprühend

Showing originality or sagacity; witty.

geistvoll

Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

Geiz

The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.

geizen

(intransitive) To be sparing or mean.

Geizhals

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

geizig

(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.

Geizige

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

Geiziger

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

Geizkragen

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

Gejammer

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

Gejohle

A derisive cry or shout.

Gekasper

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

Gekeife

The action of the verb nag.

gekennzeichnet

Having a label, tagged.

gekettet

Bound with chains.

Gekicher

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

gekielt

(mostly, in combination) Furnished with a keel.

gekippt

Angled at a slant.

Geklacker

A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.

Gekläffe

(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.

Geklapper

A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.

gekleidet

Wearing clothes; attired (now often with qualifying word). [from 17th c.]

Geklicker

A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.

geknickt

Sad because of a disappointment.

gekocht

Cooked in boiling water.

gekonnt

Having or showing skill; skillful.

Gekrächze

The harsh cry of a crow.

Gekrakel

Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

gekränkt sein

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

gekräuselt

Having ruffles.

gekreuzigt

that has been subject to crucifixion

Gekritzel

A small mindless sketch, etc.

gekröpft

Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

gekrümmt

Having bends; curved; curvilineal.

gekrümmte Haltung

A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.

gekühlt

Cooled.

gekündigt

dismissed, terminated from employment.

gekünstelt

Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.

gekürzt

Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

Gelaber

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

Gelabere

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

Gelächter

A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.

Gelackmeierte

A person who has been deceived.

geladen

(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.

geladen haben

(slang) Drunk.

Gelage

(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.

Gelage abhalten

(intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. [from 1550s]

gelähmt

(figurative, nonstandard, dialectal) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.

Gelände

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.

Geländer

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

Geländerpfosten

One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

gelangen

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

gelangweilt

Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.

gelassen

(now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

Gelassenheit

(uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.

Gelatine

Of or referring to gelatin.

gelatineartig

Jelly-like.

gelatinös

Jelly-like.

Geläufigkeit

(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.

Geläut

The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

Gelb

(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

Gelb-Kiefer

A pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).

gelbbraun

Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.

gelbe Rübe

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

Gelber Fleck

(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.

gelber Knopf

An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.

Gelbildner

(chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.

Gelbkraut

A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.

gelblich

Somewhat yellow in colour.

Gelbschnabel

An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.

Gelbschopflund

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

Gelbstriemenbrasse

A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).

Gelbsucht

(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]