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-s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) :: -en
Saanen goat {n} (white or cream-colored goat) :: Saanenziege {f}
Saar {prop} (river in France and Germany) :: Saar {f}
Saaremaa {prop} (island and county) :: Saaremaa, Ösel
Saarland {prop} (state) :: Saarland
Saarlander {n} (Demonym of Saarland) :: Saarländer {m}, Saarländerin {f}
SaaS {n} (Software as a Service) :: SaaS {f}
Sabaean {adj} (of or pertaining to Sabaean culture) :: sabäisch
Sabaean {prop} (an extinct Semitic language) :: Sabäisch {n}
Sabaean {n} (an individual of the ancient Sabaean people) :: Sabäer {m}, Sabäerin {f}
Sabbatarian {n} (sixth-day Sabbatarian, Friday-keeper) :: Sabbatarier {m}, Sabbatarierin {f}, Sabbatist {m}, Sabbatistin {f}
Sabbatarian {n} (seventh-day Sabbatarian, Sabbath-keeper, Saturday-keeper) :: Sabbatarier {m}, Sabbatarierin {f}, Sabbatist {m}, Sabbatistin {f}
Sabbatarianism {n} (Sabbath observance, Sabbathkeeping) :: Sabbatariertum {n}, Sabbatismus {m}
Sabbath {n} (Jewish Saturday) :: Sabbat {m}, Schabbat {m}, Schabbes {m}
Sabbath {n} (Christian Sunday) :: Sonntag {m}
Sabbath {n} (Muslim Friday) :: Freitag {m}
Sabbath {n} (witches' Sabbath) :: Hexensabbat {m}, Hexentanz {m}, Teufelstanz {m}
Sabbath-day {n} (Sabbath day, Sabbath-day, day of the Sabbath) :: Sabbattag {m}, [rare] Sabbatstag {m}, Schabbattag {m}
sabbatical {adj} (relating to the Sabbath) :: sabbatlich
sabbatical {n} (extended period of leave) :: Sabbatjahr {n}, Sabbatical {n}, Langzeiturlaub {m}, Studienurlaub {m}
sabbatize {v} (to sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath) :: den Sabbat heiligen, den Sabbat heilig halten, den Sabbat einhalten, den Sabbat halten
Sabellian {prop} (language) :: Sabellisch {n}
saber {v} (sabre) SEE: sabre ::
saber-toothed tiger {n} (sabre-toothed tiger) SEE: sabre-toothed tiger ::
Sabian {n} :: Sabäer {m}, Sabier {m}
Sabina {prop} (female given name) :: Sabine
sable {n} (animal) :: Zobel {m}
sable {n} (fur) :: Zobel
sable {n} (heraldic colour) :: Schwarz
sable {adj} (of black colour on a coat of arms) :: schwarz
sablefish {n} (Anoplopoma fimbria) :: Kohlenfisch {m}
sabotage {n} (deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction) :: Sabotage {f}
sabotage {n} (act with intent to injure) :: Sabotage {f}
sabotage {v} (deliberate destruction to prevent success) :: sabotieren
saboteur {n} (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) :: Saboteur {m}
sabre {n} (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point) :: Säbel {m}
sabre {n} (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre) :: Säbel
sabre-rattling {n} (display of military power as an implied threat) :: Säbelrasseln {n}
sabre-rattling {n} (figuratively: any threat) :: Säbelrasseln {n}
sabre saw {n} (portable electric jigsaw) :: Säbelsäge {f}, Tigersäge {f}
sabre-toothed {adj} (having massive curved upper canine teeth) :: Säbelzahn-
sabre-toothed tiger {n} (prehistoric cat) :: Säbelzahntiger {m}, Säbelzahnkatze {f}
saccade {n} (rapid jerky movement of the eye) :: Sakkade {f}
saccharification {n} (hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides) :: Verzuckerung {f}
saccharify {v} (convert soluble polysaccharides) :: verzuckern
saccharin {n} (white crystalline powder) :: Saccharin {n}
saccharine {adj} (excessively sweet) :: süßlich
saccharine {adj} (ridiculously sentimental) :: süßlich
sac fungus {n} (fungus of the phylum Ascomycota) SEE: ascomycete ::
Sachertorte {n} (type of chocolate torte) :: Sachertorte {f}
sachet {n} (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) :: Duftkissen {n}; [archaic] Sachet {n}
sachet {n} (small, sealed packet) :: Päckchen {n}; Portionspackung {f} (-beutel {m}, -tüte {f}); Probepackung {f} (-beutel {m}, -tüte {f})
sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) :: Sack {m}, Papiersack {m}, Beutel {m}, Tüte {f}
sack {n} (amount that can be put in a sack) :: Sack voll {m}, [old spelling] Sackvoll {m}
sack {n} (successful tackle of the quarterback) :: Sack {m}
sack {v} (to plunder) :: plündern
sack barrow {n} (two-wheeled vehicle used for moving sacks) SEE: hand truck ::
sackbut {n} (brass instrument) :: Posaune, Barockposaune {f}, Renaissanceposaune {f}, Sackbut {n}
sackcloth {n} (cloth) :: Sackleinen {n}
sacker {n} (someone who plunders) :: Plünderer {m}
sack race {n} (type of children's game) :: Sackhüpfen {n}
sack truck {n} (hand truck) SEE: hand truck ::
sacral {adj} ((anatomy) of the sacrum) :: Kreuzbein-, sakral
sacral {adj} (sacred) :: sakral
sacrament {n} (sacred act or ceremony) :: Sakrament {n}
sacramental {n} (an object or action which spiritually aids its faithful users) :: Sakramentale
sacred {adj} (made holy) :: heilig
sacred baboon {n} (Papio hamadryas) SEE: hamadryas ::
sacred fir {n} (Abies religiosa) :: Heilige Tanne {f}
sacrifice {v} (to offer as a gift to a deity) :: opfern
sacrifice {v} (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value) :: opfern
sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) :: Opfer {n}
sacrificer {n} (someone who sacrifices) :: Opferer {m}, Opfererin {f}, Opfernder {m}, Opfernde {f}, Opferpriester {m}, Opferpriesterin {f}
sacrificial anode {n} (piece of corrodible metal) :: Opferanode {f}
sacrificial lamb {n} (lamb) :: Opferlamm {n}
sacrilege {n} (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred) :: Sakrileg {n}
sacrilegious {adj} (committing sacrilege) :: gotteslästerlich
sacristan {n} (person who maintains the sacristy) :: Küster {m}, Küsterin {f}
sacristy {n} (room in a church) :: Sakristei {f}
sacrosanct {adj} (beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable) :: sakrosankt, unantastbar
sacrosanct {adj} (sacred, very holy) :: sakrosankt, heilig, hochheilig
sacrosanctity {n} (quality of being sacrosanct) :: Sakrosanktheit {f}, Hochheiligkeit {f}, Unantastbarkeit {f}
sacrosanctness {n} (property or quality of being sacrosanct) :: Sakrosanktheit {f}, Hochheiligkeit {f}, Unantastbarkeit {f}
sacrum {n} (bone at the base of the spine) :: Kreuzbein {n}
sad {adj} (of colours: dark, sombre, dull) :: trist
sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) :: traurig
Saïda {prop} (port city in Lebanon) SEE: Sidon ::
sadden {v} (make sad or unhappy) :: betrüben
sadden {v} (become sad or unhappy) :: traurig werden, betrüben
saddle {n} (seat on an animal) :: Sattel {m}
saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc) :: Sattel {m}
saddle {n} (cut of meat) :: Rücken {m}
saddle {n} (low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills) :: Sattel {m}
saddle {v} (to put a saddle on) :: satteln, besatteln
saddle {v} (to get into a saddle) :: aufsatteln
saddle {v} (to burden) :: (sich etw.) aufhalsen
saddlebag {n} (covered pouch) :: Satteltasche {f}
saddlecloth {n} (blanket placed under a saddle) :: Satteldecke {f}
saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler ::
saddle point {n} (geometry) :: Sattelpunkt {m}
saddle point {n} (game theory) :: Sattelpunkt {m}
saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles) :: Sattler {m}, Sattelmacher {m}
saddle roof {n} (roof with gable at each end) :: Satteldach {n}
saddle shoe {n} (shoe resembling an oxford) :: Sattelschuh {m}
Sadducee {n} (member of an ancient Jewish sect) :: Sadduzäer {m}, Sadduzäerin {f}
sadism {n} (psychology: the enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation) :: Sadismus {m}
sadism {n} :: Sadismus {m}
sadist {n} (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others) :: Sadist {m}, Sadistin {f}
sadistic {adj} (of a person) :: sadistisch
sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately ::
sadly {adv} (in a sad manner) :: traurig, traurigerweise
sadness {n} (state/emotion) :: Traurigkeit {f}
sadomasochism {n} (practices of sadism and masochism collectively) :: Sadomasochismus {m}
sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately ::
safari {n} (a trip into any undeveloped area) :: Safari {f}
safari park {n} (zoo-like attraction) :: Safaripark {m}
safe {adj} (not in danger) :: sicher, gefahrlos
safe {adj} (free from risk) :: sicher
safe {adj} (providing protection from danger) :: sicher
safe {adj} (properly secured) :: sicher
safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) :: Tresor {m}, Safe {m}, Geldschrank {m}
safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm) :: wohlbehalten, ganz und heil, gesund und munter
safebreaker {n} (safecracker) SEE: safecracker ::
safe-conduct {n} (document) :: freies Geleit {n}
safecracker {n} (translation one who practices safecracking) :: Geldschrankknacker {m}
safeguard {n} (something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense) :: Sicherung {f}, Schutz {m}
safehouse {n} (secure location) :: konspirative Wohnung {f}
safe mode {n} ((computing) troubleshooting mode) :: abgesicherter Modus {m}
safe room {n} :: Panikraum {m}
safe sex {n} (sexual activity that minize risks) :: safer Sex {m}, geschützter Sex {m}
safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) :: Sicherheit {f}, Gefahrlosigkeit {f}
safety {n} (mechanism to prevent accidental firing) :: Griffsicherung {f}
safety {n} (American football: instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone) :: Safety {m}
safety {n} (American football: defensive player) :: Safety {m}
safety-conscious {adj} (aware of the need for safety) :: sicherheitsbewusst
safety glass {n} (type of glass) :: Sicherheitsglas {n}
safety glasses {n} (glasses for protecting the eyes) :: Schutzbrille {f}
safety pin {n} (pin in the form of a clasp) :: Sicherheitsnadel {f}
safety valve {n} (a relief valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container would burst) :: Sicherheitsventil {n}
safflorite {n} (mineral) :: Safflorit {n}
safflower {n} (plant) :: Färberdistel {f}
saffron {n} (plant) :: Safran {m}
saffron {n} (spice) :: Safran {m}
saffron {n} (dye) :: Safran {m}
saffron {n} (colour) :: Safranfarbe {f}, Safrangelb {n}
saffron {adj} (having an orange-yellow colour) :: safrangelb, safranfarbig
saga {n} (Old Norse Icelandic prose) :: Saga {f}
saga {n} (long epic story) :: Sage {f}
sagacious {adj} (having or showing keen discernment) :: klug, scharfsinnig, weise
sagacity {n} (quality of being sage) :: Weisheit {f}
saganaki {n} (a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer) :: Saganaki {m} {n}
sage {adj} (wise) :: weise
sage {n} (wise person) :: Weiser {m}, Weise {f}
sage {n} (Salvia officinalis) :: Salbei {m}
sage {n} (Salvia officinalis used in cooking) :: Salbei {m}
sage grouse {n} (Centrocercus urophasianus) :: Beifußhuhn {n}
saggar {n} :: Brennkapsel {f}
Sagitta {prop} (constellation) :: Pfeil {m}
Sagittarius {prop} (constellation) :: Schütze {m}
Sagittarius {prop} (astrological sign) :: Schütze {m}
sago {n} (a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener) :: Sago {m}
sago {n} (any of the palms from which sago is extracted) :: Sago {m}
saguaro {n} (large cactus) :: Saguaro {m}
Sahara {prop} (desert) :: Sahara {f}
Sahel {prop} (A region in Africa) :: Sahelzone {f}, Sahel {m}
Sahrawi {adj} (related to Western Sahara) :: der Westsahara
Sahrawi {n} (a person from Western Sahara) :: Sahraoui {m} {f}, Saharawi {m} {f}
said and done {adj} (agreed to and accomplished or finished) :: gesagt getan
saiga {n} (antelope) :: Saiga
sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) :: Segel {n}
sail {n} (a trip in a boat) :: Törn {m}
sail {n} (the blade of a windmill) :: Windmühlenflügel {m}
sail {v} (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat) :: segeln
sail {v} (to move briskly and gracefully through the air) :: segeln
sail {v} (to move briskly) :: segeln
sailboat {n} (a boat propelled by a sail) :: Kutter {m}, Segelboot {n}
sailcloth {n} (fabric) :: Segeltuch {n}
sailing {adj} (travelling by ship) :: segeln
sailing {n} (motion across water) :: Segeln {n}
sailing ship {n} (type of ship) :: Segelschiff {n}
sailmaker {n} (occupation) :: Segelmacher {m}
sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) :: Matrose {m}, Matrosin {f}, Seemann {m}, Seefrau {f}, Seemännin {f}
sailoress {n} (female sailor) :: Matrosin
sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider ::
sainfoin {n} (perennial herbs) :: Esparsette {f}
saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) :: Heiliger {m}, Heilige {f}
saint {n} ((figuratively) a person with positive qualities) :: Heilige {f}
Saint {n} (title given to a saint) :: Sankt {n}
Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) :: Andreaskreuz {n}
Saint Barbara {prop} (saint) :: die heilige Barbara {f}, Sankt Barbara, St. Barbara
Saint Bernard {n} (Saint Bernard breed of Dog) :: Bernhardiner {m}, St. Bernhardshund
Saint-Denis {prop} (administrative capital of Réunion) :: Saint-Denis {n}
Saint Gallen {prop} (A canton) :: Sankt Gallen
Saint Gallen {prop} (A city) :: Sankt Gallen
Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) :: der heilige Georg {m}, Sankt Georg, St. Georg
Saint Helena {prop} (island in the Atlantic Ocean) :: St. Helena {n}
Saint John's bread {n} (carob) SEE: carob ::
Saint Kitts and Nevis {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) :: St. Kitts und Nevis
Saint Lawrence River {prop} (river) :: Sankt-Lorenz-Strom
Saint Lucia {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Saint Lucia {n}
Saint Lucian {n} (Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent) :: Lucianer {m}, Lucianerin {f}
Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) :: die heilige Maria {f}, Sankt Maria {f}, St. Maria {f}
Saint Nicholas {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus ::
Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) :: der heilige Nikolaus {m}, Sankt Nikolaus, St. Nikolaus
Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) :: Sankt Petersburg {n}
Saint Pierre and Miquelon {prop} (overseas territory of France) :: Sankt Pierre und Miquelon
saint's day {n} (saint's day) :: Heiligenfest {n}
Saint Valentine's Day {prop} (Saint Valentine's Day) :: Valentinstag {m}
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
Saiph {prop} (a blue star in the constellation Orion) :: Saiph
Saka {prop} (village in Estonia) :: Sackhof {n}
Saka {prop} (village in Latvia) :: Sackenhausen [pre-1918]
sake {n} :: Willen {m}
sake {n} (Japanese rice wine) :: Sake {m}
saker {n} (falcon) :: Sakerfalke {m}
Sakha {n} (Turkic language) SEE: Yakut ::
Sakhalin {prop} (island in Russia) :: Sachalin {n}
Sakmarian {prop} (subdivision of the Permian period) :: Sakmarium
sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry ::
sakura {n} (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree, see also: cherry blossom) :: Kirschblüte {f}, Sakura {f}
sakura {n} (cherry blossom) SEE: cherry blossom ::
sakura {n} (cherry tree) SEE: cherry tree ::
salaam {interj} (a Muslim greeting) :: salem
salaam alaikum {interj} (peace be upon you [Muslim greeting]) :: as-salamu alaikum
salacious {adj} (promoting sexual desire or lust) :: anzüglich, aufreizend, heiß, schlüpfrig
salacious {adj} (lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd) :: lüstern, schmutzig
salad {n} (food) :: Salat {m}
salad burnet {n} (Sanguisorba minor) :: Pimpinelle {f}
salad dodger {n} (one who does not normally eat salad) :: Salatverschmäher {m}
salad fork {n} (fork intended for use when eating salad) :: Salatgabel {f}
salad spinner {n} (tool) :: Salatschleuder {f}
Salafi {n} (adherent of Salafism) :: Salafist {m}
Salafism {n} (a Sunni Islamic movement) :: Salafismus {m}
salamander {n} (amphibian) :: Salamander {m}
salamander {n} (mythical creature) :: Salamander {m}
salamander {n} (metal utensil) :: Salamander {m}
salamander {n} (small broiler) :: Salamander {m}
salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
salami {n} (sausage) :: Salami {f}
salami tactics {n} (piecemeal removal) :: Salamitaktik {f}
salami technique {n} (reaching of a goal using small, consistent steps) :: Salamitaktik {f}
sal ammoniac {n} (rare mineral) :: Salmiak {m}
salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) :: Gehalt {n}, Lohn {m}
salat {n} (Islamic prayer) :: (islamisches) Pflichtgebet {n}; Salat {f}
sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) :: Verkauf {m}
sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) :: Sonderangebote haben {p}, im Sonderangebot haben {n}, Angebote haben {p}, im Angebot haben {n}, especially Austria: Abverkauf {m}, clearance sale: Schlussverkauf {m}, Ausverkauf {m}
sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) :: Auktion {f}
saleable {adj} (suitable for sale) :: verkäuflich
Salekhard {prop} (city in Russia) :: Salechard {n}
Salerno {prop} (province) :: Salerno
Salerno {prop} (city) :: Salerno
salesman {n} (man whose job it is to sell things) :: Verkäufer {m}
salesperson {n} (person who sells) :: Verkäufer {m}, Verkäuferin {f}
sales pitch {n} (presentation to persuade a customer) :: Verkaufstechnik {f}, Verkaufstaktik
sales slip {n} (receipt for a purchase) :: Kassenzettel {m}
saleswoman {n} (woman whose occupation is to sell things) :: Verkäuferin {f}
salience {n} (condition of being salient) :: Hervorspringen {n}
salience {n} (highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed) :: [linguistics] perzeptuelle Prominenz {f}, [psychology] Salienz {f}
salient {adj} (worthy of note) :: hervorstechend, wesentlich
saline {n} (solution) SEE: saline solution ::
saline {adj} (salty) :: salzhaltig
saline solution {n} (solution) :: Kochsalzlösung {f}, Salzlösung {f}
saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) :: Speichel {m}
salivary {adj} (of or pertaining to saliva) :: Speichel-
salivary gland {n} (Any of exocrine glands producing saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically) :: Speicheldrüse {f}
salivate {v} (to produce saliva) :: speicheln, geifern, sabbern
salivate {v} (to show eager anticipation) :: geifern, keifen
sally {n} :: Weidengerte
sally {n} (sortie, see also: sortie) :: Ausfall {m}, Versuch {m}
sally {n} (sudden rushing forth) :: Ausfall {m}, Vorstürmen {n}, Anstürmen {n}, Hechten {n}, Ansturm {m}, Ausbruch {m}, Anfallen {n}
sally {n} (witty statement or quip) :: geistreiche Bemerkung {f}, Stichelei {f}, Witzelei {f}, witziger Einfall {m}
sally {n} (excursion or side trip) :: Ausflug {m}
sally {v} (to make a sudden attack ) :: einen Ausfall machen, herausstürmen, hinausstürmen, hervorbrechen, anstürmen, attackieren, stürmen, aufspringen
sally {v} (to set out on an excursion) :: aufbrechen, sich aufmachen, aufmachen, losmachen, losgehen, sich auf den Weg machen
sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow ::
salmon {n} (fish) :: Lachs {m}
salmon {n} (colour) :: lachsfarben, lachsfarbig, lachsrot, lachsrosa
salmon {adj} (colour) :: lachsfarben
salmonberry {n} (fruit) :: Pracht-Himbeere {f}, Lachsbeere {f}
salmonella {n} (any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella) :: Salmonelle {f}
salmon ladder {n} (fish ladder built for salmon) :: Lachstreppe {f}
salmon trout {n} (rainbow trout) SEE: rainbow trout ::
salo {n} (non-rendered pig fat) :: Salo {n}
salon {n} (large room) :: Salon {m}, Halle {f}, Saal {m}
salon {n} :: Saal {m}
saloon {n} (sedan) SEE: sedan ::
salp {n} (free-swimming tunicate of the genus Salpa) :: Salpe {f}
salpinx {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube ::
salt {adj} :: salzig
salt {v} (to add salt to) :: salzen
salt {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh ::
salt {n} (sodium chloride) :: Salz {n}, Kochsalz {n}
salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) :: Salz {n}
saltbush {n} (plant of the genus Atriplex) :: Melde {f}; Ancient: ἀτράφαξυς {f}
salt cellar {n} (container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table) :: Salzfässchen {n}, Salzstreuer {m}
salt cod {n} (Cod that has been dried and salted) :: Klippfisch {m}
salted {adj} (to which salt has been added) :: gesalzen
saltfree {adj} :: salzfrei
saltine {n} (salty cracker) :: Cracker {m}
salting {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh ::
saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross ::
salt lake {n} (body of water with a high concentration of salts) :: Salzsee {m}
Salt Lake City {prop} (capital city of Utah, USA) :: Salt Lake City
saltless {adj} (free of salt) :: salzlos
salt lick {n} (block of salt) :: Salzlecke {f}, Leckstein {m}
salt marsh {n} (marsh of saline water) :: Salzmarsch {f}, Salzwiese {f}
salt mine {n} (mine) :: Salzbergwerk {n}
salt of the earth {n} (a decent, dependable person) :: Salz der Erde {n}
saltpetre {n} (sodium nitrate) SEE: sodium nitrate ::
saltpetre {n} (potassium nitrate) SEE: potassium nitrate ::
salt shaker {n} (a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling) :: Salzstreuer {m}, Salzfässchen {n}
saltspoon {n} (small spoon for salt) :: Salzlöffel {m}
salt water {n} (brine) SEE: brine ::
salt water {n} (any water containing dissolved salt) :: Salzwasser {n}
saltworks {n} (salt works) :: Salzwerk {n}
salty {adj} (tasting of salt) :: salzig
salty {adj} (containing salt) :: salzhaltig
salty dog {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog ::
salubrious {adj} (promoting health) :: bekömmlich, heilsam, zuträglich
salubrity {n} (The quality of being salubrious) :: Heilsamkeit {f}
Saluki {n} (Saluki breed of dog) :: Saluki {m}
salutation {n} (greeting) :: Anrede {f}
salutation {n} (title) :: Titel {m}
salute {n} :: Salut {m}
salute {v} :: salutieren
salutiferous {adj} (healthy or health-giving) :: heilbringend
Salvadoran {n} (a person from El Salvador) :: Salvadorianer {m}, Salvadorianerin {f}
Salvadoran {adj} (of or pertaining to El Salvador) :: salvadorianisch
Salvadorian {n} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran ::
Salvadorian {adj} (Salvadoran) SEE: Salvadoran ::
salvage {n} (the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation) :: Bergung {f}
salvage {v} (to rescue) :: bergen, retten
salvage {v} (to put to use) :: retten
salvageable {adj} (capable of being salvaged) :: zu retten sein
salvation {n} (the process of being saved (religion)) :: Erlösung {f}, Rettung {f}
Salvation Army {prop} (Protestant Christian church and international charitable organization) :: Heilsarmee {f} [cf. Salutismus]
Salvationist {n} (member of the Salvation Army) :: Salutist {m}, Salutistin {f}, Heilssoldat {m} [part-time, honorary], Heilssoldatin {f} [part-time, honorary]
Salvationist {adj} (relating to the activities or doctrines of the Salvation Army) :: salutistisch
salve {n} (ointment, cream or balm) :: Salbe {f}, Balsam {m}
salvo {n} (concentrated fire from pieces of artillery) :: Salve {f}
salvo {n} (any volley, as in an argument or debate) :: Salve {f}
salvo {n} (salute paid by a simultaneous firing of a number of cannons) :: Salve {f}
Salzburg {prop} (city) :: Salzburg {n}
Salzburg {prop} (modern Austrian state) :: Salzburg {n}
Salzburgian {n} (person from Salzburg) :: Salzburger
SAM {n} (surface-to-air missile) :: FlaRak {f}
Samantha {prop} (female given name) :: Samantha
samara {n} (winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple) :: Flügelnuss {f}
Samara {prop} (city in Russia) :: Samara {n}
Samaria {prop} (Both city and part of ancient Palestine) :: Samaria {n}, Samarien {n}
Samaritan {n} (a native or inhabitant of Samaria) :: Samariter {m}, Samariterin {f}
samarium {n} (chemical element) :: Samarium {n}
Samarkand {prop} (city in Uzbekistan) :: Samarkand {n}
samba {n} (Brazilian ballroom dance) :: Samba {m}
sambadrome {n} (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil) :: Sambódromo {n}, Sambodromo {n}
Sam Browne belt {n} (belt supported by a strap) :: Koppel mit Schulterriemen, Koppeltragegestell
sambuca {n} (Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice) :: Sambuca {m}
same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) :: selbe, derselbe
same {adj} (similar, alike) :: gleich, derselbe [often proscribed]
same {pron} (the identical thing) :: derselbe
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti {prop} (region of Georgia) :: Mingrelien und Oberswanetien
sameness {n} (quality of being the same) :: Gleichheit {f}, Gleichartigkeit {f}
sameness {n} (a tiring lack of variety) :: Gleichförmigkeit {f}
same old story {n} (the repetition of an annoying occurrence) :: die selbe Leier {f}
same sex {n} (the same gender to which one is referring) :: gleiches Geschlecht {n}
same-sex {adj} (restricted to members of a single sex) :: gleichen Geschlechts
same-sex {adj} (of or relating to homosexual men or women) :: gleichgeschlechtlich
same-sex marriage {n} (gay marriage) SEE: gay marriage ::
same to you {phrase} (I wish to you what you have just wished to me) :: ebenfalls, gleichfalls, auch so
samey {adj} (without variety) :: irgendwie gleich, irgendwie ähnlich
Sami {n} (member of indigenous people of Lapland) :: Sami {m}
Sami {prop} (any of the languages of the Sami) :: Sami {n}
samizdat {n} (underground publishing) :: Samisdat {m}, Samizdat {m}
Samland {prop} (peninsula which juts into the Baltic) :: Samland {n}
samlaw {n} (pedicab) SEE: pedicab ::
Samnite {n} (a native of Samnium) :: Samnit
Samnium {prop} (region of Italy) :: Samnium {f}
Samoa {prop} (Independent State of Samoa) :: Samoa
Samoan {n} (person) :: Samoaner {m}, Samoanerin {f}
Samoan {adj} (of or pertaining to Samoa) :: samoanisch
Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) :: Samogitien {f}, Schamaiten {f}
Samogitian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people) :: Schemaitisch, Žemaitisch
Samogitian {prop} (Baltic language spoken in Samogitia) :: Schemaitisch, Žemaitisch
samogon {n} (moonshine) SEE: moonshine ::
Samos {prop} (an island belonging to the Sporades and a city) :: Samos,
Samos {prop} (a prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean) :: Samos,
Samosata {prop} (city in Commagene) :: Samosata
Samothrace {prop} (island) :: Samothraki {n}, Samothrazien {n}
samovar {n} (metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea) :: Samowar {m}
Samoyedic {prop} (group of languages) :: Samojedisch {n}, samojedische Sprachen {f-p}
sampan {n} (Chinese boat) :: Sampan {m}, chinesisches Wohnboot {n}
samphire {n} (marsh samphire) :: Queller {m}, Glasschmelz {m}
samphire {n} (rock samphire) SEE: rock samphire ::
sample {n} (part taken for inspection) :: Probe {f}, Muster {n}
sample {n} (statistics) :: Stichprobe {f}
sample {v} (to take or to test a sample or samples of) :: probieren, kosten [food]
sample {v} (signal processing: to reduce a continuous signal to a discrete signal) :: abtasten
sampling {n} (measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form) :: Abtastung {f}
Samson {prop} (Israelite judge) :: Samson (Catholic), Simson (Protestant)
Samtskhe-Javakheti {prop} (region of Georgia) :: Samzche-Dschawachetien
Samuel {prop} (male given name) :: Samuel
Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Samuel
Samuel {prop} (biblical person) :: Samuel
samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) :: Samurai {m}
-san {suffix} (Ms) SEE: Ms ::
-san {suffix} (Mrs) SEE: Mrs ::
-san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss ::
Sana'a {prop} (capital of Yemen) :: Sanaa
San Antonio {prop} (Texan city) :: San Antonio
sanation {n} (act of healing or curing) :: Heilung {f}
sanatorium {n} (institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence) :: Sanatorium {n}, Sanatorien {p}
séance {n} (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits) :: Séance {f}
sanctifier {n} (one who sanctifies (makes holy)) :: Heiligmacher {m}, Heiligmacherin {f}
sanctify {v} (to make holy) :: heiligen
sanctimonious {adj} (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically) :: frömmelnd, scheinheilig
sanction {n} (approval, by an authority, that makes something valid) :: Billigung {f}, Sanktionierung {f}
sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) :: Sanktion {f}
sanction {n} (stipulation specifying the above) :: Sanktionierung {f}
sanction {v} :: Sanktion
sanctity {n} (holiness) SEE: holiness ::
sanctuary {n} (place of safety or protection) :: Zuflucht {f}, Herberge {f}
sanctuary {n} (state of being protected) :: Asyl {n}
sanctuary city {n} (sanctuary city) :: Zufluchtsstadt {f}
sanctum sanctorum {n} (Holy of Holies) :: Allerheiligste {n}
sand {n} (finely ground rock) :: Sand {m}
sand {n} (beach) :: Sand {m} [sandy islet], Sandstrand {m}
sand {n} (colour) :: Sand {n}, Sandfarbe {f}
sand {v} (to abrade with sand or sandpaper) :: schleifen, schmirgeln
sand {v} (to cover with sand) :: versanden [to be covered]; mit Sand bedecken
sandal {n} (type of footwear) :: Sandale {f}
sandal {n} (sandalwood) SEE: sandalwood ::
sandalwood {n} (any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum) :: Sandelholz {n}, Santelholz, Santalholz
sandalwood {n} (the aromatic heartwood of the trees of the genus Santalum) :: Sandelholz {n}, Santelholz, Santalholz
sandbag {n} (a bag filled with sand) :: Sandsack {n}
sandbank {n} (ridge of sand) :: Sandbank {f}
sandbar {n} (ridge of sand) :: Sandbank {f}
Sandbian {prop} (subdivision of the Ordovician period) :: Sandbium
sandbox {n} (box with sand for children) :: Sandkasten {m}, Sandkiste {f}
sandbox {n} (computing: isolated program execution area) :: Sandbox {f}
sandbox {n} (wiki sandbox) :: Spielwiese {f}
sandbox {n} (animal's litter box) SEE: litter box ::
sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) :: Sandburg {f}
sand cat {n} (small wild cat) :: Sandkatze {f}
sand down {v} (treat or polish with sandpaper) :: schmirgeln, abschmirgeln
sand dune {n} (mound of windblown sand) :: Wanderdüne {f}
sander {n} (machine for sanding) :: Schleifmaschine {f}
sander {n} (device which spreads sand to improve traction) :: Sandstreuer {m}
sanderling {n} (Calidris alba) :: Sanderling {m}
sand flea {n} (crustacean of the family Talitridae) :: Strandfloh {m}
sandfly {n} (fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus) :: Sandfliege {f}
sandgrouse {n} (birds in the family Pteroclididae) :: Flughuhn {n}
sandhi {n} (phonological process) :: Sandhi {n}
sandhill crane {n} (Grus canadensis) :: Kanadakranich {m}
sandhopper {n} (sand flea) SEE: sand flea ::
sanding sheet {n} (sheet of sanding paper) :: Schleifpapierbogen
sandman {n} (figure who brings good sleep and dreams) :: Sandmann {m}, Sandmännchen {n}
sand martin {n} (bird) :: Uferschwalbe {f}
sandpaper {n} (paper coated with abrasive material) :: Schleifpapier {n}, Schmirgelpapier {n}, Sandpapier {n}
sandpaper {n} (a sheet) :: Schleifpapierbogen
sandpaper {v} (to polish or grind a surface) :: abschleifen, abschmirgeln
sandpiper {n} (bird of the family Scolopacidae) :: Wasserläufer {m}, Strandläufer {m}
sandpit {n} (children's play area) :: Sandkasten {m}
Sandra {prop} (female given name) :: Sandra
sandstone {n} (sand/clay sedimentary rock) :: Sandstein {m}
sandstorm {n} (strong wind carrying clouds of sand) :: Sandsturm {m}
sandthorn {n} (Hippophae rhamnoides) :: Sanddorn {m}
sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) :: belegtes Brot {n}, Sandwich {n} {m}, Stulle {f}, Schnitte {f}
sandwich {v} (to place one item between two other, usually flat, items) :: einklemmen, einzwängen
sandwich {n} (open sandwich) SEE: open sandwich ::
sandwich bar {n} :: Sandwichladen {m}
sandwich cookie {n} (type of snack) :: Doppelkeks {m}
Sandwich tern {n} (species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis) :: Brandseeschwalbe {f}
sandwort {n} (any of several plants in the genera Arenaria) :: Sandkraut {n}
sandy {adj} (covered with sand) :: sandig
sandy {adj} (sand-coloured) :: sandfarben
sane {adj} (mentally healthy) :: vernünftig
sane {adj} (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) :: zurechnungsfähig, vernünftig
San Francisco {prop} (San Francisco, California city) :: San Francisco {n}, San Franzisko
sangfroid {n} (composure, self-possession or imperturbability) :: Gelassenheit {f}, Seelenruhe {f}, Kaltblütigkeit {f}
Sango {prop} (language) :: Sango {n}
sangria {n} (Spanish wine drink with fruit, sugar and soda) :: Sangria {m} {f}
sanguinary {adj} :: blutbefleckt, blutdürstig, mörderisch
sanguine {adj} (having the colour of blood; red) :: blutrot
sanguinolent {adj} (containing or tinged with blood) :: blutbefleckt, bluttriefend, blutig, blutbesudelt, blutbeschmiert
sanicle {n} (plant) :: Sanikel {m}
sanitary napkin {n} (pad of cotton or other absorbent material) :: Binde, Damenbinde {f}, Monatsbinde {f}
sanitary towel {n} (pad of cotton) SEE: sanitary napkin ::
sanitation {n} (the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste) :: Kanalisation {f}, Abwasserentsorgung {f}, Abfallwirtschaft {f}
sanitize {v} (to free from microorganisms) :: keimfrei machen, hygienisch machen
sanitize {v} (to filter text) :: sanitizen
sanity {n} (the condition of being sane) :: Verstand {m}, [law] Zurechnungsfähigkeit {f}
sanity {n} (reasonable and rational behaviour) :: Vernunft {f}, Vernünftigkeit {f}
San José {prop} (the capital of Costa Rica) :: San José {n}
San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose ::
San Jose {prop} (a city in California, USA) :: San Jose
San Marinese {adj} :: san-marinesisch
San Marino {prop} (Republic of San Marino) :: San Marino {n}
sans {prep} (without) SEE: without ::
sans-culottide {n} (any of the five or six days added at the end of Fructidor) :: Sansculottide {f}
Sanskrit {n} (language) :: Sanskrit {n}; [adjective] sanskritisch
sans serif {adj} (without serifs) :: serifenlos
Santa {prop} (Santa Claus) SEE: Santa Claus ::
Santa Catarina {prop} (state in southern Brazil) :: Santa Catarina {n}
Santa Claus {prop} (fictional figure) :: Weihnachtsmann {m} (Christmas), Christkind {n} (Christmas; different figure with same role), Nikolaus {m} (6 December), Samichlaus {m} [Switzerland]
Santa hat {n} (red and white hat associated with Santa Claus) :: Weihnachtsmannmütze {f}
Santiago de Compostela {prop} (city) :: Santiago de Compostela {n}
Santonian {prop} (subdivision of the Late Cretaceous epoch) :: Santonium
Santorini {prop} (Greek island) :: Santorin {n}
Santo Stefano di Cadore {prop} (town in Italy) :: St. Stefan im Cadober
sap {n} (juice of plant) :: Saft {m}
sap {n} (sapwood of a tree) :: Mantelholz {n}, Splint {m}
sap {n} (slang: saphead) :: Einfaltspinsel {m}, Heulsuse {f}, Simpel {m}
sap {v} (gradually weaken) :: aufzehren, erschöpfen
sapling {n} (young tree) :: junger Baum {m}, Setzling {m}, Steckling {m}, Schössling {m}, Jungbaum {m}, Fechser {m}
sapling {n} (youth) :: grüner Junge {m}, Grünschnabel {m}, Jüngling {m}
Sappada {prop} (town in Italy) :: Pladen, Bladen
sapper {n} (one who saps; combat engineer) :: Sappeur {m}
sapphic {adj} (relating to lesbianism) :: sapphisch
Sapphic {adj} (sapphic) SEE: sapphic ::
sapphire {n} (gem) :: Saphir {m}
sapphism {n} (lesbianism) :: Sapphismus
Sappho {prop} (Greek female name) :: Sappho {f}
saprophyte {n} (organism that lives on dead organic matter) :: Saprophyt {m}
sapsucker {n} (Sphyrapicus) :: Saftlecker {m}
sapwood {n} (wood just under the bark) :: Splintholz {n}
Sara {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sarah ::
sarabande {n} (a 16th century Spanish dance) :: Sarabande
Saracen {n} (member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE) :: Sarazene {m}
sarafan {n} (a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.) :: Sarafan {m}
Sarah {prop} (the wife of Abraham) :: Sara {f}, Sarah {f}
Sarah {prop} (given name from Hebrew) :: Sara {f}, Sarah {f}
Sarajevo {prop} (city) :: Sarajevo, Sarajewo
Saratov {prop} (city) :: Saratow {n}
sarcasm {n} (derision, facetiousness) :: Sarkasmus {m}
sarcastic {adj} (Containing sarcasm) :: sarkastisch
sarcastic {adj} (Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm) :: sarkastisch
sarcocol {n} (gum-resin from Astragalus fasciculifolius for wounds) :: Fleischleim {m}
sarcoma {n} (type of malignant tumor) :: Sarkom {n}
sarcomere {n} (contractile unit in a striated muscle's myofibril) :: Sarkomer {n}
sarcophagus {n} (coffin) :: Sarkophag {m}
sardine {n} (fish) :: Sardine {f}
Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) :: Sardinien {n}
Sardinian {prop} (language) :: Sardisch {n}
Sardinian {adj} (relating to Sardinia) :: sardisch, sardinisch
Sardinian {n} (person from Sardinia) :: Sarde {m}, Sardin {f}, Sardinier {m}, Sardinierin {f}
Sardis {prop} (ancient capital of Lydia in western Asia Minor) :: Sardes {n}, Sardeis {n}
sardonic {adj} (scornfully mocking) :: hämisch, mokant
sardonic {adj} (ironically humorous) :: bitter, sarkastisch, sardonisch
sardonyx {n} (gemstone banded with red sard) :: Sardonyx {m}
sargasso {n} (brown alga of the genus Sargassum) :: Golftang {m}
Sargon {prop} (emperor) :: Sargon {m}
sari {n} (cloth) :: Sari {m}
sarin {n} (neurotoxin) :: Sarin {n}
Sarkozy {prop} (surname) :: Sarkozy
Sarmatism {n} (belief that the people of the Polish Commonwealth descended from the ancient Sarmatians) :: Sarmatismus {m}
sarong {n} (garment made of printed cloth wrapped about the waist) :: Sarong {m}
sarsaparilla {n} (vine of the genus Smilax) :: Sarsaparille {f}, Sarsaparilla {f}, Stechwinde {f}
sartorius {n} (anatomy: a muscle) :: Schneidermuskel {m}
sarus crane {n} :: Saruskranich {m}
sash {n} (decorative length of cloth) :: Schärpe {f}
sash {n} (opening part of a window) :: Schiebeflügel {m}, Fensterflügel {m}, Schieberahmen {m}
Sasha {prop} (male given name) :: Sascha {m}
Sasha {prop} (female given name) :: Sascha {f}
sashay {v} :: schwingen, tänzeln
sashimi {n} (dish of slices of raw fish or meat) :: Sashimi {n}
sash window {n} (type of window) :: Schiebefenster {n}
Saskatchewan {prop} (Province in western Canada) :: Saskatchewan {n}
Saskatchewanian {n} (an inhabitant of Saskatchewan) :: Saskatschewaner {m}, Saskatschewanerin {f}, Saskatchewaner {m}, Saskatchewanerin {f}
Saskatchewanian {adj} (of or relating to Saskatchewan) :: saskatschewanisch, saskatchewanisch
Saskatonian {n} (native or inhabitant of Saskatoon) :: Saskatooner {m}, Saskatoonerin {f}, Saskatuner {m} [more Germanized spelling], Saskatunerin {f} [more Germanized spelling]
Saskatonian {adj} (of or relating to Saskatoon) :: Saskatooner, Saskatuner [more Germanized spelling], saskatoonisch, saskatunisch [more Germanized spelling]
Saskatoon {prop} (the largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada) :: Saskatoon {n}, Saskatun {n} [Germanized spelling]
sasquatch {n} (a hairy humanoid creature) :: Sasquatch {m}
sassafras {n} (tree of the species Sassafras) :: Sassafras {m}, Sassafrasbaum {m}, Fenchelholzbaum {m}, Nelkenzimtbaum {m}
sassafras {n} (dried bark of the sassafras tree) :: Sassafrasrinde {f}
Sassanian {n} (member of the Sassanid Dynasty) :: Sassanide {m}, Sassanidin {f}
sassy {adj} (bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy) :: frech, keck, patzig, unverschämt
sassy {adj} (lively, vigorous) :: lebendig, vital
Sat {n} (abbreviation of Saturday) :: Sa.
Satan {prop} (the Devil) :: (der) Satan {m}, Teufel {m}
Satan {n} (the Devil) :: (ein) Satan {m}, Teufel {m}
satanic {adj} (relating to Satan) :: satanisch
satanic {adj} (evil) :: satanisch
satanic {adj} (relating to Satanism) :: satanisch
satanical {adj} (satanic) SEE: satanic ::
Satanism {n} (devil worship) :: Teufelsanbeterei {f}, Satanismus {m}
Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) :: Satanismus {m}
satay {n} (dish) :: Satay, Saté
satchel {n} (bag or case with one or two shoulder straps) :: [any bag for school] Schultasche {f}; [rucksack for school] Ranzen {m}, Schulranzen {m}, Tornister {m}; [bag with one long strap] Umhängetasche {f}
sate {v} (To satisfy; fill up) :: sättigen
satellite {n} (attendant on an important person) :: Begleiter {m}, Gefolgsmann {m}
satellite {n} (a body orbiting a larger one) :: Trabant {m}, Begleiter {m}, Satellit {m}
satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) :: Satellit {m}, Orbiter {m}, umkreisender Raumflugkörper {m}
satellite dish {n} (parabolic antenna) :: Parabolantenne {f}, Satellitenschüssel {f}
satellite navigation system {n} (navigation system using artificial satellites as radio signal sources and position references) :: Navigationsgerät {n}; Navigationssystem {n}; [precise, but uncommon] Satellitennavigationssystem {n}
satellite phone {n} (mobile telephone that connects to a satellite) :: Satellitentelefon {n}
satellite town {n} (self-contained town near a metropolis) :: Satellitenstadt {f}
Saterland Frisian {prop} (language) :: Saterfriesisch {n}
Sathmar Swabian {n} (member of the German community in Sathmar) :: Sathmarer Schwabe, Sathmarschwabe
Sathmar Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to this group or its lect) :: sathmarschwäbisch
satiate {v} (satisfy) :: sättigen
satiate {v} (satisfy to excess) :: übersättigen
satiated {adj} (pleasantly full) :: satt
satiation {n} (satiety) SEE: satiety ::
satiety {n} (state of being perfectly satiated) :: Sattheit {f}, Sättigung {f}
satin {n} (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back) :: Satin {m}, Satinstoff {m}, Satintuch {n}, Atlasstoff {m}, Atlastuch {n}, Atlasgewebe {n}
satire {n} (literary technique) :: Satire {f}
satiric {adj} (satirical) SEE: satirical ::
satirical {adj} (of or pertaining to satire) :: satirisch
satirist {n} (a person who writes satire) :: Satiriker {m}, Satirikerin {f}
satirize {v} (make a satire) :: satirisieren, verspotten, verhöhnen, lächerlich machen
Satis {prop} (ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility) :: Satis {f}
satisfaction {n} (fulfillment of a need or desire) :: Befriedigung {f}
satisfaction {n} (pleasure obtained by such fulfillment) :: Zufriedenheit {f}
satisfaction {n} (reparation for an injury or loss) :: Satisfaktion {f}, Genugtuung {f}
satisfactory {adj} (adequate or sufficient) :: befriedigend, zufriedenstellend
satisfied {adj} (in a state of satisfaction) :: zufrieden, befriedigt
satisfy {v} (to meet needs, to fulfill) :: befriedigen, zufriedenstellen
satisfy {v} (to satisfy) SEE: respond ::
satisfying {adj} (that satisfies) :: befriedigend, zufriedenstellend
satrap {n} (governor of a Persian province) :: Satrap {m}
satrapy {n} (territory governed by a satrap) :: Satrapie {f}
satsuma {n} (seedless cultivar of tangerine) :: Satsuma {f}
Satu Mare {prop} (city in Romania) :: Sathmar, Satu Mare
saturate {v} (to become penetrated or soaked) :: sättigen
saturate {v} (to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold) :: sättigen
saturated {adj} (full; unable to hold or contain any more) :: gesättigt, saturiert
saturated {adj} :: gesättigt
saturation {n} (the act of saturating or the process of being saturated) :: Sättigung {f}
saturation {n} :: Sättigung {f}
Saturday {n} (day of the week) :: Samstag {m}, Sonnabend {m}, Sabbat {m}, Satertag {m} [Westphalian, East Frisian]
Saturn {prop} (planet) :: Saturn {m}
Saturn {prop} (god) :: Saturn {m}
saturnine {adj} (of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, etc.) :: düster
saturnism {n} (lead poisoning) SEE: plumbism ::
satyr {n} (Greek mythology) :: Satyr {m}
Sauber {prop} (surname) :: Sauber
sauce {n} (liquid condiment) :: Soße {f}, Sauce {f}
sauceboat {n} (boat-shaped pitcher for serving sauce or gravy) SEE: gravy boat ::
saucepan {n} (deep cooking vessel) :: Kochtopf {m}, Topf {m}, Kasserolle {f}
saucer {n} (small dish) :: Untertasse {f}
sauciness {n} (the property of being saucy) :: Keckheit {f}, Kessheit {f}
saucy {adj} (similar to sauce) :: soßenartig
saucy {adj} (impertinent or disrespectful) :: keck, kess, frech
saucy {adj} (impudently bold) :: schamlos, frech
saucy {adj} (mildly erotic) :: gewagt
Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia ::
Saudi {n} (person from Saudi Arabia) :: Saudi-Araber {m}, Saudi-Araberin {f}
Saudi {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) :: saudisch, saudi-arabisch
Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Saudi-Arabien {n}
Saudi Arabian {n} (person from Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi ::
Saudi Arabian {adj} (pertaining to Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi ::
Sauer {prop} (river) :: Sauer {f}
sauerbraten {n} (sauerbraten) :: Sauerbraten {m}
sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) :: Sauerkraut {n}, Sauerkohl {m}
sauerkraut soup {n} (sauerkraut soup) :: Sauerkrautsuppe {f}
Sauk {prop} (the tribe) :: Sauk, Sac
Saul {prop} (first king of Israel) :: Saul
Saul {prop} (original name of Paul) :: Saulus
Saulteaux {prop} (nation) :: Saulteaux
sauna {n} (sauna room or house) :: Sauna {f}
sauna {n} (act of using a sauna) :: Saunieren
sauna {v} (to use a sauna) :: saunieren
saunter {v} (stroll or walk at a leisurely pace) :: müßig umherschlendern, bummeln (to saunter about)
saunter {n} (a leisurely walk or stroll) :: Umherschlendern, gemächliche Wanderung; Schlendergang
saunterer {n} (one who saunters) :: Müßiggänger(in), Pflastertreter(in)
saurian {n} (reptile of the suborder Sauria) :: Saurier {m}
sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) :: Wurst {f}
sausage {n} (small, uncooked) :: Würstchen {n}, Wurst {f}
sausage casing {n} (membrane into which filling of a sausage is stuffed) :: Wursthülle {f}, Naturdarm {m} [natürliche Wursthülle], Kunstdarm {m} [künstliche Wursthülle]
Sava {prop} (river) :: Save {f}
savage {adj} (wild, not cultivated) :: wild
savage {adj} (barbaric, not civilized) :: wild, wüst, unbebaut
savage {adj} (fierce and ferocious) :: unbändig, rasend, wütend
savage {adj} (brutal, vicious or merciless) :: roh, barbarisch, grausam
savage {n} (uncivilized or feral person) :: Wilder {m}, roher Mensch {m}, Barbar {m}
savage {v} (to attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint) :: angreifen, anfallen, bestürmen, herfallen über
savage {v} (to criticise vehemently) :: beleidigen
savage {v} (to attack with the teeth) :: beißen, zerfleischen
savageness {n} (property of behaving savagely) :: Wildheit, Roheit, Grausamkeit, Wut, Bissigkeit
savagery {n} (being savage) :: Wildheit {f}
savanna {n} (tropical grassland with scattered trees) :: Savanne {f}
savannah monitor {n} (Varanus exanthematicus) :: Steppenwaran {m}
savant {n} (a person of learning) :: Gelehrter {m}, Gelehrte {f}
save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) :: retten
save {v} (theology: to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation) :: erretten
save {v} (to store for future use) :: sichern, speichern
save {v} (computing: to write a file to a storage medium) :: speichern
save {v} (to economize) :: sparen
save {v} (to accumulate money) :: sparen
save {v} :: aufbewahren , speichern
Save {prop} (river in Africa) :: Save {m}
Save {prop} (river in France) :: Save {f}
saved by the bell {v} (rescued by a timely interruption) :: vom Gong gerettet
save face {v} (preserve reputation) :: das Gesicht wahren
save up {v} (accumulate money for a specific purpose) :: zusammensparen
savin {n} (Juniperus sabina) :: Stinkwacholder {m}
saving {n} (something that is saved) :: Ersparnisse {f-p}
savings account {n} (account that yields a better interest than a current account) :: Sparkonto {n}
savings bank {n} (financial institution) :: Sparkasse {f}
savior {n} (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) :: Erlöser {m}, Erlöserin {f}, Retter {m}, Retterin {f}, Erretter {m}, Erretterin {f}
Savi's warbler {?} (Locustella luscinioides) :: Rohrschwirl {m}
savoiardi {n} (small sponge cake) SEE: ladyfinger ::
savory {adj} (tasty, attractive to the palate) :: schmackhaft, köstlich
savory {adj} (salty or non-sweet) :: herzhaft
savory {n} (herb of genus Satureja) :: Bohnenkraut {n}
savour {n} (the specific taste or smell of something) :: Aroma {n}, Geschmack {m}
savour {v} (to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality) :: schmecken, riechen
savour {v} (to appreciate, enjoy or relish something) :: genießen
Savoy {prop} (a historical region of western Europe) :: Savoyen {n}
Savoy {n} (Savoy cabbage) SEE: Savoy cabbage ::
Savoy cabbage {n} (cultivar of cabbage) :: Wirsing {m}
savvy {adj} (well-informed and perceptive) :: clever, klug, schlau
savvy {v} ((informal) to understand) :: kapieren, schnallen, verstehen
saw {n} (tool) :: Säge {f}
saw {v} (cut with a saw) :: sägen
saw {n} (saying or proverb) :: Spruch {m}, Sprichwort {n}
saw {n} (sawtooth wave) SEE: sawtooth ::
sawbones {n} (surgeon) :: Chirurg {m}
sawdust {n} (dust created by sawing) :: Sägemehl {n}, Sägespäne {m}
sawfish {n} (ray with saw-shaped snout) :: Sägefisch {m}, Sägerochen {m}
sawhorse {n} (a device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material) :: Sägebock {m}
sawm {n} (Islamic fasting) :: Saum
sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) :: Sägewerk {n}, Sägemühle {f}
sawtooth {n} (cutting bit of a saw) :: Sägezahn {m}
sawtooth {n} (sawtooth wave) SEE: sawtooth wave ::
sawtooth wave {n} (function or waveform that ramps upwards and then sharply drops) :: Sägezahnschwingung {f}
sawyer {n} (one who saws timber) :: Säger {m}, Sägerin {f}
saxhorn {n} (a brass instrument) :: Bügelhorn {n}, Saxhorn {n}
saxifrage {n} (plant) :: Steinbrech {m}
Saxon {n} (member of Saxon tribe) :: Sachse {m}
Saxon {n} (native or inhabitant of Saxony) :: Sachse {m}, Sächsin {f}
Saxon {n} (2-point type) :: Non Plus Ultra, Viertelpetit
Saxon {prop} (language of the Saxons) :: Sächsisch {n}, Altsächsisch {n}
Saxon {adj} (of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language) :: sächsisch
Saxony {prop} (state) :: Sachsen {n}
Saxony-Anhalt {prop} (state) :: Sachsen-Anhalt {n}
saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) :: Saxofon {n}
saxophonist {n} (person who plays or practices with the saxophone) :: Saxophonist {m}, Saxophonistin {f}
say {v} (to pronounce) :: sagen
say {v} (to recite) :: sagen, verrichten
say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) :: sagen
say {v} (to have a common expression) :: es heißt, man sagt
say {v} (imperative: let's say) :: sagen wir
say {v} :: sagen
say {v} (to say) SEE: tell ::
say goodbye {v} (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) :: Abschied nehmen, sich verabschieden, Lebewohl sagen, auf Wiedersehen sagen
say grace {v} (say a prayer of thanks) :: das Tischgebet sprechen
saying {n} (proverb or maxim) :: Sprichwort {n}, Ausspruch {m}
sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell ::
sb {pron} (abbreviation of somebody in explanation) :: jmd.
scab {n} (mange) SEE: mange ::
scab {n} (incrustation over a wound) :: Schorf {m}; Kruste {f}
scab {n} (scabies) SEE: scabies ::
scab {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker ::
scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) :: Schwertscheide {f}, Scheide {f}
scabies {n} (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) :: Krätze {f}
scaffold {n} (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on) :: Gerüst {n}
scaffold {n} (platform for executions) :: Schafott {n}
scaffold {v} (set up scaffolding) :: einrüsten
scaffolding {n} (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material) :: Gerüst {n}
scaffold protein {n} (protein) :: Gerüstprotein
scalability {n} (property of being scalable) :: Skalierbarkeit {f}
scalable {adj} (capable of being climbed) :: skalierbar
scalar function {n} (mathematical function) :: skalare Funktion {f}
scalar product {n} (product of two vectors) :: Skalarprodukt {n}
scald {v} (to burn with hot fluid) :: verbrühen
scald {v} (to heat almost to boiling) :: brühen
scald {n} (burn with hot liquid) :: Verbrühung {f}
scale {n} (sequence for measurement) :: Skala {f}
scale {n} (size or scope) :: Ausmaß {n}
scale {n} (ratio of distances) :: Maßstab {m}
scale {n} (series of notes) :: Tonleiter {f}
scale {v} (to change size of) :: skalieren
scale {v} (to climb) :: besteigen, erklimmen
scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) :: Schuppe {f}
scale {n} (flake of skin) :: Schuppe {f}
scale {n} (scale mail) :: Schuppenpanzer {m}
scale {v} (remove the scales of) :: entschuppen
scale {v} (become scaly) :: schuppen
scale {n} (dish of a balance) :: Waagschale {f}
scale {n} (mathematics: base for a numeral system) SEE: radix ::
scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder ::
scale {n} (device) SEE: scales ::
scale {n} (limescale) SEE: limescale ::
scale insect {n} (small parasitic insect of superfamily Coccoidea) :: Schildlaus {f}
scale model {n} (three-dimensional copy or representation of something) :: Miniaturmodell
scalene {adj} (sides of different lengths) :: ungleichseitig
scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) :: Waage {f}
scale up {v} (increase proportionally) :: proportional vergrößern, vergrößern
scale up {v} (change a process) :: hochskalieren, auf + qualifier indicating large size + Maßstäbe + übertragen
scallion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion ::
scallop {n} (mollusc) :: Jakobsmuschel {f}, Pilgermuschel {f}
scalloped {adj} (baked in layers...) :: überbacken
scalp {n} (bed of shellfish) SEE: scaup ::
scalp {n} (top of the head) :: Oberkopf {m}
scalp {n} (part of head where the hair grows) :: Kopfhaut {f}
scalp {n} (part of the skin of the head of an enemy kept as a trophy) :: Skalp {m}
scalpel {n} (small straight knife) :: Skalpell {n}
scalper {n} (one who sells tickets unofficially) :: Kartenschwarzhändler {m}
scaly {adj} (covered or abounding with scales) :: schuppig
scaly anteater {n} (pangolin) SEE: pangolin ::
scam {n} (fraudulent deal) :: Vorschussbetrug {m}, Trickdiebstahl {m}, Trickbetrug {m}
scam {v} (to defraud or embezzle) :: betrügen
scamp {n} (rascal, swindler) :: Gauner {m}
scamp {n} (mischievous youngster) :: Schlingel {m}, Schlawiner {m}
scamp {v} (1. To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion) :: pfuschen
scan {v} (create a digital copy of an image using a scanner) :: scannen, abtasten, einscannen
scan {v} (form a poetic metre) :: skandieren
scan {n} (instance of scanning) :: Abtastung {f}, Scan {m}
scan {n} (result or output of a scanning process) :: Scan {m}
scandal {n} (incident that brings disgrace) :: Skandal {m}
scandalous {adj} (wrong, immoral, causing a scandal) :: skandalös
scandalous {adj} (malicious, defamatory) :: skandalös
Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) :: Skandinavien {n}
Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula ::
Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) :: Skandinavier {m}, Skandinavierin {f}
Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) :: skandinavisch
Scandinavian Defence {n} (chess opening) :: Skandinavische Verteidigung {f}
Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) :: Skandinavien {n}
scandium {n} (chemical element) :: Skandium {n}, Scandium {n}
scandium group {n} (group 3 of the periodic table) :: Scandiumgruppe {f}
Scania {prop} (region of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula) :: Schonen {n}
scanlation {n} (the process of scanlation) :: Scanlation {f}
scanner {n} (device which scans documents) :: Scanner {m}, Abtaster {m}
scanner {n} :: Abtaster, Blattabtaster, Scanner {m}
scansion {v} (the rhythm or meter of a line or verse) :: Skandierung
scant {adj} (very little) :: spärlich, gering, dürftig, knapp, kaum
scanty {adj} (somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent) :: dürftig, kärglich
scanty {adj} :: knapp
scapegoat {n} (a goat imbued with the sins of the people) :: Sündenbock {m}
scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) :: Sündenbock {m}, Prügelknabe
scapegoat {v} (to punish someone for the error of someone else) :: zum Sündenbock machen
scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade ::
scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff ::
scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) :: Narbe {f}
scarab {n} (Scarabaeus sacer) :: Skarabäus {m}
scarab {n} (symbol) :: Skarabäus {m}
scarce {adj} :: spärlich
scarce copper {n} (butterfly) :: Dukatenfalter {m}
scarcity {n} (the condition of something being scarce or deficient) :: Mangel {m}, Knappheit {f}
scare {n} (minor fright) :: Schreck {m}
scare {v} (to frighten) :: erschrecken, beängstigen, ängstigen
scare campaign {n} (effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something) :: Angstkampagne {f}
scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) :: Vogelscheuche {f}
scared {adj} (afraid, frightened) :: erschrocken, bange, ängstlich
scaredy-cat {n} (a coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared) :: Angsthase {m}
scaremonger {n} (alarmist, see also: alarmist) :: Panikmacher {m}, Angstmacher {m}
scaremongering {v} :: Panikmache {f}
scare quote {n} (quotation mark used to provoke reaction) :: ironisches Anführungszeichen {n}
scare up {v} (to frighten an animal) :: aufscheuchen
scare up {v} (to find or get something difficult) :: auftreiben, zusammenkriegen
scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) :: Schal {m}
scarf {v} (eat very quickly) :: verschlingen
scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf ::
scarface {n} :: Narbengesicht {n}
scarificator {n} (cupping glass) :: Schröpfschnepper {m}, Schröpfschnäpper {m}, Schröpfeisen {n}
scarlatina {n} (scarlet fever) SEE: scarlet fever ::
scarlet {n} (colour) :: Scharlachrot {n}, Scharlach {m}
scarlet {adj} (colour) :: scharlachrot
scarlet {adj} :: scharlach
scarlet eggplant {n} (species of fruiting plant) :: äthiopische Eierfrucht {f}, afrikanische Eierfrucht {f}, afrikanische Aubergine {f}
scarlet fever {n} (streptococcal infection) :: Scharlach {m}
scar tissue {n} (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) :: Narbengewebe {n}
scar tissue {n} (long-term psychological consequences) :: Narbe {f}
scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) :: schrecklich, furchterregend, beängstigend
scathe {n} (harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune) :: Schaden {m}
scathing {adj} (harshly or bitterly critical) :: ätzend, bitter, bissig
scathing {adj} (harmful or painful) :: bitter, grausam
scatology {n} (study or analysis of faeces) :: Koprologie {f}, Skatologie {f}
scatology {n} (filthy epithet) :: Fäkalsprache {f}
scatter {v} (to cause to separate) :: zerstreuen
scatter {v} (to distribute loosely) :: streuen
scatter {v} (to scatter) SEE: disperse ::
scatterbrain {n} (flighty, disorganized or forgetful person) :: Wirrkopf {m}, Schussel {m}
scatterbrained {adj} (absent-minded) SEE: absent-minded ::
scattering {n} (physical process) :: Streuung {f}, Zerstreuung {f}
scaup {n} (diving-duck) :: Bergente {f}
scavenge {v} (to collect and remove refuse) :: durchstöbern
scavenge {v} (to remove unwanted material) :: reinigen
scavenger {n} (Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things) :: Abfalldurchstöberer {m}, Mülldurchstöberer {m}
scavenger {n} (animal feeding on decaying matter) :: Aasfresser {m}
scavenger {n} (street sweeper) :: Straßenkehrer {m}
scavenger {n} (substance to remove impurities) :: Spülmittel {n}
scenario {n} (outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work) :: Szenario {n}, Szenarium {n} [theatre], Drehbuch {n}
scenario {n} (outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events) :: Szenario {n}
scenario {n} :: Drehbuch {n}
scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage ::
scene {n} (the location of an event that attracts attention) :: Szene {f}
scene {n} (landscape, scenery) SEE: scenery ::
scenery {n} (view, natural features, landscape) :: Landschaft {f}
scenery {n} (stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene) :: Kulisse {f}
scene-shifter {n} (stagehand) SEE: stagehand ::
scenester {n} (non-musician active in musical scene) :: Fan {m}, Scene-Insider {m}, Anhänger {m}, Gefolge {p} {n}, Entourage {p} {f}, Anhängerschaft {p} {f}
scent {n} (distinctive odour or smell) :: Geruch {m}, Duft {m}
scent {n} (perfume) :: Parfüm {n}, Parfum {n}
scent {n} (figuratively: any traces that can be followed) :: Fährte {f}
scent {n} :: Geruch {m} , Duft {m} , Duftstoff {m}
scent {v} (to detect the scent of) :: wittern
scent {v} (to impart an odour to) :: parfümieren
scent hound {n} (hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell) :: Laufhund {m}
sceptre {n} (ornamental staff) :: Zepter {n}
schadenfreude {n} (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune) :: Schadenfreude {f}
Schaerbeek {prop} (city in Belgium) :: Schaerbeek {n}, Schaarbeek {n}
Schaffhausen {prop} (canton) :: Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen {prop} (city) :: Schaffhausen
schedule {n} (a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur) :: Termin {m}, Programm {n}, Zeitplan {m}
schedule {v} (to create a schedule) :: planen
schedule {v} (to plan an activity at a specific date or time) :: planen, ansetzen, festsetzen
scheelite {n} (mineral) :: Scheelit {m}
Scheherazade {prop} (female given name) :: Scheherazade {f}, Scheherezade {f}
Scheldt {prop} (river) :: Schelde {f}
schema {n} (Formal description of the structure of a database) :: Schema {n}
schema {n} :: Schema {m}
schematic {adj} (represented simply) :: schematisch, schemenhaft, vereinfacht, vereinfachend, grob
schematic {adj} (sketchy, incomplete) :: schematisch, skizzenhaft, skizziert
schematic {adj} (relating to a schema) :: schematisch
schematic {n} (A drawing or sketch showing how a system works at an abstract level) :: Schema {n}
scheme {n} (a systematic plan of future action) :: Programm {n}, Plan {m}, Projekt {n}
scheme {n} (orderly combination of related parts) :: Schema {n}
scheme {n} (chart or diagram) :: Übersicht {f}, Schema {n}, Bild {n}
scheme {n} :: Schema {n}
scheme {v} (to contrive a plan) :: etwas aushecken
scheming {adj} (tending to scheme) :: intrigant
Schengen {prop} (city in Luxembourg) :: Schengen {n}
Schengen Area {prop} (group of European countries) :: Schengen-Raum {m}
scherzo {n} (music) :: Scherzo {n}
Schiller {prop} (surname) :: Schiller
schilling {n} (old currency of Austria) :: Schilling {m}
Schio {prop} (town in Italy) :: Schleit [archaic]
schism {n} (split, division, separation, discord) :: Zerwürfnis {n}, Spaltung {f}, Schisma {n}
schism {n} (division within a religious body) :: Schisma {n}
schism {n} (split within Christianity) :: Schisma {n}
schismatic {adj} (religion: of or pertaining to a schism) :: schismatisch
schismatic {n} (religion: a person involved in a schism) :: Schismatiker {m}, Schismatikerin {f}
schist {n} (crystalline foliated rock) :: Glimmerschiefer {m}
schistosomiasis {n} (various diseases) :: Schistosomiasis
schizo- {prefix} (split) :: schizo-, Schizo-, schiz-, Schiz-
schizoid {adj} (characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity) :: schizoid
schizoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) :: schizoide Persönlichkeitsstörung
schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) :: Schizophrenie {f}
schizophrenia {n} (informal: condition in which disparate activities coexist) :: Schizophrenie {f}
schizophrenic {adj} (of a person: afflicted with schizophrenia) :: schizophren
schizophrenic {adj} (slang: behaving as if one has more than one personality) :: schizophren
schizophrenic {n} (a person suffering from schizophrenia) :: Schizophrener {m}, Schizophrene {f}
schizothymia {n} (temperament) :: Schizothymie {f}
schizothymic {n} (someone with schizothymia) :: Schizothymiker
schizotypal {adj} (pertaining to or displaying mild signs of schizophrenia) :: schizotypische
schlager {n} (style) :: Schlager {m}
schlager {n} (piece) :: Schlager {m}
schlemiel {n} (clumsy person) :: Schlemihl {m}
Schlemm's canal {n} (channel in the eye) :: Schlemm-Kanal {m}
schlep {v} (To carry or drag) :: (sich) schleppen
Schleswig-Holstein {prop} (state) :: Schleswig-Holstein {n}
schlimazel {n} (a chronically unlucky person) :: Pechvogel {m}
schlubby {adj} (unattractive or unkempt) SEE: unattractive ::
schmaltzy {adj} (Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic) :: schmalzig, rührselig, larmoyant
Schmidt Island {prop} (island) :: Schmidt-Insel
schmo {n} (schmuck) SEE: schmuck ::
schmuck {n} (jerk; unlikable, stupid, foolish, malicious, or unpleasant person) :: Rindvieh {n}, Arsch {m}, Trottel {m}, Depp {m}, Dussel {m}, Mistvieh {n}, Mistkerl {m}, Miststück {n}, Scheißkerl {m}, Bastard {m}
schmuck {n} (deplorable, pitiful person) :: Schlucker {m}, armer Schlucker {m}
Schnabel {prop} (German surname) :: Schnabel
schnapps {n} (liquor) :: Schnaps {m} [not specific, can mean any spirit]
schönite {n} (double sulfate of potassium and magnesium) :: Schönit {m}
schnitzel {n} (a meat dish) :: (paniertes) Schnitzel {n}
schnozzle {n} (slang: human nose, especially large one) :: Rüssel {m}, Riecher {m}
scholar {n} (a student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship) :: Student {m}, Schüler {m}, Schülerin {f}, Studentin {f}
scholar {n} (specialist in a particular branch of knowledge) :: Gelehrter {m}
scholar {n} (learned person) :: Gelehrter {m}
scholarliness {n} (state or condition of being scholarly) :: Gelehrtheit
scholarship {n} (study allowance) :: Stipendium {n}
scholarship {n} (knowledge) :: Gelehrsamkeit {f} [archaic]
scholar's mate {n} (checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#) :: Schäfermatt {n}, Schäferzug {m}, Schustermatt {n}
scholastic {n} (philosophy: member of scholasticism) :: Scholastiker {m}, Scholastikerin {f}
scholastic {adj} (of or relating to school, academic) :: akademisch
scholastic {adj} (of or relating to scholasticism) :: scholastisch
scholastic {adj} (pedantic, formal) :: scholastisch
scholasticism {n} (school of philosophy) :: Scholastik {f}, Schulwissenschaft {f}
school {n} (a group of fish) :: Schwarm {m}
school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) :: Schule {f}
school {n} (college or university) :: Universität {f}, Hochschule {f}
school {n} (a department/institute at a college or university) :: Schule {f}, Fakultät
school {n} (an art movement) :: Schule {f}
school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) :: Schule {f}
school {v} (to educate, teach, or train) :: unterrichten , schulen
schoolbag {n} (satchel) :: Schultasche {f}, Schulranzen {m}
schoolbook {n} (textbook used in school) :: Schulbuch {n}
schoolboy {n} (young male student) :: Schüler {m}, Schuljunge {m}
school bus {n} (transport for schoolchildren) :: Schulbus {m}
schoolchild {n} (young person attending school or of an age to attend school) :: Schulkind {n}, (boy, or unspecified sex) Schüler {m}, (girl) Schülerin {f}
school counselor {n} (school-oriented counselor) :: Schulberater {m}, Schulberaterin {f}
schooldays {n} (period of one's life when one attends school) :: Schulzeit {f}
schoolgirl {n} (girl attending school) :: Schülerin {f}, Schulmädchen {n}
schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher ::
schoolie {n} (school-leaver) :: Absolvent {m}, Absolventin {f}, Abiturient {m}, Abiturientin {f}, Schulabgänger {m}, Schulabgängerin {f}
schooling {n} (institutional education) :: Einschulung {f}
schoolmate {n} (person who attended school with the subject) :: Schulkamerad {m} (Schulkameradin {f}), Mitschüler {m} (Mitschülerin {f})
school of hard knocks {n} (source of education by adverse experience) :: Schule des Lebens {f} [school of life]
school of thought {n} (opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group) :: Schule {f}, wissenschaftliche Schule {f} [science]
school shark {n} (Galeorhinus galeus) :: Hundshai
school sores {n} (impetigo) SEE: impetigo ::
schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher ::
school uniform {n} (uniform items to be worn by students in a school) :: Schuluniform {f}
school year {n} (academic year of a school) :: Schuljahr {n}
schooner {n} (sailing ship) :: Schoner {m}
Schopenhauerian {adj} (of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer) :: schopenhauerisch
Schottky diode {n} (metal-semiconductor diode) :: Schottky-Diode {f}
Schrödinger {prop} (surname) :: Schrödinger {m} {f}
Schrödinger's cat {prop} (thought experiment) :: Schrödingers Katze {f}
schwa {n} (indeterminate central vowel) :: Schwa {n}
schwannoma {n} (schwannoma) :: Schwannom {m}
Schwartz {prop} (surname) :: Schwartz, Schwarz
sciatica {n} (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve) :: Ischias {f} {m} {n}
sciatic nerve {n} (large nerve) :: Ischiasnerv {m}
science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) :: Wissenschaft {f}
science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) :: Wissenschaft {f}
science {n} (fact of knowing something) :: Wissen {n}
science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) :: Kenntnis {n}, Erfahrung {f}, Wissen {n}
science fiction {n} (fiction) :: Science-Fiction {f}
science fiction {n} (technology which is not yet practical) :: Science-Fiction {f}
scientia potentia est {proverb} (knowledge is power) SEE: knowledge is power ::
scientific {adj} (of or having to do with science) :: wissenschaftlich
scientifically {adv} (using science or methods of science) :: wissenschaftlich
scientifically {adv} (from a scientific perspective) :: wissenschaftlich
scientificity {n} (quality or state of being scientific) :: Wissenschaftlichkeit {f}
scientific method {n} (method of discovering knowledge) :: wissenschaftliche Methode {f}
scientism {n} (belief) :: Szientismus {m}
scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) :: Wissenschaftler {m}, Wissenschaftlerin {f}, Wissenschafter {m}, Wissenschafterin {f}
Scientologist {n} (follower of Scientology) :: Scientologe {m}, Scientologin {f}
Scillonian {n} (native of the Isles of Scilly, a Scilly Islander) :: Scillonier {m}, Scillonierin {f}, Bewohner der Scilly-Inseln {m}, Bewohnerin der Scilly-Inseln {f}
Scillonian {adj} (of or relating to the Isles of Scilly) :: scillonisch, scillonianisch
scimitar {n} (sword with curved blade) :: Krummsäbel {m}, Scimitar {m}
scimitar-horned oryx {n} (Oryx dammah) :: Säbelantilope {f}
scintilla {n} (small spark or flash) :: Fünkchen {n}
scintilla {n} (small amount) :: Spur {f}, Quäntchen {n}
scintillate {v} (to twinkle) :: flackern, funkeln, szintillieren, flimmern, leuchten
scion {n} (descendant) :: Nachkomme {m}, Nachkommin {f}, Nachfahr {m}, Nachfahre {m}, Nachfahrin {f}, Abkomme {m}, Abkommin {f}, Nachkömmling {m}, Abkömmling {m}, Spross {m}, Sprössling {m}
scion {n} (heir to a throne) :: Thronfolgerin {f}, Thronfolger {m}, Prinz {m}, Prinzessin {f}
scion {n} ((detached) shoot or twig) :: Spross {m}, Sprössling {m}, Ableger {m}, Pfropfreis {n}, Reis {n}, Steckling {m}
scission {n} (the act of division) :: Spaltung {f}
scissor {n} (one blade on a pair of scissors) :: Schere {f}
scissor binoculars {n} (stereoscopic periscopic binoculars) :: Scherenfernrohr {n}
scissor door {n} (type of automobile door) :: Scherentür {f}
scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) :: Schere {f}
sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) :: Sklerose {f}
scoff {n} (derision; ridicule; mockery) :: Spott {m}
scoff {v} (to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision) :: spotten, spötteln
scoff {v} (to eat food quickly) :: verschlingen
scold {v} (rebuke) :: beschimpfen, schelten, tadeln, ausschimpfen
scoliosis {n} (condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine) :: Skoliose {f}
sconce {n} (light fixture on a wall) :: Wandlampe {f}, Wandleuchte {f}, Wandleuchter {m}
scone {n} (pastry) :: Teegebäck {n}
scoop {n} (any cup- or bowl-shaped object) :: Schaufel {f}, Schippe {f}, Kelle {f}
scoop {n} (amount held by a scoop) :: Kaffeelöffel {m} [of coffee]; Kugel {f} [of icecream]
scoop {n} (news learned and reported before anyone else) :: Exklusivmeldung {f}, Scoop {m}, Knüller {m}, Exklusivbericht {m}
scoop {n} (digging attachment on a front-end loader) :: Schaufel {f}
scoop {n} (sweep, stroke, swoop) :: Schlag {m}
scoop {v} (to lift, move, or collect with or as though with a scoop) :: schaufeln, schöpfen
scoop up {v} (pick up by scooping) :: aufschaufeln, zusammenschaufeln
scoopwheel {n} :: Wurfrad {m}
scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) :: Tretroller {m}, Trittroller {m}
scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) :: Motorroller {m}
scope {n} (breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain) :: Umfang, Bereich {m}, Umgebung {m}, Rahmen {m}, Feld {n}, Raum {m}, Gebiet {n}, Ziel {n}, Spielraum {m}
scope {n} (scope of an identifier) :: Gültigkeitsbereich {m}
-scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) :: -skop {n}
scope {n} (device used in aiming a projectile) SEE: telescopic sight ::
scops owl {n} (Otus scops) :: Zwergohreule {f}
-scopy {suffix} (observation, viewing) :: -skopie {f}
scorch {v} (to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it) :: verbrennen
scorch {v} (to wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire) :: verbrennen
scorch {v} (to move at high speed) :: rasen
scorched {adj} (dried, damaged, burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat) :: verbrannt
scorched earth {n} :: verbrannte Erde {f}
score {v} (to score) SEE: strike ::
score {n} (number of points earned) :: Spielergebnis {n}, Spielstand {m}
score {n} (sheet music showing all parts) :: Partitur {f}
score {v} (to cut a groove in a surface) :: anritzen
score {v} (to earn points in a game) :: treffen, erzielen, (einen Treffer) landen, (ein Tor) schießen, (einen Punkt) machen
scoreboard {n} (board that displays the score in a game of contest) :: Anzeigetafel {f}
scorecard {n} (card allowing spectators to identify players and record progress) :: Scorecard {f}
scorer {n} (one who scores) :: Torschütze {m} [goal scorer]
scores {pron} (many) SEE: many ::
scoria {n} (slag or dross) SEE: slag ::
scoria {n} (volcanic rock) SEE: slag ::
scorn {v} (to feel contempt or disdain for something or somebody) :: verachten
scorn {v} (to reject, turn down) :: verschmähen
scorn {v} (to scoff or express contempt) :: verspotten
scorn {n} (contempt, disdain) :: Verachtung {f}
scorned {adj} (hated, despised, or avoided) :: verachtet, zurückgewiesen, abgewiesen, gemieden
scornful {adj} (showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous) :: verächtlich
scornfully {adv} (in a scornful manner) :: verachtend
Scorpio {prop} (astrological sign) :: Skorpion {m}
Scorpio {prop} (constellation) SEE: Scorpius ::
scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) :: Skorpion {m}
scorpionfish {n} (fish) :: Skorpionsfisch {m}
scorpionfly {n} (any insect of the family Panorpidae) :: Skorpionsfliege {f}
Scorpius {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Scorpio ::
Scorpius {prop} (constellation) :: Skorpion {m}
scorzonera {n} (black salsify) SEE: black salsify ::
Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) :: Schotte {m}, Schottin {f}
scotch {v} (To prevent (something) from being successful) :: blockieren , verhindern , durchkreuzen
Scotch {n} (uncountable: whisky made in Scotland) :: Scotch {m}
Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow ::
Scotch tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
Scotch whisky {n} (alcoholic drink) :: Scotch Whisky {m}
scotfree {adv} (scot-free) SEE: scot-free ::
scot-free {adv} (free of scot; free of tax) :: steuerfrei
scot-free {adv} (without consequences or penalties) :: ungeschoren, ungestraft, staffrei
Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) :: Schottland {n}
scotophobia {n} (fear of darkness) :: Skotophobie {f}
Scots {n} (Lowland Scots language) :: Niederschottisch {n}, niederschottische Sprache {f}, Schottisch {n}, schottische Sprache {f}
Scots {adj} (Scottish) :: schottisch
Scots Gaelic {n} (Scottish Gaelic) SEE: Scottish Gaelic ::
Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) :: Schotte {m}
Scotswoman {n} (a woman from Scotland) :: Schottin {f}
Scottish {adj} (of a person) :: schottisch
Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) :: schottisch
Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland) :: Schotten {m-p}
Scottish English {n} (dialect of English spoken in Scotland) :: schottisches Englisch {n}
Scottish Gaelic {n} (The Gaelic language of Scotland) :: Erse {n}, Ersisch {n}, Hochschottisch {n}, Schottisch-Gälisch {n}
scoundrel {n} (villain) :: Schurke {m}, Gauner {m}
scour {v} (to clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously) :: scheuern, reinigen, putzen, abbürsten, abreiben, ausscheuern, wegscheuern, blankscheuern, kratzen, wegkratzen, schrubben, fegen
scour {v} (to remove debris and dirt by purging) :: spülen, durchspülen, wegspülen, abspülen, ausspülen
scour {n} (removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water) :: Auswaschen {n}, Ausspülen {n}, Erosion {f}
scour {n} (place scoured out by running water) :: Auswaschung {f}, Erosionsfläche {f}, Ausspülung {f}, Kolk {m}
scour {v} (to search an area thoroughly) :: absuchen, sondieren, abkämmen, durchkämmen, durchsuchen, durchforsten, durchstreifen
scourge {n} (persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble) :: Plage, Geißel, Last {f}, Bürde {f}, Heimsuchung {f}, Pest {f}
scourge {n} (a whip often of leather) :: Geißel, Peitsche {f}
scourge {v} (to strike with a scourge) :: plagen, geißeln, heimsuchen, peitschen
scourging {n} (flogging) SEE: flogging ::
scout {n} (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) :: Kundschafter {m}, Kundschafterin {f}, Späher {m}, Späherin {f}
scout {n} (member of the scout movement) :: Pfadfinder {m}, Pfadfinderin {f}
scout {v} (to explore a wide terrain) :: aufklären, auskundschaften, ausspähen, beobachten, erkunden, spähen
scouting {n} (the Scouting movement) :: Pfadfinderbewegung {f}
scowl {n} (wrinkling of the brows or face) :: Stirnrunzeln {n}
scowl {v} (to wrinkle the brows) :: die Stirn runzeln
scrabble {v} (to scribble) SEE: scribble ::
Scrabble {prop} (board game with interlocking words) :: Scrabble
scraggly {adj} :: wild, rau
scram {v} (go away) :: abhauen, weggehen, verduften, abzischen, sich davonmachen, Reißaus nehmen, Land gewinnen, verschwinden
scramble {v} (to move hurriedly to a location using all limbs against a surface) :: drängeln, krabbeln
scramble {v} (to proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner) :: drängeln
scramble {v} (to mix food ingredients in a mix to be cooked into a loose mass) :: verrühren
scramble {v} (to process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener) :: verschlüsseln, [computing] chiffrieren
scramble {v} (to ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity) :: klettern, kraxeln
scramble {n} (a rush or hurry) :: Gedrängel {n}
scrambled egg {n} (dish) :: Rührei {n}
scrambling {v} :: scrambling, kletternd
scrambling {n} :: Scrambling {n}, Verwürfelung {f}
scrap {n} (small piece, fragment) :: Stückchen {n}, Fetzen {m}
scrap {n} (leftover food) :: Reste {m-p}, Speisereste {m}, Essensreste {m-p}
scrap {n} (discarded objects) :: Altmaterial {n}, Altmetall {n}, Schrott {m}, Abfall {m}
scrap {v} (to discard) :: wegwerfen, verschrotten
scrap {v} (to dispose at the scrapyard) :: verschrotten, abwracken
scrape {v} (draw an object along while exerting pressure) :: abkratzen, kratzen, schaben, scharren, schrammen
scraper {n} (an instrument by which anything is scraped) :: Schaber {m}
scrapheap {n} (junkyard) SEE: junkyard ::
scrapheap {n} (pile of junk) :: Schrotthaufen {m} [metal], Müllhaufen {m}, Abfallhaufen {m}
scrapie {n} (A degenerative prion disease) :: Traberkrankheit {f}, Scrapie
scrap paper {n} (used paper, to be reused for jotting notes) :: Schmierblatt {n} [colloquial]
scrapyard {n} (a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold) :: Schrottplatz {m}
scratch {v} (to rub a surface with a sharp object) :: kratzen
scratch {v} (to rub the skin with rough material) :: kratzen
scratch {v} (To mark a surface with a sharp object) :: zerkratzen, verkratzen
scratch {n} (disruption or mark on a surface) :: Kratzer {m}
scratch card {n} (lottery ticket) :: Rubbellos {n}
scratch out {v} (1. To remove something by scratching.) :: löschen
scratch out {v} (2. To remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.) :: durchstreichen
scratchpad {n} (pad of paper) :: Notizblock {m}, Schmierblock {m}
scratch paper {n} (paper used for preliminary work, considered ephemeral) :: Schmierpapier {n}
scrawl {n} (irregular handwriting) :: Gekritzel {n}
scrawl {v} (to write hastily or illegibly) :: kritzeln, krakeln, dahin schmieren
scrawl {v} (to write in an irregular or illegible manner) :: kritzeln
scrawny {adj} (Thin, malnourished and weak) :: dürr
scream {n} (loud exclamation) :: Schrei {m}
scream {v} (to make the sound of a scream) :: schreien
screamer {n} (bird of family Anhimidae) :: Wehrvogel
scream queen {n} (actress who appears in several horror movies) :: Scream-Queen {f}
scree {n} (loose stony debris on a slope) :: Schutt {m}, Geröll {n} [informal]
scree {n} (broken building material) :: Schutt {m}
scree {n} (slope) :: Talus {m}, Schutthalde {f}, Geröllhalde {f} [informal]
scree {v} (traverse scree downhill) :: abfahren
screech {n} (high-pitched strident or piercing sound) :: Kreischen {n}, Quietschen {n}
screech {n} (loud harsh sound) :: Kreischen {n}, Aufschreien {n}
screech {v} (make a screech) :: kreischen, quietschen
screech owl {n} (Megascops) :: Kreischeule {f}
screech owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl ::
screed {n} (speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism, see also: diatribe; harangue) :: Pamphlet {n}, Schmähschrift {f}, Tirade {f}
screed {n} (tool drawn over a wet layer to make it smooth and flat; machine that achieves this effect) :: Abziehlatte {f}, Kartätsche {f}
screed {n} (smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material) :: Estrich {m}
screen {n} (physical divider) :: Schirm {m}, Paravent {m}, Sichtschutz {m}
screen {n} (material woven from fine wires) :: Insektengitter {n}, Fliegengitter {n}
screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) :: Bildschirm {m}
screen {n} (movie viewing area) :: Leinwand {f}
screen {n} :: Schirm
screencap {n} (screenshot) SEE: screenshot ::
screen capture {n} (picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot) :: Bildschirmfoto {n}
screencast {n} (digital recording) :: Screencast {m}
screened cable {n} (cable with incorporated shield) :: abgeschirmtes Kabel {n}
screenplay {n} (script for a movie or a television show) :: Drehbuch {n}
screen printing {n} (printing method) :: Siebdruck {m}
screensaver {n} :: Bildschirmschoner {m}
screenshot {n} (image of computer screen output) :: Screenshot {m}, Bildschirmfoto {n}, Bildschirmabzug {m} [obsolete], Hardcopy {f} [obsolete]
screenshot {v} (take a screenshot) :: Ein Bildschrimfoto machen
screenwriter {n} (one who writes for the screen) :: Drehbuchautor {m}, Drehbuchautorin {f}, Drehbuchschreiber {m}, Drehbuchschreiberin {f}, Filmautor {m}, Filmautorin {f}, Filmszenarist {m}, Filmszenaristin {f}, Szenarist {m}, Szenaristin {f}
screw {n} (simple machine) :: Schraube {f}
screw {n} (fastener) :: Schraube {f}
screw {n} (ship’s propeller) :: Schraube {f}, Schiffsschraube {f}
screw {n} (prison guard) :: Wächter {m}, Aufpasser {m}, Wärter {m}, Gefängniswärter {m}
screw {n} (act of screwing) :: Schrauben {n}, Einschrauben {n}, Anschrauben {n}, Festschrauben {n}, Verschrauben {n}
screw {v} (to connect or assemble pieces using a screw) :: schrauben, anziehen, anschrauben, festschrauben, zusammenschrauben, verschrauben
screw {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) :: ficken, vögeln, bumsen, rammeln
screw {v} (to cheat or treat unfairly) :: betrügen, verarschen, reinlegen, hereinlegen
screw {v} (to apply pressure on) :: unter Druck setzen, Druck ausüben
screw {v} (to contort) :: krümmen, verziehen, verwinden, verdrehen, verzerren, winden, verkrümmen, deformieren
screw anchor {n} (a fixing that allows screws to be fitted into masonry walls) SEE: wall plug ::
screwball {n} (crazy person) :: Spinner {f}, Verrückter {m}, Irrer {m}
screw cap {n} (cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container) :: Schraubverschluss {m} [bottle]; Schraubdeckel {m} [jar]
screwdriver {n} (tool) :: Schraubenzieher {m}, Schraubendreher {m}, Schrauber {m} [colloquial]
screwdriver {n} (drink) :: Screwdriver {m}, Wodka-Orange {m}
screw pine {n} (Pandanus spp.) :: Schraubenbaum {m}, Schraubenpalme {f}
screw this {interj} :: Scheiß drauf, schrauben sie das
screw thread {n} (helical ridge or groove) :: Gewinde {n}, Gewindegang {m}
screw up {v} (to tighten or secure with screws) :: zuschrauben, verschrauben
screw up {v} (to twist into a contorted state) :: verziehen
screw up {v} (colloquial: to make a mess of; to ruin) :: vermurksen, verpfuschen, verhunzen, verkorksen, ruinieren
screwup {n} (person who often makes substantial mistakes) :: Versager {m}
scribble {v} (to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry) :: schmieren, krakeln, kritzeln
scribbler {n} (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) :: Schreiberling {m}, Kritzler {m}, Kritzlerin {f}, Schmierer {m}, Schmiererin {f}, Skribent {m}, Skribentin {f}, Skribler {m}, Skriblerin {f}, Skritzler {m}, Skritzlerin {f}, Schmock {m} [obsolete, plurals: Schmöcke, Schmocke, Schmocks]
scribbler {n} (untalented artist) :: , Schmierer {m}, Schmiererin {f}
scribbling {n} (that which has been scribbled) :: Geschmiere {n}, Gekrakel {n}, Gekritzel {n}
scribe {n} (one who writes; a draughtsman) :: Schreiber {m}, Kopist {m}
scribe {n} (writer and doctor of the law) :: Schriftgelehrter {m}
scribe {n} (steel drawing implement) :: Reißnadel {f}
scribe {v} (to write) :: schreiben
scrimmage {n} (practice game) SEE: exhibition game ::
script {n} (writing; written document) :: Skript {n}, Skriptum {n}
script {n} (written characters, style of writing) :: Handschrift {f}
script {n} ((law) an original instrument or document) :: Urschrift {f}, Original {n}
script {n} (text of the dialogue and action for a drama) :: Drehbuch {n}, Skript {n}
script {n} (procedure or program in computing) :: Skript {n}
script {n} (a system of writing) :: Schrift {f}
scripting language {n} :: Skriptsprache {f}
script kiddie {n} (hacker who compromises files on others' computers) :: Scriptkiddie {n}
scriptorium {n} (room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts) :: Skriptorium {n}
scripture {n} (any sacred writing or book) :: Schrift {f}, heilige Schrift {f}
Scripture {prop} (Tanakh) SEE: Tanakh ::
Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible ::
Scripture {prop} (Edda) SEE: Edda ::
scriptwriter {n} (screenwriter) SEE: screenwriter ::
scrivener {n} (professional writer) :: Schreiber {m}
scrofula {n} (form of tuberculosis) :: Skrofeln {f-p}, Skrofulose {f}
scrofulous {adj} (morally degenerate; corrupt) SEE: corrupt ::
scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) :: Schriftrolle {f}, Rolle {f}, Buchrolle {f}
scroll {n} (ornament) :: Volute {f}, Schnörkel {m}, Spirale {f}
scroll {n} (mark or flourish) :: Schnörkel {m}, Kringel {m}, Schwung {m}
scroll {n} (end of a musical instrument) :: Schnecke {m}
scroll {v} ((Computing) to change one's view of data on a computer's display) :: scrollen
scroll bar {n} (graphical widget) :: Bildlaufleiste {f}, Schiebebalken {m}, Scrollbalken {m}, Scrollleiste {f}
scrooge {n} (miserly person) :: Geizhals {m}, Geizkragen {m}
scrotal {adj} (scrotal) :: skrotal
scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) :: Skrotum {n}, Hodensack {m}
scrounge {v} (To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean) :: abstauben, klauben, stibitzen
scrounge {v} (To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another) :: schnorren
scrounge {n} (scrounger) SEE: scrounger ::
scrounger {n} (one who scrounges) :: Schnorrer {m}, Schmarotzer {m}, Nassauer {m}
scrub {n} (vegetation of inferior quality) :: Gestrüpp {n}
scrub {v} (to rub hard) :: scheuern, schrubben
scrub {n} (clothing worn in surgery) :: Kasack {m}
scrub {n} (cancellation) SEE: cancellation ::
scruff {n} (scruff of the neck) :: Schlafittchen {n}
scruffy {adj} (untidy in appearance) :: vergammelt
scrum {n} (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) :: Gedränge {n}, Rummelei {f}, Getümmel {n}
scrum-half {n} (rugby player) :: Gedrängehalb {m}
scrummage {n} (rugby formation of all forwards) SEE: scrum ::
scrumptious {adj} (delicious; delectable) :: lecker
scrunch {v} (crumple) :: knüllen, zerknüllen, zusammenknüllen, zerknautschen, zusammenknautschen
scrunchie {n} (small elasticated ring of fabric) :: Haargummi {n}
scruple {n} (hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right) :: Skrupel {m}
scrupulous {adj} (meticulous) :: sorgfältig, gründlich
scrupulous {adj} (having principles) :: gewissenhaft
scrutinise {v} (scrutinize) SEE: scrutinize ::
scrutinize {v} (to examine with great care) :: gründlich prüfen, hinterfragen, gewissenhaft überprüfen, ergründen, zerlegen, zerpflücken
scrutiny {n} (intense study) :: genaue Untersuchung {f}, genaue Beobachtung {f}
scrutiny {n} (thorough inspection) :: genaue Untersuchung {f}
scrutiny {n} :: genaue Untersuchung , prüfender od. forschender Blick
scrutore {n} (escritoire) SEE: escritoire ::
scuba diving {n} (underwater swimming) :: Tauchen {n}, Gerätetauchen {n}
scuffle {n} (rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters) :: Handgemenge {n}, Rauferei {f}
scuffle {v} (to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters) :: raufen, balgen
scuffle {v} (to walk with a shuffling gait) :: schlurfen
scull {n} (small boat) :: Skiff {m}
sculpin {n} (small fish of the family Cottidae) :: Groppe {f}
sculpt {v} (be a sculptor) :: bildhauerisch gestalten, bildhauerisch tätig sein, formen, meißeln
sculpted {adj} (well shaped) :: geformt, skulptiert
sculptor {n} (a person who sculpts) :: Skulpteur {m}, Bildhauer {m}, Bildhauerin {f}
Sculptor {prop} (constellation) :: Bildhauer {m}
sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) :: Bildhauerkunst {f}, Skulptur {f}
sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) :: Skulptur {f}
scum {n} (layer of impurities) :: [foamy] Abschaum {m}; [otherwise] Schwimmschlamm {m}; [informally, in a vessel] Rand {m}
scum {n} (greenish water vegetation) :: Algenteppich {m}; [informal] Entengrütze {f}
scum {n} (person or persons considered to be reprehensible) :: Abschaum {m}
scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom ::
scumbag {n} (despicable person) :: Drecksack {m}, Dreckskerl {m}
scupper {n} (nautical: drainage hole) :: Speigat {n}, Speigatt {n}
scurrilous {adj} (foul-mouthed) :: ordinär, flegelhaft, pöbelhaft, niederträchtig, gemein
scurrilous {adj} (coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous) :: vulgär, obszön, ehrenrührig, verleumderisch, unflätig, zotig
scurrilous {adj} (gross, vulgar and evil) :: bösartig, widerlich, übel
scurry {v} (to run away with quick light steps) :: hasten, huschen, vorbeihuschen
scurry away {v} (to run away with quick light steps) :: davonhasten, davonhuschen, hastig weglaufen
scurvy {n} (deficiency of vitamin C) :: Skorbut {m}, Scharbock {m}
scurvy-grass {n} (Cochlearia) :: Löffelkraut {n}
scut {n} (distasteful work; drudgery) SEE: drudgery ::
scut {n} (short, erect tail) :: Blume {f}
scutch {v} (to strip off as the cuticle from the fibre) :: schwingen
scutch {n} (implement used to separate the fibres of flax) :: Flachsschwinge {f}, Hanfschwinge {f}
scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
scuttle {n} (a container like an open bucket) :: Eimer {m}, Kohleneimer {m}, Kohlenschütte {f}
scuttle {n} (small hatch or opening in a boat) :: Luke {f}, Bullauge {n}
scuttle {n} (hatch that provides access to the roof) :: Luke {f}, Ausstiegsluke {f}, Lüftungsklappe {f}, Klappe {f}
scuttle {v} (To deliberately sink a ship (often by order of the captain)) :: versenken
scuttle {v} (To move hastily, to scurry) :: flitzen, hoppeln, krabbeln, trippeln, wuseln, tippeln, eilen, davoneilen, flitzen, davonflitzen
Scutum {prop} (constellation) :: Schild {m}
Scylla {prop} (personification of the rock) :: Skylla {f}
scythe {n} (farm tool) :: Sense {f}
scythe {v} (to cut with a scythe) :: sensen, mähen
Scythian {n} (an inhabitant of Scythia) :: Skythe {m}, Skythin {f}, Szythe {m}, Szythin {f}
Scythian {adj} (relating to Scythia or Scythians) :: skythisch, szythisch
Sczedrzik {prop} (Szczedrzyk) SEE: Szczedrzyk ::
sea {n} (body of water) :: Meer {n}, See {f}
sea anemone {n} (polyp) :: Seeanemone {f}
sea angel {n} (Gymnosomata) :: Ruderschnecke {f}
seabag {n} (duffel bag used by sailors or marines) :: Seesack {m}
sea bass {n} (salt-water fish) :: Wolfsbarsch
seabed {n} (floor or bottom of the sea or ocean) :: Meeresboden {m}
seabird {n} (any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters) :: Seevogel {m}, Meeresvogel {m}
seaborgium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 106) :: Seaborgium {n}
sea bream {n} (any of several species of marine fish) :: Goldbrasse {f}
sea buckthorn {n} (shrub of the genus Hippophae) :: Sanddorn
sea butterfly {n} (Thecosomata) :: Seeschmetterling {m}
sea cow {n} (marine mammal of the order Sirenia) :: Seekuh {f}
sea cucumber {n} (sea cucumber) :: Seegurke {f}
seadog {n} (sailor accustomed to the sea) :: [lit.: sea bear] Seebär {m}
sea eagle {n} (genus Haliaeetus) :: Seeadler
sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle ::
seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor ::
seafarer {n} (one who travels by sea) :: Seefahrer {m}
seafaring {adj} (fit to travel on the sea) SEE: seagoing ::
sea fennel {n} (Crithmum maritimum) SEE: rock samphire ::
seafloor spreading {n} (outward movement of the seafloor) :: Ozeanbodenspreizung {f}
seafoam {n} (foam created by wave action - often washed up on to beaches) :: Meeresschaum {m}
seafood {n} (fish, shellfish, seaweed and other edible aquatic life) :: Meeresfrüchte {p} {f}, Meeresfrucht {f}
seagoing {adj} (made for or used on the high seas) :: seetüchtig
seagoing {adj} (fit for the high seas) :: seetüchtig
seagrass {n} (grasslike marine plants) :: Seegras {n}
seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) :: Möwe {f}, Möwenvogel {m}
sea hare {n} (large marine gastropod mollusc) :: Seehase {m}
sea holly {n} (Eryngium maritimum) :: Stranddistel {f}
sea holly {n} (Eryngium) :: Mannstreu {m}
sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus ::
sea horse {n} (fish) :: Seepferdchen {n}
sea krait {n} (snake) :: Plattschwanz {m}
seal {n} (pinniped) :: Robbe {f}, Seehund {m}
seal {n} (stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance) :: Stempel {m}, Siegel {m}
seal {n} (design or insignia associated with organization or official role) :: Siegel {n}, Petschaft {n}
seal {n} (something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened) :: Siegel {?}
seal {n} (something designed to prevent leaking) :: Dichtung {f}
seal {n} (tight closure) :: Siegel {?}, Dichtung {f}
seal {v} (to close securely) :: abdichten, dichten, versiegeln
seal {n} (chakra) SEE: chakra ::
sea lamprey {n} (animal) :: Meerneunauge {n}
Sealand {prop} (the Principality of Sealand) :: Seeland {n}, Fürstentum Seeland {n}
sealant {n} (material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid) :: Dichtungsmittel {n}, Dichtstoff {m}
sealed {adj} (closed by a seal) :: versiegelt
sealed {adj} (preventing entrance) :: dicht
sea leopard {n} (Hydrurga leptonyx) SEE: leopard seal ::
sealer {n} (person who hunts seals) :: Robbenjäger {m}
sea lettuce {n} (seaweed of genus Ulva) :: Meersalat {m}
sea level {n} (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured) :: Meeresspiegel {m}
sealing {n} (hunting of seals) :: Robbenjagd {f}
sea lion {n} (member of the Otariidae family) :: Seelöwe {m}
seal ring {n} (signet ring) SEE: signet ring ::
seam {n} (folded back and stitched piece of fabric) :: Saum {m}, Naht {f}
seam {n} (suture) :: Naht {f}
seam {n} (thin stratum of mineral) :: Flöz {n}, Schicht {f}
seaman {n} (naval rank) :: Matrose {m}
seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor ::
seamanship {n} (skill and knowledge used in handling a vessel) :: Seemannskunst {f}, Seemannserfahrung {f}
seamless {adj} (Having no seams) :: fugenlos, nahtfrei, nahtlos
seamless {adj} (Without interruption; coherent) :: nahtlos, makellos
sea monster {n} (large, aggressive creature in the sea) :: Seeungeheuer {n}, Meerungeheuer {n}
seamount {n} (underwater mountain) :: Tiefseeberg {m}
seamster {n} (person who sews clothes) :: Näher {m}
seamstress {n} (a woman who sews clothes professionally) :: Näherin {f}, Weißnäherin {f}
Sea of Azov {prop} (sea) :: Asowsches Meer {n}
Sea of Galilee {prop} (lake in northern Israel) :: See Genezareth {m}, See von Galiläa {m}, Galiläisches Meer {n}
Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) :: Japanisches Meer {n}
Sea of Okhotsk {prop} (sea) :: Ochotskisches Meer {n}
sea onion {n} (Drimia maritima) :: Meerzwiebel {f}
sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) :: Seeotter {m}
sea-parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin ::
sea pen {n} (cnidarian in order Pennatulacea) :: Seefeder {f}
seaplane {n} (an aircraft) :: Wasserflugzeug {n}
seaplane carrier {n} :: Flugzeugmutterschiff
seaplane tender {n} (tender) :: Flugsicherungsschiff, Flugstützpunktschiff
seaport {n} (town or harbour for seagoing ships) :: Seehafen {m}, Hafenstadt {f}, [inland] Binnenseehafen {m}
seapower {n} (naval military power) :: Seemacht {f}
seaquake {n} :: Seebeben {n}
sear {v} (To char, scorch, or burn the surface of something with a hot instrument) :: ausbrennen, versengen, scharf anbraten, ausdörren, verbrennen, austrocknen, einbrennen
sear {n} (Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled) :: Abzugsstück {n}, Fangklinke {f}
search {v} (to search) SEE: look ::
search {n} (an attempt to find something) :: Suche {f}
search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) :: suchen, absuchen, durchsuchen
search {v} ((followed by "for") to look thoroughly) :: suchen
searchable {adj} (capable of being searched) :: durchsuchbar, suchbar
search box {n} (computing: A text box for the input of text to be searched for in a database, on the Internet, etc.) :: Suchfeld {n}, Eingabefeld {n}, Textfeld {n}, Textbox {f}
search engine {n} (application that searches for data) :: Suchmaschine {f}
search engine optimization {n} (improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines) :: Suchmaschinenoptimierung {f}
searcher {n} (One who searches) :: Suchender {m}
search party {n} (group of people who search for someone or something lost) :: Suchmannschaft {f}
search tree {n} (tree data structure) :: Suchbaum {m}
search warrant {n} (court order authorising the search of a place) :: Durchsuchungsbefehl {m}
searocket {n} (Cakile) :: Meersenf {m}
sea salt {n} (salt prepared by evaporating sea water) :: Meersalz {n}
seascape {n} (piece of art that depicts the sea or shoreline) :: Seestück {n}
sea serpent {n} (sea monster) :: Seeschlange {f}
seashell {n} (shell) :: Muschelschale {f}, Muschel {f}
seashore {n} (the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean) :: Meeresküste {f}, Seeküste {f}, Küste {f}, Meeresufer {n}, Meeresstrand {m}
seasick {adj} (ill due to the motion of a ship at sea.) :: seekrank
sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness ::
seasickness {n} (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) :: Seekrankheit {f}, Naupathie {f}
seaside resort {n} (coastal holiday resort) :: Badeort {m}
season {n} (quarter of a year) :: Jahreszeit {f}
season {n} (part of year with something special) :: Saison {f}
season {n} (a group of episodes) :: Staffel {f}
season {v} (to make fit for any use by time or habit) :: anpassen, abhärten
season {v} (to prepare by drying or hardening) :: trocknen
season {v} (to become mature) :: altern
season {v} (to become dry and hard) :: austrocknen
season {v} (to flavour food) :: würzen
seasonably {adv} (at an opportune time) :: zur rechten Zeit
seasonal {adj} (of, related to or reliant on a season) :: jahreszeitlich, saisonal
seasoned {adj} (experienced) :: erfahren, alterfahren, kampfgewohnt, fronterfahren [of soldiers], kampferprobt, altgedient, gestanden, reif
seasoning {n} (cooking ingredient) :: Gewürz {n}, Würze {f}
season ticket {n} (ticket that is valid for all of the events in a series) :: Saisonkarte {f}, Abonnement {n}
season ticket {n} (public-transit ticket for multiple rides) :: Zeitkarte {f}
seat {n} (place in which to sit) :: Sitz {m}, Sitzplatz {m}, Sitzgelegenheit {f}
seat {n} (piece of furniture) :: Stuhl {m}, Sitzmöbel {n-p}, Gestühl {n} [collective], Bestuhlung {f} [collective]
seat {n} (location of a governing body) :: Sitz {m}
seat {n} :: Sitzplatz {m}
seat belt {n} (restraining belt) :: Sicherheitsgurt {m}
seat cushion {n} (something you can sit on) :: Sitzkissen {m}
seating {n} (provision of chairs) :: Bestuhlung {f}, Gestühl {n}, Sitzgelegenheiten {f-p}
seat of government {n} (the centre of authority to govern) :: Regierungssitz {m}
seat reservation ticket {n} (ticket with guaranteed firm seating) :: Platzkarte {f}
Seattle {prop} (city in Washington state, USA) :: Seattle
sea turtle {n} (any turtle that inhabits oceans) :: Meeresschildkröte {f}
sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) :: Seeigel {m}
seawall {n} (coastal defence) :: Damm {m}, Deich {m}
seawater {n} (salt water of a sea or ocean) :: Meerwasser {n}, Salzwasser {n}
seaweed {n} (marine plants and algae) :: Algen {p}, Tang {m}, Seetang {m}
seaworthiness {n} (property of being fit to go to sea) :: Seetüchtigkeit {f}
seaworthy {adj} (fit for the sea) :: seetüchtig, seetauglich
sebaceous gland {n} (gland of skin secreting sebum) :: Talgdrüse {f}
Sebastian {prop} (given name) :: Sebastian
sebum {n} (thick oily substance) :: Talg {m}
secant {n} (in geometry) :: Sekante {f}
secede {v} (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) :: abspalten
secession {n} (The act of seceding) :: Sezession {f}, Secession {f}, Abspaltung {f}
secessionism {n} :: Sezessionismus {m}
secluded {adj} (in seclusion, isolated, remote) :: abgeschieden, abgesondert, abgelegen (location), einsam (e.g. house)
seclusion {n} (The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out) :: Abgeschiedenheit {f}
second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) :: zweite
second {adj} (that comes after the first) :: zweite
second {n} (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards) :: zweite Wahl {f}
second {n} (additional helping of food) :: Nachschlag
second {n} (music: interval between two adjacent notes) :: Sekunde {f}
second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) :: Sekunde {f}
second {n} (unit of angular measure) :: Sekunde {f}
second {n} (short, indeterminate amount of time) :: Sekunde {f}, Augenblick {m}, Moment {m}
second {v} (to assist, support, back) :: unterstützen
second {v} (to agree as a second person) :: beipflichten, sekundieren [rare]
second {n} (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) :: Sekundant {m}
secondary {adj} (succeeding first) :: sekundär
secondary {n} (flight feather attached to the ulna) :: Armschwinge {f}
secondary school {n} (school) :: Mittelschule {f} [the age of 10 to 16], Oberschule {f} [various types of schools]
secondary smoking {n} (passive smoking) SEE: passive smoking ::
secondary source {n} ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) :: Sekundärquelle {f}
second-class {adj} (inferior in quality or standing) :: zweiter Klasse, zweitklassig
second-class object {n} (programming entity) :: Second-Class-Objekt {n}
second coming {n} (the return of Jesus Christ) :: Wiederkunft {f}
second-degree burn {n} (burn that blisters the skin) :: Verbrennung zweiten Grades
second fiddle {n} :: zweite Geige
Second French Empire {prop} (empire ruled by Napoleon III) :: Zweites Kaiserreich {m}
second-growth forest {n} (forest which has been harvested and is regrowing) :: Sekundärwald {m}
second-guess {v} (to vet or evaluate) :: in Frage stellen, überdenken, überprüfen
second half {n} (period of play after half time) :: zweite Halbzeit {f}
second-half {n} (second half) SEE: second half ::
second hand {n} (the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed) :: Sekundenzeiger {m}
second hand {adj} (secondhand) SEE: secondhand ::
secondhand {adj} (not new; previously owned and used by another) :: gebraucht, Second-Hand, Secondhand-, aus zweiter Hand
secondhand {adj} (dealing in such merchandise) :: Gebraucht-
secondhand {adj} (indirect, passive) :: passiv, Passiv-, mittelbar , indirekt
secondhand embarrassment {n} (embarrassment felt for someone else: vicarious embarrassment) SEE: vicarious embarrassment ::
second-hand smoke {n} (smoke from cigarettes, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in) :: Passivrauch {m}
second helping {n} (a second portion of the same thing (usually of food)) :: Nachschlag {m}
Second Intermediate Period {prop} (Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdoms) :: Zweite Zwischenzeit {f}
second language {n} (language spoken other than the mother tongue) :: Zweitsprache {f}
second last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate ::
second lieutenant {n} (the rank below a lieutenant) :: Leutnant {m}
secondly {adv} (in the second place) :: zweitens
secondment {n} (temporary transfer) :: Abordnung
second of arc {n} (angle of an arc) :: Bogensekunde {f}
second person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) :: zweite Person {f}
second-person plural {n} (the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance) :: zweite Person Plural {f}
second-person singular {n} :: zweite Person Singular
seconds {n} (second serving) :: Nachschlag {m}
second to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate ::
second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin ::
second wind {n} (renewed feeling of energy) :: neuer Auftrieb {m}
Second World {prop} (countries aligned with the East during the Cold War) :: Zweite Welt {f}
Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II ::
secrecy {n} (concealment) :: Geheimhaltung {f}
secrecy {n} (habit of keeping secrets) :: Geheimniskrämerei {f}, Geheimnistuerei {f}
secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) :: Geheimnis {n}
secret {adj} (being or kept hidden.) :: geheim
secret agent {n} (member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential) :: Geheimagent {m}, Geheimagentin {f}
secretariat {n} (the office or department of a government secretary) :: Sekretariat {n}
secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) :: Sekretär {m}, Sekretärin {f}
secretary {n} (head of a department of government) :: Staatssekretär {m}
secretary {n} (leading or managerial position in certain organizations) :: Sekretär {m}
secretary {n} (type of desk) :: Schreibsekretär {m}, Sekretär {m}
secretary {n} (sagittarius serpentarius) :: Sekretär
secretary bird {n} (member of bird family) :: Sekretär {m}
Secretary General {n} (chief administrator of an international body) :: Generalsekretär {m}
Secretary of State {n} (government position) :: Staatssekretär {m}, Staatssekretärin {f}
secrete {v} ((transitive) produce by secretion) :: ausscheiden, aussondern, absondern, sezernieren
secretion {n} (act of secreting) :: Sekretion {f}
secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) :: verschlossen, heimlichtuerisch
secretiveness {n} :: Geheimniskrämerei {f}, Geheimnistuerei {f}
secretly {adv} (in a secret manner) :: heimlich, insgeheim
secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law) :: Geheimpolizei {f}
secret Santa {prop} :: Wichteln {n}
secret Santa {n} :: Wichtel {m}
secret service {n} (government organization) :: Geheimdienst, Nachrichtendienst {m}
secret society {n} (organization) :: Geheimbund {m}
sect {n} (religious movement) :: Sekte {f}
sectarian {adj} (of, or relating to a sect) :: sektiererisch, Sekten- (prefix)
sectarian {adj} (dogmatic or partisan) :: parteiisch, dogmatisch
sectarian {adj} (parochial or narrow-minded) :: engstirnig, beschränkt, eng, provinziell
sectarian {adj} (bigoted) :: voreingenommen, eifernd, bigott, stur, engstirnig
sectarian {n} (member of a sect) :: Sektenmitglied {n}, Angehöriger einer Sekte {m}, Sektenangehöriger {m}
sectarianism {n} (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) :: Sektierertum {n}
section {n} (cutting, part cut out) :: Abschnitt {m}, Teil {n}, Stück {n}
section {n} (part, piece or subdivision of anything) :: Sektion {f}
section {n} (part of a document) :: Abschnitt {m}, Paragraf {m}
section sign {n} (typographical character marking sections) :: Paragraphenzeichen {n}
sectish {adj} (sectarian) SEE: sectarian ::
sectoral {adj} (pertaining to a sector) :: sektoral
secular {adj} (not specifically religious) :: säkular, weltlich
secularism {n} (neutrality towards all religions) :: Säkularismus {m}, Laizität {f}
secularist {n} (a person who believes in or supports secularism) :: Säkularist {m}, Säkularistin {f}
secularization {n} (transformation of values from religious to non-religious) :: Säkularisation {f}
secure {adj} (free from attack or danger; protected) :: sicher, geschützt, beschützt
secure {adj} (free from the danger of theft; safe) :: sicher, geschützt
secure {adj} (free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret) :: sicher
secure {adj} (free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid) :: sicher
secure {adj} (Firm and not likely to fail; stable) :: zuverlässig
secure {adj} (Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable) :: sicher, zuverlässig
secure {v} (To make secure) :: sichern, absichern
securely {adv} (in a secure manner) :: sicher
securitization {n} (process of securitizing assets) :: Verbriefung {f}
security {n} (condition of not being threatened) :: Sicherheit {f}
security {n} (something that secures) :: Sicherheit {f}, Schutz {m}
security {n} (organization or department responsible for providing security) :: Sicherheitsdienst {m}
security {n} (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) :: Sicherheit {f}
security {n} (finance: tradeable financial asset) :: Wertpapier {m}
security {n} (finance: property temporarily relinquished) :: Sicherheit {f}
security blanket {n} (blanket used to produce secure feeling) :: Kuscheldecke {f}
Security Council {prop} (UN Security Council) SEE: UN Security Council ::
security deposit {n} (amount of money paid in advance as security) :: Kaution {f}
security forces {n} (euphemism for army) :: Sicherheitskräfte {p}
security guard {n} (person employed to provided security) :: Sicherheitsbeamter {m}, Sicherheitsbediensteter {m}, Sicherheitsmann {m}
security hole {n} (security vulnerability in a computer system) :: Sicherheitslücke {f}, Sicherheitsmangel {m}
security service {n} (government organisation) :: Sicherheitsdienst {m}
security theater {n} (measures which provide a sense of security without providing security) :: Sicherheitstheater {n}
sedan {n} (enclosed chair carried by porters) :: Sänfte {f}
sedan {n} (style of automobile) :: Limousine {f}
sedate {v} (to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug) :: sedieren
sedate {v} (to make tranquil) :: ruhig stellen
sedative {n} (an agent or drug that sedates) :: Beruhigungsmittel {n}
sedative {adj} (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) :: beruhigend, sedativ
sedentary {adj} (not moving, not migratory) :: ortsgebunden
sedentary {adj} (not moving much; sitting around) :: sitzend
sedevacantism {n} (belief that actual pope is not a true and legitimated one) :: Sedisvakantismus {m}, Sedisvacantismus {m} [rare]
sedge {n} (any plant of the genus Carex) :: Segge {f}, Riedgras {n}
sedge warbler {n} (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) :: Schilfrohrsänger {m}
sediment {n} (collection of small particles) :: Sediment {n}, Satz {m}, Bodensatz {m}
sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) :: Sedimentgestein {n}
sedimentation {n} (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) :: Sedimentation {f}
sedimentology {n} (study of natural sediments) :: Sedimentologie {f}
sedition {n} (incitement) :: Aufwiegelung {f}, Verhetzung {f}, Volksverhetzung {f}
sedition {n} (insurrection or rebellion) :: Aufruhr {m}
seditionary {n} (promoter of sedition) :: Aufwiegler {m}, Unruhestifter {m}, Aufrührer {m}, Volksverführer {m}, Hetzredner {m}, Agitator {m}, Scharfmacher {m}, Demagoge {m}
seditious {adj} (of, related to, or involved in sedition) :: rebellisch, widerspenstig, auf Krawall gebürstet
seduce {v} (to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray) :: verführen
seduce {v} (to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship) :: verführen, verleiten
seducer {n} (someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman) :: Verführer {m}
seduction {n} (act of seducing) :: Verführung {f}
seductive {adj} (attractive, alluring, tempting) :: verführerisch
seductress {n} (woman who seduces) :: Verführerin {f}
sedulous {adj} (of a person: diligent in application or pursuit) :: eifrig, emsig, gewissenhaft
see {v} (perceive with the eyes) :: sehen, schauen
see {v} (understand) :: verstehen
see {n} (diocese) :: Bischofssitz {m}
see also {phrase} (a suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic) :: siehe auch
seed {n} (fertilized grain) :: Samen {m}, Saat {f}, Samenkorn {n}
seed {n} (amount of fertilized grain) :: Samen {m}, Aussaat {f}, Saat {f}
seed {n} (precursor) :: Saat {f}, Ursprung {m}
seed {n} (semen) :: Samen {m}, Sperma {n}
seed {n} (offspring, descendants, progeny) :: Samen {m}, Brut {f}
seed {v} (to plant or sow seeds) :: säen, aussäen
seed {v} (assign a position to in a tournament) :: klassifizieren
seedbed {n} (ground prepared for planting of seeds) :: Saatbett {n}, Saatbeet {n}
seed crystal {n} (crystal from which a larger crystal is grown) :: Impfkristall {m}
seedless {adj} (not having seeds) :: kernlos
seedling {n} (young plant grown from seed) :: Sämling {m}, Setzling {m}
seed money {n} (Money used to set up a new business venture.) :: Startkapital {n}
seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod ::
seed potato {n} (a potato which is planted in the ground in order to grow a potato plant) :: Saatkartoffel {f}
seedy {adj} (disreputable; run-down) :: runtergekommen
seedy {adj} (untidy; unkempt) :: schmuddelig, ungepflegt
seedy {adj} (infirm; gone to seed) :: elend, schlecht
seedy {adj} (suffering effects of hangover) :: verkatert, elend
seeing {n} (the action of the verb to see; eyesight) :: Sehen {n}
seeing-eye dog {n} (seeing-eye dog) SEE: guide dog ::
seeing is believing {proverb} (you need to see something to believe it) :: ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte
seek {v} (to try to find) :: suchen
seek and ye shall find {proverb} (one finds what one looks for) :: suche und du wirst finden, wer suchet, der findet
seeker {n} (One who seeks) :: Suchender {m}, Sucher {m}, Sucherin {f}
seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind ::
seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look ::
seem {v} (to appear) :: scheinen, dünken
seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently ::
seemly {adj} (appropriate) :: schicklich, anständig, gesittet, passend, vernünftig, korrekt, angebracht, angemessen
see Naples and die {proverb} (since nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, you can die after you've seen it) :: Neapel sehen und sterben, siehe Neapel und stirb
see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat ::
see off {v} (to accompany someone to a point of departure) :: begleiten
seep {n} (to ooze through pores) :: durchsickern
seer {n} (someone who foretells the future) :: Seher {m}, Seherin {f}, Wahrsager {m}, Wahrsagerin {f}, Weissager {m}, Weissagerin {f}, Hellseher {m}, Hellseherin {f}, Visionär {m}, Visionärin {f}, Prophet {m}, Prophetin {f}
see reason {v} (see sense) SEE: see sense ::
see red {v} (to become angry) :: rotsehen
see red {v} (to receive a red card) :: Rot sehen
seesaw {n} (structure moving up and down, balanced in the middle) :: Wippe {f}; [Switzerland, Allgäu] Gigampfi {f}
seesaw {v} (to use a seesaw) :: wippen
seesaw {v} :: schaukeln
see sense {v} :: zur Einsicht kommen
see stars {v} (experience flashing lights) :: alle Sterne am Himmel leuchten sehen
seethe {v} (to boil (transitive verb)) :: kochen, sieden
seethe {v} (to boil vigorously (intransitive verb)) :: sieden
seethe {v} (to foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling) :: schäumen, sprudeln
seethe {v} ((figuratively) to be in an agitated state of turmoil) :: kochen
see the forest for the trees {v} (to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation) :: den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen
seething {adj} (angry, livid) :: wütend
see through {v} (perceive visually through something transparent) :: durchschauen
see through {v} (avoid being deceived) :: durchschauen
see through {v} (to recognize someone's true motives) :: durchblicken, durchschauen
see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent ::
see-through {adj} (translucent) SEE: translucent ::
see ya {interj} (see you) SEE: see you ::
see you {phrase} (see you later) :: bis bald, bis dann, tschüss, wir sehen uns
see you later {phrase} (goodbye) :: auf Wiedersehen, bis später, tschüss, man sieht sich
see you soon {interj} (goodbye) :: bis bald
see you tomorrow {phrase} (see you tomorrow) :: bis morgen
segment {n} (length of some object) :: Segment {n}
segment {v} (to divide into segments or sections) :: segmentieren
segment {n} (line segment) SEE: line segment ::
segment {n} (circular segment) SEE: circular segment ::
segmentation {n} (the act or an instance of dividing into segments) :: Segmentierung {f}
segmentation {n} (the state of being divided into segments) :: Segmentierung {f}
Segorbe {prop} (municipality in Castellón, Spain) :: Segorbe
segregation {n} (setting apart or separation) :: Trennung {f}
segregation {n} (politics, public policy, see also: apartheid) :: Rassentrennung {f} [racial segregation], Geschlechtertrennung {f} [sexual segregation]
segregation {n} (sociology, see also: apartheid) :: Rassentrennung {f} [racial segregation], Geschlechtertrennung {f} [sexual segregation]
segue {v} (to move smoothly from one topic to another) :: überleiten
segue {n} (an instance of segueing, a transition) :: Übergang {m}
seine {n} (fishing net) :: Ringwadennetz {n}, Schleppnetz {n}
Seine {prop} (river of northern France) :: Seine {f}
seisin {n} ((historical) feudal right to possession) :: Gewere {f}
seismic {adj} (related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth) :: seismisch
seismograph {n} (instrument that detects and records earthquakes) :: Seismograf {m}, Seismograph {m}
seismologic {adj} (relating to the field of seismology) SEE: seismological ::
seismological {adj} (Relating to seismology) :: seismologisch
seismologist {n} (person who practices seismology) :: Seismologe {m}, Seismologin {f}
seismology {n} (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior) :: Seismologie {f}
seismometer {n} (device used by seismologists to measure seismic waves) :: Seismometer {n}
seitan {n} (wheat gluten) :: Seitan {m} {n}
sei whale {n} (whale of the rorqual family) :: Seiwal {m}
seiyuu {n} (voice actor) SEE: voice actor ::
seize {v} (grab) :: ergreifen, fassen, greifen
seize {v} (take possession of (by force, law etc)) :: beschlagnahmen
seize the day {v} (enjoy the present) :: nutze den Tag
seizure {n} (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) :: Beschlagnahme {f}
seizure {n} (sudden attack or convulsion) :: Anfall {m}
seizure {n} (sudden onset of pain or emotion) :: Anfall {m}
Sejm {prop} (the lower house of the Polish parliament) :: Sejm {m}
sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate ::
Sekhmet {prop} (ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility) :: Sachmet {f}
Selandian {prop} (subdivision of the Paleocene epoch) :: Seelandium
Selangor {prop} (western Malaysian state) :: Selangor
seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) :: selten
select {v} (to choose one or more elements from a set) :: auswählen
selectable {adj} (capable of being selected) :: ansteuerbar, auswählbar, wählbar
selected {adj} (that have been selected or chosen) :: augewählt, selektiert
selection {n} (process or act of selecting) :: Anwahl {f}, Auswahl {f}, Wahl {f}, [computing] Aufruf {m}, Aussonderung {f}
selection {n} (something selected) :: Auslese {f}, Auswahl {f}, [computing] Markierung {f}, [sports] Nominierung {f}, [sports] Sichtung {f} (talents)
selection {n} (variety of items taken from a larger collection) :: Auslese {f}, Auswahl {f}, [computing] Markierung {f}, [sports] Nominierung {f}, [sports] Sichtung {f} (talents)
selection {n} :: Auswahl , Selektion
selective {adj} (of or pertaining to the process of selection) :: selektiv, auswählend, herausgreifend, ausgewählt, gezielt, punktuell
selective {adj} (of or relating to natural selection) :: selektiv, Selektions-
selective {adj} (choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting) :: wählerisch
selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection ::
selectivity {n} (the quality of being selective) :: Selektivität {f}, Trennschärfe {f}
selectivity {n} (ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired frequency from others) :: Trennschärfe {f}, Abstimmschärfe {f}, Empfindlichkeit {f}, Selektivität {f}
Selena {prop} (female given name) :: Selina {f}, Celina {f}, Celine {f}
selenate {n} (any salt or ester of selenic acid) :: Selenat {n}
selenide {n} (compound in which selenium serves as an anion) :: Selenid {n}
selenite {n} (gypsum) :: Selenit {m}, Marienglas {n}, Frauenglas {n}, Spiegelstein {m}
selenite {n} (from selenous acid) :: Selenit {n}
Selenite {n} (inhabitant of the Moon) SEE: Lunarian ::
selenium {n} (chemical element) :: Selen {n}
selenium hexafluoride {n} (SeF6) :: Selenhexafluorid {n}
selenium yeast {n} (material that has selenium atoms incorporated into the amino acid methionine) :: Selenhefe {f}
selenologist {n} (person skilled or involved in selenology) :: Selenologe {m}, Selenologin {f}
selenology {n} (the study of the moon and several satellites) :: Selenologie
selenophosphate {n} (anion) :: Selenophosphat {n}
selenophosphate synthetase {n} (enzyme) :: Selenphosphatsynthetase {f}
Seleucia {prop} (city) :: Seleukia
Seleucid Empire {prop} (Greek-Macedonian empire formed from the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great) :: Seleukidenreich {n}
Seleucus {prop} (Ancient Greek name) :: Seleukos
self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) :: Selbst {n}
self- {prefix} (of, by, in or with oneself or itself) :: selbst-, auto-
self-actualization {n} (psychological development) :: Selbstverwirklichung {f}
self-actualize {v} (to achieve self-actualization) :: sich selbst verwirklichen
self-adhesive {adj} (adhesive) :: selbstklebend
self-adjoint {adj} :: selbstadjungiert
self-assertive {adj} (determined to advance one's own personality or views) :: selbstbestimmt; meinungsstark
self-assurance {n} (state or quality of being confident in oneself) :: Selbstsicherheit {f}
self-assured {adj} (confident on one's abilities) :: selbstsicher
self-awareness {n} (state of being self-aware) :: Selbstbewusstsein {n}
selfbow {n} :: Primitiv-Bogen
self-censorship {n} (act of censoring one's own work) :: Selbstzensur {f}
self-confidence {n} (state of being self-confident) :: Selbstvertrauen {n}
self-confidence {n} (measure of one's belief in one's own abilities) :: Selbstvertrauen {n}
self-confident {adj} (confident in one's abilities) :: selbstsicher
self-conscious {adj} (socially ill at ease) :: gehemmt
self-consciousness {n} (awareness of the self as an entity) :: Selbstbewusstsein {n}
self-consciousness {n} (shyness) :: Befangenheit {f}, Gehemmtheit {f}, Verlegenheit {f}
self-contained {adj} (not requiring external or additional support) :: autark, autonom, selbstständig
self-control {n} (ability to control one's desires and impulses) :: Selbstkontrolle {f}, Selbstbeherrschung {f}
self-critical {adj} (capable of criticizing oneself) :: selbstkritisch
self-criticism {n} (criticism of oneself) :: Selbstkritik {f}
self-deception {n} (fooling oneself) :: Selbstbetrug {m}
self-defense {n} (means of defending oneself from attack) :: Selbstverteidigung {f}, Notwehr {f}
self-defense {n} ((law) Defense for oneself against violence) :: Selbstverteidigung {f}, Notwehr {f}
self-denial {n} (action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others) :: Selbstverleugnung {f}
self-denial {n} (refusal to recognize unpleasant realities) :: Selbstverleugnung {f}
self-deportation {n} (act of deporting oneself) :: freiwillige Ausreise {f}
self-deprecating {adj} (critical of oneself) :: [humorously] selbstironisch; [otherwise also] selbstkritisch; selbsterniedrigend
self-deprecation {n} (disparaging view of oneself) :: [humorously] Selbstironie {f}; [otherwise also] Selbstkritik {f}; Selbstherabsetzung {f}; Selbstzerfleischung {f} (colloquial)
self-deprecatory {adj} (self-deprecating) SEE: self-deprecating ::
self-destruction {n} (voluntary destruction of something by itself) :: Selbstzerstörung {f}
self-destructive {adj} (that causes injury to oneself or harm to one's interests) :: selbstzerstörerisch
self-determination {n} (political independence of a people) :: Selbstbestimmung {f}
self-doubt {n} (doubting of one's own abilities) :: Selbstzweifel {m}
self-effacing {adj} :: bescheiden, zurückhaltend, still, schüchtern, sanftmütig, sanft, zaghaft, demütig
self-employed {adj} (working for oneself) :: selbstständig, selbständig, freiberuflich, freischaffend
self-employment {n} (working for oneself) :: Selbstständigkeit {f}, Selbständigkeit {f}
self-esteem {n} (confidence in one's own worth) :: Selbstwertgefühl {n}, Selbstachtung {f}
self-evidence {n} (the quality of being self-evident) :: Selbstverständlichkeit {f}
self-evident {adj} (obviously true) :: selbstverständlich
self-explanatory {adj} (explaining itself) :: selbsterklärend
self-fulfilling {adj} (describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted) :: selbsterfüllend {m}
self-fulfilling prophecy {n} (A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true) :: selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung {f}
self-harm {n} (deliberate injuring of one's body) :: Selbstverletzung {f}, Selbstverletzendes Verhalten {n}
self-hatred {n} (hatred of oneself) :: Selbsthass {m}
selfheal {n} (plant of genus Prunella) :: Brunelle {f}, Braunelle {f}
self-help {n} (bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others) :: Selbsthilfe {f}
selfie {n} (photographic self-portrait) :: Selfie {n}
selfie stick {n} (extendable arm to hold a camera) :: Selfie-Stange {f}, Selfie-Stab {m}, Selfiestick {m}
self-image {n} (way a person views themself) :: Selbstbild {n}
self-immolation {n} (setting oneself on fire) :: Selbstverbrennung {f}
self-indulgence {n} (excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs) :: Maßlosigkeit {f}, Zügellosigkeit {f}
self-indulgent {adj} (exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence) :: maßlos, zügellos
self-interest {n} (personal interest) :: Eigennutz {m}
selfish {adj} (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making) :: egoistisch, selbstsüchtig
selfish {adj} :: selbstsüchtig, egoistisch
selfishness {n} (quality of being selfish) :: Egoismus {m}, Selbstsucht {f}
self-knowledge {n} (knowledge or insight into one's own nature and abilities) :: Selbsterkenntnis {f}
self-learning {n} (learning done by oneself) :: Selbststudium {n}
selfless {adj} (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish) :: selbstlos, uneigennützig
selflessness {n} (quality or state of being selfless) :: Selbstlosigkeit {f}
self-love {n} (regard for oneself) :: Selbstliebe {f}
self-made {adj} (made by oneself) :: selbstgemacht
self-mastery {n} (conscious control of one's behavior) :: Selbstbeherrschung {f}
self-medication {n} (medication of oneself without professional advice) :: Selbstmedikation {f}
self-obsession {n} (preoccupation with self) :: Selbstbesessenheit
self-pity {n} (feeling of pity for oneself) :: Selbstmitleid {n}
self-plagiarism {n} (reuse of one's own words etc.) :: Selbstplagiat {n}
self pollination {n} (self pollination) SEE: self-pollination ::
self-pollination {n} (Pollination of a flower by its own pollen) :: Selbstbestäubung {f}
self-portrait {n} (portrait of the painter who painted it) :: Selbstbildnis {n}, Selbstporträt {n}
self-praise {n} (praise of oneself) :: Eigenlob {n}
self-preservation {n} (self-preservation) :: Selbsterhaltung {f}
self-proclaimed {adj} (announced by oneself) :: selbsternannt
self-quarantine {n} (isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals) :: Selbstquarantäne {f}
self-reference {n} (act or process of referring to itself) :: Selbstreferenz {f}, Selbstreferenzialität {f}
self-referential {adj} (that or who refers to itself or oneself) :: selbstbezüglich, selbstreferenziell
self-referentiality {n} (quality of being self-referential) :: Selbstbezüglichkeit {f}
self-regulation {n} (the regulation of one's own behavior) :: Selbstregulation {f}
self-reliance {n} (independence) :: Selbständigkeit {f}, Selbstständigkeit {f}
self-reliant {adj} (reliant upon oneself) :: sich selbst vertrauend, auf sich selbst vertrauend, auf sich selbst verlassend, eigenständig
self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth) :: Selbstachtung {f}
self-righteous {adj} (piously self-assured and smugly moralistic) :: selbstgerecht
self-righteousness {n} (confident in one's own righteousness, self-assured, smug) :: Selbstgerechtigkeit {f}
self-sacrifice {n} (giving up of one's own benefit) :: Selbstaufopferung {f}
selfsame {adj} (the very same) :: derselbe {m}, dieselbe {f}, dasselbe {n}
self-satisfaction {n} (being excessively pleased with oneself) :: Selbstzufriedenheit {f}
self-satisfaction {n} (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) :: Selbstzufriedenheit {f}
self-satisfied {adj} (satisfied with oneself) :: selbstzufrieden
self-service {n} (the practice of serving oneself) :: Selbstbedienung {f}
self-serving {adj} (showing interest only in oneself) :: selbstsüchtig, eigennützig, egoistisch
self-study {n} (study without the aid of a formal education institution) :: Selbststudium {n}, Selbstunterricht {m}
self-styled {adj} (claimed by the recipient) :: selbsternannt
self-sufficiency {n} (condition of being self-sufficient) :: Selbstversorgung {f}, Nahrungsmittelselbstversorgung {f} [food], Nahrungsmittel-Selbstversorgung {f} [food], Autarkie {f}, Selbstgenügsamkeit {f}, Selbstständigkeit {f}, wirtschaftliche Unabhängigkeit {f} [economic]
self-tapping screw {n} (screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material) :: Blechbohrschraube {f}
self-worth {n} (value one assigns to oneself) :: Selbstwert {m}
Seljuk {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Seljuk dynasty) :: seldschukisch
Seljuk {n} (A member of the Seljuk dynasty) :: Seldschuke
selkie {n} (mythological creature) :: Selkie
Selkup {n} (people) :: Selkupen {m-p}
Selkup {prop} (language) :: Selkupisch {n}
sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) :: verkaufen
sellable {adj} (saleable) SEE: saleable ::
sell-by date {n} (final date on which a product can be sold) :: Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum {n}, MHD, Verfallsdatum {n}
seller {n} (someone who sells) :: Verkäufer {m}, Verkäuferin {f}
selling price {n} (price at which an item is sold) :: Verkaufspreis {m}, Abgabepreis {m}
sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
Sellotape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
sell out {v} (sell all of a product) :: ausverkaufen
sell short {v} (to underestimate the value of something) SEE: underestimate ::
semantic {adj} (of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words) :: semantisch
semantically {adv} (in the manner of or referring to semantics) :: semantisch
semantic field {n} (group of words relating to same subject) :: semantisches Feld {n}, Bedeutungsfeld {n}
semantic loan {n} :: Bedeutungsentlehnung {f}, Lehnbedeutung {f}
semantics {n} (science of the meaning of words) :: Bedeutungslehre, Semantik {f}
semaphore {n} (mechanism used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time) :: Semaphor {m}
semasiological {adj} (of or pertaining to semasiology) :: semasiologisch
semelfactive {adj} (of or relating to the semelfactive aspect) :: semelfaktiv, punktuell
semelfactive {n} (semelfactive aspect) :: Semelfaktiv {m}
semelfactive aspect {n} (grammar aspect) :: Semelfaktiv {m}
semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm ::
semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) :: Samen {m}
semester {n} (half of school year) :: Semester {n}, Halbjahr {n}
semi {n} (semi-detached house) :: Doppelhaushälfte {f}
semi- {prefix} (half (prefix)) :: halb-; semi-
semiannual {adj} (half-yearly) :: halbjährlich
semiarid {adj} (25 to 50 cm rainfall annually) :: semiarid
semi-automatic {adj} (partially automatic) :: halb automatisch, halbautomatisch
semi-automatic {adj} (of a firearm, loading the next shell but requiring the trigger to be squeezed for each shot) :: halb automatisch, halbautomatisch
semi-automatic {n} (semi-automatic firearm) :: halb automatische Schusswaffe {f}, halbautomatische Schusswaffe {f}
semi-automatic {n} (semi-automatic transmission) :: Halbautomatik {f}
semibreve {n} (whole note) :: ganze Note {f}
semicircle {n} (half of a circle) :: Halbkreis {m}
semicolon {n} (punctuation mark ';') :: Strichpunkt {m}, Semikolon {n}
semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) :: Halbleiter {m}
semiconsonant {n} (semivowel) SEE: semivowel ::
semi-deponent {n} (verb whose present system is normal but whose perfect system is deponent (or vice versa)) :: Semideponens {n}, Halbdeponens {n}
semi-detached {adj} (having one wall shared) :: Doppel-
semi-detached {n} (house) :: Doppelhaushälfte {f}, Doppelhaus {n}
semifinal {n} (competition) :: Halbfinale {n}, Semifinale {n}
semifinalist {n} (person who competes in the semifinals) :: Halbfinalist {m}, Halbfinalistin {f}
semifluid {adj} (having properties intermediate between liquids and solids) :: halbflüssig
Semigallia {prop} (A region in southern Latvia) :: Semgallen {?}
semigroup {n} (set for which a closed associative binary operation is defined) :: Halbgruppe {f}
semiliquid {adj} (having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid) :: halbflüssig
semimajor axis {n} (Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse) :: Ellipsenhalbachse {f}, Halbachse {f} der Ellipse
semimembranosus {n} (The innermost muscle of the thigh) :: Plattsehnenmuskel {m}
seminal {adj} (of or relating to seed or semen) :: Saat-
seminal {adj} (creative or having the power to originate) :: fruchtbar, produktiv
seminal {adj} (highly influential) :: einflussreich, grundlegend, bahnbrechend
seminar {n} (class held for advanced studies) :: Seminar {n}
seminar {n} (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) :: Kolloquium {n}
seminarist {n} (student at a seminary) :: Seminarist {m}
seminary {n} (theological school) :: Seminar {n}, Priesterseminar {n} [Catholic seminary]
Seminole {n} :: Seminole {m}
seminoma {n} (form of testicular cancer) :: Seminom {n}
seminomad {n} (seminomadic person) :: Halbnomade {m}
seminomadic {adj} (partly nomadic) :: halbnomadisch
seminude {adj} (half-naked) SEE: half-naked ::
semi-official {adj} (having some degree of official authority) :: halboffiziell
semiotic {adj} (of or relating to semiotics or to semantics) :: semiotisch
semiotician {n} (linguist specialized in semiotics) :: Semiotik, Semiotiker
semiotics {n} (study of signs) :: Semiotik {f}
semipalmated sandpiper {n} (Calidris pusilla) :: Sandstrandläufer {m}
semipermeable {adj} (permeable to some things and not to others) :: halbdurchlässig
semipornographic {adj} (partly pornographic) :: halbpornografisch
semipostal {n} (type of stamp) SEE: semi-postal stamp ::
semi-postal stamp {n} (type of postage stamp) :: Zuschlagmarke {f}
semiquaver {n} (music) :: Sechzehntelnote {f}
semiquinone {n} (intermediate free radical) :: Semichinon {n}
Semi-Saxon {prop} :: Neuangelsächsisch {n}, Halbsächsich {n}
Semi-Saxon {adj} :: neuangelsächsisch, halbsächsich
Semite {n} (descendant of any of these peoples) :: Semit {m}, Semitin {f}
semitendinosus {n} (muscle in the thigh) :: Halbsehnenmuskel {m}
Semitic {adj} (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) :: semitisch, schemitisch
Semitic {adj} (pertaining to the Semites) :: semitisch
Semitics {n} (study of Semitic languages, cultures and peoples) :: Semitistik {f}
Semitism {n} (Jewishness) :: Semitismus {m}
semi-trailer {n} (trailer without a front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end) :: Auflieger {m}, Sattelauflieger {m}
semi-trailer {n} (tractor-trailer or big rig) :: Sattelzug {m}
semi-trailer truck {n} (18-wheeler) :: Sattelzug {m}
semivowel {n} (sound in speech) :: Halbvokal, Semivokal
semi-weekly {adv} (twice a week) :: zweimal pro Woche, zweimal in der Woche
semla {n} (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday) :: Semla {f}
semolina {n} (hard grains of flour left after milling) :: Grieß {m}
semolina pudding {n} (dessert) :: Grießbrei {m}
senary {n} (numeral system which uses six as the base) :: Sechsersystem {n}
senate {n} (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems) :: Senat {m}
Senate {prop} (legislative body) :: Senat {m}
Senate {prop} (Roman senate) :: Senat {m}
senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) :: Senator {m}, Senatorin {f}
send {v} (make something go somewhere) :: senden, schicken, verschicken
send back {v} (to return something to its origin) :: zurückschicken
sender {n} (someone who sends) :: Absender {m}, Absenderin {f}, Sender {m}, Senderin {f}
send for {v} (summon) :: holen lassen, nach ... schicken
sendoff {n} (farewell party) :: Abschiedsfeier {f}
send shivers down someone's spine {v} (terrify) :: jemandem kalt den Rücken runterlaufen
send-up {n} (satirical imitation) :: Parodie {f}
Seneca {n} (tribe) :: Seneca
Senegal {prop} (Republic of Senegal) :: Senegal
Senegalese {adj} (pertaining to Senegal) :: senegalesisch
Senegalese {n} (person from Senegal) :: Senegalese {m}, Senegalesin {f}
senescence {n} (biology: the state or process of aging) :: Alterungsprozess {m}
senescent {adj} (growing old) :: alternd
senescent {adj} (characteristic of old age) :: Alters-
senile {adj} (exhibiting the deterioration in mind) :: senil
senility {n} (the losing of memory and reason) :: Senilität {f}
senior {adj} (older) :: älter
senior {n} (an old person) SEE: senior citizen ::
senior captain {n} (army) :: Stabshauptmann
senior citizen {n} (old person) :: Senior {m}, Seniorin {f}
senior colonel {n} (military rank) :: Oberführer
seniority {n} (time) :: Anciennität {f}, Seniorität {f}
Senkaku Islands {prop} (islands) :: Senkaku-Inseln {f-p}, Diaoyu-Inseln {f-p}, Diaoyutai-Inseln {f-p}
sennit {n} (braided cord) :: Platting {m} {f} {n}
sensation {n} (physical feeling) :: Gefühl {n}
sensation {n} (widespread excitement) :: Sensation {f}
sensational {adj} (exceptionally great) :: aufsehenerregend
sensationalism {n} (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) :: Sensationsmache {f}
sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) :: Sinn {m}
sense {n} (conscious awareness) :: Gefühl {n}, Sinn {m}
sense {n} (sound judgement) :: Sinn {m}
sense {n} (meaning or reason) :: Verstand {m}
sense {n} (natural ability) :: Sinn
sense {n} (semantics term) :: Sinn {m}, Bedeutung {f}
sense {v} (use biological senses) :: wahrnehmen
sensei {n} (martial arts instructor) :: Sensei {m}
sensei {n} (a Japanese teacher) :: Sensei {m}
senseless {adj} (lacking meaning or purpose) :: sinnlos
senselessness {n} (being senseless) :: Sinnlosigkeit {f}
sense of humour {n} (quality of an individual to find certain things funny) :: Sinn für Humor {m}
sense organ {n} (an organic sensor) :: Sinnesorgan
sensibility {n} :: Sensibilität, {f}
sensible {adj} (perceptible by the mind) :: wahrnehmbar
sensible {adj} (easily perceived, appreciable) :: spürbar
sensible {adj} (acting with or showing good judgement) :: vernünftig
sensitive {adj} (responsive to stimuli) :: empfindlich, sensibel
sensitive {adj} (easily offended) :: empfindlich, sensibel
sensitive plant {n} (Mimosa pudica) :: Schamhafte Sinnpflanze {f}, Schampflanze {f}
sensitivity {n} (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli) :: Empfindlichkeit
sensitivity {n} (the degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength) :: Empfindlichkeit {f}
sensitization {n} (process of making something sensitive) :: Sensitivierung {f}
sensitize {v} (to make increasingly aware of) :: sensibilisieren {n}
sensor {n} (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli) :: Sensor {m}
sensorimotor {adj} (of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity) :: sensomotorisch
sensual {adj} (inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations) :: sinnlich, lustvoll
sensuous {adj} (appealing to the senses) :: sinnenfreudig, sinnlich, sinnenhaft
sensuous {adj} (relating to the senses; sensory) :: sensorisch, Sinnes-, sinnlich
sent {v} (past participle of "to send") :: gesendet
sentence {n} (decision of a jury) :: Urteil {n}
sentence {n} (judicial order for punishment, conviction) :: Verurteilung {f}, Schuldspruch {m}
sentence {n} (punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime) :: Strafe {f}
sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) :: Satz {m}
sentence {v} (declare a sentence on a convicted person) :: verurteilen
sentencing range {n} (range of allowed punishments for a given crime) :: Strafrahmen {m}
sentential {adj} (relating to a sentence) :: satzwertig
sentience {n} (state or quality of being sentient) :: Empfindungsvermögen {n}
sentiment {n} (feelings or emotions) :: Gefühl {n}
sentimental {adj} (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) :: sentimental, rührselig
sentimentality {n} (act of being sentimental) :: Sentimentalität {f}, [colloquial] Schmalz {m}, Empfindsamkeit {f}, Gefühlsseligkeit {f}, Rührseligkeit {f}
sentimental value {n} (value of something from associated personal memories) :: Liebhaberwert {m}
sentinel {n} (A sentry or guard) :: Wache {f}, Wachposten {m}, Wächter {m}, Wächterin {f}
sentinel {n} (a unique phrase of characters) :: Markierung {f}, Schlüsselwort {n}
sentinel {v} (To watch over something as a guard) :: bewachen
sentinel event {n} (unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury) :: Hinweissymbolfall
sentry {n} (guard) :: Wache {f}, Wachposten {m}, Schildwache {f}
sentry-box {n} (booth for a sentry) :: Schilderhaus {n}, Wachhäuschen {n}
Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) :: Seoul {n}, [rare] Söul {n}, Soul {n}
sepal {n} (part of calyx) :: Kelchblatt {n}, Sepalum {n}
separability {n} (property of being separable) :: Trennbarkeit {f}, Separierbarkeit {f}
separable {adj} (able to be separated) :: separabel, trennbar
separable prefix {n} (a prefix that can be detached from the verb) :: trennbare Vorsilbe {f}
separate {adj} (apart from; not connected to) :: einzeln, getrennt, separat
separate {adj} (followed by "from": not together with) :: getrennt, separat
separate {v} (to disunite, disconnect) :: trennen, scheiden, separieren
separate {v} (to cause to be separate) :: separieren, unterscheiden, absondern
separate {v} (to divide itself) :: sich trennen, auseinanderfallen
separated {adj} (detached; not connected or joined) :: getrennt
separated {adj} (estranged; living apart but not divorced) :: getrennt
separately {adv} (in a separate manner) :: getrennt
separate the wheat from the chaff {v} (to select only that which is of value) :: die Spreu vom Weizen trennen
separating {adj} ((zipper) capable of being completely detached) :: teilbar
separation {n} (act of disuniting two or more things) :: Trennung {f}
separation constant {n} (constant introduced after separation of variables) :: Seperationskonstante {f}
separation of concerns {n} (programming: separating a computer program into distinct features) :: Separation of Concerns {f}
separatism {n} (separatism) :: Separatismus {m}
separatist {n} (political separatist) :: Separatist {m}, Separatistin {f}
separatist {adj} (Advocating or seeking the separation of a country or territory) :: separatistisch {m}
Sephardi {n} (a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino) :: Sepharde {m}
Sephardic {adj} (relating to the culture of the Sephardi Jews) :: sephardisch
sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish ::
sepiolite {n} (a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum) :: Sepiolith {m}
sepoy {n} (A native soldier of the East Indies) :: Sepoy {m}
seppuku {n} (ritual suicide by disembowelment) :: Seppuku {n}
sepsis {n} (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) :: Sepsis {f}, Blutvergiftung {f}, Septikämie {f}
septagon {n} (polygon with seven sides and six angles) :: Septagon {n}
septasyllabic {adj} (having seven syllables) :: siebensilbig
September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) :: September {m}, Scheiding {m}
septendecillion {num} (1054, see also: nonillion) :: Nonillion {f}
septendecillion {num} (10102, see also: tretrigintillion) :: Septendezillion
septenvigintillion {num} (1084, see also: quattuordecillion) :: Quattuordezillion
septic {adj} (of or pertaining to sepsis) :: septisch
septicemia {n} (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) :: Blutvergiftung {f}, Sepsis {f}
septic tank {n} (slang: Yank) SEE: Yank ::
septic tank {n} (watertight treatment system for domestic sewage) :: Klärgrube {f}
septillion {num} (a trillion trillion, 1024, see also: quadrillion) :: Quadrillion {f}
septillion {num} (a billion quintillion, 1042, see also: tredecillion) :: Septillion {f}
septuagenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 70 and 79) :: Siebzigjährige {f}, Siebzigjähriger {m}
Septuagesima {n} (9th Sunday before Easter) :: Septuagesima {f}
Septuagint {prop} (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek) :: Septuaginta
septum {n} ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities) :: Septum {n}
septum {n} ((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus) :: Septum {n}, Septe {f}
septuple {v} (multiply by seven) :: versiebenfachen
septuplet {n} (one of seven babies born at the same birth) :: Siebenling {m}
septuplicate {v} (multiply by seven) :: versiebenfachen
sepulchral {adj} (hollow and deep) :: düster
sepulchre {n} (burial chamber) :: Grabkammer {f}, Gruft {f}
sequel {n} (a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe) :: Folge {f}, Fortsetzung {f}
sequence {n} (set of things in a set order) :: Reihenfolge {f}
sequence {n} (series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated) :: Sequenz {f}
sequence {n} (in mathematics, an ordered list of objects) :: Folge {f}
sequence {n} (series of shots that depict a single action or style) :: Sequenz
sequencer {n} (device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence) :: Sequenzer {m}
sequent {adj} (that comes after) SEE: subsequent ::
sequential continuity {n} (property of a function) :: Folgenstetigkeit {f}
sequester {v} (to separate from all external influence) :: absondern
sequester {v} (to separate in order to store) :: abscheiden
sequester {n} (sequestration, separation) :: Abscheidung, Abtrennung, Absonderung
sequester {n} (a person with whom two or more parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy) :: Zwangsverwalter, Sequester
sequester {n} (a sequestrum) :: Sequester
sequestrum {n} (a fragment of bone or other dead tissue) :: Sequester
sequin {n} (Italian/Turkish coin) :: Zechine {f}
sequin {n} (sparkling spangle used for decoration of ornate clothing:) :: Paillette {f}, Flitterblättchen {n}
sequoia {n} (tree) :: Mammutbaum {m}
Sequoyah {prop} (Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee) :: Sequoyah
serac {n} (sharp tower of ice) :: Sérac {m}
seraglio {n} :: Serail {n}
seraph {n} (highest order of angels) :: Seraph {m}
Seraphina {prop} (female given name) :: Seraphina
Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) :: Serbe {m}, Serbin {f}
Serb {adj} (of or pertaining to the Serbs or their culture) :: serbisch
Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) :: Serbien {n}
Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) :: Serbien und Montenegro
Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) :: Serbe {m}, Serbin {f}
Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) :: Serbisch {n}
Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) :: serbisch
Serbian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbian language) :: serbisch
Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb ::
Serbo-Croatian {n} (South Slavic language) :: Serbokroatisch {n}
Serbo-Croatian {adj} (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language) :: serbokroatisch
Serbophobia {n} :: Serbophobie {f}
sere {adj} (without moisture, see also: dry) :: trocken, verwelkt, verdorrt, vertrocknet, welk
sere {n} (natural succession of animal or plant communities) :: Folge-, Zwischen-, Folgestadium {n}, Zwischenstadium {n}
serenade {n} (love song) :: Serenade {f}
serenade {n} (instrumental composition) :: Serenade {f}, Ständchen {s}
serendipity {n} (unsought, unintended... and/or learning experience that happens by accident) :: unerwartete Entdeckung {f}, überraschende Erfahrung {f}, überraschendes Erlebnis {n}, freudige Überraschung {f}, Zufallstreffer {m}, Serendipität {f}
serendipity {n} (a combination of events which are not individually beneficial, but occurring together produce a good or wonderful outcome) :: glückliche Fügung {n}, wunderbares Geschehen {n}, unverhofftes Glück {n}, wunderbares Zusammentreffen {n}, überraschendes Ereignis {n}, glücklicher Zufall {m}, Zufallstreffer {m}, Serendipität {f}
serendipity {n} :: Serendipität {f}, zufällige Entdeckung {f}
serene {adj} (peaceful, calm) :: gelassen, ruhig
serenity {n} (state) :: Gelassenheit {f}, Gleichmut {m}, Klarheit {f}, Heiterkeit {f},Abgeklärtheit {f}, Ausgeglichenheit {f},
serenity {n} (lack of agitation) :: Ruhe {f}
serenity {n} (title given to a prince or other dignitary) :: Durchlaucht
serf {n} (semifree peasant) :: Leibeigener {m}
serfdom {n} (state of being a serf) :: Leibeigenschaft {f}, Eigenbehörigkeit {f}
serfdom {n} (feudal system) :: Leibeigenschaft {f}, Eigenbehörigkeit {f}
sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) :: Stabsunteroffizier
sergeant major {n} (sergeant major) :: Hauptfeldwebel {m}
Sergey {prop} (transliteration of Сергей) :: Sergei {m}, Sergej {m}
Sergius {prop} (male given name) :: Sergei {m}, Sergej {m}
serial {adj} (Having to do with or arranged in a series) :: Serien-
serialize {v} (convert an object into a byte sequence that can be converted back) :: serialisieren
serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) :: Serienmörder {m}, Serienkiller {m}
serial number {n} (unique number assigned to unit) :: Seriennummer {f}, Serialnummer {f}
seric {adj} (made of silk) SEE: silken ::
sericulture {n} (rearing of silkworms for the production of silk) :: Seidenbau {m}
Serie A {prop} (division) :: Serie A {f}
series {n} (a number of things that follow on one after the other) :: Serie {f}
series {n} (television or radio program) :: Serie {f}, Fernsehserie {f} [TV]
series {n} (in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence) :: Reihe {f}
series finale {n} (the final episode of a television series) :: Reihe Zusammenfassung
serif {n} (short line in a font) :: Serife {f}
serigraphy {n} (printing method) SEE: screen printing ::
serine {n} (nonessential amino acid; CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH) :: Serin {n}
serious {adj} (without humor or expression of happiness) :: ernst, seriös
serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) :: ernst, ernsthaft, schwerwiegend
serious {adj} (really intending what is said; being in earnest) :: ernsthaft
seriously {adv} (in a serious or literal manner) :: ernst, ernsthaft
sermon {n} (religious discourse) :: Predigt {f}
sermon {n} (speech of reproval) :: Predigt {f}, Moralpredigt {f}, Strafpredigt {f}
Sermon on the Mount {prop} (public discourse given by Jesus) :: Bergpredigt {f}
serotonin {n} (the compound 5-hydroxytryptamine) :: Serotonin {n}
serous membrane {n} (thin membrane that secretes serum in body cavity) :: Tunica serosa {f}
serow {n} (any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis) :: Serau {m}
Serpens {prop} (large summer constellation of the northern sky) :: Schlange {f}
serpent {n} (snake) :: Schlange {f}, [poetic] Wurm {m}
serpent {n} (musical instrument) :: Serpent {m} {n}
Serpentarius {prop} (Ophiuchus) SEE: Ophiuchus ::
serpentine {adj} (having the form of a snake) :: schlangenförmig
serpentine {adj} (curving in alternate directions, see also: sinuous) :: gewunden, sich schlängelnd
serpentine {n} (mineral) :: Schlangenstein {m}, Serpentin {m}
serpentinite {n} (metamorphic rock) :: Serpentinit
serpentwood {n} (Rauwolfia serpentina) :: Schlangenwurzel {f}
Serpukhovian {prop} (subdivision of the Carboniferous period) :: Serpukhovium
serratus {n} (muscle) :: Sägemuskel {m}
Serravallian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) :: Serravallium
serum {n} (yellowish fluid obtained from blood) :: Serum {m}
serval {n} (medium-sized African wild cat) :: Serval {m}
servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) :: Diener {m}, Dienerin {f}, Lakai {m}, Kammerdiener {m}, Zofe {f}, Bediensteter {m}, Bediener {m}, Dienstbote {m}; [rural] Knecht {m}, Magd {f}
servant {n} (one who serves another, providing help in some manner) :: Helfer {m}, Helferin {f}
serve {n} (sports: act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play) :: Angabe {f}
serve {v} (to work for) :: dienen
serve {v} (to bring food to) :: servieren
serve {v} (sports: to lead off with first delivery (of the ball)) :: aufschlagen, den Aufschlag haben
serve {v} (to be a servant) :: dienen
serve {n} (AUS: portion of food) SEE: serving ::
server {n} (one who serves) :: Diener {m}, Dienerin {f}
server {n} (preferred unisex term for a waitress or waiter) :: [unisex] Bedienung {f}, Kellner {m}, Kellnerin {f}
server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) :: Server {m}
server {n} (computing: a computer dedicated to running server programs) :: Server {m}
server {n} :: Server {m}
serve someone right {v} (happen to someone who deserves it) :: jemandem recht geschehen, verdient haben
serve someone right {v} (serves you right!) :: geschieht dir recht!
serve time {v} (to be in prison) SEE: do time ::
Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian ::
service {n} (act of being of assistance to someone) :: Service {m}
service {n} (practice of providing services as economic activity) :: Dienstleistung {f}
service {n} (computing: function provided by one program or machine for another) :: Service {m}
service {n} (state of being subordinate or employed) :: Dienst {m}
service {n} (the military) :: Dienst {m}, Wehrdienst {m}
service {n} (set of dishes or utensils) :: Service {n}
service {n} (sports: act of initially serving the ball) :: Aufschlag {m}, Angabe {f}
service {n} (religious rite or ritual) :: Gottesdienst {m}
service {v} (to serve) :: bedienen
service {v} (to perform maintenance) :: warten
service {n} (service tree) SEE: service tree ::
serviceberry {n} (plant) :: Felsenbirne {f}
serviceberry {n} (berry) :: Felsenbirne {f}
service economy {n} (a service oriented economy) :: Dienstleistungsgesellschaft {f}
service lift {n} (a lift designed to carry goods) :: Lastenaufzug {m}, Warenaufzug {m}, Warenlift {m}
service lift {n} (a lift used by staff) :: Personalaufzug {m}, Personallift {m}
serviceman {n} (man who serves in the armed forces) :: Militärangehöriger {m}
service-oriented architecture {n} (software architectural concept) :: dienstorientierte Architektur {f}, serviceorientierte Architektur {f}
service provider {n} (company providing a service) :: Dienstleister {m}
service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station ::
service tree {n} (Sorbus domestica) :: Speierling {m}, Sperberbaum {m}, Sporapfel {m}
service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) SEE: wild service tree ::
serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin ::
servile {adj} (of or pertaining to a slave) :: sklavisch
servile {adj} (submissive or slavish) :: unterwürfig
servility {n} (condition of being servile) :: Servilität {f}, Servilismus {m}, [pejorative] Speichelleckerei {f}
serving {n} (portion of food) :: Portion {f}
serving suggestion {n} (suggestion for serving food) :: Serviervorschlag {m}
servitude {n} (the state of being a slave) :: Knechtschaft {f}
sesame {n} (plant) :: Sesam {m}
sesame {n} (seed) :: Sesam, Sesamsamen
sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds) :: Sesamöl {n}, Sesamsamenöl {n}
Sesame Street {prop} (television show) :: Sesamstraße
sesquicentenary {n} (a 150 year anniversary) :: Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier {f}, hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum {n}
sesquicentennial {adj} (of, or relating to a sesquicentenary) :: hundertfünfzigjährig
sesquicentennial {n} (a 150th anniversary) :: Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier {f}, hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum {n}
sesquipedalian {n} (a long word) :: ellenlanges Wort {n} schwülstiger Begriff {m} [derogatory], Wortungetüm {n}
sesquipedalian {n} (person who uses long words) :: Mensch der ellenlangen Worte {m}, Mensch mit Vorliebe für ellenlange Wörter {m} schwülstig daherredender Mensch {m} [derogatory]
sesquipedalian {adj} (of long words) :: vielsilbig, schwülstig, ellenlang, der ellenlangen Wörter
sesquipedalian {adj} (given to the use of long words) :: zu ellenlangen Worten neigend, sich umständlich ausdrückend, schwülstig daherredend [derogatory]
sesquisyllabic {adj} (consisting of a minor syllable plus a full syllable) :: aus einer Hauptsilbe und einer vorangehenden Nebensilbe bestehend
sessile {adj} (zoology) :: ortsfest, festgewachsen, festsitzend, sitzend, sessil
sessile {adj} (botany) :: ungestielt, stiellos, sessil, sitzend
sessile oak {n} (deciduous tree) :: Traubeneiche {f}
session {n} (period devoted to a particular activity) :: Sitzung {f}
sesterce {n} (sestertius) SEE: sestertius ::
sestertius {n} (Roman coin) :: Sesterz {m}, Sesterze {f}
set {v} (to put something down) :: setzen, legen, stellen, aufstellen
set {v} (to determine) :: festsetzen, festlegen, bestimmen, aufstellen
set {v} (to adjust) :: stellen, einstellen, justieren
set {v} (to arrange with dishes and cutlery) :: decken
set {v} (to introduce) :: einführen, aufstellen
set {v} (to arrange type) :: setzen
set {v} (to devise and assign work) :: vergeben
set {v} (to solidify) :: härten, aushärten, fest werden
set {v} (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) :: untergehen
set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television) :: Gerät {n}
set {adj} (ready, prepared) :: fertig, bereit
set {n} (matching collection of similar things, such as a set of tables) :: Satz {m}, Set {m}
set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools) :: Set {m}
set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) :: Menge {f}
set {n} (group of people, usually meeting socially) :: Gruppe {f}
set {n} (scenery for a film or play) :: Set {m}
set {n} (in tennis) :: Satz {m}
set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit ::
set {n} (badger’s home) SEE: sett ::
set {n} (plural: set theory) SEE: set theory ::
Set {prop} (Egyptian god) :: Seth {m}
set an example {v} :: ein Exempel statuieren
setback {n} (adverse event, obstacle) :: Rückschlag {n}, Hindernis {n}
set down {v} (to place on a surface) :: hinsetzen, hinlegen, ablegen, absetzen
set forth {v} (to start) SEE: start ::
set forth {v} (to state; to describe) :: darlegen
set forth {v} (to present for consideration) :: darlegen
set forth {v} (to begin a journey) :: ausziehen
set free {v} (release, free, give freedom to) :: frei machen
set function {n} :: Mengenfunktion {f}
Seth {prop} (the third son of Adam and Eve) :: Seth [Catholic], Set [Protestant]
Seth {prop} (Egyptian god) :: Seth {m}
set in motion {v} (trigger movement or progress) :: in Bewegung setzen
set in stone {adj} (permanent) :: in Stein gemeißelt
set off {v} (To offset) SEE: offset ::
set off {v} (To leave; begin a journey or trip) :: abgehen
set off {v} (To cause to explode) :: zünden, abbrennen
set-off {n} (extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors) :: Aufrechnung {f}
set on fire {v} (cause to begin to burn) :: anzünden, entzünden
set on fire {v} (arouse passionate feelings in) :: entflammen
set out {v} (to leave) :: sich aufmachen
set phrase {n} (idiomatic expression) :: feststehende Redensart {f}, Floskel {f}
set point {n} (tennis) :: Satzball {m}
setpoint {n} (command signal or value) :: Sollwert {m}
set sail {v} (to embark on a voyage by boat) :: abfahren
set screw {n} (screw with threads along the entire length and no head) :: Gewindestift {m}, Madenschraube {f}, Wurmschraube {f} [Austria]
set square {n} (flat triangular piece of plastic or other material used in technical drawing) :: Geodreieck {n}, Geometrie-Dreieck {n}
sett {n} (home of a badger) :: Dachsbau {m}
sett {n} (paving stone) :: Pflasterstein
settee {n} (long seat) :: Sitzbank {f}, Sofa {n}, Couch {f}
setter {n} (one who sets something) :: Setzer {m}, Setzerin {f}
setter {n} (breed of dog) :: Setter {m}, Vorstehhund {m}, Vorstehhündin {f}
set theory {n} (mathematical theory of sets) :: Mengenlehre {f}, Mengentheorie {f}
set the table {v} (arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal) :: den Tisch decken
set the Thames on fire {v} (to achieve something amazing) :: die Welt aus den Angeln heben
setting {n} (time, place, circumstance) :: Kontext {m}
setting {n} (placement of a control) :: Einstellung {f}
setting {n} (music) :: Vertonung {f}
setting {adj} (that disappears below the horizon) :: untergehend
setting pole {n} (pole for pushing out boats, see also: gaff; hook; pike pole; boathook) :: Staken {m}
settle {v} (to fix one's dwelling) :: siedeln
settlement {n} (state) :: Regelung {f}, Regulierung {f}, Erledigung {f}
settlement {n} (newly established colony) :: Ansiedlung {f}, Siedlung {f}, Niederlassung {f}, Kolonie {f}
settlement {n} ((law) resolution) :: Vergleich {m}
settlement agreement {n} (agreement) :: Vergleich {m} [settlement outside court]; Prozessvergleich {m} [settlement as result of judicial process]
settler {n} (someone who settles in a new location) :: Siedler {m}, Ansiedler {m}, Kolonist {m}
settler {n} (someone who decides something, such as a dispute) :: Schlichter {m}
set to music {v} (to adapt a literary work) :: vertonen
set-top box {n} (device that connects some source of signal to a television set) :: Set-Top-Box {f}
set up {v} (to ready something for use) :: aufbauen, für den Einsatz vorbereiten, einrichten, installieren
setup {n} (Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus) :: Einrichtung {f}, Vorrichtung {f}, Gerät {n}, Installation {f}
setup {n} (The fashion in which something is organized or arranged) :: Einrichtung {f}, Anordnung {f}, Aufbau {m}
setup {n} (situation orchestrated to frame someone) :: Inszenierung {f}, abgekartetes Spiel {n}, Falle {f}
setup {n} (computing: an installer) :: Installationsprogramm {n}, Installer {m}
set upon {v} (to attack) :: sich stürzen
Sevastopol {prop} (city) :: Sewastopol {n}
sevdalinka {n} (genre of folk music) :: Sevdalinka {f}
seven {num} (cardinal number 7) :: sieben
seven {n} (the figure seven) :: Sieben {f}
seven {n} :: Sieben {f}
seven deadly sins {n} (the cardinal sins) :: sieben Todsünden {f-p}
sevenfold {adv} (by a factor of seven (adverb)) :: siebenfach
seven hundred {num} (cardinal number 700) :: siebenhundert
seven hundred and fifty {n} (the figure 750) :: Siebenhundertfünfzig {f}
seven-league boots {n} (boots enabling great stride) :: Siebenmeilenstiefel {m-p}
sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week ::
seven o'clock {n} (the start of the eighth hour) :: sieben Uhr
sevens {n} (rugby sevens) SEE: rugby sevens ::
Seven Sages {prop} (seven Ancient Greeks) :: (die) sieben Weisen von Griechenland {m-p}
seven seals {n} (Christian concept) :: Buch mit sieben Siegeln {n}
seven seas {n} (all of the Earths oceans) :: sieben Meere
seventeen {num} (cardinal number) :: siebzehn
seventeenth {adj} (ordinal number, see also: 17th) :: siebzehnter
seventeenth {n} (one of seventeen equal parts of a whole) :: siebzehnte {m}
seventh {adj} (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) :: siebente, siebte
seventh {n} (musical interval) :: Septime {f}
Seventh-day Adventist {n} (member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church) :: Siebenten-Tags-Adventist {m}, Siebenten-Tags-Adventistin {f}
seventh heaven {n} (state of great joy and satisfaction) :: siebter Himmel, siebenter Himmel
seventhly {adv} (in the seventh place) :: siebentens, siebtens
seventies {n} (the decade of the 1970s) :: siebziger Jahre {n-p}, Siebziger {p}
seventieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) :: siebzigste
seventieth {n} (the person or thing in the seventieth position) :: Siebzigste
seventieth {n} (one of seventy equal parts of a whole) :: Siebzigstel {n}
seventy {num} (cardinal number) :: siebzig {f}
seventy-eight {num} (78) :: achtundsiebzig
seventy-first {adj} (ordinal number 71st) :: einundsiebzigste
seventy-five {num} (75) :: fünfundsiebzig
seventy-four {num} (74) :: vierundsiebzig
seventy-nine {num} (79) :: neunundsiebzig
seventy-one {num} (71) :: einundsiebzig
seventy-seven {num} (77) :: siebenundsiebzig
seventy-six {num} (76) :: sechsundsiebzig
seventysomething {n} (septuagenarian) SEE: septuagenarian ::
seventy-three {num} (73) :: dreiundsiebzig
seventy-two {num} (72) :: zweiundsiebzig
seven virtues {n} (seven heavenly virtues) :: sieben Tugenden
sever {v} (to cut free) :: abtrennen, durchtrennen, abbrechen, trennen
several {determiner} (consisting of a number more than two, but not very many) :: mehrere, einige
several {determiner} :: verschiedene, einige
severe {adj} (strict or harsh) :: streng
severe acute respiratory syndrome {n} (form of pneumonia) :: Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndrom {n}
severely {adv} (in a severe manner) :: streng
severity {n} (degree of something undesirable; badness) :: Härte {f}, Stärke {f}, Gewichtung {f}
Seville {prop} (city in Andalusia, Spain) :: Sevilla {n}
Seville orange {n} (Seville orange) SEE: bitter orange ::
Sevortyan {prop} (surname) :: Sewortjan
sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) :: nähen
sew {v} ((intransitive) use a needle) :: nähen
sewage {n} (suspension of water and waste) :: Abwasser {n}
sewage fungus {n} (colony of bacteria, fungi and other species) :: Abwasserpilz {m}
sewellel {n} (mountain beaver) :: Stummelschwanzhörnchen {n}
sewer {n} (pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage) :: Kanalisation {f}; Ancient: γόργυρα {f}
sewer {n} (person who sews clothing) :: Näher {m}, Näherin {f}
sewerage {n} (sewage) SEE: sewage ::
sewerage {n} (sewer system) :: Kanalisation {f}, Abwassersystem {n}
sewing {n} (action of the verb to sew) :: Nähen {n}
sewing machine {n} (device) :: Nähmaschine {f}
sewing room {n} (room in a home) :: Nähzimmer {n}
sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) :: Sex {m}, Geschlechtsverkehr {m}
sex {n} (gender (female or male)) :: Geschlecht {n}
sex {v} (to determine the sex of) :: das Geschlecht bestimmen , sexen
sex {v} (informal: to have sex with) :: Sex haben
sexagenarian {adj} (in one's seventh decade) :: sechzigjährig
sexagenarian {n} (a person who is between the ages of 60 and 69) :: Sechziger {m}, Sechzigerin {f}, Sechzigjähriger {m}, 60-Jähriger {m}, Sechzigjährige {f}, 60-Jährige {f}
Sexagesima {n} (8th Sunday before Easter) :: Sexagesima {f}
sexagesimal {adj} (based on the number sixty) :: sexagesimal
sex appeal {n} (sexual attractiveness) :: Sexappeal {m}, Sex-Appeal {m}
sex bomb {n} (someone highly sexy) :: Sexbombe {f}
sex change {n} (change in sex) :: Geschlechtsumwandlung {f}
sexdecillion {num} (1051) :: Oktilliarde
sexdecillion {num} (1096, see also: untrigintillion) :: Sexdezillion
sex drive {n} (tendency to engage in sexual activity) :: sexuelle Begierde {f}, Sexualtrieb {m}, Geschlechtstrieb {m}
sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll {n} (indulgent and pleasurable activities) :: Wein, Weib und Gesang
sex economy {n} :: Sexualökonomie
sex education {n} (sex education) :: Sexualkunde {f}
sexfoil {n} (shape) :: Sechspass {m}
sex gland {n} (gland in which sex cells are produced) SEE: gonad ::
sexiness {n} (state or quality of being sexy) :: Sexiness {f}; [colloquially also] Sexyheit {f}
sexism {n} (gender discrimination or dislike) :: Sexismus {m}
sexist {n} (a person who discriminates on grounds of sex) :: Sexist {m}, Sexistin {f}
sex kitten {n} (sex kitten) :: Betthäschen {n}, Sexbiene {f}, Sexpuppe {f}
sexless {adj} (not having gender) :: geschlechtslos
sex life {n} (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity) :: Liebesleben {n}, Sex-Leben {n}
sexologist {n} (someone who studies, or is an expert in, sex and sexuality) :: Sexologe {m}, Sexologin {f}, Sexualforscher {m}, Sexualforscherin {f}, Sexualwissenschaftler {m}, Sexualwissenschaftlerin {f}
sexology {n} (study of sex and sexuality) :: Sexualwissenschaft {f}, Sexualforschung {f}, Sexologie {f}, Sexuologie {f}
sex organ {n} (organ used in sexual reproduction) :: Geschlechtsorgan {n}
sex partner {n} (someone that one has sex with) :: Sexualpartner {m}, Sexualpartnerin {f}
sexpert {n} (expert in sexology) :: Sexperte {m}
sex position {n} (sex position) :: Sexualpraktik {f}, Sexualposition {f}
sex ratio {n} :: Geschlechterverteilung, Verhältnis Männer / Frauen {n}, Geschlechterverhältnis {n}, Geschlechtsverhältnis {n}, Sexualproportion {f}
sex shop {n} (shop that sells sexual merchandise) :: Sexshop {m}
sex slave {n} (slave kept for the purpose of sexual exploitation) :: Sexsklavin {f}
sex symbol {n} (person who embodies sexual ideals) :: Sexsymbol {n}
sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon ::
Sextans {prop} (dim spring constellation of the northern sky) :: Sextant {m}
sextant {n} (navigational instrument) :: Sextant {m}
sextet {n} (composition for six voices or instruments) :: Sextett {n}
sextet {n} (group of six singers or instrumentalists) :: Sextett {n}
sextillion {num} (a trillion billion, 1021, see also: trilliard) :: Trilliarde
sextillion {num} (a million quintillion, 1036, see also: undecillion) :: Sextillion
sexton {n} (church official) :: Küster {m}, Küsterin {f}, Sigrist {m} [Switzerland], Sigristin {f}
sexton beetle {n} (A necrophore) :: Aaskäfer {m}
sex tourism {n} (travel for sex) :: Sextourismus {m}
sex toy {n} (sex aid) :: Sexspielzeug {n}
sextuplet {n} (one of six born together) :: Sechsling {m}
sexual {adj} :: sexuell
sexual appetite {n} (sexual desire) :: Wollust {f}
sexual harassment {n} (sexual harassment) :: sexuelle Belästigung {f}
sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) :: Geschlechtsverkehr {m}, Koitus {m}
sexual intercourse {n} (coitus) SEE: copulation ::
sexualism {n} (sexual prejudice or discrimination) :: Sexismus {m}, Chauvinismus {m}
sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation ::
sexuality {n} (that which is characterized or distinguished by sex) :: Sexualität {f}
sexuality {n} (sexual activity) :: Sexualität {f}
sexuality {n} (concern with or interest in sexual activity) :: Sexualität {f}
sexuality {n} (sexual identity) :: Geschlecht {n}, Geschlechtlichkeit {f}
sexuality {n} :: Sexualität {f}
sexualization {n} :: Sexualisierung {f}
sexually {adv} (in a sexual manner) :: sexuell
sexually mature {adj} (able to reproduce) :: geschlechtsreif
sexually transmitted disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) SEE: venereal disease ::
sexually transmitted disease {n} (disease contracted through sexual contact) :: Geschlechtskrankheit {f}
sexual minority {n} (those outside mainstream sexual expression) :: sexuelle Minderheit {f}
sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) :: sexuelle Orientierung {f}, sexuelle Ausrichtung {f}
sexual partner {n} (person with whom someone has had sex) SEE: sex partner ::
sexual predator {n} (person seen as threatening for wanting sex) :: sexuelles Raubtier {n}
sexual reproduction {n} (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms) :: geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung {f}, sexuelle Fortpflanzung {f}
sexual selection {n} (type of natural selection) :: sexuelle Selektion {f}, sexuelle Auswahl {f}
sexual slavery {n} (criminal activity) :: Zwangsprostitution {f}
sexvigintillion {num} (1081) :: Tredezilliarde
sex work {n} (job in which sex is involved) :: Sexarbeit {f}
sex worker {n} (person who supplies sexual services for money) :: Sexarbeiter {m}, Sexarbeiterin {f}
sexy {adj} (having sexual appeal) :: sexy
sexy {adj} (slang: very attractive or appealing) :: sexy
Seychelles {prop} (country in East Africa) :: Seychellen
SEZ {n} (Special Economic Zone) :: Sonderwirtschaftszone {f}
SH {n} (self-harm) :: SVV {n}
SH {prop} (Schleswig-Holstein) :: SH
shabbiness {n} (The property of being shabby.) :: Schäbigkeit {f}
shabbos goy {n} (gentile servant) :: Schabbes-Goj {m}
shabby {adj} (torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged) :: schäbig
shabby {adj} (clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments) :: schäbig
shabby {adj} (mean; paltry; despicable) :: schäbig
shabrack {n} (saddlecloth of a cavalry horse) :: Schabracke {f}
shack {n} (crude hut) :: Hütte {f}, Bude {f}
shackle {n} (restraint fit over an appendage) :: Handschellen, Fessel
shackle {n} (a U-shaped piece of metal) :: Schäkel {m}
shackle {n} (stubble) SEE: stubble ::
shackles {n} (paired wrist or ankle restraints) :: Handschellen
shack up {v} (to live together, especially when unmarried) :: in wilder Ehe leben, [mit jemandem] zusammenziehen
shad {n} (fishes of the herring family) :: Maifisch {m}
shadbush {n} (serviceberry) SEE: serviceberry ::
shadchen {n} ((Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker) :: Schadchen {m} {n}
shadda {n} (diacritic used in the Arabic script) :: Schadda {n}, Taschdid {m}
shade {n} (darkness where light is blocked) :: Schatten {m}
shade {n} (something that blocks light, particularly in a window) :: Vorhang {m}
shade {n} (variety of color) :: Farbton {m}
shade {v} :: schattieren
shade horsetail {n} (Equisetum pratense) :: Wiesen-Schachtelhalm {m}
shadoof {n} (device used to gather water) :: Schaduff {m}
shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) :: Schatten {m}
shadow {v} (to block light or radio transmission) :: beschatten
shadow {v} (to secretly track or follow another) :: beschatten
shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost ::
shadowban {v} (to ban a discussion board user without their knowledge) :: mit einem Shadowban belegen, mit einem Schattenbann belegen
shadowban {n} (an instance of shadowbanning) :: Shadowban {m}, Schattenbann {m}
shadowbox {n} (diorama) SEE: diorama ::
shadow-box {n} (diorama) SEE: diorama ::
shadowboxing {n} (form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent) :: Schattenboxen {n}
shadow government {n} (government-in-waiting that is prepared to take control) :: Schattenregierung {f}
shadowing {n} (speech shadowing) :: Schattenlesen {n}
shadow play {n} (form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop) :: Schattenspiel {n}
shadow puppet {n} (puppet used in shadow play) :: Schattenfigur {f}
shady {adj} (abounding in shades) :: schattig
shady {adj} (causing shade) :: schattenspendend, Schatten spendend
shady {adj} (overspread with shade) :: schattig
shaft {n} (long narrow body of spear or arrow) :: Schaft {m}
shaft {n} (main axis of a feather) :: Schaft {m}
shaft {n} (long passage sunk into the earth) :: Schacht {m}
shaft {n} (vertical passage housing a lift) :: Schacht {m}
shaft {n} (ventilation or heating conduit) :: Schacht {m}
shaft {n} (the shaft of the penis) :: Schaft {m}
shaft furnace {n} (furnace) :: Schachtofen {m}
shafthead frame {n} (structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft) SEE: headframe ::
shag {n} (sea bird) :: Krähenscharbe {f}
shag {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) :: bumsen
shaggy {adj} (with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool) :: zottelig, zottig, zottelhaarig, struppig, strubbelig, zerzaust
shah {n} (king of Persia) :: Schah {m}
shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) :: Schahada {f}
shahanshah {n} (title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings”, see also: king of kings) :: Schahinschah {m}, Schahanschah {m}
shaheed {n} (martyr) SEE: martyr ::
shake {v} (transitive: to cause to move) :: schütteln, erschüttern
shake {v} (to move one's head from side to side) :: schütteln
shake {v} (transitive: to disturb emotionally) :: erschüttern
shake {v} (intransitive: to move from side to side) :: schütteln
shake {v} (intransitive: to shake hands) :: händeschütteln, schütteln
shake {n} (act of shaking) :: Schütteln {n}
shake {n} (milkshake) :: Milchshake {m}
shake {n} (building material: thin shingle) :: Schindel {f}
shake {n} (beverage made of ice cream and carbonated drink) SEE: float ::
shake down {v} (cause something to fall down) :: herunterschütteln
shake down {v} (to extort money using threats) :: erpressen
shake down {v} (to search exhaustively) :: durchsuchen, filzen
shakedown {n} (extortion) SEE: extortion ::
shakedown {n} (a thorough search) :: Durchsuchung {f},, Razzia {f}
shakedown {n} (trial or test period) :: Probebetrieb {m}, Versuchsbetrieb {m}, Testbetrieb {m}
shakedown {n} (an improvised bed) :: Klappbett {n}, Gästebett {m}, Liege {f}
shakedown {adj} (that tests the performance) :: test-, probe-
shake hands {v} (grasp another person's hands) :: Hände schütteln
shake like a leaf {v} (to tremble) :: wie Espenlaub zittern
shake off {v} (to remove by shaking) :: abschütteln
shake off {v} (to lose someone) :: abschütteln
shake one's head {v} (move one's head from side to side) :: den Kopf schütteln
shake out {v} (to flap a piece of flexible material to remove dirt) :: ausschütteln
shakeout {n} (event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated) :: Bereinigungsprozess {m}, Bereinigung {f}, Gesundschrumpfung {f}
Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) :: Shakespeare-Sonett {n}, englishes Sonett {n}, elisabethanisches Sonett {n}
shake up {v} (to agitate by shaking) :: schütteln, aufschütteln, aufrütteln, durcheinander wirbeln
shake up {v} (to upset or distress) :: erschüttern, völlig durcheinanderbringen , aus der Fassung bringen, aus den Fugen bringen, umhauen [colloquial]
shake up {v} (to reorganize or reform) :: von Grund auf ändern, tiefgreifend verändern, umkrempeln
shako {n} (military dress hat) :: Tschako
shale {n} (sedimentary rock) :: Tonschiefer {m}
shale gas {n} (natural gas) :: Schiefergas {n}
shall {v} (indicating the simple future tense) :: sollen
shallop {n} :: Schaluppe {f}
shallot {n} (vegetable in the onion family, A. ascalonium or A. oschaninii) :: Schalotte {f}
shallow {adj} (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) :: flach; [of bodies of water also] seicht, untief
shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) :: seicht
shallow {adj} (concerned mainly with superficial matters) :: oberflächlich
shallow {adj} (lacking interest or substance) :: oberflächlich
shallow {n} (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water) :: Untiefe {f}
shallows {n} (shallow waters) :: Untiefe {f}
shalom {interj} (transliteration of the Jewish greeting or farewell) :: Schalom
sham {adj} (intended to deceive) :: falsch, Schein-
sham {n} (fake, imitation) :: Fälschung {f}, Imitat {n}
sham {n} (trickery, hoaxing) :: Schwindel {m}, Mogelei {f}, Betrug {m}
sham {v} (to cheat or deceive) :: sich verstellen
shaman {n} (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) :: Schamane {m}
shamanism {n} (range of traditional beliefs) :: Schamanismus {m}
shamateur {n} (shamateur) :: Scheinamateur {m}, Scheinamateurin {f}, Staatsamateur {m} [state-sponsored], Staatsamateurin {f} [state-sponsored]
shamateurism {n} (shamateurism) :: Scheinamateurismus {m}, Staatsamateurismus {m} [state-sponsored]
shamble {v} (to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet) :: schlurfen, schleichen, watscheln
shambles {n} (a scene of great disorder or ruin) :: Durcheinander {n}, Tohuwabohu {n}, Schlachtfeld {n}, Trümmerhaufen {m}
shambles {n} (a great mess or clutter) :: Durcheinander {n}, Chaos {n}, Scherbenhaufen {m}, Saustall {m}
shambles {n} (a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation) :: Schlachtfeld {n}
shambles {n} (a slaughterhouse) :: Schlachthaus {n}
shambles {n} ((archaic) a butcher's shop) :: Fleischerei {f}, Fleischhauer {m}, Metzgerei {f}
shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) :: Scham {f}
shame {n} (something to regret) :: Schande {f}
shame {v} (to cause to feel shame) :: beschämen
shamefaced {adj} (bashful or ashamed) :: verlegen, verschämt
shameful {adj} (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) :: schandbar, beschämend
shameless {adj} (having no shame) :: schamlos, unverschämt
shaming {n} (the activity of shaming) :: Beschämen {n}
sham marriage {n} (fake marriage) :: Scheinehe {f}
shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) :: Shampoo {n}, Schampu {n}, Schampon {n}, Schampun {n}, Haarwaschmittel {n}
shampoo {n} (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) :: Haarwäsche {f}
shampoo {n} (humorous slang: champagne) :: Schampus {m}
shampoo {v} (to wash hair with shampoo) :: schamponieren
shampoo {v} (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) :: schampunieren, schamponieren, shampoonieren, das Haar waschen, den Kopf waschen, den Teppich schampunieren
shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover ::
shamrock {n} (trefoil leaf of any clover) :: Kleeblatt {n}
shandy {n} (mixture of lemonade and beer) :: Alsterwasser {n}, Radler {n}
shandy {n} (a serving of this mixture) :: Alsterwasser {n}, Radler {n}
shanghai {v} (to force or trick into joining a ship) :: schanghaien
Shang-hai {prop} (Shanghai) SEE: Shanghai ::
Shanghai {prop} (Chinese city as provincial-level municipality) :: Schanghai {n}
shank {n} (lower part of the leg) :: Unterschenkel {m}
shank {n} (meat from that part of animal) :: Beinstück {m} Hachse {f}
shanty {n} (a sailor′s work song) :: Shanty {n}
shantytown {n} (area containing a collection of shacks and shanties) :: Informelle Siedlung, Marginalsiedlung, Barackenstadt, Elendsviertel, Slum
shape {n} (status or condition) :: Zustand {m}, Form {f}
shape {n} (condition of personal health, especially muscular health) :: Form {f}
shape {n} (appearance or outline) :: Form {f}
shape {n} (figure) :: Form {f}
shape {v} (to give something a shape) :: formen
shaped {adj} (having a particular shape) :: -förmig
shapelessness {n} (property of being shapeless) :: Formlosigkeit {f}, Gestaltlosigkeit {f}, Unförmigkeit {f}
shaper {n} (A machine tool) :: Stoßmaschine {f}
shapeshift {v} (change shape) :: sich verwandeln
shapeshifter {n} (creature capable of changing its appearance) SEE: shape-shifter ::
shape-shifter {n} (a person who can transform) :: Gestaltwandler {m}, Formwandler {m}
shape up {v} (to improve; correct one's bad habits) :: sich entwickeln
sharaga {n} (sharashka) SEE: sharashka ::
sharashka {n} (a Soviet gulag R&D lab) :: Scharaschka {f}
sharbat {n} (sherbet) SEE: sherbet ::
shard {n} (piece of glass or pottery) :: Scherbe {f}
share {n} (portion of something) :: Anteil {m}, Teil {m}
share {n} (financial instrument) :: Aktie {f}
share {n} (computing: configuration enabling sharing of resources) :: Freigabe {f}
share {v} (to give) :: teilen
share {v} (to have in common) :: teilen
share {v} (to divide and distribute) :: teilen
share {n} (sharebone) SEE: pubis ::
share {n} (plowshare) SEE: plowshare ::
sharecropper {n} (a farmer paying rent with crops to the landowner) :: Naturalpächter {m}, Halbpächter {m}, Teilpächter {m}
sharecropping {n} (system) :: Naturalpacht {f}, Halbpacht {f}
shared {adj} (used multiply) :: gemeinsam, geteilt, verteilt
shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) :: Aktionär {m}
sharemarket {n} (stock market) SEE: stock market ::
shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder ::
share taxi {n} (a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables) :: Sammeltaxi {n}
shareware {n} (type of software) :: Shareware {f}
shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) :: Scharia {f}
sharif {n} (traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets) :: Scherif {m}, Scharif {m}
sharing {n} :: Aufteilung {f}, Teilung {f}
shark {n} (fish) :: Hai {m}, Haifisch {m}
shark fin {n} (fin of a shark) :: Haifischflosse {f}
shark fin soup {n} (soup made from shark fins) :: Haifischflossensuppe {f}
sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) :: scharf
sharp {adj} (intelligent) :: scharfsinning
sharp {adj} (pointed, able to pierce easily) :: spitz, scharf
sharp {adj} (of a note, played a semitone higher than usual) :: -is
sharp {adj} (musically higher-pitched than desired) :: hoch
sharp {adj} (having an intense, acrid flavour) :: scharf
sharp {adj} (intense and sudden (of pain)) :: stechend
sharp {adj} (stylish or attractive) :: scharf
sharp {n} :: Erhöhungszeichen {n}
sharpen {v} (to make sharp) :: schärfen [blade], spitzen [pencil]
sharpener {n} (device for making things sharp) :: Spitzer {m}
sharpie {n} (felt-tipped marker pen) SEE: felt-tip pen ::
sharpness {n} (cutting ability of an edge) :: Schärfe
sharpness {n} (of an image) :: Schärfe {f}, Bildschärfe {f}
sharp s {n} (eszett) SEE: eszett ::
sharpshooter {n} (marksman) :: Scharfschütze {m}, Scharfschützin {f}
sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) :: Spitzschwanzstrandläufer {m}
sharp-witted {adj} (clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought) :: scharfsinnig
shashiya {n} (a Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.) :: Schaschija {f}
shashlik {n} (skewered dish) :: Schaschlik {m}
shatter {v} (to violently break something into pieces) :: zum Zerspringen bringen, zerschmettern, zersplittern
shatter {v} (to smash, or break into tiny pieces) :: zerspringen
shatter {n} (a fragment of anything shattered) :: Splitter {m}, Stückchen {n}
shatter {n} (a (pine) needle) :: Nadel {f}, Kiefernnadel {f}
shave {v} (to remove hair from) :: rasieren
shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) :: sich rasieren
shave {n} (an instance of shaving) :: Rasur {f}
shaven {adj} (having been shaved) :: rasiert
shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy ::
shaver {n} (barber) SEE: barber ::
shaver {n} (electric razor) :: Rasierapparat {m}, Elektrorasierer {m}
shaving {n} (A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material) :: Span {m}
shaving brush {n} (brush for applying shaving cream) :: Rasierpinsel {m}
shaving cream {n} (a substance that is applied to the face to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving) :: Rasierschaum {m}
shaving soap {n} (soap used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving) :: Rasierseife
shaw {n} (small wood) :: Dickicht {n}
shawarma {n} (Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap) :: Schawarma {f}
shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) :: Schal {m}
shawm {n} (wind instrument) :: Schalmei {f}
shchi {n} (a type of Russian soup) :: Schtschi {f}
she {pron} (person) :: sie, es [in reference to some neuter common nouns like Mädchen]
she {pron} (ship) :: es [in reference to Schiff, Boot], sie [in reference to proper nouns of ships like Titanic]
she- {prefix} (the prefix she- for a female animal or a woman) :: -in
shea {n} (tree) :: Karitébaum {m}
shea butter {n} (fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree) :: Sheabutter
sheaf {n} (bundle of grain or straw) :: Garbe {f}
sheaf {n} (any collection of things bound together; a bundle) :: Bündel {n}
sheaf {n} (mathematical construct) :: Garbe {f}
sheaf {n} (sheave) SEE: sheave ::
shear {v} (to cut) :: abschneiden, schneiden, scheren [hair, beard]
shear {v} (to remove the fleece from a sheep) :: scheren
shear {n} (a force that produces a shearing strain) :: Scherkraft {f}
shears {n} (tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges) :: Schere {f}
shear stress {n} (component of stress) :: Scherspannung {f}
shearwater {n} (seabird) :: Sturmtaucher {m}
she-ass {n} (female ass, female donkey, jenny) :: Eselin {f}
sheatfish {n} (fish of the genus Silurus) :: Hecht
sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard ::
sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom ::
sheath {n} (long case) :: Futteral {n}, Hülle {f}
sheath {n} (insulating outer cover of an electrical cable) :: Hülle {f}, Mantel {n}, Ummantelung {f}, Umhüllung {f}
sheath {n} (tight-fitting dress) :: Etuikleid {n}
sheathe {v} (to put (something) into a sheath) :: in die Scheide stecken, ummanteln
sheathe {v} :: umhüllen
sheave {n} (wheel having a groove) :: Scheibe {f}
Sheba {prop} (biblical kingdom) :: Saba {n}
she-bear {n} (a female bear) :: Bärin {f}
shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate ::
she-cat {n} (female cat) :: Kätzin {f}, Katze {f} [colloquial]
shed {v} (to part or divide) :: teilen
shed {v} (to cast off, to let fall, be divested of) :: abwerfen
shed {v} (to pour; to make flow) :: vergießen
shed {v} (to allow to flow or fall) :: vergießen
shed {v} (to radiate, cast, give off) :: verströmen
shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) :: Schuppen {m}, Schuppen im Hinterhof {m} (backyard shed)
shed {n} (poor quality automobile) :: Karre {f}, Rostlaube {f}
she-devil {n} (bad-tempered woman) :: Teufelin {f}, Teufelsweib {n}, Drachen {m}
she-devil {n} (female devil) :: Teufelin {f}
sheen {n} (splendor; radiance; shininess) :: Glanz {m}
sheep {n} (animal) :: Schaf {n}
sheepdog {n} (dog used for herding sheep) :: Schäferhund {m}, Schäferhündin {f}, Hirtenhund {m}, Hirtenhündin {f}
sheepfold {n} (enclosure) :: Schafstall {m}, Schafhürde {f}
sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd ::
sheepherder {n} (person herding sheep) :: Schafhirt {m}, Schafhirte {m}, Schafhirtin {f}, Schäfer {m}
sheeple {n} (the sheeple, one of the sheeple) :: Fähnchen im Wind {n}, Herdenmensch {m}, Jasager {m}, Mitläufer {m}, Schaf {n}, Schlafschaf {n}, Untertan {m}, Wellenreiter {m}
sheep liver fluke {n} (parasitic flatworm) :: Großer Leberegel {m}
sheeppox {n} (contagious disease of sheep) :: Schafpocken {p}
sheepskin {n} (skin of a sheep) :: Schafspelz {m}, Schafpelz {m}, Schaffell {n}, Schafsfell {n}, Schafleder {n}, Schafsleder {n}
sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure ::
sheer {adj} (very thin or transparent) :: hauchdünn, transparent, durchsichtig
sheer {adj} ((used to emphasize)) :: bloß, schier, pur, rein
sheer {adj} (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular) :: steil, vertikal, senkrecht
sheet {n} (sheet of paper) :: Blatt {n}, Bogen {m}
sheet {n} (flat metal pan for baking) :: Blech {n}
sheet {n} (thin, flat layer of solid material) :: Blatt {n}, Platte {f}, Lage {f}
sheet {n} (expanse of material on a surface) :: Schicht {f}
sheet {n} (rope to adjust a sail) :: Schot {f}
sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet ::
sheet anchor {n} (nautical: a large, spare anchor) :: Notanker {m}, Rettungsanker {m}
sheet bend {n} (knot) :: Schotstek {m}
sheet lightning {n} (broad flash of lightning) :: Wetterleuchten {n}
sheet metal {n} (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) :: Blech {m}
sheet music {n} (hand-written or printed form of musical notation) :: Noten {f}, Musiknoten {f}, Partitur {f}
sheet protector {n} (clear plastic sleeve for documents) :: Schutzhülle {f}, Dokumentenschutzhülle {f}
sheet weaver {n} (any spider of the family Linyphiidae) :: Baldachinspinne {f}
Sheffield {prop} (city) :: Sheffield
Sheffield stand {n} (bike staple) :: Fahrradbügel {m}
shegetz {n} (non-Jewish male) :: Schegez {m}
she-goat {n} (female goat) :: Ziege {f}, Geiß {f}, Zicke {f}, Zibbe {f}
sheik {n} (leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe) :: Scheich {m}
sheik {n} (Islamic religious clergy) :: Scheich {m}
sheik {n} (Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family) :: Scheich {m}
Sheinwoodian {prop} (subdivision of the Silurian period) :: Sheinwoodium
shekel {n} (ancient unit of weight) :: Schekel {m}, Sekel {m}
shekel {n} (sheqel) SEE: sheqel ::
shelduck {n} (waterfowl) :: Kasarka {m}
shelf {n} (structure) :: Regal {n}
shelf {n} (reef, shoal, sandbar) :: Schelf {m}
shelf life {n} (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating) :: Lagerfähigkeit {f}, Lagerbeständigkeit {f}, Haltbarkeit {f}
shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) :: Schale {f}
shell {n} (hard covering of an egg) :: Schale {f}, Eierschale {f}
shell {n} (covering of a nut) :: Schale {f}
shell {n} (casing of an artillery projectile) :: Hülse {f}
shell {n} (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon) :: Granate {f}
shell {n} (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure) :: Hülle {f}
shell {n} (computing: general-purpose environment) :: Shell {f}
shell {n} (chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number) :: Hülle {f}
shell {n} :: Schale {f}
shell {n} (by extension, any mollusks having such a covering) :: Schalentier {n} [general], Muschel {f} [mollusk]
shellac {n} (processed secretion of the lac insect) :: Schellack {m}
shellac {v} (to coat with shellac) :: lackieren
shellfish {n} (aquatic food that has a shell) :: Schalentier {n}
shell game {n} (game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed) :: Hütchenspiel {n}
shell shock {n} (psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle) :: Kriegszitterer
shelter {n} (a refuge or other protection) :: Zuflucht {f}, Obdach {n}, Zufluchtsort {m}, Schutzraum {m}
shemagh {n} (headcloth) :: Shemagh {n}, Palästinensertuch {n}
shemale {n} (a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person) :: Shemale {f} [anglicism, uncommon]
shenanigan {n} (singular of shenanigan) SEE: shenanigans ::
shenanigans {n} (mischievous play) :: Ausfressereien {f-p}
shenanigans {n} (deceitful tricks) :: Schummelei {f}, Pfuscherei {f}, Streiche {f}, Verarsche {f}
shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) :: Hirt {m}, Hirte {m}, Schafhirt {m}, Schafhirte {m}, Schafhirtin {f}, Schäfer {m}, Schäferin {f}
shepherd {n} (someone who watches over or guides) :: Hirt {m}, Hirte {m}, Hirtin {f}, Hüter {m}, Hüterin {f}
shepherdess {n} (female shepherd) :: Hirtin {f}, Schäferin {f}, Schafhirtin {f}
shepherd's pie {n} (a kind of meat pie) :: Shepherd's Pie {m}
shepherd's purse {n} (Capsella bursa-pastoris) :: Hirtentäschel {n}, Hirtentäschelkraut {n}
sheqel {n} (currency unit in Israel) :: Schekel {m}
sherbet {n} (frozen fruit juice) :: Sorbet {n}, [dated] Scherbet {n}, Fruchteis {n}
sherbet {n} (powder) :: Brausepulver {n}
Sheremetyevo {prop} (airport in Russia) :: Scheremetjewo {n}
sheriff {n} (all meanings) :: Sheriff {m}
Sherman {n} (army tank) :: Sherman {m}, Sherman-Panzer {m}
Sherpa {n} (member of an ethnic group) :: Sherpa {m}
Sherpa {prop} (language) :: Sherpa
sherry {n} (fortified wine) :: Sherry {m}
she's unconscious {phrase} (she's unconscious) :: sie ist bewusstlos
she-tiger {n} (tigress) SEE: tigress ::
Shetland {prop} (Shetland Islands) SEE: Shetland Islands ::
Shetland Islands {prop} (group of islands) :: Shetlandinseln, Shetland-Inseln
she-wolf {n} (female wolf) :: Wölfin {f}
shh {interj} (requesting silence) :: still, pst, pscht
Shi'a {n} (branch of Islam) :: Shia {f}
Shi'a {n} (follower of Shi'a Islam) :: Schiit {m}, Schiitin {f}
Shia Islam {prop} (denomination of Islam) :: Schia {f}
shiatsu {n} (shiatsu) :: Shiatsu {f}
shibboleth {n} (a word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc) :: Schibboleth {n}, Erkennungszeichen {n}, Chiffre {n}, Kennwort {n}, Schlüsselwort {n}
shibboleth {n} (a common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth) :: according to the particular context: abgedroschene Ansicht {f}, Klischee {n}, veraltete Konvention {f}, Plattitüde {f}, Parole {f}, Schlagwort {n}, Slogan {m}
Shida Kartli {prop} (region of Georgia) :: Inner-kartlien
shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
shield {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
shield {n} (armor) :: Schild {m}
shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) :: Schutz {m}
shield {v} (to protect, to defend) :: beschützen
shield {n} (toilet seat) SEE: toilet seat ::
shield fern {n} :: Schildfarn {m}
shieldmaiden {n} (virgin who had chosen to fight in battle) :: Schildmaid
shield volcano {n} (volcano) :: Schildvulkan {m}
shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip ::
shift {n} (change of workers) :: Schicht {f}
shift {n} (act of shifting) :: Verschiebung {f}, Verlagerung {f}, Verstellung {f}
shift {n} (gear mechanism in a motor vehicle) :: Gangschaltung {f}, Schaltung {f}
shift {n} (button on a keyboard) :: Umschalten, Shift, Shifttaste {f}, Umschalttaste {f}, Hochstelltaste {f}
shift {v} (to move from one place to another) :: verschieben, verlagern, verstellen
shift {v} (to change gears) :: umschalten
shift key {n} (key on a typewriter) :: Umschalttaste {f}
shift key {n} (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) :: Umschalttaste {f}
shiftwork {n} (rotating mode of work) :: Schichtarbeit {f}
shifu {n} (martial arts instructor) SEE: sifu ::
shiitake {n} (Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom) :: Shiitake {m}
Shiite {n} (Shi'a) SEE: Shi'a ::
Shiite {adj} (of or pertaining to the Shi'a branch of Islam) :: schiitisch
Shiite {adj} (of or pertaining to the Shiites) :: schiitisch
shikimic acid {n} (shikimic acid) :: Shikimisäure {f}
shiksa {n} (non-Jewish girl) :: Schickse {f}, also: Schicks {f}, Schicksel {n}, {f}, Schicksl {n}, {f}
shilajit {n} (tar-like substance used in traditional medicine) :: Mumijo {n}
shill {n} (a person paid to endorse a product favourably) :: Anreißer {m}, Anreisser {m} [Swiss German], Anreißerin {f}, Anreisserin {f} [Swiss German]
shill {n} (an accomplice at a confidence trick) :: Lockvogel {m}, Gehilfe des Schaustellers {m}, Gehilfe des Hausierers {m}, Gehilfin des Schaustellers {m}, Gehilfin des Hausierers {m}
shill {v} (to promote or endorse in return for payment) :: Ware anpreisen
shilling {n} (former coin) :: Schilling {m}
shilling {n} (currency) :: Schilling {m}
shim {n} (wedge) :: Keil {m}
shim {n} (thin piece of material used for alignment or support) :: Unterlage {f}, Abstandhalter {m}, Abstandsblech {n}, Unterlegscheibe {f}, Zwischenstück {n}, Klemmstück {n}, Distanzstück {n}, Futterblech {n}, Futterholz {n}, Ausgleichsblech, Ausgleichsstück {n}, Passstück {n}, Beilagscheibe {f}, Beilagescheibe {f}
shim {n} (small metal device to pick a lock) :: Dietrich {m}
shim {n} (person characterised by male and female traits) :: Transsexueller {m}, Transsexuelle {f}, Transe {f}
shimmer {v} (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer) :: schimmern
shimmer {n} (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer) :: Schimmer {m}, Schimmern {n}
shimmy {n} (dance that was popular in the 1920s) :: Shimmy {m}
shimmy {n} (abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle) :: Flattern {n}
Shimshon {prop} (given name) SEE: Samson ::
shin {n} (front part of the leg below the knee) :: Schienbein {n}, Tibia
shin {n} (Semitic letter) :: Schin {n}
shinbone {n} (inner bone of the hind limb below the knee) :: Schienbein {n}
shine {v} (to emit light) :: leuchten, scheinen
shine {v} (to reflect light) :: glänzen
shine {v} (to distinguish oneself) :: glänzen, brillieren
shine {n} (brightness from a source of light) :: Schein {m}
shine {n} (brightness from reflected light) :: Glanz {m}
shine {n} (excellence in quality or appearance) :: Brillanz {f}, Glanz {m}, Bravour {f}
shine {n} :: Glanz {m}, Schein, {m}
shine {v} (to polish) :: polieren, bohnern
shine {n} (slang: moonshine) SEE: moonshine ::
shine {n} (sunshine) SEE: sunshine ::
shine {n} (shoeshine) SEE: shoeshine ::
shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye ::
shingle {n} (small, thin piece of building material) :: Schindel {f}
shingle {v} (to cover with shingles (building material)) :: mit Schindeln decken
shingles {n} (herpes zoster) :: Herpes Zoster, Gürtelrose {f}
shinkansen {n} (bullet train) SEE: bullet train ::
Shinto {prop} (religion) :: Schintoismus {m}, Shintoismus {m} (Sintoismus)
Shintoism {prop} (Shinto) SEE: Shinto ::
shiny {adj} (reflecting light) :: glänzend
shiny {adj} (emitting light) :: leuchtend, funkelnd
shiny {adj} (excellent) :: wunderbar
ship {n} (large water vessel) :: Schiff {n}
ship {n} (vessel which travels through any medium other than land) :: Schiff {n}
ship {v} (to send a parcel or container) :: verschicken, versenden
ship {v} (to send by water-borne transport) :: verschiffen
ship {v} (to pass from one person to another) :: weitergeben
-ship {suffix} (Property or state of being) :: -schaft
shipbuilder {n} (person) :: Schiffbauer {m}
shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships) :: Schiffbau {m}
ship of the desert {n} :: Wüstenschiff {n}
shipping {n} (transportation of goods) :: Schifffahrt {f}
shipping company {n} (company) :: Reederei {f}, Schifffahrtsgesellschaft {f}, Schiffahrtsgesellschaft {f} [obsolete spelling], Schifffahrtsunternehmen {n}, Schiffahrtsunternehmen {n} [obsolete spelling]
shipshape {adj} (meticulously neat and tidy) :: picobello
ship-to-air {adj} (of a missile fired from a ship at an aircraft) :: Schiff-Luft
ship-to-ground {adj} (of a missile fired from ship at a target on the ground) :: Schiff-Boden
ship-to-ship {adj} (fired from a a ship to another ship) :: Schiff-Schiff
shipworm {n} (Marine mollusc that bores through wood) :: Schiffsbohrmuschel {f}, Schiffsbohrwurm {m}
shipwreck {n} (A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.) :: Schiffswrack {n}
shipwreck {n} (An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.) :: Schiffbruch {m}
shipwrecked {adj} (stranded as a result of a shipwreck) :: schiffbrüchig
shipyard {n} (place to build and repair ships) :: Werft {f}
Shiraz {prop} (a city in southern Iran) :: Schiraz {n}
Shiraz {n} (variety of black grape) :: Syrah
shire {n} (former administrative area of Britain; a county) :: Grafschaft {f}
shirk {v} (avoid a duty) :: sich drücken, umgehen, meiden, ausweichen, aus dem Weg gehen, kneifen
shirker {n} (Someone who shirks) :: Drückeberger {m}, Verpisser {m}
shirker {n} (Someone who is lazy) :: Faulpelz {m}, Faulenzer {m}
shirt {n} (article of clothing) :: Hemd {n}
shirtless {adj} (not wearing a shirt) :: mit nacktem Oberkörper
shisha {n} (arabic water-pipe) SEE: hookah ::
shit {n} :: Scheiße {f}, Kacke {f}
shit {n} (rubbish) :: Scheiß {m}
shit {n} (nonsense, bullshit) :: Scheiß {m}
shit {n} (nasty, despicable person) :: [man] Scheißkerl {m}, Drecksack {m}, Mistkerl {m}
shit {n} (not anything, nothing) :: (einen) Scheiß {m}
shit {v} :: scheißen, kacken
shit {v} (vulgar: to excrete (something) through the anus) :: scheißen
shit {v} (vulgar: to be stricken with fear) :: Schiss haben
shit {interj} (expression of worry, failure) :: Scheiße!
shit ass {n} (shitass) SEE: shitass ::
shitass {n} (mean or rude person) :: Scheißkerl {m}
shiteater {n} (a coprophagous animal (vulgar)) :: Scheissfresser {m}, Scheissfresserin {f}
shitfaced {adj} (very drunk) :: sturzbesoffen, stinkbesoffen
shit-for-brains {adj} (Very stupid) :: saublöd, blöd dumm
shit happens {phrase} (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life ::
shithead {n} (stupid or contemptible person) :: Scheißkopf {m}, Scheisskopf {m} [Switzerland, Liechtenstein], Arschloch {n}, Arsch {m}, Scheißkerl {m}, Scheisskerl {m} [Switzerland, Liechtenstein], Scheißer {m}, Scheisser {m} [Switzerland, Liechtenstein]
shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole ::
shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole ::
shithole {n} (dirty or unpleasant place) :: Drecksloch {n}
shithouse {n} :: Scheißhaus {n}, Plumpsklo {n}
shithouse {adj} (Of poor quality) SEE: shitty ::
shit oneself {v} (vulgar slang: be very scared) :: sich die Hosen vollscheißen
shit out of luck {adj} (In unfortunate circumstances) :: im Arsch, am Arsch
shits {n} (vulgar slang for diarrhea) :: Durchfall {m}, Dünnschiss {m}
shittah {n} (a type of tree and its wood) :: Seyal-Akazie {f}
shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus ::
shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high ::
shitty {adj} (unpleasant as shit) :: beschissen, Scheiß-
shitty {adj} (Of such poor quality as to resemble shit) :: Scheiß-, beschissen
shitwork {n} (work of low status or satisfaction) :: Scheißarbeit {f} [vulgar, pejorative], Scheissarbeit {f} [Switzerland, Liechtenstein spelling]
shive {n} (wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp) :: Schäbe {f}
shiver {v} (to tremble or shake) :: zittern
shiver {n} (the act or result of shivering) :: Zittern {n}
Shlomo {prop} (given name) SEE: Solomon ::
shnor {v} (beg or wheedle) :: schnorren, betteln, erbetteln, abbetteln, abheucheln
shnorrer {n} (one who shnors) :: Schnorrer {m}, Bettler {m}
Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust ::
shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school ::
shoal {n} (sandbank) :: Sandbank {f}
shock {n} (something surprising) :: Schock {m}
shock {n} (electric shock) :: Schlag {m}
shock {n} :: Schock {m}
shock {v} (to cause to be emotionally shocked) :: schockieren
shock {v} (to give an electric shock) :: einen Stromstoß versetzen
shock {n} (arrangement of sheaves for drying) SEE: stook ::
shock absorber {n} (device to absorb shocks) :: Stoßdämpfer {m}
shocked {adj} (surprised, startled, confused) :: schockiert
shocking {adj} (inspiring shock; startling) :: schrecklich, schockierend
shocking {adj} (extremely bad) :: schrecklich
shock wave {n} (A powerful compression wave) :: Stoßwelle {f}, Schockwelle {f}
shod {adj} (wearing shoes) :: beschuht [person], beschlagen [horse]
shod {adj} (having tires equipped) :: bereift
shoddy {adj} (of poor quality) :: minderwertig, billig, schäbig, schlampig
shoddy {n} (low-grade cloth made from used wool or wool byproducts) :: Reißwolle {f}
shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) :: Schuh {m}, Lackschuh {m} [patent leather]
shoe {n} (something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe)) :: Schuh {m}
shoe {v} (to put horseshoes on a horse) :: beschlagen, beschuhen
shoe {v} :: beschuhen
shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe ::
shoebill {n} (wading bird) :: Schuhschnabel {m}
shoeblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
shoebox {n} (box in which shoes are sold) :: Schuhschachtel {f}, Schuhkarton {m}
shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) :: Schuhanzieher {m}, Schuhlöffel {m}
shoehorn {v} (to use a shoehorn) :: ein Schuhlöffel benutzen
shoehorn {v} (to exert great effort to insert or include something) :: hineinzwängen, reinzwängen, reinquetschen
shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) :: Schnürsenkel {m}, Schuhband {n}, Schnürband {n}, Senkel {m}, Litze {f}, Schnur {f}, Band {n}
shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) :: Schuhmacher {m}, Schuhmacherin {f}, Schuster {m}, Schusterin {f}
shoemaking {n} (shoemaking) :: Schuhherstellung {f}, Schuhmacherei {f}, Schusterei {f}
shoe polish {n} (product used to make shoes shine) :: Schuhcreme {f}, Schuhpasta {f}, Schuhpaste {f}, Schuhwichse {f}
shoeshine {n} (the act of polishing shoes) :: Schuheputzen {n}, Schuhputzen {n}
shoeshine boy {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
shoeshine girl {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
shoeshiner {n} (person who shines shoes) :: Schuhputzer {m}, Schuhputzerin {f}
shoe shop {n} (a shop that sells footwear and related items) :: Schuhladen {m}
shoe size {n} (size of shoe) :: Schuhgröße {f}
shoe store {n} (shoe shop) SEE: shoe shop ::
shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace ::
shoe tree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) :: Schuhspanner {m}
shoetree {n} (device to preserve the shape of a shoe) SEE: shoe tree ::
shofar {n} (ram’s-horn trumpet) :: Schofar {m}, Schofarhorn {n}, Halljahrposaune {f}, Hallposaune {f}
shogi {n} (variant of chess) :: Shōgi {n}
shogun {n} (supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan) :: Shōgun {m}, Shogun {m}
shogunate {n} (shogunate, bakufu) :: Shogunat {n}, Shōgunat {n}
shoo {v} (to induce someone to leave) :: scheuchen, verscheuchen
shoo {interj} (go away) :: husch!, weg
shoo {v} (usher) SEE: usher ::
shoot {v} (to fire a shot) :: schießen
shoot {v} (to fire multiple shots) :: schießen
shoot {v} (to hit with a shot) :: [not killing] anschießen, [killing] erschießen
shoot {n} (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant) :: Ableger {m}
shoot {interj} :: Mist! , verdammt! , Los! , leg los!
shoot down {v} (to cause to fall by shooting) :: niederschießen, abschießen
shootdown {n} (shooting down of an aircraft) :: Abschießen, Abschuss
shooter {n} (person) :: Schütze {m}
shooter {n} (firearm) :: Knarre {f}
shooter {n} (game) :: Ballerspiel {n}
shooting {n} (instance of shooting) :: Schießen {n}, Schießerei {f}
shooting gallery {n} (carnival game) :: Schießbude {f}, Schiessbude {f} [Switzerland and Liechtenstein]
shooting iron {n} (firearm) :: Schießeisen {n}
shooting range {n} (a facility designed for firearms practice) :: Schießplatz {m}, Schießstand {m}, Schießanlage {f}
shooting star {n} (meteor) :: Sternschnuppe {f}
shoot oneself in the foot {v} (to act against one's own interest) :: sich ins eigene Knie schießen
shoot one's mouth off {v} (make reckless or exaggerated statements) :: aufschneiden
shootout {n} (decisive battle) :: Schießerei {f}, Schusswechsel {m}
shoot the moon {v} (attain great heights) :: durch die Decke gehen
shoot up {v} (To inject (a drug) intravenously) :: schießen
shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) :: Laden {m}, Geschäft {n}
shop {n} (workshop) :: Werkstatt {f}
shop {v} (to visit shops) :: einkaufen, shoppen
shop {v} (to digitally edit a picture or photograph) SEE: photoshop ::
shopaholic {n} (one who shops very frequently) :: Kaufsüchtiger
shopaholic {n} :: Kaufsüchtig: Kauf-purchace süchtig-addicted
shopaholism {n} (addiction) :: Kaufsucht {f}
shop assistant {n} (shop employee) :: Verkäufer {m}, Verkäuferin {f}
shopfloor {n} (productive area of a factory) :: Produktionsstätte {f}, Fabrikhalle {f}
shopkeeper {n} (trader who sells goods in a shop) :: Ladenbesitzer {m}, Ladenbesitzerin {f}, Ladeninhaber {m}, Ladeninhaberin {f}, Geschäftsinhaber {m}, Geschäftsinhaberin {f}, Händler {m}, Händlerin {f}, Krämer {m}, Krämerin {f}, Lädler {m} [regional], Lädlerin {f}, Einzelhändler {m}
shoplift {v} (transitive: to steal something) :: klauen, stehlen
shoplift {v} (intransitive: to steal) :: Ladendiebstahl begehen
shoplifter {n} (one who steals from shops) :: Ladendieb {m}
shoplifting {n} (action of the verb to shoplift) :: Ladendiebstahl {m}
shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop ::
shopper {n} (a person who shops) :: Käufer {m}, Käuferin {f}
shopping {n} (activity of buying) :: Einkaufen {n}, Einkauf {m}, Einkäufe {p} {m}, Shopping {n}
shopping {n} (things bought) :: Einkäufe {m-p}
shopping bag {n} (strong bag for carrying purchases) :: Einkaufsbeutel {m}, Einkaufstasche {f}
shopping basket {n} (basket for groceries and merchandise) :: Einkaufskorb {m}, Warenkorb {m}
shopping cart {n} (conveyance used to carry items while shopping) :: Einkaufswagen {m}, Karren {m}
shopping center {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre ::
shopping centre {n} (large retail outlet) :: Einkaufszentrum {n}
shopping list {n} (list of items that need to be bought) :: Einkaufsliste {f}, Einkaufszettel {m}
shopping mall {n} (shopping centre) SEE: shopping centre ::
shopping trolley {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart ::
shop talk {n} (discussion about one's trade) :: Fachgespräch {n}
shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) :: Schaufenster {n}
Shor {prop} (language) :: Schorisch {n}
shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) :: Ufer {n}
shore {v} (support) SEE: shore up ::
shore crab {n} (type of crab, Carcinus maenas) :: Strandkrabbe {f}
shore up {v} (to reinforce (something at risk of failure)) :: abstützen, stützen, unterstützen, verstärken
shoring {n} (temporary bracing used to prevent collapse) :: Abstützung {f}, Verbau {m}
short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) :: kurz
short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) :: klein
short {adj} (having little duration) :: kurz
short {adj} (constituting an abbreviation or shortened form) :: kurz (für)
short {v} (transitive: to cause a short circuit) :: kurzschließen
short {n} (short circuit) SEE: short circuit ::
short {n} (finance: short sale) SEE: short selling ::
short {n} (short film) SEE: short film ::
short-acting {adj} (having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term) :: kurzwirksam
shortage {n} (lack or deficiency) :: Mangel {m}, Knappheit {f}
short-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus griseus) :: Kleiner Schlammläufer {m}
shortbread {n} (biscuit) :: Butterkeks {m}
short-chain {adj} (having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms) :: kurzkettig
short circuit {n} (unintentional connection) :: Kurzschluss {m}
shortcoming {n} (deficiency) :: Schwäche {f}, Manko {n}
short corner {n} (field hockey: penalty corner) :: kurze Ecke, Strafecke {f}
shortcrust pastry {n} (pastry without leavening agent) :: Mürbeteig {m}
shortcut {n} (path) :: Abkürzung
shortcut {n} (method) :: Abkürzung {f}
shortcut {n} (symlink) :: Verknüpfung, Shortcut {m}, Tastenkombination {f}
shortcut {n} (keyboard shortcut) SEE: keyboard shortcut ::
short-eared owl {n} (owl) :: Sumpfohreule {f}
shorten {v} (to make shorter) :: verkürzen
shorten {v} (to become shorter) :: kürzer werden
shortening {n} (solid fat) :: Shortening {n}
short film {n} (motion picture) :: Kurzfilm {m}
shorthand {n} (rough and rapid method of writing) :: Kurzschrift {f}, Stenografie {f}, Stenographie {f}
shorthand {n} (brief or shortened way of saying or doing something) :: Stenogramm {n}
shorthand typist {n} (shorthand typist) :: Stenotypist {m}, Stenotypistin {f}
shorthorn sculpin {n} (species of fish) :: Seeskorpion {m}
short-legged {adj} (having short legs) :: kurzbeinig
short list {n} (a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made) :: Shortlist {f}, engere Auswahl {f}
short-lived {adj} (not existent for very long) :: kurzlebig
shortness {n} (The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief) :: Kürze {f}
shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) :: Lufthunger, Atemlosigkeit, Atemnot, Dyspnoe {f}
short of {phrase} (except) SEE: except ::
short order {adj} (prepared and served quickly) :: in kurzer Zeit
short s {n} (the character s) :: in fraktur: s; in antiqua: rundes s {n}, Rund-s {n}, kurzes s {n}
shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short ::
shorts {n} (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) :: Shorts {p}, kurze Hose {f}
short sale {n} (sale of a security that one does not own, delivery obligation met by borrowing the security from another owner) SEE: short selling ::
short selling {n} (The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess) :: Leerverkauf {m}
short-sighted {adj} (myopic) SEE: myopic ::
short-sighted {adj} (lacking foresight) :: kurzsichtig
short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness ::
short story {n} (work of fiction) :: Kurzgeschichte {f}, Erzählung {f}, Novelle {f}
short-tailed parrot {n} (Graydidascalus brachyurus) :: Kurzschwanzpapagei
short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine ::
short-term {adj} (of the near or immediate future) :: kurzfristig
short-term {adj} (of a short duration of time) :: kurzzeitig
short-toed snake eagle {n} (Circaetus gallicus) :: Schlangenadler {m}
shortwave {adj} (of radio waves) :: kurzwellig
shortwave {n} (wave) :: Kurzwelle {f}
Shoshone {prop} (Amerind people) :: Shoshone
Shoshone {prop} (Amerind language) :: Shoshone
shot {n} (result of launching a projectile) :: Schuss {m}
shot {n} (launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal) :: Wurf {m}
shot {n} (measure of alcohol) :: Shot {m}
shot {n} (photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures) :: Aufnahme {f}
shot {n} (vaccination or injection) :: Spritze {f}
Shota {prop} (male given name) :: Schota
shot across the bow {n} (warning that negative consequences will be faced) :: Schuss vor den Bug {m}
shot glass {n} (small glass) :: Schnapsglas {n}, Pinnchen {n} [regional]
shotgun {n} (gun) :: Flinte {f}, Schrotflinte {f}
shotgun {n} (front seat next to driver) :: Beifahrersitz {m}
shotgun wedding {n} (wedding in which the bride is pregnant) :: Mussehe {f}, Mussheirat {f}, Musshochzeit {f}; [more often expressed verbally:] sie mussten heiraten
shot in the dark {n} (a guess) :: Schuss ins Blaue {m}
shot put {n} (athletics event) :: Kugelstoßen {n}
shot-putter {n} (athlete) :: Kugelstoßer {m}, Kugelstoßerin {f}
should {v} (expressing obligation) :: sollen, sollte, müsste
should {v} (expressing likelihood) :: dürfen
should {v} :: sollte
shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) :: Schulter {f}
shoulder {v} (put (something) on one's shoulders) :: schultern
shoulderbag {n} (bag worn on the shoulders) :: Schultertasche {f}
shoulder blade {n} (bone) :: Schulterblatt {n}
shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade ::
shoulder pole {n} (carrying pole) SEE: carrying pole ::
shout {n} (a loud burst of voice) :: Schrei {m}
shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) :: schreien
shout {v} (to utter with a shout) :: schreien
shout {v} (to treat with shouts or clamor) :: anschreien
shout {v} (to buy food or drinks for others) :: spendieren, schmeißen
shout down {v} (to shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument) :: niederbrüllen
shout out {v} (to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization) :: lobend erwähnen, loben, mit einem Wort der Anerkennung erwähnen, einen Gruß übermitteln
shout out {v} (to speak when inappropriate) :: rufen, herausrufen, dazwischenrufen, schreien, brüllen
shout out {n} (act of giving such an acknowledgement) :: lobende Erwähnung {f}, Lob {n}, anerkennendes Wort {n}, Grußbotschaft {f}
shove {v} (push roughly) :: schubsen, schieben, drängen
shove {n} (rough push) :: Schubs {m}
shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade ::
shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) :: Schaufel {f}, Schüppe
shovel {v} (to move materials with a shovel) :: schaufeln, schippen
shoveler {n} (duck in the genus Anas) :: Löffelente {f}
show {v} (to display) :: zeigen, darstellen
show {v} (to indicate (a fact) to be true) :: zeigen
show {n} (entertainment) :: Show {f}, Schau {f}
show {n} (demonstration) :: Demonstration {f}, Schau {f}
show {n} (broadcast program(me)) :: Sendung {f}, Programm {n}
show {v} (to bestow; confer) SEE: bestow ::
show {v} (show up) SEE: show up ::
showboat {n} (showoff) SEE: showoff ::
showboat {n} (river steamer with theatre) :: Theaterschiff {n}
show business {n} (entertainment industry) :: Showbusiness {f}
showbusiness {n} (entertainment industry) :: Showbusiness {f}
showcase {n} (a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items) :: Vitrine {f}, Schaukasten {m}, Schaufenster {n} [figurative]
showcase {n} (a setting for displaying something favorably) :: Schaufenster {n}, Vitrine {f}
showcase {v} (to display, demonstrate, show, or present) :: herausstellen, zur Schau stellen, vorführen, darbieten, demonstrieren, präsentieren
showdown {n} (the final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor) :: Showdown {n}, entscheidender Machtkampf {m}
shower {n} (brief fall of rain) :: Schauer {m}, Fälle {f}
shower {n} (device for bathing) :: Dusche {f}, Brause {f}
shower {n} (instance of using of this device) :: [eine Dusche nehmen] Dusche {f}, Brause {f}
shower {v} (to spray with) :: besprühen, einsprühen
shower {v} (to bathe using a shower) :: duschen
shower {v} (to bestow liberally) :: überschütten mit
shower {n} (baby shower) SEE: baby shower ::
shower cap {n} (waterproof headgear worn in shower) :: Duschhaube {f}
shower curtain {n} (waterproof curtain) :: Duschvorhang {m}
shower gel {n} (gel shower soap) :: Duschgel {n}
shower head {n} (part of a shower where the water comes out) :: Duschkopf {m}
showerhead {n} (perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather) :: Duschkopf {m}
showing {n} (occasion) :: Vorführung {f}
show jumping {n} (equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles) :: Springreiten
showman {n} (person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, see also: showwoman) :: Schausteller {m}
showman {n} (person who produces or presents shows as a profession) SEE: impresario ::
show off {v} (to exhibit, to demonstrate something for the purpose of bragging) :: angeben, aufschneiden, sich wichtigmachen, renommieren, sich aufblasen, wichtigtun
show-off {n} (one who shows off) :: Angeber {m}
showoff {n} (person who attempts to demonstrate prowess or ability) :: Angeber {m}
show of force {n} :: Machtdemonstration {f}
show one's true colors {v} (to reveal how one really is) :: Farbe bekennen, sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
showroom {n} (room for display of products) :: Ausstellungsraum {m}, Showroom {f}
showstopper {n} (impediment to progress) :: KO-Kriterium {n}, K.O.-Kriterium {n}, Ausschlusskriterium {n}
show trial {n} (trial held for appearance's sake) :: Schauprozess {m}
show up {v} (to appear) :: auftauchen, erscheinen
show up {v} (to expose) :: sich zeigen
showwoman {n} (a female showperson) :: Schaustellerin {f}
showy {adj} (for show) :: protzig, auffällig, schreiend, grell
shrapnel {n} (artillery shell) :: Schrapnell {n}
shrapnel {n} (fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device) :: Schrapnell {n}, Granatsplitter {m}
shrapnel {n} (loose change) SEE: loose change ::
shred {v} (to cut or tear into narrow pieces or strips) :: zerkleinern, zerfetzen, schreddern
shredder {n} (machine) :: Schredder {m}
shrew {n} (mouselike animal) :: Spitzmaus {f}
shrew {n} (woman) :: Megäre {f}
shrewd {adj} (showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters) :: klug, clever, gewitzt
shrewd {adj} (artful, tricky or cunning) :: schlau, listig, raffiniert
shrewd {adj} (streetwise) :: pfiffig, gewieft, gerissen
shrewdly {adv} (in a shrewd manner) :: geschickt
shriek {n} (a sharp, shrill outcry or scream) :: Kreischen {n}
shriek {v} (to utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry) :: kreischen
shriek {v} (to utter sharply and shrilly) :: kreischen
shrift {n} (act of going to or hearing a religious confession) :: Beichte {f}, Beichtablegung {f}, Beichtgang {m}
shrift {n} (confession to a priest) :: Beichte {f}
shrift {n} (forgiveness given by a priest after confession) :: Sündenerlass {m}, Sündenvergebung {f}, Absolution {f}
shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) :: Würger {m}
shrill {adj} (high-pitched and piercing) :: schrill
shrill {adj} (sharp or keen to the senses) :: scharf
shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) :: Garnele {f}, Schrimp {m}, Shrimp {m}
shrine {n} (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect) :: Heiligtum {n}; [chiefly non-Christian also] Schrein {m}; [Christian also, with specific meanings] Grabkirche {f}; Heiligenkapelle {f}; Bildstock {m}; Wegekreuz {n}
shrine {n} (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics) :: Schrein {m}
shrink {v} (intransitive: to contract, to become smaller) :: schrumpfen
shrink {v} (transitive: to cause something to shrink) :: schrumpfen, abnehmen
shrink {v} (intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty) :: sich drücken
shrink {v} (to move back because of fear or disgust) :: scheuen
shrink {n} (psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling)) :: [literally: Soul Plumber] Seelenklempner {m}
shrithe {v} (to creep) SEE: creep ::
shrithe {v} (to go about, roam) SEE: roam ::
shrive {v} (confess) SEE: confess ::
shrive {v} (hear or receive a confession) :: die Beichte abnehmen
shrive {v} (prescribe penance or absolution) :: die Vergebung der Sünden gewähren, die Absolution erteilen, eine Buße auferlegen
shrivel {v} (become wrinkled) :: schrumpeln, verschrumpeln
shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom ::
shroom {n} (hallucinogenic fungus) SEE: magic mushroom ::
shroud {n} (dress for the dead) :: Leichentuch {n}
shroud {n} (mast support) :: Want {f} {n}
Shrovetide {n} (period of three days) :: Fastnachtszeit {f}, Fastnacht {f}, Fasching {m}, Karneval {m}
Shrove Tuesday {n} (day before the beginning of Lent) :: Faschingsdienstag {m}
shrub {n} (woody plant) :: Busch {m}, Strauch {m}
shrubbery {n} (shrubs collectively) :: Strauchwerk {n}, Gesträuch {n}
shrub celery {n} (the crisp thick leafstalk of the celery plant) :: Bleichsellerie, Stangensellerie
shrug {n} (gesture) :: Schulterzucken {n}, Achselzucken {n}
shrug {v} (to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.) :: mit den Schultern zucken, mit den Achseln zucken
shrunk {v} (past participle of shrink) :: geschrumpft
shtetl {n} (a Jewish village or small town) :: Schtetl {n}, Stetl {n}
shtick {n} (characteristic trait) :: Stück {n}, Nummer {f}
shtick {n} (gimmick) :: Trick {m}, Masche {f}, Nummer {f}
shtum {adj} (silent; speechless; dumb) :: stumm
shudder {n} (shivering tremor) :: Schauder {m}
shudder {n} (moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson) :: Schauder {m}
shudder {v} (to shake nervously, as if from fear) :: schaudern
shudder {v} (to vibrate jerkily) :: zittern
shuffle {n} (act of shuffling cards) :: Mischen {n}, Mischeln {n} [southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland], Durchmischen {n}
shuffle {n} (instance of walking without lifting one's feet) :: Schlurfen {n}
shuffle {v} (to put in a random order) :: mischen, mischeln [southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland], durchmischen
shuffle {v} (to walk without picking up one's feet) :: schlurfen
shufti {n} (glance) SEE: glance ::
shun {v} (to avoid) :: aus dem Weg gehen, ausweichen, meiden, scheuen, vermeiden
shun {v} (to escape) :: flüchten, ausweichen
shunt {v} (to move a train or carriages) :: rangieren
shunt {v} ((obsolete) to turn aside or away) :: verlagern
shunter {n} (a railway locomotive used for shunting) :: Rangierlokomotive {f}
shut {v} ((transitive) to close) :: schließen, zumachen
shut down {v} (to close, terminate, or end) :: schließen, verschließen
shut down {v} (to turn off or stop) :: herunterfahren
shutdown {n} (action of closing) :: Herunterfahren {n}
shut one's eyes {v} (to ignore or deliberately overlook) SEE: turn a blind eye ::
shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up ::
shutter {n} (one who shuts or closes) :: Verschließender {m}, Verschließer {m}
shutter {n} (protective panels over windows) :: [chiefly one hinged on the side] Fensterladen {m}; [roller shutter] Rollladen
shutter {n} (part of a camera) :: Verschluss {m}
shuttle {n} (part of a loom) :: Weberschiff
shuttle {n} (transport service) :: Pendelverkehr {m}, [bus] Shuttlebus {m}
shuttlecock {n} (badminton ball) :: Federball {m}
shut up {v} (transitive: to stop (a person) from talking or (a person or thing) from making noise) :: Mund stopfen, shut someone's trap: Maul stopfen
shut up {v} (intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) :: den Mund halten
shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) :: halt den Mund, halt dein Maul, halt die Fresse, halt die Klappe [sg.], halt's Maul, halt den Rand
shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
shy {adj} (easily frightened) :: schüchtern, scheu
shy {adj} (reserved) :: scheu, schüchternē
shy {adj} (embarrassed) :: verlegen
shylock {n} (loan shark) SEE: loan shark ::
shyness {n} (quality of being shy) :: Schüchternheit, Scheu {f}, Scheuheit {f}
Siam {prop} (the former name of Thailand) :: Siam {n}
Siamese {adj} (Thai) :: siamesisch
Siamese {prop} (Thai language) :: Siamesisch {n}
Siamese {n} (Siamese cat) :: Siamkatze {f}
Siamese {n} (Siam inhabitant) :: Siamese {m}, Siamesin {f}
Siamese cat {n} (mammal) :: Siamkatze {f}
Siamese fighting fish {n} (a freshwater fish) :: Siamesischer Kampffisch
Siamese twin {n} (conjoined twin) :: siamesischer Zwilling {m}
sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling ::
sib {n} (kindred) SEE: kin ::
sib {n} (kinsman) SEE: kinsman ::
Siberia {prop} (region of Russia) :: Sibirien {n}
Siberian {adj} (from, of or pertaining to Siberia) :: sibirisch
Siberian {n} (person) :: Sibirier {m}, Sibirierin {f}
Siberian {n} (cat) :: Sibirische Katze {f}
Siberian crane {n} (Grus leucogeranus) :: Nonnenkranich {m}
Siberian Husky {n} (Siberian Husky dog) :: sibirischer Husky {m}
Siberian jay {n} (Perisoreus infaustus) :: Unglückshäher {m}
Siberian tiger {n} (Panthera tigris altaica) :: Sibirischer Tiger {m}
sibilant {n} (phonetics: a hissing sound) :: Zischlaut {m}, Sibilans {f}, Sibilant {m}
Sibiu {prop} (city) :: Hermannstadt {f}
sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) :: Geschwisterchen {n}, Geschwisterkind {n}, Bruder [male sibling, brother], Schwester [female sibling, sister], Geschwister {p}
sibyl {n} (a pagan female oracle) :: Sibylle {f}
Sibyl {prop} (female given name) :: Sibylle
sibylline {adj} (mysterious) :: sibyllinisch
sic {adv} (thus, thus written) :: sic, so
sic {v} (incite an attack by) :: hetzen
siccity {n} (dryness) SEE: dryness ::
sich {n} (administrative and military centre for Cossacks) :: Sitsch {f}
Sichuan tit {n} (Poecile weigoldicus) :: Weidenmeise-songarus
Sicilian {adj} (relating to Sicily or its inhabitants) :: sizilianisch
Sicilian {prop} (language) :: Sizilianisch {n}
Sicilian {n} (person) :: Sizilianer {m}, Sizilianerin {f}
Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence ::
Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening) :: Sizilianische Verteidigung {f}
Sicily {prop} (island) :: Sizilien {n}
sick {adj} (having an urge to vomit) :: übel [with subject in dative]
sick {adj} (tired (of), annoyed (by)) :: leid
sick {n} (vomit) :: Kotze {f}
sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill ::
sick and tired {adj} (frustrated and annoyed) SEE: fed up ::
sickbay {n} (a room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured) :: [military] Sanitätsbereich {m}, [military] Sanitätszimmer {n}, [Navy] Schiffshospital {n}, [school, college, office] Krankenzimmer {n}
sickbed {n} (a bed used by a person who is sick) :: Krankenbett {n}, Siechbett {n}, Siechenbett {n} [archaic]
sickening {adj} (causing sickness or disgust) :: ekelhaft, widerlich, abscheulich, ekelerregend, unerträglich, widerwärtig, scheußlich, krankmachend
sickhouse {n} (infirmary) SEE: infirmary ::
sickle {n} (agricultural implement) :: Sichel {f}
sick leave {n} (a type of leave from work) :: Arbeitsunfähigkeit {f}, Krankenstand {m} [Austrian]
sickle cell {n} (abnormal erythrocyte) :: Sichelzelle {f}
sickle cell anaemia {n} (sickle cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia ::
sickle-cell anaemia {n} (sickle-cell anaemia) SEE: sickle-cell anemia ::
sickle-cell anemia {n} (disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells) :: Sichelzellenanämie {f}
sickle-cell disease {n} (sickle-cell disease) SEE: sickle-cell anemia ::
sickly {adj} (frequently ill) :: kränklich, [Switzerland] fehlbar, kränkelnd, siech, dahinsiechend
sickly {adj} (appearing ill) :: (persons) depending on the context: blass, fahl, kränklich, unwohl; (plants) welk, ungesund, krankhaft, matt, abgeschlagen
sickly {adj} (weak, faint) :: schwächlich, (smile) fahl, schwach, matt, blass, ungesund
sickly {adj} (overly sweet) :: übersüß
sick man of Europe {prop} (Ottoman Empire) :: kranker Mann am Bosporus {m}
sickness {n} (the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady) :: Krankheit {f}
sickness {n} (nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach) :: Übelkeit {f}
sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave) :: Krankengeld {n}, Lohnfortzahlung {f}
side {n} (bounding straight edge of an object) :: Seite {f}
side {n} (flat surface of an object) :: Seite {f}
side {n} (left or right half) :: Seite {f}
side {n} (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) :: Seite {f}
side {n} (surface of a sheet of paper) :: Seite {f}
side {n} (television channel) SEE: channel ::
side {n} (side dish) SEE: side dish ::
sideband {n} (band of frequencies on each side of the frequency of a carrier wave) :: Seitenband {n}
sidebar {n} ((computing) information placed at the side of a webpage) :: Seitenleiste {f}
sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns ::
sideboard {n} (furniture) :: Anrichte {f}, Sideboard {n}, Büfett {n}
sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns ::
sideburns {n} (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) :: Koteletten {n-p}, Backenbart {m}
side by side {adv} :: Seite an Seite
side-by-side {adj} (adjacent) :: nebeneinander
side cap {n} (military cap) :: Schiffchen {n}
sidecar {n} (one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle) :: Beiwagen {m}, Seitenwagen {m}
side dish {n} (serving of food meant as an accompanying dish) :: Beilage {f}, Beigabe {f}
sidedish {n} (side dish) SEE: side dish ::
side effect {n} (unintended consequence of any action) :: Nebenwirkung {f}, Nebeneffekt {m}
side effect {n} (medicine: an adverse effect) :: Nebenwirkung {f}
side effect {n} (computing: a state change caused by a function call) :: Nebeneffekt {m}, Seiteneffekt {m}
side entrance {n} (entrance to building through its side) :: Seiteneingang {m}, Nebeneingang {m}
sidekick {n} (assistant) :: Kumpan {m}, Kumpanin {f}
sidelock {n} (sidelock) :: Schläfenlocker {f}, Seitenlocke {f}
side order {n} (accompaniment to main course) SEE: side dish ::
sideproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct ::
sidereal {adj} (of or relating to the stars) :: siderisch, Stern-
sidereal {adj} (relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars) :: siderisch
sidereal day {n} (day of sidereal time) :: siderischer Tag {m}, Sterntag {m}
sidereal time {n} (time measured by apparent motion of vernal equinox) :: Sternzeit {f}
sidereal year {n} (orbital period) :: siderisches Jahr {n}
siderite {n} (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) :: Siderit {m}
side-straddle hop {n} (jumping jack) SEE: jumping jack ::
side street {n} (side street) :: Nebenstraße {f}, Seitenstraße {f}, Seitengasse {f}
side-striped jackal {n} (side-striped jackal) :: Streifenschakal {m}
sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) :: Bürgersteig {m}, Gehweg {m}, Gehsteig {m}, Trottoir {n} [Switzerland, SW Germany]
sidewalk cafe {n} (an outdoor portion of a restaurant) :: Straßencafé {n}, Strassencafé {n} [Switzerland & Liechtenstein]
sideward {adj} (toward a side) :: seitlich
sidewards {adj} (sideward) SEE: sideward ::
sidewards {adv} (sideward) SEE: sideward ::
sideways {adj} (moving or directed towards one side) :: seitlich, Seiten-
sideways {adj} (positioned sideways) :: seitlich
sideways {adj} (neither moving up nor moving down) :: auf der Stelle tretend
sideways {adv} (with a side to the front) :: seitlich
sideways {adv} (towards one side) :: seitwärts, zu Seite
sideways {adv} (askance) :: schräg, schief, seitwärts
sideways {adv} (neither upward nor downward) :: auf der Stelle
sidewinder {n} (Snake Crotalus cerastes) :: Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange {f}
siding {n} (material to cover the sides of a building) :: Wandbekleidung {f}
siding {v} (siding with one party or another) :: zu jemandem halten
siding {n} (side track) :: Nebengleis {n}, Abstellgleis {n}
sidle {v} (to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner) :: schleichen
Sidon {prop} (city state of Phoenicia) :: Sidon, Zidon
siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
siege {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
siege {n} (military blockade of settlement) :: Belagerung {f}
siege {v} (besiege) SEE: besiege ::
siegecraft {n} (poliorcetics) SEE: poliorcetics ::
Sieg Heil {phrase} (Nazi greeting) :: Sieg Heil
siemens {n} (derived unit of electrical conductance) :: Siemens {n}
Sienese {n} (person) :: Sienese {m}, Sienesin {f}
Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) :: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean {adj} (from or of Sierra Leone) :: sierra-leonisch
siesta {n} (an afternoon nap) :: Mittagsruhe {f}, Siesta {f}, Mittagsschlaf {m}
sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) :: Sieb {n}
sieve {v} (to strain, sift or sort using a sieve) :: sieben, durchsieben
sieve of Eratosthenes {prop} (ancient algorithm) :: Sieb des Eratosthenes {n}
sievert {n} (SI unit of radiation dose) :: Sievert {n}
sift {v} (to sieve or strain (something)) :: sieben
sift {v} (to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving) :: sieben
sift {v} (to examine (something) carefully) :: sichten, durchgehen
sifu {n} (martial arts instructor) :: Shifu {m} {f}
sigh {v} (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it) :: seufzen
sigh {n} (act of sighing) :: Seufzen {n}, Seufzer {m}
sight {n} (something worth seeing) :: Sehenswürdigkeit, Gesicht {n}
sight {n} (device used in aiming a firearm) :: Visier {n}
sight {v} (visually register) :: sehen
sight {v} (get sight of) :: erblicken
sight {v} (take aim at) :: anvisieren
sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight ::
sighted {adj} (Not blind) SEE: seeing ::
sighthound {n} (sighthound) :: Windhund {m}
sighting {n} (act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for) :: Sichtung {f}
sight read {v} (to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time) :: vom Blatt spielen
sightseeing {n} (tourism) :: Sightseeing {n}, Tourismus {m}, Besichtigen {n} von Sehenswürdigkeiten, Besichtigung {f} von Sehenswürdigkeiten
sight sing {v} (to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time) :: vom Blatt singen
sight translation {n} (act of translating a written text out loud) :: Vom-Blatt-Übersetzung {f}, Stegreifübersetzung {f}
sigil {n} (seal, signature or signet) :: Siegel {m}
sigil {n} (magical sign) :: Sigill {n}, Sigillum {n}
sigillography {n} (study of seals and sigils) :: Sphragistik {f}
sigma {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet) :: Sigma {n}
sign {n} (visible indication) :: Zeichen {n}, Anzeichen {n}
sign {n} (flat object bearing a message) :: Schild {n}, Zeichen {n}
sign {n} (math: positive or negative polarity) :: Vorzeichen {n}
sign {n} (linguistic unit in sign language) :: Gebärde {f}
sign {n} (sign language in general, see also: ) :: Gebärdensprache {f}, Zeichensprache {f}
sign {n} (omen, see also: omen) :: Zeichen {n}, Vorzeichen {n}
sign {n} (meaningful gesture) :: Gebärde {f}, Zeichen {n}
sign {n} (any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols) :: Zeichen {n}, Sonderzeichen {n}
sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) :: unterzeichnen
sign {v} (to write one's signature on a document) :: unterschreiben, unterschriften, unterzeichnen
sign {v} (to write one's signature somewhere) :: unterschreiben, signieren
sign {v} (intransitive: to communicate using sign language) :: gebärden
sign {v} (transitive: to communicate using sign language) :: gebärden
signage {n} (signs taken collectively) :: Beschilderung {f}
signal {n} (sign made to give notice) :: Signal {n}
signal {n} (device to give indication) :: Signal {m}
signal {v} (to indicate) :: signalisieren
signal aspect {n} :: Signalbild {n}
signal crayfish {n} (Pacifastacus leniusculus) :: Signalkrebs {m}
signal indication {n} :: Signalbegriff {n}
signatory {n} (one who signs or signed) :: Unterzeichner {m}, Unterzeichnerin {f}, Unterzeichneter {m}, Unterzeichnete {f}
signature {n} (person’s autograph name) :: Unterschrift {f}
signboard {n} (a board carrying a sign) :: Schild {n}, Tafel {f}
signet ring {n} (signet ring) :: Siegelring {m}
significance {n} (extent to which something matters) :: Bedeutung {f}, Signifikanz {f}
significance {n} (meaning) :: Bedeutung {f}
significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) :: signifikant, bedeutend
significantly {adv} (in a significant manner: notably) :: wesentlich, beträchtlich
significant other {n} (romantic partner, regardless of marital status) :: Lebensgefährte {m}, Lebensgefährtin {f}
signified {n} (concept evoked by a sign) :: Signifikat {n}
signifier {n} ((linguistics) the sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign) :: Signifikant {m}
signify {v} (to give something a meaning) :: bedeuten
sign in {v} (log in) SEE: log in ::
sign language {n} (sign language) :: Gebärdensprache {f}, Zeichensprache {f}
sign of life {n} (indication that someone is alive; vital sign) :: Lebenszeichen {n}
sign of life {n} (indication that someone is present) :: Lebenszeichen {n}
sign of the cross {n} (gesture) :: Kreuzzeichen {n}; Bekreuzigung {f}
sign of the times {n} (symbol of an era) :: Zeitzeichen {n}, Zeichen der Zeit {f-p}
sign over {v} (to transfer) :: überschreiben
signpost {n} (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) :: Signalposten {m}, Wegweiser {m}, Signalpfosten {m}, Richtungsweiser {m}
signpost {v} (install signposts) :: ausschildern
signum function {n} (function) :: Signumfunktion {f}
sign up {v} (to add a name to the list of people who are participating in something) :: anmelden
sign up {v} (to add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something) :: anmelden
sign up {v} (to agree to purchase some good or service) :: abonnieren
Sigrid {prop} (female given name) :: Sigrid
Sikh {n} (an adherent of Sikhism) :: Sikh {m}
Sikh {adj} (relating to Sikhism) :: sikhisch, Sikh- [with or without a hyphen]
Sikhism {prop} (religion) :: Sikhismus {m}
silage {n} (fodder stored in a silo) :: Silage {f}
silence {n} (lack of any sound) :: Stille {f}, Schweigen {n} [when nobody talks]
silence {n} (right to not speak during arrest) :: Schweigen {n}
silence {v} (to suppress criticism) :: zum Schweigen bringen
silence {interj} (be silent) :: Ruhe!
silence camp {n} (any of the NKVD special camps) :: Schweigelager
silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) :: Schweigen ist Gold, Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
silencer {n} (attachment) :: Schalldämpfer {m}
silent {adj} (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) :: still, [verb "to be silent"] schweigen
silent {adj} (not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn) :: schweigsam
silent {adj} (keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed) :: still
silent {adj} (not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent) :: stumm
silent {adj} (in silent mode, on silent, with the sound turned off) :: lautlos, leise, stumm
silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent ::
silent as the grave {adj} (to say absolutely nothing) :: wie ein Grab schweigen (be silent like a grave)
silent film {n} (film without sound) :: Stummfilm {m}
silent treatment {n} (ignoring a particular individual) :: jemanden mit Schweigen strafen
Silesia {prop} (region) :: Schlesien {n}
Silesian {adj} (of or pertaining to Silesia) :: schlesisch
Silesian {n} (inhabitant of Silesia) :: Schlesier {m}, Schlesierin {f} [female]
Silesian {prop} (Germanic language or dialect, see also: Silesian German; Lower Silesian) :: Schlesisch {n}, schlesische Mundart {f} [regarded as (High German) dialect]
Silesian {prop} (Slavic dialect) :: Schlesisch {n}, Schlonsakisch {n}, Wasserpolnisch {n}, Wasserpolackisch {n}
Silesian German {n} (West Germanic language) :: Schlesisch {n}
silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) :: Silhouette {f}, Schattenriss {m}
silica gel {n} (granular form of silica) :: Kieselgel {n}
silicate {n} (salt or mineral) :: Silikat {n}
siliceous {adj} (relating to silica) :: kieselhaltig, kieselartig, Kiesel-
silicic acid {n} (any of a range of hydrates of silica) :: Kieselsäure {f}
silicon {n} (non-metallic element) :: Silizium {n}, Silicium {n} [professional jargon]
silicon dioxide {n} (SiO2) :: Siliciumdioxid {n}, Siliziumdioxid {n}
silicone {n} (any of a class of inert compounds of silicon) :: Silikon {n}
siliconize {v} :: silikonieren, silikonisieren
siliconized {adj} (coated with silicone) :: silikonisiert
Silicon Valley {prop} (nickname for region in San Francisco) :: Silicon Valley {n}, Silizium-Tal {n}
silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) :: Silikose {f}
silk {n} (fiber) :: Seide {f}
silk {n} (fabric) :: Seide {f}
silken {adj} (made of silk) :: seiden
silken {adj} (having a texture like silk) :: seiden
Silk Road {prop} (routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa) :: Seidenstraße {f}
silk-screen printing {n} (screen printing) SEE: screen printing ::
silkworm {n} (caterpillar) :: Seidenspinner {m}, Seidenraupe {f}
silky {adj} (similar in texture or appearance to silk) :: seidig, seidenweich
sill {n} (base of a window) :: Fensterbank {f}, Sims {m} {n}
sill {n} (horizontal member bearing the upright portion of a frame) :: Schwelle {f}
sill {n} (layer of igneous rock) :: Lagergang {m}, Sill {m}
sillimanite {n} (mineral) :: Sillimanit {m}
silliness {n} (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous) :: Dummheit {f}, Albernheit {f}
silly {adj} (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) :: doof, dumm
silly {adj} (playful, giggly) :: albern
silly {n} (silly person) :: Dummerchen {m}
silly goose {n} (silly person) :: dumme Gans {f}
silly season {n} (period when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting bizarre stories) :: Sommerloch {n}, Sauregurkenzeit {f}
silo {n} (vertical building for storing grain) :: Silo {m}, Kornspeicher {m}
silo {n} (underground bunker) :: Raketensilo {m} {n}
silovik {n} (former member of the security services and the military, any power structure (Russia)) :: Silowik {m}
silt {n} (fine earth deposited by water) :: Schlamm {m}, Schlick {m}, Schluff {m}
silty {adj} (having a noticeable amount of silt) :: verschlammt, schluffig
silver {n} (metal) :: Silber {n}
silver {adj} (made from silver) :: silbern
silver {adj} (having a color/colour like silver) :: silbern, silberfarbig, silberfarben, silbrig
silver ball {n} (pinball) SEE: pinball ::
silverberry {n} (plant) SEE: oleaster ::
silver bullet {n} (solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results) :: Königsweg {m}
silver carp {n} (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) :: Silberkarpfen {m}
silver chloride {n} (silver salt of hydrochloric acid) :: Silberchlorid
silver fir {n} (European silver fir Abies alba) :: Weißtanne {f}
silver fir {n} (Pacific silver fir) SEE: Pacific silver fir ::
silverfish {n} (type of bristletail) :: Silberfischchen {n}; [rarer also] Fischchen {n}, Silberfisch {m}; [archaic] Zuckergast {m}
silver fox {n} (fox with pale yellow fur) :: Silberfuchs {m}, Silberfüchsin {f}
silver goal {n} (first goal scored during the first half of extra time) :: Silver Goal {n}
silver lining {n} (a good aspect of a mostly bad event) :: Silberstreif {m}, Silberstreifen {m}, Lichtblick {m}, gute Seite {f}, positiver Aspekt {m}
silver medal {n} (medal made of, or having the colour of, silver) :: Silbermedaille {f}
silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver ::
silver oxide {n} (chemical compound) :: Silberoxid
silver paper {n} (aluminium foil) :: Silberpapier {n}
silver plate {n} (thin layer of silver) :: Silberbeschichtung {f}, Silberüberzug {m}
silver screen {n} (cinema screen) :: Filmleinwand {f}, Kinoleinwand {f}
silverside {n} (fish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae) :: Ährenfisch {m}
silversmith {n} (person who makes articles out of silver) :: Silberschmied {m}, Silberschmiedin {f}, Gold- und Silberschmied {m}, Gold- und Silberschmiedin {f}
silver sulfide {n} (Ag2S) :: Silbersulfid {n}
silverware {n} ((US) knives, forks and spoons) :: Tafelsilber {n}, Essbesteck {n}
silver wedding {n} (anniversary celebration) :: Silberhochzeit {f}, silberne Hochzeit {f}
silvery {adj} (resembling silver) :: silbrig
silvery {adj} (clear and musical in tone) :: silberhell, silbrig, silbern
silvery-cheeked antshrike {n} (Sakesphorus cristatus) :: Silberwangen-Ameisenwürger {m}
Silvia {prop} (female given name) :: Silvia, Sylvia
silviculture {n} (forestry) :: Waldbau {m}, Forstwissenschaft {f}
Silvius {prop} (male given name) :: Silvio {m}, Sylvio {m}
SIM card {n} (small, removable card which stores mobile phone data) :: SIM-Karte {f}
Simferopol {prop} (city) :: Simferopol {n}
similar {adj} (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) :: ähnlich, vergleichbar
similarity {n} (closeness of appearance) :: Ähnlichkeit {f}
similarly {adv} (in a similar style or manner) :: ähnlich
similarness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity ::
simile {n} (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) :: Vergleich {m}
simit {n} (ring-shaped bread roll) :: Simit {m}, Sesamring {m}, Sesamkringel {m}
simmer {v} ((intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly) :: sieden, köcheln
simmer {v} ((transitive) to cause to cook or undergo heating slowly) :: sieden, köcheln
Simon {prop} (biblical characters) :: Simon
Simon {prop} (male given name) :: Simon
Simone {prop} (female given name) :: Simone {f}
simony {n} (act of buying or selling spiritual things) :: Simonie {f}, Ämterkauf {m}
simoom {n} (hot, dry wind) :: Samum {m}
simper {v} (To smile in a frivolous manner) :: verschmitzt lachen
simple {adj} (uncomplicated) :: einfach, simpel
simple {adj} (simple-minded) :: einfach, simpel
simpleness {n} (property of being simple) :: Einfachheit {f}
simple past {n} (the simple past tense) :: Präteritum {n}
simple pendulum {n} :: einfaches Pendel {n}
simple present {n} (present tense) :: Gegenwart
simple sentence {n} (sentence containing one independent clause and no dependent clause) :: einfacher Satz {m}
simpleton {n} (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) :: Einfaltspinsel {m}, Simpel {m}, Naivling {m}, naiv
simplex {n} (an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron) :: Simplex {n}
simplex {n} (a simple word) :: Simplex {n}
simplicial {adj} (having to do with simplices) :: simplizial
simplicity {n} (quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths) :: Einfachheit {f}
simplification {n} (act of simplifying) :: Vereinfachung {f}
Simplified Chinese {prop} (Chinese written using simplified characters) :: vereinfachtes Chinesisch {n}
Simplified Chinese {prop} (simplified character(s)) :: Kurzzeichen {n}
simplify {v} (to make simpler) :: vereinfachen
simplify {v} (to become simpler) :: sich vereinfachen
simply {adv} (in a simple manner) :: einfach
simulacrum {n} (image or representation) :: Simulacrum {n}, Simulakrum {n}
simulacrum {n} (faint trace) :: Scheinbild {n}
simulate {v} (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) :: simulieren, nachahmen
simulation {n} (something which simulates) :: Simulation {f}
simulation {n} (process of simulating) :: Simulation {f}
simulation {n} (soccer: attempt of feigning a foul) :: Schwalbe {f}
simulator {n} (machine or system) :: Simulator {m}
simultaneity {n} (the quality or state of being simultaneous) :: Gleichzeitigkeit {f}, Simultanität {f}
simultaneous {adj} (occurring at the same time) :: gleichzeitig, simultan
simultaneously {adv} (occurring at the same time) :: gleichzeitig
simultaneousness {n} (the quality or state of being simultaneous) :: Gleichzeitigkeit {f}, Simultanität {f}
sin {n} (violation of religious law) :: Sünde {f}
sin {n} (misdeed) :: Sünde {f}
sin {v} (to commit a sin) :: sündigen
Sinai {prop} (peninsula) :: Sinai-Halbinsel {f}
Sinai {prop} (mountain) :: Sinai {m}
since {adv} (from a specified time in the past) :: seitdem, seither
since {prep} (from (time)) :: seit
since {conj} (from the time that) :: seitdem
since {conj} (because) :: weil, da
sincere {adj} (earnest) :: aufrichtig
sincereness {n} (sincerity) SEE: sincerity ::
sincerity {n} (quality of being sincere) :: Aufrichtigkeit {f}, Ehrlichkeit {f}
since when {adv} (from what time) :: seit wann
Sindhi {prop} (language) :: Sindhi {n}
sine {n} (trigonometric function) :: Sinus {m}
sinecure {n} (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) :: Sinekure {f}
Sinemurian {n} (subdivision of the Jurassic period) :: Sinemurium
sine qua non {n} (prerequisite) :: absolute Notwendigkeit {f}, notwendige Bedingung {f}, unerlässliche Voraussetzung {f}, Conditio sine qua non {f}
sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon ::
sinew {n} (muscular power, muscle; vigor, vigorous strength) :: Sehne {f}
sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil ::
sinful {adj} (constituting sin) :: sündig
sing {v} (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) :: singen
sing along {v} (sing at the same time) :: mitsingen
Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) :: Singapur {n}
Singaporean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Singapore) :: singapurisch
Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) :: Singapurer {m}, Singapurerin {f}
Singapore dollar {n} (official currency of Singapore) :: Singapur-Dollar {m}
singe {v} (to burn slightly) :: ansengen, versengen
singe {v} (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) :: absengen
singer {n} (person who sings) :: Sänger {m}, Sängerchen {n} [diminutive], Sängerlein {n} [diminutive]
singer {n} (female person who sings) :: Sängerin {f}
Singer {prop} (surname) :: Singer
singeress {n} (songstress) SEE: songstress ::
singer-songwriter {n} (singer-songwriter) :: Singer-Songwriter {m}, Singer-Songwriterin {f}, Liedermacher {m}, Liedermacherin {f}
singing {n} (the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing) :: Singen {n}, Gesang {m}
singing voice {n} (quality of voice when singing) :: Singstimme {f}
single {adj} (not accompanied by anything else) :: einzeln, einzig, allein
single {adj} (not divided in parts) :: einzig, einheitlich, vereint, gemeinsam
single {adj} (designed for the use of only one) :: einzel
single {adj} (not married nor dating) :: ledig, unverheiratet, alleinstehend, single, solo
single {n} (45 RPM vinyl record) :: Single {f}
single {n} (popular song) :: Single {f}, Singleauskopplung {f}
single {n} (one who is not married) :: Alleinstehender {m}, Alleinstehende {f}, [dating jargon] Solomann {m}, [dating jargon] Solofrau {f}, Junggeselle {m}, Junggesellin {f}, [obsolete] Jungfrau {f}, [obsolete] Hagestolz {m}, Single {m}
single {n} (bill valued at $1) :: Einer {m}
single {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket ::
single {v} (farming: to thin out) SEE: thin out ::
single bed {n} (bed for one person) :: Einzelbett {n}
single-celled {adj} (consisting of one cell) SEE: unicellular ::
single-chain {adj} (having only a single chain of carbon atoms) :: einkettig
single-click {n} (action or event of pushing mouse-button once) :: Einzelklick {m}
single-handedly {adv} (alone; without assistance; by oneself) :: eigenhändig
singlehood {n} (The state of being single) :: Alleinleben {n}, Singledasein {n}, Singleleben {n}, Unverpartnertsein {n}
single-lens reflex {n} (a camera allowing one to view through the same lens used to take a photograph) :: Spiegelreflexkamera {f}
single market {n} (a trade bloc) :: Binnenmarkt {m}
single-minded {adj} (intensely focused) :: unbeirrbar, zielstrebig, entschlossen
single-mindedness {n} (property) :: Zielstrebigkeit {f}, Entschlossenheit {f}, Unbeirrbarkeit {f}
single mother {n} (a woman raising a child on her own) :: alleinerziehende Mutter {f}
single out {v} (To select one from a group and treat differently) :: auswählen, aussondern, gesondert behandeln
single parent {n} (only parent bringing up a child) :: Alleinerziehender {m}, Alleinerziehende {f}
single responsibility principle {prop} (programming principle) :: Eine-Verantwortlichkeit-Prinzip {n}, Single-Responsibility-Prinzip {n}
single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed) :: Einzelzimmer {n}
singlet {n} (sleeveless shirt) :: Unterhemd {n}
single ticket {n} (one-way ticket) SEE: one-way ticket ::
singleton {n} (computing: class) :: Singleton {n}
singleton {n} (math: set) :: einelementige Menge {f}, Einermenge {f}
singleton pattern {n} (software: design pattern) :: Singleton {n}
single transferable vote {n} (voting system) :: übertragbare Einzelstimmgebung
singly even {adj} (singly even) :: einzeln gerade
singular {adj} (being only one of larger population) :: einzeln
singular {adj} (being the only one of a kind) :: einzigartig
singular {adj} (distinguished by superiority) :: einzigartig
singular {adj} (being out of the ordinary) :: ungewöhnlich
singular {adj} (grammar: referring to only one thing) :: singularisch
singular {adj} (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse) :: singulär
singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) :: Einzahl {f}, Singular {m}, Singularis {m} [dated]
singulare tantum {n} (grammar, noun having the singular form only) :: Singularetantum {n}, Singularwort {n}
singularity {n} (peculiar state or occurrence) :: Eigenheit {f}
singularity {n} (point where infinite value is reached) :: Singularität {f}
singularity {n} (mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist) :: Singularität {f}
singularity {n} (physics: point of infinite density) :: Singularität {f}
singular value decomposition {n} (linear algebra: type of factorisation of a matrix) :: Singulärwertzerlegung {f}
Sinhala {n} (language) SEE: Sinhalese ::
Sinhalese {adj} (of or pertaining to Sri Lanka) :: singhalesisch
Sinhalese {n} (Sinhalese person) :: Singhalese {m}, Singhalesin {f}
Sinhalese {n} (the language) :: Singhalesisch {n}
sinicization {n} (process of sinicising) :: Sinisierung {f}, Sinifizierung {f}, Chinesierung {f}, Chinesifizierung {f}
sinister {adj} (ominous) :: sinister
sinister {adj} (evil) :: böse, sinister
sinister {adj} (of the left) :: sinister, links, linksseitig
sinister {adj} (heraldic "left") :: linker {m}
sinistromanual {adj} (left-handed) SEE: left-handed ::
Sinitic {adj} (relating to the group of Chinese languages) :: sinitisch, chinesisch
sink {v} (descend into liquid, etc) :: sinken
sink {v} (push (something) into) :: senken, versenken
sink {n} (basin) :: [kitchen sink] Spüle {f}, Spülbecken {n}, Spülstein {m}; [bathroom washbasin] Waschbecken {n}, Lavabo {n} [Switzerland]
sink {n} (wastewater drain) :: Abfluss {m}
sink {n} (destination vertex) :: Senke {f}
sink {n} (sinkhole) SEE: sinkhole ::
sinker {n} (weight used in fishing) :: Bleigewicht {n} [lead sinker]
sinkhole {n} (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) :: Doline {f}, Senkloch {n}, Sinkloch {n}, Erdfall {m}, Schwinde {f}, Flussschwinde {f}, Schwalgloch {n}, Schluckloch {n}
sinkhole {n} (depressed area in which water collects) :: Senkloch {n}, Sinkloch {n}, Ablauf {m}, Abfluss {m}
Sinkiang {prop} (Xinjiang) SEE: Xinjiang ::
sinking ship {n} (something doomed) :: sinkendes Schiff {n}
sinless {adj} (without sin) :: sündenfrei, sündenlos
sinner {n} (person who has sinned) :: Sünder {m}, Sünderin {f}
Sino- {prefix} (relating to China or Chinese) :: sino-, Chinesisch-
sinoatrial node {n} (a group of cells) :: Sinusknoten
Sinocentrism {n} (belief that China was literally the centre of the world) :: Sinozentrismus {m}
sinologist {n} (a student, or expert in sinology) :: Sinologe {m}, Sinologin {f}
sinology {n} (Chinese studies) SEE: Chinese studies ::
Sinophobia {n} (the fear of China or Chinese) :: Sinophobie {f}
Sinophone {adj} (speaking Chinese) :: chinesischsprachig
Sinophone {n} (a speaker of Chinese) :: Chinesischsprachiger {m}, Chinesischsprachige {f}
Sinosphere {n} (regions in East Asia influenced by Chinese culture) :: Sinosphäre {f}
Sino-Tibetan {adj} (related to Chinese and Tibetan) :: sinotibetisch
sinter {v} (to compact and heat a powder to form a solid mass) :: sintern
sintering {n} (A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point) :: Sintern {n}
sinuosity {n} (the property of being sinuous) :: Windungen {f}
sinuous {adj} (having curves in alternate directions; meandering) :: kurvenreich, gewunden
sinus {n} (pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue) :: Sinus {m}, [paranasal] Nasennebenhöhle {f}
sinusitis {n} (inflammation) :: Sinusitis {f}
sinusoid {n} (sine curve) :: Sinuskurve {f}
sinusoid {n} (anatomy: channel for venous blood) :: Sinusoid {n}
Sion {prop} (capital of Valais, a canton in Switzerland) :: Sitten {n}
sip {v} (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time) :: nippen
siphon {n} (a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other) :: Heber {m}
sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) :: Herr {m}, mein Herr {m} ("my lord")
siren {n} (nymph of Greek mythology) :: Sirene {f}
siren {n} (device for making a sound alarm) :: Sirene {f}
Sirius {prop} :: Sirius {m}
sirloin {n} (cut of beef) :: (UK) Roastbeef {n}, (US) Rumpsteak {n}
sirocco {n} (wind) :: Scirocco {m}, Schirokko {m}
sirtaki {n} (modern Greek folk dance) :: Sirtaki {m}
sis {n} (sister) :: Schwesterchen {n}
sisal {n} (fiber) :: Sisal {m}
siskin {n} (small European finch) SEE: Eurasian siskin ::
sissy {n} (an effeminate boy or man) :: Weichling {m}
sissy {n} (a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) :: Jammerlappen {m}
sissy {n} (sister) SEE: sis ::
sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) :: Schwester
sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community) :: Schwester, Nonne
sister {n} (senior nurse) :: Schwester, Krankenschwester
sister {n} (any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) :: Schwester
sister {n} (form of address to a woman) :: Schwester
sister {n} (attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another) :: Schwester-, Partner-
sister {v} (strengthen by fastening a second beam alongside) :: aufdoppeln, verstärken
sister city {n} (city in a relationship of cordiality) :: Partnerstadt {f}
sisterhood {n} (state of being sisters) :: Schwesterschaft {f}
sisterhood {n} (quality of being sisterly) :: Schwesterschaft {f}
sisterhood {n} (religious society of women) :: Schwesternschaft {f}, Frauenorden {m}
sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) :: Schwägerin {f}, Schwäherin {f} [obsolete]
sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) :: Schwägerin {f}, Schwäherin {f} [obsolete]
sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) :: Schwägerin {f}, Schwäherin {f} [obsolete]
sister-in-law {n} (wife's brother's wife) :: Schwägerin {f}, Schwäherin {f} [obsolete]
sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife) :: Schwägerin {f}, Schwäherin {f} [obsolete]
sisterly {adj} (of or characteristic of a sister or sisters) :: schwesterlich, geschwisterlich
sisterly {adv} (like a sister) :: schwesterlich, geschwisterlich
sistership {n} (role or position of sister) :: Schwesterschaft {f}
Sistine {adj} (of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus) :: sixtinisch
Sisyphism {n} (infinite labor that produces nothing) :: Sisyphusarbeit {f}
Sisyphus {prop} (figure) :: Sisyphos {m}, Sisyphus {m}
sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) :: sitzen
sit {v} (move oneself into such a position) :: sich setzen, sich hinsetzen
sit {v} (of an object: occupy a given position permanently) :: liegen
sit {v} (to be a member of a deliberative body) :: sitzen, angehören
sitar {n} (musical instrument) :: Sitar {f}
sit around {v} (sit idly) :: herumsitzen, rumsitzen
sit back {v} (to recline while still in a seated position) :: sich zurücklehnen
sit back {v} (to relax, to not exert oneself) :: sich zurücklehnen
sit bone {n} (ischial tuberosity) :: Sitzknochen {m}
sitcom {n} (situation comedy, see also: situation comedy) :: Sitcom {f}
sit down {v} (to assume a sitting position from a standing position) :: sich setzen
sit-down {adj} (to be done while sitting) :: sitzend, im Sitzen, Sitz-
sit-down {n} (an act of sitting down, especially with other people) :: Sitzpause, Beisammensein im Sitzen, Zusammensitzen , Zusammenkunft im Sitzen {f}
sit-down {n} (a sit-in) :: Sitzstreik
site {n} (place where anything is fixed; situation; local position) :: Standort {m}
site {n} (a website) :: Webseite {f}, Website {f}, Webpräsenz {f}
site map {n} (webpage that lists the contents of a website) :: Sitemap {f}
sit-in {n} (type of protest) :: Sitzblockade {f}
Sitka spruce {n} (tree of the species Picea sitchensis) :: Sitka-Fichte {f}
sitting {n} (a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose) :: Sitzung {f}
sitting {n} (a legislative session) :: Sitzung {f}
sitting {n} (incubation of eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird) :: Brüten {n}, Gelege {n}
sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room ::
situated {adj} (located in a specific place) :: gelegen
situation {n} (position vis-à-vis surroundings) :: Lage {f}
situation {n} (location) :: Lage {f}, Ort {m}, Platz {m}
situation {n} (one's status with regard to circumstances) :: Lage {f}, Situation {f}, Zustand {m}
situation {n} (state of affairs) :: Situation {f}
situation {n} (position of employment) :: Stellung {f}
situation comedy {n} (episodic comedy television program, see also: sitcom) :: Situationskomik {f}
situationism {n} (school of thought) :: Situationismus, Personismus {m}
sit up {v} (to rise to a sitting position) :: sich aufsetzen
sit-up {n} (exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted) :: Rumpfbeuge {f}, Rumpfbeugen {n}, Rumpfheben {n}
six {num} (cardinal number) :: sechs
six {n} (digit) :: Sechs {f}
six {n} :: Sechs {f}
six o'clock {n} (the start of the seventh hour) :: sechs Uhr
six of one, half a dozen of the other {proverb} (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) :: Jacke wie Hose [jacket (is) like trousers]; gehüpft wie gesprungen [hopping (is) like jumping]; ein und dasselbe [one and the same]; einerlei
six pack {n} (set of six beverage cans) :: Sechserpack {n}; Waschbrettbauch {m}, sex
six-pack {n} (set of six beverage cans) :: Sechserpack {n}; Waschbrettbauch {m}
six perfections {n} (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) :: sechs Tugenden, sechs Vollkommenheiten
six-sided {adj} (having six sides) :: sechsseitig
sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) :: sechzehn
sixteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th) :: sechzehnte
sixteenth {n} (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole) :: Sechzehntel {n}
sixteenthly {adv} (in the sixteenth place) :: sechzehntens
sixteenth note {n} (sixteenth note) SEE: semiquaver ::
sixth {adj} (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) :: sechste
sixth {n} (person or thing in sixth place) :: Sechster {m}
sixth {n} (one of six equal parts of a whole) :: Sechstel {n}
sixth {n} (interval) :: Sexte {f}
sixth form {n} (final two years of secondary schooling) :: Oberstufe {f}, Sekundarstufe II
sixth sense {n} (extrasensory perception) :: sechster Sinn {m}
sixties {n} (decade of the 1960s) :: sechziger Jahre {n-p}, Sechziger {p}
sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) :: sechzigste
sixtieth {n} (person or thing in the sixtieth position) :: sechzigste
sixtieth {n} (one of sixty equal parts of a whole) :: sechzigste
sixty {num} (cardinal number) :: sechzig {f}
sixty-eight {num} (cardinal number) :: achtundsechzig
sixty-first {adj} (ordinal number) :: einundsechzigste
sixty-five {num} (cardinal number) :: fünfundsechzig
sixty-four {num} (cardinal number) :: vierundsechzig
sixty-nine {n} (cardinal number) :: neunundsechzig
sixty-nine {n} (sex position) :: Neunundsechzig {f}
sixty-one {num} (cardinal number) :: einundsechzig
sixty-second {adj} (ordinal number) :: zweiundsechzigste
sixty-seven {num} (cardinal number) :: siebenundsechzig
sixty-six {num} (cardinal number) :: sechsundsechzig
sixtysomething {n} (sexagenarian) SEE: sexagenarian ::
sixty-three {num} (cardinal number) :: dreiundsechzig
sixty-two {num} (cardinal number) :: zweiundsechzig
size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) :: Größe {f}
size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing) :: Größe {f}, Kleidergröße {f}, Konfektionsgröße {f}
sizzle {v} (to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface) :: zischen
sizzle {n} (the sound of water hitting a hot surface) :: Zischen {n}
skald {n} (a Nordic poet of the Viking Age) :: Skalde
skandha {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) :: skandha
skat {n} (1. A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany) :: Skat {m}, Skatspiel {n}
skat {n} (2. A widow of two cards in the game of skat) :: Skat {m}
skate {n} (ice skate or roller skate) :: Schlittschuh {m}, Rollschuh {m}
skate {n} (act of skateboarding) :: Skateboardfahren {n}, Skateboarden {n}
skate {n} (act of skating or ice skating) :: Schlittschuhlaufen {n}, Eislaufen {n}, Eislauf {m}
skate {v} (to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates) :: Schlittschuh laufen
skate {n} (fish of family Rajidae) :: Rochen {m}
skateboard {n} (platform on wheels) :: Skateboard {n}
skate on thin ice {v} (to be in potentially risky situation) :: sich auf dünnem Eis bewegen
skater {n} (person who skates) :: Schlittschuhläufer {m}, Schlittschuhläuferin {f}
skater {n} (ice hockey: player other than goaltender) :: Feldspieler {m}
skater {n} (insect) SEE: water strider ::
skating {n} (action or sport) :: Schlittschuhlaufen {n}, Skaten {n}, Eislaufen {n}
skating rink {n} (frozen surface for skating) :: Eisbahn {f}
skating rink {n} (roller skating rink) :: Rollschuhbahn {f}
skedaddle {v} (move or run away quickly) :: abhauen, türmen
skeet {n} (form of trapshooting) :: Skeet {n}
skeet {n} (ejaculation of semen) :: Abspritzen {n} [vulgar]
skeet {v} (to ejaculate) :: abspritzen [vulgar]
skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito ::
skeg {n} (surfer) SEE: surfer ::
skeg {n} (rudder-supporting structure) :: Scheg {n}
skein {n} (quantity of yarn) :: Strang {m}
skein {n} (zoology: wild fowl in flight) :: Schar {f}
skein {n} (winning streak) SEE: winning streak ::
skeletal {adj} (of, or relating to the skeleton) :: skelettal, Skelett-, Knochen-, skelett-
skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) :: Skelett {n}, Gerippe {n}
skeleton {n} (very thin person) :: Haut und Knochen
skeleton {n} (frame that provides support to a building) :: Rohbau {m}
skeleton {n} (computing: client-helper procedure) :: Skeleton {n}
skeleton {n} (type of tobogganing) :: Skeleton {n}
skeleton in the closet {n} (shameful secret) SEE: skeleton in the cupboard ::
skeleton in the cupboard {n} (shameful secret) :: eine Leiche im Keller {f}, Dreck am Stecken {m}
skeptic {n} (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims) :: Skeptiker {m}, Skeptikerin {f}
skeptical {adj} (having, or expressing doubt) :: skeptisch
skeptical {adj} (related to skepticism) :: skeptisch
skepticism {n} (general disposition to doubt) :: Skeptizismus {m}, Skepsis {f}
skerry {n} (small rocky island) :: Schäre {f}
sketch {v} (to make a basic drawing) :: entwerfen
sketch {v} :: skizzieren
sketch {n} (quick freehand drawing) :: Skizze {f}
sketch {n} (brief musical, dramatic or literary work etc.) :: Sketch {m}
sketch {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout ::
sketchbook {n} (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) :: Skizzenbuch {n}
sketchy {adj} (Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement) :: skizzenhaft
skew {adj} (neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line) :: schief, schräg, windschief
skewed {adj} (twisted at an angle) :: verdreht, verzogen, abgeschrägt, schräg, schief
skewed {adj} (biased, distorted) :: verzerrt, voreingenommen, gefärbt, parteiisch, unausgewogen, tendenziös, eingenommen, befangen
skewer {n} (pin used to secure food during cooking) :: Spieß {m}, Spießchen {n}
skewer {v} (to impale on a skewer) :: aufspießen
skew-Hermitian {adj} (skew-Hermitian) :: schiefhermitesch
ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) :: Ski {m}, Schi {m}
ski {v} (to move on skis) :: Ski fahren, Ski laufen
ski boot {n} (specialized footwear used in skiing) :: Skischuhe {m}, Skistiefel {m}
skid {n} (ski shaped runner or supporting surface as found on an aircraft) :: Kufe {f}
skid {v} (to slide in an uncontrolled manner) :: (weg-)rutschen, schleudern (in case of a car)
skid mark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires) :: Bremsspur {f}
skidmark {n} (black mark left on a road surface from tires) :: Bremsspur {f}
skidmark {n} (visible stain left on underpants) :: Bremsspur {f}
skid row {n} (an especially dilapidated section of a city) :: Armenviertel {n}, heruntergekommenes Viertel {n}
skier {n} (someone who practices skiing) :: Skifahrer {m}, Skifahrerin {f}, Schifahrer {m}, Schifahrerin {f}, Schiläufer {m}, Schiläuferin {f}, Skiläufer {m}, Skiläuferin {f}
skiff {n} (Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person) :: Skiff {n}
skiing {n} (sport or activity) :: Schifahren {n}, Skifahren {n}
ski jumper {n} (someone who competes in ski jumping) :: Skispringer {m}, Skispringerin {f}
ski jumping {n} (a winter sport) :: Skispringen {n}
skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful ::
ski lift {n} (a device that transports skiers up a mountain) :: Skilift {m}, Schilift {m}
skill {n} (capacity to do something well) :: Fähigkeit {f}, Fertigkeit {f}, Geschicklichkeit {f}, Kunst {f}, Talent {n}, Kompetenz {f}
skilled {adj} (having or showing skill) :: geschickt, gekonnt, gewandt
skilled {adj} (requiring special abilities or training) :: fachlich ausgebildet, fachlich unterwiesen, fachlich trainiert
skilled {adj} :: erfahren
skillet {n} (pan for frying) :: Bratpfanne {f}
skillet {n} (dish or meal cooked in such a pan) :: Pfannengericht {n}, Pfanne {f}
skillful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) :: geschickt, gewandt
skillfully {adv} (in a skillful manner) :: geschickt
skill set {n} (set of skills) :: Fähigkeiten {f-p}
skim {v} (throw an object so it bounces on water) :: [generally understood] springen lassen; hüpfen lassen; [northern and central Germany] flitschen, titschen; [Bavaria, Austria] flippen, platteln; [Switzerland] schiefern
skim {v} (ricochet) :: abprallen
skim {v} (read quickly, skipping some detail) :: überfliegen
skim {v} (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface) :: abschöpfen, abstreichen
ski mask {n} (A warm cap shielding the neck and head) :: Skimaske {f}
skimble-skamble {n} (gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense) SEE: nonsense ::
skimble-skamble {adj} (confused, chaotic, disorderly) SEE: chaotic ::
skimmed milk {n} (skim milk) SEE: skim milk ::
skimmer {n} (spoon) :: Schaumlöffel {m}, Schaumkelle {f}
skim milk {n} (milk with removed cream) :: entrahmte Milch {f}, Magermilch {f}
skimp {v} (to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp) :: nachlässig erledigen, [colloquial] schludern
skimp {v} (to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp) :: knausern
skimp {v} (to save; to be parsimonious or stingy) :: knapp halten, [colloquial] knausern
skimpy {adj} (small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing) :: knapp, sparsam, spärlich, dürftig [but this traditionally implies poverty]
skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) :: Haut {f}
skin {n} (image used as the background of graphical user interface) :: Design {n}
skin {n} :: Fell {n}
skin {v} (to injure the skin of) :: aufschürfen
skin {v} (to remove the skin of) :: häuten
skin and bones {n} (emaciated; very skinny) :: Haut und Knochen (skin and bone[s]); ein Strich in der Landschaft (a stroke in the landscape)
skin cancer {n} (malignant growth on the skin) :: Hautkrebs {m}
skin color {n} (color of human skin) :: Hautfarbe {f}, Teint {m}
skin color {n} (ethnicity) :: Hautfarbe {f}
skin-deep {adj} (superficial) :: oberflächlich
skinflint {n} (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money) :: Geizhals {m}, Geizkragen {m}, Knauser {m}, Knauserin {f}, Knicker {m}, Knickerin {f}, Pfennigfuchser {m}, Pfennigfuchserin {f}
skinhead {n} (member of skinhead subculture) :: Skinhead {m}
skink {n} (lizard) :: Skink {m}
skinless {adj} (not having skin) :: hautlos
skinny {adj} (thin) :: mager
skinny-dip {v} (swim in the nude) :: nackt baden
skinny-dipper {n} (someone who swims in the nude) :: Nacktbader {m}, Nacktbaderin {f}
skinny dipping {n} (swimming in the nude) :: Nacktbaden {n}
skint {adj} (penniless, poor, impecunious, broke) :: abgebrannt, blank
skintight {adj} (conforming tightly to the body) :: hauteng
skip {v} (to move by hopping on alternate feet) :: hüpfen, hopsen
skip {v} (to leap about lightly) :: springen
skip {v} (to skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface) :: springen, hüpfen
skip {v} (to omit or disregard intermediate items or stages) :: weglassen, überspringen
skip {v} (not to attend) :: schwänzen
skip {n} (leaping, jumping or skipping movement) :: Hüpfer {m}, Hopser {m}, Sprung {m}
skip {n} (An open-topped rubbish bin) :: Schuttcontainer {m}; [specialist] Absetzmulde {f}
skip {v} (to jump rope) SEE: jump rope ::
ski pole {n} (a slender stick used by skiers) :: Skistock {m}
skipper {n} (master of a ship) :: Schiffer {m}, Kapitän {m}, Schiffskapitän {m}
skipper {n} (captain of sports team) :: Kapitän {m}, Teamkapitän, Teamchef {m}, Mannschaftskapitän {m}
skipping rope {n} (rope for play or exercise) :: Springseil {n}, Sprungseil {n}
skip rope {n} (rope used) SEE: skipping rope ::
skip rope {v} (to jump over a rope) SEE: jump rope ::
ski resort {n} (resort for skiers) :: Skigebiet {n}, Skiort {m}
skirmish {n} (brief battle between small groups) :: Scharmützel {n}, Geplänkel {n}
skirmish {n} (minor dispute) :: Wortgeplänkel {n}
skirmisher {n} (soldier) :: Scharmützler, Plänkler
skirret {n} (umbelliferous plant) :: Zuckerwurzel {f}, Süßwurzel {f}
skirt {n} (clothing) :: Rock {m}
skirt {n} (part of dress) :: Rock {m}
skirt {n} (something resembling a skirt) :: Rock {m}, Schurz {m}
skirt {n} (slang for woman) :: Rock {m}, Weiberrock {m}
skirt {n} (border) :: Saum {m}
skirt {v} (to be on or from the border of) :: umgehen, umrunden
skirt {v} :: säumen
skirt chaser {n} (man who seeks out female companionship) :: Schürzenjäger {m}
skirting board {n} (panel between floor and interior wall) :: Fußleiste {f}; Fußbodenleiste {f}; Scheuerleiste {f}
ski school {n} (place where skiing lessons are taught) :: Skischule {f}
ski stick {n} (a slender stick used by skiers) :: Skistock {m}
skit {n} (comedy) :: [art] Darbietung, Parodie {f}, Satire {f}, Seitenhieb {m}, Spott {m}
skit {v} (poke fun) :: verspotten
ski track {n} (trail from/for skis) :: Loipe {f}, Skipiste {f}, Piste {f}
skitrack {n} (ski track) SEE: ski track ::
skitter {v} (to move hurriedly) :: huschen
skittish {adj} (easily scared) :: scheu, schreckhaft
skittish {adj} (fickle) :: launisch, unberechenbar
skive {v} (To slack off) :: schwänzen
Skolt Sami {prop} (language) :: Skoltsamisch
Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) :: Skopje {n}
Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia ::
skua {n} (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) :: Raubmöwe {f}, Skua {f}
skulduggerous {adj} (involving skulduggery) SEE: tricky ::
skulduggery {n} (devious device or trick) :: Mauschelei {f}, Hinterlist {f}
skulk {v} (to conceal oneself; to hide) :: sich verstecken
skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) :: Schädel {m}, Kranium {n}
skull {n} (death's-head, skull) :: Totenkopf {m}
skull and crossbones {n} (symbol of death) :: Totenkopf {m}
skullcap {n} (cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck) :: Kippa {f}, Schädeldecke {f}, Scheitelkäppchen {n}
skullcap {n} (flowering plant) :: Helmkraut {n}
skullcap {n} (the top part of the skull) SEE: calvaria ::
skunk {n} (animal) :: Stinktier {n}, Skunk {m}
skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana ::
sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) :: Himmel {m}
sky {n} (specific view, condition) :: Luft {f}, Himmel {m}
sky {n} (heaven) :: Luft {f}, Himmel {m}
sky blue {adj} (light blue, see also: dark blue; blue) :: himmelblau, azurblau
sky blue {n} (colour) :: Himmelblau {n}
sky burial {n} (funeral practice) :: Himmelsbestattung {f}
skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude ::
skydive {n} (an instance of skydiving) :: Fallschirmsprung {m}
skydive {v} (be in freefall) :: Fallschirm springen
skydiver {n} (someone who skydives) :: Fallschirmspringer {m}, Fallschirmspringerin {f}
skydiving {n} (jumping out of an aircraft and freefalling) :: Fallschirmspringen {n}, Skydiving {n}
sky-high {adj} (extremely tall) :: himmelhoch
sky-high {adj} (excessive, exorbitant) :: himmelhoch
skyhook {n} (imaginary hook suspended in the air) :: Skyhook {m}
skyhook {n} (helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects) :: Skyhook {m}
skylark {n} (small brown passerine bird) :: [♂♀] Feldlerche {f}, [♂] Feldlerchenmännchen {n}, [♀] Feldlerchenweibchen {n}, [♂♀] Lerche {f}, [♂] Lerchenmännchen {n}, [♀] Lerchenweibchen {n}
skylight {n} (opening in the roof) :: Dachluke {f}, Dachfenster {n}, Dachflächenfenster {n}
skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon ::
skyline {n} (silhouette against city or buildings) :: Horizont {m}, Silhouette {f}, Skyline {f}
skype {v} (make a Skype telephone call) :: skypen
skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket ::
skyrocket {n} (type of firework) :: Feuerwerksrakete {f}
skyrocket {v} (to increase suddenly and extremely) :: emporschnellen, hochschnellen, explodieren
skyscraper {n} (tall building) :: Wolkenkratzer {m}, Hochhaus {n}
skywards {adv} (In the direction of the sky) :: himmelwärts
skywriter {n} (one who does skywriting) :: Himmelsschreiber {m}, Himmelsschreiberin {f}
skywriting {n} (messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane) :: Himmelsschreiben {n} [in general], Himmelsschrift {f} [specifically the writing]
slab {n} (flat piece of material) :: Scheibe {f}, Platte {f}, Tafel {f}, Bodenelement {n}, Wandelement {n}
slab {n} (paving stone) :: Fliese {f}, Platte {f}, Steinplatte {f}, Fliesenplatte {f}, Gehwegplatte {f}, Steinfliese {f}, Bodenplatte {f}, Bodenfliese {f}, Pflasterstein {m}
slabstone {n} (flagstone) SEE: flagstone ::
slack {n} (small coal, coal dust) :: Schlacke {f}
slack {adj} (not tense) :: schlaff
slack {adj} (weak) :: schlaff
slack {adj} (not using due diligence or care) :: trödelig, schlampig, schlampig, lasch
slack {v} (to procrastinate) :: trödeln, bummeln, faulenzen, faul sein
slack {v} (to refuse to exert effort) :: (anstrengende) Arbeit scheuen
slacken {v} (to make less taut) SEE: loosen ::
slacks {n} (Semi-formal trousers not part of a suit) :: Slacks {p}
slag {n} (the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore) :: Schlacke {f}
slag {n} (the scoria of a volcano) :: Schlacke {f}, Lava {f}
slag {n} (a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex) :: Schlampe {f}
slag {v} (to make slag) :: verschlacken
slag {v} (to talk badly about someone; to denigrate someone) :: herunterputzen
slag heap {n} :: Schlackenhalde {f}, Abraumhalde {f}, Schlackehaufen {m}
slagless {adj} (free from slag) :: schlackenlos
slaglessness {n} (quality of being free from slag) :: Schlackenlosigkeit
slake {v} (To become less energetic) :: nachlassen, ermüden
slake {v} (To slacken) :: ermüden, entspannen, erschlaffen
slake {v} (To become less intense) :: abschwächen, nachlassen
slake {v} (To satisfy thirst) :: Durst stillen, Durst löschen, erlöschen, stillen, befriedigen
slake {v} (To cool with water) :: abkühlen, kühlen
slaked lime {n} (calcium hydroxide, see also: calcium hydroxide) :: Löschkalk {m}, Weißkalk {m}, Weißkalkhydrat {n}, Kalkhydrat {n}, Calciumhydroxid {n}, Sumpfkalk {m}
slalom {n} (sports) :: Slalom {m}
slalom {n} (course used for the sport of slalom) :: Slalom {m}
slalom {n} (race or competition) :: Slalom {m}
slam {v} (to shut with sudden force and noise) :: zuschlagen, zuknallen
slam {v} (to speak badly of) :: ausschimpfen
slander {n} (false or unsupported spoken malicious statement) :: (mündliche) Verleumdung {f}, Lästerung {f}
slander {v} (utter a slanderous statement about) :: mündlich verleumden, mündlich verunglimpfen
slanderer {n} (One who slanders) :: Verleumder {m}, Verleumderin {f}
slanderous {adj} (Both untrue and harmful to a reputation) :: verleumderisch
slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon ::
slang {n} (unconventional language ) :: Slang {m}, Jargon {m}, Umgangssprache {f}
slang {n} (cant) SEE: cant ::
slant {n} (typography: slash) SEE: slash ::
slant {n} (slope or incline) :: Schräge {f}
slant {n} (bias) :: einseitige Ausrichtung {f}
slant {n} (pejorative: person of Asian descent) :: Schlitzauge {n}
slant {v} (to lean, slope or incline) :: abschrägen, neigen
slant {v} (to bias or skew) :: einseitig ausrichten
slanting {adj} (not perpendicular) :: schräg
slap {n} (A blow dealt with the open hand) :: Klaps {m}, Schlag {m}
slap {n} (Makeup, cosmetics.) :: Makeup {n}, Schminke {f}
slap {v} (to give a slap) :: klatschen, (leicht) schlagen, patschen, ohrfeigen
slapdash {adj} (done hastily) :: schludrig, flüchtig, hopplahop, blindlings, oberflächlich, hudelig, schlampert, schlampig
slapdash {adv} (in a hasty or careless manner) :: hopplahopp, schludrig, schlampig
slap in the face {n} (slap in the face or on the cheek) :: Ohrfeige {f}, Backpfeife {f}
slapper {n} (prostitute) :: Nutte {f}, Hure {f}
slapper {n} (female of loose morals) :: Schlampe {f}
slash {n} (swift cut with a blade) :: Hieb {m}
slash {n} (typography: / symbol) :: Bruchstrich {m}, Schrägstrich {m}
slash {v} (to make a broad cut with an edged weapon) :: aufschlitzen
slash and burn {n} (technique) :: Brandrodung {f}, Schwenden {n}
slat {n} (thin, narrow strip) :: Leiste {f}, Streifen {m}, Lamelle {f}
slate {n} (rock) :: Schiefer {m}
slate {n} (bluish-grey colour, see also: slate blue; slate gray; blue-gray) :: Schiefergrau {n}
slate {n} (sheet of slate for writing on) :: Tafel {f}, Schiefertafel {f}
slate {n} (tile) :: Dachschiefer {m}
slate {n} (artificial material resembling slate) :: Kunstschiefer {m}, Faserzement {m}, Eternit {m} {n} (widely used trademark)
slate {n} (record of money owed) :: Schuldentafel {f}, [put something on the slate] etwas anschreiben
slate {n} (list of candidates for an election) :: Liste {f}, Kandidatenliste {f}
slate {adj} (bluish-grey/gray like slate, see also: slate blue; slate gray; blue-gray) :: schiefergrau
slate {v} (criticise/criticize harshly) :: verreissen
slate {v} (schedule) :: ansetzen, planen
slate {v} (anticipate or strongly expect) :: vorsehen, bestimmen
slater {n} (one who lays slate) :: Schieferdecker {m}
slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut ::
slaty-backed gull {n} (Larus schistisagus) :: Kamtschatkamöwe {f}
slaughter {n} (killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)) :: Schlachtung {f}, rituelles Schlachten {n}, Schächten {n}, Schächtung {f}
slaughter {n} (killing of many people) :: Schlachtung {f}, Schlächterei {f}, Gemetzel {n}, Metzelei {f}
slaughter {v} (to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)) :: schlachten, [Jewish / Muslim] schächten
slaughter {v} (to massacre people in large numbers) :: abschlachten
slaughter {v} (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) :: abschlachten
slaughterer {n} (a person who slaughters) :: [also figurative] Schlächter {m}, [also figurative] Schlächterin {f}
slaughterer {n} (a butcher) :: Fleischer {m}, Fleischerin {f}, Schlachter {m}, Schlachterin {f}, [also figurative] Schlächter {m}, [also figurative] Schlächterin {f}, Metzger {m}, Metzgerin {f}, Fleischhacker {m}, Fleischhackerin {f}, Fleischhauer {m}, Fleischhauerin {f}, Metzler {m}, Metzlerin {f}, Knochenhauer {m}, Knochenhauerin {f}, [from Yiddish] Katzoff {m}
slaughterer {n} (a ritual slaughterer) :: Schächter {m}, Schächterin {f}
slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir ::
slaughterous {adj} (prone to slaughtering) :: mörderisch
Slav {n} (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) :: Slawe {m}, Slawin {f}
slave {n} (person owned by another) :: Sklave {m}, Sklavin {f}
slave {n} (person forced to work for another) :: Sklave {m}, Sklavin {f}
slave {n} (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually) serving) :: Sklave {m}, Sklavin {f}
slave {n} (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) :: Sexsklave {m}, Sexsklavin {f}
slave {n} (device that is controlled by another device) :: Slave {m}, Folgegerät {n}
slavedealing {n} (slave trade) SEE: slave trade ::
slave-girl {n} (female slave) :: Sklavin {f}
slave-girl {n} (sex slave) SEE: sex slave ::
slaveholder {n} (someone who owns slaves) :: Sklavenhalter {m}
slaveowner {n} (anyone that has control over another human being) :: Sklavenbesitzer {m}, Sklavenbesitzerin {f}, Sklavenhalter {m}, Sklavenhalterin {f}
slaver {v} (to drool saliva) :: sabbern
slaver {n} (a person engaged in the slave trade) :: Sklavenhändler {m}, Sklavenhändlerin {f}, Sklavenhalter {m}, Sklavenhalterin {f}
slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) :: Sklaverei {f}
slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) :: Sklaverei {f}
slavery {n} (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) :: Sklaverei {f}
slave trade {n} (traffic in slaves) :: Sklavenhandel {m}
Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) :: slawisch
Slavic studies {n} (academic discipline) :: Slawistik {f}
slavish {adj} (in the manner of a slave) :: sklavisch
Slavism {n} (a Slavic idiom or phrase) :: Slawismus {m}
Slavist {n} (specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture) :: Slawist {m}, Slawistin {f}
Slavistics {n} (Slavic studies) SEE: Slavic studies ::
Slavo- {prefix} (Slavic) :: Slawo-
Slavonia {prop} (region of Croatia) :: Slawonien {n}, Slavonien {n}
Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic ::
Slavonic studies {n} (Slavic studies) SEE: Slavic studies ::
Slavyansk {prop} (Slovyansk) SEE: Slovyansk ::
slaw {n} (coleslaw) :: Krautsalat {m}
slay {v} (to kill, murder) :: töten, umbringen, erschlagen
slayer {n} (one who slays) :: Töter {m}, Abmurkser {m}
sleazy {adj} (Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate) :: mies
sleazy {adj} (Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy) :: vulgär, frivol, schäbig
sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge ::
sledder {n} (person who rides a sled) :: Rodler {m}, Rodlerin {f}
sledding {n} (act of sliding downhill on a sled) :: Rodeln {n}
sled dog {n} (dog) :: Schlittenhund {m}
sledge {n} (sledgehammer) SEE: sledgehammer ::
sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) :: Schlitten {n}
sledgehammer {n} (kind of hammer) :: Vorschlaghammer {m}
sleek {adj} (smooth) :: glatt; [of hair, fabric also] seidig
sleek {adj} (not rough or harsh) :: geschmeidig
sleek {adj} :: glänzend
sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) :: schlafen
sleep {v} (to accommodate) :: unterbringen
sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) :: Schlaf {m}
sleep {n} (informal: act or instance of sleeping) :: Schlaf {m}, Schläfchen {n}, Nachtruhe {f}
sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) :: Schlaf {m}, Schlaf in den Augen {m}, Schlafsand {m}, Augenbutter {f}, Augenschleim {m}, Matzel {f} [colloquial, regional], Groikerl {n} [Austrian, dialectal], Schlafkörnchen {n-p}, Augenpopel {m} [colloquial]
sleep apnea {n} (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) :: Schlafapnoe-Syndrom {n}
sleep a wink {v} :: kein Auge zutun, kein Auge zumachen
sleep deprivation {n} (condition of forcibly being kept awake) :: Schlafentzug {m}
sleep disorder {n} (medical disorder of sleep patterns) :: Schlafstörung {f}
sleeper {n} (someone who sleeps) :: Schläfer {m}
sleeper {n} (saboteur or terrorist waiting to be activated) :: Schläfer {m}
sleeper {n} (type of pajamas that covers the whole body) :: Strampelanzug {m}
sleeper {n} (railroad sleeping car) SEE: sleeping car ::
sleeper {n} (nurse shark) SEE: nurse shark ::
sleeper {v} (to mark a calf by cutting its ear) SEE: earmark ::
sleeper {n} (sedative) SEE: sedative ::
sleeper {n} (railroad tie) SEE: railroad tie ::
sleeper cell {n} (group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated) :: Schläferzelle {f}
sleep in {v} (to sleep late) :: ausschlafen [have a good sleep], verschlafen [oversleep]
sleep-in {n} (an instance of sleeping in) :: langer Schlaf {m}, langes Schlafen {n}
sleepiness {n} (property of being sleepy) :: Schläfrigkeit {f}
sleeping {adj} (used for sleep; used to produce sleep) :: Schlaf- [prefix]
sleeping {n} (state or act of being asleep) :: Schlaf {m}
sleeping {adj} (asleep) SEE: asleep ::
sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) :: Schlafsack {m}
Sleeping Beauty {prop} (fairy tale) :: Dornröschen
Sleeping Beauty {prop} (main character in this story) :: Dornröschen
sleeping car {n} (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.) :: Schlafwagen {m}
sleeping pill {n} (a pill having a soporific effect) :: Schlafmittel {n}, Schlaftablette {f}
sleeping sickness {n} (infectious disease) :: Schlafkrankheit {f}
sleepless {adj} (absence of sleep) :: schlaflos
sleeplessness {n} (property of being sleepless) :: Schlaflosigkeit {f}
sleep like a log {v} (to sleep well, without disturbance) :: schlafen wie ein Murmeltier, schlafen wie ein Stein
sleep on {v} (to postpone a decision at least overnight) :: eine Nacht darüber schlafen
sleep over {v} (to sleep over) :: übernachten, nächtigen
sleepover {n} (the act of spending the night as a guest in another's house) :: Übernachtung {f}
sleep tight {interj} (good night) :: schlaf gut (informal), schlafen Sie gut (formal)
sleepwalk {v} (somnambulate) SEE: somnambulate ::
sleepwalker {n} (somnambulist) SEE: somnambulist ::
sleepwalking {n} (act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during sleep) :: Schlafwandeln {n}, Somnambulismus {m}, Somnambulie {f}
sleepwear {n} (nightclothes) SEE: nightclothes ::
sleep with {v} (have sex with) :: mit ... schlafen
sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) :: schläfrig
sleepy {adj} (quiet; without bustle or activity) :: verschlafen
sleepy head {n} (a sleepy person) SEE: sleepyhead ::
sleepyhead {n} (sleepy person) :: Schlafmütze {f} [colloquial], Schlafhaube {f} [South German]
sleet {n} (ice pellets) :: Eiskorn {n}
sleet {n} (mixture of rain and snow) :: Schneeregen {m}
sleet {n} (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) :: Eisregen {m}
sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) :: Ärmel {m}
sleeve {n} (mechanical covering or lining) :: Hülse
sleeve {n} (record cover) :: Schallplattenhülle {f}
sleeveless {adj} (of a garment, having no sleeves) :: ärmellos
sleigh {adj} (sly) SEE: sly ::
sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge ::
sleight of hand {n} (skill) :: Fingerfertigkeit {f}
sleight of hand {n} (performance) :: Taschenspielertrick {m}
slender {adj} (thin) :: schlank
slender-billed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus genei) :: Dünnschnabelmöwe {f}
slender-horned gazelle {n} (Gazella leptoceros) :: Dünengazelle {f}
sleuth {n} (bloodhound) :: Bluthund {m}, Bluthündin {f}, Schweißhund {m}, Schweißhündin {f}, [Swiss German] Schweisshund {m}, Schweisshündin {f}, Bloodhound {m}, Spürhund {m}
sleuth {n} (detective) :: Schnüffler {m}, Spürnase {f}, Detektiv {m}
sleuth {v} (detective) :: nachspüren, untersuchen, beschatten, schnüffeln
slew {n} (a large amount) :: Menge {f}, Reihe {f}, ganze Reihe {f}
slice {n} (thin, broad piece cut off) :: [gastr.] Brotscheibe {f}, Scheibe {f}, Anteil {m}, Teil {m}, Stück {n}
slice {n} (golf shot) :: Slice {m}
slice {v} (to cut into slices) :: schneiden, aufschneiden, hobeln, [histolog.] Schnitte anfertigen {f}, in Scheiben schneiden {p}
sliced bread {n} (bread that is sold sliced into pieces) :: Schnittbrot {n}
slicer {n} (someone or -thing that slices) :: Schneider {m}, Hobel {m}
slicer {n} (slicing cucumber) SEE: slicing cucumber ::
slicing cucumber {n} (cucumber grown to be eaten fresh) :: Salatgurke {f}
slick {adj} (slippery due to a covering of liquid) :: glitschig
slick {adj} (appearing expensive or sophisticated) :: gekonnt
slick {adj} (superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy) :: schlau
slick {adj} (extraordinarily great or special) :: raffiniert, schlau
slick {n} (A covering of liquid, particularly oil) :: Schlick {m}, Ölschlick {m}, Ölteppich {m}
slide {v} (to cause to move in contact with a surface) :: gleiten
slide {v} (to move in continuous contact with a surface) :: gleiten
slide {v} (to lose balance) :: ausrutschen
slide {v} (to pass along smoothly) :: rutschen
slide {n} (item of play equipment) :: Rutsche {f}
slide {n} (rubble, earth and stones moving down) :: Erdrutsch {m}
slide {n} (transparent image for projecting) :: Dia {n}, Klarsichtfolie {f}
slide {n} (microscope slide) :: Objektträger {m}
slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener ::
slide projector {n} (a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen) :: Diaprojektor {m}
slider {n} ((software, graphical user interface) a widget allowing the user to select a value or position) :: Schieberegler {m}
slide rule {n} (analog calculator) :: Rechenschieber {m}
slideshow {n} (presentation) :: Tonbildschau {f}, Diashow {f}
slide tackle {n} (soccer tackle) :: Grätsche {f}
sliding door {n} (door) :: Schiebetür {f}
slight {adj} (small in amount, insignificant) :: geringfügig, leicht, gering, unbedeutend, wenig, schlank, schwach
slight {v} (to treat with a lack of respect; to make light of) :: vernachlässigen, kränken, zurücksetzen, beleidigen, abschätzig behandeln
slight {n} (act of slighting) :: Geringschätzung {f}, Kränkung {f}, Herabschätzung {f}, Beleidigung {f}
slightly {adv} (to a small extent or degree) :: ein wenig, leicht
Sligo {prop} (county) :: Sligo
Sligo {prop} (town) :: Sligo
slim {adj} (slender) :: schlank, schmal, dünn, schmal
slime {n} (mucilaginous substance or mucus-like substance) :: Schleim {m}
slimeball {n} (round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance) :: Schleimkugel {f}
slimeball {n} (mucus-coated lump of the parasitic larvae of a liver fluke) :: Schleimball {m}
slimy {adj} (like slime; glutinous) :: schleimig
slimy {adj} (underhanded) :: schmierig, aalglatt, schleimig
sling {v} (to throw) :: schleudern, schmeißen
sling {n} (instrument for throwing, see also: slingshot) :: Schleuder {f}
sling {n} (bandage) :: Armschlinge {f}, Armschlaufe {f}
sling {n} (a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load) :: [of cloth, for a baby] Tragetuch
sling {n} (strap attached to a firearm) :: Schulterriemen {m}
sling {n} (the act of hurling as with a sling) :: Schleudern {n}
sling {n} :: Schleuder {f} (Verified! See here: Schleuder)
slinger {n} (someone who slings or who uses a sling) :: Schleuderer {m}
slingshot {n} (Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles, see also: sling) :: Schleuder {f}, Steinschleuder {f}, Zwille {f}
slip {n} (nautical: space for a ship to moor) SEE: berth ::
slip {n} (small piece of paper) :: Stück Papier
slip {v} (to lose one's traction) :: ausrutschen
slip {v} (to err) :: irren, sich irren, Fehler machen
slip {v} (to pass) :: reichen
slip {v} (to move quickly) :: schlüpfen
slip {n} (women’s undergarment) :: Unterkleid {n}
slip {n} (error) :: Ausrutscher
slip away {v} (to leave a place without being noticed) :: davonmachen
slip of the pen {n} (mistake in handwriting) :: Schreibfehler {m}
slip of the tongue {n} (mistake in speech) :: Versprecher {m}
slipped disc {n} (protruding vertebral disc) :: Bandscheibenvorfall
slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) :: Hausschuh {m}, Latschen {m}, Pantoffel {m}, Patschen {m}, Puschen {m}, Schlappen {m}, Schluffen {m}
slipper animalcule {n} (paramecium) SEE: paramecium ::
slipperiness {n} (property of being slippery) :: Schlüpfrigkeit {f}
slipper-orchid {n} (lady's slipper) SEE: lady's slipper ::
slippery {adj} (of a surface) :: rutschig, glitschig
slippery {adj} (evasive; difficult to pin down) :: aalglatt
slippery as an eel {adj} (slippery) :: aalglatt
slippery jack {n} (mushroom in genus Suillus) :: Butterröhrling {m}, Butterpilz {m}
slippery slope {n} (argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion) :: Dammbruchargument {n}
slip road {n} (a segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads) :: Abfahrt {f}
slipshod {adj} (done poorly or too quickly) :: schludrig, schlampig
slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule ::
slipstream {n} (the low pressure zone) :: Sog {m}, Windschatten {m}
slip through the cracks {v} (to escape notice) :: durch das Raster fallen
slip-up {n} (a (small) error or mistake) :: kleines Missgeschick {n}, Ausrutscher {m}, Fehltritt {m}, Panne {f}
slipway {n} (sloping surface) :: Helling {f}, Stapel {m}, Helge {m}, Helgen {m}
slit {n} (narrow cut or opening; a slot) :: Nut {f}, Schlitz {m}, Spalt {m}
slit {n} (vulgar, slang: opening of the vagina) :: Schlitz {m}, Schamritze {f}, Ritze {f}, Schamspalte {f}, Spalte {f}
slit {v} (cut a narrow opening) :: schlitzen, aufschlitzen, zerschlitzen
slit {v} (split into strips) :: trennen, auftrennen, teilen, zerteilen
sliver {n} (a long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment) :: Splitter {m}, kleiner Teil {m}, kleines Stück {n}, Spreißel {m}
sliver {n} (strand or slender roll of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state) :: Band {n}, Faserband {n}
slivovitz {n} (rakija made from distilled, fermented plum juice) :: Sliwowitz
slob {n} (lazy, slovenly person) :: Dreckspatz {m}, Schmutzfink {m}
slobber {n} (Saliva or liquid running from one's mouth) :: Sabber, Geifer
slobber {v} (To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth) :: sabbern, geifern
sloboda {n} (a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine) :: Sloboda {f}
sloe {n} (fruit of Prunus spinosa) :: Schlehe {f}
sloe {n} (tree of the genus Prunus bearing dark-purple fruit) :: Schlehe {f}, Schlehdorn {m}
sloe {n} (tree Prunus spinosa) SEE: blackthorn ::
sloe gin {n} (liqueur) :: Schlehenlikör {m}
slog {v} (to strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat) :: verprügeln
slogan {n} (phrase associated with a product, used in advertising) :: Devise {f}, Losung {f}, Motto {n}, Parole {f}, Spruch {m}, Leitspruch {m}, Werbespruch {m}, Wahlspruch {m}, Schlachtruf {m}
sloop {n} (single-masted sailboat) :: Slup {f}, Schaluppe {f}
slope {n} (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward) :: Steigung {f}, Hang {m}, Abhang {m}
slope {n} (degree to which a surface tends upward or downward) :: Steigung {f} [upward], Gefälle {n} [downward]
slope {n} (mathematics) :: Steigung {f}
slope {n} (math: slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point) :: Steigung {f}, Ableitung {f}, Gradient {m}
slope {n} (offensive: person of East Asian descent) :: Schlitzauge {n}, Schlitzi {m} {f}
sloppy {adj} (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) :: schlampig, salopp
sloppy seconds {n} (having sex after someone else) :: Schlammreiter {m}
slosh {v} (of a liquid, to shift chaotically; to splash noisily) :: platschen, schwappen
slot {n} (wooden bar for fastening door) :: Türriegel {m}
slot {n} (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture) :: Schlitz {m}, Nut {f}
slot {n} (the allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway) :: Startfenster {n}
sloth {n} (laziness) :: Trägheit {f}, Faulheit {f}, Müßiggang {m}
sloth {n} (mammal) :: Faultier {n}
sloth bear {n} (Melursus ursinus) :: Lippenbär {m}
slothful {adj} (lazy, sluggish) :: faul
slot machine {n} (vending machine) SEE: vending machine ::
slot machine {n} (any coin-operated machine) :: Münzautomat {m}
slot machine {n} (gambling machine) :: Spielautomat {m}
slouch hat {n} (broad-brimmed felt hat) :: Schlapphut {m}
slough {n} (the skin shed by a snake or other reptile) :: abgestreifte Haut [descriptive term]
slough {n} (dead skin on a sore or ulcer) :: Schorf {m}, Grind {m}
slough {v} (to shed (skin)) :: sich häuten, abwerfen
slough {v} (of skin, to be shed) :: sich lösen
slough {v} (to commit truancy) :: schwänzen
Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) :: slowakisch
Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) :: Slowake {m}, Slowakin {f}
Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) :: Slowakisch {n}
Slovak Cuvac {n} (Slovak Chuvach) :: Slowakischer Tschuvatsch
Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) :: Slowakei {f}
Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak ::
Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak ::
Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) :: Slowakische Republik {f}
Slovene {adj} (adjective) :: slowenisch, windisch
Slovene {n} (a person) :: Slowene {m}, Slowenin {f}, Windischer {m}, Windische {f}
Slovene {prop} (the language) :: Slowenisch {n}, Windisch {n}
Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) :: Slowenien {n}
Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene ::
Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene ::
Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene ::
slovenly {adj} (having an untidy appearance; unkempt) :: schluderig
slovenly {adj} (careless or negligent; sloppy) :: schluderig, nachlässig, schlampig
Slovincian {n} (Slovincian (person)) :: Slowinze {m}, Slowinzin {f}, Slovinze {m}, Slovinzin {f}, Slowinzer {m}, Slowinzerin {f}, Slovinzer {m}, Slovinzerin {f}
Slovincian {prop} (extinct language of the Slovincian people) :: Slowinzisch {n}, Slovinzisch {n}
Slovio {prop} (an artificial Slavic language) :: Slovio {n}
Slovyansk {prop} (city) :: Slowjansk
slow {adj} (not quick in motion) :: langsam
slow {adj} (of reduced intellectual capacity) :: dumm
slowcoach {n} (plodder) SEE: plodder ::
slow cooker {n} (kitchen appliance) :: Schongarer {m}
slow down {v} (to reduce speed) :: verlangsamen
slowly {adv} (at a slow pace) :: langsam
slow match {n} (slow burning fuse) :: Lunte {f}
slow motion {n} (film stretched in time) :: Zeitlupe {f}
slowness {n} (quality of being slow) :: Langsamkeit {f}, Trägheit {f}
slow news day {n} (day of nothing exciting to report) :: Sauregurkenzeit; Sommerloch [in the summer]
slow on the uptake {adj} (slow to comprehend) :: schwer von Kapee; begriffsstutzig, auf der Leitung stehen
slowpoke {n} (person who moves slowly) :: Trödler {m}, Trödlerin {f}
slowworm {n} (Anguis fragilis) :: Blindschleiche {f}, Haselwurm {m}, Hartwurm {m}
sludge {n} (generic term for separated solids) :: Schlamm {m}, Matsch {m}
sludge {n} (residual material from a process) :: Abwasserschlamm {m}
sluff {n} (slough) SEE: slough ::
sluff {v} (slough) SEE: slough ::
slug {n} (gastropod) :: Nacktschnecke {f}
slug {n} (lazy person) SEE: sluggard ::
slugabed {n} (lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up) :: Langschläfer {m}, Langschläferin {f}, Spätaufsteher {m}, Spätaufsteherin {f}
sluggard {n} (lazy or idle person) :: Faulpelz {m}, Nichtstuer {m}
sluice {n} (passage for water) :: Schleuse {f}, Schleusentor {n}, Siel {n}
sluice gate {n} (portal to allow passage of water) :: Schleusentor {n}
slum {n} (dilapidated neighborhood) :: Slum {m}
slumber {n} (a very light state of sleep) :: Halbschlaf {m}, Schlummer {m}, Schläfchen {n}
slumber {v} (to be in a very light state of sleep) :: schlummern, dösen
slumber {v} (to be inactive or negligent) :: träumen
slumber party {n} (a sleepover) :: Py­ja­ma­par­ty {f}
slumdweller {n} (someone who lives in a slum) :: Slumbewohner {m}
slump {v} (to collapse heavily) :: absinken, zusammensacken, zusammenbrechen
slump {n} (helpless collapse) :: Zusammenbruch {m}, Zusammenfall {m}, Kollaps {m}
slump {n} (measure of the fluidity of fresh concrete) :: Ausbreitmaß {n}
slump {n} (a boggy place) :: Morast {m}
slump {n} (noise made by anything falling into a soft, miry place) :: Plumps {m}
slumping {adj} :: plumpsend (collo.)
slumping {n} :: Bergrutsch {m}, Erdrutsch {m}
slur {n} (insult or slight) :: Verunglimpfung {f}, Beleidigung {f}
slur {n} (symbol indicating a legato passage) :: Bindebogen {m}
slur {v} (to articulate poorly) :: undeutlich reden
slurp {v} (eat or drink noisily) :: schlürfen
Slurpee {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush ::
slurry {n} (agriculture: mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water used as fertilizer) :: Jauche {f}
slush {n} (half-melted snow) :: Schneematsch {m}
slush {n} (liquid mud or mire) :: Matsch {m}
slush {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) :: Slush {n}, Slusheis {n}, Slush Eis {n}
slushie {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush ::
Slush Puppie {n} (slush) SEE: slush ::
slushy {n} (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) SEE: slush ::
slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute ::
slut {n} (sexually promiscuous woman) :: Schlampe {f}, Luder {n}, Flittchen {n}
slut {n} (untidy person) :: Schlampe {f}, Schlonz {m}, Schlumpe {f}, Schluse {f}
slut {n} (bold, outspoken woman) :: Wortführerin {f}, Großsprecherin {f}, Marktweib {n}
slut {n} (a female dog) :: Hündin {f}
slut {n} (a maid) :: Dienstmädchen {n}, Hausmädchen {n}, Magd {f}, Dienstmagd {f}, Mädchen {n}, Hausangestellte {f}
sluttery {n} (a slutty act) :: Schlampigkeit {f}
sluttery {n} (sluttishness, whoredom) :: Hurerei {f}
sluttery {n} (untidiness) :: Schweinerei {f}, [Austria] Hurerei {f}
slutty {adj} (Of or resembling a slut) :: schlampig
sly {adj} (artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily) :: schlau, gerissen, listig, verschmitzt
sly as a fox {adj} (very sly) :: schlau wie ein Fuchs
sly fox {n} (person artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily) :: Schlitzohr {n}
slyly {adv} (in a sly manner) :: verschmitzt, schlau
smack {n} (sailing vessel) :: Schmack {f}
smack {v} (to strike a child as a form of discipline) SEE: spank ::
smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse ::
small {adj} (not large) :: klein, gering
small {adj} (young) :: klein, jung
small arms {n} (weapon) :: Kleinwaffe {f}
small caps {n} (font variant) :: Kapitälchen {n-s} {n-p}
small change {n} (a minor or insignificant amount of money) :: Kleingeld {n}
smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
small fry {n} (things or people of little importance) :: kleine Fische {m-p}
small hours {n} (very early morning) :: frühe Morgenstunden {f-p}
small intestine {n} (upper part of the intestine) :: Dünndarm {m}
smallish {adj} (somewhat small) :: eher klein, ziemlich klein
small-minded {adj} (selfish; not mindful of the big picture) :: kleingeistig
smallness {n} (state of being small) :: Kleinheit {f}
small of the back {n} (lumbar region of the back) :: Kreuz {n}
small pica {n} :: Brevier, Rheinländer, Maintzer, Descendiain, Descendian
small potatoes {n} (small fry) SEE: small fry ::
smallpox {n} (disease) :: Pocken {f-p}, Blattern {f-p}
small-scale {adj} (having a modest scope or extent) :: kleinangelegt, klein angelegt
small talk {n} (idle conversation) :: Alltagsgespräch {n}, Plauderei {f}, Smalltalk {m} {n}, Plaudern {n}
small town {n} (a small town) :: Kleinstadt {f}
smalltown {adj} (small town) SEE: small town ::
small white {n} (Pieris rapae) :: kleiner Kohlweißling {m}
small wonder {n} (unsurprising occurrence) :: kein Wunder (dass ...)
smalt {n} (blue pigment) :: Schmalte {f}
smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald ::
smart {v} (to hurt or sting) :: schmerzen
smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) :: klug, intelligent, gescheit
smart aleck {n} (a wise guy) :: Naseweis {m}
smart aleck {n} (a know-it-all) :: Besserwisser {m}, Klugscheißer {m}, Neunmalkluger {m}
smart aleck {n} (a show off) :: Angeber {m}, Aufschneider {m}, Wichtigtuer {m}, Großtuer {m}
smart ass {n} (one promoting his own personality, wishes or views) SEE: smartass ::
smartass {n} (one who is particularly insolent) :: Klugscheißer {m}, Klugscheißerin {f}, Besserwisser {m}, Besserwisserin {f}, spitze Zunge {f}, boßhafte Zunge {f}, Lästermaul {n}
smart card {n} (plastic card that has information stored on a computer chip) :: Smartcard {f}
smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) :: Smartphone {n}
smartwatch {n} (wristwatch) :: Smartwatch {f}
smarty boots {n} (know-it-all) SEE: know-it-all ::
smarty pants {n} (know-it-all) :: Schlaumeier {m}
smash {v} (to break violently) :: zerschellen, zerschmettern, zertrümmern, zerbrechen
smash {v} (hit extremely hard) :: zusammenschlagen, schmettern
smash hit {n} (something tremendously successful) :: Bombenerfolg {m}
smatter {v} (intransitive: talk superficially) :: labern [rude], schwätzen, schwafeln
smatter {v} (to speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge) :: radebrechen
smattering {n} (superficial knowledge) :: Halbwissen {n}, oberflächliche Kenntnis {f}, bruchstückhafte Kenntnis {f}, Vorkenntnis {f}, rudimentäre Kenntnis {f}
smattering {n} (small number) :: Handvoll {f}, kleine Menge {f}, geringe Anzahl {f}
SMB {prop} (small to medium-sized business) :: KMU {n}
Smíchov {prop} (district of Prague) :: Smichow
smear {v} (to spread (a substance)) :: schmieren
smear {v} (to spread (a surface) with a substance) :: beschmieren
smear {v} (to damage someone's reputation by slandering, making false accusations) :: diffamieren, verleumden
smear {n} (Pap smear) SEE: Pap smear ::
smear campaign {n} (negative propaganda) :: Hetzkampagne {f}, Schmutzkampagne {f}
smearer {n} (unskillful painter) :: Pinseler {m}, Kleckser {m}, Schmierer {m}
smectite {n} (clay mineral) :: Smektit {m}, Smectit {m}
smegma {n} (sebaceous secretion) :: Smegma {n}
smell {n} (sensation) :: Geruch {m}
smell {n} (sense of smell) :: Geruchssinn {m}, Riechen {n}
smell {v} (sense with nose) :: riechen
smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") :: riechen, stinken (unpleasant smell)
smellable {adj} (that can be detected by smell) :: riechbar
smell a rat {v} (to sense something suspicious) :: spanisch vorkommen
smell-brain {n} (part of brain involved with smelling) :: Riechhirn {n}
smell fishy {v} :: spanisch vorkommen
smelling salt {n} (ammonium carbonate when used to restore consciousness) :: Riechsalz {n}
smelly {adj} (having a bad smell) :: stinkend
smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye ::
smelt {n} (fish of the family Osmeridae) :: Stint {m}
smelt {n} :: schmelzen, verhütten
smelt {v} (to fuse two things into one) :: verschmelzen
smelt {n} (production of metal, especially iron, from ore) SEE: smelting ::
smelter dust {n} (smoke or dust released during the refining of metals) :: Hüttenrauch {m}
smelting {n} (process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore) :: Schmelzen {n}
smetana {n} (type of soured cream) :: Schmand {m}, Schmant {m}, Milchrahm {m}
smidgen {n} (very small amount) :: Quäntchen {n}, Quentchen {n}
smilax {n} (plant genus Smilax) :: Smilax, Stechwinden {p}
smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) :: Lächeln {n}
smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) :: lächeln
smiley {n} (representation of a smiling face) :: Emoticon {n}, Smiley {n}
smiley {n} (emoticon) SEE: emoticon ::
smirch {v} (to dirty) :: beschmutzen, verschmutzen
smite {v} (to hit) :: schlagen
smite {v} (to strike down or kill with godly force) :: schlagen
smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) :: Schmied {m}, Schmiedin {f}
Smith {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) :: Schmidt, Schmied
Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language) :: Müller, Schmidt
smithsonite {n} (mineral) :: Smithsonit
smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge ::
smitten {adj} (made irrationally enthusiastic) :: verzaubert, verzückt, bezaubert, hingerissen, ergriffen, eingenommen, ergriffen, befallen, heimgesucht, geschlagen
smitten {adj} (in love) :: verzaubert, hingerissen, verliebt, verknallt, verguckt
smocking {n} (embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and embroidered with decorative stitches) :: Smokarbeit {f}
smock mill {n} (windmill with rotating cap) :: Holländerwindmühle {f}
smog {n} (urban air pollution) :: Smog {m}
smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) :: rauchen
smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke regularly or habitually) :: rauchen
smoke {v} (to give off smoke) :: rauchen
smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke) :: räuchern
smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) :: Rauch {m}, Qualm {m}
smoke alarm {n} (smoke detector) SEE: smoke detector ::
smoke bomb {n} (firework) :: Rauchbombe {f}
smoke bomb {n} (military: explosive device) :: Rauchbombe {f}
smoked {adj} (of food, preserved by treatment with smoke) :: geräuchert, geselcht
smoked beer {n} (kind of beer) :: Rauchbier
smoke detector {n} (device) :: Rauchmelder {m}
smoked meat {n} (smoked meat in general) :: Rauchfleisch {n}
smoked salmon {n} (edible salmon that is cured by smoking) :: Räucherlachs {m}
smoke-free {adj} (reserved for non-smokers) :: rauchfrei
smoke grenade {n} (bomb that generates thick smoke) :: Nebelgranate {f}
smokeless {adj} (without smoke) :: rauchlos
smoke like a chimney {v} (to smoke tobacco frequently) :: Rauchen wie ein Schlot
smoke out {v} (to drive out using smoke) :: ausräuchern
smoke point {n} (temperature) :: Rauchpunkt {m}
smoker {n} (person who smokes tobacco habitually) :: Raucher {m}, Raucherin {f}
smoker {n} (apparatus for smoking food) :: Räucherofen {m}
smoker {n} (bee smoker) SEE: bee smoker ::
smokescreen {n} (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover) :: Nebelwand {f}, Nebelvorhand {m}, Nebelschleier {m}, Deckmantel {m}, Rauchvorhang {m}
smokescreen {n} (anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract) :: Vorwand {m}, Ablenkung {f}, Ablenkungsmanöver {n}, Tarnmanöver {n}, Vernebelung {f}, Deckmantel {m}
smokeshop {n} (tobacconist's) SEE: tobacconist's ::
smoke signal {n} (ancient method of communication) :: Rauchzeichen {n}
smoke signal {n} (distress signal) :: Rauchsignal {n}
smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney ::
smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) :: Rauchen {n}
smoking room {n} (room designated for smokers) :: Raucherzimmer {n}, Raucherraum {m}
smoko {n} (cigarette break) :: Rauchpause {f}
smolder {v} (to burn with no flame and little smoke) :: schwelen, glimmen
smolder {v} :: glosen
smooch {n} ((informal) a kiss) :: Schmatzer {m}, Küsschen {n}, Bussi [chiefly Bavaria and Austria], Busserl {n} [Bavaria and Austria]
smooch {v} ((informal) to kiss) :: knutschen
smooth {adj} (lacking friction, not rough) :: glatt
smooth {adj} (without difficulty) :: reibungslos, problemlos
smooth {adj} (bland; glib) :: glatt
smooth {adj} (mathematics, of a function: Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain) :: glatt
smooth {v} (make smooth) :: glätten
smooth {v} (statistics: capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise) :: glätten
smooth as a baby's bottom {adj} (very smooth) :: weich wie ein Babypopo
smooth breathing {n} (diacritic mark in Greek) :: Spiritus lenis {m}
smoothen {v} (make smooth) :: glätten
smoothie {n} (smooth-talker) :: aalglatter Bursche {m}
smoothie {n} (drink) :: Smoothie {m}
smoothness {n} (condition of being smooth) :: Glätte {f}
smooth snake {n} (Coronella austriaca) :: Schlingnatter {f}
smorgasbord {n} (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) :: Smörgåsbord {n}, skandinavisches Büfett {n}
smother {v} (to suffocate) :: ersticken
smother {v} (to extinguish or deaden) :: ersticken
smother {v} (to reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity) :: dämpfen, unterdrücken
SMS {n} (a text message sent on a cell phone) :: SMS {f} {n}, SMS-Nachricht {f}, Textnachricht {f}
smudge {n} (a blemish; a smear) :: Fleck {m}
smudge {v} (to obscure by blurring) :: verschmieren, verwischen
smudge {v} (to soil or smear with dirt) :: verschmieren, verwischen
smug {adj} (irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied) :: blasiert, eingebildet, selbstgefällig, süffisant, selbstzufrieden, dünkelhaft, arrogant, überheblich
smuggle {v} (to import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties) :: schmuggeln
smuggle {v} (to bring in surreptitiously) :: schmuggeln
smuggler {n} (One who smuggles things) :: Schmuggler {m}, Schmugglerin {f}
smuggling {n} (an act of something being smuggled) :: Schmuggel {m}
smugness {n} (state or quality of being smug) :: Selbstgefälligkeit {f}
smurf {n} (fictional character) :: Schlumpf {m}
smut {n} (soot) SEE: soot ::
Smyrna {prop} (city) :: Smyrna
snack {n} (a light meal) :: Imbiss {m}, Happen {m}, Snack {m}, Jause {f} [Austria]
snack {n} (an item of food eaten between meals) :: Zwischenmahlzeit {f}
snack {v} (to eat a light meal) :: jausnen [Austria]
snack bar {n} (a small restaurant serving light meals) :: Imbissstube {f}, Imbiss {m}
snafu {n} :: chaotisch, Panne {f}, Chaos {n}
snag {n} (stump or base of a branch) :: Aststumpf {m}, Aststummel {m}
snag {n} (tree fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water) :: Baumstumpf {m}
snag {n} (tooth projecting beyond the rest) :: Zahnstumpf {m}
snag {n} (pulled thread or yarn) :: Fadenzieher {m}
snag {n} (problem or difficulty) :: Haken {m}, springender Punkt {m}
snag {v} (slang: to pick up) :: sich schnappen, ergattern
snagging list {n} (list of construction problems) SEE: punch list ::
snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) :: Schnecke {f} (any animal of the class Gastropoda, also without shell), Gehäuseschnecke {f}
snailfish {n} (marine fish) :: Scheibenbauch {m}
snail mail {n} (postal mail) :: Schneckenpost {f}, Snailmail {f} Snail-Mail {f}
snail's pace {n} (a very slow pace) :: Schneckentempo {n}
snake {n} (legless reptile) :: Schlange {f}, Wurm {m} [poetic]
snake {v} (to move in a winding path) :: winden, sich winden, schlängeln
snakebite {n} (the bite of a snake) :: Schlangenbiss {m}
snakebite {n} :: Schlangenbiß {m}
snake charmer {n} (snake charmer) :: Schlangenbeschwörer {m}, Schlangenbeschwörerin {f}
snake charming {n} (snake charming) :: Schlangenbeschwörung {f}
snake eagle {n} (bird of prey) :: Schlangenadler {m}
snakefly {n} (insect of order Raphidioptera) :: Kamelhalsfliege {f}
snake gourd {n} (plant or produce of Trichosanthes cucumerina) :: Schlangengurke {f}, Schlangenkürbis {m}, Schlangenhaargurke {f}
snakehead {n} (fish) :: Schlangenkopffisch {m}
snake oil {n} (fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum) :: Quacksalberprodukt {n}
snap {n} (quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound) :: Knacken {n}, Knallen {n}
snap {n} (attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab) :: Schnappen {n}, Zuschnappen {n}
snap {n} (act of of producing sound with fingers) :: Schnippen {n}, Schnalzen {n}
snap {n} (fastening device) :: Schnappverschluss {m}
snap {n} (informal: photograph) :: Schnappschuss {m}
snap {n} (thin circular cookie or similar good) :: Keks {m}
snap {n} (brisk, cold weather that passes quickly) :: Brise {f}
snap {n} (very short period of time, or task) :: Augenblick {m}
snap {n} (football: hike) :: Snap {m}
snap {v} (to break apart suddenly or at once) :: abbrechen
snap {v} (to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack) :: krachen
snap {v} (to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite) :: zuschnappen
snap {v} (to attempt to seize with eagerness) :: schnappen
snap {v} (to speak abruptly or sharply) :: blaffen
snap {v} (to give way abruptly and loudly) :: zerreißen
snap {v} (to suffer a mental breakdown) :: durchdrehen, ausrasten [colloquial], überschnappen
snap {v} (to flash or appear to flash as with light) :: aufblitzen
snap {v} (to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound) :: zusammenschnappen, zuschnappen
snap {v} (to snatch with or like with the teeth) :: beißen, zuschnappen
snap {v} (to pull apart with a snapping sound) :: abreißen
snap {v} (to say abruptly or sharply) :: schnappen
snap {v} (to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly) :: schnappen
snap {v} (to close something using a snap as a fastener) :: zuschanppen
snap {v} (to snap one's fingers) :: schnipsen, schnalzen, schnippen
snap {v} (to take a photograph; to photograph) :: knipsen, einen Schnappschuss machen
snap {v} (to pass the ball from the center to a back, to hike the ball) :: zurückpassen
snap {v} (to misfire) :: losgehen
snap bean {n} (unripe or green fruit pod of a bean plant) SEE: green bean ::
snapdragon {n} (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) :: Löwenmäulchen {n}, Löwenmäuler {n-p}
snap election {n} (election called before the regularly scheduled time) :: vorgezogene Neuwahl {f}
snap fastener {n} (fastening mechanism) :: Druckknopf {m}
snap one's fingers {v} (create a sound with one's fingers) :: mit den Fingern schnippen
snappish {adj} (likely to snap or bite) :: bissig
snappish {adj} (exhibiting irritation) :: patzig, schnippisch
snapshot {n} (A photograph) :: Schnappschuss {m}
snapshot {n} (A glimpse of something) :: Momentaufnahme {f}
snapshot {v} (to take a snapshot of) :: einen Schnappschuss machen von
snap up {v} (to buy quickly) :: sich schnappen
snare {n} (trap) :: Schlinge {f}, Falle {f}
snare drum {n} (tubular drum) :: kleine Trommel {f}, Schnarrtrommel {f}, Snare {f}, Rührtrommel {f}
Snares penguin {n} (Penguin) :: Snaresinselpinguin {m}
Snark {prop} (fantastical monster) :: Schnark, Schnatz
snarky {adj} (sarcastic and irreverent) :: bissig, spöttelnd, sarkastisch, beißend, maliziös, abfällig
snarl {n} (knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle) :: wirres Knäuel {n}
snarl {v} (To growl) :: knurren
snarl {n} (act of snarling) :: Fletschen {n}
snarling {n} (the act of producing a snarl) :: knurrend
snatch {v} (to steal) :: klauen, stehlen
snatch {n} (competitive weightlifting event) :: Reißen {n}
snath {n} (shaft of a scythe) :: Sensenwurf
snazziness {n} (Elegance in manner of dress) :: Eleganz {f}
snazzy {adj} (elegantly dressed, stylish, flashy) :: schick
sneak {n} (a cheat; con artist; trickster) :: Duckmäuser {m}, Duckmäuserin {f}, Kriecher {m}, Kriecherin {f}
sneak {v} (to creep) :: schleichen
sneak {v} (to take something stealthily) :: stehlen
sneak {v} (to inform an authority about another's misdemeanours) :: vernadern, verpetzen
sneaker {n} (one who sneaks) :: Schleicher {m}, Schleicherin {f}
sneaker {n} (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) :: Turnschuhe {m-p}, Leinenschuhe {m-p}, Schnürschuhe {m-p}, Sneakers {m-p}, Sportschuhe {m-p}, Tennisschuhe {m-p},
sneakernet {n} (method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there) :: Turnschuhnetzwerk {n}
sneak up {v} (to sneak up on) :: sich anschleichen
sneaky {adj} (difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries) :: raffiniert
sneaky {adj} (dishonest; deceitful) :: duckmäuserig, hinterhältig
sneer {v} (raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn) :: grinsen
sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) :: niesen
sneeze {n} (act of sneezing) :: Niesen {n}
snell {n} (short line to attach a hook or lure to heavier line) :: Mundschnur {f}
snicker {n} (stifled laugh) :: Kichern {n}, Gekicher {n}
snicker {v} (to emit a snicker) :: kichern
snide {adj} (nasty, sarcastic) :: abfällig, verächtlich, herabsetzend, spöttisch
sniff {v} (to make a short audible inhalation) :: schnüffeln, züngeln (for reptiles)
sniffle {v} (to make a whimpring sound when breathing) :: schnüffeln
snifter {n} (pear-shaped glass) :: Kognakglas {n}, Kognakschwenker {m}
snipe {n} (bird of the family Scolopacidae) :: Schnepfe {f}
sniper {n} (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position) :: Heckenschütze {m}, Heckenschützin {f}, Scharfschütze {m}, Scharfschützin {f}
sniper rifle {n} (long-range rifle) :: Scharfschützengewehr {n}
snippet {n} (a tiny piece or part) :: Stück {n}, Teil {n}, Schnipsel {m}
snitch {v} (steal) :: klauen, stibitzen
snitch {v} (inform on) :: petzen, verpetzen, verpfeifen
snitch {v} (contact or cooperate with the police) :: Spitzeldienste verrichten, Spitzeldienste erledigen
snitch {n} (thief) :: Dieb {m}, Langfinger {m}
snitch {n} (informer, usually one who betrays his group) :: Spitzel {m}, Informant {m}
snivel {n} :: schniefen
Sněžka {prop} (mountain) :: Schneekoppe
snob {n} (person who seeks to be a member of the upper classes) :: Snob {m}, Wichtigtuer {m}, Schnösel {m}, Schickimicki {m}
snobbery {n} (the property or trait of being a snob) :: Snobismus {m}
snobbish {adj} (having the property of being a snob) :: dünkelhaft, schnöselig, blasiert, großtuerisch, hochnäsig, bourgeois; [also and of British conditions chiefly] snobistisch, versnobt
snobby {adj} (characteristic of a snob) :: snobistisch, versnobt, Schickimicki
snood {n} (hairnet) SEE: hairnet ::
snood {n} (band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place) :: Haarnetz {n}, Haarband {n}
snood {n} (short line to attach a fishhook to a line) :: Mundschnur {f}
snood {n} (neckwarmer) SEE: neckwarmer ::
snooker {n} (cue sport) :: Snooker
snoop {v} (to be devious and cunning so as not to be seen) :: spionieren
snoop {v} (to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others) :: spionieren, schnüffeln
snoop {n} (the act of snooping) :: Schnüffeln {n}
snoop {n} (one who snoops) :: Schnüffler {m}, Schnüfflerin {f}
snoop {n} (a private detective) :: Schnüffler {m}, Privatdetektiv {m}
snoop around {v} (to snoop) :: herumspionieren, spionieren
Snoopy {prop} (pet beagle) :: Snoopy
snoot {v} (slang: human nose) SEE: schnozzle ::
snootful {n} (significant amount of ingested alcohol) :: sternhagelvoll
snooty {adj} (pompous) :: hochnäsig
snooze {v} :: dösen, nicken, ein Nickerchen machen
snooze {n} (A period of sleep; a nap) :: Schläfchen {n}, Nickerchen {n}
snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) :: schnarchen
snore {n} (act and noise of snoring) :: Schnarchen {n}
snorer {n} (person who snores) :: Schnarcher {m}, Schnarcherin {f}
snoring {n} (action or sound) :: Schnarchen {n}
snoring rail {n} (bird) :: Schnarchralle {f}
snorkel {n} (hollow tube used for breathing underwater) :: Schnorchel {m}
snorkel {v} (use a snorkel) :: schnorcheln
snort {n} (sound made by exhaling roughly through the nose) :: Schnauben {n}
snort {v} (to exhale roughly through the nose) :: schnupfen, schnauben
snort {v} (to inhale (usually a drug) through the nose) :: schnupfen
snot {n} (mucus) :: Rotz {m}, Rotze {f}, Schnodder {m}, Nasenschleim {m} (from nose only)
snot {n} (contemptible child) :: Rotznase {f}
snottiness {n} (state or quality of being snotty) :: Rotzigkeit {f}
snotty {adj} (dirtied with snot) :: rotzig
snotty {adj} (ill-tempered, impertinent) :: patzig, rotzig, rotznäsig
snout {n} (long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast) :: Schnauze {f}, Hundeschnauze {f}, Rüssel {m}, Schweinerüssel {m}
snout beetle {n} (a weevil) :: Rüsselkäfer {m}
snout moth {n} (moth of the family Lasiocampidae) SEE: eggar ::
snow {n} (precipitation) :: Schnee {m}
snow {n} (colour) :: schneeweiß
snow {n} (TV noise) :: Schnee {m}, Grieß {m}
snow {n} (cocaine) :: Schnee {m}
snow {n} (collective precipitation) :: Schneefall {m}
snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) :: schneien
snow angel {n} (design) :: Schneeengel {m}
snowball {n} (ball of snow) :: Schneeball {m}
snowball fight {n} (play fight) :: Schneeballschlacht {f}
snowbank {n} (a heap of snow) SEE: snowdrift ::
snowbird {n} (dark-eyed junco) :: Winterammer {f}, Junko {m} [dated]
snow-blind {adj} (blinded by abundance of reflected light) :: schneeblind
snow blindness {n} (condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays) :: Schneeblindheit {f}
snowblower {n} (a device for clearing a path or road of snow) :: Schneefräse {f}
snowboard {n} (board) :: Snowboard {n}
snowboard {v} (to ride a snowboard) :: snowboarden; [Switzerland] snöben
snowboarder {n} (someone who snowboards) :: Snowboarder {m}, Snowboarderin {f}; Snowboardfahrer {m}, Snowboardfahrerin {f}; [Switzerland] Snöber {m}, Snöberin {f}
snowboarding {n} (the sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard) :: Snowboarden {n}
snow bunting {n} (bird) :: Schneeammer {f}
snow cannon {n} (machine that spurts out snow over pistes) :: Schneekanone {f}
snowcat {n} (vehicle) :: Pistenraupe {f}, [Austria] Pistengerät {n}
snow chain {n} (a chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction) :: Schneekette {f}
snow cone {n} (crushed ice with flavoring) :: Schneekegel {m}, rasiert Eis {n}
snowcone {n} (a frozen dessert) :: Schneekegel {m}, rasiert Eis {n}
snow-covered {adj} (covered with snow) :: schneebedeckt, verschneit
snow cream {n} (dessert made with milk or cream and snow) :: Schneemilch
snow cream {n} (dessert made with cream, rosewater and sugar, which looks like snow) :: Schneemilch
snowdrift {n} (bank of snow) :: Schneewehe {f}, Schneeverwehung {f}
snowdrop {n} (plant) :: Schneeglöckchen {n}
snowdropper {n} (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline) :: Unterwäschedieb {m}, Unterwäschediebin {f}
snowed in {adj} (unable to get out of a place due to snow) :: eingeschneit
snowfall {n} (instance of falling of snow) :: Schneefall {m}
snowflake {n} (crystal) :: Schneeflocke {f}
snowflake {n} (flower of the genus Leucojum) :: Märzenbecher {m}
snowflake {n} (Plectrophenax nivalis) SEE: snow bunting ::
snow fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox ::
snow-free {adj} (not covered by snow) :: schneefrei
snow globe {n} (decorative object) :: Schneekugel {f}
snow goose {n} (Chen caerulescens) :: Schneegans {f}
snowgun {n} (cannon that creates snow) SEE: snow cannon ::
snow in {v} (prevent from moving by a large snowfall) :: einschneien
snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) :: Schneeleopard {m}, Irbis {m}
snowless {adj} (without snow) :: schneefrei, aper
snow load {n} (live load due to the weight of snow) :: Schneelast {f}
snowmachine {n} (snowmobile) SEE: snowmobile ::
snowman {n} (figure made of snow) :: Schneemann {m}
snowmobile {n} (vehicle) :: Schneemobil {n}
snowmobiler {n} (snowmobile operator) :: Schneemobilfahrer {m}, Schneemobilfahrerin {f}
snowmobilist {n} (snowmobiler) SEE: snowmobiler ::
snow pea {n} (cultivar of pea) :: Kefe, Zuckerschote {f}
snow petrel {n} (small, pure white fulmarine petrel) :: Schneesturmvogel {m}
snow plow {n} (vehicle) :: Schneepflug {m}
snow plow {n} (in skiing) :: Stemmbogen {m}, Pizzastück {n}
Snow Queen {prop} (fairy tale character with power over snow and ice) :: Schneekönigin {f}
snow sheep {n} (Ovis nivicola) :: Schneeschaf {n}
snowshoe {n} (flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow) :: Schneeschuh {m}
snow shovel {n} (a shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow) :: Schneeschaufel {f}
snow shower {n} (snowfall leading to more snow than a flurry, but less than a snow storm) :: Schneeschauer {m}
snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) :: Schneesturm {m}
snowthrower {n} (snowblower) SEE: snowblower ::
snow-white {adj} (as white as snow) :: schneeweiß, schlohweiß
Snow White {prop} (character from Snow White (Schneewittchen)) :: Schneewittchen {n}
Snow White {prop} (character from Snow-White and Rose-Red (Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot)) :: Schneeweißchen {n}
snowy {adj} (white as snow) SEE: white as snow ::
snowy {adj} (snow-covered) SEE: snow-covered ::
snowy owl {n} (large white owl) :: Schneeeule {f}, Schnee-Eule {f}
snub {n} (deliberate affront or slight) :: Brüskierung {f}
snub {v} (to slight, ignore, behave coldly toward) :: brüskieren, jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen
snub {v} (to turn down, dismiss) :: ablehnen, abtun, ausschlagen [offer]
snubber {n} (device used to suppress transient forces) :: Dämpfer {m}
snub nose {n} (a small stubby nose) :: Stupsnase {f}
snub-nosed {adj} (having a small stubby nose) :: stupsnasig
snuff {n} (fine-ground tobacco) :: Schnupftabak {m}
snuffbox {n} (small box) :: Schnupftabakdose {f}, Tabakdose {f}, Tabatiere {f}
snuffer {n} (candle snuffer) SEE: candle snuffer ::
snug {adj} (comfortable; cosy, cozy) :: wohlig
snug {adj} (close fitting) :: enganliegend [clothing]; passgenau [engineering]
snug {n} (room in a pub) :: Hinterraum {m}; gemütlicher Hinterraum {m}; gemütliche Ecke {f}; Separee {n}
snuggle {v} (to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy) :: drücken, kuscheln, liebkosen
snugly {adv} :: behaglich, gemütlich, mollig
so {n} (sol) SEE: sol ::
so {conj} (in order that) :: damit, sodass, um ... zu
so {conj} (with the result that) :: so
so {adv} (very) :: so, sehr
so {adv} (to a particular extent) :: so
so {adv} (in a particular manner) :: so
so {adj} (true) :: so
so {interj} (interjection used to introduce a new topic) :: also
so {interj} (short for so what) :: na und
soak {v} (to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it) :: durchnässen
soak {v} (to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation) :: tränken, einweichen
soak {v} :: durchziehen
soak {n} (immersion in a liquid) :: Einweichen {n}
soaked {adj} (drenched) :: klatschnass, klitschnass, patschnass, pitschnass, pudelnass
soaked to the skin {adj} :: nass bis auf die Knochen, völlig durchnässt, klatschnass
soaking wet {adj} (extremely wet) :: klatschnass
so-and-so {n} (placeholder name) :: der und der {m}, die und die {f}, das und das {n}
so-and-so {n} (anything generic) :: so und so
soap {n} (soap opera) SEE: soap opera ::
soap {n} (substance) :: Seife {f}
soap {v} (apply soap in washing) :: einseifen
soapbox {n} (soapbox car) SEE: soapbox car ::
soapbox car {n} (vehicle) :: Seifenkiste {f}
soap bubble {n} (sphere of soap water) :: Seifenblase {f}
soap dish {n} (a container for soap) :: Seifenschale {f}
soapery {n} (factory making soap) :: Seifenfabrik {f}
soapiness {n} (state or quality of being soapy) :: Seifigkeit {f}
soapmaker {n} (maker of soap) :: Seifensieder {m}
soapnut {n} (the drupe of Sapindus plants) :: Waschnuss {f}
soap opera {n} (television serial) :: Soap {f}, Seifenoper {f}
soapstone {n} (soft rock) :: Speckstein {m}
soapwort {n} (herb) :: Seifenkraut {n}
soapy {adj} (full of soap) :: seifig
soar {v} (to fly aloft with little effort) :: schweben
soar {v} (to mount upward on wings) :: hochfliegen
soar {v} (to fly by means of a glider) :: gleiten
soar {v} (to rise rapidly or high) :: hochschnellen, aufstreben, hochragen
sob {n} (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath) :: Schluchzen {n}, Schluchzer {m}
sob {v} (weep with convulsive gasps) :: schluchzen
sob {v} (say (something) while sobbing) :: schluchzen
sob {v} :: schluchzen
SOB {n} (son of a bitch (abbreviation)) :: Huso {m}
soba {n} (Japanese buckwheat noodle) :: Soba {n}
sobbing {n} (action of the verb "to sob") :: Schluchzen {m}
so be it {phrase} (indication of acceptance) :: so sei es, sei's drum
sober {adj} (not drunk) :: nüchtern
sober {adj} (moderate) :: nüchtern, besonnen, ernst
sober {adj} (dull) :: gedeckt (of colours)
sober {v} (make or become sober) :: ernüchtern
sober {v} (overcome intoxication) :: ausnüchtern
sober up {v} (to become sober) :: ernüchtern
sobriety {n} (quality or state of being sober) :: Nüchternheit {f}, Ernsthaftigkeit {f} {f} [of character], Gedecktheit {f} [of colours]
sobriety {n} (quality or state of not being intoxicated) :: Nüchternheit {f}
sobriquet {n} (familiar name for a person) :: Beiname {m}, Spitzname {m}
sob story {n} (sad story) :: Schnulze {f}, Schmachtfetzen {m}
socage {n} (medieval form of land tenure) :: Frondienst {m}, Robath, Robot {f}
so-called {adj} (so named, but wrongly so) :: sogenannt, sog.
so-called {adj} (so named) :: sogenannt
soccer {n} (game) :: Fußball {m}
soccer ball {n} (ball that is designed for use in the sport of soccer) :: Fußball {m}
soccer field {n} (a playing field on which the game of soccer is played) :: Fußballplatz {m}, Fußballfeld {n}
soccer mom {n} (overly ambitious mother) :: Eislaufmutti
soccer player {n} (one who plays soccer) :: Fußballspieler {m}
Sochi {prop} (city in Russia) :: Sotschi {n}
sociable {adj} (tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial) :: gesellig
sociable lapwing {n} (Vanellus gregarius) :: Steppenkiebitz {m}
sociable plover {n} (Vanellus gregarius) SEE: sociable lapwing ::
social {adj} (extroverted or outgoing) :: kontaktfreudig, gesellig
social {adj} (relating to society) :: sozial, Sozial-, gesellschaftlich
social climber {n} (one who tries to improve his or her social position) :: Karrierist {m}
social contract {n} (agreement or contract) :: Gesellschaftsvertrag {m}
social Darwinism {n} (theory) :: Sozialdarwinismus {m}
social democracy {n} (moderate left-wing political philosophy) :: Sozialdemokratie {f}
social democrat {n} (supporter of social democracy) :: Sozialdemokrat {m}, Sozialdemokratin {f}
social democratic {adj} (of or pertaining to social democracy) :: sozialdemokratisch
social distancing {n} (practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases) :: soziale Distanzierung {f}, Social Distancing {n}, räumliche Distanzierung {f}, räumliche Trennung {f},
social group {n} (collection of humans or animals) :: soziale Gruppe {f}
social housing {n} (affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations) :: Sozialwohnungen {f-p}, Sozialwohnung {f}, sozialer Wohnungsbau {m}
socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) :: Sozialismus {m}
socialism {n} (group of socialist political philosophies) :: Sozialismus {m}
socialism {n} (intermediate phase of social development) :: Sozialismus {m}
socialist {adj} (of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism) :: sozialistisch
socialist {n} (one who practices or advocates socialism) :: Sozialist {m}, Sozialistin {f}
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {prop} (Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992) :: Sozialistische Föderative Republik Jugoslawien {f}
socialistic {adj} (relating to socialism) :: sozialistisch
socialist realism {n} (art style) :: sozialistischer Realismus {m}
Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) :: Sozialistische Republik Vietnam {f}
socialite {n} (person of prominence and influence) :: Gesellschaftsdame {f}, Salonlöwe {m}
socialization {n} (sociology: the process of learning one’s culture) :: Sozialisation {f}
socialize {v} (to interact with others) :: gesellig sein
social justice warrior {n} (online activist who zealously promotes social justice causes) :: Gutmensch [not perfect but close match]
social media {n} (interactive forms of media) :: soziale Medien {p} {n}
social murder {n} (systemic causation of premature death) :: sozialer Mord {m}
social network {n} (a network of personal or business contacts on the Internet) :: Sozialnetzwerk {n}
social psychology {n} (study) :: Sozialpsychologie {f}
social science {n} (branch of science) :: Sozialwissenschaft {f}
social security {n} (system) :: soziale Sicherheit {f}, Sozialversicherung
social security number {n} (corresponding number in other countries) :: Sozialversicherungsnummer {f}
social studies {n} (study of various subjects) :: Gemeinschaftskunde {f}
social work {n} (any of several professions concerned with providing social services) :: soziale Arbeit {f}
social worker {n} (person whose profession is social work) :: Sozialarbeiter {m}, Sozialarbeiterin {f}
societal {adj} (societal) :: gesellschaftlich
society {n} (group of people sharing culture) :: Gesellschaft {f}
society {n} (group of persons who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest) :: Gesellschaft {f}
society {n} (people of one’s country or community as a whole) :: Gesellschaft {f}
society {n} (high society) SEE: high society ::
Society of Jesus {prop} (Roman Catholic order) :: Jesuiten {m-p}, Gesellschaft Jesu {f}
Socinian {n} (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) :: Sozinianer {m}, Sozinianerin {f}
Socinian {adj} (pertaining to the Socinians) :: sozinianisch {m}
sociobiology {n} (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) :: Soziobiologie {f}
sociogram {n} (graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation) :: Soziogramm {n}
sociolect {n} (variant of language used by a social group) :: Soziolekt {m}
sociolinguistic {adj} (pertaining to sociolinguistics) :: soziolinguistisch
sociolinguistics {n} (the study of social and cultural effects on language) :: Soziolinguistik {f}
sociological {adj} (of or pertaining to sociology) :: soziologisch
sociologically {adv} (sociologically) :: soziologisch
sociologist {n} (scientist studying the field of sociology) :: Soziologe {m}, Soziologin {f}
sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) :: Soziologie {f}, Gesellschaftskunde {f}
sociopath {n} (person with antisocial personality disorder) :: Soziopath {m}, Soziopathin {f}
sociopathy {n} (personality disorder) :: Soziopathie {f}
sociopolitical {adj} (socio-political) SEE: socio-political ::
socio-political {adj} (of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors) :: sozialpolitisch
sock {n} (covering for the foot) :: Socke {f}
sock {n} (sock puppet) SEE: sock puppet ::
socket {n} (mechanical opening) :: Steckdose {f}, Buchse {f}, Fassung {f} (light bulb), Sockel {m} (chip)
socket wrench {n} (A type of wrench) :: Ratsche {f}
sockeye {n} (a type of fish) :: Rotlachs {m}
sock puppet {n} (simple puppet made from a sock) :: Sockenpuppe {f}
sock puppet {n} (second account created by a user in an online community) :: Sockenpuppe {f}
Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) :: Sokrates {m}
Socratic {adj} (characteristic of the philosopher Socrates) :: sokratisch
Socratic {n} (follower of Socrates) :: Sokratiker {m}
Socratic method {prop} :: sokratische Methode {f}, Mäeutik {f}, Maieutik {f}
soda {n} (sodium carbonate) :: Soda {f}
soda {n} (carbonated water) :: Sprudel {m}, saurer Sprudel {m}, Soda {f}, Sprudelwasser {n}
soda {n} (sweet, carbonated drink) :: Limonade {f}, Brause {f}, süßer Sprudel {m}
sodalite {n} (mineral) :: Sodalith {m}
sodality {n} (companionship) SEE: companionship ::
soda pop {n} (sweetened, carbonated beverage) :: Erfrischungsgetränk {n}
soda water {n} (water with carbon dioxide) :: Sodawasser {n}, Sprudelwasser {n}, Sprudel {m}
sodium {n} (reactive metal) :: Natrium {n}
sodium acetate trihydrate {n} :: Natrium acetate-3-wasser
sodium benzoate {n} (the sodium salt of benzoic acid) :: Natriumbenzoat
sodium bicarbonate {n} (salt of sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid) :: Natriumbicarbonat {n}, Natriumbikarbonat, Natriumhydrogencarbonat {n}, Natriumhydrogenkarbonat {n}
sodium bicarbonate {n} (used as a raising agent) :: Natron {n}
sodium bisulfite {n} (the compound NaHSO3) :: Natriumbisulfit {n}, Natriumhydrogensulfit {n}
sodium bromide {n} (sodium salt of hydrobromic acid) :: Natriumbromid
sodium carbonate {n} (Na2CO3) :: Natriumcarbonat {n}, Natriumkarbonat {n}
sodium channel {n} (system of proteins that transports sodium ions through cell membranes) :: Natriumkanal {m}
sodium chlorate {n} (NaClO3) :: Natriumchlorat
sodium chloride {n} (chemical term for table salt; NaCl) :: Natriumchlorid {n}
sodium cyanide {n} (inorganic compound) :: Natriumcyanid
sodium hydrogen carbonate {n} (NaHCO3) SEE: sodium bicarbonate ::
sodium hydrogen phosphate {n} (acid sodium salt of phosphoric acid) :: Dinatriumhydrogenphosphat {n}
sodium hydroxide {n} (caustic alkali) :: Natriumhydroxid {n}
sodium lamp {n} (sodium vapor lamp) SEE: sodium vapor lamp ::
sodium nitrate {n} (sodium salt of nitric acid) :: Natriumnitrat {n}, Salpeter, Natronsalpeter {m}, Chilesalpeter {m}
sodium sulfate {n} (Na2SO4) :: Natriumsulfat {n}
sodium sulfide {n} (Na2S) :: Natriumsulfid {n}
sodium thiosulfate {n} (inorganic compound used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.) :: Natriumthiosulfat {n}, Fixiersalz {n}
sodium vapor lamp {n} (type of street lamp) :: Natriumdampflampe {f}
sod off {v} (go away) :: Leine ziehen
Sodom {prop} (city in the Middle East) :: Sodom {n}
sodomise {v} (to perform anal sex) :: sodomisieren
sodomite {n} (one who practices sodomy) :: Sodomit {m}
sodomy {n} (sex held to be unnatural) :: Sodomie {f} (bestiality)
sodomy {n} (anal sex, see also: anal sex) :: Analverkehr {m}, Sodomie {f} [archaic in this sense]
sofa {n} (upholstered seat) :: Sofa {n}, Couch {f}
sofa-bed {n} (sofa that unfolds into a bed) :: Schlafsofa {n}
so far {adv} (until now; previously; yet) :: bislang, bisher, bis jetzt
so far so good {proverb} (up to this point, all is OK) :: so weit, so gut
soffit {n} (visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element) :: Soffitte {f}
Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) :: Sofia
Sofian {adj} (from Sofia) :: Sofioter
Sofian {n} (someone from Sofia) :: Sofioter {m}, Sofioterin {f}
soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish ::
soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) :: weich
soft {adj} (of a cloth) :: weich
soft {adj} (gentle) :: sanft
soft {adj} (of a sound) :: leise
soft {adj} (lacking strength or resolve) :: weich
soft as a baby's bottom {adj} (extremely soft) :: sanft wie ein Babypopo
softball {n} (game) :: Softball {m}
soft-boiled {adj} (of an egg) :: weichgekocht
soft cheese {n} (A standard type of infirm and little-ripened cheese) :: Weichkäse {f}
soft drink {n} (sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage) :: Erfrischungsgetränk {n}, Limonade {f}, Brause {f}, Sprudel {m}, Sprudelsaft {m}
softener {n} (water softener) SEE: water softener ::
softener {n} (fabric softener) SEE: fabric softener ::
softhearted {adj} (gentle) :: weichherzig
soft hyphen {n} (a generally invisible text character marking a point where hyphenation can occur without forcing a line break in an inconvenient place if the text is later reflowed) :: weiches Trennzeichen {n}, bedingter Trennstrich {m}, weicher Trennstrich {m}, bedingtes Trennzeichen {n}
softness {n} (the quality of being soft) :: Weichheit {f}
soft palate {n} (tissue) :: weicher Gaumen {m}
soft-pedal {v} (to damp) :: herunterspielen
soft power {n} (political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.) :: Soft Power {f}, weiche Macht {f}
soft roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt ::
soft serve {n} (frozen dessert) :: Softeis {n}
soft-shell turtle {n} (Any turtle of the family Trionychidae) :: Weichschildkröte {f}
soft sign {n} (Cyrillic letter Ь/ь) :: weiches Zeichen {n}, Weichheitszeichen {n}
soft skill {n} (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) :: soziale Kompetenz {f}, Soft Skills {p}
soft-spoken {adj} (having a pleasant, gentle, mild manner of speech; speaking gently or quietly) :: mit sanfter und leiser Stimme [postpositioned], der leisen Töne [postpositioned], ruhig sprechend, leise sprechend
soft spot {n} (fontanelle) SEE: fontanelle ::
soft spot {n} (sentimental fondness or affection) :: Faible {n}, Schwäche {f}
soft spot {n} (point of vulnerability) :: Schwachstelle {f}
software {n} (encoded computer instructions) :: Software {f}
software architecture {n} (Translations) :: Softwarearchitektur {f}, Software-Architektur {f}
software configuration management {n} (controlling and tracking changes made to software files) :: Software-Configuration-Management {n}, Softwarekonfigurationsmanagement {n}
software engineering {n} (subfield of engineering concerned with the development, operation, and maintenance of software) :: Softwaretechnik {f}
software framework {n} (abstraction used in software development) :: Framework {n}, Programmiergerüst {n}
soft water {n} (water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals) :: weiches Wasser {n}
softwood {n} (wood from any conifer) :: Nadelholz {n}
softwood {n} (commercial timber from any conifer) :: Nadelholz {n}
softwood {n} (tree that yields the timber) :: Nadelgewächs {n}, Nadelholzgewächs {n}, Nadelholz {n}
softwood {n} (commercial timber in general) :: Holz {n}, Bauholz {n}
softwood {n} :: Weichholz {n}
Sogdian {adj} (of or relating to Sogdiana) :: sogdisch
Sogdian {prop} (the Sogdian language) :: Sogdisch {n}
Sogdiana {prop} (an ancient Iranian-speaking civilization) :: Sogdien
so help me God {phrase} (phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out) :: so wahr mir Gott helfe
soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) :: Erde {f}, Grund {m}
soil {n} (mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants) :: Boden {m}
soil {v} (to make dirty) :: verschmutzen, beschmutzen
soil fertility {n} (ability of a soil to sustain plant growth) :: Bodenfruchtbarkeit {f}
soiree {n} (formal evening party) :: Soiree {f}
sojourn {n} (A short stay somewhere) :: Aufenthalt {m}
sojourn {n} (A temporary residence) :: Unterkunft {f}, Obdach {n}, Übernachtungsmöglichkeit {f}
sojourn {v} (Stay temporarily) :: sich aufhalten, verweilen, weilen, residieren
sol {n} (type of colloid) :: Sol {n}
solace {n} (consolation) :: Trost {m}
solace {n} (source of comfort) :: Trost {m}
solace {v} (to give solace to) :: trösten
solanine {n} (poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of nightshade) :: Solanin {n}
solar {adj} (of or pertaining to the sun) :: solar, Sonnen-
solar calendar {n} (a calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun) :: Sonnenkalender {m}
solar cell {n} (semiconductor device) :: Solarzelle {f}
solar corona {n} (upper atmosphere of the sun) :: Sonnenkorona {f}
solar day {n} (time for a planet to rotate once relative to the sun) :: Sonnentag {m}, Solartag {m}
solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) :: Sonnenfinsternis {f}
solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) :: Sonnenenergie {f}, Solarenergie {f}
solar flare {n} (violent explosion) :: Sonneneruption {f}, chromosphärische Eruption {f}
Solarian {n} (inhabitant of the Sun) :: Sonnenbewohner {m}, Sonnenbewohnerin {f}
solarium {n} (establishment where one can rent sunbeds) :: Solarium {n}
solar mass {n} (unit) :: Sonnenmasse {f}
solar oil {n} :: Solaröl {n}
solar panel {n} (array of connected solar cells) :: Solarmodul {n}, Sonnenkollektor {m}, Photovoltaikmodul {n}
solar plexus {n} (a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach) :: Solarplexus {m}, Sonnengeflecht {n}
solar radiation {n} (all the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun) :: Sonnenstrahlung {f}
solar sail {n} (a sail-like structure on a spacecraft) :: Sonnensegel {n}, Solarsegel {n}
solar system {n} (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star) :: Sonnensystem {n}
solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System ::
Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) :: Sonnensystem {n}
solar thermal collector {n} :: Sonnenkollektor
solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) :: Sonnenwind {m}
solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) :: Lötmetall {n}, Lot {n}, Lötdraht {m}, Lötzinn {n}
solder {v} (to join with solder) :: löten
soldering {n} (method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them) :: Löten {n}, Lötung {f}, Verlötung {f}
soldering iron {n} (tool) :: Lötkolben {m}
soldier {n} (member of an army) :: Soldat {m}, Soldatin {f}
soldier {n} (someone who fights or toils well) :: Kämpfer {m}
soldier fly {n} (insect) :: Waffenfliege {f}
soldiery {n} (soldiers considered as a group) :: Soldaten {m-p}, Soldatinnen {f-p}
soldiery {n} (the profession or skill of being a soldier) :: Heeresdienst {m}, Kriegsdienst {m}, Präsensdienst {m}, Wehrdienst {m}
sold out {adj} (completely sold) :: ausverkauft
sold-out {adj} (having been entirely sold) :: ausverkauft
sole {adj} (only) :: einzig
sole {adj} (unmarried; widowed) :: ledig, unverheiratet, alleinstehend
sole {n} (bottom of the foot) :: Fußsohle {f}
sole {n} (bottom of a shoe or boot) :: Sohle {f}
sole {n} (fish) :: Seezunge {f}
sole {v} (put a sole on (a shoe or boot)) :: besohlen
solecism {n} (error in the use of language) :: Solözismus {m}, Sprachschnitzer {m}, Sprachsünde {f}
solely {adv} (exclusively) :: nur, einzig und allein, ausschließlich, exklusiv, allein, alleinig
solemn {adj} (deeply serious and somber) :: ernst
solemn {adj} (performed with great ceremony) :: feierlich
solemnity {n} (feast day of the highest rank) :: Hochfest {n}
solemnness {n} (solemnity) SEE: solemnity ::
solenodon {n} (small nocturnal insectivorous mammal with long snout and venomous saliva) :: Schlitzrüssler {m}
solenoid {n} (solenoid) :: Spule {f}, Magnetspule {f}
soleus {n} (muscle) :: Schollenmuskel {m}
solfatara {n} (area of volcanic activity giving off sulfurous steam) :: Solfatare {f}
solicit {v} (to persistently endeavor) :: anfordern, bedrängen, erbitten, nachsuchen
solicit {v} (to woo; to court) :: werben, den Hof machen
solicit {v} (to persuade or incite) :: anstiften, beschwatzen, überreden
solicit {v} (to disturb or trouble; to harass) :: belästigen, stören
solicitor {n} :: Solicitor {m}, Rechtsanwalt {m}, der nicht vor höheren Gerichten auftritt
solicitous {adj} (eager to obtain something) :: beflissen, dienstbeflissen, sorgsam
solicitous {adj} (anxious or concerned) :: besorgt, fürsorglich
solid {adj} (in the solid state) :: fest
solid {adj} (large, massive) :: fest, massiv
solid {adj} (lacking holes or hollows) :: kompakt
solid {adj} (extremely filling) :: deftig
solid {adj} (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) :: solide, robust
solid {adj} (lacking errors or inconsistencies) :: bündig
solid {adj} (typography: written as one word) :: zusammengeschrieben
solid {adj} (of one color) :: einfarbig
solid {n} (chemistry: fundamental state of matter) :: Festkörper {m}, Feststoff {m}
solid {n} (geometry: three-dimensional object) :: Körper {m}
solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) :: Solidarität {f}
solidarity {n} (psychological or material support) :: Solidarität {f}, Unterstützung {f}
solidify {v} (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body) :: erstarren
solidity {n} (the state or quality of being solid) :: Festigkeit {f}
solid rocket {n} (rocket engine) :: Feststoffraketentriebwerk {n}, Feststoffraketenantrieb {m}
solid rocket {n} (rocket) :: Feststoffrakete {f}
solidus {n} (slash) SEE: slash ::
solidus {n} (Roman gold coin) :: Solidus {m}
solifugid {n} (camel spider) SEE: camel spider ::
soliloquy {n} (act of a character speaking to himself) :: Selbstgespräch {n}
soliloquy {n} (speech or written discourse in this form) :: Selbstgespräch {n}, Monolog {m}
solipede {n} (mammal with a single hoof on each foot) :: Einhufer {m}
solipsism {n} (theory) :: Solipsismus {m}
solipsism {n} (self-absorption) :: Selbstbezogenheit {f}, Ichbezogenheit {f}, Selbstzentriertheit {f}, Selbstsucht {f}, Egoismus {m}
solipsist {adj} :: solipsistisch
solipsist {n} :: Solipsist {m}
solipsistic {adj} (solipsistic) :: solipsistisch
solipsistic {adj} (self-centered, selfish) :: selbstbezogen
solitaire {n} (person who lives alone) SEE: solitary ::
solitaire {n} (patience) SEE: patience ::
solitaire {n} (Peg solitaire) :: Solitär {m}
solitariness {n} (state or quality of being solitary) :: Einsamkeit {f}, Einsiedlerdasein {n}
solitary {n} (one who lives alone) :: Einsiedler {m}, Einsiedlerin {f}
solitary {adj} (living alone or being by oneself) :: alleinstehend, einsiedlerisch
solitary {adj} (performed, passed, or endured alone) :: einsam
solitary {adj} (not much visited or frequented; remote from society) :: abgeschieden, verlassen
solitary {n} (solitary confinement) SEE: solitary confinement ::
solitary confinement {n} (forced isolation) :: Isolationshaft {f}
solitary sandpiper {n} (Tringa solitaria) :: Einsamer Wasserläufer {m}
soliton {n} (self-reinforcing travelling wave) :: Soliton {n}
solitude {n} (state of being alone) :: Einsamkeit {f}, Alleinsein {n}
solo {n} (piece of music for one) :: Solo {n}
solo {n} (job or performance done by one person) :: Solo {n}
solo {n} (card game) :: Solo {n}
solo {adj} (without a companion or instructor) :: einzeln
solo {adj} (of a musical solo) :: solo
solo {v} (to perform a solo) :: ein Solo spielen
solo {v} (to perform something in the absence of anyone else) :: allein machen
soloist {n} (a person who performs a solo) :: Solist {m}, Solistin {f}
Solomon {prop} (king of Israel) :: Salomo {m}, Salomon {m}, Solomon {m}
Solomon Islands {prop} (A country in Melanesia) :: Salomonen
Solomon's seal {n} (plant of genus Polygonatum) :: Weißwurz {f}, Salomonissiegel {n}
solonchak {n} (soil type) :: Solontschak {m}
so long {interj} (informal: goodbye) :: bis bald
so long as {phrase} (as long as) SEE: as long as ::
Solothurn {prop} (canton) :: Solothurn
Solothurn {prop} (city) :: Solothurn
solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) :: Sonnenwende {f}
solstitial {adj} (pertaining to a solstice) :: Sonnenwend-, Sonnwend-
solstitial {adj} (occurring on a solstice) :: Sonnenwend-, Sonnwend-
solubility {n} (the condition of being soluble) :: Löslichkeit {f}
solubility product {n} (product of the individual solubilities of the cation and anion of a salt) :: Löslichkeitsprodukt {n}
soluble {adj} (able to be dissolved) :: löslich
soluble {adj} (able to be solved or explained) :: lösbar
solution {n} (liquid mixture) :: Lösung {f}
solution {n} (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.) :: Lösung {f}
solution {n} (answer to a problem (mathematics)) :: Lösung {f}
solvable {adj} (capable of being solved) :: lösbar
solvable {adj} (capable of being dissolved) :: löslich
solve {v} (to find an answer or solution) :: lösen
solvency {n} (ability to pay debts) :: Solvenz {f}, Zahlungsfähigkeit {f}
solvent {n} (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) :: Lösemittel {n}, Lösungsmittel {n}
solvent {adj} (able to pay all debts) :: solvent, zahlungsfähig, liquid, flüssig
solyanka {n} (a thick, spicy and sour soup in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine) :: Soljanka {f}
Somali {n} (a language) :: Somali {n}, Somalisch {n}
Somali {n} (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) :: [ethnic] Somali {m} {f}, [citizen] Somalier {m}, Somalierin {f}
Somali {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) :: somalisch
Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) :: Somalia {n}
Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali ::
Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali ::
Somaliland {prop} (unrecognized state) :: Somaliland {n}
somatic {adj} (relating to the body of an organism) :: somatisch
somatic symptom disorder {n} (Physical symptoms that cannot be explained by a general medical condition) :: Somatoforme Störung
somatization {n} (generation of physical symptoms for a psychiatric disorder) :: Somatisierung {f}
somatoform disorder {n} (psychiatric disorder in which physical symptoms are experienced, for which no apparent physical cause can be found) :: Somatoforme Störung
sombre {adj} (dark; gloomy, dimly lit) :: dunkel, düster, finster, trübe
sombre {adj} (dull or dark in colour) :: matt, stumpf, dunkel, finster, dunkel, trüb, trübe
sombre {adj} (melancholy; dismal) :: verhalten, trübe, freudlos, traurig, düster, finster, schwermütig
sombre {adj} (grave) :: ernst, schwerwiegend
sombrero {n} (hat) :: Sombrero
sombre tit {n} (Poecile lugubris) :: Trauermeise {f}
some {pron} (certain number) :: einige, manche
some {pron} (indefinite quantity or number) :: ein paar, einige {p}, einige {p}
some {pron} (indefinite amount, part) :: etwas
some {determiner} (certain proportion of) :: einige, manche
some {determiner} (unspecified quantity or number of) :: einige, welche, ein paar
some {determiner} (unspecified amount of) :: etwas
some {determiner} (certain, unspecified or unknown) :: irgendein
some {determiner} (considerable quantity or number of) :: einige, etliche
some {adv} (approximately, roughly) :: ungefähr, etwa, um
somebody {pron} (some unspecified person) :: jemand; einer; [colloquial] wer
someday {adv} (sometime; at some time in the future) :: eines Tages, irgendwann
somehow {adv} (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated) :: irgendwie
someone {pron} (some person) :: jemand, einer
someone else {pron} (some other person) :: jemand anders, jemand anderes
somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) :: Salto {m}, Überschlag {m}, Kopsibolter {m}, Purzelbaum {m}
something {pron} (unspecified object) :: etwas
something {pron} (a small quantity) :: klein
something {pron} (talent that is hard to pin down) :: Etwas {n}, etwas
something else {n} (exceptional, out of the ordinary, unusual) :: etwas anderes
something is rotten in the state of Denmark {phrase} (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right") :: etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark
some time {n} (a period of some length) :: geraume Zeit
sometime {adj} (occasional) SEE: occasional ::
sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes ::
sometime {adv} (at an unstated or indefinite time in the future) :: irgendwann
sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) :: manchmal
somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something ::
somewhat {adv} (limited extent) :: etwas, einigermaßen
somewhen {adv} (at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime) :: irgendwann
somewhere {adv} (in some place) :: irgendwo
somewhere {adv} (to some place) :: irgendwohin
somewhere else {adv} (in or at some other place) :: woanders, anderswo
somewhere else {adv} (to some other place) :: woanders, anderswo
somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere ::
sommelier {n} (wine steward / stewardess, wine waiter / waitress) :: Weinkellner {m}, Weinkellnerin {f}, Sommelier {m}, Sommelière {f}
somnambulate {v} (to walk while sleeping) :: schlafwandeln
somnambulation {n} (sleepwalking) SEE: sleepwalking ::
somnambulism {n} (sleepwalking) :: Schlafwandeln {n}, Somnambulismus {m}, Somnambulie {f}
somnambulist {n} (a sleepwalker) :: Schlafwandler {m}
somnolence {n} (a state of drowsiness or sleepiness) :: Somnolenz {f}, Schläfrigkeit {f}
somnolent {adj} (drowsy) :: schläfrig
somnolent {adj} (soporific) :: einschläfernd
so much {adj} (to such a quantity or degree) :: soviel
son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) :: Sohn {m}
son {n} (an adopted son) :: Adoptivsohn {m}
son {n} :: Sohn {m}
sonar {n} (device) :: Sonar {n}
sonata {n} (a musical composition for one or a few instruments) :: Sonate {f}
sonata form {n} (a form of classical music) :: Sonatensatzform {f}
sonatina {n} (piece resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler) :: Sonatine {f}
song {n} (music with words) :: Lied {n}, Gesang {m}, Song {m}
song {n} :: [2] Gesang {m}
song {n} (sound of a bird) SEE: birdsong ::
songbird {n} (bird) :: Singvogel {m}
songbook {n} (book) :: Liederbuch {n}
Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs ::
Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Hoheslied {n}, Hohelied
song sparrow {n} (Melospiza melodia) :: Singammer {f}
songster {n} (man who sings songs) :: Sänger {m}
songstress {n} (a female singer) :: Sängerin {f}
songthaew {n} (share taxi made from a pickup truck) :: Songtaeo {m}
song thrush {n} (song thrush) :: Singdrossel {f}, Drossel {f}
songwriter {n} (someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs) :: Songwriter {m}, Liedermacher {m}
sonic {adj} (of or relating to sound) :: Schall-, akustisch
sonic boom {n} (the audible effect of a shock wave in the air) :: Überschallknall {m}
son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) :: Schwiegersohn {m}, Tochtermann {m} [archaic], Eidam {m} [archaic]
sonless {adj} :: söhnelos
sonnet {n} (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) :: Sonett {n}
sonny {n} (a familiar form of address for a boy) :: mein Junge {m}, Kleiner {m}, Söhnchen {m} {n}
sonny {n} (pejorative form of address) :: Freundchen {n}
son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) :: Hurensohn {m}, Scheißkerl, Dreckskerl {m}
son of a whore {n} (objectionable person) :: Hurensohn {m}, Dirnensohn {m}
Son of God {prop} :: Sohn Gottes {m}
Son of Man {prop} (Jesus Christ) :: Menschensohn {m}, des Menschen Sohn {m}
sonogram {n} (a medical image produced by ultrasound echo) :: Sonografie {f}
sonometer {n} (audiometer) SEE: audiometer ::
sonorant {n} (speech sound) :: Sonorant {m}; Klanglaut {m}
sonship {n} (sonship) :: Sohnschaft {f}
Sonya {prop} (female given name) :: Sonja {f}
soon {adv} (within a short time) :: bald
sooner {adv} (rather) :: eher, lieber
sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually) :: früher oder später
Sooretama slaty antshrike {n} (bird) :: Sooretama-Tropfenameisenwürger {m}
soot {n} (fine black or dull brown particles) :: Ruß {m}, Swiss spelling: Russ {m}
soothe {v} (to calm or placate) :: besänftigen, beruhigen
soothe {v} (to ease or relieve pain) :: lindern
soothing {adj} (Giving relief) :: erleichternd, lindernd
soothing {adj} (Freeing from fear or anxiety) :: beruhigend
soothsayer {n} (one who predicts the future) :: Seher {m}, Seherin {f}, Wahrsager {m}, Wahrsagerin {f}
soothsayer {n} (mantis or rearhorse) SEE: mantis ::
sooty {adj} (soiled with soot) :: rußig
sooty {v} (to blacken or make dirty with soot) :: rußen
sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy ::
São Paulo {prop} (city and state) :: São Paulo, Sankt Paulus
Sophia {prop} (female given name) :: Sophia
sophism {n} (flawed argument superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive) :: Sophismus {m}
sophist {n} (ancient teacher of rhetoric, etc.) :: Sophist {m}, Sophistin {f}
sophist {n} (one who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument) :: Sophist {m}
sophisticated {adj} (having obtained worldly experience) :: erfahren, weltgewandt, kultiviert
sophisticated {adj} (complicated, especially of technology) :: hochentwickelt, raffiniert, ausgeklügelt
sophisticated {adj} (appealing to the tastes of an intellectual) :: raffiniert
sophisticated {adj} :: mondän
sophistication {n} (cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire) :: Kultiviertheit {f}
sophistication {n} (deceptive logic; sophistry) :: Raffinesse {f}
sophistication {n} (complexity) :: Raffinesse {f}, Komplexheit {f}, Ausgereiftheit {m}, Sophistikation {f}, Hochentwicklung {f}
sophistication {n} :: Kultiviertheit {f}, Raffinesse {f}, Verfeinerung {f}
Sophocles {prop} (Greek dramatic poet) :: Sophokles {m}
sophomore {adj} (second in a series) :: zweiter, Nachfolger-
sophomore {n} (second-year student) :: Student im zweiten Jahr {m}; Drittsemester {m}; Viertsemester {m}
sophrology {n} (technique to reduce stress and promote well-being) :: Sophrologie {f}
sopor {n} (1. An unnaturally deep sleep.) :: Sopor {m}
soporific {n} (sleep inducing agent) :: Schlafmittel {n}
soporific {adj} (tending to induce sleep) :: einschläfernd
sopping {adj} (completely wet to the point of dripping) :: tropfnass, triefnass
soprano {n} (pitch) :: Sopran {m}
soprano {n} :: [1,2] Sopran {m}
soprano saxophone {n} (saxophone smaller than alto) :: sopransaxophon
Sopron {prop} (city in Hungary) :: Ödenburg
sora {n} (Porzana carolina) :: Carolinasumpfhuhn {n}
sorb {n} (wild service tree) SEE: wild service tree ::
Sorb {n} (member of a Slavic people) :: Sorbe {m}, Sorbin {f}
sorbent {n} (substance that can enable sorption) :: Sorptionsmittel {n}
sorbet {n} (frozen fruit juice) :: Sorbet {n}
Sorbian {prop} (language) :: Sorbisch {n}
Sorbian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language) :: sorbisch, wendisch
sorcerer {n} (magician/wizard drawing upon natural powers) :: Zauberer {m}
sorceress {n} (female wizard) :: Zaubererin {f}, Zaubrerin {f}, Zauberin {f}, Magierin {f}, Hexenmeisterin {f}
sorcery {n} (magical power) :: Zauberei {f}, Hexerei {f}
sordid {adj} (dirty or squalid) :: dreckig, schäbig, schmutzig
sordid {adj} (morally degrading) :: schmutzig, schäbig
sordid {adj} (grasping) :: geizig
sore {adj} (causing pain) :: wund, weh, schlimm, entzündet
sore {adj} (sensitive; tender) :: empfindlich
sore {adj} (dire, distressing) :: verzweifelt, händeringend
sore {adj} (annoyed) SEE: annoyed ::
sorehead {n} (offended person) :: beleidigte Leberwurst
sore loser {n} (one who is easily angered by losing) :: schlechter Verlierer
soreness {n} (being sore) :: Schmerz {m}, Wundsein {n}
sore throat {n} (symptom) :: Halsschmerz {m}, [mostly plural] Halsschmerzen {m-p}, Halsentzündung {f}, Halsweh {n}
sorghum {n} (cereal) :: Sorghum {n}, Durra {f}, Sorghumhirse {f}
sororal {adj} (of or pertaining to a sister) :: schwesterlich
sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) :: Schwestersohn {m} [obsolete], Schwesterssohn {m} [obsolete]
sororal niece {n} (sister’s daughter) :: Schwestertochter {f} [obsolete], Schwesterstochter {f} [obsolete]
sororicide {n} (killing of ones sister) :: Schwestermord {m}
sorority {n} (social organization of female students at a college or university) :: Verbindung von College-Studentinnen {f}, Schwesternschaft {f}
sorority {n} :: Schwesterlichkeit {f}
sororize {v} (To hold fellowship like sisters) :: sororisieren, verschwistern
sorption {n} (process of either absorption or adsorption) :: Sorption {f}
sorrel {n} (plant) :: Ampfer {m}, Sauerampfer {m}
sorrel {n} (colour) :: Fuchs {m} [horse]
Sorrento {prop} (town in the province of Naples) :: Sorrent {n}
sorrow {n} (unhappiness) :: Kummer {m}, Traurigkeit {f}, Trauer {f}, Sorge {f}, Kümmernis {f}, Leiden {n}, Gram {m}
sorrowful {adj} (full of sorrow) :: betrübt, kummervoll, sorgenvoll, traurig
sorry {adj} (regretful for an action or grieved) :: es tut mir leid , Entschuldigung, sorry
sorry {adj} (poor, regrettable) :: beklagenswert, armselig, traurig
sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) :: Entschuldigung, sorry; [more formal] entschuldigen Sie bitte, verzeihen Sie bitte, es tut mir leid, ich bitte um Entschuldigung, Verzeihung
sorry {interj} (request to repeat) :: wie bitte?, bitte?, wie? [plain]
sorry I'm late {phrase} (sorry I'm late) :: entschuldigen Sie bitte, dass ich mich verspätet habe
sorry, we don't accept credit cards {phrase} (sorry, we don't accept credit cards) :: Entschuldigung, wir akzeptieren keine Kreditkarten
sort {n} (type) :: Art {f}, Sorte {f}
sort {n} ((typography) metal type) :: Letter {f}
sort {v} (separate according to certain criteria) :: sortieren
sort {v} (arrange in order) :: sortieren
sortie {n} (an attack made by troops from a besieged position) SEE: sally ::
sort of {adv} (in a way etc.) :: irgendwie
sort out {v} (to clarify) :: klären
sort out {v} (to arrange) :: bewerkstelligen, organisieren, arrangieren
sort out {v} (to fix problem) :: erledigen, lösen, beheben
sort out {v} (to organise or separate into groups) :: sortieren
sort out {v} (to separate from the remainder of a group) :: aussortieren, trennen
sort out {v} (slang: to attack physically) :: helfen, zeigen [with es]
sort out {v} (to provide (somebody) with a necessity) :: besorgen
so-so {adj} (neither good nor bad) :: so lala
so-so {adv} (neither well nor poorly) :: soso, so la la, so lala
soteriological {adj} (pertaining to soteriology) :: soteriologisch
soteriology {n} (the study of salvation) :: Soteriologie {f}
so that {conj} (in order to) :: damit, sodass
Sotho {prop} (Sotho language) :: Sesotho {n}, Südliches Sotho {n}, Süd-Sotho {n}
sotolon {n} (sotolon) :: Sotolon
São Toméan {adj} (Of, or pertaining to, São Tomé and Principe or its peoples) :: santomeisch
São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) :: São Tomé und Príncipe {n}
so to speak {adv} (in a manner of speaking) :: sozusagen, in gewisser Weise, gleichsam, gewissermaßen
soufflé {n} (baked dish) :: Auflauf {m}, Soufflé {n}
sought-after {adj} (sought-after) SEE: in demand ::
soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) :: Seele {f}
soul {n} (soul music) :: Soul
soul {n} (person, especially as one among many) :: Seele {f}
soulless {adj} (as if without a soul) :: seelenlos
soulmate {n} (Someone with whom one has a special connection) :: Seelenverwandter {m}, Seelenverwandte {f}
soul music {n} (music genre) :: Soul
soul patch {n} (narrow beard) :: Soul Patch
sound {adj} (healthy) :: gesund
sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) :: Klang {m}, Schall {m}, Laut {m}
sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this) :: Schall {m}
sound {n} :: [the physical phenomenon] Schall {m}, Klang {m}, Geräusch {n}, Ton {m}, [of speech] Laut {m}
sound {v} (to produce a sound) :: klingen, erklingen, lauten
sound {v} (to convey an impression by one's sound) :: klingen
sound {v} (to pronounce) :: aussprechen
sound {n} (long narrow inlet) :: Sund
sound {n} (to probe) :: sondieren
sound {n} (a probe) :: Sonde {f}
sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish ::
sound {adj} (sound asleep) SEE: sound asleep ::
sound {n} (air bladder) SEE: swim bladder ::
sound as a bell {adj} (in excellent condition) :: gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser
sound asleep {adj} (sleeping still and silently) :: fest schlafend, tief schlafend
sound barrier {n} (drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound) :: Schallmauer {f}
sound barrier {n} (noise-reducing structure) :: Lärmschutzwand {f}, Lärmschutzwall {m}
sound box {n} (resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument) :: Resonanzkörper {m}
sound card {n} (a computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds) :: Soundkarte {f}
sound change {n} (language change that affects pronunciation) :: Lautwandel {m}
sounding {n} (test made with a probe) :: Sondierung {f}
sound law {n} (rule that describes historical sound change in a language) :: Lautgesetz {n}
soundless {adj} (without sound) :: lautlos, geräuschlos
soundlessly {adv} (soundlessly) :: lautlos, tonlos, geräuschlos
soundlessness {n} (state or condition of being without sound) :: Lautlosigkeit {f}, Geräuschlosigkeit {f}
soundly {adv} (in a thorough manner) :: gründlich, ordentlich
sound post {n} (wooden rod inside a musical instrument) :: Stimmstock {m}
soundproof {adj} (describing something that does not allow sound through) :: schalldicht
soundproof {v} (make resistant to sound) :: schallisolieren, schalldicht machen
soundproofing {n} (Something that prevents sound from traveling through it) :: Schallisolation {f}
soundproofing {n} (The act of installing material to dampen sound) :: Schallisolation {f}
soundscape {n} (virtual/emotional environment created using sound) :: Klanglandschaft
soundscape {n} (electroacoustic musical composition) :: Klanggemälde {n}; soundscape
sound system {n} (electronic system that produces sound) :: Soundsystem {n}
soundtrack {n} (a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures) :: Tonspur {f}
soundtrack {n} (the sound (especially the music) component of a movie) :: Soundtrack {m}
sound truck {n} (vehicle equipped with loudspeakers) :: Lautsprecherwagen {m}
sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material) :: Schallwelle {f}
soup {n} (dish) :: Suppe {f}
soup {n} (unfortunate situation) :: Suppe {f}
soup bowl {n} (a deep bowl, designed for serving soup) :: Suppenteller {m}
souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk ::
souped-up {adj} (excited) SEE: excited ::
soup kitchen {n} (place set up to provide basic food as a charity or in time of disaster) :: Suppenküche {f}
soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion ::
soupçon {n} (very small amount) SEE: modicum ::
soup spoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) SEE: soupspoon ::
soupspoon {n} (spoon for eating soup) :: Suppenlöffel {m}, Esslöffel {m}, Löffel {m}
soup up {v} (modify higher performance than the specifications) :: frisieren, tunen, aufmotzen
souq {n} (a street market in the Arabic-speaking countries) :: Souq {m}
sour {adj} (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) :: sauer
sour {adj} (made rancid by fermentation, etc.) :: sauer, sauer vergoren, gesäuert
sour {adj} (tasting or smelling rancid) :: sauer, ranzig
sour {adj} (peevish or bad-tempered) :: sauer, angesäuert, angesäuert
sour {adj} ((of soil) excessively acidic and thus infertile) :: sauer
sour {n} (the sensation of a sour taste) :: Säure {f}
sour {n} (a drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar) :: Whiskey Sauer {m}
sour {v} (to become sour) :: säuern, versäuern, sauer vergären
source {n} (person, place or thing) :: Quelle {f}, Ursprung {m}
source {n} (spring etc.) :: Quelle {f}
source {n} (informant) :: Quelle {f}
source {v} (to obtain or procure; used especially of a business resource) :: belegen, beziehen
source {n} ((computing) source code) SEE: source code ::
source code {n} (human-readable instructions in a programming language) :: Kode {m}, Quellcode {m}, Quellkode {m}, Quelltext {m}
source configuration management {n} (computing: management of changes to files) :: Quellkodekonfigurationsmanagement {n}
source language {n} (language from which a translation is done) :: Ausgangssprache {f}, Quellsprache {f}
source text {n} (original text to be translated) :: Ausgangstext {m}
sour cherry {n} (Prunus cerasus) :: Sauerkirsche {f}, Weichsel {f}
sour cherry {n} (fruit) :: Sauerkirsche {f}, Weichsel {f}
sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium) :: saure Sahne {f}, Sauerrahm {m}, Schmand {m}
sourdough {n} (dough) :: Sauerteig {m}
sour grapes {n} (acid grapes) :: saure Traube {f}, unreife Traube {f}, Herling {m} [particularly those of late season]
sourish {adj} (somewhat sour) :: säuerlich
soursop {n} (tree) :: Guanabana {f}, Guanábana {f}, Sauersack {m}, Stachelannone {f}
soursop {n} (fruit) :: Stachelannone {f}
sousaphone {n} (brass instrument) :: Sousafon {n}, Sousaphon {n}
soutane {n} (a long gown) :: Soutane {f}, Sutane {f}
south {n} (compass point) :: Süden {m}
south {adj} (of or pertaining to the south) :: südlich, süd-
south {adv} (of wind: from the south) :: süd-
south {adv} (in an adverse direction or trend) :: den Bach runter, auf dem absteigen Ast
South Africa {prop} (country) :: Südafrika {n}
South African {n} (person) :: Südafrikaner {m}, Südafrikanerin {f}
South African {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) :: südafrikanisch
South African Defence Force {prop} (apartheid-era South African military) :: Südafrikanische Verteidigungskräfte
South African English {n} (English dialect of South Africa) :: Südafrikanisches Englisch
South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) :: Südamerika {n}
South American {adj} (relating to South America) :: südamerikanisch
South American {n} (South American person) :: Südamerikaner {m}, Südamerikanerin {f}
South American sea lion {n} (animal) :: Mähnenrobbe {f}, Südamerikanischer Seelöwe {m}
Southampton {prop} (city) :: Southampton
South Asia {prop} (South Asia) :: Südasien {n}
South Australia {prop} (state of Australia) :: South Australia {n}
southbound {adv} (toward the south) :: nach Süden, Richtung Süden
southbound {adj} (travelling south) :: nach Süden, Richtung Süden
South Carolina {prop} (US state) :: Südkarolina, South Carolina
South Caucasus {prop} (region of southwest Asia) :: Transkaukasien {n}
South China Sea {prop} (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines) :: Südchinesisches Meer {n}
South Dakota {prop} (state of the USA) :: South Dakota, Süddakota
southeast {n} (compass point) :: Südosten {m}
Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) :: Südostasien {n}
Southeast Asian {adj} (of Southeast Asia) :: südostasiatisch
southeastern {adj} (southeastern) SEE: south-eastern ::
south-eastern {adj} (relating to the south-east) :: südöstlich
Southeast Europe {prop} (southeastern part of Europe) :: Südosteuropa {n}
southern {adj} (of the south) :: südlich
southern {adj} (of or pertaining to a southern region) :: südlich, südländisch
southern beech {n} (Nothofagus) :: Scheinbuche {f}
Southern Cross {prop} (constellation) :: Kreuz des Südens {n}
southerner {n} (someone from the south of a region) :: Südländer {m}, Südländerin, Bewohner des Südens {m}, Bewohnerin des Südens {f}
Southerner {n} (someone from the area that once formed the CSA) :: Südstaatler {m}, Südstaatlerin {f}
Southerner {n} (someone from the south of a region) SEE: southerner ::
Southern Europe {prop} (Southern Europe) :: Südeuropa {n}
Southern European {adj} (Southern European) :: südeuropäisch
Southern European {n} (Southern European person) :: Südeuropäer {m}, Südeuropäerin {f}
Southern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the south of its equator) :: Südhalbkugel {f}
southernmost {adj} (farthest south) :: südlichster {m}
Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) :: Südlicher Ozean {m}, Antarktik {f}, Südpolarmeer {n}
Southern Sesotho {prop} (Sotho) SEE: Sotho ::
southernwood {n} (Artemisia abrotanum) :: Eberraute {f}
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands {prop} (territory) :: Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln
South Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) :: Südinsel {f}
South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) :: Südkorea {n}, Republik Korea {f}
South Korean {n} (person from or descended from South Korea) :: Südkoreaner {m}, Südkoreanerin {f}
South Korean {adj} (of South Korea) :: südkoreanisch
South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) :: Südossetien {n}
southpaw {n} (informal: one who is left-handed) :: Linkshänder {m}, Linkshänderin {f}
South Picene {prop} (extinct Italic language) :: Südpikenisch
south pole {n} (the southernmost point on a celestial body) :: Südpol {m}
south pole {n} (negative magnetic pole) :: Südpol {m}
South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) :: Südpol {m}
South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean ::
South Sea {prop} (region of Pacific Ocean) :: Südsee {f}
South Slavic {prop} :: Südslawisch {n}
South Slavic {adj} (of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs) :: südslawisch
South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) :: Südsudan {m}
South Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of South Sudan or the South Sudanese people) :: südsudanesisch
South Sudanese {n} (A person from South Sudan or of South Sudanese descent) :: Südsudanese {m}, Südsudanesin {f}
South Tyrol {prop} (German-speaking region of northern Italy) :: Südtirol {n}
South Vietnam {prop} (former Asian country) :: Südvietnam {n}
southward {adv} (towards the south) :: südwärts
southwest {n} (compass point) :: Südwesten {m}
South West Africa {prop} (former province of South Africa) :: Südwestafrika {n}
southwester {n} (waterproof hat) SEE: sou'wester ::
South Yemen {prop} (country) :: Südjemen
souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) :: Andenken {n}, Reisemitbringsel {n}, Souvenir {n}, Erinnerungsstück {n}, Mitbringsel {n}
sou'wester {n} (waterproof hat) :: Südwester {m}
sovereign {adj} (exercising power of rule) :: souverän
sovereign {n} (monarch) :: Souverän
sovereign state {n} (completely independent state) :: souveräner Staat
sovereigntist {n} (supporter of political independence for Quebec) :: Souveränist {m}, Souveränistin {f}
sovereigntist {n} (supporter of sovereignism) :: Souveränist {m}, Souveränistin {f}
sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) :: Souveränität {f}, Hoheit {f}, Eigenständigkeit {f}, Landeshoheit {f}, Eigenstaatlichkeit {f}, Hoheitsgewalt {f}, Oberhoheit {f}
sovereignty {n} (of ruler or God: supreme authority over all things) :: Souveränität {f}, Oberherrschaft {f}, höchste Gewalt {f}
sovereignty {n} (of self: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions) :: Souveränität {f}, Eigenständigkeit {f}, Selbstbestimmung {f}
soviet {n} (council) :: Sowjet {m}
soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet ::
Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet ::
Soviet {n} (citizen) :: Sowjetbürger {m}, Sowjetbürgerin {f}
Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) :: sowjetisch, Sowjet-
Sovietology {n} (the field of study of the Soviet Union) :: Sowjetologie {f}
Soviet republic {n} (republic) :: Sowjetrepublik {f}
Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia ::
Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union ::
Soviet Russia {prop} (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) SEE: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ::
Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union in the early stages) :: Sowjetrussland {n}
Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) :: Sowjetrepublik
Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) :: Sowjetunion {f}
sovkhoz {n} (soviet state farm) :: Sowchos {m}
sovnarkhoz {n} (a regional economic council of the Soviet Union (historical)) :: Sownarchos {m}
sovok {n} (Soviet Union, disparagingly) :: Sowdepien {n}
sow {n} (female pig) :: Sau {f}, Mutterschwein {n}
sow {v} (disperse seeds) :: säen
sower {n} (one who or that which sows) :: Säer {m}, Säerin {f}
so what {interj} (reply of indifference) :: na und?
sow one's wild oats {v} (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) :: sich die Hörner abstoßen
sow the wind, reap the whirlwind {proverb} (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) :: wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
soy {n} (soy beans) :: Soja {n}, Sojabohnen {f-p}
soy {n} (soy sauce) SEE: soy sauce ::
soya bean {n} (soybean) SEE: soybean ::
soybean {n} (plant) :: Sojabohne {f}
soybean {n} (seed) :: Sojabohne {f}
soy milk {n} (beverage made from soybeans) :: Sojamilch {f}
soy sauce {n} (a condiment and ingredient made from fermented soybeans) :: Sojasoße {f}
Soyuz {n} (a Soviet/Russian spacecraft) :: Sojus {f} (rarely {m}, {n})
spa {n} (spa) :: Bad {n}, Spa {m} {n}
space {n} (while) SEE: while ::
space {n} (physical extent in two or three dimensions) :: Raum {m}, Platz {m}
space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) :: Weltraum {m}, All {n}, Weltall {n}
space {n} (personal freedom) :: Freiraum {m}
space {n} (bounded or specific physical extent) :: Platz {m}
space {n} (gap between written characters, lines etc.) :: Leerzeichen {n}, Leerstelle {f}
space {n} (a gap, an empty place) :: Freiraum
space {n} (piece of type used to separate words) :: Leerschritt {m}, Zwischenraum {m}
space {n} (mathematics: generalized construct or set) :: Raum {m}
space age {n} (current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik) :: Weltraumzeitalter {n}
space alien {n} (an extraterrestrial being) :: Außerirdischer {m}, Außerirdische {f}
space bar {n} (key) :: Leertaste {f}
space blanket {n} (blanket) :: Rettungsdecke {f}
space capsule {n} (vehicle or compartment designed to transport people in space and during reentry) :: Raumkapsel {f}
spacecraft {n} :: Raumfahrzeug {n}, Weltraumfahrzeug {n}, Weltraumflugkörper {m}
space debris {n} (objects in orbit without useful purpose) :: Weltraumschrott {m}, Weltraummüll {m}
space flight {n} (flight into, from, or through space) :: Raumfahrt {f}
space flight {n} (voyage in space) :: Raumfahrt {f}
space frame {n} (a three-dimensional truss, often of steel, forming a rigid, stable structure) :: Raumfachwerk
space heater {n} (heating appliance) :: Heizlüfter {m} [with a fan]
space junk {n} (space debris) SEE: space debris ::
spacelike {adj} (having the properties of space) :: raumartig
spacelike {adj} (physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime) :: raumartig
spacelike {adj} (mathematics, of a four-vector) :: raumartig
spaceman {n} (astronaut) :: Raumfahrer {m}, Weltraumfahrer {m}, Astronaut {m}, Kosmonaut {m}, Taikonaut {m}, Spationaut {m}
space mission {n} (journey into space) :: Weltraummission {f}
spaceport {n} (a site for launching spacecraft) :: Weltraumbahnhof {m}, Kosmodrom {m}
space probe {n} (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit) :: Raumsonde {f}
space race {n} (competition between nations in the field of space exploration) :: Wettlauf ins All {m}
space satellite {n} (vehicle designed to orbit the Earth) :: Satellit {m}
space science {n} (discipline) :: Raumfahrtwissenschaft {f}, [science] Raumforschung {f}
spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) :: Raumschiff {n}; Raumfahrzeug {n}
space shuttle {n} (vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly btw Earth and outer space) :: Space Shuttle {n}, Raumfähre {f}, Weltraumfähre {f}
space sickness {n} (motion sickness caused by the weightlessness of space flight) :: Raumkrankheit {f}
space station {n} (crewed artificial satellite) :: Raumstation {f}, Weltraumstation {f}
space suit {n} (system of clothing worn by astronauts when in space) :: Raumanzug {m}
space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime ::
spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) :: Raumzeit {f}
space tourism {n} (form of tourism) :: Weltraumtourismus {m}
space travel {n} (travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds) :: Raumfahrt {f}
space vehicle {n} :: Flugkörper {m}, Raumfahrzeug {n}, Weltraumfahrzeug {n}
spacewoman {n} (a female astronaut) :: Raumfahrerin {f}, Weltraumfahrerin {f}, Astronautin {f}, Kosmonautin {f}
spacious {adj} (having much space; roomy) :: geräumig
spacious {adj} (large in expanse) :: weiträumig
spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) :: Spaten
spade {n} (one of the black suits in a deck of cards) :: Pik
spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade ::
spades {n} (suit of playing cards) :: Pik {n}, Pique {n}
spadix {n} (fleshy spike) :: Kolben {m}
spaghetti {n} (informally: any type of pasta) SEE: pasta ::
spaghetti {n} (pasta) :: Spaghetti {f-p}, Spagetti {f-p}
spaghetti {n} (electrical insulating tubing) :: Isolationsschlauch {m}
spaghetti western {n} (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company) :: Italo-Western {m}, Italowestern {m}, Spaghetti-Western {m}, Spaghettiwestern {m}, Euro-Western {m}, Eurowestern {m}
spagyric {adj} :: spagirisch
Spain {prop} (country in Europe) :: Spanien {n}
spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) :: Spam {m}, unerwünschte elektronische Massenpost {f}
spam {n} (tinned meat) :: Frühstücksfleisch {n}
spam {v} (intransitive) :: spammen
spamdexing {n} (deliberately manipulating search engines) :: Suchmaschinen-Spamming, Index-Spamming
spammer {n} (someone who sends spam) :: Spammer {m}
spandex {n} (synthetic fibre) :: Elastan {n}
spangle {n} (a small sparkling particle sewn on cloth as a decoration) :: Flitter {m}, Glanzplättchen {n}, Paillette {f}, Flitterblättchen {n}
spangled kookaburra {n} (Dacelo tyro) :: Aruliest {m}
Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) :: Spanier {m}, Spanierin {f}
spaniel {n} (dog) :: Spaniel {m}
Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) :: spanisch
Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain) :: spanisch
Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Spanish language) :: spanisch
Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) :: Spanisch {n}
Spanish {n} (people of Spain, collectively) :: Spanier {p}
Spanish Armada {prop} (The fleet of warships sent by Philip II of Spain) :: Spanische Armada {f}
Spanish chestnut {n} (tree) :: Kastanienbaum {m}
Spanish chestnut {n} (fruit) :: Kastanie {f}, Esskastanie {f}
Spanish influenza {n} (influenza pandemic) :: Spanische Grippe {f}
Spanish Netherlands {prop} (country) :: Spanische Niederlande {p}
Spanish Road {n} (historical route used for military supply and trade, between northern Italy and the Low Countries) :: Spanische Straße {f}
Spanish Water Dog {n} (Spanish Water Dog) :: Spanischer Wasserhund {m}
spank {v} (to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.) :: auf das Gesäß schlagen, den Hintern versohlen
spank {n} (an instance of spanking; a smack or slap) :: Klaps {m}
spanking {n} (form of physical punishment) :: Haue {f}
spanner {n} (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts) :: Schraubenschlüssel {m}, Schlüssel {m}
spanner barb {n} (fish) :: Schwarzbandfleckbarbe
span of control {n} (number of subordinates) :: Leitungsspanne {f}, Führungsspanne {f}, Lenkungsspanne {f} [rare]
spar {n} (nautical: linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff) :: Spiere {f}, Rundholz {n}
spar {n} (any crystal with readily discernible faces) :: Spat {m}
spar {n} (rafter of a roof) SEE: rafter ::
spare {adj} (lean, meager) :: schlank
spare {v} (to save (money) for reserve) :: sparen
spare part {n} (component kept in reserve) :: Ersatzteil {n}
sparerib {n} (cut of meat including the rib bones) :: Schälrippchen {n}, Rippchen {n}, Leiterchen {n}
spare the rod and spoil the child {proverb} (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn respect or humility) :: wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind, wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es
spare time {n} (free time) SEE: free time ::
spare tire {n} (extra tire) SEE: spare tyre ::
spare tire {n} (fat around midsection) SEE: spare tyre ::
spare tyre {n} (extra tyre) :: Reserverad {n}, Ersatzrad {n}, Ersatzreifen {m}, Reservereifen {m}
spare tyre {n} (fat around midsection) :: Rettungsring {m}
spare wheel {n} (extra wheel) SEE: spare tyre ::
spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) :: Funke {m}
sparkle {n} (brilliance) :: Funkeln {m}, Glitzern {m}
sparkle {v} (to emit sparks) :: funkeln
sparkler {n} (hand-held firework) :: Wunderkerze {f}, bengalisches Feuer {n}
sparkler {n} (tiger beetle) SEE: tiger beetle ::
sparkling water {n} (a form of carbonated water) SEE: soda water ::
sparkling wine {n} (effervescent wine) :: Schaumwein {m}, Sekt {m}
spark plug {n} (part of an internal combustion engine) :: Zündkerze {f}
spark testing {n} (A method of determining classification of ferrous materials.) :: Funkenprobe
sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) :: Sperling {m}, Spatz {m}
sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow ::
sparrow hawk {n} (Falco sparverius) SEE: American kestrel ::
sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk ::
sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk ::
sparse {adj} (having widely spaced intervals) :: spärlich
sparse {adj} (not dense; meager) :: spärlich, dünn
sparsity {n} (the property of being sparse) :: Seltenheit; matrices: Dünnbesetztheit
Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) :: Sparta {n}
Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) :: Spartacus {m}
spartan {adj} (austere, lacking luxury) :: spartanisch
Spartan {adj} (spartan) SEE: spartan ::
spasm {n} (contraction of a muscle) :: Krampf {m}, Muskelkrampf {m}, Spasmus {m}
spasm {n} (a sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion) :: Anfall {m}
spastic {adj} (of, relating to, or affected by spasm) :: spastisch
spastic {adj} (of or relating to spastic paralysis) :: spastisch
spasticity {n} (state, quality or property) :: Spastizität {f}
spat {n} (covering worn over a shoe) :: Gamasche {f}, Überschuh {m}
spat {n} (automotive: piece of bodywork) :: Kotflügel {m}
spat {n} (quarrel) :: Wortwechsel {m}, Zank {m}, Streit {m}, Auseinandersetzung {f}
spat {v} (to quarrel) :: zanken, streiten, sich fetzen
spat {v} (to strike with spattering sound) :: prasseln
spatial {adj} (pertaining to space) :: räumlich, Raum-
spatial component {n} (either of the first, second or third components of a four-vector) :: räumliche Koordinate
spatter {v} (to splash with small droplets) :: bespritzen
spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) :: Pfannenwender {m}
spatula {n} (kitchen utensil for scraping bowls) :: Teigspatel {m}, Teigschaber {m}
spatula {n} (palette knife) :: Spachtelmesser {n}
spatula {n} (thin hand tool for handling chemicals or other materials) :: Spatel {m}
spawn {v} (to produce or deposit (eggs) in water) :: ablaichen, laichen
spawn {v} (to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers) :: erzeugen, hervorbringen
spawn {v} (to bring forth in general) :: erzeugen
spawn {v} (to deposit (numerous) eggs in water) :: laichen
spawn {v} (to reproduce, especially in large numbers) :: (sich wie Karnickel) sich vermehren
spawn {v} (to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time) :: spawnen
spawn {n} (the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism) :: Laich {m}, Fischlaich {m}, Froschlaich {m}
spawn {n} (mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation) :: Myzelfäden {m-p}
spawn {n} (any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring) :: Ausgeburt, Ausgeburt des Teufels {f}
spawner {n} (female fish) :: Rogener {m}, Rogner {m}, Rogenfisch {m}
spay {v} (remove the ovaries) :: sterilisieren, Eierstöcke entfernen
spaz {n} (stupid person) :: Spasti {m}
spaz {v} (have a tantrum) :: ausrasten, ausflippen, einen Anfall kriegen
speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) :: sprechen, reden
speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) :: sprechen
speaker {n} (one who speaks) :: Sprecher {m}, Sprecherin {f}
speaker {n} (loudspeaker) :: Lautsprecher {m}
speaker {n} (politics: the chair or presiding officer) :: Vorsitzender {m}, Vorsitzende {f}, Nationalratspräsident {m} [Austria], Nationalratspräsidentin {f} [Austria], Bundestagspräsident {m} [Germany], Bundestagspräsidentin {f} [Germany], Parlamentspräsident {m}, Parlamentspräsidentin {f}, Präsident des Unterhauses {m}, Präsidentin des Unterhauses {f}, Präsident des Oberhauses {m}, Präsidentin des Oberhauses {f}
speaker {n} (one who makes a speech to an audience) :: Referent {m}, Referentin {f}
speakerphone {n} (telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset) :: Freisprechtelefon {n}, Freisprechgerät {n}, Freisprechanlage {f}, Freisprecheinrichtung {f}
speakerphone {n} (loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound) :: Lautsprechtelefon {n}, Lautsprechertelefon {n}
speak for oneself {v} (to have obvious meaning) :: für sich selbst sprechen
speaking {adj} (used in speaking) :: Sprech-, Sprach-
speaking {adj} (having the ability of speech) :: Sprech-, -sprachig, -sprechend, sprechend, Rede-, rede-
speaking {n} (the act of speaking) :: Sprechen {n}
speaking {adj} (eloquent) SEE: eloquent ::
speaking in tongues {n} (speaking in tongues; glossolalia) :: Zungenreden {n}, Zungenrede {f}, Glossolalie {f}, Glottolalie {f}, Glossolalieren {n}
speaking with tongues {n} (speaking in tongues) SEE: speaking in tongues ::
speak in tongues {v} (speak in a language unknown to the speaker) :: in fremden Zungen sprechen, in Sprachen reden, in fremden Sprachen reden, Sprachenrede praktizieren, Zungenrede praktizieren, Zungenreden praktizieren, glossolalieren
speak of the devil {phrase} (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) :: wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er
speak one's conscience {v} (speak one's mind) SEE: speak one's mind ::
speak one's mind {v} (to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly) :: offen seine Meinung sagen
speak out {v} (assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known) :: sich ausdrücken
speak up {v} (to talk more loudly or plainly) :: lauter sprechen, den Mund aufmachen [colloquial]
speak up {v} (to make oneself or one's opinions known) :: einsetzen [reflexive], eintreten, den Mund aufmachen [colloquial], sagen [+ etwas]
speak volumes {v} (to convey significant information beyond what is explicit) :: Bände sprechen, viel besagen
spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) :: Speer {m}
spear {n} :: [2] Fischspeer
spear carrier {n} (person in a play or movie with a minimal part) SEE: walk-on ::
spearcaster {n} (athlete who throws spears) SEE: javelin thrower ::
spearfisher {n} (one who fishes with a spear) :: Speerfischer {m}, Speerfischerin {f}
spearfishing {n} :: Speerfischen {n}
spearhead {n} (the pointed head, or end, of a spear) :: Speerspitze {f}, Lanzenspitze {f}, Stoßkeil {m}
spearhead {n} (one who leads or initiates an activity) :: Kopf {m}, Spitze {f}, Vorkämpfer {m}, Speerspitze {f}, Offensivspieler {m}, Bahnbrecher {m}
spearhead {n} (the leading military unit in an attack) :: Angriffsspitze {f}, Sturmspitze {f}, Vorausabteilung {f}, -spitze {f}
spearhead {v} (to drive or campaign ardently) :: anführen, führen, vorausgehen
spearmint {n} (Mentha spicata) :: grüne Minze {f}
spearthrower {n} (atlatl) SEE: atlatl ::
special {adj} (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality) :: speziell, Spezial-, ungewöhnlich, Sonder-, besondere
special {adj} (of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored) :: speziell, Spezial-, Sonder-, bestimmt, Lieblings-
special {n} (A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered) :: Sonderangebot
special {n} ((TV, radio) Unsual or exceptional episode of a series) :: Sondersendung
special education {n} (educational services designed for students with learning difficulties) :: Sonderpädagogik {f}
specialist {n} (expert) :: Spezialist {m}, Fachmann {m}, Experte {m}
specialist {n} (physician) :: Facharzt {m}
specialization {n} (act or process of specializing) :: Spezialisierung {f}
specialization {n} (biology: adaptation) :: Spezialisierung {f}
specialize {v} (to mention specially; to particularize) :: spezialisieren
specially {adv} ((proscribed) extremely) SEE: extremely ::
specially {adv} (for a special purpose) :: speziell
specially {adv} ((proscribed) in particular) SEE: in particular ::
special relativity {n} (physics theory) :: Spezielle Relativitätstheorie {f}, spezielle Relativitätstheorie {f}
specialty {n} (that in which one specializes) :: Spezialität {f}
speciation {n} (chemistry) :: Speziierung {f}
species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) :: Art {f}
species {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification) :: Art {f}, Spezies {f}, Species {f}
species {n} :: Art {f}, Spezies {f}
speciesism {n} :: Speziesismus {m}
speciesist {n} (proponent) :: Speziesist {m}, Speziesistin {f}
speciesist {adj} (of or relating to speciesism) :: speziesistisch
species name {n} (species name (binomen)) :: Artname {m}
specific {adj} :: spezifisch
specifically {adv} (for a specific purpose or reason) :: extra
specification {n} (explicit set of requirements) :: Spezifikation {f}
specific epithet {n} ((taxonomy) second word in the scientific name of a species) :: Artbeiname {m}, Artname {m} [in a strict sense], Artzusatz {m} [rare], Artepitheton {n}/Art-Epitheton {n}, spezifisches Epitheton {n}, Speciesbeiname {m}, Speciesname {m}
specific gravity {n} (ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water) :: spezifisches Gewicht {n}
specific heat {n} :: spezifische Wärme {f}
specificity {n} (the state of being specific rather than general) :: Spezifik {f}
specificness {n} (specificity) SEE: specificity ::
specify {v} (to state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition) :: spezifizieren
specimen {n} (example) :: Exemplar {n}, Muster {n}
specimen {n} (sample) :: Spezimen {n}, Probe {f}
specimen signature {n} (sample signature kept by an organization to verify their other signatures) :: Zeichnungsmuster {n}, Musterunterschrift {f}, Musterzeichnungserklärung {f}
specious {adj} (seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious) :: vordergründig, fadenscheinig, unfundiert, leer
specious {adj} (with appearance intended to generate a favorable response) :: Schein-, vorgeschoben, fadenscheinig
speciousness {n} (state or quality of being specious) :: Vordergründigkeit {f}, Fadenscheinigkeit {f}, Unfundiertheit {f}, Hohlheit {f}
speck {n} (tiny spot) :: Fleck {m}
speckle {n} (small spot) :: Fleck {m}, Sprenkel {m}
speckled {adj} (marked with dots) :: gesprenkelt
spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles ::
spectacle {n} (something exciting or extraordinary) :: Spektakel {n}, Schauspiel {n}
spectacled {adj} (wearing spectacles) SEE: bespectacled ::
spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) :: Brillenbär {m}
spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) :: Brille {f}
spectacles {n} (plural of spectacle) SEE: spectacle ::
spectacular {adj} (amazing or worthy of special attention) :: spektakulär
spectator {n} (observer) :: Zuschauer {m}, Zuschauerin {f}, Schaulustiger {m}
specter {n} (ghostly apparition) :: Gespenst {n}, Spuk {m}
specter {n} (mental image) :: Schreckgespenst {n}, Spuk {m}
spectral {adj} (of a spectrum) :: spektral, Spektral-
spectral class {n} (a classification of stars) :: Spektralklasse {f}
spectral line {n} (line on spectrogram) :: Spektrallinie {f}
spectrometer {n} (instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances) :: Spektrometer {n}
spectrometric {adj} (of or pertaining to spectrometry) :: spektrometrisch
spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) :: Spektroskop {n}
spectroscopy {n} (scientific study of spectra) :: Spektroskopie {f}
spectrum {n} (range of colors) :: Spektrum {n}
spectrum {n} (chemistry: a pattern of absorption or emission of radiation) :: Spektrum {n}
spectrum {n} :: Spektrum {n}
speculate {v} (to meditate) :: spekulieren, Vermutungen anstellen
speculate {v} (to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence) :: vermuten
speculate {v} (to make a risky trade) :: spekulieren
speculation {n} (judgment or conclusion reached by speculating) :: Spekulation {f}
speculation {n} (business, finance: investment involving higher-than-normal risk) :: Spekulation {f}
speculative {adj} (characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions) :: spekulativ
speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements) :: Fantastik {f}, Phantastik {f}
speculator {n} (one who speculates; as in investing) :: Spekulant {m}, Spekulantin {f}
speculum {n} (patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds) :: Flügelspiegel {m}
speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect ::
speech {n} (vocal communication) :: Sprache {f}
speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) :: Rede {f}, Ansprache {f}
speech act {n} (act carried out by speech) :: Sprechakt {m}
speech balloon {n} (speech balloon) SEE: speech bubble ::
speech bubble {n} (rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon) :: Sprechblase {f}
speech community {n} (group of people sharing a language or way of speaking) :: Sprachgemeinschaft {f}
Speech from the Throne {n} (ceremonial event) :: Thronrede {f}
speech is silver, silence is golden {proverb} (proverb) :: Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
speechless {adj} (not speaking; not knowing what to say) :: sprachlos, fassungslos, stumm
speechlessness {n} (state of being speechless) :: Sprachlosigkeit {f}, Stummheit {f}
speechreading {n} (lipreading) SEE: lipreading ::
speech recognition {n} (voice recognition) SEE: voice recognition ::
speechwriter {n} (someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession) :: Redenschreiber {m}, Redenschreiberin {f}
speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck ::
speed {n} (rapidity) :: Schnelligkeit {f}
speed {n} (rate of motion) :: Schnelligkeit {f}, Geschwindigkeit {f}
speed {n} (photographic sensitivity to light) :: Filmempfindlichkeit {f}
speed {n} (slang: amphetamine) :: Speed {n}, Pep {n}
speed {v} (to go fast) :: rasen
speedboat {n} (fast boat) :: Motorboot {n}
speedboat {n} (racing boat) :: Rennboot {n}
speed bump {n} (transverse ridge in the road) :: Bodenschwelle {f} [formal], Bremsschwelle {f} [formal], Fahrbahnschwelle {f} [formal]; Hubbel {m}, Verkehrshubbel {m} [colloquial, regional]
speed dating {n} (organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings) :: Speed-Dating {n}
speed dial {n} (function) :: Kurzwahl {f}
speeding {n} (driving faster than the legal speed limit) :: Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung {f}
speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted) :: Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung {f}, Tempolimit {n}, Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung {f}
speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) :: Lichtgeschwindigkeit {f}
speed of sound {n} (speed at which sound is propagated) :: Schallgeschwindigkeit {f}
speedometer {n} (a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle) :: Geschwindigkeitsmesser {m}, Tachometer {m}, Tacho {m} [colloquial]
speedometer {n} (such a device incorporating an odometer) :: Tachometer {m}
speedrun {n} (completing a video game as fast as possible) :: Speedrun {m}
speed skating {n} (The sport of racing around an oval course on ice skates) :: Eisschnelllauf {m}
speedup {n} (an amount of decrease in time taken) :: Beschleunigung {f}
speedwell {n} (plant) :: Ehrenpreis {m}
speedy {adj} (characterized by rapid or swift motion) :: schnell
speleologist {n} (person who studies caves) :: Höhlenforscher, Speläologe {m}, Höhlenforscherin {f}, Speläologin {f}
speleology {n} (scientific study of caves) :: Speläologie, Speleologie, Höhlenforschung, Höhlenkunde
speleothem {n} (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water) :: Speläothem
spell {n} (magical incantation) :: Zauberspruch {m}, Zauberformel {f}, Zauberwort {n}
spell {n} (magical effect of such incantation) :: Zauber {m}
spell {v} (put under the influence of a spell) :: verzaubern
spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) :: schreiben [write in a particular way]; buchstabieren [name the letters]
spell {v} (to compose a word) :: bilden, ergeben
spell {v} (to indicate that some future event will occur) :: bedeuten, vorhersagen
spell {v} (figuratively, to clarify) :: klarmachen, entziffern, auf gut Deutsch gesagt
spell {v} (to work in place of someone) :: abwechseln, vertreten
spell {n} (indefinite period of time) :: kurze Periode {f}, Weile {f}, Weilchen {n}, Zeitdauer {f}
spellbound {adj} (fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell) :: gebannt, bezaubert
spell checker {n} (software application) :: Rechtschreibprüfung {f}, Rechtschreibkorrekturprogramm {n}, Rechtschreibprogramm {n}
speller {n} (person who spells) :: Buchstabierer {m}, Buchstabiererin {f}
speller {n} (book used to learn to spell properly) :: Fibel {f}
speller {n} (spell checker) :: Rechtschreibprüfung {f}
spelling {n} (the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography) :: Orthografie {f}, Orthographie {f}; Rechtschreibung {f}
spelling {n} (a specific spelling of a word) :: Orthografie {f}, Orthographie {f}; Rechtschreibung {f}
spelling bee {n} (spelling contest or competition) :: Buchstabierwettbewerb {m}, Rechtschreibwettbewerb {m}
spelling pronunciation {n} (spelling pronunciation) :: buchstabengetreue Aussprache {f}, Buchstabenaussprache {f}, Schriftaussprache {f}
spelt {n} (a type of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta) :: Dinkel {m}, Spelz {m}
spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave ::
spelunking {n} (exploring underground caverns) :: Höhlenwandern {n}
Spencer {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalent of “spencer”) :: Speiser
spend {v} (to pay out) :: ausgeben, spendieren
spend {v} (to consume, to use up (time)) :: verbringen
spend {v} :: ausgeben, [time] verbringen
spending power {n} (available income) :: Kaufkraft {f}
spending spree {n} (series of purchases) :: Kaufrausch {m}
spendthrift {adj} (improvident, profligate, or wasteful) :: verschwenderisch
spendthrift {n} (someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully) :: Verschwender {m}, Verschwenderin {f}, Prasser {m}, Prasserin {f}
spend time {v} (dedicate time to an activity) :: Zeit verbringen
sperm {n} (cell) :: Spermium {n}, Samenzelle {f}
sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) :: Sperma {n}
spermaceti {n} (wax obtained from the head of sperm whale) :: Walrat {m}
spermatozoon {n} (reproductive cell of the male) :: Spermium {n}, Samenzelle
sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt ::
sperm bank {n} (place where sperm is stored) :: Samenbank {f}
sperm donor {n} (man who donates sperm) :: Samenspender {m}
sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) :: Pottwal {m}
spessartine {n} (a type of garnet) :: Spessartin {m}
Spetsnaz {n} (post-Soviet special forces) :: Speznas {f-p}
spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
spew {v} (to vomit) :: erbrechen, [colloquial] kotzen
spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate ::
Speyer {prop} (a city in Germany) :: Speyer
SPG {n} (self-propelled gun) :: StuK (Sturmkanone)
sphalerite {n} (mineral) :: Sphalerit {m}, Zinkblende {f}
sphene {n} (titanite) SEE: titanite ::
spheral {adj} (spherical) SEE: spherical ::
sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) :: Kugel {f}
sphere {n} (spherical physical object) :: Kugel {f}
sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) :: Sphäre {f}, Bereich {m}
sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere ::
sphere of influence {n} (area influenced by something) :: Einflussbereich {m}, Einflussphäre {f}
sphere packing {n} (mathematics: arranging of non-overlapping spheres in space) :: Kugelpackung {f}
spherical {adj} (shaped like a sphere) :: kugelförmig, sphärisch, kugelig
spherical {adj} (of or relating to a sphere or spheres) :: kugelförmig
sphericity {n} (quality of being spherical) :: Kugelförmigkeit {f}
sphericity {n} (ratio of particle surface area to sphere surface area) :: Sphärizität {f}
spherosome {n} (plant organelle) :: Oleosom
sphincter {n} (band of muscle) :: Schließmuskel {m}, Sphinkter {m}
sphinx {n} (mythology: creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal) :: Sphinx {f}
sphinx {n} (person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret) :: Sphinx {f}
sphinx {n} (sphincter) SEE: sphincter ::
sphinx {n} (Mandrillus sphinx) SEE: mandrill ::
Sphinx {prop} (large monument in Egypt) :: Sphinx {f}
sphinx moth {n} (hawk moth) SEE: hawk moth ::
sphragistics {n} (Study of seals) :: Shpragistik {f}
sphygmomanometer {n} (device to measure blood pressure) :: Blutdruckmessgerät {n}
Sphynx {n} (cat) :: Sphynx {f}, Sphinx {f}
spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet ::
spice {n} (plant matter used to season or flavour food) :: Würze {f}, Gewürz {n}
spice {n} (any variety of spice) :: Gewürz {n}
spice {v} (to add spice or spices to) :: würzen
spice up {v} (To make something more exotic, fun or extravagant) :: aufpeppen
spick-and-span {adj} (clean, spotless) :: blitzblank, picobello
spicy {adj} (containing spice) :: würzig, gewürzt, pikant
spicy {adj} (tangy or pungent) :: scharf (hot), würzig (herbal)
spider {n} (arthropod) :: Spinne {f}
spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) :: Spinnennetz {n}, Spinnwebe {f}, Spinnengewebe {n}, Spinngewebe {n}
spiderwort {n} (plant) :: Dreimasterblume {f}
Spidey-sense {n} (intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky) :: Spinnensinn {m}
spiel {n} (A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade) :: langes Gerede {n}, Schwafelei {f}, Geschwafel {n}
Spielberg {prop} (city) :: Spielberg
Spielberg {prop} (surname) :: Spielberg
spiffy {adj} (dapper, fine or neat) :: schick
spignel {n} (meum athamanticum) SEE: baldmoney ::
spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap ::
spigot {n} (the plug of a faucet or cock) :: Zapfhahn {m}
spike {n} (very large nail) :: Nagel {m}, Spitze {f}
spike {n} (anything resembling such a nail in shape) :: Spitze {f}, Stachel {m}
spike {n} (ear of grain) :: Ähre {f}, Getreideähre {f}
spike {n} (botany: kind of inflorescence) :: Ähre {m}
spike addition {n} (technique in analytical chemistry) :: Standard-Addition {f}
spikenard {n} :: indische Narde {f}; Narde {f}
spiky {adj} (having spikes) :: stachlig, stachelig
spill {v} (transitive: to drop something so that it spreads out) :: verschütten, schütten
spill {v} (intransitive: to spread out or fall out) :: sich ergießen [liquid]
spillikins {n} (a game of skill) :: Mikado {m}
spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
spill the beans {v} (to reveal a secret; to disclose) :: ausplaudern
spin {v} (to turn around quickly) :: rotieren, schleudern
spin {v} (to make yarn) :: spinnen
spin {v} (to present a bias) :: schönreden, positiv darstellen, beschönigen
spin {v} :: drehen, spinnen
spin {n} (physics: quantum angular momentum) :: Spin {m}
spin {n} (favourable comment or interpretation) :: Zurechtlegung {f}, Beschönigung {f}, Schönfärberei {f}, passende Auslegung {f}
spin {n} (rotation of a ball in motion) :: Drall {m}
spin {n} (flight condition) :: Trudeln {n}
spin {n} (brief trip) :: Spritztour {f}
spina bifida {n} (birth defect) :: Spina bifida {f}
spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) :: Spinat {m}
spinal canal {n} (canal containing the spinal cord and spinal meninges) :: Spinalkanal {m}
spinal column {n} (spinal column) SEE: vertebral column ::
spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) :: Rückenmark
spinal nerve {n} (nerve) :: Spinalnerv {m}
spinal tap {n} (colloquial terms for lumbar puncture) :: Lumbalpunktion {f}
spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly ::
spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) :: Spindel {f}
spindle {n} (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) :: Spindel {f}
spindle {n} (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) :: Spindel
spindle {n} (trees of the genus Euonymus) :: Spindelstrauch {m}
spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle ::
spindly {adj} (slender and of weak appearance) :: dürr
spin doctor {n} (person hired to improve public image) :: Imageberater {m}, Schönredner {m} [pejorative], Tatsachenbeschöniger {m}, PR-Berater {m}
spindrift {n} (sea spray) :: Gischt {f}
spine {n} (backbone) :: Rückgrat {n}, Wirbelsäule {f}
spine {n} (bound edge of a book) :: Rücken {m}
spine {n} (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant) :: Stachel {m}, Dorn {m}
spine {n} (metaphor for courage or assertiveness) :: Rückgrat {n}
spinel {n} (any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium) :: Spinell
spinelessness {n} (state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine)) :: Rückgratlosigkeit {f} [also figurative], Willenlosigkeit {f}
spine pig {n} (porcupine) SEE: porcupine ::
spinet {n} (short, compact harpsichord) :: Spinett {n}
spinner {n} (Someone or something who spins) :: Spinner {m}, Spinnerin {f}
spinner {n} (computing: Input control for entering a number with accompanying arrowed buttons) :: Spinner {m}
spinner dolphin {n} (species of dolphin) :: Spinnerdelfin {m}
spinning jenny {n} (early spinning machine) :: Feinspinnmaschine {f}, Jenny-Maschine {f}
spinning mule {n} (machine that spins thread from fibres) :: Spinning Mule
spinning top {n} (a toy) :: Kreisel {m}
spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle) :: Spinnrad {n}
spin-off {n} (offshoot) SEE: offshoot ::
spin-off {n} (by-product) SEE: by-product ::
spin-off {n} (fictional work) :: Ableger {m}
spin-off {n} (formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed) :: Ableger {m}, Spin-off {n} {m}
spinous process {n} (bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch) :: Dornfortsatz {m}
spinster {n} (unmarried woman) :: alte Jungfer {f}, Junggesellin {f}, unverheiratetes Fräulein {n}, unverheiratete Frau {f}
spin the bottle {n} (game) :: Flaschendrehen
spintronics {n} (type of information storage and handling) :: Spintronik {f}
spiny anteater {n} (common name for echidna) SEE: echidna ::
spiny dogfish {n} (Squalus acanthias) :: Dornhai {m}
spiny lobster {n} (crustacean of the family Palinuridae) :: Languste {f}
spiny-tailed lizard {n} (any lizard of the genus Uromastyx) :: Dornschwanzagame {f}
spiracle {n} (opening used for breathing) :: Atemloch {n}
spiracle {n} (blowhole) :: Atemloch {n}
spiral {n} (geometry) :: Spirale {f}
spiral staircase {n} (type of staircase) :: Wendeltreppe {f}
spiral worm {n} (wad hook) SEE: wad hook ::
spire {n} (tapering architectural structure) :: Turmspitze {f}, Turmhelm {m}
spirit {n} (soul) :: Geist {m}, Seele {f}
spirit {n} (supernatural being) :: Geist {m}
spirit {n} (alcohol) :: Schnaps {m}, [slang] Sprit {m}, Alkohol {m}
spiritism {n} (spiritualism) SEE: spiritualism ::
spiritism {n} (Spiritism) SEE: Spiritism ::
Spiritism {prop} (philosophical doctrine) :: Spiritismus {m}
spirit level {n} (spirit level) :: Wasserwaage {f}
spiritual {adj} (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) :: geistig
spiritualism {n} (the philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism) :: Spiritualismus {m}
spiritualism {n} (the belief that the dead communicate with the living through mediums) :: Spiritismus {m}
spiritualist {n} (one who communicates with the dead) :: Spiritualist {m}, Spiritualistin {f}
spiritualist {adj} (pertaining to spiritualism) :: spiritualistisch
spirituality {n} (concern for what is unseen and intangible) :: Geistigkeit {f}, Spiritualität {f}
spiritus asper {n} (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) SEE: rough breathing ::
spiritus lenis {n} (Greek diacritical mark) SEE: smooth breathing ::
spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig ::
spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) :: Spieß {m}
spit {n} (generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula) :: Nehrung {f}, Landzunge {f}
spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) :: spucken
spit {n} (saliva) :: Speichel {m}, Spucke {f}
spitchcock {n} (eel prepared by spitchcocking) :: Brataal
spite {n} (ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure) :: Boshaftigkeit {f}, Gehässigkeit {f}
spite {v} (to treat maliciously) :: trotzen
spiteful {adj} (filled with spite) :: gehässig, boshaft
spitefulness {n} (state or quality of being spiteful) :: Gehässigkeit {f}, Boshaftigkeit {f}, Bosheit {f}
spitefulness {n} (result or product of being spiteful) :: Boshaftigkeit {f}, Gehässigkeit {f}, Niederträchtigkeit {f}, Gemeinheit {f}, Niedertracht {f}, Bosheit {f}
spit it out {v} (to overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general) :: spuck's aus [slang, only imperative]
spit roast {n} (cooking technique) :: Spießgrillen {n}
Spitsbergen {prop} (island) :: Spitzbergen {n}; West-Spitzbergen {n}
spitting image {n} (the exact likeness of someone) :: Ebenbild {n}
spitting spider {n} (spider from the family Scytodidae) :: Speispinne {f}, Leimschleuderspinne {f}
spittle {n} (spit, usually frothy) :: Spucke {f}
spittoon {n} (receptacle for spit) :: Spucknapf {m}
spit wad {n} (A wad of spittle spat by someone) :: Spucke {f}
spitz {n} (Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed) :: Spitz {m}
splash {n} (the sound made by an object hitting a liquid) :: Spritzen
splash {v} (to hit or agitate liquid) :: plätschern, platschen
splash down {n} :: Wasserung {f}
splay {v} (To spread (out)) :: spreizen
splay {v} (To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc.) :: ausschrägen
splay {n} (A slope or bevel) :: Abkantung {f}, Abschrägung {n}
splay {v} (To dislocate, as a shoulder bone) SEE: dislocate ::
spleen {n} (organ) :: Milz {f}
spleen {n} (mood) :: Groll {m}, Trübsinn {m}
spleenwort {n} (a type of fern) :: Streifenfarn {m}
splendid {adj} (possessing or displaying splendor) :: glänzend
splendid {adj} (showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous) :: prächtig
splendid {adj} (illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated) :: hervorragend
splendor {n} (magnificent appearance) :: Pracht {f}
splenectomy {n} (surgical removal of the spleen) :: Splenektomie {f}
splenetic {adj} (related to the spleen) :: splenisch, Milz-
splenomegaly {n} (enlargement of the spleen) :: Splenomegalie {f}
splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry ::
splice {n} (junction or joining of ropes) :: Verbindung {f}
splice {v} (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands) :: spleißen
spliff {n} (a marijuana cigarette) :: Joint {m}
spline {n} (flexible strip) :: Straklatte {f}
spline {n} (smooth mathematical curve) :: Spline, Polynomzug {m}
splint {n} (immobilizing device) :: Schiene, Gipsschiene
splinter {n} (fragment of material) :: Splitter {m}, Schiefer {m}, Spreißel {m}
splinter {n} (group) :: Splittergruppe {f}
splinter {v} (to come apart into splinters) :: zersplittern
splinter {v} (to cause to break apart into splinters) :: zersplittern
splinter group {n} (group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation) :: Splittergruppe {f}
split {adj} (divided) :: spalten
split {n} (crack, longitudinal fissure) :: Riss {m}, Spalt {m}
split {n} (breach, division) :: Spaltung {f}
split {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) :: spagat {m}
split {v} (divide along a more or less straight line) :: spalten
split {v} (share out) :: verteilen, aufteilen
split {v} (leave) :: abhauen
split {v} (separate) :: trennen
split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach ::
Split {prop} (port city in Croatia) :: Split {n}
split end {n} (hair which has split at the end) :: Spliss {m} [collective]
split hairs {n} (tedious details) :: Haarspalterei {f}
split hairs {v} (to consider fine details) :: Haarspalterei betreiben, Haare spalten
split infinitive {n} (an infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the to and the verb) :: getrennter Infinitiv
split pea {n} (dried, peeled, and split seeds of the pea) :: Schälerbse {f}
splits {n} (manoeuvre, acrobatic feat) :: Spagat {m}
split-second {n} (a brief moment) :: Sekundenbruchteile {m-p} [fractions of seconds]
splitting field {n} ((Galois theory, of a polynomial) smallest field containing all roots) :: Zerfällungskörper {m}
splurge {v} (to flow or move in rush) :: ergießen
splurge {v} (to spend lavishly or extravagantly) :: prassen, verprassen
splurge {n} (extravagant or ostentatious display) :: Protzen {n}, Protzerei {f}, Angeberei {f}, Protz {m}
splurge {n} (extravagant indulgence) :: verschwenderisches Ausgeben {n}, Prassen {n}, Geldverjubeln {n}
splutter {v} (to speak hurriedly and confusedly) :: stottern
spodumene {n} (a pyroxene mineral, lithium aluminum inosilicate) :: Spodumen {m}
spoil {v} (strip) :: plündern
spoil {v} (ruin) :: ruinieren, verderben
spoil {v} (to coddle or pamper) :: verwöhnen
spoil {v} (become sour or rancid, to decay) :: verderben, schlecht werden
spoil {v} (reveal the ending) :: den Spaß verderben
spoil {n} (plunder taken from an enemy or victim) :: Beute {f}
spoil {n} (material moved) :: Abraum {m}, Schotter {m}, Aushub {m}
spoiled {adj} (of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible) :: verdorben
spoiled {adj} ((of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering) :: verwöhnt, verzogen
spoiler {n} (document, review or comment that discloses) :: Spoiler {m}
spoiler {n} (automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce) :: Spoiler {m}
spoils {n} (that which is taken from another by violence) :: Beute {f}
spoils of war {n} (profits extracted as the result of winning a war) :: Kriegsbeute {f}, Siegesbeute {f}
spoilsport {adj} (someone who puts an end to harmless fun) :: Spielverderber {m}, Spielverderberin {f}, Spaßverderber {m}, Spaßverderberin {f}, Spaßbremse {f}
spoilt {adj} (of food: rendered unusable or inedible) :: verdorben
spoilt {adj} (of a child) :: verwöhnt, verzogen
spoke {n} (part of a wheel) :: Speiche {f}
spoken {adj} (concerning speech) :: gesprochen
spokeshave {n} (woodworking tool) :: Schweifhobel {m}, Schabhobel {m}, Schinder {m}
spokesman {n} (one who speaks as the voice of a group of people) :: Sprecher {m}, Sprecherin {f}, Wortführer {m}, Wortführerin {f}
spokesmodel {n} (person) :: Gesicht der Kampagne {n}, Gesicht der Marke {n}
spokesperson {n} (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) :: Sprecher {m}, Sprecherin {f}, Wortführer {m}, Wortführerin {f}
spoliation {n} (destruction of evidence) :: Beweisvereitelung {f}
spondee {n} (word of two syllables) :: Spondeus {m}
spondyle {n} (joint of the backbone) SEE: vertebra ::
sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) :: Schwamm {m}
sponge {n} (piece of porous material used for washing) :: Schwamm {m}
sponge {n} (slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others) :: Schnorrer {m}
sponge {v} (to take advantage of others) :: schnorren
sponge {n} (sponge cake) SEE: sponge cake ::
sponge cake {n} (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure) :: Biskuit {n}, Biskuitkuchen {m}, Biskuitmasse {f}
sponge cloth {n} :: Schwammtuch {n}
sponger {n} (one who sponges) :: Schnorrer {m}
spongy {adj} (absorbent, squishy, porous) :: schwammartig, schwammig
sponsor {n} (person or organisation with responsibility (especially with a religious or financial aspect)) :: Sponsor {m}, Sponsorin {f}
sponsor {n} (One that pays all or part of the cost of an event) :: Sponsor {m}
sponsor {v} (to be a sponsor for) :: sponsern
spontaneity {n} (the quality of being spontaneous) :: Spontaneität {f}, Spontanität {f} [rarer]
spontaneity {n} (spontaneous behaviour) :: Laune {f}
spontaneous {adj} (random) SEE: random ::
spontaneous {adj} (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause) :: spontan
spontaneous {adj} (done by one's own free choice, or without planning) :: spontan
spontaneously {adv} (in a spontaneous manner) :: spontan
spook {n} (spirit returning to haunt a place) :: Gespenst {n}
spook {n} :: Gespenst, Phantom, Geist, Spuk
spooky {adj} (eerie; suggestive of ghosts) :: gespenstisch, geisterhaft, spukhaft
spooky action at a distance {n} :: spukhafte Fernwirkung {f}
spool {n} (spindle) :: Spule {f}
spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) :: Löffel {m}
spoon {v} (to flirt) SEE: flirt ::
spoon {n} (measure that will fit into a spoon) SEE: spoonful ::
spoonbill {n} (bird) :: Löffler {m}
spoonbill {n} (paddlefish) SEE: paddlefish ::
spoonful {n} (amount a spoon will hold) :: Löffelvoll {m}
spoon lure {n} (oblong, concave lure) :: Blinker {m}
spoonwort {n} (scurvy-grass) SEE: scurvy-grass ::
spoor {n} (trail left by an animal) :: Fußspur {f}
sporadic {adj} (rare and scattered in occurrence) :: sporadisch
sporadically {adv} (In an occasional, infrequent, or irregular manner) :: sporadisch
spore {n} (reproductive particle) :: Spore {f}
spork {n} (eating utensil) :: Göffel {m}
sporophyte {n} (plant which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes) :: Sporophyt {m}
sporran {n} (pouch worn with kilt) :: Sporran
sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) :: Sport {m}
sport {n} (person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship) :: Sportsmann {m}, Sportsfrau {f}
sport {v} (amuse oneself) :: spielen, sich vergnügen, herumtollen
sport {v} (mock or tease) :: herumspielen, Spott treiben
sport {v} (display, have as feature) :: tragen, präsentieren, zur Schau stellen, angeben mit, protzen mit
sporting {adj} (pertaining to sports) :: sportiv
sportive {adj} (gay, frolicsome, merry) SEE: merry ::
sportive {adj} (playful, coltish) SEE: playful ::
sportive {adj} (good at sport) SEE: sporty ::
sports bra {n} (bra worn when playing various sports) :: Sport-BH {m}
sports car {n} (automobile designed for high speed) :: Sportwagen {m}
sports center {n} :: Sportzentrum {n}
sports field {n} (flat area for sports) :: Spielfeld {n}, Sportplatz {m}
sports ground {n} (a stadium or piece of land used for sport) :: Sportplatz {m}
sports jacket {n} (tailored jacket that is not part of a suit) :: Sakko {n} or {m}
sportsman {n} (male athlete) :: (männlicher) Sportler {m}
sportsmanlike {adj} (good sportsmanship) :: sportlich
sportsmanship {n} :: Fairness {f}
sports medicine {n} (branch of medicine) :: Sportmedizin {f}
sportsperson {n} :: Sportler {m}, Sportlerin {f}
sportswear {n} (casual clothing for sport or excercise) :: Sportbekleidung {f}
sportswoman {n} (woman who engages in sports) :: Sportlerin {f}
sport utility vehicle {n} (vehicle) :: Geländelimousine {f}, Sport Utility Vehicle {n}
sporty {adj} (favourable to sports) :: sportlich
sporty {adj} (flashy in appearance) :: sportlich
spot {n} (a round or irregular patch of a different color) :: Fleck {m}, Punkt {m}
spot {n} (stain) :: Fleck {m}
spot {n} (pimple, pustule) :: Pickel {m}, Pustel {f}
spot {n} (small amount) :: Bisschen {n}
spot {n} (location or area) :: Stelle {f}, Ort {m}
spot {n} (a brief advertisement) :: Werbespot {m}
spot {v} (see, pick out, notice or identify) :: entdecken
spot-backed antshrike {n} (bird) :: Perlenmantel-Ameisenwürger {m}
spot check {n} (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) :: Stichprobenkontrolle {f}
spot check {v} (to inspect or examine) :: stichprobenartig kontrollieren
spotless starling {n} (Sturnus unicolor) :: Einfarbstar {m}
spotlight {n} (a bright lamp, especially one used to illuminate the center of attention on a stage) :: Scheinwerfer {m}
spotlight {n} (the circle of light shed by a spotlight) :: Scheinwerferlicht {n}, Schlaglicht {n}
spotted {adj} (discoloured by spots; stained) :: befleckt
spotted {adj} (characterized by spots) :: gesprenkelt
spotted bowerbird {n} (bowerbird) :: Fleckenlaubenvogel
spotted dragonet {n} (Callionymus maculatus) :: Gefleckter Leierfisch
spotted flycatcher {n} (bird) :: Grauschnäpper {m}
spotted nutcracker {n} (Nucifraga caryocatactes) :: Tannenhäher {m}
spotted redshank {n} (Tringa erythropus) :: Dunkler Wasserläufer {m}
spotted sandpiper {n} (Actitis macularius) :: Drosseluferläufer {m}
spotty {adj} (having spots) :: fleckig, gefleckt
spotty {adj} (of inconsistent quality) :: durchwachsen [figurative]
spot-winged antshrike {n} (Pygiptila stellaris) :: Fleckenflügel-Ameisenwürger {m}
spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband ::
spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
spouse {n} (person in a marriage or marital relationship) :: Gatte {m}, Gattin {f}, Ehepartner {m}, Ehepartnerin {f}
spouse {v} (to get married to) SEE: espouse ::
spout {n} (a tube through which liquid is poured or discharged) :: Tülle {f}, Ausguss {m}, Schnabel {m}, Auslauf {m}, Schnaupe, Schnauze {f}, Auslaufrohr {n}, Ausgießer {m}, Wasserspeier {m}, Ausgusstülle {f}, Ausgießtülle {f}
spout {n} (a stream of liquid) :: Ausfluss {m}, Auslauf {m}, Fluss {m}, Strom {m}, Flüssigkeitsstrom {m}, Fontäne {f}
spout {n} (the mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale) :: Blas {m}
spout {v} (to gush forth in a stream) :: speien, spritzen, herausspritzen
spout {v} (to speak tediously and at length) :: palavern, quatschen, von sich geben
sprachbund {n} (group of languages sharing areal features primarily due to language contact) :: Sprachbund {m}
Sprachgefühl {n} (the instinctive or intuitive grasp of a language) :: Sprachgefühl {n}
Sprachraum {n} (geographical region where a language is spoken) :: Sprachraum {m}
sprain {v} (to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle) :: verstauchen
sprain {n} (act or result of spraining) :: Verstauchung {f}
sprat {n} (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus) :: Sprotte {f}
Spratly Islands {prop} (islands) :: Spratly-Inseln {f-p}
sprawl {v} (to sit with limbs spread out) :: ausspreizen, grätschen
sprawl {v} (to spread out in disorderly fashion) :: sich ausbreiten
sprawl {n} (haphazard growth) :: Wuchern {n}, Ausufern {n}
spray {n} (fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid) :: Spray {m}, Sprühnebel {m}
spray {n} (small branch of flowers or berries) :: Reisig {n}, Blütenstand {m}
spray {n} (commercial product) :: Spray {m}
spray {v} (to project a liquid in a disperse manner) :: versprühen, zerstäuben
spray can {n} (pressurized canister) SEE: aerosol can ::
spray gun {n} (paint sprayer) :: Sprühpistole {f}
sprayhood {n} (companionway cover) SEE: dodger ::
spread {v} (to stretch out, expand) :: verteilen
spread {v} (to extend, stretch out (limbs etc)) :: spreizen
spread {v} (to disperse, scatter) :: ausstreuen, verbreiten
spread {v} (to smear, distribute in a thin layer) :: auftragen, beschmieren, bestreichen
spread {v} ((transitive) to disseminate, make known or present) :: verbreiten, ausbreiten [archaic]
spread {v} ((intransitive) to take up a larger area, expand) :: ausbreiten
spread {n} (food designed to be spread) :: Aufstrich {m}, Brotaufstrich
spreadable {adj} (spreadable) :: streichbar
spread like wildfire {v} (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably) :: sich wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten
spreadsheet {n} (sheet of paper) :: Kalkulationstabelle {f}
spreadsheet {n} (computer simulation) :: Tabellenkalkulation {f}, Kalkulationstabelle {f}
spread the word {v} (tell a lot of people) :: weitersagen, weiterverbreiten
spree {n} (a merry frolic) :: Spaß {m}
Spree {prop} (river in Germany) :: Spree {f}
Spreewald {prop} (forested wetland in Lower Lusatia) :: Spreewald {m}
spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) :: Frühling {m}, Frühjahr {n}, [dated]/[poetic] Lenz {m}, Frühlingszeit {f}, Frühjahrszeit {f}
spring {n} (water springing from the ground) :: Quelle {f}
spring {n} (device made of flexible material) :: Sprungfeder {f}, Feder {f}
spring {n} :: Festmacherleine {f}
spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump ::
spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump ::
spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race ::
spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot ::
spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove ::
spring {n} (erection of the penis) SEE: erection ::
spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth ::
spring {n} (time of growth, early stages) SEE: beginning ::
spring {n} (spring tide) SEE: spring tide ::
spring {n} (high tide) SEE: high tide ::
spring {n} (elasticity) SEE: elasticity ::
springald {n} (ancient military engine) :: Rutte {f}
spring balance {n} (a device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring) :: Federwaage {f}
springboard {n} (flexible diving board) :: Sprungbrett {n}
springboard {n} (platform on springs used in gymnastics) :: Sprungbrett {n}
springboard {n} (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse) :: Sprungbrett {n}
spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning at the end of winter) :: Frühjahrsputz {m}
spring cleaning {n} (systematic cleaning of anything) :: Großreinemachen {n}
spring constant {n} (characteristic of a spring) :: Federkonstante {f}
springed {adj} (having springs) :: gefedert
spring equinox {n} (vernal equinox) SEE: vernal equinox ::
Spring Festival {n} (Chinese New Year) SEE: Chinese New Year ::
Springfield {prop} (Any of several towns) :: Springfield
spring onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) :: Frühlingszwiebel {f}, Lauchzwiebel {f}, Winterzwiebel {f}
spring roll {n} (shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake) :: Frühlingsrolle {f}
spring tide {n} (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) :: Springflut {f}, Springtide
spring to life {v} (start to exist) :: entspringen
spring to mind {v} (appear in one's thoughts) :: in den Sinn kommen
springwater {n} (water originating from a spring) :: Quellwasser {n}
springy {adj} (capable of returning to its original form) :: elastisch
sprinkle {v} (to cause to fall in fine drops) :: sprühen
sprinkle {v} (to cover an object) :: besprühen
sprinkle {n} (A light rain shower) :: Nieselregen
sprinkler {n} (irrigation device) :: Sprinkler {m}, Sprinkleranlage {f}
sprinkler {n} (fire sprinkler) :: Feuerlöschanlage {f}
sprinkles {n} (small candy or sugar pieces as decoration) :: Schokostreusel {m} [when made of chocolate]
sprint {n} (short race at top speed) :: Kurzstreckenlauf {m}, Sprint {m}
sprint {n} (burst of speed or activity) :: Spurt {m}
sprint {v} (To run etc at top speed for a short period) :: spurten
sprinting {n} (the action of the verb to sprint) :: schnelles Rennen {n}, schnelles Laufen {n}, Sprinten {n} [sports]
sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker ::
sprite {n} (a spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition) :: Geist {m}, Erscheinung {f}, Seele {f}
sprite {n} (an elf; a fairy; a goblin) :: Kobold {m}, Elf {m}, Elfe {m} {f}, Elfin {f}
sprite {n} (a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene) :: Sprite {m}
sprite {n} (electrical discharges that occur high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm) :: Kobold {m}
spritz {n} (sprinkling or spray of liquid) :: Spritzer {m}, Schuss {m}
spritz {v} (to spray, sprinkle, or squirt lightly) :: sprühen, spritzen
sprocket {n} (toothed wheel) :: Kettenrad {n}, Ritzel {n}
sprocket {n} (extension of roof) :: Aufschiebling {m}, Eselsohr {n}
sprout {n} (new growth on a plant) :: Spross {m}, Sprössling {m}
sprout {n} (child) :: Sprössling {m}, Spross {m}
sprout {v} (to grow, to germinate) :: sprießen, keimen
sprout {v} :: keimen
sprout {n} (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout ::
spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) :: Fichte {f}
spruce {n} (wood of a spruce) :: Fichtenholz {n}
sprue {n} (Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold) :: Anguss {m}
spud {n} (a tool used for digging out weeds) :: Jätmesser {n}, kleine Knolle {f}, Kartoffel {f}, Lotkrampe {f}
spunk {n} (courage; spirit; mettle; determination) :: Courage {f}, Mumm {m}
spunk {n} (slang: attractive male) :: heißer Typ {m}
spunk {n} (slang: semen) :: Soße {f}, Wichse {f}, Saft {m}
spur {n} (implement for prodding a horse) :: Sporn {m}
spur {n} (anything that inspires or motivates) :: Ansporn
spur {v} (to prod) :: die Sporen geben
spur {v} (to urge or encourage to action) :: anspornen
spur {v} (to put spurs on) :: mit Sporen versehen
spur cell {n} (spiny cell) :: Akanthozyt
spurdog {n} (spiny dogfish) SEE: spiny dogfish ::
spurge {n} (any plant of the genus Euphorbia) :: Wolfsmilch {f}
spurious {adj} (false) :: unecht
spurn {v} (to reject disdainfully) :: verschmähen, abweisen, verachten
spurn {v} (to reject by pushing away with the foot) :: treten, mit Füßen treten
spurn {v} (to waste; fail to make the most of) :: vertun, vergeben
spurn {n} (an act of spurning; a scornful rejection) :: Verschmähen {n}, Verschmähung {f}
spurn {n} (a kick) :: Tritt {m}
spur on {v} (spur) SEE: spur ::
spurt {v} (to gush) :: spritzen, zischen, schießen
spurt {n} (brief gush) :: Spritze {f}
spurt {v} (to make strong effort) :: spurten, sprinten, sich sputen
sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) :: Sputnik {m}
sputter {v} (to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly) :: mit feuchter Aussprache sprechen
spy {n} (person who secretly watches) :: Spion {m}, Spionin {f}
spy {v} (to act as a spy) :: ausspionieren
spy {v} (to spot at a distance) :: erspähen
spyglass {n} (portable telescope) :: Fernglas {n}
spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars ::
spying {n} (espionage) SEE: espionage ::
spy on {v} (to watch secretly or covertly; to surveil) :: ausspionieren
spyplane {n} (military aircraft used for surveillance) :: Spionageflugzeug {n}
spy ring {n} (spy network) :: Spionagering {m}
spyware {n} (program) :: Spyware {?}
SQL {n} (SQL (Structured Query Language)) :: SQL {n}
squab {n} (baby pigeon) :: Jungtaube {f}, ungefiederte Jungtaube {f}, Taubenküken {n}, Taubenbaby {n}
squab {n} (meat of a young pigeon or dove) :: Täubchen {n}, Täubchenfleisch {n}
squabble {n} (minor fight or argument) :: Rangelei {f}, Gerangel {n}, Disput {m}
squabble {v} (participate in a minor fight or argument) :: sich kabbeln, (sich) zanken
squacco {n} (Ardeola ralloides) :: Rallenreiher {m}
squad {n} (small group of people organized for a purpose) :: Gruppe {f}
squad {n} (sports team) :: Mannschaft {f}
squadron {n} (army: body of cavalry) :: Schwadron {f}
squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) :: Geschwader {n}
squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) :: Staffel {f}, Geschwader {n}
squalene {n} (triterpene hydrocarbon) :: Squalen {m}
squall {n} (squall line, multicell line or part of a squall line) SEE: squall line ::
squall line {n} (line of thunderstorms) :: Schlechtwetterfront {f}
squalor {n} (squalidness) :: Schmutz, Elend {n}, Vernachlässigung {f}, Ärmlichkeit {f}, Dreck {m}, Verschmutzung {f}, Unreinheit {f}, Verderbtheit {f}, Verkommenheit {f}
squamous {adj} (scaly) :: schuppig, geschuppt
squander {v} (to waste) :: verschwenden, vergeuden, verprassen
square {n} (type of polygon) :: Quadrat {n}
square {n} (open space in a town) :: Platz {m}
square {n} (cell in a grid) :: Feld {n}, [chess] Schachfeld {n}
square {n} (second power) :: Quadrat {n}
square {n} (slang: socially conventional person) :: Spießer {m}
square {n} (the # symbol on a telephone) :: Doppelkreuz {n}
square {n} :: [try square] Anschlagwinkel {m}, [T-square] Zeichenschiene {f}
square {adj} (shaped like a square) :: quadratisch
square {adj} (forming a right angle) :: rechtwinklig
square {adj} (used in the names of units) :: Quadrat- [used as a prefix to form compound words]
square {adj} (socially conventional) :: spießig
square {adj} ::  : anständig; : spießig
square {v} (math: to multiply by itself) :: quadrieren
square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel ::
square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel ::
square {adj} (fair) SEE: fair ::
square bracket {n} (symbol [ or ]) :: eckige Klammer {f}
square centimeter {n} (unit of area) :: Quadratzentimeter {m}
squared {adj} (raised to the second power) :: zum Quadrat, Quadrat
square foot {n} (unit of area equal to that of a square of one foot each side) :: Quadratfuß {m}
square kilometer {n} (square kilometre) SEE: square kilometre ::
square kilometre {n} (standard unit of area) :: Quadratkilometer {m}
square metre {n} (standard unit of area) :: Quadratmeter {m}
square mile {n} (unit of area) :: Quadratmeile {f}
square root {n} (number) :: Quadratwurzel {f}
square sail {n} (sail set athwartships in a yard) :: Rahsegel {n}
square wave {n} (function or waveform that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels) :: Rechteckschwingung {f}, Rechtecksignal {n}
squash {n} (the sport) :: Squash {n}
squash {v} (to compress) :: zusammendrücken
squash {n} (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita) :: [pumpkin] Kürbis {m}
squash {n} (soft drink) SEE: cordial ::
squash player {n} (competitor in the sport of squash) :: Squashspieler {m}, Squasher {m}
squat {n} (position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet) :: Hocke {f}
squat {n} (weightlifting: exercise) :: Kniebeuge {f}
squat {n} (building occupied without permission) :: besetztes Haus
squat {v} (to bend at the knees) :: hocken
squat {v} (to occupy without permission) :: besetzen
squatter {n} (one occupying a place without permission) :: Hausbesetzer {m}, Hausbesetzerin {f}, Landbesetzer {m}, illegaler Siedler {m}
squatting {n} (occupation of a building/land without permission of owner) :: Hausbesetzung {f}
squat toilet {n} (toilet which is operated by squatting) :: Hocktoilette {f}, Hockklo {n}
squawk {n} (shrill noise) :: Krächzen {n}, Kreischen {n}, Schreien {n}
squawk {v} (to make a squawking noise) :: krächzen, kreischen
squeak {n} (short, high-pitched sound) :: Gequieke {n}, Gequietsche {n}, Knarren {n}, Piepsen {n}, Quietschen {n}
squeak {v} (emit sound) :: knarren, piepsen {n}, quietschen
squeaky {adj} (producing a high-pitched sound or squeak) :: quietschend
squeaky clean {adj} (very clean) :: blitzsauber
squeaky clean {adj} (beyond reproach) :: makellos
squeal {n} (a high-pitched sound) :: Schrei {m}, Kreischen {n}
squeal {v} (to scream a high-pitched squeal) :: kreischen
squeal {v} (to rat on someone) :: singen [criminal, slang], petzen [colloquial]
squeal like a stuck pig {v} (to utter loud squeals) :: schreien wie am Spieß
squeamish {adj} (easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous) :: empfindlich, zimperlich
squeamishness {n} (quality of being squeamish) :: Zimperlichkeit {f}
squeegee {n} (tool used for cleaning glass) :: Abzieher {m}
squeegee mop {n} (squeezable sponge mop) :: Schwammwischer Multimop
squeeze {v} (to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once) :: drücken, klemmen, pressen, quetschen
squeeze {v} (to fit into a tight place) :: quetschen, zwängen
squeeze {n} (difficult position) :: Klemme {f}
squeeze {n} (caving: traversal of a narrow passage) :: Engpass {m}
squeeze {n} :: Druck {m}, Engpass {m}, Klemme {f}, Knappheit {f}, Quetsche {f}
squeezebox {n} (accordion, concertina) :: Quetsche {f}, Quetschkasten {m}, Quetschkommode {f}
squeeze out {v} (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) :: Zeit herausschlagen, ausquetschen
squeeze out {v} (to obtain a difficult victory in a competition) :: herausschlagen , heraushauen [einen Sieg]
squelch {v} (to make a sucking, splashing noise) :: matschen
squib {n} (small firework) :: Knallfrosch {m}
squib {n} (device used to ignite a rocket) :: Zündschnur {f}
squid {n} (sea animal) :: Kalmar {m}, Tintenfisch {m}
squiggle {n} (an illegible scrawl) :: Gekritzel {n}
squiggle {v} (to write (something) illegibly) :: kritzeln
squiggly {adj} (Not straight; wavy) :: schnörkelig, verschnörkelt
squill {n} (plant of the genus Scilla) :: Blaustern {m}
squinch {n} (structure between walls to transition to circular) :: Trompe {f}
squint {v} (to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight) :: blinzeln
squint {v} (to look or glance sideways) :: schielen
squint {v} (to look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions) :: schielen
squint {n} (expression in which the eyes are partly closed) :: Schielen {n}
squint {n} (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus) :: Strabismus {m}, Schielen {n}
squire {n} (armor-bearer who attended a knight) :: Schildknappe {m}, Knappe {m}, Edelknecht {m}
squire {n} (title of dignity) :: Kavalier {m}
squire {n} (male attendant) :: Galan {m}
squirm {v} (twist one’s body with snakelike motion) :: sich winden
squirrel {n} (rodent) :: Eichhörnchen {n}, Hörnchen {n}, Eichhorn {n}; Regional German: Eichkatze {f}, Eichkätzchen {n}, Eichkater {m}, Eichhase {m}
squirrel monkey {n} (Saimiri) :: Totenkopfäffchen {n}
squirt {v} (to be ejected, in a rapid stream) :: spritzen
squirt gun {n} (a toy gun used to shoot water) :: Wasserpistole {f}
squirting cucumber {n} (Ecballium elaterium) :: Spritzgurke {f}, Eselsgurke {f}, Eselskürbis {m}
squish {v} (To squeeze, compress, or crush) :: quetschen, zermatschen, zerquetschen
squishiness {n} (State or quality) :: Nachgiebigkeit {f}, Schwabbeligkeit {f}
squishy {adj} ((of an object or substance) yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud) :: weichlich, nachgebend, watschig , pratschig, matschig, schwabbelig
Srebrenica {prop} (Bosnian town) :: Srebrenica
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte {prop} (the administrative capital of Sri Lanka) :: Sri Jayawardenepura
Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) :: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan {n} (a person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent) :: Sri-Lanker {m}, Sri-Lankerin {f}
Sri Lankan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people) :: sri-lankisch
Srinagar {prop} (summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India) :: Srinagar {n}
S-shaped {adj} (shaped like the letter S) :: s-förmig
st {n} (street) :: Str.
st {n} (saint) :: St.
-st {suffix} (first) :: -st- (e.g. 1ste = erste)
s.t. {conj} (such that) :: so dass
St. {n} (abbreviation of Street) :: Str.
St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St ::
St {n} (abbreviation of Saint) :: St., Sct. [obsolete]
stab {n} (act of stabbing) :: Stich {m}
stab {n} (wound made by stabbing) :: Stichwunde {f}
stab {v} (To pierce or wound with pointed object) :: stechen, erstechen, niederstechen
stabbing {n} (in incident in which a person is stabbed) :: Messerstecherei {f}
stability {n} (condition of being stable) :: Stabilität {f}
stability {n} (tendency to recover from perturbations) :: Stabilität {f}
stabilization {n} (process of stabilizing) :: Stabilisierung {f}
stabilize {v} (to make stable) :: stabilisieren
stabilize {v} (to become stable) :: sich stabilisieren
stabilizer {n} (substance added to something in order to stabilize it) :: Stabilisator {m}
stab in the back {v} (To betray somebody) :: in den Rücken fallen
stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) :: Stall {m}, [horse] Pferdestall {m}
stable {n} (building for horses) :: Stall {m}, Pferdestall {m}, Rennstall {m}
stable {n} (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) :: Ochsenstall {m}, Kuhstall {m}
stable {v} (put or keep in a stable) :: stallen
stable {adj} (relatively unchanging) :: stabil, dauerhaft
stable boy {n} (boy or young man who attends in a stable) :: Stalljunge {m}, Stallknecht {m}
stable fly {n} (stable fly) :: Wadenstecher
stableman {n} (person employed to take care of horses in a stable) :: Stallknecht {m}
stablemaster {n} (person in charge of stable) :: Stallmeister {m}
stabling {n} (stable) :: Stallung {f}
stably {adv} (in a stable manner) :: stabil
stack {n} (a pile of identical objects) :: Stapel {m}
stack {n} (computing: data structure) :: Stapelspeicher {m}
stack {v} (To place objects or material in the form of a stack) :: stapeln
stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) :: Stadion {n}
stadium {n} (Greek measure of length) :: Stadion {n}
stadtholder {n} (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic) :: Statthalter {m}
staff {n} (long, straight, thick rod or stick) :: Stab {m}
staff {n} (music: series of horizontal lines) :: Notenlinien {f-p}
staff {n} (employees of a business) :: Belegschaft {f}, Personal {n}, Stab {m}, Mitarbeiter {m-p}
staff {n} (commanding officers) :: Stab {m}
staffer {n} (member of a staff) :: Mitarbeiter {m}
staffroom {n} (room) :: Lehrerzimmer
stag {n} (social event for a groom) SEE: bachelor party ::
stag {n} (adult male deer) :: Hirsch {m}, Hirschbock {m}, Rothirsch {m}
stag {n} (colt or filly) :: Fohlen {n}
stag {n} (romping girl) :: wilde Hummel {f}
stag {n} (one who applies for shares with a view to sell immediately at a premium) :: Konzertzeichner {m}
stag {n} (Eurasian wren) :: Zaunkönig {m}
stag beetle {n} (large beetle in Lucanidae) :: Hirschkäfer {m}
stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles) :: Hirschkäfer {m}
stag do {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party ::
stage {n} (phase) :: Stufe {f}
stage {n} (in theatre) :: Bühne {f}, [dialectal] Brettl
stage {v} (to produce on a stage) :: inszenieren
stage {v} (to demonstrate in a deceptive manner) :: inszenieren
stage-coach {n} (horse-drawn coach to transport passengers and mail) :: Postkutsche {f}
stagecraft {n} (skills of the theater) :: Bühnenkunst {f}, schauspielerisches Handwerk {n}, schauspielerisches Können {n}
stage direction {n} (instruction given to an actor) :: Bühnenanweisung {f}
stage diving {n} (practice of jumping from the stage on the raised hands of the audience) :: Stagediving {n}
stage fright {n} (state of nervousness about performing) :: Lampenfieber {n}, Rampenfieber {n}
stagehand {n} (person working behind the scenes in a theatre) :: Bühnenhelfer {m}, Bühnenhelferin {f}
stage screw {n} (a screw with a handle) :: Bühnenschraube {f}, Theaterschraube {f}, Theater-Schraube {f}
stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) :: Stagflation {f}
stagger {n} (an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing) :: Schwanken {n}, Wanken {n}
stagger {v} (to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking) :: wackeln, wanken, taumeln
stagger {v} (to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion) :: torkeln
stagger {v} (to begin to doubt and waver in purposes) :: zweifeln, wanken
staggered {adj} (astonished) SEE: astonished ::
staging {n} (theater: performance of a play) :: Aufführung {f}, Inszenierung {f}, Regie {f}
stagnate {v} (to cease activity) :: stagnieren
stagnation {n} (inactivity) :: Stagnation {f}, Stagnierung {f}
stagnation {n} :: Stagnation {f}
stag party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party ::
stag's-horn clubmoss {n} (Lycopodium clavatum) :: Keulen-Bärlapp {m}
staid {adj} :: gesetzt, seriös
stain {n} (discoloured spot or area) :: Fleck {m}
stain {n} (blemish on one's character or reputation) :: Schandfleck {m}
stain {n} :: Fleck
stain {v} (to taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation) :: beflecken
stain {v} (to coat a surface with a stain) :: beizen
stained {adj} (having a stain) :: befleckt
stained glass {n} (coloured glass) :: Farbglas {n}
stainless {n} (stainless steel) SEE: stainless steel ::
stainless {adj} (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration) :: rostfrei
stainless steel {n} (corrosion-free alloy) :: Edelstahl {m}
stair {n} (single step) :: Stufe {f}, Treppenstufe {f}
stair {n} (series of steps) :: Treppe {f}
staircase {n} (stairway) :: Treppe {f}
staircase wit {n} (thinking of an idea too late) SEE: l'esprit de l'escalier ::
stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) :: Treppe {f}
stairway {n} (set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably) :: Treppe {f}
stairwell {n} (a shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase) :: Treppenhaus {n}
stake {n} (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) :: Pfahl {m}, Pflock {m}
stake {n} (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) :: Marterpfahl {m}, Scheiterhaufen {m}
stake {n} (share or interest in a business) :: Anteil {m}
stake {n} (wager or pledge) :: Einsatz {m}, Poule {f} [obsolete]
stake {n} (Mormonism: territorial division) :: Pfahl {m}
stake {v} :: anpflocken, anbinden, hochbinden, pfählen
stake a claim {v} (lay claim) SEE: lay claim ::
stakeholder {n} (bet holder) :: Wetteinsatzverwalter {m}
stakeholder {n} (escrow agent) :: Treuhänder {m}
stakeholder {n} (interpleader) :: Zwischenklage
stakeholder {n} (person or organisation with a legitimate interest) :: Stakeholder {m}
stake out {v} (to mark off the limits by stakes) :: abstecken
Stakhanovism {n} (institution) :: Stachanowismus {m}
Stakhanovite {n} ((USSR) an extremely productive or hard-working worker, see also: ) :: Stachanower {m}, Stachanowerin {f}
stalactite {n} (mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave) :: Stalaktit {m}
stalagmite {n} (mineral deposit) :: Stalagmit {m}
stale {adj} (having lost its freshness) :: abgestanden, schal, altbacken [of bread], fade
stale {adj} (no longer new or interesting) :: veraltet, abgedroschen (joke)
stalemate {n} (chess term) :: Patt {n}, Pattstellung {f}
stalemate {n} (blocked situation without personal loss) :: Stillstand {m}, Stocken {n}, verfahrene Lage {f}, festgefahrene Lage {f}, Pattsituation {f}, Sackgasse {f}
Stalin {prop} (Stalin) :: Stalin {m}
Stalingrad {prop} (former name of Volgograd) :: Stalingrad
Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) :: Stalinismus {m}
Stalinist {adj} (of or relating to Stalinism) :: stalinistisch
Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) :: Stalinist {m}, Stalinistin {f}
stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) :: Strunk {m}, Stiel {m}, Stängel {m}
stalk {n} (one of the two upright pieces of a ladder) :: Holm {m}
stalk {v} (to approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer) :: sich anpirschen, sich anschleichen, sich heranschleichen
stalk {v} (to (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment) :: stalken, nachstellen, nachschleichen, heimsuchen, belästigen
stalk {v} (to walk haughtily) :: stolzieren, einherstolzieren, staksen, stelzen, staken, steifbeinig gehen
stalk {n} (petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant) SEE: petiole ::
stalker {n} (a person who stalks game) :: Pirschjäger {m}
stalker {n} (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions) :: Stalker {m}, Verfolger {m}
stalking {n} (crime of following or harassing) :: Stalking {n}, Nachstellung {f}
stall {n} (compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed) :: Stall {m}
stall {n} (small open-fronted shop) :: Stand {m}, Bude {f}
stall {n} (very small room used for a shower) :: Kabine {f}, Duschkabine {f}
stall {n} (aeronautics: loss of lift) :: Überziehen {n}, Strömungsabriss {m}
stall {v} (To fatten) :: mästen
stall {v} (To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in total loss of lift) :: überziehen
stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) :: Hengst {m}, Pferdehengst, Pferdemännchen {n}
stallion {n} (male horse kept primarily as a stud) :: Deckhengst {m}, Zuchthengst {m}, Schälhengst {m}, Schellhengst {m}, Beschäler {m}
stallion {n} (very virile, sexually-inclined man) :: Zuchthengst {m}
stalwart {adj} (firmly or solidly built) :: kräftig, robust, handfest, unerschütterlich
stalwart {adj} (courageous) :: tapfer, unentwegt, tüchtig, unerschütterlich, standhaft
stalwart {n} (one who firmly supports a cause) :: Standhafter {m}, unerschütterlicher Anhänger {m}
stamen {n} (A flower part that produces pollen) :: Staubblatt {n}, Stamen {n}
stamina {n} (power of sustained exertion) :: Ausdauer {f}, Durchhaltevermögen {n}
stammer {v} (to stutter) :: stammeln, stottern
stammer {n} (involuntary repetition of sounds in speech) :: Stottern {n}
stammerer {n} (stutterer) SEE: stutterer ::
stammering {n} (act of stammering) :: Gestotter {n}
stammtisch {n} :: Stammtisch {m}
stamp {n} (indentation or imprint made by stamping) :: Stempel {m}
stamp {n} (device for stamping designs) :: Stempel {m}
stamp {v} (to give an official marking to) :: stempeln
stamp {v} (to apply postage stamps to) :: freimachen
stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp ::
stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately ::
stamp duty {n} (tax on certain documents) :: Stempelsteuer {f}
stampede {n} (any sudden flight or dispersion) :: Stampede {f}
stampede {n} (an intensive movement of a crowd) :: Massenpanik {f}, Stampede {f}
stamp hinge {n} (gummed strip of paper for mounting stamps on album) :: Briefmarkenfalz {m}
stamping ground {n} (place one likes to go) :: Lieblingsaufenthalt {m}, Lieblingsort {m}, Lieblingsplatz {m}, Lieblingsstelle {f}
stamp out {v} (to extinguish by stamping) :: ausstanzen, austrampeln
stamp out {v} (to get rid of) :: ausmerzen, ausrotten
stamp pad {n} (porous pad) :: Stempelkissen {n}
stance {n} (manner, pose, or posture in which one stands) :: Einstellung {f}, Positur {f}
stance {n} (opinion or point of view) :: Haltung {f}, Einstellung {f}, Verhältnis {n}, Standpunkt {m}, point de vue {m}
stanchion {n} (vertical pole, post or support) :: Pfosten {m}, Stütze {f}, Pfeiler {m}, Ständer {m}, Strebe {f}, Haltestange {f}, Runge {f}, Wagenrunge {f}, Standrohr {n}
stanchion {n} (confinement) :: Gitterstab {m}, Gitterstangen {f-p}, Stand {m}
stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) :: stehen
stand {v} (to rise to one’s feet) :: aufstehen
stand {v} (to remain motionless) :: stehen
stand {v} (to undergo; withstand; hold up) :: bestehen, durchstehen
stand {v} (to tolerate) :: ausstehen, aushalten, ertragen
stand {v} (to place in an upright or standing position) :: stellen, abstellen, hinstellen, aufstellen
stand {v} (to seek election) :: kandidieren
stand {n} (resolute, unwavering position) :: Standpunkt {m}
stand {n} (device to hold something upright or aloft) :: Ständer {m}, Stativ {n}
stand {n} (platform on which a witness testifies in court) :: Zeugenstand {m}
stand {n} (small building or booth) :: Stand {m}, Kiosk {m}
stand {n} (grandstand) SEE: grandstand ::
standard {adj} (falling within an accepted range) :: üblich, standardmäßig
standard {n} (level of quality) :: Standard {m}
standard {n} (something used as a measure) :: Standard {m}
standard {n} (a flag or ensign) :: Banner {n}, Standarte {m}
standard candle {n} :: Standardkerze {f}
standard deviation {n} (statistical measure) :: Standardabweichung {f}
standard dialect {n} (variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral, see also: standard language) :: Standarddialekt {m}
Standard English {prop} (the form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form) :: Standardenglisch {n}
Standard German {n} (Standard High German language) SEE: High German ::
standardise {v} (to establish a standard) :: standardisieren
standardise {v} (to make to conform to a standard) :: standardisieren
standardization {n} (process of complying with a standard) :: Standardisierung {f}
standardization {n} (process of establishing a standard) :: Standardisierung {f}
standardize {v} (standardise) SEE: standardise ::
standardized {adj} (designed or constructed in a standard manner) :: standardisiert
standard lamp {n} (a floor lamp supported by a pole) :: Stehlampe {f}
standard language {n} (standard variety) :: Standardsprache {f}, Ausbausprache {f}, Schriftsprache {f} (especially written), Einheitssprache {f}, Hochsprache {f}, Gemeinsprache {f}, Literatursprache {f}
standardly {adv} (in a standard way) :: standardmäßig
Standard Model {prop} (theory) :: Standardmodell {n}
standard of living {n} (relative measure of quality of life) :: Lebensstandard {m}
standard poodle {n} (a big poodle) :: Großpudel {m}
standard variety {n} (variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral, see also: standard language) :: Standardvarietät {f}
stand back {v} (maintain a safe distance) :: zurückbleiben
stand by {v} :: stehen Sie bereit, bereitstehen
standby {n} (state of readiness without immediate involvement) :: Bereitschaft {f}
standby {n} (something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used) :: verlässliche und bewährte Sache {f}
standby {v} (to wait briefly) :: dranbleiben, kurz warten, abwarten, in Wartestellung bleiben
stand corrected {v} :: sich berichtigen müssen, sich eines Besseren belehren lassen müssen, falsch gelegen haben, etwas zurücknehmen müssen
stand for {v} (to advocate or support) :: einsetzen [reflexive + für], eintreten [+ für], unterstützen
stand in {n} (a substitute) :: Double {n}, Ersatz {m}, [film] Lichtdouble {n}, [jobs] Springer {m}, [jobs] Springerin {f}
stand in {v} (to substitute for) :: Ersatzmann sein [male person], Ersatzfrau sein [female person], für jemanden die Vertretung haben, [film] den Platz übernehmen
stand-in {n} (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup) :: Double {n}, Ersatz {m}, Lichtdouble {n} [film]; [jobs]: Springer {m}, Springerin {f}
stand in for {v} (replace) :: sich ersetzen
standing {adj} (upright) :: vertikal
standing {adj} (permanent) :: ständig
standing {adj} (water) :: aufgestaut
standing {n} (position in society) :: Stellung {f}, Ansehen {n}, Reputation {f}, Leumund {m}, Ruf {m}
standing {n} (duration) :: Dauer {f}
standing {n} (the act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands) :: Stehen {n}, Stehplatz {m}
standing {n} (the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list) :: Platz {m}, Tabellenplatz {m}, Listenplatz {m}, Position {f}, Tabellenposition {f}
standing army {n} (professional permanent army) :: stehendes Heer {n}
standing on one's head {adv} (hands down) SEE: hands down ::
standing order {n} (Regular transfer of fixed sum between bank accounts) :: Dauerauftrag {m}
standing ovation {n} (enthusiastic applause) :: stehende Ovation {f}, Stehapplaus {m}, Stehbeifall {m}
standings {n} (sports ranking) SEE: league table ::
standing wave {n} (a wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium) :: stehende Welle {f}, Stehwelle {f}
stand in someone's shoes {v} (to be in situation of somebody else) :: an j-s Stelle sein, an j-s Stelle stehen, Wenn ich du wäre (und ähnlich), (in negative sentences - with not want to:) in j-s Haut stecken
stand on end {v} (of hair - to stand erect, bristle, especially from fear) :: zu Berge stehen
stand on one's own two feet {v} (idiomatic: to be independent) :: auf eigenen Beinen stehen
stand out {v} (be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings) :: herausragen
standpoint {n} (point of view) :: Standpunkt {m}, Sichtweise {f}
St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross ::
standstill {n} (complete immobility) :: Stillstand {m}
stand up {v} (rise from a sitting position) :: aufstehen
stand up {v} (bring something up and set it into a standing position) :: aufstellen
stand up {v} (to avoid a prearranged meeting) :: sitzen lassen, versetzen
stand-up bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
stanene {n} :: Stanen
Stanislaus {prop} (male given name- the standard or most popular form) :: Stanislaus
stanitsa {n} (a Cossack village) :: Staniza {f}
Stanley knife {n} (utility knife) SEE: utility knife ::
stannite {n} (a mineral, a sulfide of copper, iron, and tin) :: Stannit {m}
stanza {n} (a unit of a poem) :: Strophe {f}
stapes {n} (bone in the middle ear) :: Steigbügel {m}
staple {n} (basic or essential supply) :: Ausgangsmaterial {n}, Grundversorgung {f}
staple {n} (basic food) :: Grundnahrungsmittel {n}
staple {n} (wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper) :: Heftklammer {f}
staple gun {n} (device for driving staples) :: Tacker {m}
stapler {n} (device which binds together paper) :: Hefter {m}, Heftgerät {n}, Heftapparat {m}, Heftmaschine {f}, Tacker {m}
star {n} (luminous celestial body) :: Stern {m}, Gestirn {n}, Sonne {f}
star {n} (celebrity) :: Prominenter {m}, Prominente {f}, Promi {m}, Star {m}
star {n} (asterisk) :: Sternchen {n}
star anise {n} (a plant, Illicium verum) :: Sternanis {m}
starboard {n} (right hand side of a vessel) :: Steuerbord {n}
starch {n} (substance) :: Stärke {f}
starch {n} (carbohydrates) :: Stärke {f}
starch {n} (stiff manner) :: Steifheit {f}
starch {n} (laundry stiffener) :: Wäschestärke {f}, Wäschesteife {f}
starch {v} (apply laundry starch) :: stärken
star chart {n} (star chart) :: Sternkarte {f}
star cluster {n} (group of stars) :: Sternhaufen {m}
star-crossed {adj} (ill-fated by destiny) :: unsternbedroht
starcruiser {n} :: Sternenkreuzer {m}, Kreuzer {m}
stardom {n} (fame or celebrity) :: Ruhm
stardust {n} (particles) :: kosmischer Staub {m}
stardust {n} (dated: distant cluster of stars) :: Sternenstaub {m}
stare {v} (to look fixedly) :: starren, anstarren
stare at the wall {v} (to be bored and idle) :: an die Wand starren
stare down {v} (overcome of make uncomfortable by staring intently) :: niederstarren
starets {n} (an elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox Church who functions as an adviser and teacher) :: Starez {m}
starfish {n} (various echinoderms) :: Seestern {m}
star fruit {n} (fruit) :: Sternfrucht {f}
stargate {n} :: Sternentor {n}
stark {adj} (severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather)) :: streng
stark {adj} (stiff, rigid) :: steif
stark {adj} (complete, absolute, full) :: völlig, ganz, total
stark {adv} (starkly; entirely, absolutely) :: völlig, total
starkers {adj} (completely nude) :: splitternackt
starless {adj} (without visible stars) :: sternenlos
starlet {adj} (young promising actress) :: Starlet {n}
starlight {n} (light emitted from stars other than the Sun) :: Sternenlicht {n}
starling {n} (bird) :: Star {m}
starling {n} (pilings) :: Eisbrecher {m}
star-of-Bethlehem {n} (plant of the genus Ornithogalum) :: Milchstern {m}
Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) :: Stern von Betlehem {m}, Dreikönigsstern {m}, Weihnachtsstern {m}
Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) :: Davidstern {m}
starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star ::
starry {adj} (having stars visible) :: sternenklar, gestirnt, bestirnt
starry {adj} (shaped like a star) :: sternförmig
Stars and Stripes {n} (flag of the USA) :: Sternenbanner
starship {n} (a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars) :: Sternenschiff {n}
Star-Spangled Banner {prop} (a nickname for the national flag of the U.S.) :: Sternenbanner
Star-Spangled Banner {prop} (the national anthem of the United States) :: Sternenbesetzte Banner
star-struck {adj} (fascinated or obsessed by fame or celebrities) :: promigeil
start {n} (beginning of an activity) :: Beginn {m}, Anfang {m}
start {n} (sudden involuntary movement) :: Ruck {m}
start {n} (beginning point of a race) :: Start {m}
start {v} (to set in motion) :: anfangen, streuen [rumour], gründen, starten
start {v} (to begin) :: anfangen, beginnen, starten
start {v} (to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine) :: starten, anlassen
start {v} (of an activity, to begin) :: beginnen
start {v} (to jerk suddenly in surprise) :: zusammenfahren, zusammenzucken
start {v} (to awaken suddenly) :: auffahren, aufschrecken
start {v} (to break away, to come loose) :: sich lösen
start {v} :: starten [at a race], anfangen, zusammenzucken
start {n} (initial advantage over somebody else) SEE: head start ::
starter {n} (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine) :: Anlasser {m}, Starter {m}
starter {n} (first course of a meal) :: Vorspeise {f}, Vorgericht {n}
starter motor {n} (starter motor) SEE: starter ::
starter pistol {n} (handgun to start races) :: Startpistole {f}
starting point {n} (place where a journey starts) :: Ausgangspunkt {m}
starting point {n} (first steps when commencing an activity) :: Ausgangspunkt {m}
startle {v} (to move or be excited on feeling alarm) :: aufschrecken, scheuen
startle {v} (to excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension) :: erschrecken
startled {adj} (frightened) :: erschrocken
startling {adj} (likely to startle) :: überraschend, alarmierend, erschreckend, erstaunlich, schockierend, bestürzend
Start Menu {prop} (menu) :: Startmenü {n}
Star Trek {prop} (the franchise) :: Star Trek {m}
start up {v} (to rise suddenly) :: auftauchen
starvation {n} (condition) :: Verhungern {n}, Hunger {m}
starve {v} (to die because of lack of food) :: verhungern, Hungers sterben
starve {v} (to deprive of nourishment) :: verhungern lassen, aushungern
Star Wars {prop} (Saga) :: Krieg der Sterne
Star Wars {prop} (Strategic Defense Initiative) :: Krieg der Sterne
stash {n} (collection) :: geheimes Lager {n}
stash {v} (store away for later use) :: bunkern, verstecken
Stasi {n} (East German Ministry for State Security) :: Stasi {f}
state {n} (any sovereign polity) :: Staat {m}
state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) :: Staat {m}, Land {n}, Bundesland {n}
state {n} (a condition) :: Zustand {m}
state {n} (computing: the stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle) :: Zustand {m}
state {n} (math: an element of the range of random variables) :: Zustand {m}
state {v} (declare to be a fact) :: erklären
state {v} (make known) :: darlegen, nennen
state capital {n} (capital city of a state) :: Landeshauptstadt {f}
state capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) :: Staatskapitalismus {m}
statecraft {n} (statesmanship) SEE: statesmanship ::
stateful {adj} (computer: that supports different states) :: zustandsorientiert
statefunction {n} (wavefunction) SEE: wavefunction ::
statehood {n} (property of being a state) :: Staatlichkeit {f}
stateless {adj} ((computer science) without remembering state) :: zustandlos
stateless {adj} ((law) without a state or nationality) :: heimatlos, staatenlos
statelessness {n} (property of being stateless) :: Staatenlosigkeit {f}
statelike {adj} (resembling or characteristic of a state) :: staatähnlich
stately {adj} (worthy of respect) :: stattlich
state machine {n} (formalism for describing computation) :: Zustandsmaschine {f}, endlicher Automat {m}
statement {n} (declaration or remark) :: Aussage {f}, Angabe {f}
statement {n} (presentation of opinion or position) :: Stellungnahme {f}, Bekundung {f}, Erklärung {f}
statement {n} (finance: document that summarizes financial activity) :: Auszug {m}, Kontoauszug {m}
statement {n} (computing: instruction in a computer program) :: Anweisung {f}
statement {n} :: Behauptung {f}, Erklärung {f}
state of affairs {n} (specific situation) :: Sachlage {f}, Lage {f}, Zustand {m}
state of emergency {n} (unusually difficult or dangerous situation) :: Notstand {m}
state of emergency {n} (governmental decree) :: Notstandsbeschluss {m}, Notstandsdekret {m}
state of emergency {n} (status quo) :: Ausnahmezustand {m}
State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) :: Staat Israel {m}
State of Japan {prop} (de facto official name of Japan, see also: Japan) :: Staat Japan
state of matter {n} (different phases of matter) :: Aggregatzustand {m}
state of mind {n} (psychological state) :: Geisteszustand {m}
State of Qatar {prop} (Official name of Qatar.) :: Staat Katar {m}
state of siege {n} (military state of emergency) :: Belagerungszustand {m}
state of the art {adj} (at the highest level of development) :: modernst
state of the art {n} (highest level of development) :: aktuelle Technik {f}, Stand der Technik {m}
State of the Union {prop} (annual address given by the US president) :: State of the Union Address {f}, Ansprache zur Lage der Union {f}
state-owned {adj} (owned by the government) :: staatlich
state pattern {n} (behavioural design pattern) :: Zustand {m}
stater {n} (a coin of ancient Greece) :: Stater {m}
state religion {n} (religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state) :: Staatsreligion {f}, offizielle Religion {f}
state secret {n} (restricted information of national importance) :: Staatsgeheimnis {n}
stateside {adj} (in or of the United States) :: US-, in den Staaten, in den USA, von den Vereinigten Staaten, der Vereinigten Staaten
stateside {adv} (in or to the United States) :: in den Staaten, in die Staaten
statesman {n} (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) :: Staatsmann {m}
statesmanlike {adj} (like a statesman) :: staatsmännisch
statesmanship {n} (craft or skill or being a statesman) :: Staatskunst {f}
state visit {n} (formal visit) :: Staatsbesuch {m}
statically-typed {adj} :: statisch typisiert
statically-typed language {n} :: statisch typisierte Sprache {f}
static class {n} (programming: a class that cannot be instantiated) :: statische Klasse {f}
static electricity {n} (electrostatics) SEE: electrostatics ::
static electricity {n} (an electric charge) :: statische Elektrizität {f}
static language {n} :: statische Sprache {f}
statics {n} (branch of mechanics) :: Statik {f}
static typing {n} (in programming: type checking at compile time) :: statische Typisierung {f}
station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) :: Bahnhof {m}, Station {f}
station {v} (put in place to perform a task) :: postieren
station {v} (put in place to perform military duty) :: stationieren
station {n} (Australia: very large livestock farm) SEE: ranch ::
stationary bicycle {n} (exercise bicycle) SEE: exercise bicycle ::
stationary distribution {n} (a row vector) :: stationäre Verteilung {f}
stationary wave {n} (standing wave) SEE: standing wave ::
stationery {n} (writing materials) :: Büromaterial {n}, Schreibwaren {f-p}
station house {n} (2. An area headquarters for police.) :: Polizeirevier {n}, Polizeiposten {m}
stationing {n} (the putting in a place to perform military duty) :: Stationierung {f}
stationmaster {n} (the person in charge of a railroad station) :: Bahnhofsvorsteher {m}, Bahnhofsvorstand {m} [Austria]
station wagon {n} (body style for cars) :: Kombi {m}
statism {n} (belief in the importance of the power of the state over an individual) :: Etatismus {m}
statist {adj} (related to statism) :: etatistisch
statist {n} (statistician) SEE: statistician ::
statistic {adj} (statistical) SEE: statistical ::
statistical {adj} (of or pertaining to statistics) :: statistisch
statistician {n} (person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics) :: Statistiker {m}, Statistikerin {f}
statistician {n} (mathematician specialized in statistics) :: Statistiker {m}
statistics {n} (mathematical science) :: Statistik {f}
statistics {n} (collection of measurements) :: Statistik {f}
statolith {n} (amyloplast involved in graviperception) :: Statolith {m}
statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) :: Statue {f}, Standbild {n}
statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait ::
Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) :: Freiheitsstatue {f}
statuesque {adj} (Like a statue) :: statuengleich, statuenhaft, wie eine Statue
statuesque {adj} (Elegantly tall and graceful) :: stattlich [tall and attractive, not necessarily graceful or elegant]
statuette {n} (a small statue) :: Statuette {f}
stature {n} (a person or animal's natural height when standing upright) :: Körper(grösse {f} Statur {f}
stature {n} :: Statur {f}
status {n} (person’s position or standing) :: Status {m}
status {n} (prestige or high standing) :: Ansehen {n}
status {n} (situation or state of affairs) :: Stand {m}, Status {m}
status quo {n} (the state of things) :: Status quo {m}, Ausgangslage {f}, Ausgangszustand {m}
status symbol {n} (visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status) :: Statussymbol {n}, Statusobjekt {n}
statute {n} (written law as laid down by the legislature) :: Statut {n}
statute {n} (legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law) :: Statut {n}
statute law {n} (a law enacted by a legislative body) :: Gesetzesrecht {n}
statute of limitations {n} (law that sets a time limit after some legal action may not take place) :: Verjährung {f}
statutory {adj} (relating to a statute) :: satzungsmäßig; satzungsgemäß; statutarisch; statutar (e.g. Statutarstadt)
staunch {adj} (loyal, trustworthy, reliable) :: loyal
stauropegion {n} (translation gloss) :: Stauropegia
Stavanger {prop} (city in Norway) :: Stavanger
stave {n} (narrow strip, a part of a vessel) :: Daube {f}
stave {n} (bar) :: Sprosse {f}
stave {n} (metrical portion; stanza; staff) :: Strophe {f}, Vers {m}
stave {n} (parallel lines to write music on) :: Notenlinien {f-p}, Notensystem {n}
stave church {n} (wooden church of a medieval type) :: Stabkirche {f}
stave off {v} (prevent something from happening) :: verhindern, abwehren, abwenden
stave-rhyme {n} (kind of rhyme) :: Stabreim {m}
stave-rhyme {v} (to exhibit this kind of rhyme) :: stabreimen
stavesacre {n} (perennial plant) :: Stephanskraut {n}
Stavropol {prop} (city) :: Stawropol {n}
stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) :: sich aufhalten, bleiben
stay {v} (to continue to have a particular quality) :: bleiben
stay {v} (to postpone) :: aufschieben; [chiefly law] vertagen, aussetzen
stay {n} (residence, sojourn) :: Aufenthalt {n}
stay {n} (corset) SEE: corset ::
stay at home {n} (person who prefers to stay at home) SEE: homebody ::
stay behind {v} (to remain where one is, whilst others leave) :: zurückbleiben
stay behind {v} (to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment) :: nachsitzen
staycation {n} (vacation spent at or close to home) :: Urlaub in/auf Balkonien {m}
stay put {v} (to remain in one fixed place) :: sich nicht vom Fleck rühren
stay up {v} (remain awake) :: aufbleiben, durchmachen
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre {prop} (massacre) :: Bartholomäusnacht
stød {n} (a phenomenon of most Danish accents) :: Stoßton {m}, Stoßlaut {m}
stead {n} (A farmhouse and associated buildings) :: Stadt {f}
steadfast {adj} (fixed or unchanging; steady) :: unentwegt
steady {adj} (smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions) :: stetig
steady {adj} (regular and even) :: stetig
steady {v} (to stabilize) :: stabilisieren
steak {n} (slice of beef) :: Steak {n}, Beefsteak {n}, Lendenschnitte {f}, Schnitte {f}
steak {n} (slice of meat of other animals) :: Steak {n}
steak knife {n} (knife with a sharp blade) :: Steakmesser {n}
steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) :: stehlen, entwenden, klauen [colloquial], mopsen
steal {v} (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully) :: stehlen
steal {v} (to draw attention) :: stehlen, rauben
steal {n} (merchandise available at a very attractive price) :: Schnäppchen {n}
steal {n} (the act of stealing) :: Diebstahl {m}, Raub {m}
steal away {v} (leave secretively) :: (sich) davonschleichen, (sich) wegschleichen, sich davonstehlen
stealth {n} (attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy) :: Heimlichkeit {f}
stealth bomber {n} (a military aircraft invisible to radar) :: Tarnkappenbomber
steal the show {v} (be the best performer) :: die Schau stehlen, alle an die Wand spielen
stealth fighter {n} (military aircraft that is invisible to radar) :: Tarnkappenflugzeug {n}, Stealthflugzeug {n}
stealthily {adv} (in a stealthy manner) :: heimlich, verstohlen
stealthy {adj} (characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy) :: geheim, heimlich, verstohlen
steam {n} (water vapor) :: Wasserdampf {m}, Dampf {m}
steam {n} (pressurized water vapor) :: Dampf {m}
steam {n} (internal energy) :: Kraft {f}, Energie {f}
steam {v} (cooking: to cook with steam) :: dämpfen, dünsten
steam {n} (steam-powered vehicle) SEE: steamer ::
steamboat {n} (vessel powered by steam) :: Dampfschiff {n}, Dampfer {m}
steam boiler {n} (boiler to produce steam) :: Dampfkessel {m}
steam engine {n} (piston engine driven by steam) :: Dampfmaschine {f}
steam engine {n} (any steam-driven heat engine) :: Dampfmaschine {f}
steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive ::
steamer {n} (vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam) :: Dampfer {m}
steamer {n} (cooking appliance) :: Dampfkochtopf {m}, Dampftopf {m}
steamer {n} (steamboat or steamship) :: Dampfer {m}, Dampfschiff {n}
steamer duck {n} (bird of the genus Tachyeres) :: Dampschiffente {f}
steaming {n} (action of steam on something) :: Dämpfen {n}
steaming {adj} (giving off steam) :: dampfend
steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) :: Dampflokomotive {f}, Dampflok {f}
steampunk {n} (subgenre of speculative science fiction) :: Steampunk {n}
steam reforming {n} (production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide from water and methane) :: Dampfreformierung {f}
steamroller {n} (steam-powered road roller) :: Dampfwalze {f}
steamship {n} (vessel propelled by steam) :: Dampfschiff {n}, Dampfer {m}
steam shovel {n} :: Dampfschaufel {f}, Dampfbagger {m}
steam train {n} (type of train) :: Dampfzug {m}
steam turbine {n} (system through which steam is passed) :: Dampfturbine {f}
steamy {adj} (full of steam) :: dampfend
stearin {n} (the triglyceride of stearic acid) :: Stearin {n}
steatopygia {n} (the presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks) :: Steatopygie {f}, Fettsteiß {m}, Hottentottenarsch {m}
steatorrhea {n} (the presence of excessive amount of fat in the feces) :: Steatorhö {f}
steed {n} (stallion) :: Ross (see also Stute )
steel {n} (metal produced from iron) :: Stahl {m}
steel {adj} (made of steel) :: stählern
steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks ::
steel wool {n} (fine threads of steel) :: Stahlwolle {f}
steelworker {n} (a person employed to manufacture or shape steel) :: Stahlarbeiter {m}
steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) :: Stahlwerk {n}, Stahlhütte {f}
steelyard {n} (steelyard balance) :: Laufgewichtswaage {f}, römische Schnellwaage {f}
steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive ::
steep {adj} (near-vertical) :: steil
steep {v} (to soak an item in liquid) :: eintauchen, einweichen
steep {v} (to make tea/coffee) :: ziehen lassen (tea)
steep {n} (liquid) :: Lauge {f}
steeple {n} (spire) SEE: spire ::
steeple {n} (a tall tower, often on a church) :: Kirchturm {m}
steeplejack {n} (person whose job involves climbing tall structures in order to make repairs) :: Höhenarbeiter {m}
steer {v} (intransitive: to guide the course) :: steuern
steer {v} (transitive: to guide the course of) :: steuern
steer {n} (castrated male of cattle) :: Ochse {m}, Mastochse {m} (one raised for beef)
steering {n} (related to controlling direction) :: Lenkung {f}
steering column {n} (column in a vehicle) :: Lenksäule {f}
steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization) :: Lenkungsgruppe, Steuerungsgruppe
steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) :: Lenkrad {n}, Steuer {n}, Steuerrad {n}, Volant {n}
steganography {n} (steganography) :: Steganographie {f}
stegosaur {n} (dinosaur) :: Stegosaurier {m}
stein {n} (a beer mug) :: Bierkrug {m}, Bierglas {n}, Bierseidel {n}, Seidel {n}, Maßkrug {m}, Maß {f}, Steinkrug {m}, Humpen {m}
stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele ::
stele {n} ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) :: Stele {f}
stellar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars) :: stellar, Stern-
stellar {adj} (exceptional; wonderful) :: brillant, ausgezeichnet
stellar wind {n} (equivalent of solar wind) :: Sternwind {m}
St. Elmo's fire {n} (electrical discharge) :: Elmsfeuer
stem {n} (stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors) :: Geschlecht {n}, Stamm {m}, Herkunft {f}
stem {n} (branch of a family) :: Zweig {m}, Seitenlinie {f}
stem {n} (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) :: Stamm {m}, Sprossachse {f}
stem {n} (slender supporting member for an individual part of a plant) :: Stängel {m}, Stiel {m}, Halm {m}, Strunk {m}
stem {n} (narrow supporting structure on certain man-made objects) :: Stiel {m}, Holm {m}
stem {n} (linguistics: main part of a word) :: Wortstamm {m}, Stamm {m}
stem {n} (music: vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music) :: Notenhals {m}
stem {n} (nautical: forward vertical extension of the keel) :: Vordersteven {m}, Vorsteven {m}, Steven {m}
stem {n} (Component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork) :: Vorbau {m}
stem {n} :: Stiel {m}
stem {v} (to remove the stem from) :: entstielen
stem {v} (to be caused or derived) :: kommen von, herrühren von, sich begründen auf, seine Ursache haben in, verursacht werden
stem {v} (to descend in a family line) :: stammen, abstammen, herstammen
stem {v} (to stop, hinder) :: aufhalten, hemmen, entgegenstemmen, eindämmen, stillen, gegen etwas ankämpfen
stem {v} (skiing: to point the skis inward) :: im Schneepflug fahren, ausstemmen
STEM {n} (acronym of science, technology, engineering, mathematics) :: MINT
stem cell {n} (primal undifferentiated cell) :: Stammzelle {f}
stemware {n} (drinking glasses that have a stem) :: Stielgläser {n-p}
stench {n} (a strong foul smell, a stink) :: Gestank {m}
stencil {n} (utensil) :: Schablone {f}
Stendhalian {adj} (pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal) :: stendhalisch
steno {n} (stenographer) SEE: stenographer ::
stenographer {n} (someone skilled in the transcription of speech) :: Stenograph {m}, Stenographin {f}, Stenograf {m}, Stenografin {f}
stenography {n} (the practice of transcribing speech, usually using shorthand) :: Stenographie {f}, Kurzschrift {f}
stenosis {n} (abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ) :: Stenose {f}
stentorian {adj} (of a voice suitable for giving speeches to large crowds) :: stentorisch
step- {prefix} (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) :: stief-
step {n} (pace) :: Schritt {m}
step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) :: Stufe {f}, Sprosse {f}
step {n} (manner of walking) :: Schritt {m}
step {n} (proceeding; measure; action; act) :: Schritt {m}
step {v} (intransitive: to move the foot in walking) :: treten, schreiten
step {v} (intransitive: to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance) :: treten, schreiten
step {v} (intransitive, figuratively: to move mentally) :: treten
stepbrother {n} (son of one's stepfather or stepmother) :: Stiefbruder {m}
step by step {adv} (gradually) :: nach und nach, Schritt für Schritt, schrittweise
step-by-step {adj} (in detail) :: in Einzelschritten
stepchair {n} (chair with steps) :: Leiterstuhl {m}, Treppenstuhl {m}
stepchild {n} (the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner) :: Stiefkind {n}
stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) :: Stieftochter {f}
stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) :: Stiefvater {m}, [gender-neutral] Stiefelternteil {m} {n}
stepgrandchild {n} (stepchild of one's own child or child of one's stepchild) :: Stiefenkelkind {n}, Stiefenkel {m}
stepgranddaughter {n} (daughter of one's stepchild or stepdaughter of one's child) :: Stiefenkelin {f}, Stiefenkeltochter {f}
stepgrandfather {n} (stepfather of one's parent and husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather) :: Stiefgroßvater {m}
stepgrandmother {n} (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) :: Stiefgroßmutter {f}
stepgrandson {n} (son of one's stepchild or stepson of one's child) :: Stiefenkel {m}, Stiefenkelsohn {m}
Stephanie {prop} (female given name) :: Stephanie {f}
Stephen {prop} (biblical martyr) :: Stephanus
Stephen {prop} (male given name) :: Stefan, Stephan, Steffen
step in {v} (To act) SEE: act ::
step in {v} (To act as a replacement or substitute.) :: ersetzen
step into the breach {v} :: in die Bresche springen
step ladder {n} (ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs) :: Stufenleiter {f}, Stehleiter {f}, Trittleiter {f}, Leitertritt {m}, Tritt {m}, Bockleiter {f}
stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) :: Stiefmutter {f}, [gender-neutral] Stiefelternteil {m} {n}
stepparent {n} (stepfather or stepmother) :: Stiefvater {m}, Stiefmutter {f}
steppe {n} (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia) :: Steppe {f}
steppe {n} (vast cold, dry grass-plains) :: Steppe {f}
stepping stone {n} (stone used to cross something) :: Trittstein {m}
stepping stone {n} (something used as a way to progress) :: Sprungbrett {n}
step pyramid {n} :: Stufenpyramide {f}
stepsister {n} (daughter from the previous marriage of a stepparent) :: Stiefschwester {f}
stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) :: Stiefsohn {m}
step stool {n} (step stool) :: Trittschemel {m}
step-up {n} (leg-stemming lift) :: Treppensteigen {n}, Treppensteiger {m}, Aufsteiger {m}
stepwise {adj} (one step or stage at a time; gradual) :: schrittweise
stepwise {adv} (one step or stage at a time) :: schrittweise
steradian {n} (derived unit of solid angle) :: Steradiant {n}, Raumwinkel {m}
stereochemistry {n} (chemistry involving the spatial arrangement of atoms) :: Stereochemie {f}
stereolithography {n} (means of prototyping) :: Stereolithographie {f}
stereometry {n} (science of measuring solids) :: Stereometrie {f}
stereotomy {n} (cutting or dissection of solids) :: Stereotomie
stereotype {n} (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image) :: Stereotyp {m}, Klischee {n}, [psych.] Rollenklischee {n}
stereotype {n} (printing plate) :: Stereotypie {f}
stereotype {n} (extensibility mechanism of UML) :: Stereotyp {n}
sterile {adj} (unable to reproduce) :: unfruchtbar
sterile {adj} (germless) :: steril
sterility {n} (state of being sterile) :: Sterilität {f}
sterilizable {adj} (able to be sterilized) :: sterilisierbar
sterilization {n} (process of treating something to kill microorganisms) :: Sterilisierung {f}, Sterilisation {f}
sterilization {n} (procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing) :: Sterilisation {f}
sterilization {n} (instance of a sterilization procedure) :: Sterilisation {f}
sterilization {n} (monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention) :: Sterilisation {f}
sterilize {v} (disable ability to procreate) :: sterilisieren
sterilize {v} ((biology) to destroy all spores or germs) :: sterilisieren, entkeimen
sterlet {n} (species of sturgeon) :: Stör {m}
sterling silver {n} (silver alloy) :: Sterlingsilber {n}
stern {adj} (having a hardness and severity of nature or manner) :: streng, hart, bitter, unnachgiebig, ernst, unnachsichtig, gestreng [dated]
stern {adj} (grim and forbidding in appearance) :: düster, unfreundlich, abweisend, abschreckend
stern {n} (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel) :: Heck {n}, Schiffshinterteil {n}, Hinterschiff {n}
stern {n} (black tern) SEE: black tern ::
sternness {n} (state or quality of being stern) :: Strenge {f}, Härte {f}, Ernst {m}, Strengheit {f}, Gestrengigkeit {f} [archaic]
sternotomy {n} (incision) :: Sternotomie {f}
sternpost {n} (timber or bar at the stern of a vessel) :: Achtersteven {m}, Hintersteven {m}
sternum {n} (breastbone) SEE: breastbone ::
steroid {n} (class of organic compounds) :: Steroid {n}
stertorous {adj} (Sounding like snoring) :: röchelnd
stertorously {adv} (with heavy breathing, as if snoring) :: röchelnd
stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) :: Stethoskop {n}
Stettin {prop} (Szczecin) SEE: Szczecin ::
stevedore {n} (dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo) :: Hafenarbeiter {m}
steven {n} (command) SEE: command ::
steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer ::
steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice ::
Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen ::
stevia {n} (any species of genus Stevia) :: Stevia {f}, Süßkraut {n}, Süßblatt {n}, Honigkraut {n}
stew {n} (dish) :: Eintopf {m}, Brei {m}
stew {v} (to cook (food)) :: schmoren, dünsten, dämpfen
steward {n} (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) :: Verwalter {m}
steward {n} (flight attendant) SEE: flight attendant ::
stewardess {n} (female flight attendant) :: Flugbegleiterin {f}, Stewardess {f}, Stewardeß {f} [old spelling]
stewardship {n} (office of a steward) :: Stewardamt {n}
St. George's Day {prop} (saint's day of Saint George) :: Georgstag {m}, Georgitag {m}
St. George's mushroom {n} (a species of mushroom) :: Maipilz {m}
sth {pron} (abbreviation of something in explanation) :: etw.
sthg {pron} (sth) SEE: sth ::
stick {n} (twig or small branch) :: Stock {m}
stick {n} (long piece of wood) :: Stab {m}, Knüppel {m}
stick {n} (cylindrical piece (of chalk, wax etc)) :: Stock {m}
stick {n} (cane or walking stick) :: Stock
stick {n} (hockey stick) :: Hockeyschläger {m}
stick {n} (gearstick, stickshift) :: Schaltknüppel {m}
stick {v} (to glue; to adhere (transitive)) :: kleben
stick {v} (to become attached, to adhere (intransitive)) :: kleben, anheften
stick {v} (to jam) :: steckenbleiben, stocken
stick {v} (to remain loyal or firm) :: dabeibleiben
stick {v} (to press into with a sharp point) :: stecken, stechen
stick {v} (to tolerate, endure, stick with) SEE: stick with ::
sticker {n} (adhesive label or decal) :: Aufkleber {m}, Sticker {m}
sticker {n} (price tag) SEE: price tag ::
stick figure {n} (simple line drawing) :: Strichmännchen {n}
sticking plaster {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid ::
stick insect {n} (insects of the order Phasmida) :: Gespenstschrecke {f}
stickleback {n} (fish of the family Gasterosteidae) :: Stichling {m}
stickler {n} (someone who insistently advocates for something) :: Pedant, Verfechter {m}
stickman {n} (simple drawing of a man) :: Strichmännchen {n}
stick note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note ::
stick out {v} (to protrude; to extend beyond) :: abstehen, herausragen, herausstechen, herausstehen, hervorstechen, hervorstehen
stick out {v} (to be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive) :: sich auszeichnen, sich abheben
stick out like a sore thumb {v} (be very noticeably different) :: auffallen wie ein bunter Hund
stickpin {n} (pin to hold necktie) SEE: tie clip ::
stick plaster {n} (sticking plaster) SEE: band-aid ::
stick with {v} (remain close to) :: bei (jemand) bleiben
sticky {adj} (able or likely to stick) :: stickig, klebrig
stickybeak {n} (nosy person) :: Schnüffler {m}
sticky fingers {n} (petty thief) :: Langfinger {m}
sticky note {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note ::
sticky rice {n} (glutinous rice) SEE: glutinous rice ::
sticky tape {n} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape ::
stiction {n} (static friction) :: Haftreibung {f}
stiff {adj} (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible) :: steif, starr
stiff {adj} (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed) :: steif
stiff {adj} (of muscles, or parts of the body) :: steif
stiff {n} (slang: cadaver, dead person) :: Steifer {m}
stiff {n} (US: person who leaves without paying the bill) :: Zechpreller {m}
stiff {v} (to fail to pay money one owes) :: prellen
stiffen {v} (to make stiff) :: aussteifen, versteifen, verstärken, ertüchtigen, aufdoppeln
stiffen {v} (to become stiff) :: versteifen
stiff neck {n} (discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck) :: Genickstarre {f}, Nackensteifheit {f}
stiffness {n} (rigidity) :: Erstarrung {f}, Starre {f}, Steife {f}, Steifigkeit {f}, Steifheit {f}
stiffness {n} :: Steifheit
stifle {v} (to interrupt or cut off) :: unterbrechen
stifle {v} (to repress, keep in or hold back) :: unterdrücken
stifle {v} (to smother or suffocate) :: erdrücken, ersticken
stifle {v} (to die of suffocation) :: ersticken
stigma {n} (mark of infamy) :: Stigma {n}
stigma {n} (scar or birthmark) :: Mal {n}, Muttermal {n}
stigma {n} (part of the pistil) :: Narbe {f}
Stigmata {prop} (Stigmata) :: Stigmata {n-p}
stigmatization {n} (process or act of stigmatizing) :: Stigmatisierung {f}, Brandmarkung {f}
stigmatization {n} (production of stigmata upon the body) :: Stigmatisation {f}
stigmatize {v} (to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious) :: stigmatisieren, brandmarken
stigmatized {adj} (marked with stigma) :: stigmatisiert, gebrandmarkt
stilbene {n} (either isomer of 1,2-diphenylethylene) :: Stilben {n}
stile {n} :: Zauntritt {m}
stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl ::
stiletto {n} (rapier) SEE: rapier ::
stiletto {n} (stabbing weapon) :: Stilett {n}, Dolchmesser {n}
stiletto {n} (woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel) :: Pfennigabsatz {m}, Bleistiftabsatz {m}, Stöckelabsatz {m}
still {adj} (not moving, calm) :: still
still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) :: noch
still {adv} (to an even greater degree) :: noch
still {adv} (nevertheless) :: doch, trotzdem, dennoch
still {n} :: Stille {f} , Standfoto {n}
still {n} (a device for distilling liquids) :: Destillierapparat {m}, Destillierkolben {m}
still {n} :: Destillierapparat {m}
still {n} (building where liquor is distilled) SEE: distillery ::
stillbirth {n} (birth of a dead fetus) :: Totgeburt {f}
stillborn {adj} (dead at birth) :: totgeboren
still life {n} (work of art) :: Stillleben {n}
stillness {n} :: Stille {f}
still water {n} (water without carbonation) :: stilles Wasser {n}
still waters run deep {proverb} (a person's calm appearance may be misleading) :: stille Wasser sind tief
stilt {n} (walking pole) :: Stelze {f}
stilt {n} (pillar) :: Stelze {f}
stilt {n} (bird) :: Stelzenläufer {m}
stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch ::
stilted {adj} (stiff and artificially formal) :: gestelzt
stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) :: Bindenstrandläufer {m}
stimulant {n} (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) :: Stimulans {n}
stimulate {v} (to encourage into action) :: stimulieren
stimulate {v} (to arouse an organism to functional activity) :: stimulieren
stimulation {n} (pushing or goading toward action) :: Stimulation {f}, Anregung {f}
stimulus {n} (anything that may have an impact or influence on a system) :: Auslöseimpuls {m}
stimulus {n} (in physiology: something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response) :: Stimulus {m}
stimulus {n} (in psychology: anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism) :: Stimulus {m}
stimulus {n} (anything that induces a person to take action) :: Auslöseimpuls {m}
sting {n} (bump on skin after having been stung) :: Stich {m}
sting {n} (bite or sting (by an insect)) :: Stich {m}, Biss {m}, Insektenstich {m}, Insektenbiss {m}, [bee] Bienenstich {m}, [wasp] Wespenstich, [scorpion] Skorpionstich {m}
sting {n} (police operation) :: verdeckte Operation {f}
sting {v} (to hurt) :: stechen
sting {v} (of an insect: to bite) :: stechen, beißen
sting {n} (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack) SEE: stinger ::
stinger {n} (pointed portion of an insect) :: Stachel {m}
stinginess {n} (lack of generosity) :: Geiz {m}
stingray {n} (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) :: Stachelrochen {m}
stingy {adj} (unwilling to spend or give) :: geizig, knauserig, knausrig, gierig
stingy {adj} (able to sting) :: stechend
stink {v} (have a strong bad smell) :: stinken, riechen, müffeln
stink {v} (informal: be greatly inferior) :: stinken
stink {v} (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) :: stinken
stink {n} (strong bad smell) :: Gestank {m}
stinkbird {n} (hoatzin) SEE: hoatzin ::
stinkbomb {n} (device that produces unpleasant smells) :: Stinkbombe {f}
stinker {n} (person who stinks) :: Stinker {m}, Stinkerin {f}
stinkhorn {n} (fungus) :: Stinkmorchel {f}
stinking {adj} (bad smell) :: stinkig
stink to high heaven {v} (to have a very strong and unpleasant smell) :: stinkt zum Himmel
stink to high heaven {v} (to be highly ethically dubious) :: stinkt zum Himmel
stinky {adj} (having a strong, unpleasant smell) :: stinkend, stinkig
stint {v} (to be sparing or mean) :: geizen
stint {n} (wading bird of the genus Calidris) :: Strandläufer {m}
stipend {n} (fixed payment) :: Besoldung {f}, Gehalt {n}, Stipendium {n}
stipple {n} (the use of small dots that give the appearance of shading) :: Tüpfelung {f}, Punktierung {f}, Kornrasterung {f}, Sprenkelung {f}
stipple {v} (to use small dots to give the appearance of shading to) :: tüpfeln, sprenkeln
stipulate {v} (to require as a condition of a contract or agreement) :: stipulieren
stipulate {v} (to specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement) :: vereinbaren
stipulate {v} (to acknowledge the truth of) :: anerkennen
stipulation {n} (something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement) :: Abmachung {f}, Ausbedingung {f}, Bestimmung {f}, Maßgabe {f}, Übereinkunft {f}, Vereinbarung {f}
stipule {n} (basal appendage) :: Nebenblatt {n}
stir {v} (to change the place of in any manner; to move) :: bewegen
stir {v} (to disturb the relative position of the particles of) :: rühren
stir {v} (to agitate the contents of) :: umrühren
stir {v} (to bring into debate; to agitate; to moot) :: hervorrufen
stir {v} (to incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite) :: anstacheln
stir {v} (to move; to change one’s position) :: (sich) bewegen
stir {v} (to be in motion) :: (sich) regen
stir {v} (to become the object of notice; to be on foot) :: auffallen
stir {n} (The act or result of stirring) :: Erregung
stir {n} (Public disturbance or commotion) :: Aufruhr
stir {n} (Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions) :: Erregung
stir-fry {v} (fry something quickly in hot oil) :: [fry quickly at great heat] anbraten; [emphasizing the stirring] unter ständigem Rühren anbraten; [specialist also] pfannenrühren
stir-fry {n} (dish) :: Pfannengericht {n}; [in compounds] -pfanne; [traditional dish with stir-fried strips of meat] Geschnetzeltes {n}
Stirling engine {n} (type of heat engine) :: Stirlingmotor {m}
stirring {adj} (invigorating, inspiring) :: ergreifend, bewegend, aufwühlend
stirrup {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes ::
stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) :: Steigbügel {m}
stirrup bone {n} (stapes) SEE: stapes ::
stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) :: entfachen
stishovite {n} (high-pressure polymorph of quartz) :: Stishovit {m}
stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew ::
stitch {n} (single pass of the needle in sewing) :: Stich {m}
stitch {n} (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing) :: Stich {m}
stitch {n} (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage) :: Seitenstechen {n}
stitch {n} (single turn of the thread in knitting) :: Masche {f}
stitch {n} (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting) :: Strickmuster {n}
stitch {n} (local sharp pain) :: Stechen {n}
stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough ::
stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow ::
stitch-up {n} (an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone) :: Falle {f}, abgekartetes Spiel {n}, üble Inszenierung {f}
stitch-up {n} (something arranged deceitfully and in secret) :: interne Vereinbarung {f}, inszeniertes Theater {n}, inszeniertes Schmierenstück {n} [derogatory]
stitchwort {n} (Stellaria holostea) :: Hühnerdarm {m}, große Sternmiere {f}
St John's wort {n} (any plant of the genus Hypericum) :: Johanniskraut {n}
stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine ::
stochastic {adj} (random) :: stochastisch
stochastic differential equation {n} (type of differential equation) :: stochastische Differentialgleichung {f}
stochastic process {n} (a function mapping to set of random variables) :: stochastischer Prozess {m}, Zufallsprozeß {m}
stochastics {n} (branch of statistics) :: Stochastik {f}
stock {n} (store of goods for sale) :: Vorrat {m}
stock {n} (supply of anything ready for use) :: Vorrat {m}, Fundus {m}
stock {n} (farm animals) :: Vieh {n}
stock {n} (finance: capital raised by a company) :: Aktie {f}
stock {n} (broth) :: Brühe {f}
stock {n} (part of gun, see also: butt) :: Kolben {m}, Gewehrkolben {m}
stock {adj} (normally available for purchase) :: vorrätig, verfügbar
stock {n} (rolling stock) SEE: rolling stock ::
stockade {n} (an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts) :: Einfriedung aus Palisaden {f}, Palisadeneinfriedung {f}, Palisadenmauer {f}, Palisade {f}
stockbroker {n} (person who buys and sells shares) :: Aktienhändler {m}, Broker {m}, Börsenmakler {m}
stock character {n} (fictional character based on a recognizable stereotype) :: Typus {m}
stock cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube ::
stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) :: Hohltaube {f}
stocked {adj} (having been replenished with stock) :: bevorratet, gefüllt, ausgestattet
stock exchange {n} (building and the associated organization) :: Börse {f}, Wertpapierbörse {f}, Aktienbörse {f}, Effektenbörse {f}
stockfish {n} (cured fish) :: Stockfisch {m}
stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder ::
Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) :: Stockholm {n}
Stockholmer {n} (someone from Stockholm) :: Stockholmer {m}, Stockholmerin {f}
Stockholmer {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Stockholm) :: Stockholmer
Stockholm syndrome {n} (psychological condition) :: Stockholm-Syndrom {n}
stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) :: Strumpf {m}
stocking cap {n} (knitted woolen cap) SEE: beanie ::
stock market {n} (market for the trading of company stock) :: Aktienmarkt {m}
stock market {n} :: Börse {f}
stock market crash {n} (sudden dramatic decline of stock prices) :: Börsenkrach {m}
stock market index {n} (weighted average of prices) :: Aktienindex {m}
stock pigeon {n} (pigeon) :: Hohltaube {f}
stockpile {n} (supply for future use) :: Vorrat {m}, Lager {n}, Lagerhalde {f}
stockpile {v} (accumulate a stockpile) :: horten, hamstern
stock ticker {n} (device, used primarily in the 20th century) :: Börsenticker {m}
stock ticker {n} (any device or display showing price and volumes of stock trades) :: Börsenticker {m}
stock ticker symbol {n} (series of letters) :: Tickersymbol {n}
stock up {v} (acquire or increase stock) :: eindecken
stockyard {n} :: Viehhof {m}
stoic {n} (proponent of a school of thought) :: Stoiker {m}
stoic {n} (a person indifferent to pleasure or pain) :: Stoiker {m}
stoic {adj} (of or relating to the Stoics) :: stoisch
stoic {adj} (not affected by pain or distress) :: stoisch, geduldig, gelassen, ruhig
stoic {adj} (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) :: stoisch, geduldig, gelassen
stoically {adv} (in a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering) :: stoisch
stoically {adv} (in a manner consistent with the philosophy of stoicism) :: stoisch
stoichiometric {adj} (of, or relating to stoichiometry) :: stöchiometrisch
stoichiometry {n} (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) :: Stöchiometrie {f}
stoicism {n} (school of philosophy) :: Stoizismus {m}
stoke {v} (to poke, pierce) :: stochen, schüren
stoke {v} (to feed, stir up) :: stochen, schüren
stoked {adj} (feeling exited) :: aus dem Häuschen, aufgeregt
stoker {n} (poker) SEE: poker ::
stoker {n} (person who stokes) :: Heizer {m}
stole {n} (ecclesiastical garment) :: Stola {f}
stole {n} (scarf-like garment) :: Stola {f}
stolen {adj} (that has been stolen) :: gestohlen
stolid {adj} (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility) :: schwerfällig, ungerührt, stoisch, phlegmatisch, stur
stollen {n} (a traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time) :: Stollen {m}, Christstollen {m}, Weihnachtsstollen {m}
stolperstein {n} (small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism) :: Stolperstein {m}
stomach {n} (digestive organ) :: Magen {m}
stomach {n} (belly) :: Bauch {m}
stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite ::
stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite ::
stomach {n} (pride, haughtiness) SEE: haughtiness ::
stomachache {n} (pain in the abdomen) :: Bauchschmerzen {m-p}, Magenschmerzen {m-p}, [medicine] Magendrücken {n}, [medicine] Magenweh {n}, Leibschmerzen {m-p}
stomach acid {n} (gastric acid) SEE: gastric acid ::
stomatology {n} (study of the mouth) :: Stomatologie {f}
stomp {v} (trample heavily on something or someone) :: stampfen, zerstampfen, trampeln
stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt ::
stomping ground {n} (stamping ground) SEE: stamping ground ::
stone {n} (substance) :: Stein {m}
stone {n} (small piece of stone) :: Stein {m}
stone {n} (gem stone) :: Edelstein {m}, Schmuckstein {m}
stone {n} (centre of some fruits) :: Kern {m}
stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) :: Stein {m}
stone {n} (piece of hard material used in board games) :: Stein {m}
stone {v} (To pelt with stones) :: steinigen
stone {v} (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics) :: sich berauschen
stone {adj} (constructed of stone) :: steinern
stone {adj} (having the appearance of stone) :: steinern
Stone {prop} (surname meaning "stone") :: Stein
stone-age {adj} (belonging in the Stone Age) :: steinzeitlich
Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) :: Steinzeit {f}
stonechat {n} (bird) :: Schwarzkehlchen {n}
stone-cold {adj} (completely cold) :: eiskalt
stone-cold {adj} (without emotion) :: eiskalt
stonecrop {n} (Sedum) :: Fetthenne {f}, Mauerpfeffer {m}
stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
stoned {adj} (high on drugs) :: bekifft, zu [colloquial], breit
stone dead {adj} (unquestionably dead) :: mausetot
stone deaf {adj} (utterly deaf) :: stocktaub
stonefly {n} (insect) :: Steinfliege
stone fruit {n} (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit) :: Steinfrucht {f}, Steinobst {n}
stonehard {adj} (hard as stone) :: steinhart
Stonehenge {prop} (ancient group of standing stones in England) :: Stonehenge {n}
stone marten {n} (Martes foina) SEE: beech marten ::
stonemason {n} (one who works in stone) :: Steinmetz {m}, Steinmetzin {f}, Steinhauer {m}
stonen {adj} (Made of stone) :: steinen, steinern
stone paper {n} (type of paper) :: Steinpapier {n}
stone pine {n} (a species of pine native to southern Europe, Pinus pinea) :: Pinie {f}
stoner {n} (a habitual user of cannabis) :: Kiffer
stone's throw {n} (short distance) :: Steinwurf {m}, Katzensprung {m} (cat's jump)
stone wall {n} (wall made from stone) :: Steinmauer {f}, Steinwand {f}
stonewall {n} (obstruction) SEE: obstruction ::
stonewall {v} (to obstruct) SEE: obstruct ::
stonewall {v} (to refuse to answer or cooperate) :: abblocken
stonewall {n} (alternative form of stone wall) SEE: stone wall ::
stoneware {n} (type of pottery) :: Steinzeug {n}, Feinsteinzeug {n}
stoning {n} (lapidation) SEE: lapidation ::
stony {adj} (broke) SEE: broke ::
stony {adj} (containing stones) :: steinern
stooge {n} (dupe) :: Handlanger {m}, Handlangerin {f}, Strohmann {m}, Strohfrau {f}, Marionette {f}, Jasager {m}, Hiwi {m}
stooge {n} (secret informant for police) :: Spitzel {m}, Polizeispitzel {m}
stooge {n} (straight man) SEE: straight man ::
stook {n} (pile or bundle) :: Docke {f}
stook {v} (to make stooks) :: docken
stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
stool {n} (footstool) SEE: footstool ::
stool {n} (a seat) :: Hocker {m}
stool {n} :: Stuhl {m}, Stuhlgang {m}, Exkrement {n}, Exkret {n}, Kot {m}
stool {n} (commode) SEE: commode ::
stool {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot ::
stoop {n} (small porch) :: Treppeneingang {m}
stoop {v} (to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward) :: sich bücken, sich beugen
stoop {v} (to lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals) :: sich erniedrigen, sich herabwürdigen
stoop {v} (to swoop down on its prey) :: sich stürzen
stop {v} (to cease moving) :: anhalten, stehen bleiben, stoppen
stop {v} (to not continue) :: aufhören
stop {v} (to cause to cease moving) :: anhalten, stoppen, aufhalten
stop {v} (to cause to come to an end) :: stoppen, beenden
stop {v} (to close an opening) :: stopfen
stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) :: Haltestelle {f}, Busstopp {m}
stop {n} (interruption of travel) :: Stopp {m}
stop {n} (device to block a moving object) :: Stopper {m}
stop {n} (punctuation symbol) :: Punkt {m}
stop {n} (music: knob or pin to regulate the flow of air in an organ) :: Register {n}
stop {n} (tennis: very short shot) :: Stoppball {m}
stop {v} (to punctuate) SEE: punctuate ::
stop {n} (consonant sound) SEE: plosive ::
stop at nothing {v} (take any measures to do something) :: hör vor nichts auf
stopcock {n} (valve, tap or faucet) :: Absperrhahn {m}
stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light ::
stopover {n} (interruption in a journey) :: Zwischenstop {m}, Zwischenlandung {f}, Aufenthalt {m}, Zwischenhalt {m}
stop sign {n} (traffic sign) :: Stoppschild {n}
stop the car {phrase} (stop the car) :: halten Sie den Wagen an
stopwatch {n} (timepiece) :: Stoppuhr {f}
storage {n} (act or state) :: Lagerung {f}, Speicherung {f}
storage {n} (place) :: Lager {n}
storage {n} (computing) :: Speicher {m}
storage power station {n} (power station that generates a store of power) :: Speicherkraftwerk {n}
store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory ::
store {n} (shop) SEE: shop ::
store {n} (place where items may be kept) :: Lager {n}, Speicher {m}
store {n} (supply held in storage) :: Vorrat {m}, Lagerbestand {m}
store {v} (keep (something) while not in use) :: lagern
store {v} (computing: write (something) into memory or registers) :: speichern
store {v} (remain in good condition while stored) :: sich halten
store brand {n} (a brand specific to a retail chain) :: Eigenmarke {f}, Hausmarke {f}
storehouse {n} (building for keeping goods of any kind) :: Lagerhaus {n}, Lager {n}
storeman {n} (warehouseman) SEE: warehouseman ::
storeroom {n} (room used for storage) :: Lager {n}, Lagerraum {m}, Abstellraum {m}
storey {n} (floor, level) :: Stock {m}, Stockwerk {n}, Geschoss {n}, Etage {f}
stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) :: Storch {m}, Adebar {m} [dialectal or poetic]
storksbill {n} (plant of the genus Erodium) :: Reiherschnabel {m}
storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) :: Sturm {m}
storm {n} :: Sturm {m}
storm {v} (to assault) :: stürmen
storm cellar {n} (underground structure) :: Sturmkeller {m}
storm in a teacup {n} (tempest in a teapot) SEE: tempest in a teapot ::
storm petrel {n} (any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae) :: Sturmschwalbe {n}
stormproof {adj} (capable of resisting a storm) :: sturmfest, sturmsicher
storm surge {n} (unusual rise in sea level) :: Sturmflut {f}
stormtossed {adj} (tossed by the wind in a storm) :: sturmgepeitscht
stormtrooper {n} (a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung) :: SA-Mann {m}
stormy {adj} (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) :: stürmisch
story {n} (lie) SEE: lie ::
story {n} (account of events) :: Erzählung {f}, Geschichte {f}
story {n} (storey) SEE: storey ::
storybook {n} (a book containing stories, especially children's stories) :: Geschichtenbuch {n}
storyteller {n} (person who relates stories to an audience) :: Geschichtenerzähler {m}, Geschichtenerzählerin {f}
stout {adj} (obstinate) SEE: obstinate ::
stout {adj} (materially strong) :: stabil, fest, robust
stoutness {n} (a state or quality of being stout) :: Beherztheit {f}
stove {n} (heater) :: Ofen {m}
stove {n} (device for heating food) :: Herd {m}, Kochherd {m}
stove {n} (heated greenhouse) SEE: hothouse ::
stovepipe hat {n} (stovepipe hat) SEE: top hat ::
stow {v} (to put something away in a compact and tidy manner) :: verstauen
stow {v} (to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over long time) :: verstauen
stow away {v} (to stow or secure aloof in a safe place) :: abstauen, verstauen
stowaway {n} (person who hides on a ship, train, etc.) :: blinder Passagier {m}
strabismus {n} (defect of vision) :: Strabismus
stracciatella {n} (an Italian soup made from a mixture of cheese and egg in a broth) :: Stracciatella {f}
stracciatella {n} (an Italian ice cream with chocolate shavings) :: Stracciatella {n}
straddle {v} (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something) :: grätschen, spreizen, breitbeinig stehen, mit gespreizten Beinen stehen, rittlings sitzen
straddle {v} (to be on both sides of something) :: überspannen, überbrücken, überdecken, abdecken, überspreizen, sich über beide Seiten erstrecken
straddle {v} (to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides) :: vermitteln, ausweichen, zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken
straddle {v} (to form a disorderly sprawl) :: sich verteilen, streuen, sich zerstreuen, sich ausbreiten
straddle {n} (posture) :: Grätsche {f}, Spreize {f}
Stradivarius {n} (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family) :: Stradivari {f}, Stradivarius {f}
straggle {v} (to stray from the road) :: abweichen, abschweifen
straggle {v} (to wander about) :: umherwandern, herumwandern, wandern, herumstreifen, umherstreifen
straggle {v} (to spread at irregular intervals) :: abspreizen, ausstrecken, herausstehen, wuchern, sich zerstreuen
straggler {n} (one who straggles or departs from the direct or proper course) :: Nachzügler {m}, Nachzüglerin {f}, Versprengter {m}, Versprengte {f}, Bummler {m}
straggler {n} (one who falls behind the rest) :: Nachzügler {m}, Nachzüglerin {f}
straggler {n} (one who rambles without any settled direction) :: Bummler {m}
straggler {n} (a roving vagabond) :: Landstreicher {m}, Landstreicherin {f}, Vagabund {m}
straight {adj} (not crooked or bent) :: gerade
straight {adj} (direct, truthful, frank) :: aufrecht, aufrichtig, offen, ungeschminkt, direkt
straight {adj} (as it should be) :: rechtschaffen, ordentlich, so wie es sich gehört [postpositioned]
straight {adj} (undiluted) :: unverdünnt, rein, pur
straight {adj} (conventional) :: gewöhnlich, normal, konventionell
straight {adj} (heterosexual) :: hetero
straight {adv} (in a forward direction) :: geradeaus
straight {n} (five cards in sequence) :: Straße {f}
straight {n} (heterosexual) SEE: heterosexual ::
straight away {adv} (very soon; immediately) SEE: right away ::
straight-chain {adj} :: geradkettig
straightedge {n} (tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines) :: Richtscheit {n}, Richtlineal {n}
straighten out {v} (make straight) :: richten, gerade biegen, gerade richten, glätten, entzerren, ausbeulen
straighten out {v} (correct or rectify) :: in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren, ausbügeln
straighten out {v} (eliminate confusion) :: klarstellen
straighten out {v} (stop doing something wrong) :: auf den rechten Weg kommen
straighten out {v} (tidy, neaten, or organize) :: aufräumen
straight flush {n} (poker hand) :: Straight Flush {m}
straightforward {adj} (not deviating; honest; frank) :: aufrichtig, einfach, offen
straightforward {adj} (presenting few difficulties, easy) :: einfach
straight from the horse's mouth {adv} (firsthand) :: aus erster Hand [literally: from the first hand]
straight from the horse's mouth {adj} (from the source) :: aus erster Hand [literally: from the first hand]
straight-laced {adj} (having narrow views on moral matters) :: sittenstreng, züchtig, puritanisch
straight line {n} (line with no curvature) :: Gerade {f}
straight man {n} (supporting comic) :: Stichwortgeber {m}, Stichwortgeberin {f}
straight talk {n} (honest speaking) :: Klartext
strain {n} (race, lineage, pedigree) :: Sorte {f}, Rasse {f}, Abstammung {f}, Stamm {m}, Geschlecht {n}
strain {n} (hereditary character, quality, or disposition) :: Veranlagung {f}, Disposition {f}, Charakterzug {m}, Zug {m}
strain {n} (tendency or disposition) :: Tendenz {f}, Disposition {f}, Hang {m}, Neigung {f}, Zug {m}
strain {n} (breed or race) :: Stamm {m}, Erregerstamm {m}, Züchtung {f}, Sorte {f}, Rasse {f}, Form {f}
strain {n} (kind or sort) :: Art {f}, Form {f}
strain {v} (to stretch too far) :: überdehnen, überstrecken, überanspruchen, dehnen, reißen, verrenken, recken, strapazieren, überspannen, überanstrengen, angreifen, zerren
strain {v} (to apply a force) :: beanspruchen, belasten, ziehen, anstrengen, anspannen, drücken, strapazieren, spannen
strain {v} (to separate) :: durchsieben, filtern, sieben, abscheiden, seihen, abseihen, passieren
strain {n} (act of straining, or the state of being strained) :: Belastung {f}, Spannung {f}, Inanspruchnahme {f}, Beanspruchung {f}, Dehnung {f}, Stress {m}, Strapaze {f}, Anspannung {f}, Druck {m}
strain {n} (violent effort, excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.) :: Kraftaufwand {m}, Anspannung {f}, Anstrengung {f}
strain {n} (injury resulting from violent effort) :: Überdehnung {f}, Verdehnung {f}, Krampf {m}, Überanstrengung {f}, Verrenkung {f}, Zerrung {f}
strain {n} (engineering: measure of object deformation) :: Verformung {f}, Dehnung {f}, Deformation {f}
S-train {n} (hybrid, rapid urban railway) :: S-Bahn {f}, Schnellbahn {f}
strainer {n} (utensil) :: Sieb {n}; Durchschlag {m}
strait {n} (narrow channel of water) :: Meerenge {f}, Enge {f}, Straße {f}
straitjacket {n} (a jacket-like garment) :: Zwangsjacke {f}
strait-laced {adj} (straight-laced) SEE: straight-laced ::
Strait of Dover {prop} (strait in the English Channel) :: Straße von Dover {f}
Strait of Gibraltar {prop} (Strait of Gibraltar) :: Straße von Gibraltar {f}, Meerenge von Gibraltar {f}
Strait of Hormuz {prop} (strait) :: Straße von Hormus {f}
Strait of Kerch {prop} (strait) :: Straße von Kertsch {f}
Strait of Magellan {prop} (Strait of Magellan) :: Magellanstraße {f}
Strait of Messina {prop} (narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy) :: Straße von Messina {f}
Strait of Sicily {prop} (strait between Sicily and Tunisia) :: Straße von Sizilien {f}
strand {n} (beach) :: Strand {m}
strand {n} (short string) :: Strang {m}
strand {n} (strand of hair) :: Strähne {f}
strand {n} (a nucleotide chain) :: Strang {m}
strandflat {n} (coastal landform) :: Strandflate, Strandplatte
strange {adj} (not normal) :: seltsam, sonderbar, komisch, verwunderlich
strange {adj} (not yet part of one’s experience) :: fremd
strange {adj} (in quantum mechanics) :: seltsam
strange {adj} (belonging to another country, foreign) :: ausländisch, fremd
stranger {n} (person whom one does not know) :: Fremder {m}, Fremde {f}, Fremdling {m}, Fremdlingin {f}
stranger {n} (outsider or foreigner, see also: foreigner) :: Fremder {m}, Fremde {f}, Ausländer {m}, Ausländerin {f}, Fremdling {m}
stranger {n} (newcomer) :: Fremder {m}, Fremde {f}, Neuling {m}
strangle {v} (to kill someone by strangulation) :: strangulieren, erwürgen
stranglehold {n} (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) :: Würgegriff {m}
strangler {n} (someone who strangles) :: Würger {m}, Würgerin {f}
strangles {n} (disease of horses) :: Druse {f}
strangury {n} (painful, frequent need to urinate) :: Blasenkrampf {m}
strap {n} (a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like) :: Riemen {m}
strap {n} (a piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop) :: Streichriemen {m}
strap {n} (a shoulder strap) :: Achselklappe {f}, Schulterklappe {f} [epaulette], Schultergurt {m} [carry strap], Trageriemen {m} [carry strap]
strappado {n} (form of torture) :: Strappado, Pendel
Strasbourg {prop} (city in France) :: Straßburg {n}
Strasserism {n} (political philosophy of Otto Strasser) :: Strasserimus {m}
stratagem {n} (tactic) :: Kriegslist {f}, Strategem {n} [elevated], Stratagem {n} [elevated]
strategic {adj} (of or pertaining to strategy) :: strategisch
strategical {adj} (strategic) SEE: strategic ::
strategically {adv} (in a strategic manner) :: strategisch
Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars ::
strategist {n} (one who devises strategies) :: Stratege {m}
strategy {n} (science and art of military command) :: Strategie {f}
strategy {n} (plan of action) :: Strategie {f}
strategy {n} (techniques in politics or business) :: Strategie {f}
strategy game {n} (game in which players' decision-making skills have a high significance) :: Strategiespiel {n}
strategy pattern {n} (creational design pattern where algorithms can be selected at runtime) :: Strategie {f}
stratification {n} (process leading to formation of layers) :: Schichtung {f}, Schichtbildung {f}, Schichtenbildung {f}, Stratifizierung {f}, Lagerung {f}, Ablagerung {f}, Bänderung {f}, Aufschichtung {f}
stratification {n} (vertical layering of vegetation) :: Stratifikation {f}
stratification {n} (categorization of people) :: Hierarchisierung {f}
stratified {adj} (arranged in a sequence of layers) :: geschichtet, Schicht-
stratified {adj} (having a class structure) :: selektiv, klassenselektiv, klassistisch
stratify {v} (to separate out into distinct layers) :: (in Schichten) aufschlüsseln
stratosphere {n} (region of the uppermost atmosphere) :: Stratosphäre {f}
stratovolcano {n} (volcano) :: Schichtvulkan {m}, Stratovulkan {m}
stratum {n} (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout) :: Bank {f}
Strauss {prop} (surname) :: Strauß {m} {f}
straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) :: Halm {m}, Strohhalm {m}
straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) :: Stroh {n}
straw {n} (colour) :: strohfarben, strohgelb
straw {adj} (made of straw) :: Stroh-
straw {adj} (of a pale, yellowish beige colour) :: strohfarben, [of hair] strohblond
straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw ::
strawberry {n} (fruit) :: Erdbeere {f}
strawberry {n} (plant) :: Erdbeere {f}
strawberry {adj} (flavour) :: Erdbeer-, erdbeerig
strawberry mark {n} :: rötliches Muttermal {n}, Blutschwamm {m}
strawberry tree {n} (the European plant Arbutus unedo) :: westlicher Erdbeerbaum {m}, Erdbeerbaum {m}
strawberry tree {n} (the American plant Arbutus menziesii) :: amerikanischer Erdbeerbaum {m}, Erdbeerbaum {m}
strawen {adj} (Made of straw) :: strohen
straw hat {n} (type of hat) :: Strohhut {m}
straw man {n} (doll or scarecrow) :: Strohpuppe {f}
straw man {n} (person of lesser importance) :: Strohmann {m}
straw poll {n} (unofficial survey of opinion) :: Meinungsumfrage {f}, Umfrage {f}, Meinungsbild {n}, Probeumfrage {f}, Probeabstimmung {f}
straw wine {n} (wine) :: Strohwein
stray {n} (domestic animal at large or lost) :: Streuner {m}
stray {v} (to wander from a direct course) :: irren, streunen
stray {v} (to wander from company or from proper limits) :: sich verlaufen, verloren gehen
stray {v} (figuratively: to err) :: sich irren
stray {adj} (having gone astray) :: streunend
stray {adj} (in the wrong place) :: verirrt
strayed {adj} (having lost one's way) SEE: stray ::
streak {n} (irregular line) :: Schliere {f}
streak {n} (species of moth) :: Später Ginsterspanner {m}
streak {v} (to have or obtain streaks) :: schlieren
streak {v} (to run naked in public) :: flitzen
streak-backed antshrike {n} (Thamnophilus insignis) :: Tepui-Tropfenameisenwürger {m}
streaked {adj} :: durchzogen, gesträhnt, gestreift
streaker {n} (one who runs naked through a public place) :: Blitzer {m}, Flitzer {m}, Flitzerin {f}
stream {n} (small river) :: Bach {m}
stream {n} (any steady flow or succession of material) :: Strom {m}
stream {n} (computing: source or repository of data) :: Datenstrom {m}
stream {v} (to flow) :: strömen
stream {v} (Internet: to push continuous data) :: streamen
stream cipher {n} :: Stromverschlüsselung {f}
streaming {n} (computing) :: Streaming
streamlet {n} (small stream) :: Bächlein {n}
street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) :: Straße {f}
street art {n} (visual art created in public space) :: Streetart {f}, Straßenkunst {f}
street artist {n} (someone who produces art in public spaces) :: Straßenkünstler {m}, Straßenkünstlerin {f}
streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram ::
street child {n} (street urchin) SEE: street urchin ::
streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper ::
streetfighter {n} (person who fights in the streets) :: Straßenkämpfer {m}, Straßenkämpferin {f}
street furniture {n} (objects installed on a street) :: Stadtmöbel {n}
street lamp {n} (Streetlight) :: Straßenlampe {f}
streetlight {n} (lamps set along a street) :: Straßenbeleuchtung {f}, Straßenlaterne {f}, Straßenlampe {f}
street map {n} (map showing the streets in a city or district) :: Stadtplan {m}
street organ {n} (mechanically played street organ) :: Drehorgel {f}, Leierkasten {m}
street performer {n} (artist who performs in a public place) :: Straßenkünstler {m}
street racing {n} (Motorsport held on public roads) :: Straßenlaufen
streetscape {n} (visual elements of a street that give it character) :: Straßenbild {n}
streetseller {n} (person who sells things in the street) :: Straßenverkäufer {m}, Straßenverkäuferin {f}
street shoes {n} (ordinary shoes worn during everyday life) :: Alltagsschuhe {f} {p}
street shoes {n} (shoes worn outdoors) :: Straßenschuhe {f} {p}
street sign {n} (sign showing the name of a street) :: Straßenschild {n}, Straßennamensschild {n}
street-smart {adj} (having practical knowledge) :: bauernschlau
street sweeper {n} (person employed to sweep streets, etc.) :: Straßenkehrer {m}, Straßenfeger {m}
street sweeper {n} (machine used to sweep streets) :: Kehrmaschine {f}
street urchin {n} (child living, or spending most of their time, in the streets) :: Straßenkind {n} [gender-neutral], Straßenjunge {m} [boy]
streetwalker {n} (prostitute who looks for clients on the streets) :: Strichmädchen {n}, Bordsteinschwalbe {f}
Streisand effect {n} (phenomenon) :: Streisand-Effekt {m}
strength {n} (quality of being strong) :: Stärke {f}, Kraft {f}, Festigkeit {f}, Mumm {m}
strength {n} (intensity of a force or power) :: Kraft {f}, Stärke {f}
strength {n} (strongest part of something) :: Stärke {f}
strength {n} (positive attribute) :: Stärke {f}, Festigkeit {f}
strengthen {v} (to make strong or stronger) :: verstärken, stärken
strengthen {v} (to animate) :: bestärken, stärken
strengthen {v} (to augment) :: verstärken
strengthen {v} (to grow strong or stronger) :: stärker werden
strenuous {adj} (requiring great exertion) :: anstrengend
strep throat {n} (throat infection) :: Streptokokken-Tonsillitis {f}, Streptokokken-Mandelentzündung {f}
streptococcus {n} (bacterium) :: Streptokokken
stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent ::
stress {n} ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area ) :: Spannung {f}
stress {n} (emotional pressure) :: Stress {m}
stress {n} (when speaking) :: Betonung {f}
stress {n} (on a point in an argument) :: Betonung {f}
stress {v} (to apply force to, causing strain) :: beanspruchen
stress {v} (to apply emotional pressure to) :: stressen
stress {v} (to emphasise (a syllable)) :: betonen
stress {v} (to emphasise (words in speaking)) :: betonen
stress {v} (to emphasise (a point)) :: betonen
stressed {adj} (stressed-out) :: gestresst, strapaziert
stressed {adj} (having a stress or accent) :: betont
stressful {adj} (irritating; causing stress) :: stressig
stretch {v} (lengthen by pulling) :: strecken, dehnen, langziehen
stretch {v} (lengthen when pulled) :: sich dehnen, ausleiern, sich strecken
stretch {v} (pull tight) :: ziehen, überziehen, straffen
stretch {v} (get more than expected from a limited resource) :: strecken, ausnutzen, beanspruchen, ausdehnen, verlängern
stretch {v} (be inaccurate by exaggeration) :: erweitern, überziehen
stretch {v} (extend one’s limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles) :: dehnen, recken, strecken, stretchen
stretch {v} (extend between limits) :: spannen, reichen
stretch {n} (act of stretching) :: Strecken {n}, Dehnen {n}, Untertreibung {f}, Übertreibung {f}
stretch {n} (ability to lengthen when pulled) :: Elastizität {f}, Dehnbarkeit {f}, Dehnung {f}
stretch {n} (thought which diverts from logic) :: weit hergeholt
stretch {n} (segment of a journey or route) :: Strecke {f}, Abschnitt {m}, Stück {n}
stretch {n} (addressing for a tall person) :: Langer {m}
stretcher {n} (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person) :: Trage {f}, Tragbahre {f}, Bahre {f}
stretcher {n} :: Rahmen {m} , Spanner {m}
stretch mark {n} (stripes on the surface of the skin) :: Dehnungsstreifen {m}
stretch one's legs {v} (to walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down) :: sich die Beine vertreten
stretch the truth {v} (idioms: to exaggerate) :: mit der Wahrheit großzügig umgehen
Streuselkuchen {n} (cake of German origin) :: Streuselkuchen
strew {v} (to distribute objects or pieces of something) :: streuen
strewn {v} (past participle of to strew) :: übersät, gestreut, bestreut
stria {n} (stretch mark) :: Dehnungsstreifen {m}, Dehnungsnarbe {f}
striated muscle {n} (muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope) :: quergestreifte Muskulatur {f}
striation {n} (action of marking with a stria) :: Streifen {n}
striation {n} (result of being marked with a stria) :: Streifung {f}
stricken {adj} (Struck by something) :: ergriffen, heimgesucht, betroffen, verwundet, gedrückt
strict {adj} (governed or governing by exact rules) :: streng
strict {adj} (severe in discipline) :: streng
strictly speaking {adv} :: streng genommen
stricto sensu {phrase} (in the strict sense) :: im engeren Sinne (i. e. S.); stricto sensu [dated]
stride {v} (to walk with long steps) :: schreiten
strident {adj} (loud, piercing) :: gellend
strife {n} (violent conflict) :: Streit {m}
strigil {n} (grooming tool) :: Strigilis {f}, Strigil {n}
strike {v} (to delete) :: streichen
strike {v} (to hit) :: schlagen
strike {v} (to manufacture by stamping) :: prägen
strike {v} (to stop working to achieve better working conditions) :: streiken
strike {v} (to impress, seem, appear) :: scheinen
strike {v} (nautical: to surrender) :: die Fahne streichen
strike {n} (in baseball) :: Strike {m}
strike {n} (in bowling) :: Strike {m}
strike {n} (work stoppage) :: Streik {m}
strike {n} (physical blow) :: Schlag {m}
strikebreaker {n} (worker hired to replace a striking worker) :: Streikbrecher {m}
strike out {v} (to draw a line through a text) SEE: cross out ::
striker {n} (baseball: batter) SEE: batter ::
striker {n} (individual who is on strike) :: Streikender {m}, Streikende {f}
striker {n} (player on a team of soccer) :: Stürmer {m}, Stürmerin {f}
strike through {v} (to obliterate by drawing a line over) SEE: cross out ::
strikethrough {n} (line) :: Durchstreichen {n}
strike up {v} (to start something, e. g. relationship) :: schließen [Freundschaft]
strike while the iron is hot {v} (act on an opportunity promptly) :: man muss das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist
striking {adj} (of that which makes a strong impression) :: auffällig
string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) :: Schnur {f}, [music] Saite {f}
string {n} (computing: sequence of characters) :: Zeichenkette {f}, String {m}
string {n} (string of a musical instrument) :: Saite {f}
string {n} (physics: subject of study in string theory) :: String {m}
string {v} (put on a string) :: auffädeln, einfädeln
string {n} (stringed instrument) SEE: stringed instrument ::
string along {v} (to keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions) :: hinhalten {f}, falsche Hoffnungen machen
string bass {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
stringed instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) :: Saiteninstrument {n}
stringent {adj} (making strict requirements) :: stringent
stringer {n} (one who threads, strings) :: Saitenaufzieher {m}, Besaiter {m}
stringer {n} (one who strings someone along) :: Führer {m}
stringer {n} (horizontal timber or piece) :: Pfette {f}, Holm {m}, Längsbalken {m}, Tragbalken {m}, Streckbalken {m}, Stützbalken {m}, Strebe {f}, Treppenwange {f}
stringer {n} (freelance correspondant) :: freier Mitarbeiter {m}
stringer {n} (wooden strip on a surfboard) :: Holm {m}
string instrument {n} (musical instrument that produces sound by strings) SEE: stringed instrument ::
string instrumentalist {n} (string instrumentalist) SEE: string player ::
string out {v} (to extend on or as if by strings, wires etc.) :: ausdehnen, ausspannen
string out {v} (to prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner) :: ausdehnen, hinausziehen
string player {n} (string instrument player) :: Streicher {m}, Streicherin {f}
string quartet {n} (group of four string players) :: Streichquartett {n}
string quartet {n} (composition for four string players) :: Streichquartett {n}
string theory {n} (candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles) :: Stringtheorie {f}, Superstringtheorie {f}
strip {n} (long, thin piece of land or material) :: Streifen {m}
strip {v} (to remove or take away) :: wegnehmen
strip {v} (to take off clothing) :: ausziehen
strip {v} (to do a striptease) :: strippen
strip club {n} (establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing) :: Gogo-Bar {f}, Strip-Club {m}
stripe {n} (long straight region of a colour) :: Streifen {m}
stripe-breasted tit {n} (Melaniparus fasciiventer) :: Schwarzbrustmeise {f}, Schwarzbrust-Rußmeise {f}
striped {adj} (having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color) :: gestreift
striped hyena {n} (Hyaena hyaena) :: Streifenhyäne {f}
striped shield bug {n} (shield bug with black and red stripes) :: Streifenwanze {f}
stripling {n} (male adolescent) :: Jüngling {m}
stripper {n} (one who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner) :: Stripper {m}, Stripperin {f}, Stripteasetänzer {m}, Stripteasetänzerin {f}, Striptease-Tänzer {m}, Striptease-Tänzerin {f}, Nackttänzer {m}, Nackttänzerin {f}, exotischer Tänzer {m}, exotische Tänzerin {f}
striptease {n} (arousing act) :: Striptease {m} {n}
stripy {adj} (striped) SEE: striped ::
strive {v} (to try to achieve) :: streben, sich bemühen, sich anstrengen, ringen um, sich einsetzen für
strive {v} (to struggle in opposition) :: ≈ against ringen mit, sich einsetzen gegen
stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) :: Stroboskop {n}
stroganoff {n} (dish of sautéed pieces of beef) :: Bœuf Stroganoff {m}, Bœuf Stroganow
stroke {n} (blow) :: Schlag {m}, Hieb {m}
stroke {n} (- golf: single act of striking the ball) :: Schlag {m}
stroke {n} (- tennis: single act of striking the ball) :: Schlag {m}
stroke {n} (- rowing: movement of an oar or paddle through water) :: Schlag {m}
stroke {n} (- thrust of piston) :: Hub {m}
stroke {n} (- act of striking with a weapon) :: Streich {m}
stroke {n} (line drawn with a writing implement) :: Strich {m}, Zug {m} [seldom], Federstrich {m}
stroke {n} (- stroke of a Chinese character) :: Strich {m}
stroke {n} (streak made with a brush) :: Strich {m}
stroke {n} (time when a clock strikes) :: Schlag {m}
stroke {n} (particular style of swimming, single movement in that style) :: Schlag {m}, Zug {m}
stroke {n} (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted) :: Schlaganfall {m}, Hirninfarkt {m}, Hirnschlag {m}, Apoplexie {f}, [short form, colloquial] Apoplex {m}, [colloquial] Schlagerl {n}
stroke {n} (rower who is nearest to the stern of the boat) :: Schlagmann {m}
stroke {v} (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of) :: streicheln, streichen
stroke {n} (- slash) SEE: slash ::
stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite ::
stroke {n} (throb or beat of the heart) SEE: heartbeat ::
stroke {n} (- strikethrough) SEE: strikethrough ::
stroke of genius {n} (sudden mental insight that solves a problem) :: Geniestreich {m}
stroke volume {n} (volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart in one beat) :: Schlagvolumen {n}
stroll {n} (wandering on foot) :: Spaziergang {m}, Bummel {m}
stroll {v} (wander on foot) :: spazieren gehen, bummeln, schlendern
stroller {n} (seat on wheels used to transport babies) :: Kinderwagen {m}, Buggy {m} {n}
strong {adj} (capable of producing great physical force) :: stark, kräftig
strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force) :: stark
strong {adj} :: stark , kräftig
strong as an ox {adj} (very strong and powerful) :: stark wie ein Ochse
strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe ::
strong declension {n} (type of declension in Germanic language) :: starke Deklination {f}
stronghold {n} (place built to withstand attack) :: Festung {f}
stronghold {n} (place of domination, or refuge or survival) :: Hochburg {f}
strongly {adv} (in a strong or powerful manner) :: stark
strongly-typed {adj} :: stark typisiert
strong-minded {adj} (having a vigorous, independent will) :: willensstark
strong point {n} (excellent characteristic or ability) SEE: forte ::
strong suit {n} (field in which one is quite capable) :: starke Seite {f}, Stärke {f}
strong verb {n} (verb type) :: starkes Verb {n}, starkes Verbum; ablautendes Verb, ablautendes Verbum, ablautendes Zeitwort [verb with ablaut]
strong-willed {adj} (having a vigorous, independent will) :: willensstark
strontianite {n} (a mineral, strontium carbonate) :: Strontianit {m}
strontium {n} (chemical element) :: Strontium {n}
stroopwafel {n} (Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers) :: Sirupwaffel {f}, Stroopwafel {f} [narrow sense]; Honigwaffel {f} [loosely; a similar kind of German waffle]
strop {n} (strap) :: Riemen {m}
strophic {adj} (using or containing strophes) :: strophisch
structural {adj} (of, relating to, or having structure) :: konstruktiv
structural {adj} (used in building) :: baulich
structural formula {n} (chemistry) :: Strukturformel {f}
structural science {n} :: Strukturwissenschaft {f}
structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) :: Struktur {f}
structure {n} (overall form or organization of something) :: Struktur {f}
structure {n} ((computing) several pieces of data treated as a unit) :: Struktur {f}, Datenstruktur {f}
structure {v} ((transitive) to give structure to; to arrange) :: strukturieren
structured {adj} (having structure; organized) :: strukturiert
strudel {n} (layered pastry) :: Strudel {m}
struggle {n} (strife, effort) :: Kampf {m}
struggle {v} (to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) :: sich durchbeißen, sich schwer tun
strum {v} (play a stringed instrument) :: schrammeln
strumpet {n} (A prostitute) :: Hure {f}, Dirne {f}
strut {n} (protuberance, air pressure) :: Protuberanz {f}, Luftdruck {m}
strut {v} (to swell; protuberate) :: sich aufblähen
strut {v} (to stand or walk stiffly) :: stolzieren, sich aufplustern, herumstolzieren
strut {v} (to walk proudly or haughtily) :: stolzieren, paradieren
strut {v} (to protrude; cause to bulge) :: hervorstehen, vorstehen, ausbeulen, herausstehen
strut {n} (proud step or walk) :: Stolzieren {n}, Stratzen {n}
strut {n} (a support rod) :: Strebe {f}
strychnine {n} (very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid) :: Strychnin {n}
St. Stephen's Day {prop} (Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen) :: Stephanitag {m}, Stefanitag {m}, Stephanstag {m}, Stefanstag {m}, Stephanustag {m}
stub {n} (something cut short, blunted, or stunted) :: Stummel {m}; Stumpf {m}
stub {n} (a piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes) :: Abreißzettel {m}
stub {n} (computing: a placeholder procedure) :: Stub {m}, Stutzen {m}
stub {n} ((wikis) page providing minimal information) :: Abriss {m}
stub {v} (to remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground) :: roden
stub {v} (to remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots) :: ausroden
stub {v} (to jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe) :: stoßen
stubble {n} (short, coarse hair) :: Stoppel {f}, Bartstoppel {f} [countable] ; Stoppeln {f-p}, Bartstoppeln {f-p}, Dreitagebart {m} [uncountable]
stubble {n} (short stalks left in a field after harvest) :: Stoppel {f} [countable] ; Stoppeln {f-p} [uncountable]
stubborn {adj} (refusing to move or change one's opinion) :: stur, dickköpfig
stubborn as a mule {adj} (extremely stubborn) :: störrisch wie ein Maultier
stubbornness {n} (state of being stubborn) :: Sturheit {f}
stubby {adj} (like a stub) :: stummlig, stummelartig
stucco {n} (a plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior wall) :: Putz {m}, Wandputz {m}, Putzmörtel {m}
stucco {n} (work made of stucco; stuccowork) :: Stuck {m}, Stuckarbeit {f}, Stuckatur {f}
stuck {adj} (trapped and unable to move) :: eingeklemmt, festgeklemmt
stuck {adj} (unable to progress) :: festgefahren, festgesetzt
stuck up {adj} (snobbish, conceited) :: eingebildet
stud {n} (male animal kept for breeding) :: [horse] Deckhengst {m}, Schälhengst {m}, Schellhengst {m}, Beschäler {m}, Beschälhengst {m}, Zuchthengst {m}, Gestüthengst {m}, Gestütpferd {n}, Decktier {n}
stud {n} (female animal kept for breeding) :: [horse] Zuchtstute {f}
stud {n} (animal breeding place) :: Stuterei {f}, Gestüt {n}, Stall {m}
stud {n} (small object protruding from something) :: Spike {m}, Stollen {m}, Stift {m}, Niete {f}, Stutzen {m}, Zapfen {m}, Nippel {m}, Knauf {m}, Bolzen {m}, Stehbolzen {m}, Noppe {f}, Stollen {m}, Buckel {m}
stud {n} (small round earring) :: Ohrstecker {m}, Nasenstecker {m}, Piercing {n}
stud {n} (vertical post) :: Ständer {m}, Stiel {m}, Stütze {f}, Pfosten {m}, Holzständer {m}, Holzstütze {f}
stud {n} (short rod or pin) :: Bolzen {m}, Stehbolzen {m}, Tragbolzen {m}, Stift {m}, Stutzen {m}, Bundbolzen {m}, Stiftschraube {f}, Gewindebolzen {m}, Radbolzen {m}, Achsbolzen {m}
student {n} (person who studies a subject) :: Student {m}, Studentin {f}; Lernender {m} Lernende {f}
student {n} (person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution) :: Lernender {m}, Lernende {f} [only used as an umbrella term]
student {n} (person enrolled at a university) :: Student {m}, Studentin {f}; [officialese now often] Studierender {m}, Studierende {f}; [rarely] Hochschüler {m}, Hochschülerin {f}
student {n} (schoolchild, pupil, person attending school) SEE: schoolchild ::
student body {n} (student body (body of students or pupils)) :: Schülerschaft {f}, Studentenschaft {f} [higher education], Studierendenschaft {f} [higher education]
studies {n} (academic field of study) :: Untersuchung {f}
studio {n} (artist’s or photographer’s workshop) :: Atelier {n}, Studio {n}
studio {n} (place where radio or television programs, records or films are made) :: Studio {n}
studio {n} (studio flat/apartment) :: Studio {n}
studious {adj} (given to thought, contemplation, etc) :: besonnen
studious {adj} (given to study, reading, etc) :: fleißig, lernbegierig
studiously {adv} (in a manner given to thought, contemplation, etc.) :: besonnen
studiously {adv} (deliberately, intentionally, keenly) :: geflissentlich
studs {n} (winter tires) :: Spikereifen {m}, Reifen mit Spikes {m}
study {v} (to revise/review materials) :: lernen
study {v} (to take a course) :: studieren
study {v} (to acquire knowledge) :: studieren, lernen, erforschen
study {v} (to look at minutely) :: studieren
study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) :: Studium {n}
study {n} (room) :: Arbeitszimmer {n}
study {n} (artwork) :: Studie {f}
study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination ::
study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude ::
studying {n} (the action of the verb to study) :: Studium {n}, Forschung {f} (research)
stuff {n} (miscellaneous items; things) :: Sachen {p}, Kram {m}, Zeug {n}, Ding {n}
stuff {n} (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object) :: Stoff {m}
stuff {n} (substitution for trivial details) :: Kram {m}
stuff {n} :: Material {n}, Stoff {m}, Zeug {n}
stuff {v} (to fill by crowding into) :: ausstopfen, füllen (food)
stuff {v} (to preserve a dead animal) :: ausstopfen
stuffed {adj} (with material) :: ausgestopft
stuffed {adj} (with food) :: faschiert, gefüllt
stuffed animal {n} (soft toy in the form of an animal) :: Plüschtier {n}, Stofftier {n}, Kuscheltier {n}, Schmusetier {n}
stuffed shirt {n} (one who is overly-officious) :: Wichtigtuer {m}, Wichtigmacher {m}
stuffing {n} (matter used to stuff hollow objects) :: Füllmaterial {n}, Füllung {f}
stuffing {n} (food items used to stuff another) :: Füllung {f}
stuffy {adj} (poorly ventilated) :: stickig, verstopfte [nose]
stultify {v} (to cause to appear foolish) :: lächerlich machen
stumble {n} (a fall or trip) :: Stolpern {n}, Fehltritt {m}
stumble {n} (an error or blunder) :: Fehler {m}, Schnitzer {m}, Ausrutscher {m}, Patzer {m}
stumble {v} (to trip or fall) :: stolpern
stumble {v} (to walk clumsily) :: staksen
stumble upon {v} (to come across by accident; to discover by accident) :: stolper
stumbling block {n} (hindrance) :: Stolperstein {m}
stumbling-block {n} (stumbling block) SEE: stumbling block ::
stump {n} (remains of something that has been cut off) :: Stumpf {m}
stump {v} (to baffle or confuse) :: ratlos sein, verblüfft sein, mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein
stun {v} (to incapacitate) :: betäuben
stun {v} (to shock or surprise) :: verblüffen
stun gun {n} (weapon intended to immobilize) :: Elektroschocker {m}
stunned {adj} (unable to act or respond) :: fassungslos, sprachlos, betäubt, verblüfft, baff
stunning {adj} (having an effect that stuns) :: betäubend
stunning {adj} (exceptionally beautiful or attractive) :: atemberaubend, umwerfend, hinreißend, betörend
stunning {adj} (amazing; wonderfully good) :: atemberaubend, herrlich, überwältigend, beeindruckend, toll, fantastisch, verblüffend
stunningness {n} (quality of being stunning) :: Umwerfendheit {f}, Hinreißendheit {f}
stunt {n} (dangerous feat) :: Stunt {m}
stunt {v} (to check or hinder the growth or development) :: verkümmern
stunted {adj} (prevented from growing or developing) :: verkümmert, unterentwickelt, verkrüppelt, gehemmt, kleinwüchsig
stunted {adj} (of low height for age) :: kleinwüchsig, zwergwüchsig, unterentwickelt
stunting {n} (chronic malnutrition) :: Verkümmerung {f}
stuntman {n} (one who performs stunts) :: Stuntman {m}
stupa {n} (Buddhist monument) :: Stupa {m} {f}
stupefaction {n} (the state of dismay; shock) :: Benommenheit {f}, Schock {m}, Betäubung {f}, Bestürzung {f}
stupefied {adj} (Experiencing stupefaction) :: bestürzt, entsetzt, geschockt, betäubt
stupefy {v} (dull the senses or capacity to think) :: betäuben
stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) :: dumm, doof, blöd
stupid {n} (A stupid person; a person lacking in intelligence) :: Dummkopf {m}
stupidity {n} (property of being stupid) :: Dummheit {f}
stupidity {n} (act that is stupid) :: Dummheit {f}
stupor {n} (a state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) :: Sopor, Topor
sturdy {adj} (of firm build) :: robust
sturdy {adj} (solid in structure or person) :: stabil
sturgeon {n} (fish of family Acipenseridae) :: Stör {m}
Sturmabteilung {prop} (Nazi paramilitary division) :: Sturmabteilung {f}
stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer ::
stutter {n} (speech disorder) :: Stottern {n}
stutterer {n} (one who stutters) :: Stotterer {m}, Stottrer {m}, Stotterin {f}, Stottrerin {f}, Stammler {m}, Stammlerin {f}
stuttering {n} (a speech disorder) :: Stottern {n}
Stuttgart {prop} (a city in Germany) :: Stuttgart {n}
St. Vitus' dance {n} (Sydenham's chorea) :: Veitstanz {m}
sty {n} (inflammation) SEE: stye ::
sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder ::
sty {v} (to rise up) SEE: ascend ::
stye {n} (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid) :: Hordeolum {n}, Gerstenkorn {n}
style {n} (sharp stick for writing) SEE: stylus ::
style {n} (gnomon or pin of a sundial) SEE: gnomon ::
style {n} (stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower) :: Griffel {m}
style {n} (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art) :: Stil {m}
stylesheet {n} (a document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication) :: Formatvorlage {f}, Stilvorlage {f}, Stilblatt {n}
stylesheet {n} (Internet: a document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents) :: Formatvorlage {f}, Stilvorlage {f}, Stilblatt {n}, Stylesheet {f}
style sheet language {n} :: Stylesheet-Sprache {f}
stylish {adj} (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress) :: stilvoll, elegant, stylisch
stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser ::
stylist {n} (designer) SEE: designer ::
stylistics {n} (study of literary style) :: Stilistik {f}
stylite {n} (Christian ascetic cloistered atop a pillar) :: Säulenheiliger {m}, Stylit {m}
stylization {n} (designing in accordance with a style) :: Stilisierung {m}
stylization {n} (simplified representation) :: Schematisierung {f}, Schematisieren {n}, Abstrahieren {n}
stylus {n} (tool for writing on clay tablets) :: Schreibgriffel {m}, Schreibspitze {f}
stylus {n} (phonograph needle) :: Saphir {m}, Grammofonnadel {f}
stylus {n} (pen for writing on touch-sensitive screen) :: Eingabestift {m}, Stylus {m}
stymie {v} (to thwart or stump) :: lahmlegen
styptic pencil {n} (short medicated stick used to stop bleeding) :: Alaunstift {m}, Blutstillstift {m}, blutstillender Stift {m}, blutstillender Rasierstift {m}, Rasierstift {m}
Styria {prop} (Austrian state) :: Steiermark {f}
Styrian {adj} (of, from or relating to Styria) :: steirisch
styrofoam {n} (polymer) :: Styropor {n}, Polystyrol {n}
Styx {prop} (river of the underworld) :: Styx
suave {adj} (charming, confident and elegant) :: mild
sub {n} (submarine, see also: submarine) :: U-Boot {n}, [nuke] Atom-U-Boot {n}
sub {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate ::
sub- {prefix} (under, beneath) :: unter-, sub-
sub {n} (subaltern) SEE: subaltern ::
sub {n} (computing: subroutine) SEE: subroutine ::
sub {n} (subcontractor) SEE: subcontractor ::
subaltern {n} (subordinate) SEE: subordinate ::
subaltern {adj} (of a lower rank of position) :: Subaltern {m}, Subalternoffizier {m}
subaquatic {adj} (underwater) :: subaquatisch
subarachnoid space {n} (space between the arachnoid mater) :: Subarachnoidalraum {m}
subarctic {adj} (of, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic) :: subarktisch
subatomic {adj} (relating to particles that are smaller than an atom) :: subatomar
subcarrier {n} (separate radio signal) :: Hilfsträger {m}
subcategory {n} (more narrow category) :: Unterkategorie
subchronic {adj} (That repeats over a relatively short period) :: subchronisch
subclass {n} (taxonomy) :: Unterklasse {f}, Subklasse {f}
subclass {n} (computing) :: Kindklasse {f}, Subklasse {f}, Unterklasse {f}
subconscious {adj} (below the level of consciousness) :: unterbewusst
subconscious {n} (that part of mind that is not consciously perceived) :: Unterbewusstsein {n}
subconsciously {adv} (below the level of conscious awareness) :: unterbewusst
subconsciousness {n} (state of being subconscious) :: Unterbewusstsein {n}
subcontinent {n} (large landmass) :: Subkontinent {m}
subcontractor {n} (contractor hired by contractor) :: Subunternehmer {m}
subculture {n} (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features) :: Subkultur {f}
subcutaneous {adj} (pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin) :: subkutan
subdeacon {n} (cleric below a deacon) :: Subdiakon {m}
subdirectory {n} (directory located inside another directory) :: Unterverzeichnis {n}
subdue {v} (to overcome, quieten, bring under control) :: unter Kontrolle bringen, unterwerfen
subdue {v} (to bring (a country) under control by force) :: unterwerfen
subdued {adj} (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) :: gedämpft, bedrückt, gehorsam, kleinlaut, matt, verhalten, besiegt, niedergeschlagen, still, unterdrückt, unterwarfen, zurückhaltend
subdued {adj} (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) :: dezent, mild, sanft, weich, gedeckt, leise, matt, unterdrückt
suberin {n} (waxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants) :: Suberin {n}
subfamily {n} (taxonomic category) :: Unterfamilie {f}, Subfamilie {f}
subfebrile {adj} (slightly raised above normal, but not febrile) :: subfebril
subfolder {n} (folder within another folder) :: Unterordner {m}
subfund {n} :: Teilfonds {m}
subgenus {n} (subdivision of a genus) :: Untergattung {f}
subgoal {n} (A lesser goal that forms part of a greater goal) :: Teilziel {n}
subgroup {n} (group within a larger group) :: Untergruppe {f}
subgroup {n} ((group theory): group within a larger group) :: Untergruppe {f}
subharmonic {adj} (physics: having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency) :: subharmonisch
subharmonic {n} (physics: a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency) :: Unterton {m}
subheadline {n} (smaller, secondary headline) :: Unterzeile {f}
subhuman {n} (untermensch) :: Untermensch {m}
subitize {v} (to judge (the number of objects in a group)) :: simultanerfassen
subject {adj} (placed under the power of another) :: untertan
subject {n} (in grammar) :: Satzgegenstand {m}, Subjekt {n}
subject {n} (main topic) :: Thema {n}, Gegenstand {m}, Sache {f}, Sujet {n}, Betreff {m} (email)
subject {n} (particular area of study) :: Fach {n}, Schulfach {n}, Unterrichtsfach {n}, Studienfach {n}, Lehrfach {n}
subject {n} (citizen in a monarchy) :: Untertan {m}, Untertanin {f}
subject {n} (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority) :: Untertan {m}, Untertanin {f}
subject {v} (to cause to undergo) :: unterwerfen (haben)
subjection {n} (act of bringing under control) :: Unterwerfung {f}
subjective case {n} (grammatical case) :: Subjektfall
subjectivity {n} (state of being subjective) :: Subjektivität {f}
subjectivize {v} (to make subjective) :: subjektivieren
subjugate {v} (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) :: unterjochen, unterwerfen
subjugation {n} (act of subjugating) :: Unterwerfung {f}
subjunctive {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood ::
subjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood ::
subjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) :: Konjunktiv {m}
subkind {n} :: Abart {f}
sublease {n} (a lease on something made by someone who already leases it) :: Untervermietung {f}
sublease {v} (to lease something that is already leased) :: untervermieten
sublicense {n} (license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee) :: Unterlizenz {f}
sublicense {v} (to grant a sublicense) :: unterlizenzieren
sublimate {v} (to change from solid to gas) :: sublimieren
sublimate {v} (psychoanalysis) :: sublimieren
sublimation {n} (phase transition) :: Sublimierung {f}, Sublimation {f}
sublimation {n} (transformation of an impulse) :: Sublimierung {f}, Sublimation {f}
sublime {v} (to sublimate) :: sublimieren
sublime {adj} (noble and majestic) :: hehr, erhaben, nobel, sublim
sublime {adj} (impressive and awe-inspiring) :: grandios, vortrefflich
sublime {n} (something sublime) :: Erhabene {n}
Sublime Porte {prop} (Ottoman imperial government) :: Hohe Pforte {f}
subliminal {adj} (below the threshold of conscious perception) :: unterbewusst, unterschwellig, subtil
subliminal message {n} (message under normal perception) :: unterschwellige Werbung
submachine gun {n} (short range machine gun) :: Maschinenpistole {f}
submarine {adj} (undersea) :: submarin, unterseeisch, untermeerisch
submarine {n} (undersea boat) :: Unterseeboot {n}, U-Boot {n}, Unterwasserboot {n}, Tauchboot {n}
submarine sandwich {n} (sub) SEE: sub ::
submenu {n} (secondary menu available through another menu) :: Untermenü {n}
submerge {v} (to immerse (intransitive)) :: abtauchen
submerge {v} (to immerse (transitive)) :: untertauchen
submersion {n} :: Submersion {f}
submission {n} (the act of yielding) :: Versand {m}, Unterwerfung {f}
submissive {adj} (meekly obedient or passive) :: submissiv, unterwürfig, demütig, fügsam, gefügig, gehorsam
submissiveness {n} (the property of being submissive) :: Unterwürfigkeit {f}
submit {v} (yield or give way to another) :: sich fügen
submit {v} (enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.) :: vorlegen, einreichen
subnet {n} (portion of a network which shares a network address in which each component is identified by a subnet number) :: Subnetz {n}
suboptimal {adj} (less than optimal) :: suboptimal
suborbital {adj} (not reaching orbit) :: suborbital
subordinate {adj} (placed in a lower class, rank, or position) :: untergeordnet, nachgeordnet
subordinate {adj} (submissive to or controlled by authority) :: untergeordnet, nachgeordnet
subordinate {n} (one who is subordinate) :: Untergebene {m}, Befehlsempfänger {m}
subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) :: Nebensatz {m}
subordinated {v} :: untergeordnet
subordinating conjunction {n} (a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause) :: unterordnendes Bindewort {n}, unterordnende Konjunktion {f}, subordinierende Konjunktion {f}, Subjunktion {f}
suboxide {n} (oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen) :: Suboxid {n}
subpage {n} (a web page that is subordinate to another) :: Unterseite {f}
subparagraph {n} (part of a longer paragraph that can be considered alone) :: Unterabsatz {m}
subpoena {n} (writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony) :: Zwangsvorladung {f}, Vorladung {f}, Auskunftsanordnung {f}
subpoena {v} (to summon with a subpoena) :: zwangsvorladen
subpolar {adj} (situated below the poles) :: subpolar
subproduct {n} (byproduct) SEE: byproduct ::
subquestion {n} (subquestion) :: Teilfrage {f}
subrogation {n} (the substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant) :: Surrogation {f}
subroutine {n} (a section of code) :: Funktion {f}, Subroutine {f}, Unterroutine {f}, Prozedur {f}
subscribe {v} (to sign up to receive a publication) :: abonnieren
subscriber {n} (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service) :: Abonnent {m}, Abonnentin {f}, Bezieher {m}, Bezieherin {f}
Subscriber Identity Module {n} (component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user) :: SIM-Karte
subscript {n} (a type of lettering form) :: Subskript {n}, Tiefstellung {f}, tiefgestelltes Zeichen {n}, tiefgestelltes Druckzeichen {n}, tiefstehendes Zeichen {n}
subscription {n} (access to a resource for a period of time) :: Abonnement {n}, Bezug {m}, Subskription {f}, Zugang {m}
subscription {n} (the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature) :: Zeichnung {f}
subscription {n} (the signing of one's name) :: Unterzeichnung {f}, Unterzeichnen {n}, Unterschreiben {n}
subsection {n} (Defined part of a section) :: Unterabschnitt {m}, Unterabteilung {f}, Untersektion {f}, Teilstrecke {f} [road], Streckenteil {m} [of a line]
subsequent {adj} (following in time) :: anschließend, später, darauffolgend, folgend
subsequent {adj} (following in order of place) :: folgend
subsequently {adv} (subsequently) :: anschließend, danach, darauffolgend, daraufhin, hierauf, nachher, nachträglich, darauf folgend, im Anschluss, in der Folge, in der Folgezeit
subservience {n} (state of being subservient) :: Unterwürfigkeit {f}, Untertänigkeit {f}, Dienlichkeit {f}, Servilität {f}
subset {n} (set whose elements are within another given set) :: Untermenge {f}, Teilmenge {f}
subside {v} (to sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees) :: einsinken
subside {v} (to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate) :: abklingen, nachlassen, abschwellen
subsidence {n} (sinking of ground due to underground excavation, seismic activity or groundwater depletion) :: Absenkung {f}, Setzung {f}, Versenkung {f}
subsidiary {adj} (auxiliary or supplemental) :: ergänzend
subsidiary {adj} (secondary or subordinate) :: Tochter-, subsidiär
subsidiary {n} (company owned by a parent company or a holding company) :: Tochterunternehmen {n}, Tochtergesellschaft {f}, Zweigunternehmen {n}, Zweigniederlassung {f}
subsidize {v} (assist by granting a subsidy) :: subventionieren
subsidy {n} (financial support) :: Subvention {f}, Unterstützung {f}, Subsidium {n}
subsistence {n} (means of support) :: Auskommen {n}, Lebensunterhalt {m}
subsistent {adj} (inherent) SEE: inherent ::
subsoil {n} (layer of earth below topsoil) :: Unterboden {m}
subspecies {n} (rank in the classification of organisms) :: Unterart {f}, Rasse {f}, Subspezies {f}
substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) :: Substanz {f}, Stoff {m}
substance {n} (essential part) :: Substanz {f}
substance {n} (material possessions) :: Substanz {f}
substance {n} (drugs) :: Substanz {f}
substance {n} (theology: hypostasis) SEE: hypostasis ::
substance abuse {n} (overindulgence in a drug) :: Drogenmissbrauch {m}
substantial {adj} (large in size, quantity or value) :: wesentlich
substantial {adj} (most important; essential) :: wesentlich, essenziell, substanziell
substantial {adj} :: wesentlich
substantially {adv} (in a strong substantial manner; considerably) :: beträchtlich, erheblich, substanziell, wesentlich
substantially {adv} (to a great extent; in essence; essentially) :: im Grunde {m}, im Kern {m}
substantia nigra {n} (brain structure) :: Substantia nigra {f}
substantiate {v} (to authenticate or corroborate) :: beglaubigen, bestätigen, substantiieren, untermauern
substantiate {v} (to record in documents) :: bekräftigen, verwirklichen
substantival {adj} (grammar) :: hauptwörtlich, substantivisch
substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun ::
substantive {adj} (substantival) SEE: substantival ::
substantivisation {n} (nominalization) SEE: nominalization ::
substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun) :: substantivieren
substation {n} (electrical substation) :: Unterwerk {n}, Umspannwerk {n}
substituent {n} (chemistry) :: Substituent {m}
substitute {v} (to use in place of something else) :: ersetzen
substitute {n} (replacement or stand-in) :: Ersatz {m}
substitute {n} (player who is available to replace another) :: Ersatzspieler {m}, Austauschspieler {m}, Auswechselspieler {m}
substitute {v} (to substitute) SEE: replace ::
substitutes' bench {n} (the bench on which substitutes sit) :: Ersatzbank {f}
substitution {n} (substitute) SEE: substitute ::
substitution {n} (the act of substituting or the state of being substituted) :: Ersatz {m}, Ersetzen {n} [act]
substitution {n} (the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another) :: Substitution {f}, Substituierung {f}
substrate {n} (an indigenous language) :: Substratsprache {f}, Substrat {n}
subsume {v} (to place under another as belonging to it) :: einordnen, fassen, klassifizieren, subsumieren, zusammenfassen
subsume {v} (to consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule) :: verbinden, vereinigen
sub-system {n} (group of related components) :: Untersystem {n}
subtenancy {n} (the state of being a subtenant, of having sublet) :: Untermiete {f}
subtenant {n} (one who sublets) :: Untermieter {m}, Untermieterin {f}
subtend {v} (to extend or stretch opposite something, often to delimit an angle) :: sich erstrecken gegenüber von, gegenüberliegen, abschneiden, begrenzen
subterfuge {n} (indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; blind) :: Täuschung {f}, Trick {m}
subterfuge {n} (deception) :: Täuschung {f}
subterfuge {n} :: Täuschung, List, Trick
subterranean {adj} (below ground, under the earth, underground) :: unterirdisch
subterraneous {adj} (subterranean) SEE: subterranean ::
subtitle {n} (heading below a title) :: Untertitel {m}
subtitle {n} (textual versions of the dialog in films) :: Untertitel {m}
subtitling {n} :: Untertitelung {f}, Hinzufügung von Untertiteln {f}, Untertiteln {n}
subtle {adj} (hard to grasp) :: fast unmerklich, haarfein, dezent, feinsinnig, subtil
subtle {adj} (cleverly contrived) :: scharfsinnig, ausgetüftelt, schlau
subtle {adj} (cunning, skillful) :: spitzfindig, raffiniert
subtle {adj} :: subtil
subtleness {n} (property of being subtle) :: Hintergründigkeit {f}, Subtilität {f}
subtlety {n} (quality or act of being subtle) :: Geschicklichkeit {f}, Feinheit {f}, Feinsinn {m}, Feinsinnigkeit {f}, Raffinesse {f}, Raffiniertheit {f}, Scharfsinn {m}, Scharfsinnigkeit {f}, Subtilität {f}, Zartheit {f}
subtotal {n} (the total for a part of a list of numbers being summed) :: Zwischensumme {f}
subtract {v} (to remove or reduce) :: subtrahieren, abziehen
subtraction {n} (process) :: Subtraktion {f}, Abziehen {n}, Abziehung {f}, Subtrahierung {f}, Subtrahieren {n}, Abzug {m}
subtrahend {n} (A number or quantity to be subtracted from another) :: Subtrahend {m}
subtropical {adj} (further from the equator than the tropical regions) :: subtropisch
subtropics {n} (the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world) :: Subtropen {p}
suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) :: Vorstadt {f}, Vorort {m}
suburb {n} (Australian, New Zealand English: any subdivision of a conurbation) :: Vorstadt {f}, Vorort {m}
suburban {adj} (relating to outskirts of a city) :: vorstädtisch, Vorort-
suburbanite {n} (someone who dwells in suburbia) :: Vorstädter {m}, Vorstädterin {f}
suburbanize {v} (To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.) :: eingemeinden
subvention {n} (subsidy) SEE: subsidy ::
subversion {n} (act of subverting or the condition of being subverted) :: Subversion {f}
subversion {n} (systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within) :: Subversion {f}
subversive {adj} (intending to subvert) :: subversiv
subvert {v} (to overthrow) :: stürzen, umstoßen
subvert {v} (to pervert the mind) :: korrumpieren, zerrütten
subvert {v} (to upturn convention by undermining it) :: untergraben, unterlaufen
subvertisement {n} (piece of subvertising) SEE: subvert ::
subway {n} (underground railway) :: U-Bahn {f}, Metro {f}, Untergrundbahn {f}
subway {n} (train of underground railway) :: U-Bahn {f}, Untergrundbahn {f}
subway {n} (underground walkway) :: Unterführung {f}
subwoofer {n} (a woofer dedicated to the reproduction of low-pitched audio frequencies) :: Subwoofer {m}
succade {n} (candied citrus peel) :: Zitronat {n}, Citronat {n}, Orangeat {n}, Sukkade {f}, Succade {f}, Aranzini {p} [in Austria]
succeed {v} (To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of) :: nachfolgen
succeed {v} (To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful) :: erfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben, gelingen, geraten
succeed {v} (To fall heir to; to inherit) :: nachfolgen
success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) :: Erfolg {m}
successful {adj} (resulting in success) :: erfolgreich
successfully {adv} (in a successful manner) :: erfolgreich
succession {n} (sequence arranged in order) :: Abfolge
succession {n} (passing of royal power) :: Thronfolge
successive {adj} (in a series) :: aufeinanderfolgende, aufeinander folgend
successively {adv} (in a serial manner) :: sukzessive, nacheinander, hintereinander
success metric {n} (a measurement of success) :: Erfolgskriterium {n}
successor {n} (person or thing that immediately follows another) :: Nachfolger {m}, Nachfolgerin {f}
successor {n} (next heir in order or succession) :: Nachfolger {m}, Nachfolgerin {f}
successor {n} (person who inherits a title or office) :: Nachfolger {m}, Nachfolgerin {f}
success story {n} (successful person or thing) :: Erfolgsgeschichte {f}, Erfolgsstory {f}, Erfolgsmodell {f}
succinct {adj} (brief and to the point) :: bündig, knapp, kurz, lapidar, prägnant
succinct {adj} (compressed into a tiny area) :: kompakt
succinic acid {n} (colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2) :: Bernsteinsäure {f}
succour {n} (aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress) :: Beistand {m}, Hilfe {f}, Unterstützung {f}
succour {v} (to give aid, assistance, or help) :: beistehen, unterstützen, zu Hilfe kommen
succuba {n} (a female demon or fiend) SEE: succubus ::
succubus {n} (female demon) :: Sukkubus {m}
succulent {adj} (juicy or lush) :: saftig
succulent {adj} (botany: having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water) :: sukkulent
succulent {n} (a succulent plant) :: Sukkulente {f}, Fettpflanze {f} [rare]
succumb {v} (to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire) :: erliegen, nachgeben
succumb {v} (to give up, or give in) :: unterwerfen, nachgeben, sich ergeben
succumb {v} (to die) :: sterben, erliegen
succumb {v} (to overwhelm) :: überwältigen, unterwerfen
Suceava {prop} (city) :: Suczawa, Sedschopff, Sotschen
such {determiner} (used to make a comparison with something implied by context) :: solch, derartig, so ein
such-and-such {n} (generic placeholder) :: dies und das
such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example ::
such as {prep} (like) :: wie
such is life {phrase} (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) :: so ist das Leben
suchlike {adj} (of the same or similar kind) :: derartig
suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) :: saugen
suck {v} (to put the mouth or lips to a breast... to draw in milk) :: saugen
suck {v} (to work the lips and tongue on) :: lutschen
suck {v} (colloquial: term of general disparagement) :: mies sein, zum Kotzen sein, Scheiße sein
suck {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant ::
sucker {n} (someone or something that sucks) :: Sauger {m}, Saugerin {f}
sucker {n} (organ) :: Sauger {m}
sucker {n} (a stem growing up from the roots of a plant) :: Wurzelschössling {m}, Wurzelbrut {f}, Wurzelspross {m}, Wurzeltrieb {m}
sucker {n} (a pipe through which anything is drawn) :: Saugrohr {n}, Absaugrohr {n}
sucker {n} (a parasite) :: Blutsauger {m}, Saftsauger {m}
sucker {n} (a hard drinker; a soaker) :: Säufer {m}
sucker {n} (one who is easily fooled) :: Volltrottel {m}, Naivling {m}, Depp {m}, Blödmann {m}, Dummkopf
sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop ::
sucking {n} (act of sucking) :: Saugen {n}
suckle {v} (to give suck to) :: stillen
suckle {v} (to nurse; to suck) :: säugen
suckling {n} (infant that is still breastfeeding) :: Säugling {m}
suckling {n} (young mammal which isn't weaned yet) :: Milchkalb {n} [calf], Spanferkel {n} [piglet]
suckling pig {n} :: Spanferkel {n}, Milchferkel {n}
suck off {v} (to give a blowjob) :: blasen, lutschen
suck up {v} (to absorb fluid) :: aufsaugen
sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) :: Saccharose {f}
suction {n} (the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another) :: Saugwirkung {f}
suction {v} (process) :: lutschen
suction cup {n} (cup using suction as an adhesive) :: Saugnapf {m}, Sauger {m}
suctorian {n} (protist of the Suctoria) :: Suktorie {f}
Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) :: Sudan {m}
Sudanese {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, the Sudanese people or the Sudanese language) :: sudanesisch
Sudanese {n} (person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent) :: Sudanese {m}, Sudanesin {f}
sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise ::
sudden {adj} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) :: plötzlich, jäh
sudden death {n} (instantaneous death) :: plötzlicher Tod {m}
sudden infant death syndrome {n} (medical syndrome) :: Kindstod {m}
suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) :: plötzlich
Sudeten {adj} (of or pertaining to Sudeten) :: sudetisch
Sudeten {prop} (series of mountains) :: Sudeten {p}
Sudetenland {prop} (region in Czechia) :: Sudetenland {n}, Sudetengebiet {n}, Sudetendeutschland {n},
sudoku {n} (a puzzle using numbers) :: Sudoku {n}
sudorific {adj} (in a state of perspiration) SEE: sweaty ::
suds {n} (lather, foam) :: Seifenlauge, Schaum
sue {v} (to file a legal action) :: verklagen, klagen
Suebi {n} (group of Germanic tribes) :: Sueben {m-p}
suede {n} (type of leather) :: Wildleder {n}, Veloursleder {n}
suet {n} (fat) :: Flomenschmalz {m}
Suez Canal {prop} (canal) :: Sueskanal {m}, Suezkanal {m}
Suez Canal Zone {prop} (historical territory) :: Sues-Kanal-Zone
suffer {v} (undergo hardship) :: leiden
suffer {v} (feel pain) :: leiden
suffer {v} (become worse) :: erleiden
sufferer {n} (one who suffers) :: Leider {m}
suffer from {v} (have a disease or condition) :: leiden
suffering {adj} (experiencing pain) :: leidend
suffering {n} (condition) :: Leiden {n}
suffete {n} (a magistrate of ancient Carthage) :: Sufet {m}
suffice {v} (be enough, sufficient, adequate) :: ausreichen, genügen, genug sein
suffice {v} (satisfy) :: zufriedenstellen, befriedigen
suffice {v} (furnish) :: ausstatten
sufficient {adj} (adequate to wants) :: ausreichend, genügend, hinreichend
sufficient {adj} :: genügend, ausreichend
sufficient condition {n} (logical statement) :: hinreichende Bedingung {f}, hinreichendes Kriterium {n}
sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof {proverb} (the present provides enough to worry about) :: [based on Martin Luther's translation] Es ist genug, dass ein jeglicher Tag seine eigene Plage habe
suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) :: Suffix {n} (Suffixum {n}, Affix {n} [narrow sense], Affixum {n}), Postfix {n}, Nachsilbe {f}, Anhängsilbe {f}
suffix {v} (append (something) to the end of something else) :: suffigieren [linguistics], mit einem Suffix versehen
suffixation {n} (addition of a suffix) :: Suffigieren {n}, Suffigierung {f}, Suffixation {f}
suffocate {v} ((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body) :: ersticken
suffocate {v} ((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body) :: ersticken, würgen
suffocate {v} ((transitive) to kill someone by depriving him of a sufficient oxygen intake) :: ersticken
suffocation {n} (asphyxia) :: Erstickung {f}
suffrage {n} (the right to vote) :: Stimmrecht {n}, Wahlrecht {n}
suffragette {n} (female supporter of women's right to vote) :: Suffragette {f}
suffragist {n} (suffragette) SEE: suffragette ::
suffragist {n} (person who promotes suffrage) :: Stimmrechtler {m}, Stimmrechtlerin {f}
suffuse {v} (to spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light) :: überziehen, bedecken, durchfluten, erfüllen
suffuse {v} (to spread through or over in the manner of a liquid) :: durchziehen, überziehen, bedecken
suffusion {n} (the act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something) :: Überziehen {n}, Durchziehen {n}, Durchtränken {n}, Benetzen {n}, Bedecken {n}, Durchfluten {n}, Erfüllen {n}
suffusion {n} (coat, coating, film, plating) :: Überzug {m}, Beschichtung {f}, Film {m}, Hülle {f}
suffusion {n} (the state of being wet) :: Tränkung {f}, Durchtränkung {f}, Durchnässung {f}, Benetzung {f}
Sufism {n} (Islamic mysticism) :: Sufismus {m}
sugar {v} (to add sugar to, to sweeten) :: zuckern
sugar {v} (to make something seem less unpleasant) :: versüßen
sugar {interj} (minced oath) :: Scheibenkleister {m}, Scheibenhonig {m}
sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) :: Zucker {m}
sugar {n} (any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy) :: Zucker {m}
sugar {n} (generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc) :: Zucker {m}
sugar apple {n} (sweetsop) :: Zimtapfel, Rahmapfel, Süßsack
sugar beet {n} (type of beet) :: Zuckerrübe {f}
sugar bowl {n} (small receptacle for serving sugar on a table) :: Zuckerschale {f}
sugar cane {n} (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar) :: Zuckerrohr {n}
sugarcoat {v} (give a falsely pleasant appearance) :: beschönigen, schönreden
sugared {adj} (containing sugar) :: gezuckert
sugarfree {adj} (sugar-free) SEE: sugar-free ::
sugar-free {adj} (not containing sugar) :: zuckerfrei
sugar glider {n} (Petaurus breviceps) :: Kurzkopfgleitbeutler {m}
sugar-loaf {n} (conical block of sugar) :: Zuckerhut {m}, [Switzerland] Zuckerstock {m}
Sugarloaf Mountain {prop} (rocky peak in Rio de Janeiro) :: Zuckerhut {m}
sugar mama {n} (Older woman who spends money on a younger person for romantic or sexual purposes.) :: Sugar Mama {f}
sugar maple {n} (Acer saccharum) :: Zuckerahorn {m}
sugar phosphate {n} (phosphate ester of a sugar) :: Zuckerphosphat {n}
sugar spoon {n} (type of spoon) :: Zuckerlöffel {m}
sugar substitute {n} (food additives) :: Zuckeraustauschstoff {m}
sugar-sweet {adj} (sweet like sugar) :: zuckersüß
sugary {adj} (covered with or containing a large amount of sugar) :: zuckerhaltig
suggest {v} (to ask for without demanding) :: vorschlagen
suggest {v} (to recommend) :: vorschlagen
suggestible {adj} (susceptible to influence) :: suggestibel, beeinflussbar
suggestion {n} (something suggested) :: Vorschlag {m}
suggestion {n} ((psychology) something implied) :: Suggestion {f}
suggestive {adj} (tending to suggest) :: suggestiv
suggillation {n} (livor mortis) SEE: livor mortis ::
suicidal {adj} (pertaining to suicide) :: Suizid-, Selbstmord-, suizidal, selbstmörderisch
suicidal {adj} (likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide) :: suizidgefährdet
suicidal {adj} (extremely reckless) :: selbstmörderisch
suicidality {n} (tendency to commit suicide) :: Suizidalität {f}, Selbstmordneigung {f}, Selbstmordtendenz {f}
suicide {n} (instance of killing oneself) :: Suizid {m} {n}, Freitod {m} [euphemistic], Selbstmord {m} [somewhat dysphemistic]
suicide {n} (person who has killed himself/herself, is killing (is attempting/has attempted to kill) himself/herself) :: Selbstmörder {m}, Selbstmörderin {f}, Suizidant {m}, Suizidant {f}, Suizident {m}, Suizidentin {f}
suicide {adj} (to kill oneself intentionally) SEE: commit suicide ::
suicide attack {n} (suicide attack) :: Selbstmordanschlag {m}
suicide belt {n} ( belt with explosives, worn by suicide bombers) :: Sprengstoffgürtel {m}
suicide bomber {n} (one who carries explosives) :: Selbstmordattentäter {m}, Selbstmordattentäterin {f}
suicide door {n} (car door hinged towards the rear) :: Selbstmördertür {f}
suicide note {n} (message left by a suicide) :: Abschiedsbrief {m}
suicide tourist {n} (suicide tourist) :: Selbstmord-Tourist {m}
suicide vest {n} (vest with explosives, worn by suicide bombers) :: Sprengstoffweste {f}
suit {n} (set of clothes) :: Anzug {m}
suit {n} (slang: person who wears matching jacket and trousers) :: Anzugträger {m}
suit {n} (card games: set of cards distinguished by color and emblems) :: Farbe {f}
suit {v} (to be appropriate or apt for) :: passen
suit {v} (to agree, accord, be fitted to) :: passen
suit {n} (pursuit of love interest) SEE: courtship ::
suit {n} (attempt to gain an end by legal process) SEE: lawsuit ::
suit {n} (pursuit, chase) SEE: pursuit ::
suit {n} (company of attendants or followers) SEE: retinue ::
suitability {n} (quality of being suitable) :: Eignung {f}, Brauchbarkeit {f}
suitable {adj} (appropriate to a certain occasion) :: geeignet, passend
suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) :: Koffer {m}; Reisetasche {f} [see entries for distinction]
suite {n} (group of connected rooms) :: Suite {f}
suite {n} (musical form pre-dating the sonata) :: Suite {f}
suite {n} (selection of music from a larger work) :: Suite {f}
suit of armour {n} :: Harnisch {m}, Plattenpanzer {m}, Ritterrüstung {m}
suit oneself {v} (do whatever you want) :: wie du willst, ganz wie du willst
suitor {n} (wooer) :: Freier {m}, Liebeswerber {m}
Sukhumi {prop} (capital city) :: Suchumi {n}, Sochumi {n}
Sukkot {prop} (Jewish festival) :: Laubhüttenfest {n}
sukun {n} (Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel) :: Sukun {n}
Sulawesi {prop} (island) :: Sulawesi {n}
sulfide {n} (any compound of sulfur and a metal or electropositive element or group) :: Sulfid {n}
sulfite {n} (salt of sulfurous acid) :: Sulfit {n}
sulfone {n} (organic compound) :: Sulfon {n}
sulfosalt {n} (a type of complex sulfide mineral with a metal and semimetal) :: Sulfosalz {n}
sulfur {n} (element) :: Schwefel {m}, Sulfur {n}
sulfurate {v} (chemistry) :: schwefeln
sulfur dioxide {n} (the compound SO2) :: Schwefeldioxid {n}
sulfur hexafluoride {n} (gaseous compound) :: Schwefelhexafluorid {n}
sulfuric {adj} (relating to sulfur) :: Schwefel- {m}
sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4) :: Schwefelsäure {f}
sulfurization {n} (treatment with sulfur) :: Schwefelung {f}
sulfurize {v} (to treat with sulfur) :: schwefeln
sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas ::
sulfurous acid {n} (the weak acid, H2SO3) :: schweflige Säure {f}
sulfur trioxide {n} (the compound SO3) :: Schwefeltrioxid {n}
sulk {v} (to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn) :: schmollen
sulky {adj} (gloomy) :: schmollend, verdrossen
sullen {adj} (sulky) SEE: sulky ::
sullen {adj} (having a brooding ill temper) :: mürrisch, schlecht gelaunt, sauer, missmutig, übellaunig, unfreundlich, verdrießlich, grämlich, unzufrieden
sullen {adj} (dismal) :: düster, traurig, finster, trostlos, trübselig, fade, trüb, kläglich, trübe, miserabel, jämmerlich, trist, trübsinnig, kläglich, griesgrämig
sullen {adj} (sluggish) :: träge, lahm, zäh
sullenness {n} (state or quality of beeing sullen) :: Verdrossenheit {f}, Verdruss {m}, Überdruss {m}
sully {v} (to soil or stain) :: besudeln, schmutzig machen
sully {v} (to corrupt or damage) :: besudeln
sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid ::
sulphurous acid {n} (sulphurous acid) SEE: sulfurous acid ::
sultan {n} (ruler) :: Sultan {m}
sultana {n} (female relative of a sultan) :: Sultana {f}
sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) :: Sultanat {n}
sultan tit {n} (Melanochlora sultanea) :: Sultansmeise {f}
sultry {adj} (hot and humid) :: schwül
sultry {adj} (very hot and dry) :: drückend
sum {n} (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation) :: Summe {f}
sum {n} (quantity of money) :: Summe {f}
sum {v} (to add together) :: summieren
sum {v} (give a summary of) SEE: summarize ::
sum {n} (summary) SEE: summary ::
sum {n} (summit) SEE: summit ::
sumac {n} (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.) :: Sumach {m}, Rhus
sumac {n} (sour spice) :: Sumak {m}
Sumatra {prop} (the largest island of Indonesia) :: Sumatra {n}
Sumatran rhinoceros {n} (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) :: Sumatra-Nashorn {n}
Sumatran tiger {n} (Sumatran tiger) :: Sumatra-Tiger {m}
Sumerian {adj} (pertaining to Sumer) :: sumerisch
Sumerian {n} (person) :: Sumerer
Sumerian {prop} (language) :: Sumerisch
Sumerology {n} (the study of the ancient Sumerian civilisation) :: Sumerologie {f}
summa cum laude {adv} (with highest praise) :: mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg
summand {n} (term of addition) :: Summand {m}
summarize {v} (to prepare a summary) :: zusammenfassen
summarize {v} (to give a capitulation of salient facts; to recapitulate or review) :: zusammenfassen
summary {adj} (concise) :: zusammenfassend
summary {n} (condensed presentation) :: Zusammenfassung {f}
summer {n} (hottest season) :: Sommer {m}, Sommerzeit {f}
summer camp {n} (institution devoted to housing and entertaining children) :: Ferienlager {n}
summerlike {adj} (resembling or characteristic of summer.) :: sommerlich
summer school {n} (academic sessions held in the summer) :: Sommerakademie {f}
summer solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun) :: Sommersonnenwende {f}
summer time {n} (daylight saving time) SEE: daylight saving time ::
summertime {n} (the period or season of summer) :: Sommerzeit {f}, Sommer {m}
summer tire {n} (type of tire) :: Sommerreifen {m}
Summer Triangle {prop} (asterism) :: Sommerdreieck {n}
summery {adj} (relating to the summer) :: sommerlich, Sommer-
summery {adj} (of weather, typical of summer) :: sommerlich
summit {n} (peak, top of mountain) :: Gipfel {m}
summit {n} (gathering of leaders) :: Gipfeltreffen {n}, Gipfel {m}
summon {v} (to call people together) :: zusammenrufen
summon {v} (to ask someone to come) :: herbeirufen, [by means of magic] beschwören
summon {v} (law: to order someone to appear in court) :: vorladen
summon {v} (to rouse oneself to exert a skill) :: zusammennehmen
summon {v} (to call a resource by magic) :: beschwören
summons {n} (call to do something, especially to come) :: Aufforderung {f}
summons {n} (notice summoning someone to appear in court) :: Vorladung {f}
sumo {n} (form of wrestling) :: Sumo {n}
sump {n} (hollow or pit) :: Sumpf {m}, Grube {f}
sump {n} (lowest part of a mineshaft) :: Schachtsumpf {m}
sump {n} (crankcase) :: Ölsumpf {m}
sumptuous {adj} (magnificent, luxurious, splendid) :: prächtig, prunkvoll, prachtvoll, reichhaltig, üppig, schwelgerisch, kostspielig, aufwändig
sum up {v} (sum up) SEE: summarize ::
sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) :: (die) Sonne {f}
sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) :: Sonne {f}
sun {n} :: Sonne {f}
Sun {prop} (star) :: Sonne {f}
Sun {n} (Sunday) :: So., Son., Sonnt.
sunbath {n} (period of tanning) :: Sonnenbad {n}
sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun) :: sonnenbaden
sunbather {n} (person who basks in the sun to get a tan) :: Sonnenbader {m}, Sonnenbaderin {f}
sunbathing {n} (act of lying in the sun) :: Sonnenbaden {n}
sunbeam {n} (narrow, intense ray of sunlight) :: Sonnenstrahl {m}
sun bear {n} (Helarctos malayanus) :: Malaienbär {m}, Sonnenbär {m}
sunbed {n} (tanning device) SEE: tanning bed ::
sunburn {n} (burn) :: Sonnenbrand {m}
sunburn {v} (to receive a sunburn) :: Sonnenbrand bekommen
sunburnt {adj} (having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays) :: sonnenverbrannt
sundae {n} (dessert) :: Eisbecher {m}
Sundaland {prop} (biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia) :: Sunda, Sundaland
Sunda Strait {prop} (strait between Java and Sumatra) :: Sundastraße {f}
Sunday {n} (day of the week) :: Sonntag {m}
Sunday {adv} (on Sunday) :: sonntags
Sunday best {n} (person's finest clothing) :: Sonntagsstaat
Sunday driver {n} (one who drives slowly) :: Sonntagsfahrer {m}
Sundays {adv} (every Sunday) :: sonntags
Sunday school {n} (religious school providing education on Sundays) :: Sonntagsschule {f}
sundeck {n} (area used for sunbathing) :: Sonnendeck {n} [ship]; Sonnenterrasse {f} [house]
sunderling {adv} (separately) SEE: separately ::
sundew {n} (group of insectivorous plants) :: Sonnentau {m}
sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) :: Sonnenuhr {f}
sun dog {n} (spot) :: Nebensonne
sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset ::
sun-drenched {adj} :: sonnendurchflutet
sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) :: Mondfisch {m}
sunflower {n} (flower) :: Sonnenblume {f}
sunflower oil {n} (vegetable oil) :: Sonnenblumenöl {n}
sunflower seed {n} :: Sonnenblumenkerne
sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) :: Sonnenbrille {f}
sungrebe {n} (Heliornis fulica) :: Zwergbinsenralle {f}
sunhat {n} (a hat to protect from the sun) :: Sonnenhut {m}
sunk cost {n} (already incurred costs) :: versunkene Kosten {p}
sunken featured building {n} (pithouse) SEE: pithouse ::
Sun King {prop} :: Sonnenkönig {m}
sun letter {n} (sun letter) :: Sonnenbuchstabe {m}
sunlight {n} (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) :: Sonnenlicht {n}
sunlight {n} (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) :: Licht {n}
sunlounger {n} :: Liegestuhl {m}
sunnah {n} (Muhammad's way of life) :: Sunna {f}
Sunni {adj} (related to the Sunni branch of Islam) :: sunnitisch
Sunni {n} (follower of the Sunni branch of Islam) :: Sunnite {m}, Sunnit {m}, Sunnit {m}
Sunnite {n} (Sunni) SEE: Sunni ::
sunny {adj} (weather, day) :: sonnig, heiter
sunny side up {adv} (type of fried egg) :: Setzei, Spiegelei {n}
sun protection factor {n} (an indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective) :: Lichtschutzfaktor {m}
sunray {n} (sunbeam) SEE: sunbeam ::
sunrise {n} (time of day) :: Sonnenaufgang {m}
sunrise {n} (sky changing color) :: Sonnenaufgang {m}
sunroof {n} (opening in a vehicle roof) :: Schiebedach {n}
sunscreen {n} (cream that protects the skin from the sun) :: Sonnencreme {f}, Sonnenkreme {f}, Sonnenschutzcreme {f}
sunset {n} (time of day) :: Sonnenuntergang {m}
sunset {n} (changes in color of sky at sunset) :: Sonnenuntergang {m}
sunset {n} (final period of life) :: Lebensabend {m}
sunshade {n} (something to keep the sun off) :: Sonnenschirm {m}, Sonnenblende {f}
sunshine {n} (direct rays of the sun) :: Sonnenschein {m}
sunshine {n} (location on which the sun's rays fall) :: Sonnenschein {m}
sun shower {n} (rain shower) :: Sonnenregen {m}
sunspot {n} (region on the sun's surface) :: Sonnenfleck {m}
sunstroke {n} (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays) :: Sonnenstich {m}
suntan {n} (darkened coloration of the skin) :: Bräune {f}, Sonnenbräune {f}
suntanned {adj} (having a suntan) SEE: tanned ::
sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise ::
sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise ::
sun worshipper {n} (worshipper of the Sun) :: Sonnenanbeter {m}; Sonnenverehrer {m}
sun worshipper {n} (sunbather) :: Sonnenanbeter {m}
super {adj} (better than usual) :: super
super- {prefix} (above, over, or upon) :: über-
super- {prefix} ((fiction) relating to superheroes) :: über, super-
superacid {n} (medium having very high acidity) :: Supersäure {f}
superannuated {adj} (obsolete, antiquated) :: veraltet
superannuated {adj} (retired or discarded due to age) :: pensioniert, veraltet
superatom {n} (a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms) :: Superatom {n}
superb {adj} (of the highest quality; exceptionally good) :: großartig {m}
superbly {adv} (excellently) :: hervorragend, großartig
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious {adj} (supercalifragilisticexpialidocious) :: supercalifragilisticexpialigetisch, superkalifragilistisch expiallegorisch
supercategory {n} :: Oberkategorie
supercell {n} (severe thunderstorm) :: Superzelle {f}
supercharge {v} :: überladen
supercilious {adj} (showing contemptuous indifference) :: arrogant, hochmütig, hochnäsig, anmaßend, herablassend
supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow ::
superclass {n} (class that passes attributes and methods) :: Überklasse {f}
supercluster {n} (astronomy: extended group of galaxy clusters) :: Superhaufen {m}
supercomputer {n} (computer that has great processing power) :: Supercomputer {m}, Superrechner {m}
superconducting {adj} (exhibiting superconductivity) :: supraleitend
superconductive {adj} (exhibiting or relating to superconductivity) :: supraleitend
superconductivity {n} (property of a material whereby it has no resistance) :: Supraleitung {f}
superconductor {n} (a substance) :: Supraleiter {m}
supercontinent {n} (very large continent in the Earth's past) :: Superkontinent {m}
super-duper {adj} (truly great) :: superduper
super-Earth {n} (extrasolar planet several times larger than Earth) :: Supererde {f}
superego {n} (part of the mind) :: Über-Ich {n}
superessive case {n} (case used to indicate location on an object) :: Superessiv {m}
superfamily {n} (taxonomic category) :: Überfamilie {f}
superficial {adj} (shallow, lacking substance) :: oberflächlich
superficiality {n} (property of being superficial) :: Oberflächlichkeit {f}
superficially {adv} (in a superficial manner) :: oberflächlich
superfluid {adj} (exhibiting superfluidity) :: suprafluid
superfluidity {n} (frictionless flow of a fluid) :: Suprafluidität {f}
superfluous {adj} (excess of what is sufficient) :: überflüssig
superfood {n} (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) :: Super-Lebensmittel {n}, Supernahrungsmittel {n}
supergiant {n} (very large star) :: Überriese {m}, Supergigant {m}
superglue {n} (very strong glue) :: Sekundenkleber {m}
supergravity {n} (field theory) :: Supergravitation {f}
superhabitable planet {n} (hypothetical type of exoplanet) :: superhabitabler Planet {m}
superheating {n} (1. The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs.) :: Überhitzung {f}
superhero {n} (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) :: Superheld {m}
superheroine {n} (a female superhero) :: Superheldin {f}
super high frequency {n} (frequency area from 3 GHz through 30 GHz) :: Zentimeterwellenbereich {m}
superhighway {n} (US An expressway especially one designed for high speeds) :: Autobahn
superhuman {adj} (beyond what is possible for a human being) :: übermenschlich
superimpose {v} (to place an object over another object) :: überlagern, darüberlegen, darübersetzen, überblenden, vorblenden, daraufsetzen, einblenden, einkopieren, aufsetzen, auflegen, über etwas setzen, auf etwas setzen, über etwas legen, über etwas setzen
superintend {v} :: aufsehen
superintendent {n} (a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something) :: Leiter {m}
superior {adj} (higher in rank or quality) :: höher, höherstehend, übergeordnet
superior {n} (person of higher rank) :: Vorgesetzter {m}, Vorgesetzte {f}
superiority {n} (the state of being superior) :: Überlegenheit {f}
superjumbo {n} (Airbus A380) :: Superjumbo
superlative {n} (highest degree of something) :: Superlativ {m}, Höchststufe {f}, Meiststufe
superlative {n} (form of adjective expressing "most") :: Superlativ {m}
superlative {adj} (exceptionally good) :: höchst, hervorragend
superlative degree {n} ((grammar)) :: Superlativ {n}
supermajority {n} (qualified majority) SEE: qualified majority ::
superman {n} (übermensch) :: Übermensch {m}
superman {n} (person of extraordinary or superhuman powers) :: Supermann {m}
Superman {prop} (a fictional character with superhuman powers) :: Superman {m}
supermarket {n} (store) :: Supermarkt {m}
supermodel {n} (famous fashion model) :: Supermodel {f}
supermoon {n} (a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range) :: Supermond {m}
supernal {adj} (pertaining to heaven or to the sky) :: himmlisch, überirdisch
supernal {adj} (exalted, exquisite, superlative) :: überzogen, exaltiert
supernatural {adj} (above nature) :: übernatürlich
supernatural {adj} :: übernatürlich
supernova {n} (exploding star) :: Supernova {f}
supernumerary {n} (extra or walk-on in a play or movie) SEE: walk-on ::
superordinate {adj} (greater in degree, rank or position) :: übergeordnet
superpose {v} (to place an object on top of another object) :: überlagern, überdecken, superponieren, überblenden, vorblenden, daraufsetzen, aufsetzen, auflegen, über etwas setzen, auf etwas setzen, über etwas legen, über etwas setzen
superposition principle {n} (The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution) :: Superpositionsprinzip {n}
superpower {n} (sovereign state) :: Supermacht {f}
superpower {n} (fictional extraordinary ability) :: Superkraft {f}
supersaturation {n} (condition of a solution) :: Übersättigung
superscript {n} (a type of lettering form) :: Superskript {n}, Hochstellung {f}, hochgestelltes Zeichen {n}, hochgestelltes Druckzeichen {n}, Exponent {m}, Hochzahl {f}, hochstehendes Zeichen {n}
supersede {v} (set aside) :: aufheben
supersede {v} (take the place of) :: ablösen, ersetzen, den Platz einnehmen von
supersede {v} (displace in favour of another) :: verdrängen
superset {n} (set containing all elements of another set) :: Übermenge {f}, Obermenge {f}
supersonic {adj} (ultrasonic) SEE: ultrasonic ::
supersonic {adj} (greater than the speed of sound) :: Überschall
superspreader {n} (someone responsible for spreading an infection to many other people) :: Superverbreiter {m}, Superverbreiterin {f}
superstar {n} (very famous person) :: Superstar {m}
super star cluster {n} (young, massive, dense star cluster) :: Supersternhaufen {m}
superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) :: Aberglaube {m}
superstitious {adj} (susceptible to superstitions) :: abergläubisch
superstructure {n} (nautical: structure above deck) :: Aufbauten
supersymmetry {n} (theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces) :: Supersymmetrie {f}
supervillain {n} (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) :: Schurke {m}, Superschurke {m}
supervise {v} (to oversee or direct) :: beaufsichtigen
supervision {n} (the act or instance of supervising) :: Aufsicht {f}, Beaufsichtigung {f}
supervisor {n} (a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group etc.) :: Aufseher, Vorgesetzter {m}
supervisory board {n} (group) :: Aufsichtsrat {m}
superwoman {n} (exceptional woman) :: Superfrau {f}
supine {adj} (lying on its back) :: in Rückenlage
supine {n} (verbal noun) :: Lagewort {n}, Supinum {n}
supper {n} (food before going to bed) :: Nachtessen {n}, Nachtimbiss {m}, Abendessen {n}
supper {n} (dinner at night) :: Abendessen {n}
supper {v} (to eat dinner) :: abendessen
supplant {v} (to take the place of, to replace) :: verdrängen, ersetzen, ausstechen
supple {adj} (pliant, easy to bend) :: geschmeidig
supplement {n} (extension to a document or publication) :: [generally] Nachtrag {m}; [appendix] Anhang {m}; [additional volume of an already completed opus] Supplement {n}, Supplementband {m}
supplementary {adj} (additional) :: zusätzlich
supplementary angles {n} (pair of angles) :: Nebenwinkel {m}
suppletion {n} ((grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking) :: Suppletion {f}, Suppletivismus {m}
suppletive {adj} (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms) :: suppletivisch
supplicate {v} (beg, beseech) :: anflehen, ersuchen
supplicate {v} (address in prayer) :: bitten
supplication {n} (an act of supplicating) :: Flehen {n}, Bitte {f}
supplier {n} (one who supplies, a provider) :: Lieferant {m}
supply {v} (to provide, make available for use) :: zur Verfügung stellen, bereitstellen, liefern, versorgen mit (to supply someone with something)
supply {v} (to furnish or equip with) :: liefern, ausrüsten
supply {v} (to compensate for, make up for a deficiency of) :: liefern
supply {v} (to act as a substitute) :: vertreten
supply {n} (act of supplying) :: Versorgung {n}, Angebot {n}
supply {n} (amount supplied) :: Versorgung {f}
supply {n} (provisions) :: Vorrat {m}
supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) :: Angebot und Nachfrage
supply chain {n} (system of organisations, people, etc.) :: Lieferkette {f}
supply-side economics {n} (branch of economics) :: Angebotspolitik {f}
supply vessel {n} (ship used to transport supplies) :: Versorgungsschiff {n}
support {v} (to keep from falling) :: unterstützen, stützen, halten, tragen
support {v} (to provide help regarding something sold) :: Support bieten, betreuen, unterstützen
support {v} (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid) :: unterstützen
support {v} (to help, particularly financially) :: unterstützen
support {v} (to be designed for compatibility with) :: unterstützen, kompatibel sein
support {n} (something which supports) :: Stütze {f}, Unterstützung {f}, Abstützung {f}, Halterung {f}
support {n} (financial or other help) :: Unterstützung {f}, Hilfe {f}
support {n} (answers and resolution of problems) :: Unterstützung {f}, Kundendienst {m}, Service {m}, Auskunft {f}, Hilfe {f}, Betreuung {f}
support {n} (set of points where the function is not zero) :: Träger {m}
support {n} (support of structures) :: Lager {n}
supported {adj} (helped or aided) :: unterstützt
supported {adj} (having supporters) :: abgestützt
supporter {n} (Person who supports, an adherent) :: Unterstützer {m}, Anhänger {m}
supporter {n} (animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms) :: Schildhalter
support group {n} (group that supports each other) :: Selbsthilfegruppe {f}
supportive {adj} (providing support) :: unterstützend, stützend, förderlich
suppose {v} (conclude; believe) :: annehmen, vermuten, vermeinen
suppose {v} (theorize; hypothesize) :: vermuten, annehmen, unterstellen
supposed {adj} (presumed to be true, but without proof) :: vermeintlich
supposedly {adv} (as a matter of supposition) :: angeblich
supposition {n} (assumption) :: Annahme {f}
suppository {n} (medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity) :: Zäpfchen {n}
suppress {v} (to put an end to) :: unterdrücken
suppress {v} (to hold in place, to keep low) :: unterdrücken
suppression order {n} (gag order) SEE: gag order ::
suppurate {v} (form or discharge pus) :: eitern
supramolecule {n} (organized system of molecules) :: Supramolekül {n}
supranational {adj} (of greater than national scope) :: übernational
supremacy {n} (quality of being supreme) :: Vorherrschaft {f}
supreme {adj} (dominant) :: höchster, oberster
supreme being {n} (deity with power over all things) :: Höchstes Wesen
supreme court {n} (court of law representing the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction) :: oberster Gerichtshof {m}
Supreme Leader {n} (head of state of Iran) :: Oberster Rechtsgelehrter {m}
supremely {adv} (to the highest degree) :: äußerst
Supreme Soviet {prop} (Soviet parliament) :: Oberster Sowjet {m}
supremum {n} (element of a set greater than or equal to all members of a given subset) :: Supremum {n}
sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) :: Sure {f}
surcharge {n} (addition of extra charge) :: Aufpreis {m}
surcharge {v} (to apply a surcharge) :: mit einem Aufpreis versehen
surcingle {n} :: Obergurt {m}
sure {adj} (certain, reliable) :: sicher, stichhaltig, hieb- und stichfest, wasserdicht
sure {adj} (certain in one's knowledge or belief) :: sicher
sure {interj} (of course) :: sicher
surely {adv} (certainly, undoubtedly) :: sicherlich
surely {adv} :: sicherlich
sure thing {interj} ((informal) a reply to thank you) :: gern geschehen
sure thing {interj} (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly) :: na klar
sure thing {n} ((US) that which is certain) :: sichere Sache {f}
surety {n} (certainty) SEE: certainty ::
surety {n} (law: promise to pay on behalf of another) :: Bürgschaft {f}
surety {n} (law: one who undertakes such promise) :: Bürge {m}
suretyship {n} (agreement) :: Bürgschaft {f}
surf {n} (waves that break) :: Brandung {f}
surf {v} (to ride a wave) :: wellenreiten, surfen
surf {v} (to browse the Internet) :: surfen
surface {n} (up-side of a flat object) :: Oberfläche {f}
surface {v} (to rise to the surface) :: auftauchen
surface {v} (for information to become known) :: publik werden, ans Licht kommen
surface energy {n} (interfacial energy) SEE: interfacial energy ::
surface layer {n} (all senses) :: Oberflächenschicht {f}
surface tension {n} (the effect on the surface of a liquid) :: Oberflächenspannung {f}
surface-to-air {adj} (fired from the ground) :: Boden-Luft
surface-to-air missile {n} (missile) :: Flugabwehrrakete {f}, Fliegerabwehrrakete {f}, Boden-Luft-Rakete {f}
surface-to-surface {adj} :: Boden-Boden
surface-to-surface missile {n} (missile) :: Boden-Boden-Rakete {f}
surfactant {n} (surface active agent) :: Tensid {n}
surf and turf {n} :: Surf and Turf {n}
surfboard {n} (a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves) :: Surfbrett {n}, Wellenreiterbrett {n}
surfeit {v} (to feed someone to excess) :: überfüttern, vollstopfen [slang]
surfeit {v} (to overeat or feed to excess) :: sich überfressen
surfer {n} (person who rides a surfboard) :: Wellenreiter {m}
surficial {adj} (pertaining to the surface) :: oberflächlich
surfing {n} (sport) :: Wellenreiten {n}, Surfen {n}
surf riding {n} (surfing) SEE: surfing ::
surge {n} (sudden transient rush or flood) :: Aufwallung {f}, Schwall {m}, Welle {f}, Woge {f}; Überspannung {f}, Spannungsstoß {m}
surge {n} ((nautical) swell of the sea) :: Brandung {f}
surge {v} (to rush, flood, or increase suddenly) :: steil ansteigen
surgeon {n} (doctor who performs surgery) :: Chirurg {m}, Chirurgin {f}, Wundarzt {m} [historical], Wundärztin {f} [historical]
surgeonfish {n} (any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Acanthuridae) :: Doktorfisch {m}
surgery {n} (procedure involving major incisions) :: Chirurgie {f}, Operation {f}
surgery {n} (medical specialty) :: Chirurgie {f}
surgery {n} (room or department where surgery is performed) :: Operationssaal {m}
surgery {n} (doctor's consulting room) :: Ordinationsraum {m}
surgical {adj} (of or relating to surgery) :: chirurgisch
surgical {adj} (precise or very accurate) :: chirurgisch
surgically {adv} (relating surgery) :: chirurgisch
surgical mask {n} (mask worn to catch bacteria) :: Mundschutz {m}, Schutzmaske {f} [coronavirus prevention covering the nose and mouth]
Suriname {prop} (country) :: Surinam {n}, Suriname {n}
Surinamese {n} (person from Suriname) :: Surinamer {m}, Surinamerin {f}
Surinamese {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Suriname) :: surinamisch
surjection {n} (function that is a many-to-one mapping) :: Surjektion {f}
surly {adj} (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) :: mürrisch, unwirsch, missmutig, verdrießlich, griesgrämig, grämlich, ruppig, knurrig, barsch, unfreundlich, übellaunig, bärbeißig
surly {adj} (threatening, menacing, gloomy) :: grob, düster, rau, bedrohlich, drohend, traurig, bedrückend, finster, trübselig, trübsinnig, bedrückend
surly {adj} ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) :: überheblich, arrogant, hochmütig, hochnäsig, herablassend, anmaßend, gebieterisch
surmise {n} (thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence) :: Vermutung {f}, Mutmaßung {f}
surmise {v} (to imagine or suspect) :: vermuten, mutmaßen
surmount {v} (to get over; to overcome) :: überwinden
surmountable {adj} (able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable) :: überwindbar, überspringbar, passierbar
surname {n} (name that indicates family) :: Nachname {m}, Familienname {m}
surpass {v} (to exceed) :: übersteigen, übertreffen
surplice {n} (liturgical vestment) :: Chorhemd {m}, Chorrock {m}, Superpelliceum {n} [technical, rare]
surplus {n} (excess, overplus) :: Überschuss {m}, Rest {m}
surplus value {n} :: Mehrwert {m}
surprise {n} (something not expected) :: Überraschung {f}
surprise {n} (attributively: that is unexpected) :: Überraschungs-
surprise {n} (feeling that something unexpected has happened) :: Überraschung {f}
surprise {v} (cause (someone) to feel surprise) :: überraschen
surprise {v} (do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise) :: überraschen
surprised {adj} (caused to feel surprise) :: überrascht
surprise party {n} (type of party) :: Überraschungsparty {f}, Überraschungsfeier {f}
surprising {adj} (that is or are a surprise) :: überraschend, verwunderlich, erstaunlich
surprisingly {adv} (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual) :: überraschend
surreal {adj} (having the intense reality of a dream) :: surreal
surrealism {n} (artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy) :: Surrealismus
surrealist {adj} (of, or relating to surrealism) :: surrealistisch
surrealist {n} (surrealist artist) :: Surrealist {m}
surrealistic {adj} (surreal) :: surrealistisch
surrender {v} (intransitive or reflexive: to give oneself up into the power of another) :: kapitulieren, sich ergeben
surrender {v} :: sich ergeben, übergeben, ausliefern, abtreten, auf etwas verzichten, [1,2] aufgeben, [1,2] kapitulieren
surrender {n} (an act of surrendering) :: Kapitulation {f}, Ergebung {f}, Ergeben {n}, Aufgeben {n}, Aufgabe {f}
surrender {n} (the yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand) :: Übergeben {n}, Übergabe {f}, Aushändigung {f}
surreptitious {adj} (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) :: heimlich, verdeckt
surreptitiously {adv} (in a surreptitious manner) :: heimlich
surrogacy {n} (surrogate motherhood) :: Leihmutterschaft {f}, Tragemutterschaft {f}, Ersatzmutterschaft {f}
surrogate {n} (substitute) :: Ersatz-, Stellvertreter {m}, Stellvertreterin {f}
surrogate {n} (person or animal that acts as a substitute for another) :: Ersatz {m}, Substitut {n}
surrogate {n} (surrogate key) :: Surrogat {n}, Surrogatschlüssel {m}
surrogate {n} :: Ersatz {m}
surrogate mother {n} (woman who gives birth to a child not her own) :: Leihmutter {f}, Ersatzmutter {f}
surround {v} (to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions) :: umgeben, umringen
surround {v} (to enclose to prevent escape) :: umzingeln, umringen
surround {v} (surround, fence in) SEE: enclose ::
surrounding {n} (outlying area) :: Umgebung {f}
surrounding {adj} (which surrounds something) :: umliegend
surroundings {n} (area surrounding someone or something) :: Umgebung {f}
surströmming {n} (traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring) :: Surströmming {m}
surveil {v} (To keep someone or something under surveillance) :: überwachen
surveillance {n} (observation of individuals or groups of individuals) :: Überwachung {f}
surveillance camera {n} (CCTV camera) :: Überwachungskamera {f}
survey {n} (an examination of the opinions of a group) :: Umfrage {f}
survey {n} (an examination) :: Untersuchung {f}
surveying {n} (science of accurately determining the position of points) :: Vermessung {f}
surveyor {n} (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) :: Vermesser {m}, Vermesserin {f}
surveyor {n} (person inspecting something) :: Gutachter {m}
survival {n} (continued existence or life) :: Überleben {n}
survival {n} (persistent custom or belief) :: Relikt {n}, Überbleibsel {n}, Überlebsel {n}, Überrest {m}
survival of the fittest {n} (natural selection) :: Überleben der Bestangepassten {n}
survive {v} (person: continue to live) :: überleben
survive {v} (object, concept: continue to exist) :: überleben
survive {v} (live longer than) :: überleben
survivor {n} (one who survives) :: Überlebender {m}, Überlebende {f}
survivor {n} (person who is able to endure hardship) :: Überlebenskünstler {m}, harter Knochen {m}
Surzhyk {prop} (language) :: Surschyk {n}
Susa {prop} (capital) :: Susa {n}
Susan {prop} (female given name) :: Susanne
Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan ::
Susanna {prop} (biblical character) :: Susanna {f}
susceptibility {n} (the condition of being susceptible) :: Anfälligkeit {f}
susceptibility {n} (emotional sensitivity) :: Empfänglichkeit {f}
susceptibility {n} (electric susceptibility) :: Suszeptibilität {f}
susceptible {adj} (likely to be affected by) :: anfällig, beeindruckbar, empfänglich, empfindlich, suszeptible, störempfindlich
susceptible {adj} (especially sensitive) :: empfindlich
sushi {n} (Japanese dish) :: Sushi {n}
suslik {n} (Spermophilus or Citellus) :: Ziesel {m}
suspect {v} (imagine or suppose to be true, without proof) :: vermuten
suspect {v} (distrust, have doubts about) :: misstrauen
suspect {v} (believe to be guilty) :: verdächtigen
suspect {v} (have suspicion) :: einen Verdacht haben
suspect {n} (person suspected of something) :: Verdächtiger {m}, Verdächtige {f}
suspect {adj} (viewed with suspicion) :: verdächtig
suspend {v} (To halt temporarily) :: suspendieren
suspend {v} (To hang freely) :: aufhängen
suspend {v} (To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event) :: aufheben, aussetzen, aufschieben
suspended animation {n} (temporary cessation of breathing resembling death) :: Scheintod {m}
suspended cymbal {n} (cymbal that is suspended horizontally) :: hängendes Becken {n}
suspended sentence {n} (type of sentence) :: Bewährungsstrafe {f}
suspender {n} (an item used hold up trousers) :: Hosenträger {m}
suspender belt {n} (suspender belt) :: Strumpfgürtel {m}
suspenders {n} (trouser supporter) SEE: suspender ::
suspenders {n} (stocking supporter) SEE: garter ::
suspense {n} (condition of being suspended) :: Hängen {n}
suspense {n} (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement) :: Spannung {f}
suspense {n} (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension) :: Spannung {f}, Anspannung {f}
suspenseful {adj} (inducing suspense) :: spannend
suspension {n} (act of suspending or state of being suspended) :: Aussetzung {f}
suspension {n} (temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation) :: Aussetzung {f}
suspension {n} (state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid) :: Suspension {f}
suspension {n} (act of keeping a person listening in doubt and expectation) :: Spannung {f}
suspension {n} (vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile) :: Aufhängung {f}, Federung {f}
suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) :: Hängebrücke {f}
suspicion {n} (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) :: Verdacht {m}, Argwohn {m}
suspicion {n} (condition of being suspected) :: Verdacht {m}
suspicion {n} (uncertainty, doubt) :: Verdacht {m}, Argwohn {m}
suspicion {n} (slight indication) :: Verdacht {m}
suspicion {n} (imagining without evidence) :: Verdächtigung {f}
suspicious {adj} (arousing suspicion) :: verdächtig
suspicious {adj} (distrustful) :: misstrauisch
suspicious {adj} (expressing suspicion) :: misstrauisch
suspiciously {adv} (In a manner suggesting suspicion) :: verdächtig
suspiciously {adv} (in a manner suggesting guilt) :: verdächtig
suspiciously {adv} (to a degree that makes one suspect something) :: argwöhnisch
suss out {v} (to work out, to determine) :: auskundschaften
sustain {v} (to maintain something) :: unterhalten, aufrechterhalten
sustain {v} (to provide for or nourish something) :: versorgen, unterhalten
sustainability {n} (ability to sustain something) :: Zukunftsfähigkeit {f}
sustainability {n} (ecological sense) :: Nachhaltigkeit {f}
sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained) :: nachhaltig
sustainable {adj} (able to be sustained: environmental term) :: nachhaltig
sustainable development {n} (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) :: nachhaltige Entwicklung {f}
sustenance {n} (something that provides support or nourishment) :: Nahrung {f}, Verpflegung {f}
susurrus {n} (whispering or rustling sound) :: Säuseln {n}
Sutekh {prop} (Egyptian God) SEE: Set ::
sutler {n} (a person who follows an army, selling provisions) :: Marketender {m}, Marketenderin {f}
sutra {n} (a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy) :: Sutra {n}
sutra {n} (a scriptural narrative) :: Sutra {n}
suture {n} (seam) :: Naht {f}
suture {n} (thread) :: Faden {m}
suture {v} (to sew up or join by means of a suture) :: nähen, vernähen
SUV {n} (sport utility vehicle) :: SUV {m} {n}
Suva {prop} (capital of Fiji) :: Suva {n}
Suvalkija {prop} (Suvalkija) :: Sudauen
suzerain {n} (dominant nation or state) :: Oberherr {m}, Oberstaat {m}, Suzerän {m}
suzerain {n} (feudal landowner) :: Lehnsherr {m}
suzerainty {n} (relation between a superior state and a subservient state) :: Oberhoheit {f}, Oberherrschaft {f}, Suzeränität {f}
Svalbard {prop} (islands north east of Greenland) :: Spitzbergen {n} [remains predominant]; Svalbard {n} [chiefly official]
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands {prop} (two distinct dependencies of Norway) :: Svalbard und Jan Mayen
svarabhakti {n} (epenthesis of a vowel) :: Svarabhakti {f} {n}, Swarabhakti {f} {n}
Svatý Kopeček {prop} (part of Olomouc) :: Svatý Kopeček {m}, Heiligenberg {m}
svengali {n} (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.) :: Manipulator {m}, Strippenzieher {m}, Drahtzieher {m}, Puppenspieler {m}, Graue Eminenz {f}, Königsmacher {m}
swab {n} (A sample taken with a swab) :: Abstrich {m}
Swabia {prop} (historical region of Germany) :: Schwaben {n}, Schwabenland {n}
Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to Swabia) SEE: Swabish ::
Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians) SEE: Swabish ::
Swabian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) SEE: Swabish ::
Swabian {prop} (dialect) SEE: Swabish ::
Swabian {n} (person) SEE: Swabish ::
Swabian Turkey {prop} (region) :: Schwäbische Türkei
Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to Swabia) :: schwäbisch
Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians) :: schwäbisch
Swabish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect) :: schwäbisch
Swabish {prop} (dialect) :: Schwäbisch {n}
Swabish {n} (person) :: Schwabe {m}, Schwäbin {f}
swaddle {v} (to bind a baby) :: wickeln
Swadesh list {n} (lists of vocabulary) :: Swadesh-Liste {f}
swag {v} (burglar's or thief's booty; a boodle) :: Sore {f}, Diebesgut {n}, Beute {f}
swag {v} (handouts, freebies, or giveaways) :: Werbegeschenk {n}
swag {v} ((slang) style; a fashionable appearance or manner) :: Swag {m}
swage {n} (tool used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers for cold shaping of a metal item) :: Gesenk {n}, Formgesenk {n}, Stanze {f}, Form {f}, Matrize {f}, Schmiedegesenk {n}, Formwerkzeug {n}, Stempel {m}
swage {v} (to bend or shape through use of a swage) :: stauchen, pressen, stanzen, sicken, kneten, prägen, tiefziehen, gesenkschmieden, gesenkformen, rundhämmern, gesenkdrücken, fassonschmieden, verjüngen
swagger {v} (to walk with a swaying motion) :: stolzieren
swagger {v} (to act in a pompous manner) :: großtun, schwadronieren
swagger {v} (to boast or brag noisily) :: angeben, prahlen, aufschneiden
swagger {n} (confidence, pride) :: Selbstbewusstsein {n}, Stolz {m}
swagger {n} (bold or arrogant strut) :: Stolzieren {n}
swagger {n} (prideful boasting or bragging) :: Angeberei {f}, Prahlerei {f}, Großtuerei {f}
swaggerer {n} (one who swaggers) :: Prahler {m}, Angeber {m}, Großtuer {m}
swagman {n} (itinerant worker) :: Wanderarbeiter {m}, Tagelöhner
Swahili {n} (language) :: Suaheli {n}, Swahili {n}
Swainson's hawk {n} (Buteo swainsoni) :: Präriebussard {m}
swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) :: schlucken
swallow {v} (to take in, to consume) :: verschlucken
swallow {v} (to believe or accept) :: schlucken, akzeptieren
swallow {v} (to put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation) :: schlucken, abfinden mit [reflexive], hinnehmem, ertragen, aushalten
swallow {n} (bird) :: Schwalbe {f}
swallowtail {n} (tailcoat) :: Frack {m}
swallow up {v} (completely enclose or envelop) :: verschlucken, verschlingen
swamp {n} (type of wetland) :: Sumpf {m}, Moor {n}
swamp {v} (overwhelm) :: überfluten, überschwemmen
swampy {adj} (wet like a swamp) :: sumpfig
swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) :: Schwan {m}, Schwänin {f}
swanherd {n} (person who tends, herds, takes care of swans) :: Schwanenwärter {m}, Schwanenwärterin {f}, Schwanenhirt {m}, Schwanenhirte {m}, Schwanenhirtin {f}
swanling {n} (baby swan, young swan) SEE: cygnet ::
swan song {n} (a final performance) :: Schwanengesang {m}
swap {v} (exchange or give (something) in exchange for) :: tauschen, austauschen, vertauschen, wechseln
swap {n} (exchange) :: Tausch {m}, Tauschgeschäft {n}
swap {n} (finance: derivative) :: Swap {m}
swap in {v} :: einlagern
swarf {n} (waste chips or shavings) :: Späne {m-p}
swarf {n} (a particular chip or shaving) :: Span {m}
swarm {n} (large number of insects) :: Schwarm {m}
swarm {n} (a mass of people or animals in turmoil) :: Schwarm {m}
swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark ::
swarthy {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned ::
swashbuckling {adj} (adventurous) :: aufschneiderisch, prahlerisch, verwegen, bramarbasierend, abenteuerlich, draufgängerisch
swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) :: Swastika {f}, Hakenkreuz {n}
swat {v} (to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit) :: schlagen, klatschen, totschlagen, zerquetschen
swat {n} (a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking) :: Schlag {m}
swath {n} (The track cut out by a scythe in mowing) :: Schneise {f}, Schwade {m} {f}, Schwaden {m}, Strich {m}
swathe {n} (bandage) :: Verband {m}, Bandage {f}
swathe {v} (bandage) :: einwickeln, einhüllen, umwickeln
swathe {n} (swath) SEE: swath ::
sway {n} (Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side) :: Einfluss {m}, Beeinflussung {f}, Macht {f}
sway {n} (Rule; dominion; control) :: Beherrschung {f}
sway {v} (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock) :: schaukeln, sich wiegen, schwanken
sway {v} (to move or wield with the hand) :: schwingen, schwenken
sway {v} (to influence or direct by power and authority) :: beeinflussen, beherrschen
sway {v} (to cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward) :: beeinflussen
Swazi {n} (person from Swaziland) :: Swasi {m} {f}
Swazi {prop} (Bantu language) :: Siswati {n}
Swazi {adj} (pertaining to Swaziland) :: swasiländisch
Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) :: Swasiland
swear {v} (to take an oath) :: schwören
swear {v} (to curse, to use offensive language) :: schimpfen, fluchen
swear like a pagan {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper ::
swear like a sailor {v} (swear very rudely) SEE: swear like a trooper ::
swear like a trooper {v} :: fluchen wie ein Kesselflicker (like a tinker), fluchen wie ein Bierkutscher (like a drayman), fluchen wie ein Seemann (like a sailor)
swear word {n} (impolite or offensive taboo word) :: Schimpfwort {n}, Fluch {m}, Kraftausdruck {m}, Schimpfwort {n}
sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) :: Schweiß {m}, Schwitze {f}
sweat {v} (to emit sweat) :: schwitzen
sweat {v} (informal: to worry) :: sich sorgen
sweat {v} (to emit in the manner of sweat) :: schwitzen
sweat {v} (transitive: to cook slowly without browning) :: anschwitzen
sweater {n} (knitted jacket worn by athletes before or after exercise) :: Sweatshirt {n}
sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) :: Pullover {m}
sweat gland {n} (exocrine gland) :: Schweißdrüse {f}
sweating {n} (bodily process) :: Schwitzen
sweat like a pig {v} (sweat profusely) :: wie ein Schwein schwitzen
sweat lodge {n} (structure) :: Schwitzhütte {f}
sweat lodge {n} (ceremony or ritual) :: Schwitzhüttenritual {n}
sweatpants {n} (cotton trousers) :: Jogginghose {f}
sweatshirt {n} (loose shirt) :: Sweatshirt {n}
sweatshop {n} (factory) :: Sweatshop {m}, Ausbeutungsbetrieb {m}
sweatsuit {n} (two-piece garment worn during exercise) :: Sportanzug
sweaty {adj} (covered in sweat) :: verschwitzt
sweaty {adj} (likely to cause one to sweat) :: schweißtreibend
swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip ::
swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga ::
swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga ::
Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) :: Schwede {m}, Schwedin {f}
Swede {n} (member of the ancient North Germanic tribe) :: Svear {p}
Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) :: Schweden {n}
Swedenborgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg) :: swedenborgianisch, schwedenborgianisch [old spelling]
Swedenborgian {n} (a religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg) :: Swedenborgianer {m}, Swedenborgianerin {f}, Schwedenborgianer {m} [old spelling], Schwedenborgianerin {f} [old spelling]
Swedenborgianism {n} (Christian denomination influenced by Swedenborg) :: Swedenborgianismus {m}, Schwedenborgianismus {m} [old spelling]
Swedish {prop} (language) :: Schwedisch {n}
Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) :: schwedisch
Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swedish language) :: schwedisch
Swedish massage {n} (style of massage) :: schwedische Massage {f}
Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga ::
Swedophone {adj} (Swedish-speaking) :: schwedischsprachig
Swedophone {n} (speaker of Swedish) :: Schwedischsprecher {m}
sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) :: fegen, kehren
sweep {n} (single action of sweeping) :: Schwung {m}, einmaliges Drüberfegen {n}
sweep {n} (type of lottery) :: Gewinnspiel {n}, Tippspiel {n}
sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep ::
sweeping {n} (The activity of sweeping.) :: Fegen, Kehren
sweepings {n} (material that is swept up) :: das Zusammengefegte, der Kehricht
sweep something under the rug {v} (to conceal a problem expediently) :: unter den Teppich kehren
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) :: süß, lecker
sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) :: süß
sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) :: zuckerhaltig, gezuckert
sweet {adj} (of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar) :: lieblich
sweet {adj} (having a pleasant smell) :: wohlriechend, duftend, Duft-
sweet {adj} (having a pleasing disposition) :: süß, herzig, lieblich, liebenswürdig
sweet {adj} (having a helpful disposition) :: nett
sweet {adj} :: [1,2] süß
sweet {n} (sugary confection) :: Süßigkeit {f}, Bonbon {m} {n}
sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert ::
sweet {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart ::
sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness ::
sweet-and-sour {adj} (between sweet and sour taste) :: süßsauer
sweet-and-sour sauce {n} (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) :: süßsauer Soße {f}
sweetbread {n} (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food) :: [thymus gland of a calf] Kalbsbries {n}, Kalbsmilch {f}
sweetbread {n} :: [Switzerland] Milken
sweet cherry {n} (Prunus avium) SEE: wild cherry ::
sweet chestnut {n} (nut) :: Marone {f}
sweet clover {n} (Melilotus) :: Steinklee {m}, Honigklee {m}
sweet corn {n} (corn suitable for eating by humans) :: Zuckermais {m}
sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) :: süße Träume, träum schön
sweeten {v} (to make sweet to the taste) :: süßen
sweeten {v} (to make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations) :: versüßen
sweeten {v} (to become sweet) :: süß werden
sweetener {n} (food additive) :: Süßstoff {m}
sweeten the pot {v} (to make a living) :: das macht den Kohl nicht fett
sweet flag {n} (Acorus calamus) :: Kalmus {m}, Deutscher Zitwer {m}, Deutscher Ingwer {m}
sweet gum {n} (tree) :: Amberbäume
sweetheart {n} (darling) SEE: darling ::
sweetheart {n} (a person very much liked or loved by someone) :: Liebchen {n}, Liebling {m}, Schatz {m}, Liebster {m}, Liebste {f}
sweetish {adj} (somewhat sweet) :: süßlich
sweetleaf {n} (plant of the genus Stevia) SEE: stevia ::
sweetly {adv} (in a sweet or pleasant manner) :: süß
sweetmeat {n} (sweet delicacy) :: Süßigkeiten, Süßwaren, Süßspeisen
sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) :: Süßigkeit {f}
sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) :: Süßigkeit {f}
sweetness {n} :: Süße {f}
sweet pea {n} (flowering plant) :: Wicke {f}
sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper ::
sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam ::
sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina ::
sweet potato {n} (vine) :: Süßkartoffel {f}, Batate {f}
sweet potato {n} (tuber) :: Süßkartoffel {f}
sweets {n} (confectionery, candy) :: Süßigkeiten {f-p}, Bonbons {m-p}, Schleckzeug {n} [Swiss-German]
sweetshop {n} (shop selling predominantly confectionery) :: Konditorei {f}, Süßwarengeschäft {n}, Süßwarengeschäft {n}, Süßwarenladen {m}
sweetsop {n} (sugar apple) SEE: sugar apple ::
sweet spot {n} (place which is optimum for a certain action to occur) :: Sweet Spot, Sweetspot, Sweet Area
sweet-tempered {adj} :: gutmütig
sweet tooth {n} (someone with a liking for sweet foods) :: Naschkatze {f}, Schlecker {m}, Schleckerin {f}
sweetwater {n} (fresh water) SEE: fresh water ::
sweet william {n} (Dianthus barbatus) :: Bartnelke {f}
sweet woodruff {n} (Asperula odorata) :: Waldmeister {m}
swell {v} (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) :: schwellen
swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) :: Dünung {f}, Schwell {m}
swell {adj} (excellent, see also: excellent) :: klasse
swelling {n} (the state of being swollen) :: Anschwellen {n}, Anschwellung {f}
swelling {n} (anything swollen) :: Schwellung {f}
sweltering {adj} (hot and humid) :: drückend heiß, glühend heiß, verschmachtend
swerve {v} (to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact) :: ausweichen
swerve {v} :: abschweifen
swidden {n} (area cleared and burnt for cultivation) :: Brandfeld {n}, Schwende {f}
swift {adj} (fast; quick) :: schnell
swift {n} (bird) :: Segler {m}
swiftly {adv} (quickly) :: schnell, flink, behände
swiftness {n} (state of being swift) SEE: quickness ::
swig {n} (a drink) :: Schluck {m}, Zug {m}
swill {n} (mixture of solid and liquid food scraps) :: Futtersuppe {f}, Spültrank {m}, Kaspel {f}, Schweinefutter {n}
swill {n} (any disgusting or distasteful liquid) :: Brühe {f}, Gesöff {n}, Jauche {f}, Fusel {m}
swill {n} (anything disgusting or worthless) :: Schund {m}
swill {n} (large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow) :: Zug {m}, großer Schluck {m}
swim {v} (move through water) :: schwimmen
swim {n} (act or instance of swimming) :: Schwimmen {n}
swim bladder {n} (fish organ) :: Fischblase {f}
swim cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) :: Bademütze {f}, Badehaube {f}, Schwimmhaube, Schwimmkappe {f}, Badekappe {f}
swim lane {n} (division of a swimming pool) :: Schwimmbahn {m}
swimmer {n} (one who swims) :: Schwimmer {m}, Schwimmerin {f}
swimming {n} (human activity of moving oneself through water) :: Schwimmen {n}
swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::
swimmingly {adv} (with a gliding motion suggesting swimming) :: fließend
swimmingly {adv} (in a very favourable manner) :: einwandfrei, glänzend, glatt, wie am Schnürchen, wie geschmiert
swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) :: Schwimmbecken {n}, Pool {m}, Freibad {n} [outdoor public swimming pool]
swimming pool {n} (indoor facility for swimming) :: Schwimmbad {n}, Hallenbad {n}
swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) :: Badehose {f}, Schwimmhose {f}
swimmist {n} (swimmer) SEE: swimmer ::
swimsuit {n} (garment worn for swimming) :: Badebekleidung {f}
swimsuit {n} :: Badeanzug {m}, Schwimmanzug {m}
swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::
swindle {v} (to defraud someone) :: betrügen [with um], beschwindeln [with um], erschwindeln [with von]
swindle {v} (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) :: schwindeln
swindle {n} (an instance of swindling) :: Schwindel {m}
swindler {n} (person who swindles, cheats or defrauds) :: Schwindler {m}, Schwindlerin {f}, Gauner {m}, Gaunerin {f}, Betrüger {m}, Betrügerin {f}
swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig ::
swine {n} (contemptible person) :: Schwein {n}
swine fever {n} (pathology) :: klassische Schweinepest {f}
swine flu {n} (influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses) :: Schweinegrippe {f}
swineherd {n} (person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs) :: Schweinehirt {m}, Schweinehirte {m}, Schweinehirtin {f}, Schweinehüter {m}, Schweinehüterin {f}
swine influenza {n} (swine flu) SEE: swine flu ::
swing {v} (to rotate about an off-centre fixed point) :: schwingen, schaukeln, schwanken
swing {v} (to ride on a swing) :: schaukeln
swing {v} (to hang on gallows) :: baumeln
swing {v} (music: to produce a bouncy, uneven rhythm) :: schwingen
swing {v} :: schwingen
swing {n} (hanging seat) :: Schaukel {f}, Hutsche {f} [South German, Austrian]
swing {n} (music style) :: Swing {m}
swingboat {n} (fairground ride) :: Schiffschaukel {f}
swing by {v} :: vorbeischauen
swing door {n} (door) :: Pendeltür {f}, Schwingtür {f}, Flügeltür {f}
swinger {n} (person who practices swinging) :: Swinger {m}, Swingerin {f}
swinging {n} (sexual practice) :: Swingen {n}
swipe {v} (to snatch) :: klauen, stibitzen
swipe {v} (to slide through a reader) :: einlesen, durchziehen
swipe {v} (to interact with a touch screen) :: wischen
swirl {n} (whirling eddy) :: Wirbel {m}
Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) :: schweizerisch, [rare] schweizländisch, Schweizer
Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swiss people) :: schweizerisch
Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialect(s)) :: schweizerisch
Swiss {n} (Swiss person) :: Schweizer {m}, Schweizerin {f}
Swiss Army knife {n} (type of pocket knife) :: Schweizer Messer {n}, Schweizer Offiziersmesser {n}, Schweizer Taschenmesser {n}
Swiss chard {n} (chard) SEE: chard ::
Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) :: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Swiss franc {n} (currency of Switzerland) :: Schweizer Franken {m}, Stutz {m} [informal]
Swiss German {n} (Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland) :: Schweizerdeutsch {n}
Swiss German {adj} :: deutschschweizerisch; schweizerdeutsch [relating to language]
Swiss pine {n} (Pinus cembra) :: Zirbelkiefer {f}
Swiss roll {n} (type of sponge cake roll) :: Biskuitroulade {f}, Roulade {f}
Swiss Standard German {prop} (German language used in Switzerland) :: Schweizerhochdeutsch, Schriftdeutsch
switch {n} (device to turn electric current on and off) :: Schalter {m}
switch {n} (movable section of railroad track) :: Weiche {f}
switch {n} (thin rod used as a whip) :: Spießrute {f}
switch {n} (networking device) :: Switch {m}, Verteiler {m}, Netzwerkweiche {f}
switch {v} (to exchange) :: tauschen, austauschen
switch {v} (to change (something) to the specified state using a switch) :: schalten
switch {v} (to change places or tasks) :: wechseln
switchblade {n} (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed) :: Springmesser {n}
switchboard {n} (electronic panel used to direct telephone calls) :: Klappenschrank {m}
switchboard {n} (electronic device) :: Schaltschrank {m}
switchgrass {n} (Panicum virgatum) :: Rutenhirse {f}
switching function {n} :: Boolesche Funktion {f}, logische Funktion {f}
switch off {v} (turn switch to off position) :: abschalten, ausschalten
switch on {v} (to turn a switch to the "on" position) :: anschalten, einschalten
Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) :: Schweiz {f}
swivel {n} (piece to permit rotation) :: Wirbel {m}
swivel chair {n} :: Drehstuhl {m}
swole {adj} (upset) SEE: upset ::
swole {adj} (of the penis: erect; of a person: with an erection of the penis) SEE: erect ::
swole {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) SEE: muscular ::
swollen {adj} (distended) :: angeschwollen
swoon {n} (infatuation) SEE: infatuation ::
swoon {n} (a faint) :: Ohnmacht {f}
swoon {v} (to faint) :: ohnmächtig werden, in Ohnmacht fallen
swoop {v} (to fly downwards suddenly) :: herabschießen, herabstürzen [reflexive]
swoop {v} (to move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement) :: stürzen [reflexive]
swoop {n} (an instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downwards) :: Sturzflug {m}
swoosh {v} (to move with rushing or swirling sound) :: zischen, sausen
sword {n} (weapon) :: Schwert {n}
sword {n} (one who handles a sword) :: Schwertkämpfer
swordbearer {n} (one who bears or carries a sword) :: Schwertbrüder
swordfighting {n} (swordplay) SEE: swordplay ::
swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) :: Schwertfisch {m}
swordman {n} (swordsman) SEE: swordsman ::
sword of Damocles {n} (thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune) :: Damoklesschwert {n}
swordplay {n} (fighting with a sword) :: Schwertkampf {m}, Fechten {n}
swordsman {n} (a person skilled at using swords) :: Fechter {m}
swordsmanship {n} (the skill of using a sword) :: Schwertkunst {f}
swordsmith {n} (a maker of swords) :: Schwertschmied {m}, Schwertfeger {m}
sword swallower {n} (person who swallows swords) :: Schwertschlucker {m}, Schwertschluckerin {f}
swordswoman {n} (a woman skilled at using swords) :: Fechterin {f}
sworn virgin {n} (person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans) :: geschworene Jungfrau {f}, Schwurjungfrau {f} [rare]
swot {v} (study hard) :: büffeln, pauken
swot {n} (one who swots) :: Büffler {m}
swot {n} (vigorous study) :: Büffeln {n}, Pauken {n}
sybarite {n} (person devoted to pleasure and luxury) :: Schlemmer {m}
Sybil {prop} (female given name) SEE: Sibyl ::
sycamore {n} (Platanus) :: Platane {f}
sycamore {n} (Ficus sycomorus) :: Maulbeer-Feige {f}
sycamore {n} (sycamore maple) SEE: sycamore maple ::
sycamore maple {n} (Acer pseudoplatanus) :: Bergahorn {m}
sycophant {n} (one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person.) :: Kriecher {m}, Schmeichler {m}, Speichellecker {m}, Schleimer {m}
sycophantic {adj} (obsequious, flattering, toadying) :: kriecherisch, unterwürfig
Sydney {prop} (in Australia) :: Sydney {n}
Sydney {prop} (in Nova Scotia) :: Sydney
syenite {n} (obsolete: granite) SEE: granite ::
syenite {n} (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) :: Syenit {m}
Sykes's warbler {n} (Iduna rama) :: Steppenspötter {m}
Syktyvkar {prop} (city in Russia) :: Syktywkar {n}
syllabary {n} (system) :: Silbenschrift {f}
syllabic {adj} (of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable) :: Silben-, silbenweise
syllabic {adj} (in linguistics) :: Silben-
syllabic abbreviation {n} :: Silbenkurzwort {n}, Silbenwort {n}
syllabification {n} (division of a word into syllables) :: Worttrennung {f}, Silbentrennung {f}
syllable {n} (unit of speech) :: Silbe {f}
syllabus {n} (summary of topics) :: Lehrplan {m}, Studienprogramm {n}, Lehrprogramm {n}, Syllabus {m}
syllepsis {n} (figure of speech) :: Syllepse {f}, Syllepsis {f}
syllogism {n} (inference from premises) :: Syllogismus {m}
sylph {n} (The elemental being of air) :: Sylphe {f}, Luftgeist {m}
sylph {n} (A slender girl) :: Sylphide {f} [archaic]
Sylt {prop} (German island) :: Sylt
sylvite {n} (saline evaporite) :: Sylvin {m}
symbiogenesis {n} (merging of organisms to form a new organism) :: Symbiogenese {f}
symbiont {n} (organism in a symbiotic relationship) :: Symbiont {m}
symbiosis {n} (relationship of mutual benefit) :: Symbiose {f}
symbiote {n} (symbiont) SEE: symbiont ::
symbol {n} (character or glyph) :: Symbol {n}, Zeichen {n}
symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) :: Symbol {n}
symbol {v} (symbolize) SEE: symbolize ::
symbolic {adj} (pertaining to a symbol) :: symbolisch
symbolic {adj} (implicitly referring to another thing) :: symbolisch, symbolträchtig
symbolically {adv} (in a symbolic manner) :: symbolisch
symbolize {v} (To be symbolic of; to represent) :: symbolisieren
symbology {n} (study of symbols) :: Symbologie {f}
symmetric {adj} (symmetrical) SEE: symmetrical ::
symmetrical {adj} (exhibiting symmetry) :: symmetrisch
symmetry {n} (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) :: Symmetrie {f}
sympathetic {adj} (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) :: mitfühlend
sympathize {v} (to show sympathy) :: mitfühlen
sympathy {n} (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another) :: Mitleid {n}, Mitgefühl {n}
sympathy {n} (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy) :: Sympathie {f}
sympathy {n} (mutual relationship) :: Sympathie {f}
sympatric {adj} (occurring in the same territory) :: sympatrische
symphonic {adj} (characteristic of a symphony) :: sinfonisch
symphonic poem {n} (piece of music based on something non-musical) :: Tondichtung {f}, sinfonische Dichtung {f}
symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) :: Sinfonie {f}, Symphonie {f}
symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) :: Philharmoniker {m-p}, Philharmonie {f}, Sinfonieorchester {n}
sympodium {n} (a pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching) :: Sympodium, Scheinachse, scheinbare Hauptachse {f}
symposium {n} (conference) :: Fachtagung {f}
symptom {n} (figuratively: indicator of something) :: Symptom {n}
synaesthesia {n} (neurological or psychological phenomenon) :: Synästhesie {f}
synaesthetic {adj} (pertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it) :: synästhetisch
synagogal {adj} (of or pertaining to a synagogue) :: synagogal, Synagogal-, Synagogen-
synagogical {adj} (of or pertaining to a synagogue) :: synagogal, Synagogal-, Synagogen-
synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) :: Synagoge {f}, Schule {f}
synagogue {n} (Jewish congregation) :: Synagoge {f}
synapse {n} (junction between neurons) :: Synapse {f}
synaptic {adj} (junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell) :: synaptische
sync {v} (synchronize) SEE: synchronize ::
sync {n} (synchronization) SEE: synchronization ::
synchronic {adj} (relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history) :: synchron
synchronicity {n} (the state of being synchronous or simultaneous) :: Synchronizität {f}
synchronicity {n} (Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related) :: Synchronizität {f}
synchronisation {n} (synchronisation) SEE: synchronization ::
synchronised skating {n} (figure skating in a team) :: Synchroneiskunstlauf {m}
synchronised swimming {n} (swimming event) :: Synchronschwimmen {n}
synchronism {n} (synchronicity) SEE: synchronicity ::
synchronization {n} (the state or property of being synchronized) :: Synchronisierung {f}
synchronize {v} (cause two events to have coordinated timing) :: synchronisieren
synchronized skating {n} (figure skating in a team) :: Synchroneiskunstlauf {m}
synchronized swimmer {n} (someone who practices synchronized swimming) :: Synchronschwimmer {m}, Synchronschwimmerin {f}
synchronized swimming {n} (swimming event) :: Synchronschwimmen {n}
synchronous {adj} (at the same time) :: synchron
synchrony {n} (synchronicity) SEE: synchronicity ::
synchrotron {n} (form of cyclotron) :: Synchrotron {n}
synclinal {n} (synclinal fold) :: Synklinale {f}
syncline {n} (concave upward fold) SEE: synclinal ::
syncope {n} (loss of consciousness) :: Synkope {f}
syncope {n} (absence of a sound) :: Synkope {f}
syncope {n} (missed beat or off-beat stress) :: Synkope {f}
syncretic {adj} (combining disparate elements) :: synkretistisch
syncretism {n} (fusion of different systems or beliefs) :: Synkretismus {m}
syncretism {n} (fusion of different inflexional forms) :: Synkretismus {m}
syncretist {n} (one who attempts syncretism) :: Synkretist {m}, Synkretistin {f}
syndesmosis {n} (movable articulation) :: Syndesmose
syndicate {n} (group of individuals or companies) :: Syndikat {n}
syndication {n} (act of syndicating) :: Verkauf von Inhalt {f} [journalism], Weitergabe von medialen Inhalten {f}, Weiterverbreitung von medialen Inhalten {f}, simultane Verbreitung von Inhalten [journalism], Syndikation {f}
syndrome {n} (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) :: Syndrom {n}
synecdoche {n} (figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole) :: Synekdoche {f}
synecdochical {adj} :: synekdochisch
synergetic {adj} (synergistic) :: synergetisch
synergistic {adj} (synergistic) :: synergetisch
synergy {n} (behavior of a system that cannot be predicted by the behavior of its parts) :: Synergie {f}
synergy {n} (pharmacology: interaction between drugs) :: Synergie {f}
synergy {n} (benefits from combining different groups, people, objects or processes) :: Synergie {f}, Zusammenwirken {n}, gegenseitige Verstärkung {f}
synergy {n} :: Synergie {f}
syngas {n} (synthesis gas) SEE: synthesis gas ::
synod {n} (ecclesiastic council or meeting) :: Synode {f}
synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) :: Synonym {n}, Synonymum {n}, Gleichwort {n}, bedeutungsgleiches Wort {n}
synonymous {adj} (having an identical meaning) :: bedeutungsgleich, gleichbedeutend, synonym, synonymisch
synonymous {adj} (having a similar meaning) :: bedeutungsähnlich, sinnverwandt, synonym
synonymous {adj} (of, or being a synonym) :: synonym
synonymy {n} (quality of being synonymous) :: Synonymie {f}
synopsis {n} (brief summary) :: Synopse {f}, Übersicht {f}, Zusammenfassung {f}
synsemantic {adj} :: synsemantisch
syntactic {adj} (of, related to or connected with syntax) :: syntaktisch
syntactic salt {n} :: syntaktisches Salz {n}
syntactic sugar {n} :: syntaktischer Zucker {m}
syntagma {n} (syntactic arrangement) :: Syntagma {n}
syntagma {n} (semiotic arrangement) :: Syntagma {n}
syntagmatarchy {n} (square formation of 256 soldiers) SEE: syntagma ::
syntax {n} (set of rules that govern how words are combined) :: Syntax {f}, Satzbau {m}
syntax {n} (formal rules of a computer language) :: Syntax {f}
syntax {n} (study of the structure of phrases and sentences) :: Satzlehre {f}, Syntax {f}
syntax highlighting {n} (highlighting of source code) :: Sytax-Highlighting {n}, Syntaxhervorhebung {f}
syntaxis {n} (syntax) SEE: syntax ::
synthesis {n} (formation of something complex or coherent) :: Synthese {f}
synthesis {n} (chemistry: reaction of elements or compounds) :: Synthese {f}
synthesis {n} :: Synthese {f}
synthesis gas {n} (gas obtained by heating coal and steam) :: Synthesegas {n}
synthesize {v} (To produce a substance by chemical synthesis) :: synthetisieren
synthesize {v} (To be produced a by chemical synthesis) :: synthetisieren
synthesizer {n} (music: an electronic keyboard instrument) :: Synthesizer {m}
synthetic {adj} :: synthetisch
syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) :: Syphilis {f}
syphilitic {adj} (relating to syphilis) :: syphilitisch, syphiliskrank
Syracuse {prop} (province Sicily) :: Syrakus
Syracuse {prop} (city and port in the province of Syracuse) :: Syrakus
Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) :: Syracuse, Syrakus
Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Syrien {n}
Syriac {prop} (language) :: Syrisch {n}
Syrian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) :: syrisch
Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) :: Syrer {m}, Syrerin {f}, Syrier {m}, Syrierin {f}
Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) :: Arabische Republik Syrien {f}
Syriarch {n} (chief priest in the Roman province of Syria) :: Syriarch {m}
Syriarchate {n} (office of a Syriarch) :: Syriarchat
syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) :: Spritze {f}
syrinx {n} (panpipes) SEE: panpipes ::
syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) :: Sirup {m}
sysadmin {n} (systems administrator) :: Systemadministrator {m}
sysop {n} :: Sysop {m}, SysOp {m}
system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) :: System {n}, Ordnung {f}, Verbund {m}
system architecture {n} (Translations) :: Systemarchitektur {f}
systematic {adj} (of, relating to, or being a system) :: System-
systematic {adj} (carried out using a planned, ordered procedure) :: systematisch
systematic {adj} (methodical, regular and orderly) :: systematisch
systematic {adj} (of, or relating to taxonomic classification) :: systematisch
systematically {adv} (in an organized manner) :: systematisch
systematics {n} (the systematic classification of organisms) :: Systematik {f}
systematization {n} (act of systematizing) :: Systematisierung {f}
systematize {v} (to arrange into a systematic order) :: systematisieren
systemic circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) :: großer Blutkreislauf {m}, systemischer Kreislauf {m}, Körperkreislauf {m}
systemic lupus erythematosus {n} (systemic autoimmune disease) :: Lupus erythematodes {m}
system of equations {n} (set of equations) :: Gleichungssystem {n}
systems analysis {n} (analysis of systems) :: Systemanalyse {f}
systems analysis {n} (range of techniques) :: Systemanalyse {f}
systems engineering {n} (interdisciplinary field of engineering) :: Systems Engineering {n}
systole {n} (contraction of the heart) :: Systole {f}
syzygy {n} (astronomical conjunction) :: Syzygie {f}, Syzygium {n}
Szczecin {prop} (city in Poland) :: Stettin {n}
Szczedrzyk {prop} (village) :: Sczedrzik {n}, Hitlersee [1934–1945]
Szeged {prop} (city in Hungary) :: Szeged {n}, Szegedin {n}, Segedin {n}
Székely {n} (member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people) :: Szekler {m}
Székely Land {prop} (historic and ethnographic area in Romania) :: Szeklerland
Székesfehérvár {prop} (city in Hungary) :: Székesfehérvár {n}, Stuhlweißenburg {n}
Szlachta {prop} (nobility of Poland, and Lithuania) :: Szlachta {f}