| œcumenic {adj} (ecumenical) SEE: ecumenical | :: |
| O {particle} (a vocative particle) | :: o |
| oak {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) | :: Eiche {f} |
| oak {n} (wood) | :: Eiche {f}, Eichenholz {n} |
| oak {adj} (made of oak wood) | :: Eichen- |
| oak apple {n} (oak gall) SEE: oak gall | :: |
| oaken {adj} (made from the wood of an oak) | :: eichen |
| oak gall {n} (gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva) | :: Gallapfel {m} |
| oakleaf {n} (the leaf of the oak) | :: Eichenlaub {n} [collective] |
| oakleaf {n} (military award) | :: Eichenlaub {n} |
| oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak | :: |
| oakwood {n} (wood populated with oaks) | :: Eichenwald {m}, Eichenhain {m}, Eichwald {m} |
| oar {n} (implement used to row a boat) | :: Ruder {n} |
| oar {v} (row) SEE: row | :: |
| oarfish {n} (fish of the family Regalecidae) | :: Riemenfisch {m} |
| oarlock {n} (device to hold oars in place) | :: Dolle {f} |
| OAS {prop} (Organization of American States) | :: OAS {f} |
| oasis {n} (well surrounded by fertile region) | :: Oase {f} |
| oast {n} (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) | :: Darre {f}, Tabakdarre {f}, Malzdarre {f}, Hopfendarre {f} |
| oat {n} (a widely cultivated cereal grass) | :: Hafer {m}, Haber {m} [Austria, Switzerland, southern Germany] |
| oat {n} (seeds of the oat) SEE: oats | :: |
| oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| oath {n} (solemn pledge) | :: Eid {m}, Schwur {m} |
| oath {n} (affirmed statement) | :: Eid {m} |
| oath {n} (profanity) | :: Fluch {m} |
| oathbreach {n} (breach or breaking of an oath) | :: Eidbruch {m} |
| oatmeal {n} (meal) | :: Haferflocken {f-p} |
| oatmeal {n} (breakfast cereal, see also: porridge) | :: Haferbrei {m} |
| oat milk {n} (milky liquid from oats) | :: Hafermilch {f} |
| oats {n} (seeds of an oat plant) | :: Hafer {m} |
| Ob {prop} (river in Russia) | :: Ob {m} |
| Obadiah {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Obadja |
| Obama {prop} (surname) | :: Obama |
| obeche {n} (wood of the above tree) | :: Abachi |
| obedience {n} (quality of being obedient) | :: Gehorsam {m}, Folgsamkeit {f}, Gehorsamkeit {f} |
| obedient {adj} (willing to comply with commands) | :: gehorsam, folgsam |
| obelisk {n} (A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) | :: Obelisk {m} |
| obelisk {n} (The dagger sign (†)) | :: Kreuz {n} |
| Oberkorn {prop} (canton) | :: Oberkorn |
| Oberon {prop} (moon of Uranus) | :: Oberon {m} |
| obese {adj} (extremely overweight) | :: fettleibig, fettsüchtig, korpulent |
| obesity {n} (act or state of being obese) | :: Fettsucht {f}, Übergewicht {n}, Adipositas {f}, Fettleibigkeit {f} |
| obey {v} (to do as ordered by) | :: gehorchen |
| obey {v} (to do as one is told) | :: befolgen |
| obfuscate {v} (make dark) | :: verfinstern, verdunkeln |
| obfuscate {v} (make confusing) | :: verdunkeln, verschleiern |
| obfuscate {v} (alter code) | :: obfuskieren |
| obfuscation {n} (act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something) | :: Verdunkelung {f}, Vernebelung {f} |
| obfuscation {n} (confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated) | :: Verdunkelung {f}, Vernebelung {f} |
| obfuscation {n} (intentionally obscuring the meaning of something to make it more difficult to grasp) | :: Vernebelung {f} |
| obfuscation {n} (alter computer code, preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent) | :: Entstellung {f} |
| obituary {n} (brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper) | :: Todesanzeige {f}, Traueranzeige {f} |
| obituary {n} (biography of a recently deceased person) | :: Nachruf {m}, Nekrolog {m} |
| object {n} (thing) | :: Gegenstand {m}, Objekt {n}, Sache {f} |
| object {n} (the goal, end or purpose of something) | :: Objekt {n} |
| object {n} (in grammar) | :: Ergänzung {f}, Satzergänzung {f}, Objekt {n} |
| object {n} (in object-oriented programming) | :: Objekt {n} |
| object {v} (disagree with something or someone) | :: dagegen sein, Einwände haben, einwenden |
| object-based {adj} (using entities called objects) | :: objektbasiert |
| object-based language {n} | :: objektbasierte Sprache {f} |
| object-based programming {n} (programming paradigm that uses objects to design application and computer programs) | :: objektbasierte Programmierung {f} |
| object code {n} (output of a compiler or assembler) | :: Objektcode {m}, Objektkode {m} |
| objectification {n} | :: Objektifizierung {f} |
| objection {n} (act of objecting) | :: Beanstandung {f} |
| objection {n} (statement expressing opposition) | :: Einwand {m}, Widerspruch {m} |
| objection {n} (official protest raised in a court of law) | :: Einspruch {m} |
| objectionable {adj} (offensive) | :: unangenehm, unzulässig, störend, anstößig, anstoßerregend, anrüchig, nicht einwandfrei, zu beanstandend |
| objective {adj} (relating to a material object) | :: objektiv |
| objective {adj} (not influenced by emotions) | :: objektiv |
| objective {n} (goal) | :: Ziel {n} |
| objective {n} (lens) | :: Objektiv {n} |
| objective case {n} (case of an object) | :: Objektfall |
| objectivism {n} (doctrine that holds that reality is objective) | :: Objektivismus {m} |
| objectivity {n} (The state of being objective) | :: Objektivität {f} |
| object language {n} (language speaking about objects rather than about language) | :: Objektsprache {f} |
| object language {n} (lexicography: language of headwords) | :: Objektsprache {f} |
| object-oriented {adj} (using entities called objects) | :: objektorientiert |
| object-oriented language {n} | :: objektorientierte Sprache {f} |
| object-oriented programming {n} (programming paradigm that uses objects to design application and computer programs) | :: objektorientierte Programmierung {f} |
| object permanence {n} (understanding that an object still exists when it disappears from sight) | :: Objektpermanenz {f} |
| object request broker {n} | :: Object Request Broker {m} |
| objet d'art {n} | :: Kunstobjekt {n} |
| oblast {n} (region or province) | :: Oblast {f} |
| obligation {n} (act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone) | :: Verpflichtung {f}, Pflicht {f} |
| obligation {n} | :: Verpflichtung {f} |
| obligatory {adj} (binding) | :: obligatorisch |
| oblige {v} (to constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means) | :: verpflichten |
| oblige {v} (to do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation)) | :: einen Gefallen tun |
| obliged {adj} (Under an obligation to do something for someone) | :: verpflichtet |
| obligee {n} (beneficiary of an obligation) | :: Berechtigter {m} |
| obliging {adj} (Happy and ready to do favours for others) | :: verbindlich |
| obligor {n} (party bearing obligation) | :: Verpflichteter {m} |
| oblique {adj} (not erect or perpendicular) | :: schräg, schief, oblique |
| oblique case {n} (any noun case except the nominative (and vocative)) | :: abhängiger Fall {m}, Casus obliquus {m}, Obliquus {m}, obliquer Kasus {m} |
| obliterate {v} (to remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy) | :: auslöschen |
| obliteration {n} (The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something) | :: Vernichtung {f} |
| oblivion {n} (state of forgetfulness or distraction) | :: Vergessen {n} |
| oblivion {n} (state of being completely forgotten) | :: Vergessenheit {f} |
| oblivious {adj} (unaware) | :: [rare] selbstvergessen, unaufmerksam, nicht bewusst, unbedacht, unbedarft |
| oblivious {adj} (failing to remember) | :: vergesslich |
| oblong {adj} (longer than wide) | :: länglich, lang, quer, breit |
| oblong {adj} (roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal) | :: rechteckig, oblong |
| oblong {n} (with an oblong shape) | :: Oblong {n}, Oblongum {n}, Quadratum oblongum {n}, längliches Rechteck, Rechteck {n} |
| obloquy {n} (abusive language) | :: Schmähung {f}, Schmach {m} |
| obnoxious {adj} (offensive, very annoying) | :: widerlich, widerwärtig, unerträglich, unausstehlich, abscheulich, anstößig |
| obnubilation {n} | :: Umwölkung {f} |
| oboe {n} (wind instrument) | :: Oboe {f} |
| oboe d'amore {n} (instrument of the oboe family) | :: Oboe d'Amore {f}, Liebesoboe {f} |
| oboist {n} (performer on the oboe) | :: Oboist {m}, Oboistin {f} |
| obolus {n} (silver coin) | :: Obolus {m} |
| Obotrite {n} (member of a confederation of medieval Slavic tribes) | :: Abodrite {m} |
| obscene {adj} (offensive to current standards of decency or morality) | :: obszön, unanständig |
| obscene {adj} | :: obszön, unanständig, zotig |
| obscenity {n} (something that is obscene) | :: Obszönität {f} |
| obscurantism {n} (deliberate obscurity or vagueness) | :: Obskurantismus {m} |
| obscure {adj} (dark, faint or indistinct) | :: obskur, dunkel, vernebelt, finster, düster, undeutlich, unklar, unbestimmt, zweifelhaft, dahergelaufen |
| obscure {adj} (hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous) | :: unbedeutend, versteckt, verborgen, unsichtbar, schleierhaft, unbekannt |
| obscure {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: unverständlich |
| obscure {v} (to darken, make faint) | :: verdunkeln, vernebeln, verunklaren, verwirren |
| obscure {v} (to hide, put out of sight) | :: verschleiern, verdecken, verbergen |
| obsequious {adj} (obedient, compliant with someone else's orders) | :: unterwürfig, folgsam, gehorsam |
| obsequious {adj} (fawning, subservient) | :: unterwürfig, hörig, servil, kriecherisch, devot |
| obsequiousness {n} (the quality of being obsequious) | :: Unterwürfigkeit {f} |
| observable {adj} (able to be observed) | :: beobachtbar |
| observance {n} (practice of complying) | :: Beachtung {f} |
| observant {adj} (Alert and paying close attention) | :: aufmerksam |
| observant {adj} | :: aufmerksam |
| observation {n} (act of observing or being observed) | :: Beobachtung {f} |
| observation {n} (remark or comment) | :: Bemerkung {f} |
| observation post {n} (lookout) | :: Beobachtungsstand {m} |
| observation wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel | :: |
| observatory {n} (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) | :: Observatorium {n}, Sternwarte {f} |
| observatory {n} (lookout) SEE: lookout | :: |
| observe {v} (to notice, to watch, see also: notice) | :: beobachten |
| observe {v} (to follow) | :: beachten, halten |
| observe {v} (to comment) | :: bemerken |
| observer {n} (one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice) | :: Beobachter {m}, Beobachterin {f} |
| obsessed {adj} (fixated on a single topic or emotion) | :: besessen |
| obsession {n} (compulsive or irrational preoccupation) | :: fixe Idee {f} |
| obsession {n} (unhealthy fixation) | :: Besessenheit {f}, Sucht {f} |
| obsession {n} | :: Besessenheit {f}, Obsession |
| obsessive {adj} | :: besessen |
| obsessive-compulsive disorder {n} (form of anxiety) | :: Zwangsstörung |
| obsidian {n} (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes) | :: Obsidian {m} |
| obsolescence {n} (state) | :: Obsoleszenz {f}, Veraltetsein {n} |
| obsolescent {adj} (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet) | :: veraltend |
| obsolete {adj} (no longer in use) | :: veraltet, obsolet |
| obstacle {n} (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) | :: Hindernis {n} |
| obstetric {adj} (relating to obstetrics) | :: geburtshilflich |
| obstetrician {n} (a physician who specializes in childbirth) | :: Geburtshelfer {m}, Geburtshelferin {f}, Entbindungspfleger {m}, Entbindungspflegerin {f} |
| obstetrics {n} (care of women during and after pregnancy) | :: Geburtshilfe {f}, Obstetrik {f} |
| obstinacy {n} (state of stubbornness) | :: Sturheit {f}, Eigensinn {m} |
| obstinate {adj} (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) | :: hartnäckig, starrköpfig |
| obstipation {n} (severe constipation due to intestinal blockage) | :: Obstipation {f} |
| obstreperous {adj} (attended by, or making a loud and tumultuous noise) | :: ungestüm, tumultartig, dröhnend |
| obstreperous {adj} (noisily and stubbornly defiant) | :: aufsässig, aufmüpfig, ungebärdig, widerspenstig, renitent |
| obstruct {v} (To block or fill (a passage)) | :: behindern, versperren |
| obstruction {n} (the act of obstructing) | :: Obstruktion {f}, Verhinderung {f}, Blockierung {f}, Störung {f} |
| obstruent {n} (consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway) | :: Obstruent {m}; Geräuschlaut {m} |
| obtain {v} (to get hold of, acquire) | :: erlangen |
| obtain {v} (to be the case, hold true) | :: bestehen |
| obtainable {adj} (capable of being obtained) | :: verfügbar, erhältlich |
| obtrusive {adj} (Pushy) | :: aufdringlich, penetrant |
| obtund {v} (to dull) | :: abstumpfen |
| obtuse {adj} (intellectually dull) | :: begriffsstutzig, beschränkt, stumpf, schwerfällig |
| obtuse {adj} (indirect or circuitous) | :: indirekt, umständlich, weitschweifig |
| obtuse {adj} (deadened, muffled, muted) | :: unterdrückt, gedämpft, abgeschwächt, abgestumpft, betäubt, abgemildert, gefühllos |
| obtuse {adj} (of an angle) | :: stumpf |
| obtuse {adj} (botany, zoology: blunt) | :: stumpf |
| obtuse {adj} (of a triangle) SEE: obtuse-angled | :: |
| obtuse angle {n} (angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees) | :: stumpfer Winkel {m} |
| obtuse-angled {adj} (of a triangle) | :: stumpfwinkelig, stumpfwinklig |
| obverse {n} (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) | :: Vorderseite {f}, Bildseite {f}, Kopf {m}, Avers {m} |
| obviate {v} (to bypass a requirement) | :: überflüssig machen |
| obvious {adj} (easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) | :: offensichtlich; selbstverständlich; deutlich; überdeutlich; offenbar; [learned] evident |
| obviously {adv} (in an obvious manner; clearly apparent) | :: augenscheinlich [elevated], offenbar, offenkundig, offensichtlich, sichtlich |
| Obwalden {prop} (a canton of Switzerland) | :: Obwalden |
| ocarina {n} (musical instrument) | :: Okarina {f} |
| Occam's razor {prop} (both principles) | :: Ockhams Rasiermesser {n} |
| occasion {n} (favorable opportunity) | :: Gelegenheit {f} |
| occasion {n} (occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason) | :: Gelegenheit {f} |
| occasion {n} (particular happening) | :: Anlass {m} |
| occasion {n} (occurrence or incident) SEE: occurrence | :: |
| occasional {adj} (limited to certain occasions; not very often) | :: gelegentlich, okkasionell |
| occasionally {adv} (from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals) | :: gelegentlich |
| occasional table {n} (small table having no particular function) | :: Tischchen {n}, Nebentisch {m}, Beitisch {m}, Beistelltisch {m}, Seitentisch {n}, Katzentisch {m} |
| occident {n} (part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west) | :: Okzident {m} |
| Occident {prop} (the West) | :: Okzident, Abendland |
| occidental {adj} (of the occident:) | :: abendländisch, okzidental |
| Occidental {prop} (artificial language) | :: Interlingue, Occidental |
| occiput {n} (back of the head or skull) | :: Hinterkopf {m} |
| Occitan {prop} (the Romance language) | :: Okzitanisch {n} |
| Occitan {adj} | :: okzitanisch |
| Occitania {prop} (Occitania) | :: Okzitanien {n} |
| Occitanie {prop} (region of France) | :: Okzitanien |
| occluded front {n} (cold front that overtakes a warm front) | :: Okklusion {f} |
| occlusive {n} (plosive) SEE: plosive | :: |
| occult {adj} (secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected) | :: okkult |
| occult {adj} (related to the occult) | :: okkult |
| occult {n} (supernatural affairs) | :: Okkult {m}, Okkultismus {m} |
| occultation {n} (astronomical event) | :: Bedeckung {f}, Okkultation, Verfinsterung |
| occultism {n} (study of the supernatural) | :: Okkultismus {m} |
| occultist {n} (person who practises occultism) | :: Okkultist {m}, Okkultistin {f} |
| occultistic {adj} | :: okkultistisch |
| occupancy {n} (the act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant) | :: Belegung {f} |
| occupant {n} (person who occupies an office or a position) | :: Besatzer {m}, Besatzerin {f}, Okkupant {m}, Okkupantin {f} |
| occupant {n} (owner or tenant) | :: Bewohner {m}, Bewohnerin {f} |
| occupation {n} (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) | :: Beschäftigung {f}, Beruf {m} |
| occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) | :: Besatzung {f}; Besetzung {f}; [elevated] Okkupation {f} |
| occupational disease {n} (ailment that occurs as a result of work) | :: Berufskrankheit {f} |
| occupational hazard {n} (substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being) | :: Berufsrisiko {n} |
| occupational hazard {n} (an unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment) | :: Berufsrisiko {n} |
| occupational health and safety {n} (activity to promote health and safety in workplace) | :: Arbeitsschutz {m}; Arbeitssicherheit {f} [Switzerland] |
| occupational safety and health {n} (activity to promote safety in workplace) | :: Arbeitsschutz {m}; Arbeitssicherheit {f} [Switzerland] |
| occupational therapist {n} (therapist) | :: Ergotherapeut {m}, Ergotherapeutin {f} |
| occupational therapy {n} (therapeutic practice) | :: Ergotherapie {f}, Beschäftigungstherapie {f} |
| occupied {adj} (reserved) | :: belegt, besetzt |
| occupied {adj} (busy) | :: besetzt, beschäftigt |
| occupied {adj} (militarily subjugated) | :: besetzt, okkupiert |
| occupier {n} (one who occupies) | :: Besatzer {m}, Besatzerin {f}, Okkupant {m}, Okkupantin {f} |
| occupy {v} (to occupy) SEE: consume | :: |
| occupy {v} (time or space) | :: in Anspruch nehmen, belegen |
| occupy {v} (reside in) | :: bewohnen |
| occupy {v} (have (taken) control of) | :: besetzen, okkupieren |
| occupy {v} (hold a position) | :: besetzen |
| occur {v} (take place) | :: passieren, vorkommen |
| occur {v} (present itself) | :: vorkommen, passieren |
| occur {v} (meet or come to the mind) | :: einfallen, in den Sinn kommen |
| occur {v} (be present or found) | :: vorkommen |
| occurrence {n} (actual instance where a situation arises) | :: Vorfall {m} |
| OCD {n} (obsessive-compulsive disorder) SEE: obsessive-compulsive disorder | :: |
| ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water) | :: Weltmeer {n}, Ozean {m} |
| ocean current {n} | :: Meeresströmung {f} |
| oceangoing {adj} (oceangoing) SEE: ocean-going | :: |
| ocean-going {adj} (capable of sailing on the ocean) | :: seetüchtig |
| Oceania {prop} (geographical region) | :: Ozeanien {n} |
| Oceanian {adj} (from Oceania) | :: ozeanisch |
| Oceanian {n} (someone from Oceania) | :: Ozeanier {m} |
| oceanic {adj} (of or relating to the ocean) | :: ozeanisch |
| oceanic whitetip shark {n} (Carcharhinus longimanus) | :: Weißspitzen-Hochseehai {m}, Hochsee-Weißflossenhai {m} |
| oceanographer {n} (person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans) | :: Ozeanograf {m}, Ozeanografin {f}, Meereskundler {m}, Meereskundlerin {f} |
| oceanography {n} (oceanic exploration and study) | :: Ozeanographie {f}, Ozeanografie {f}, Meereskunde {f} |
| oceanologist {n} (one who studies oceans) | :: Ozeanolog {m} |
| oceanology {n} (oceanography) SEE: oceanography | :: |
| ocean quahog {n} (Arctica islandica) | :: Islandmuschel {f} |
| Oceanus {prop} (personification of the ocean) | :: Okeanos {m} |
| ocellated crake {n} (bird) | :: Schomburgk-Ralle {f} |
| ocelot {n} (feline carnivore) | :: Ozelot {m} |
| ochlocracy {n} (government by the masses) | :: Ochlokratie {f} |
| ochre {n} (earth pigment) | :: Ocker {m} |
| ochre {n} (yellowish-orange colour) | :: Ocker {n} |
| ochre {adj} (having yellow-orange colour) | :: ockern, ocker, ockerfarben |
| o'clock {adv} (indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock")) | :: ein Uhr |
| o'clock {adv} (the translations below are of "at one o’clock") | :: um 1 Uhr, um eins |
| ocnophilic {adj} | :: oknophil |
| OCR {n} (optical character recognition) | :: OZE {f} (Optische Zeichenerkennung) |
| octacontagon {n} (geometry) | :: Achtzigeck {m} |
| octacyanomolybdate {n} (anion or salt containing it) | :: Oktacyanomolybdat {n} |
| octagenarian {n} (octogenarian) SEE: octogenarian | :: |
| octagon {n} (polygon with eight sides and eight angles) | :: Achteck {n}, Oktagon {n}, Oktogon {n} |
| octahedron {n} (a polyhedron with eight faces) | :: Oktaeder {n}, Achtflächner {m} |
| octal {adj} (concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematics calculations performed using octal) | :: Oktal- |
| octane {n} (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons) | :: Octan {n} |
| octane number {n} (measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel) | :: Oktanzahl {f} |
| octanitrocubane {n} (explosive derived from cubane) | :: Octanitrocuban {n} |
| Octans {prop} (a circumpolar constellation) | :: Oktant {m} |
| octaoxygen {n} (allotrope of oxygen) | :: Oktasauerstoff {n} |
| octasyllabic {adj} (having eight syllables) | :: achtsilbig |
| octateuch {n} (collection of eight books) | :: Oktateuch {m} |
| Octavian {prop} (name) | :: Octavian |
| Octavius {prop} (male given name) | :: Octavius |
| octet {n} (group of eight) | :: Oktett {n} |
| octet {n} (group of eight musicians performing together) | :: Oktett {n} |
| octet {n} (byte of eight bits) SEE: byte | :: |
| octillion {num} (a thousand trillion trillion, 1027) | :: Quadrilliarde |
| octillion {num} (a trillion quintillion, 1048, see also: quindecillion) | :: Oktillion {f} |
| October {prop} (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: Oktober {m} |
| octodecillion {n} (1057) | :: Nonilliarde {f} |
| octodontid {n} (any of the Octodontidae) | :: Trugratte {f} |
| octogenarian {adj} (being between 80 and 89, inclusive) | :: achtzigjährig |
| octogenarian {n} (One who is between the age of 80 and 89, inclusive) | :: Achtzigjährige {f}, Achtzigjähriger {m} |
| octonion {n} (nonassociative extension of a quaternion) | :: Oktave {f}, Oktonion {f} |
| octopus {n} (mollusc) | :: Tintenfisch {m} [usual word; scientific for Coleoidea]; Oktopus {m} [chiefly scientific for the genus Octopus]; Krake {f} [scientific for Octopoda] |
| octosyllabic {adj} (containing 8 syllables) | :: achtsilbig |
| octothorpe {n} (octothorpe) SEE: hash | :: |
| octovigintillion {num} (1087) | :: Quattuordezilliarde |
| octuplet {n} (one of eight babies born at the same birth) | :: Achtling {m} |
| octuply {adv} (in an eightfold manner) | :: achtmal |
| ocular {adj} (seen by the eye) SEE: visual | :: |
| ocular {adj} (of or relating to the eye) | :: Augen- |
| oculist {n} (optometrist) SEE: optometrist | :: |
| oculist {n} (ophthalmologist) SEE: ophthalmologist | :: |
| odalisque {n} (a female harem slave) | :: Odaliske {f} |
| odd {adj} (not having a mate) | :: einzeln |
| odd {adj} (strange) | :: seltsam, merkwürdig, komisch |
| odd {adj} (indivisible by two) | :: ungerade |
| odd {n} (odd number) SEE: odd number | :: |
| oddball {n} (eccentric person) | :: Sonderling {m}, Exzentriker {m} |
| odd function {n} (function) | :: ungerade Funktion {f} |
| oddity {n} (strangeness) | :: Seltsamkeit {f} |
| odd job {v} (temporary job) | :: Zeitarbeit {f} |
| odd job {v} (task of incidental nature) | :: Gelegenheitsarbeit {f} |
| odd number {n} (whole number that is not divisible by two) | :: ungerade Zahl {f} |
| odds {n} (the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening) | :: Wahrscheinlichkeit {f} |
| odds {n} (the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations) | :: Gewinnquote {f} |
| odds and ends {n} (miscellaneous things) | :: Krimskrams {m} |
| ode {n} (a short poetical composition) | :: Ode {f} |
| Odense {prop} (City in southern Denmark) | :: Odense, Ottensee |
| Oder {prop} (river) | :: Oder {f} |
| Odesa {prop} (Odessa) SEE: Odessa | :: |
| Odessa {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: Odessa {n} |
| Odia {prop} (Oriya) SEE: Oriya | :: |
| Odin {prop} (god in Norse mythology) | :: Wotan, Odin, Wüeti [Alemannic] |
| odious {adj} (arousing strong dislike) | :: abscheulich, widerlich, häßlich |
| Odisha {prop} (state in India) | :: Orissa |
| Odoacer {prop} (Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy) | :: Odoaker |
| odometer {n} (instrument attached to the wheel) | :: Hodometer {n}, Odometer {m}, Kilometerzähler {m} |
| odontoblast {n} | :: Odontoblast |
| odontocete {n} (toothed whale) SEE: toothed whale | :: |
| odontophobia {n} (fear of dentistry) | :: Odontophobie {f}, Dentophobie {f}, Zahnbehandlungsphobie {f}, Dentalphobie {f}, Oralphobie {f}, Zahnbehandlungsangst {f} |
| odor {n} (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume) | :: Geruch {m} |
| odorant {n} (substance with distinctive smell) | :: Odoriermittel {n} |
| odorless {adj} (having no odor) | :: geruchlos |
| odourless {adj} (odourless) SEE: odorless | :: |
| Odyssean {adj} (pertaining to the Odyssey) | :: odysseisch |
| Odysseus {prop} (son of Laertes; Greek leader during the Trojan War) | :: Odysseus {m} |
| odyssey {n} (extended adventurous voyage) | :: Odyssee {f} |
| Odyssey {prop} (epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus) | :: Odyssee {f} |
| oedema {n} (edema) SEE: edema | :: |
| Oedipal {adj} (of or relating to the Oedipus complex) | :: ödipal |
| Oedipus {prop} (son of Laius and Jocasta) | :: Ödipus {m} |
| Oedipus complex {n} (Freudian theory) | :: Ödipuskomplex {m}, Ödipuskonflikt {m} |
| oenologist {n} (an expert in the science of oenology) | :: Önologe {m}, Önologin {f} |
| oenology {n} (scientific study of wines) | :: Weinwissenschaft {f} [most general]; Önologie {f} [general or restricted to production in the cellar]; Kellerwirtschaft {f} [production in the cellar]; Weinbau {m} [cultivation]; Weinkunde {f} [especially gastronomy, marketing] |
| oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) | :: Ösophagus {m}, Speiseröhre {f} |
| oestrus {n} (a female animal's readiness to mate) | :: Brunst {f}, Hitze {f} |
| oeuvre {n} (work of art) | :: Œuvre {n}, Werk {n} |
| oeuvre {n} (complete body of works) | :: Œuvre {n}, Gesamtwerk {n} |
| of {prep} ((time) before, to) | :: vor |
| of {prep} (introducing an epithet) | :: von |
| of {prep} (containing, comprising or made from) | :: aus |
| of {prep} (introducing subject matter) | :: von, über |
| of {prep} (connecting numeral or quantifier with quantified) | :: der |
| of {prep} (possessive genitive: belonging to) | :: genitive case, von |
| of age {prep} (old enough to be considered an adult) | :: volljährig, mündig |
| of all things {prep} (Surprisingly) | :: ausgerechnet |
| of a piece {prep} (of the same kind) | :: aus einem Guß, einheitlich |
| of choice {prep} (preferred above others) | :: der Wahl |
| of course {adv} (naturally) | :: selbstverständlich, natürlich, sicher, allerdings |
| of course {interj} (indication of enthusiastic agreement) | :: natürlich, na klar, klaro, selbstverständlich |
| off {adv} (in a direction away from the speaker or object) | :: weg, davon |
| off {adv} (into a state of non-operation or non-existence) | :: aus |
| off {adj} (rotten) | :: ranzig, schlecht, verdorben |
| off {adj} | :: schlecht, verdorben |
| off {v} (to kill) | :: kaltmachen |
| offal {n} (refuse) SEE: refuse | :: |
| offal {n} (animal's organs as food) | :: Innereien {p} |
| offal {n} (carrion) SEE: carrion | :: |
| offence {n} (offense) SEE: offense | :: |
| offend {v} (to hurt the feelings) | :: beleidigen |
| offend {v} | :: beleidigen, verletzen, ergern |
| offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| offender {n} (one who gives or causes offense) | :: Täter {m} |
| offender {n} (a person who commits an offense against the law) | :: Täter {m} |
| offense {n} (state of being offended) | :: beleidigt sein, gekränkt sein |
| offensive {adj} (causing offense) | :: beleidigend |
| offensive {adj} (team sports: having to do with play directed at scoring) | :: offensiv |
| offensive {n} (an attack) | :: Offensive {f}, Angriff {m} |
| offensive and defensive alliance {n} (offensive and defensive alliance) | :: Schutz- und Trutzbündnis {n}, [referring to the anti-Semitic organization in the 1920s] Schutz- und Trutzbund {m} |
| offensive foul {n} (offensive foul) | :: Stürmerfoul {n}, Offensivfoul {n} |
| offer {n} (proposal) | :: Vorschlag {m}, Angebot {n} |
| offer {n} (something put forth) | :: Angebot {n} |
| offer {n} (law: invitation to enter binding contract) | :: Angebot {n}, Antrag {m}, Offerte {f} |
| offer {v} (propose) | :: anbieten, vorschlagen |
| offer {v} (to present something as a gesture of worship) | :: opfern |
| offer {v} (place at disposal) | :: anbieten |
| offertory {n} (the offering of sacremental bread and wine to God during a church service) | :: Offertorium {n} |
| offhand {adj} (without planning or thinking ahead) | :: schluderig, unüberlegt, spontan, unbesonnen |
| offhand {adj} (careless) | :: unvorsichtig, nachlässig, unüberlegt, unbesonnen |
| offhand {adj} (curt, unfriendly) | :: unfreundlich |
| office {n} (ceremonial religious duty or rite) | :: Dienst {m}, Amt {n} |
| office {n} (position of responsibility) | :: Amt {n} |
| office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) | :: Büro {n}, Kontor {n}, Amt {n} [e.g. government] |
| office {n} (major governmental division) | :: Amt {n} |
| office building {n} (commercial building containing spaces for offices) | :: Bürohaus {n} |
| office chair {n} (desk chair used in an office) | :: Bürostuhl {m} |
| officeholder {n} (person who holds an office) | :: Amtsinhaber {m} |
| office hours {n} (times when office workers are at their desks) | :: Sprechstunde {f} |
| officer {n} (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) | :: Funktionär {m}, Funktionärin {f} |
| officer {n} (one who holds a public office) | :: Beamter {m}, Beamtin {f} |
| officer {n} (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") | :: Offizier {m}, Offizierin {f} |
| official {adj} (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) | :: offiziell, amtlich, dienstlich |
| official {n} (office holder invested with powers and authorities) | :: Beamter {m}, Beamtin {f} |
| officialese {n} (bureaucratese) SEE: bureaucratese | :: |
| official gazette {n} (periodical publication to publish notices) | :: Amtsblatt {n} |
| officially {adv} (in an official manner) | :: offiziell |
| officious {adj} (eager to please) | :: übereifrig, dienstfertig, beflissen, dienstgeflissen, dienstbeflissen, bemüht |
| officious {adj} (offensively intrusive or interfering) | :: aufdringlich, wichtigmacherisch |
| off-licence {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store | :: |
| offline {adj} (of a system, not connected to a larger network) | :: offline |
| off one's own bat {prep} (of one's own accord) SEE: of one's own accord | :: |
| off-piste {adj} (Not specially prepared or designated for skiing) | :: abseits der Piste |
| off-roader {n} (vehicle designed for driving offroad) | :: Offroader {m}, Geländewagen {m} |
| offset {n} (difference in memory addresses) | :: Adressabstand {m}, Offset {n} |
| offset {n} (offset printing) SEE: offset printing | :: |
| offset printing {n} (offset printing) | :: Offsetdruck {m} |
| offshoot {n} | :: Ableger {m} |
| offshore {adj} (moving away from the shore) | :: ablandig |
| offshore {adj} (located in the sea away from the coast) | :: offshore |
| offshore {adj} (located in another country) | :: Off-Shore- |
| offside {adj} (in an illegal position ahead of the ball) | :: im Abseits, abseits |
| offside {adj} (to the side of a road) | :: am Straßenrand, Straßenrand- |
| offside {n} (offside play) | :: Abseits {n} |
| offside trap {n} (defensive play) | :: Abseitsfalle {f} |
| offspring {n} | :: Nachkomme {m}, Nachkommin {f}, Kind {n}, Sohn {m}, Tochter {f}, Sprössling {m} |
| offspring {n} (plural or collective offspring (only males, only females, both sexes or sex unspecified)) | :: Abkömmlinge {m-p}, Nachfahren {m-p}, Nachfahrinnen {f-p}, Nachwuchs {m} [uncountable, no pl], Sprösslinge {m-p}, Nachkommen {m-p}, Nachkomminnen {f-p}, Nachkommenschaft {f} [collective sg], Kinder {n-p} |
| offspring {n} (plural or collective offspring, animal's or plant's progeny) | :: Nachwuchs {m} [uncountable, no pl] |
| offspring {n} (something produced) | :: Hinterlassenschaft {f} |
| off the books {prep} (undeclared for tax and social insurance) | :: abseits der Konten, schwarz |
| off the cuff {prep} (in an off-the-cuff manner) | :: aus dem Stegreif, ohne nachzudenken, aus dem Stand, aus dem Handgelenk |
| off-the-cuff {adj} (off-the-cuff) | :: spontan, aus dem Stegreif, aus dem Stand, aus dem Handgelenk, Stegreif-, aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt |
| off-the-peg {adj} (ready-made) | :: von der Stange |
| off-the-rack {adj} (ready-made) | :: von der Stange |
| off-the-shelf {adj} (as purchased or as commonly available) | :: gebrauchsfertig |
| off the top of one's head {prep} (in an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation) | :: aus dem Stegreif |
| off-the-wall {adj} (wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd) | :: schräg, abgedreht, schrill, bizarr |
| off-the-wall {adj} (greatly inappropriate) | :: daneben |
| of late {prep} (recently) | :: in letzter Zeit |
| of one's choice {prep} (that one has chosen, or wishes to choose) | :: [of a male] seiner Wahl / [of a female; plural: of males, of females, of males and females] ihrer Wahl — The usage example would be: Er gelangte an die Universität seiner Wahl. |
| of one's own accord {prep} (without being commanded or controlled) | :: auf eigene Faust (on one's own fist) |
| of record {prep} (authoritative) SEE: authoritative | :: |
| of record {prep} (authoritative media (newspaper of record)) | :: Leitmedium |
| often {adv} (frequently, many times) | :: häufig, oft |
| oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often | :: |
| oftentimes {adv} (frequently) | :: oftmals, oft |
| oganesson {n} (chemical element with atomic number 118) | :: Oganesson {n} |
| Oghuz {prop} (Oghuz people) | :: Oghusen {p} |
| ogive {n} (curve of a cumulative function) | :: Ogive |
| ogive {n} (Gothic pointed arch) | :: Ogive |
| ogive {n} (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) | :: Ogive |
| ogle {v} (to stare flirtatiously) | :: liebäugeln |
| ogonek {n} (diacritical mark) | :: Ogonek {n} |
| ogre {n} (brutish giant) | :: Oger {m} |
| oh {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: ach, oh |
| ohana {n} (extended Hawaiian family unit) | :: Ohana {f} |
| oh dear {interj} (expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval) | :: oje |
| OHIM {prop} (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) | :: HABM |
| Ohio {prop} (U.S. state) | :: Ohio |
| Ohio {prop} (river) | :: Ohio |
| ohm {n} (the derived unit of electrical resistance) | :: Ohm {n} |
| Ohm's law {prop} (Ohm's observation) | :: Ohmsches Gesetz {n} |
| oh my {interj} (good heavens) SEE: good heavens | :: |
| oh my God {interj} (excitement or shock) | :: mein Gott |
| oh my Goddess {interj} (interjection said in excitement) | :: meine Göttin! |
| oh no {interj} (exclamation of alarm or concern) | :: ach nein, oh nein |
| oh well {interj} (expression of mild disappointment or resignation) | :: tja, na ja, ach ja |
| oi {interj} (exclamation to get attention) SEE: hey | :: |
| oil {n} (liquid fat) | :: Öl {n} |
| oil {n} (petroleum-based liquid) | :: Erdöl {n}, Öl {n}, Petroleum {n} |
| oil {v} (lubricate with oil) | :: ölen, einölen |
| oil {v} (to grease with oil for cooking) | :: mit Öl bestreichen |
| oil cake {n} (solid residue) | :: Presskuchen {m}, Ölkuchen {m}, Öltreber {m}, Öltrester {m} |
| oilcan {n} (container) | :: Ölkanne {f}, Ölkännchen {n} |
| oilcloth {n} (fabric or cloth) | :: Wachstuch {n} |
| oil company {n} (a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil) | :: Mineralölunternehmen {f}, Erdölunternehmen {f}, Ölunternehmen {f}, Mineralölgesellschaft {f}, Erdölgesellschaft {f}, Ölgesellschaft {f} |
| oiler {n} (oil well) SEE: oil well | :: |
| oiler {n} (ship) SEE: oil tanker | :: |
| oil field {n} (area under which are reserves of petroleum) | :: Ölfeld {n} |
| oil lamp {n} (a simple vessel used to produce light) | :: Öllampe {f} |
| oil painting {n} (art of painting with oil paints) | :: Ölgemälde {n} |
| oil palm {n} (tree that produces palm oil) | :: Ölpalme {f} |
| oil pipeline {n} (oil pipeline) | :: Ölpipeline {f} |
| oil platform {n} (structure for oil) | :: Bohrinsel {f} |
| oil rig {n} (oil-drilling platform) | :: Bohrturm {m} |
| oil shale {n} (shale from which hydrocarbons can be produced) | :: Ölschiefer |
| oil slick {n} (thin film of oil floating on the surface of water) | :: Ölspur {f}, Ölteppich {m} |
| oil tanker {n} (Ship) | :: Öltanker {m} |
| oil well {n} (hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped) | :: Ölquelle {f} |
| oily {adj} (covered with or containing oil) | :: ölig |
| oink {interj} (Representing the sound made by a pig) | :: grunz |
| oink {n} (sound made by a pig) | :: Grunzen {n} |
| oink {v} (to oink) | :: grunzen |
| ointment {n} (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) | :: Salbe {f}, Balsam {m} |
| Ojibwe {prop} (Ojibwe (language)) | :: Ojibwe {n} |
| Ojibwe {n} (member of Ojibwe people) | :: Anishinabe |
| OK {n} (endorsement; approval) | :: in Ordnung, gut, okay, OK, alles klar |
| OK {v} (approve) | :: genehmigen, absegnen |
| OK {v} ((computing) activate the OK button) | :: OK |
| OK {adj} (all right, permitted) | :: Okay, OK, Gut, in Ordnung |
| OK {adj} (satisfactory) | :: alles in Ordnung |
| OK {adj} (in good health or in a good emotional state) | :: in Ordnung (sein), alles in Ordnung (sein), OK, |
| OK {interj} (acknowledgement or acceptance) | :: okay, gut |
| okapi {n} (Large ruminant mammal) | :: Okapi {n} |
| okara {n} (food made from soybean pulp) | :: Okara |
| Okazaki fragment {n} (one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication) | :: Okazaki-Fragment {n} |
| Okinawa rail {n} (Gallirallus okinawae) | :: Okinawaralle {f} |
| Oklahoma {prop} (state) | :: Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma City {prop} (capital and largest city of Oklahoma) | :: Oklahoma City |
| okra {n} (edible capsules of A. esculentus) | :: Okra {f}, Gemüse-Eibisch {n} |
| okra {n} (A. esculentus) | :: Okra {f} |
| okroshka {n} (cold raw vegetable soup) | :: Okroschka {f} |
| okrug {n} (administrative division) | :: Okrug {m} |
| -ol {suffix} (-OH group) | :: -ol |
| Olaf {prop} (male given name) | :: Olaf |
| old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) | :: alt |
| old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) | :: alt |
| old {adj} (former) | :: alt |
| old {adj} (having existed or lived for the specified time) | :: alt |
| old {adj} ((of an item) used, not new) | :: alt |
| old {adj} (tiresome) | :: alt |
| old age {n} (latter part of life) | :: hohes Alter {n}, Alter {n} |
| Old Armenian {prop} (language) | :: Altarmenisch {n} |
| Old Believer {n} (believer in Orthodoxy as it was before reforms) | :: Altgläubiger {m}, Altgläubige {f} |
| old boy {n} (alumnus) SEE: alumnus | :: |
| Old Catalan {prop} (the language) | :: Altkatalanisch {n} |
| Old Catholic {adj} (pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church) | :: altkatholisch, christkatholisch [Switzerland] |
| Old Chinese {prop} (Chinese language) | :: Altchinesisch {n} |
| Old Church Slavonic {prop} (the first literary and liturgical Slavic language) | :: Altkirchenslawisch {n} |
| Old Dutch {prop} (language) | :: Altniederländisch {n} |
| Old Earth creationism {n} (Old Earth Creationism) | :: Alte-Erde-Kreationismus {m}, Langzeitkreationismus {m} |
| Old East Slavic {prop} (language) | :: Altostslawisch {n}, Altrussisch {n} |
| Old Egyptian {prop} (Old Egyptian) | :: Altägyptisch {n} |
| Old English {prop} (ancestor language of modern English) | :: Angelsächsisch {n}, angelsächsische Sprache {f}; Altenglisch {n}, altenglische Sprache {f} |
| Old English Sheepdog {n} (a breed of herding dog) | :: altenglischer Schäferhund {m} |
| older adult {n} (an old person) SEE: senior citizen | :: |
| older brother {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) | :: großer Bruder {m} |
| older sister {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) | :: große Schwester {f} |
| old fart {n} (pejorative: elderly person) | :: alter Sack {m}, alter Knacker {m}, alter Scheißer {m} |
| old-fashioned {adj} (outdated or no longer in vogue) | :: altmodisch, altväterlich, altväterisch, antiquiert, unmodern, unzeitgemäß, verzopft, zopfig [pejorative] |
| old-fashioned {adj} (preferring the customs of earlier times) | :: altmodisch |
| old folks' home {n} (nursing home) SEE: nursing home | :: |
| Old Frankish {prop} (Frankish) SEE: Frankish | :: |
| Old French {prop} (French language from 9th to the early 14th century) | :: Altfranzösisch {n} |
| Old Frisian {prop} (the Old Frisian language) | :: Altfriesisch {n} |
| Old Georgian {prop} (Language) | :: Altgeorgisch {n} |
| old gold {n} (a brownish gold colour) | :: Altgold {n} |
| old-growth forest {n} (forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance) | :: Primärwald {m} |
| old hand {n} (experienced person at certain activity) | :: alter Hase {m} |
| Old High German {prop} (Old High German) | :: Althochdeutsch {n} |
| Old High German {adj} (Old High German) | :: althochdeutsch |
| Old Icelandic {prop} (the Old Norse language of Iceland) | :: Altisländisch {n} |
| oldie {n} (something or someone old) | :: Oldie {m} |
| oldie {n} (song or record from a long time ago) | :: Oldie {m} |
| Old Irish {prop} (language) | :: Altirisch {n} |
| Old Japanese {prop} (the Old Japanese language) | :: Altjapanisch {n} |
| Old Kingdom {prop} (Egypt from the 3rd Dynasty through the 6th) | :: Altes Reich {n} |
| Old Korean {prop} (Language) | :: Altkoreanisch {n} |
| Old Latin {prop} (Translations) | :: Altlatein {n}, Altlateinisch {n} [often only used for later or younger Old Latin]; Frühlatein [often only used for earlier or older Old Latin] |
| Old Low Franconian {prop} (language) | :: Altniederfränkisch {n} |
| Old Low German {prop} (Old Saxon) SEE: Old Saxon | :: |
| old maid {n} (periwinkle) SEE: periwinkle | :: |
| old maid {n} (elderly unmarried woman) SEE: spinster | :: |
| old maid {n} (zinnia) SEE: zinnia | :: |
| old maid {n} (card game) | :: Schwarzer Peter {m} |
| old man {n} (elderly man) | :: Greis {m}, [indefinite] Alter {m}, alter Mann {m}, Väterchen {n} |
| old money {n} (families that have been wealthy for generations) | :: alter Geldadel {m} |
| old moon {n} (phase of moon when it is waning) | :: Altmond {m} |
| old moon {n} (the moon when it is waning) | :: Altmond {m} |
| oldness {n} (state of being old) | :: Alter {n} |
| Old Norse {prop} (language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE) | :: Altnordisch {n} |
| Old Norwegian {prop} (the Old Norse language of Norway) | :: Altnorwegisch {n} |
| old people's home {n} (nursing home) SEE: nursing home | :: |
| old people's home {n} (retirement village) SEE: retirement village | :: |
| Old Persian {prop} (Translations) | :: Altpersisch {n} |
| Old Portuguese {prop} (Portuguese language from 13th to 16th centuries) | :: Altportugiesisch {n} |
| Old Prussian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people) | :: altpreußisch |
| Old Prussian {prop} (the Old Prussian language) | :: Altpreußisch {n} |
| Old Prussian {n} (member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia) | :: Pruße {m}, Prußin {f} |
| old salt {n} (seadog) SEE: seadog | :: |
| Old Saxon {n} (the Old Saxon language) | :: Altsächsisch {n} |
| Old Slavonic {prop} (Old Church Slavonic) | :: Altkirchenslawisch {n} |
| Old Slavonic {prop} (Proto-Slavic) | :: Urslawisch {n} |
| Old Spanish {n} (the Old Spanish language) | :: Altspanisch {n} |
| Old Swedish {prop} (language) | :: Altschwedisch {n} |
| Old Testament {prop} (first half of the Christian Bible) | :: Altes Testament {n} |
| old-timer {n} (one who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience) | :: alter Hase {m} |
| old town {n} (older historical part of a town or city) | :: Altstadt {f} |
| old wine in a new bottle {n} (existing concept or institution presented as if new) | :: alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen (old wine in new wineskins); Altes in neuem Gewand (something old in a new garment); dasselbe in grün (the same thing in green) |
| old wives' tale {n} (rumour, myth or superstition) | :: Ammenmärchen {n} |
| old woman {n} (elderly woman) | :: alte Frau {f}, Alte {f}, [very old] Greisin {f} |
| Old World {prop} (The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia) | :: Alte Welt {f} |
| Old World monkey {n} (primates falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) | :: Altweltaffe {m} |
| oleaginous {adj} (oily, greasy) | :: ölig, ölhaltig |
| oleaginous {adj} (falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave) | :: ölig, schmierig |
| oleander {n} (A poisonous shrub) | :: Oleander {m} |
| oleaster {n} (plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia) | :: Ölweide |
| oleate {n} (salt or ester) | :: Oleat {n} |
| olefin metathesis {n} | :: Olefinmetathese {f} |
| oleic acid {n} (fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil) | :: Ölsäure {f} |
| oleiferous {adj} (that produces oil) | :: ölhaltig |
| Olenekian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) | :: Olenekium |
| oleochemistry {n} (branch of chemistry that deals with oleochemicals) | :: Oleochemie {f} |
| oleophobic {adj} (tending to repel oil) | :: oleophob |
| oleum {n} (fuming sulfuric acid) | :: Oleum {n}, rauchende Schwefelsäure {f} |
| olfaction {n} (the sense of smell) | :: Geruchssinn {m} |
| olfactory {adj} (concerning the sense of smell) | :: geruchlich |
| Olga {prop} (female given name) | :: Olga |
| oligarchy {n} (Government by only a few) | :: Oligarchie {f} |
| oligarchy {n} (State ruled by such a government) | :: Oligarchie {f} |
| Oligocene {adj} (of the Oligocene epoch) | :: oligozän |
| Oligocene {prop} (Oligocene epoch) | :: Oligozän {n} |
| oligomer {n} (compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer) | :: Oligomer {n} |
| oligopolist {n} (member of an oligopoly) | :: Oligopolist {m} |
| oligopolistic {adj} (having the character of an oligopoly) | :: oligopolistisch |
| oligopoly {n} (economic condition) | :: Oligopol {n} |
| oligotrophic {adj} (of a diet: deficient in nutrition) | :: oligotroph |
| oliguria {n} (a decreased production in the volume of urine) | :: Oligurie {f} |
| olinguito {n} (mammal) | :: Anden-Makibär {m} |
| olive {n} (fruit) | :: Olive {f} |
| olive {adj} (colour) | :: oliv, olivfarben, olivfarbig |
| olive {n} (olive tree) SEE: olive tree | :: |
| olive-backed sunbird {n} (Cinnyris jugularis) | :: Grünrücken-Nektarvogel {m} |
| olive branch {n} (branch of an olive tree as an emblem of peace) | :: Olivenzweig {m}, Ölzweig {m} |
| olive branch {n} (branch of an olive tree) | :: Olivenzweig {m} |
| olive grove {n} (cluster of olive trees) | :: Ölberg {m} |
| olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives) | :: Olivenöl {n} |
| Oliver {prop} (male given name) | :: Oliver {m} |
| olive tree {n} (tree that produces olives) | :: Olivenbaum {m}, Ölbaum {m} |
| Olivia {prop} (female given name) | :: Olivia {f} |
| Olivier salad {n} (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) | :: Oliviersalat {m} |
| olivine {n} (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) | :: Olivin {m} |
| olla podrida {n} (miscellaneous assortment) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| olla podrida {n} (Spanish stew of seasoned meat and vegetables) | :: Olla podrida {f} |
| olm {n} (Proteus anguinus) | :: Olm {m} |
| Olmütz {prop} (city in Moravia) SEE: Olomouc | :: |
| Olmutz {prop} (city in Moravia) SEE: Olomouc | :: |
| -ologist {suffix} (alternative spelling of -logist) | :: -ologe {m} |
| -ology {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -ologie {f} |
| Olomouc {prop} (city in the Czech Republic) | :: Olmütz {n}, Olomouc {n} |
| Olomouc {prop} (city in the Czech Republic (used attributively)) | :: Olmützer |
| Olomouc cheese {n} (Olomouc cheese) | :: Olmützer Quargel {m}, Quargel {m} |
| Olomouc District {prop} (district in the Czech Republic) | :: Okres Olomouc {m}, Bezirk Olmütz {m} |
| Olomouc Region {prop} (region in the Czech Republic) | :: Olomoucký kraj {m}, Olmützer Region {f} |
| Olsztyn {prop} (city in northeastern Poland) | :: Allenstein {n}, Olsztyn {n} |
| Oltenia {prop} (Oltenia) | :: Kleine Walachei {f}, Oltenien |
| OLTP {n} (transactions) | :: OLTP {f} |
| Olympiad {n} (period of four years) | :: Olympiade {f} |
| Olympian {n} (athlete) | :: Olympionike {m} |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Olympic Games) | :: olympisch |
| Olympic {adj} (of or pertaining to mountain Olympus) | :: olympisch |
| Olympic athlete from Russia {n} | :: Olympische Athleten aus Russland {m} |
| Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics) | :: Olympische Spiele {n-p}, Olympiade {f} |
| Olympics {prop} (sport event, see also: Olympic Games) | :: Olympiade {f} |
| Olympic Winter Games {prop} (Olympic Winter Games) | :: Olympische Winterspiele {p} |
| Olympus {prop} (mountain) | :: Olymp {m} |
| Olza {prop} (river) | :: Olsa |
| Oman {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Oman {m} |
| Omani {n} (person from Oman or of Omani descent) | :: Omaner {m}, Omanerin {f} |
| Omani {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language) | :: omanisch |
| omasum {n} (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) | :: Blättermagen {m}, Buchmagen {m}, Buch {n}, Psalter {m}, Kalender {m}, Löser {m} |
| ombudsman {n} (official who investigates complaints) | :: Ombudsmann {m} |
| omega {n} (letter of the Greek alphabet) | :: Omega {n} |
| omega {n} (the end; final or last in a sequence) | :: O {n} |
| omega {n} (angular velocity) SEE: angular velocity | :: |
| omelette {n} (dish made with beaten eggs) | :: Omelett {n} |
| omen {n} (something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding) | :: Omen {n} |
| omen {n} (prophetic significance) | :: Omen {n} |
| omentum {n} (fold of the peritoneum) | :: Omentum {n} |
| omertà {n} (code of silence amongst members of the Mafia or other criminal organization) | :: Omertà {f} |
| omiai {n} (formal marriage interview) SEE: miai | :: |
| omicron {n} (Greek letter) | :: Omikron {n} |
| ominous {adj} (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen) | :: ominös, ahnungsvoll, schicksalschwer, unheilschwanger |
| ominous {adj} (giving indication of a coming ill) | :: unheilsschwanger, verhängnisvoll, unheilvoll, unheilbringend |
| omission {n} (the act of omitting) | :: Unterlassung {f}, Unterlassen {n} |
| omission {n} (the act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do) | :: Unterlassen {n}, Unterlassung {f} |
| omission {n} (something deleted or left out) | :: Auslassung {f} |
| omission {n} (something not done or neglected) | :: Unterlassung {f} |
| omission {n} (grammar: the shortening of a word or phrase) | :: Auslassung {f} |
| omit {v} (to leave out or exclude) | :: weglassen, auslassen |
| omnibus {n} (vehicle) | :: Omnibus {m}, Bus {m} |
| omnipotence {n} (unlimited power) | :: Allmächtigkeit {f} |
| omnipotent {adj} (having unlimited power, force or authority) | :: allmächtig |
| omnipresence {n} (the ability to be at all places at the same time) | :: Allgegenwart {f}, Ubiquität {f}, Allgegenwärtigkeit {f} |
| omnipresent {adj} (being everywhere) | :: omnipräsent, allgegenwärtig |
| omniscience {n} (capacity to know everything) | :: Allwissenheit {f} |
| omniscient {adj} (having total knowledge) | :: allwissend |
| omnitheism {n} (The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god) | :: Omnitheismus {m} |
| omnium-gatherum {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| omnivore {n} (animal eating both plants and meat) | :: Allesfresser, Omnivore {m} |
| omnivorous {adj} (having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food) | :: allfressend |
| omphaloskepsis {n} (contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel) | :: Nabelschau {f} |
| Omsk {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Omsk {n} |
| -on {suffix} ((physics) subatomic particles) | :: -on {n} |
| on {adj} (in the state of being active, functioning or operating) | :: an, ein |
| on {adv} (to an operating state) | :: an, ein |
| on {adv} (continuing an action) | :: weiter |
| on {adv} (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | :: an |
| on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) | :: auf |
| on {prep} (covering) | :: über |
| on {prep} (at the date of) | :: an |
| on {prep} (dealing with the subject of) | :: über |
| on {prep} (touching; hanging from) | :: an, bei |
| on {prep} (because of, or due to something) | :: wegen, aufgrund |
| on {prep} (paid for by) | :: auf |
| on {prep} (used to indicate means or medium) | :: in, an |
| on account of {prep} (because of, owing to) | :: aufgrund |
| on a first-name basis {adv} (having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name) | :: per Du |
| on a full stomach {prep} (directly after eating, after a meal) | :: mit vollem Magen |
| onager {n} (Asiatic wild ass or hemione) | :: Onager {m} |
| onager {n} (military engine) | :: Onager {m} |
| on all fours {adv} (on hands and knees) | :: auf allen vieren |
| on and off {adv} (intermittently) | :: ab und zu |
| onanism {n} (masturbation) | :: Onanie |
| on a par {prep} (On a level) | :: gleichauf, ebenbürtig, auf einer Höhe mit, auf einer Ebene mit, auf Augenhöhe mit, gleichwertig |
| on average {prep} (as a measure of central tendency) | :: durchschnittlich, im Durchschnitt |
| on behalf of {prep} (speaking or acting for) | :: im Namen von |
| on board {adv} (aboard) SEE: aboard | :: |
| on board {adj} (on or in a means of transportation) | :: an Bord |
| onboard {adj} (carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel) | :: Bord- [in compounds] |
| onboard {adv} (on a vehicle) SEE: on board | :: |
| on call {prep} (available to be summoned) | :: Bereitschaftsdienst haben, Bereitschaft haben [to be on call] |
| once {adv} (one and only one time) | :: einmal |
| once {adv} (formerly) | :: früher |
| once {conj} (as soon as) | :: als, sobald |
| once {adv} (as soon as) SEE: as soon as | :: |
| once again {adv} (one more time) | :: noch einmal, wieder einmal, nochmals, wiederum, aufs neue, nomma [colloquial], wieder |
| once and for all {adv} (Finally, permanently, conclusively) | :: ein für allemal, ein für alle Mal |
| once bitten, twice shy {proverb} (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past) | :: ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer |
| once in a blue moon {adv} (very rarely) | :: alle Jubeljahre |
| once in a while {adv} (occasionally) | :: ab und zu |
| once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again | :: |
| once or twice {phrase} (a small, indefinite number of times) | :: ein- oder zweimal |
| once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) | :: es war einmal |
| onco- {prefix} (pertaining to tumors) | :: onko- |
| oncologist {n} (one who specialises in oncology) | :: Onkologe {m}, Onkologin {f} |
| oncology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: Onkologie {f} |
| Ondine's curse {prop} (medical condition, sufferers of which stop breathing if they fall asleep) | :: Undine-Syndrom {n} |
| one {pron} (impersonal pronoun) | :: expressed by nominalization when following an adjective |
| one {pron} (indefinite personal pronoun) | :: man, einer |
| one {n} (digit or figure) | :: Eins {f} |
| one {adj} (whole, entire) | :: eins |
| one {adj} (being an unknown person with the specified name) | :: ein gewisser, eine gewisse |
| one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first | :: |
| -one {suffix} (ketone) | :: -on {n} |
| one {num} (cardinal number 1) | :: (abstract counting) eins, (counting objects) ein |
| one after another {adv} (in single file) | :: nacheinander |
| one and a half {num} (one and a half) | :: anderthalb, eineinhalb |
| one another {pron} (idiomatic, reciprocal pronoun) | :: einander, [reciprocal] gegenseitig, [following each other] aufeinander |
| one-armed {adj} (having only one arm) | :: einarmig |
| one-armed bandit {n} (gaming machine) | :: einarmiger Bandit {m} |
| on earth {prep} (expletive giving emphasis after interrogative word) | :: in Gottes Namen, in Herrgotts Namen, in aller Welt, um alles in der Welt, um Himmels willen |
| one brick short of a full load {adj} (not mentally sound; insane) | :: eine Schraube locker haben, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben, einen Dachschaden haben |
| one by one {adv} (individually) | :: der Reihe nach, einer nach dem anderen, eine nach dem anderen, eins nach dem anderen, eines nach dem anderen, nacheinander, Stück für Stück |
| one-child policy {n} (a policy of population control) | :: Ein-Kind-Politik {f} |
| one day {adv} (at unspecified time in the future) | :: eines Tages |
| one day {adv} (at unspecified time in the past) | :: eines Tages |
| one-dimensional {adj} (having length, but no width, height or depth) | :: eindimensional |
| one-dimensional {adj} (figuratively, lacking depth or believability) | :: eindimensional |
| one-eyed {adj} (having only a single eye) | :: einäugig |
| one fell swoop {n} (one stroke; one action or event with many results) | :: in einem Rutsch, mit einem Schlag |
| one for all, all for one {phrase} (motto: working for each other) | :: einer für alle, alle für einen |
| Onega {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: Onegasee |
| one-handed {adv} (using only one hand) | :: einhändig |
| one-handedness {n} | :: Einhändigkeit {f} |
| one-hit wonder {n} (musical performer) | :: One-Hit-Wonder {n} |
| one-hit wonder {n} (person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment) | :: One-Hit-Wonder {n} |
| one-horse town {n} (very small town) | :: Kuhdorf {n} |
| one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred | :: |
| one hundred and one {num} (one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one) | :: einhunderteins, hunderteins, einhundertundeins, hundertundeins |
| one hundred and one {n} (figure 101) | :: Einhunderteins, Hunderteins, Einhundertundeins, Hundertundeins |
| one hundred million {num} (number 100,000,000) | :: hundert Millionen |
| one hundred one {num} (101, see also: one hundred and one) | :: hunderteins {f}, einhunderteins, hundertundeins, einhundertundeins |
| one hundred percent {adj} (complete, total) | :: hundertprozentig |
| one hundred percent {adv} (completely, totally) | :: einhundert Prozent |
| oneiric {adj} (of or pertaining to dreams) | :: verträumt |
| oneiric {adj} (resembling a dream; dreamlike) SEE: dreamlike | :: |
| oneirologist {n} (interpreter of dreams) | :: Oneirologe {m}, Oneirologin {f} |
| oneirology {n} (the study of dreams) | :: Oneirologie {f} |
| oneiromancy {n} (divination by the interpretation of dreams) | :: Oneiromantie {f} |
| one-legged {adj} (having only one leg) | :: einbeinig |
| one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million | :: |
| one moment, please {phrase} (one moment please) | :: Einen Moment, bitte |
| on end {prep} (upright, erect, endways) | :: hochkant |
| oneness {n} (state of being undivided) | :: Einheit {f} |
| one-night stand {n} (sexual encounter) | :: einmalige Angelegenheit {f}, One-Night-Stand {m} |
| one o'clock {n} (the start of the second hour) | :: ein Uhr |
| one of a kind {n} (unique specimen) | :: Unikat {n}, einzigartig [attributive] |
| one-of-a-kind {n} (one of a kind) SEE: one of a kind | :: |
| onerous {adj} (burdensome) | :: beschwerlich, drückend, lästig, mühsam |
| one's {pron} (belonging to one) | :: sein {m}, seine {f} |
| ones and zeroes {n} (binary code) SEE: binary code | :: |
| one's bark is worse than one's bite {phrase} (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) | :: Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht |
| one's blood runs cold {phrase} (One experiences a visceral feeling of fear, horror, dread, or strong forboding) | :: einem gefriert das Blut in den Adern (one’s blood freezes in the veins) |
| one's days are numbered {phrase} (some period of time is coming to an end) | :: seine Tage sind gezählt [his/its days are numbered], ihre Tage sind gezählt [her/their days are numbered] |
| oneself {pron} | :: selbst, sich |
| one-sided {adj} (partial or biased in favour of one faction) | :: parteiisch |
| one-sided {adj} (with one competitor dominant over the other) | :: einseitig |
| one-sided {adj} (out of proportion or lopsided) | :: einseitig |
| one-sided {adj} (having only one side) | :: einseitig |
| one-sidedness {n} (state of being one-sidedness) | :: Einseitigkeit {f} |
| one-size-fits-all {adj} (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.) | :: Einheitsgröße {f} |
| one's lips are sealed {phrase} (I won't tell anyone) | :: meine Lippen sind versiegelt |
| one's marbles {n} (sanity) SEE: sanity | :: |
| one swallow does not a summer make {proverb} (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) | :: eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer; einmal ist keinmal |
| one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand | :: |
| one-time {adj} (of or pertaining to a specific time in the past) | :: ehemalig |
| one-time {adj} (occurring only on one occasion) | :: einmalig |
| one-track mind {n} (obsessed mind) | :: Tunnelblick {m} |
| one-two {n} (soccer: quick one-touch play between two players) | :: Doppelpass {m} |
| one up {v} (do something slightly better than a competitor) | :: um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein |
| on everyone's lips {prep} | :: in aller Munde sein |
| one-way {adj} (allowing movement in only one direction) | :: Einweg-, Einbahn- |
| one-way {adj} (allowing travel in only one direction) | :: einfach |
| one-way street {n} (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) | :: Einbahnstraße {f} |
| one-way ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back) | :: einfache Fahrkarte {f}, Einzelfahrschein {m} |
| on fire {prep} (being burned by fire) | :: in Brand, in Flammen (both construed with the verb stehen) |
| on fire {prep} (rapidly achieving good results) | :: einen Lauf haben (verb) |
| on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running) | :: zu Fuß, auf Schusters Rappen |
| ongoing {adj} (continuing, permanent) | :: ständig, permanent, andauernd, anhaltend, immerwährend, fortlaufend |
| ongoing {adj} (presently or currently happening; being in progress) | :: laufend, gegenwärtig stattfindend, derzeitig stattfindend |
| on good terms {adj} (friendly towards; having good relations) | :: auf gutem Fuß stehen |
| on hand {prep} (available) | :: zur Hand |
| on heat {prep} (in estrus) | :: brünstig (bucks), läufig (dogs), rollig (cats) |
| on hold {prep} (on reserve) | :: reserviert |
| oniomania {n} (abnormal impulse to buy things) | :: Oniomanie {f}, Kaufsucht {f} |
| onion {n} (Allium cepa) | :: Zwiebel {f} |
| onion dome {n} (onion-shaped dome) | :: Zwiebelturm {m} |
| onion ring {n} (food) | :: Zwiebelringe {m-p} |
| onion seed {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella | :: |
| onion seed {n} (seeds of an onion plant) | :: Zwiebelsamen {m}, Zwiebelsaat {f} |
| online {adj} (connected to a network) | :: online, angeschlossen |
| online {adj} (available over the Internet) | :: online |
| online {adj} (connected to the Internet) | :: online |
| online {adj} (of a system that is active) | :: eingeschaltet |
| online {adj} | :: eingeschaltet, verbunden, online |
| online banking {n} (e-banking) SEE: e-banking | :: |
| onlooker {n} (spectator, bystander) SEE: spectator | :: |
| only {adj} (alone in a category) | :: einzig |
| only {adj} (without sibling) | :: geschwisterlos, Einzelkind {n} [noun] |
| only {adj} (singularly superior; the best) | :: einzigartig |
| only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively) | :: nur, lediglich, allein |
| only {adv} (no more than) | :: nur, lediglich |
| only {adv} (as recently as) | :: erst |
| only {conj} | :: aber, doch |
| only {n} (only child) SEE: only child | :: |
| only child {n} (person who has no siblings) | :: Einzelkind {n} |
| on-message {adj} (conformant to the official party policy) | :: gleichgeschaltet |
| on no account {prep} (under no circumstances) SEE: under no circumstances | :: |
| on offer {prep} (for sale at a reduced price) | :: im Angebot, reduziert |
| onomasiological {adj} | :: onomasiologisch |
| onomasiology {n} (branch of lexicology) | :: Onomasiologie {f}, Benennungslehre {f}, Bezeichnungslehre {f} |
| onomastic {adj} (of, or relating to onomastics) | :: onomastisch |
| onomastician {n} (person who studies onomastics, person who studies names) | :: Onomastiker {m}, Onomastikerin {f}, Onomatologe {m}, Onomatologin {f}, Namenkundler {m}, Namenkundlerin {f}, Onomasiologe {m}, Onomasiologin {f}, Namenforscher {m}, Namenforscherin {f} |
| onomastics {n} (branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names) | :: Onomastik {f}, Namenkunde {f}, Onomatologie {f}, Onomasiologie {f}, Namenforschung {f}, Bezeichnungslehre {f} |
| onomatopoeia {n} (property of a word of sounding like what it represents) | :: Klangnachahmung {?}, Lautmalerei {f}, Lautnachahmung {?}, Schallnachahmung {f}; Onomatopöie {f}, Onomatopoie {f}, Onomatopoesie {f}, Wortmalerei {f}, Wortbildung aus Naturlauten {f} |
| onomatopoeia {n} (word that sounds like what it represents) | :: lautmalerisches Wort {n}, lautmalendes Wort {n}, lautnachahmendes Wort {n}, klangnachahmendes Wort {n}; Klangwort {n}, Schallwort {n}; onomatopoetisches Wort {n}, onomatopoietisches Wort {n}; Onomatopoetikum {?}, Onomatopoetikon {?}, Onomatopoietikon {?} |
| onomatopoeic {adj} (of or relating to onomatopoeia) | :: lautmalerisch, lautmalend; [uncommon] onomatopoetisch |
| onomatopoeic {adj} (having the property of onomatopoeia) | :: lautmalerisch, lautmalend; [uncommon] onomatopoetisch |
| onomatopoetic {adj} (concerning onomatopoeia) SEE: onomatopoeic | :: |
| on one's deathbed {prep} (close to death (idiomatic)) | :: auf dem Sterbebett |
| on one's own {prep} (alone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others) | :: auf sich selbst gestellt, selber, selbst, von alleine, von selbst, alleine |
| on one's own account {prep} (at one's own risk) SEE: at one's own risk | :: |
| on one's toes {prep} (attentive, active, busy) | :: auf Trab |
| on purpose {prep} (purposely, with intention) | :: mit Absicht, absichtlich, vorsätzlich, extra, bewusst, mit Vorbedacht |
| onry {adj} (ornery) SEE: ornery | :: |
| on sale {prep} (available for purchase) | :: zum Verkauf |
| onscreen {adv} (inside the frame of the screen) | :: Bildschirm- |
| onsen {n} (a Japanese hot spring; a Japanese-style resort hotel at a hot spring) | :: Onsen {n} |
| onset {n} (phonology: initial portion of a syllable) | :: Silbenansatz {m}, Silbenanfang {m}, Silbenanlaut {m} |
| onside {adj} ((football) not in an offside position) | :: nicht abseits, nicht im Abseits (not offside) |
| on sight {prep} (immediately when sighted) | :: gleich, sofort, unmittelbar, beim ersten Anblick, auf den ersten Blick |
| on sight {prep} (when it comes to one's attention) | :: gleich, sofort, unmittelbar |
| on site {prep} (at a job site) | :: vor Ort |
| on-site {adj} (at a site) | :: vor Ort |
| onslaught {n} (fierce attack) | :: Angriff {m}, Ansturm {m} |
| onslaughter {n} (onslaught) SEE: onslaught | :: |
| Ontario {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: Ontario {n} |
| on the contrary {prep} (opposite) | :: im Gegenteil |
| on the fly {adv} ((idiomatic) spontaneously or extemporaneously) | :: in Eile, spontan, unvorbereitet, ohne Vorbereitung, fliegend, auf die Schnelle, improvisiert |
| on the fritz {prep} (out of order, malfunctioning) | :: kaputt, hin |
| on the go {prep} (actively traveling) | :: unterwegs |
| on the hook {prep} (liable) SEE: liable | :: |
| on the hour {prep} (hourly, beginning at the start of each hour) | :: zur vollen Stunde, zu jeder vollen Stunde |
| on the house {prep} (free service) | :: aufs Haus |
| on the line {prep} (at risk) | :: auf dem Spiel, auf der Kippe |
| on the loose {prep} (not in captivity) | :: sich frei bewegend, frei herumlaufend, frei umherziehend |
| on the one hand {prep} (from one point of view) | :: zum einen, einerseits, einesteils |
| on the other hand {prep} (from another point of view) | :: auf der anderen Seite, andererseits, hingegen, zum anderen |
| on the run {prep} (fleeing) | :: auf der Flucht |
| on the safe side {prep} (on the safe side) | :: vorsichtshalber, sicherheitshalber |
| on the same page {prep} (on the same page) | :: auf gleicher Wellenlänge (sein), die gleiche Wellenlänge (haben), der selber Wellenlänge (sein), der gleichen Meinung (sein) |
| on the same wavelength {prep} (in rapport) | :: auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen |
| on the street {prep} (without a home) | :: obdachlos, auf der Straße |
| on the tip of one's tongue {prep} (known but not quite remembered) | :: auf der Zunge liegen |
| on the verge of {prep} (almost at the beginning) | :: kurz davor |
| on the warpath {prep} (very angry or upset) | :: auf dem Kriegspfad |
| on the way {prep} (coming) | :: unterwegs, auf dem Weg |
| on the way {adv} (whilst travelling) | :: unterwegs |
| on the wrong track {prep} | :: auf dem Holzweg sein, auf dem falschen Dampfer |
| on thin ice {adv} (at risk) | :: auf dünnem Eis |
| on this side of {prep} (on this side of) | :: diesseits |
| ontic {adj} | :: ontisch |
| on time {adv} (punctually) | :: pünktlich, rechtzeitig |
| on time {adv} (by installments) | :: nach und nach |
| onto {prep} (upon; on top of) | :: auf |
| ontogeny {n} (development of an individual organism) | :: Ontogenie {f}, Ontogenese {f} |
| ontological {adj} (of, or relating to, ontology) | :: ontologisch |
| ontologist {n} (scholar or theorist of ontology) | :: Ontologe {m}, Ontologin {f} |
| ontology {n} (study of being) | :: Ontologie {f} |
| ontology {n} (system model in computer science) | :: Ontologie {f} |
| on top of that {prep} (additionally, moreover) | :: obendrein, noch dazu |
| onus {n} (legal obligation) | :: Pflicht {f} |
| onus {n} (burden of proof) | :: Beweislast {f} |
| onus probandi {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) SEE: burden of proof | :: |
| onward {adv} (In a forward direction) | :: vorwärts |
| onycha {n} (the operculum of certain gastropods used formerly as a drug) | :: Riechschale {f}, Räucherklaue {f} |
| on your mark, get set, go {phrase} (three-command start of racing) | :: auf die Plätze, fertig, los; Achtung, fertig, los |
| onyx {n} (a banded variety of chalcedony) | :: Onyx {m} |
| oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor | :: |
| oolite {n} (geology: rock of spherical grains) | :: Oolith {m} |
| oolith {n} (spherical granule of mineral material) | :: Oolith {m} |
| oology {n} (study of birds' eggs) | :: Oologie {f} |
| oolong {n} (oolong tea) SEE: oolong tea | :: |
| oolong tea {n} (type of tea) | :: Oolong-Tee {m} |
| oophorectomy {n} (surgical removal of ovaries) | :: Oophorektomie {f}, Ovariektomie {f} |
| oops {interj} (acknowledging a minor mistake) | :: ups, huch, hoppla |
| oops {interj} | :: hoppla, upps |
| oops {v} (to blunder) SEE: blunder | :: |
| Oort Cloud {prop} (cloud of comets in the Solar System) | :: Oortsche Wolke {f} |
| ooze {n} (tanning liquor, tanning ooze) | :: Gerbbrühe {f} |
| ooze {v} (to secrete or slowly leak) | :: sickern, durchsickern, triefen |
| opacity {n} (state of being opaque; blocking light) | :: Opazität {f}, Undurchsichtigkeit {f}, Lichtundurchlässigkeit {f} |
| opacity {n} (state of being inaccessible to understanding) | :: Undurchsichtigkeit {f}, Nebulösität {f} |
| opah {n} (fish of the Lampridae family) | :: Gotteslachs {m} |
| opal {n} (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity) | :: Opal {m} |
| op-amp {n} (active circuit element) | :: Operationsverstärker {m} |
| opaque {adj} (neither reflecting nor emitting light) | :: matt, dunkel |
| opaque {adj} (hindering light to pass through) | :: undurchsichtig, undurchlässig, opak, blickdicht |
| opaque {adj} (allowing little light to pass through) | :: trüb, trübe, milchig |
| opaque {adj} (unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of) | :: unklar, schleierhaft, unverständlich, unverstanden |
| opaque {adj} (obtuse, stupid) | :: stumpf, begriffsstutzig, schwerfällig |
| opaque {n} (area of darkness) | :: Undurchsichtigkeit {f}, Trübnis {f}, Dunkelheit {f}, verschleiern |
| opaque {n} (something which is opaque) | :: Undurchsichtiges {n}, Blickdichtes {n} |
| opaque {v} (to render opaque) | :: trüben, mattieren, verdunkeln, verschleiern |
| open {adj} (not closed) | :: auf, offen |
| open {adj} (prepared to conduct business) | :: offen, geöffnet |
| open {adj} (receptive) | :: offen |
| open {adj} (public) | :: öffentlich |
| open {adj} (candid) | :: aufrichtig, [occasionally pejorative] treuherzig, [pejorative] unbedarft |
| open {adj} (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) | :: offen |
| open {adj} (computing: in current use) | :: offen, geöffnet |
| open {adj} (music: without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard) | :: offen |
| open {v} (to make something accessible) | :: öffnen, aufmachen |
| open {v} (to make accessible to customers) | :: öffnen, aufmachen |
| open {v} (to start (a campaign)) | :: eröffnen |
| open {v} (to become open) | :: sich öffnen |
| open {v} (to begin conducting business) | :: offen, geöffnet |
| open air {n} (the outside) | :: frische Luft {f} |
| open-air museum {n} (outdoor museum) | :: Freilichtmuseum {n}, Freilandmuseum {n}, Freiluftmuseum {n}, Museumdorf {n} |
| open bar {n} (bar at which drinks are served without charge) | :: Flatrateparty {f}, Flatrate-Party {f} |
| open book {n} (thing easily interpreted) | :: offenes Buch {n} |
| open book {n} (person naively honest or open) | :: offenes Buch {n} |
| opencast {adj} (of or pertaining to strip mining) | :: Tagebau- |
| open-chain {adj} | :: offenkettig |
| open day {n} (casual event where an institution is open for inspection by anyone interested) | :: Tag der offenen Tür {m} |
| open-ended {adj} (unrestricted by definite limits) | :: ergebnisoffen |
| open-end fund {n} (collective investment) | :: offener Fonds {m} |
| opener {n} (bottle opener) SEE: bottle opener | :: |
| opener {n} (device that opens something) | :: Öffner |
| opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| open file {n} (file with no pawns) | :: offene Linie {f} |
| open fire {v} (to begin firing at something or someone) | :: losschießen |
| Open Game {n} | :: offene Spiele |
| open-heart surgery {n} | :: Operation am offenen Herzen {f} |
| open house {n} (event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour) | :: Tag der offenen Tür |
| opening {n} (something that is open) | :: Öffnung {f} |
| opening {n} (first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe) | :: Eröffnungsvorstellung {f} |
| opening {n} (first few moves in a game of chess) | :: Eröffnung {f} |
| opening {n} (unoccupied employment position) | :: offene Stelle {f}, freie Stelle {f} |
| opening argument {n} (statement) | :: Anfangsplädoyer {n}, erster Parteivortrag {m} |
| opening ceremony {n} (ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event) | :: Eröffnungsfeier {f} |
| opening hours {n} (the regular times of day when a shop is open) | :: Öffnungszeit {f}, Öffnungszeiten {f-p} |
| open letter {n} (published letter) | :: offener Brief {m} |
| openly {adv} (in an open manner, visibly, not covertly) | :: offen, öffentlich |
| open mic {n} (stage platform with open invitation) | :: Offenes Mikro {n} |
| open-minded {adj} (willing to consider new ideas) | :: aufgeschlossen |
| open-pit mine {n} (mine with an open pit or burrow) | :: Tagebau {m} |
| open-plan {adj} (having large rooms) | :: Großraum- (in compounds like Großraumbüro) |
| open relationship {n} (the relationship with possible additional relationships) | :: offene Beziehung {f} |
| open sandwich {n} (slice of bread with toppings) | :: belegte Brotschnitte {f}, belegte Scheibe Brot {f}, belegtes Brot {n}, Butterbrot {n} |
| open secret {n} (widely known fact not mentioned) | :: offenes Geheimnis {n} |
| open sesame {phrase} (open up) | :: Sesam, öffne dich |
| open set {n} (the set of all interior points) | :: offene Menge {f} |
| open source {n} (practice) | :: offene Quelle {f} or Quelloffenheit {f} |
| open source {n} (software) | :: offene Quelle {f} or Quelloffenheit {f} |
| open source {v} (the practice of providing open source code for a product) | :: quelloffen [for example: „quelloffene Hardware“ or „quelloffener Film“] |
| open source {v} (open-source software in general) | :: quelloffen [for example: „quelloffene Software“ or „quelloffene Anwendung“] |
| open-source {adj} | :: quelloffen |
| open syllable {n} (open syllable) | :: offene Silbe {f} |
| open up {v} (to open) | :: öffnen |
| opera {n} (theatrical work) | :: Oper {f} |
| opera {n} (score) | :: Oper {f} |
| opera {n} (building) | :: Oper {f}, Opernhaus {n} |
| opera {n} (company) | :: Oper {f} |
| opera glass {n} (opera glasses) SEE: opera glasses | :: |
| opera glasses {n} (small binoculars) | :: Opernglas {n} |
| opera house {n} (theatre for opera) | :: Opernhaus {n}, Oper {f} |
| opera singer {n} (someone who sings opera professionally) | :: Opernsänger {m} |
| operate {v} (medicine) | :: operieren |
| operate {v} (to operate a machine) | :: betreiben |
| operate {v} | :: operieren |
| operating room {n} (room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations) | :: Operationssaal {m} |
| operating system {n} (software which controls computer) | :: Betriebssystem {n} |
| operating theatre {n} (room in a hospital used for performing surgery) | :: Operationssaal {m} |
| operation {n} (method by which a device performs its function) | :: Betrieb {m} |
| operation {n} (method or practice by which actions are done) | :: Betrieb {m} |
| operation {n} (a planned undertaking) | :: Operation {f} |
| operation {n} (surgical procedure) | :: Operation {f} |
| operation {n} (procedure for generating a value from one or more other values) | :: Operation {f}, Verknüpfung {f} |
| operation {n} (military campaign) | :: Aktion {f}, Operation {f}, Unternehmen {n} |
| operational {adj} (of or relating to operations, especially military operations) | :: Einsatz-, Operations- |
| operational {adj} (functioning and ready for use) | :: betriebsbereit, funktionsfähig, einsatzfähig |
| operator {n} (one who operates) | :: Betreiber {m} |
| operator {n} (telecommunications operator) | :: Telefonist {f}, Telefonistin {f}, Vermittlung {f} |
| operator {n} (mathematical operator) | :: Operator {m}, Rechenzeichen {n} |
| operator {n} (Chinese whispers) SEE: Chinese whispers | :: |
| operetta {n} (lighter version of opera) | :: Operette {f} |
| Ophelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Ophelia {f} |
| ophidiophobia {n} (ophiophobia) SEE: ophiophobia | :: |
| ophiophobia {n} (fear of snakes) | :: Schlangenfeindlichkeit {f}, Ophidiophobie {f} |
| Ophiotaurus {n} (mythical creature) | :: Ophiotauros {m} |
| Ophiuchus {prop} (zodiacal constellation of the northern summer) | :: Schlangenträger {m} |
| ophthalmologist {n} (eye specialist) | :: Augenarzt {m}, Augenärztin {f}, Augenheilkundler {m}, Augenheilkundlerin {f}, Ophthalmologe {m}, Ophthalmologin {f}, Okulist {m} [obsolete], Okulistin {f} [obsolete] |
| ophthalmology {n} (eye medicine) | :: Augenheilkunde {f}, Ophthalmologie {f} |
| opiate {n} (drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium) | :: Opiat {n} |
| opine {v} (to have or express an opinion) | :: meinen |
| opinion {n} (thought a person has formed about a topic) | :: Meinung {f}, Ansicht {f}, Anschauung {f} |
| opinion {n} (EU: A judicial opinion by an Advocate General delivered to the European Court of Justice) | :: Schlussanträge {p} |
| opinion {v} (opine) SEE: opine | :: |
| opinionate {v} (to have a given opinion) | :: eigensinnig sein, rechthaberisch sein |
| opinionated {adj} (holding very strong opinions) | :: dogmenbehaftet |
| opinionated {adj} (obstinately holding to one's opinion) | :: besserwisserisch, rechthaberisch |
| opinion poll {n} (poll) | :: Meinungsumfrage {f}, Meinungsforschung {f}, Meinungsbefragung {f}, Demoskopie {f} |
| opioid {n} (substance that has effects similar to opium) | :: Opioid {n} |
| opioid {n} (natural substance) | :: Opioid {n} |
| opioid {n} (synthetic compound) | :: Opioid {n} |
| opium {n} (drug from opium poppy) | :: Opium {n} |
| opium {n} (anything that numbs or stupefies) | :: Opium {n} |
| opium poppy {n} (Papaver somniferum) | :: Schlafmohn {m} |
| Opole {prop} (city in southern Poland) | :: Opole, Oppeln |
| opopanax {n} (gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal) | :: Opopanax {n}, Opopanaxgummi {n}, Opopanaxgummiharz {n} |
| opossum {n} (marsupial of the Didelphidae) | :: Beutelratte {f} |
| opponent {n} (one who opposes another) | :: Gegner {m}, Gegnerin {f} |
| opponent {n} | :: Gegner {m} , Gegenspieler {m} |
| opportunism {n} (the taking of opportunities) | :: Opportunismus {m} |
| opportunist {n} (someone who takes advantage of any opportunity) | :: Opportunist {m}, Opportunistin {f}, Wendehals {m} |
| opportunistic {adj} (said of people who will take advantage of situations) | :: opportunistisch |
| opportunity {n} (chance for advancement, progress or profit) | :: Gelegenheit {f} |
| opportunity {n} (favorable circumstance or occasion) | :: Gelegenheit {f} |
| opportunity cost {n} (cost of something in terms of an opportunity forgone) | :: Opportunitätskosten {p} |
| oppose {v} (to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.) | :: ablehnen |
| oppose {v} (to object to) | :: widersprechen |
| opposite {adj} (located directly across from) | :: gegenüberliegend, andere |
| opposite {adj} (facing the other way) | :: entgegengesetzt |
| opposite {adj} (of complementary or mutually exclusive things) | :: andere |
| opposite {n} (contrary thing) | :: Gegenteil {m}, Gegensatz {m} |
| opposite {n} (antonym) | :: Gegenteil {n} |
| opposite {adv} (in an opposite position) | :: gegenüber |
| opposite {prep} (across from) | :: gegenüber |
| opposite number {n} | :: Amtskollege {m}, Amtskollegin {f} |
| opposites attract {proverb} (proverb) | :: Gegensätze ziehen sich an |
| opposite sex {n} (the other gender to which one is referring) | :: anderes Geschlecht {n} |
| opposite side {n} (side seen as an adversary) | :: Gegenpartei |
| opposition {n} (astronomy) | :: Opposition {f} |
| opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) | :: Opposition {f} |
| oppositionist {n} (a person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition) | :: Oppositioneller {m}, Oppositionelle {f} |
| oppress {v} (keep down by unjust force) | :: unterdrücken |
| oppression {n} (act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed) | :: Unterdrückung {f} |
| oppression {n} (exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner) | :: Unterdrückung {f} |
| oppressor {n} (someone who oppresses others) | :: Unterdrücker {m} |
| oprichnina {n} (period of Russian history) | :: Opritschnina {f} |
| op shop {n} (thrift shop) SEE: thrift shop | :: |
| opt {v} (to choose) | :: optieren, wählen, sich entscheiden |
| optative {n} (optative) | :: Optativ |
| optic {adj} (of or relating to the eye or to vision) | :: optisch |
| optic {adj} (of or relating to optics or optical instruments) | :: optisch |
| optical {adj} (incorporating light-sensitive devices) | :: optisch |
| optical {adj} (relating to sight) SEE: optic | :: |
| optical {adj} (relating to optics) SEE: optic | :: |
| optical character recognition {n} (electronic identification and digital encoding of characters) | :: optische Zeichenerkennung {f}, Texterkennung {f} |
| optical fibre {n} (fibre used for transmitting light) | :: Lichtwellenleiter {m} |
| optical illusion {n} (image that is visually deceptive or misleading) | :: optische Täuschung {f} |
| optic chiasm {n} (part of the brain) | :: Sehnervenkreuzung {f}, Sehnervkreuzung {f}, Chiasma opticum {n} [from Latin] |
| optician {n} (a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles) | :: Optiker {m}, Optikerin {f} |
| optic nerve {n} (nerve) | :: Sehnerv {m} |
| optics {n} (physics of light and vision) | :: Optik {f} |
| optimal {adj} (the best) | :: optimal |
| optimate {n} (member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome) | :: Optimat {m}, Optimatin {f} |
| optimism {n} (a tendency to expect the best) | :: Optimismus {m}, Zuversicht {f} |
| optimist {n} (a person who expects a favourable outcome) | :: Optimist {m}, Optimistin {f} |
| optimist {n} (a believer in optimism) | :: Optimist {m}, Optimistin {f} |
| optimistic {adj} (expecting a good outcome) | :: optimistisch |
| optimization {n} (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense) | :: Optimierung |
| optimize {v} (to make (something) optimal) | :: optimieren |
| optimize {v} (to make (something) more efficient) | :: optimieren |
| optimize {v} | :: optimieren |
| optimum {n} (the best or most favorable condition) | :: Optimum {n} |
| option {n} (one of the choices that can be made) | :: Alternative {f}, Option {f} |
| option {n} (financial product) | :: Option {f} |
| optional {adj} (not compulsory) | :: freiwillig, optional, wahlfrei,, fakultativ, freigestellt, wahlweise |
| option button {n} (radio button) SEE: radio button | :: |
| optode {n} (optical sensor device) | :: Optode {f} |
| optoelectronics {n} (branch of physics) | :: Optoelektronik {f} |
| optography {n} (the production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye) | :: Optographie {f} |
| optoisolator {n} (device that transmits a signal optically) | :: Optokoppler {m} |
| optometric {adj} (of or pertaining to optometry) | :: optometrisch |
| optometrist {n} (person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects) | :: Optometrist {m} |
| optometry {n} (art and science of vision and eye care) | :: Optometrie {f}, Augenheilkunde {f} |
| opt out {v} (To choose not to participate in something) | :: ablehnen |
| opt-out {n} (the act of opting out of something) | :: Ablehnung {f}, Ausstieg {m} |
| optronics {n} (optoelectronics) SEE: optoelectronics | :: |
| opulence {n} (wealth) | :: Reichtum {m}, Wohlstand {m} |
| opulent {adj} (luxuriant) | :: opulent |
| or {conj} (conjunction) | :: oder |
| or {n} (gold or yellow tincture) | :: Gold |
| or {adj} (of yellow or gold tincture on a coat of arms) | :: golden |
| orach {n} (saltbush) SEE: saltbush | :: |
| oracle {n} (shrine to prophetic deity) | :: Orakel {n} |
| oracle {n} (priest through whom deity provides prophecy or advice) | :: Orakel {n} |
| oracle {n} (prophetic response) | :: Orakel {n}, Orakelspruch {m} |
| oracle {n} (person who is a source of wisdom) | :: Orakel {n} |
| oracle {n} | :: Orakel {n} |
| oracle {v} (utter oracles or prophecies) | :: orakeln |
| oracular {adj} (of or relating to an oracle) | :: orakelhaft, orakelmäßig |
| oracular {adj} (prophetic, foretelling the future) | :: orakelhaft, orakelmäßig |
| oral {adj} (relating to the mouth) | :: oral |
| oral {adj} (spoken) | :: mündlich |
| oral history {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition | :: |
| oral hygiene {n} (keeping the mouth clean) | :: Mundhygiene {f}, Zahnpflege {f}, Mundpflege {f} |
| orality {n} (being oral) | :: Oralität {f} |
| oral lore {n} (oral tradition) SEE: oral tradition | :: |
| orally {adv} (by mouth) | :: oral |
| orally {adv} (spoken) | :: mündlich |
| oral sex {n} (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) | :: Oralverkehr {m}, Oralsex {m} |
| oral test {n} (oral test at a regular class in primary or secondary school) | :: Abfragen {n} |
| oral tradition {n} (cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another) | :: mündlich überlieferte Tradition {f}, mündliche Überlieferung {f} |
| orange {n} (tree) | :: Apfelsinenbaum {m}, Orangenbaum {m} |
| orange {n} (fruit) | :: Apfelsine {f}, Orange {f} |
| orange {n} (colour) | :: Orange {f} |
| orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) | :: orange |
| orangeade {n} (orange-flavored soft drink) | :: Orangeade {f}, Orangenlimo {f}, Orangenlimonade {f} |
| orangeade {n} (soda water and orange juice) | :: Orangenlimonade {f} |
| orangeat {n} (candied orange peel) | :: Orangeat |
| orange blossom {n} (white flower of the orange tree) | :: Orangenblüte {f} |
| Orange Free State {prop} (former province of South Africa) | :: Oranjefreistaat {m} |
| orange juice {n} (juice of squeezed oranges) | :: Orangensaft {m}, [colloquial] O-saft {m} |
| orange mint {n} (Mentha × piperita var. citrata) | :: Orangenminze {f} |
| orange peel {n} (the skin of an orange) | :: Orangenschale {f}, Apfelsinenschale {f} |
| orange roughy {n} (Hoplostethus atlanticus) | :: atlantischer Sägebauch {m} |
| orangutan {n} (arboreal anthropoid ape) | :: Orang-Utan {m} |
| orant {n} (image) | :: Adorant {m}, Adorantin {f} |
| orator {n} (someone who orates or delivers an oration) | :: Redner {m}, Rednerin {f} |
| oratorio {n} (a musical composition on a religious theme) | :: Oratorium |
| oratory {n} (eloquence) SEE: eloquence | :: |
| oratory {n} (private chapel) | :: Oratorium {n} |
| oratory {n} (large Roman Catholic church) | :: Oratorium {n} |
| oratory {n} (art of public speaking) | :: Redekunst {f}, Rhetorik {f} |
| orature {n} (small room or chapel used for prayer and worship, or for private study) SEE: oratory | :: |
| orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year | :: |
| orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| orb {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| orb {n} (spherical body) | :: Kugel {f}, Gestirn {n} |
| orb {n} (monarch's ceremonial sphere) SEE: globus cruciger | :: |
| ORB {n} | :: ORB {m} |
| orbicular {adj} (circular or spherical in shape) | :: orbikular, kugelförmig |
| orbit {n} (path of one object around another) | :: Umlaufbahn {f}, Orbit {m} |
| orbit {v} (circle another object) | :: umkreisen |
| orbit {v} (place an object into an orbit) | :: in Umlaufbahn bringen |
| orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orbital {adj} (Of or relating to an orbit) | :: orbital |
| orbital {adj} (Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole)) | :: orbital |
| orbital {n} (energy and probability density) | :: Orbital {n} |
| orbital cavity {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orbitational {adj} (orbital) SEE: orbital | :: |
| orbitofrontal {adj} (located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes) | :: orbitofrontal |
| orc {n} (evil monstrous humanoid creature) | :: Ork {m} |
| orc {n} (Orcinus orca) SEE: orca | :: |
| orca {n} (Orcinus orca) | :: Schwertwal {m}, Mörderwal {m}, Killerwal {m} |
| Orcadian {adj} (from the Orkney Islands) | :: orkadisch [rare], Orkney- |
| Orcadian {n} (someone from the Orkney Islands) | :: Orkadier {m}, Orkadierin {f}, Bewohner der Orkneyinseln {m}, Bewohnerin der Orkneyinseln {f} |
| orchard {n} (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) | :: Obstgarten {m}, Obstwiese {f} |
| orchard {n} (the trees in an orchard) | :: Obstbaum {m} |
| orcharder {n} (orchardist) SEE: orchardist | :: |
| orchardist {n} (one who operates an orchard) | :: Obstbauer {m} |
| orchestra {n} (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments) | :: Orchester {n} |
| orchestra {n} (the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit) | :: Orchestergraben {m} |
| orchestra pit {n} (sunken area in front of a stage) | :: Orchestergraben {m} |
| orchestrate {v} (to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance) | :: orchestrieren |
| orchestrate {v} (to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect) | :: orchestrieren |
| orchid {n} (plant) | :: Orchidee {f}, Knabenkraut {n} |
| orchidology {n} (study of orchids) | :: Orchideologie {f}, Orchidologie {f} |
| ordain {v} (to prearrange unalterably) | :: festlegen |
| ordain {v} (admit into the ministry of a religion) | :: weihen |
| ordeal {n} (a painful or trying experience) | :: Tortur {f} |
| ordeal {n} (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test) | :: Gottesurteil {n}, Feuerprobe {f} |
| order {n} (arrangement, disposition) | :: Ordnung {f}, Reihenfolge {f} |
| order {n} (good arrangement) | :: Ordnung {f} |
| order {n} (command) | :: Order {f}, Befehl {m}, Geheiß {n} |
| order {n} (request for some product or service) | :: Bestellung {f}, Order {f} |
| order {n} (religious group) | :: Orden {m} |
| order {n} (society of knights) | :: Orden {m} |
| order {n} (awarded decoration) | :: Orden {m} |
| order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification) | :: Ordnung {f}, Ordo {f} |
| order {n} (chemistry: a number of a chemical reaction) | :: Ordnungszahl {f} |
| order {n} (highest exponent in a polynomial) | :: Ordnung {f}, Grad {m} |
| order {v} (to set in (any) order) | :: ordnen, anordnen |
| order {v} (to set in (a good) order) | :: ordnen |
| order {v} (to issue a command) | :: befehlen, anordnen |
| order {v} (to request some product or service) | :: bestellen, ordern |
| ordered pair {n} (in set theory) | :: geordnetes Paar {n} |
| orderliness {n} (regularity; proper arrangement) | :: Ordentlichkeit {f} |
| orderly {adj} (neat; tidy; possessing order) | :: ordentlich |
| orderly {adj} (methodical; systematic) | :: ordentlich |
| orderly {adj} (peaceful; well-behaved) | :: ordentlich |
| orderly {n} (hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties) | :: Pflegehelfer {m} |
| orderly {n} (soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer) | :: Sanitätssoldat {m} [medical], Sanitätssoldatin {f} [medical] |
| order of battle {n} | :: Schlachtordnung {f} |
| order of knighthood {n} (order) | :: Ritterorden {m} |
| order of magnitude {n} (class of scale) | :: Größenordnung {f} |
| order of precedence {n} | :: Rangfolge {f}, Rangordnung {f} |
| ordinal direction {n} (intercardinal direction) SEE: intercardinal direction | :: |
| ordinal number {n} (grammar: word used to denote relative position in a sequence) | :: Ordnungszahl {f}, Ordnungszahlwort {n}; Ordinale {n}, Ordinalzahl {f} |
| ordinal numeral {n} (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number) | :: Ordnungszahlwort {n}, Ordinalzahlwort {n} |
| ordinance {n} (a local law or regulation) | :: Verfügung {f}, Verordnung {f} |
| ordinance {n} (edict, decree, order) | :: Anordnung {f}, Dekret {n}, Edikt {n}, Erlass {m}, Verfügung {f}, Verordnung {f} |
| ordinance {n} (a religious practice or ritual prescribed by the church) | :: Ritus {m} |
| ordinariate {n} (office of a Roman Catholic ordinary) | :: Ordinariat |
| ordinary {n} (standard geometric design in heraldics) | :: Heroldsbild {n} |
| ordinary {adj} (normal, routine) | :: gewöhnlich, normal |
| ordinary differential equation {n} (equation) | :: gewöhnliche Differentialgleichung {f} |
| ordinate {n} (y coordinate; second of two coordinates) | :: Ordinate {f} |
| ordinate {n} (vertical axis) | :: Hochachse {f} |
| ordnance {n} (military equipment) | :: Militärmaterial {n}, Kampfmittel {p} {n} |
| ordnance {n} (artillery) | :: Artillerie {f} |
| ordure {n} (dirt, filth) SEE: dirt | :: |
| ore {n} (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) | :: Erz {n} |
| oregano {n} (plant) | :: Oregano, Echter Dost |
| oregano {n} (leaves used to flavour food) | :: Oregano |
| Oregon {prop} (northwestern state of the United States of America) | :: Oregon {n} |
| Oregon grape {n} (Mahonia aquifolium) | :: Mahonie {f} |
| or else {phrase} (as an alternative) | :: sonst, anders, andernfalls |
| Ore Mountains {prop} (mountain range) | :: Erzgebirge |
| Orenburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Orenburg {n} |
| oreophilous {adj} (mountain-loving) | :: oreophil |
| Oresund {prop} (strait) | :: Öresund {m} |
| Oresund Bridge {prop} (bridge) | :: Öresundbrücke {f} |
| organ {n} (part of an organism) | :: Organ {n} |
| organ {n} (body of an organization) | :: Organ {n} |
| organ {n} (musical instrument) | :: Orgel {f} |
| organ {n} (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication) | :: Organ {n} |
| organ donor {n} (person from whom an organ is removed) | :: Organspender {m}, Organspenderin {f} |
| organelle {n} (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) | :: Organell {n}, Organelle {f} |
| organ gun {n} (firearm) | :: Orgelgeschütz {n} |
| organic {adj} (pertaining to, or derived from living organisms) | :: biologisch, organisch |
| organic {adj} (pertaining to an organ) | :: organisch, Organ- |
| organic {adj} (chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon) | :: organisch |
| organic {adj} (of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals) | :: aus (kontrolliert) biologischem Anbau, aus ökologischem Anbau, bio-, öko-, Bio-, Öko- |
| organic {n} (organic compound) SEE: organic compound | :: |
| organically {adv} (inherently, naturally or constitutionally) | :: natürlich |
| organically {adv} (with regard to organic husbandry) | :: ökologisch, biologisch |
| organic chemistry {n} (chemistry of carbon containing compounds) | :: organische Chemie {f} |
| organic compound {n} (carbon containing covalent compound) | :: organische Verbindung {f} |
| organic farming {n} (approach to farming based on biological methods) | :: ökologische Landwirtschaft {f} |
| organicism {n} (theory concerning the total organization of an organism) | :: Organizismus {m} |
| organigram {n} (representation of a structure or organization) | :: Organigramm {n} |
| organise {v} (organize) SEE: organize | :: |
| organism {n} (living thing) | :: Organismus {m}, Lebewesen {n} |
| organist {n} (musician who plays the organ) | :: Organist {m}, Organistin {f}, Orgelspieler {m}, Orgelspielerin {f} |
| organization {n} (quality of being organized) | :: Organisation {f} |
| organization {n} (the way in which something is organized) | :: Ordnung {f} |
| organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) | :: Organisation {f} |
| organization {n} (group of people consciously cooperating) | :: Organisation {f} |
| organize {v} (to arrange in working order) | :: organisieren |
| organize {v} (to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize) | :: organisieren |
| organized crime {n} (criminal organizations seen as a whole) | :: organisierte Kriminalität {f} |
| organizer {n} (person arranging public events) | :: Veranstalter {m}, Organisator {m} |
| organizer {n} (hand-held micro-computer) | :: Organizer {m} |
| organ of state {n} (primary division of state's sovereignty) | :: Staatsgewalt {f} |
| organolithium {adj} (containing a carbon to lithium bond) | :: lithiumorganisch |
| organolithium {n} (organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond) | :: Organolithium-Verbindung {f} |
| organometallic {adj} | :: metallorganisch |
| organometallic chemistry {n} (chemistry of organometallic compouns) | :: metallorganische Chemie {f}, Organometallchemie {f} |
| orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) | :: Orgasmus {m}, Höhepunkt {m}, Klimax {f} |
| orgasm {n} (orgasm) SEE: climax | :: |
| orgasmic {adj} (of or relating to orgasms) | :: orgasmisch, orgastisch |
| OR gate {n} (a physical Boolean device) | :: ODER-Gatter {n} |
| orgulous {adj} (proud, haughty) | :: stolz |
| orgulous {adj} (swollen, augmented, excessive) | :: ergänzt, übermäßige |
| orgulous {adj} (threatening, dangerous) | :: bedrohlich, gefährlich |
| orgy {n} (sexual group activity) | :: Orgie {f} |
| orgy {n} (excessive activity) | :: Orgie {f} |
| oriel {n} (recess in a building, protruding on the outer wall) | :: Erker {m} |
| orient {v} (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance) | :: sich orientieren |
| Orient {prop} (countries of Asia) | :: Orient {m} (Note that in German this primarily refers to the Middle East rather than East Asia) |
| Oriental {adj} (of or relating to the Orient or Asia, especially the Far East) | :: orientalisch |
| Oriental {n} (person) | :: Ostler {m}, Ostlerin {f}, Orientale {m}, Orientalin {f} |
| orientalism {n} (the tendency to represent eastern subjects) | :: Orientalismus {m} |
| orientalist {n} (a person (especially a scholar) interested in the orient) | :: Orientalist {m}, Orientalistin {f} |
| oriental pratincole {n} (Glareola maldivarum) | :: Orientbrachschwalbe {f} |
| Oriental studies {n} (an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology) | :: Orientalistik {f} |
| orientation {n} (ability to orient) | :: Orientierungsvermögen {n} |
| orientation {n} | :: Orientierung {f} |
| orienteering {n} (racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass) | :: Orientierungslauf {m} |
| orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole | :: |
| orifice {n} (mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe) | :: Öffnung {f} |
| oriflamme {n} | :: Oriflamme {f} |
| origami {n} (the Japanese art of paper folding) | :: Origami {n} |
| origin {n} (beginning of something) | :: Ursprung {m}, Anfang {m}, Entstehung {f} |
| origin {n} (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) | :: Quelle {f} |
| origin {n} (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) | :: Ursprung {m} |
| origin {n} (ancestry) | :: Herkunft {f} |
| origin {n} | :: Ursprung {m} |
| original {adj} (relating to the origin or beginning) | :: ursprünglich, ur- |
| original {adj} (first in a series) | :: original |
| original {adj} (newly created) | :: original |
| original {adj} (fresh, different) | :: originell |
| original {adj} (pioneering) | :: ursprünglich |
| original {adj} (having as its origin) | :: ursprünglich |
| original {n} (object from which all later copies and variations are derived) | :: Original {n}, [text] Urschrift {f} |
| original {n} | :: Vorlage {f} , Original {n} |
| original {n} (archaism for an eccentric) SEE: eccentric | :: |
| originality {n} (the quality of being original or novel) | :: Originalität {f} |
| originality {n} (the capacity to think independently or be inventive) | :: Originalität {f} |
| originality {n} (something original) | :: Originalität {f} |
| original sin {n} (Adam's disobedience) | :: Ursünde {f} |
| original sin {n} (state of sinfulness in each human) | :: Erbsünde {f} |
| originate {v} (to give origin to, cause) | :: entwickeln, erzeugen |
| originate {v} (to take first existence, have origin) | :: entstehen, entspringen |
| originator {n} (someone who originates) | :: Verursacher {m}, Urheber {m} |
| Orinoco {prop} (river) | :: Orinoco {m} |
| oriole {n} (any of the various colourful passerine birds) | :: Goldamsel, Pfingstvogel, Pirol |
| Orion {prop} (in mythology) | :: Orion |
| Orion {prop} (constellation) | :: Orion |
| Orion Nebula {prop} (A nebula below Orion's Belt) | :: Orionnebel {m} |
| Orion's Belt {prop} (bright asterism) | :: das Gürtel des Orion, Jakobsstab, Jakobsleiter |
| Oriya {prop} (language) | :: Oriya {n} |
| Orkney Islands {prop} (group of islands) | :: Orkney, Orkneys {p}, Orkneyinseln {f-p}, Orkney-Inseln {f-p}, Orkaden {p} [obsolete], Orkaden-Inseln {f-p} [obsolete] |
| ornament {n} (element of decoration) | :: Verzierung {f} |
| ornament {n} (musical flourish) | :: musikalische Verzierung {s} |
| ornamental {adj} (serving to ornament) | :: Zier-, dekorativ |
| ornamental {n} (plant serving to ornament) | :: Zierpflanze {f} |
| ornamentation {n} (the act or process of decorating) | :: Ausschmückung {f} |
| ornery {adj} (cantankerous, stubborn) | :: grantig |
| ornithine {n} (amino acid) | :: Ornithin {n} |
| ornithologist {n} (expert in ornithology) | :: Ornithologe {m}, Ornithologin {f}, [colloquial] Orni {m} {f}, Vogelkundler {m}, Vogelkundlerin {f}, Vogelwissenschaftler {m}, Vogelwissenschaftlerin {f} |
| ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds) | :: Ornithologie {f}, Vogelkunde {f} |
| ornithopter {n} (aircraft that flaps its wings) | :: Ornithopter {m}, Schlagflügelflugzeug {n}, Schlagflügelapparat {m} |
| ornithosis {n} (infection) | :: Ornithose {f} |
| orogenic {adj} (Concerned with orogeny) | :: gebirgsbildend |
| orographic {adj} (Of or pertaining to the physical features of mountains, or to orography) | :: orographisch |
| orography {n} (the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains) | :: Orographie {f} |
| Orontes {prop} (river in Western Asia) | :: Orontes {m} |
| Orontian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Orontes) | :: orontisch |
| orotund {adj} (with fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound) | :: volltönig, sonor |
| orotund {adj} (pompous; bombastic) | :: geschwollen, bombastisch, pompös |
| orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died) | :: [♂♀] Waise {f}, [both parents dead, ♂♀] Vollwaise {f}, [one parent dead, ♂♀] Halbwaise {f}, [♂♀] Waisenkind {n}, Waisenknabe {m}, Waisenjunge {m}, [♀] Waisenmädchen {n}, Elternloser {m}, Elternlose {f} |
| orphan {n} (single line of type at the bottom of page) | :: Schusterjunge {m} |
| orphanage {n} (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) | :: Waisenhaus {n}, Kinderheim {n} |
| orphanarium {n} (orphanage) SEE: orphanage | :: |
| orphan drug {n} | :: Orphan-Arzneimittel {n} |
| orphanhood {n} (orphanhood) | :: Verwaistheit {f} |
| Orphean {adj} | :: orpheisch |
| Orpheus {prop} (the musician who searched for Eurydice) | :: Orpheus {m} |
| Orphism {prop} (religious movement) | :: Orphik {f}, Orphismus {m}, Orphizismus {m} |
| Orphism {prop} (art movement) | :: Orphischer Kubismus {m}, Orphismus {m} |
| orphrey {n} (embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.) | :: Aurifrisium {n}, Auriphrygium {n} |
| orpiment {n} (arsenic trisulphide) | :: Auripigment {n}, Opperment {n}, gelbes Schwefelarsenik {n}, gelbe Arsenblende {f}, Rauschgelb {n} |
| orrery {n} (clockwork model) | :: Planetenmaschine {f}, Orrery {n} |
| or so {phrase} (roughly, appoximately) | :: oder so |
| or something {phrase} (or something like that) | :: oder so |
| orthoclase {n} (potassium aluminum silicate) | :: Orthoklas {m} |
| orthodontics {n} (correcting misalignment of teeth) | :: Kieferorthopädie {f} |
| orthodontist {n} (orthodontic dentist) | :: Kieferorthopäde {m}, Kieferorthopädin {f} |
| orthodox {adj} (conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology) | :: orthodox |
| orthodox {adj} (adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted) | :: orthodox |
| Orthodox {adj} (of the Orthodox Churches) | :: orthodox |
| Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom) | :: orthodoxe Kirche {f}, Orthodoxe Kirche {f} |
| Orthodox Jew {n} (adherent) | :: orthodoxer Jude |
| orthodoxy {n} (correctness in doctrine and belief) | :: Orthodoxie {f}, [high] Hochorthodoxie {f}, [neo-] Neuorthodoxie {f}, [enlightened] vernünftige Orthodoxie {f}, Rechtgläubigkeit {f}, Strenggläubigkeit {f}, Schriftgläubigkeit {f} |
| orthodoxy {n} (the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church) SEE: Orthodoxy | :: |
| Orthodoxy {prop} (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations) | :: Orthodoxie {f}, Rechtgläubigkeit {f} |
| orthoepy {n} (study of pronunciation) | :: Orthoepie {f}, Rechtlautung {f} |
| orthoepy {n} (customary pronunciation) | :: Orthoepie {f} |
| orthogonal {adj} (of right angles) | :: rechtwinklig |
| orthogonal {adj} (mathematical term) | :: senkrecht, orthogonal |
| orthogonality {n} (the property of being orthogonal) | :: orthogonalität {f} |
| orthographic {adj} (projection of maps) | :: orthographisch |
| orthographic {adj} (relating to orthography) | :: orthographisch |
| orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) | :: Orthografie {f}, Rechtschreibung {f} |
| orthography {n} (aspect of language study) | :: Rechtschreibkunde {f} |
| orthohelium {n} (form of helium) | :: Orthohelium {n} |
| orthonitrate {n} (anion or salt containing it) | :: Orthonitrat {n} |
| orthonitric acid {n} (acid) | :: Orthosalpetersäure {f} |
| orthopedia {n} (orthopedics) SEE: orthopedics | :: |
| orthopedics {n} (medicine: a branch of medicine) | :: Orthopädie {f} |
| orthopedist {n} (orthopedic surgeon) | :: Orthopäde {m}, Orthopädin {f} |
| orthophoto {n} (geometrically corrected aerial photograph) | :: Orthofoto {n} |
| orthopyroxene {n} (a pyroxene with orthorhombic crystals) | :: Orthopyroxen {m} |
| orthorexia {n} (obsession with healthy food) | :: Orthorexie {f} |
| orthorhombic {adj} (having three unequal axes at right angles) | :: orthorhombisch |
| ortolan {n} (a small bird eaten as a delicacy) | :: Ortolan {m} |
| Orwell {prop} (surname) | :: Orwell |
| Orwellianism {n} (Orwellian systems or methods generally) | :: Orwellismus {m} |
| or words to that effect {phrase} (used to indicate a paraphrase) | :: sinngemäß gesagt |
| Oryol {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Orjol {n} |
| oryx {n} (antelope) | :: Säbelantilope {f} |
| os {n} (medical term for bone) | :: Os |
| Osaka {prop} (city in Honshū, Japan) | :: Osaka {n} |
| Oscan {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system) | :: oskisch |
| Oscan {n} (Person) | :: Osker {m}, Oskerin {f} |
| Oscan {prop} (Language) | :: Oskisch {n} |
| Oscar {prop} (male given name) | :: Oskar {m}, Oscar {m} |
| Oscar {prop} (the letter "O") | :: Otto |
| oscillate {v} (to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm) | :: schwingen, pendeln, oszilieren, vibrieren, zittern, changieren |
| oscillation {n} (the act of oscillating) | :: Schwingung {f}, Oszillation {f} |
| oscillator {n} (an electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform) | :: Oszillator {m} |
| oscillatory {adj} (oscillating) | :: schwingend, periodisch, oszillierend, oszillatorisch |
| oscillogram {n} (record produced by oscillograph) | :: Oszillogramm {n} |
| oscillograph {n} (oscilloscope) SEE: oscilloscope | :: |
| oscilloscope {n} (electronic measuring instrument) | :: Oszilloskop {n} |
| osculating circle {n} (notion in mathematics) | :: Schmiegkreis {f}, Krümmungskreis {f} |
| osculum {n} (main opening in a sponge) | :: Osculum {n} |
| O-shaped {adj} (shaped like the 15th letter of the alphabet) | :: O-förmig |
| osier {n} (plant) | :: Korb-Weide {f} |
| -osis {suffix} (suffix for functional disorders) | :: -ose |
| Oslo {prop} (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)) | :: Oslo {n} |
| Osloite {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Oslo) | :: Osloer, Oslo- |
| Osloite {n} (someone from Oslo) | :: Osloer {m}, Osloerin {f} |
| osmium {n} (chemical element) | :: Osmium {n} |
| osmoregulation {n} (homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure) | :: Osmoregulation {f} |
| osmosis {n} (movement of molecules) | :: Osmose {f} |
| osmotic pressure {n} (hydrostatic pressure) | :: osmotischer Druck, {m} |
| Osmussaar {prop} (Island in northwest Estonia) | :: Osmussaar, Odinsholm |
| Osnabrück {prop} (city in Lower Saxony) | :: Osnabrück {n}, Osnabrick {n} [Volhynian German] |
| osprey {n} (bird of prey) | :: Fischadler {m} |
| Osroene {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Osrhoene |
| osseous {adj} (relating to bone) | :: knöchern, Knochen- |
| Ossetia {prop} (region in the Caucasus) | :: Ossetien {n} |
| Ossetian {adj} (pertaining to Ossetia) | :: ossetisch |
| Ossetian {prop} (language) | :: Ossetisch {n} |
| ossicle {n} (small bone in the ear; auditory ossicle) | :: Gehörknöchelchen {n} |
| ossification {n} (process by which bone is formed) | :: Ossifikation {f}, Verknöcherung {f} |
| ossified {adj} (of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned) | :: verknöchert |
| osso buco {n} (Italian meat dish) | :: Ossobuco {m} {n} |
| ossuary {n} (a place where the dead are buried) | :: Beinhaus {n}, Ossarium {n}, Karner {m} |
| o-stem {n} (Translations) | :: o-Stamm {m} |
| Ostend {prop} (largest coastal city of Belgium) | :: Ostende |
| ostensible {adj} (meant for open display; apparent) | :: anscheinend, augenscheinlich, offenbar |
| ostensible {adj} (appearing as such; professed, supposed) | :: scheinbar, vordergründig, vorgeblich, angeblich |
| ostensible {adj} | :: scheinbar, angeblich, vordergründig, vorgeblich, augenscheinlich |
| ostensibly {adv} (ostensibly) | :: vorgeblich, offenbar, offensichtlich, anscheinend |
| ostentation {n} (display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others) | :: Zurschaustellung {f}, Schaustellung {f}, Pomp {m}, Prahlerei {f} |
| ostentation {n} (show or spectacle) | :: Schau {f}, Spektakel {n} |
| ostentatious {adj} (of ostentation) | :: protzig |
| ostentatious {adj} (intended to attract notice) | :: aufmerksamkeitheischend |
| osteo- {prefix} (bone) | :: osteo- |
| osteochondrosis {n} (family of orthopedic diseases) | :: Osteochondrosis {m} |
| osteogenesis {n} (the formation and development of bone) | :: Osteogenese {f}, Knochenbildung {f} |
| osteogenesis imperfecta {n} (disease characterized by bones that easily fracture) | :: Osteogenesis imperfecta {f}, Glasknochenkrankheit {f} |
| osteologist {n} (specialist in osteology) | :: Osteologe {m}, Osteologin {f} |
| osteology {n} (study of bones) | :: Osteologie {f}, Knochenlehre {f}, Lehre vom Bau und den Krankheiten der Knochen {f} [descriptive] |
| osteology {n} (bone structure of a particular individual or species) | :: artspezifischer Knochenbau {m} [species] |
| osteopenia {n} (the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis) | :: Osteopenie |
| osteoporosis {n} (bone disease) | :: Osteoporose {f} |
| Osterlandish {adj} | :: osterländisch |
| ostinato {n} (music: figure that is repeated over and over) | :: Ostinato {m} {n} |
| ostmark {n} (currency) | :: Ostmark {f} |
| ostracism {n} (in ancient Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote) | :: Scherbengericht {n} |
| ostracism {n} (banishment, exclusion from community) | :: Ächtung {f} |
| ostracize {v} (to exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence) | :: ächten, ausgrenzen, ausschließen, bannen, verfemen, verbannen |
| Ostrava {prop} (city in the Czech Republic) | :: Ostrau {n}, Ostrava {n} |
| ostrich {n} (large flightless bird) | :: Strauß {m}, Vogelstrauß {m} |
| ostrich politics {n} (evasive style of politics) | :: Vogel-Strauß-Politik {f} |
| Ostrogoth {n} (member of a tribe of Eastern Goths) | :: Ostgote {m} |
| Ostrogothic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Visigoths) | :: ostgotisch |
| otaku {n} (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) | :: Otaku {m} |
| otalgia {n} (earache) SEE: earache | :: |
| other {adj} (not the one previously referred to) | :: andere, sonstig |
| other {adj} (contrary to) | :: anders |
| other {n} (an other one) | :: andere |
| other {determiner} (not the one referred to) | :: andere |
| other {adv} (apart from) | :: abgesehen von, außer |
| othering {n} (process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different) | :: Othering {n} |
| otherness {n} | :: Anderssein {n}, Andersartigkeit {f} |
| other side {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
| other than {prep} (except; besides) | :: abgesehen |
| otherwise {adv} (differently, in another way) | :: anders |
| otherwise {adv} (under different circumstances) | :: ansonsten, sonst, andernfalls |
| otherwise {adv} (in all other respects) | :: ansonsten, sonst |
| otherwise {adv} (or else) SEE: or else | :: |
| otherworld {n} | :: Anderswelt {f}, Anderwelt {f}, Andere Welt {f}, Anderes Land {n} |
| -otic {suffix} | :: -otisch |
| otiose {adj} (resulting in no effect) | :: fruchtlos, vergeblich, nichtig |
| otiose {adj} (reluctant to work) | :: müßig |
| otiose {adj} (having no reason or purpose) | :: zwecklos |
| otiose {adj} | :: zwecklos, müßig |
| otitis {n} (inflammation of the ear) | :: Mittelohrentzündung {f}, Otitis {f} |
| otolaryngologist {n} (otorhinolaryngologist) SEE: otorhinolaryngologist | :: |
| otolaryngology {n} (medical study of the ear, nose and throat) | :: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde {f}, HNO-Heilkunde {f} |
| otolith {n} (small particle in the inner ear) | :: Otolith {m} |
| otology {n} (the branch of medicine that deals with the ear) | :: Otologie {f}, Ohrenheilkunde {f} |
| otorhinolaryngologist {n} (medical doctor of ear, nose and throat) | :: HNO-Arzt {m}, HNO-Ärztin {f}, Otorhinolaryngologe {m} |
| otorhinolaryngology {n} (otolaryngology) SEE: otolaryngology | :: |
| otoscope {n} (medical instrument) | :: Otoskop {n} |
| ottava rima {n} (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc) | :: Oktave {f}, Stanze {f} |
| Ottawa {prop} (Native American people) | :: Odawa |
| Ottawa {prop} (capital of Canada) | :: Ottawa |
| Ottawa {n} (a member of the Ottawa people) | :: Odawa |
| otter {n} (mammal) | :: Otter {m} |
| otter civet {n} (Cynogale bennettii) | :: Otterzivette {f} |
| Otterhound {n} (dog of a particular breed of scent hound) | :: Otterhund |
| Otto {prop} (male given name) | :: Otto |
| ottoman {n} (sofa, see also: sofa) | :: Ottomane {m}, Canapé {n}, Couch {f} |
| ottoman {n} (low stool) | :: Polsterhocker {m}, Sitzkissen {n} |
| Ottoman {n} (Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire) | :: Osmane {m}, Osmanin {f} |
| Ottoman {adj} (of the Islamic empire of Turkey) | :: osmanisch, ottomanisch |
| Ottoman Empire {prop} (Turkish empire) | :: Osmanisches Reich {n}, Ottomanisches Reich {n} |
| Ottonian {adj} (Pertaining to a dynasty of Germanic kings including Otto the Great) | :: ottonisch |
| Ouagadougou {prop} (capital of Burkina Faso) | :: Ouagadougou |
| ouch {interj} (expression of one's own physical pain) | :: au, aua, autsch |
| oud {n} (Arabic plucked string instrument) | :: Ud {f}, Oud {f} |
| ought {v} (indicating duty or obligation) | :: sollen |
| ought {v} (indicating advisability or prudence) | :: sollen |
| ought {v} (indicating desirability) | :: sollen |
| ought {v} (indicating likelihood or probability) | :: sollen |
| Ouija {n} (a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no") | :: Ouija, Hexenbrett, Alphabettafel, Seelenschreiber |
| Oulu {prop} (city in Finland) | :: Oulu |
| ounce {n} (28.3495 g) | :: Unze {f} |
| our {determiner} (belonging to us) | :: unser, unsere [accusative feminine singular; accusative all plurals] |
| Our Lady {prop} (Virgin Mary) | :: Unsere Liebe Frau {f} |
| Our Lady of Sorrows {prop} (the Virgin Mary in reference to her sorrows) | :: Schmerzensmutter {f}, Mater dolorosa {f} |
| ouroboros {n} (a serpent, dragon or worm who eats its own tail) | :: Ouroboros {m} |
| ours {pron} (that which belongs to us) | :: unserer {m}, unsere {f} {p}, unseres {n} |
| ourself {pron} (reflexive of editorial or royal we) | :: uns [editorial], Uns [royal] |
| ourselves {pron} | :: wir selbst |
| -ous {suffix} (suffix to form adjectives) | :: -haft, -ös |
| oust {v} (to expel; to remove) | :: verdrängen, vertreiben |
| ouster {n} (forceful removal from power) | :: Vertreibung {f}, Amtsenthebung {f} |
| out {adv} (away from the inside or the centre) | :: heraus [motion toward the speaker], hinaus [motion away from the speaker], draußen |
| out {adv} (away from one's usual place or not indoors) | :: heraus [motion toward the speaker], hinaus [motion away from the speaker], draußen |
| out {prep} (away from the inside) | :: aus |
| out {prep} | :: usually expressed by the prefix aus- |
| out {v} (to reveal to be gay, bisexual, or transgender) | :: outen |
| outage {n} (suspension of operation) | :: Ausfall {m}, Stromausfall {m} |
| out-and-out {adj} (complete) | :: durch und durch |
| outback {n} (The most remote and desolate areas of Australia) | :: Outback {n} |
| outbid {v} (To bid more than somebody else) | :: überbieten |
| outboard {n} (outboard motor) SEE: outboard motor | :: |
| outboard motor {n} (engine fitted over the transom of a boat) | :: Außenbordmotor {m}, Außenborder {m} |
| outbreak {n} | :: Ausbruch |
| outbuilding {n} (separate building associated with a main building) | :: Nebengebäude {n} |
| outcast {n} (one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah) | :: Außenseiter {m}, Außenseiterin {f}, Ausgestoßener {m}, Ausgestoßene {f}, Ausgestossener {m} [Switzerland, Liechtenstein], Ausgestossene {f} [Switzerland, Liechtenstein], Ausgeschlossener {m} |
| outclass {v} (To surpass something) | :: deklassieren |
| outcome {n} (result) | :: Ergebnis {n}, Ausgang {m} |
| outcrop {n} (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) | :: Aufschluss {m} |
| outcrop {n} (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) | :: Aufschluss {m} |
| outcry {n} | :: Schrei {m} |
| outcry {n} (strong protest) | :: Aufschrei {m}, Sturm der Entrüstung {m} |
| outdate {v} | :: veralten, unzeitgemäß werden, als überaltert gelten, unmodern werden |
| outdated {adj} (out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated) | :: veraltet, überholt |
| outdo {v} (to go beyond) | :: übertreffen |
| outdoor {adj} (situated in the open air) | :: Außen-, außerhalb des Hauses, im Freien |
| outdoors {adv} (in the open air) | :: im Freien, draußen, an der frischen Luft |
| outdoorsy {adj} (associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life) | :: naturverbunden, naturorientiert, Natur-, Frischluft- |
| outdoorsy {adj} (fond of the outdoors) | :: naturverbunden, naturliebend, frischluftliebend |
| outer {adj} (outside) | :: äußer |
| outer class {n} (programming: class that contains an inner class) | :: äußere Klasse {f} |
| outer ear {n} (portion of ear) | :: Außenohr {n} |
| Outer Mongolia {prop} (East Asian region) | :: Außere Mongolei {f} |
| outermost {adj} (farthest outside) | :: äußerst |
| outer planet {n} (planet of the Solar System with an orbit beyond the asteroid belt) | :: äußere Planet {m} |
| outer space {n} (region) | :: Weltraum {m}, All {n}, Weltall {n} |
| outfit {n} (set of clothing) | :: Outfit {n} |
| outflow {n} (Process of flowing out) | :: Abfluss {m} |
| outfox {v} (outsmart) SEE: outsmart | :: |
| outgas {v} (to release gas) | :: ausgasen |
| outgassing {n} (slow release of gas) | :: Ausgasen {n} |
| outgoing {adj} | :: kontaktfreudig, aufgeschlossen, gesellig, leutselig |
| outgrow {v} | :: aus (etwas) herauswachsen |
| outguess {v} (outsmart) SEE: outsmart | :: |
| outgunned {adj} (having insufficient weapons) | :: waffentechnisch unterlegen |
| outhouse {n} (outdoor toilet, see also: shithouse; latrine; toilet) | :: Plumpsklo {n}, Außenklo {n} [colloquial]; Außentoilette {f} |
| outhouse {n} | :: Abort {m}, Klo {n} |
| outhouse {n} (outbuilding) SEE: outbuilding | :: |
| outing {n} (excursion) | :: Ausflug {m}, Exkursion {f} |
| outing {n} (appearance in public) | :: Auftritt {m} |
| outing {n} (public revelation of homosexuality) | :: Outing {n} |
| outlast {v} (to live longer than) | :: überdauern, überleben |
| outlaw {n} (a fugitive from the law) | :: Verfemter {m} [rare], Outlaw {m}, Gesetzloser {m} |
| outlaw {n} (person without legal rights) | :: Ächtung |
| outlaw {v} (to declare illegal) | :: ächten |
| outlawed {adj} | :: [1] rechtlos, [2] vogelfrei, geächtet |
| outlet {n} (vent) | :: Ausgang {m}, Auslass {m} |
| outlet {n} (shop) | :: Direktverkauf {m}, Werksverkauf {m}, Direktvermarkter {m} |
| outlet {n} (wall socket) SEE: wall socket | :: |
| outlier {n} (a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place) | :: Ausreißer {m}, Sonderfall {m} |
| outlier {n} (value outside pattern in a statistical sample) | :: Ausreißer {m} |
| outline {n} (line marking the boundary of an object figure) | :: Umriss {m}, Kontur |
| outline {n} (outer shape of an object or figure) | :: Umriss {m} |
| outline {n} (sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading) | :: Skizze {f}, Skizzierung {f}, Umrisszeichnung {f}, Konturenzeichnung {f} |
| outline {n} (general description of some subject) | :: Beschreibung {f} |
| outline {n} (statement summarizing the important points of a text) | :: Zusammenfassung {f} |
| outline {n} (preliminary plan of a project) | :: Entwurf {m} |
| outline {v} (to summarize something) | :: zusammenfassen |
| outliner {n} | :: Gliederungseditor {m} |
| outlive {v} (to live longer than) | :: überleben |
| outlook {n} (place from which something can be viewed) | :: Aussichtspunkt {m} |
| outlook {n} (view from such a place) | :: Aussicht {f}, Ausblick {m} |
| outlook {n} (attitude, point of view) | :: Einstellung, Ansichten {f} (only plural) |
| outlook {n} (expectation for the future) | :: Aussicht {m}, Ausblick {m} |
| outmaneuver {v} (to perform movements more adroitly or successfully) | :: ausmanövrieren |
| outmoded {adj} (unfashionable) | :: altmodisch |
| out of {prep} (from the inside to the outside of) | :: aus |
| out of {prep} (expressing a fraction or a ratio) | :: von |
| out of {prep} (with the motivation of) | :: aus |
| out of {prep} | :: außerhalb, außerhalb von |
| out-of-body {adj} (out-of-body) | :: außerkörperlich, außerhalb des Körpers |
| out-of-body experience {n} (experience in which one feels outside one's body) | :: außerkörperliche Erfahrung {f}, außerkörperliches Erlebnis {n} |
| out of breath {prep} (breathing with difficulty) | :: außer Atem |
| out of character {prep} (inconsistent with personality etc.) | :: aus der Rolle |
| out of control {prep} (not under control) | :: außer Kontrolle , aus dem Ruder, ohne jegliche Kontrolle |
| out of date {prep} (too old to be used) | :: veraltet |
| out of date {prep} (not conforming to current fashion) | :: unmodish |
| out of hand {adj} (not under control, out of control) | :: außer Kontrolle [verb: geraten], überhand [now only used in überhandnehmen], aus dem Ruder [now only used in aus dem Ruder laufen], ausufern [for: “get out of hand”] |
| out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| out of it {prep} (disoriented) SEE: disoriented | :: |
| out of line {prep} (inappropriate) | :: abweichend |
| out of nowhere {prep} (unexpectedly or unexplicably) | :: aus heiterem Himmel |
| out of one's league {prep} (in a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others) | :: eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden |
| out of order {prep} (not functioning properly) | :: außer Betrieb, kaputt |
| out of sight, out of mind {proverb} (something not nearby is forgotten) | :: aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn |
| out of the blue {prep} (unexpectedly) | :: aus heiterem Himmel (from clear sky) |
| out of the box {prep} ((idiom) immediately, without intervention from the customer) | :: [direkt] einsatzfähig, gebrauchsfertig, von der Stange |
| out of the box {prep} | :: [1] jenseits alter Denkmuster |
| out of the frying pan, into the fire {prep} (get from an already bad situation to a worse one) | :: vom Regen in die Traufe; aus dem Regen in die Traufe [from the rain into the water running down the roof] |
| out of the question {adj} (not remotely possible) | :: außer Frage |
| out of town {prep} (out of one's town of residence) | :: verreist |
| out of tune {prep} (not in correct musical pitch) | :: verstimmt |
| out of wedlock {prep} (of parents not legally married) | :: außerehelich |
| out of work {prep} (unemployed) SEE: unemployed | :: |
| outpatient {n} (patient) | :: ambulanter Patient {m} |
| outpatient {adj} (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) | :: ambulant |
| outpost {n} (A military post) | :: Vorposten {m} |
| outpost {n} (An outlying settlement) | :: Außenposten {m} |
| output {n} (data sent out of the computer) | :: Ausgabe {f} |
| output {v} (produce or create) | :: ausgeben |
| output {v} (send data to out of a computer) | :: ausgeben |
| outré {adj} (very unconventional) | :: extravagant, exzentrisch |
| outrage {n} (atrocity) | :: Untat {f}, Gräueltat {f} |
| outrage {n} (offensive, immoral or indecent act) | :: Beleidigung {f}, Frevel {m}, Schandtat {f}, Schande {f} |
| outrage {n} (anger) | :: Wut {f}, Rage {f} |
| outrage {n} | :: Verbrechen {n} |
| outrageous {adj} (shocking) | :: ungeheuerlich, haarsträubend, schockierend, verstörend, empörend |
| outreach {n} (act) | :: Handreichung {f} |
| outreach {n} (extent) | :: Reichweite {f} |
| outreach {n} (practice) | :: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit {f}, Streetwork {n} |
| outreach {v} (to reach further than) | :: größere Kreise erreichen |
| outreach {v} (to surpass or exceed) | :: übertrumpfen |
| outreach {v} (to provide charitable or religious services) | :: streetworken, missionieren |
| outreach {v} (to go too far) SEE: go too far | :: |
| outrigger {n} ((nautical) beam that provides support for a mast) | :: Ausleger {m} |
| outrigger {n} ((nautical) an outrigger canoe) | :: Auslegerboot {n} |
| outrigger {n} ((nautical) bracket for an oarlock) | :: Ausleger {m} |
| outrigger canoe {n} (a seagoing canoe) | :: Auslegerboot {n} |
| outright {adv} (wholly) | :: gänzlich, ganz und gar, vollständig, komplett, total, rundweg |
| outright {adv} (openly) | :: geradeheraus, ohne Umschweife, klar, freiheraus |
| outright {adv} (at once) | :: gleich, sofort, auf der Stelle |
| outright {adv} (with no outstanding conditions) | :: ganz, als Ganzes |
| outright {adv} (blatantly; inexcusably) | :: völlig, schreiend |
| outright {adj} (unqualified and unreserved) | :: klar, eindeutig, uneingeschränkt |
| outright {adj} (total or complete) | :: völlig, komplett, glatt, blank |
| outright {adj} (having no outstanding conditions) | :: uneingeschränkt, vorbehaltlos, bedingungslos |
| outrun {v} (run faster) | :: überholen |
| outset {n} (initial stage of something) | :: Anfang {m}, Beginn {m} |
| outside {n} (outer surface) | :: Außenseite {f} |
| outside {adv} (in or to the outside) | :: außerhalb, draußen |
| outside {adv} (outdoors) | :: draußen |
| outside {prep} (on the outside of) | :: außerhalb |
| outsider {n} (someone excluded) | :: Außenseiter {m}, Aussenseiter {m} [alternative spelling], Außenseiterin |
| outsider {n} (a newcomer) | :: Neuling {m}, Anfänger {m} |
| outsider {n} (a long shot) | :: Außenseiter {m}, Außenseiterin {f} |
| outside the box {prep} (beyond convention) | :: um die Ecke denken (to think around the corner) [to think outside the box], quer denken [to think outside the box] |
| outside world {n} (rest of the world outside of some closed environment) | :: Außenwelt {f} |
| outskirt {n} (periphery) | :: Außenbezirk {m}, Stadtrand {m}, Außenbereich {m}, Vorort {m}, Randbezirk {m}, Randgebiet {n}, Randbereich {m} |
| outskirts {n} (the edges or areas around a city or town) | :: Stadtrand {m} |
| outsmart {v} (beat in a competition of wits) | :: überlisten |
| outsource {v} (transfer of business to a third party) | :: auslagern |
| outsourcing {n} (transfer business) | :: Outsourcing {n}, Auslagerung {f} |
| outspoken {adj} (speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal) | :: unverblümt |
| outstanding {adj} (standing out from others) | :: herausragend, hervorstechend, hervorragend |
| outstanding {adj} (distinguished from others by its superiority) | :: hervorragend, ausgezeichnet |
| outstanding {adj} (projecting outwards) | :: überstehend, hervorstehend |
| outstanding {adj} (not settled or finished) | :: ausstehend |
| outstanding {adj} (owed as a debt) | :: ausstehend |
| outstrip {v} (to outrun or leave behind) | :: überrunden , überholen, überflügeln |
| outstrip {v} (to exceed, excel or surpass) | :: übertreffen |
| outtake {n} (portion of a recording not included in the final version) | :: Outtake {m}, Nichtkopierer {m}, herausgeschnittenes Filmmaterial {n} [descriptive] |
| outward {adj} (outer; located towards the outside) | :: äußere |
| outward {adv} (toward the outside; away from the centre) | :: nach außen |
| outwardly {adv} (externally or on the outside) | :: äußerlich |
| outweigh {v} (to exceed in weight or mass) | :: überwiegen |
| outweigh {v} | :: überwiegen, übertreffen, übersteigen |
| outwit {v} (outsmart) SEE: outsmart | :: |
| outwith {prep} (outside; beyond; outside of) | :: außerhalb |
| ouvrierism {n} ((communism) the glorification of manual laborers) | :: Ouvrierismus {n} |
| ouzel {n} (Cinclus mexicanus) | :: Wasseramsel {f} |
| ouzel {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: Eurasian blackbird | :: |
| ouzo {n} (drink) | :: Ouzo {m} |
| ouzo {n} (glass of ouzo) | :: Ouzo {m} |
| oval {n} (shape like an egg or ellipse) | :: Oval {n} |
| oval {adj} (oval-shaped) | :: oval |
| Oval Office {prop} (office of the President of the United States) | :: Oval Office {n} |
| ovarian {adj} (Relating to the ovaries) | :: Eierstock- |
| ovarian follicle {n} (cellular aggregation) | :: Ovarialfollikel {m}, Eibläschen {n} |
| ovary {n} (female organ) | :: Eierstock {m}, Ovar {n}, [rare] Ovarium {n} |
| ovary {n} (botanical organ) | :: Fruchtknoten {m}, Ovar {n}, [rare] Ovarium {n} |
| ovate {adj} (shaped like an egg) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovation {n} (prolonged enthusiastic applause) | :: Ovation {f}, Beifallssturm {m}, tosender Beifall {m} |
| oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) | :: Ofen {m} |
| ovenbird {n} (Seiurus auricapilla) | :: Pieperwaldsänger {m} |
| oven glove {n} (glove designed to carry hot oven trays) | :: Ofenhandschuh {m}, Topfhandschuh {m} |
| oven mitt {n} (oven glove) SEE: oven glove | :: |
| ovenproof {adj} (able to be used in an oven) | :: ofenfest |
| over {adj} (ended) | :: vorbei |
| over {prep} (physical positioning: on top of; above) | :: über |
| over {prep} | :: über |
| over {interj} (end of sentence in radio communication) | :: Schluss, kommen |
| over- {prefix} (above or higher) | :: über- |
| overact {v} (act in an exaggerated manner) | :: übertrieben spielen, übertreiben |
| overactive {adj} (excessively active) | :: überaktiv |
| over again {adv} (afresh; anew) | :: von Neuem; von vorn; vom Anfang |
| overage {n} (surplus of inventory) | :: Überschuss {m} |
| overage {n} (state of being more than one ought to be) | :: Überschuss {m} |
| overall {adj} (all-encompassing) | :: Gesamt- |
| overall {adv} (generally) | :: insgesamt |
| overall {n} (protective garment worn over clothing) | :: Overall {m}, Latzhose {f} |
| overalls {n} (loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them) | :: Overall {m} |
| overalls {n} (loose fitting pair of pants with a bib) | :: Latzhose {f} |
| over and above {adv} (supplementary) | :: zusätzlich |
| over and over {adv} (repeatedly) | :: immer wieder |
| overbearing {adj} (overly bossy or domineering) | :: anmaßend, herrisch, überheblich |
| overbite {n} (malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones) | :: Überbiss {m} |
| overboard {adv} (over the edge, off a boat) | :: über Bord |
| overcast {adj} (covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened) | :: bedeckt, bewölkt |
| overcast {adj} (meteorological term) | :: bewölkt |
| overcoat {n} (garment) | :: Mantel |
| overcome {v} (to surmount, get the better of) | :: überwinden |
| overconfident {adj} (too confident) | :: stolz, überheblich, vermessen, anmaßend |
| overconfident {adj} (presumptuous, cocksure, rude, disrespectful) | :: anmaßend, überheblich, vermessen, dreist, unbescheiden, arrogant, unhöflich, respektlos, verächtlich, unverschämt |
| overdo {v} (to do too much of something) | :: übertreiben |
| overdo {v} (to cook too much) | :: zu lange kochen |
| overdose {n} (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) | :: Überdosis {f} |
| overdose {v} (to dose excessively) | :: überdosieren |
| overdue {adj} (Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need) | :: überfällig, ausstehend |
| overeat {v} (eat too much) | :: sich überessen |
| overestimate {v} (to judge too highly) | :: überschätzen |
| overestimated {v} (overrated) SEE: overrated | :: |
| overexert {v} (exert oneself to an excessive degree) | :: sich überanstrengen |
| overexertion {n} (the action of excessively exerting) | :: Überforderung {f}, Überanstrengung {f} |
| overexploitation {n} (excessive and damaging exploitation) | :: Raubbau {m} |
| overexposed {adj} (exposed too much) | :: überbelichtet |
| overfeed {v} (too feed too much to) | :: überernähren; [baby, animal, etc.] überfüttern |
| overfit {v} (statistics: to use a statistical model that has too many parameters) | :: überanpassen |
| overflow {v} (to fill beyond the limits of) | :: überfließen, überlaufen |
| overflow {v} | :: überfließen, überfluten, überströmen, überlaufen |
| overgrown {adj} (having large numbers of plants which have become too big) | :: überwachsen |
| overhand knot {n} (knot) | :: Überhandknoten {m}, Kreuzschlag {m} |
| overhang seat {n} (Legislative seat distribution principle in certain countries) | :: Überhangmandat {n} |
| overhaste {n} (excessive, undue haste) | :: Übereile {f} |
| overhaul {n} (a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision) | :: Überholung {f}, Aufarbeitung {f}, Grundinstandsetzung {f}, gründlich Überprüfung {f}, Revision {f}, Tuning {n}, Erneuerung {f} |
| overhaul {v} (to modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely) | :: überholen, modernisieren |
| overhaul {v} (to pass, overtake, or travel past) | :: überholen |
| overhead {adj} (located above) | :: darüber, oben, Überkopf- |
| overhead {n} (expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided) | :: allgemeine Unkosten {p} |
| overhead {n} (any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity) | :: Mehraufwand {m} |
| overhead {n} (wasted money) | :: vergeudetes Geld {n} |
| overhead {n} (data or steps of computation that is only used to facilitate the computations in the system and is not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed) | :: Overhead {m} |
| overhead {adv} (above one's head) | :: darüber, oben, Überkopf- |
| overhead fan {n} (ceiling fan) SEE: ceiling fan | :: |
| overhead press {n} (the arms weightlifting vertically over the head) | :: Schulterdrücken {n}, Überkopfdrücken {n} |
| overhead projector {n} (projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen) | :: Tageslichtprojektor {m}, Overheadprojektor {m}, Polylux {m} |
| overhear {v} (To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears) | :: zufällig mit anhören |
| overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn | :: |
| overheat {v} (to heat excessively) | :: überhitzen |
| overheat {v} (to become excessively hot) | :: überhitzen |
| overheating {n} (1. A situation where something is overheated.) | :: Überhitzung {f} |
| over here {adv} (in this place) | :: hier |
| overjoyed {adj} (very happy) | :: überglücklich |
| overkill {n} (an unnecessary excess of something (idiomatic)) | :: Übermaß |
| overlap {v} (to extend over and partly cover something) | :: überlappen, überlagern, überdecken , hinausragen über [to extend ] |
| overlap {v} (to have an area, range, character or function in common) | :: überschneiden |
| overlap {v} ((used of sets) to have some elements in common) | :: schneiden [reflexive] |
| overlay {v} (overwhelm) SEE: overwhelm | :: |
| overlearn {v} (learn more than necessary) | :: überlernen |
| overlength {n} (excess of length of a vehicle) | :: Überlänge {f} |
| overload {v} (to load excessively) | :: überladen, überlasten |
| overload {v} (to provide too much power to a circuit) | :: überlasten, überladen |
| overload {v} (to create different functions for the same name) | :: überladen |
| overload {v} (to fail due to excessive load) | :: überlastet sein |
| overload {n} (excessive load) | :: Überladung {f} |
| overload {n} (overloaded version of a function) | :: Überladung {f} |
| overloaded {adj} (loaded too heavily) | :: überbelastet |
| overloading {n} (type of polymorphism) | :: Überladen {n} |
| overlook {n} (vista or point) | :: Übersicht {f}, Überblick {m} |
| overlook {v} (to fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it) | :: nicht bemerken, übersehen |
| overlook {v} (to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment) | :: übersehen |
| overlook {v} (to supervise; to watch over) | :: überblicken |
| overlook {v} | :: überblicken |
| overly {adv} (to an excessive degree) | :: allzu, übermäßig |
| overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| over my dead body {prep} (absolutely not) | :: nur über meine Leiche |
| overnight {adv} (throughout the night) | :: über Nacht |
| overnight {adv} (during a single night) | :: über Nacht |
| overnight {adv} (in a very short amount of time) | :: von heute auf morgen; von einem Tag auf den anderen; [less common] über Nacht |
| overnight {v} (stay overnight) | :: übernachten |
| overnight {n} (overnight stay) | :: Logiernacht {f} |
| overnourished {adj} (overweight) SEE: overweight | :: |
| overnourished {adj} (excessively nourished) | :: überernährt |
| overnourishment {n} (excessive nourishment) | :: Überernährung {f} |
| overnutrition {n} (malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied) | :: Überernährung {f} |
| overpass {n} (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) | :: Überführung {f} |
| overpay {v} (to pay too much) | :: überbezahlen |
| overpayment {n} (payment exceeding the amount actually due) | :: Überzahlung {f}, Überbezahlung {f} |
| overpopulation {n} (when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for the occupants) | :: Überbevölkerung {f} |
| overpower {v} (overpower) SEE: compel | :: |
| overpower {v} (subdue someone by superior force) | :: überwältigen, übermannen |
| overpressure {n} (excess or markedly elevated pressure) | :: Überdruck {m} |
| overprice {v} (to give a commodity an excessive price) | :: überteuern |
| overpriced {adj} (priced higher than what it is really worth) | :: überteuert |
| overprotect {v} | :: überbehüten |
| overprotection {n} (act of overprotecting) | :: Überbehüten {n} |
| overprotective {adj} (excessively protective) | :: überfürsorglich |
| overrate {v} (to esteem too highly) | :: überbewerten |
| overrated {adj} (rated too highly) | :: überschätzt, überbewertet |
| overreact {v} (react too much or too intensely) | :: überreagieren |
| overreaction {n} (reaction deemed excessive) | :: Überreaktion {f} |
| overrepresentation {n} (the condition of being overrepresented) | :: Überrepräsentation {f} |
| overrepresented {adj} | :: überrepräsentiert |
| override {v} (to counteract the normal operation of something) | :: übersteuern |
| override {v} ((software) To define a new behaviour of a method) | :: überschreiben |
| overriding {adj} | :: überschreiten |
| overripe {adj} (excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad) | :: überreif |
| overruff {v} (ruff with a higher trump) | :: überstechen |
| overrun {v} | :: überrennen |
| overseas {adj} (abroad) | :: Übersee-, im Ausland {n}, Auslands- |
| overseas {adv} (abroad) | :: im Ausland |
| overseas {adv} (across a sea) | :: in Übersee |
| overseas Chinese {n} (Huaqiao) | :: Auslandschinese {m}, Huaqiao |
| overseas territory {n} (country or smaller territory) | :: Überseegebiet {n} |
| oversee {v} (to survey, look at something in a wide angle) | :: überblicken |
| oversee {v} (to supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group) | :: beaufsichtigen, überwachen, leiten, managen |
| oversee {v} (to inspect, examine) | :: beaufsichtigen, überwachen |
| oversee {v} | :: überblicken, beaufsichtigen |
| overseer {n} (one who oversees) | :: Aufseher {m}, Aufseherin {f} |
| oversensitive {adj} (having excessive sensitivity) | :: überempfindlich |
| overshadow {v} (to cast a shadow over something) | :: überschatten |
| overshadow {v} (to dominate something and make it seem insignificant) | :: überschatten |
| overshare {v} (To offer inappropriate disclosure.) | :: ausplaudern (Privates ~; Intimes ~) |
| overshoe {n} (protective shoe) | :: Überschuh {m} |
| oversight {n} (omission) | :: Versehen {n} |
| oversight {n} (overview) SEE: overview | :: |
| oversleep {v} (to sleep for longer than planned) | :: verschlafen |
| overstate {v} (to exaggerate; to state or claim too much) | :: übertreiben |
| oversteer {n} | :: Übersteuern {n} |
| oversteer {v} | :: übersteuern |
| overt {adj} (open and not concealed or secret) | :: offen, offenkundig, explizit, öffentlich |
| overtake {v} (to pass a more slowly moving object) | :: überholen |
| overtake {v} (to catch up with, but not pass) | :: aufholen |
| overtake {v} (economics: to become greater than something else) | :: überholen |
| over-the-counter {adj} (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) | :: rezeptfrei |
| over the moon {prep} (delighted, thrilled) | :: überglücklich, völlig aus dem Häuschen |
| over there {adv} (in that place) | :: dort, drüben, dort drüben |
| over the top {adj} (beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; exaggerated) | :: übertrieben, zu viel des Guten |
| overthrow {v} (to bring about the downfall of) | :: stürzen, umstürzen |
| overthrow {n} (removal by force or threat of force) | :: Umsturz {m} |
| overtime {n} (worktime) | :: Überstunden {f-p} |
| overtime {n} (pay for overtime work) | :: Überstundenzuschlag {m}, Überstundenvergütung {f}, Zuschlag {m}, Überstundenlohn {m}, Mehrarbeitszuschlag {m} |
| overtime {n} (extra period in sports) | :: Verlängerung {f}; [in American sports like basketball also] Overtime {f} |
| overtired {adj} (overly tired) | :: übermüdet |
| overtone {n} (harmonic) | :: Oberton {m} |
| overtrump {v} (To play a higher trump card) SEE: overruff | :: |
| overture {n} (approach) | :: Angebot {n}, Annäherungsversuch {m}, Offerte {f} |
| overture {n} (musical introduction) | :: Ouvertüre {f} |
| overturn {v} (to turn over, capsize) | :: sich überschlagen |
| overturn {v} (to overthrow) | :: verwerfen |
| overvalued idea {n} (abnormal belief) | :: überwertige Idee |
| overview {n} (brief summary, as of a book or a presentation) | :: Übersicht {f}, Überblick {m} |
| overweening {adj} (over-confident) | :: überheblich, eingebildet, anmaßend, arrogant |
| overweight {adj} (of a person, heavier than is healthy) | :: übergewichtig |
| overweight {adj} (of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed) | :: überladen |
| overweight {n} (excess of weight) | :: Übergewicht {n} |
| overwhelm {v} (to overpower, crush) | :: überwältigen, übermannen |
| overwhelm {v} | :: überwältigen |
| overwhelming {adj} (overpowering) | :: überwältigend |
| overwinter {v} (to keep or preserve for the winter) | :: überwintern |
| overwinter {v} (to spend the winter (in a particular place)) | :: überwintern |
| overwork {v} (to work too hard) | :: sich überarbeiten |
| overworked {adj} (subjected to too much work) | :: überarbeitet |
| overwrite {v} (destroy old data) | :: überschreiben |
| overzealous {adj} (too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent) | :: übereifrig |
| oviduct {n} (duct through which an ovum passes) | :: Eileiter {m}, Ovidukt {m} |
| oviform {adj} (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovine {adj} (resembling a sheep) | :: schafsmäßig |
| oviparous {adj} (egg laying) | :: ovipar, eierlegend |
| ovoid {adj} (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped | :: |
| ovovegetarian {adj} (variant of vegetarian) | :: ovovegetarisch |
| ovoviviparity {n} (condition of being ovoviviparous) | :: Ovoviviparie {f} |
| ovoviviparous {adj} (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) | :: ovovivipar |
| ovulation {n} (release of an ovum from the ovary) | :: Ovulation {f} |
| ovum {n} (gamete) | :: Eizelle {f}, Ovum {n} |
| owe {v} (to be under an obligation) | :: schulden, schuldig sein |
| owe {v} (to be in debt) | :: schulden, schuldig sein |
| owl {n} (bird) | :: Eule {f}, Uhu {m}, Eulenvogel {m} [order Strigiformes] |
| owlet {n} (a young owl) | :: Eulenjunges {n}, junge Eule {f} |
| owlet moth {n} (moth of family Noctuidae) | :: Eule {f} |
| owlish {adj} (resembling or characteristic of an owl) | :: eulenhaft |
| own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| own {adj} (belonging to (determiner)) | :: [used before the noun; declined according to gender and case] eigen |
| own {v} (have rightful possession of) | :: besitzen, haben |
| own {v} (acknowledge responsibility for) | :: eingestehen, zugeben |
| owner {n} (one who owns) | :: Besitzer {m}, Eigentümer {m} |
| ownership {n} (legal status) | :: Eigentum {n} |
| own goal {n} (goal scored by player against their own team) | :: Eigentor {n} |
| own goal {n} (blunder that damages one's own prospects) | :: Eigentor {n} |
| ox {n} (an adult castrated male of cattle) | :: Ochse {m} |
| ox {n} (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) | :: Rind {m}; Zugrind {n}; Zugtier {n} |
| oxalic acid {n} (the dicarboxylic acid (ethandioic acid)) | :: Oxalsäure {f} |
| oxalic anhydride {n} (hypothetical acid anhydride of oxalic acid) | :: Oxalsäureanhydrid {n} |
| oxbow lake {n} (crescent-shaped lake) | :: Altarm {m}, Altwasser {n} |
| oxer {n} (type of horse jump) | :: Oxer {m} |
| oxeye {n} (titmouse) SEE: titmouse | :: |
| oxeye {n} (dunlin) SEE: dunlin | :: |
| oxeye {n} (Boops boops) SEE: bogue | :: |
| oxeye daisy {n} (flower) | :: Margerite {f}, Wucherblume {f} |
| Oxford {prop} (city) | :: Oxford, Ochsenfurt |
| oxherd {n} (person who herds oxen) | :: Ochsenhirt {m}, Ochsenhirte {m}, Ochsenhirtin {f}, |
| oxidase {n} (oxidase enzyme) | :: Oxidase {f} |
| oxidation {n} (combination of a substance with oxygen) | :: Oxidation {f}, Oxydation {f} |
| oxidation {n} (chemical reaction) | :: Oxidation {f} |
| oxidation number {n} (chemistry) | :: Oxidationszahl {f} |
| oxide {n} (binary compound of oxygen) | :: Oxid {n} |
| oxidization {n} (oxidation) SEE: oxidation | :: |
| oxidizing flame {n} | :: Oxidationsflamme {f} |
| oximeter {n} (device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood) | :: Oximeter {m} |
| oxlip {n} (plant) | :: Hohe Schlüsselblume {f} |
| oxolinic acid {n} | :: Oxolinsäure |
| oxonium {n} (univalent oxygen cation) | :: Oxonium {n} |
| oxtail {n} (meat from the tail of a cow) | :: Ochsenschwanz {m}, [Austria] Ochsenschlepp {m} |
| oxyacid {n} (an acid containing oxygen) | :: Sauerstoffsäure {f} |
| oxychloride {n} (compound of oxygen and chlorine) | :: oxychlorid {n} |
| oxygen {n} (chemical element) | :: Sauerstoff {m}, Oxygen {n}, Oxygenium {n} |
| oxygen {n} (molecular oxygen) | :: Sauerstoff {m} |
| oxygen {n} (atom of oxygen) | :: Sauerstoffatom {n} |
| oxygenate {v} (infuse with oxygen) | :: oxygenieren |
| oxygenation {n} (process of treating something with oxygen) | :: Oxygenierung |
| oxygen bar {n} (A nightclub in which patrons pay to inhale oxygen) | :: Sauerstoffbar {f} |
| oxygenic {adj} (of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen) | :: sauerstoffhaltig, sauerstoffbildend, Sauerstoff- |
| oxygenless {adj} (Lacking oxygen) | :: sauerstofffrei |
| oxygen mask {n} (mask through with oxygen may be breathed) | :: Sauerstoffmaske {f} |
| oxyhydrogen {n} (a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen) | :: Knallgas {n} |
| oxymel {n} | :: Sauerhonig {m}, Essigmet {m}, Honigessig {m}, Essigsirup {m}, Oxymel {n} |
| oxymoron {n} (figure of speech) | :: Oxymoron {n} |
| oxymoron {n} (contradiction in terms) SEE: contradiction in terms | :: |
| oxytocin {n} (hormone) | :: Oxytocin |
| oxytone {adj} (oxytone) | :: oxyton, oxytonisch |
| oxytone {n} (word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable) | :: Oxytonum {n}, Oxytonon {n} |
| oxytonize {v} | :: [oxytoned] oxytoniert (oxytonirt) |
| oyster {n} (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel) | :: Auster {f} |
| oyster {n} (food) | :: Pfaffenschnittchen {n}, Pfaffenstückchen {n} |
| oystercatcher {n} (bird) | :: Austernfischer {n} |
| oyster knife {n} (knife) | :: Austernmesser {n} |
| oyster mushroom {n} (Pleurotus ostreatus) | :: Austernpilz {m}, Austern-Seitling {m} |
| oyster plant {n} (Scorzonera hispanica) SEE: black salsify | :: |
| ozone {n} (O3) | :: Ozon {n} {m} |
| ozone hole {n} (region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring) | :: Ozonloch {n} |
| ozone layer {n} (a region of the stratosphere) | :: Ozonschicht {f} |
| Øresund {prop} (strait) SEE: Oresund | :: |
| Œting {prop} (a commune in France) | :: Ötingen |
