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Beil (s.), Beile (pl.) (German n.) hatchet, axe beil. abbreviation of beiliegend (German: enclosed - the English abbreviation encl.) Beiladung (German f.) additional cargo, extra cargo Beilage (s.), Beilagen (pl.) (German f.) supplement, appendix, pullout, addendum, insert (in a newspaper), enclosure, annexure other German words with a similar meaning to that above include Anhang and Beiheft (German f.) short for Beilagescheibe (German f.) shim (engineering) (German f.) garnish, side dish, fixings (plural form), trimmings (plural form) or accompaniments (plural form) - for example Fleisch mit Gemüse als Beilage (German: meat served with vegetables) (German f.) inclosure (enclosure of land) Beilage zu einer Zeitung (s.), Beilagen zu einer Zeitung (pl.) (German f.) newpaper insert Beilagengerichte (German pl.) side dishes Beilagenteller (German m.) side plate Beilager (German n., dated) nuptials Beilagescheibe (German f.) shim Beilagezettel (German m.) package insert Beilagscheibe (German f.) flat washer, washer bei langsamem Trab (German) at a slow trot bei langsamer Geschwindigkeit (German) at a slow pace, at a slow rate, at a sluggish pace beiläufig (German) casual, casually, parenthetically, incidental, in passing, en passant, desultorily, random, approximately, roughly beiläufige (German) parenthetical beiläufige Bemerkung (German f.) casual remark, passing remark beiläufiges Geschäft (German n.) incidental business beiläufiges Wort (German n.) passing word bei lebendigem Leib verbrennen (German) to burn alive beilegbar (German) attributable beilegen (German) to attribute, to enclose, to attach, to accommodate, to compromise, to settle, to patch up (quarrel), to resolve (crisis, dispute, differences), to heave to, to compound (a problem) beilegend (German) subjoining, attributive Beilegung (s.), Beilegungen (pl.) (German f.) attribution, settlement Beilegung einer Streitigkeit (German f.) settlement of a dispute Beilegung eines Streits (German f.) reconciliation of a quarrel, settlement of a dispute Beilegung von Unstimmigkeiten (German f.) settling of differences beileibe nicht (German) by no means, certainly not, on no account whatever Beileid (German n.) condolence, sympathy Beileid aussprechend (German) condolatory Beileids- (German) condolatory Beileidsanruf (German m.) call of sympathy Beileidsbekundung (German f.) expression of sympathy, letter of sympathy Beileidsbesuch (German m.) visit of condolence Beileidsbezeigung (German f.) expression of sympathy Beileidsbrief (German m.) letter of condolence, letter of sympathy Beileidschreiben (German n.) letter of sympathy Beileidskarte (German f.) sympathy card, condolence card Beileidstelegramm (German n.) telegram of sympathy bei Lieferung (German) on delivery bei Lieferung zahlen (German) to pay cash on delivery beilförmig (German) hatchet-shaped, dolabriform (pick-shaped, attached along the middle) Beiliegen (German n.) lying to beiliegen (German) to be enclosed, to lie to, to lie with (dated) beiliegend (German) accompanying, annexed, attached, enclosed beiliegende Dokumente (German pl.) accompanying documents beiliegender Auftrag (German m.) accompanying order beiliegender Prospekt (German m.) accompanying prospectus beiliegendes Muster (German n.) accompanying sample Beilkespiel (German n.) shuffleboard Beilklinge (German f.) axe blade Beilkopf (German m.) axe head beim (German) near the, on (the), at (the), by the bei Mahlzeiten (German) at meals beim allerersten Besuch (German) at the very first visit beim allmächtigen Gott schwören (German) to swear by Almighty God beim alten Eisen landen (German) to end up on the scrap heap beim Anblick von (German) at the sight of beim Anfang (German) at the onset beim augenblicklichen Stand der Dinge (German) as things are now beim Auspacken (German) on unpacking beim Auspacken der Ware (German) when unpacking the goods beim Ausverkauf (German) at the sales beim Baden ertrinken (German) to be drowned while bathing beim Barbier (German) at the barber's beim besten Willen nicht (German) not with all the will in the world, not by any stretch of the imagination, by no stretch of the imagination, not with the best will in the world beim bloßen Anblick (German) at the mere sight beim Buchhändler (German) at the bookseller's beim Durchsehen (German) perusing beim Einbrechen der Nacht (German) at the coming of night (poetical) bei meinem Eid (German) upon my oath bei meinem Seelenheil (German) upon my soul bei meinem Wort (German) upon my word bei meiner Abreise (German) on my departure, when I left, when I leave bei meiner Ankunft (German) on my arrival bei meiner Rückkehr (German) on my return beim Einschalten (German) during power-up (computer, etc.) beim Ende der Sitzung (German) at the close of the meeting beimengen (German) to admix, to work in beimengend (German) admixing Beimengung (s.), Beimengungen (pl.) (German f.) addition (of a substance), admixture, addition, impurities (plural form) beim Eröffnungsball (German) at the inauguration ball beim ersten Anblick (German) upon first sight beim ersten Anzeichen von (German) at the first sign of beim ersten Auftreten (German) at (the) first appearance beim ersten Hahnenschrei (German) at cock's crow beim ersten Hahnenschrei aufstehen (German) to rise at cockcrow beim ersten Mal (German) the first time beim ersten Schritt (German) at the first step beim ersten Schub (German) at the first push beim ersten Tagesgrauen (German) at the peep of the day beim ersten Tageslicht (German) at the first light of dawn beim ersten Versuch (German) at the first push, at the first attempt, at the first try beim ersten Wort (German) at the first word beim ersten Wurf (German) at the first throw beimessen (German) to attach, to impute, to ascribe, to attribute beim Essen (German) at dinner beimessend (German) attaching importance to beim Essen sein (German) to be at dinner, to be at table beim Frühstück (German) at breakfast beim Gebet sein (German) to be at prayer beim Gedanken an (German) at the thought of beim Gehen einknicken (German) to go over on one's ankle beim Gehen humpeln (German) to walk with a limp beim Gehen pfeifen (German) to whistle as one walks beim geringsten Anlass (German) at the slightest provocation, on the slightest pretence beim geringsten Druck schmerzen (German) to ache at the least pressure beim geringsten Geräusch (German) at the slightest sound beim Gottesdienst (German) at church, in church beim Gottesdienst sein (German) to be at church beim Großhändler bestellen (German) to order goods from a wholesaler beim Hahnenschrei (German) at cock-crow, at cockcrow beim Heer dienen (German) to serve in the army beim Info-Stand (German) at the information desk bei mir (German) at my place, in my case bei mir daheim (German) at my home, at my house, at my place, in my home, in my house bei mir zuhause (German) at my place beimischen (German) to admix, to admix with, to mix into Beimischung (s.), Beimischungen (pl.) (German f.) admixture, admixtion, spice Beimischung von Zugaben (German f.) admixtures or additions Beimischvorgang (German m.) mixing process beim Juwelier (German) at the jeweller's beim Kartenspiel betrügen (German) to cheat at cards beim Kartenspiel schwindeln (German) to cheat at cards beim Kartenspielen betrügen (German) to cheat at cards beim Kochen (German) at the boil beim Kragen nehmen (German) to collar beim Lebensende (German) at the close of his life beim Lebensmittelhändler (German) at the grocer's beim Lesen (German) when reading, while reading [clarified by Michael Zapf] beim Lesen sein (German) to be reading beim letzten Atemzug (German) at one's last gasp beim Menschen (German) in humans beim Metzger (German) at the butcher's beim Militär (German) in the services beim nochmaligen Hinsehen (German) on second sight beim obersten Gericht zugelassener Anwalt (German m.) barrister-at-law bei monatlicher Kündigung (German) at a month's notice bei Morgengrauen (German) at dawn beim Pfandleiher (German) at the pawnbroker's beim Prüfen der Ware (German) on examining the goods, on looking over the goods beim Publikum ankommen (German) to be a crowd-pleaser (colloquial) beim Reiseberater (German) at the travel agent's beim Schneider (German) at the tailor's beim Schreiben entstehend (German) scribal beim Spielen (German) at play beim Spielen danebengreifen (German) to play the wrong note beim Start (German) at the start beim Tee (German) at tea beim Theater (German) at the theatre beim Thema bleiben (German) to stick to the point beim Tod (German) at death beim Unterricht (German) at school, in class beim Versetzen mit (German) on addition of, on mixing with beim Wickel fassen (German) to collar beim Zählen durcheinander kommen (German) to lose count beim Zoll (German) at customs beim Zoll liegen (German) to be in customs beim Zollamt (German) at the customhouse beim zweiten Mal (German) the second time Bein (German n.) leg, bone Beinachse (German f.) mechanical axis bei nächster Gelegenheit (German) at the next opportunity bei Nacht (German) by night bei Nacht und Nebel (German) stealthily (like a thief in the night), in the dead of night bei Nacht und Nebel abhauen (German) to do a moonlight flit (colloquial) beinahe (German) almost, nearly, near, next to, much (nearly), all but (archaic) beinahe aufhören (German) to virtually cease beinahe ausgeglichen (German) near-balance Beinahe-Ausgeglichenheit (German f.) near-balance Beinaheauslöschung (German f.) near-extinction Beinahekatastrophe (German f.) near catastrophe, near disaster beinahe nie (German) hardly ever bei näherem Nachdenken (German) on second thought bei näherer Prüfung (German) on closer examination, upon closer examination bei näherer Überprüfung (German) on closer examination beinahe überfahren werden (German) to come near being run over Beinaheunfall (German m.) near-accident, close call, near miss Beinahevorkommnis (German n.) near incident Beinahe-Vorkommnis (German n.) near incident Beinahezusammenstoß (s.), Beinahezusammenstöße (pl.) (German m.) near-collision, near miss Beiname (s.), Beinamen (pl.) (German m.) surname, sobriquet, byname, epithet Beinamputation (German f.) leg amputation beinamputierte Frau (German f.) leg-amputee (female) beinamputierter Mann (German m.) leg-amputee Beinarbeit (German f.) foot work, footwork bei Nässe oder Glätte (German) when wet or icy Beinbewegung (s.), Beinbewegungen (pl.) (German f.) leg movement Beinbruch (s.), Beinbrüche (pl.) (German m.) fracture of the leg Beine (German pl.) legs, pins (colloquial), jacket legs beinern (German) bony, made of bone Beinfreiheit (German f.) freedom of leg movement, legroom Beinhaare (German pl.) leg hair beinhalten (German) to contain, to imply, to comprise, to include, to implicate beinhaltend (German) containing, comprising, including, consisting of beinhaltet (German) contains, comprised Beinhaus (German m.) ossuary Beinhaus (German n.) charnel house bei Nichtgebrauch (German) when not in use bei Nichtgefallen Geld zurück (German) satisfaction or money back bei niederer Temperatur kochen (German) to boil lightly bei niedrigem Wasserstand (German) at a low ebb bei niedriger Geschwindigkeit (German) at low speed bei niedriger Temperatur backen (German) to bake in a slow oven bei niedrigster Ebbe (German) at the lowest ebb bei Niedrigstwasser (German) at the lowest ebb bei Niedrigwasser (German) at low water beinig (German) legged Beininnenlänge (German f.) inside leg Beinkleid (German n.) trousers Beinlänge (German f.) leg length Beinlinge (German pl.) chausses (mail protection for the legs, either in the form of mail hose or strips of mail laced round the front of the leg) Beinnahebankrott (German m.) near-bankruptcy bei nochmaligem Überlegen (German) reconsidering bei nochmaliger Überlegung (German) on second thought bei nochmaliger Überprüfung (German) on re-examination, upon re-examination Beinoperation (German f.) operation on the leg Beinposition (German f.) leg position Beinprothese (German f.) artificial leg Beinschienen (German pl.) greaves, platelegs Beinschuss (German m.) shot in the leg Beinschützer (German m.) leg guard Beinstütze (German f.) legrest Beinwärmer (German pl.) legwarmers bei obiger Adresse (German) at the above address bei offenem Fenster (German) with the window open beiordnen (German) to co-ordinate beipacken (German) to enclose Beipackzettel (German m.) instruction leaflet, package leaflet, package insert, package slip, patient information leaflet, despatch note, dispatch note bei passender Gelegenheit (German) at a suitable opportunity, at your leisure beipflichten (German) to agree, to accede, to endorse, to assent, to consent, to subscribe, to concur beipflichtend (German) acceding, agreeing Beipflichtender (m.), Beipflichtende (f.), Beipflichtende (pl.) (German) assenter, person who assents Beiprodukt (German n.) byproduct, by-product Beirat (German m.) advisory council, counsellor, adviser, advisory board, advisory body, advisory committee, consultative committee, advisory panel bei regionalen Unterschieden (German) with regional variations bei reiflichem Überlegen (German) on second thought bei Richtigbefund (German) if (found) correct Beiried (German n. - Austria) sirloin bei Rotlicht (German) at the red light beirren (German) to mislead, to confuse, to divert from, to lead astray beirrend (German) misleading beirrt (German) misleads, misled beirrte (German) misled beisammen (German) together Beisammensein (German n.) get-together, togetherness beisammen sein (German) to be together, to be all there (colloquial), [corrected Michael Zapf] beisammen sitzen (German) to sit together bei Sammlern beliebt (German) popular among collectors Beisasse (German m.) citizen without full civil rights Beisatz (German m.) admixture Beißblock (German m.) bite block (in intraoral radiography, a film holder that the patient bites to provide stable retention of the film packet) bei Schafen (German) ovine (of, relating to, or characteristic of sheep; sheeplike) Beischlaf (German m.) coitus, sexual intercourse beischlafen (German) to sleep with, to have sexual intercourse bei schlechter Gesundheit (German) in bad health, in low health bei schlechter Gesundheit sein (German) to be in poor health bei schlechter Laune (German) in a bad mood bei schlechter Laune sein (German) to be in a bad temper bei schlechtestem Stand (German) at its worst beischließen (German - Austria) to enclose bei schnellen Schritten (German) at a great pace bei schwacher Hitze kochen (German) to cook in a gentle oven, to cook over a low fire, to cook over a low heat, to cook on a low heat, to cook slowly Beisein (German n.) presence bei seinem ehrlichen Ruf (German) by his reputation for honesty bei seinem Tod (German) at his death, when he died bei seiner Geburt (German) at his birth, when he was born bei seiner Haltung bleiben, dass... (German) to stick to one's view that beiseite (German) aside, apart beiseitelegen (German) to lay aside, to shelve, to put aside, to put by, to set aside, to shunt, to cast aside beiseite legen (German, old form) to put aside, to put by beiseite rücken (German) to move over Beiseiteschaffen (German n.) abstraction, secretion beiseiteschaffen (German) to hide, to abstract, to shuffle aside Beiseiteschaffung (German f.) abstraction beiseiteschieben (German) to brush aside, to shove away, to shove by, to wave aside, to shunt, to push aside, to cast aside, to shove aside beiseite stellen (German) to put aside beiseitestoßen (German) to thrust aside beiseitetreten (German) to stand aside, to step aside beiseitewerfen (German) to cast aside beiseitewischen (German) to sweep aside (figurative) Beisel (German n. - Austria) pub (colloquial: public house) beisetzen (German) to bury, to inter, to entomb, to lay to rest [corrected Michael Zapf] beisetzend (German) burying Beisetzung (s.), Beisetzungen (pl.) (German f.) burial, entombment, funeral, interment, laying to rest Beisetzungsfeierlichkeiten (German pl.) obsequies (a funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death) Beisetzungsort (German m.) burial site bei sich denken (German) to think to oneself bei sich haben (German) to have with one, to have on one's person bei sich überlegen (German) to debate with oneself bei Sicht (German) at sight, on demand, on sight bei Sichtkontakt (German) on sight beisitzender Richter (German m.) associate judge Beisitzer (German m.) assessor, committee member (panel member) Beisl (German n. - Southern Germany, Austria) pub (colloquial: public house) bei solch einer Zeit (German) at such and such time bei Sonnenaufgang (German) at sunrise, at the rising of the sun bei Sonnenuntergang (German) at set of sun, at sundown, at sunset, at the setting of the sun Beispiel (s.), Beispiele (pl.) (German n.) example, instance, paradigm, model, sample see z.B., zum Beilspiel Beispiel aus der Praxis (German n.) example from real life Beispieleintrag (German m.) sample entry Beispiel für das Gegenteil (German n.) instance to the contrary beispielgebend (German) exemplary beispielhaft (German) exemplary, model, by way of example, paradigmatic, as an example, paradigmatically beispielhafter (German) more exemplary beispielhafteste (German) most exemplary beispielhalber (German) by way of example beispiellos (German) unprecedented, unprecedentedly, unparalleled, unparalleledly, unequalled, without example, matchless, unheard of, without parallel, peerless beispielloser (German) more unprecedented beispielloseste (German) most unprecedented Beispiellosigkeit (s.), Beispiellosigkeiten (pl.) (German f.) singularity Beispiel par excellence (German n.) epitome Beispielsammlung (German f.) collection of examples Beispielsatz (German m.) example sentence, sample sentence Beispiel schlechten Geschmacks (German n.) instance of bad taste Beispiel seiner Arbeit (German n.) specimen of his work Beispiel seines Stils (German n.) specimen of his style beispielshalber (German) by way of example beispielsweise (German) for instance, exempli gratia, for example Beispielzeichnung (German f.) representative drawing Beispiel zur Nachahmung (German n.) model for imitation, example for imitation beispringen (German) to accommodate, to aid, to assist, to help somebody out, to stand by beispringender (German) standing by Beißen (German n.) bite beißen (German) to bite, to sting (e.g. wasp, bee), to itch beißend (German) biting (figurative), caustic (also figurative), nippy (colloquial) (wind), mordantly, acrid, acrimonious, cutting, pungent, sarcastic, stinging, astringent, vitriolic (criticism, remark), choking, salty (figurative) (humour), trenchant (figurative), bitter (figurative), mordant (sarcasm) beißende Bemerkung (German f.) astringent remark, bitter remark, cutting remark, sarcastic remark beißende Ironie (German f.) cutting irony, deadly irony beißende Kälte (German f.) stinging cold, nipping air, biting cold beißende Kritik (German f.) carping criticism, scorching criticism beißend kalt (German) bitingly cold, nippy, nipping beißender (German) nippier beißender Geruch (German m.) penetrating smell, pungent smell, sharp smell beißender Humor (German m.) wicked (sense of) humour beißender Sarkasmus (German m.) pungent sarcasm beißender Spott (German m.) sarcasm beißender Wind (German m.) biting wind, nipping wind beißender Witz (German m.) caustic wit Beißendes (German n.) pungency Beißer (German, modern spelling) in the eighteenth century, a mordent (ornament) Beisser (German, older spelling) in the eighteenth century, a mordent (ornament) Beißkorb (German m.) muzzle Beißring (German m.) teething ring beißt zusammen (German) clenches (teeth) Beißwerkzeuge (German pl.) jaws Beißzange (German f.) pliers, pincers, pair of nippers, cutting pliers Beistand (s.), Beistände (pl.) (German m.) help, assistance, adviser, backup, standby, help, succour, amicus curiae Beistand benötigen (German) to need support bei starker Hitze kochen (German) to cook over high heat beistehen (German) to assist, to bestead beistellen (German - Austria) to make available, to provide Beistelltisch (s.), Beistelltische (pl.) (German m.) side table, occasional table Beistellung (German f.) supply beisteuern (German) to contribute, to thorw in (money) beisteuernd (German) contributing, contributory beistimmen (German) to agree, to accede bei Stimme sein (German) to be in voice Beistimmung (German f.) acquiescence, assent Beistrich (German m.) comma Michael Zapf comments, "this is an Austrian, rather than a German usage" bei strömendem Regen (German) in (the) pouring rain bei Tag (German) by day, at daytime bei Tagesanbruch (German) at break of dawn, at break of day, at dawn, at first light, at the break of dawn, at the break of day, at the peep of the day, at the crack of dawn, at daybreak bei Tagesende (German) at the close of day, at nightfall bei Tageslicht (German) by daylight, in daylight bei Tageslicht besehen (German) in the cold light of the day bei Tagesschluss (German) at the close of day Beitel (German m.) chisel Beitisch (German m.) end table bei Tisch (German) at table, during dinner bei Tisch bedienen (German) to serve at table bei Tisch nach dem Essen (German) at table after eating bei Tisch sitzen (German) to be at table bei Todesstrafe verboten (German) forbidden under penalty of death Beitöne (German m. pl.) harmonics, overtones Beitrag (s.), Beiträge (pl.) (German m.) due, contribution, contingent, article, share, subscription, segment, premium, paper (instead of a speech), piece (article in newspaper, magazine, etc.), post (forum, newsgroup), posting (forum, newsgroup), input (to a discussion, conversation, argument, etc.) beitragbar (German) contributable Beiträge leisten (German) to pay dues beitragen (German) to contribute, to conduce, to concur, to add beitragend (German) contributing, contributive, contributory Beitragender (m.), Beitragende (f.), Beitragende (pl.) (German) contributor beitragender Faktor (German m.) contributory factor beitragen zu (German) to add to Beitrag für eine Pensionskasse (German m.) contribution to a pension fund beitragsfrei (German) non-contributory Beitrag zu einem Streitgespräch (German m.) contribution to a controversy Beitrag zur Debatte (German m.) contribution to the debate beitreten (German) to accede, to enter, to join, to affiliate, to opt in, to associate oneself beitretend (German) acceding Beitritt (German m.) accession (to a party), joining, accedence, adhesion, admittance, participation [clarified by Michael Zapf] bei Übergabe (German) on delivery bei Überschreiten der Reling (German) at the ship's rail bei uns (German) at our house, at our place bei uns daheim (German) at our home bei uns zulande (German) in our country bei unterschiedlichen Geschwindigkeiten (German) at varying speeds bei Verfall (German) at maturity, when due bei verschiedenen Angelegenheiten (German) on several occasions bei verschiedenen Anlässen (German) on several occasions bei verschiedenen Gelegenheiten (German) on several occasions bei Versteigerung erzielter Preis (German m.) auction price bei vielen Gelegenheiten (German) on numerous occasions bei voll laufendem Gebläse (German) at full blast bei vollem Lohn (German) on full pay bei vollem Verstand sein (German) to be of sound mind, to be in one's right mind bei voller Drehzahl (German) at full speed bei voller Geschwindigkeit (German) at full speed bei voller Kapazität (German) at full capacity bei Vollmond (German) at full moon bei vorgehaltenem Degen (German) at the point of the sword bei vorgehaltener Pistole (German) at pistol point bei Vorlage (German) at sight, on demand, on presentation, on production of Beiwacht (German f.) bivouac Beiwagen (German m.) side car, sidecar, trailer car (railway, tramway) Beiwagenmaschine (German f.) side-car motorcycle, motorcycle and sidecar bei Wasser und Brot sein (German) to be on bread and water (former prison punishment diet) bei Weißglut (German) at a white heat bei weitem (German) by far, easily, (by) far and away, much (by far) bei weitem mehr (German) above and beyond bei weitem nicht (German) not nearly, nowhere near, not by a long shot (colloquial), not by a long chalk (colloquial), not by a long sight (colloquial) bei weitem nicht zufriedenstellend (German) far from being satisfactory, far from satisfactory Beiwerk (German n.) attachment, accessories, accessory, accessory parts, padding, props, requisites, accoutrements (trappings) Beiwert (German m.) coefficient beiwohnen (German) to be present at, to lie with (archaic), to attend, to witness Beiwort (s.), Beiworte (pl.) (German n.) epithet Beiz (German f.) pub (colloquial: public house) bei Zahlung innerhalb von 10 Tagen 2%, netto bei Zahlung innerhalb von 30 Tagen (German) 10 days 2%, 30 days net (payment terms) Beizbad (German n.) pickling bath Beize (German f.) hawking, stain (for wood), disinfectant, marinade, seed dressing, mordant, pickling solution, corrosive fluid, sauce, lye (strong alkaline chemical solution) beizeiten (German) in good time, betimes (literary) Beizen (German n.) disinfecting, hawking, marinading, bating (tannery), staining (wood), pickling (metal), steeping in corrosive fluid, mordanting beizen (German) to hawk, to stain (wood), to cauterise, to corrode, to disinfect, to dress (seed), to marinade, to baste, to marinate, to bate (tannery), to mordant beizend (German) corrosive Beizer (German m.) publican (owner of a public house) bei Zimmertemperatur (German) at room temperature Beizkraft (s.), Beizkräfte (pl.) (German f.) causticity Beizmittel (German n.) corrosives, corrosive bei zunehmender Dunkelheit (German) in the gathering darkness Beizvorgang (German m.) pickling process bejagen (German) to hunt bejagt (German) hunted Bejagung (German f.) hunting bejahen (German) to approve of, to answer in the affirmative, to affirm bejahend (German) affirmative, affirming, assertive, positive, affirmatively bejahend antworten (German) to answer in the affirmative bejahende Antwort (German f.) affirmative reply, answer in the affirmative, affirmative answer bejahrt (German) aged, elderly, old bejaht (German) affirms, affirmed bejahte (German) affirmed Bejahung (s.), Bejahungen (pl.) (German f.) affirmation, affirmative answer, affirmative response, positive affirmation bejammern (German) to bemoan Béjart, Maurice (1927-) Marseille-born choreographer who was trained as a classical dancer before touring with the International Ballet in London in 1946. In 1949, he discovered 'choreographic expressionism' with the Cullberg Ballet in Sweden. Based in Brussels until 1987, Béjart developed his ideas of ballet as total theatre to explore the complex forces buffeting the individual in contemporary society. His highly theatrical and often shocking productions, some on such a grand scale that they had to be staged in stadium-size arenas, have attracted new, youthful audiences in unprecedented numbers. In 1987, Maurice Béjart settled in Lausanne, Switzerland and created the Béjart Ballet Lausanne. In 1992, he opened the Rudra studio-school of dance in Lausanne Maurice Béjart bejubeln (German) to cheer bejubelt (German) acclaimed bekalmen (German) to becalm bekalmt (German) becalmed bekam (German) got bekam hin (German) wangled bekämpfbar (German) opposable bekämpfen (German) to antagonize, to combat, to controvert, to antagonise, to oppose, to tackle (problem) bekämpfend (German) combating, combatting, fighting bekämpft (German) fights, fought, combatted Bekämpfung (s.), Bekämpfungen (pl.) (German f.) fight, fight against, combat, control, countering, combatting, abatement, prevention of bekannt (German) well-known, familar, acquainted, known, conversant, conversantly, noted, popular (well-known), notably, established (well-known), famous, familiar, avowed bekannt als (German) alias, known as, reputed bekannt als großer Musiker (German) renowned as a great musician bekannte (German) avowed Bekannte (m.), Bekannter (f.), Bekannte (pl.) (German) acquaintance, friend bekannte Firma (German f.) well-known firm bekannte Gaunerei (German f.) known trickery bekannte Menge (German f.) known quantity bekannte Persönlichkeit (German f.) public character bekannte Tatsache (s.), bekannte Tatsachen (pl.) (German f.) well-known truth, known fact, established fact Bekanntenkreis (German m.) circle of acquaintances, acquaintance, connections, set of acquaintances Bekannter (German m.) friend, acquaintance bekannter (German) more known, better known bekannter Artikel (German m.) familiar article bekannter Klavierspieler (German m.) renowned pianist bekannter Kunde (German m.) familiar customer bekannter Redner (German m.) renowned orator bekannter Verlust (German m.) known loss bekanntermaßen (German) notoriously, as you know, as is known Bekannter von (German m.) acquaintance of bekannterweise (German) renownedly bekannteste (German) most known, best known, most noted bekannt für (German) noted for bekannt für seine Fertigkeit (German) renowned for his skill Bekanntgabe (German f.) publication, announcement, notification, publishing, issuing of an announcement Bekanntgabe der Geschäftsaufgabe (German f.) closing-down announcement bekanntgeben (German) to declare, to make public, to publish, to intimate (dated), to bill (dated), to announce (dated) [corrected and comment below by Michael Zapf] was announced - sie bekanntgaben, sie gaben bekannt (German) intimated (dated) bekannt geben (German) to intimate, to bill, to announce, to deliver, to make public bekanntgebend (German) intimating, notifying, announcing bekannt gebend (German) intimating, notifying, announcing bekanntgeben, dass ... (German) to let it be known that ... bekanntgemacht (German) made known bekannt gemacht (German) announced, made known Bekanntheit (German f.) renownedness, prominence, awareness, name recognition Bekanntheit einer Marke (German f.) brand awareness Bekanntheitsgrad (German m.) (degree of) familiarity, level of awareness, name recognition Bekanntheitsgrad einer Person (German m.) extent of someone's fame bekanntlich (German) you know ..., as is generally known, as is well known bekanntmachen (German) to publish, to announce (dated), to manifest (dated), to make known (dated), to make public (dated), to circularise (dated), to publicise bekannt machen (German) to make known, to manifest, to popularise, to divulge, to make public, to advertise, to bring to light, to declare, to proclaim, to publish, to circularise, to announce, to publicise bekanntmachend (German) acquainting (dated), making known (dated), circularising (dated) bekannt machend (German) acquainting, making known, circularising Bekanntmachung (s.), Bekanntmachungen (pl.) (German f.) disclosure, announcement, circularisation, proclamation, notice, manifestation, notification, official statement, publication, public notice, pronunciamento Bekanntmachungsblatt (German n.) bulletin bekannt mit (German) acquainted with Bekanntschaft (s.), Bekanntschaften (pl.) (German f.) acquaintance, acquaintances, friends, acquaintanceship bekannt sein (German) to be known, to be renowned, to be well known, to have a reputation bekannt sein als (German) to be known as bekannt sein mit (German) to be acquainted with bekannt wegen (German) renowned for, noted for bekannt werden (German) to become acquainted, to become apparent, to come out, to come to be known, to get out, to take air, to transpire, to become known, to leak out [corrected by Michael Zapf] bekannt werden mit (German) to get acquainted with bekehren (German) to convert to, to proselytise bekehrend (German) converting to, proselyting, proselytising Bekehrer (German m.) converter, proselytser bekehrt (German) converted, proselytises, proselytised Bekehrte (German m./f.) proselyte bekehrte (German) converted to, proselyted Bekehrter (German m.) convert Bekehrung (German f.) conversion Bekehrung zum Christentum (German f.) Christianization Bekehrungseifer (German m.) proselyte, proselytism, proselytising zeal Bekehrungssendungen im Fernsehen (German pl.) televangelism Bekehrungstätigkeit (German f.) evangelism Bekeimung (German f.) seeding Bekennen (German n.) confession bekennen (German) to confess, to avow, to acknowledge, to admit, to avouch, to profess bekennend (German) avowing Bekennende Kirche (German f.) Confessing Church bekennender Christ (German m.) professing Christian Bekenner (German m.) confessor Bekennerschreiben (German n.) claim of responsibility bekennt (German) avows Bekenntnis (s.), Bekenntnisse (pl.) (German n.) avowal, confession, acknowledgement, denomination, creed, commitment, profession (of belief) Bekenntnis der Schulden (German n.) confession of one's sins Bekenntnisroman (German m.)confession novel Bekenntnisschriften (German pl.)confessional documents Bekenntnisschule (German f.) denominational school bekenntnisunabhängig (German) creedless Bekenntnis zu (German n.) commitment to, profession of Bekenntnis zu ... (German n.) declared belief in ... Bekertrom (Dutch) goblet-shaped drum bekehren (German) to convert Bekehrung (German f.) conversion bekennen (German) to confess, to profess Bekenntnis (German n.) confession, (religious) denomination bekielen (German) to quill (harpsichord, spinet, virginals) bekielt (German) quilled (harpsichord, spinet, virginals) bekiest (German) gravelled, gravel bekifft (German) stoned (slang) Bekkens (Dutch) cymbals beklagen (German) to lament, to bemoan, to bewail, to complain, to moan, to deplore beklagend (German) bemoaning, bewailing, bitching, lamenting, mourning beklagenswert (German) lamentable, sorrowful, rueful (situation), unfortunate, woeful, deplorable beklagenswerte Angelegenheit (German f.) deplorable affair beklagenswerterweise (German) lamentably beklagt (German) bemoans, bewails, bitches beklagtliechkeit (German) bitches beklagt (German) laments, bewailed, mourned, sued beklagte (German) bemoaned, bewailed, bitched, lamented beklagte Personen (German pl.) respondents Beklagter (m.), Beklagte (f.) (German) defendant, culprit, respondent, defender (Scotland) beklatschen (German) to applaud Bekleben (German n.) bonding beklebend (German) labelling beklebt plasters (German) sticks all over beklebt plastered (German) stuck all over bekleckernd (German) blotting bekleckert (German) blotted beklecksen (German) to splotch, to blot beklecksend (German) splotching, blotting bekleckst (German) splotches, splotched bekleckste (German) splotched bekleiden (German) to clothe, to attire, to endue, to coat, to deck, to dress, to enrobe, to vest, to habit (archaic), to invest (clothe, attire) bekleiden (German) to hold (office, position) [clarified by Michael Zapf] bekleidend (German) clothing, enduing, vesting bekleidet (German) dressed, endues, vested, vests, clad bekleidete (German) clothed, endued bekleidete neu (German) reclothed bekleidete sich (German) vested bekleidet mit (German) dressed in bekleidet neu (German) reclothes Bekleidung (German f.) clothing, lining, apparel Bekleidungsgewerbe (German n.) clothing trade Bekleidungsindustrie (s.), Bekleidungsindustrien (pl.) (German f.) clothing industry, garment industry, rag trade (colloquial) Bekleidungskette (German f.) clothing chain Bekleidungsladen (German m.) clothes shop Bekleidungsmarkt (German m.) clothes market Bekleidungsregeln (German pl.) dress code Bekleidungsstück (German n.) article of apparel, article of clothing, item of clothing Bekleidungszubehör (German m./n.) clothing accessories beklemmend (German) nightmarish, oppressive beklemmt (German) anguished, oppressed Beklemmung (s.), Beklemmungen (pl.) (German f.) feeling of oppression, trepidation, anxiety Beklemmungsgefühl (German n.) feeling of constriction (mostly caused by anxiety) beklommen (German) uneasy, anxious, anxiously, anguished, oppressed, apprehensive beklommen zumute sein (German) to be afraid beklommen zu Mute sein (German) to be afraid Beklommenheit (German f.) apprehensiveness, trepidation, anxiety, uneasiness beklopfen (German) to percuss bekloppt (German) barmy (colloquial), wacky (colloquial), batty (colloquial), bats (colloquial), daft (colloquial), dopey (colloquial) bekloppt sein (German) to be bananas (colloquial), to be out of one's head (colloquial) beknackt (German) ill-adjusted, bonkers {adj} (colloquial), daft (colloquial), idiotic Beko (Madagascar) a singing style with three or four voices, of religious inspiration, belonging to the Antandroy tradition bekommen (German) to obtain, to get, to acquire, to gain, to receive, to develop (a disease), to have (a baby), to catch (a cold) (German) gotten (US), got bekommend (German) getting bekommen haben (German) to have got bekömmlich (German) digestible bekömmlichste (German) lightest bekommt (German) gets, receives bekommt es hin (German) wangles beköstigen (German) to feed Beköstigung (German f.) board, food, feeding bekräftigen (German) to affirm, to corroborate, to bear out, to confirm, to reinforce, to substantiate, to support bekräftigend (German) affirming, confirmatory, corroborating, fortifying, affirmative, confirmative, corroborative, supporting bekräftigender Vorschlag (German m.) affirmative proposition bekräftigt (German) affirms, corroborates, fortifies, affirmed, corroborated, reinforced bekräftigte (German) affirmed, corroborated, fortified Bekräftigung (s.), Bekräftigungen (pl.) (German f.) affirmation, substantiation, confirmation, corroboration Bekräftigung einer Zustimmung (German f.) sanction Bekräftigung eines Verbots (German f.) sanction bekränzen (German) to bind, to crown with a wreath, to garland Bekränzung (German f.) crowning (Orthodox wedding) bekriegte (German) warred Bekritteln (German n.) cavilling (the raising of annoying, petty objections, quibbling, carping) bekritteln (German) to cavil (to raise annoying, petty objections, to quibble, to carp) bekritzeln (German) to scribble on, to scribble over, to scrawl on, to scrawl over bekümmern (German) to grieve, to worry bekümmernd (German) grieving bekümmert (German) troubled, worried, concerned, considerate, sorrowful, sorry, distressed, grieved, downcast, sad, solicitious bekümmerte (German) grieved Bekümmertheit (German f.) sorrowfulness bekümmert sein (German) to sorrow bekümmert um (German) solicitious about, solicitious of bekunden (German) to show, to testify, to evince, to manifest, to prove, to state, to express, to profess bekundend (German) evincing, manifesting, evincible bekundet (German) evinces, manifests, manifested, evinced bekundete (German) evinced Bekundung (German f.) expression, manifestation, statement, testimony, avowal, demonstration, evidence bel (m.), belle (f.) (French) fine, beautiful, beautiful (girl), hansomee (man), big (large) beau is often used instead of bel bel the unit of level, named after Alexander Graham Bell. The bel unit is itself rarely used - the decibel (or one-tenth of a bel) being much more common. The level (in bels) between two signals may be determined by evaluating the logarithm (base-10) of the ratio of two quantities proportional to power see 'decibel' Decibel Bel. abbreviation of 'Belgian', 'Belgium' belachen (German) to laugh at [entry provided by Michael Zapf] belächeln (German) to smile at, to sneer, to deride [corrected by Michael Zapf] Beladebreite (German f.) load width Beladehöhe (German f.) load height Beladen (German n.) loading beladen (German) to load, to be laden, to charge (to load), to load up, to stow, to stevedore (German) laden, loaded beladend (German) lading beladen mit (German) laden with beladener Frachtkahn (German n.) freight-laden barge Beladesystem (German n.) loading system Beladung (German f.) loading Beladungsgrenze (German f.) maximum load Belag (s.), Beläge (pl.) (German m.) coating, film (water, oil, etc.), facing, coat, plaque, fur (tongue), covering, surfacing, topping (bread, pizza, etc.), tartar (teeth), lining (brake, filling (sandwiches), surface (road), road surface) Belagerer (German m.) besieger, beleaguerer belagern (German) to besiege, to beleaguer, to siege, to lay siege to belagernd (German) beleaguering, besieging, mobbing belagert (German) beleaguers, besieges, sieges, beleaguered, besieged, mobbed, invested (besieged) belagerte (German) beleaguered, besieged Belagerung (s.), Belagerungen (pl.) (German f.) besiegement, siege Belagerungsartillerie (German f.) siege artillery Belagerungsmaschine (German f.) siege engine Belagerungsramme (German f.) siege ram, battering ram Belagerungsstreitmacht (German f.) besieging forces Belagerungsturm (German m.) siege tower, belfry (siege tower) Belagerungszustand (s.), Belagerungszustände (f.) (German m.) state of siege, siege Bel-air (Martinique and Guadeloupe) a bass version of the tanbour in Dominica, the tambou drum, which is properly made of goat skin stretched over a hallowed tree trunk, is used to produce deep booming notes during performances of the bélé, the name of which is believed to be a corruption of the word belle-air Belamentengo the smallest of the Mandinka drums belämmert (German) embarrassed, lousy (colloquial), sheepish, like an idiot, miserable belangbar (German) actionable, triable Belange (s.), Belange (pl.) (German m.) relevance, issue, importance, interest, concern, significance belangen (German) to prosecute belanglos (German) irrelevant, trivial, unimportant, insignificantly, irrelevantly, inconsequential, of no consequence, petty, insignificant, paltry, nugatory, beside the question, negligible, fiddling (trivial), niggling (petty), niggly (petty) belanglose Angelegenheit (German f.) matter of no consequence, small matter belangloser (German) more irrelevant belangloseste (German) most irrelevant Belanglosigkeit (s.), Belanglosigkeiten (pl.) (German f.) triviality, immaterialness, irrelevance, trifle, inconsequentiality (insignificance), trivia (plural form) belanglos reden (German) to shoot the breeze (colloquial) (US) belangvoll (German) important belare (Italian) to bleat Belarto (Italian m.) bleating Balarus a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, that borders Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north Belarusse (m.), Belarussin (f.), Belarussen (pl.) (German) Belarusian Belarussisch (German n.) White Russian belarussisch (German) Belarusian Belasco, David (1859-1931) US dramatist who wrote two plays Madame Butterfly and The Girl of the Golden West on which Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) based the libretti of his operas belassen (German) to leave (German) left Belassung (German f.) retention, preservation, leaving undisturbed belastbar (German) debitable, loadable, able to withstand stress, resilient Belastbarkeit (German f.) ability to cope with pressure (strain), capacity, load-carrying ability, resilience, load-bearing capacity, ability to withstand stress, ability to cope with stress, load-carrying capacity, power rating (electrical equipment), loading capacity (structure, building) belasten (German) to load, to burden (figurative), to strain, to put a strain on, to debit (commerce), to incriminate, to stress, to encumber, to charge, to depress, to tax (to burden) belastend (German) burdening, cumbering, debiting, encumbering, incriminatory, irksome, burdensome, depressive, incriminating, loading, damning (evidence) belastende Dokumente (German pl.) paper trail belastende Faktoren (German pl.) negative factors belastendes Ereignis (German n.) stressful event belastende Situation (German f.) downer (colloquial), (state of depressive) belastendes Beweisdokument (German n.) smoking memo (colloquial: like the smoking gun, a derogatory (damaging, indiscrete, etc.) memo that indicates who sent it) belastendes Umfeld (German n.) high-pressure environment belastende Unterlagen (German pl.) paper trail belasten mit (German) to burden with belastet (German) debited, burdened, charged (burdened), cumbers, debits, encumbered, encumbers, on load, strained, stressed, loaded, fraught belastete (German) burdened, cumbered, debited belastetes Gelenk (German n.) weight-bearing joint belastet mit (German) burdened with, saddled with belastet mit Schulden (German) saddled with debts, burdened with debts belastet mit Steuern (German) burdened with taxes Belästigen (German n.) molesting belästigen (German) to discommode, to harass, to importune, to incommode, to pester, to molest, to annoy, to disturb, to trouble, to stalk, to bother, to inconvenience belästigend (German) annoying, discommoding, encumberingly, harassing, importuning, incommoding, inconveniencing, molesting, pestering, bothering, irritating, plaguing, tormenting Belästiger (German m.) pesterer belästigt (German) inconveniences, irritated, discommodes, harasses, importunes, incommodes, molests, pesters, annoys, bothers, annoyed, harassed, pestered, importuned belästigte (German) annoyed, discommoded, harassed, hassled, importuned, incommoded, inconvenienced, molested, pestered, bothered belästigt mit (German) irritated (with), annoyed with belästigt werden (German) to be molested Belästigung (s.), Belästigungen (pl.) (German f.) annoyance, inconvenience, nuisance, molestation, pestering, bother, botheration, disturbance, harassment, vexation, disruption, trouble Belastung (s.), Belastungen (pl.) (German f.) load, strain (figurative), burden, debit (commerce), encumbrance, stress, charge, charging, debiting, exposure, weight bearing, liability, workload, incrimination, loading, pollution Belastung eines Grundstücks (German f.) mortgage Belastung für (German f.) strain on Belastungsanzeige (German f.) debit note, debit advice Belastungsasthma (German n.) exercise-induced asthma Belastungsfähigkeit (German f.) ability to withstand stress Belastungsfähigkeit (German f.) exercise capacity Belastungsgrenze (German f.) breaking point (figurative: limit of what somebody can take) belastungsinduzierbar (German) stress-inducible Belastungsmaterial (German n.) evidence for the prosecution, incriminating evidence Belastungsprobe (German f.) severe test, endurance test, test of stamina (figurative) Belastungssyndrom (German n.) stress syndrome, stress disorder Belastungswiderstand (German m.) load resistor Belastungszeuge (s.), Belastungszeugen (pl.) (German m.) witness for the prosecution belaubt (German) foliate, leafy, leaved, leafed belaubter (German) leafier belaubteste (German) leafiest Belaubung (German f.) foliation, leafiness, foliage, leaves beläuft sich auf (German) totals belauschen (German) to eavesdrop on, to overhear belauschend (German) overhearing belauscht (German) overhears, overheard belauschte (German) overheared, overheard Bel canto (Italian m., literally 'beautiful singing voice') a term used to describe a style of singing, seen in lyrical song-type melodies popular in Venice and Rome in the very early decades of opera (1620s/30s), for example, Cavalli songs, as opposed to the more stringent, text-driven recitative style called stile rappresentativo. Manfred Bukofzer, author of Music in the Baroque Era (1947), used the term in this way, and this meaning, distinct from that below, has become part of general usage (Italian, beautiful singing voice) a lyrical, smooth vocal style associated with eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Italian professional singers and designed to show off the singer's voice, the term first appears in Vaccai's ariette da camera (before 1840). This is the vocal style associated with the works of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti, particularly Italian operas written during the first half of the nineteenth century Bel canto Beldad (Spanish f.) beauty Bélé probably the earliest Creole dance, virtually unchanged from its African roots in mating and fertility dance rites. There is a single instrument - the tambou drum - made with goat skin stretched over a hallowed tree trunk. The drum rhythm follows the steps of the single dancer who performs in a circle of spectators who also form the chorus or lavway for the lead or chantuelle. Although there are two dancers, only one usually dances at a time except at the end in his article Tangled Roots: Kalenda and Other Neo-African Dances in the Circum-Caribbean Julian Gerstin asks does bèlè come from French bel air, (literally 'pretty tune') or from the Kongo boela, a dance, or Kikongo mbele, a word meaning 'sword' beleben (German) to revive (figurative), to enliven, to animate, to liven, to vivify, to vitalise, to freshen, to act as a tonic, to breath life into, to cheer up, to invigorate, to quicken, to stimulate, to resuscitate (figurative), to regenerate, to encourage (to promote), to variegate (to make something more diverse and varied) belebend (German) enlivening, animating, animando, en animant, animatedly, freshening, variegating, vivifying, zippy (colloquial), exhilarent, invigorating, stimulative, stimulatory, vitalising, bracing belebende Kraft (German f.) stimulating force, vitalising power belebende Wirkung (German f.) stimulating effect belebt (German) animated, brisk, lively, animates, enlivened, enlivens, freshens, livens, variegates, vitalises, vivifies, busy, vitalised, alive, bouncing, invigorated, swarming with, variegated, vitalises, vivified, animate, enlivened, freshened, variegated, vivified belebte Diskussion (German f.) animated discussion belebte neu (German) reanimated, reinvigorated belebter (German) more animated, brisker, busier belebter Geist (German m.) animating spirit, animus belebteste (German) busiest belebte Wesen (German pl.) animate beings belebte wieder (German) resuscitated, revitalised, revivified, revived belebte Zeiten (German pl.) strenuous times Belebtheit (German f.) animacy belebt neu (German) reanimates, reinvigorates belebt von (German) animated by belebt wieder (German) resuscitates, revitalises, revives, revivifies Belebung (s.), Belebungen (pl.) (German f.) enlivenment, vitalisation, vivification, encouragement, increase, pick-up, revival, stimulation, upturn, resuscitation (figurative) Belebung alter Traditionen (German f.) revival of old traditions Belebung der Konjunktur (German f.) reflation Belebung der Nachfrage (German f.) pick-up in demand Belebung der Wirtschaft (German f.) revival of the economy, upturn of the economy Belebung des Handels (German f.) encouragement of trade, stimulation of trade Belebung des Marktes (German f.) stimulation of the market Belebung des Wohnungsmarktes (German f.) upturn in the housing market belecken (German) to lick Beleg (s.), Belege (pl.) (German m.) evidence, voucher, sheet, slip, attest (archaic), supporting document, testament, instance (evidence), sales slip (US), receipt (sale's receipt, etc.) Belegabteilung (German f.) archiving department, in-patient ward Belegarbeit (German f.) research paper Belegart (German f.) document type belegbar (German) allocable, allocatable Belegbearbeitung (German f.) document processing Belegbreite (German f.) document width, sheet width Belegdatum (German m.) voucher date, document date belegen (German) to cover, to garnish, to reserve, to enrol for (University), to provide (evidence for), to use, to engage, to occupy, to seize, to allocate, to belay, to coat, to attest, to attend (seminar, lecture, course, etc.) belegend (German) allocating, occupying, overlaying Belegerstellung (German f.) document preparation Belegexemplar (German n.) specimen copy, voucher copy Belegfrist (German f.) enrolment period Beleg für (German m.) instance of, proof of Beleg für Ausgaben (German m.) expense voucher Beleggestaltung (German f.) document design, document layout Beleggröße (German f.) sheet size Beleglänge (German f.) document length Belegleser (German m.) document reader beleglos (German) voucherless, without voucher beleglose Datenerfassung (German f.) primary data entry Belegmaterial (German n.) documentary evidence Belegnagel (German m.) belaying pin, pin Belegnaht (German f.) facing seam Belegnummer (German f.) document number, reference number Belegsammlung (German f.) audit trail Belegschaft (German f.) staff, personnel, work force, workforce, shop floor (factory) [corrected by Michael Zapf] Belegschaftsaktienaktion (German f.) share purchase scheme for employees Belegschaftsangehöriger (German m.) company employee Belegschaftsdaten (German pl.) personnel records Belegschaft der Redaktion (German f.) editorial staff Belegschaftsgröße (German f.) size of the workforce Belegschaftsmitglied (German n.) staff member, employee Belegschaftsraum (German m.) staff room, staffroom Belegschaftsstand (German m.) workforce level Belegschaftsversammlung (German f.) staff meeting, meeting of the staff Belegschaftsvertreter (German m.) employee representative Belegschaftszimmer (German n.) staff room Belegschaftszugang (German m.) additions to the staff Belegspeicherung (German f.) document storage Belegstapel (German m.) stack of documents Belegstelle (s.), Belegstellen (pl.) (German f.) quotation, reference, instance belegt (German) occupied, allocates, overlays, busy (occupied), proved, documented, engaged, reserved, staffed, used, proven, coated, husky (voice, tone), breathy (voice, tone) belegtes Brot (s.), belegte Brote (pl.) (German n.) sandwich belegtes Schnittchen (German n.) canapé belegte Stimme (German f.) breathy voice belegte Zeit (German f.) busy time belegte Zunge (German f.) coated tongue, furred tongue Belegung (German f.) allocation, occupancy Belegungsplan (German m.) layout Belegungszeit (German f.) busy time Belegunterkante (German f.) bottom edge of document Belegverarbeitung (German f.) document processing belehren (German) to instruct, to inform, to tutor, to indoctrinate belehrend (German) instructive, informatory, edifying, preceptive belehrende Werbung (German f.) educational advertising belehren über (German) to inform of belehrt (German) teaches, instructed belehrt eines Besseren (German) disabuses belehrt werden (German) to take advice Belehrung (German f.) indoctrination beleibt (German) corpulent, stout, stoutly, obese, corpulently, portly beleibter Mann (German m.) stout, man, corpulent man, portly man Beleibtheit (German f.) corpulence, fatness, stoutness, obeseness, portliness beleidigen (German) to insult, to offend, to (cause) affront, to libel, to shock, to slander, to abuse (verbally) beleidigend (German) abusive, abusively, affronting, offending, offensively, slighting, scathing, insulting, libellous, offensive, slanderous, abusing beleidigende Ausdrücke (German pl.) offensive language beleidigende Bemerkungen (German pl.) abusive remarks beleidigender Angriff auf eine Person (German m.) assault on a person beleidigender Ausdruck (German m.) abusive term beleidigender Ton (German m.) tone of offence beleidigende Sprache (German f.) bad language, offensive language beleidigende Worte (German pl.) abusive language, abusive speech, abusive words, insulting words, offensive words beleidigend werden (German) to become abusive beleidigt (German) insults, affronts, libels, offends, slights, libelled, scathingly, affronted, aggrieved, offended, huffily, pissed off (vulgar), huffy (colloquial), sulkily, verbally abused, abuses, sore (colloquial: offended) beleidigt abziehen (German) to go off in a huff, to leave in a huff (colloquial) beleidigte (German) insulted, affronted, offended, scathed, slighted Beleidigtsein (German n.) huffiness beleidigt sein (German) to be offended, to be sore (figurative), to be upset, to take offence Beleidigung (s.), Beleidigungen (pl.) (German f.) insult, indignity, offence, affront, libel, slander, assault, personal offence, shock, invidiousness, slight (against), slap in the face (figurative), slur, abuse (verbal), wrongs (plural form) Beleidigungen erdulden (German) to accept insults Beleidigung meiner Gefühle (German f.) outrage to my feelings Beleidigungsklage (German f.) libel action, libel suit, action for defamation Beleidigungsprozess (German m.) libel action, libel suit beleihbar (German) lendable, acceptable as collateral beleihen (German) to grant a loan, to lend, to lend against security beleihend (German) granting a loan beleihst (German) grant a loan beleiht (German) grants a loan Beleihung (German f.) mortgaging, raising of a loan, raising a mortgage beleihungsfähig (German) acceptable as collateral belemmert (German, dated) miserable Belén (Spanish m.) crib, nativity scene, confusion Belengo the second smallest of the Mandinka drums bêler (French) to bleat belesen (German) well-read belesen (German) well-read, literate, studied belesener Gelehrter (German m.) well-read scholar belesener Mann (German m.) man of extensive reading, man of wide reading Belesenheit (German f.) erudition, wide reading, book learning, book-learning, literacy, reading (person of vast reading) Bel esprit (s.), Beaux esprits (pl.) (French m.) someone with good sense, discernment and refinement, a brilliant wit (often ironic) Bel étage (French m.) the most sumptuous storey of a house, usually the first floor, piano nobile (Italian) bel et bien (French) well and truly beleuchten (German) to illumine, to light, to illuminate beleuchtend (German) illumining, illuminating Beleuchter (m.), Beleuchterin (f.) (German) illuminator, electrician (member of gaffer's crew), spark (colloquial: electrician), light board operator, best boy (gaffer) beleuchtet (German) illuminates, lighted, illuminated, illumined, lit-up beleuchtete (German) illumined, illuminated, lit beleuchtete Anzeige (German f.) illuminated display, lighted display beleuchtete Kopfbandlupe (German f.) lighted headband magnifier beleuchteter Kosmetikspiegel (German m.) illuminated vanity mirror beleuchteter Make-up-Spiegel (German m.) illuminated vanity mirror beleuchtet sein (German) to be lighted, to be illuminated Beleuchtung (s.), Beleuchtungen (pl.) (German f.) illumination, (electric) lighting, light, illuminating Beleuchtungsbedingungen (German pl.) lighting conditions Beleuchtungsgrade (German pl.) lighting levels Beleuchtungskörper (s./pl.) (German m.) light fitting, lighting fixture, luminaria (plural form) Beleuchtungsmeister (German m.) master electrician Beleuchtungsmesser (German m.) illuminance meter Beleuchtungsstärke (German f.) illuminance, illumination, intensity of illumination, light intensity, level of illumination Beleuchtungsstärkemesser (German m.) illuminance meter Beleuchtungssystem (German n.) lighting system Beleuchtungstechnik (German f.) lighting technology beleumundet (German) reputed bel ex. abbreviation of bel exemplaire (French: fine copy - of a book or engraving) bel exemplaire (French) fine copy (of a book or engraving) belfern (German) to bellow Belfried (German m.) belfry, donjon (French m.) Belfry the upper storey of a tower where bells are hung, or a special purpose building for the hanging of bells Belg. abbreviation of 'Belgian', 'Belgium' Belga (Italian m./f., Spanish m./f.) Belgian belga (Italian, Spanish) Belgian Belge (French m./f.) Belgian belge (French) Belgian Belgian hip hop Belgium hip hop Belgian music (Renaissance) Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474), Johannes Ockeghem (c.1410-1497) and Josquin Desprez (c.1455-1521) were all born and trained in the area of the modern France-Belgium border, and so the polyphonic style with which they are associated is termed Franco-Flemish. Adrian Willaert (c.1490-1562) transplanted the Northern style to Italy, beginning the investigation of sonority in both choral and instrumental music which later gave rise to the Venetian Baroque. A continuing link between Northern Europe and Spain can be seen in the career of Nicolas Gombert (c.1500-1557) although by the sixteenth century Spain and its neighbour Portugal would develop strong identities of their own. The polyphonic style of the late Renaissance was perfected in the music of Orlando di Lasso (or Lassus) (1532-1594) who was the most widely admired composer of his day. He was also well-traveled (from what is now Belgium, working mostly in Munich after a stay in Italy) and cosmopolitan in his outlook, with an immense musical output including virtually every vocal genre. In many ways, he best represents the wide-ranging spirit of the time Belgian music (twentieth century) Belgium is a cultural crossroads where Flemish Dutch-speaking and Walloon French-speaking inhabitants mix with German minorities and immigrant communities from Republic of the Congo and other distant countries Music of Belgium Bélgica (Spanish f.) Belgium Belgic syllables in solmization, the syllables bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni also called 'bobesation', voces belgicae or solmisatio belgica Belgien (German n.) Belgium Belgier (m.), Belgierin (f.), Belgier (pl.), Belgierinnen (f.pl.) (German) Belgian Belgio (Italian m.) Belgium Belgique (French f.) Belgium belgisch (German) Belgian belgisch-britisch (German) Belgo-British belgisch-niederländisch (German) Belgo-Dutch Belgrad (German n.) Belgrade Belichten (German n.) exposure belichten (German) to expose (photography) belichtend (German) exposing, exposed Belichtung (German f.) exposure, exposure to light Belichtungsautomatik (German f.) automatic exposure Belichtungsmesser (German m.) exposure meter, light meter Belichtungszeit (German f.) length of exposure, period of exposure, exposure time belicoso (Spanish) warlike, aggressive Belieben (German n.) convenience Belieben, nach (German) at will, at your pleasure, ad libitum beliebig (German) optional, any, any desired, arbitrary, as you like, as you choose, at will, as you wish, random, optional, gratuitous, gratuitously beliebiger Wert (German m.) arbitrary value beliebig gewählt (German) chosen freely Beliebigkeit (German f.) arbitrariness, randomness, whateverism (colloquial) (pejorative) beliebig lang (German) as long as one likes (implying spatial length), as long as one wants [clarified by Michael Zapf] beliebig lange (German) as long as one likes (implying length of time), as long as one wants [clarified by Michael Zapf] beliebig oft (German) as often as one likes, as often as one wants, any number of times beliebig viele (German) any number beliebt (German) popular, liked, admired, well-liked, fancied, favoured, affected (well-liked) beliebt bei jungen Leuten (German) popular with young people beliebte Handelsmarke (German f.) popular brand beliebte Musik (German f.) popular music beliebter (German) more popular beliebter Fehler (German m.) common error beliebter Lehrer (German m.) popular teacher beliebter Roman (German m.) popular novel beliebter Schriftsteller (German m.) popular writer beliebtes Ausflugslokal (German n.) popular destination for day trippers (inn, restaurant, bar, etc.), popular restaurant destination beliebtes Bild (German n.) popular image beliebtes Fabrikat (German n.) popular make beliebtes Ferienziel (German n.) popular vacation destination beliebteste (German) most popular beliebt gemacht (German) ingratiated Beliebtheit (s.), Beliebtheiten (pl.) (German f.) popularity, vogue Beliebtheitsgrad (German m.) popularity (rating) Beliebtheitswettbewerb (German m.) popularity contest beliebt machen (German) to ingratiate, to popularise beliebt machend (German) ingratiating beliebt sein (German) to be popular beliefern (German) to supply, to provide, to deliver, to stock beliefernd (German) supplying beliefern mit (German) to supply with, to provide with beliefert (German) provided, issued, supplied belieferte (German) supplied Belieferung (German f.) supply, delivery belieh (German) granted a loan Bélier (French m.) ram Bélière (French) bell-clappers beligerante (Spanish) belligerent Bel inconnu (from Breton French le bel inconnu, 'the fair unknown') a motif common to fairy tales, folklore and medieval Romance in which the protagonist's identity remains unknown until some suitably dramatic moment Belize (English, German n.) formally the country of British Honduras, Belize is now a country that comprises a large portion of the southeastern Yucatan Peninsula Belizer (m.), Belizerin (f.), Belizer (pl.) (German) Belizean belizisch (German) Belizean Bell campana (Italian, Spanish), Glocke (German), cloche (French) (Anglo-Saxon bellan, to roar; Old Norse bjalla, bell or bylja, to resound) made from a wide variety of natural and synthetic materials, including clay, wood, metals of all kinds, and animal hooves, bells are classified as percussive instruments there are two basic kinds: the body may be closed at one end and open at the other (these are called cup bells) it may be entirely closed and hollow, with a metal pellet inside (these are termed crotals) some have clappers (also called beaters or tongues), or internal attachments which strike the body when the bell is shaken. Clapperless wooden bells such as the Chinese temple block are struck on the outside surface with a mallet or rod Bell the flared end of a musical instrument, for example, the end of a trumpet, horn, etc., pavillon (French m.), campana (Italian f., Spanish f.), Schalltrichter (German n.), Schallbecher (German m.), pabellón (Spanish m.) sound radiation from the bell of a brass instrument: the open end of a straight pipe is an inefficient radiator of sound waves, especially at low frequencies the bell offers a more gradual impedance transition between the high inner tube impedance and the very low outside air impedance the effective length of the bell increases with frequency. Thus, high frequency input impedance peaks of a pipe and bell combination will be lowered in frequency proportionately more than lower frequency peaks the radiation/reflection characteristics of the bell have to be carefully balanced to simultaneously produce stable oscillations (via reflections) as well as efficient radiation into the outside environment The Acoustics of Brass Instruments from which this extract has been taken also orchestral bells, Glockenspiel (German), Glocken (German), metallofoon (Dutch), klokkenspel (Dutch), in automatic music players, particularly band organs and orchestrions, the bells were actually small metal chime bars that produced a clear high pitch tone. In music boxes, tuned cup-shaped saucer bells were used to produce the same result Bellaco (Spanish m.) rogue bellaco (Spanish) wicked Bella copia (Italian f.) fair copy Belladonna (English, German f.) deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna, a source of atropine the poisonous substance extracted from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and from which the drug atropine is obtained. Atropine has powerful effects on the parasympathetic nervous system, blocking nerve transmissions. With the parasympathetic nervous system out of action, the sympathetic system is left to function unopposed. Thus, atropine mimics some of the stimulatory actions of the sympathetic nervous system and adrenaline. Small doses cause the heart rate to increase. Atropine is used in some cough mixtures for the treatment of bronchitis and whooping cough. It is also used to dilate the pupils for eye examination, relieve peptic ulcers, and to relax the smooth muscle of the intestines and stomach before a general anaesthetic bellaquear (Spanish) to cheat Bellaqueria (Spanish f.) dirty trick Bellas artes (Spanish f.pl.) fine arts Bell cage or Glockenstuhl (German), a wooden or metal framework, which rests on the bell deck rather than on beams embedded in the tower wall. It is within this cage that the bells are mounted so that they can swing, as in English change ringing Bell carriage also flag carriage, carrocio (Italian), Glockenwagen or Fanderwagen (German) from the early Middle Ages, the bell carriage was a Palladium which was also the army's symbol of honor. It consisted of a wagon on which a bell was hung from a frame, pulled by luxuriously harnessed oxen. This was rung whenever danger threatened or when the whole army had to attend a religious service Bell chord a musical arranging device in which a chord as a succession of sustained notes is sung by each voice in turn Bell deck a term used in England for the floor of the belfry Bell diapason an organ stop, usually of 8 ft. pitch, the open, bell mouthed pipes see flûte à Pavillon Belle (French f.) beauty, a beautiful woman (which unlike the masculine form, beaux, has no implication of irony) Belle (Old English, literally 'bell') also called clucge, bells are known and were probably used for music as well as for churches and animals. A magnificent example of a church bell was excavated at Hedeby in Northern Germany together with a section of the wooden hanger, or hinge, on which it would have swung. A trio of bell ringers (although they only have a pair of bells between them) can be seen on the Skog tapestry, c.1100, from Sweden. Handbells (O.E. handbelle) appear in the Bayeux tapestry (an embroidery created shortly after the battle of Hastings, 1066) Belle Dame sans Merci, La (French, literally 'The Beautiful Lady without Pity') a ballad written by the English poet John Keats La Belle Dame sans Merci from which this extract has been taken Belle époque, la (French) in France, the period from about 1890 to 1914, a way of life destroyed by the First World War belle fatto (Italian) ready-made Bell effect also known colloquially as 'bells', a technique used in musical arrangement where single notes of a chord are played in sequence by different instruments which sustain their individual notes to allow the chord to be heard. It is, in effect, an arpeggio played by several instruments sequentially. This is also known as a "pyramid" Bell effect from which this extract has been taken Belle-fille (French f.) daughter-in-law, stepdaughter Belle indifférence (French f.) serene indifference Belle laide (French f.) a woman whose plainess can be attractive or charming Belle-lettres (from French, literally 'fine writing') or belle lettres, a term that draws attention to the imaginative and artistic quality of literary writing (drama, poetry, fiction, criticism and essays), as opposed to its informative, didactic, philosophical, or intellectual content. It may be used thus in a pejorative sense to indicate writing that is considered artificial or lacking in substance Belle-mère (French f.) mother-in-law, stepmother Bellen (German n.) bark, bay (hounds), baying bellen (German) to bark, to bay (hounds), to bow-wow, to bowwow bellend (German) barking, baying bellender Husten (German m.) barking cough Belle peinture (French f.) naturalistic painting Beller (m./pl.) (German m.) barker (one, such as a dog, that makes a bark or a barking sound) Belles-lettres (French f. pl.) works of literary criticism or of a philosophical nature (works that are serious but are neither fiction nor poetry) Belle-soeur (French f.) sister-in-law Belletristik (German f.) (poetry and) fiction, belles lettres (French f. pl.), books of fiction, fiction books belletristisch (German) belletristic Belleza (Spanish f.) beauty Bellezza (Italian f.) beauty, grace (Italian f.) in music, a term used to describe beauty of tone and expression Bell founder the person casts bells by pouring molten metal, usually of bronze, into a mould bellfreudig (German) prone to barking Bell gamba a sweet-toned 8 ft. pitch gamba stop in an organ, the body of the pipe being conical, the top of which is flared like the bell of a trumpet, horn, etc. Bell harmonica bell harmonicas were all the rage from 1890 to 1930. Most have two bells mounted on top, which were played more for rhythm than for musical effect Tulip-shaped Bell Harmonica by M. Hohner Bell harp a psaltery Psaltery (bell harp), Scotland, 19th century Bellhusten (German m.) barking cough bellicosamente (Italian adverb form) warlike, martial, in a martial style bellicoso (Italian) warlike, aggressive, martial, in a martial style belligérant (French) belligerent belligerante (Italian) belligerent Bellimbusto (Italian m.) dandy Bellingshausenmeer (German n.) Bellingshausen Sea Bellingshausen Sea an area along the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula between Alexander Island and Thurston Island belliqueux (m.), belliqueuse (f.) (French) warlike, bellicose Bellizist (German m.) warmonger Bell-Lähmung (German f.) Bell's palsy Bell lyra or 'bell lyre', the marching version of a glockenspiel made in the shape of a lyre, which when used in a marching band is held upright and supported by a strap around the performer's waist Bell lyre see 'bell lyra' Bellmen bellmen were watchmen, but also had responsibility for public safety and order, for ensuring that street lamps were lit and to watch for signs of fire. They called out the hours and 'All's well' during the night. Bellmen's verses were distributed each year at Christmas by bellmen (or criers) and also by lamplighters in the expectation of a tip. The verses, which followed a set formula, would be modified to reflect current concerns Bell metal the traditional material from which most metal bells are cast, a bronze alloy of roughly 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin Bell metronome a metronome which includes a bell that can be engaged to mark the first beat of every bar, i. e. every beat (for one beat in a bar), every second beat (for two beats in a bar), every third beat (for three beats in a bar), etc. Bell mould consisting of an inner core of brick and clay, over which is placed an outer form called the cope, the bell mould is used in the casting of metal bells. The molten metal, usually bronze, is poured in to fill the space between core and cope. Once the metal has cooled sufficiently, the mould is opened and the casting extracted Bello (Italian m.) beauty, sweetheart bello (Italian) beautiful, handsome, good-looking, fine (weather) bello (Spanish) beautiful Bell, orchestral see 'orchestral bell' Bellota (Spanish f.) acorn Bellows a pneumatic device that pumps air into a pipe organ the pleated centre section of instruments in the accordion family that collects air when expanded and pushes the air across reeds to produce the musical pitch(es) when squeezed in older organs, before electricity, this was used to pump air into a reservoir - it was made of two wedge shaped pieces of wood joined by an expandable, fan-like piece of leather - closing the bellows forced air into the reservoir on automatic music players that featured pipe organs, the bellows, which could pump air into a reservoir, or, by sucking air out of the reservoir, create a partial vacuum, were also known as 'feeders' or 'pneumatics' Bellowshake (English, German m.) bellow shake Bellow shake or bellowshake, the rapid in and out movement of the bellows on an accordion or concertina, an effect similar to the tremolo on other instruments Bellows normal in German Ende des Balgtremolos, see B. N. Bellows release the button found on most bellows-driven free-reed instruments used to open a valve which permits air enter and exit the bellows without passing through a reed. It is found on the left side of a 'Club System' instrument, near but not adjacent to the bass buttons Bellpipe in a brass musical instrument, the tube segment which terminates in the bell. This may include the bow next to the bell Bell plates campane in lastra di metallo (Italian), Plattenglocken (German), cloches-plaques (French) see 'plate bells' Bell rattle a rattle to which bells are attached Bell Rattle, Unknown people, possibly Senegal or Cameroon, mid-20th century Bell ringer most popular in the period 1910 to 1920, a figure found on some automatic music players which holds a small beater that strikes a bell often linked to the mechanism that controls the bass drum Bell ringing see 'change-ringing' Bells see 'bell effect' Bell's palsy facial paralysis normally affecting the eye, mouth, and nose Bellsche Parese (German f.) Bell's palsy, peripheral facial paralysis Bells of Justice for many centuries, in China, a bell was hung outside the palace gate to be rung by a citizen seeking redress for an injustice bellt (German) barks bellte (German) barked, bayed Bell tones a series of tones generally emulating the sound of a bell; a hard attack followed by immediate decay in sound. Brass instruments usually work best and trombones will sound better at it than trumpets; a common technique used in trombone choir music. The goal is to outline a harmony, usually ascending, with varying entrances, but usually consistent entrances. The words 'Bell Tone' should be written on each part in the appropriate place and with an accent placed above the note Bell tones from which this extract has been taken Bell tree long stick with cup shaped-bells, ordered in pitch, suspended from it Belly the upper surface of a stringed instrument on which the bridge rests, also called 'table', 'soundboard' or 'sounding board', usually made of softwood and, when present, containing the soundholes the soundboard of the pianoforte Belly dance Belly Dance see raks sharki Belly organ small portable barrel organ that was strapped with a belt around the stomach of wandering musicians. They were later put on a leg when they were termed peg organs Bellwether (from 'wether', a castrated ram) from the fifteenth century, a contemptuous term for a leader whom only sheep would follow, especially one who possessed of more mouth than judgement, but used today for something that leads or indicates a trend bel metallo di voce (Italian) a voice (usually a soprano) that has a clear, full and brilliant tone Belo (Portuguese) beauty Belobigung (German f.) praise, commendation belogen werden (German) to be lied to belohnen (German) to reward, to recompense, to remunerate, to requite, to award belohnend (German) recompensing, remunerating, requiting, rewarding belohnt (German) recompenses, remunerates, requites, rewarded, rewards, recompensed, remunerated, requited belohnte (German) recompensed, remunerated, requited, rewarded Belohnung (s.), Belohnungen (pl.) (German f.) prize, remuneration, reward, recompense, award, consideration, bounty belohnungsorientiert (German) reward-orientated Belonephobia fear of pins and needles Belonephobie (German f.) belonephobia Belorußland (German n., old form) Belarus Belorussland (German n.) Belarus below (más) abajo (Spanish), sotto (Italian), unter (German), sous (French) lower in position, amount, status, etc., than beneath the surface of (water) further forward on a page or in a book (for example, the comment 'as noted below') Belting a style of singing that uses an adjustment producing heavy tones through the vocal range belud (German) laden, loaded belüften (German) to ventilate, to aerate Belüfter (German m.) blower, ventilator, diffusor, aerator belüftet (German) ventilated, aired, aerated Belüftung (German f.) ventilation, aeration, airing, (artificial) ventilation, air supply, venting Belüftung eines Raumes (German f.) ventilation of a room belügen (German) to lie to (deceive) belügend (German) lying to belügt (German) lies to belustigen (German) to amuse, to divert belustigend (German) amusing, gay belustigt (German) amused Belustigung (s.), Belustigungen (pl.) (German) amusement, merriment, merrymaking Belutschistan (German n.) Baluchistan (a former province of British India located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province) Belutschistan (German n.) Balochistan (a desert region of western Pakistan bounded by Iran, Afghanistan and the Arabian Sea) Belva (Italian f.) wild beast Belvedere (from the Italian m. bel vedere, 'fine view') viewing spot, viewpoint, a turret or summerhouse that commands a fine view Belvédère (French m.) viewing spot, viewpoint Bema (English, German n. from Greek) platform in synagogue for scripture readings, altar platform in Christian Orthodox church bemächtigend (German) taking possession of bemächtigte (German) took possession of bemächtigte sich (German) usurped bemächtigt sich (German) takes possession of, usurps Bemächtigung (German f.) empowerment Bemaerkning (Danish) note bemalen (German) to paint bemalt (German) painted bemaltes Glasfenster (German n.) stained-glass window bemängeln (German) to criticise, to fault bemängelnd (German) criticising bemängelt (German) criticises, criticised bemängelte (German) criticised Bemängelung (German f.) notation bemannen (German) to crew, to man, to supply with men bemannend (German) manning bemannt (German) manned bemannt (German) manned Bemannung (German f.) manpower (especially of soldiers, sailors, etc.), crew bemänteln (German) to cloak, to varnish, to palliate (figurative), to gloss over, to cover up (figurative) bemaß (German) rated, scrimped bemaßen (German) to dimension Bemaßung (German f.) dimensioning Bemaßungstoleranzen (German pl.) dimension tolerances Bembé sacred Afro-Cuban ceremony in which saints are praised a set of three drums made from hollowed palm tree logs, with nailed-on skins which are tuned with heat and used in the Bembé ceremonies Bembe bemehlen (German) to flour, to dust with flour bemehlt (German) floured bemerkbar (German) observable, marked, noticeable, perceivable (German) in music, to be played in a prominent manner bemerken (German) to notice, to remark, to become aware of, to observe, to annotate, to comment, to note, to perceive, to detect, to realize, to register (perceive) bemerkend (German) noticing, noting bemerken, dass (German) to make the point that bemerkenswert (German) remarkable, observable, notable, notably, noteworthy, noticeable, noticeably, observably, remarkably, exceptional, appreciable, conspicuous, striking, worth remarking, singular, signally bemerkenswerte Angelegenheit (German f.) singular matter bemerkenswerte Geschichte (German f.) distinguished history, remarkable history bemerkenswerte Karriere (German f.) distinguished career, notable career bemerkenswerter Text (German m.) noteworthy text bemerkenswerter Zufall (German m.)remarkable coincidence bemerkenswerterweise (German) remarkably bemerkenswert wegen (German) distinguished for Bemerkning (Norwegian) note bemerkt (German) detected, perceived, noticed Bemerkung (s.), Bemerkungen (pl.) (German f.) remark, comment, notice, commentary, annotation Bemerkungen äußern (German) to address one's remarks Bemerkungen machen (German) to comment bemessen (German) to scrimp, to measure (German) assessed, measured bemessend (German) scrimping Bemessung (German f.) assessment, calculation Bemessungsfehler (German m.) design error bemisst (German) rates, scrimps bemitleiden (German) to commiserate, to pity bemitleidend (German) pitying, commiserating bemitleidenswert (German) pitiful Bemitleider (German m.) pitier bemitleidet (German) commiserates, pitied, pities, commiserated bemitleidete (German) commiserated, pitied Bemitleidung (German f.) commiseration bemittelt (German) well off, well-to-do Bemme (German f.) slice of bread bemogeln (German) to cheat Bemol (Spanish, Portuguese) flat sign, B (German), a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone Bémol (French m.) a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone bémol (French) in the seventeenth century, denoting a minor key, for example mi bémol, E minor Bémol barré (French m.) also bémol inversé or demi bémol, one quarter tone flat bemol, doble (Spanish) double flat Bémol inversé (French m.) also bémol barré or demi bémol, one quarter tone flat bémolisée (French) a note that is preceded by a flat (i.e. flatted) bémoliser (French) to place a flat in front of a note bemolizado (Portuguese) flattened, flatted (the pitch of a note) Bemolle (Italian m.) a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone bemollizzare (Italian) to place a flat in front of a note bemol y medio (Spanish) 3/4 tone flat (a microtonal alteration) bemoost (German) moss-grown, mossy Bemühen (German n.) effort, anxiety, attempt, endeavour, struggle bemühen (German) to trouble bemühend (German) bestirring, exerting, endeavouring bemüht (German) bestirs, exerts, anxious, willing bemühte (German) bestirred, exerted bemüht Fehler zu vermeiden (German) anxious to avoid mistakes bemüht sein (German) to endeavour, to try hard, to strive bemüht sein zu (German) to endeavour to [corrected by Michael Zapf] bemüht sich (German) endeavours Bemühung (s.), Bemühungen (pl.) (German f.) endeavour, effort, struggle, trouble (effort) bemuskelt (German) muscled Bemusterung (German f.) sampling Bemuttern (German n.) mothering bemuttern (German) to dry-nurse, to wet-nurse, to mother bemutternd (German) mothering bemuttert (German) mothered, mothers bemutterte (German) mothered Ben or B, referring to Rita Benton, the cataloguer of music by Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831) ben, bene (Italian) well, much, good ben marcato (Italian: well marked) ben. abbreviated form of benedictio (Latin: blessing) Bena Sardinian cane clarinet Benaaba the head drummer in the sacred Bendré music of Burkina Faso benachbart (German) adjacent, contiguous, neighbouring, adjacent to, adjoining, contiguous to, flanking, next to, vicinal, next door, collateral benachbarte Gemeinde (German f.) neighbouring municipality benachbarte Kanten (German pl.) adjacent edges benachbarte Räume (German pl.) adjacent rooms benachbarter Winkel (s.), benachbarte Winkel (pl.) (German m.) adjacent angle benachbartes Dorf (German n.) neighbouring village benachbarte Staaten (German pl.) adjoining states, adjoining countries benachbartes Wort (German n.) nneighbouring word benachbartes Zimmer (German n.) nadjoining room benachbart sein (German) to be bordering each other benachrichtigen (German) to inform, to notify, to apprise, to advise, to advertise, to certify, to give notice, to give notification benachrichtigend (German) informing, apprising, informational, notifying, notificational Benachrichtiger (German m.) informant, notifier benachrichtigt (German) informs, apprises, informed, notified, apprised benachrichtigte (German) informed, apprised Benachrichtigung (s.), Benachrichtigungen (pl.) (German f.) information, apprisement, notification, advice, communication, letter of advice Benachrichtigung in angemessener Weise (German f.) reasonable notice Benachrichtigung über Aktivitäten (German f.) information about activities Benachrichtigung von einem Ereignis (German f.) notice of event Benachrichtigungsschreiben (German n.) letter of advice benachteiligen (German) to discriminate against, to treat unfairly, to affect adversely, to place at a disadvantage, to adversely affect benachteiligend (German) discriminating, discriminatory benachteiligt (German) disadvantaged, discriminates, unprivileged, aggrieved, at a disadvantage, handicapped, discriminated, underprivileged benachteiligte (German) discriminated Benachteiligter (m.), Benachteiligte (f.), Benachteiligte (pl.) (German) underdog benachteiligtes (German) discriminated benachteiligtes Viertel (German n.) deprived area benachteiligt sein (German) to be disadvantaged benachteiligt wegen seines Alters (German) handicapped due to his age benachteiligt werden (German) to be disadvantaged Benachteiligung (s.), Benachteiligungen (pl.) (German f.) discrimination, disadvantage Benachteiligung gewisser Tätigkeiten (German f.) job discrimination Benachteiligung von (German f.) discrimination against benadrukken (Dutch) to emphasize Benadelung (German f.) aglet, aiglet (plated cord with tagged metal point hanging from the shoulder upon the breast of a uniform jacket) benahm (German) behaved benahm sich (German) demeaned, behaved benahm sich schlecht (German) misbehaved benamsen (German) to name benannt (German) named, termed, labelled benannte (German) termed, named benannte falsch (German) misnamed benannte Person (German f.) nominated person, nominee benannte um (German) renamed benannt nach (German) named for, named after, so called from benannt sein (German) to be named benannt werden (German) to be named ben articolato (Italian) clearly and neatly phrased or pronounced ben bene (Italian) very well, truely benché (Italian) though, although Bench end refers to the ends of pews or choir stalls, often elaborately carved Benchmark (English, German m./f.) a standard, used for comparison Benchmarking (English, German n.) the process of establishing standards that can be used for comparison Benchmark-Tests (German pl.) benchmarks Bench stock a stock of low-cost, repetitively used, consumption type supplies and repair parts, established at or near points of consumption or use to ensure continuous and uninterrupted operations Bencina (Spanish f.) petrol Bend (English, German m.) a change in the pitch of a note for expressive purposes, so named because on the guitar the effect is produced, literally, by bending the string, although on synthesizers specialized potentiometer-oscillators, or 'benders' are used and on brass instruments the effect is produced using half-valving (English, German m.) on the saxophone, the pitch change follows starting the note at the correct pitch and bending it downwards, or starting at a lower pitch and bending it upwards. This is the opposite of the guitar which bends a note upwards from pitch or downwards into pitch. On the saxophone, the technique involves slackening the jaw which increases the gap between the reed and tip of the mouthpiece (English, German m.) bending performs two main functions on the harmonica: wailing effect it creates a sound effect that is very human and at the same time animal-like. The bending effect can sound like crying or wailing or moaning adding missing notes the bending technique allows the player to produce notes that are otherise missing on the diatonic harmonica. For example, bending the hole 4 draw of a key of a "C" diatonic harmonica, a Db ( or C#) note may be sounded which, otherwise, is a missing note between hole 4 blow ("C") and hole 4 draw ("D"). With the basic draw and blow bends a diatonic instrument may be played chromatically [entry suggested by Michael Zapf] bending also creates the glissandos characteristic of much blues harp and country music Bend (guitar) Techniques: Bending (harmonica) from which the harmonica information has been taken Benda (Italian f.) bandage, blindfold bendare (Italian) to bandage, to blindfold bendecir (Spanish) to bless Bendel (German m./n., dated) ribbon bendición (Spanish f.) blessing Bending (English, German n.) see 'bend' Bendir (Maghreb) a frame drum from Morocco, with string snares that buzz when the drum is struck. It is particularly associated with the Jilala Sufi brotherhood, known for their hypnotic and otherworldly music Bendir bendito (Spanish) blessed, holy, lucky, happy Bendré from Burkina Faso, an ancient membranophone made from a gourd with its top cut off, covered with goat or sheep skin. The same instrument is called bara in Mali and dumaa among the Hausa in Benin Bend-skin an urban Cameroonian popular music Bend-skin Bene (Latin) good bene see ben bene avviato (Italian) thriving benebeln (German) to befuddle, to bemuse, to besot, to mist (fine droplets of water applied to plants, etc.) benebelnd (German) befogging benebelt (German) befogged, woozy (colloquial), bemused, besotted, hazy, woolly, in a daze, dopey (colloquial), befuddled, muzzy, muddled (person), fuddled, addled (head, brain) bene decessit (Latin, 'he has left well') a testimonial certifying that the bearer did not leave his or her employment due to misconduct benedeien (German) to bless benedetto (Italian) blessed Benedicite (Latin) the canticle uttered by Sidrach, Meshach, and Abednego when they remained unharmed upon being cast into the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar for refusing to adore a golden statue he had set up (Daniel 3:57-88, 56). It begins Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, Domino (Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord), and is included in the Liturgy of the Hours for Morning Prayer on Solemnities (incl. Sundays), and Feasts throughout the year Benedicite from which this extract has been taken Benedictine rder of monks or nuns living according to the Rule of St Benedict Bénédiction (French f.) blessing Benedictional a book of prayers for use in the mass Bendicite (Latin) bless! Benedick a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor), a reference to the confident bachelor (in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing) who courts and finally marries Beatrice Bendictine liqueur originating in about 1510, made of herbs, roots and sugar with a Cognac base, a fortified liquer originally used to revive tired Benedictine monks Benedictus (Latin, literally, 'blessed') the second part of the Sanctus of the Mass, named for the opening words Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini (Latin: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord) Benedikt (German m.) Benedict Benedikt von Nursia (German) Saint Benedict (480-547) (Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order in about 540) Benediktiner (s./pl.) (German m.) Benedictine monk, benedictine (liqueur) Benediktinerabtei (German f.) Benedictine abbey Benediktinerin (German f.) Benedictine nun Benediktinerkloster (German n.) Benedictine monastery, Benedictine abbey Benediktinerlikör (German m.) Benedictine liqueur Benediktinermönch (German m.) Black Monk Benediktinerorden (German m.) Benedictine Order Benediktinerstift (German n.) Benedictine monastery benediktinisch (German) Benedictine Benediktion (German f.) benediction, blessing Benediktional (German n.) benedictional benedire (Italian) to bless Benedizione (Italian f.) blessing beneducato (Italian) well-mannered bene esse (Latin) prosperity, well-being, luxury benef. abbreviation of 'benefice' Benefactor (m.), Benefactora (f.) (Spanish) benefactor, benefactress Benefattore (m.), Benefattrice (f.) (Italian) benefactor, benefactress beneficare (Italian) to help Benefice the means of generating an income to support a priest Bénéfice (French m.) profit (gain), benefit (advantage) Beneficencia (Spanish f.) charity Beneficenza (Italian f.) charity Bénéficiaire (French m./f.) beneficiary, one who profits or benefits by something beneficiar (Spanish) to benefit beneficiare (Italian) to profit, to profit by Beneficiario (Spanish m.) beneficiary, payee (cheque) Beneficiario (m.), Beneficiaria (f.) (Italian) beneficiary beneficiario (m.), beneficiaria (f.) (Italian) beneficiary beneficiarse (Spanish) to benefit bénéficier de (French) to benefit from, to enjoy, to have Beneficio (Italian m.) benefit (Spanish m.) benefit, advantage, profit, gain beneficioso (Spanish) beneficial, advantageous benefico (Italian) beneficial, charitable benéfico (Spanish) beneficial, charitable bénéfique (French) beneficial Benefit (German m.) benefit Benefiz- (German) benefit (prefix) Benefizauftritt (German m.) charity appearance Benefizium (German n.) benefice Benefizkonzert (German n.) tribute concert, charity concert, benefit concert Benefizlauf (German m.) charity run Benefizspiel (German n.) benefit match, charity match Benefizveranstaltung (German f.) benefit performance Benefizvorstellung (German f.) benefit, benefit night, benefit performance Benehmen (German n.) behaviour, discipline, conduct, deportment, demeanour, behaving, comportment, conduct of life, manners benehmen (German) to take away benehmend (German) behaving Benehmen wie ein Bauer (German n.) boorish manners benehmend (German) behaving beneiden (German) to begrudge, to envy, to grudge beneidend (German) envying, begrudging, begrudgingly, grudging beneidenswert (German) enviable, enviably beneidenswerte Lage (German f.) enviable position beneidenswerter (German) more enviable beneidenswerteste (German) most enviable beneidet (German) begrudges, envies, grudges, begrudged, grudged beneidete (German) begrudged, envied, envyed, grudged beneidet werden (German) to be envied, to meet with envy Benelux reference to Belgium (in German, Belgien), Netherlands (in German, Niederlande) and Luxembourg (in German, Luxemburg) Bénélux (French m.) Benelux Beneluxländer (German pl.) Benelux countries Benelux-Länder (German pl.) the Low Countries Beneluxstaaten (German pl.) Benelux countries bene marcato (Italian) well marked, in a clear distinct and strongly accented manner benemerito (Italian) worthy benemérito (Spanish) worthy benennen (German) to denominate, to call, to label, to style, to term, to nominate benennend (German) appellative, naming benennt (German) names benennt falsch (German) misnames benennt um (German) renames Benennung (s.), Benennungen (pl.) (German f.) naming, denomination, titling, appellation, appointment, definition, denotation, name, nomination, style, designation Benennung eines Kandidaten (German f.) nomination of a candidate bene placimento (Italian) when preceded by A or A suo the phrase means ad libitum Beneplácito (Spanish m.) approval bene placito (Italian) when preceded by A or A suo the phrase means ad libitum bene pronunziato (Italian) distinctly, clearly pronounced Benesh Movement Notation a system of dance notation that can document any form of human movement. Invented by Joan and Rudolf Benesh in the late 1940s, the system uses abstract symbols based on figurative representations of the human body. Benesh notation uses a five staff stave that is read from left to right with bar lines to mark the passage of time. Because of this, Benesh can be presented with a timeline or musical accompaniment. Each staff in the Benesh stave coincides with the head, shoulders, waist, knees and floor (from top to bottom) and addition signs are used to notate the dimension and quality of the movement. Benesh movement notation one of the most widely used dance notation systems in western culture The Benesh Institute Benessere (Italian m.) well-being Benestante (Italian m./f.) well-off person benestante (Italian) well-off benestare (Italian) to consent Benêt (French m.) simpleton Benét, Stephen Vincent see 'The Devil and Daniel Webster' benetzbar (German) moistenable, wettable Benetzbarkeit (German f.) wettability benetzen (German) to bedabble, to bedew, to bewet, to dabble, to moisten, to bathe benetzend (German) wetting benetzt (German) wets, wetted benetztes Thermometer (German n.) wet-bulb thermometer (a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin, that is used in a psychrometer to measure humidity) Benetzung (German f.) wetting Benetzungsmittel (German n.) wetting agent (substance that improves surface contact by reducing the surface tension of a liquid) Benevent (German n.) Benevento Beneventan rite medieval liturgical texts and melodies, perhaps predating Gregorian chant, contained in manuscripts displaying the distinctive writing known as 'Beneventan', a type of script first used towards the middle of the eighth century in the southern Italian Duchy of Benevento (to which general region the hand owes its name). The chant itself gradually disappeared over the course of the eleventh and twelfth centuries (indeed Beneventan chant was abolished by papal decree in 1058), in favour of the now universal chant known as Gregorian but there is evidence that it continued to be practiced until at least the middle of the sixteenth century (and into the eighteenth in a 'pseudo-Beneventan' form). 'Beneventan' was written throughout the area comprising the Duchy and also along the Dalmatian coast, the script having been transported there, as a result of changing practices, and deliberate suppression, by Benedictine monks who came to found or to populate monasteries Beneventanischer Gesang (German m.) Beneventan chant, Beneventian chant Beneventian rite alternative spelling for 'Beneventan rite' Benevento a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples bénévole (French) voluntary Benevolencia (Spanish f.) benevolence Benevolenza (Italian f.) benevolence benevolo (Italian) benevolent Benga (Kenya) a style that appeared in the 1960s, marrying local rhythms, especially those of the Omutibo, with Cuban or Congolese rumba and South African kwela, and forcefully performed with guitars and brass Benga music Bengal a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India Bengala (Spanish f.) flare Bengale (m.), Bengalin (f.) (German) Bengali, Bengalese Bengalen (German n.) Bengal Bengali (German n.) Bengali Bengalisch (German n.) Bengali bengalisch (German) Bengali Bengalische Feige (German f.) banyan (Ficus bengalensis) bengalisches Feuer (German n.) Bengal light, Bengal firework Bengal firework or Bengal light, a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal Bengal Renaissance a reference to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in undivided India during the period of British rule. The Bengal renaissance can be said to have started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1775-1833) and ended with Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), although there have been many stalwarts thereafter embodying particular aspects of the unique intellectual and creative output. Nineteenth century Bengal was a unique blend of religious and social reformers, scholars, literary giants, journalists, patriotic orators and scientists, all merging to form the image of a renaissance, and marked the transition from the 'medieval' to the 'modern Bengal Renaissance from which this extract has been taken Bengaluru (English, German n.) the official name of Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka Bengel (s./pl.) (German m.) boy, lout, rascal, urchin, scoundrel Bengtsson after Ingmar Bengtsson, cataloguer of the music of Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758) Beniamino (Italian m.) favourite benigne (German) benign Benignidad (Spanish f.) benignity, kindness, mildness Benignität (German f.) benignity, kindness, mildness benigno (Italian, Spanish) kind, kindly, mild, mildly, gentle, gently, benign (medicine) Benimmregeln (German pl.) etiquette benimmt sich (German) behaves benimmt sich schlecht (German) misbehaves Benin (English, German n.) a country of western Africa that was originally made up of several ancient kingdoms colonised by France in the 19th century bénin (m.), bénigne (f.) (French) mild, slight, benign (tumour) Beniner (m.), Beninerin (f.), Beniner (pl.), Beninerinnen (f.pl.) (German) Beninese beninisch (German) Beninese beninteso (Italian) of course bénir (French) to bless bénit (m.), bénite (f.) (French) holy (water), consecrated (bread) Bénitier (French m.) stoup benjamin (m.), benjamine (f.) (French) youngest child ben marcato (Italian) well marked, in a clearly distinct and strongly accented manner ben miserato (Italian) ben misurato, well measured (see, for example, Victor Ullmann (1898-1944), Piano Sonata No. 7, Alla marcia, ben miserato) ben moderato (Italian) very moderate time Benna (Antigua and Barbuda) an Afro-Caribbean style of percussion, dance and song Benna Benne (French f.) scoop (of a crane), skip (waste) Ben oil oil from seeds of ben (Moringa) trees, used in foods, cosmetics, perfumes, and laxatives and as a lubricant Benöl (German n.) ben oil benommen (German) stunned, fuzzy, dazed, light-headed, stupid, torpid, dopey (colloquial), muzzy, numbly, giddily, dizzily, woozy (colloquial), dizzy, numb (emotionally) benommen durch einen Schlag (German) silly from a blow (colloquial: dazed by a blow) benommener Zustand (German m.) dazed state, stunned state benommenes Gefühl (German n.) stuffy feeling Benommenheit (German f.) numbness, daze, dazedness, stupefaction, torpidity, torpidness, dopiness, dazed feeling, muzziness (dazed state), light-headedness, dizziness, wooziness (colloquial), drowsiness, lightheadedness, stupor, presyncope Benommensein (German n.) daze benommen machen (German) to daze, to stupefy benommen machend (German) dazing benommen sein (German) to be in a daze benommenste (German) groggiest Benois, Alexandre Nikolayevich (1870-1960) probably the most important member of the artistic Benois family. His influence on the modern ballet and stage design has been seminal Alexandre Benois from which this extract has been taken benoten (German) to grade (to mark), to mark benötigen (German) to want, to need, to require, to lack, to warrant (require) benötigend (German) needing benötigt (German) needed, needs, required benötigt auch in Zukunft (German) continues to require Benötigte (German n.) desideratum benötigte Aufstellungsfläche (German f.) floor space required benötigte Informationen (German pl.) needed information benötigte Zeit (German f.) time required, time taken benötigt werden (German) to be needed Benotung (German f.) grading Benotungssystem (German n.) marking system, grading system, grading scale Benperidol (English, German n.) a drug which is a highly potent butyrophenone derivative, a potent neuroleptic ben pronunziato (Italian) clearly enunciated ben ritmico (Italian) the rhythm to be clearly and precisely defined, bien rythmé (French), sehr rhythmisch (German) Benshi (Japanese) performers who provided live narration for Japanese and Western silent films. During the silent film, the benshi stood to the side of the movie screen and introduced and related the story to the audience. In theatrical style, benshi often spoke for the characters onscreen and played multiple roles. Stemming from the traditions of kabuki and Noh theatres, the benshi's narration and general commentary were an important part of the Japanese silent film experience Benshi from which this extract has been taken bensi (Italian) rather, but rather ben sostenuto (Italian) well held, well sustained Bentazepam (English, German n.) (also known as thiadipone) a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative and possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties Benten the Japanese goddess of love, eloquence, wisdom, the arts, music, knowledge, good fortune and water. She is the patroness of geishas, dancers, and musicians Benten from which this extract has been taken ben tenuto (Italian) well held, well sustained Benthal (German n.) benthic zone benthal (German) benthic Benthic living on or in the seabed benthisch (German) benthic Benthonic of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water benthonisch (German) benthonic Bentonia School a style of guitar-playing sometimes attributed to blues players from Bentonia, Mississippi, features a shared repertoire of songs, guitar-tunings and chord-voicings with a distinctively minor tonality not found in other styles of blues music. While not all blues musicians from Bentonia played in this style, one particular blues player, Skip James (1902-1969), had a distinct, complicated, and highly sophisticated style that veered from typical blues guitar playing. His style became known as Bentonia School Benten from which this extract has been taken Bent note see 'blue note' Bent pitch a note the pitch of which rises or falls while being played see 'blue note' ben trovato (s.), ben trovati (pl.) (Italian) ingeniously invented Bentside the curved side of a harpsichord or spinet case Benummerung (German f.) numbering benutzbar (German) available, usable benutzen (German) to use, to utilise, to use (Southern Germany) benutzend (German) using Benutzer (m.), Benutzerin (f.), Benutzer (pl.) (German) user, borrower (library, etc.), reader (library, etc.), end-user Benutzerabfrage (German f.) login benutzerfreundlich (German) user-friendly. ease of use Benutzerfreundlichkeit (German f.) usability, user-friendliness, ease of use Benutzergruppe (German f.) user group Benutzerhandbuch (German n.) user guide, user manual, user's guide, owner's manual Benutzername (German m.) username, user name Benutzerzufriedenheit (German f.) user satisfaction benutzt (German) used, utilises, used (Southern Germany), uses (Southern Germany) Benutzung (s.), Benutzungen (pl.) (German f.) use Benutzung {f} auf eigene Gefahr (German f.) use at your own risk Benutzungsbedingungen (German pl.) terms of usage Benutzungsdokumentation (German f.) user documentation Benutzungsgebühr (German f.) service charge, utilisation fee, toll (road, tunnel, bridge, etc.) Benutzungshinweise (German pl.) directions for use Benvenuto (Italian m.) welcome benvenuto (Italian) welcome benzen (German - Austria) to beg, to complain Benzin (German n.) petrol, gasoline (US), gas (US), benzine Benzina (Italian f.) petrol Benziner (German m.) petrol-driven car (as opposed to diesel-driven, LPG-driven, electric, etc. vehicle) Benzinfass (German n.) steel drum, steel pan Benzinfeuerzeug (German n.) fuel (cigarette) lighter, petrol (cigarette) lighter Benzingeruch (German m.) smell of petrol Benzingestank (German m.) reek of petrol Benzinkanister (German m.) jerrycan, petrol can, petrol canister Benzinkocher (German m.) petrol stove, gasoline stove (US), petrol heater Benzochinone (German pl.) benzoquinones Benzodiazepin (s.), Benzodiazepine (pl.) (German n.) benzodiazepine Benzodiazepine a chemical that is often used as the active ingredient in mind-affecting drugs such as tranquilizers Benzoeharz (German n.) styrax resin, benzoin resin several species of the popular ornamental tree found in parks and gardens produce a benzoin resin, in particular, S. benzoides and S. benzoin) native to Sumatra, Java, and Thailand. It is the dried exudation from the pierced bark that is used in perfumes, some kinds of incense and medicine. The resin includes small amounts of styrene, this hydrocarbon being named after the genus Benzoe-Harz (German n.) styrax resin, benzoin resin Benzoquinones a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins, and other used in making dyes beobachtbar (German) noticeable Beobachtbarkeit (German f.) observability beobachten (German) to watch, to observe, to monitor, to notice, to scout, to study beobachtend (German) observating, observing, watching, observantly, observant Beobachter (German m.) observer, lurker (slang), watcher, look-out Beobachterstand (German m.) blister Beobachterstatus (German m.) observer status Beobachtersystem (German n.) laboratory system beobachtet (German) observes, observed, watched beobachtete (German) observed Beobachtung (s.), Beobachtungen (pl.) (German f.) observation, monitoring, notice, observance, study, supervision, watching Beobachtungen anstellen (German) to make observations Beobachtungsgabe (German f.) power of observation, powers of observation Beobachtungspunkt (German m.) observation point, viewpoint (observation point) Beobachtungsstation (German f.) observation ward (hospital), monitoring station Beobachtungsstelle (German f.) observation point Beobachtungswinkel (German m.) viewing angle Beobachtungszeitraum (German m.) observation period, period under consideration, period under observation, period under review beodo (Spanish) drunk Beopgo (Korean) or beopgu, a Korean drum which is slightly bigger than the sogo Beopgu beopgo beordern (German) to summon beordert (German) summoned Beot (Anglo-Saxon) a ritualized boast or vow made publicly by Anglo-Saxon warriors known as thegns before the hlaford in a mead-hall the night before a military engagement Beotian or 'Boeotian', pertaining to the great rivals of ancient Athens, the peoples living in Boeotia. To the Athenians particularly the Boeotians seemed dull and thick-witted, a condition which Cicero and Horace ascribed to the dampness of the atmosphere. It seems true that Boeotia was backward artistically, but its contribution to music and literature was considerable: Hesiod, Corinna, Pindar, and Plutarch were all Boeotians. The dialect in the classical period was Aeolic, as spoken in Lesbos and Thessaly, but had some features in common with west Greek and a vowel-system peculiar to itself Béotien (m.), Béotienne (f.) (French) philistine Beowulf (English, German) an Old English heroic epic poem bepacken (German) to load [corrected by Michael Zapf] bepacken mit (German) to load with [corrected by Michael Zapf] bepackt (German) loaded bepflanzen (German) to plant [corrected by Michael Zapf] bepflanzend (German) planting bepflanzen mit (German) to plant with [corrected by Michael Zapf] bepflanzt (German) planted Bepflanzung (German f.) planting, planting of vegetation bepflastern (German) to plaster (also figurative) bepfründeter Richter (German m.) stipendiary magistrate beplanken (German) to cover with Beplankung (German f.) planking, covering Beplattung (German f.) plating bepreisen (German) to price Bepreisung (German f.) pricing beproben (German) to sample Beprobung (German f.) sampling beq. abbreviation of 'bequeath' Be quadrat or 'B quadrat', B natural (as opposed to 'B rotundum', which is B flat) Bequadro (Italian m.) the 'natural' sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened (sharped) or flattened (flatted) Béquarre (French m.) or bécarre, the 'natural' sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened (sharped) or flattened (flatted) bequem (German) convenient, cushy, modest, conveniently, readily, commodious, comfy (colloquial), easily, cosy, with ease, comfortable, easy, comfortably, leisurely, easily, lazy, light and easy, at ease, with agility, mild, moderate, easy-tempered, unconstrained, ready-witted, handy, agevole (Italian), aisé (French) bequem angeordnet (German) conveniently arranged bequeme Einrichtung (German f.) convenience bequeme Entschuldigung (German f.) convenient excuse bequeme Kleidung (German f.) casual dress, comfortable clothes bequemer (German) cushier, more comfortable, comfier (colloquial) bequemer Anzug (German m.) comfortable suit bequeme Reise (German f.) comfortable journey bequem erreichbar (German) conveniently situated bequemer Sessel (German m.) easy chair bequemer Sitzplatz (German m.) comfortable seat bequemerweise (German) conveniently bequemes Gerät (German n.) convenience bequemes Leben (German n.) easy life bequeme Vorrichtung (German f.) convenience bequeme Zeit (German f.) convenience Bequemlichkeit (s.), Bequemlichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) comfort, laziness, cushiness, ease, accommodation, convenience, snugness, amenities (plural form) bequemste (German) cushiest (colloquial), most comfortable, most convenient, comfiest (colloquial) bequem in der Hand liegen (German) to lie comfortably in the hand Béquille (French f.) crutch a system for shortening the strings of a harp invented by Georges Cousineau (1733-1800) - the béquilles were a pair of small metal levers, one on each side of the string, which pinched the string from opposite sides when a pedal was depressed, thereby chaging its sounding length and thus its pitch The Single Action Harp - Ann Fierens beqt. abbreviation of 'bequest'