| Di | also dizi or mendi, a soft mellow transverse bamboo flute that does not have an extra hole covered with a bamboo membrane | |||||||||||||||
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| DI | abbreviation of 'double imperial' (a standard paper size) | |||||||||||||||
| di | (Italian) by, from, of, to, than, with, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| in solfeggio, di is the second note of the ascending chromatic scale; in 'fixed do' solfeggio, di is always the note 'C sharp' | ||||||||||||||||
| di. | abbreviation of 'diameter' | |||||||||||||||
| d.i. | abbreviation of das ist (German: that is, i.e.) | |||||||||||||||
| di- | (from Greek dis, twice) (prefix) double, twice | |||||||||||||||
| dia. | abbreviation of 'diagram', 'dialect', 'diameter' | |||||||||||||||
| Dia | (Greek) through, throughout (as, for example, diapente (Greek: through the fifth), or diapason (Greek: through the octave)) | |||||||||||||||
| Dia (s.), Dias (pl.) | (German n.) diapositive, photographic slide (short for Diapositiv) | |||||||||||||||
| Día | (Spanish m.) day | |||||||||||||||
| Día anterior | (Spanish m.) day before, previous day | |||||||||||||||
| Diabelli Variations | originally conceived in 1819 as a set of fifty variations on a waltz written by Diabelli to which many of the leading composers and pianists of the day each contributed one variation. These included Ignaz Aßmayer (1790-1862), Carl Maria von Bocklet (1801-1881), Leopold Eustache Czapek (fl. early 19th cen.), Carl Czerny (1791-1857), Joseph Czerny (1785-1842), Moritz Graf von Dietrichstein (1775-1864), Joseph Drechsler (1782-1852), Emanuel Aloys Förster (1748-1823), Franz Jakob Freystädtler (1768-1841), Johann Baptist Gänsbacher (1778-1844), Josef Gelinek (1758-1825), Anton Halm (1789-1872), Joachim Hoffmann (1788-c.1856), Johann Horzalka (1798-1860), Joseph Hugelman (1768-1839), Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), Anselm Hüttenbrenner (1794-1868), Frédéric Kalkbrenner (1785-1849), Friedrich August Kanne (1778-1833), Joseph Kerzkowsky (1791-?), Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849), Heinrich Eduard Josef Baron von Lannoy (1787-1853), Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf (1787-1840), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Joseph Mayseder (1789-1853), Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), Ignaz Franz Edler von Mosel (1772-1844), Franz Xaver Mozart (1791-1844), Joseph Panny (1794-1838), Hieronymus Payer (1787-1845), Johann Peter Pixis (1788-1874), Wenzel Plachy (1785-1858), Gottfried Rieger (1754-1855), Philipp Jacob Riotte (1776-1856), Franz de Paula Roser (1779-1830), Johann Baptist Schenk (1753-1836), Franz Schoberlechner (1797-1843), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Simon Sechter (1788-1867), Serenissimus Rudolphus Dux (1788-1831), Maximilan Abbé Stadler (1748-1835), Joseph de Szálay (1800-1850), Vaclav Jan Tomasek (1774-1850), Michael Umlauf (1781-1842), Friedrich Dionysius Weber (1766-1842), Franz Weber (1805-1876), Charles Angelus de Winkhler (c.1800-1845), Franz Weiss (1778-1830), Johann Nepomuk August Wittassek (1770-1839), Jan Hugo Vorisek (1791-1825). The set finally appear in 1823 | |||||||||||||||
| Beethoven wrote a complete set on his own, Thirty-three Variations in C on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli The 'Diabelli' Variations, Op 120. Mozart's Notte e giorno faticar ('I'm tortured night and day') is quoted in Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. The reason can be found in Czerny's Memoires. Apparently Diabelli was constantly pressing Beethoven to complete this work. On one particular occasion, Diabelli visited Beethoven after he had just completed Variation 21. As a humorous comment on being harangued by Diabelli, Beethoven consequently composed Variation 22 with quotations from Mozart's Notte e giorno faticar and the waltz tune entitled Keine Ruh'bei Tag und Nacht | ||||||||||||||||
| Diabete | (Italian m.) diabetes | |||||||||||||||
| Diabète | (French m.) diabetes | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetes | (English, German m., Spanish f.) disease in which sugar and starch are not properly absorbed by the body | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetes haben | (German) to be a diabetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetes insipidus | (English, German m.) a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, with reduction of fluid intake having no effect on the latter. There are several different types of DI, each with a different cause | |||||||||||||||
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| Diabetes mellitus | (English, German m.) often referred to simply as diabetes, a syndrome of disordered metabolism, usually due to a combination of hereditary and environmental causes, resulting in abnormally high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) | |||||||||||||||
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| Diabetic | (English) of or having diabetes | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetico (m.), Diabetica (f.) | (Italian) diabetic | |||||||||||||||
| diabetico (m.), diabetica (f.) | (Italian) diabetic | |||||||||||||||
| diabético | (Spanish) diabetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetiker (m.), Diabetikerin (f.) | (German) diabetic (person) | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetiker sein | (German) to be a diabetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diabètique | (French m./f.) diabetic (person) | |||||||||||||||
| diabètique | (French) diabetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diabetrachter | (German m.) slide viewer, transparency viewer | |||||||||||||||
| Diable | (French m.) devil | |||||||||||||||
| diablé | (French) devilled, made hot and spicy | |||||||||||||||
| Diablerie | (French) devilment, mischief, fascination | |||||||||||||||
| Diablo | (Spanish m.) devil | |||||||||||||||
| diabolisch | (German) diabolic, diabolical, diabolically | |||||||||||||||
| Diablura | (Spanish f.) mischief | |||||||||||||||
| diabolico | (Italian) diabolic, diabolical | |||||||||||||||
| diabólico | (Spanish) diabolical | |||||||||||||||
| diabolique | (French) diabolical | |||||||||||||||
| Diabolus in musica | the tritone, diminished fifth or augmented fourth, two notes whose frequencies, under equal temperament, have the ratio (√2):1 (in the key scale of C, B to F) | |||||||||||||||
| Diachisma | (Greek) an interval produced by the division of another interval | |||||||||||||||
| diachron | diachronic, diachronically | |||||||||||||||
| Diachronic | of or pertaining to different times | |||||||||||||||
| Diachronie | (German f.) diachrony | |||||||||||||||
| diachronisch | diachronic | |||||||||||||||
| Diachrony | an analysis of literature, history, or linguistics is diachronic if it examines changes or developments in a single area or discipline over the course of many centuries. This term is the opposite of a synchronic analysis, which limits itself to studying a single moment or time in history, but compares the traits or developments across a wide area of geography or a wide number of disciplines | |||||||||||||||
| Diaconicon | (Greek) the set of collects chanted by the diaconus in the service of the Greek Church | |||||||||||||||
| Diacono | (Italian m.) deacon | |||||||||||||||
| Diácono | (Spanish m.) deacon | |||||||||||||||
| Diacope | uninterrupted repetition, or repetition with only one or two words between each repeated phrase, the purpose of which is to show strong emotion | |||||||||||||||
| Diacoustics | also called 'diaphonics', the study of the properties of sound when passing through different media, including the refraction of sound | |||||||||||||||
| Diacritic | an accent or change to a normal alphabetical letter to differentiate its pronunciation | |||||||||||||||
| Diacritical markings | details of phrasing, dynamics, word underlay (in vocal compositions) and articulation (as well as other instrument-specific information) | |||||||||||||||
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| Diad | see 'dyad' | |||||||||||||||
| Día de asueto | (Spanish m.) day off | |||||||||||||||
| Día de fiesta | (Spanish m.) (public) holiday | |||||||||||||||
| Dia de Finados | (Portuguese m.) a Brazilian festival and public holiday similar to the Mexican festival Día de los Muertos where Brazilians often celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches | |||||||||||||||
| Día de la Ascensión | (Spanish m.) Ascension Day | |||||||||||||||
| Día de los Muertos | (Spanish m., literally 'Day of the Dead') a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latinos (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on the 2nd of November in connection with the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day which occurs on Nov 1st and All Souls' Day which occurs on Nov 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts | |||||||||||||||
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| Día de los ñatitas | (Spanish m., literally 'Day of the Skulls') a festival celebrated in La Paz, Bolivia on November 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Día del santo | (Spanish m.) saint's day | |||||||||||||||
| Diadem (s.), Diademe (German pl.) | (English, German n.) tiara, coronet, circlet | |||||||||||||||
| Diadema | (Italian m., Spanish m.) diadem, tiara | |||||||||||||||
| Día de mucho ajetreo | (Spanish m.) hectic day | |||||||||||||||
| diaderm | (German) diadermic | |||||||||||||||
| Diadermic | acting through the skin | |||||||||||||||
| Diadochokinesia | the act or process of repeating at maximum speed a simple cyclical, reciprocating movement such as raising and lowering of the mandible or protrusion and retracting the tongue | |||||||||||||||
| Diadochokinesie | (German f.) diadochokinesia | |||||||||||||||
| diadochokinetisch | (German) diadochokinetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diadrom | the vibration of sounds | |||||||||||||||
| Diaeresen | (German pl.) diereses | |||||||||||||||
| Diaeresis (s.), Diaerises (pl.) | (Latin from the Greek) the pronounciation of two consecutive vowels separately (not as a diphthong) | |||||||||||||||
| diáfano | (Spanish) diaphanous | |||||||||||||||
| Día festivo | (Spanish m.) (public) holiday | |||||||||||||||
| Diafilm | (German m.) filmstrip, slide film | |||||||||||||||
| Diafonía | (Spanish f.) diaphonia | |||||||||||||||
| diafono | (Italian) diaphonous | |||||||||||||||
| Diafragma | (Spanish m.) diaphragm (anatomy), aperture (photography) | |||||||||||||||
| Diaframma | (Italian m.) cartridge, pick-up (on a record player) | |||||||||||||||
| (Italian m.) diaphragm, screen (division) | ||||||||||||||||
| diag. | abbreviation of 'diagram', 'diagonal' | |||||||||||||||
| Diagenese | (German f.) diagenesis | |||||||||||||||
| Diagenesis | the lithifaction of unconsolidated sediments into rock | |||||||||||||||
| Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich (1872-1929) | a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would later arise | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnose (s.), Diagnosen (pl.) | (German f.) diagnosis (s.), diagnoses (pl.), diagnostic analysis | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnosi | (Italian f.) diagnosis | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnosis | (English, Spanish f., from the Greek) identification of a disease or of the cause of a mechanical fault, or, by extension, any difficulty or problem, from its symptoms | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnostic | (French m.) diagnosis | |||||||||||||||
| diagnosticar | (Spanish) to diagnose | |||||||||||||||
| diagnosticare | (Italian) to diagnose | |||||||||||||||
| diagnóstico | (Spanish) diagnostic | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnostik (s.), Diagnostika (pl.) | (German f.) diagnostics, diagnostic investigation, clinical diagnostics | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnostiker | (German m.) diagnostician | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnostikverfahren | (German n.) diagnostic procedure | |||||||||||||||
| diagnostiquer | (French) to diagnose | |||||||||||||||
| diagnostisch | (German) diagnostic, diagnostically | |||||||||||||||
| diagnostizieren | (German) to diagnose, to make a diagnosis | |||||||||||||||
| diagnostiziert | (German) diagnosed | |||||||||||||||
| Diagonal | (English, German, Spanish f.) a straight line that is slanting, oblique, or crosses through the centre of a straight-sided figure from corner to corner | |||||||||||||||
| diagonal | (English, German) crossing a straight-sided figure from corner to corner, slanting, oblique | |||||||||||||||
| (German) diagonally, transverse | ||||||||||||||||
| diagonal (m.), diagonale (f.) | (French) diagonal | |||||||||||||||
| Diagonale (s.), Diagonalen (German pl.) | (German f.) diagonal | |||||||||||||||
| (French) in ballet, en diagonale, a series of steps made diagonally across the stage | ||||||||||||||||
| Diagonalrippe | (German f.) diagonal rib | |||||||||||||||
| Diagonalschelle | (German f.) diagonal clamp | |||||||||||||||
| Diagonalverband | (German m.) diagonal brace | |||||||||||||||
| Diagram | outline drawing, plan, or graphic representation of a machine, structure, process, etc. | |||||||||||||||
| Diagrama | (Spanish m.) diagram | |||||||||||||||
| Diagramm (s.), Diagramme (pl.) | (German n.) diagram, graph, chart, graph, plot, scheme, figure (in a publication) | |||||||||||||||
| Diagramma | (Greek, Italian m.) a diagram | |||||||||||||||
| a term applied by the Greeks to a scale of fifteen notes, the bisdiapason or double octave, its division into tetrachords and their nomenclature which form the Sistema-Perfectum. In later times it was applied to the stave and the signatures, to the score and the parts extracted from it | ||||||||||||||||
| diagrammatisch | (German) diagrammatic, diagrammatically | |||||||||||||||
| Diagramme | (French m.) diagram, graph | |||||||||||||||
| Diagrammpapier | (German n.) chart paper | |||||||||||||||
| Día hábil | (Spanish m.) working day | |||||||||||||||
| Diakon (m.), Diakonin (f.), Diakonisse (f.), Diakone (pl.) | (German) deacon (m.), deaconess (f.) | |||||||||||||||
| Diakonat | (German n.) diaconate | |||||||||||||||
| Diakonenschaft | (German f.) order of deacons | |||||||||||||||
| Diakonie | (German f.) social welfare work, deaconry, clerical welfare and social work, diaconia | |||||||||||||||
| Diakoniekrankenschwester | (German f.) community care nurse | |||||||||||||||
| diakonisch | (German) deaconal, diaconal | |||||||||||||||
| diakritisch | (German) diacritical, diacritic, diacritically | |||||||||||||||
| diakritisches Zeichen (s.), diakritische Zeichen (pl.) | (German n.) diacritic, diacritical sign | |||||||||||||||
| Diakustik | (German f.) diacoustics | |||||||||||||||
| Día laborable | (Spanish m.) working day | |||||||||||||||
| Dialect | the language of a particular district, class, or group of persons. The term dialect encompasses the sounds, spelling, grammar, and diction employed by a specific people as distinguished from other persons either geographically or socially | |||||||||||||||
| Dialectal | belonging to or characteristic of a dialect | |||||||||||||||
| Dialecte | (French m.) dialect | |||||||||||||||
| Dialectics | the art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments | |||||||||||||||
| Dialecto | (Spanish m.) dialect | |||||||||||||||
| Dialect rock | rock music produced in the Swiss German as opposed to standard German or English | |||||||||||||||
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| Dialekt (s.), Dialekte (pl.) | (German m.) dialect, idiom, patois, accent, vernacular (dialect) | |||||||||||||||
| dialektal | (German) dialectal | |||||||||||||||
| dialektale Verschiedenheit | (German f.) dialect diversity | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektanklang | (German m.) accent (dialectal) | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektgrenzen | (German pl.) dialect boundaries | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektik | (German f.) dialectics, dialectic | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektik der Aufklärung | (German) Dialectic of Enlightenment | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektiker (m.), Dialektikerin (f.), Dialektiker (pl.) | (German) dialectician | |||||||||||||||
| dialektisch | (German) dialectic, dialectical, dialectically | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektraum | (German m.) dialect area | |||||||||||||||
| dialektsprechend | (German) dialect speaking | |||||||||||||||
| Dialektwörterbuch | (German n.) dialect dictionary | |||||||||||||||
| Dialetto | (Italian m.) dialect | |||||||||||||||
| Dialisi | (Italian f.) dialysis | |||||||||||||||
| Diálisis | (Spanish f.) dialysis | |||||||||||||||
| Dialog (s.), Diagole (pl.) | (German m.) dialogue, colloquy | |||||||||||||||
| dialogar | (Spanish) to talk | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogbereitschaft | (German f.) readiness to engage in dialogue | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogfenster | (German n.) pop-up window (in a computer program) | |||||||||||||||
| Dialoghi | (Italian) dialogues | |||||||||||||||
| (Italian) an early form of drama-narrative | ||||||||||||||||
| dialogisch | (German) dialogue, dialogic, dialogically, dialogical | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogo | (Italian m.) dialogue | |||||||||||||||
| (Italian m.) a composition, usually in two parts or for two voices, in which each responds alternately to the other | ||||||||||||||||
| Diálogo | (Spanish m.) dialogue | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogo della musica antica e moderna (1581) | written by lutenist, composer and musical theorist Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591), father of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Dialogo della musica antica e moderna is the first literary treatise attacking counterpoint and advocating monody | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogue | (English, French m.) spoken words, conversation | |||||||||||||||
| (English, French m.) the spoken lines of a in a play, essay, story, or novel, especially a conversation between two characters, or a literary work that takes the form of such a discussion | ||||||||||||||||
| a particular feature of French opéra comique, Spanish zarzuela, English 'ballad opera' and German Singspiel | ||||||||||||||||
| or dialogo, a song that mimics a conversation either by giving the different voices to different singers or by giving both parts to a single singer | ||||||||||||||||
| in French organ music, a piece which constantly alternates between two or more different registrations. Thus Dialogue à 4 Choeu will alternate between positif, grand jeu, récit sections and the pedal, and may also include echo sections | ||||||||||||||||
| Dialogue air | see 'operatic air' | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogue accompaniment | a form of call and response in which the lead and accompaniment alternate, the accompaniment playing during the rests of the lead and providing a drone or silence when the lead part is not silent | |||||||||||||||
| Dialogue des sourds | (French m., literally 'a conversation betwwen the deaf') a discussion or negotiation between two or more parties all of which are totally indifferent to the interests of the other (or others) | |||||||||||||||
| dialoguer | (French m.) to have a dialogue (with somebody) | |||||||||||||||
| Dialoog | (Dutch) dialogue | |||||||||||||||
| Dialyse | (German f.) dialysis | |||||||||||||||
| Dialyseapparat | (German m.) dialysis machine | |||||||||||||||
| Dialysebehandlung | (German f.) dialysis treatment | |||||||||||||||
| Dialysegerät | (German n.) dialysis machine, kidney machine | |||||||||||||||
| dialysieren | (German) to dialyse | |||||||||||||||
| diam. | abbreviation of 'diameter' | |||||||||||||||
| Diamagazin | (German n.) slide magazine | |||||||||||||||
| diamagnetisch | (German) diamagnetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diamant (s.), Diamanten (German pl.) | (French m., German m.) diamond, sparkler (colloquial), adamant, rocks (plural colloquial - diamonds) | |||||||||||||||
| diamantbeschichtet | (German) diamond-coated | |||||||||||||||
| diamantbesetzt | (German) diamond-studded | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantbohrer | (German m.) diamond burr | |||||||||||||||
| Diamante | (Italian m., Spanish m.) diamond | |||||||||||||||
| a genre of simple concrete poetry consisting of a single unrhymed and untitled stanza with a visual structure shaped like a diamond | ||||||||||||||||
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| Diamanté | (French m.) cloth to which a sparkling effect is given by the application of crystal or paste brilliants | |||||||||||||||
| diamanten | (German) diamond, diamantine | |||||||||||||||
| diamantene Hochzeit | (German f.) diamond wedding | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantenhandel | (German m.) diamond trade | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantenmine | (German f.) diamond mine | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantenschleiferei | (German f.) diamond-cutting industry, diamond-polishing factory | |||||||||||||||
| Diamanten tragen | (German) to wear diamonds | |||||||||||||||
| diamanthart | (German) adamantine | |||||||||||||||
| diamantiert | (German) diamond-covered, diamond-coated, with diamond cut | |||||||||||||||
| diamantimprägnierter Naturfilz | (German m.) diamond-impregnated natural felt | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantkollier | (German n.) diamond necklace | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantmeißel | (German m.) diamond point chisel, diamond nose chisel | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantpolierer | (German m.) diamond polisher | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantring | (German m.) diamond ring | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantschleifer | (German m.) diamond polisher, diamond cutter | |||||||||||||||
| Diamantthronpagode | (German f.) diamond throne pagoda | |||||||||||||||
| Diamesic | of or pertaining to different media of communication | |||||||||||||||
| Diameter | (English, German m.) line drawn across a circle that passes through its centre | |||||||||||||||
| diametral | (German) diametric, diametrical | |||||||||||||||
| diametral entgegengesetzt | (German) diametrically opposed | |||||||||||||||
| Diamètre | (French m.) diameter | |||||||||||||||
| diametrisch | (German) diametric, diametrically, diametrical | |||||||||||||||
| Diametro | (Italian m.) diameter | |||||||||||||||
| Diámetro | (Spanish m.) diameter | |||||||||||||||
| Diamond throne pagoda | a Buddhist temple which, when constructed in the Indian 'diamond throne pagoda' style, is comprised of five pagodas standing on a square foundation known as the throne | |||||||||||||||
| Diana | (Spanish f.) reveille, the beat of a drum at daybreak, bull's-eye (on a target) | |||||||||||||||
| Diana, la | see la diana | |||||||||||||||
| Diane | (French) reveille, the beat of a drum at daybreak | |||||||||||||||
| Diangu | (China) frame drum | |||||||||||||||
| Dianoetic | proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition | |||||||||||||||
| dianoetisch | (German) dianoetic | |||||||||||||||
| Dianthus | (English, German m.) carnations and pinks | |||||||||||||||
| Diap. | abbreviation of diapason, the most important foundation stop on the organ | |||||||||||||||
| Diapaison | the English name for the diapason foundation stops in the organ | |||||||||||||||
| Diapasão | (Portuguese) turner | |||||||||||||||
| Diapasm | a scented powder made from aromatic herbs for sprinkling over the person | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason | (Greek, literally 'through all') the octave, the ratio of its frequency to that of the tonic being 2:1 | |||||||||||||||
| (Italian m.) standard or definite pitch, so that 'normal diapason' is an accepted standard of pitch | ||||||||||||||||
| (French m., Italian m.) tuning fork, tuning device | ||||||||||||||||
| the most important 8 ft. foundation stops or registers on the organ, which are called diapaison by the English, Principal by the Germans and Principale by the Italian, and which usually extend through the entire compass of the instrument. These smooth, rich-soundng pipes are richer in tone flutes but not as raspy as strings nor as bright as brilliant reed pipes | ||||||||||||||||
| pedal diapasons are usually 16 ft. stops | ||||||||||||||||
| the compass, or scale, of a voice or instrument | ||||||||||||||||
| (French m.) a reference or standard pitch, as, for example, diapason normal | ||||||||||||||||
| a long unfretted diatonically tuned strings on a lute, theorbo or archlute | ||||||||||||||||
| Diapasón | (Spanish m.) tuning fork, finger board (on a stringed instrument) | |||||||||||||||
| (Spanish m.) scale, range | ||||||||||||||||
| Diapason á bouche | (French m.) pitch pipe | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason á branches | (French m.) tuning fork | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason cum diapente | (Greek, Latin) octave with the fifth, the interval of a twelfth | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason cum diatessaron | (Greek, Latin) octave with the fourth, the interval of an eleventh | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason de concert | (French m.) concert pitch | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason électronique | (French m.) electronic tuning meter | |||||||||||||||
| Diapasón inglés | (Spanish m.) English pitch, a' (or A4 or la3)=409 Hz (1780) | |||||||||||||||
| Diapason normal | (French m.) the French government passed a law on February 16, 1859 which set a' (la3)=435 Hz. This was the first attempt to standardize pitch on such a scale, and was known as the diapason normal. It became quite a popular pitch standard outside of France as well. The diapason normal resulted in middle C being tuned at approximately 258.65 Hz | |||||||||||||||
| in England, the name of a pitch also called New Philharmonic or Concert where a'=439 Hz at 68° Fahrenheit (middle C=261 Hz). The Old Philharmonic or military (Kneller Hall) pitch was higher (a'=455 Hz and middle C = 270 Hz) | ||||||||||||||||
| Diapason tone | see 'organ tone' | |||||||||||||||
| Diapente | (Greek, Latin) the interval of a perfect fifth; the ratio of the frequency of the diapente to that of the tonic is 3:2 | |||||||||||||||
| an organ stop, more usually called Quint | ||||||||||||||||
| Diapente col ditono | (Greek) a major seventh | |||||||||||||||
| Diapente col semiditono | (Greek) a minor seventh | |||||||||||||||
| Diapente cum ditono | (Greek, Latin) a major seventh | |||||||||||||||
| Diapente cum semiditono | (Greek, Latin) a minor seventh | |||||||||||||||
| Diapente cum semitonio | (Greek, Latin) a minor sixth | |||||||||||||||
| Diapente cum tono | (Greek, Latin) a major sixth | |||||||||||||||
| Diapentisare | (Greek, Latin) to make progressions, or modulations, in fifths | |||||||||||||||
| to tune a keyboard instrument using a sequence of fifths | ||||||||||||||||
| Diaper work | a type of decorative background in which a series of parallel lines intersect at a 90-degree angle with another series of parallel lines to form a diamond lattice or a square lattice, with the internal surfaces rendered in colours and gold; usually used in miniatures [quote from Kathleen Scott] | |||||||||||||||
| diaphan | (German) diaphanous | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphanous | of or pertaining to a fabric that is very thin and almost transparent | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphone | a unique and uncommon organ pipe, invented by Robert Hope-Jones around 1900. It is neither a flue nor a reed, but has characteristics of both. The pipe speaks through a resonator, like an organ reed pipe, but the tone is created by a pallet instead of a reed. The pipe is generally of wooden construction, although some examples of metal diaphones exist, and can be voiced on various wind pressures | |||||||||||||||
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| Diaphonia | (Greek, literally 'dissonance') in the ninth century, a word equivalent to organum, two-part polyphony | |||||||||||||||
| (Greek) dissonance, as opposed to symphonia or symphony meaning consonance | ||||||||||||||||
| clear, transparent, two sounds heard together | ||||||||||||||||
| Diaphonics | see 'diacoustics' | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphonie | see diaphonia | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphony | see diaphonia | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphora | the repetition of a name, first to signify the person or persons it describes, then to signify its meaning | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphorese | (German f.) diaphoresis, sweating | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphoresis | perspiration (particularly excessive perspiration), the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphoretikum (s.), Diaphoretika (pl.) | (German n.) diaphoretic (agent), diaphoretics (plural form) | |||||||||||||||
| diaphoretisch | (German) diaphoretic | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphragm | diaframma (Italian m.), Zwerchfell (German), Diaphragma (German n.), diaphragme (French m.), diafragma (Spanish m.), in the anatomy of mammals, the diaphragm is a shelf of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage. It is connected to the spine and the lumbar vertebrae. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity (with lung and heart) from the abdominal cavity (with liver, stomach, intestines, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| John Messmer, MD, Medical Director, Penn State Geisinger Health Group, Palmyra, PA writes that "The diaphragm muscle is skeletal and is not considered voluntary or involuntary - it is the nervous system which is either voluntary or involuntary depending on whether we are consciously or unconsciously breathing. The phrenic nerve carries motor fibres that originate in the upper brain - the cortex which serves voluntary actions, and lower brain - brainstem which serves involuntary actions. There are no sympathetic or parasympathetic nerves to the diaphragm. (Lungs, yes; diaphragm, no.)" | ||||||||||||||||
| in its relaxed state, the diaphragm is shaped like a dome. It is critically important in respiration: in order to draw air into the lungs, the diaphragm contracts, thus enlarging the thoracic cavity and reducing intra-thoracic pressure (the external intercostals muscles also participate in this enlargement). When the diaphragm relaxes, air is exhaled by elastic recoil of the lung and the tissues lining the thoracic cavity. We breathe about 12 -14 times a minute. When exercising the breathing rate increases to about 40 times a minute. In heavy breathing additional muscles like, the abdominal muscles are brought into play and they push diaphragm further upwards or downwards to take in or push out a greater volume of air | ||||||||||||||||
| try putting your hand on your stomach and cough. You should feel your stomach muscles tighten when you cough. This is your diaphragm working naturally | ||||||||||||||||
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| Diaphragma | (German n.) diaphragm | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphragmatic breathing | Abdominalatmung (German f.), also called abdominal breathing, a technique of breath support in which the muscles of the lower back abdomen are consciously engaged in conjunction with the lowering of the diaphragm | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphragmatic support | simply put, and related to the production of notes on wind-instruments with a high back pressure (for example, oboe, saxophone, brass instruments) diaphragmatic support involves supporting the sound of a note with the muscles of the diaphragm. A supported note will have a full, steady tone. An unsupported note can sound unsteady and often it is hard to play in tune. The beauty of, say, a trumpet sound is the clarity of sound and consistent control achieved by the instrumentalist. When a trumpet sound is too harsh, or "cracks" or suffers from improper pitch, this signals lack of proper diaphragmatic support or a disruption in the balance between the breathing muscles and the purity of the instrumental sound | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphragmatic vibrato | chest vibrato, Zwerchfellvibrato (German n.) | |||||||||||||||
| see 'chest vibrato' | ||||||||||||||||
| diaphragmatisch | (German) diaphragmatic | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphragme | (French m.) cartridge, pick-up | |||||||||||||||
| (French m.) diaphragm | ||||||||||||||||
| Diaphyse | (German f.) diaphysis | |||||||||||||||
| Diaphysis | the shaft of a long bone | |||||||||||||||
| Diaplasion | see doppelflügel | |||||||||||||||
| Diapo | (French f.) (colour) slide | |||||||||||||||
| Diapositiv (s.), Diapositive (pl.) | (German n.) transparency, (photographic) slide, lantern slide | |||||||||||||||
| Diapositiva | (Italian f., Spanish f.) transparency, (photographic) slide | |||||||||||||||
| Diapositive | (French f.) transparency, (photographic) slide | |||||||||||||||
| Diapositivwerbung | (German f.) slide advertising | |||||||||||||||
| Diaprojektor | (German m.) or Dia-Projektor (German m.), slide projector, slide-projector | |||||||||||||||
| Diärese | (German f.) diaeresis, dieresis (a diacritical mark) | |||||||||||||||
| diariamente | (Spanish) every day | |||||||||||||||
| Diario | (Italian m.) diary | |||||||||||||||
| (Spanish m.) newspaper, diary | ||||||||||||||||
| diario | (Spanish) daily | |||||||||||||||
| Diario acontecer | (Spanish m.) everyday events, everyday occurrences | |||||||||||||||
| Diario hablado | (Spanish m.) news bulletin (on the radio) | |||||||||||||||
| Diarrea | (Italian f., Spanish f.) diarrhoea | |||||||||||||||
| Diarrhée | (French f.) diarrhoea | |||||||||||||||
| Diary | an informal record of a person's private life and day-to-day thoughts and concerns | |||||||||||||||
| días alternos | (Spanish) every other day | |||||||||||||||
| Diaschau | (German f.) of Dia-Schau (German f.), slide show | |||||||||||||||
| Diaschisma | (English, German n.) the earliest theorist known to have used the term diaschisma is Philolaus (Greek, c.400s BC), whose work survives only in a commentary on it by Boethius. He employed it to refer to an integral logarithmic half of a diesis (which for him was the diatonic semitone, the smaller of the two semitones in Pythagorean tuning, and later called limma); the ratio of the frequency of the diaschisma to the tonic is 2048:2025 | |||||||||||||||
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| Diascope | an optical projector used to display transparencies | |||||||||||||||
| a flat glass plate through which one can examine superficial skin lesions by means of pressure | ||||||||||||||||
| Diashow | (German f.) slide show | |||||||||||||||
| Diaspora | (English, German f., from Greek) the dispersion of the Jewish people, leading to them living outside Israel | |||||||||||||||
| Diasporahilfe | (German f.) aid to minority Protestant churches in a non-Protestant environment | |||||||||||||||
| Diastema (s.), Diastemata (pl.) | (English, German n., from Greek) a musical interval, a space | |||||||||||||||
| a term that, in humans, is most commonly applied to an open space between the upper incisors (front teeth). It happens when there is an unequal relationship between the size of the teeth and the jaw | ||||||||||||||||
| Diastematic | or 'intervallic', a notation that indicates the pitch of a note by its vertical placing on the page, for example diastematic neumes and modern standard notation | |||||||||||||||
| Diastematic neumes | the earliest neumatic notation was a system of inflective marks that indicated the general shape of a chant. The notation marked neither the exact notes nor the rhythms to be sung. Later neumatic notation indicated pitch by the vertical displacement of individual neumes above the text and later still by the introduction of one or more lines to make this displacement easier to write and read | |||||||||||||||
| Diastolik | (Greek) a system of musical division and periods | |||||||||||||||
| Diastratic | of or pertaining to different strata or levels | |||||||||||||||
| diastratisch | (German) diastratic | |||||||||||||||
| Diastreifen | (German m.) filmstrip | |||||||||||||||
| Diasystem | (English, German n.) in linguistics, in the field of structural dialectology, a diasystem is a single genetic language which has two or more standard forms | |||||||||||||||
| Diät (s.), Diäten (pl.) | (German f.) diet, regimen, nutritional regimen | |||||||||||||||
| diät | (German) diet | |||||||||||||||
| Diäten | (German pl. - Austria) parliamentary allowance, expense allowance, per diems | |||||||||||||||
| Diätassistent (m.), Diätassistentin (f.) | (German) dietician | |||||||||||||||
| Diatessaron | (Greek) the interval of a perfect fourth, the ratio of the frequency of the diatessaron to that of the tonic is 4:3 | |||||||||||||||
| Dietetics | the scientific study of food preparation and intake | |||||||||||||||
| Diätetik | (German f.) dietetics | |||||||||||||||
| diätetisch | (German) dietetic, dietary | |||||||||||||||
| Diät für Genesende | (German f.) convalescent diet | |||||||||||||||
| Diät halten | (German) to keep to a diet, to stay on a diet | |||||||||||||||
| Diät haltend | (German) dieting | |||||||||||||||
| Diathermie | (German f.) diathermy, (therapeutic) heat treatment, diathermia | |||||||||||||||
| diathermisch | (German) diathermic | |||||||||||||||
| Diathermy | physical therapy using high-frequency electric current, ultrasound, or microwaves to deliver heat to muscles and ligaments | |||||||||||||||
| Diathese | (German f.) susceptibility to a disease, diathesis | |||||||||||||||
| Diathesis | a hereditary predisposition of the body to a disease, a group of diseases, an allergy, or another disorder | |||||||||||||||
| diätisch | (German) dietetically, dietary, dietetic | |||||||||||||||
| Diätist (m.), Diätistin (f.) | (German) dietician | |||||||||||||||
| Diätkost | (German f.) food specified for a special diet | |||||||||||||||
| Diätküche | (German f.) cuisine specified for a special diet | |||||||||||||||
| diätleben | (German) to be on a diet | |||||||||||||||
| Diät machen | (German) to diet | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic | (from the Greek dia tonikos, literally 'at the intervals of a tone') for the ancient Greek theorists, one of the genera, the other two being chromatic and enharmonic | |||||||||||||||
| notes that occur naturally in a standard major or minor scale, without being modified by accidentals other than the sharps or flats in the relevent key signature | ||||||||||||||||
| when applied to a musical instrument, a term that indicates that the instrument is limited to play only in one particular key, as opposed to the twelve notes of the chromatic scale | ||||||||||||||||
| it is important to note that standard Western musical notation is based upon the diatonic scale, in that for purposes of naming the notes, each degree of the diatonic scale is assigned a letter-name in alphabetical order according to ascending pitch - these are the diatonic scale's 'nominals'. Notes which carry accidentals in addition to the letter-name were originally felt to lie outside the diatonic system | ||||||||||||||||
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| Diatonic button accordions | button accordions that have a melody-side keyboard that is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys (sometimes only one). The bass side usually contains the principal chords of the instrument's key and the root notes of those chords | |||||||||||||||
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| Diatonic chords | chords with in particular key. Thus, chords that are diatonic to the key of C include CΔ, Dmin7, Esusb9, FΔ#4, G7 and Gsus | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic circle of fifths | the circle of fifths encompassing only members of the diatonic scale. If the diatonic triads are arranged in a diatonic circle of fifths, one goes down a fifth on every new chord. The diatonic circle of fifths contains one diminished fifth, the one between the fourth and the seventh degrees. In Roman numerals, the sequence of seven chords (plus the return to I) is as follows: I, IV, VII°, iii, vi, ii, V, I | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic circle of fifths, non- | the non-diatonic circle of fifths ignores the key signature and one goes down a perfect fifth each time, with each chord being a major chord. In order to avoid double sharps or flats at least one of the chords will need to be enharmonically rewritten. In Roman numerals, the sequence of 12 chords (plus the return to I) is as follows: I, IV, bVII, bIII, bVI, bII/#I, bV/#IV, bI/VII, III, VI, II, V, I | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic circle of thirds | Sigismund Neukomm composed in 1821 an enigmatic canon for eight voices that is precisely a diatonic circle of thirds, each voice entering a diatonic third above the preceding one (the last one reproduces the first two octaves higher). Luciane Beduschi devotes a paper to this canon in the 2006/3 issue of Musurgia. The piece as a whole basically climbs the diatonic triads d-F-a-C-e-G-b°-d, that is to say, the matrix behind the canon does. The canonic entries produce incomplete triads at the beginning and at the end, of course. The melodic line given in the enigmatic presentation of the canon undergoes seven diatonic transformations | |||||||||||||||
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| Diatonic ficta | a term coined by Margaret Bent. Diatonic (and hence also chromatic) status was defined melodically in the sixteenth century and earlier. The presence of sharps and flats does not necessarily render music chromatic; diatonic status then, as later, is not confined to 'white notes'. F-F# is a chromatic semitone, F#-G a diatonic semitone, irrespective of the size or tuning of the interval. F#-G-Ab presents two adjacent diatonic semitones. This or any melodic progression that proceeds by diatonic intervals is diatonic. The operation of musica ficta, that is, the substitution at any point, for contrapuntal reasons, of a tone for a semitone (or vice versa), could mean that the absolute frequency of the As, Bs, Cs that follow may not be the same as they were before, although the local interval relationships of small segments will remain intact. The taking of a conjuncta (substitution of a tone for a semitone or vice versa) anywhere in the system may change the actual pitches following that point, without changing the relationships except at that point. In fact, most ficta is diatonic, hence 'diatonic ficta' | |||||||||||||||
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| Diatonic function | in tonal music theory, the specific, recognized roles of notes or chords in relation to the key, for example, the tonic diatonic function includes roles as principal goal note, the initiating event, the generator of other notes, and the stable centre releasing the tension between dominant and subdominant | |||||||||||||||
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| Diatonic harmony | a harmony that uses only the notes of one diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic instrument | an instrument that produces only the notes of a diatonic scale of which its fundamental is the keynote | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic interval | diatonic intervals are all those between notes that can both be found in at least one major or harmonic minor scale (example: F and B are both found in C major); all other intervals are chromatic (for example F and B#, since no major or harmonic minor scale includes both of them) [entry provided by Dr. Alan Crosier] | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonicism | music based on the diatonic scale system | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic melody | a melody that uses only the notes of one diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic modulation | modulation between two closely related keys that involves diatonic melodic movement and in which the 'pivot chord' is a diatonic chord in both keys | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonicna harmonika | (Slovenia) diatonic accordion | |||||||||||||||
| diatonico | (Italian) diatonic | |||||||||||||||
| diatónico | (Spanish) diatonic | |||||||||||||||
| diatônico | (Portuguese) diatonic | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic progression | stepwise progression within a single diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic scale | escala diatónica (Spanish), scala diatonica (Italian), gamme diatonique (French), diatonische Tonleiter (German) | |||||||||||||||
| in the Middle Ages, this scale would be any of the modes based on a particular key note | ||||||||||||||||
| also called 'asymmetrical scales', diatonic scales have both tonic and dominant qualities, built round a tonal centre, and can be employed to produce harmonic tension and release | ||||||||||||||||
| on a modern keyboard, this scale is any of the major, natural minor, melodic minor or harmonic minor scales (or modes) based on a particular key note | ||||||||||||||||
| Diatonic semitone | a semitone (half-step) with different letter names, for example C to D flat | |||||||||||||||
| if two notes are a semitone part and the pitch class names are identical (but the inflections are different), for example C and C sharp, the semitone is said to be 'chromatic'. This follows from the 'rule' that the notes in a diatonic major or minor scale must bear unique pitch class names (A, B, C, etc.) with the inflections necessary to ensure the correct pattern of intervals between successive notes. Therefore, the notes C and C sharp cannot both lie in a common diatonic major or minor scale, and so the interval must be 'chromatic'. C and D flat (which have different pitch class names) can lie in the same diatonic major or minor scale (for example, Db major and Ab major), which is why the interval is said to be 'diatonic' | ||||||||||||||||
| Diatonic seventh chords | seventh chords that are limited to the notes of a diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic step | progression between neighbouring notes of any diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic tetrachord | see 'tetrachord' | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonic transposition | synonymous with 'scalar transposition' | |||||||||||||||
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| Diatonik | (German f.) diatonicism | |||||||||||||||
| diatoninen Asteikko | (Finnish) diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| diatonique | (French) diatonic | |||||||||||||||
| diatoniquement | (French) diatonically | |||||||||||||||
| diatonisch | (German, Dutch) diatonic | |||||||||||||||
| diatonische Harmonisierung | (German f.) diatonic harmonisation | |||||||||||||||
| diatonischer Halbton | (German m.) diatonic semitone, major 5-limit semitone (an interval with the ratio 16/15) | |||||||||||||||
| diatonische Toonladder | (Dutch) diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| diatonische Tonleiter | (German f.) diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| diatonisk | (Danish, Swedish) diatonic | |||||||||||||||
| diatonisk Skala | (Danish, Swedish) diatonic scale | |||||||||||||||
| Diatonisme | (French) diatonicism | |||||||||||||||
| Diatopic | of or pertaining to different places | |||||||||||||||
| diatopisch | (German) diatopic | |||||||||||||||
| Diatriba | (Spanish f.) diatribe | |||||||||||||||
| Diatribe | (English, German f.) forceful verbal attack or criticism; invective | |||||||||||||||
| Diätspezialist | (German m.) dietitian, dietician | |||||||||||||||
| Diaulos | (Greek) a double flute | |||||||||||||||
| Diavolo | (Italian m.) devil | |||||||||||||||
| Diavorführung | (German f.) slideshow | |||||||||||||||
| Dia-Vortrag | (German m.) slide show | |||||||||||||||
| Diazeuxis | (Greek) in ancient Greek music theory, the separation of two tetrachords by the interval of a tone | |||||||||||||||
| Diazo | photocopying method, which uses a coating of a diazo compound on the paper that makes it sensitive to ultraviolet light, so that when exposed to light, it decomposes | |||||||||||||||
| Diazoverbindung (s.), Diazoverbindungen (pl.) | (German f.) diazo | |||||||||||||||
| dibattere | (Italian) to debate | |||||||||||||||
| dibattersi | (Italian) to struggle | |||||||||||||||
| Dibattito | (Italian m.) debate, discussion | |||||||||||||||
| di bell'aspetto | (Italian) good-looking | |||||||||||||||
| di bel nuovo | (Italian) again | |||||||||||||||
| Dibhinda | see timbila | |||||||||||||||
| Dibon | played to accompany farmers returning from a long day of work in the fields among the Malinke of Guinea, West Africa. The rhythm comes from the calls of a particular species of birds. These calls help them locate each other in the morning after a night's rest | |||||||||||||||
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| di Botta, Bergonzio (fl. late fifteenth century) | Italian 'maestro of entertainments' who arranged the first lavish Italian ballet-dinner, in 1489 on the occasion of the marriage of Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, to Isabel Aragon of Torrona. Individual dances, called entrée, introduced each course of the dinner - with the story of Jason and the Argonauts serving as the connecting thread | |||||||||||||||
| di botto | (Italian) all of a sudden | |||||||||||||||
| di bravura | (Italian) in a florid and brilliant style | |||||||||||||||
| dibujar | (Spanish) to draw | |||||||||||||||
| Dibujo | (Spanish m.) drawing | |||||||||||||||
| Dibujo lineal | (Spanish m.) line drawing | |||||||||||||||
| Dibujos animados | (Spanish m.) cartoon (film) | |||||||||||||||
| di buono gusto | (Italian) tasteful | |||||||||||||||
| di buon'ora | (Italian) early | |||||||||||||||
| dic. | abbreviation of dicembre (Italian: December), diciembre (Spanish: December) | |||||||||||||||
| Dicastero | (Italian m.) office | |||||||||||||||
| Diccionario | (Spanish m.) dictionary | |||||||||||||||
| Diccionario de música | (Spanish m.) music dictionary | |||||||||||||||
| Dicelie | (Italian) farces | |||||||||||||||
| Dicembre | (Italian m.) December | |||||||||||||||
| Dice music | see 'aleatoric' | |||||||||||||||
| Diceria | (Italian f.) rumour | |||||||||||||||
| dich | (German) you (informal), yourself, thee (poetic, archaic) | |||||||||||||||
| Dicha | (Spanish f.) happiness | |||||||||||||||
| dich auftragen | (German) exaggerate | |||||||||||||||
| Dich hat niemand gefragt. | (German) Nobody is asking you. | |||||||||||||||
| dichiarare | (Italian) to declare | |||||||||||||||
| Dichiarazione | (Italian f.) declaration | |||||||||||||||
| di chiaro | (Italian) clearly | |||||||||||||||
| Dicho | (Spanish m.) saying | |||||||||||||||
| dicho | (Spanish) said, aforementioned | |||||||||||||||
| dicho de otro modo | (Spanish) in other words | |||||||||||||||
| Dichord | a two-stringed instrument | |||||||||||||||
| a string instrument in which the strings are tuned in pairs | ||||||||||||||||
| dichoso | (Spanish) happy, fortunate | |||||||||||||||
| Dichotic listening | hearing different sounds, simultaneously, in each ear. Experiments have shown that most typical speakers are better able to process speech sounds presented to the right ear in a dichotic listening task; this is called a "right ear advantage" for speech sounds | |||||||||||||||
| dichotom | (German) dichotomous | |||||||||||||||
| Dichotomie | (German f.) dichotomy | |||||||||||||||
| dichotomisch | (German) dichotomic, dichotomous | |||||||||||||||
| dichotomisches Suchen | (German n.) binary search | |||||||||||||||
| dichotomisieren | (German) to dichotomise | |||||||||||||||
| Dichotomy | division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions | |||||||||||||||
| dicho y hecho | (Spanish) no sooner said than done | |||||||||||||||
| Dichromatism | two different colour receptors which describes the three different types of colour blindness: protanopia (missing red cones), deuteranopia (missing green cones) and tritanopia (missing blue cones). Achromatopsia is the correct term for real colour blindness, where almost all of the cones are missing. Another term for achromatopsia is rod monochromacy | |||||||||||||||
| colour differences between individuals of the same species | ||||||||||||||||
| Dichromatismus | (German m.) dichromatism | |||||||||||||||
| Dichroic glass | glass that has a thin metal film vaporized onto its surface. The glass transmits one colour and reflects a different colour | |||||||||||||||
| dicht | (German) dense, thick, airtight, watertight, densely, tightly, close, closely, densely, leak-proof, leakproof, serried, thickset, light, consistent, luxuriantly (thickly), concrete, consolidated, dense (thick, compact), impermeable, luxuriant (hair, beard, etc.), solid, tight (drunk), drugged | |||||||||||||||
| dicht an | (German) close to, close by | |||||||||||||||
| dicht an dicht | (German) tightly packed | |||||||||||||||
| dicht an dicht fahren | (German) to drive nose to tail | |||||||||||||||
| dichtauf | (German) closely | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtband | (German n.) sealing tape | |||||||||||||||
| dicht bebautes Gebiet | (German n.) densely built-up area | |||||||||||||||
| dicht bei | (German) close to | |||||||||||||||
| dicht beieinander | (German) cheek by jowl, close together | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtbeilage | (German f.) gasket | |||||||||||||||
| dicht bepackt | (German) tightly packed | |||||||||||||||
| dichtbepflanzt | (German) thick-set | |||||||||||||||
| dicht besetzt | (German) studded | |||||||||||||||
| dicht besiedelt | (German) populous | |||||||||||||||
| dichtbevölkert | (German) densely populated | |||||||||||||||
| dicht bevölkert | (German) populous, densely populated | |||||||||||||||
| dicht bewaldet | (German) densely wooded, thickly forested | |||||||||||||||
| dicht dabei | (German) close by | |||||||||||||||
| dicht dahinter | (German) close behind | |||||||||||||||
| dicht daneben | (German) right beside it, close beside it | |||||||||||||||
| Dichte (s.), Dichten (pl.) | (German f.) density, specific gravity, thickness, concentration, frequency, denseness | |||||||||||||||
| dichte Bebauung | (German f.) densely built-up area | |||||||||||||||
| dichte Belaubung | (German f.) dense foliage | |||||||||||||||
| Dichte des Wassers | (German f.) water density | |||||||||||||||
| dicht eingebaut | (German) closely fitted | |||||||||||||||
| dichte Menge | (German f.) dense crowd | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtemesser | (German m.) densitometer | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtemessung | (German f.) densitometry | |||||||||||||||
| dichten | (German) to make watertight, to make airtight, to seal | |||||||||||||||
| (German) to write poetry, to write literature, to compose, to versify | ||||||||||||||||
| dichtend | (German) romancing, versifying, writing poetry, poetry-writing | |||||||||||||||
| Dichter (m.), Dichterin (f.), Dichter (pl.), Dichterinnen (f.pl.) | (German) poet, minstrel, bard, poetess (f.) | |||||||||||||||
| dichter | (German) denser, closer | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterbund | (German m.) association of poets | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterfürst | (German m.) prince of poets (archaic) | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtergruppe | (German f.) group of poets | |||||||||||||||
| dichterisch | (German) poetic, poetically, literary | |||||||||||||||
| dichterische Begeisterung | (German f.) poetic rage | |||||||||||||||
| dichterische Fragmente | (German pl.) scraps of poetry | |||||||||||||||
| dichterische Freiheit | (German f.) poetic licence | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterkreis | (German m.) group of poets | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterlesung | (German f.) poetry reading (by a poet from his/her own works) | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterliebe, op. 48 | (German, literally 'a poet's love') a cycle of 16 songs, settings of poems by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), composed by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterling (s.), Dichterlinge (pl.) | (German m.) poetaster, rhymer, versifier, rhymester | |||||||||||||||
| dichter Nebel | (German m.) dense fog, heavy fog | |||||||||||||||
| dichter Verkehr | (German m.) congested traffic | |||||||||||||||
| dichter Wald | (German m.) thick forest, thick wood | |||||||||||||||
| Dichterwort | (German n.) (literary) quotation | |||||||||||||||
| dichter Ziggarettenrauch | (German m.) fog of cigarette-smoke | |||||||||||||||
| Dichter und Sänger | (German m.) poet-musician | |||||||||||||||
| dichtes Gedränge | (German n.) tight squeeze, crush of people | |||||||||||||||
| dichtestbesiedelt | (German) most densely populated | |||||||||||||||
| dichteste | (German) densest, densiest | |||||||||||||||
| dichtet | (German) fables, versifies, writes poetry | |||||||||||||||
| dichtete | (German) fabled, versified, wrote poetry | |||||||||||||||
| dichtete ab | (German) caulked | |||||||||||||||
| dichteunabhängig | (German) density-independent | |||||||||||||||
| dicht gedrängt | (German) crowded together, densely packed, pressed close together | |||||||||||||||
| dicht gefolgt von | (German) closely followed by | |||||||||||||||
| dichtgepackt | (German) close-packed | |||||||||||||||
| dicht gepackt | (German) tightly packed | |||||||||||||||
| dicht gesät | (German) thick on the ground | |||||||||||||||
| dichthalten | (German) to keep mum (colloquial), to hold one's tongue, to keep one's mouth shut | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtheit | (German f.) density, thickness | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtheitsprüfung | (German f.) tightness test, leak test, leak testing | |||||||||||||||
| dicht hintereinander | (German) close behind one another | |||||||||||||||
| dichtholen | (German) to haul tight | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtigkeit | (German f.) denseness, consistence, density, tightness | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtigkeitsprüfung | (German f.) leak test | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtkunst | (German f.) poetry, art of versification, poesy | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtkünste | (German pl.) poetic arts, poetries | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtleiste | (German f.) weather strip, weather seal | |||||||||||||||
| dichtmachen | (German) to shut down, to shut down (factory, etc.), to close (bridge, museum, shop, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| dicht machen | (German) to proof, to seal up, to clam up (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtmasse | (German f.) sealing compound | |||||||||||||||
| dicht neben ... | (German) close beside ... | |||||||||||||||
| dicht neben ... liegen | (German) to lie right beside ... | |||||||||||||||
| dicht neben ... sitzen | (German) to sit right beside ... | |||||||||||||||
| dicht neben ... stehen | (German) to stand right beside ... | |||||||||||||||
| dichtschließend | (German) tight-closing | |||||||||||||||
| dicht sein | (German) to be drunk | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtstoff-Pistole | (German f.) mastic gun | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtung (s.), Dichtungen (pl.) | (German f.) poem, poetry, fiction, song, composition, literature, fiction | |||||||||||||||
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| Dichtung | (German f.) seal, washer, gasket, sealing gasket, packing | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtungshülse | (German f.) grommet | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtungsmasse | (German f.) sealing material, sealing compound | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtungsmaterial | (German n.) sealant | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtungsmittel | (German n.) sealant | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtungsring (s.), Dichtungsringe (pl.) | (German m.) washer, O-ring, sealing ring, sealing washer, packing ring, gasket | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtungssitz | (German m.) seating (of a washer, gasket, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtung und Wahrheit | (German, literally 'facts and fiction') the mixing of poetic fiction and truth, in the belief that fiction may give a more accurate impression of reality than truth | |||||||||||||||
| Dichtung von Wahrheit unterscheiden | (German) to separate fact from fable | |||||||||||||||
| dicht verwachsen | (German) tangly | |||||||||||||||
| Diciannove | (Italian m.) nineteen | |||||||||||||||
| diciannove | (Italian) nineteen | |||||||||||||||
| Diciembre | (Spanish m.) December | |||||||||||||||
| Dicissette | (Italian m.) seventeen | |||||||||||||||
| diciassette | (Italian) seventeen | |||||||||||||||
| Diciotto | (Italian m.) eighteen | |||||||||||||||
| diciotto | (Italian) eighteen | |||||||||||||||
| Dicitura | (Italian f.) wording | |||||||||||||||
| dick | (German) thick, thickly, fat (thick), swollen, close, gross, grossly, big, bulky, chubby, plump, heavy, tubby (colloquial), turbid | |||||||||||||||
| dickadrig | (German) veinous (marked with veins, veined, veiny), veinously | |||||||||||||||
| dick auftragen | (German) to pile on, to slather, to lay it on thick (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| Dickbauch (s.), Dickbäuche (pl.) | (German m.) potbelly | |||||||||||||||
| dickbäuchig | (German) paunchy, potbellied, pot-bellied | |||||||||||||||
| dick befreundet | (German) chummy (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| Dickdarmentzündung | (German f.) colitis, inflammation of the colon | |||||||||||||||
| Dickdarmkatarrh | (German m.) colitis | |||||||||||||||
| Dickdarmkrebs | (German m.) colon cancer | |||||||||||||||
| Dicke (s.), Dicken (pl.) | (German f.) thickness, bigness, corpulence, density, fatness, largeness, stoutness, thick, gauge, diameter | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Backe | (German f.) gum boil, gumboil, parulis | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Bohne | (German f.) broad bean | |||||||||||||||
| Dicke des Fettgewebes | (German f.) thickness of the fatty tissue | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Frau | (German f.) stout woman, corpulent woman | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Freunde | (German pl.) great chums, great pals, close friends | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Freunde sein | (German) to get on like a house of fire, to be chummy with somebody | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Geldbeutel | (German m.) fat purse | |||||||||||||||
| dick eingepackt | (German) well wrapped up (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Kleidung | (German f.) thick clothing | |||||||||||||||
| Dicke Luft! | (German) Trouble's brewing! | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Milch | (German f.) curdled milk, junket | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Nebel | (German m.) (thick) fog | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenhobel | (German m.) planer | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenhobelmaschine | (German f.) planer | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenlehre | (German f.) thickness gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenmaß | (German n.) thickness measurement | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenmesser | (German m.) thickness tester | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenmessung | (German f.) thickness measurement | |||||||||||||||
| dickenssch | (German) Dickensian | |||||||||||||||
| Dickenwachstum | (German n.) growth in girth | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Plauze | (German f.) big belly (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Qualm | (German m.) smudge | |||||||||||||||
| dicker | (German) stouter, burlier, porkier (colloquial), thicker, tubbier (colloquial), fatter (more overweight) | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Bauch | (German m.) big belly | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Draht | (German m.) heavy wire | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Gehaltsscheck | (German m.) big pay cheque (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Geldbeutel | (German m.) fat purse | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Pullover | (German m.) guernsey (thick pullover) | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Schal | (German m.) muffler | |||||||||||||||
| dicker Wälzer | (German m.) weighty tome | |||||||||||||||
| dickes Buch | (German n.) big book | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Scheibe | (German f.) slab (meat, bread) | |||||||||||||||
| dickes Fell | (German n.) callousness, thick skin | |||||||||||||||
| dickes Haar | (German n.) thick hair | |||||||||||||||
| dickes Haarbüschel | (German n.) mop (of hair) | |||||||||||||||
| dickes Kupferblech | (German n.) copper plate | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Strickjacke | (German f.) sweater | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Stück | (German n.) hunch, junk | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Suppe | (German f.) potage, thick soup | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Teil | (German f.) thickness | |||||||||||||||
| dicke Wälzer | (German m.) weighty tome (thick and heavy book) | |||||||||||||||
| dickfellig | (German) thick-skinned (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| dickflüssig | (German) thick (solution), viscous | |||||||||||||||
| dickgelegt | (German) curdled (milk) | |||||||||||||||
| dick gepolstert | (German) overstuffed (cushion, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| Dickglas | (German n.) thick glass | |||||||||||||||
| Dickhäuter | (German m.) pachyderm | |||||||||||||||
| dickhäutig | (German) thick-skinned | |||||||||||||||
| Dickicht (s.), Dickichte (pl.) | (German n.) thicket, brake (thicket), spinney | |||||||||||||||
| Dickit | (German m.) dickite | |||||||||||||||
| Dickite | a clay-like material with a number of manufacturing uses, one of which is as a coating for high-quality bond paper | |||||||||||||||
| Dickkopf (s.), Dickköpfe (pl.) | (German m.) stubborn person (familiar), pighead, blockhead, bullhead, mule (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| dickköpfig | (German) stubborn (familiar), pigheaded, obstinate, pig-headed, pigheadedly, stubbornly, obstinately | |||||||||||||||
| dickköpfiger | (German) more pigheaded | |||||||||||||||
| Dickköpfigkeit | (German f.) pig-headedness, pigheadedness, stubbornness | |||||||||||||||
| dickleibig | (German) burly | |||||||||||||||
| dickleibiges Buch | (German n.) weighty tome | |||||||||||||||
| Dickleibigkeit | (German f.) corpulency, pudginess, burliness, paunchiness, corpulence, obeseness | |||||||||||||||
| dicklich | (German) pudgy (colloquial), podgy (colloquial), corpulently, hubby | |||||||||||||||
| dickmachen | (German) to be fattening | |||||||||||||||
| dick machen | (German) to thicken | |||||||||||||||
| dick machend | (German) fattening, thickening | |||||||||||||||
| Dickmacher | (German m.) thickener | |||||||||||||||
| Dickmilch | (German f.) set milk, soured milk | |||||||||||||||
| dick mit Staub bedeckter Tisch | (German m.) table thick with dust | |||||||||||||||
| dick schmieren | (German) to slather (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| dickste | (German) burliest, stoutest, tubbiest (colloquial), thickest, fattest (most overweight) | |||||||||||||||
| dick umrandete Brille | (German f.) thick-rimmed specs, thick-rimmed spectacles, thick-rimmed glasses | |||||||||||||||
| dickwandig | (German) thick-walled | |||||||||||||||
| Dickwanst | (German m.) paunch | |||||||||||||||
| dickwerden | (German) to get fat | |||||||||||||||
| di colpo | (Italian) suddenly, at once | |||||||||||||||
| di colpo inferto con il retro della mano | (Italian) backhanded | |||||||||||||||
| di colto | (Italian) suddenly, instantly, at once | |||||||||||||||
| di comune accordo | (Italian) by mutual consent, with one accord | |||||||||||||||
| di concerto con | (Italian) in concert with | |||||||||||||||
| dict. | abbreviation of 'dictate', 'dictated', 'dictation', 'dictionary' | |||||||||||||||
| dicta. | abbreviation of 'dictaphone' (an office-machine used to record the spoken word for transcription at a later time) | |||||||||||||||
| Dictador | (Spanish m.) dictator | |||||||||||||||
| Dictadura | (Spanish f.) dictatorship | |||||||||||||||
| Dictadura | (Spanish f.) dictatorship | |||||||||||||||
| Dictamen | (Spanish m.) opinion, report | |||||||||||||||
| dictaminar | (Spanish) to pronounce judgement, to pass judgement, give an opinion | |||||||||||||||
| dictar | (Spanish) to dictate, to pronounce (sentence) | |||||||||||||||
| Dictateur | (French m.) dictator | |||||||||||||||
| Dictée | (French f.) dictation | |||||||||||||||
| dicter | (French) to dictate | |||||||||||||||
| Dictum (s.), Dicta (pl.) | (Latin) a current saying, an authorative statement or formal pronouncement | |||||||||||||||
| Dicture | (French f.) dictatorship | |||||||||||||||
| Diction | (English, French f.) a word generally used to mean 'enunciation', the clarity of a musical line and, in the case of vocal music, of the words | |||||||||||||||
| the choice of a particular word as opposed to others. It is possible to separate diction into high or formal diction, which involves elaborate, technical, or polysyllabic vocabulary and careful attention to the proprieties of grammar, and low or informal diction, which involves conversational or familiar language, contractions, slang, elision, and grammatical errors designed to convey a relaxed tone | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dictionary | a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs, or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. In some languages, words can appear in many different forms, but only the lemma form appears as the main word or headword in most dictionaries. Many dictionaries also provide pronunciation information; grammatical information; word derivations, histories, or etymologies; illustrations; usage guidance; and examples in phrases or sentences. Dictionaries are most commonly found in the form of a book | |||||||||||||||
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| Dictionnaire | (French m.) dictionary | |||||||||||||||
| Dictionnaire phonétique | (French m.) phonetic dictionary | |||||||||||||||
| Dicton | (French m.) saying | |||||||||||||||
| Didadi | athletic dance rhythm from the Wasulu (Wassoulou) region of Mali | |||||||||||||||
| Didactic | meant to instruct (however, also said of a person who is tediously pedantic) | |||||||||||||||
| Didactic literature | writing that is "preachy" or seeks overtly to convince a reader of a particular point or lesson. Medieval homilies and Victorian moral essays are often held up as examples of didactic literature, but one might argue that all literature is didactic to one extent or another since the written word frequently implies or suggests an authorial attitude | |||||||||||||||
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| Didaktik | (German f.) didactics | |||||||||||||||
| Didaktiker (m.), Didaktikerin (f.) | (German) educationalist | |||||||||||||||
| didaktisch | (German) didactically, didactical, didactic | |||||||||||||||
| Didaskalas | (ancient Greek) playwright | |||||||||||||||
| didático | (Spanish) didactic | |||||||||||||||
| didattico | (Italian) didactic | |||||||||||||||
| Diddai | (Mali) a dance based on a trio of Bambara drums, from a region adjacent to Wassoulou in southern Mali | |||||||||||||||
| Diddle | in percussion, is a rudiment consisting of playing a note twice with one hand. Continuously playing alternating diddles results in a double-stroke roll | |||||||||||||||
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| Diddley bow | or 'diddly-bo', an American string instrument of African origin. It is typically homemade, consisting usually of a wooden board and a single wire string stretched between two screws, and played by plucking while varying the pitch with a metal or glass slide held in the other hand | |||||||||||||||
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| Diddling | see sean nos | |||||||||||||||
| Didgeridoo | (English, German n. - possibly derived from Gaelic) an end-blown, straight, natural wind instrument made from a termite hollowed eucalyptus branch. Used by aborigines of Northern Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Didjeribone | a tuned didjeridu made out of plastic, with a rubber mouth, invented by Charlie McMahon | |||||||||||||||
| Didjibodhrán | the didjibodhrán is an original hybrid instrument. It's an Irish frame drum, called a bodhrán, that has a stretched goatskin head. The ceramic drum frame is also a circular didjeridu. When blowing into the didjibodhrán as a didjeridu, the drum head vibrates sympathetically | |||||||||||||||
| Didjeridu | digeridoo | |||||||||||||||
| Dido (s.), Didos (pl.), Didoes (pl.) | prank, antic, mischievous trick, bauble or trifle | |||||||||||||||
| Dido and Aeneas | Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was first performed between 1688 and 1690 and its composition forms a very important landmark in the history of English dramatic music. It was written to a libretto furnished by Nahum Tate, at the request of Josiah Priest, a professor of dancing, who also kept a boarding-school for young gentlewomen, first in Leicester Fields and afterwards at Chelsea. It is a musical drama in the strictest sense of the term, a genuine opera, in which the action is entirely carried on in recitative, without a word of spoken dialogue from beginning to end; and the music is of the most genial character - a veritable inspiration, overflowing with spontaneous melody, and in every respect immensely in advance of its age. It never found its way to the theatre, though it appears to have been very popular among private circles. It is believed to have been extensively copied, but one song only was printed by Purcell's widow in Orpheus Britannicus, and the complete work remained in manuscript until 1840, when it was printed by the Musical Antiquarian Society, under the editorship of Sir George Macfarren | |||||||||||||||
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| di domenica | (Italian) on Sundays | |||||||||||||||
| Didon | (French f.) Dido | |||||||||||||||
| didot | (French) in about 1780 François-Ambroise Didot adapted the "point" system for sizing typefaces by width. This he established as 1/72nd of a French inch (i.e. this was before the metric system), which was larger than any of the former Imperial inch of the UK or that of the US, let alone the international inch of 25.4 mm. His unit of the point was later named after him as the didot. It became the prevailing system of type measurement throughout continental Europe, its former colonies, and Latin America. In 1973 it was metrically standardized at 0.375 mm for the European Union. The English-speaking world, on the other hand, established the unit called simply the "point," originally to the same proportion of the smaller inches of the various countries | |||||||||||||||
| di due uomini | (Italian) or con due uomini, two-man | |||||||||||||||
| didymisches Komma | (German n., 'Didymic comma') also known as the syntonisches Komma (German n.), comma of Didymus, also known as the syntonic comma | |||||||||||||||
| die | (German) the, which, who, that, this, this one, these | |||||||||||||||
| die 20er Jahre | (German pl.) the 20s | |||||||||||||||
| die Abarognosis betreffend | (German) abarognotic | |||||||||||||||
| die Abasie betreffend | (German) abatic | |||||||||||||||
| die Abdeckung abnehmen | (German) to break cover | |||||||||||||||
| die Abfolge der Ereignisse | (German) the sequence of events | |||||||||||||||
| die Abgeschiedenen | (German pl.) the deceased | |||||||||||||||
| die Abrechnung verschieben | (German) to postpone settlement | |||||||||||||||
| Die Abstimmung ergab Stimmengleichheit. | (German) The vote resulted in a tie. | |||||||||||||||
| die Abstimmung vornehmen | (German) to take the vote | |||||||||||||||
| die Achseln ausrasieren | (German) to shave under one's arms | |||||||||||||||
| die Achseln zucken | (German) to shrug one's shoulders | |||||||||||||||
| Die acht edlen Übungen | (German) eight section brocade (a form of qigong) | |||||||||||||||
| die Adresse ändern | (German) to change address | |||||||||||||||
| die Adria | (German) the Adriatic | |||||||||||||||
| die Ägäis | (German) the Aegean | |||||||||||||||
| die akademische Welt | (German) academia | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeit beansprucht ihn sehr | (German) his work is very demanding | |||||||||||||||
| die Akrodermatitis betreffend | (German) acrodermatitic | |||||||||||||||
| die Akrophobie betreffend | (German) acrophobic | |||||||||||||||
| die Aktivitäten einstellen | (German) to cease its activities, to close down | |||||||||||||||
| die aktuelle Lage beschreiben | (German) to describe the actual situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Alarmglocken läuten | (German) to sound the alarm | |||||||||||||||
| die all die Vorzüge bietet | (German) which enjoys all the advantages | |||||||||||||||
| die allein selig machende Kirche | (German) the one true Church, the only true church | |||||||||||||||
| die Alleinvertretung vergeben an | (German) to give the exclusive agency to, to give the sole agency to, to grant the exclusive agency to | |||||||||||||||
| die allerbesten | (German) the very best | |||||||||||||||
| die allermeiste Zeit | (German) by far the greatest part of the time | |||||||||||||||
| die allermeisten Dinge | (German) the vast majority of the things | |||||||||||||||
| die Allerschürfste | (German) the greatest | |||||||||||||||
| die allesamt | (German) all of whom | |||||||||||||||
| die Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte | (German) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |||||||||||||||
| die Alte Welt | (German) the Old World | |||||||||||||||
| die Alten | (German pl.) ancients, the elderly | |||||||||||||||
| die alten Briten | (German) the ancient Britons | |||||||||||||||
| die alten Griechen | (German) the ancient Greeks | |||||||||||||||
| die alten Richtlinien ersetzen | (German) to replace the old rules | |||||||||||||||
| die alten Sitten | (German) the old ways | |||||||||||||||
| die alten Sprachen | (German) the classics | |||||||||||||||
| die alten Verhaltensmuster berühren | (German) to affect the old patterns | |||||||||||||||
| die Ältere | (German) senior (female) | |||||||||||||||
| die Älteren | (German) older people | |||||||||||||||
| die Altersgrenzen aufheben | (German) to abolish (the) age limits | |||||||||||||||
| die ältesten Anträge zuerst | (German) first in, first out | |||||||||||||||
| die amerikanische Staatsbürgerschaft erhalten | (German) to become an American citizen | |||||||||||||||
| die Amischen | (German pl.) the Amish | |||||||||||||||
| die Anaplasie betreffend | (German) anaplastic | |||||||||||||||
| die Anaplastik betreffend | (German) anaplastic | |||||||||||||||
| die andere Partei | (German f.) the other party | |||||||||||||||
| die andere Seite | (German f.) reverse side | |||||||||||||||
| die andere Wange hinhalten | (German) to turn the other cheek | |||||||||||||||
| die Anderen | (German) the rest | |||||||||||||||
| die anderen einholen | (German) to catch up with the others | |||||||||||||||
| die anderen überholen | (German) to get ahead of the others | |||||||||||||||
| die Änderung billigen | (German) to accept the alteration | |||||||||||||||
| die Anforderungen erfüllen | (German) to be up to par | |||||||||||||||
| Die angeführten Argumente zeigen, dass ... | (German) The above arguments show that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die angegebene Telefonnummer | (German) the phone number given | |||||||||||||||
| die Angeklagten | (German pl.) the accused (plural) | |||||||||||||||
| die Angelegenheit besprechen | (German) to discuss the matter | |||||||||||||||
| die Angelegenheit betrachten | (German) to view the matter | |||||||||||||||
| die Angelegenheit erledigen | (German) to settle the issue | |||||||||||||||
| die Angelegenheit von Neuem überdenken | (German) to reconsider the matter | |||||||||||||||
| die Angelegenheit von neuem überdenken | (German) to reconsider the matter | |||||||||||||||
| Die Angelegenheit wird überprüft. | (German) The matter is under consideration. | |||||||||||||||
| die Angemessenheit überprüfen | (German) to review the appropriateness | |||||||||||||||
| die angenehme Seite sehen | (German) to look on the bright side | |||||||||||||||
| die anglikanische Kirche | (German) the Anglican Church | |||||||||||||||
| die anglikanische Kirche ablehnend | (German) recusant | |||||||||||||||
| die Angst überwinden | (German) to get past the fear | |||||||||||||||
| die Angst vertreiben | (German) to dispel the cloud of anxiety | |||||||||||||||
| Die Anklage wurde fallen gelassen. | (German) The charge was dropped. | |||||||||||||||
| die Ankunft des Zuges bekannt geben | (German) to announce the arrival of a train | |||||||||||||||
| die Ankunft eines weiteren Reisenden | (German) the advent of another passenger, the arrival of another passenger | |||||||||||||||
| die Ankunftszeit berechnen | (German) to calculate the time of arrival | |||||||||||||||
| die Anlage wert | (German) worth investing | |||||||||||||||
| Die Anlieferung kann nicht erfolgen. | (German) Delivery cannot take place. | |||||||||||||||
| die Annahme ausschlagen | (German) to scorn to accept, to scorn to receive | |||||||||||||||
| die Annahme der Ware verweigern | (German) to reject goods | |||||||||||||||
| die Annahme verweigern | (German) to decline acceptance, to refuse acceptance, to refuse delivery, to refuse to accept, to refuse to receive, to decline to accept | |||||||||||||||
| die Annehmlichkeiten des Lebens | (German) the comforts of life | |||||||||||||||
| die Ansicht ändern | (German) to alter the view | |||||||||||||||
| die antike Welt | (German) the classical world | |||||||||||||||
| die (antiken) sieben Weltwunder | (German) the Seven Wonders of the (Ancient) World | |||||||||||||||
| die Antwort auf eine Frage | (German) answer to a question | |||||||||||||||
| die Antwort wissen | (German) to know the answer | |||||||||||||||
| die Anwaltschaft | (German) the Bar | |||||||||||||||
| die anwendbaren Regeln | (German) the rules applicable | |||||||||||||||
| die Anwesenden eingeschlossen | (German) counting those present, including those present | |||||||||||||||
| Die Anzeichen sprechen dafür, dass | (German) Evidence suggests that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die apokalyptischen Reiter | (German pl.) the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeit einstellen | (German) to leave off work, to stop working | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeit fortsetzen | (German) to continue the work | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeit hinschmeißen | (German) to pack a job in (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeit niederlegen | (German) to lay down a tool, to down tools (industrial dispute) | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeitskräfte freisetzen | (German) to make the workforce redundant | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeitslosen | (German pl.) the unemployed | |||||||||||||||
| die Arbeitsplatzbeschreibungen ändern | (German) to alter the job descriptions | |||||||||||||||
| die Arme binden | (German) to pinion | |||||||||||||||
| die Arme fesseln | (German) to pinion | |||||||||||||||
| die Arme in die Seite gestemmt | (German) arms akimbo | |||||||||||||||
| die Arme übereinander schlagen | (German) to fold one's arms | |||||||||||||||
| die Arme verschränken | (German) to cross one's arms, to fold one's arms | |||||||||||||||
| die Ärmel hochkrempeln | (German) to roll up one's sleeves (also figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Armen | (German pl.) the poor | |||||||||||||||
| die Armen ausbeuten | (German) to prey upon the poor | |||||||||||||||
| die Armen und Notleidenden | (German) the poor and needy | |||||||||||||||
| die Asche von seiner Zigarette abklopfen | (German) to tap the ash off one's cigarette | |||||||||||||||
| Die Atmung war behindert. | (German) Breathing was impeded. | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufhebung verlangen | (German) to demand the cancellation | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufklärung | (German f.) the Enlightenment | |||||||||||||||
| die Auflagen erfüllen | (German) to comply | |||||||||||||||
| die Auflösung der Gesellschaft | (German) the dissolution of the company | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufmerksamkeit beherrschen | (German) to command attention | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufmerksamkeit fesseln | (German) to attract attention | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufmerksamkeit fesselnd | (German) absorbing | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufmerksamkeit fesselnde Rede | (German f.) arresting speech | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufmerksamkeit fesselndes Bild | (German n.) arresting picture | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufmerksamkeit gewinnend | (German) capturing | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufnahme beantragen | (German) to apply for admission | |||||||||||||||
| Die Aufregung hat sich gelegt. | (German) The dust has settled. | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufsicht führen | (German) to supervise | |||||||||||||||
| die Aufsicht haben (über) | (German) be on duty, be in charge (of) | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen abwenden | (German) to avert the eyes | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen aufhalten nach ... | (German) to keep a lookout for ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen aufschlagen | (German) to cast up one's eyes | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen beschatten | (German) to shade one's eyes | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen erheben | (German) to raise one's eyes | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen halb zukneifen | (German) to blink | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen offen halten | (German) to keep one's eyes open | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen rollen | (German) to roll one's eyes | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen schließen | (German) to blink | |||||||||||||||
| Die Augen sind der Spiegel der Seele. | (German) The eyes are the window to the soul. | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen spülen | (German) to bathe one's eyes | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen über einen Text schweifen lassen | (German) to run over a text | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen vor der Sonne schützen | (German) to shade one's eyes from the sun | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen vor der Wahrheit verschließen | (German) to be in denial | |||||||||||||||
| die Augen zukneifen | (German) to squint (one's eyes) | |||||||||||||||
| die Augenbrauen zusammenziehen | (German) to knit one's brows | |||||||||||||||
| die augenscheinliche Echtheit prüfen | (German) to check the apparent authenticity | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausatmung betreffend | (German) expiratory | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausbildung abschließen | (German) to finish one's training | |||||||||||||||
| die ausdrücklich vermerkt | (German) which expressly states | |||||||||||||||
| die Auserwählte | (German f.) bride-to-be | |||||||||||||||
| die Auserwählten | (German pl.) the favoured few | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausgaben bedenken | (German) to consider the expense | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausgaben kontrollieren | (German) to control the purse strings | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausgeglichenheit wiedererlangen | (German) to recover one's balance | |||||||||||||||
| die Auslagen bestreiten | (German) to meet the expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Die Ausnahme bestätigt die Regel. | (German) The exception proves the rule. | |||||||||||||||
| die Aussage verweigern | (German) to refuse to give evidence, to decline to answer a question | |||||||||||||||
| die Aussicht bewundern | (German) to admire the view | |||||||||||||||
| die Aussicht versperren | (German) to block the view, to obstruct the view | |||||||||||||||
| die Aussichten beurteilen | (German) to assess the prospects | |||||||||||||||
| die Aussichten für die Zukunft trüben | (German) to darken the future | |||||||||||||||
| die Aussprache ermutigen | (German) to encourage the debate | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausstellung ändern | (German) to rearrange the display | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausstellung für eröffnet erklären | (German) to declare the exhibition open | |||||||||||||||
| die Ausstellung umgestalten | (German) to rearrange the display | |||||||||||||||
| die Auswahl begrenzen | (German) to narrow down the choice | |||||||||||||||
| die Auswirkungen bessern | (German) to ameliorate the effects | |||||||||||||||
| die Auswirkungen mildern | (German) to alleviate the effects | |||||||||||||||
| die Auswirkungen vermeiden | (German) to eliminate the effects | |||||||||||||||
| die Auswirkungen verringern | (German) to alleviate the effects | |||||||||||||||
| die Axt ansetzen | (German) to apply the axe | |||||||||||||||
| die Azoren | (German pl.) the Azores | |||||||||||||||
| Dieb (m.), Diebin (f.), Diebe (pl.) | (German) thief, burglar, larcenist, pilferer, scrounger, filcher, (bag-)snatcher | |||||||||||||||
| die Bahn frei machen | (German) to clear the ground (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Bakchen | (German pl.) the Bacchae | |||||||||||||||
| die Balance halten | (German) to keep one's balance | |||||||||||||||
| die Balance verlieren | (German) to lose one's balance | |||||||||||||||
| die baltischen Staaten | (German pl.) the Baltic States | |||||||||||||||
| die Bande brechen | (German) to burst one's bonds | |||||||||||||||
| die Bande sprengen | (German) to burst one's bonds | |||||||||||||||
| die Basis | (German f.) rank and file | |||||||||||||||
| die Basis bildend | (German) basal | |||||||||||||||
| Die Batterie ist schwach. | (German) The battery is low. | |||||||||||||||
| die Bauflucht richten | (German) to establish lines of direction | |||||||||||||||
| Die Bäume hoben sich schemenhaft gegen den Himmel ab. | (German) The trees were silhouetted against the sky. | |||||||||||||||
| die Bäume in einem Wald fällen | (German) to cut down the trees in a wood | |||||||||||||||
| Die Bäume waren mit Schnee überzuckert. | (German) The trees were powdered with snow. | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung eines Begriffes erfassen | (German) to comprehend the meaning of a term | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung eines Wortes bestimmen | (German) to define a word | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung eines Wortes definieren | (German) to define the meaning of a word | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung erkennen | (German) to acknowledge the importance, to penetrate the meaning | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung ermessen | (German) to assess the significance | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung mindern | (German) to decrease the importance | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung überbringen | (German) to convey the meaning | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung verdrehen | (German) to pervert the meaning | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung vermitteln | (German) to convey the meaning | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedeutung verstehen | (German) to sense the meaning | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedingungen abändern | (German) to vary the terms | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedingungen ändern | (German) to vary the conditions | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedingungen annehmen | (German) to accept the terms, to agree to the terms | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedingungen erfüllen | (German) to comply with the conditions | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedingungen erleichtern | (German) to ease the terms | |||||||||||||||
| die Bedingungen festlegen | (German) to fix the terms | |||||||||||||||
| Die Bedingungen sind vielleicht nicht ideal. | (German) Conditions may not be ideal. | |||||||||||||||
| die Befehlsgewalt übernehmen | (German) to assume command | |||||||||||||||
| die Beförderungsgebühren erhöhen | (German) to hike up fares | |||||||||||||||
| die Befragten | (German pl.) those polled, the sample (of a survey) | |||||||||||||||
| die Behandlung ändern | (German) to vary the treatment | |||||||||||||||
| die Beherrschung verlieren | (German) to lose one's temper | |||||||||||||||
| die Behörde von einem Problem informieren | (German) to advise an authority of a problem | |||||||||||||||
| die beiden | (German) the two of them | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden Firmen schließen sich zusammen. | (German) The two firms are going to merge. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden Firmen werden zusammengeschlossen. | (German) The two companies will be united. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden mögen sich. | (German) The two are fond of each other. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden passen nicht zueinander. | (German) They're ill-matched. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden sind gleichaltrig. | (German) They are both the same age. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden sind gut aufeinander eingespielt. | (German) The two of them are well attuned to each other. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden wechselten sich ab. | (German) The two of them took turns. | |||||||||||||||
| Die beiden werden nie zueinander finden. | (German) Never the twain shall meet. | |||||||||||||||
| die Beine baumeln lassen | (German) to dangle one's legs | |||||||||||||||
| die Beine in die Hand nehmen | (German) to take to one's heels | |||||||||||||||
| die Beine kreuzen | (German) to cross one's legs | |||||||||||||||
| die Beine übereinander schlagen | (German) to cross one's legs | |||||||||||||||
| die Beine überschlagen | (German) to cross one's legs | |||||||||||||||
| die Beine unter den Arm nehmen | (German) to take to one's heels (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Bekanntschaft fortsetzen | (German) to continue the acquaintance | |||||||||||||||
| die beklagte Partei vertreten | (German) to appear for the defence | |||||||||||||||
| die Belagerung abbrechen | (German) to raise the siege | |||||||||||||||
| die Belagerung aufheben | (German) to raise the siege | |||||||||||||||
| die Belastung zurücknehmen | (German) to withdraw the charge | |||||||||||||||
| die Beleuchtung anpassen | (German) to adjust the lighting | |||||||||||||||
| Die Bemerkung ging über seinen Horizont. | (German) The remark went over his head. (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die benannte Firma | (German f.) the named firm | |||||||||||||||
| die Benennung bestätigen | (German) to confirm the nomination | |||||||||||||||
| Dieberei | (German f.) pilferage | |||||||||||||||
| die Berliner Mauer | (German) the Berlin Wall | |||||||||||||||
| die Berücksichtigung wert | (German) worth considering | |||||||||||||||
| die Berufung zurückweisen | (German) to dismiss an appeal | |||||||||||||||
| Diebesbande (s.), Diebesbanden (pl.) | (German f.) gang of thieves, pack of thieves | |||||||||||||||
| Diebesbeute | (German f.) swag | |||||||||||||||
| Die Beschreibung trifft auf ihn zu. | (German) He answers to the description. | |||||||||||||||
| die Beschwerlichkeiten des Lebens | (German) life's burdens | |||||||||||||||
| Diebesgut | (German n.) stolen goods | |||||||||||||||
| Diebespack | (German n.) pack of thieves | |||||||||||||||
| diebessicher | (German) thief-proof | |||||||||||||||
| Diebessprache | (German f.) argot | |||||||||||||||
| die beste Zeit hinter sich haben | (German) to be over the hill (colloquial, figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die bestehenden Richtlinien ersetzen | (German) to replace the existing rules | |||||||||||||||
| die Bestellungen aufnehmen | (German) to take the orders (in a restaurant) | |||||||||||||||
| Die besten Sachen im Leben gibt es umsonst. | (German) The best things in life are free. | |||||||||||||||
| die besten Wünsche | (German) all best wishes, best wishes | |||||||||||||||
| Die Betonung liegt auf ... | (German) The operative word is ... | |||||||||||||||
| die betreffende Information | (German) the relevant information | |||||||||||||||
| die betreffende Ware | (German) the goods in question | |||||||||||||||
| die Betten beziehen | (German) to make the beds | |||||||||||||||
| die Betten machen | (German) to make the beds | |||||||||||||||
| die Bettwäsche wechseln | (German) to change the bedclothes | |||||||||||||||
| die Beweggründe genau erforschen | (German) to scrutinize the motives | |||||||||||||||
| die Bewegung beschleunigen | (German) to accelerate the motion | |||||||||||||||
| die Bewegung lenken | (German) to control the movement | |||||||||||||||
| die Beweisführung anfechten | (German) to challenge evidence | |||||||||||||||
| die bewohnte Welt | (German f.) oecumene | |||||||||||||||
| die bezahlt werden müssen | (German) which shall be paid | |||||||||||||||
| die Beziehung zu einer Firma abbrechen | (German) to break off the connection with a firm | |||||||||||||||
| die Beziehung zwischen | (German) the relationship between | |||||||||||||||
| die Bienchen und Blümchen | (German) the birds and the bees | |||||||||||||||
| die Bilanz ausgleichen | (German) to agree the balance | |||||||||||||||
| die Bilanzen fälschen | (German) to cook the books (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Bilanz verschleiern | (German) to cook the books, to doctor the books | |||||||||||||||
| die Bilanz ziehen | (German) to draw conclusions | |||||||||||||||
| die Bilanz ziehen aus | (German) to draw conclusions from | |||||||||||||||
| diebisch | (German) thieving, larcenous, thievish, thievishly, larcenously, malicious (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| diebische Art | (German f.) thievishness | |||||||||||||||
| die bisher seltsamste Sache | (German f.) the strangest thing yet | |||||||||||||||
| die bisherigen Ereignisse | (German) events so far | |||||||||||||||
| die bittere Pille schlucken | (German) to bite the bullet | |||||||||||||||
| die Blase zum Platzen bringen | (German) to prick the bubble | |||||||||||||||
| Die Bläser | (German pl.) the wind section (of a band or orchestra) | |||||||||||||||
| die Blätter hängen lassen | (German) to go limp | |||||||||||||||
| die Blätter zusammenrechen | (German) to rake up the leaves | |||||||||||||||
| die Blechbläser | (German pl.) the brass (in an orchestra) | |||||||||||||||
| die Blinden | (German pl.) blind people, the blind | |||||||||||||||
| die Blockade abbrechen | (German) to raise the blockade | |||||||||||||||
| die bloße Tatsache, dass | (German) the mere fact that | |||||||||||||||
| die Blutung einer Wunde stillen | (German) to staunch a wound | |||||||||||||||
| die Böhmischen Brüder | (German) the Bohemian Brethren | |||||||||||||||
| die Bombe platzen lassen | (German) to drop one's bombshell (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Börse wegschnappen | (German) to snatch a purse | |||||||||||||||
| die Börsenkurse manipulieren | (German) to rig the market | |||||||||||||||
| die Böschung entlang | (German) along the bank | |||||||||||||||
| die breite Masse | (German f.) the general public, mainstream, the rank and file | |||||||||||||||
| die breite Öffentlichkeit | (German f.) the public at large | |||||||||||||||
| die Bremse antippen | (German) to touch the brake | |||||||||||||||
| die Bremse betätigen | (German) to apply the brake | |||||||||||||||
| die Bremse durchtreten | (German) to slam on the brake brakes (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Bremsen betätigen | (German) to apply the brakes | |||||||||||||||
| die Bremsen überprüfen | (German) to check the brakes | |||||||||||||||
| die Bremsen ziehen | (German) to apply the brakes | |||||||||||||||
| die Brennweite ändern | (German) to alter the focus | |||||||||||||||
| die Briten | (German pl.) the British | |||||||||||||||
| die britische Staatsangehörigkeit erwerben | (German) to acquire the British nationality | |||||||||||||||
| die Brücke in die Luft jagen | (German) to blow up the bridge | |||||||||||||||
| die Brücken hinter sich abbrechen | (German) to burn one's boats (colloquial), to burn one's bridges | |||||||||||||||
| Die Brücke überspannt den Fluss. | (German) The bridge spans the river. | |||||||||||||||
| die Brust geben | (German) to breast-feed | |||||||||||||||
| Diebstahl (s.), Diebstähle (pl.) | (German m.) theft, plagarism, larceny, robbery, thievery, stealing, rip-off (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| Diebstahl begehen | (German) to commit a theft | |||||||||||||||
| Diebstahl mit Waffen | (German m.) armed theft, armed robbery | |||||||||||||||
| Diebstahlschutz-Maßnahmen | (German pl.) anti-theft measures | |||||||||||||||
| diebstahlsicher | (German) theft-proof | |||||||||||||||
| Diedenberg | (German n.) Thiaumont | |||||||||||||||
| die Bücher abschließen | (German) to close the books | |||||||||||||||
| die Bücher abstimmen | (German) to balance the books | |||||||||||||||
| die Bücher fälschen | (German) to cook the books (colloquial: accounting) | |||||||||||||||
| die Bücher frisieren | (German) to cook the books (colloquial: accounting), to fiddle the books (colloquial: accounting | |||||||||||||||
| die Bücher prüfen | (German) to check the books, to examine the books, to audit the books | |||||||||||||||
| die Bücher überprüfen | (German) to audit the books | |||||||||||||||
| die Büchse der Pandora öffnen | (German) to open Pandora's box | |||||||||||||||
| die Bügelwäsche erledigen | (German) to do some ironing, to do the ironing | |||||||||||||||
| die Bühne betreten | (German) to enter onto the stage, to go on the stage, to walk onto the stage | |||||||||||||||
| die Bühne räumen | (German) to leave the stage, to go off the stage | |||||||||||||||
| die Bürgerwehr | (German f.) the vigilantes | |||||||||||||||
| Die casting | process or product of casting from metal moulds (for example, parts for musical instruments) | |||||||||||||||
| die Chancen abwägen | (German) to weigh the odds | |||||||||||||||
| die Chance verpassen | (German) to miss the chance | |||||||||||||||
| Die Chemie hat einfach nicht gestimmt. | (German) The chemistry just wasn't right. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Chemie stimmt. | (German) The chemistry is right. (between two people) | |||||||||||||||
| die Chinesische Mauer | (German) the Great Wall of China | |||||||||||||||
| Die Cholera brach aus. | (German) Cholera broke out. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Christengemeinschaft | (German f.) The Christian Community (seen as a world-wide phenomenon) | |||||||||||||||
| die christliche Welt | (German f.) oecumene | |||||||||||||||
| Dieci | (Italian m.) ten | |||||||||||||||
| dieci | (Italian) ten | |||||||||||||||
| Diecinueve | (Spanish m.) nineteen | |||||||||||||||
| diecinueve | (Spanish) nineteen | |||||||||||||||
| Dieciocho | (Spanish m.) eighteen | |||||||||||||||
| dieciocho | (Spanish) eighteen | |||||||||||||||
| Dieciséis | (Spanish m.) sixteen | |||||||||||||||
| dieciséis | (Spanish) sixteen | |||||||||||||||
| Diecisiete | (Spanish m.) seventeen | |||||||||||||||
| diecisiete | (Spanish) seventeen | |||||||||||||||
| die Condition humaine | (German) the human condition | |||||||||||||||
| die Cottage räumen | (German) to vacate the cottage | |||||||||||||||
| die Crème de la Crème | (German f.) the creme de la creme | |||||||||||||||
| Die cutting | a method of using metal blades formed into a shape (the 'die') to cut designs into products that straight cutting tools cannot accomplish. Most dies have a male and female part. The male part cuts the design while the female part provides support for the substrate. This process is performed on a flatbed press after the product is printed | |||||||||||||||
| die da (drüben) | (German) those, those over there | |||||||||||||||
| die da oben | (German) the top brass, the powers that be | |||||||||||||||
| die da reinen Herzens sind | (German) the meek of heart | |||||||||||||||
| die Dachkammer ausräumen | (German) to clear out the attic | |||||||||||||||
| die Daheimgebliebenen | (German) those who stayed at home | |||||||||||||||
| die damit verbundenen Kosten | (German) the cost involved | |||||||||||||||
| die damit verbundenen Risiken | (German) the risk involved, the risks involved | |||||||||||||||
| die darauffolgende Diskussion | (German) the discussion that followed | |||||||||||||||
| die darauffolgende Woche | (German) the following week | |||||||||||||||
| die Dardanellen | (German pl.) the Dardanelles | |||||||||||||||
| die Darlehensbedingungen aushandeln | (German) to negotiate the terms of a loan | |||||||||||||||
| die darstellenden Künste | (German pl.) performing arts, pictorial arts | |||||||||||||||
| die darwinsche Evolutionstheorie | (German f.) Darwin's theory of evolution | |||||||||||||||
| die Daten schönen | (German) to massage the facts | |||||||||||||||
| die Deinen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die deinen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die Deinigen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die deinigen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die Depression mindern | (German) to alleviate the depression | |||||||||||||||
| die Deutsche Bundespost | (German f.) the German Federal Post Office | |||||||||||||||
| die deutschen Tugenden | (German) the German virtues | |||||||||||||||
| die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft erhalten | (German) to obtain German citizenship | |||||||||||||||
| die Diagnose stellen | (German) to diagnose | |||||||||||||||
| Die diebische Elster | (German) The Thieving Magpie (opera by Gioachino Rossini) | |||||||||||||||
| die Differenz ausgleichen | (German) to settle the difference | |||||||||||||||
| die Differenz erhalten | (German) to receive the difference | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge auseinander halten können | (German) to be able to tell which is which | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge auseinanderhalten können | (German) to be able to tell which is which | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge durch die rosarote Brille sehen | (German) to see things through rose-coloured glasses | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge ins richtige Licht rücken | (German) to set the record straight, to put the record straight | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge laufen lassen | (German) to let things slide | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge richtigstellen | (German) to set the record straight, to put the record straight | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge schleifen lassen | (German) to let things slide | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge ungeschehen machen | (German) to wipe the slate clean (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Dinge wieder ins Lot bringen | (German) to smooth things over | |||||||||||||||
| die Diözese ... | (German) the diocese of ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Diskussion an sich reißen | (German) to hijack the discussion (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Diskussion verschieben | (German) to adjourn the discussion | |||||||||||||||
| die Diskussion vertagen | (German) to adjourn the discussion | |||||||||||||||
| die Diskussion weiterführen | (German) to take the discussion further | |||||||||||||||
| die Diskussion wieder aufnehmen | (German) to resume the discussion | |||||||||||||||
| die Dokumente abnehmen | (German) to accept the documents | |||||||||||||||
| Die Dokumente können zurückgesandt werden. | (German) The documents may be returned. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Dokumente liegen vor. | (German) The documents have been submitted. | |||||||||||||||
| die Dokumente prüfen | (German) to examine the documents | |||||||||||||||
| die Dokumente übergeben | (German) to hand over the documents, to present the documents | |||||||||||||||
| die Dolomiten | (German pl.) the Dolomites | |||||||||||||||
| die dortigen Verhältnisse | (German) the conditions there | |||||||||||||||
| die Drähte anschließen | (German) to connect the wires | |||||||||||||||
| die Drähte miteinander verbinden | (German) to connect the wires | |||||||||||||||
| die Drähte ziehen | (German) to pull the strings | |||||||||||||||
| Die drei Grazien | (German pl.) The Three Graces | |||||||||||||||
| die drei Weisen aus dem Morgenland | (German pl.) the Magi, the Three Wise Men | |||||||||||||||
| Die Dreigroschenoper | (German) The Threepenny Opera (opera by Brecht, Kurt Weil) | |||||||||||||||
| die Druckfahnen korrigieren | (German) to correct the proofs | |||||||||||||||
| die Durchfahrt versperren | (German) to block the thoroughfare | |||||||||||||||
| die Echtheit bescheinigen | (German) to attest the authenticity | |||||||||||||||
| die Echtheit bestätigen | (German) to prove the genuineness | |||||||||||||||
| die Echtheit beweisen | (German) to prove the genuineness | |||||||||||||||
| die Echtheit einer Unterschrift | (German) the genuineness of a signature | |||||||||||||||
| die Echtheit testen | (German) to prove the genuineness | |||||||||||||||
| die Ehe brechen | (German, dated) to commit adultery | |||||||||||||||
| die Ehe eingehen | (German) to enter into marriage, to enter into matrimony | |||||||||||||||
| Die Ehe ist unheilbar zerrüttet. | (German) The marriage has broken down irretrievably. | |||||||||||||||
| die Ehe vollziehen | (German) to consummate marriage | |||||||||||||||
| die Ehre bezeigen | (German) to salute | |||||||||||||||
| die Ehre einer Frau verletzen | (German) to assail a woman's honour | |||||||||||||||
| die Ehrlichkeit in Person sein | (German) to be honesty itself | |||||||||||||||
| die eigene Gruppe enttäuschen | (German) to let the side down (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die eigene Haut retten | (German) to save one's own skin | |||||||||||||||
| die eigenen Verdienste übertreiben | (German) to exaggerate one's own merits | |||||||||||||||
| Die einen lachten, die anderen weinten. | (German) Some were laughing, others were crying. | |||||||||||||||
| die Einfuhrerlaubnis beschaffen | (German) to provide the import licence | |||||||||||||||
| die Eingeweide herausnehmen | (German) to viscerate | |||||||||||||||
| die Einkäufe erledigen | (German) to do the shopping | |||||||||||||||
| die Einkäufe machen | (German) to do the shopping | |||||||||||||||
| die Einladung annehmen | (German) to accept the invitation | |||||||||||||||
| die einst Loyalen | (German pl.) those once loyal | |||||||||||||||
| die Eintönigkeit durchbrechen | (German) to break the monotony | |||||||||||||||
| die Einzelheiten herausfinden | (German) to make out the details | |||||||||||||||
| Die einzige Gemeinsamkeit ist, dass ... | (German) The only similarity is that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die einzigen | (German) the only ones | |||||||||||||||
| die elegante Welt | (German) the smart set | |||||||||||||||
| die Ellbogen einsetzen | (German) to be ruthless | |||||||||||||||
| die Ellbogen gebrauchen | (German) to be ruthless | |||||||||||||||
| die Emotionen anheizen | (German) to appeal to the emotions | |||||||||||||||
| Die Emotionen kochen hoch. | (German) Feelings are running high. | |||||||||||||||
| die Engländer | (German pl.) the English | |||||||||||||||
| die engsten Angehörigen | (German) the immediate family | |||||||||||||||
| die Enterbten | (German) the disinherited (people) | |||||||||||||||
| die Entmächtigten | (German pl.) the powerless, the disenfranchised | |||||||||||||||
| die Entscheider | (German) the powers that be | |||||||||||||||
| Die Entscheidung liegt bei dir. | (German) The choice is yours. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Entscheidung wurde im Geheimen getroffen. | (German) The decision was made sub rosa. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Entstehung der Arten (durch natürliche Zuchtwahl) | (German) The Origin of Species (by Means of Natural Selection) (Charles Darwin) | |||||||||||||||
| die Entwicklung aufhalten | (German) to arrest the progress | |||||||||||||||
| die Entwicklung beschleunigen | (German) to quicken the development, to speed up the development | |||||||||||||||
| die Entwicklung neuer Artikel einstellen | (German) to abandon new product development | |||||||||||||||
| die Entwicklungsländer | (German pl.) the developing world | |||||||||||||||
| die Erde umfliegen | (German) to circumnavigate the globe | |||||||||||||||
| die Erfahrung bestätigend | (German) affirming the experience | |||||||||||||||
| die Erfahrung hat gezeigt, dass ... | (German) experience has shown that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Erfolgsspur | (German) the winning ways | |||||||||||||||
| die erforderlichen Schritte | (German pl.) the steps necessary | |||||||||||||||
| die Erfordernisse berücksichtigen | (German) to consider the needs | |||||||||||||||
| die Erfüllung der Wünsche erreichen | (German) to attain one's wishes | |||||||||||||||
| die Ergebnisse bestätigen | (German) to validate the results | |||||||||||||||
| Die Ergebnisse sind verzerrt. | (German) The results are skewed. | |||||||||||||||
| die Erinnerung auslöschen | (German) to blot out the memory | |||||||||||||||
| die Erinnerung bewahren | (German) to commemorate | |||||||||||||||
| die Erklärung berichtigen | (German) to rectify the statement | |||||||||||||||
| die Ernte einbringen | (German) to gather in the harvest | |||||||||||||||
| die Ernte einfahren | (German) to bring in the harvest | |||||||||||||||
| die Ernte hereinbringen | (German) to bring in the harvest | |||||||||||||||
| die Eröffnungsrede halten | (German) to deliver the opening speech | |||||||||||||||
| die Erörterung vermeiden | (German) to avoid the issue | |||||||||||||||
| die Erstaufführung haben | (German) to be given its first performance, to be premiered | |||||||||||||||
| die erste Zeit | (German) at first | |||||||||||||||
| die erste Geige spielen | (German) to call the tune, to play first fiddle | |||||||||||||||
| die erste Rolle spielen | (German) to play first fiddle | |||||||||||||||
| die erste Stelle einnehmen | (German) to take pride of place | |||||||||||||||
| die ersten Hochrechnungen haben ergeben | (German) early indications point to | |||||||||||||||
| die Erwählten | (German) the chosen (ones) | |||||||||||||||
| die Erwartungen erfüllen | (German) to come up to expectations, to be up to scratch (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Erwartungen erfüllen | (German) to deliver the goods (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Erwartungen nicht voll erfüllen | (German) to underperform | |||||||||||||||
| die Erzählung eines Reisenden | (German) a traveller's tale | |||||||||||||||
| die erzielten Ergebnisse | (German) the results achieved | |||||||||||||||
| Die Etikette verlangt, dass ... | (German) Etiquette dictates that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Etikette verletzen | (German) to commit a breach of etiquette | |||||||||||||||
| die Eucharistie | (German) the Eucharist | |||||||||||||||
| die Eueren | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die eueren | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die Euphorie bremsen | (German) to dampen the euphoria | |||||||||||||||
| die Euren | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die euren | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die Eurigen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die eurigen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die ewige Hölle | (German f.) the eternal hell | |||||||||||||||
| die Ewige Stadt | (German) the Eternal City (nickname for Rome) | |||||||||||||||
| die ewigen Jagdgründe | (German) happy hunting ground (figurative: the afterlife) | |||||||||||||||
| die extreme Linke | (German) the extreme left | |||||||||||||||
| die extreme Rechte | (German) the extreme right | |||||||||||||||
| die Fabrikation einstellen | (German) to cease manufacture, to discontinue production | |||||||||||||||
| die Fackel tragen | (German) to carry the torch | |||||||||||||||
| die Fäden gezogen bekommen | (German) to have the stitches taken out | |||||||||||||||
| die Fäden ziehen | (German) to remove the stitches | |||||||||||||||
| die Fahne einziehen | (German) to strike the colours, to hoist the colours | |||||||||||||||
| Die Fahne Hoch | see Horst Wessel Lied | |||||||||||||||
| die Fahnen korrigieren | (German) to correct the proofs (printing) | |||||||||||||||
| die Fahrbahn wechseln | (German) to cut out | |||||||||||||||
| die Fahrspuren wechseln | (German) to wander from lane to lane | |||||||||||||||
| die Fahrt einstellen | (German) to discontinue a voyage | |||||||||||||||
| die Fahrt unterbrechen | (German) to stop over | |||||||||||||||
| die Fakten aufnehmen | (German) to ascertain the facts | |||||||||||||||
| die Fakten durchleuchten | (German) to investigate the facts | |||||||||||||||
| die Fakten niederschreiben | (German) to commit the facts to writing | |||||||||||||||
| die Fakten vorlegen | (German) to present the facts | |||||||||||||||
| Die falsche Ware wurde gesandt. | (German) The wrong goods were sent. | |||||||||||||||
| die falsche Zeit wählen | (German) to choose the wrong time | |||||||||||||||
| die Familie außer Fassung bringen | (German) to upset the family | |||||||||||||||
| die Fantasie beleben | (German) to quicken the imagination | |||||||||||||||
| die Farbe ändern | (German) to change colour | |||||||||||||||
| die Farbe freilegen | (German) to bring out the colour | |||||||||||||||
| die Farbe trocknen lassen | (German) to allow the paint to dry | |||||||||||||||
| Die Farbe verblasste. | (German) The colour faded. | |||||||||||||||
| die Farbe wechseln | (German) to change one's coat | |||||||||||||||
| Die Farbe wich aus ihren Wangen. | (German) The colour drained from her cheeks. The colour disappeared from her cheeks. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Farben passen nicht zusammen. | (German) The colours do not match. | |||||||||||||||
| die Färinger | (German pl.) the Faroese people | |||||||||||||||
| die Färöer | (German pl.) the Faroese people | |||||||||||||||
| die Fassung behalten | (German) to maintain one's composure | |||||||||||||||
| die Fassung bewahren | (German) to maintain one's composure | |||||||||||||||
| die Fassung verlieren | (German) to lose one's poise, to lose one's composure, to lose one's temper | |||||||||||||||
| die Faust ballen (s.), die Fäuste ballen (pl.) | (German) clench one's fist | |||||||||||||||
| die Faust in die Luft stoßen | (German) to punch the air (in celebration) | |||||||||||||||
| die Faxrolle auswechseln | (German) to change the fax roll | |||||||||||||||
| die Feder führen | (German) to wield the pen | |||||||||||||||
| Die fehlenden Puzzleteilchen fallen an ihren Platz. | (German) The missing pieces of the jigsaw are falling into place. | |||||||||||||||
| die Fehler abstellen | (German) to eliminate the errors | |||||||||||||||
| die Fehler vertuschen | (German) to paper over the cracks (figurative: to conceal errors) | |||||||||||||||
| die Feindseligkeiten beenden | (German) to cease (the) hostilities | |||||||||||||||
| die feine Gesellschaft | (German f.) society | |||||||||||||||
| die feinen Leute | (German pl.) the polite world | |||||||||||||||
| die Fenster dichtmachen | (German) to block up the windows | |||||||||||||||
| die Fenster einschlagen | (German) to break the windows | |||||||||||||||
| die Fensterläden schließen | (German) to shutter | |||||||||||||||
| die Fertigung einstellen | (German) to terminate production | |||||||||||||||
| die Fertigung umorganisieren | (German) to restructure production | |||||||||||||||
| die Festlichkeit beleben | (German) to enliven the festivities | |||||||||||||||
| die fetten Jahre | (German pl.) times of plenty | |||||||||||||||
| die finanzielle Kontrolle haben | (German) to hold the purse strings | |||||||||||||||
| Die finanzielle Lage war unsicher. | (German) The financial situation was shaky. | |||||||||||||||
| die finanziellen Dinge regeln | (German) to put one's finances in order | |||||||||||||||
| Die findet man nicht jeden Tag. | (German) They are not found every day. | |||||||||||||||
| die Finger davonlassen | (German) to leave it well alone, to leave them well alone | |||||||||||||||
| die Finger ineinander verschlingen | (German) to intertwine one's fingers | |||||||||||||||
| Die Firma gilt als ... | (German) The firm is reputed to be ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Firma in Schwung halten | (German) to keep the company going | |||||||||||||||
| die Firma löschen | (German) to strike the company off the register | |||||||||||||||
| die Firma, wegen der Sie anfragen | (German) the firm about which you inquire | |||||||||||||||
| Die Firma wurde von ... begründet. | (German) The firm was founded by ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Firmenleitung übernehmen | (German) to assume the management of a firm | |||||||||||||||
| die Fläche berechnen | (German) to calculate the area of a square | |||||||||||||||
| die Flagge grüßen | (German) to salute the flag | |||||||||||||||
| die Flagge streichen | (German) to strike the flag, to strike one's flag (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Flanellhosen anziehen | (German) to change into flannels | |||||||||||||||
| die Flasche kurz vorm Servieren öffnen | (German) to open the bottle just before serving | |||||||||||||||
| die Flatter machen | (German) to beat it (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Flecken sind herausgegangen. | (German) The stains have come off. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Flecken werden herausgehen. | (German) The stains will come out. | |||||||||||||||
| die Fliege machen | (German) to clear off, to do a bunk (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Flinte ins Korn werfen | (German) to throw in the sponge, to cut and run | |||||||||||||||
| die Flucht ergreifen | (German) to (turn tail and) flee, to opt for flight, to take flight, to run away, to take to one's heels | |||||||||||||||
| die Flucht nach Ägypten | (German) the flight into Egypt | |||||||||||||||
| die Flucht nach vorne antreten | (German) to take the bull by the horns | |||||||||||||||
| Die Fluten rissen alles mit sich fort. | (German) The floods swept everything away. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Folge all dessen war, dass ... | (German) The result of all this was that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Folge sein von | (German) to arise from | |||||||||||||||
| die Folgen bedenken | (German) to consider the consequences | |||||||||||||||
| die Folgen vermeiden | (German) to avoid the consequences | |||||||||||||||
| Die Folgen waren derart, dass... | (German) The consequences were such that... | |||||||||||||||
| die Folgenden | (German) the following ones | |||||||||||||||
| die folgenden Ereignisse | (German pl.) the following events | |||||||||||||||
| die folgenden Modifikationen | (German pl.) the following modifications | |||||||||||||||
| die Folter anwenden | (German) to use torture | |||||||||||||||
| die Form wahren | (German) to observe the proprieties | |||||||||||||||
| die Formalitäten | (German pl.) the formalities | |||||||||||||||
| die Forschung finanzieren | (German) to finance research | |||||||||||||||
| die Fracht tragen | (German) to pay freight charges | |||||||||||||||
| Die Frage erhob sich. | (German) The question came up. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Frage ist belanglos. | (German) The question doesn't arise. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Frage ist nur wann. | (German) It's just a question of when. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Frage liegt nahe, warum ... | (German) The obvious question is why ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Frankfurter Buchmesse | (German) the Frankfurt Book Fair | |||||||||||||||
| Die Frau, die er heiratet, muss erst noch geboren werden. | (German) The woman he'll marry hasn't been born yet. | |||||||||||||||
| die Frau eines anderen | (German) another's wife, another man's wife | |||||||||||||||
| Die Frau, mit der ich getanzt habe, ... | (German) The woman with whom I danced, The woman who I danced with ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Frau von heute | (German) the new woman | |||||||||||||||
| die Frauen | (German) womanhood | |||||||||||||||
| die Frechheit haben, zu | (German) to have the nerve to (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Freigabe bekommen | (German) to get clearance | |||||||||||||||
| Die Freude ist ganz meinerseits. | (German) The pleasure is all mine. | |||||||||||||||
| die Freude trüben | (German) to temper delight | |||||||||||||||
| die Freundlichkeit selbst sein | (German) to be all smiles and graces | |||||||||||||||
| die Freundschaft fortsetzen | (German) to continue the friendship | |||||||||||||||
| die Frist einhalten | (German) to make the deadline | |||||||||||||||
| die Frist überschreiten | (German) to exceed the deadline | |||||||||||||||
| die Frist versäumen | (German) to fail to meet the deadline | |||||||||||||||
| die Front abschreiten | (German) to take the salute | |||||||||||||||
| die Früchte der Arbeit ernten | (German) to reap the fruit of one's labour | |||||||||||||||
| die frühen Morgenstunden | (German) the small hours | |||||||||||||||
| die Fühler ausstrecken nach ... | (German) to put out feelers to ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Führung übernehmen | (German) to assume control, to make the running, to take over, to take command | |||||||||||||||
| die Führung verteidigen | (German) to retain the lead | |||||||||||||||
| die Fünf (Balakirew, Borodin, Cui, Mussorgski, Rimsky-Korsakow) | (German) The Russian Five (Balakirev, Borodin, Cui, Musorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Funken stoben nur so. | (German) The sparks flew. | |||||||||||||||
| die Funktion des Aufpassers innehaben | (German) to act as chaperon | |||||||||||||||
| die Furcht zerstreuen | (German) to dissipate fear | |||||||||||||||
| die Füße dagegenstemmen | (German) to brace one's feet against something | |||||||||||||||
| die Füße hochlegen | (German) to put one's feet up | |||||||||||||||
| die Gabe, gefällig zu sein | (German) the art of pleasing | |||||||||||||||
| die Gabe, in fremden Zungen zu reden | (German) the gift of tongues | |||||||||||||||
| die gängige Meinung | (German) the conventional wisdom | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Bagage | (German) the whole lot of them (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Bescherung | (German) the whole bag of tricks | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Geschichte | (German) the full story | |||||||||||||||
| Die ganze Kunst besteht darin zu ... | (German) The whole trick is to ... | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Küste entlang | (German) all along the shore, along the entire coast | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht | (German) all night | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht auf sein | (German) to be up all night | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht aufbleiben | (German) to stay up all night | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht durchtanzen | (German) to dance the night away | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht geöffnet | (German) open all night | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht hindurch | (German) all night, all night long | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht lang | (German) all night long, all through the night | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Nacht wachen | (German) to watch all night | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Schöpfung | (German) God's creation | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Skala | (German) the whole gamut | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Skala laufen | (German) to run the whole scale | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Strecke | (German f.) all the way | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Strecke rennen | (German) to run the whole way | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Wahrheit | (German) the whole truth | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Welt | (German f.) the whole world | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Woche | (German) all week | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Zeche bezahlen | (German) to foot the bill (also figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Zeit | (German) all along | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Zeit debattieren | (German) to argue all the time | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Zeit lang | (German) all the time | |||||||||||||||
| die ganze Zeit schon | (German) all the while | |||||||||||||||
| die Garantie verlieren | (German) to void the guarantee | |||||||||||||||
| die Gäste trocken sitzen lassen | (German) to leave one's guests without a drink | |||||||||||||||
| die Gäule scheu machen | (German) to upset the apple cart | |||||||||||||||
| die Gebenden und die Nehmenden | (German) the givers and the takers | |||||||||||||||
| die Gebenedeite | (German) the Blessed Virgin | |||||||||||||||
| die Gebührenordnung festlegen | (German) to issue the scale of fees | |||||||||||||||
| die Gedanken durcheinander bringen | (German) to muddle one's thoughts | |||||||||||||||
| die Gedanken durchschauen | (German) to penetrate the mind | |||||||||||||||
| Die Gedanken sind frei. | (German) Thoughts are free. | |||||||||||||||
| die Gedanken vertiefen | (German) to engross the thoughts | |||||||||||||||
| die Geduld in Person sein | (German) to be patience itself | |||||||||||||||
| die Geduld verlieren | (German) to lose one's temper, to lose patience | |||||||||||||||
| die Gefahr abwenden | (German) to avert the danger | |||||||||||||||
| die Gefahr erfassen | (German) to awake to danger | |||||||||||||||
| die Gefahr mindern | (German) to minimize risk | |||||||||||||||
| die Gefahr suchen | (German) to look for danger | |||||||||||||||
| die Gefälligkeit erwidern | (German) to return the favour | |||||||||||||||
| die Gegebenheiten des Lebens | (German) the facts of life | |||||||||||||||
| ie Gegenprobe machen | (German) to cross-check | |||||||||||||||
| die Gegenstände anordnen | (German) to arrange the objects | |||||||||||||||
| die Geheimzahl eingeben | (German) to enter the PIN (number) | |||||||||||||||
| die Gehenkten | (German) the hanged | |||||||||||||||
| die gehobene Unterhaltungsliteratur | (German) upmarket popular literature | |||||||||||||||
| die Geisteskranken | (German pl.) the insane | |||||||||||||||
| die geistig Behinderten | (German pl.) the mentally handicapped | |||||||||||||||
| die Geldinflation bremsen | (German) to deflate the currency | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit beim Schopf packen | (German) to seize the chance | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit benutzen | (German) to take the occasion | |||||||||||||||
| Die Gelegenheit bietet sich. | (German) The opportunity arises. | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit ergreifen | (German) to jump at the chance, to seize the occasion, to take the opportunity, to grab the chance, to embrace the opportunity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit geben | (German) to give the opportunity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit nutzen | (German) to avail oneself of the opportunity, to take the opportunity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit verpassen | (German) to miss the opportunity, to miss the boat (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Gelegenheit wahrnehmen | (German) to avail oneself of the opportunity | |||||||||||||||
| die gelehrte Welt | (German) the world of letters | |||||||||||||||
| die gemeinen Soldaten | (German pl.) rank and file | |||||||||||||||
| die Gemüter beruhigen | (German) to put oil on troubled waters | |||||||||||||||
| die genaue Position bestimmen | (German) to define one's position | |||||||||||||||
| die genauen Details | (German) the precise details | |||||||||||||||
| die genauen Einzelheiten | (German) the precise details | |||||||||||||||
| die Gerechten | (German pl.) the righteous, the just | |||||||||||||||
| die Gerichte in Anspruch nehmen | (German) to resort to litigation | |||||||||||||||
| die geringste Ahnung | (German f.) the slightest idea | |||||||||||||||
| die geringste Aussicht | (German) the ghost of a chance | |||||||||||||||
| die geringste Begründung | (German f.) the slightest reason | |||||||||||||||
| die geringste Bewegung | (German f.) the slightest movement | |||||||||||||||
| die geringste Rechtfertigung | (German f.) the slightest excuse | |||||||||||||||
| die geringste Unklarheit | (German f.) the slightest ambiguity | |||||||||||||||
| die geringsten Aussichten | (German pl.) the slightest prospects | |||||||||||||||
| die gesammelten Werke von ... | (German) the collected works of ... | |||||||||||||||
| die gesamte Opposition | (German f.) all opposition | |||||||||||||||
| Die Geschäfte gehen mau. | (German) Business is slack. | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschäftsbücher | (German pl.) the books (of a business) | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschäftsführung übernehmen | (German) to take over the management | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschäftsleitung zufrieden stellen | (German) to satisfy the management | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschäftsräume räumen | (German) to vacate the premises | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschäftswelt | (German f.) commercial circles | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschehnisse der letzten Tage | (German) the events of the past few days, what has been happening in the past few days | |||||||||||||||
| Die Geschichte amüsierte mich. | (German) The story amused me. | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschichte erzählen | (German) to chronicle | |||||||||||||||
| Die Geschichte hat einen langen Bart. | (German) That story is as old as the hills. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Geschichte vom Soldaten | (German) The Soldier's Tale (Igor Stravinsky) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Geschichte wiederholt sich (immer wieder) | (German) History repeats (itself). | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeit bestimmen | (German) to control the speed, to set the pace | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeit einhalten | (German) to maintain speed | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen | (German) to increase the speed | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeit mindern | (German) to decelerate, to reduce the speed | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeit verringern | (German) to decrease one's speed | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeit vorgeben | (German) to set the pace | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschwindigkeitsgrenze überschreiten | (German) to break the speed limit | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschworenen | (German pl.) the jury | |||||||||||||||
| die Geschworenen bestechen | (German) to bribe the jurors | |||||||||||||||
| Die Gesellschaft, in der er sich bewegte ... | (German) The circle in which he moved ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesetze einhaltend | (German) law-abiding | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesetzgebung ändern | (German) to amend the legislation | |||||||||||||||
| die gesetzlichen Feiertage | (German) statutory holidays | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesichtsfarbe wieder gewinnen | (German) to regain colour (colour) | |||||||||||||||
| Diegesis | in diegesis the author tells the story. He is the narrator himself who presents to the audience or the readership the thoughts of the characters in his play or novel and all that dwells within their imagination, their fantasies and dreams | |||||||||||||||
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| die Gespräche fortsetzen | (German) to continue the talks | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesundheit fördern | (German) to promote health | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesundheit stärken | (German) to strengthen one's health | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesundheit zerrütten | (German) to shatter the health | |||||||||||||||
| die Gesundheit zerstören | (German) to break the health | |||||||||||||||
| die getragen werden müssen | (German) which shall be borne | |||||||||||||||
| die Gewinner telefonisch benachrichtigen | (German) to advise the winners by phone | |||||||||||||||
| die Gewinnschwelle erreichen | (German) to break even | |||||||||||||||
| die Gewinnzone erreichen | (German) to break even | |||||||||||||||
| die Gewogenheit der Kunden verlieren | (German) to forfeit customers' goodwill | |||||||||||||||
| die Gewohnheit annehmen | (German) to take to | |||||||||||||||
| die gewöhnlich Sterblichen | (German) the rank and file | |||||||||||||||
| die gewöhnliche Art von Leuten | (German) the common run of people | |||||||||||||||
| die Gläubigen | (German pl.) the faithful | |||||||||||||||
| die Gläubiger befriedigen | (German) to pay off the creditors | |||||||||||||||
| die Gläubiger hinhalten | (German) to put off the creditors | |||||||||||||||
| die gleiche | (German) the same | |||||||||||||||
| die gleiche Logik anwenden | (German) to apply the same logic | |||||||||||||||
| die gleiche Sprache sprechen | (German) to talk the same language (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die gleichen Chancen haben | (German) to have equality of opportunity | |||||||||||||||
| die Glocke anschlagen | (German) to strike the bell, to clang the bell | |||||||||||||||
| die Glocken läuten | (German) to chime the bells, to ring the bells | |||||||||||||||
| Die Glocken läuten zum Gottesdienst. | (German) The bells chime for service. | |||||||||||||||
| die Glocken spielen | (German) to chime the bells | |||||||||||||||
| die Glocke läuten | (German) to pull the bell | |||||||||||||||
| die goldene Mitte finden | (German) to find the happy medium | |||||||||||||||
| die Götter des Olymp | (German pl.) the Olympian gods | |||||||||||||||
| die Gottheit | (German f.) the Deity | |||||||||||||||
| die Göttliche Liturgie | (German) the Divine Liturgy (Orthodox Church) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Grablegung Christi | (German) The Entombment of Christ | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenze des Erlaubten überschreiten | (German) to go beyond the pale | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenzen abstecken | (German) to define the boundary, to define the limits | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenzen bestimmen | (German) to define the boundary | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks | (German) the boundaries of good taste | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks überschreiten | (German) to overstep the bounds of good taste | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenzen festlegen | (German) to define the boundary | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenze schließen | (German) to close the border | |||||||||||||||
| die Grenze ziehen | (German) to draw the line | |||||||||||||||
| die Gretchenfrage stellen | (German) to apply the litmus test (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Grippe haben | (German) to have the flu, to have influenza | |||||||||||||||
| die Größe ändern | (German) to resize | |||||||||||||||
| die große Mode sein | (German) to be the vogue | |||||||||||||||
| die Größe reduzieren | (German) to cut down to size | |||||||||||||||
| die große Trommel schlagen | (German) to bang the big drum | |||||||||||||||
| die Größe verändernd | (German) scaling | |||||||||||||||
| die großen Kanonen heranbringen | (German) to bring up one's big guns | |||||||||||||||
| die größte Auflage | (German f.) the highest circulation | |||||||||||||||
| die Grundkonzeption eines Projektes erstellen | (German) to draw up the outline of a project | |||||||||||||||
| die Grundlagen | (German pl.) the basics | |||||||||||||||
| die Grundlagen lernen | (German) to learn the ropes | |||||||||||||||
| die Grundprinzipien einhalten | (German) to maintain the basic principles | |||||||||||||||
| die grundsätzlichen Dinge | (German pl.) the basics | |||||||||||||||
| die Gültigkeit anerkennen | (German) to accept the validity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gültigkeit anfechten | (German) to contest the validity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gültigkeit bezweifeln | (German) to doubt the validity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gültigkeit überprüfen | (German) to check out the validity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gültigkeit verlängern | (German) to extend the validity | |||||||||||||||
| die Gunst der Stunde nutzen | (German) to seize the opportunity, to improve the shining hour, to take advantage of the favourable situation | |||||||||||||||
| die günstigsten Punkte | (German pl.) the most advantageous points | |||||||||||||||
| die gute Nachricht | (German) the good news | |||||||||||||||
| die gute Seite (dabei) | (German) the upside | |||||||||||||||
| die guten alten Zeiten | (German) the good old days | |||||||||||||||
| die guten Beziehungen bewahren | (German) to maintain the good relations | |||||||||||||||
| die Guten und die Bösen | (German) the good and the bad | |||||||||||||||
| die guten Zeiten hinter sich haben | (German) to have had one's days | |||||||||||||||
| die Haare hochstecken | (German) to pin one's hair up | |||||||||||||||
| die Haare kurz tragen | (German) to wear one's hair short | |||||||||||||||
| die Haare lang tragen | (German) to wear one's hair long | |||||||||||||||
| Die Haare standen ihm zu Berge. | (German) His hair stood on end. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Haare standen mir zu Berge. | (German) My hair stood on end. | |||||||||||||||
| die Haare straff zurückstecken | (German) to tie one's hair back tightly | |||||||||||||||
| Die habe ich am liebsten. | (German) I like them best. | |||||||||||||||
| die Habsburger | (German pl.) the Habsburgs | |||||||||||||||
| die Hacken zusammenknallen | (German) to click one's heels | |||||||||||||||
| die Haftung festlegen | (German) to define the liability | |||||||||||||||
| die Hälfte hinter sich haben | (German) to reach midpoint | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand zur Faust ballen | (German) to clench one's fist | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand ausstrecken | (German) to reach out | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand aufhalten | (German) to hold out a tin cup (colloquial), to be on the take (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand ausstrecken | (German) to put out one's hand | |||||||||||||||
| die Hände ausstrecken | (German) to reach out | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand einer Frau anstreben | (German) to aspire to the hand of a woman | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand erheben | (German) to raise the hand | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand heben | (German) to raise one's hand | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand hinhalten | (German) to hold out one's hand (for money) | |||||||||||||||
| die Hand im Spiel haben | (German) to have a finger in the pie | |||||||||||||||
| die Handbremse ziehen | (German) to apply the handbrake | |||||||||||||||
| die Hände in den Schoß legen | (German) to sit back and take things easy | |||||||||||||||
| die Hände ringen | (German) to wring one's hands | |||||||||||||||
| die Hände (segnend) auflegen | (German) to impose | |||||||||||||||
| die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen | (German) to throw one's hands up in horror | |||||||||||||||
| die Hände über den Kopf heben | (German) to lift one's hands over one's head | |||||||||||||||
| Die Handlung gibt nicht genug her. | (German) There is not enough substance in the plot. | |||||||||||||||
| die harte Arbeit leisten | (German) to bear the brunt | |||||||||||||||
| die harte Schule des Lebens | (German) the school of hard knocks | |||||||||||||||
| die Härten des Krieges | (German) the adversities of war | |||||||||||||||
| die Hauptdarsteller | (German pl.) the principal performers | |||||||||||||||
| die Hauptlast tragen | (German) to bear the brunt | |||||||||||||||
| die Hauptpunkte nochmals durchgehen | (German) to recapitulate | |||||||||||||||
| die Hauptrolle spielen | (German) to star, to play the lead (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Hauptrolle spielend | (German) starring | |||||||||||||||
| Die Hauptrollen waren gut besetzt. | (German) The main parts were well cast. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Hauptsache ist, dass ... | (German) The important thing is that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Haut abziehen | (German) to skin | |||||||||||||||
| die Haut beeinträchtigend | (German) affecting the skin | |||||||||||||||
| die Haut betreffend | (German) skin-related, dermatological, dermal | |||||||||||||||
| die Haut reinigen | (German) to clear the complexion | |||||||||||||||
| die Haut schälen | (German) to exfoliate (cosmetic treatment) | |||||||||||||||
| die Haut wund reiben | (German) to chafe the skin | |||||||||||||||
| die Hebriden | (German) the Hebrides | |||||||||||||||
| die Hefe des Volkes | (German) hoi polloi, riff-raff | |||||||||||||||
| Die Heilige der Bleecker Street | (German) The Saint of Bleecker Street (opera by Gian Carlo Menotti) | |||||||||||||||
| die heilige Dreieinigkeit | (German f.) the Holy Trinity | |||||||||||||||
| die Heilige Dreifaltigkeit | (German) the Holy Trinity | |||||||||||||||
| die heilige Jungfrau Maria | (German) the Blessed Virgin Mary | |||||||||||||||
| die heilige Messe | (German) Mass | |||||||||||||||
| die Heilige Messe feiern | (German) to celebrate Holy Mass | |||||||||||||||
| die Heilige Schrift | (German) the Holy Writ (archaic) | |||||||||||||||
| die Heilige Stadt | (German) the Holy City | |||||||||||||||
| die Heiligen Drei Könige | (German) the Kings of the East, the Three Kings, the Three Wise Men, the three Magi | |||||||||||||||
| die Heimat seiner Wahl | (German) his country of adoption | |||||||||||||||
| die Heimreise antreten | (German) to go home | |||||||||||||||
| die Herausforderung annehmen | (German) to accept a challenge, to accept the dare, to accept the challenge, to pick up the gaunlet, to take up the gauntlet | |||||||||||||||
| die Herausgabe verweigern | (German) to refuse delivery | |||||||||||||||
| die Herrschaft innehaben | (German) to hold control | |||||||||||||||
| die Herstellung einstellen | (German) to discontinue the manufacture | |||||||||||||||
| die Herstellung rationalisieren | (German) to rationalize production | |||||||||||||||
| die Herzkranzgefäße betreffend | (German) cardiovascular | |||||||||||||||
| die heutige Jugend | (German f.) today's youth | |||||||||||||||
| die heutigen Zeiten | (German pl.) the present situation | |||||||||||||||
| die heutigen Veranstaltungen | (German) today's arrangements | |||||||||||||||
| die Hilfelieferungen beeinträchtigen | (German) to affect the supply of aid | |||||||||||||||
| die Hilfsbedürftigen | (German pl.) the poor | |||||||||||||||
| Die himmlische Joan | (German) Joan of Arcadia | |||||||||||||||
| die Hinterbliebenen | (German) the bereaved | |||||||||||||||
| die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten | (German) to break the speed limit | |||||||||||||||
| Die Hoffnung geht gen null. | (German) There is next to no hope. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt. | (German) Hope dies last. While there's life, there's hope. | |||||||||||||||
| die Hoffnung wecken | (German) to awaken the hope | |||||||||||||||
| die Hoffnungen erfüllen | (German) to answer one's hopes | |||||||||||||||
| die Höflichkeit in Person sein | (German) to be courtesy itself | |||||||||||||||
| die Höhe der zu deckenden Kosten | (German f.) the level of the costs to be covered | |||||||||||||||
| die hohe Kunst des Lernens | (German) the high art of learning | |||||||||||||||
| die Hohe Pforte | (German) the Sublime Porte | |||||||||||||||
| die Holländer | (German) the Dutch (people) | |||||||||||||||
| die Holländer | (German pl.) the Dutch people | |||||||||||||||
| die Hölle auf Erden | (German) a living hell | |||||||||||||||
| die Hölle auf Erden haben | (German) to suffer hell on earth | |||||||||||||||
| Die Hölle brach aus. | (German) All hell was let loose. | |||||||||||||||
| die Hölle durchmachen | (German) to go through absolute hell | |||||||||||||||
| die Hörgeschädigten | (German) the hearing-impaired | |||||||||||||||
| die Horizontale | (German) the horizontal | |||||||||||||||
| die Hörner einziehen | (German) to draw in one's horns, to pull in one's horns (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Hornhaut des Auges betreffend | (German) corneal | |||||||||||||||
| die Hosen anhaben | (German) to wear the breeches, to wear the trousers | |||||||||||||||
| die Hosenbeine hochkrempeln | (German) to roll up one's trouser legs | |||||||||||||||
| die Hostie weihen | (German) to consecrate the host | |||||||||||||||
| die Ideenwelt der Antike | (German) the ideas of the ancient world | |||||||||||||||
| die Iden | (German pl.) des März Ides of March | |||||||||||||||
| die Identität bestätigen | (German) to affirm the identity | |||||||||||||||
| die Identität feststellen | (German) to prove the identity | |||||||||||||||
| die Identität nachweisen | (German) to establish the identity | |||||||||||||||
| die Ihren | (German pl.) yours, her family | |||||||||||||||
| die ihren | (German pl.) hers, theirs | |||||||||||||||
| die Ihrigen | (German pl.) yours | |||||||||||||||
| die ihrigen | (German pl.) theirs, hers | |||||||||||||||
| die in bestimmten Branchen auftreten können | (German) peculiar to any particular trade | |||||||||||||||
| die Inflation aufhalten | (German) to contain inflation | |||||||||||||||
| die Inflation ausgleichen | (German) to adjust for inflation | |||||||||||||||
| die Inflation bekämpfen | (German) to combat inflation | |||||||||||||||
| die Inflation dämpfen | (German) to control inflation | |||||||||||||||
| die Initiative ergreifen | (German) to grasp the nettle (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Initiative übernehmen | (German) to seize the initiative, to take the initiative | |||||||||||||||
| die Innenseite nach außen kehren | (German) to turn inside out | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Bute | (German) the Isle of Bute (Scotland) | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Celebes | (German) the island of Celebes | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Man | (German) the Isle of Man | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Rügen | (German) the island of Rügen | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Skye | (German) the Isle of Skye (Scotland) | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Sulawesi | (German) the island of Sulawesi | |||||||||||||||
| die Insel Wight | (German) the Isle of Wight | |||||||||||||||
| die Interessen der Käufer wecken | (German) to stimulate customers' interests | |||||||||||||||
| die Internationale singen | (German) to sing the Internationale | |||||||||||||||
| die Jacke nicht anziehen | (German) to leave off a jacket | |||||||||||||||
| ie Jacke zuknöpfen | (German) to fasten up one's jacket | |||||||||||||||
| die Jagd verbieten | (German) to ban hunting | |||||||||||||||
| die Jahre fort | (German) along in years | |||||||||||||||
| Die Jahre gingen dahin. | (German) The years went by. | |||||||||||||||
| die Jalousie hochziehen | (German) to raise the blind | |||||||||||||||
| die Jalousien herunterlassen | (German) to let down the shutters | |||||||||||||||
| die Jastimmen und die Neinstimmen | (German) or die Ja- und die Neinstimmen, the yeas and the nays | |||||||||||||||
| diejenige | (German) that | |||||||||||||||
| die Jungfrau von Orleans | (German) the Maid of Orleans (Joan of Arc) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kälte empfinden | (German) to feel the cold | |||||||||||||||
| Die Kamera hat automatische Scharfstellung. | (German) The camera focuses automatically. | |||||||||||||||
| die Kämpfe einstellen | (German) to stop fighting | |||||||||||||||
| die kanadischen Ostprovinzen | (German) the Maritime provinces (Canada) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kanäle wechseln | (German) to change channels | |||||||||||||||
| Die Kantaten | a thorough reference work for all of Bach's cantatas produced by the musicologist Alfred Dürr (1971-1985) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kante abschlagen | (German) to chip the edge, to break the edge of something | |||||||||||||||
| die Kante brechen | (German) to break the edge of something, to chip the edge of something | |||||||||||||||
| die Kanten abschneiden | (German) to cut edges | |||||||||||||||
| die Kanten schneiden | (German) to trim the edges | |||||||||||||||
| die Kanzel besteigen | (German) to ascend the pulpit | |||||||||||||||
| die Kapazität erweitern | (German) to expand the capacity | |||||||||||||||
| die Karriereleiter hochklettern | (German) to climb up the greasy pole | |||||||||||||||
| die Karte mit Kompass ausrichten | (German) to use a compass to align the map | |||||||||||||||
| die Karten mischen | (German) to give the cards a shuffle | |||||||||||||||
| die Kasse abrechnen | (German) to balance the cash, to balance the till | |||||||||||||||
| die Kasse führen | (German) to keep the cash | |||||||||||||||
| die Kassen klingeln lassen | (German) to make the cash tills ring | |||||||||||||||
| die Katastrophe abwenden | (German) to avert disaster | |||||||||||||||
| die Katze aus dem Sack lassen | (German) to let the cat out of the bag | |||||||||||||||
| die Katze hinauslassen | (German) to let the cat out | |||||||||||||||
| die Katze im Sack kaufen | (German) to buy a pig in a poke | |||||||||||||||
| Die Katze lässt das Mausen nicht. | (German) The leopard cannot change his spots. | |||||||||||||||
| die Kaution verfallen lassen | (German) to jump bail (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kernwerte der Familie sichern | (German) to affirm the family's core values | |||||||||||||||
| die Ketten brechen | (German) to break one's chains, to burst one's chains | |||||||||||||||
| die Ketten sprengen | (German) to break one's chains | |||||||||||||||
| die Kinder unterhalten | (German) to amuse the children | |||||||||||||||
| die Klagelieder Jeremias | (German) the Lamentations of Jeremiah | |||||||||||||||
| die Klappe aufreißen | (German) to have a big mouth (colloquial), to shoot off one's mouth | |||||||||||||||
| Die Klappe fällt. | (German) It's over. | |||||||||||||||
| die klassische Literatur | (German) the classics | |||||||||||||||
| Die Klausel sollte nur verwendet werden, wenn ... | (German) The term should only be used if ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Klingen kreuzen | (German) to fence (with words, arguments), to cross swords (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Klippen umschiffen | (German) to avoid the pitfalls | |||||||||||||||
| die Kluft verbreitern | (German) to widen the gap | |||||||||||||||
| Die Kluft wird kleiner. | (German) The gap is decreasing. | |||||||||||||||
| die Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich | (German) the divide between rich and poor | |||||||||||||||
| die Kluft zwischen verschiedenen Anschauungen überbrücken | (German) to bridge the gulf between different opinions | |||||||||||||||
| die Knochen durchrüttelnd | (German) bone-jarring | |||||||||||||||
| die kochende Volksseele | (German f.) the seething populace | |||||||||||||||
| die Koffer packen | (German) to pack one's bags (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kohle aufhäufen | (German) to bank the fire | |||||||||||||||
| die Kommunikation erleichtern | (German) to facilitate communication | |||||||||||||||
| die Kommunion erteilen | (German) to administer Communion | |||||||||||||||
| die Königin von Saba | (German) the Queen of Sheba | |||||||||||||||
| die Konkurrenz bekämpfen | (German) to fight the competition | |||||||||||||||
| die Konkurrenz herabwürdigender Werbetext | (German m.) knocking copy | |||||||||||||||
| die Konkurrenz schlagen | (German) to smash all opposition | |||||||||||||||
| die Konkurrenz überflügeln | (German) to gain an edge over one's competitors | |||||||||||||||
| die Konsequenzen akzeptieren | (German) to take the consequences | |||||||||||||||
| die Konsequenzen tragen | (German) to bear the consequences | |||||||||||||||
| die Konsequenzen ziehen (aus) | (German) to draw the conclusions (from) | |||||||||||||||
| die Konten abrechnen | (German) to balance accounts | |||||||||||||||
| die Konten billigen | (German) to approve the accounts | |||||||||||||||
| die Konten fälschen | (German) to falsify the accounts | |||||||||||||||
| die Konten prüfen | (German) to audit, to audit the accounts | |||||||||||||||
| die Konten übernehmen | (German) to adopt the accounts | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle aufgeben | (German) to give up control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle ausüben | (German) to be in control, to control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle behalten | (German) to retain control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle haben | (German) to control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle im Land übernehmen | (German) to take control of the country | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle lockern | (German) to relax control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle übernehmen | (German) to assume control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle verlieren | (German) to lose control | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle verlieren über | (German) to lose control of | |||||||||||||||
| die Kontrolle wiedererlangen | (German) to regain control | |||||||||||||||
| die Köpfe zusammenstecken | (German) to go into a huddle, to huddle together | |||||||||||||||
| die Körperbehinderten | (German pl.) the physically handicapped | |||||||||||||||
| die körpereigenen Abwehrkräfte | (German pl.) the body's defences | |||||||||||||||
| die körperlich Behinderten | (German pl.) the physically handicapped | |||||||||||||||
| Die Körpersprache spricht Bände | (German) Body language speaks volumes | |||||||||||||||
| Die Körpersprache verrät den Sprechenden. | (German) Body language speaks louder than words. | |||||||||||||||
| die Korrektur rückgängig machen | (German) to cancel the correction, to correct it back (in Latin, to write stet by an earlier correction) | |||||||||||||||
| die Korrespondenz bearbeiten | (German) to deal with one's correspondence | |||||||||||||||
| die Korrespondenz führen | (German) to conduct the correspondence | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten aller Formalitäten | (German) the costs of any formalities | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten begrenzen | (German) to cap the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten berechnen | (German) to count the cost, to calculate the expense | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten bestreiten | (German) to pay for the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten decken | (German) to cover the expenses | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten einschränken | (German) to reduce expenses | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten errechnen | (German) to reckon up the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten (je) zur Hälfte tragen | (German) to bear half the costs, to pay half the costs, to share the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten mindern | (German) to reduce costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten senken | (German) to reduce costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten tragen | (German) to bear the costs, to pay the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten übernehmen | (German) to bear the cost, to bear the expenses, to take on the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten überschätzen | (German) to overestimate the costs | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten von ... reduzieren | (German) to slash the cost of ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Kosten zumessen | (German) to apportion the expenses | |||||||||||||||
| die Kostenbewussten | (German pl.) the budget-conscious | |||||||||||||||
| die Kräfte nehmen | (German) to debilitate | |||||||||||||||
| die Kräfte zusammenziehen | (German) to muster one's forces | |||||||||||||||
| die Krallen einfahren | (German) to pull in one's horns (colloquial: to live within one's means) | |||||||||||||||
| die Krankheit in die Länge ziehen | (German) to protract the illness | |||||||||||||||
| Die Krankheit ist ansteckend. | (German) The disease is contagious. | |||||||||||||||
| die Krawatte zurechtrücken | (German) to adjust one's tie | |||||||||||||||
| die Kriegsversehrten | (German pl.) the war-wounded | |||||||||||||||
| die Krise kriegen | (German) to panic | |||||||||||||||
| die Kriterien erfüllen | (German) to satisfy the criteria | |||||||||||||||
| die Kritik entkräften | (German) to invalidate criticisms | |||||||||||||||
| die Krone der Schöpfung | (German) the summit of creation | |||||||||||||||
| die Krone der Schöpfung sein | (German) to be the pride of creation (often ironic) | |||||||||||||||
| die Krone niederlegen | (German) to abdicate the throne | |||||||||||||||
| die Krummen und die Lahmen | (German) the halt and the lame | |||||||||||||||
| die Kuh vom Eis bringen | (German) to save the situation (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kulissen schieben | (German) to shift the scenes | |||||||||||||||
| die Kultur kennen | (German) to be acquainted with the culture | |||||||||||||||
| die Kündigung einreichen | (German) to hand in one's notice, to hand in one's resignation | |||||||||||||||
| Die Kunst der Fuge | see 'Art of Fugue' | |||||||||||||||
| die Kunst beherrschen | (German) to master the art | |||||||||||||||
| die Kunst, den Anderen um eine Nasenlänge voraus zu sein | (German) one-upmanship | |||||||||||||||
| die Kunst der Gegenwart | (German) contemporary art | |||||||||||||||
| Die Kunst der Geräusche | (German) The Art of Noises (Luigi Russolo: L'arte dei rumori) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kunst, gefällig zu sein | (German) the art of pleasing | |||||||||||||||
| Die Kunst ist lang, das Leben kurz. | (German) Life is short, art is long. (ars longa, vita breva) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kurve kriegen | (German) to turn the corner, to get one's act together (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Kürze | (German f.) summariness | |||||||||||||||
| die Küste entlang | (German) along the coast | |||||||||||||||
| die Küste erreichen | (German) to attain the shore | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage ändern | (German) to alter the situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage bebrüten | (German) to brood over the situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage besprechen | (German) to discuss the situation, to review the situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage beurteilen | (German) to assess the situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage einschätzen | (German) to evaluate the position | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage erfassen | (German) to sum up the situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage erkennen | (German) to realize one's situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage erkunden | (German) to sound out the situation | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lage hat sich geändert. | (German) The situation has changed. Things have changed. | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage im Griff haben | (German) to control the situation | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lage ist hoffnungslos. | (German) The situation is beyond remedy. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lage ist schlecht. | (German) Things are in a bad way. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lage ist unter Kontrolle. | (German) The situation is under control. | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage meistern | (German) to cope | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage peilen | (German) to find out how the land lies, to see how the land lies | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage retten | (German) to save the day, to save the situation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lage überdenken | (German) to consider a situation | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lage war sehr angespannt. | (German) The situation was very tense. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lage wird schlimmer. | (German) Things are getting worse. | |||||||||||||||
| die Lahmen | (German pl.) the lame | |||||||||||||||
| die Laken wechseln | (German) to change the sheets | |||||||||||||||
| die Lampe näher bringen | (German) to bring the light nearer | |||||||||||||||
| die Lampen ausschalten | (German) to turn out the lights | |||||||||||||||
| die Landschaft beherrschen | (German) to dominate the landscape | |||||||||||||||
| die Landung vorbereiten | (German) to make preparations to land, to prepare for landing | |||||||||||||||
| die Länge ändern | (German) to vary the length | |||||||||||||||
| die Länge berechnen | (German) to calculate the longitude | |||||||||||||||
| die Last berechnen | (German) to calculate the burden | |||||||||||||||
| die Last der Jahre | (German) burden of years | |||||||||||||||
| die Last tragen | (German) to bear the brunt of the work | |||||||||||||||
| die Latte (sehr) hoch legen | (German) to set the bar (very) high (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Latte überqueren | (German) to clear the bar (high jump) | |||||||||||||||
| die Laune nehmen | (German) to damp spirits | |||||||||||||||
| die Launen des Schicksals | (German) the vicissitudes of life | |||||||||||||||
| die Lautstärke hochdrehen | (German) to turn up the volume | |||||||||||||||
| Diele (s.), Dielen (pl.) | (German f.) hall (entrance hall, corridor), hallway, foyer, vestibule | |||||||||||||||
| (German f.) batten, plank, deal, floorboard, floor board | ||||||||||||||||
| die Lebenden | (German) the quick (archaic), the living | |||||||||||||||
| die Lebenden und die Toten | (German) the quick and the dead | |||||||||||||||
| die lebenserhaltenden Maßnahmen einstellen | (German) to disconnect somebody from life support | |||||||||||||||
| die Lebensgewohnheiten ändern | (German) to alter the way we live | |||||||||||||||
| die Lebensnotwendigkeit erkennen | (German) to acknowledge the vital importance | |||||||||||||||
| die Lebensqualität beeinträchtigen | (German) to affect the quality of life | |||||||||||||||
| die leeren Stellen ausfüllen | (German) to fill in the blanks | |||||||||||||||
| Die Legende erzählt, dass ... | (German) Legend relates that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Lehren aus der Vergangenheit ziehen | (German) to learn the lessons of the past | |||||||||||||||
| die Lehren des Koran | (German) the teachings of the Koran | |||||||||||||||
| die leiblichen Genüsse | (German pl.) creature comforts | |||||||||||||||
| die Leidenden | (German pl.) the suffering | |||||||||||||||
| die Leidenden trösten | (German) to comfort the suffering | |||||||||||||||
| die Leidenschaften besänftigen | (German) to smooth down passions | |||||||||||||||
| die Leidenschaften zügeln | (German) to control the passions | |||||||||||||||
| die Leidtragenden | (German pl.) the ones to suffer | |||||||||||||||
| die leise Stimme des Gewissens | (German) the still small voice | |||||||||||||||
| die Leistung drosseln | (German) to reduce the output | |||||||||||||||
| die Leistung steigern | (German) to boost performance, to increase the efficiency | |||||||||||||||
| die Leistung verbessern | (German) to improve the efficiency | |||||||||||||||
| Die Leitung brach zusammen. | (German) The line went dead. | |||||||||||||||
| die Leitung haben | (German) to act as manager, to be in charge, to be in control | |||||||||||||||
| Die Leitung ist besetzt. | (German) The line is busy (engaged). | |||||||||||||||
| Die Leitung ist tot. | (German) The line's gone dead. | |||||||||||||||
| die Leitung übernehmen | (German) to assume control, to take over a company | |||||||||||||||
| die Leitung wieder übernehmen | (German) to resume control | |||||||||||||||
| Dielektrikum (s.), Dielektrika (pl.) | (German n.) dielectric | |||||||||||||||
| dielektrisch | (German) dielectric, dielectrically | |||||||||||||||
| dielektrische Leitung | (German f.) dielectric cable | |||||||||||||||
| dielektrische Sättigung | (German f.) dielectric saturation | |||||||||||||||
| dielektrischer Verlust | (German m.) dielectric loss | |||||||||||||||
| dielektrischer Verlustfaktor | (German m.) dielectric loss factor | |||||||||||||||
| Dielektrizitätskonstante | (German f.) dielectric constant, capacitivity, permittivity | |||||||||||||||
| Dielen legen | (German) to lay floorboards, to lay planking | |||||||||||||||
| Dielenbelag | (German m.) boarding | |||||||||||||||
| Dielenboden | (German m.) plank flooring | |||||||||||||||
| Dielenfußboden | (German m.) boarded floor, planked floor | |||||||||||||||
| die letzte große Hoffnung | (German) the last best hope | |||||||||||||||
| die letzte Mode | (German f.) the latest rage | |||||||||||||||
| die letzte Ölung | (German) the last rites | |||||||||||||||
| die letzte Ruhe finden | (German) to be laid to rest | |||||||||||||||
| die letzte Runde einläuten | (German) to sound the bell for the last round | |||||||||||||||
| Die letzten Berichte zeigen, dass ... | (German) The latest reports show that ... | |||||||||||||||
| die letzten Nachrichten | (German) the latest news | |||||||||||||||
| die letzten Tage | (German) recent days | |||||||||||||||
| die Leute über dir | (German pl.) your betters, your superiors | |||||||||||||||
| Die Leute lernen's nie. | (German) People never learn. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Leute meinen, er ist verrückt. | (German) People think he's crazy. | |||||||||||||||
| die Liebe meines Lebens | (German) the love of my life | |||||||||||||||
| Die Liebe überwindet alles. | (German) Love conquers all. | |||||||||||||||
| die liebe Verstorbene | (German) the dear departed (female) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Liebe wächst mit der Entfernung. | (German) Absence makes the heart grow fonder. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen | (German) The Love for Three Oranges (opera by Sergei Prokofiev) | |||||||||||||||
| die Lieben | (German) the beloved ones | |||||||||||||||
| die lieben Verstorbenen | (German) the dear departed | |||||||||||||||
| die Lieferung beschleunigen | (German) to accelerate delivery, to hasten delivery, to speed up delivery | |||||||||||||||
| die Lieferung hinausschieben | (German) to delay the delivery of the goods | |||||||||||||||
| die Lieferung veranlassen | (German) to effect delivery | |||||||||||||||
| die Linke | (German) the left (political parties) | |||||||||||||||
| die Lippen aufeinanderpressen | (German) to purse one's lips | |||||||||||||||
| die Lippen aufeinander pressen | (German, old form) to purse one's lips | |||||||||||||||
| die Lippen schürzen | (German) to purse one's lips | |||||||||||||||
| die Lippen spitzen | (German) to purse one's lips, to pucker one's lips | |||||||||||||||
| die Lippen verschließen | (German) to button the lips (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Liste anführen | (German) to top the list | |||||||||||||||
| die Literatur jener Epoche | (German) the literature of that day | |||||||||||||||
| die Lizenz auf ein Patent erwerben | (German) to acquire the licence for a patent | |||||||||||||||
| die Lizenz entziehen | (German) to strike off (solicitor) | |||||||||||||||
| die Löhne senken | (German) to reduce wages | |||||||||||||||
| Die Löhne sind gestiegen. | (German) Wages have gone up. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lohnkosten sind gestiegen. | (German) The price of labour has gone up. | |||||||||||||||
| die Lorbeeren ernten | (German) to carry off the bays (laurels) | |||||||||||||||
| die Löschung beantragen | (German) to apply for a cancellation | |||||||||||||||
| die Lösung eines Problems | (German) the answer to a problem | |||||||||||||||
| Die Lösung kommt ganz von selbst. | (German) The solution presents itself. | |||||||||||||||
| die Lücke ausfüllen | (German) to fill in the blank | |||||||||||||||
| die Lücke schließen | (German) to bridge the gulf | |||||||||||||||
| die Lücken ausfüllen | (German) to fill in the gaps | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft abschneiden | (German) to strangle | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft anhalten | (German) to hold one's breath | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft bewegen | (German) to stir the air, to circulate the air | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft durchdringen | (German) to pervade the air | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft herauslassen | (German) to deflate | |||||||||||||||
| Die Luft ist rein. | (German) The coast is clear. | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft parfümieren | (German) to scent the air | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft reinigen | (German) to clear the air | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft verderben | (German) to vitiate the air | |||||||||||||||
| die Luft zerteilen | (German) to cleave the air | |||||||||||||||
| Dielung | (German f.) boarding, planking | |||||||||||||||
| die lustige Seite | (German) the funny side | |||||||||||||||
| die Macht an sich reißen | (German) to seize power | |||||||||||||||
| die Macht aufgeben | (German) to give up power | |||||||||||||||
| die Macht ergreifen | (German) to take over | |||||||||||||||
| die Macht festigen | (German) to consolidate power | |||||||||||||||
| die Macht haben | (German) to be in power | |||||||||||||||
| die Macht übernehmen | (German) to assume power, to take over | |||||||||||||||
| die Mächtigen | (German) the powers that be | |||||||||||||||
| die Mädel heranbringen | (German) to bring on the girls | |||||||||||||||
| die Mailänder | (German pl.) the Milanese (plural) | |||||||||||||||
| die Mängel beheben | (German) to correct the defects | |||||||||||||||
| die Männer in Grün | (German) the boys in blue (police) | |||||||||||||||
| die Markierung aufheben | (German) to deselect | |||||||||||||||
| die Massai | (German pl.) the Masai | |||||||||||||||
| die Masse | (German f.) hoi polloi | |||||||||||||||
| die Massen erfassend | (German) audience-grabbing | |||||||||||||||
| die Materie beherrschen | (German) to know one's stuff | |||||||||||||||
| die Mauren | (German pl.) the Moors | |||||||||||||||
| die Mehrheit erreichen | (German) to obtain a majority | |||||||||||||||
| die Mehrheit haben | (German) to be in the majority, to hold the majority | |||||||||||||||
| Die Mehrheit ist dafür. | (German) The ayes have it. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Mehrheit ist dagegen. | (German) The noes have it. | |||||||||||||||
| die Mehrzahl unserer Kunden | (German) the majority of our customers | |||||||||||||||
| die meinen | (German pl.) mine | |||||||||||||||
| die Meinigen | (German pl.) mine, my family, my people, those close to me, significant others, mine | |||||||||||||||
| die Meinung ändern | (German) to change opinions | |||||||||||||||
| die Meinung nicht teilen | (German) to be of different opinion | |||||||||||||||
| die Meinung teilen | (German) to be of the same opinion | |||||||||||||||
| die Meinung vertreten, dass ... | (German) to be of the opinion that ... | |||||||||||||||
| Die Meinungen hierüber gehen weit auseinander. | (German) Opinion is deeply divided on this issue. | |||||||||||||||
| die meiste Zeit | (German) most of the time | |||||||||||||||
| die meiste Zeit des Jahres | (German) most of the year | |||||||||||||||
| die meisten | (German) most | |||||||||||||||
| die meisten Artikel | (German pl.) most of the products | |||||||||||||||
| die meisten Hersteller | (German pl.) the majority of manufacturers | |||||||||||||||
| die meisten Kunden | (German) the majority of customers | |||||||||||||||
| die meisten Leute | (German) most people | |||||||||||||||
| die meisten unserer Kunden | (German) most of our customers | |||||||||||||||
| die Meisterschaft anstreben | (German) to strive for mastery | |||||||||||||||
| Die Melodie geht mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf. | (German) I can't get that tune out of my head. | |||||||||||||||
| die Melone aufschneiden | (German) to carve the melon | |||||||||||||||
| die Menge, die Sie benötigen | (German) the quantity you require | |||||||||||||||
| die Menge, die Sie wünschen | (German) the quantity you desire | |||||||||||||||
| Die Menge ist nicht das Problem. | (German) The quantity is no problem. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Menge richtet sich nach ... | (German) The quantity is based upon ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Menge zerstreuen | (German) to disperse the crowd | |||||||||||||||
| die Menschen früherer Zeiten | (German) the men of old | |||||||||||||||
| die menschliche Rasse | (German f.) the human race | |||||||||||||||
| die menschliche Verfassung | (German) the human condition | |||||||||||||||
| die Messe besuchen | (German) to attend mass | |||||||||||||||
| die Messe lesen | (German) to say mass, to read Mass | |||||||||||||||
| Die Messe wird in ... abgehalten. | (German) The fair is held in ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Messlatte höher legen | (German) to raise the bar | |||||||||||||||
| die Midlands | (German) the Midlands (central England) | |||||||||||||||
| die Miete heraufsetzen | (German) to put up the rent | |||||||||||||||
| Die Milch ist sauer geworden. | (German) The milk has turned. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Minuten zogen sich hin. | (German) The minutes dragged on, the minutes dragged by. | |||||||||||||||
| die mir lieb und teuer sind | (German) those near and dear to me | |||||||||||||||
| die mit dem Fall zusammenhängenden Tatsachen | (German) the facts associated with the case | |||||||||||||||
| die mit diesem Wort verbundenen Assoziationen | (German) the connotations of this word | |||||||||||||||
| die Mitarbeiterzahl verstärken | (German) to increase the workforce | |||||||||||||||
| die Mitgliedschaft aufgeben | (German) to resign membership | |||||||||||||||
| die Mitte | (German) the middle ground | |||||||||||||||
| die Mittel dem Zweck anpassen | (German) to adapt the means to the end | |||||||||||||||
| die Mittel übersteigend | (German) beyond one's means | |||||||||||||||
| die Möbel anordnen | (German) to arrange the furniture | |||||||||||||||
| die Mode bestimmen | (German) to lead the fashion | |||||||||||||||
| die Mode sein | (German) to be the (all) rage (to be in vogue) | |||||||||||||||
| die Moral anspornen | (German) to boost morale | |||||||||||||||
| die Moral heben | (German) to elevate the morals, to boost morale | |||||||||||||||
| die Moral untergraben | (German) to subvert morality | |||||||||||||||
| die Moral verbessern | (German) to improve the morals | |||||||||||||||
| die Moral verderben | (German) to corrupt morals | |||||||||||||||
| Die Morgendämmerung ist nahe. | (German) Dawn is near. | |||||||||||||||
| die morgendliche Kühle | (German) the fresh of the morning | |||||||||||||||
| die morgige Zeitung | (German) tomorrow's paper | |||||||||||||||
| die Müdigkeit bekämpfen | (German) to combat fatigue | |||||||||||||||
| die Mühe ersparen | (German) to save the trouble | |||||||||||||||
| die Mühe lohnen | (German) to be worth the effort | |||||||||||||||
| Die Mühe lohnt sich. | (German) It's worth (making) the effort. | |||||||||||||||
| die Mühe wert | (German) worth the trouble | |||||||||||||||
| die Mühe wert sein | (German) to be worth the trouble, to be worth the effort | |||||||||||||||
| die Musik leiser stellen | (German) to turn down the music | |||||||||||||||
| Die Musik wurde lauter und leiser. | (German) The music rose and fell. | |||||||||||||||
| die Muskeln entspannen | (German) to relax the muscles | |||||||||||||||
| die Muskeln lockern | (German) to relax the muscles | |||||||||||||||
| Die Muster werden Ihnen zeigen ... | (German) The samples will show you ... | |||||||||||||||
| Die Mutter ging auf den Markt. | (German) Mother went to market. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Mutter hatte ihr Kind an der Brust. | (German) The mother nourished her baby. | |||||||||||||||
| die Mutter-Kind-Bindung | (German) the bond between mother and child | |||||||||||||||
| die Nabelschnur durchtrennen | (German) to cut the umbilical cord | |||||||||||||||
| die nach äußerer Aufmachung erscheinen | (German) which appear on their face | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfolge regeln | (German) to settle the succession | |||||||||||||||
| die nachfolgenden Ereignisse | (German) the events to follow | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfrage anregen | (German) to stimulate demand | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfrage befriedigen | (German) to accommodate demand, to meet the demand | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachfrage belebt sich nur langsam. | (German) Demand is slow in picking up. | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfrage bestimmen | (German) to assess the demand | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfrage einschätzen | (German) to judge the demand | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachfrage hat das Angebot überschritten. | (German) Demand has overtaken supply. | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfrage mindern | (German) to reduce demand | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachfrage steigern | (German) to increase demand | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachfrage überschreitet das Angebot. | (German) Demand exceeds supply. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachfrage verbessert sich. | (German) Demand is improving. | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachgeborenen | (German pl.) future generations | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachhut bilden | (German) to bring up the rear | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachricht begrüßen | (German) to welcome the news | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachricht ist gut. | (German) The news is good. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachricht ist wichtig. | (German) The news is important. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachricht jagte mir einen Schrecken ein. | (German) The news made me jump. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachricht traf ihn wie ein Hammerschlag. | (German) The news hit him like a hammer. | |||||||||||||||
| die Nachricht verbreiten | (German) to spread the news | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nachricht verbreitete sich wie ein Lauffeuer. | (German) The news spread like wildfire. | |||||||||||||||
| die nächste Größe anprobieren | (German) to try on the next size up | |||||||||||||||
| die nachstehenden Bedingungen | (German) the following conditions | |||||||||||||||
| die nächsten Angehörigen | (German) the next of kin | |||||||||||||||
| die nächsten Verwandten | (German pl.) the next of kin (plural) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nacht bei ... verbringen | (German) to spend the night with ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Nacht durchmachen | (German) to make a night of it (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nacht mit ... verbringen | (German) to spend the night with ... | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nacht rückte näher. | (German) The night came on. | |||||||||||||||
| die Nacht zum Tage machen | (German) to burn the candle at both ends | |||||||||||||||
| die Nackenhaare aufstellen | (German) to get one's hackles up, to raise one's hackles | |||||||||||||||
| die Nackenhaare sträuben | (German) to make one's hair stand on edge, to get one's hackles up, to raise one's hackles | |||||||||||||||
| die nackte Wahrheit | (German f.) the bald truth | |||||||||||||||
| die Nackten bekleiden | (German) to clothe the naked | |||||||||||||||
| die Nägel schneiden | (German) to trim one's nails | |||||||||||||||
| die Nahrung bei sich behalten | (German) to keep one's food down | |||||||||||||||
| die Namen abhaken | (German) to check the names on a list | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase hinausstecken | (German) to peek out (from a hiding place), to stick one's nose out | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase hoch tragen | (German) to be stuck-up (colloquial), to stick one's nose up (in the air) (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase hochziehen | (German) to snuffle | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase in die Bücher stecken | (German) to hit the books (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase ins Buch stecken | (German) to bury one's nose in one's books | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase putzen | (German) to wipe the nose | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase rümpfen | (German) to wrinkle one's nose, to scrunch (up) one's nose (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase spitzen | (German) to cock one's nose | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase voll haben | (German) to have had enough (colloquial), to be brassed off (slang) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nase voll haben von | (German) to be fed up with (colloquial), to be sick and tired of (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| Die Nässe hat die Schrift verwischt. | (German) The wet has blurred the writing. | |||||||||||||||
| Dienen | (German n.) service | |||||||||||||||
| dienen | (German) to serve, to conduce | |||||||||||||||
| dienen als | (German) to act as, to function as, to serve as | |||||||||||||||
| dienend | (German) servicing, conducing, serving, servient | |||||||||||||||
| dienend als | (German) acting as | |||||||||||||||
| Diener (m.), Dienerin (f.), Diener (pl.) | (German m.) servant, attendant, attender, butler, manservant (m.), menial, server, slave, majordomo, footman (m.), servitor (archiac), valet, ancilla (f.), maidservant (f.), maid (f.) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienerschaft | (German f.) domestics, attendants, staff | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven behalten | (German) to keep one's nerve | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven beruhigen | (German) to steady the nerves | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven entspannen | (German) to relax the nerves | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven stärken | (German) to brace the nerves, to strengthen one's nerves | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven verlieren | (German) to lose one's nerve, to lose one's rag (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven wegschmeißen | (German - Austria) to panic | |||||||||||||||
| die Nerven zerrütten | (German) to shatter the nerves | |||||||||||||||
| die Netze auswerfen | (German) to cast the nets | |||||||||||||||
| die neue Lehrmeinung | (German) the new school | |||||||||||||||
| die Neue Welt | (German f.) the New World (the Americas) | |||||||||||||||
| die neuesten Nachrichten | (German pl.) latest news | |||||||||||||||
| die Neureichen | (German pl.) upstarts, the new rich, nouveaux riches, the nouveau riche, the nouveaux riches | |||||||||||||||
| die Niederlage einstecken | (German) to accept defeat | |||||||||||||||
| die Niederlage hinnehmen | (German) to accept defeat | |||||||||||||||
| die Niederlande | (German) Holland, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| die Niederlande | (German pl.) the Low Countries | |||||||||||||||
| die Niederländer | (German) the Dutch (people) | |||||||||||||||
| dienlich | (German) helpful, convenient, conducive, serviceable, advantageous, appropriate, beneficial, handy, helpful, useful, instrumental (useful) | |||||||||||||||
| dienliche Information | (German f.) useful piece of information | |||||||||||||||
| dienliche Methode | (German f.) useful way | |||||||||||||||
| Dienlichkeit | (German f.) convenience, relevance, serviceableness, subservience, usefulness | |||||||||||||||
| dienlich sein | (German) to subserve, to be of use, to be useful | |||||||||||||||
| die Nordiren | (German) the Northern Irish | |||||||||||||||
| die nordischen Länder | (German pl.) the Nordic countries | |||||||||||||||
| die Norm erhöhen | (German) to raise the standard | |||||||||||||||
| die normannische Eroberung | (German f.) the Norman Conquest | |||||||||||||||
| die Normen herabsetzen | (German) to reduce standards | |||||||||||||||
| die Not lindern | (German) to relieve the distress | |||||||||||||||
| die Notbremse ziehen | (German) to apply the emergency brake, to pull the communication cord, to call a halt before it's too late | |||||||||||||||
| die Note 1 bekommen | (German) to get an A, to ace (slang: get an A) (examination grade) | |||||||||||||||
| die Note 2 bekommen | (German) to get a B (examination grade) | |||||||||||||||
| die Note 3 bekommen | (German) to get a C (examination grade) | |||||||||||||||
| die Note 4 bekommen | (German) to get a D (examination grade) | |||||||||||||||
| die Note 5 bekommen | (German) to get an E (examination grade) | |||||||||||||||
| die nötige Bettschwere haben | (German) to be tired enough to sleep | |||||||||||||||
| die nötigen Anpassungen vornehmen | (German) to make the necessary adjustments | |||||||||||||||
| die notwendige Auskunft erhalten | (German) to get the necessary information | |||||||||||||||
| die notwendigen Anweisungen erteilen | (German) to give the necessary instructions | |||||||||||||||
| die Notwendigkeit angehen | (German) to address the need | |||||||||||||||
| die Notwendigkeit angehen | (German) to address the need | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst (s.), Dienste (pl.) | (German m.) service, work, duty, office, commission, ministration, employment | |||||||||||||||
| dienstabwesend | (German) absent from duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstabwesenheit | (German f.) absence from duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstag (s.), Dienstage (pl.) | (German m.) Tuesday | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstagabend | (German m.) Tuesday evening | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstag in einer Woche | (German) on Tuesday week, a week from Tuesday | |||||||||||||||
| dienstäglich | (German) Tuesday | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstagmorgen | (German m.) Tuesday morning | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstagnachmittag | (German m.) Tuesday afternoon | |||||||||||||||
| dienstags | (German) (on) Tuesdays | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstalter | (German n.) seniority, length of service | |||||||||||||||
| dienstälteste | (German) longest-serving | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst am Vaterland | (German m.) service to one's country | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstanbieter | (German m.) service provider | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst an der Öffentlichkeit | (German m.) public service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstanweisungen | (German pl.) official instructions | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstanzug (s.), Dienstanzüge (pl.) | (German m.) service dress, dress uniform | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstauffassung | (German f.) conception of duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstaufsicht | (German f.) supervision | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstauto | (German n.) company car, official car | |||||||||||||||
| dienstbar | (German) subserviently, subservient, ministrant (archaic), subject | |||||||||||||||
| dienstbare Geister | (German pl.) willing hands | |||||||||||||||
| dienstbarer Geist | (German m.) genie | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstbarkeit (s.), Dienstbarkeiten (pl.) | (German f.) subservience, easement, servitude | |||||||||||||||
| dienstbeflissen | (German) zealous, eager, solicitous | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstbeflissenheit | (German f.) deference, zeal | |||||||||||||||
| dienstbereit | (German) ready to be of service, ready to serve, obliging, open (chemists) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstbezüge | (German pl.) emoluments, official emoluments | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstbote (m.), Dienstbotin (f.) | (German m.) servant, domestic | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstbotenaufgang | (German m.) backstairs | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstbotentreppe | (German f.) back stairs (for servants) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstdauer | (German f.) period of service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienste anbieten | (German) to offer services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienste einschränken | (German) to axe services | |||||||||||||||
| Diensteid | (German m.) oath of office, official oath | |||||||||||||||
| Diensteifer | (German m.) zeal, solicitude | |||||||||||||||
| diensteifrig | (German) zealous, zealously, obliging | |||||||||||||||
| diensteifriger | (German) more obliging | |||||||||||||||
| diensteifrigste | (German) most obliging | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstenthebung | (German f.) suspension from duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstfahrt | (German f.) business trip | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstfahrzeug | (German n.) company vehicle, office car, official vehicle | |||||||||||||||
| dienstfrei | (German) off duty, off-duty | |||||||||||||||
| dienstfreier Tag | (German m.) day off | |||||||||||||||
| dienstfreies Jahr | (German n.) sabbatical year | |||||||||||||||
| dienstfrei haben | (German) to have time off, to be off duty | |||||||||||||||
| dienstfrei sein | (German) to be off duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstfreistellung | (German f. - Austria) leave of absence | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstgebäude | (German n.) public office building | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstgebrauch | (German m.) official use | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstgeheimnis | (German n.) official secret | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstgespräch | (German n.) official call | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstgrad | (German m.) rank, grade, service grade | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstgüte | (German f.) quality of service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst haben | (German) to work, to be on duty | |||||||||||||||
| diensthabend | (German) on duty | |||||||||||||||
| diensthabender Polizist | (German m.) desk sergeant | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstherr | (German m.) master, lord, employer | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst im Ausland | (German) service abroad | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst im Inland | (German) home service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps. | (German) You shouldn't mix business with pleasure. There is a time and place for everything. | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstjahr (s.), Dienstjahre (pl.) | (German n.) year of service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstkleidung | (German f.) uniform, working clothes | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleister | (German m.) person providing a service, service provider | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistung (s.), Dienstleistungen (pl.) | (German f.) service, attendence, facilities (plural form) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungen an den Bürger | (German pl.) services to the public | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungen an den Einzelhändler | (German pl.) services to the retailer | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungen an den Verbraucher | (German pl.) services to the consumer | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungen bieten | (German) to offer services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungen erbringen | (German) to render services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungen nach außen verlagern | (German) to outsource services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsabteilung | (German f.) service department | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsangebot | (German n.) range of services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsbereich | (German m.) service industry | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsbetriebe | (German pl.) service enterprises, service industries | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsbranche | (German f.) service industry | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsgewerbe | (German n.) service industries, service industry, services sector | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungskatalog | (German m.) catalogue of services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungskosten | (German pl.) cost of services | |||||||||||||||
| dienstleistungsorientiert | (German) service-oriented | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungspalette | (German f.) array of services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungssektor | (German m.) service industries, service sector | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsversorgung | (German f.) supply of services | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstleistungsvertrag | (German m.) service agreement, service contract, contract for personal services | |||||||||||||||
| dienstlich | (German) official, functional, on official business | |||||||||||||||
| dienstlich abwesend | (German) absent on business | |||||||||||||||
| dienstliche Angelegenheit | (German f.) official business, official matter | |||||||||||||||
| dienstlicher Befehl | (German m.) official order | |||||||||||||||
| dienstliche Telefonnummer | (German f.) office telephone number, duty telephone number | |||||||||||||||
| dienstlich offiziell werden | (German) to take on an official tone | |||||||||||||||
| dienstlich unterwegs sein | (German) to be away on business | |||||||||||||||
| dienstlich verhindert sein | (German) to be tied up with business (matters) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstmädchen | (German f.) maid, servant, maidservant, maid servant, skivvy (colloquial), wench (archaic) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstmagd | (German f.) ancilla, maid, maidservant, servant, skivvy (colloquial), serving maid, live-in maid | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstmann (s.), Dienstmannen (pl.) | (German m.) commissionaire, porter (to carry baggage), vassal | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstmarke | (German f.) badge, badge of office, official stamp, identification badge (police, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstmütze | (German f.) cap (as part of an official uniform) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst nach Vorschrift | (German m.) work to rule | |||||||||||||||
| Dienst nach Vorschrift machen | (German) to work to rule | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstordnung | (German f.) official regulations | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstpflicht | (German f.) official duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstpistole | (German f.) service pistol | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstplan | (German m.) roster, duty roster | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstpost | (German f.) official mail | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstraum | (German m.) bureau, office | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstreise | (German f.) official journey, travel on official business, official trip, business trip | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstrevolver | (German m.) service revolver | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstrock | (German m.) tunic (as part of an official uniform) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstsache | (German f.) official business, official matter | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstschluss | (German m.) closing time | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstschluss haben | (German) to come off duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstsiegel | (German n.) official seal (stamp), official seal | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstsitz | (German m.) official residence | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststelle | (German f.) agency, bureau, office | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststelle der Regierung | (German f.) government department | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststellenleiter | (German m.) chief of the office, department head | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststellung | (German f.) official position | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststempel | (German m.) official stamp | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststunde (s.), Dienststunden (pl.) | (German f.) office hours (plural form), hours of attendence (plural form), official hours (plural form), working hours (plural form) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienststunden für den Publikumsverkehr | (German pl.) official hours | |||||||||||||||
| diensttauglich | (German) fit for service | |||||||||||||||
| Diensttauglichkeit | (German f.) able-bodiedness, fitness for duty | |||||||||||||||
| Diensttelefon | (German n.) official telephone, duty telephone | |||||||||||||||
| diensttüchtig | (German) able-bodied | |||||||||||||||
| diensttüchtiger Soldat | (German m.) able-bodied soldier | |||||||||||||||
| diensttuend | (German) acting, in attendance, in charge | |||||||||||||||
| Diensttuender (m.), Diensttuende (f.) | (German) official on duty | |||||||||||||||
| diensttuender Leiter | (German m.) acting manager | |||||||||||||||
| dienstunfähig | (German) unfit for service, invalid, unfit for duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstunfähigkeit | (German f.) unfitness for duty | |||||||||||||||
| dienstuntauglich | (German) unfit for service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstuntauglicher (m.), Dienstuntaugliche (f.) | (German) person unfit for duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstvergehen | (German n.) malfeasance | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstverhältnis | (German n.) service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstvermittler | (German m.) promoter, middleman, broker | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstvernachlässigung | (German f.) neglect of duty | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstverpflichtung | (German f.) service obligation | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstvertrag (s.), Dienstverträge (pl.) | (German m.) contract of employment, contract of service, employment contract | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstvorgesetzter (m.), Dienstvorgesetzte (f.) | (German) supervisor | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstvorschrift (s.), Dienstvorschriften (pl.) | (German f.) manual, official instructions (plural form) | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstwaffe | (German f.) service weapon | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstwagen | (German m.) official car, staff car, guard's van, company car | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstwagenpauschale | (German f.) car allowance | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstweg (s.), Dienstwege (pl.) | (German m.) official channel | |||||||||||||||
| dienstwillig | (German) deferential, obliging, obligingly | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstwohnung | (German f.) official residence | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstzeit | (German f.) period of service, office hours, working hours, term of service | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstzeugnis | (German n.) recommendation, (character) reference, testimonial | |||||||||||||||
| Dienstzimmer | (German n.) office | |||||||||||||||
| dient | (German) conduces | |||||||||||||||
| Diente | (Spanish m.) tooth, prong, clove (of garlic) | |||||||||||||||
| Diente de ajo | (Spanish m.) clove of garlic | |||||||||||||||
| Diente de león | (Spanish m.) dandelion | |||||||||||||||
| die n-te Potenz | (German) the nth power, the nth degree | |||||||||||||||
| die n-te Wurzel ziehen | (German) to take the n-th root | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberaufsicht über ... haben | (German) to supervise ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberen | (German pl.) the brass (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die oberen Zehntausend | (German) the upper class, the elite (of society), high society, haut monde, haute monde, the upper crust (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberfläche durchbrechen | (German) to break the surface | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberfläche durchschneiden | (German) to cut through the surface | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberfläche zerkratzen | (German) to scratch the surface | |||||||||||||||
| Die Obergrenze liegt bei ... Mitgliedern. | (German) The upper limit is ... members. | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberhand behalten | (German) to hold the upper hand | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberhand erlangen | (German) to prevail | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberhand gewinnen | (German) to gain the mastery, to prevail, to gain the upper hand | |||||||||||||||
| die Oberhand haben | (German) to prevail, to come out on top | |||||||||||||||
| die obige Anschrift | (German) the above address | |||||||||||||||
| die Ochsentour machen | (German) to climb up the greasy pole | |||||||||||||||
| die Offenbarung des Johannes | (German) the Revelation of St. John | |||||||||||||||
| die Offenbarung Johannis | (German) the Book of Revelations | |||||||||||||||
| die öffentliche Hand | (German) the public authorities | |||||||||||||||
| die öffentliche Meinung beeinflussen | (German) to manipulate public opinion | |||||||||||||||
| die öffentliche Meinung verstimmen | (German) to alienate public opinion | |||||||||||||||
| die öffentliche Sicherheit beeinträchtigend | (German) affecting public safety | |||||||||||||||
| die Öffentlichkeit beruhigen | (German) to reassure the public | |||||||||||||||
| die Öffentlichkeit erreichen | (German) to reach the public | |||||||||||||||
| die Öffentlichkeit hintergehen | (German) to deceive the public | |||||||||||||||
| die Öffentlichkeit scheuen | (German) to shun publicity | |||||||||||||||
| die Öffentlichkeit täuschen | (German) to deceive the public | |||||||||||||||
| die offizielle Linie widerspiegeln | (German) to reflect the official line | |||||||||||||||
| die Ohren aufsperren | (German) to keep an ear to the ground | |||||||||||||||
| die Ohren aufstellen | (German) to prick up one's ears, to cock one's ears | |||||||||||||||
| die Ohren offen halten | (German) to keep one's ears open | |||||||||||||||
| die Ohren spitzen | (German) to prick up one's ears, to cock one's ears | |||||||||||||||
| die Ohren steif halten | (German) to keep one's chin up, to keep a stiff upper lip | |||||||||||||||
| die Ollen | (German pl.) the old folks | |||||||||||||||
| die Opposition zum Schweigen bringen | (German) to silence the opposition | |||||||||||||||
| die Opposition zusammenschlagen | (German) to break down all opposition | |||||||||||||||
| die Order haben, ... zu tun | (German) to be under orders to do ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Ordnung aufrechterhalten | (German) to maintain order | |||||||||||||||
| die Ordnung wiederherstellen | (German) to establish order | |||||||||||||||
| Die Orestie | (German) The Oresteia (Aeschylus) | |||||||||||||||
| die Orientierung verlieren | (German) to lose one's bearings | |||||||||||||||
| die Ortsansässigen | (German) the local residents | |||||||||||||||
| die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft erhalten | (German) to become an Austrian citizen | |||||||||||||||
| die Panik kriegen | (German) to hit the panic button (figurative, colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Parade abnehmen | (German) to take the salute | |||||||||||||||
| die Parteien wechseln | (German) to change political parties, to change sides | |||||||||||||||
| die Parteien zusammenbringen | (German) to bring the parties together | |||||||||||||||
| die Parzen | (German pl.) the Fates | |||||||||||||||
| die Patenschaft für ein Kind übernehmen | (German) to sponsor a child (from the third world) | |||||||||||||||
| die Patenschaft übernehmen | (German) to adopt (a child) | |||||||||||||||
| die patriotischen Gefühle ansprechen | (German) to appeal to patriotic feelings | |||||||||||||||
| Die Perser | (German) The Persians (Aeschylus) | |||||||||||||||
| die Pferde scheu machen | (German) to upset the apple cart | |||||||||||||||
| die Pferde wechseln | (German) to change horses | |||||||||||||||
| Die Pflicht ruft. | (German) Duty calls. | |||||||||||||||
| die Pflicht übergeben | (German) to pass the baton | |||||||||||||||
| die Pflicht übernehmen | (German) to take up the baton | |||||||||||||||
| die Phantasie anregen | (German) to capture the imagination | |||||||||||||||
| die Phantasie ansprechen | (German) to appeal to the imagination | |||||||||||||||
| die Pharaonengräber | (German pl.) the tombs of the Pharaohs | |||||||||||||||
| die Pille danach | (German) emergency contraception | |||||||||||||||
| die Pille nehmen | (German) to be on the pill, to go on the pill | |||||||||||||||
| Die Pistole ist mir losgegangen. | (German) The pistol went off in my hand. (accidentally) | |||||||||||||||
| die Planungsgenehmigung erhalten | (German) to receive planning permission | |||||||||||||||
| die Platte putzen | (German) to make oneself scarce (colloquial), to hop it (colloquial), to hop off (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Plätze tauschen | (German) to change places | |||||||||||||||
| die Plätze vertauschen | (German) to change places | |||||||||||||||
| die Plombe brechen | (German) to break the seal | |||||||||||||||
| die politische Großwetterlage | (German) the general political climate | |||||||||||||||
| Die Polizei bittet um sachdienliche Hinweise. | (German) The police are looking for any relevant information. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Polizei hat eine heiße Spur. | (German) The police are on to something. | |||||||||||||||
| die Polizei holen | (German) to call the police | |||||||||||||||
| die Polizei kommen lassen | (German) to send for the police | |||||||||||||||
| die Polizei rufen | (German) to call the cops (colloquial), to call the police, to send for the police | |||||||||||||||
| Die Polizei sorgte für eine reibungslose Abwicklung der Veranstaltung. | (German) The police made sure that the event went smoothly. The police made sure that the event passed off smoothly. | |||||||||||||||
| die populärste Sache | (German) the most popular thing | |||||||||||||||
| die Position stärken | (German) to strengthen the position | |||||||||||||||
| die Post austragen | (German) to deliver the mail, to deliver the post | |||||||||||||||
| die Präfektur Gallien | (German) the prefecture of Gaul | |||||||||||||||
| die praktisch möglichen Mittel | (German pl.) best practicable means | |||||||||||||||
| die Prämie berichtigen | (German) to adjust the premium | |||||||||||||||
| die Prämie erhöhen | (German) to raise the premium | |||||||||||||||
| die Prärie | (German) the Plains of North America | |||||||||||||||
| die Präsidentschaft anstreben | (German) to aim at the presidency | |||||||||||||||
| die Präsidentschaft übernehmen | (German) to assume the presidency | |||||||||||||||
| die Presbyterianische Kirche Schottlands | (German) the Kirk (Scotland) | |||||||||||||||
| die Presse beherrschen | (German) to command the press | |||||||||||||||
| die Presse knebeln | (German) to gag the press | |||||||||||||||
| die Priorität feststellen | (German) to ascertain the priority | |||||||||||||||
| die Probe bestehen | (German) to stand the test | |||||||||||||||
| die Probe leiten | (German) to take the rehearsal | |||||||||||||||
| die Produktion ankurbeln | (German) to boost production | |||||||||||||||
| die Produktion auslagern | (German) to outsource | |||||||||||||||
| die Produktion einstellen | (German) to cease manufacturing, to cease production | |||||||||||||||
| die Produktion stilllegen | (German) to bring production to a standstill | |||||||||||||||
| die Produktivität erhöhen | (German) to increase the productivity | |||||||||||||||
| die Produktivität verbessern | (German) to improve the productivity | |||||||||||||||
| die Prohibition | (German f.) Prohibition (1920-1933) | |||||||||||||||
| die Prüfung wiederholen | (German) to resit | |||||||||||||||
| die Psalmen | (German) the (Book of) Psalms | |||||||||||||||
| die Pulsfrequenz heruntersetzen | (German) to lower one's pulse rate, to reduce one's pulse rate | |||||||||||||||
| die Puppen tanzen lassen | (German) to paint the town red (colloquial) | |||||||||||||||
| die Quadratur des Kreises versuchen | (German) to try to square the circle | |||||||||||||||
| die Quadratwurzel aus einem Wert ziehen | (German) to extract the square root of a value | |||||||||||||||
| die Qual der Wahl haben | (German) to be spoilt for choice | |||||||||||||||
| die Qualen der Leidenschaft | (German) the throes of passion | |||||||||||||||
| die Qualität garantieren | (German) to guarantee the quality | |||||||||||||||
| die Qualität prüfen | (German) to check the quality, to inspect the quality | |||||||||||||||
| die Quelle lokalisieren | (German) to pin down the source | |||||||||||||||
| die Quellen nachschlagen | (German) to consult the original sources | |||||||||||||||
| die Quittung kriegen | (German) to get one's comeuppance | |||||||||||||||
| die Räder ausrichten | (German) to align the wheels | |||||||||||||||
| die Rassentrennung aufheben | (German) to desegregate | |||||||||||||||
| Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff. | (German) The rats are leaving the sinking ship. The rats are deserting the sinking ship. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Reaktion beginnt. | (German) Reaction is setting in. | |||||||||||||||
| die Reaktion des Auslandes | (German) reactions from abroad | |||||||||||||||
| die rechnerischen Chancen | (German pl.) the mathematical odds | |||||||||||||||
| Die Rechnung belief sich auf insgesamt ... | (German) The bill came to ... in all. | |||||||||||||||
| Die Rechnung beträgt ... | (German) The bill amounts to ... | |||||||||||||||
| die Rechnung bezahlen | (German) to foot the bill | |||||||||||||||
| Die Rechnung bitte. | (German) The bill, please. The check, please. (US) | |||||||||||||||
| die rechte Hand | (German) the right-hand man | |||||||||||||||
| die rechtmäßige Eigentümerschaft bestätigen | (German) to certify the ownership | |||||||||||||||
| die Rechtschreibung prüfen | (German) to check the spelling | |||||||||||||||
| die Rechtschreibung überprüfen | (German) to check spellings | |||||||||||||||
| Die Rede enthält einigen Zündstoff. | (German) The speech contains some explosive material. | |||||||||||||||
| die Rede halten | (German) to deliver the sermon | |||||||||||||||
| Die Rede schließt mit einer Bemerkung. | (German) The speech closes with a remark. | |||||||||||||||
| die Regale räumen | (German) to clear the shelves | |||||||||||||||
| die Regel beachten (s.), die Regeln beachten (pl.) | (German) to observe the rule | |||||||||||||||
| die Regel einhalten (s.), die Regeln einhalten (pl.) | (German) to observe the rule | |||||||||||||||
| die Regeln lockern | (German) to relax the rules | |||||||||||||||
| die Regeln verletzen | (German) to contravene the rules | |||||||||||||||
| die Regierung fest im Griff haben | (German) to hold the reins of government | |||||||||||||||
| die Regierung stürzen | (German) to topple the government, to bring down the government | |||||||||||||||
| die Regierung übernehmen | (German) to assume the reins of government | |||||||||||||||
| die Regierung verantwortlich machen | (German) to hold the government accountable | |||||||||||||||
| die Regie übernehmen | (German) to take charge | |||||||||||||||
| die Registrierung beantragen | (German) to apply for registration | |||||||||||||||
| die Reichen | (German pl.) the rich | |||||||||||||||
| die reichen Müßiggänger | (German) the idle rich | |||||||||||||||
| die Reichen und die Schönen | (German) the beautiful people | |||||||||||||||
| die Reihen schließen | (German) to close ranks | |||||||||||||||
| die reinste Katastrophe | (German) a veritable disaster | |||||||||||||||
| die reinste Qual | (German) sheer torment | |||||||||||||||
| die Reise für die Nacht unterbrechen | (German) to make an overnight break | |||||||||||||||
| die Reise unterbrechen | (German) to break one's journey, to stop over | |||||||||||||||
| die Reling überschreiten | (German) to exceed the height of the rail | |||||||||||||||
| Diérèse | (French f.) (in linguistics) diaeresis, dieresis | |||||||||||||||
| Dieresis | in linguistics, a mark (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that they are to be pronounced as separate sounds rather than a diphthong, as in naïve | |||||||||||||||
| in linguistics, a mark (¨) placed over a vowel, such as the final vowel in Brontë, to indicate that the vowel is not silent | ||||||||||||||||
| in poetry, a break or pause in a line of verse that occurs when the end of a word and the end of a metrical foot coincide | ||||||||||||||||
| Diéresis | (Spanish) dieresis mark, umlaut (¨) | |||||||||||||||
| die restliche Zeit | (German) the rest of the time | |||||||||||||||
| die richtige Anschrift feststellen | (German) to ascertain the proper address | |||||||||||||||
| die richtige Reihenfolge | (German) the correct order | |||||||||||||||
| die richtige Saite anschlagen | (German) to touch the right chord | |||||||||||||||
| die richtigen Vorstellungen haben, wo es langgehen sollte | (German) to have the right idea about how things ought to be | |||||||||||||||
| die Richtigkeit einer Erklärung bestreiten | (German) to challenge a statement | |||||||||||||||
| die Richtigkeit einer Rechnung nachprüfen | (German) to verify an account | |||||||||||||||
| die Richtigkeit einer Sache beweisen | (German) to prove something correct | |||||||||||||||
| die Richtung ändern | (German) to alter the course, to change the bearing, to shift the direction, to change direction | |||||||||||||||
| die Richtung völlig ändern | (German) to make a U-turn (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Richtung wechseln | (German) to change direction | |||||||||||||||
| die Risse übertünchen | (German) to paper over the cracks (figurative) | |||||||||||||||
| die Rolle des jugendlichen Liebhabers spielen | (German) to play the juvenile lover | |||||||||||||||
| die Rolle des Kindes spielen | (German) to perform the child role | |||||||||||||||
| die Rollen tauschen | (German) to turn the tables, to change parts (acting) | |||||||||||||||
| die Rollen vertauschen | (German) to reverse roles | |||||||||||||||
| die Rollen verteilen | (German) to assign the parts, to cast the parts | |||||||||||||||
| die römisch-katholische Kirche | (German) the Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church | |||||||||||||||
| die Rosenkriege | (German pl.) the Wars of the Roses (English civil war) | |||||||||||||||
| die Route erneut festlegen | (German) to reroute | |||||||||||||||
| die Rückenlehne anpassen | (German) to adjust the back of the seat | |||||||||||||||
| die Rückreise antreten | (German) to go back | |||||||||||||||
| die Ruhe bewahren | (German) to keep calm, to keep one's head, to keep one's cool, to keep one's temper | |||||||||||||||
| die Ruhe selbst sein | (German) to be as cool as a cucumber | |||||||||||||||
| die Ruhe stören | (German) to break the peace, to disturb the peace | |||||||||||||||
| die Ruhe vor dem Sturm | (German) the lull before the storm, the quiet before the storm | |||||||||||||||
