All German Words — A to Z

similarity

eel

from

turn off

turning vehicle, vehicle that is turning

turning lane, filter lane

to block, to fend off a question or criticism

to brake, to slow to a stop

demolition hammer, breaker

to debit

to babble, to prattle

stream

bachelor's thesis

brown trout

white wagtail

baking tray

to bake

baker

master baker

baking tin, cake pan

camping equipment, camping gear

campsite

cappuccino (espresso with steamed foamed milk)

cappuccino cup

cashew nut

blackcurrant liqueur

CD

harpsichord

cent (1/100 of a euro)

chance

since

I disagree; I take a different view on that

you're right about that; you've got a point there

thereby

roof

attic, loft

roofer

top-floor apartment, penthouse flat

gutter (roof)

gutter bracket, gutter hanger

just

well, that's just how it is

precisely for that reason; that is exactly why

level

likewise

regular, well-proportioned

likewise

no more than, just as little

boar

rowan berry, mountain ash berry

fable

factory

subject

extended essay

skilled worker

specialist (doctor)

specialist appointment

technical supervision; state oversight covering both legality and the merits of decisions

academic department, faculty (of a university)

fan-shaped, spreading outward like a fan

fork in the road, branching point

yawn

gallery

gallery owner, gallerist

gallows humor

gallbladder

cholecystitis

bile duct

bile ducts

gallstone

to cut hair

hair follicle

exactly, precisely

hairpin bend

by a hair

hair root

to have

credit interest, interest on deposits

goshawk

meatloaf

I

I mean, I think

I'm just saying; I only mean

I see it differently; I disagree

I doubt that; I'm not sure about that

self-centred, egocentric, self-absorbed

idealism

idealistic

idea

wealth of ideas, creativity, inventiveness

yes

yeah yeah, I know I know

jackfruit

hunter, huntsman

suddenly, precipitously

year

year in (only in 'jahrein, jahraus')

annual subscription

annual financial statements, year-end accounts

start of the year

cabaret performer

cable television

Atlantic cod

cable channel

cable modem

cable network

cabin (on a ship or plane)

cabin baggage, carry-on luggage

cabinet decision, cabinet resolution

cabinet meeting

soggy and limp

soggy and limp (of food)

laboratory technician

laboratory value

salmon

salmon-coloured

varnish, lacquer

paint (nails); lacquer

spray painter, lacquerer

loading bar; progress bar

meander; river bend

to meander; to wander aimlessly

meandering, winding like a river

to do, to make

power

mightily, terribly (colloquial intensifier)

abuse of power

girl

magazine

magazine format

well then; in that case then

all right then, okay

well; oh well

of course; sure; obviously

sure thing; of course; you bet

after

in my estimation; in my considered opinion

in my understanding; according to my interpretation

in my opinion

to imitate, to mimic

oasis

whether

obelisk

above

on top of that

upper

upper arm

upper abdominal pain, epigastric pain

lord mayor

staff sergeant (Bundeswehr)

few

pair

educationalist, pedagogue

pedagogy, educational science

to paddle (in water); to doggy-paddle

pak choi, bok choy

parcel delivery driver, courier

packet filter

package manager

packet loss (networking)

cuboid, box-shaped, in the shape of a rectangular prism

quadratic; square-shaped

square kilometre

square metre (m²)

square root

qualification

to qualify (for a competition)

training measure

quality

quality journalism; journalism that prioritises accuracy, depth and ethical standards

discount, rebate

pharynx; throat

vengeful, vindictive

wheel

to speak brokenly

cycle

eraser

etching

radish (the small red or white round type)

shandy (beer mixed with lemonade)

suburban railway, city rail

to sabotage

clerk

clerk (female)

case processing, clerical work

criminal damage, property damage

thing

properly, in the appropriate manner

factual, objective, matter-of-fact

softly, gently

spreadsheet table

league leader; top of the table

league table standings

tray

tablet

staple gun

impeccably, flawlessly

to reprimand, to censure

perpetrator

blackboard

nausea

bad-temperedness, chronic ill mood

practise

over

everywhere

to revise; to rework

exceedingly

to gratinate; to brown under the grill or in the oven with a topping

to outbid; to surpass or beat a record

to bridge (a gap), to span

valency (of a verb in linguistics)

tonal value (in painting)

vandalism

vanilla

vanilla pod

variant

variance (statistics)

vase

father

fatherly

scales, balance

horizontal, level

wobbly, flabby

honeycomb-like, hexagonally patterned

waking consciousness

alertness, mental wakefulness

security guard, watchman

juniper berry

juniper berry

juniper grove

yuzu (Japanese citrus fruit)

jagged, serrated

timid

tough

viscous, syrupy, sluggish (liquid)

tenacity, toughness, dogged persistence

number

pay

count

numerical, in numerical terms

numerator