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Phonetic KEY:
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HSK -Characters and beyond:

if: (although; used to introduce a concession)

wenn auch

if: ((computing))

wenn

if: (supposing that)

wenn, falls

if: (whether)

ob

if: (a theoretical condition)

Wenn

access modifier: (fruit)

zugriffsmodifikator {m}

access specifier: Zugriffsmodifikator

{m}

acidification: (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid)

Säurebildung {f}

acidifier: (simple or compound whose presence is necessary to produce acidity)

Säuerungsmittel {n}

acidify: (to make something acidic)

säuern

afterlife: (life after death)

Leben nach dem Tod {n}, Jenseits {n}, Unterwelt {f}

airlift: (a flight)

Luftbrücke {f}

airlift: (the transportation of troops)

Luftbrücke {f}

air purifier: (device used to remove contaminants from the air)

Luftreiniger {m}

amplification: (in electronics)

Verstärkung {f}

amplification: (in physics)

Verstärkung {f}

amplification: (result of amplifying)

Verstärkung {f} (intensity); Vergrößerung {f} (enlarging)

amplifier: (anything that amplifies)

Verstärker {m}

amplify: (to increase amplitude)

verstärken

amplify: (to render larger etc.)

verstärken (more intense); vergrößern (larger)

Antifa: (Anti-Fascist Action)

Antifa {f}

antifascism: (opposition to fascism)

Antifaschismus {m}

antifascist: (opposed to fascism)

antifaschistisch

antifascist: (person opposed to fascism)

Antifaschist {m}, Antifaschistin {f}

antifreeze: (a substance used to lower the freezing point of water)

Frostschutzmittel

apéritif: (alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser)

Aperitif {m}

aquifer: (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel)

Grundwasserleiter {m}, Aquifer {m}

artifact: (archaeological object)

Artefakt {n}

artifact: (man-made object)

Artefakt {n}

artificer: (artisan) SEE: artisan ::

artificer: (inventor) SEE: inventor ::

artificer: (savant) SEE: savant ::

artificer: (trickster) SEE: trickster ::

artificial: (false, misleading)

künstlich

artificial: (man-made)

künstlich

artificial: (unnatural)

unnatürlich

artificial anus: (an artificial opening of the intestine)

künstlicher Darmausgang

artificial intelligence: (branch of computer science)

künstliche Intelligenz

artificial intelligence: (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity)

künstliche Intelligenz

artificial intelligence: (quality of a machine)

künstliche Intelligenz

artificial life: (study of synthetic systems that behave like living organisms)

künstliches Leben {n}

artificially: (in an artificial manner)

künstlich

artificial person: (legal person) SEE: legal person ::

artificial respiration: (manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs)

künstliche Beatmung {f}

artificial sweetener: (sugar substitute) SEE: sugar substitute ::

as if: (as though)

als ob, als wenn, als

as if: (in mimicry of)

als ob, als

as if: (interjection)

von wegen

assault rifle: (a rifle)

Sturmgewehr {n}

bailiff: Amtmann, Landvogt

{m}

bailiff: (legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed)

Gerichtsvollzieher {m}

beatification: (the act of beatifying)

Seligsprechung {f}

beatify: (take step in declaring a person a saint)

seligsprechen

beautification: (beautifying, making beautiful)

Verschönerung {f}, Ausschmückung {f}

beautiful: (as a pro-sentence)

toll

beautiful: (ironic: how unfortunate)

toll, schön

beautiful: (of weather: pleasant, clear)

heiter, schön

beautiful: (possessing charm and attractive)

schön

beautiful fruit dove: (the fruit dove species Ptilinopus pulchellus)

Rotkappen-Fruchttaube {f}, Rotkappenfruchttaube {f}, Schöne Flaumfußtaube {f}

beautifully: (In a beautiful manner)

schön

beautify: (to make beautiful or more beautiful)

verschönern, ausschmücken

beautifying: (the action of the verb to beautify)

Verschönerung {f}

bifurcation: (act of bifurcating)

Gabelung {f}, Verzweigung {f}

bifurcation: (any place where one divides into two)

Gabelung {f}

bifurcation: (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet)

Weggabelung {f}

bifurcation: (biology: division into two branches)

Gabelung, Bifurkation {f}

bifurcation: (mathematics)

Bifurkation {f}, Verzweigung {f}

birdlife: (birds collectively)

Vogelwelt {f}

birth certificate: (official document certifying the details of a person's birth)

Geburtsurkunde {f}, Geburtsschein {m}

Boniface: (male given name) SEE: Bonifatius ::

bovine spongiform encephalopathy: (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)

Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie {f}, Rinderwahnsinn {m}

Bullmastiff: (Bullmastiff)

Bullmastiff {m}

butterfly knife: (folding pocket knife)

Butterflymesser {n}

butter knife: (dull-edged knife for spreading butter)

Buttermesser {n}

California: (state of the United States of America)

Kalifornien {n}

California Condor: (California Condor)

kalifornischer Kondor {m}

Californian: (of or relating to California)

kalifornisch

Californian: (an inhabitant of California)

Kalifornier {m}, Kalifornierin {f}

californium: (chemical element)

Californium {n}

carving knife: (a large knife)

Tranchiermesser {n}, Vorlegemesser {n}, [set] Tranchierbesteck {n}

cauliflower: (Edible head of a cauliflower plant)

Blumenkohl {m}

cauliflower: (Vegetable)

Blumenkohl {m}, [Austria] Karfiol {m}

centrifugal force: (a force)

Zentrifugalkraft {f}

centrifuge: (device for separation of substances)

Zentrifugal, Zentrifuge {f}

certificate: (a document containing a certified statement)

Zertifikat {n}

certificate: (a document evidencing ownership or debt)

Zertifikat {n}

certification: (act of certifying)

Zertifizierung {f}

certify: (to attest as to)

zertifizieren

chiffchaff: (Phylloscopus collybita)

Zilpzalp {m}

clarification: (clarification of ideas, meaning, etc)

Erläuterung {f}, Verdeutlichung {f}

clarified butter: (cooking fat made from butter)

Butterschmalz {m}

classification: (act of forming into classes)

Klassifikation {f}

classified: (classified advertisement) SEE: classified advertisement ::

classified ad: (classified advertisement) SEE: classified advertisement ::

classified advertisement: (newspaper or website advertisements under categories)

Kleinanzeige {f}, Annonce {f}

classifier: ((linguistics) word or morpheme used to indicate a semantic class)

Zählwort {n}, Klassifikator {m}

classify: (to identify or divide into classes)

einordenen, einstufen, unterteilen, klassifizieren

cliff: (a (near) vertical rock face)

Klippe {f}, Felsen {m}

codification: (the process of precisely formulating a statement, as a code of laws)

Kodifikation {f}

codify: (to reduce to a code)

kodifizieren

coiffure: (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle ::

commodify: (to make something a commodity)

kommodifizieren

conifer: (plant)

Konifere {f}, Nadelbaum {m}

continental drift: (continental drift)

Kontinentaldrift

crucifix: (object)

Kruzifix

crucifixion: (death of Christ on cross)

Kreuzigung {f}

crucifixion: (execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)

Kreuzigung {f}

crucify: (to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix)

kreuzigen

cubiform: (having the shape of a cube)

würfelförmig

cucumiform: (shaped like a cucumber)

gurkenförmig

cuneiform: (ancient writing system)

Keilschrift {f}

Danify: (Danicize) SEE: Danicize ::

death certificate: (document)

Totenschein {m}, Todesbescheinigung {f}

dehumidifier: (device for removing moisture from air)

Luftentfeuchter {m}

deification: (Act of deifying)

Vergötterung {f}

deify: (to make a god of)

als Gott verehren, vergöttern

delay differential equation: (type of differential equations)

retardierte Differentialgleichung {f}

demystify: (to explain)

entmystifizieren

denazification: (process of the removal of Nazis)

Entnazifizierung {f}

denitrify: (to remove nitrogen)

denitrieren

detoxification: (detoxification)

Entgiftung {f}, Entschlackung {f} (purification, purging)

detoxify: (remove harmful toxins)

entgiften, (to purge) entschlacken

diademed sifaka: (Propithecus diadema)

Diademsifaka {m}

diamantiferous: (yielding diamonds) SEE: diamondiferous ::

differ: (not to have the same characteristics)

sich unterscheiden, abweichen

difference: (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)

Differenz {f}

difference: (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)

Unterschied {m}

difference: (disagreement or argument about something important)

Meinungsverschiedenheit {f}, Differenz {f}

difference: (quality of being different)

Unterschied {m}, Unterscheidung {f}, Andersartigkeit {f}, Anderssein {n}

difference: (to distinguish or differentiate)

differenzieren, unterscheiden

difference engine: (computer)

Differenzmaschine {f}

difference equation: (recurrence relation) SEE: recurrence relation ::

different: (not the same)

verschieden, unterschiedlich

different: (unlike most others)

anders

differentiable: (having a derivative)

differenzierbar

differential: (differential gear) SEE: differential gear ::

differential calculus: (calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change)

Differentialrechnung {f}, Differenzialrechnung {f}

differential equation: (equation involving the derivatives of a function)

Differentialgleichung {f}

differentiate: (to perceive the difference)

differenzieren, unterscheiden, diskriminieren

differentiation: (act of differentiating)

Unterscheidung {f}

differentiation: (act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference)

Differenzierung, Unterscheidung {f}

differentiation: (gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development)

Differenzierung {f}

differentiation: (in analysis)

Differentiation {f}, Differenziation {f}

differently: (in a different way)

anders

difficult: (hard, not easy)

schwer, schwierig

difficulty: (state of being difficult)

Schwierigkeit {f}

diffident: (distrustful)

misstrauisch

diffident: (lacking confidence in one's self)

schüchtern, unsicher

diffidently: (in a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself)

schüchtern, zaghaft

diffraction: (the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure)

Beugung {f}

diffuse: (not concentrated)

diffus

diffuse: (To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means)

diffundieren

diffuse: (To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means)

diffundieren

diffusible: (able to be diffused)

diffusibel, diffusionsfähig

diffusion: ((physics) the intermingling of the molecules)

Diffusion {f}

digestif: (beverage)

Digestif

dignified: (respectable)

würdevoll, würdig

dioxygen diflouride: Disauerstoffdifluorid

{n}

disqualification: (act of disqualifying)

Disqualifikation {f}

diversification: (act of diversifying)

Diversifikation {f}, Diversifizierung {f}

diversify: (To make diverse)

abwechslungsreich gestalten , [economy] diversifizieren

doctor's certificate: (medical certificate) SEE: medical certificate ::

dog's life: (miserable life)

Hundeleben {n}

don't look a gift horse in the mouth: (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)

einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul

drift: (act or motion of drifting)

Drift {f}

drift: (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford ::

drift: (to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind)

zu Haufen zusammengeweht werden, Verwehungen bilden

drift: (to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel)

abdriften nach, ziehen nach

drift: (to drive into heaps)

zu einen Haufen zusammenwehen, sich zu einer Verwehung anhäufen

drift: (to drive or carry, as currents do a floating body)

treiben

drift: (to move haphazardly without any destination)

irren, ziellos ziehen, ziellos wandern

drift: (to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc)

driften, treiben

drift: (to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction)

driften

drift ice: (floating slabs of ice which have become detached from larger sheets or shoreline glaciers)

Treibeis {n}

driftwood: (floating piece of wood)

Treibholz {n}

driftwood: (wood that has been cast ashore)

Treibholz {n}

edification: (the act of edifying, or the state of being edified)

Erbauung {f}

edifice: (building)

Bauwerk {n}, Gebäude {n}

edifice: (school of thought)

Lehrgebäude {n}

Eifelian: Eifelium

Eiffel Tower: (tower in Paris)

Eiffelturm {m}

electrification: (the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity)

Elektrifizierung {f}, [Swiss German] Elektrifikation {f}, [dated] Elektrisierung {f}

electrify: (to excite suddenly and violently)

elektrisieren

elixir of life: (elixir that brings immortality)

Lebenselixier {n}

emulsifier: (a substance that helps an emulsion form)

Emulgator {m}

even if: (irrespective of)

selbst wenn

ex-wife: (a former wife)

Ex-Frau {f}

facelift: (plastic surgery to the face)

Gesichtsstraffung {f}, Facelift {n}

falsifiability: (quality of being falsafiable)

Falsifizierbarkeit {f}, Widerlegbarkeit {f}

falsifiable: (able to be proven false)

falsifizierbar, widerlegbar

falsification: (the act of making false)

Fälschung {f}, Falsifikation {f}

falsify: (to prove to be false)

falsifizieren, widerlegen

festschrift: (tribute or memorial)

Festschrift {f}

fife: (small shrill pipe)

Schwegel {f}, Pfeife {f}

fifteen: (cardinal number)

fünfzehn

fifteenth: (ordinal form of number fifteen)

fünfzehnte (abbreviation 15.)

fifteenthly: (in the fifteenth place)

fünfzehntens

fifth: (Ordinal form of the number 5)

fünfte {m} (abbreviation 5.)

fifth: (fifth gear) SEE: fifth gear ::

fifth: (musical interval)

Quinte {f}

fifth: (one of five equal parts of a whole)

Fünftel {n}

fifth: (person or thing in the fifth position)

Fünfte

Fifth: (Fifth Amendment) SEE: Fifth Amendment ::

fifth column: (a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group, such as a nation, to which it is expected to be loyal)

Fünfte Kolonne {f}

fifthly: (in the fifth place)

fünftens

fifth wheel: (anything superfluous or unnecessary)

fünftes Rad am Wagen {n}

fifties: (the decade of the 1950s)

fünfziger Jahre {n-p}, Fünfziger {p}

fiftieth: (the ordinal form of the number fifty)

fünfzigste

fifty: (bill)

Fünfziger {m}

fifty: (cardinal number)

fünfzig {f}

fifty-eight: (cardinal number)

achtundfünfzig

fifty-fifty: (in half)

fifty-fifty, Halbe-Halbe

fifty-five: (cardinal number)

fünfundfünfzig

fifty-four: (cardinal number)

vierundfünfzig

fifty-nine: (cardinal number)

neunundfünfzig

fifty-one: (cardinal number)

einundfünfzig

fifty-seven: (cardinal number)

siebenundfünfzig

fifty-six: (cardinal number)

sechsundfünfzig

fifty-three: (cardinal number)

dreiundfünfzig

fifty-two: (cardinal number)

zweiundfünfzig

fish-knife: (table knife for eating fish)

Fischmesser {n}

fishwife: (a woman who sells or works with fish)

Fischhändlerin {f}, Fischverkäuferin {f}

floccinaucinihilipilification: (act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant)

Geringschätzung {f}

folding knife: (type of knife)

Klappmesser {n}

forklift: (small industrial vehicle)

Gabelstapler {m}

fortification: (that which fortifies)

Festung {f}, Fort {n}

fortification: (the act of fortifying)

Festungsbau {m}, Befestigen {n}

fortified: (used as adjective)

befestigt

fortified wine: (wine with distilled beverage added)

verstärkter Wein {m}, Likörwein {m}

fortify: (increase the defenses of)

befestigen

gas centrifuge: Gaszentrifuge

{f}

gasifier: (apparatus used to perform gasification)

Vergaser {m}

gasify: (to convert into gas)

vergasen

gentrification: (process of renewal and influx of higher class people)

Gentrifizierung {f}, Gentrifikation {f}

gift: (A talent or natural ability)

Begabung {f}, Talent {n}

gift: (Something given to another voluntarily, without charge)

Geschenk {n}, Präsent {n} [rarely], Spende {f}

gift: (Something received incidentally, without effort)

Geschenk {n}

gifted: begabt, geistvoll

glorification: (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified)

Glorifizierung {f}

glorify: (to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone)

verherrlichen

glorify: (to make something appear to be more glorious than it is)

glorifizieren

glorify: (to worship or extol)

anbeten

grand unification theory: (theory that unifies fundamental forces)

große vereinheitlichte Theorie {f}

graveyard shift: (night shift) SEE: night shift ::

griffin: (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Greif {m}

griffon: (legendary creature) SEE: griffin ::

griffon vulture: (Gyps fulvus)

Gänsegeier {m}

grift: (con game) SEE: con game ::

Gulf of California: (body of water)

Golf von Kalifornien {m}

half-life: (chemistry: time required for concentration to fall to half)

Halbwertszeit {f}

half-life: Halbwertszeit

{f}

half-life: (time in physics)

Halbwertszeit {f}

heifer: (young cow)

Färse {f}, Kalbe {f}, [South German, Austrian] Kalbin {f}, [North German] Queene {f}

housewife: (female head of household)

Hausfrau {f}

humidifier: (A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air)

Luftbefeuchter {m}

identifiable: (capable of being distinguished and named)

identifizierbar, erkennbar

identification: Bezeichnung

{f}

identification: (the act of identifying, or proving to be the same)

Identifizierung {f}

identify: (to associate oneself with some group)

sich identifizieren mit

identify: (to equate two or more things)

gleichsetzen

identify: (to establish the identity of someone or something)

identifizieren

if: (although; used to introduce a concession)

wenn auch

if: ((computing))

wenn

if: (supposing that)

wenn, falls

if: (whether)

ob

if: (a theoretical condition)

Wenn

if and only if: (implies and is implied by)

genau dann, wenn, dann und nur dann wenn

iff: (abbreviation of if and only if)

gdw

iffy: (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)

dubios

if I were you: (advice introduction)

wenn ich Sie wäre [formal], wenn ich du wäre [informal]

if looks could kill: (used to characterize a look of strong hostility)

wenn Blicke töten könnten

if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle: (proverb)

wenn das Wörtchen "wenn" nicht wär, wär mein Vater Millionär (if the word "if" didn't exist, my father would be millionaire)

if need be: (if necessary)

wenn es sein muss

if only: (signifies a wish)

wenn auch, wenn doch nur, wenn bloß

ifs, ands, or buts: (speculation, doubt)

Wenn und Aber

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad: (if one cannot get one's own way)

wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommen

if the shoe fits: (idiomatic)

wenn du dich angesprochen fühlst

if you can't beat them, join them: (if your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries)

man muss mit den Wölfen heulen [one should howl with wolves]

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen: (if you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it)

wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche

in a jiffy: (very quickly; without delay)

ruck, zuck, in null Komma nichts

indemnify: (To make restitution or compensation for)

schadlos halten, wiedergutmachen, Indemnität erteilen

indemnify: (To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure)

sicherstellen

indifference: (the state of being indifferent)

Gleichgültigkeit {f}

indifferent: (not caring)

gleichgültig, teilnahmslos

insignificant: (not significant; not important)

bedeutungslos, unbedeutend

intake manifold: (part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinder)

Ansaugkrümmer {m}, Ansaugstutzen {m}

jack-knife: (a compact folding knife)

Taschenmesser {n}

jack-knife: (statistics) SEE: jackknife ::

Japanification: (Japanification)

Japanisierung {f}, Japanifizierung {f}

Jenifer: (female given name) SEE: Jennifer ::

jiffy: (short length of time)

Moment {m}, Augenblick {m}

justifiably: (in a justifiable manner)

gerecht

justification: (reason, explanation, or excuse)

Rechtfertigung {f}, Begründung {f}

justification: (text alignment)

Ausrichtung {f}, Blocksatz {m} [print], Zeilenfall {m}

justified: (having a justification)

gerechtfertigt

justify: (arrange lines on a page or computer screen)

ausrichten, justieren

justify: (give a good, acceptable reason for something)

rechtfertigen

justify: (provide an acceptable explanation)

rechtfertigen

kif: (Kind of cannabis)

Kif {m}

kitchen knife: (knife for preparing food)

Küchenmesser {n}

knife: (any blade-like part designed for cutting)

Messer {n}

knife: (utensil or tool designed for cutting)

Messer {n}

knife: (weapon)

Messer {n}

knife pleat: (a type of sharply pressed pleating)

Messerfalte {f}, Quetschfalte {f}

krypton difluoride: (binary compound of krypton and fluorine)

Kryptondifluorid {n}

labyrinthiform: (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine ::

leitmotif: (melodic theme in an opera)

Leitmotiv {n}

life: (a status given to entities which have the properties of replication and metabolism)

Leben {n}

life: (A worthwhile existence)

Leben {n}

life: (duration)

Lebensdauer {f}

life: (life sentence)

lebenslänglich

life: (something inherently part of a person's existence)

Leben {n}

life: (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being)

Leben {n}

life: (The state between birth and death)

Leben {n}

life: (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual)

Leben {n}

life: (The world in general, existence)

Leben {n}

life-affirming: (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic ::

life and limb: ((idiomatic) existence together with bodily faculties)

Leib und Leben

life assurance: (insurance policy)

Lebensversicherung {f}

life belt: (inflatable ring carried onboard ships)

Rettungsring {m}

lifeblood: (blood needed for life)

Herzblut {n}

lifeblood: (figurative: that which is required for existence)

Herzblut {n}

lifeboat: (a boat to save shipwrecked people)

Rettungsboot {n}

life-buoy: (life preserver) SEE: life preserver ::

life cycle: (course of stages through which an organism passes)

Lebenszyklus {m}

life cycle: (useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group)

Lebenszyklus {m}

life expectancy: (the amount of time one is expected to live)

Lebenserwartung {f}

lifeguard: (attendant employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning)

Rettungsschwimmer {m}, Rettungsschwimmerin {f}

life insurance: (form of insurance)

Lebensversicherung {f}

life is not all beer and skittles: (proverb)

das Leben ist nicht nur eitel Sonnenschein

life jacket: (An article of protective clothing)

Rettungsweste {f}, Schwimmweste {f}

lifeless: (dead)

leblos

lifelike: (Like a living being, resembling life)

lebensecht

lifelong: (extending for the entire duration of life)

lebenslang

life of Riley: (ideal life of care-free prosperity)

leben wie Gott in Frankreich

life preserver: (torus)

[vest] Rettungsweste {f}, [ring] Rettungsring {m}, [ring] Rettungsreifen {m}

life ring: (life preserver) SEE: life preserver ::

life sentence: (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life)

lebenslange Haftstrafe, lebenslänglich

lifesize: (life-size) SEE: life-size ::

life-sized: (life-size) SEE: life-size ::

lifespan: (length of time for which an organism lives)

Lebenserwartung {f}, Lebensdauer {f}

life style: (style of living)

Lebensstil {m}, Lebensweise {f}

life-style: (life style) SEE: life style ::

lifestyle: (life style) SEE: life style ::

lifetime: (duration of the life of someone or something)

Leben {n}, Lebensdauer {f}, Lebenszeit {f}

lifetime: (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time)

Ewigkeit {f}

lifework: (main occupation of one's life)

Lebenswerk {n}

lift: (an upward force)

Auftrieb {m}

lift: (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)

Lift {m}, Fahrstuhl {m}, Aufzug {m}

lift: (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle)

Mitfahrgelegenheit {f}

lift: (to raise)

heben, anheben

lift: (to steal)

klauen, stehlen

lift a finger: (to make minimal effort)

[mostly used in the negative] Finger krumm machen

lifter: (spatula) SEE: spatula ::

lifter: (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter ::

lifting: (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting ::

lifting gas: Traggas

{n}

liquify: (to make liquid)

verflüssigen

loosestrife: (Lysimachia)

Gilbweiderich {m}

loosestrife: (Lythrum)

Blutweiderich {m}

lose one's life: (to die)

ums Leben kommen

love life: (individual's amorous)

Liebesleben {n}

Lucifer: (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12)

Luzifer {m}

Lucifer: (Venus, the morning star)

Luzifer {m}

magnification: (act of magnifying)

Vergrößerung {f}

magnificent: (exceptional for its kind)

ausgezeichnet

magnificent: (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance)

prächtig

magnify: (to make larger)

vergrößern

magnifying glass: (instrument)

Lupe {f}, Vergrößerungsglas {n}

make shift: (contrive, find a way through difficulty)

behelfen [reflexive]

makeshift: (Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted)

behelfsmäßig, provisorisch

makeshift: (A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else)

Provisorium {n}, Notlösung {f}, Notbehelf {m}

manifest: (evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent)

manifest

manifest: (list of passengers or goods)

Ladungsliste {f}

manifest: (obsolete: public declaration)

Manifest {f}

manifest: (to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly)

manifestieren

manifestation: (the act or process of becoming manifest)

Manifestation {f}, Erscheinung {f}

manifesto: (a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party)

Manifest {n}

manifold: (various in kind or quality)

vielfältig, mannigfaltig

manifold: (omasum) SEE: omasum ::

manifold: (pipe fitting)

Verteiler {m}

manifold: (topological space)

Mannigfaltigkeit {f}

man-midwife: (man who assists women in childbirth)

Entbindungspfleger {m}, Geburtshelfer {m}, Entbindungshelfer {m}

march to the beat of a different drum: (to do things unconventionally)

aus der Reihe tanzen

marriage certificate: (official document certifying that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony)

Trauschein {m}

mass difference: Massendifferenz

{f}

massif: (principal mountain mass)

Massiv {n}

mastiff: (mastiff)

Dogge {f}

meaning of life: (hypothetical answer to life's ultimate questions)

Sinn des Lebens {m}

medical certificate: (statement from a physician)

Gesundheitszeugnis {n}, Attest {n}

mellifluous: lieblich

merciful: (showing mercy)

gnädig, barmherzig

mid-life crisis: (emotional period of doubt)

Midlife Crisis {f}

midwife: (person who assists women in childbirth)

Hebamme {f}, Entbindungspfleger {m}, Entbindungspflegerin {f}, Geburtshelfer {m}, Geburtshelferin {f}, Entbindungshelfer {m}, Entbindungshelferin {f}

midwifery: (the practice and science of being a midwife)

Geburtshilfe {f}

miffed: (Irritated)

[colloquial] angefressen, übelgenommen, [colloquial] verschnupft

minify: (to make smaller)

verkleinern

modification: (act or result of modifying or condition of being modified)

Änderung {f}, Abänderung {f}, Modifikation {f}

modification: (alteration or adjustment)

Änderung {f}, Abänderung {f}, Modifikation {f}

modification: (change to an organism)

Modifikation {f}

modifier: (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase)

Bestimmungswort {n}, Bestimmung {f}

modifier: (one who modifies)

Modifikator {m}

modify: (to make partial changes to)

ändern, abändern, modifizieren

mollify: (to appease)

beruhigen

mollify: (to ease a burden)

mildern

morning gift: (gift given by husband to wife upon first morning of marriage)

Morgengabe {f}

motif: (decorative figure that is repeated in a design)

Motiv {n}

motif: (music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)

Motiv {n}

motif: (recurring or dominant element; a theme)

Motiv {n}

multifaceted: (having many aspects)

facettenreich

multifaceted: (having multiple facets)

facettenreich

multifamily: (intended for more than one family; particularly applied to residences)

Mehrfamilien-

mummify: (intransitive: to become a mummy)

mumifizieren

mummify: (transitive: to mummify)

mumifizieren

munificence: (the quality of being munificent; generosity)

Freigebigkeit {f}, Großzügigkeit {f}

munificent: ((of a person or group) very liberal in giving or bestowing)

freigebig

mystified: (puzzled or confused)

verblüfft, irritiert

mystify: (to thoroughly confuse, befuddle or bewilder)

verblüffen, irritieren

nifty: (good, useful)

flott, schlau, raffiniert, elegant, schick, geschickt, hübsch, toll

nightlife: (Selection of nocturnal activities)

Nachtleben {n}

nostrificate: (nostrify) SEE: nostrify ::

nostrification: (granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university)

Nostrifizierung

nostrify: (to adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture)

nostrifizieren

nostrify: (to grant recognition to a foreign degree)

nostrifizieren

notification: (Act of notifying)

Benachrichtigung {f}

notify: ((transitive) To give (someone) notice of (something))

mitteilen, benachrichtigen

nullify: (to make legally invalid)

annullieren

odoriferous: (having an odor) SEE: odorous ::

ordinary differential equation: (equation)

gewöhnliche Differentialgleichung {f}

orifice: (mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe)

Öffnung {f}

oriflamme: Oriflamme

{f}

ossified: (of ideas or attitudes, inflexible, old-fashioned)

verknöchert

ossify: (to calcify) SEE: calcify ::

oviform: (egg-shaped) SEE: egg-shaped ::

pacific: (calm, peaceful)

ruhig, still

pacific: (preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence)

friedlich

Pacific Ocean: (the world's largest body of water)

Pazifischer Ozean {m}, Pazifik {m}, Stiller Ozean {m}, Großer Ozean {m}

pacifier: (for a baby)

Schnuller {m}, Beruhigungssauger {m} [formal]

pacifism: (doctrine that disputes should be settled without violence)

Pazifismus {m}

pacifist: (one who loves, supports, or favours peace)

Pazifist, Pazifistin {f}

paradigm shift: (change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries)

Paradigmenwechsel {m}

partial differential equation: (equation)

partielle Differentialgleichung {f}

penknife: (small pocketknife)

Taschenmesser {n}

perfect fifth: (interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones)

reine Quinte {f}

persiflage: (good-natured banter; raillery)

Persiflage {f}

personification: (artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human)

Personifizierung {f}

personification: (figure of speech)

Personifizierung {f}

personification: (person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)

Personifizierung {f}

personify: (to be an example of)

personifizieren

personify: (to create a representation in the form of a literary character)

personifizieren

petrifaction: (condition of being petrified)

Versteinerung {f}

petrification: (process of replacing the organic residues with insoluble salts)

Versteinerung {f}

petrify: (to harden organic matter by depositing dissolved minerals)

versteinern

petrify: (to immobilize with fright)

erstarren

petrify: (to produce rigidity akin to stone)

versteinern

pettifogger: (An unscrupulous lawyer)

Winkeladvokat {m}

pettifogger: (Someone who quibbles)

Haarspalter {m}

piffle: (to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner)

quatschen

pitiful: (so appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity)

erbärmlich, kläglich, jämmerlich

plaintiff: (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant)

Kläger {m}

plentiful: (existing in large number)

massenhaft, reichlich

plumbiferous: (producing or containing lead)

bleihaltig

pocketknife: (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle)

Taschenmesser {n}, Klappmesser {n}

pontiff: (pope)

Pontifex {m}

pontificate: (state of a pontifex)

Pontifikat {m} {n}

pro-life: (opposed to abortion)

Anti-Abtreibungs-

proliferate: (to increase in number or spread)

sich ausbreiten, sich vermehren

proliferation: (the act of increasing or rising)

Zunahme {f}, Verstärkung {f}, Vergrößerung {f}

proliferation: (the process by which an organism produces others of its kind)

Sprossung {f}, Knospung {f}

proliferation: (the spread of weapons of mass destruction)

Verbreitung {f}

prolific: (Fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance)

fruchtbar

prolific: (Similarly producing results or works in abundance)

produktiv

pseudo-Riemannian manifold: (generalization of a Riemannian manifold)

pseudo-riemannsche Mannigfaltigkeit {f}

pseudoscientific: (of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience)

pseudowissenschaftlich

purification: (act of purifying)

Reinigung {f}

purify: (cleanse something of impurities)

reinigen

pyriform: (pear-shaped)

birnenförmig

qualification: (ability or attribute)

Qualifikation {f}

qualification: (process of deciding the running order)

Qualifizierung {f}

qualified: (meeting requirements)

qualifiziert

qualifier: (A describing or characterizing word)

Kennzeichner {m}, nähere Bestimmung {f}, Beifügung {f}, Attribut {n}

qualifier: (A preliminary stage)

Qualifikationsspiel {n}, Qualifikationsrunde {f}

qualifier: (One who qualifies)

Qualifikant {m}

qualify: (to certify or license someone for something)

qualifizieren

qualify: (to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage)

sich qualifizieren

qualify: (to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task)

[to make] qualifizieren, [to become] sich qualifizieren

qualifying: (An examination)

Eignungsprüfung {f}, Zulassungsprüfung {f}, Zugangsprüfung {f}, Aufnahmeprüfung {f}

qualifying: (A qualification)

Qualifikation {f}, Befähigungsnachweis {f}, Zugangsbedingung {f}

quality of life: (general well-being of individuals and societies)

Lebensqualität {f}

quantify: (to assign a quantity to)

quantifizieren

ramification: (branching process)

Verästelung {f}, Verzweigung {f}, Ramifikation {f}

ramification: (consequence or development complicating a problem)

Auswirkung {f}, Konsequenz {f}

ramify: (to divide into branches)

ramifizieren, verzweigen, verästeln

ratification: (act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified)

Bestätigung {f}

ratification: (formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc)

Ratifikation {f}, Ratifizierung {f}

ratify: (give formal consent to)

bestätigen, ratifizieren [treaty]

real life: (life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment)

wirkliches Leben {n}

recoilless rifle: (weapon)

rückstoßfreies Geschütz {n}

rectify: (to correct or amend something)

korrigieren

rectify: (to purify or refine, especially by distillation)

destillieren

redshift: (change in wavelength)

Rotverschiebung {f}

reification: (Consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living)

Verdinglichung {f}, Vergegenständlichung {f}, Reifikation {f}

reification: (programming: Process that makes out of a non-computable/addressable object a computable/addressable one)

Reifizierung {f}

reify: (To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing)

verdinglichen, vergegenständlichen, reifizieren [rare]

reunification: (the unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country)

Wiedervereinigung {f}

Riemannian manifold: (real differentiable manifold)

riemannsche Mannigfaltigkeit

riffraff: (the rabble)

Pöbel {m}

rifle: (firearm with a rifled barrel)

Gewehr {n}

rift: (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford ::

right to life: (one of fundamental human rights)

Recht auf Leben {n}

russification: (cultural russification)

Russifizierung {f}

saccharification: (hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides)

Verzuckerung {f}

saccharify: (convert soluble polysaccharides)

verzuckern

sacrifice: (something sacrificed)

Opfer {n}

sacrifice: (to give away something valuable in order to gain something else of value)

opfern

sacrifice: (to offer as a gift to a deity)

opfern

sacrificial anode: (piece of corrodible metal)

Opferanode {f}

salutiferous: (healthy or health-giving)

heilbringend

sanctify: (to make holy)

heiligen

sans serif: (without serifs)

serifenlos

saxifrage: (plant)

Steinbrech {m}

school uniform: (uniform items to be worn by students in a school)

Schuluniform {f}

scientific: (of or having to do with science)

wissenschaftlich

scientifically: (from a scientific perspective)

wissenschaftlich

scientifically: (methodically) SEE: methodically ::

scientifically: (using science or methods of science)

wissenschaftlich

scientificity: (quality or state of being scientific)

Wissenschaftlichkeit {f}

scientific method: (method of discovering knowledge)

wissenschaftliche Methode {f}

self-sacrifice: (giving up of one's own benefit)

Selbstaufopferung {f}

semifinal: (competition)

Halbfinale {n}, Semifinale {n}

serif: (short line in a font)

Serife {f}

seven hundred and fifty: (the figure 750)

Siebenhundertfünfzig {f}

sex life: (part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity)

Liebesleben {n}, Sex-Leben {n}

shapeshift: (change shape)

gestaltwandeln

shape-shifter: (a person who can transform)

Formwandler {m}

shelf life: (the length of time a product will last without deteriorating)

Lagerfähigkeit {f}, Lagerbeständigkeit {f}, Haltbarkeit {f}

sheriff: (all meanings)

Sheriff {m}

shift: (act of shifting)

Verschiebung {f}, Verlagerung {f}, Verstellung {f}

shift: (button on a keyboard)

Umschalten, Shift, Shifttaste {f}, Umschalttaste {f}, Hochstelltaste {f}

shift: (change of workers)

Schicht {f}

shift: (gear mechanism in a motor vehicle)

Gangschaltung {f}, Schaltung {f}

shift: (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip ::

shift: (to change gears)

umschalten

shift: (to move from one place to another)

verschieben, verlagern, verstellen

shift key: (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard)

Umschalttaste {f}

shift key: (key on a typewriter)

Umschalttaste {f}

shiftwork: (rotating mode of work)

Schichtarbeit {f}

shoplift: (intransitive: to steal)

Ladendiebstahl begehen

shoplift: (transitive: to steal something)

klauen, stehlen

shoplifter: (one who steals from shops)

Ladendieb {m}

shoplifting: (action of the verb to shoplift)

Ladendiebstahl {m}

shrift: (confession to a priest)

Beichte {f}

sift: (to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving)

sieben

sift: (to sieve or strain (something))

sieben

sifu: (martial arts instructor)

Shifu {m} {f}

significance: (extent to which something matters)

Bedeutung {f}, Signifikanz {f}

significance: (meaning)

Bedeutung {f}

significant: (having noticeable effect)

signifikant, bedeutend

significantly: (in a significant manner: notably)

wesentlich, beträchtlich

significant other: (romantic partner, regardless of marital status)

Lebensgefährte {m}, Lebensgefährtin {f}

signify: (to give something a meaning)

bedeuten

simplification: (act of simplifying)

Vereinfachung {f}

Simplified Chinese: (Chinese written using simplified characters)

vereinfachtes Chinesisch {n}, Kurzzeichen {n}

simplify: (to become simpler)

sich vereinfachen

simplify: (to make simpler)

vereinfachen

skiff: (Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)

Skiff {n}

sniff: (to make a short audible inhalation)

schnüffeln

snifter: (a pear-shaped glass for drinking brandy)

Kognakglas {n}, Kognakschwenker {m}

snow drift: (accumulation of snow)

Schneeverwehung {f}

snowdrift: (bank of snow)

Schneewehe {f}, Schneeverwehung {f}

solidify: (transitive: to make solid; convert into a solid body)

erstarren

solifugid: (spider)

Walzenspinne {f}

soporific: (tending to induce sleep)

einschläfernd

soporific: (sleep inducing agent)

Schlafmittel {n}

specific: spezifisch

specification: (explicit set of requirements)

Spezifikation {f}

specific epithet: ((taxonomy, botany) second word in the scientific name of a species)

Artname {m}, Spezifisches Epitheton {n}

specific gravity: (ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water)

spezifisches Gewicht {n}

specific heat: spezifische Wärme

{f}

specificness: (specificity) SEE: specificity ::

specify: spezifizieren

spendthrift: (someone who spends money wastefully)

Verschwender {m}, Prasser {m}

spring to life: (start to exist)

entspringen

Stanley knife: (utility knife) SEE: utility knife ::

stiff: (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible)

steif, starr

stiff: (of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed)

steif

stiff: (of muscles, or parts of the body)

steif

stiff: (slang: cadaver, dead person)

Steifer {m}

stiff: (US: person who leaves without paying the bill)

Zechpreller {m}

stiff: (to fail to pay money one owes)

prellen

stiffen: (to become stiff)

versteifen