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Phonetic KEY:
凸 Protruding tū Phonetic KEY:
昌 Prosperous chāng Phonetic KEY:
许 Promise xǔ Phonetic KEY:
氕 Protium piē Phonetic KEY:
产 Property chǎn Phonetic KEY:
利 Profit lì

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Hsk Characters:

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HSK -Characters and beyond:

pro: (someone who is very good at something)

Profi {m}

agent provocateur: (a person who disrupts a group's activities from within)

Agent Provocateur {m}

agitprop: (political propaganda)

Agitprop {f}

amphiprostyle: (having columns at either end but not along the sides)

Amphiprostylos {m}

antiproton: (antiparticle of the proton)

Antiproton {n}

application programming interface: Programmierschnittstelle

{f}

approach: (an access, or opportunity of drawing near)

Annäherung {f}

approach: (a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green)

Annäherung

approach: (the act of drawing near)

Annäherung {f}

approach: (the way a plane lands at an airport)

Anflug {m}

approach: (To come near to in place, time, or character)

sich nähern [reflexive], sich annähern [reflexive]

approach: (to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer)

sich nähern [reflexive]

approach: (To draw near, in a figurative sense)

sich nähern [reflexive]

approach: (To take approaches to)

sich nähern [reflexive]

approachable: (easy to talk to)

zugänglich

appropriate: (obsolete: set apart for a particular use or person)

zugewiesen

appropriate: (peculiar, suitable, fit, proper)

angebracht, angemessen, passend

appropriate: (Law: To annex)

aneignen

appropriate: (To make suitable)

anpassen

appropriate: (To set apart for)

zuweisen

appropriate: (To take to one's self in exclusion of others)

aneignen

appropriateness: (the quality or condition of being appropriate)

Angemessenheit {f}

approval: (acceptance)

Zustimmung {f}

approval: (permission)

Genehmigung {f}

approve: (To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance)

bewilligen

approve: (To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial)

gutheißen

approximant: (mathematics: approximation) SEE: approximation ::

approximate: (Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling)

annähernd, ungefähr, zirka, circa

approximate: (Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;)

annähernd, ungefähr, zirka, circa

approximate: (to carry or advance near; to cause to approach)

annähern

approximate: (to come near to; to approach)

annähern, annähernd erreichen

approximately: (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount)

ungefähr, etwa

apron: (clothing)

Schürze {f}

apron: (the paved area of an airport)

Vorfeld {n}

apropos: (by the way)

apropos

apropos: (timely, at a good time)

apropos

aprosdoketon: (figure of speech)

Aprosdoketon {n}

arithmetic progression: (sequence)

arithmetische Reihe {f}, arithmetische Progression {f}

batch processing: Stapelverarbeitung

{f}

bean sprout: (a sprout grown out of a bean)

Sprosse {f}

bean sprout: (the vegetarian food)

Sojasprossen {f-p}

bombproof: (air-raid shelter) SEE: air-raid shelter ::

Brussels sprout: (vegetable)

Rosenkohl {m}

bulletproof: (capable of withstanding a bullet)

kugelsicher, schusssicher

bulletproof: (reliable, infallible)

wasserdicht

bulletproof vest: (bulletproof vest)

beschusshemmende Weste {f}, durchschusshemmende Weste {f}

burden of proof: (duty of a party in a legal proceeding)

Beweislast {f}

byproduct: (secondary or additional product)

Nebenprodukt {n}

by-product: (secondary product)

Nebenprodukt {n}

by-product: (side effect)

Nebenprodukt {n}

caproic acid: (the liquid fatty acid, CH[3](CH[2])[4]COOH)

Capronsäure {f}

caprolactam: (the organic compound)

Caprolactam {n}

Cartesian product: (set of possible pairs)

kartesisches Produkt {n}, Kreuzprodukt {n}

central processing unit: (part of a computer)

Hauptprozessor {m}, CPU {f}

child prodigy: (wunderkind) SEE: wunderkind ::

chord progression: (movement of chords)

Akkordfolge {f}, Progression {f}

compromise: (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions)

Kompromiss {m}, Ausgleich {m}

compromise: (to bind by mutual agreement)

einen Kompromiss schließen

compromise: (to breach a security system)

kompromittieren

compromise: (to cause impairment of)

beeinträchtigen

compromise: (to find a way between extremes)

einen Kompromiss finden

computer program: (software)

Computerprogramm {n}

computer programming: maschinelle Programmierung

{f}, Programmierung {f}

contact process: Kontaktverfahren

{n}

coprocessor: (an additional microprocessor)

Koprozessor {m}, Coprozessor {m}

coprolite: (fossilized excrement)

Koprolith {m}, Kotstein {m}, Darmstein {m}, fossilierte Exkremente {n-p}

coprophilia: (marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement)

Koprophilie {f}

copy protection: (software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying)

Kopierschutz {m}

counterproductive: (more of a hindrance than a help)

kontraproduktiv

counterproposition: (counterproposal) SEE: counterproposal ::

cross product: (vector product) SEE: vector product ::

cyclopropane: (the simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C[3]H[6])

Cyclopropan

dairy product: (foodstuff made from milk)

Milchprodukt {m}

data processing: (operations on data)

Datenverarbeitung {f}

defensive programming: defensives Programmieren

{n}

demonstrative pronoun: (pronoun which replaces a noun)

hinweisendes Fürwort {n}, Demonstrativpronomen {n}

deprotection: (removal of a protecting group)

Entschützung {f}

dictatorship of the proletariat: (the temporary period following the fall of capitalism)

Diktatur des Proletariats {f}

direct product: (in category theory) SEE: categorical product ::

direct product: (in set theory) SEE: Cartesian product ::

disapprove: (to refuse to approve) SEE: reject ::

disproportionation: (a form of redox reaction wherein the reactant is both oxidized and reduced)

Disproportionierüng {f}

disprove: (to refute)

widerlegen

Divine Providence: (the sovereignty of God over events)

göttliche Vorsehung {f}

Dnepropetrovsk: (Dnipropetrovsk) SEE: Dnipropetrovsk ::

dot product: (scalar product) SEE: scalar product ::

dysprosium: (chemical element)

Dysprosium {n}

end product: (a final product)

Endprodukt {n}

error-prone: (in the habit of making errors)

fehleranfällig

event-driven programming: ereignisorientierte Programmierung

{f}

exception that proves the rule: (a form of argument)

Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel, Ausnahmen bekräftigen die Regel

expropriate: (to deprive a person of their property)

enteignen

expropriation: (act of expropriating)

Enteignung {f}, Expropriation {f}

factor of production: (resource used for production)

Produktionsfaktor {m}, Inputfaktor {m}

finished product: (final version of a product)

Endprodukt {n}

fireproof: (resistant to damage from fire)

feuerfest

food processor: (kitchen appliance)

Küchenmaschine

foolproof: ((device) fail-safe)

narrensicher, idiotensicher

Franco-Provençal: (a Romance language)

Frankoprovenzalisch {n}

Frasch process: Frasch-Verfahren

{n}

geometric progression: (sequence)

geometrische Reihe {f}, geometrische Progression {f}

glycoprotein: (protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates)

Glykoproteine

gross domestic product: (economic production of a particular territory)

Bruttoinlandsprodukt {n} (abbreviation BIP {n})

gross national product: (economics)

Bruttosozialprodukt {n}

gross profit: (the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold)

Bruttogewinn {m}, Rohertrag {m}

halting problem: (problem in theoretical computer science)

Halteproblem {n}

how do you pronounce this word: (how do you pronounce this word?)

wie wird dieses Wort ausgesprochen?

I'm a Protestant: (I'm a Protestant)

ich bin evangelisch

improbable: (not likely to be true)

unwahrscheinlich

improbable: (not likely to happen)

unwahrscheinlich

improbably: (in an improbable manner)

unwahrscheinlich

impromptu: (improvised)

improvisiert

impromptu: (short composition)

Impromptu {n}

improper: (unsuitable to needs or circumstances)

unpassend

improve: (to become better)

sich verbessern

improve: (to make something better)

verbessern

improvement: Verbesserung

{f}

improvisation: (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously)

Improvisation {f}

improvisation: (musical technique, characteristic of blues music)

Improvisation {f}

improvisation: (that which is improvised; an impromptu)

Improvisation {f}

improvise: (to make something up as one goes on)

improvisieren

improvised: (created by improvisation)

improvisiert

improvised explosive device: (explosive weapon)

Unkonventionelle Spreng- und Brandvorrichtung {f}

inappropriate: (not appropriate or suitable)

unangebracht, unangemessen

indefinite pronoun: (Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent)

Indefinitpronomen {n}

in progress: (underway) SEE: underway ::

intellectual property: (product of someone's intellect)

geistiges Eigentum {n}

interrogative pronoun: (pronoun used in a question)

Interrogativpronomen {n}, fragendes Fürwort {n}

kompromat: Kompromat

Kraft process: (chemical process)

Sulfatverfahren {n}

lactoprotein: (protein)

Milcheiweiß {n}

lambda probe: (device used to measure the proportion of oxygen in a fluid)

Lambdasonde {f}

lead chamber process: Bleikammerverfahren

{n}

leprosarium: (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people)

Leprakolonie {f}, Leprakrankenhaus {n}, Lepraheim {n}, Leprosorium {n}, Leprosenhaus {n}

leprosy: (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae)

Lepra {f}, Aussatz {m}

lost property: (lost and found) SEE: lost and found ::

lumpenproletariat: (in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat)

Lumpenproletariat {n}

man proposes, God disposes: (things don't always work out as they were planned)

der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt

mass production: (process of manufacturing products on a large scale)

Massenproduktion {f}

mean proportional: (geometric mean) SEE: geometric mean ::

methylpropane: (isobutane) SEE: isobutane ::

methylpropene: (isobutylene) SEE: isobutene ::

microprocessor: (the entire CPU of a computer)

Mikroprozessor {m}

misappropriate: (to embezzle) SEE: embezzle ::

net profit: (the gross revenue minus all expenses)

Reingewinn {m}

neuro-linguistic programming: (psychology: field of study)

neurolinguistisches Programmieren {n}

no problem: (it does not pose a problem)

kein Problem

no problem: (no thanks or apology is necessary)

dafür nicht, keine Ursache

not-for-profit: (not aiming for profit) SEE: nonprofit ::

object-oriented programming: (programming paradigm that uses objects to design application and computer programs)

objektorientierte Programmierung {f}

onus probandi: (duty of a party in a legal proceeding)

Beweislast {f}

ovenproof: (able to be used in an oven)

ofenfest

overhead projector: (projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen)

Tageslichtprojektor {m}

pair production: Paarbildung

{f}, Paarerzeugung {f}

peace process: (negotiations)

Friedensprozess {m}

personal pronoun: (part of speech)

Personalpronomen {n}

Poisson process: (a stochastic process)

Poisson-Prozess {m}

polypropylene: (resin)

Polypropylen {n}

possessive pronoun: (pronoun in the possessive case)

besitzanzeigende Fürwort {n}, Possessivpronomen {n}

post-production: (stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film)

Postproduktion {f}

pro: (someone who is very good at something)

Profi {m}

proabortionist: (one who supports or defends the practice and/or legality of abortion)

Abtreibungsbefürworter {m}, Abtreibungsbefürworterin {f}, Abtreibungsfreund {m}, Abtreibungsfreundin {f}

proactive: (acting in advance)

proaktiv

probability: (mathematical probability)

Wahrscheinlichkeit {f}

probability: (state of being probable; likelihood)

Wahrscheinlichkeit {f}

probability measure: (measure on probability space)

Wahrscheinlichkeitsmaß {n}

probability space: (notion in probability theory)

Wahrscheinlichkeitsraum {m}

probability theory: (study of probability)

Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie {f}

probable: (likely to be true)

glaubhaft, wahrscheinlich

probable: (likely to happen)

wahrscheinlich

probably: (in all likelihood)

wahrscheinlich

probation: (type of sentence)

Bewährung {f}

probe: (spacecraft)

Sonde {f}

problem: (difficulty)

Problem {n}

problem: (schoolwork exercise)

Übung {f}

problematic: (posing a problem)

problematisch

problematic: problematisch

problematic: (problem in a particular field of study)

Problematik {f}

problematical: (problematic) SEE: problematic ::

proboscis: (elongated tube)

Rüssel {m}

proboscis: (slang: a nose) SEE: schnozzle ::

procedure: (computing: subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task)

Unterprogramm {n}

procedure: (method for performing a task)

Prozedur {f}, Prozedere {n}

procedure: Prozedur

{f}, Vorgehen {n}

procedure: (series of small tasks to accomplish an end)

Vorgehen {n}, Vorgehensweise {f}

procedure: (set of established forms or methods of an organized body)

Prozedur {f}

proceed: vorgehen

proceeds: (profits) SEE: profits ::

process: (series of events to produce a result)

Prozess {m}

process: (to use or manipulate data with a software program)

verarbeiten

processed cheese: (any of several types of natural cheese)

Schmelzkäse {m}

processing: (action of the verb to process)

Verarbeitung {f}

procession: (group of people or thing moving along in an orderly manner)

Prozession, Umzug {m}

processor: (microprocessor)

Prozessor {m}

pro-choice: (supportive of abortion rights)

Abtreibungs-

proclaim: (to announce or declare)

verkünden, verkündigen, erklären

proclitic: (clitic which joins the following word)

proklitisch [adjective], Proklitikon {n}

proclivity: (A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection)

Hang {m}, Vorliebe {f}, Schwäche {f}

procrastinate: (put off; delay something)

verschleppen, prokrastinieren

procrastinate: (put off; to delay taking action)

prokrastinieren

procrastination: (act of postponing, delaying or putting off)

Aufschub {m}, Prokrastination {f}

procreate: (to beget)

zeugen, sich fortpflanzen, sich vermehren

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

Fortpflanzung {f}

procreation: (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring)

Fortpflanzung {n}, Zeugung {f}

proctodeum: (back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal)

Hinterdarm, Enddarm

procure: beschaffen, besorgen

procure: (To acquire or obtain an item or service)

beschaffen, erwerben

procurement: (act of procuring or obtaining)

Beschaffung

procurement: (purchasing department of a company)

Einkauf {m}

Procyon: (Star)

Prokyon

prod: (encourage)

anspornen, ermutigen

prod: (poke)

stoßen

prodigal: (wastefully extravagant)

verschwenderisch

prodigal son: (one who returns)

verlorener Sohn {m}

prodigious: (gigantic or huge)

ungeheuer, gewaltig

prodigy: (amazing or marvellous thing)

Wunder {n}

prodigy: (extremely talented person, especially a child)

Wunderkind {n} (child), Hochbegabter {m}, Hochbegabte {f}, Genie {n}

prodigy: (something from which omens are drawn)

Orakel

produce: (harvested agricultural goods collectively)

Obst und Gemüse

produce: (items produced)

Produkt {n}

produce: (offspring) SEE: offspring ::

produce: (to make available to)

vorlegen

produce: (to make or manufacture)

produzieren, herstellen

produce: (to sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc))

produzieren

producer: (in arts)

Produzent {m}

producer: (in economics)

Hersteller {m}

producible: (able to be produced)

herstellbar

product: (any tangible output)

Produkt {n}

product: (commodity for sale)

Produkt {n}

product: (consequence of efforts)

Produkt {n}

product: (multiplication result)

Produkt {n}

product: (result of chemical reaction)

Produkt {n}, Reaktionsprodukt {n}

production: (the act of being produced)

Produktion {f}

production: (the act of producing)

Produktion {f}, Herstellung {f}

production: (the presentation of a theatrical work)

Inszenierung {f}

production: (the total amount produced)

Produktion {f}

productive: (capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile)

produktiv

productive: (consistently applicable to any of an open set of words)

produktiv

productivity: (state of being productive)

Produktivität {f}, Leistungsfähigkeit {f}

product placement: (a form of advertising)

Product-Placement {n}, Produktplatzierung {f}

profane: profan

profanity: (obscene, lewd or abusive language)

Fluch {m}

profanity: (quality of being profane)

Profanität {f}

profession: (occupation)

Beruf {m}

professional: (expert)

professionell

professional: (of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the standards of a profession)

professionell, Berufs-

professional: (that is carried out as a livelihood)

berufsmäßig, professionell

professional: (expert)

Profi {m}

professional: (person who earns his living from a specified activity)

Profi {m}, Professioneller {m}, Professionelle {f}

professional wrestling: (Entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling)

Wrestling {n}

professor: (a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university)

Professor {m}, Professorin {f}

proficiency: (ability or skill)

Kompetenz {f}, Können {n}, Begabung {f}

proficiency: (knowledge)

Kenntnisse {f-p}

proficient: (skilled)

tüchtig, fähig, kompetent, befähigt, bewandert, erfahren, sachkundig, geübt

proficient: (expert)

Fachmann {m}, Fachfrau {f}, Meister {m}, Meisterin {f}

profit: (benefit)

Gewinn {m}, Profit {m}

profit: profitieren

profitable: (producing profit)

gewinnbringend, profitabel, lukrativ

profiteer: (one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk)

Profitmacher {m}, Profiteur {m}

profit warning: (an announcement by a company that its profits are likely to be less than expected)

Gewinnwarnung {f}

profligacy: (careless wastefulness)

Verschwendung {f}

pro forma: (for the sake of form only)

pro forma, der Form wegen, der Form halber

profound: tief, profund

profoundly: (deeply) SEE: deeply ::

profusion: (abundance)

Überfluss {m}

progenitor: (an ancestral form of a species)

Vorfahr {m}, Vorfahre {m}

progenitor: (an individual from which (a) people(s) descend)

Ahn {m}, Vorfahr {m}, Vorfahre {m}

progenitor: (any of a person's direct ancestors)

Ahn {m}, Stammvater {m}, Vorfahr {m}, Vorfahre {m}

progenitor: (a predecessor of something)

Vorläufer {m}

progenitor: (founder) SEE: founder ::

progenitor: (someone who originates something)

Erzeuger {m}, Erzeugerin {f}

progeny: (offspring)

Nachkommen {m-p}

prognathic: (prognathous) SEE: prognathous ::

prognosis: Prognose

{f}

prognosticate: (predict, foretell)

prognostizieren

program: (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity)

Programm {n}

program: (performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television)

Programm {n}, Sendung {f}

program: (set of structured activities)

Programm {n}

program: (software application)

Programm {n}

program: (to enter a program or other instructions into a computer)

programmieren

program: (to put together the schedule of an event)

programmieren

programmable logic controller: (programmable electronic device)

Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung {f}

programmatically: (programming: doing something by code)

programmatisch

programme: (programme) SEE: program ::

programmer: (one who designs software)

Programmierer {m}, Programmiererin {f}

programming: (activity of writing a computer program)

Programmierung {f}, Programmieren {n}

programming language: (code of reserved words and symbols)

Programmiersprache {f}

programming principle: (software principle)

Programmierprinzip {n}

progredient: (progressive)

progredient

progress: (advance or growth of civilization)

Fortschritt {m}

progress: (a moving forward)

Fortschritt {m}

progress bar: (computing: a bar that indicates the progression of a task)

Fortschrittsbalken {m}

progression: (mathematical sequence)

Progression {f}, Reihe {f}

progression: (moving from one thing to another)

Fortschreiten {n}

progressive: (continuous) SEE: continuous ::

progressive: (favouring or promoting progress; advanced)

fortschrittlich

progressive: (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases)

progressiv

prohibit: (to proscribe officially)

verbieten

prohibited: (forbidden)

verboten

prohibition: (law that prohibits something)

Verbot {n}

Prohibition: (period)

Alkoholprohibition {f}, Prohibition {f}

project: (planned endeavor)

Projekt {n}

project: (cast (image/shadow))

projizieren (Bild), werfen (Bild, Schatten)

project: (extend beyond a surface)

ragen, hervorragen, herausragen, vorspringen, vorstehen, überstehen

project: (extend outward)

ausfahren

project: (make plans for; forecast)

projektieren, planen; hochrechnen, erwarten, vorhersagen, voraussagen, vorausberechnen

project: (present, convey an image)

ausstrahlen, (sich) präsentieren, (sich) darstellen

projectile: (object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon)

Projektil {n}, Geschoss {n}

projectile: Projektil

{n}, Geschoß {n}

projectile vomit: (vomit with great expulsive force)

strahlkotzen [vulgar]

projection: (display of an image by a projector)

Projektion {f}

projection: (forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation)

Prognose {f}, Vorhersage {f}

projection: (something which projects)

Vorsprung {m}

project manager: (a professional in the field of project management)

Projektleiter {m}, Projektleiterin {f}

projector: (optical device)

Projektor {m}

prolative: (prolative case) SEE: prolative case ::

prolepsis: (grammatical construction)

Prolepsis {f}

proletarian: (relating to proletariat)

proletarisch

proletarian: (A member of the proletariat)

Proletarier {m}, Proletarierin {f}

proletariat: (lowest class of citizens in Rome)

Proletariat {n}

proletariat: (working class or lower class)

Proletariat {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

proline: (nonessential amino acid; C[5]H[9]NO[2])

Prolin {n}

prolix: (tediously lengthy)

weitschweifig

prolly: (eye dialect spelling of probably)

wahrscheinlich

prolocutrix: (female prolocutor) SEE: spokeswoman ::

prolog: (prologue) SEE: prologue ::

prologue: (speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel)

Prolog {n}

prolong: (to extend in space or length)

ausdehnen

prolong: (to lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue)

verlängern

prolong: (to lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone)

hinauszögern

prolonged abortion: (missed abortion) SEE: missed abortion ::

prom: (a formal ball)

Ball {m}, Abschlussball {m}, Prom {f}, Promenade {f}

promenade: (place to walk)

Promenade {f}

promenade: (to walk)

spazieren gehen

Prometheus: (Greek mythological figure)

Prometheus {m}

promethium: (chemical element)

Promethium {n}

prominence: (bulge)

Protuberanz {f}

prominent: (eminent, distinguished above others)

prominent

prominent: (likely to attract attention)

hervorstechend

prominent: (projecting, protuberant)

überstehend, hervorstehend

promiscuous: (indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners)

freizügig, sexuell freizügig

promiscuous: (made up of various disparate elements mixed together)

zusammengewürfelt, bunt gemischt

promiscuous: (made without careful choice; indiscriminate)

wahllos, willkürlich, unüberlegt

promiscuousness: (promiscuity) SEE: promiscuity ::

promise: (transaction)

Versprechen {n}

promise: (vow)

Versprechen {n}

promise: (to commit to something or action)

versprechen

Promised Land: (land promised by God)

gelobtes Land {n}, Gelobtes Land {n}

promising: (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion)

vielversprechend

promissory note: (document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money)

Schuldschein {m}, Wechsel {m}

promontory: (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff)

Landzunge

promote: (raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank)

befördern, promovieren

promotion: (advancement in position)

Beförderung {f}

promotion: (dissemination of information)

Förderung {f}, Werbung {f}

prompt: (a computer prompt)

Eingabeaufforderung {f}

prompter: (person in a theater)

Souffleur {m}, Souffleuse {f}

promptitude: (promptness) SEE: promptness ::

pronaos: (the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple)

Pronaos {m}

prone: (inclined, sloped)

schräg

prone: (lying face downward; prostrate)

in Bauchlage

prone: (predisposed)

anfällig, geneigt

prone to: (inclined to; having a tendency to)

anfällig für

pronghorn: (North American mammal)

Gabelbock {m}

pronominal: (of a pronoun)

fürwörtlich, [linguistics] pronominal

pronominal adverb: (type of adverb)

Pronominaladverb {n}

pronoun: (pronoun)

Pronomen {n}

pronounce: (to officially declare)

verkünden

pronounce: (to sound out a word)

aussprechen

pronouncing dictionary: (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words) SEE: pronunciation dictionary ::

pronunciation: (standard sound of a word)

Aussprache {f}

pronunciation: (way in which words are pronounced)

Aussprache {f}

pronunciation dictionary: (dictionary that provides pronunciations of words)

Aussprachewörterbuch {n}

proof: (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth)

Beweis {m}

proofread: (to check for errors in spelling and grammar)

Korrektur lesen

proofreader: (person who proofreads)

Korrekturleser {m}

proofreader: (person whose occupation is to proofread)

Korrekturleser {m}, Korrektor {m}

proofreading: (act or process by which a document is proofread)

Korrekturlesen {n}, Korrektorat {n}

prop: (object placed against or under another, to support it)

Stütze {f}

propaedeutic: (providing preparatory or introductory teaching)

propädeutisch

propaedeutic: (course or instruction providing preparatory or introductory teaching)

Propädeutik {f}

propaganda: (concerted set of messages)

Propaganda {f}

propagandist: (Person who disseminates propaganda)

Propagandist {m}, Propagandistin {f}

propagate: (cause to spread to extend)

verbreiten

propagate: (to have young or issue)

sich vermehren

propane: (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C[3]H[8])

Propan {n}

propanol: (either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols)

Propanol {n}

propanone: (C[3]H[6]O)

Propanon {n}

propel: (to cause to move in a certain direction)

antreiben

propeller: (mechanical device used to propel)

Propeller {m}

propelling pencil: (mechanical pencil) SEE: mechanical pencil ::

propene: (organic compound of the formula C[3]H[6])

Propen {n}

propenoic: (acrylic) SEE: acrylic ::

propensity: (tendency)

Neigung {f}, Tendenz {f}

proper: (belonging to oneself or itself, own)

eigen

proper: (complete, thorough)

richtig

proper: (entitled to its name, true)

richtig

proper: (fit, suitable)

richtig, passend, angemessen

proper: (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)

Eigenname {m} (proper noun)

proper: (informal: utter)

richtig

proper: (in the very strictest sense of the word)

eigentlich

properly: (in a proper manner)

ordnungsgemäß, ordentlich, richtig

proper noun: (The name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity)

Eigenname {m}

proper subset: (a set that is a subset of but no equal to another set)

echte Teilmenge {f}

property: (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept)

Eigenschaft {f}

property: (computing: an editable parameter associated with an application, or its value)

Eigenschaft {n}

property: Eigentum

property: (exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing)

Eigentum {n}

property: (piece of real estate)

Anwesen {n}, Grundbesitz {m}, Grundstück {n}

property: (something owned)

Eigentum {n}, Besitz {m}

property law: (area of law concerned with property rights)

Sachenrecht {n}

property tax: (tax based on the value of property)

Grundsteuer {f}

propfan: (modified turbofan)

Propellergebläse {n}, Propfan {m}

prophecy: (prediction)

Prophezeiung {f}

prophesy: (to preach)

prophezeien

prophesy: (to predict)

prophezeien

prophesy: (to speak as a prophet)

prophezeien

prophet: (one who foretells the future)

Prophet {m}, Prophetin {f}

prophet: (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

Prophet {m}, Prophetin {f}

prophetess: (female prophet)

Prophetin {f}

prophetic: (of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet)

prophetisch

prophylactic: (Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease)

prophylaktisch

prophylaxis: (prevention of, or protective treatment for disease)

Prophylaxe {f}

propinquity: (proximity) SEE: proximity ::

propiska: (system of mandatory registration in ex-USSR)

Propiska {f}, Anmeldung

propitiate: (To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone)

besänftigen

propolis: (glue-like substance)

Propolis {f}

proponency: (advocacy) SEE: advocacy ::

proponent: (one who supports something)

Befürworter {m}, Fürsprecher {m}

proportion: (quantity that is part of the whole)

Proportion {f}

proportional: (at a constant ratio (to))

proportional

proportionality: (the property of being proportional)

Proportionalität {f}

proportionally: (in proportion)

proportional

proposal: (that which is proposed)

Vorschlag {m}

propose: (to ask for one's hand in marriage)

einen Heiratsantrag machen

propose: (to suggest a plan or course of action)

vorschlagen

proposition: (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem)

Satz {m}

propositional calculus: (propositional logic) SEE: propositional logic ::

propositional logic: (formal deductive system)

Aussagenlogik {f}

proprietary: (manufactured exclusively by the IPR owner)

proprietär

proprietor: Besitzer

{m}, Inhaber {m}

proprietor: (owner)

Inhaber {m}, Inhaberin {f}, Besitzer {m}, Besitzerin {f}

propriety: (correctness in behaviour and morals)

Schicklichkeit {f}, Tugendhaftigkeit {f}

propriety: Schicklichkeit

{f}

propulsion: (force causing movement)

Antrieb {m}

propylene: (organic compound of the formula C[3]H[6])

Propylen {n}

propyne: (alkyne)

Propin {n}

pro rata: (in proportion to some factor)

pro rata, verhältnismäßig, proportional

prorogue: (to defer)

verschieben, aufschieben

prorogue: (to prolong or extend)

verlängern

prorogue: (to suspend a parliamentary session)

vertagen

prosaic: (overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum)

prosaisch

prosaic: (pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose)

prosaisch

pros and cons: (for and against)

Für und Wider {p}

proscenium: (ancient theatre: row of columns at the front the scene building)

Bühnenfassade

proscenium: (proscenium arch) SEE: proscenium arch ::

prosciutto: (dry-cured ham from Italy)

Pršut {m}, Prsut {m}, Schinken {m}

proscribe: (denounce)

verbieten

proscribe: (forbid or prohibit)

verbieten

prose: (written language not intended as poetry)

Prosa {f}

prosecute: strafrechtlich verfolgen [law], belangen, bestrafen

prosecutor: (a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime)

Staatsanwalt {m}, Staatsanwältin {f}

proselyte: (one who has converted to a religion)

Proselyt {m}, Judengenosse {m} (a gentile converted to Judaism)

proselytize: (to convert to one’s own faith)

bekehren, missionieren

proselytize: (to induce people to join a cause)

bekehren, missionieren

prosimian: (primate suborder)

Halbaffen

prosodic: (prosody)

prosodisch

prosody: (linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech)

Prosodie {f}

prosody: (poetry: study of poetic meter etc)

Verslehre

proso millet: (P. miliaceum)

Rispenhirse {f}

prosopagnosia: (disorder of face perception)

Prosopagnosie {f}

prospective: (likely or expected to happen or become)

voraussichtlich

prospector: (person)

Goldsucher {m}, Prospektor {m}

prosper: (to be successful)

gedeihen, prosperieren, florieren

prosperity: (prosperity)

Prosperität {f}, Wohlstand {m}

prosperous: (characterized by success)

blühend, florierend, erfolgreich

prosperous: (favorable)

günstig

prosperous: (well off; affluent)

wohlhabend, reich

prostate: (prostate gland)

Prostata {f}, Vorsteherdrüse {f}

prostate gland: (prostate) SEE: prostate ::

prostatic adenocarcinoma: (prostate cancer) SEE: prostate cancer ::

prostatitis: (inflammation of the prostate)

Prostataentzündung {f}, Entzündung der Prostata {f}, Prostatitis {f}

prosthesis: (artificial replacement for a body part)

Prothese {f}

prosthesis: (prothesis) SEE: prothesis ::

prosthetic: (prosthesis) SEE: prosthesis ::

prostitute: (a person having sex for profit)

Prostituierte {m} {f}, Hure {f}, Dirne {f}

prostitute: (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves)

prostituieren

prostitute: (to perform sexual activity for money)

sich prostituieren

prostitution: (having sex for profit)

Prostitution {f}

prostokvasha: (soured milk)

Dickmilch {f}, Sauermilch {f}

prostyle: (building)

Prostylos {m}

protactinium: (chemical element)

Protactinium {n}

protagonist: (main character)

Protagonist {m}, Protagonistin {f}, Hauptfigur {f}, Held {m}

protect: (to keep safe)

schützen

protected: (defended)

geschützt

protecting group: (chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group)

Schutzgruppe {f}

protection: (process of keeping safe)

Schutz {m}

protectionism: (A policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports)

Protektionismus {m}

protection money: (money regular interval, extorted by criminals threatening to cause harm)

Schutzgeld {n}

protective: (serving, intended or wishing to protect)

Schutz-

protector: (someone who protects or guards)

Beschützer {m}

protectorate: (government by a protector)

Protektorat {n}

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: (protectorate of Nazi Germany)

Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren

protein: (biochemistry: a large, complex molecule composed of long chains of amino acids)

Protein {n}

protein: (one of three major classes of food)

Protein {n}, Eiweiß {n}

proteomics: (branch of molecular biology)

Proteomik {f}

Proterozoic: (eon 2,500-541 Ma)

Proterozoikum {n}

protest: (collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration)

Demonstration {f}

protest: (formal objection)

Protest {m}

protest: (mostly US: to object to)

Einspruch erheben, Einwände äußern

protest: (to make a strong objection)

demonstrieren, protestieren

Protestant: (Protestant)

protestantisch, evangelisch

Protestant: (someone who is a member of such a denomination)

Protestant {m}, Protestantin {f}

Protestantism: (Protestant Christian denomination)

Protestantismus {m}

protester: (person who protests)

Protestant {m}, Protestierender {m}, Protestierer {m}, Protestler {m}

protégé: (person who is guided and supported)

Protegé {m}, Schützling {m}

protist: (eukaryotic unicellular organisms)

Protist {m}

protium: (lightest isotope of hydrogen)

Protium {n}

proto-: ((linguistics) ancestor of a family of languages)

ur-

protocol: (to make a protocol of)

protokollieren

Proto-Germanic: (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language)

Urgermanisch {n}

Proto-Indo-European: (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it)

urindogermanisch

Proto-Indo-European: (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages)

Urindogermanisch {n}

Proto-Indo-Germanic: (Proto-Indo-European) SEE: Proto-Indo-European ::

proto-language: (common ancestor language)

Ursprache {f}

protologism: (a newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common)

Protologismus {m}

proton: (positively charged nucleon)

Proton {n}

proton capture: (nuclear reaction)

Protoneneinfang {m}

Proto-Norse: (Indo-European language)

Urnordisch {n}

protoplanet: (astronomical object)

Protoplanet

protoplanetary: (of or pertaining to a protoplanet)

protoplanetar, protoplanetarisch

Proto-Slavic: (of or pertaining to Proto-Slavic language or people who spoke it)

urslawisch

Proto-Slavic: (Proto-Slavic)

Urslawisch {n}

prototype: (an original object or form which is a basis for other objects)

Prototyp {m}

prototype pattern: (creational design pattern)

Prototyp {m}

prototyping: (creation of prototypes)

Musterentwicklung {f}, Prototypenentwicklung {f}, Prototyping {n}

protozoal: (protozoan) SEE: protozoan ::

protozoan: (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes)

Protozoon {n}

protractor: (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles)

Winkelmesser

protrude: (to extend from)

herausragen, hervorragen, herausstehen

protuberance: (Something that protrudes)

Protuberanz {f}

protuberant: (bulging outward)

protuberant

proud: [1] stolz, prahlerisch

proud: (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied)

stolz

proud: (having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious)

stolz

proud as a peacock: (extremely proud)

stolz wie ein Pfau

provable: (of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven)

belegbar, beweisbar

prove: (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for)

beweisen, prüfen

prove: (to turn out; to manifest)

sich herausstellen, sich zeigen

Provençal: (language spoken in Provence)

Provenzalisch

provenance: (in arts: the history of ownership of a work of art)

Provenienz {f}

provenance: (of a person: background, history, place of origin, ancestry)

Herkunft {f}

provenance: (place or source of origin)

Herkunft {f}

Provence: (region in France)

Provence {f}

proverb: (phrase expressing a basic truth)

Sprichwort {n}, Denkspruch {m}

proverbial: (of a proverb)

sprichwörtlich

proverbial: (widely known; famous)

sprichwörtlich

provide: (to furnish with)

versehen

provided: (only if)

sofern

providence: (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)

Vorsehung {f}

providence: (manifestation of divine care or direction)

Fügung {f}

providence: (prudent care and management of resources; thirftiness)

Vorsorge {f}, Umsicht {f}

Providence: (Capital of Rhode Island)

Providence

Providence: (Divine will)

Vorsehung

provident: (demonstrating consideration for the future)

vorausschauend, vorsorgend, vorsorglich

provider: (provider)

Versorger {m}

province: (A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level)

Provinz {f}, Land {n}

provincial: (of or pertaining to a province)

provinziell, provinzial

provincialism: (To be provincial)

Provinzialismus

provision: (An item of goods or supplies obtained for future use)

Provision {f}

provisional: (temporary)

provisorisch

proviso: (conditional provision to an agreement)

Bedingung {f}, Vorbehalt {m}, Vorbehaltsklausel {f}

Provo: (city in Utah)

Provo

provocateur: (one who engages in provocative behavior)

Provokateur {m}, Provokateurin {f}

provocation: (act of provoking)

Provokation {f}

provocative: (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)

provokant

provoke: (to cause to become angry)

provozieren

provost: Provost

{m}

prow: (fore part of a vessel; bow)

Bug {m}, Bugüberhang {m}

prowess: (distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism)

Heldenmut {m}, Tapferkeit {f}

prowess: (skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity)

Können {n}, Fähigkeiten {p}

proxemics: Proxemik

{f}

Proxima Centauri: (a red dwarf star)

Proxima Centauri

proximity: (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)

Nähe {f}, Nachbarschaft {f}

proxy: (agent or substitute authorized to act for another person)

Stellvertreter {m}, Stellvertreterin {f}

proxy: (authority to act for another, especially when written)

Bevollmächtigte {f}, Bevollmächtigter {m}, Vollmacht {f}, Prokura

proxy: ((software) An interface for a service)

Proxyserver {m}

proxy pattern: (structural design pattern)

Stellvertreter {m}

proxy server: (hardware server)

Proxyserver {m}, Proxy {m}, Proxy-Server {m}

proxy war: (war where two powers use third parties)

Stellvertreterkrieg {m}

rapprochement: (reestablishment of cordial relations)

Annäherung {n}, Wiederannäherung {f}

reciprocal: (done by each of two people towards the other)

gegenseitig, reziprok

reciprocal: (in the contrary or opposite way)

entgegengesetzt, umgekehrt

reciprocal: (in mathematics)

Kehrwert {m}

reciprocal pronoun: (a part of speech)

Reziprokpronomen {n}

reciprocate: (to counter, retort or retaliate)

erwidern

reciprocate: (to mutually give and take something; to interchange)

etwas austauschen

reciprocating engine: (piston engine) SEE: piston engine ::

reciprocity: (the state or quality of being reciprocal)

Gegenseitigkeit {f}, Reziprozität {f}

reflexive pronoun: (a part of speech)

Reflexivpronomen {n}

relative pronoun: (pronoun that introduces a relative clause)

Relativpronomen {n}

reproach: (disgrace or shame)

Schande {f}

reproach: (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism)

Vorwurf {m}

reproach: (to criticize or rebuke someone)

einen Vorwurf machen, Vorwürfe machen, vorwerfen

reproachful: (with reproach)

vorwurfsvoll

reprobate: (immoral)

verkommen, verwerflich, verworfen, ruchlos

reprobate: (rejected by god)

verworfen

reprobate: (rejected)

zurückgewiesen, abgelehnt, aussortiert

reprobate: (individual with low morals)

Schurke {m}, Gauner {m}, Halunke {m}

reprobate: (sinful person)

Sünder {m}

reprobate: (abandon)

verlassen, für gottlos erklären

reprobate: (condemn)

verdammen

reprobate: (refuse)

verwerfen, verwehren, verweigern, ablehnen

reproduce: (to generate offspring)

sich vermehren

reproduction: (the act of reproducing new individuals biologically)

Fortpflanzung {f}, Reproduktion {f}

reproductive: (of or relating to reproduction)

reproduktiv, Fortpflanzungs-

reprove: (to convey one's disapproval of (something))

rügen, tadeln

resumptive pronoun: (a pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun (grammar))

resumptives Pronomen {n}

rustproof: (resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion)

rostfrei, rostbeständig, rostfest

saprophyte: (organism that lives on dead organic matter)

Saprophyt {m}

scaffold protein: (protein)

Gerüstprotein

scalar product: (product of two vectors)

Skalarprodukt {n}

self-fulfilling prophecy: (A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true)

selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung {f}

self-proclaimed: (indicating a claim made by the person who benefits)

selbsternannt

sexual reproduction: (process whereby a new organism created by combining the genetic material of two organisms)

geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung, sexuelle Fortpflanzung

sheet protector: (clear plastic sleeve for documents)

Schutzhülle {f}, Dokumentenschutzhülle {f}

sideproduct: (byproduct) SEE: byproduct ::

slide projector: (a device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen)

Diaprojektor {m}

solubility product: (product of the individual solubilities of the cation and anion of a salt)

Löslichkeitsprodukt {n}

Sopron: (city in Hungary)

Ödenburg

soundproof: (describing something that does not allow sound through)

schalldicht

space probe: (unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth orbit)

Raumsonde {f}

sprout: (Brussels sprout) SEE: Brussels sprout ::

sprout: (new growth on a plant)

Spross {m}, Sprössling {m}

sprout: keimen

sprout: (to grow, to germinate)

sprießen

stochastic process: (a function of random variables)

stochastischer Prozess {m}

subproduct: (byproduct) SEE: byproduct ::

sun protection factor: (an indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective)

Lichtschutzfaktor {m}

taproot: (a long tapering root possessed by many plants)

Pfahlwurzel {f}

television program: (The content of an individual television broadcasting.)

Fernsehprogramm {n}

travelling salesman problem: (mathematical problem)

Problem des Handlungsreisenden {n}

uncompromising: (inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions)

kompromisslos

uncompromising: (principled)

kompromisslos

unprocessed: (not processed)

unverarbeitet

unproductive: (not productive)

unproduktiv

unpronounceable: (impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate)

unaussprechbar

unprotected: (not protected)

ungeschützt

unprotected sex: (sexual activity without protection from sexually transmitted disease)

ungeschützter Sex, ungeschützter Geschlechtsverkehr

unproven: (not proved)

unbewiesen

uproar: (noisy excitement)

Aufruhr {m}

uproot: (eradicate) SEE: eradicate ::

uproot: (extirpate) SEE: extirpate ::

uprootedness: (quality of being uprooted)

Entwurzelung {f}, Entwurzeltsein {n}

video projector: (device)

Beamer {m}, Projektor {m}

waterproof: (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in)

wasserdicht, wasserfest

waterproof: (unaffected by water)

wasserfest

word processor: (a computer software)

Textverarbeitungsprogramm {n}

work in progress: (work)

laufende Arbeiten, in Bearbeitung

world's oldest profession: (a euphemism for prostitution)

das älteste Gewerbe der Welt {n}

2-methylpropane: (isobutane) SEE: isobutane ::

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