All C2 German words
Words 2,401 to 2,500 of 5,892, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
quetschen
to squeeze; to cram (into a tight space)
das Wunschdenken
wishful thinking
wälzen
to roll
der Zahlungsverkehr
payment transactions, payment traffic (the totality of all transfer processes for money, whether cash or cashless)
der Leibwächter
bodyguard (male or of unspecified gender)
der Wachmann
watchman, security guard
der Abhang
slope, incline
vonnöten
necessary, mandatory, essential, indispensable
auffassen
to understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider
der Kaktus
cactus
der Weckruf
wake-up call
unbefristet
permanent
zuweisen
to assign
mysteriös
mysterious
dirigieren
to conduct
steril
sterile
die Umkleide
changing room
der Kontostand
account balance
die Nebenwirkung
side effect
der Klient
client
abschleppen
to tow; to tow away (a car etc.)
der Auflauf
baked dish, casserole (for example, a gratin)
aufzwingen
to force (something) on someone; to impose
das Baumaterial
building / construction material
beliefern
to supply
das Bürgerrecht
civil rights
die Darlegung
explanation; account
die Ernüchterung
disillusionment, sobering experience
geigen
to fiddle, to play on the violin
die Gesandtschaft
legation (a former type of diplomatic mission that is one step down from an embassy, headed by an envoy)
igitt
an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, phew!, ugh!
die Messlatte
measuring pole, yardstick, especially a stationary one (e.g. for measuring body height)
reinstecken
to insert, stick in, stick into
die Sanktion
sanction, restrictive measure, punishment
der Spross
sprout, shoot (young plant growing out of the ground; young twig growing on a plant); for outgrowths on potatoes, soybeans etc., the doublet Sprosse f is more usual
werktags
on weekdays
sich zusammenreißen
to pull oneself together
der Feigling
coward, chicken
die Geschäftsreise
business trip (travel for business purposes)
der Rückzieher
backtrack
die Eingangshalle
entrance hall
drängeln
to push; to jostle (in a crowd or queue)
die Nähmaschine
sewing machine
geradewegs
directly
der Musikgeschmack
music taste, taste in music
der Eiswürfel
ice cube (small piece of ice used for cooling drinks)
der Baseballschläger
baseball bat
die Brezel
pretzel; any kind of baked good in the form of a loose knot
bürsten
to scrub, to clean a surface with a brush (but not usually teeth, for which putzen)
der Benutzername
username
das Homeoffice
home office (place at home for telecommuting)
beschreiten
to tread, to pursue
die Gesundheitspolitik
health policy
technologisch
technological
viral gehen
to go viral
zuschreiben
to attribute, to ascribe
zusammenschließen
to join forces, unite, merge
einarbeiten
to incorporate
der Abschlag
monthly advance payment
anbei
enclosed; attached (in letters and emails)
der Bauingenieur
civil engineer
das Gewinde
thread (of a screw)
die Spesen
expenses (business, used in plural)
untertauchen
to disappear, to go hiding
verschwommen
blurred, hazy
der Waschlappen
washcloth, flannel
die Nut
groove, slit, slot; rabbet
die Billion
trillion (10^12)
fad
vapid, flavourless, bland
der Präsidentschaftskandidat
presidential candidate, candidate for president, candidate for a presidency
sausen
to rush
das Supplement
supplement (addition to a printed work)
der Vordenker
pioneering or progressive thinker, visionary, thought leader (someone who forms new ideas and shapes concepts)
der Wintergarten
conservatory (UK), sunroom (US) (room with glass walls, used to sit in and grow houseplants)
die Zäsur
turning point, watershed (in history, or in a person's life)
die Oboe
oboe
die Krähe
crow
die Erdnussbutter
peanut butter
der Kirschbaum
cherry tree
der Fußabdruck
footprint
der Geschirrspüler
dishwasher (the machine)
der Barbier
barber (male or of unspecified gender)
die Fernsehsendung
television program, television show
die Gebärdensprache
sign language
der Rasierer
razor (tool for shaving)
der Autoreifen
car tyre / tire
der Suizid
suicide
die Flinte
shotgun
der Knauf
knob, doorknob, stud
der Umweltschützer
environmentalist
entschlüsselt
decrypted, deciphered
akademisch
academic
charakterisieren
to characterize
montieren
to mount, to set up
trüb
cloudy, murky, not clear
der Assist
assist
auswechseln
to swap out, replace
die Infusion
infusion, IV drip
das Laufband
treadmill
der Psychotherapeut
psychotherapist
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