All C2 German words
Words 2,501 to 2,600 of 5,925, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
aufwenden
to spend, to apply, to expend, to exert, to use
die Warteschlange
queue (of people, or items)
knicken
to crease; to fold; to bend (something that is stable, but not hard, e.g. paper)
lukrativ
lucrative (profitable, allowing the earning of a lot of money)
diagnostizieren
to diagnose
der Eisbär
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
fremdschämen
to feel secondhand embarrassment; to be embarrassed by something someone else is doing
die Möwe
gull, seagull
nachlegen
to add more of the same, especially of firewood, food etc
das Nachspiel
consequences, repercussions
das Niemandsland
no man's land
rotieren
to rotate, to spin
die Sowjetrepublik
Soviet republic (a constituent republic of the former Soviet Union)
die Strebe
strut, brace
das Vernichtungslager
death camp, extermination camp
das Wagnis
risk, daring venture (a bold undertaking)
der Klempner
plumber, tinsmith (male or of unspecified gender)
der Brandy
brandy, brandywine
der Zwillingsbruder
twin brother
der Sommerurlaub
summer vacation, summer holiday
der Mumm
moxie, guts, grit, balls, nerve
der Klassenraum
classroom
hinauslaufen
to result in, to amount to, to come down to
die Abmachung
deal, bargain, agreement, arrangement
das Rührei
scrambled eggs
das Sodbrennen
heartburn
das Süßwasser
fresh water (not salted)
das Warenhaus
department store
das Wunderkind
wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field at a young age)
das Ladekabel
charging cable
das Kasino
casino
mahlen
to grind
das Kolloquium
colloquium
abmelden
to deregister, cancel a registration
anfeuern
to cheer on, to root for
essbar
edible
das Krafttraining
strength training
die Kurbel
crank
die Körperpflege
personal hygiene care
der Schnappschuss
snapshot
sich abmelden
to deregister (one's address)
die Visite
ward round
das Fernsehprogramm
television program
freilassen
to release, to free
die Subvention
subsidy
irritieren
to confuse, disturb, put off, annoy
abdrehen
to turn off, to cut off the supply of something (originally water or gas, shut off by closing a valve, later also electricity)
der Allradantrieb
all-wheel drive, four-wheel drive
die Bestenliste
leaderboard, ranking, top ten (list of best people or things)
der Einlauf
enema (injection of fluid into the rectum)
das Elektron
electron
die Krebserkrankung
cancer
die Lesbarkeit
readability
das Messgerät
gauge, meter (measuring device)
ordern
to order, to request delivery (in bulk, otherwise rare or humorous)
siebenmal
seven times
die Sintflut
Deluge, the Great Flood
verabreichen
to administer (a medicine or poison)
das Weihnachtsgeld
Christmas bonus (an additional payment made to employees by their employer before Christmas)
zaghaft
timid, cautious
das Taschenmesser
pocketknife
der Tyrann
tyrant
hundertmal
a hundred times
die Mayonnaise
mayonnaise
der Nachttisch
nightstand, bedside table
die Wespe
wasp (insect)
bewerfen
to throw at someone or something
der Blumentopf
flowerpot
innehalten
to pause, to wait a while (especially in order to think, reflect)
der Wahrheitsgehalt
veracity, truth content
mindest
least, minimum, slightest
abweisen
to dismiss (reject)
missverstehen
to misunderstand, to misapprehend
applaudieren
to applaud
der Ballbesitz
possession of the ball
die Brennweite
focal length
die Dienstreise
business trip
die Freistellung
release from duty, paid time off work
die Handbremse
handbrake
der Kompost
compost
der Küchenchef
head chef
der Seitenwechsel
change of ends
das Stativ
tripod
rechtsextrem
far-right
wirbeln
to swirl, to whirl
die Erdbeere
strawberry
einbilden
to imagine (falsely)
das Beet
bed (for plants)
die / der Ahne
forefather, ancestor (of male or unspecified sex)
auffahren
to rear-end, to drive into
die Erinnerungskultur
culture of remembrance, specifically that in Germany as it relates to the Holocaust
das Hinterrad
one of the wheels at the back axle; back wheel
missverständlich
ambiguous, easily misunderstood
schmoren
to braise, to stew (cook in a covered pot in a small amount of liquid)
der Thorax
thorax (region of the mammalian body)
der Ochse
ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)
andermal
another time
paarmal
a few times
die Flitterwochen
honeymoon (vacation after a wedding)
die Forelle
trout
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