All C2 German words
Words 3,001 to 3,100 of 5,925, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Tierart
animal species
die Unze
ounce
verfeinern
to improve, to refine
verschlucken
to swallow, swallow up
die Versorgungssicherheit
security of supply (the certainty that a specific good or service, especially energy or water, is available in sufficient quantity and at reasonable prices)
der Ehering
wedding band, wedding ring
einstufen
to categorize, to class, to classify
das Krankengeld
statutory sick pay
die Schuhgröße
shoe size
mangeln
to lack, to be needed [with dative ‘to/for someone/something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with the dative object as the subject)
die Komplikation
complication
faschistisch
fascist
der Lokomotivführer
engineer (Canada and the US), engine driver (Britain), train driver (male or of unspecified gender)
verspielen
to gamble something away (lose something in a game)
das Asperger-Syndrom
Asperger's syndrome
ahnden
to punish something (the object is always the deed, never the perpetrator)
ambivalent
ambivalent
die Betriebsführung
operations management, operational management (the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization)
die Britin
Briton; British woman
die Empirie
empirical knowledge; knowledge based on testing and experience
das Gesamtkunstwerk
Gesamtkunstwerk, total work of art (artistic creation that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts; a masterpiece)
die Knospe
bud
das Methanol
methanol
die Walnuss
walnut
anspringen
to start (of an engine)
die Bohrmaschine
drill (power drill)
der Efeu
ivy
Kette ist abgesprungen
the chain has come off
das Seepferdchen
seahorse; beginners' swimming badge
würzig
well-seasoned, savoury
der Schienenersatzverkehr
rail replacement bus service
die Verhaltensweise
behaviour, conduct
anzweifeln
to question, to challenge, to (call into) doubt
durchfallen
to fail, to not pass (an exam)
der Backstein
brick (block made of burnt clay)
die Blutspende
blood donation
entbinden
to free (someone) from a duty; to release; to exempt
die Falafel
a falafel ball
die Fürsprache
good word; recommendation; advocacy
harren
to await patiently
hochkant
upright, on end, edgeways (usually said of things that are not normally positioned this way)
die Jungfer
unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster
der Karabiner
carbine
die Marktkapitalisierung
market capitalization; market cap
das Sammelsurium
hodgepodge
der Schurke
villain, scoundrel
die Verteidigungspolitik
defense policy (the part of a state's overall policy that deals with national security and the military forces)
wechselseitig
mutual, reciprocal
der Wirtschaftszweig
branch of industry, economic sector
der Bereitschaftsdienst
on call duty
verwickeln
to involve
der Dechant
dean (kind of church official)
das Backpulver
baking powder
fesselnd
gripping, addictive
die Umkleidekabine
fitting room
vorsprechen
to call in person at an office
das Zahnrad
gear wheel
zupfen
to pluck (a string)
nachsitzen
to stay behind in detention
der Abonnent
subscriber
die Süßigkeit
sweet, candy (piece or kind of confectionery)
der Arbeitskollege
colleague, coworker
vergießen
to shed (blood, sweat, tears)
der Ausnahmefall
exception (exceptional case)
die Auster
oyster
gilden
to count; to be valid
harsch
rough, harsh
die Kinderstube
good upbringing, particularly good manners or education
der Krankheitsfall
case / occurrence of illness
die Pinzette
tweezers; forceps (tool for plucking or gripping small objects, e.g. hairs)
der Primat
primate
der Protektionismus
protectionism
der Protestant
Protestant (person)
der Traummann
man of one's dreams, Prince Charming, dreamboat, dream guy
die Verrohung
coarsening, brutalization
weltfremd
naive, unworldly, unfamiliar with the reality, the challenges, and the opportunities of everyday life
zetteln
to warp a loom
hierbleiben
to stay here
das Bürgeramt
citizen's register office
der Kontrolleur
inspector
ausrollen
to roll out (dough)
das Bettlaken
bedsheet
der Eckball
corner kick
die Felge
rim
das Halteverbot
no-stopping zone
die Pflegekraft
care worker, nurse
schwarzfahren
to use transportation without a valid fare
die Spätschicht
late shift
folgern
to conclude, to deduce, to infer
abspringen
to abandon, leave in the lurch
die Brotzeit
snack, light meal (especially bread, eaten between main meals)
die Grundregel
ground rule, basic rule
die Herausbildung
formation, development, emergence
die Himbeere
raspberry
der Kokon
cocoon (protective shell of a pupa)
der Koloss
colossus
die Leitkultur
the dominant or guiding culture of a country, especially in debates about immigration and integration
der Leitzins
key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence monetary policy)
die Selbstdisziplin
self-discipline
der Unterdruck
negative pressure, low pressure; partial vacuum
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