All C2 German words
Words 5,701 to 5,800 of 5,892, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
der Mittelweg
middle ground, middle course
das Mofa
moped
die Nahaufnahme
close-up
die Nahrungsaufnahme
food intake, ingestion
die Namensgebung
naming (name giving)
der Nationalstaat
nation-state
das Nebengebäude
outbuilding
die Panikmache
scaremongering, alarmism, scare tactics
preußisch
Prussian
die Proklamation
proclamation
die Präambel
preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
der Pudel
poodle
die Qualitätskontrolle
quality control (control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality)
der Quereinsteiger
career changer
rentabel
profitable
die Schatzkammer
treasure chamber, treasury
sensibilisieren
to sensitize (make sensible to certain stimuli)
die Spätzle
spaetzle (southern German kind of noodles)
die Staatsmacht
state power
der Teamkollege
teammate
unlustig
listless, unenthusiastic
die Unterschicht
lower class, underclass
verdammen
to condemn, to doom
die Verfassungsänderung
constitutional amendment
die Vormundschaft
tutelage
das Wasserwerk
waterworks
verifizieren
to verify
abstreiten
to repudiate
zensieren
to censor
das Hauptfach
major (principal subject or course)
abenteuerlich
far-fetched, wild (of an idea or story)
abwickeln
to unwind
die Adipositas
obesity, adiposity
der Amokläufer
rampage killer, spree killer
antik
of the age of Antiquity; Greek, Roman, etc
der Atomausstieg
nuclear power phase-out
der Auslauf
room to run, exercise (for animals or children)
die Befristung
time limit
die Begnadigung
pardon
die Beweislast
burden of proof, onus, onus probandi
der Buchautor
book author
die Bundeshauptstadt
federal capital
die Böschung
embankment (incline in the terrain, often fortified and running in parallel to a path, road or river)
die Diskothek
discotheque, nightclub
die Drehscheibe
hub (figurative)
die Eindämmung
containment
die Einschüchterung
intimidation
die Ekstase
ecstasy
der Fanatismus
fanaticism
der Fähnrich
officer cadet, ensign (rank)
die Gedankenwelt
thought-world, world of ideas
die Genealogie
genealogy
das Gesamtpaket
overall package, complete package
das Gipfeltreffen
summit (gathering of leaders)
die Grundsteinlegung
groundbreaking/cornerstone (ceremony), laying of the foundation stone
der Hausrat
household effects (tangible objects in one's home that can either be physically moved to a new house or sold with the home; personalty; movable property)
der Hungerstreik
hunger strike
der Impfgegner
anti-vaxxer
die Inflationsrate
rate of inflation
intensivieren
to intensify; to make more intense
das Karriereende
end of one's career
killen
to kill
das Kleinod
jewel (anything considered precious or valuable)
die Kreuzigung
crucifixion
die Landesliste
(state) party list of candidates (for Bundestag or Landtag elections)
die Lebensmittelindustrie
food industry
länglich
oblong, longish
marginal
marginal
nähren
to feed
die Praktikantin
A female trainee
die Probefahrt
test drive
pusten
to blow (usually with one’s mouth)
der Randalierer
hooligan, brawler
rigoros
rigorous
der Strafvollzug
prison system, penal system
das Uhrwerk
clockwork
die Umschulung
retraining
der Unterton
undertone, undercurrent (subtle and implicit message contained in an explicit message)
das Unvermögen
inability, incapacity
die Vaterschaft
fatherhood, paternity (state of being the father)
die Zeitrechnung
calendar (system of counting years)
zelebrieren
to make a ritual of, to savour
die Zuteilung
allocation, allotment (the act of allotting)
abschicken
to submit; to send, send off
voraussagen
to predict
unentschlossen
indecisive, irresolute, undecided
plastisch
three-dimensional, having or evoking depth (especially of art and depictions)
elastisch
elastic
der Abscheu
abhorrence, abomination
der Abspann
end credits
die Allgemeinbildung
general education, all-round education; general knowledge
der Allrounder
all-rounder
der Amtsträger
office holder, official
anatomisch
anatomic, anatomical
die Befähigung
ability, competency
die Beschilderung
signage (signs collectively)
beschlagnahmen
to seize, to confiscate, to impound by the power of law
das Bleiberecht
right to remain, leave to remain
die Bundesbahn
federal / state railway
der Datenträger
storage device or drive
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