German nouns
Words 4,801 to 4,900 of 9,458, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Fracking
fracking
die Haube
bonnet, cap
der Kompromiss
compromise
die Instandhaltung
maintenance
das Kaiserreich
empire (state ruled by an emperor)
der Kaplan
chaplain
das Kriegsverbrechen
war crime
die Mehrwertsteuer
value added tax (tax levied on added value of an exchange)
die Nachrichtenagentur
news agency (organisation that gathers and distributes news)
der Parlamentarier
parliamentarian (member of parliament)
die Photovoltaik
photovoltaics
die Preisverleihung
award ceremony
der Reichsbürger
Reichsbürger (adherent of a German far-right movement that denies the legitimacy of the Federal Republic)
das Rollenspiel
roleplaying game (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character)
die Speicherung
retention
der Sportplatz
sports field
der Söldner
mercenary, sellsword
die Talkshow
talk show
die Unterwelt
netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor hell)
die Verschärfung
tightening, intensification
der Vizemeister
runner-up, second-place champion
die Wellenlänge
wavelength
das Wintersemester
winter semester, autumn semester, fall semester
die Niere
kidney (organ)
der Anpfiff
starting whistle, kick-off
der Konter
counterattack
die Schärfe
sharpness
die Verzeihung
excuse me, pardon me (used to get someone's attention)
das Dunkles
dark
die Ehrung
honouring, tribute, award ceremony
das Schott
bulkhead (watertight partition, e.g. on a ship)
der Sensor
sensor
der Dachboden
attic
der Krankenwagen
ambulance, ambulance car, ambulance van
das Unkraut
weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
der Verzehr
consumption
die Eule
owl
das Kaufhaus
department store
das Armband
bracelet; bangle; armlet (piece of jewellery or decoration worn on the arm)
der Atemzug
breath (a single act of breathing in and out)
die Traurigkeit
sadness, unhappiness
der Abflug
departure
der Eifer
zeal, eagerness, alacrity
der Kleber
glue
das Vorzeichen
omen, presage
die Automobilindustrie
automotive industry, automobile industry
der Canyon
canyon
das Heu
hay
die Rage
fury, rage, impetuousness
die Wortwahl
choice of words
der Steg
A path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet or muddy ground; a jetty; a gangplank; duckboards
die Überarbeitung
revision, reworking
das Diagramm
diagram
die Skizze
sketch
der Schub
thrust
der Strang
strand
der Nachschub
supplies, fresh supply, replenishment
das Omega
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet)
die Shorts
shorts
die Sommerzeit
summertime (the season of summer)
die Steuerhinterziehung
tax evasion
die Verwirklichung
fruition, realisation, realization, attainment
die Abspaltung
secession
die Atmung
respiration, breathing
die Authentizität
authenticity
das Bafög
A German federal law concerning means-tested financial assistance for university students
die Beeinträchtigung
impairment
der Belgier
Belgian (man from Belgium)
der Cop
cop
die Dienststelle
office, agency
das Dirndl
dirndl (traditional dress worn in Bavaria and Austria)
der Dämon
demon
die Europawahl
European election, European Parliament election (election of the European Parliament)
das Gefolge
retinue, entourage
die Gratulation
congratulation
die Hommage
homage
das Kanzleramt
chancellery
der Mittelfeldspieler
midfielder
die Muskulatur
musculature
das Newton
newton (unit of measure)
der Notarzt
emergency physician (male or of unspecified gender)
das Parkett
parquet (kind of floor)
der Sachbearbeiter
case worker (clerk assigned with processing a specific case or business field within a department)
der Schaft
shaft (pole)
der Spitzenkandidat
lead candidate (the top candidate on a party's electoral list, usually the party's nominee to lead the government)
der Stollen
gallery; tunnel (long cavity in rock, usually man-made, but sometimes natural)
die Unterzeichnung
signing
die Verringerung
reduction, decrease
das Vollgas
full throttle
der Vorabend
the previous evening; the evening before something
die Vorgabe
specification, guideline, provision
der Wegweiser
signpost
der Weinberg
vineyard
das Sandwich
sandwich (snack)
die Notwehr
self-defense
der Schwiegersohn
son-in-law
der Australier
person from Australia, an Australian
das Mineralwasser
mineral water, carbonated water
der Schmied
smith
der Häftling
prison inmate
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