German words that start with A
Words 1,101 to 1,200 of 1,409, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
die Aufnahmeprüfung
entrance examination
der Archäologe
archaeologist (male or of unspecified gender)
abraten
to discourage, dissuade
aufdrehen
to turn up (the volume)
auftauen
to defrost, to thaw
die Augenbraue
eyebrow
ausbaden
to handle the consequences of, to pay the price for
ausschütten
to pour out; to spill
abtreiben
to have an abortion
der / die Abwasch
washing-up, dishwashing
abräumen
to clear (the table)
die Aufenthaltserlaubnis
residence permit (temporary)
alleinerziehend
single parent; single (mother/father)
das Accessoire
accessory
die Auswechslung
substitution
abstoßen
to repel
abtrocknen
to make dry, e.g. by wiping with a towel
das Antibiotikum
antibiotic
anwerben
to recruit
austreiben
to bud out, to leaf out
aufkochen
to bring to the boil
das Asperger-Syndrom
Asperger's syndrome
ahnden
to punish something (the object is always the deed, never the perpetrator)
ambivalent
ambivalent
anspringen
to start (of an engine)
anzweifeln
to question, to challenge, to (call into) doubt
der Abonnent
subscriber
der Arbeitskollege
colleague, coworker
der Ausnahmefall
exception (exceptional case)
die Auster
oyster
die Arbeitserlaubnis
work permit
ausrollen
to roll out (dough)
abspringen
to back out, to drop out
ablichten
to photograph, capture (someone/something)
anprobieren
to try on
das Ampere
ampere (unit of electrical current)
anschlagen
to sound the alarm; to react or respond
ansuchen
to submit an application
der Asiate
Asian (person from Asia)
die Ambition
ambition
die Anzeigetafel
scoreboard
außerorts
outside built-up areas
abschmecken
to season to taste
anschnallen
to fasten the seat belt
aufbereiten
to process
ausrüsten
to equip, to supply
das Arbeitszeugnis
employer's written reference
anlügen
to lie to, to tell someone a lie, to tell someone lies
die Achsel
armpit
abzeichnen
to draw a copy of something, to depict something as closely as possible as a drawing
afrikanisch
African
der Akkuschrauber
cordless drill-driver
auschecken
to check out (of a hotel)
attestieren
to certify, to attest
die Abmeldung
deregistration, cancellation (of a residence, vehicle, membership etc.)
aufblasen
to inflate, to blow up
amtlich beglaubigte Kopie
certified copy
die Arzthelferin
doctor's assistant, medical receptionist (female)
der Abiturient
pupil sitting the Abitur
der Automechaniker
auto mechanic
das Arbeitsblatt
worksheet
die Arbeiterin
female laborer, worker
der Abschleppdienst
towing service
anspannen
to tense, to tighten (a muscle)
der Aufenthaltstitel
residence permit ("Aufenthaltstitel" has been the official designation of a residence permit in Germany since 2005.)
das Ausdauertraining
endurance training, cardio
abspalten
to split off
abrunden
to round off (give something a smooth, roundish form, especially by filing the edges)
die Apfelschorle
a drink made of apple juice and carbonated water, mixed roughly half and half; one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages in German-speaking Europe
alleinig
sole, only
auflockern
to loosen (the soil)
archäologisch
archaeological, archeological
abprallen
to bounce off, to rebound
abstempeln
to stamp; to validate (a ticket)
angewöhnen
to get into the habit of (doing something)
ägyptisch
Egyptian (pertaining to Egypt, to the Egyptians or to the Egyptian language)
abdrucken
to publish by printing in a newspaper, journal
der Autofokus
autofocus
abdichten
to seal, to make watertight
ausparken
to pull out of a parking space
ausrutschen
to slip (to lose traction with one or both feet, resulting in a loss of balance and perhaps a fall)
aufbrauchen
to deplete, to exhaust, to use up
der Analphabet
illiterate (person unable to read or write)
aufhellen
to brighten, lighten
aufpumpen
to pump up, to inflate
die Abbuchung
debit, direct debit, debiting (procedure)
ausländisch
foreign
ausklammern
to exclude, leave out
ätzen
to etch (with acid, typically deliberately as part of treating or processing)
ausmessen
to measure, to size, to gauge (area, space, capacity, etc.)
anmuten
to appear, to seem (something)
abgießen
to drain, to pour off
avancieren
to become, to advance
abwiegen
to weigh out
abtransportieren
to transport away
der Aufhebungsvertrag
mutual termination agreement
abbuchen
to debit
abfliegen
to depart, to take off (by plane)
ankaufen
to buy (esp. as an investment, in large quantities or for a collection)
australisch
Australian
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