German words that start with S
Words 501 to 600 of 1,605, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
seitlich
lateral
statistisch
statistical
der Schirm
screen (movable protective cover)
die Staatsbürgerschaft
nationality, citizenship
die Stange
pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
der Spot
spot
der Summer
buzzer
das Shopping
shopping
der Spam
spam
das Szenario
scenario (all senses, literal and figurative)
der Schalter
switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
die Spezies
species
die Satzung
statute, bylaw, charter, a body of legal provisions defined by a corporation for itself
solar
solar
die Stasi
the Stasi (the state security service and secret police of the GDR)
der Stellenwert
importance, significance (the value or priority something is given)
schlank
slim, svelte
saufen
(of animals) to drink
steil
steep
stehlen
to steal
die Schulzeit
schooldays (period of a person's life when they go to school)
das Schwimmbad
public pool, public swimming pool, baths, swimming bath
die Säule
column, pillar
der Syrer
Syrian
der Südwesten
southwest
schlucken
to swallow
die Statue
statue
die Schülerin
schoolgirl, pupil, student (female)
segeln
to sail
stechen
to sting, to bite (of insects); to prick
das Sortiment
range (the entirety or a particular grouping of the articles produced by a company or sold by a shop)
die Schüssel
bowl, platter
schmeißen
to throw; to fling; to hurl
schiffen
(colloquial) to pour (with rain)
schütteln
to shake
spürbar
noticeable
der Schuppen
shed
schüchtern
shy, timid, bashful
schmerzhaft
painful (causing physical or emotional pain)
der Streich
practical joke, prank
der Schnaps
spirit, booze, hard liquor
der Sattel
saddle
der Schlager
schlager (European music genre)
der Spielraum
leeway, elbow room, latitude (extent to which means and circumstances allow one to be flexible in approaching a situation)
der Studiengang
major, academic course
der Sachverhalt
the facts of the matter, the state of affairs
spinnen
to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction
sechste
sixth
die Stadtverwaltung
town / city council
die Sommerferien
summer holidays, summer vacation, summer break
sich erholen
to recover; to recuperate; to relax
der Schlaganfall
apoplexy, stroke
der Staatsbürger
citizen (legal member of a state) (male or unspecified)
das Schema
pattern; scheme
der Stick
memory stick, USB stick
das Streaming
streaming
spalten
to split (something); to cleave; to chop
der Schweiß
sweat
der Stempel
stamp (official seal)
die Schere
a pair of scissors, shears
sicherstellen
to ensure, to make sure, to guarantee
samstags
on Saturdays, every Saturday
staunen
to be amazed or astonished; to wonder or marvel
die Straftat
criminal offence
die Schöpfung
creation
der Soul
soul music, soul
schlachten
to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)
saniert
refurbished, modernised
das Seil
rope, line, cord
der Stillstand
standstill
schwitzen
to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
die Sperre
ban, suspension
der Schluck
sip, swallow, small drink
der Sessel
armchair, easy chair (comfortable chair with supports for the arms or elbows)
die Sympathie
liking; affection
der Schilling
schilling (Austrian pre-Euro currency)
der Schuster
shoemaker, cobbler (of male or unspecified sex)
der Same
Sami man
schrauben
to screw (on, in, off)
die Souveränität
sovereignty
strafbar
punishable (by law); criminal (of an act)
die Sichtweise
view, point of view, perspective
das Segment
segment
spezial
special (only postpositive in fixed phrases like 'Pizza spezial'; the ordinary adjective is 'speziell')
das Schnäppchen
bargain; a cheap thing yet in good quality; something luckily seized/caught (see schnappen)
der Stammtisch
regulars' table (in a pub)
die Scheune
barn
die Soße
sauce, gravy
das Stroh
straw
die Schleife
bow, tie (way of fastening laces etc.)
schwingen
to swing (to move back and forth)
die Synagoge
synagogue
das Synonym
synonym
der Stumpf
stump, stub
der Sprint
sprint (race)
der Switch
switch
der Spezialist
specialist
stürmen
to be stormy (es stürmt)
das Schaf
sheep
der Schläger
brawler
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