German words that start with Z
Words 301 to 400 of 416, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
das Zahnfleisch
gums (flesh around the bases of the teeth)
der Zebrastreifen
zebra crossing
zurückfallen
to fall back; to fall backwards
die Ziellinie
finish line
der Zeitgenosse
contemporary
die Zurückweisung
rejection, repudiation, rebuttal
der Zahlungsverkehr
payment transactions, payment traffic (the totality of all transfer processes for money, whether cash or cashless)
zuweisen
to assign
zickig
stroppy, bitchy, touchy
zuschreiben
to attribute, to ascribe
zusammenschließen
to join forces, unite, merge
die Zäsur
turning point, watershed (in history, or in a person's life)
der Zwillingsbruder
twin brother
zaghaft
timid, cautious
die Zeugenaussage
testimony
zurücksetzen
to reverse, to back up
zusammenlegen
to all pitch in (in order to pay for something)
die Zweitstimme
second vote, party vote (in the German electoral system, the vote cast for a party list, which determines the proportional representation of parties in parliament)
zurückweisen
to (strongly) reject (an accusation, a statement, etc.)
die Zehe
toe
zuziehen
to move here; to come to a place (from the perspective of those already living there)
die Zeitzone
time zone
zergehen
to melt, to dissolve
das Zahnrad
gear wheel
zupfen
to pluck (a string)
zetteln
to warp a loom
zusetzen
to add
zurückrufen
to call back
zusprechen
to award, to grant
die Zulassungsstelle
vehicle registration office
der Zivilist
civilian
zurückschlagen
to hit back, to return the ball
die Zweitsprache
A learned second language
zoomen
to zoom
der Zeichentrickfilm
animated cartoon, animated film, cartoon film
der Zollstock
folding rule (carpenter's ruler)
zusammenschlagen
to beat up, to rough up
zeitgenössisch
contemporary (of the same age as something)
zuschneiden
to crop (an image)
die Zuzahlung
co-payment (patient's share of the cost)
zurechnen
to apportion, to impute, to assign, to ascribe
zuteilen
to assign, to allocate
der Zapfhahn
beer tap
zuspielen
to pass to someone
die Zwischenablage
clipboard
die Zimmerpflanze
houseplant
zusammenstoßen
to collide
die Zeichenkette
string
der Zählerstand
meter reading (level indicated by a meter at a particular time)
zwischenlagern
to temporarily store
Zutreffendes bitte ankreuzen
please tick as applicable (on forms)
zurückschneiden
to cut back, prune
zwischenspeichern
to cache
das Zoomobjektiv
zoom lens
zweiteilen
to divide in two
die Zonenverteidigung
zone defense
die Zwischensequenz
cutscene
der Zahnschmerz
toothache
der Zweitaufschlag
second serve
zeitgemäß
contemporary, appropriate for the times
zurechtkommen
to cope, manage, get along
zurückfahren
to drive, ride or travel back
zurücklaufen
to walk or run back
das Zivil
plain clothes, civvies
zünden
to ignite
zärtlich
tender (fond, loving, gentle, sweet)
züchten
to breed (to guide the reproduction of one's animals or plants, especially in order to develop, strengthen or maintain specific features in them)
zucken
to jerk
die Zertifizierung
certification
die Zufahrt
a driveway to a property or building
der Zweifelsfall
case of doubt
zurückblicken
to look back
der Zynismus
cynicism
die Zählung
count (the process and the result of establishing the number or quantity of items); census; metering, reckoning
der Zöllner
customs officer
zumutbar
reasonable, warranted, acceptable
die Zärtlichkeit
tenderness
das Zeitfenster
time frame, time limit, slot; window of opportunity
zieren
to decorate
der Zwischenstopp
stopover
die Zündung
ignition
zumute
in a certain mood (mir ist ... zumute = I feel ...)
zugegen
present (in attendance)
zerren
to tug
die Zerschlagung
destruction, crushing, smashing, shattering
der Zipfel
corner or peak
zielführend
effective, expedient
zurücklassen
to leave behind
das Zepter
sceptre
zugestehen
to concede, to admit
der Zopf
plait; pigtail; ponytail (any long bundle of hair, braided or not)
zornig
angry; wrathful; irate
der Zehner
ten (the number, or something having a value of ten)
der Zugführer
leading conductor (on a train)
zunutze
(sich etwas zunutze machen) to take advantage of; to make use of
die Zeitumstellung
clock change at the beginning or end of daylight savings time
zurücklehnen
to recline, to lean back
die Ziehung
draw (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined)
zweifach
twofold, double, dual, duplicate
zauberhaft
enchanting, wonderful, beautiful, pleasing
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