The 5,000 most common German words
Words 3,401 to 3,500 of 5,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
nachträglich
subsequent
die Zahlung
payment
faul
lazy
zulassen
to allow
gewiss
certain
senken
to lower
flach
shallow (wide and not deep)
grob
coarse, rough
finanzieren
to pay for, to finance, to fund
der Kai
wharf, quay
blasen
to blow
der Dreier
three-pointer
Gelbe Karte
yellow card (caution)
Springen verboten
no jumping (pool sign)
versichert
insured, covered
auf dem Teppich bleiben
to keep one's feet on the ground
das Labor
laboratory
die Konsequenz
consequence (that which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause)
ankommen
to arrive
die Mitternacht
midnight
der Teller
plate, dish
die Kälte
coldness; cold
irgendjemand
anyone, anybody, anyone at all, anybody at all, any person
weitaus
by far
der Knast
jail, the nick, the slammer
die Entdeckung
discovery
circa
about; approximately
mitbekommen
to notice, learn, find out (become aware, become informed, come to know)
die Rache
revenge; vengeance
brennen
to burn; to be on fire
der Bürgerkrieg
civil war
die Kündigung
termination; notice; resignation
der Filter
filter
die Cola
cola; Coke
einigermaßen
somewhat
das Russisch
Russian; the Russian language
die Demonstration
demonstration (act of demonstrating)
die Schwäche
weakness
antreten
to arrive; to present oneself
das Königreich
kingdom
umsetzen
to implement, to realize
das Christentum
Christianity
die Disziplin
discipline
erwerben
to earn, gain, acquire
das Heer
army (ground forces)
die Informatik
computer science
das Resultat
result (that which results)
die Verstärkung
reinforcement
die Behinderung
handicap, disability
das Duell
duel (combat between two persons)
die Elite
elite
das Horn
horn (musical instrument)
der Untergang
fall, downfall, death, doom
mitgenommen
beleaguered, battered, weary
vorübergehend
temporary
die Cloud
cloud, the computers of other people provided for service
die Energiewende
energy transition, the transition from energy generated from fossil fuels to renewable energy; Energiewende
nice
good, nice
der Arbeitsmarkt
labor market, job market
bundesweit
nationwide
der Download
a download
die Migration
migration
die Partnerschaft
partnership (state of joint association in conducting affairs)
die Sparkasse
savings bank
die Transparenz
transparency
zentral
central
dünn
thin, slender, slim
fröhlich
merry; cheerful; either as a character trait or fleetingly
logisch
logical
listen
to list
vielfach
multiple, manifold
zielen
to aim at a physical target
die WG
flatshare (short for Wohngemeinschaft)
der Bildschirm
screen
fliehen
to flee; to escape
der Notfall
emergency, distress
der Rückzug
retreat
warnen
to warn, to caution, to admonish
die Telefonnummer
telephone number
der Stift
pin; pen; pencil
besorgen
to get, to obtain
bemühen
to make an effort
der Mars
crow's nest
der Vorfall
incident (event or occurrence)
die Bestellung
order, request for a product
tauschen
to trade, to exchange, to swap, to barter
verdanken
to owe, to attribute to
der Marathon
marathon
die Besserung
improvement
minus
minus, less
die Wiese
meadow
der Hintern
The backside, bottom, butt, behind, hinder
der Segen
blessing
umgekehrt
conversely, the other way round
die Beobachtung
observation
die Kurve
bend (curve)
mauern
to build a wall, to lay bricks
der Vorsprung
start, head start, lead, advantage
der Gastgeber
host (a person who allows a guest, particularly into the host's home)
die Braut
bride; a woman taking part in a marriage
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