| challenging {adj} [daring, demanding, testing one's abilities] | herausfordernd [eine Herausforderung darstellen] 1819 | |
| freely {adv} [of one's own accord] | freiwillig 640 | |
| encroaching {adj} [on sb.'s personal space] | übergriffig [Verhalten] 346 | |
| deflated {adj} {past-p} [having lost one's conceitedness] | ernüchtert 245 | |
| challenging {adj} [demanding, testing one's abilities] | fordernd [herausfordernd, z. B. Aufgabe] 228 | |
| Precisely. [agreeing with someone's opinion] | Eben. 214 | |
| sb. disposed [had at one's disposal] | jd. verfügte 162 | |
| Quite. [agreeing with someone's opinion] | Eben. 101 | |
| acad.educ. voluntary {adj} [of one's own accord] | fakultativ [nach eigenem Ermessen] 79 | |
| completely {adv} [e.g. clean one's plate completely] | 75 ratzeputz [ugs.] [restlos, z. B. seinen Teller ratzeputz leeressen] | |
| relig. Saint {adj} <St., St, S., S> [attr.] [abbr. St. or S. = Am.; abbr. St or S = Br.] | 71 Sankt <St.> [Beispiele: der Sankt / St. Peter, die Sankt / St. Elisabeth, das Sankt / St. Gallen] | |
| closeted {adj} [hiding one's true sexual identity] | 68 verkappt [die eigene sexuelle Identität verbergend] | |
| despondent {adj} [with one's head hanging low] | kopfhängend [auch fig.] 61 | |
| FoodInd.gastr. pitted {adj} {past-p} [fruit or vegetable pit(s) removed] | entsteint 58 | |
| delinquent {adj} [failing in one's duty] | pflichtvergessen [pej.] 56 | |
| escaped {past-p} [one's notice etc.] | entgangen [der Aufmerksamkeit etc.] 54 | |
| by {prep} [according to] [e.g. by my watch, by today's standards] | 53 nach [+Dat.] [z. B. nach meiner Uhr, nach heutigen Maßstäben] | |
| unregenerate {adj} [obstinately adhering to one's views] | uneinsichtig 48 | |
| sb. disposes [has at one's disposal] | jd. verfügt 44 | |
| influenced {adj} {past-p} [in one's personality, attitudes etc.] | geprägt [Charakter, Einstellungen etc.] 43 | |
| congenial {adj} [agreeably suited to one's tastes] | zusagend 39 | |
| sb. opined [expressed as one's opinion] | jd. meinte 38 | |
| theirselves {pron} [Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S.] | selbst 29 | |
| dowdy {adj} [esp. of a woman's dress] | unansehnlich [unvorteilhaft] [altbacken] [pej.] 24 | |
| pocketing {pres-p} [putting sth. into one's pocket] | einsteckend [etw. in die eigene Tasche steckend] 22 | |
| all [one's life] | zeit [+Gen.] [z. B. zeit meines Lebens] 19 | |
| stripping {pres-p} [removing ones or sb.'s clothes] | entkleidend 17 | |
| in {prep} [one's lifetime] | zeit [+Gen.] [z. B. zeit meines Lebens] 15 | |
| favourable {adj} [Br.] [expert's opinion etc.] | befürwortend [Gutachten etc.] 13 | |
| blowing {adj} {pres-p} [one's nose] | schneuzend [alt] 12 | |
| theirselves {pron} [esp. Southern & South Midland U.S.] | selber [meist ugs.] [selbst] 12 | |
| functional {adj} [in one's function] | dienstlich 11 | |
| law responsible {adj} [for one's actions] | zurechnungsfähig [schuldfähig] 11 | |
| confused {adj} [not in possession of all one's mental faculties] | bregenklöterig [nordd.] [ugs.] [verwirrt] 10 | |
| swaggering {adj} [boasting one's strength] | kraftmeiernd [ugs.] [pej.] 10 | |
| relig. transfiguring {adj} {pres-p} [elevating, exalting] [also fig.: sb.'s face, the past, etc.] | 9 verklärend [auch fig.: jds. Gesicht, die Vergangenheit] | |
| 'Swounds! [archaic] [God's wounds] | Sapperlot! [veraltet] 7 | |
| relig. Inshallah [If it is God's will.] | Inschallah [Wenn Allah will.] 6 | |
| male {adj} [man's] [e.g. bastion, bust, choir, corpse, fantasy, profession] | 6 Männer- [z. B. Bastion, Büste, Chor, Leiche, Fantasie, Beruf] | |
| plausibly {adv} [to present one's excuses] | geschickt 6 | |
| Finito! [coll.] [It's all done!] | Fertig! 5 | |
| philos.spec. Peircean {adj} [C.S. Peirce] | Peircesch 5 | |
| 'Sup? [what's up?] [sl.] | Was ist los? | |
| law ["Federal law overrides state law." - Article 31, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany; similar to the rule "Federal law supersedes state law." in the U.S. Constitution] | Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht. [Artikel 31, Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland] | |
| [acronym for Germany (D), Austria (A), Switzerland (CH) and South Tyrol (S)] | DACHS [Kunstwort für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Südtirol] | |
| quote [German quote from 1806 to the effect that peace and order are the citizen's first duty] | Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht. [Redewendung] | |
| [in Hamburg's St. Pauli red-light district ] {adv} | auf dem Kiez [Hamburger Amüsierviertel St. Pauli] | |
| art [painted with a brush in one's mouth or foot] {adj} | mund- oder fußgemalt | |
| [pertaining to the legal duty of officially registering one's residence] {adj} | melderechtlich | |
| quote [posterity binds no garlands about the actor's head] | Dem Mimen flicht die Nachwelt keine Kränze. [Schiller] | |
| gastr. [refers to meat and sausages made at one's own butchery] {adv} | aus Eigenschlachtung | |
| [There's nothing warming the crown jewels, yet he thinks he's ready for Vegas.] | (Noch) keine Haare am Sack, aber im Puff vordrängeln. [vulg.] | |
| psych. [to feel ashamed on someone else's behalf; to feel ashamed for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] {adj} | sich fremdschämen [ugs.] | |
| film Action! [a director's call] | Und bitte! [eine Anweisung des Regisseurs] | |
| art artistic {adj} [attr.] [artist's or arists'] [e.g. career, circles, community, family, genius] | Künstler- [z. B. Karriere, Kreise, Gemeinde, Familie, Genie] | |
| blowing {adj} {pres-p} [one's nose] | schnäuzend | |
| med.pharm. cave [Latin: caution] [commonly used to denote important information in patient's charts] | cave / Cave [Beispiel: Kontraindikation - Cave Nierensteine] | |
| deleerit {adj} [Scot.] [out of one's senses] | durchgeknallt [ugs.] [nicht mehr recht bei Verstand] | |
| discretionary {adj} [left to one's own judgment] | dem eigenen Ermessen anheimgestellt [geh.] | |
| fainty {adj} [Am.] [Southern U.S.] [close to fainting] | einer Ohnmacht nahe [postpos.] | |
| flicking {adj} {pres-p} [with one's finger] | wegschnellend [mit dem Finger] | |
| fokken {adj} [S.Afr.] [sl.] [vulg.] [fucking] | verdammt | |
| Gilbertian {adj} [in the style W. S. Gilbert] [ludicrously comic] | aberwitzig komisch | |
| Howzit? [S.Afr.] | Hallo, wie geht's? | |
| relig. Insha'Allah [If it is God's will.] | Inschallah [Wenn Allah will.] | |
| kif {adj} [S.Afr.] [sl.] | super [ugs.] | |
| lekker {adj} [S.Afr.] [coll.] | super [ugs.] | |
| Listen, ... [used to attract somebody's attention] | Pass auf, ... [verwendet, um die Aufmerksamkeit einer Person zu erregen] | |
| Look! [request/command to direct one's attention to something] | Schauen Sie! [formelle Anrede] | |
| Lookit! [child's language] [look at that] | Schau da! | |
| zool. merle {adj} [a pattern in a dog's coat, though is commonly incorrectly referred to as a colour] | merlefarben [Fellfarbe, bes. bei Collies] | |
| outside {adj} [non-local, external, not one's own] | fremd | |
| parting {pres-p} [one's hair] | scheitelnd [die Haare] | |
| Splendid! [answer to a query regarding one's health] | Ganz ausgezeichnet! [Antwort auf eine Frage nach dem eigenen Befinden] | |
| sth. poops sb. [coll.] [exhausts sb.'s energy ] | etw. pumpt jdn. aus | |
| Swounds! [archaic] [God's wounds] | Sapperlot! [veraltet] | |
| timeously {adv} [chiefly Scot., S.Afr.] [timely] | rechtzeitig | |
| unavailable {adj} [not at someone's disposal] | indisponibel [geh.] [nicht verfügbar] | |
| unmarked {adj} [without a maker's mark] | ungemarkt | |
| unpublished {adj} [not published during the author's lifetime; published posthumously] | nachgelassen [Werke, etc.] | |
Verben |
| to earn sth. [money, 50 euros an hour, one's living, etc.] | 5258 etw.Akk. verdienen [Geld, 50 Euro die Stunde, seinen Lebensunterhalt etc.] | |
| to undermine sth. [fig.] [e.g. sb.'s reputation] | etw. untergraben [z. B. jds. Ruf] 3042 | |
| to reciprocate sth. [sb.'s feelings, a favour, etc.] | 1946 etw.Akk. erwidern [jds. Gefühle, einen Gefallen etc.] | |
| to dispel sth. [sb's doubts, worries, etc.; clouds, etc.] | 1843 etw.Akk. vertreiben [jds. Zweifel, Sorgen etc.; Wolken etc.] | |
| to meddle [in someone else's affairs] | dareinreden [veralt.] 1409 | |
| to bug sb. [coll.] [get on sb.'s nerves] | jdn. nerven [ugs.] [jdm. lästig werden] 1177 | |
| to quell sth. [one's fears, one's curiosity, an urge, etc.] | 1006 etw. bezwingen [seine Ängste, seine Neugier, einen Drang etc.] | |
| to meddle [in someone else's affairs] | dareinmischen [veralt.] 998 | |
| to sway sb. [change sb.'s mind] | jdn. überreden 981 | |
| to unclench sth. [one's fist] | etw.Akk. öffnen [die Faust] 956 | |
| to slur [one's speech] | lallen [z. B. auf Grund von Alkoholisierung] 945 | |
| to reconstruct sth. [in one's mind] | etw.Akk. nachvollziehen [rekonstruieren] 785 | |
| to discontinue sth. [e.g. one's visits, the ferry service, the treatment] | 753 etw. einstellen [z. B. seine Besuche, den Fährbetrieb, die Behandlung] | |
| fin. to deduct sth. [e.g. an amount from a bill or invoice, from one's tax] | 618 etw.Akk. absetzen [z. B. einen Betrag von einer Rechnung, steuerlich] | |
| to opine [formal] [express as one's opinion] | meinen [eine bestimmte Meinung vertreten] 606 | |
| to redeem sth. [a mortgage, one's debts, etc.] | 604 etw. abbezahlen [eine Hypothek, seine Schulden etc.] | |
| to tug [at sb.'s sleeve] | zupfen [jdn. am Ärmel] 580 | |
| to hold sth. [one's breath] | etw. anhalten [Atem] 557 | |
| to cloud sth. [also fig.: sb.'s joy etc.] | etw.Akk. trüben [auch fig.: jds. Freude etc.] 535 | |
| to stub [one's toe accidentally] | [sich versehentlich den Zeh] stoßen 508 | |
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