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A collection of German vocabulary from our daily Wort des Tages for 2000, organized alphabetically (German-English).
Also see our annotated English-German Glossaries on a variety of topics!
Wortschatz: A-F | G-R | S-Z
G
die Gefahr danger
gefährlich dangerous
gehüpft wie gesprungen
six of one, half a dozen of the other; It (all) amounts to the same thing.
die Gelegenheit
opportunity; occasion
die Gelegenheit nutzen
to make the most of the opportunity
gelegentlich
occasional(ly)
die Gemeinde
municipality, community; (religious) parish, congregation
der Gemeinderat
town council
Gesellschaft mit begrenzter Haftung - GmbH
"company with limited liability" = incorporated, limited - Inc./Ltd
(Also see Aktie/AG.)
der Gestank
stench, stink, bad smell
Extra: ZITAT - «Harry schnüffelte und ein übler Gestank drang ihm in die Nase, eine Mischung aus getragenen Socken und der Sorte öffentlicher Toiletten, die niemand je zu putzen scheint.» (S. 191, Harry Potter I)
English: "Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no one ever seems to clean." (The words for this week were taken from the German edition of Harry Potter.)
das Glatteis
black ice, (slick, smooth) ice on the road
die Gleittür
sliding door
GmbH (see Gesellschaft... above)
die Gretchenfrage
the Gretchen question
die Gretchenfrage stellen
to ask the Gretchen question, i.e., to question someone's religious or political convictions (from Goethe's Faust I)
Extra: Read the actual text of "Die Gretchenfrage" passage in German and English. From your Guide.
grillen
to barbecue
der Grill
the BBQ/grill
Vorsicht! - die Grille = the cricket
H
der Haftbefehl
arrest warrant
der Hafturlaub
parole from prison
in Haft
under arrest
heuer (adv.)
this year (Austria, So. Ger.)
der Heurige
this year's wine (Austria, So. Ger.)
zum Heurigen gehen
go to a special wine fest/restaurant (offering this year's wine, in the Vienna region)
hüpfen (v.)
to hop, jump
gehüpft wie gesprungen
six of one, half a dozen of the other; It (all) amounts to the same thing.
I
die Immobilie
a piece of real estate/property
die Immobilien
real estate (in general)
der (die) Immobilienmakler(in)
the real estate broker, realtor (male or female)
der Immobilienmarkt
real estate market
J
das Jahr-2000-Problem
the Y2K bug/problem
Jahr-2000-fest/Jahr-2000-fähig
Y2K-secure/compliant
K
ein Katzensprung (der)
a stone's throw (lit., "a cat's jump")
das Kfz (kah-eff-sett), das Kraftfahrzeug
motor vehicle (car, truck)
der Pkw (pay-kah-vay), der Personenkraftwagen
auto, car
der Lkw (ell-kah-vay), der Lastkraftwagen
truck, lorry
das Kindergeld
child support money (paid by the government)
Extra: The German government currently pays parents DM270 per child per month. On Jan. 1, 2000 the subsidy was raised by DM20 each for the first and second child. Austria also pays parents a Kindergeld subsidy.
der Klüngel
clique, crowd, group
Extra: ZITAT - «Nun, ich dachte nur...vielleicht...hat es etwas zu tun mit...du weißt...ihrem Klüngel.» (S. 11, Harry Potter I)
English: "Well, I just thought...maybe...it was something to do with...you know...her crowd." (The words for this week were taken from the German edition of Harry Potter.)
der Kürschner
furrier
L
der Leitungsengpass, (pl., die Leitungsengpässe)
bottleneck(s) in the line(s)
BEISPIEL: "Im Internet gibt es allzu oft solche Leitungsengpässe." = "On the Internet there are all too often such bottlenecks in the line."
der Lkw (ell-kah-vay), der Lastkraftwagen
truck, lorry
der Lotse
ship's pilot, air traffic controller (der Fluglotse)
lotsen (v.)
to pilot (a ship), control (planes)
M
der Meckerer
complainer, s.o. who constantly complains
meckern (v.)
to complain
BEISPIEL: Er meckert immer. = He's always complaining.
die Mehrwertsteuer (MwSt.)
value-added tax (VAT), a national sales tax used in Germany (16%!) and most of Europe
mutmaßen
to guess, suppose, speculate, conjecture
Extra: ZITAT - «Wir können nur mutmaßen», sagte Dumbledore. (S. 18, Harry Potter I)
English: "'We can only guess,' said Dumbledore." (The words for this week were taken from the German edition of Harry Potter.)
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N
nach Christus (n.Chr.)
A.D. (anno domini)
vor Christus (v.Chr.)
B.C. (before Christ)
unserer Zeitrechnung (u.Z.)
CE (Common Era)
neigen (v.)
to lean, tilt, incline
das Neujahr/Neue Jahr - ein neues Jahr
the new year - a new year
Prosit Neujahr!
Happy New Year!
Extra: More in our Feiertag-Kalender (Holiday Calendar).
P
der Pfeifton
beep, tone
nach dem Pfeifton (Anrufbeantworter)
after the beep/tone (answering machine)
BEISPIEL: "Hier ist der Anschluss 653 71 57. Bitte nach dem Pfeifton Ihre Nachricht angeben." = "You have reached 653 71 57. Please leave your message after the tone."
prophezeien (v.)
to predict
die Prophezeiung
the prediction, prophecy
der Pkw (PRON: pay-kah-vay)
car, automobile =
der Personenkraftwagen
auto, car (passenger vehicle)
piepsig
sqeaky
mit piepsiger Stimme
in a squeaky voice
Extra: ZITAT - «..als er mit piepsiger Stimme sagte:..» (S. 9, Harry Potter I)
English: "...and he said in a squeaky voice..." (The words for this week were taken from the German edition of Harry Potter.)
R
raffiniert (adj./adv.)
refined, subtle, clever, sophisticated
die Raumkapsel
space capsule
Extra: More in our Aerospace Glossary
reif für die Insel
ready for the loony bin, frazzled, bonkers; lit., "ready/ripe for the island"
BEISPIEL: "Herr Schmidt ist reif für die Insel. Er arbeitet zu viel." = "Mr. Schmidt is totally frazzled. He's working too much."
der (die) Regisseur(in)
the (film) director
Regie führen
to direct (a film)
BEISPIEL: "Leni Riefenstahl war eine berühmte deutsche Regisseurin. Sie führte bei 'Olympia' und 'Triumph des Willens' Regie." ("L. Riefenstahl was a famous German (film) director. She directed 'Olympia' und 'Triumph des Willens.'")
Extra: More in our German Cinema section!
die Rente
pension, retirement pay
der Rentner/die Rentnerin
pensioner, retired person
in Rente sein = to be retired
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