German–English: B
1226 entries
- Baby noun baby, infant
- Babybrei noun baby food
- Babyflasche noun baby bottle
- Babynahrung noun baby food
- Babysitter noun babysitter
- Bach noun brook, stream
- Bachelorarbeit noun bachelor's thesis
- Bachforelle noun brook trout
- Bachstelze noun wagtail
- Backblech noun baking tray
- backen verb to bake
- Bäcker noun baker
- Bäckerei noun bakery
- Backofen noun oven
- Backpfeifengesicht noun a face that seems to invite a slap (humorous insult)
- Backpulver noun baking powder
- Backstein noun brick
- Backup noun backup
- Backwaren noun baked goods
- Bad noun bath; bathroom; spa
- Badeanzug noun swimsuit
- Badehose noun swimming trunks
- Bademantel noun bathrobe
- baden verb to bathe, to swim (in a lake or sea)
- Badeort noun seaside resort
- Badeschuhe noun beach shoes
- Badetuch noun bath towel
- Badewanne noun bathtub
- Badezimmer noun bathroom
- Badminton noun badminton
- Bafög noun student financial aid (BAföG)
- Bahn noun railway, train (short for Eisenbahn, and in "mit der Bahn fahren" — to go by train)
- bahnbrechend adjective groundbreaking
- Bahncard noun rail discount card
- Bahnfahrt noun train journey
- Bahnhof noun train station
- Bahnhofshalle noun station concourse
- Bahnhofsvorsteher noun station master
- Bahnlinie noun railway line
- Bahnsteig noun platform (at a train station)
- Bahnübergang noun level crossing
- Bakterie noun bacterium
- Bakteriologie noun bacteriology
- balancieren verb to balance
- bald adverb soon
- Baldachin noun canopy
- Balken noun beam
- Balkon noun balcony
- Balkontür noun balcony door
- Balkonzimmer noun room with a balcony
- Ball noun ball
- Ballade noun ballad
- Ballast noun ballast, burden
- ballaststoffreich adjective high in fibre
- ballen verb to clench (a fist)
- Ballett noun ballet
- Ballon noun balloon
- Bambus noun bamboo
- Banane noun banana
- Bananenschale noun banana peel
- Band noun ribbon, band, tape
- Bandage noun bandage
- Bandbreite noun bandwidth, range
- Bande noun gang, group
- Bandscheibe noun spinal disc
- bange adjective afraid, anxious, uneasy
- Bank noun bench
- Bankautomat noun cash machine
- Bankberater noun bank adviser
- Bankett noun banquet
- Bankkonto noun bank account
- Bankleitzahl noun bank sort code
- Bankräuber noun bank robber
- Bankrott noun bankruptcy
- Bann noun spell, curse; ban, exile
- bannen verb to banish, to ward off, to spellbind
- Bär noun bear
- Bar noun bar (place)
- barfuß adjective barefoot
- Bargeld noun cash
- Bargeldautomat noun cash machine
- Barhocker noun bar stool
- barmherzig adjective merciful
- Barmherzigkeit noun mercy, compassion
- Barock noun Baroque
- barrierefrei adjective barrier-free, accessible
- barsch adjective gruff, curt, brusque
- Bart noun beard
- bärtig adjective bearded
- Bartschneider noun beard trimmer
- Bartstoppel noun stubble
- Bartwuchs noun beard growth
- Base noun base; cousin (female, dated)
- Baseball noun baseball
- basieren verb to be based (on)
- Basilika noun basilica
- Basilikum noun basil
- Basis noun basis, foundation
- Basketball noun basketball
- basteln verb to do crafts, to tinker
- Batterie noun battery
- Bau noun construction, building (the act or the structure)
- Bauantrag noun planning application
- Bauarbeiter noun construction worker
- Bauart noun type of construction
- Baubeginn noun start of construction
- Bauch noun belly, stomach
- Bauchgefühl noun gut feeling, instinct
- bauchig adjective bulbous, rounded, bulging
- Bauchnabel noun belly button
- Bauchredner noun ventriloquist
- Bauchschmerzen noun stomach ache
- Bauchspeicheldrüse noun pancreas
- bauen verb to build
- Bauer noun farmer
- Bauernhof noun farm
- Baugenehmigung noun building permit
- Baugerüst noun scaffolding
- Baugrundstück noun building plot
- Bauherr noun client (building), developer
- Bauklotz noun building block (toy)
- Bauleiter noun site manager
- Baum noun tree
- baumeln verb to dangle, to swing loosely
- Baumhaus noun tree house
- Baumkrone noun treetop
- Baumschule noun tree nursery
- Baumstamm noun tree trunk
- Baumstumpf noun tree stump
- Baumwolle noun cotton
- Bauplan noun building plan
- Baureihe noun model series
- Baustein noun building block
- Baustelle noun construction site
- Baustoff noun building material
- Bautechnik noun construction engineering
- Bauteil noun component
- Bauwerk noun structure, building
- Bauzaun noun site fence
- Bauzeit noun construction period
- bayerisch adjective Bavarian
- beabsichtigen verb to intend
- beachten verb to pay attention to, to observe (a rule)
- beachtenswert adjective noteworthy
- beachtlich adjective considerable, remarkable
- Beachtung noun attention, observance
- beackern verb to till
- Beamer noun projector
- Beamte noun civil servant
- Beamter noun civil servant
- beängstigen verb to frighten, to alarm
- beängstigend adjective frightening
- beanspruchen verb to claim, to demand
- beanstanden verb to complain about, to object to
- beantragen verb to apply for
- beantworten verb to answer (a question, letter)
- Beantwortung noun answering
- bearbeiten verb to process, to edit, to work on
- Bearbeitung noun processing, editing
- beatmen verb to give artificial respiration, to ventilate
- beauftragen verb to commission, to instruct
- bebauen verb to build on, to cultivate
- Bebauung noun development (of land)
- beben verb to tremble
- bebildern verb to illustrate
- Béchamelsauce noun béchamel sauce
- Becher noun cup, mug, beaker
- Becken noun basin; pelvis; cymbal
- bedacht adjective careful, mindful
- bedächtig adjective deliberate
- bedanken verb to say thank you
- Bedarf noun need, demand
- bedarfsgerecht adjective tailored to need
- bedauerlich adjective regrettable
- bedauern verb to regret; to feel sorry for
- bedecken verb to cover
- bedeckt adjective covered, overcast
- bedenken verb to consider
- bedenklich adjective questionable, worrying
- bedeuten verb to mean, to signify
- bedeutend adjective significant, important
- bedeutsam adjective significant
- Bedeutung noun meaning; significance
- bedeutungslos adjective meaningless, insignificant
- bedienen verb to serve; to operate
- bedient adjective fed up; served (colloquial: bedient sein)
- Bedienung noun service; operation; waiter
- bedingen verb to cause, to necessitate
- bedingt adjective conditional, limited
- Bedingung noun condition
- bedingungslos adjective unconditional
- bedrängen verb to harass, to press
- Bedrängnis noun distress, trouble
- bedrohen verb to threaten
- bedrohlich adjective threatening
- Bedrohung noun threat
- bedrücken verb to depress, to weigh on
- bedrückend adjective oppressive
- bedrückt adjective depressed
- bedürfen verb to require, to need (formal)
- Bedürfnis noun need
- bedürftig adjective needy
- beeilen verb to hurry (sich beeilen)
- beeindrucken verb to impress
- beeindruckend adjective impressive
- beeinflussen verb to influence
- Beeinflussung noun influencing
- beeinträchtigen verb to impair, to affect negatively
- beenden verb to end, to finish (something)
- Beendigung noun termination, ending
- beerdigen verb to bury
- Beerdigung noun funeral
- Beet noun flower bed, garden bed
- befähigen verb to enable, to qualify
- befallen verb to attack, to infest
- befangen adjective biased; self-conscious
- befassen verb to deal with, to concern oneself
- Befehl noun order, command
- befehlen verb to order, to command
- befehligen verb to command
- Befehlshaber noun commander
- befestigen verb to fasten, to attach, to secure
- Befestigung noun fastening, fortification
- befeuchten verb to moisten
- befinden verb to be located (sich befinden)
- befindlich adjective located, situated
- beflecken verb to stain
- beflügeln verb to inspire, to lend wings
- befolgen verb to follow, to obey
- befördern verb to transport; to promote
- Beförderung noun promotion; transport
- befragen verb to question, to survey
- Befragung noun survey, questioning
- befreien verb to free, to liberate
- Befreiung noun liberation; exemption
- befreunden verb sich befreunden: to become friends, to make friends
- befreundet adjective friends (with each other)
- befriedigen verb to satisfy
- befriedigend adjective satisfactory
- Befriedigung noun satisfaction, gratification
- befristet adjective temporary, fixed-term
- befruchten verb to fertilise
- Befruchtung noun fertilisation
- Befugnis noun authority, power
- Befund noun finding, diagnosis
- befürchten verb to fear, to worry (that something bad will happen)
- befürworten verb to advocate, to support
- Befürworter noun proponent, advocate, supporter
- begabt adjective gifted, talented
- Begabung noun talent, gift
- begaffen verb to gawk at
- begegnen verb to meet, to encounter (by chance)
- Begegnung noun encounter, meeting
- begehen verb to commit (a crime or mistake)
- begehren verb to desire
- begehrt adjective in demand
- Begehung noun inspection; commission (of a crime)
- begeistern verb to thrill, to inspire enthusiasm
- begeistert adjective enthusiastic, thrilled
- Begeisterung noun enthusiasm
- Begierde noun desire, lust
- begierig adjective eager, avid
- begießen verb to water, toast
- Beginn noun beginning, start
- beginnen verb to begin, to start
- beglaubigen verb to certify
- Beglaubigung noun certification
- begleichen verb to settle (a bill)
- begleiten verb to accompany
- Begleiter noun companion
- Begleitung noun company, accompaniment
- beglücken verb to make happy
- beglückwünschen verb to congratulate
- begnadigen verb to pardon
- Begnadigung noun pardon
- begnügen verb to make do, to be content
- begraben verb to bury
- Begräbnis noun funeral, burial
- begreifen verb to grasp, to comprehend, to understand
- begreiflich adjective understandable
- begrenzen verb to limit
- begrenzt adjective limited
- Begrenzung noun limitation, boundary
- Begriff noun term, concept
- begriffsstutzig adjective slow on the uptake, dense
- begründen verb to justify, to give reasons for
- Begründer noun founder
- Begründung noun reasoning, justification
- begrüßen verb to greet, to welcome
- begünstigen verb to favour
- Begutachtung noun expert assessment
- behaart adjective hairy
- behagen verb to please, to suit
- behaglich adjective cosy
- behalten verb to keep, to retain
- Behälter noun container
- behände adjective nimble
- behandeln verb to treat (medically, or someone/something)
- Behandlung noun treatment (medical)
- beharren verb to insist
- beharrlich adjective persistent
- behaupten verb to claim, to assert
- Behauptung noun claim, assertion
- beheben verb to fix, to remedy
- beheizen verb to heat
- behende adjective nimble, agile, deft
- beherbergen verb to house, to accommodate
- beherrschen verb to master, to control
- beherrscht adjective self-controlled
- Beherrschung noun self-control, mastery
- beherzigen verb to take to heart
- behexen verb to bewitch, to hex
- behilflich adjective helpful; behilflich sein: to assist, to lend a hand
- behindern verb to hinder, to obstruct
- behindert adjective disabled
- behindertengerecht adjective suitable for disabled people, accessible
- Behinderung noun disability; obstruction
- Behörde noun public authority
- behördlich adjective official, by the authorities
- behüten verb to protect
- behutsam adjective gentle, careful, cautious
- bei preposition at, near, with (someone's place)
- beibehalten verb to retain, to keep
- Beibehaltung noun retention, maintaining
- beibringen verb to teach (someone a skill)
- Beichte noun confession
- beichten verb to confess
- beide pronoun both
- beidseitig adjective on both sides, mutual
- beieinander adverb together (in one place)
- Beifahrer noun passenger (front seat)
- Beifall noun applause
- Beilage noun side dish; supplement
- beiläufig adjective casual, incidental, in passing
- beilegen verb to enclose; to settle (a dispute)
- beileibe adjective by no means
- Beileid noun condolences
- beimischen verb to add, to mix in
- Bein noun leg
- beinahe adverb almost, nearly
- beinhalten verb to contain, to include
- beipflichten verb to agree with
- Beirat noun advisory board
- beisammen adverb together
- Beisein noun presence
- beiseite adverb aside, to one side
- beisetzen verb to inter, to bury
- Beisitzer noun assessor, associate judge
- Beispiel noun example
- beispielhaft adjective exemplary
- beispiellos adjective unprecedented
- beispielsweise adverb for example, for instance
- beißen verb to bite
- beistehen verb to assist, to stand by
- beisteuern verb to contribute
- Beitrag noun contribution; article, post
- beitragen verb to contribute
- Beitragssatz noun contribution rate
- Beitragszahler noun contributor
- beitreten verb to join
- Beitritt noun joining, accession
- beiwohnen verb to attend
- bejahen verb to answer in the affirmative
- bejubeln verb to cheer
- bekämpfen verb to fight (against), to combat
- Bekämpfung noun fight, combating
- bekannt adjective known, familiar
- Bekannte noun acquaintance
- Bekanntgabe noun announcement
- bekanntgeben verb to announce
- Bekanntheit noun fame, familiarity
- bekanntlich adverb as is well known
- Bekanntmachung noun announcement, notice
- Bekanntschaft noun acquaintance
- bekehren verb to convert
- bekennen verb to confess, to profess
- Bekenntnis noun confession, commitment
- beklagen verb to complain (sich beklagen)
- beklagenswert adjective pitiable
- Beklagter noun defendant
- bekleckern verb to spill on
- bekleiden verb to clothe; to hold (an office)
- Bekleidung noun clothing
- beklemmen verb to oppress
- Beklemmung noun a feeling of oppression, anxiety, or tightness
- beklommen adjective anxious, uneasy
- bekommen verb to get, to receive
- bekömmlich adjective digestible, wholesome
- beköstigen verb to feed
- bekräftigen verb to confirm, to reaffirm, to reinforce
- bekritteln verb to carp at
- bekümmert adjective troubled
- bekunden verb to express, to demonstrate
- belächeln verb to smile at condescendingly
- beladen verb to load (a vehicle or container)
- belagern verb to besiege
- Belagerung noun siege
- belanglos adjective trivial
- belassen verb to leave (as it is)
- belasten verb to burden, to strain
- belastet adjective burdened, contaminated
- belästigen verb to harass
- Belästigung noun harassment, nuisance
- Belastung noun burden, strain
- belaufen verb to amount to
- belauschen verb to eavesdrop on
- beleben verb to enliven, to animate, to revive
- Beleg noun receipt; evidence
- belegen verb to enroll in, to take (a course)
- Belegschaft noun workforce, staff
- belehren verb to instruct, to lecture
- beleibt adjective stout
- beleidigen verb to insult, to offend
- beleidigt adjective offended
- Beleidigung noun insult
- belesen adjective well-read
- beleuchten verb to light, to illuminate
- Beleuchtung noun lighting
- belgisch adjective Belgian
- belichten verb to expose (photo)
- beliebig adjective any, arbitrary
- beliebt adjective popular, well-liked
- Beliebtheit noun popularity
- beliefern verb to supply
- bellen verb to bark
- bellend adjective barking
- belohnen verb to reward
- Belohnung noun reward
- belügen verb to lie to (someone)
- belustigen verb to amuse
- bemalen verb to paint (decorate)
- bemängeln verb to criticise, to find fault with
- bemannen verb to man
- bemannt adjective manned
- bemänteln verb to gloss over
- bemerken verb to notice
- bemerkenswert adjective remarkable
- Bemerkung noun remark, comment
- bemitleiden verb to pity
- bemitleidenswert adjective pitiful
- bemühen verb to make an effort, to try hard (sich bemühen)
- Bemühung noun effort
- bemuttern verb to mother
- benachbart adjective neighbouring
- benachrichtigen verb to notify
- Benachrichtigung noun notification
- benachteiligen verb to disadvantage
- benachteiligt adjective disadvantaged
- Benachteiligung noun disadvantage, discrimination
- benehmen verb to behave (sich benehmen)
- beneiden verb to envy
- beneidenswert adjective enviable
- benennen verb to name
- benommen adjective dazed, groggy
- benoten verb to grade
- benötigen verb to require, to need
- benutzen verb to use
- Benutzer noun user
- benutzerfreundlich adjective user-friendly
- Benutzername noun username
- Benutzung noun use, usage
- Benzin noun petrol, gasoline
- beobachten verb to observe, to watch
- Beobachter noun observer
- Beobachtung noun observation
- beordern verb to order, to summon
- bepacken verb to load up
- bepflanzen verb to plant (an area)
- bequem adjective comfortable, convenient
- Bequemlichkeit noun comfort, convenience
- berappen verb to cough up (colloquial)
- beraten verb to advise
- Berater noun adviser
- Beraterin noun consultant (female)
- Beratung noun advice, consultation
- berauben verb to rob, to deprive
- berauschen verb to intoxicate
- berauscht adjective intoxicated, exhilarated
- berechenbar adjective predictable, calculable
- berechnen verb to calculate; to charge
- Berechnung noun calculation
- berechtigen verb to entitle
- berechtigt adjective entitled, justified
- beredt adjective eloquent
- Bereich noun area, field, domain
- bereichern verb to enrich
- Bereicherung noun enrichment
- bereinigen verb to clear up, to settle
- bereisen verb to travel around
- bereit adjective ready
- bereiten verb to prepare, to cause (joy, trouble, etc.)
- bereits adverb already
- Bereitschaft noun readiness, willingness
- bereitstellen verb to provide, to make available
- Bereitstellung noun provision, making available
- bereuen verb to regret
- Berg noun mountain
- bergab adverb downhill
- bergauf adverb uphill
- Bergbau noun mining
- bergen verb to hold, to contain; to salvage, to rescue
- Bergführer noun mountain guide
- Berghütte noun mountain hut
- Bergkette noun mountain range
- Bergsteigen noun mountaineering
- Bergsteiger noun mountaineer
- Bergung noun rescue, salvage
- Bergwanderung noun mountain hike
- Bergwerk noun mine
- Bericht noun report, account
- berichten verb to report
- Berichterstattung noun reporting, coverage
- berichtigen verb to correct
- Berichtigung noun correction
- Berliner adjective of Berlin, Berlin's (invariable attributive adjective); also: a person from Berlin, or a jam-filled doughnut
- Bernstein noun amber
- berüchtigt adjective notorious
- berücksichtigen verb to take into account
- Berücksichtigung noun consideration, taking into account
- Beruf noun profession, occupation
- berufen verb to appoint; (sich) to refer to
- beruflich adjective professional, work-related
- Berufsausbildung noun vocational training
- Berufsberatung noun careers advice
- Berufsgruppe noun occupational group
- Berufsschule noun vocational school
- berufstätig adjective working, employed
- Berufstätiger noun working person
- Berufsverkehr noun rush-hour traffic
- Berufswahl noun choice of career
- Berufung noun calling; appeal; appointment
- beruhen verb to be based on, to rest on
- beruhigen verb to calm (down), to soothe
- beruhigend adjective reassuring, calming
- Beruhigung noun calming, reassurance
- Beruhigungsmittel noun sedative
- berühmt adjective famous
- Berühmtheit noun fame; celebrity
- berühren verb to touch
- berührend adjective touching, moving
- Berührung noun touch, contact
- besagen verb to state, to say
- besänftigen verb to soothe
- besänftigend adjective soothing
- Besatzung noun crew; occupation
- besaufen verb to get drunk (colloq.)
- beschädigen verb to damage
- Beschädigung noun damage
- beschaffen verb to procure, to obtain
- Beschaffenheit noun nature, composition, texture
- Beschaffung noun procurement, acquisition
- beschäftigen verb to occupy, to keep busy (reflexively: sich beschäftigen — to keep oneself busy)
- beschäftigt adjective busy
- Beschäftigung noun occupation, employment
- beschallen verb to fill with sound
- beschämt adjective ashamed
- beschatten verb to shadow
- Beschauer noun viewer, onlooker
- beschaulich adjective tranquil, contemplative
- Bescheid noun notice, information; Bescheid geben/sagen: to let someone know
- bescheiden adjective modest
- Bescheidenheit noun modesty
- bescheinigen verb to certify
- Bescheinigung noun certificate
- beschenken verb to give presents to
- bescheren verb to give (presents); to bring
- Bescherung noun Christmas gift-giving (tradition of opening presents)
- bescheuert adjective crazy, daft
- beschießen verb to fire at
- beschimpfen verb to insult, to swear at
- beschissen adjective shitty, lousy
- Beschlag noun fitting, mounting (hardware, e.g. on a door)
- beschlagen verb to mist up; to shoe
- beschlagnahmen verb to confiscate, to seize
- beschleichen verb to creep over
- beschleunigen verb to accelerate, to speed up
- Beschleuniger noun accelerator (a machine or substance that speeds something up)
- Beschleunigung noun acceleration
- beschließen verb to decide, to resolve
- Beschluss noun decision, resolution
- beschmieren verb to smear, to daub (something with a substance)
- beschmutzen verb to dirty
- beschneiden verb to prune; to curtail
- beschönigen verb to gloss over
- beschränken verb to limit
- beschränkt adjective limited; narrow-minded
- Beschränkung noun restriction
- beschreiben verb to describe
- Beschreibung noun description
- beschriften verb to label, to inscribe
- beschuldigen verb to accuse
- beschummeln verb to cheat
- beschützen verb to protect
- Beschwerde noun complaint
- Beschwerdebrief noun letter of complaint
- beschweren verb to complain (reflexively: sich beschweren)
- beschwichtigen verb to appease
- beschwingt adjective lively, buoyant
- beschwipst adjective tipsy
- beschwören verb to swear to; to conjure up
- beseelen verb to inspire, to animate
- besehen verb to look at, to examine (somewhat dated)
- beseitigen verb to remove, to eliminate
- Beseitigung noun removal, elimination
- Besen noun broom
- Besenstiel noun broomstick
- besessen adjective obsessed
- besetzen verb to occupy, to take (a seat or position)
- besetzt adjective occupied, engaged
- Besetzung noun cast; occupation
- besichtigen verb to visit, to view (sights)
- Besichtigung noun viewing, tour
- besiedeln verb to settle, to colonise
- besiegeln verb to seal
- besiegen verb to defeat, to beat
- besingen verb to sing about
- besinnen verb to reflect, to remember
- besinnlich adjective contemplative
- Besinnung noun consciousness; reflection
- Besitz noun possession, property
- besitzen verb to own, to possess
- Besitzer noun owner
- besitzergreifend adjective possessive
- Besitzerin noun owner (female)
- besoffen adjective drunk, hammered (colloquial)
- besohlen verb to resole
- besolden verb to pay (a salary)
- besondere adjective special
- Besonderheit noun special feature
- besonders adverb especially, particularly
- besonnen adjective level-headed
- besorgen verb to get, to procure, to take care of
- Besorgnis noun concern, anxiety
- besorgt adjective worried, concerned
- bespitzeln verb to spy on
- besprechen verb to discuss
- Besprechung noun meeting, discussion
- besprengen verb to sprinkle
- besprühen verb to spray
- bespucken verb to spit at
- bessern verb to improve
- Besserung noun improvement, recovery
- beständig adjective constant, stable
- Bestandteil noun component, part
- bestätigen verb to confirm
- Bestätigung noun confirmation
- bestatten verb to bury
- Bestatter noun undertaker
- Bestattung noun burial, funeral
- bestäuben verb to pollinate
- bestaunen verb to marvel at
- bestechen verb to bribe; to impress
- bestechend adjective compelling
- Bestechung noun bribery
- Besteck noun cutlery
- bestehen verb to pass (an exam or test)
- bestehlen verb to steal from
- besteigen verb to climb, to board
- bestellen verb to order (food, goods)
- Bestellung noun order
- bestenfalls adverb at best
- bestens adverb very well, excellently
- besteuern verb to tax
- Besteuerung noun taxation
- bestialisch adjective bestial
- bestimmen verb to determine, to decide
- bestimmt adjective certain, definite
- Bestimmung noun regulation; determination; destiny
- bestimmungsgemäß adjective as intended, in accordance with its purpose
- bestrafen verb to punish
- Bestrafung noun punishment
- Bestreben noun endeavour, effort
- bestreichen verb to spread (on), to coat
- bestreiten verb to deny, to dispute; to finance
- Bestseller noun bestseller
- bestücken verb to equip, to stock
- bestürmen verb to besiege
- bestürzen verb to dismay
- bestürzt adjective dismayed, shocked
- Bestürzung noun dismay, consternation
- Bestzeit noun personal best time
- Besuch noun visit
- besuchen verb to visit
- Besucher noun visitor
- Besucherzentrum noun visitor centre
- Besuchszeit noun visiting hours
- betagt adjective elderly
- betasten verb to touch, to feel (with the hands)
- betätigen verb to operate, to activate
- Betätigung noun activity; operation
- betäuben verb to anaesthetise, to numb
- beteiligen verb to involve; (sich) to take part
- Beteiligung noun participation
- beten verb to pray
- beteuern verb to protest
- betiteln verb to entitle
- Beton noun concrete
- betonen verb to emphasise, to stress
- betont adjective emphasised
- Betonung noun stress, emphasis
- betören verb to enchant, to bewitch, to beguile
- betrachten verb to look at, to observe (attentively, often thoughtfully)
- Betrachtung noun consideration, contemplation, observation
- Betrag noun amount, sum
- betragen verb to amount to
- betrauern verb to mourn
- beträufeln verb to drizzle
- betreffen verb to concern, to affect
- betreffend preposition concerning, regarding
- betreiben verb to operate, to run (a business); to pursue (a hobby)
- Betreiber noun operator
- betreten verb to enter, to step onto
- betreuen verb to look after, to supervise
- Betreuer noun carer, supervisor
- Betreuung noun care, supervision
- Betrieb noun business, operation
- betrieblich adjective operational, company-related
- Betriebsausflug noun company outing
- Betriebsferien noun company holiday
- Betriebskosten noun running costs
- Betriebsrat noun works council
- Betriebssystem noun operating system
- Betriebswirtschaft noun business administration
- betrinken verb to get drunk
- betroffen adjective affected; moved
- betrüben verb to sadden
- betrübt adjective saddened
- Betrug noun fraud, deception
- betrügen verb to deceive, to cheat
- betrunken adjective drunk
- Bett noun bed
- Bettdecke noun duvet
- Bettgestell noun bed frame
- Bettlaken noun bed sheet
- Bettler noun beggar
- Bettwäsche noun bed linen
- betucht adjective well-off (colloquial)
- betulich adjective fussy, overly solicitous
- beugen verb to bend (reflexively: sich beugen — to bend down, to lean over)
- Beule noun bump, dent
- beunruhigen verb to worry, to alarm
- beunruhigend adjective worrying, disturbing
- beunruhigt adjective worried
- beurkunden verb to certify
- beurlauben verb to grant leave of absence
- beurteilen verb to judge, to assess
- Beurteilung noun assessment
- Beute noun loot, prey
- Beutel noun bag, pouch
- Bevölkerung noun population
- Bevölkerungsdichte noun population density
- bevollmächtigen verb to authorise
- bevor conjunction before
- bevormunden verb to patronise
- bevorstehen verb to be imminent
- bevorstehend adjective upcoming, imminent
- bevorzugen verb to prefer
- bewachen verb to guard, to watch over
- Bewachung noun guard, watch, surveillance
- bewaffnen verb to arm
- bewaffnet adjective armed
- Bewaffnung noun armament
- bewähren verb to prove oneself
- bewahren verb to preserve, to keep, to protect
- Bewährung noun probation
- Bewahrung noun preservation
- bewältigen verb to cope with, to manage
- bewandert adjective well-versed
- bewässern verb to irrigate
- bewegen verb to move
- bewegend adjective moving, touching
- beweglich adjective flexible, movable
- Beweglichkeit noun mobility, agility
- bewegt adjective moved, eventful
- Bewegung noun movement, motion
- bewegungslos adjective motionless
- beweinen verb to mourn
- Beweis noun proof, evidence
- beweisen verb to prove
- bewerben verb to apply (for a job)
- Bewerber noun applicant
- Bewerbung noun application (for a job)
- Bewerbungsgespräch noun job interview
- Bewerbungsschreiben noun application letter
- bewerfen verb to pelt
- bewerkstelligen verb to accomplish
- bewerten verb to evaluate, to rate
- Bewertung noun rating, assessment
- bewilligen verb to grant, to approve
- Bewilligung noun approval, granting
- bewirken verb to bring about, to cause, to effect
- bewirten verb to entertain (with food)
- bewirtschaften verb to farm, to run
- Bewirtschaftung noun management, farming
- bewohnbar adjective habitable
- bewohnen verb to inhabit
- Bewohner noun resident, inhabitant
- bewölkt adjective cloudy
- Bewunderer noun admirer
- bewundern verb to admire
- bewundernswert adjective admirable
- bewusst adjective conscious, aware; deliberate
- bewusstlos adjective unconscious
- Bewusstsein noun consciousness, awareness
- bezahlbar adjective affordable
- bezahlen verb to pay
- bezahlt adjective paid
- Bezahlung noun payment, pay
- bezaubern verb to enchant
- bezaubernd adjective enchanting
- bezeichnen verb to designate, to call, to describe as
- bezeichnend adjective characteristic
- Bezeichnung noun term, designation
- bezeugen verb to testify, to witness
- bezichtigen verb to accuse
- beziehen verb to obtain; to cover (a bed); to refer to
- Beziehung noun relationship
- beziffern verb to put a figure on
- Bezirk noun district
- Bezug noun reference, relation (in the phrase "in Bezug auf", meaning "with regard to")
- bezüglich adjective regarding
- bezuschussen verb to subsidise
- bezwecken verb to aim at
- bezweifeln verb to doubt
- bezwingen verb to conquer
- Biathlon noun biathlon
- bibbern verb to shiver (colloquial)
- Bibel noun Bible
- Bibliographie noun bibliography
- Bibliothek noun library
- Bibliothekar noun librarian
- Bibliothekarin noun librarian (female)
- biblisch adjective biblical
- bieder adjective conventional, staid
- biegen verb to bend; to turn (a corner)
- biegsam adjective flexible, pliable, supple
- Biegung noun bend, curve, turn
- Biene noun bee
- Bienenstock noun beehive
- Bienenwachs noun beeswax
- Bier noun beer
- Bierdeckel noun beer mat
- Bierflasche noun beer bottle
- Biergarten noun beer garden
- Bierglas noun beer glass
- Bierkrug noun beer mug
- Bierzelt noun beer tent
- bieten verb to offer
- Bikini noun bikini
- Bilanz noun balance sheet; outcome
- Bild noun picture, image
- bilden verb to form
- Bilderbuch noun picture book
- Bilderrahmen noun picture frame
- Bildhauer noun sculptor
- Bildhauerei noun sculpture (art)
- bildhübsch adjective very pretty
- bildlich adjective figurative, pictorial
- Bildnis noun portrait, image
- Bildschirm noun screen
- Bildschirmschoner noun screensaver
- Bildung noun education
- Bildungspolitik noun education policy
- Bildungssystem noun education system
- Bildungsweg noun educational path
- billig adjective cheap, inexpensive
- billigen verb to approve
- Billigflug noun budget flight
- Binde noun bandage
- Bindehautentzündung noun conjunctivitis
- binden verb to tie, to bind
- Bindestrich noun hyphen
- Bindung noun bond, attachment; binding
- Biochemie noun biochemistry
- Biografie noun biography
- Biographie noun biography
- Biologe noun biologist
- Biologie noun biology
- biologisch adjective biological; organic
- Biopsie noun biopsy
- Birke noun birch
- Birnbaum noun pear tree
- Birne noun pear; light bulb
- bis preposition, conjunction until, by (time); as far as (distance)
- Bischof noun bishop
- bisher adverb so far, until now
- Biskuit noun sponge
- bislang adverb so far, up to now, until now
- Bison noun bison
- bisschen determiner a little, a bit
- Bissen noun bite, morsel
- bissig adjective snappy, biting
- bisweilen adverb occasionally, at times
- bitte adverb please
- bitten verb to ask, to request
- bitter adjective bitter
- bitterböse adjective furious, very angry
- bitterkalt adjective bitterly cold
- Bitterkeit noun bitterness
- bitterlich adjective bitterly
- blamieren verb to embarrass
- blank adjective shiny, bare
- Blase noun bubble; blister
- blasen verb to blow
- Blasinstrument noun wind instrument
- blass adjective pale
- Blatt noun leaf
- blättern verb to leaf through, to flip through (pages)
- Blätterteig noun puff pastry
- Blattlaus noun aphid
- blau adjective blue
- blauäugig adjective naive; blue-eyed
- blaumachen verb to skip work or school without a valid reason
- Blechdach noun tin roof
- Blechdose noun tin
- Blechschere noun tin snips
- Blei noun lead (metal)
- bleiben verb to stay, to remain
- bleich adjective pale, wan
- bleifrei adjective lead-free, unleaded
- Bleistift noun pencil
- Bleistiftspitzer noun pencil sharpener
- Bleistiftzeichnung noun pencil drawing
- blenden verb to dazzle, to blind
- blendend adjective dazzling, brilliant
- Blick noun glance, look, view
- blicken verb to glance, to look
- Blickfeld noun field of vision
- Blickwinkel noun perspective, angle
- blind adjective blind
- Blindgänger noun dud (an unexploded bomb or firework)
- Blindschleiche noun slow worm
- blinken verb to blink, to flash, to twinkle
- Blinker noun indicator
- blinzeln verb to blink
- Blitz noun lightning, flash
- Blitzableiter noun lightning conductor
- blitzblank adjective spotless
- Blitzlicht noun flash (camera)
- blitzsauber adjective spotlessly clean
- Block noun block (of stone, wood); notepad; block (of buildings)
- Blockflöte noun recorder
- blockieren verb to block
- blöd adjective stupid
- Blödsinn noun nonsense
- Blog noun blog
- blond adjective blond
- blondieren verb to bleach
- bloß adverb just, only (an intensifying particle, often in questions or warnings)
- blubbern verb to bubble
- Blues noun blues
- bluffen verb to bluff
- blühen verb to bloom
- Blume noun flower
- Blumenbeet noun flower bed
- Blumenkohl noun cauliflower
- Blumenladen noun florist's
- Blumenstrauß noun bouquet
- Blumentopf noun flower pot
- Blumenvase noun flower vase
- blumig adjective flowery
- Bluse noun blouse
- Blut noun blood
- Blutbild noun blood count
- Blutdruck noun blood pressure
- Blutdruckmessgerät noun blood pressure monitor
- Blüte noun blossom, bloom
- Blutegel noun leech
- bluten verb to bleed
- Bluterguss noun bruise
- Blütezeit noun heyday; flowering season
- Blutgruppe noun blood type
- Bluthochdruck noun hypertension
- blutig adjective bloody
- blutrünstig adjective bloodthirsty
- Blutspende noun blood donation
- Bluttransfusion noun blood transfusion
- Blutwurst noun blood sausage
- Bock noun buck, ram
- Boden noun floor, ground
- bodenlos adjective bottomless
- Bodenschatz noun mineral resource
- Bodensee noun Lake Constance
- bodenständig adjective down-to-earth
- bogenförmig adjective arc-shaped, arched
- Bogenschütze noun archer
- Bohne noun bean
- Bohnensuppe noun bean soup
- bohnern verb to wax (floor)
- bohren verb to drill, to bore
- Bohrer noun drill, drill bit
- Bohrmaschine noun drill
- Bohrung noun drilling, borehole
- Bollwerk noun bulwark
- Bolzen noun bolt
- bombardieren verb to bomb
- Bombe noun bomb
- bombig adjective fantastic, terrific (colloquial)
- Bonbon noun sweet, candy
- Boom noun boom
- Boot noun boat
- Bootsfahrt noun boat trip
- Bootssteg noun jetty
- Bootsverleih noun boat rental
- Bord noun board (of a ship or plane)
- Bordstein noun kerb
- borgen verb to borrow, to lend
- Börse noun stock exchange; purse
- bösartig adjective malicious, malignant
- böse adjective evil, wicked
- boshaft adjective malicious
- böswillig adjective malicious
- Botanik noun botany
- Bote noun messenger
- Botschaft noun message; embassy
- Botschafter noun ambassador
- Boulevard noun boulevard
- Bowling noun bowling
- boxen verb to box
- Boxer noun boxer
- boykottieren verb to boycott
- Branche noun industry, sector
- Brand noun fire, blaze
- Brandblase noun burn blister
- brandmarken verb to stigmatise
- Brandschutz noun fire protection, fire prevention
- Brandstifter noun arsonist
- Brandstiftung noun arson
- Brandung noun surf, breakers
- Branntwein noun spirits
- brasilianisch adjective Brazilian
- Bratapfel noun baked apple
- braten verb to fry, to roast
- Bratkartoffel noun fried potato
- Bratkartoffeln noun fried potatoes
- Bratpfanne noun frying pan
- Bratwurst noun fried/grilled sausage, bratwurst
- Brauch noun custom, tradition
- brauchbar adjective usable
- brauchen verb to need
- Brauchtum noun customs, traditions
- brauen verb to brew
- Brauer noun brewer
- Brauerei noun brewery
- braun adjective brown
- brausen verb to roar, to rush (of wind or water)
- Braut noun bride
- Bräutigam noun groom
- Brautkleid noun wedding dress
- Brautpaar noun bridal couple
- Brautstrauß noun bridal bouquet
- brav adjective well-behaved, good (of a child); obediently
- Brecheisen noun crowbar
- brechen verb to break
- Brechreiz noun nausea
- Brei noun porridge, mush
- breit adjective wide, broad
- breitbeinig adjective straddle-legged, with legs apart
- Breite noun width
- Breitengrad noun degree of latitude
- breitschlagen verb to persuade, to talk into (colloquial)
- Bremse noun brake
- bremsen verb to brake
- brennen verb to burn
- Brennholz noun firewood
- Brennnessel noun stinging nettle
- Brennstoff noun fuel
- brenzlig adjective dicey, dodgy, dangerous (colloquial)
- Brett noun board, plank
- Brettspiel noun board game
- Brief noun letter (written correspondence)
- Briefkasten noun letterbox
- Briefmarke noun postage stamp
- Briefschlitz noun mail slot, letterbox slot
- Brieftasche noun wallet
- Brieftaube noun carrier pigeon
- Briefträger noun postman
- Briefumschlag noun envelope
- Brigade noun brigade
- Brigadegeneral noun brigadier general
- Brigg noun brig
- brillant adjective brilliant
- Brille noun glasses, spectacles
- Brillenglas noun spectacle lens
- bringen verb to bring
- brisant adjective explosive, sensitive
- Brise noun breeze
- britisch adjective British
- bröckelig adjective crumbly
- bröckeln verb to crumble
- Brocken noun chunk
- brodeln verb to bubble, to seethe
- Brokkoli noun broccoli
- Brombeere noun blackberry
- Bronchie noun bronchus
- Bronchitis noun bronchitis
- Bronze noun bronze
- Brosche noun brooch
- Broschüre noun brochure
- Brot noun bread
- Brötchen noun bread roll
- Brotkorb noun bread basket
- Brotmesser noun bread knife
- Brotzeit noun snack break (Bavaria)
- Browser noun browser
- Bruch noun break, fracture; fraction (math)
- brüchig adjective brittle, crumbling
- Bruchteil noun fraction, split second
- Brücke noun bridge
- Brückenbogen noun bridge arch
- Brückenpfeiler noun bridge pier
- Brückentag noun bridge day (between holiday and weekend)
- Bruder noun brother
- brüderlich adjective fraternal
- Brüderlichkeit noun fraternity
- Brühe noun broth
- brüllen verb to roar, to yell
- brummen verb to growl, to grumble, to hum/drone
- Brunnen noun fountain; well
- Brunnenwasser noun well water
- Brust noun chest, breast
- Brustbein noun breastbone
- brüsten verb to boast
- Brustkorb noun chest, thorax
- Brustkrebs noun breast cancer
- Brustschwimmen noun breaststroke
- brutal adjective brutal
- Brutalität noun brutality
- brutto adjective gross
- Bruttoinlandsprodukt noun gross domestic product
- brutzeln verb to sizzle
- Buch noun book
- Buchbinder noun bookbinder
- Buche noun beech
- buchen verb to book
- Buchenholz noun beechwood
- Bücherei noun library
- Büchereiausweis noun library card
- Bücherregal noun bookshelf
- Bücherwurm noun bookworm
- Buchfink noun chaffinch
- Buchführung noun bookkeeping
- Buchhalter noun accountant, bookkeeper
- Buchhaltung noun accounting
- Buchhändler noun bookseller
- Buchhandlung noun bookshop, bookstore
- Buchmesse noun book fair
- Büchse noun tin, rifle
- Büchsenöffner noun tin opener
- Buchstabe noun letter (of the alphabet)
- buchstabieren verb to spell out
- buchstäblich adverb literally
- Bucht noun bay
- Buchung noun booking
- buddeln verb to dig (colloquial)
- Buddhismus noun Buddhism
- Bude noun stall, digs
- Budget noun budget
- büffeln verb to cram, to study hard (colloquial)
- Bügel noun hanger
- Bügelbrett noun ironing board
- Bügeleisen noun iron
- bügelfrei adjective non-iron
- buhlen verb to woo
- Bühne noun stage
- Bulette noun meatball
- Bulletin noun bulletin
- bummeln verb to stroll, to dawdle
- Bund noun federation; the federal government
- Bündel noun bundle
- bündeln verb to bundle
- Bundesamt noun federal office, federal agency
- Bundesanstalt noun federal agency
- Bundesbürger noun German citizen
- Bundesebene noun federal level
- Bundeskanzler noun Federal Chancellor
- Bundesland noun federal state
- Bundesliga noun Bundesliga
- Bundesministerium noun federal ministry
- Bundespräsident noun Federal President
- Bundesrat noun Federal Council (Bundesrat)
- Bundesregierung noun federal government
- Bundesrepublik noun Federal Republic
- Bundesstaat noun federal state
- Bundesstraße noun federal road
- Bundestag noun Bundestag (German federal parliament)
- Bundestagswahl noun federal election
- Bundestrainer noun national team coach
- Bundeswehr noun German armed forces
- bundesweit adjective nationwide
- Bündnis noun alliance
- Bunker noun bunker
- bunt adjective colourful
- bürgen verb to vouch
- Bürger noun citizen
- Bürgeramt noun citizens' office
- Bürgerin noun citizen (female)
- Bürgerinitiative noun citizens' initiative
- bürgerlich adjective civil, middle-class
- Bürgermeister noun mayor
- Bürgermeisteramt noun mayor's office
- Bürgerrecht noun civil right
- Bürgerschaft noun citizens; city parliament
- Bürgersinn noun civic spirit
- Bürgersteig noun sidewalk, pavement
- Burggraben noun castle moat
- Burgruine noun castle ruin
- Bürgschaft noun guarantee
- Burnout noun burnout
- Büro noun office
- Büroklammer noun paper clip
- Bürokratie noun bureaucracy
- Bürostuhl noun office chair
- Bürste noun brush
- bürsten verb to brush
- Bus noun bus
- Busch noun bush
- Busfahrer noun bus driver
- Bushaltestelle noun bus stop
- büßen verb to pay for, to atone
- Butler noun butler
- Butter noun butter
- Butterbrot noun slice of bread and butter
- Butterdose noun butter dish
- Butterkuchen noun butter cake
- buttern verb to butter