German–English: D
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- da adverb, conjunction there; here (presence)
- dabei adverb with it, present, in the process of
- dableiben verb to stay, to remain (there)
- Dach noun roof
- Dachboden noun attic
- Dachdecker noun roofer
- Dachfenster noun roof window
- Dachgeschoss noun attic floor
- Dachrinne noun gutter
- Dachs noun badger
- Dachziegel noun roof tile
- Dackel noun dachshund
- dadurch adverb thereby, through this, as a result of this
- dafür adverb for it/that, in favor of it (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with für)
- dagegen adverb against it, on the other hand (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with gegen)
- daheim adverb at home
- daher adverb therefore, that's why; from there
- dahin adverb there, to that place (motion away from the speaker)
- dahingehend adverb to that effect
- dahinter adverb behind it, behind that
- damals adverb back then, at that time
- Dame noun lady
- Damenbinde noun sanitary towel
- damit adverb, conjunction with it, with that
- dämlich adjective stupid, silly
- Damm noun dam, embankment
- dämmen verb to insulate; to dam
- dämmern verb to dawn
- Dämmerung noun dusk, twilight, dawn
- Dampf noun steam, vapor
- dämpfen verb to muffle, to dampen, to steam (food)
- Dampfmaschine noun steam engine
- Dampfschiff noun steamship
- danach adverb after that, afterward
- daneben adverb next to it, beside it (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with neben)
- dänisch adjective Danish
- Dank noun thanks, gratitude
- dankbar adjective grateful, thankful
- Dankbarkeit noun gratitude
- danke interjection thanks, thank you
- danken verb to thank
- dankenswert adjective commendable, worthy of thanks
- Dankeschön noun thank-you (noun)
- dann adverb then, afterwards
- daran adverb on/at it, about it (pronominal adverb replacing an prepositional phrase with an)
- darauf adverb on it/that, thereupon (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with auf)
- daraufhin adverb thereupon, after that, as a result
- daraus adverb from that, out of that
- darbieten verb to perform, to present
- darin adverb in it, therein (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with in)
- Darlehen noun loan
- Darm noun intestine
- darstellen verb to depict, to represent
- darstellend adjective representing
- Darstellung noun depiction, presentation
- darüber adverb about it/that; over it
- darum adverb therefore, that's why
- darunter adverb underneath it, among them (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with unter)
- Dasein noun existence
- dass conjunction that (introducing a subordinate clause)
- dasselbe pronoun the same (thing, neuter)
- dastehen verb to stand there
- Datei noun file
- daten verb to date (romantically)
- Datenbank noun database
- Datenschutz noun data protection
- Datenverarbeitung noun data processing
- Dativ noun dative
- Datum noun date
- Dauer noun duration
- Dauerauftrag noun standing order
- dauerhaft adjective lasting, permanent
- Dauerlauf noun endurance run
- dauern verb to last, to take (time)
- dauernd adverb constantly, all the time
- Daumen noun thumb
- Daumenlutscher noun thumb-sucker
- davon adverb of it, of that, from it
- davonlaufen verb to run away
- davor adverb in front of it, before that (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with vor)
- dazu adverb to it, for that, in addition (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with zu)
- dazugehören verb to belong (to a group), to be part of it
- dazukaufen verb to buy in addition
- dazukommen verb to join (a group), to arrive additionally
- dazulegen verb to add, to put alongside
- dazulernen verb to learn something new
- dazurechnen verb to add on (to a sum)
- dazusetzen verb to sit down with someone, to add (sich dazusetzen)
- dazustellen verb to put alongside, to add
- dazutun verb to add (colloquial)
- dazuverdienen verb to earn extra, to make additional income
- dazuzählen verb to count in, to include
- dazwischen adverb in between, among them
- dazwischenfahren verb to cut in, to intervene (sharply)
- dazwischenfunken verb to interfere, to throw a spanner in the works (colloquial)
- dazwischenkommen verb to intervene
- dazwischenreden verb to interrupt, to chip in
- dazwischenrufen verb to shout out (interrupting)
- dazwischentreten verb to step in between, to intervene
- Debatte noun debate
- debattieren verb to debate
- Deck noun deck
- Decke noun blanket
- Deckel noun lid
- decken verb to cover; to set (the table)
- Deckenlampe noun ceiling light
- Deckung noun cover, shelter (from danger)
- Defekt noun defect
- definieren verb to define
- Definition noun definition
- definitiv adjective definitive
- Defizit noun deficit
- deftig adjective hearty
- dehnbar adjective stretchable
- dehnen verb to stretch
- Dehnung noun stretching
- Deich noun dyke
- Deichbruch noun dyke breach
- dein possessive determiner your (informal, singular)
- Deklination noun declension
- Dekoration noun decoration
- dekorieren verb to decorate
- Delegation noun delegation
- delegieren verb to delegate
- Delfin noun dolphin
- Delta noun delta
- dementsprechend adverb accordingly
- Demenz noun dementia
- demnach adverb accordingly, according to this
- demnächst adjective soon
- Demo noun demo, demonstration
- Demokratie noun democracy
- demokratisch adjective democratic
- demolieren verb to demolish
- Demonstrant noun demonstrator
- Demonstration noun demonstration
- demonstrieren verb to demonstrate
- Demut noun humility
- demütig adjective humble
- demütigen verb to humiliate
- denkbar adjective conceivable
- denken verb to think
- Denkmal noun monument
- Denkmalpflege noun preservation of monuments
- Denkmalschutz noun heritage protection
- Denkweise noun way of thinking, mentality
- denn conjunction, particle for, because
- dennoch adverb nevertheless, still
- denunzieren verb to denounce
- deponieren verb to deposit
- Depot noun depot, storage facility
- Depp noun idiot, twit
- Depression noun depression
- deprimierend adjective depressing
- deprimiert adjective depressed
- der definite article the
- derart adverb so, to such an extent
- derartig adjective such, of this kind
- derb adjective coarse, sturdy
- dergleichen pronoun such things, the like, of that kind
- Dermatologe noun dermatologist
- derselbe pronoun the same (one)
- derweil adverb meanwhile
- derzeit adverb currently, at present
- derzeitig adjective current, present
- deshalb adverb therefore, that's why
- Design noun design
- Designer noun designer
- desinfizieren verb to disinfect
- Desktop noun desktop
- Dessert noun dessert
- destillieren verb to distil
- desto adverb the (in the comparative construction je ... desto — the more/less ... the more/less)
- deswegen adverb therefore, because of that
- Detail noun detail
- detailliert adjective detailed
- Detektiv noun detective
- deuten verb to point (at something)
- deutlich adjective clear, distinct
- deutsch adjective German (of Germany or the German language)
- Deutschkurs noun German course
- Deutschlehrer noun German teacher
- deutschsprachig adjective German-speaking
- Deutung noun interpretation
- Devise noun motto
- Dezember noun December
- dezent adjective discreet, subtle
- Dezimalzahl noun decimal number
- Diabetes noun diabetes
- Diagnose noun diagnosis
- Diagnostik noun diagnostics
- diagnostizieren verb to diagnose
- Diagramm noun diagram, chart
- Dialekt noun dialect
- Dialog noun dialogue
- Dialyse noun dialysis
- Diät noun diet
- dicht adjective dense, thick (of fog, hair, traffic)
- Dichte noun density
- Dichter noun poet
- Dichtung noun poetry; seal
- dick adjective thick, fat
- Dickdarm noun large intestine
- dickköpfig adjective stubborn
- Didaktik noun didactics
- Dieb noun thief
- Diebstahl noun theft
- dienen verb to serve
- Diener noun servant
- Dienst noun service, duty
- Dienstag noun Tuesday
- dienstags adverb on Tuesdays
- dienstbereit adjective obliging
- diensteifrig adjective officious
- Dienstleister noun service provider
- Dienstleistung noun service
- dienstlich adjective official, business
- Dienstreise noun business trip
- Dienstwagen noun company car
- Dienstzeit noun period of service
- diesbezüglich adverb in this regard, regarding this matter
- Diesel noun diesel
- Dieselmotor noun diesel engine
- dieser determiner, pronoun this, this one
- diesmal adverb this time
- Differenz noun difference
- differenzieren verb to differentiate
- Differenzierung noun differentiation
- diffus adjective diffuse
- digital adjective digital
- Digitalisierung noun digitalisation
- Digitalkamera noun digital camera
- Diktat noun dictation
- Diktator noun dictator
- Diktatur noun dictatorship
- diktieren verb to dictate
- Dilemma noun dilemma
- dilettantisch adjective amateurish
- Dill noun dill
- Dimension noun dimension
- Ding noun thing
- Dinosaurier noun dinosaur
- Diplom noun diploma
- Diplomarbeit noun diploma thesis
- Diplomat noun diplomat
- Diplomatie noun diplomacy
- diplomatisch adjective diplomatic
- direkt adjective direct, directly
- Direktor noun director
- Direktorin noun director, headmistress
- Dirigent noun conductor
- dirigieren verb to conduct (an orchestra); to direct, to steer
- Diskothek noun nightclub
- diskret adjective discreet
- Diskriminierung noun discrimination
- Diskurs noun discourse
- Diskussion noun discussion
- diskutieren verb to discuss
- Dissertation noun dissertation, doctoral thesis
- Distanz noun distance
- distanzieren verb to distance oneself
- distanziert adjective distant, aloof
- Distel noun thistle
- Disziplin noun discipline
- divers adjective diverse, various
- Dividende noun dividend
- dividieren verb to divide
- Division noun division
- doch particle, adverb, conjunction yes it is! — contradicting a negative statement or question
- Docht noun wick
- Dohle noun jackdaw
- Doktor noun doctor
- Doktorand noun doctoral candidate
- Doktorarbeit noun doctoral thesis
- Dokument noun document
- Dokumentation noun documentation; documentary
- dokumentieren verb to document
- Dolch noun dagger
- Dollar noun dollar
- dolmetschen verb to interpret (spoken language)
- Dolmetscher noun interpreter
- Domäne noun domain
- dominant adjective dominant
- Dominanz noun dominance
- dominieren verb to dominate
- Domino noun dominoes
- Dompteur noun animal tamer
- Donner noun thunder
- donnern verb to thunder
- donnernd adjective thundering, booming
- Donnerstag noun Thursday
- donnerstags adverb on Thursdays
- Doppel noun doubles (sports); duplicate
- Doppelbett noun double bed
- Doppeldecker noun biplane, double-decker
- Doppelgänger noun double, lookalike
- Doppelpunkt noun colon
- doppelt adjective double, twice
- Doppeltür noun double door
- Doppelzimmer noun double room
- Dorf noun village
- Dorfbewohner noun villager
- dörflich adjective rustic, village-like
- Dorfplatz noun village square
- Dorn noun thorn
- dornig adjective thorny
- dort adverb there (further away than da)
- dorthin adverb there, to that place
- Dose noun can, tin, box
- dösen verb to doze
- Dosenöffner noun tin opener
- dosieren verb to dose
- Dosierung noun dosage
- Download noun download
- Dozent noun lecturer
- Drache noun dragon
- Drachen noun dragon; kite
- Drachenflieger noun hang-glider
- Drachenfutter noun a peace-offering gift given to appease someone, usually a spouse
- Draht noun wire
- Drahtseil noun wire rope
- Drall noun spin, twist (of a ball or bullet)
- Drama noun drama
- Dramatik noun drama, dramatic quality
- dramatisch adjective dramatic
- Dramaturgie noun dramaturgy
- dran adverb on it, next in turn (colloquial short form of daran)
- dranbleiben verb to stay on it, to stick with it (colloquial)
- Drang noun urge, impulse
- drangeben verb to sacrifice, to give up
- drangehen verb to get down to it; to answer (the phone)
- drängen verb to push, to urge, to press
- dranhalten verb to hold up to; (sich dranhalten) to get a move on
- drankommen verb to have one's turn
- dransetzen verb to invest, to put into it
- drapieren verb to drape
- drastisch adjective drastic
- drauf adjective on it
- draufgehen verb to be used up; to perish (colloquial)
- draufhauen verb to hit hard (on something), to lash out
- drauflegen verb to add on top
- drauflos adverb straight ahead, recklessly, without thinking (in compounds like draufloslaufen)
- draufsetzen verb to put on top
- draufstellen verb to put on top of it
- drauftreten verb to step on it
- draufzählen verb to add on to a count
- draufzahlen verb to lose money on it, to pay extra
- draußen adverb outside
- Dreck noun dirt
- dreckig adjective dirty
- Dreckskerl noun scumbag
- Drehbank noun lathe
- Drehbuch noun screenplay
- drehen verb to turn, to rotate; to shoot (a film)
- Drehscheibe noun turntable, hub
- Drehtür noun revolving door
- Drehung noun rotation, turn
- drei number three
- Dreieck noun triangle
- dreimal adverb three times
- Dreirad noun tricycle
- dreist adjective cheeky, brazen
- dribbeln verb to dribble
- drin adverb inside, in there (colloquial short form of darin)
- dringen verb to penetrate, to reach through (of sound or light)
- dringend adjective urgent
- drinnen adverb inside, indoors
- dritte adjective third (ordinal number)
- Drittel noun third
- drittens adverb thirdly
- dröge adjective dull, dry
- Droge noun drug
- Drogenhandel noun drug trafficking
- Drogenpolitik noun drug policy
- Drogerie noun drugstore
- drohen verb to threaten
- Drohne noun drone
- dröhnend adjective booming
- Drohung noun threat
- drollig adjective droll, funny
- Drossel noun thrush
- drosseln verb to throttle, to reduce
- drüben adverb over there
- drüberfahren verb to drive over it
- drüberlaufen verb to run over it
- drübersteigen verb to climb over it
- Druck noun pressure
- drucken verb to print
- drücken verb to press, to push
- Drucker noun printer
- Druckerei noun printing house
- Druckerpatrone noun printer cartridge
- Druckmittel noun means of pressure
- Dschungel noun jungle
- du pronoun you (informal, singular)
- dubios adjective dubious
- Dudelsack noun bagpipes
- Duell noun duel
- Duft noun scent, fragrance, aroma
- duften verb to smell nice
- Duftkerze noun scented candle
- dulden verb to tolerate
- dumm adjective stupid, dumb
- Dummkopf noun fool, idiot
- dumpf adjective dull, muffled (of a sound)
- Düne noun dune
- Dünger noun fertiliser
- dunkel adjective dark
- dunkelgrün adjective dark green
- dunkelhäutig adjective dark-skinned
- Dunkelheit noun darkness
- dünn adjective thin
- Dünnschicht noun thin layer
- Dunst noun haze
- dünsten verb to steam
- dunstig adjective hazy, misty
- Duo noun duo
- duplizieren verb to duplicate
- durch preposition through
- durchackern verb to plough through (a text)
- durchatmen verb to take a deep breath
- durchaus adverb definitely, quite, indeed
- durchblicken verb to understand, to see through (a situation)
- durchbohren verb to pierce, to bore through
- durchbrechen verb to break through
- durchbringen verb to get through; to squander
- Durchbruch noun breakthrough
- durchdacht adjective well thought out
- durchdenken verb to think through
- durchdrehen verb to crack up, to spin (wheels)
- durchdringen verb to penetrate
- durchdringend adjective piercing, penetrating (of a sound or gaze)
- durcheinander adverb mixed up, in a mess, confused
- durcheinanderbringen verb to mix up, to confuse
- durchfahren verb to drive through without stopping
- Durchfahrt noun passage
- Durchfall noun diarrhoea
- durchfallen verb to fail (an exam)
- durchfliegen verb to fly through; to fail
- durchfluten verb to flood through, to flow through (light, feeling)
- durchforsten verb to comb through
- durchführbar adjective feasible, practicable
- durchführen verb to carry out, to conduct
- Durchführung noun implementation, execution
- Durchgang noun passage, passageway; round (of a competition)
- durchgängig adjective continuous, throughout
- durchgefroren adjective frozen through
- durchgehen verb to go through, to pass through; to review (a document)
- durchgehend adjective continuous, non-stop
- durchgeknallt adjective crazy, nuts (colloquial)
- durchgreifen verb to take drastic action
- durchhalten verb to hold out, to persevere
- durchkämmen verb to comb through
- durchkommen verb to get through, to pull through
- durchkreuzen verb to thwart
- durchlässig adjective permeable
- durchlaufen verb to pass through, to undergo
- durchlesen verb to read through
- durchleuchten verb to X-ray; to scrutinise
- durchlöchern verb to riddle with holes
- durchmachen verb to go through, to endure
- durchmessen verb to traverse
- Durchmesser noun diameter
- durchnässt adjective soaked through
- durchnehmen verb to go over (in class)
- durchqueren verb to cross
- durchrechnen verb to calculate in full
- Durchsage noun announcement (public)
- durchschaubar adjective transparent, easy to see through
- durchschauen verb to see through
- durchscheinen verb to show through
- durchschlagen verb to break through; to get by
- durchschneiden verb to cut through
- Durchschnitt noun average
- durchschnittlich adjective average
- durchsehen verb to look through, to check
- durchsetzen verb to enforce; to push through
- Durchsetzung noun enforcement
- durchsichtig adjective transparent, see-through
- durchspielen verb to play through, to run through
- durchsprechen verb to talk through
- durchstehen verb to get through, to endure
- durchstreichen verb to cross out
- durchstreifen verb to roam through, to wander through
- durchströmen verb to flow through, to surge through
- durchsuchen verb to search through, to search (a place)
- Durchsuchung noun search
- durchtrainiert adjective in top shape, well-trained
- durchweg adverb throughout, without exception
- durchwühlen verb to rummage through, to root through
- durchziehen verb to see through, to carry out
- dürfen modal verb may, to be allowed to
- dürftig adjective meagre
- Dürre noun drought
- Durst noun thirst
- durstig adjective thirsty
- Dusche noun shower
- duschen verb to shower
- Duschgel noun shower gel
- Duschkabine noun shower cubicle
- Duschvorhang noun shower curtain
- dusslig adjective silly, dopey, foolish (colloquial)
- düster adjective gloomy, dark (mood or atmosphere)
- Dutzend noun dozen
- Dynamik noun dynamics
- dynamisch adjective dynamic
- Dynastie noun dynasty