German–English: F
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- Fabel noun fable
- fabelhaft adjective fabulous
- Fabrik noun factory
- Fach noun subject (school); compartment, shelf
- Fachgebiet noun field of expertise, specialty
- fachgerecht adjective professional, expert
- Fachhochschule noun university of applied sciences
- Fachkraft noun skilled worker
- fachkundig adjective expert
- Fachleute noun experts, specialists
- fachlich adjective professional, technical
- Fachliteratur noun specialist literature
- Fachmann noun expert
- Fachrichtung noun field of study
- Fachwerk noun half-timbering
- Fackel noun torch
- fade adjective bland
- Faden noun thread
- fadenscheinig adjective flimsy
- fähig adjective capable, able
- Fähigkeit noun ability
- fahl adjective pale, wan, ashen
- fahnden verb to search (for a suspect)
- Fahndung noun manhunt, search
- Fahne noun flag
- Fähnrich noun ensign
- Fahrbahn noun carriageway, road surface
- fahrbar adjective mobile, drivable
- Fähre noun ferry
- fahren verb to drive, to travel (by vehicle)
- Fahrer noun driver
- Fahrerlaubnis noun driving licence
- Fahrgast noun passenger
- Fahrgemeinschaft noun car pool
- fahrig adjective fidgety, distracted
- Fahrkarte noun ticket (for a train, bus, or tram)
- Fahrkartenautomat noun ticket machine
- Fahrkartenschalter noun ticket counter, ticket window
- fahrlässig adjective negligent
- Fahrlässigkeit noun negligence
- Fahrlehrer noun driving instructor
- Fahrplan noun timetable
- fahrplanmäßig adjective according to the timetable
- Fahrrad noun bicycle
- Fahrradhelm noun bicycle helmet
- Fahrradschloss noun bike lock
- Fahrradständer noun bike stand
- Fahrradweg noun cycle path
- Fahrschein noun ticket (for public transport)
- Fahrschule noun driving school
- Fahrspur noun lane
- Fahrstuhl noun lift, elevator
- Fahrt noun ride, trip, journey
- Fahrtrichtung noun direction of travel
- Fährverbindung noun ferry connection
- Fahrverbot noun driving ban
- Fahrvergnügen noun the pleasure of driving
- Fahrzeit noun travel time
- Fahrzeug noun vehicle
- Fahrzeugpapiere noun vehicle documents
- fair adjective fair
- Fakt noun fact
- faktisch adjective factual, virtual
- Faktor noun factor
- Fakultät noun faculty (university)
- Falke noun falcon, hawk
- Fall noun case, instance
- fällen verb to fell (a tree); to pass (a judgment)
- fallen verb to fall
- fällig adjective due, overdue
- Fallobst noun windfall fruit
- falls conjunction in case, if
- Fallschirm noun parachute
- Fallschirmspringer noun parachutist
- Falltür noun trapdoor
- falsch adjective, adverb wrong, false, incorrect
- fälschen verb to forge, to fake
- fälschlicherweise adverb mistakenly
- Fälschung noun forgery, fake
- Falte noun fold, crease, wrinkle
- falten verb to fold
- familiär adjective familial, familiar
- Familie noun family
- Familienfeier noun family celebration
- Familienfest noun family celebration
- familienfreundlich adjective family-friendly
- Familienname noun surname
- Familienpolitik noun family policy
- Fan noun fan (of a band, team, etc.)
- Fanatiker noun fanatic
- Fanfare noun fanfare
- fangen verb to catch
- Fangfrage noun trick question
- Fantasie noun imagination
- fantasievoll adjective imaginative
- fantastisch adjective fantastic
- Farbe noun colour
- färben verb to dye, to colour
- farbenfroh adjective colourful
- Farbfernseher noun colour television
- farblos adjective colourless
- Farbpalette noun colour palette
- Farbstift noun coloured pencil
- Färbung noun coloring, tint, hue
- Farmer noun farmer
- Farn noun fern
- Fasan noun pheasant
- Fasching noun carnival (southern Germany, Austria)
- Faschingsumzug noun carnival parade
- Faschismus noun fascism
- Faser noun fibre
- Fass noun barrel, cask
- Fassade noun façade
- Fassadenfarbe noun facade paint
- fassen verb to grasp, to take hold of
- Fassung noun version; composure; socket
- fassungslos adjective stunned, speechless
- fast adverb almost, nearly
- Fastnacht noun Shrovetide carnival
- Faszination noun fascination
- faszinieren verb to fascinate
- faszinierend adjective fascinating
- fatal adjective fatal
- fauchen verb to hiss
- faul adjective lazy
- faulen verb to rot, to decay
- faulenzen verb to laze around
- Faulenzer noun idler
- Faulheit noun laziness
- Faulpelz noun lazybones
- Faust noun fist
- Faustball noun fistball
- Fausthandschuh noun mitten
- Favorit noun favourite
- Fazit noun conclusion
- Feature noun feature
- Februar noun February
- Fechten noun fencing
- Feder noun feather
- Federball noun badminton, shuttlecock
- Federbett noun feather duvet
- Federkiel noun quill pen
- Federmäppchen noun pencil case
- Federmappe noun pencil case
- federnd adjective springy, bouncy, elastic
- Fee noun fairy
- fegen verb to sweep
- Fehde noun feud
- fehl adjective fehl am Platz: out of place, misplaced
- Fehlalarm noun false alarm
- fehlen verb to be missing, to be absent
- Fehler noun mistake, error
- fehlerfrei adjective error-free
- fehlerhaft adjective faulty, flawed
- Fehlstart noun false start
- Feier noun celebration, party
- Feierabend noun the end of the working day; the free evening that follows it
- Feierabendbier noun the beer had once the working day is over
- feierlich adjective solemn, ceremonial
- feiern verb to celebrate
- Feiertag noun public holiday
- feige adjective cowardly
- Feigheit noun cowardice
- Feigling noun coward
- Feile noun file
- feilen verb to file
- fein adjective fine, delicate
- Feind noun enemy
- feindlich adjective hostile
- Feindschaft noun enmity
- feindselig adjective hostile
- feinfühlig adjective sensitive
- Feingefühl noun tact, sensitivity
- Feinkostladen noun delicatessen
- Feinstaub noun fine particulate matter
- Feld noun field
- Feldflasche noun water bottle (canteen)
- Feldsalat noun lamb's lettuce
- Feldwebel noun sergeant
- Feldweg noun field track
- Feldzug noun campaign
- Fell noun fur
- Fels noun rock, cliff
- Felsen noun rock, cliff
- Feminismus noun feminism
- Feministin noun feminist (female)
- feministisch adjective feminist
- Fenchel noun fennel
- Fenchelknolle noun fennel bulb
- Fenster noun window
- Fensterbank noun windowsill
- Fensterbrett noun windowsill
- Fensterladen noun shutter
- Fensterputzer noun window cleaner
- Fensterrose noun rose window
- Fenstersims noun window sill
- Ferien noun holidays, vacation (school or work break)
- Ferienhaus noun holiday home
- Ferienwohnung noun holiday flat
- Ferkel noun piglet
- fern adjective far, distant
- Fernbedienung noun remote control
- Ferne noun distance (often "in der Ferne" — in the distance)
- Fernglas noun binoculars
- fernhalten verb to keep away, to keep at a distance
- Fernsehen noun television (the medium/broadcasting, not the device)
- Fernseher noun television (set)
- Fernsehprogramm noun TV programme
- Fernsehsender noun TV channel, TV station
- Fernsehturm noun TV tower
- Fernstraße noun trunk road
- Fernweh noun wanderlust, an ache to travel far away
- Fernzug noun long-distance train
- Ferse noun heel (of the foot)
- fertig adjective finished, ready, done
- fertigen verb to manufacture, to make
- Fertigkeit noun skill
- fertigstellen verb to complete, to finish
- Fertigstellung noun completion
- Fertigung noun manufacturing, production
- fesch adjective smart, dashing (Austrian/colloquial)
- Fessel noun shackle, bond, restraint
- fesseln verb to tie up, to bind; to captivate, to fascinate
- fesselnd adjective gripping
- fest adjective, adverb firm, solid, tight
- festbeißen verb to sink one's teeth in; (sich festbeißen) to get stuck on a problem
- festbinden verb to tie up
- festbleiben verb to stand firm
- festbrennen verb to burn on, to stick (food in a pan)
- festdruecken verb to press down firmly
- Festessen noun feast
- festfahren verb to get stuck (a vehicle; also negotiations)
- festfrieren verb to freeze solid, to freeze fast
- festhalten verb to hold on to, to grip tightly
- Festigkeit noun firmness, strength
- Festival noun festival
- festklammern verb to cling (sich festklammern)
- festkleben verb to stick, to glue
- festklemmen verb to wedge, to jam
- festkrallen verb to dig one's claws in, to cling tightly
- festlegen verb to determine, to set
- Festlegung noun determination, fixing (of a date/rule)
- festlich adjective festive
- festmachen verb to fasten, to moor; to fix (a date)
- Festmahl noun feast, banquet
- festnageln verb to nail down
- Festnahme noun arrest
- festnehmen verb to arrest
- Festplatte noun hard drive
- festschnallen verb to strap in
- festschrauben verb to screw tight
- festschreiben verb to lay down in writing, to fix
- festsetzen verb to fix, to set, to determine (a date, price, etc.)
- festsitzen verb to be stuck
- feststellen verb to determine, to notice, to establish
- Feststellung noun finding, observation
- Feststoff noun solid
- Festtag noun holiday, feast day
- Festung noun fortress
- Festzelt noun marquee
- Fetisch noun fetish
- fett adjective fatty, greasy; fat (colloquial)
- fettarm adjective low-fat
- fettig adjective greasy, oily
- Fetzen noun scrap, shred, tatter
- feucht adjective damp, moist, humid
- Feuchtigkeit noun moisture, humidity
- Feuer noun fire
- Feuerlöscher noun fire extinguisher
- Feuermelder noun fire alarm
- feuern verb to fire; to sack
- Feuerstelle noun fireplace, fire pit, campfire site
- Feuerwehr noun fire brigade, fire department
- Feuerwehrmann noun firefighter
- Feuerwerk noun fireworks
- Feuerzeug noun lighter
- Feuilleton noun arts section (newspaper)
- feurig adjective fiery
- Fiale noun pinnacle
- Fichte noun spruce
- ficken verb to fuck
- Fieber noun fever
- Fieberthermometer noun clinical thermometer
- fies adjective nasty
- Figur noun figure, character (in a story, or a small statuette)
- fiktiv adjective fictitious
- Filiale noun branch
- filigran adjective delicate, filigree
- Film noun film, movie
- filmen verb to film
- Filmmusik noun film score
- Filmrolle noun reel of film
- Filmstar noun film star
- Filmvorführung noun film screening
- Filter noun filter
- filtern verb to filter
- Filz noun felt
- final adjective final
- Finale noun final
- Finanzamt noun tax office
- Finanzen noun finances
- finanziell adjective financial
- finanzieren verb to finance
- Finanzierung noun financing
- Finanzkrise noun financial crisis
- Finanzminister noun finance minister
- Finanzministerium noun finance ministry
- finden verb to find
- Finger noun finger
- Fingerabdruck noun fingerprint
- Fingerhut noun thimble
- Fingernagel noun fingernail
- Fingerspitzengefühl noun tact, a delicate feel for a situation
- Fink noun finch
- finster adjective dark, gloomy
- Finsternis noun darkness
- Firewall noun firewall
- Firma noun company, firm
- Firmware noun firmware
- Fisch noun fish
- Fischbrötchen noun fish roll
- fischen verb to fish
- Fischer noun fisherman
- Fischerboot noun fishing boat
- Fischerei noun fishing (industry)
- Fischgeschäft noun fishmonger's
- Fischgräte noun fish bone
- Fischmarkt noun fish market
- Fischotter noun otter
- Fischstäbchen noun fish finger
- Fischteich noun fish pond
- fit adjective fit
- Fitness noun fitness
- Fitnessstudio noun gym
- fix adjective quick; fixed
- fixieren verb to fix, to secure; to stare at intently
- Fixierung noun fixation
- Fjord noun fjord
- flach adjective flat
- Flachbildschirm noun flat screen
- Fläche noun area, surface
- flächendeckend adjective comprehensive, nationwide
- flächenmäßig adjective in terms of area
- flackern verb to flicker
- Flagge noun flag
- Flamingo noun flamingo
- Flamme noun flame
- Flanell noun flannel
- Flanke noun flank, cross
- Flasche noun bottle
- Flaschenöffner noun bottle opener
- Flaschenpost noun message in a bottle
- Flatrate noun flat rate
- flattern verb to flutter, to flap
- flau adjective queasy, slack
- flechten verb to braid, to weave
- Fleck noun stain, spot, patch
- Fledermaus noun bat (animal)
- flehen verb to plead, to beg
- Fleisch noun meat
- Fleischbrühe noun meat broth
- Fleischer noun butcher
- Fleischwolf noun mincer
- Fleiß noun diligence
- fleißig adjective hard-working, diligent
- fletschen verb to bare (teeth)
- flexibel adjective flexible
- Flexibilität noun flexibility
- flicken verb to mend, to patch
- Fliege noun fly (the insect)
- fliegen verb to fly
- Fliegenpilz noun fly agaric
- Flieger noun pilot; plane (colloquial)
- fliehen verb to flee
- Fliese noun tile
- fließen verb to flow
- flimmern verb to flicker
- flink adjective nimble, quick, agile
- flirten verb to flirt
- Flitterwochen noun honeymoon
- flitzen verb to dash, to zoom, to dart
- Flitzpiepe noun idiot, nitwit, humorous mildly insulting slang
- Flocke noun flake
- Flohmarkt noun flea market
- Flohzirkus noun flea circus
- Flora noun flora
- Floß noun raft
- Flöte noun flute
- Flötist noun flautist
- flott adjective quick, dashing
- Flotte noun fleet
- Fluch noun curse, spell
- fluchen verb to curse, to swear
- Flucht noun escape, flight
- fluchtartig adjective hasty
- flüchten verb to flee
- flüchtig adjective fleeting; cursory
- Flüchtling noun refugee
- Flüchtlingslager noun refugee camp
- Flug noun flight
- Flugbegleiter noun flight attendant
- Flügel noun wing
- Flügelaltar noun winged altarpiece
- Fluggastbrücke noun jet bridge
- Fluggesellschaft noun airline
- Flughafen noun airport
- Flughafenbus noun airport bus
- Flugplatz noun airfield
- Flugticket noun plane ticket
- Flugzeug noun airplane
- Flugzeugabsturz noun plane crash
- Flugzeugträger noun aircraft carrier
- Flur noun hallway, corridor
- Fluss noun river
- Flussbett noun riverbed
- flüssig adjective liquid; fluent
- Flüssigkeit noun liquid, fluid
- Flussmündung noun river mouth
- Flussschlinge noun river bend
- Flussufer noun riverbank
- flüstern verb to whisper
- Flut noun flood; high tide
- Föderation noun federation
- Föhn noun hairdryer
- föhnen verb to blow-dry
- Föhnfrisur noun blow-dry
- Folge noun consequence, result
- Folgekosten noun follow-up costs
- folgen verb to follow
- folgend adjective following, next
- folgenreich adjective momentous, with far-reaching consequences
- folgerichtig adjective logical, consistent
- Folgezeit noun subsequent period
- folglich adverb consequently
- folgsam adjective obedient
- Folie noun foil; slide
- Folter noun torture
- fördern verb to support, to promote
- fordern verb to demand
- Förderung noun promotion, funding
- Forderung noun demand
- Forelle noun trout
- Form noun shape, form
- formal adjective formal
- Format noun format
- Formation noun formation
- Formel noun formula
- formell adjective formal
- förmlich adjective formal
- formlos adjective shapeless
- Formular noun form
- formulieren verb to formulate, to word
- Formulierung noun wording
- forsch adjective brisk, bold, assertive
- forschen verb to research
- Forscher noun researcher
- Forschung noun research
- Forschungsprojekt noun research project
- Förster noun forester
- fort adverb away, gone
- fortan adverb from now on
- fortbestehen verb to continue to exist, to persist
- fortbewegen verb to move away; (sich fortbewegen) to get around
- fortbilden verb to continue one's education (sich fortbilden)
- Fortbildung noun further training, continuing education
- fortdauern verb to continue, to go on
- fortfahren verb to continue; to drive away
- fortfliegen verb to fly away
- fortführen verb to continue, to carry on
- Fortführung noun continuation
- fortgehen verb to go away, to leave
- fortgeschritten adjective advanced
- forthelfen verb to help along, to help out of a difficulty
- fortjagen verb to chase away
- fortkommen verb to get away; to make progress
- fortlaufen verb to run away
- fortlaufend adjective continuous
- fortpflanzen verb to reproduce (sich fortpflanzen)
- Fortpflanzung noun reproduction
- fortreißen verb to sweep away
- fortschaffen verb to remove, to get rid of
- fortschicken verb to send away
- fortschleichen verb to sneak away
- fortschleppen verb to drag away
- fortschreiten verb to progress
- Fortschritt noun progress
- fortschrittlich adjective progressive
- fortsetzen verb to continue, to carry on
- Fortsetzung noun continuation, sequel
- fortspülen verb to wash away
- forttragen verb to carry away
- fortwerfen verb to throw away
- fortziehen verb to move away
- Forum noun forum
- Fossil noun fossil
- Foto noun photo, picture
- Fotoapparat noun camera
- Fotograf noun photographer
- Fotografie noun photography
- fotografieren verb to photograph
- Fotze noun cunt
- Foul noun foul (in sports)
- Fracht noun freight
- Frachter noun freighter
- Frage noun question
- Fragebogen noun questionnaire
- fragen verb to ask
- Fragezeichen noun question mark
- fragil adjective fragile
- fraglich adjective doubtful, questionable
- fragwürdig adjective dubious
- Fraktion noun parliamentary group
- Fraktionschef noun parliamentary group leader
- Fraktur noun fracture
- Franken noun franc
- Franzose noun Frenchman
- Französin noun Frenchwoman
- französisch adjective French
- Frau noun woman; wife
- Fräulein noun Miss (dated)
- frech adjective cheeky
- Frechheit noun impudence, nerve, insolence
- Fregatte noun frigate
- frei adjective free (available, unoccupied, or not restricted)
- Freibad noun open-air pool
- Freibetrag noun tax allowance
- Freigabe noun release, clearance, approval
- freigeben verb to release, to authorize
- Freiheit noun freedom
- Freiheitsstrafe noun prison sentence
- Freilandhaltung noun free-range farming
- Freilassung noun release, liberation (of a prisoner)
- freilich adverb of course, indeed, admittedly
- Freilichtbühne noun open-air stage
- Freiraum noun free space, freedom
- Freispruch noun acquittal
- Freistaat noun free state
- Freitag noun Friday
- freitags adverb on Fridays
- freiwillig adjective voluntary
- Freizeit noun free time, leisure time
- Freizeitpark noun theme park
- Freizügigkeit noun freedom of movement
- fremd adjective foreign, strange, unfamiliar
- fremdartig adjective strange, exotic
- Fremde noun stranger
- Fremdenverkehr noun tourism
- Fremdscham noun vicarious embarrassment felt because of someone else's actions
- Fremdsprache noun foreign language
- Frequenz noun frequency
- Fresse noun gob, mug (face); trap
- fressen verb to eat (of animals); to devour, guzzle (crude, of people)
- Frettchen noun ferret
- Freude noun joy
- freudig adjective joyful
- freuen verb to be happy, to look forward to (reflexively: sich freuen)
- Freund noun friend
- Freundeskreis noun circle of friends
- Freundin noun female friend; girlfriend
- freundlich adjective friendly, kind
- freundlicherweise adverb kindly, be so kind as to
- Freundschaft noun friendship
- freundschaftlich adjective friendly, amicable
- Friede noun peace
- Frieden noun peace
- Friedensbewegung noun peace movement
- Friedenstaube noun dove of peace
- Friedensvertrag noun peace treaty
- Friedhof noun cemetery
- friedlich adjective peaceful
- frieren verb to freeze, to feel cold
- Fries noun frieze
- Frikadelle noun meatball, rissole
- frisch adjective fresh
- Frischkäse noun cream cheese
- Friseur noun hairdresser, barber
- Friseursalon noun hairdressing salon
- frisieren verb to do (someone's) hair
- Frisör noun hairdresser
- Frist noun deadline, time limit
- fristgerecht adjective within the deadline, on time
- Frisur noun hairstyle
- froh adjective glad, happy
- fröhlich adjective cheerful, merry
- frohlocken verb to rejoice, to exult (literary)
- fromm adjective pious, devout
- Front noun front
- Frosch noun frog
- Frost noun frost
- frösteln verb to shiver
- Frucht noun fruit
- fruchtbar adjective fertile
- Fruchtsaft noun fruit juice
- früh adjective, adverb early
- früher adverb earlier; in the past, back then
- Frühjahr noun spring
- Frühjahrsmüdigkeit noun seasonal tiredness experienced in spring
- Frühjahrsputz noun spring cleaning
- Frühling noun spring
- Frühlingsanfang noun start of spring
- frühreif adjective precocious
- Frühstück noun breakfast
- frühstücken verb to have breakfast
- Frühstücksbrötchen noun breakfast roll
- Frühstücksbuffet noun breakfast buffet
- Frühstücksei noun breakfast egg
- Frühstückstisch noun breakfast table
- frühzeitig adjective early, in good time
- Frust noun frustration
- Frustration noun frustration
- frustriert adjective frustrated
- Fuchs noun fox
- fuchteln verb to wave about
- Fuge noun joint, fugue
- fügen verb to join, to add (often as the separable verb hinzufügen, to add)
- fühlen verb to feel (an emotion or physical sensation, or reflexively: to feel a certain way)
- Fühler noun antenna, feeler
- führen verb to lead, to guide
- Führer noun leader, guide
- Führerschein noun driving licence
- Führung noun leadership; guided tour
- Führungskraft noun executive, manager
- Führungszeugnis noun certificate of good conduct
- Fülle noun abundance
- füllen verb to fill
- Füllung noun filling
- Fund noun find, discovery
- Fundament noun foundation
- Fundort noun place of discovery
- fünf number five
- fünfmal adverb five times
- Fünftel noun fifth
- Fünftklässler noun fifth grader, fifth-year student
- fünfzig adjective fifty
- fungieren verb to act as, to function as
- Funke noun spark
- funkeln verb to sparkle, to glitter, to twinkle
- Funktion noun function
- Funktionalität noun functionality
- funktionieren verb to function, to work
- für preposition for
- Furche noun furrow
- Furcht noun fear
- furchtbar adjective terrible, awful
- fürchten verb to fear, to be afraid of
- fürchterlich adjective terrible, dreadful
- furchterregend adjective terrifying
- furchtlos adjective fearless
- furchtsam adjective timid
- Fürsorge noun care, welfare
- fürsorglich adjective caring
- Fürst noun prince, sovereign
- Fürstin noun princess, female ruler
- Furunkel noun boil (a skin inflammation)
- Fusion noun merger, fusion
- Fuß noun foot
- Fußabdruck noun footprint
- Fußball noun football, soccer; also the ball itself
- Fußballplatz noun football pitch
- Fußboden noun floor
- Fußgänger noun pedestrian
- Fußgängerüberweg noun pedestrian crossing
- Fußgängerzone noun pedestrian zone
- Fußgelenk noun ankle
- Fußnagel noun toenail
- Fußnote noun footnote
- Fußsohle noun sole of the foot
- Fußtritt noun kick
- Fußweg noun footpath
- Futter noun feed, lining
- Futterhäuschen noun bird feeder
- Futtermittel noun animal feed
- füttern verb to feed (an animal or baby)
- futtern verb to eat, to munch, to nosh (informal)
- Fütterung noun feeding
- Futur noun future tense