German–English: N
334 entries
- Nabel noun navel
- nach preposition to, towards (a place, usually a city or country)
- nachahmen verb to imitate
- nachahmenswert adjective worth emulating
- Nachbar noun neighbour
- Nachbarhaus noun neighbouring house
- Nachbarland noun neighbouring country
- Nachbarschaft noun neighborhood
- nachbessern verb to touch up, to improve
- nachbilden verb to reproduce, to model
- Nachbildung noun replica
- nachdem conjunction after
- nachdenken verb to think about, to reflect, to ponder
- nachdenklich adjective thoughtful, pensive
- Nachdruck noun emphasis, stress
- nacheinander adverb one after another, in succession
- nachfahren verb to follow (by vehicle)
- Nachfolge noun succession
- nachfolgen verb to succeed, to follow
- nachfolgend adjective following, subsequent
- Nachfolger noun successor
- nachforschen verb to investigate
- Nachfrage noun demand; enquiry
- nachfragen verb to ask again, to enquire
- nachgeben verb to give in, to yield
- nachgehen verb to pursue, to investigate
- nachgiebig adjective yielding, lenient
- nachhaltig adjective sustainable
- Nachhaltigkeit noun sustainability
- nachhelfen verb to give a helping hand
- nachher adverb afterwards, later
- Nachhilfe noun tutoring
- Nachhilfelehrer noun private tutor
- Nachhinein noun hindsight (used in the phrase "im Nachhinein" = in hindsight, afterward)
- nachholen verb to catch up on, to make up for
- nachjagen verb to chase after, to pursue
- Nachkomme noun descendant
- nachkommen verb to follow; to comply with
- Nachkriegszeit noun post-war period
- nachladen verb to reload, to top up
- Nachlass noun estate; discount
- nachlassen verb to ease off, to slacken, to weaken
- nachlässig adjective careless, negligent
- nachlesen verb to look up, to read up
- nachmachen verb to copy, to imitate
- nachmessen verb to check by measuring
- Nachmittag noun afternoon
- Nachmittagskaffee noun afternoon coffee
- Nachname noun surname, last name
- nachprüfen verb to check, to verify
- nachrechnen verb to recalculate
- nachreichen verb to submit later
- Nachricht noun message
- Nachrichtensprecher noun news anchor, newsreader
- nachrücken verb to move up (to fill a place)
- Nachruf noun obituary
- nachsagen verb to repeat; to attribute to
- nachschauen verb to check, to have a look
- nachschicken verb to forward
- nachschlagen verb to look up (in a book)
- nachsehen verb to check, to look up
- Nachsendeauftrag noun mail redirection
- nachsenden verb to forward
- Nachsicht noun leniency, forbearance
- Nachsilbe noun suffix
- Nachspeise noun dessert
- nachsprechen verb to repeat (after someone)
- nachspüren verb to track down
- nachstellen verb to adjust; to re-enact
- nächster adjective next, nearest
- Nacht noun night
- Nachteil noun disadvantage
- Nachthemd noun nightdress
- Nachtigall noun nightingale
- Nachtisch noun dessert
- nächtlich adjective nocturnal, at night
- Nachtrag noun addendum, postscript
- nachtragen verb to add later; to hold a grudge
- nachtragend adjective resentful, unforgiving
- nachträglich adjective subsequent, belated
- nachts adverb at night, nights (habitually)
- Nachtschicht noun night shift
- Nachttisch noun bedside table
- Nachtzug noun night train
- nachvollziehbar adjective comprehensible, understandable
- nachvollziehen verb to understand, to follow
- Nachweis noun proof, evidence
- nachweisbar adjective provable, detectable
- nachweisen verb to prove, to demonstrate
- nachweislich adjective demonstrably, provably
- nachwirken verb to have a lasting effect
- nachzahlen verb to pay extra, to pay later
- nachzeichnen verb to trace; to depict
- nachziehen verb to tighten; to follow suit
- Nacken noun neck (back of)
- nackt adjective naked
- Nadel noun needle
- Nadelbaum noun conifer
- Nadelöhr noun eye of a needle
- Nagel noun nail; fingernail
- Nagelfeile noun nail file
- Nagellack noun nail polish
- nageln verb to nail
- Nagelschere noun nail scissors
- nagen verb to gnaw
- nah adjective, adverb near, close
- Nähe noun proximity, vicinity
- nähen verb to sew
- Näherei noun sewing workshop
- nähern verb to approach, to draw near (reflexively: sich nähern)
- nahezu adjective nearly
- Nähmaschine noun sewing machine
- nahrhaft adjective nutritious
- Nahrung noun food, nourishment
- Nahrungsmittel noun foodstuff
- Naht noun seam
- Nahverkehr noun local transport
- naiv adjective naive
- Name noun name
- namens preposition by the name of, named
- Namensschild noun name badge
- namentlich adverb by name; in particular
- namhaft adjective renowned, notable
- nämlich adverb namely, that is to say (introduces an explanation or reason)
- Narbe noun scar
- Narkose noun anaesthesia
- Narr noun fool
- närrisch adjective foolish, crazy
- Narzisse noun daffodil
- naschen verb to nibble sweets
- Nase noun nose
- Nasenbluten noun nosebleed
- Nasenflügel noun nostril, side of the nose
- Nasenloch noun nostril
- Nasennebenhöhle noun paranasal sinus
- Nasenspray noun nasal spray
- Nashorn noun rhinoceros
- nass adjective wet
- Nässe noun wetness
- Nation noun nation
- national adjective national
- Nationalbibliothek noun national library
- Nationalismus noun nationalism
- nationalistisch adjective nationalist
- Nationalität noun nationality
- Nationalmannschaft noun national team
- Nationalpark noun national park
- Nationalsozialismus noun National Socialism (Nazism)
- nationalsozialistisch adjective National Socialist (Nazi)
- Natur noun nature
- natürlich adjective, adverb natural(ly), of course
- Naturpark noun nature park
- Naturschutz noun nature conservation
- Naturschutzgebiet noun nature reserve
- Naturtalent noun natural talent (a person)
- Naturwissenschaft noun natural science
- Nave noun nave
- Navigation noun navigation
- Nazi noun Nazi (historical, National Socialist)
- Nebel noun fog
- Nebelscheinwerfer noun fog lamp
- neben preposition next to, beside
- nebenan adverb next door
- nebenbei adverb besides, on the side, incidentally
- Nebeneffekt noun side effect
- nebeneinander adverb side by side, next to each other
- Nebenfluss noun tributary
- nebenher adverb alongside, on the side, at the same time
- Nebenkosten noun additional costs (utilities)
- Nebensache noun minor matter
- Nebensatz noun subordinate clause
- Nebenstraße noun side street
- Nebenwirkung noun side effect
- necken verb to tease
- Neffe noun nephew
- negativ adjective negative
- nehmen verb to take
- Neid noun envy
- neidisch adjective envious, jealous
- neigen verb to incline, to tilt; to tend (to something)
- Neigung noun inclination; slope
- nein adverb no
- Nektar noun nectar
- Nelke noun carnation, clove
- nennen verb to name, to call (someone/something by a name)
- Nenner noun denominator
- Neonazi noun neo-Nazi
- Nerv noun nerve
- nervenaufreibend adjective nerve-racking
- Nervensäge noun an annoying, tiresome person
- nervig adjective annoying
- nervös adjective nervous
- Nervosität noun nervousness
- Nessel noun nettle
- Nest noun nest
- Nestbeschmutzer noun someone who badmouths or betrays their own group, family, or country
- nett adjective nice, kind
- netto adjective net
- Nettoeinkommen noun net income
- Netz noun net, network; the internet (colloquial: das Netz)
- Netzhaut noun retina
- Netzteil noun power supply, adapter
- Netzwerk noun network
- neu adjective new
- neuartig adjective novel, new-style
- Neuausrichtung noun realignment
- Neubau noun new building
- neuerdings adverb recently, these days
- Neuerung noun innovation, novelty
- Neugestaltung noun redesign
- Neugier noun curiosity
- neugierig adjective curious
- Neugründung noun new foundation
- Neuigkeit noun news item, piece of news
- Neujahr noun New Year
- Neujahrsfest noun New Year celebration
- neulich adverb the other day, recently
- Neuling noun newcomer
- neun number nine
- Neuordnung noun reorganisation
- Neuregelung noun new regulation
- Neurologe noun neurologist
- Neurologie noun neurology
- Neuschnee noun fresh snow
- neutral adjective neutral
- Neutralität noun neutrality
- Neutron noun neutron
- Neuwahl noun new election, re-election
- Neuzeit noun modern era
- nicht particle not
- Nichte noun niece
- Nichtraucher noun non-smoker
- nichts pronoun nothing
- nichtsdestotrotz adverb nevertheless
- nicken verb to nod
- nie adverb never
- nieder adverb down (literary, often as a separable-verb prefix: niederfallen, to fall down)
- Niedergang noun decline, downfall
- niedergeschlagen adjective dejected, downcast
- Niederlage noun defeat
- Niederländer noun Dutchman
- niederlassen verb sich niederlassen: to settle down, to take a seat
- Niederlassung noun branch (office)
- Niederlassungserlaubnis noun settlement permit
- Niederschlag noun precipitation
- niederschlagen verb to knock down, to strike down
- niedlich adjective cute, adorable
- niedrig adjective low
- niemals adverb never
- niemand pronoun nobody, no one
- Niere noun kidney
- Nierenstein noun kidney stone
- nieseln verb to drizzle
- Nieselregen noun drizzle
- niesen verb to sneeze
- Niete noun rivet, dud
- Nikolaus noun Saint Nicholas
- Nikotin noun nicotine
- nikotinfrei adjective nicotine-free
- Nilpferd noun hippopotamus
- Nimbus noun aura, nimbus, special reputation
- nirgends adverb nowhere
- nirgendwo adverb nowhere
- Nische noun niche
- nisten verb to nest
- Niveau noun level, standard
- nobel adjective noble, posh
- Nobelpreis noun Nobel Prize
- Nobelpreisträger noun Nobel laureate
- noch adverb still, yet
- nochmal adverb once more, again (colloquial short form of noch einmal)
- nochmals adverb once again
- Nominativ noun nominative
- nominieren verb to nominate
- Nominierung noun nomination
- Norden noun north
- nördlich adjective northern, to the north
- Nordosten noun northeast
- nörgeln verb to nag, to carp
- Norm noun norm, standard
- normal adjective normal
- normalerweise adverb normally, usually
- Normalfall noun normal case
- norwegisch adjective Norwegian
- Nostalgie noun nostalgia
- Notar noun notary
- Notariat noun notary's office
- Notaufnahme noun emergency room
- Notausgang noun emergency exit
- Notdienst noun emergency service
- Note noun grade, mark (school)
- Notenbank noun central bank
- Notenschlüssel noun clef
- Notfall noun emergency
- Notfallnummer noun emergency number
- notfalls adverb if necessary, as a last resort
- notgedrungen adjective of necessity, reluctantly
- notieren verb to note down
- nötig adjective necessary
- nötigen verb to coerce, to press
- Notiz noun note
- Notlage noun emergency, plight
- notleidend adjective needy, in distress
- Notruf noun emergency call
- Notrufsäule noun emergency phone
- notwendig adjective necessary
- Notwendigkeit noun necessity
- Nougat noun nougat
- Novelle noun novella; amendment
- November noun November
- nüchtern adjective sober; on an empty stomach
- Nudel noun noodle, pasta
- Nudelholz noun rolling pin
- Nudelsalat noun pasta salad
- Nudelsuppe noun noodle soup
- Numerale noun numeral
- Numerus noun number (grammar)
- Nummer noun number (phone number, house number, an item in a sequence)
- nun adverb now, well (then)
- nunmehr adverb now, by now (formal)
- nur adverb, particle only, just
- nuscheln verb to mumble
- Nuss noun nut
- Nussbaum noun walnut tree
- Nussschale noun nutshell
- Nutria noun coypu
- Nutte noun hooker, prostitute (derogatory)
- nutzbar adjective usable
- nützen verb to be useful, to be of use
- nutzen verb to use, to make use of
- Nutzer noun user
- nützlich adjective useful
- nutzlos adjective useless
- Nutzung noun use, utilisation