German–English: W
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- Waage noun scale, balance (for weighing)
- wach adjective awake
- Wache noun guard; watch; police station
- wachen verb to keep watch, to be awake and alert
- Wachhund noun guard dog
- Wachs noun wax
- wachsam adjective vigilant
- wachsen verb to grow
- Wachstum noun growth
- Wachtel noun quail
- Wachtelei noun quail egg
- wackelig adjective wobbly, shaky
- wackeln verb to wobble, to shake, to be loose
- wacklig adjective wobbly, shaky
- Wade noun calf (leg)
- Wadenbein noun fibula
- Waffe noun weapon
- Waffeleisen noun waffle iron
- Waffenstillstand noun ceasefire
- Wagen noun car, carriage
- Wagenheber noun car jack
- Waggon noun train car, wagon, carriage
- Wagnis noun risk, venture
- Wahl noun choice; election
- wählbar adjective eligible, electable
- Wahlbeteiligung noun voter turnout
- wählen verb to choose, to select
- Wähler noun voter
- Wahlergebnis noun election result
- wählerisch adjective fussy, picky
- Wahlgang noun round of voting
- Wahlkampf noun election campaign
- Wahlkreis noun constituency
- Wahlprogramm noun election manifesto
- Wahlrecht noun right to vote
- Wahltag noun election day
- wahlweise adverb optionally, as you prefer
- Wahn noun delusion, mania
- Wahnsinn noun madness, insanity
- wahnsinnig adjective insane, crazy; extremely (colloquial intensifier)
- wahr adjective true
- wahren verb to preserve, to maintain (composure, interests)
- während preposition, conjunction during
- währenddessen adverb meanwhile
- wahrhaft adverb truly, really (literary)
- wahrhaftig adjective truly, genuine
- Wahrheit noun truth
- wahrlich adverb truly, indeed
- wahrnehmen verb to perceive, to notice
- Wahrnehmung noun perception
- Wahrsagerei noun fortune-telling, divination
- wahrscheinlich adjective probable, likely, probably
- Wahrscheinlichkeit noun probability
- Währung noun currency
- Wahrung noun preservation, safeguarding
- Waise noun orphan
- Wal noun whale
- Wald noun forest, wood
- Waldarbeiter noun forestry worker
- Waldbrand noun forest fire
- Waldeinsamkeit noun the peaceful solitude felt when alone in the forest
- Waldlauf noun cross-country run
- Waldrand noun edge of the forest
- Waldspaziergang noun woodland walk
- Waldweg noun forest path
- Wall noun rampart
- Walnuss noun walnut
- Walross noun walrus
- Walze noun roller
- wälzen verb to roll, to toss and turn (sich wälzen)
- Walzer noun waltz
- Wand noun wall (interior)
- Wandel noun change, transformation
- Wanderer noun hiker
- Wandergruppe noun hiking group
- Wanderkarte noun hiking map
- Wanderlust noun a strong desire to travel
- wandern verb to hike
- Wanderschuhe noun hiking boots
- Wanderstock noun hiking pole
- Wandertag noun school hike day
- Wanderung noun hike
- Wanderweg noun hiking trail
- Wandkalender noun wall calendar
- Wandleuchte noun wall lamp
- Wandlung noun transformation
- Wandschrank noun built-in cupboard
- Wandteppich noun tapestry
- Wanduhr noun wall clock
- Wange noun cheek
- wann adverb when (interrogative)
- Wanze noun bug
- Wappen noun coat of arms, crest
- Ware noun goods, merchandise
- Warenhaus noun department store
- warm adjective warm
- Warmduscher noun a wimp, someone seen as soft or overly cautious (informal insult)
- Wärme noun warmth
- Wärmepumpe noun heat pump
- warnen verb to warn
- Warnung noun warning
- Warteliste noun waiting list
- warten verb to wait
- Wartesaal noun waiting room
- Wartezeit noun waiting time
- Wartezimmer noun waiting room
- Wartung noun maintenance
- wartungsfrei adjective maintenance-free
- warum adverb why
- Warze noun wart
- was pronoun what
- Waschbär noun raccoon
- Waschbecken noun washbasin
- Wäsche noun laundry
- Wäscheklammer noun clothes peg
- Wäscheleine noun washing line
- waschen verb to wash
- Waschlappen noun flannel, wimp
- Waschmaschine noun washing machine
- Waschmittel noun detergent
- Waschpulver noun washing powder
- Waschraum noun washroom
- Wasser noun water
- Wasserball noun beach ball, water polo
- Wasserfall noun waterfall
- Wasserflasche noun water bottle
- Wasserglas noun water glass
- Wasserhahn noun tap, faucet
- Wasserkocher noun kettle
- Wasserkraft noun hydropower
- Wasserleitung noun water pipe
- Wassermelone noun watermelon
- Wassermühle noun watermill
- wässern verb to soak in water; to water (plants, land)
- Wasserrohr noun water pipe
- Wasserschaden noun water damage
- Wasserski noun water skiing
- Wasserstoff noun hydrogen
- Wassertropfen noun drop of water
- Wasserversorgung noun water supply
- Wasserwaage noun spirit level
- Wasserwerfer noun water cannon
- wässrig adjective watery
- Watt noun mudflats
- Watte noun cotton wool
- Wattestäbchen noun cotton bud
- Weber noun weaver
- Weberei noun weaving mill
- Webstuhl noun loom
- Wechsel noun change, switch
- wechseln verb to change, to switch, to exchange (money)
- wechselnd adjective changing, variable
- Wechselwirkung noun interaction
- wecken verb to wake (someone) up
- Wecker noun alarm clock
- weder conjunction neither (used in the pair weder ... noch — neither ... nor)
- Weg noun path, way, route
- wegbleiben verb to stay away
- wegbringen verb to take away
- wegen preposition because of, due to
- wegfahren verb to drive away, to leave
- wegfallen verb to be dropped, to cease
- wegführen verb to lead away, to take away
- weggeben verb to give away
- weggehen verb to go away, to leave
- wegjagen verb to chase away
- wegkommen verb to get away; to go missing
- weglassen verb to leave out, to omit
- weglaufen verb to run away
- wegnehmen verb to take away
- wegräumen verb to clear away
- wegrennen verb to run away
- wegschicken verb to send away
- wegschmeißen verb to throw away
- wegschneiden verb to cut off
- wegsehen verb to look away
- wegstellen verb to put away
- wegtragen verb to carry away
- wegweisend adjective pioneering, groundbreaking
- Wegweiser noun signpost
- wegwerfen verb to throw away
- wegziehen verb to move away (change residence)
- weh adjective sore, painful (almost always in "weh tun" — to hurt)
- wehen verb to blow (of wind); to wave, to flutter (of a flag)
- wehleidig adjective whiny, oversensitive to pain
- Wehmut noun wistfulness, melancholy longing
- wehmütig adjective wistful
- Wehrdienst noun military service
- wehren verb to defend oneself, to resist (sich wehren)
- wehrlos adjective defenceless
- Wehrpflicht noun conscription
- wehtun verb to hurt, to cause pain
- weiblich adjective female, feminine
- Weiblichkeit noun femininity
- weich adjective soft
- Weichei noun a wimp, softy (informal, mildly insulting)
- weichen verb to yield, to give way, to retreat
- Weide noun pasture; willow
- weigern verb to refuse (sich weigern)
- Weigerung noun refusal
- Weihnachten noun Christmas
- Weihnachtsbaum noun Christmas tree
- Weihnachtsferien noun Christmas holidays
- Weihnachtsfest noun Christmas celebration, Christmastime
- Weihnachtsgeschenk noun Christmas present
- Weihnachtslied noun Christmas carol
- Weihnachtsmann noun Father Christmas
- Weihnachtsmarkt noun Christmas market
- Weihnachtsplätzchen noun Christmas biscuit
- Weihnachtstag noun Christmas Day
- Weihnachtszeit noun Christmas season
- Weihrauch noun incense
- weil conjunction because
- Weile noun a while, a short time
- Wein noun wine
- Weinbau noun viticulture
- Weinberg noun vineyard
- weinen verb to cry
- Weinflasche noun wine bottle
- Weinglas noun wine glass
- Weinkeller noun wine cellar
- Weinprobe noun wine tasting
- Weintraube noun grape
- weise adjective wise
- weisen verb to point, to direct (often auf etwas weisen — to point at something)
- Weisheit noun wisdom
- weiß adjective white
- Weißbrot noun white bread
- Weißdorn noun hawthorn
- Weißwein noun white wine
- Weißwurst noun white sausage
- Weisung noun instruction, directive
- weit adjective, adverb far, wide
- weitaus adverb by far, far
- Weite noun expanse
- weiter adverb, adjective further, on, continuing
- Weiterbildung noun further training
- weiterentwickeln verb to develop further
- Weiterentwicklung noun further development
- Weiterführung noun continuation
- Weitergabe noun passing on, forwarding
- weitergeben verb to pass on
- weitergehen verb to continue, to go on, to keep walking
- weiterhelfen verb to help further, to be of further help
- weiterhin adverb still, furthermore
- weitermachen verb to carry on, to continue
- weitestgehend adverb to the greatest extent
- weitgehend adjective largely
- weitläufig adjective spacious, sprawling; distant (relatives)
- weitsichtig adjective far-sighted; long-sighted
- Weitsprung noun long jump
- Weizen noun wheat
- Weizenbier noun wheat beer
- Weizenbrot noun wheat bread
- welcher pronoun, determiner which
- Welle noun wave
- wellen verb sich wellen: to wave, to ripple, to become wavy (hair, water)
- Wellenreiten noun surfing
- Welpe noun puppy
- Welt noun world
- Weltall noun universe
- Weltanschauung noun worldview
- Weltbild noun worldview
- Weltkarte noun world map
- Weltmeister noun world champion
- Weltmeisterin noun world champion (female)
- Weltmeisterschaft noun world championship, World Cup
- Weltraum noun outer space
- Weltreise noun round-the-world trip
- Weltrekord noun world record
- Weltschmerz noun world-weariness, a melancholy disillusionment with the state of the world
- weltweit adjective worldwide
- Wende noun turn, turning point
- Wendeltreppe noun spiral staircase
- wenden verb to turn (over/around); (sich wenden an) to turn to, to contact
- wendig adjective agile, nimble
- wenig pronoun, adverb little, few
- wenigstens adverb at least
- wenn conjunction if
- wer pronoun who
- Werbeagentur noun advertising agency
- Werbeanzeige noun advertisement
- werben verb to advertise, to promote; to recruit
- Werbung noun advertising, advertisement
- werden verb to become
- werfen verb to throw
- Werft noun shipyard
- Werk noun work (a piece of art, literature, or a body of work)
- Werkbank noun workbench
- Werkstatt noun workshop, garage
- Werkstudent noun working student
- Werktag noun working day
- Werkzeug noun tool
- Werkzeugkasten noun toolbox
- Wermut noun wormwood (plant); vermouth
- wert adjective worth (something)
- wertlos adjective worthless
- Wertschätzung noun appreciation, esteem
- Wertung noun rating, scoring
- wertvoll adjective valuable
- Wertzuwachs noun appreciation
- Werwolf noun werewolf
- Wesen noun being, creature
- wesentlich adjective essential, substantial, significant
- weshalb adjective why
- Wespe noun wasp
- Wespennest noun wasps' nest
- Weste noun waistcoat, vest
- Westen noun west, the West
- Western noun western (film genre)
- westlich adjective western, to the west
- weswegen adverb why, for which reason
- Wettbewerb noun competition
- Wettbewerber noun competitor
- Wette noun bet
- wetten verb to bet
- Wetter noun weather
- Wetterbericht noun weather report
- Wetterextrem noun weather extreme
- Wetterhahn noun weathercock
- Wettervorhersage noun weather forecast
- Wettkampf noun competition, contest
- wettmachen verb to make up for, to compensate for
- Whisky noun whisky
- Wichser noun wanker
- Wicht noun little fellow
- wichtig adjective important
- Wichtigkeit noun importance
- wichtigtuerisch adjective self-important, pompous
- Wickelkommode noun changing table
- wickeln verb to wrap, to wind
- Widder noun ram, Aries
- widerfahren verb to happen to, to befall (someone)
- widerlegen verb to refute
- widerlich adjective disgusting
- widerrechtlich adjective unlawful, illegal
- Widerruf noun revocation
- Widersacher noun adversary
- widerspenstig adjective unruly, stubborn, headstrong
- widersprechen verb to contradict
- Widerspruch noun contradiction; objection
- widersprüchlich adjective contradictory
- Widerstand noun resistance
- widerstehen verb to resist
- widerwärtig adjective repulsive, disgusting
- widmen verb to dedicate, to devote (sich widmen)
- Widmung noun dedication
- wie adverb, conjunction how
- Wiedehopf noun hoopoe
- wieder adverb again
- Wiederaufbau noun reconstruction
- Wiedereinführung noun reintroduction
- wiedererkennen verb to recognize (someone or something seen before)
- Wiedergabe noun reproduction, playback
- Wiedergeburt noun rebirth
- Wiederherstellung noun restoration
- wiederholen verb to repeat
- Wiederholung noun repetition, rerun, review
- Wiederkehr noun return, recurrence
- wiedersehen verb to see again
- wiederum adverb in turn, on the other hand, again
- Wiedervereinigung noun reunification
- Wiederwahl noun re-election
- wiegen verb to weigh
- Wiener adjective Viennese, of or from Vienna
- Wiese noun meadow
- Wiesel noun weasel
- Wiesenblume noun meadow flower
- wieso adverb why (colloquial synonym of warum)
- wild adjective wild
- Wilderer noun poacher
- Wildhüter noun gamekeeper
- Wildnis noun wilderness
- Wildschwein noun wild boar
- Wille noun will
- willkommen adjective welcome
- Willkür noun arbitrariness
- willkürlich adjective arbitrary
- wimmern verb to whimper
- Wimper noun eyelash
- Wind noun wind
- Windbö noun gust of wind
- Windel noun nappy, diaper
- winden verb to wind, to twist, to writhe (sich winden)
- windig adjective windy
- Windkraft noun wind power
- Windkraftanlage noun wind turbine
- Windmühle noun windmill
- Windpocken noun chickenpox
- Windschutzscheibe noun windscreen
- Windstärke noun wind force
- Windung noun winding, coil, twist
- Winkel noun angle; corner
- winken verb to wave
- Winter noun winter
- Winterjacke noun winter jacket
- Wintermantel noun winter coat
- Winterreifen noun winter tyre
- Winterschlaf noun hibernation
- Wintersport noun winter sports
- Winzer noun winegrower
- winzig adjective tiny
- Wippe noun seesaw
- wir pronoun we
- Wirbel noun vortex, whirl, commotion
- Wirbelsäule noun spine
- wirken verb to seem, to appear (to have a certain effect on how one comes across)
- wirklich adjective, adverb real, really, truly
- Wirklichkeit noun reality
- wirksam adjective effective
- Wirksamkeit noun effectiveness
- Wirkstoff noun active ingredient
- Wirkung noun effect
- wirr adjective confused, tangled
- Wirsing noun savoy cabbage
- Wirt noun innkeeper, landlord (of a pub)
- Wirtin noun landlady
- Wirtschaft noun economy
- wirtschaftlich adjective economic; economical
- Wirtschaftskrise noun economic crisis
- Wirtschaftsminister noun economics minister
- Wirtschaftspolitik noun economic policy
- Wirtschaftswachstum noun economic growth
- Wirtshaus noun inn
- wischen verb to wipe
- Wisent noun European bison
- wissen verb to know (a fact)
- Wissenschaft noun science
- Wissenschaftler noun scientist
- wissenschaftlich adjective scientific
- wittern verb to scent, to sense
- Witterung noun weather conditions
- Witwe noun widow
- Witwer noun widower
- Witz noun joke
- witzig adjective funny, witty
- WLAN noun Wi-Fi
- wo adverb where
- woanders adverb elsewhere, somewhere else
- wobei adverb whereby, in which (a pronominal adverb linking a clause back to something mentioned)
- Woche noun week
- Wochenende noun weekend
- Wochenendticket noun weekend ticket
- wochenlang adverb for weeks, for weeks on end
- Wochenmarkt noun weekly market
- Wochentag noun weekday, day of the week
- wöchentlich adjective weekly
- wodurch adverb whereby, by which
- wofür adverb for what, what ... for
- wogegen adverb against which
- woher adverb where from
- wohin adverb where to, whither
- wohl adverb probably, presumably
- wohlbekannt adjective well-known, familiar
- wohlhabend adjective wealthy
- Wohlstand noun prosperity
- wohlwollend adjective benevolent
- wohnen verb to live, to reside
- Wohngeld noun housing benefit
- Wohngemeinschaft noun shared flat
- Wohnmobil noun camper van
- Wohnort noun place of residence
- Wohnraum noun living space, housing
- Wohnsitz noun residence, domicile
- Wohnung noun apartment, flat
- Wohnungsbau noun housing construction
- Wohnungsmarkt noun housing market
- Wohnungstür noun flat door
- Wohnungsübergabe noun handover of a flat
- Wohnwagen noun caravan
- Wohnzimmer noun living room
- wölben verb to arch, to curve, to vault
- Wolf noun wolf
- Wolke noun cloud
- Wolkenbruch noun cloudburst
- Wolkenkratzer noun skyscraper
- Wolle noun wool
- wollen modal verb to want to
- Wollknäuel noun ball of wool
- Wollmütze noun woolly hat
- Wollpullover noun wool jumper
- womit adverb with what, whereby
- womöglich adverb possibly, perhaps
- wonach adverb after which, whereupon; what ... for (interrogative)
- woran adverb on/at/of what
- worauf adverb on which, what ... on
- woraus adverb from which, out of what
- worin adverb wherein, in what
- Wort noun word
- Wortart noun part of speech
- Wörterbuch noun dictionary
- wortkarg adjective taciturn, of few words
- Wortlaut noun wording, exact words
- wörtlich adjective literal
- wortreich adjective wordy, voluble
- Wortschatz noun vocabulary
- Wortstamm noun word stem
- wortwörtlich adjective literal
- worüber adverb about which, what about
- wovon adverb of what, from what, about what
- wozu adverb what for, for what purpose
- Wrack noun wreck
- Wucher noun usury
- Wucht noun force, impact
- Wunde noun wound
- Wunder noun miracle, wonder
- wunderbar adjective wonderful
- Wunderkerze noun sparkler
- wunderlich adjective odd, peculiar
- wundern verb to surprise, to be surprised (reflexively: sich wundern)
- wunderschön adjective gorgeous, stunningly beautiful
- wundervoll adjective wonderful
- Wunsch noun wish, desire
- wünschen verb to wish
- wünschenswert adjective desirable
- Wunschzettel noun wish list
- würdevoll adjective dignified
- würdig adjective worthy, dignified
- Würdigung noun appreciation, tribute
- Wurf noun throw
- Würfel noun dice; cube
- Würfelzucker noun sugar cubes
- würgen verb to choke, to strangle
- Wurm noun worm
- Wurst noun sausage
- Wurstbrot noun sausage sandwich
- Würstchen noun small sausage, hot dog
- Wurstsalat noun sausage salad
- Wurzel noun root (of a plant; also figurative)
- Wüste noun desert
- Wüstensand noun desert sand
- Wut noun rage, fury, anger
- Wutanfall noun fit of rage, tantrum
- wütend adjective furious, very angry