German–English: Z
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- zaghaft adjective timid, hesitant
- zäh adjective tough, chewy (of food); tenacious, persistent
- Zahl noun number, figure
- zählen verb to count
- zahlen verb to pay
- zahllos adjective countless
- zahlreich adjective numerous
- Zählung noun count, census
- Zahlung noun payment
- Zahlungsmittel noun means of payment
- zahm adjective tame
- zähmen verb to tame
- Zahn noun tooth
- Zahnarzt noun dentist
- Zahnbürste noun toothbrush
- zähneknirschend adverb through gritted teeth, reluctantly
- Zahnfleisch noun gums
- zahnlos adjective toothless
- Zahnpasta noun toothpaste
- Zahnschmerz noun toothache
- Zahnschmerzen noun toothache
- Zahnseide noun dental floss
- Zander noun pike-perch
- Zange noun pliers, tongs
- Zapfen noun cone, tap
- Zapfsäule noun petrol pump
- zappelig adjective fidgety, restless
- zappeln verb to wriggle, to fidget, to squirm
- zart adjective tender, delicate, soft
- zärtlich adjective tender, affectionate
- Zärtlichkeit noun tenderness
- Zauber noun magic, spell
- Zauberei noun magic, sorcery
- Zauberer noun magician, wizard, sorcerer
- zauberhaft adjective enchanting, charming
- zaubern verb to do magic, to conjure
- Zauberstab noun magic wand
- Zaubertrick noun magic trick
- Zaun noun fence
- Zaunkönig noun wren
- Zebra noun zebra
- Zebrastreifen noun zebra crossing
- Zecke noun tick
- Zeh noun toe
- Zehe noun toe
- Zehennagel noun toenail
- Zehenspitze noun tiptoe, tip of the toe
- zehn number ten
- Zehntel noun tenth
- Zeichen noun sign, symbol
- Zeichenblock noun sketchpad
- Zeichentrickfilm noun cartoon
- zeichnen verb to draw
- Zeichnung noun drawing, sketch
- Zeigefinger noun index finger
- zeigen verb to show
- Zeiger noun hand (of a clock), pointer, needle (of a gauge)
- Zeile noun line (of text)
- Zeisig noun siskin
- Zeit noun time — as a quantity or a duration
- Zeitalter noun era, age
- Zeitarbeit noun temporary work
- Zeitdruck noun time pressure
- Zeitgeist noun zeitgeist, the defining spirit or mood of a particular era
- zeitgemäß adjective up to date, contemporary
- Zeitgenosse noun contemporary
- zeitgenössisch adjective contemporary
- zeitgleich adjective simultaneous, at the same time
- Zeitlang noun eine Zeitlang: a while, for some time
- zeitlich adjective temporal, in terms of time
- Zeitlupe noun slow motion
- zeitnah adjective prompt, timely
- Zeitplan noun schedule, timetable
- Zeitpunkt noun point in time, moment
- zeitraubend adjective time-consuming
- Zeitraum noun period of time
- Zeitschrift noun magazine
- Zeitspanne noun period of time
- Zeitung noun newspaper
- Zeitungsartikel noun newspaper article
- zeitweilig adjective temporary, occasional
- zeitweise adverb at times, temporarily
- Zelle noun cell
- Zelt noun tent
- Zeltplatz noun campsite
- Zement noun cement
- Zensur noun censorship; grade
- Zentimeter noun centimeter
- zentral adjective central
- Zentralbank noun central bank
- Zentrifuge noun centrifuge
- Zentrum noun centre
- Zeppelin noun zeppelin
- zerbrechen verb to break, to shatter
- zerbrechlich adjective fragile
- zerbrochen adjective broken
- zerdrücken verb to crush, to mash
- Zeremonie noun ceremony
- zerfallen verb to disintegrate
- zerfetzen verb to shred, to tear to pieces
- zerfließen verb to melt away, to dissolve
- zergehen verb to melt, to dissolve
- zerkleinern verb to chop up
- zerknirscht adjective contrite, remorseful
- zerlegen verb to dismantle, to carve
- zerlumpt adjective ragged, tattered
- zermahlen verb to grind up, to crush into powder
- zerquetschen verb to squash
- zerreißen verb to tear up
- zerren verb to drag, to tug, to yank
- zerrissen adjective torn, ripped
- Zerrissenheit noun inner conflict, a state of being torn between options
- zerschlagen verb to smash
- zerschmelzen verb to melt away, to melt completely
- zerschneiden verb to cut up, to cut to pieces
- zersplittern verb to shatter
- zersplittert adjective shattered, splintered
- zerspringen verb to shatter, to burst apart
- zerstampfen verb to crush, to mash
- zerstäuben verb to spray, to atomize (into fine mist)
- zerstören verb to destroy
- Zerstörer noun destroyer
- zerstört adjective destroyed
- Zerstörung noun destruction
- zerstreuen verb to scatter; to dispel
- zerstreut adjective absent-minded
- zerteilen verb to divide, to cut up
- Zertifizierung noun certification
- zertrümmern verb to smash to pieces
- zerzausen verb to ruffle, to tousle
- zerzaust adjective disheveled, tousled
- Zettel noun note, slip of paper
- Zeug noun stuff, things
- Zeuge noun witness
- zeugen verb to father, to conceive (a child)
- Zeugnis noun report card, certificate
- Zeugniskonferenz noun report conference
- Zeugnisnote noun report grade
- zickig adjective bitchy, stroppy (colloquial)
- Zickzack noun zigzag
- Ziege noun goat
- Ziegel noun brick, tile
- Ziegelstein noun brick
- Ziegenkäse noun goat's cheese
- ziehen verb to pull
- Ziel noun goal, target, destination
- zielen verb to aim
- Zielgruppe noun target group, target audience
- Zielsetzung noun objective, goal setting
- zielstrebig adjective determined
- ziemlich adverb quite, fairly, rather
- zierlich adjective delicate, petite
- Ziffer noun digit, numeral
- Zigarette noun cigarette
- Zimmer noun room
- Zimmermann noun carpenter
- Zimmerpflanze noun houseplant
- Zimmerservice noun room service
- zimperlich adjective squeamish, prissy
- Zimt noun cinnamon
- Zink noun zinc
- Zinn noun tin, pewter
- Zinne noun battlement, turret (of a castle)
- Zins noun interest
- Zinssatz noun interest rate
- Zipfel noun tip, corner
- Zirkus noun circus
- Zirkuszelt noun circus tent
- Zirrhose noun cirrhosis
- zischeln verb to whisper hissingly, to hiss softly
- zischen verb to hiss
- Zitat noun quotation
- zitieren verb to quote
- Zitrone noun lemon
- Zitronenbaum noun lemon tree
- Zitronensaft noun lemon juice
- zittern verb to tremble, to shake
- zivil adjective civil, civilian
- Zivilbevölkerung noun civilian population
- Zivilcourage noun civil courage
- Zivilisation noun civilisation
- Zivilist noun civilian
- zivilrechtlich adjective civil-law
- zocken verb to game, to play video games, colloquial
- Zoff noun trouble, conflict, bickering, colloquial
- zögerlich adjective hesitant
- zögern verb to hesitate
- Zoll noun customs (border control)
- Zollamt noun customs office
- Zöllner noun customs officer
- Zone noun zone
- Zoo noun zoo
- Zoologie noun zoology
- Zoowärter noun zookeeper
- Zopf noun braid, pigtail
- Zorn noun wrath, anger
- zornig adjective angry, wrathful
- zu preposition, adverb to (a place or person)
- Zubehör noun accessories
- zubereiten verb to prepare (food)
- zubinden verb to tie up
- Zucchini noun courgette, zucchini
- züchten verb to breed, to cultivate, to grow (plants)
- zucken verb to twitch, to flinch
- Zucker noun sugar
- Zuckerdose noun sugar bowl
- zuckerfrei adjective sugar-free
- Zuckerrübe noun sugar beet
- Zuckertüte noun school cone (Eastern Germany)
- Zuckerwatte noun candy floss
- zudecken verb to cover up
- zudem adverb moreover, besides, in addition
- zudrehen verb to turn off (tap)
- zuerkennen verb to award
- zuerst adverb first, at first
- Zufall noun chance, coincidence
- zufallen verb to fall shut; to fall to
- zufällig adjective coincidental, by chance
- Zuflucht noun refuge
- zufolge preposition according to
- zufrieden adjective satisfied, content
- Zufriedenheit noun satisfaction
- zufügen verb to inflict; to add
- zuführen verb to supply, to channel
- Zug noun train
- Zugabe noun encore; extra
- Zugang noun access
- zugänglich adjective accessible
- Zugbegleiter noun train guard
- Zugbrücke noun drawbridge
- zugeben verb to admit, to confess
- zugehen verb to approach, to walk toward; to happen (of events)
- Zugehörigkeit noun belonging, affiliation
- zugeknöpft adjective buttoned up; reserved (colloquial)
- Zügel noun rein
- Zugfahrt noun train journey
- zügig adjective swift, brisk, prompt
- zugleich adverb at the same time, simultaneously
- zugreifen verb to help oneself, to seize
- Zugriff noun access; seizure
- zugutekommen verb to benefit
- Zugzwang noun being forced to make a move or take action, originally a chess term
- zuhalten verb to hold shut
- zuhause adverb at home
- zuhören verb to listen (to someone or something)
- Zuhörer noun listener
- zujubeln verb to cheer at, to cheer on
- zukaufen verb to buy additionally, to purchase more (of something)
- zukleben verb to seal, to stick shut
- zukommen verb to approach; to be due to
- Zukunft noun future
- zukünftig adjective future
- Zukunftsplan noun plan for the future
- zukunftsweisend adjective forward-looking, pioneering
- zulassen verb to allow, to permit
- zulässig adjective permissible
- Zulassung noun admission; registration
- zulegen verb to gain, to increase
- zuletzt adverb lastly, most recently, in the end
- zumachen verb to close, to shut (colloquial)
- zumal conjunction especially since
- zumeist adverb mostly, for the most part
- zumindest adverb at least
- zumute adverb in the mood, feeling (a certain way) — used in the idiom "jemandem ist [wie] zumute"
- zumuten verb to expect (of someone)
- Zumutung noun imposition, outrage
- zunächst adverb at first, initially
- Zunahme noun increase
- zünden verb to ignite, to light
- Zündschlüssel noun ignition key
- Zündung noun ignition
- zunehmen verb to gain weight; to increase
- zunehmend adjective increasing
- Zuneigung noun affection
- Zunge noun tongue
- zunichte adverb zunichte machen: to ruin, to destroy (plans or hopes)
- zuordnen verb to assign, to match
- Zuordnung noun assignment, allocation
- zupacken verb to lend a hand; to grab
- zupfen verb to pluck, to pull gently, to tug
- zurechtfinden verb to find one's way
- zurechtkommen verb to manage, to cope, to get along (with something/someone)
- zurechtmachen verb to get ready, to prepare
- zureden verb to persuade
- zurück adverb back
- zurückbekommen verb to get back, to receive back
- zurückbleiben verb to stay behind, to fall behind
- zurückblicken verb to look back
- zurückbringen verb to bring back, to return (something)
- zurückdenken verb to think back, to recall
- zurückdrängen verb to push back
- zurückerhalten verb to get back
- zurückfahren verb to drive back
- zurückfallen verb to fall back, to lag behind
- zurückfinden verb to find one's way back
- zurückfordern verb to demand back
- zurückführen verb to trace back (auf)
- zurückgeben verb to return, to give back
- zurückgehen verb to go back; to decline
- zurückgezogen adjective secluded, withdrawn
- zurückgreifen verb to fall back on
- zurückhalten verb to hold back
- zurückhaltend adjective reserved, restrained
- Zurückhaltung noun restraint, reserve
- zurückkehren verb to return (formal)
- zurückkommen verb to come back, to return
- zurücklassen verb to leave behind
- zurücklegen verb to put back; to cover (distance)
- zurücknehmen verb to take back
- zurückrufen verb to call back
- zurückschicken verb to send back
- zurückschrecken verb to shrink back
- zurücksetzen verb to reverse; to reset
- zurückstellen verb to put back; to postpone
- zurücktreten verb to resign; to step back
- zurückweisen verb to reject
- zurückzahlen verb to pay back
- zurückziehen verb to withdraw, to retreat (sich zurückziehen)
- Zuruf noun call, shout (directed at someone)
- Zusage noun commitment, promise, confirmation (of acceptance)
- zusagen verb to accept (an invitation); to promise
- zusammen adverb together
- Zusammenarbeit noun cooperation, collaboration
- zusammenarbeiten verb to work together
- zusammenbrechen verb to collapse, to break down
- zusammenbringen verb to bring together
- Zusammenbruch noun collapse, breakdown
- zusammenfallen verb to collapse; to coincide
- zusammenfassen verb to summarise
- Zusammenfassung noun summary
- zusammenfügen verb to join together
- zusammengehören verb to belong together
- zusammengewürfelt adjective motley, thrown together
- zusammenhalten verb to stick together
- Zusammenhang noun context, connection
- zusammenhängen verb to be connected
- zusammenkommen verb to come together
- zusammenleben verb to live together
- zusammenlegen verb to fold; to pool
- Zusammenlegung noun merger, combining
- zusammenpassen verb to go together, to match
- zusammenreißen verb to pull oneself together
- zusammenrufen verb to call together
- zusammensacken verb to slump, to collapse (of a person)
- zusammenschließen verb to join forces
- zusammensetzen verb to assemble; (sich) to sit together
- Zusammensetzung noun composition
- Zusammenspiel noun interplay, teamwork
- zusammenstellen verb to put together, to compile
- zusammenstoßen verb to collide
- zusammentreffen verb to meet, to coincide (of events or people)
- zusammenzählen verb to add up
- zusammenziehen verb to move in together; to contract
- Zusatz noun addition, additive
- zusätzlich adjective additional, extra
- zuschauen verb to watch, to look on
- Zuschauer noun spectator, viewer
- zuschicken verb to send (to someone)
- Zuschlag noun surcharge; awarding of a contract
- zuschlagen verb to slam; to strike
- zuschneiden verb to cut to size, to tailor
- zuschreiben verb to attribute
- zuschütten verb to fill in
- zusehen verb to watch, to look on
- zusehends adverb visibly, noticeably
- zusenden verb to send (formal)
- zusetzen verb to add; to weigh on
- zusichern verb to assure, to promise
- zuspielen verb to pass (a ball); to leak
- zusprechen verb to award, to grant (a right or prize)
- Zuspruch noun encouragement; appeal
- Zustand noun state, condition
- zuständig adjective responsible, in charge
- Zuständigkeit noun responsibility, jurisdiction
- zustecken verb to slip (someone something), to give secretly
- zustehen verb to be entitled to, to be due (someone)
- zustellen verb to deliver (mail, packages)
- Zustellung noun delivery
- zustimmen verb to agree
- Zustimmung noun approval, consent
- zustoßen verb to happen to, to befall
- Zutat noun ingredient
- zutiefst adverb deeply
- zutrauen verb to think (someone) capable of
- zutreffend adjective accurate, applicable
- Zutritt noun entry, admission
- zuverlässig adjective reliable
- Zuverlässigkeit noun reliability
- Zuversicht noun confidence, optimism
- zuversichtlich adjective confident, hopeful
- zuvor adverb before, previously
- zuvorkommend adjective obliging, courteous
- Zuwachs noun increase, growth
- Zuwanderung noun immigration
- zuweilen adverb at times
- zuwenden verb to turn to
- Zuwendung noun attention, affection; donation
- zuwerfen verb to throw to (someone), to toss to
- zuwiderhandeln verb to contravene
- zuwinken verb to wave at
- zuzahlen verb to pay extra
- zuziehen verb to pull shut; to incur
- Zwang noun compulsion, coercion
- zwängen verb to squeeze, to force (into a tight space)
- Zwangsarbeit noun forced labour
- zwangsläufig adverb inevitably
- zwanzig adjective twenty
- zwar adverb admittedly, indeed (used to concede a point before contrasting it, often with aber)
- Zweck noun purpose
- zwei number two
- Zweifel noun doubt
- zweifelhaft adjective doubtful, dubious
- zweifellos adverb doubtless, undoubtedly
- zweifeln verb to doubt
- Zweifelsfall noun case of doubt
- zweifelsfrei adjective beyond doubt, unquestionable
- Zweig noun branch, twig
- zweimal adverb twice
- zweitausend number two thousand
- zweite adjective second (ordinal number)
- zweitens adverb secondly
- Zweitsprache noun second language
- Zweitwohnung noun second home
- Zwerg noun dwarf
- zwicken verb to pinch, to nip
- Zwiebel noun onion
- Zwiebelsuppe noun onion soup
- zwielichtig adjective shady
- Zwiespalt noun conflict, dilemma
- Zwilling noun twin
- Zwillinge noun twins
- Zwillingsbruder noun twin brother
- zwingen verb to force, to compel
- zwingend adjective compelling, mandatory
- zwinkern verb to wink
- Zwirn noun thread
- zwischen preposition between
- zwischendurch adverb in between, now and then
- Zwischenlandung noun stopover
- Zwischenprüfung noun intermediate exam
- Zwischenraum noun gap
- Zwischenstopp noun stopover
- Zwischenzeit noun meantime
- zwischenzeitlich adverb in the meantime, meanwhile
- zwitschern verb to chirp, to tweet
- zwölf adjective twelve
- Zwölffingerdarm noun duodenum
- Zyklon noun cyclone
- Zylinder noun top hat
- zynisch adjective cynical
- Zynismus noun cynicism