Emglish Vocabs

pungent

stechend, scharf - the pungent scent

archaic

uralt, frühzeitlich - these archaic rules

defiant

trotzig - a defiant rebel

to wail

wehklagen - The dog is wailing

mischief

Unfug - The court jester is known for his mischief

ash tray

Aschenbecher - put your cigarette in the ash tray please

sleek

glatt - sleek as an eel

sedated

betäubt - I was sedated for my operation

neatly

ordentlich - I folded my clothes neatly

diminishing

abnehmend - diminishing returns on our investments

precautions

Vorsichtsmaßnahmen - We need to take some precautions

insatiable

unnersättlich - Putin's hunger for power is insatiable

to conceal

verheimlichen, verdecken - concealer conceals impurities

marble

Marmor - The marble table is beautiful

propaganda

Propaganda - distributing enemy propaganda

bias

Voreingenommenheit - a strong bias against immigrants

standardisation

Standardisierung - A standardized curriculum

elaborate

durchdacht - an elaborate scheme

damp

feucht - The towel is still damp

rustling

Rascheln - There is a rustling in the bush

blatantly

offensichtlich - so blatantly obvious

dormitory

Schlafsaal - I live in a dormitory

yearning

Sehnsucht - a strong yearning for cheese

longing

Sehnsucht - a strong longing for anything

fluorescent

schillernd - fluorescent algae sparkle in the moonlight

modesty

Bescheidenheit - modesty =/= showing off

pious

fromm - Priests and nuns live a pious lifestyle

pond

Teich - a small lake

to sulk

schmollen - Stop sulking

conspicuous

auffällig - hiding behind that tree is conspicuous

to solidify

verfestigen - water solidifies and becomes ice

parasol

Sonnenschirm - Does a parasol protect you from the rain?

to vary

variieren - My attention varies

shatterproof

bruchsicher - material that resists shattering

parody

Parodie - a humorous mocking imitation

envy

Neid - I am envious of my friend

odor

Geruch - There's a weird odor

willingly

freiwillig - did you put that on willingly?

to occupy

besetzen - Russian forces occupied eastern Ukraine

humongous

riesig - That thing was humongous!

ceiling

Decke - The ceiling lamp is beautiful

fertile

fruchtbar - My dog is really fertile

insulation

Isolierung - insulation keeps it warm in winter

stagnant

stagnierend - Birth rates are stagnant

suburbs

Vororte - Aschaffenburg is a suburb of Frankfurt

bulging

prall gefüllt - my belly is bulging through my shirt

fond

liebevoll - My grandma is such a fond lady

scarcity

Knappheit - food scarcity

aisle

Gang - Cleanup on aisle five

generosity

Großzügigkeit - willingness to give more than expected

hatred

Hass - an intense feeling of dislike

rot

Fäulnis - decay of organic material

superstition

Aberglaube - belief in luck or supernatural forces

resentment

Groll - bitterness after unfair treatment

to linger

verweilen - to stay somewhere longer than expected

unfathomable

unergründlich - impossible to understand

deprive

berauben - to take something away from someone

vastly

hochgradig - to a very great degree

vulnerability

Verletzlichkeit - state of being easily hurt

complicit

mitschuldig - involved in wrongdoing

coercion

Zwang - forcing someone against their will

dehumanization

Entmenschlichung - treating people as not human

to restrain

sich zurückhalten - to hold back or control oneself

to hum

summen, brummen - to make a low sound

streaked

gestreift - marked with lines or stripes

matches

Streichhölzer - small sticks used to make fire

obligatory

notwendig - required or necessary

demure

zurückhaltend - shy and quiet

mesmerized

fasziniert - completely fascinated

retroactive

rückwirkend - taking effect from the past

to rummage

stöbern - to search through things carelessly

outlaw

Gesetzesloser, Bandit - a person outside the law

to knead

kneten - to press and work dough

to knit

stricken - to make clothes with yarn