 | English  | German | |
 | behind {prep} | hinter [+Dat. (Ortsangabe); +Akk. (Richtungsangabe)] | |
| such {pron} | solch [geh.] [so (ein)] | |
| domestic {adj} [work, violence, duties, etc.; also: person (fond of family life and running a home)] | häuslich [Arbeit, Gewalt, Pflichten etc.; auch: Person] | |
| serene {adj} [composed (character, manner)] | gelassen [abgeklärt, unbeschwert, heiter] | |
| contemporary {adj} [modern, up to date] | zeitnah [zeitgemäß, gegenwartsnah (und zeitkritisch)] | |
| bold {adj} [courageous] | mutig [kühn (Person, Entscheidung, Schritt etc.)] | |
| placid {adj} [calm and peaceful (scene, waters etc.)] | friedlich [von Frieden erfüllt, ruhig, beschaulich] | |
| nefarious {adj} | verachtenswert [schändlich (Verhalten, Tat)] | |
| proactive {adj} [person] | initiativ [geh.] [(politisch) aktiv, die Initiative ergreifend] | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past] | einst [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] | |
| available {adj} [free] | frei [(noch) zu haben] | |
| via {prep} [by way of, travelling through; by means of (e.g. via satellite), by the agency of (e.g. via a friend)] | über [+Akk.] [einen Ort passierend (z. B. über München reisen); mittels, per (z. B. über Satellit), durch Vermittlung (z. B. über einen Freund)] | |
| first {adj} <1st> [German word used with {f} nouns (w or w/o definite article) or {m} / {n} nouns with definite article, e.g. "der erste Eindruck", "(die) erste Hälfte", "das erste Gebot"] | erste | |
| sultry {adj} [hot and humid; also fig.: sexually enthralling (e.g. voice)] | schwül [Wetter, Tag etc.; auch fig.: sinnlich, erotisch (z. B. Stimme)] | |
| sultry {adj} [fig.] [sexually enthralling (e.g. voice, woman)] | sinnlich [erotisch (z. B. Stimme, Frau)] | |
| sporty {adj} [e.g. clothes, car] [esp. Br. also: good at sport] | sportlich [flott (wirkend), z. B. Kleidung, Auto] [auch: gut im Sport] | |
| nefarious {adj} | verächtlich [verachtenswert, schändlich (Tat, Verhalten)] | |
| frequently {adv} | vielfach [ugs.] [(recht) oft] | |
| strait {adj} [archaic] [narrow; also: affording little space; fitting tightly (clothes)] | eng [auch: beengt; eng anliegend (Kleidung)] | |
| timeless {adj} [not restricted to a particular time or date (e.g. poetry, themes); also: eternal] | zeitlos [nicht zeitgebunden (z. B. Dichtung, Themen); auch: ewig] | |
| punctilious {adj} | pedantisch [pej.] [überkorrekt; allzu förmlich (Verhalten)] | |
| segregated {adj} | abgeschieden [geh.] [einsam (gelegen)] | |
| narrow {adj} [mind, views, etc.] | beschränkt [borniert, engstirnig (Verstand, Ansichten etc.)] | |
| honest {adj} [upright] | brav [veraltend] [rechtschaffen (z. B. Mann, Bursche, Bürger)] | |
| grave {adj} [serious (mistake, defect, etc.)] | gravierend [geh.] [schwerwiegend] | |
| rotten {adj} [food, wood etc.] | vergammelt [ugs.] [verdorben (Lebensmittel), faul (auch: Holz etc.)] | |
| isolated {adj} | abgeschieden [geh.] [einsam (gelegen)] | |
| flimsy {adj} [e.g. door, wall; clothing] | dünn [unsolide, schwach (z. B. Tür, Wand); sehr leicht (Kleidung)] | |
| sober {adj} [simple, plain, subdued (clothes etc.)] | einfach [unauffällig, schlicht, dezent (Kleidung etc.)] | |
| tranquil {adj} [calm and peaceful] | friedlich [ruhig und beschaulich (Leben, Anblick etc.)] | |
| ling. archaic {adj} [no longer in general use, but still found in some contemporary texts (e.g. the Bible) and generally understood; a stronger term than »dated«, but not as strong as »obsolete«] | veraltet | |
| dead {adj} [tree, branch, skin cells, etc.; also: numb (foot, fingers, etc)] | abgestorben [tot (Baum, Ast, Hautzellen etc.); auch: ohne Empfindung (Fuß, Finger etc.)] | |
| raucous {adj} [voice] | heiser [Stimme: rau (wie ein Reibeisen)] | |
| keen {adj} [Br.: very low (in price)] | günstig [Preis] | |
| porky {adj} [coll.] [fat (person)] | fett [ugs.] [pej.] [sehr dick (Person)] | |
| chilly {adj} [feeling cold (person)] | fröstelnd | |
| placid {adj} [life, scene] | beschaulich [geruhsam (Leben), friedvoll (Szene, Anblick)] | |
| dead {adj} [barren (planet, land, etc.); pej.: without vitality or spirit (city, party, etc.)] | öde [ohne Leben (Planet, Gegend etc.); pej.: langweilig (Stadt, Party etc.)] | |
| keen {adj} [Br.: very low (in price)] | niedrig [Preis] | |
| dead {adj} [empty (bottle, glass)] | leer [Flasche, Glas] | |
| disgusting {adj} [smell] | aasig [faulig, widerwärtig (Geruch)] | |
| wooden {adj} [style of acting etc.] | papieren [trocken, unlebendig, steif (im Stil, Ausdruck)] | |
| dead {adj} [put out, extinguished (fire, cigarette etc.)] | aus [nur prädikativ] [ausgegangen (Feuer, Zigarette etc.)] | |
| remote {adj} | abgeschieden [geh.] [einsam (gelegen)] | |
| watches watch {adj} [attr.] [e.g. glass, chain, hand, mechanism] | Uhr- [z. B. Glas, Kette, Zeiger, Werk (einer Armband- oder Taschenuhr)] | |
| cordial {adj} [invigorating (the heart), stimulating] | belebend | |
| pure {adj} | eitel [veraltet] [pur, rein (Gold, Freude, Sonnenschein etc.)] | |
| titillating {adj} {pres-p} | erregend [prickelnd, (angenehm) reizend (bes. sexuell)] | |
| constr. furn. cedar {adj} [attr.] [cedar wood] | zedern [attr.] [selten] [aus Zedernholz (bestehend)] | |
| thereupon {adv} [formal] [immediately after (and as a result of) that] | daraufhin [direkt danach und infolgedessen] | |
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