 | English  | German | |
 | empty {adj} [also fig.: words, promise, etc.] | leer [auch fig.: Worte; Versprechen etc.] | |
| contagious {adj} [disease; laughter, yawn] | ansteckend | |
| behind {prep} | hinter [+Dat. (Ortsangabe); +Akk. (Richtungsangabe)] | |
| tough {adj} [meat; constitution] | zäh [Fleisch; Konstitution] | |
| domestic {adj} [work, violence, duties, etc.; also: person (fond of family life and running a home)] | häuslich [Arbeit, Gewalt, Pflichten etc.; auch: Person] | |
| vile {adj} [disgusting; despicable, abominable] | abscheulich [ekelhaft; schändlich, verwerflich] | |
| after {prep} [later in time than; next to and following in order or importance] | nach [+Dat.] <n.> [zeitlich; zur Angabe einer Reihenfolge oder Rangfolge] | |
| ago [postpos.] [e.g. three years ago] | vor [zeitlich; z. B. vor drei Jahren] | |
| ancient {adj} | alt [uralt; antik] | |
| intangible {adj} [difficult or impossible to understand or to define] | unfassbar [dem Verstand nicht zugänglich; unerklärbar] | |
| bare {adj} [legs, feet, chest, etc.; also: branch, wall, floor] | nackt [Beine, Füße, Oberkörper etc.; auch: Ast, Wand, Boden] | |
| broken {adj} [in pieces; not functioning] | kaputt [ugs.] [entzwei; defekt] | |
| ragged {adj} [clothes; child] | zerlumpt [Kleidung; Kind] | |
| there {adv} [in that respect; on that matter / issue] | da [in dieser Hinsicht; in dieser Sache / Angelegenheit] | |
| convenient {adj} [time; location] | günstig [Zeitpunkt; Lage, Standort] | |
| dim {adj} [light, colour; fig.: prospects] | trübe [Licht, Farbe; fig.: Aussichten] | |
| dull {adj} [knife; colour, hair] | stumpf [Messer; Farbe, Haar] | |
| harsh {adj} [flavour or taste; criticism] | herb [Geschmack; Kritik] | |
| dull {adj} [e.g. life: boring, uninteresting; person: stupid, obtuse] | stumpfsinnig [z. B. Leben: langweilig, eintönig; Person: dumm, beschränkt] | |
| exciting {adj} {pres-p} [stimulating; thrilling] | erregend [anregend; aufregend] | |
| incurred {adj} {past-p} [losses etc.; more often in postpos. than not] | erlitten [Verluste etc.] | |
| loose {adj} [e.g. tooth, brick, end; alliance; mushrooms; dress; tongue] | lose [z. B. Zahn, Ziegelstein, Ende; Zusammenschluss; Pilze; Kleid; Zunge od. Mundwerk] | |
| the [sg. female and plural] | die [weiblicher Artikel; Artikel im Plural] | |
| stern {adj} | streng [unnachsichtig; auch Gesicht, Blick] | |
| transparent {adj} [also fig.; e.g., intent, lie] | durchsichtig [auch fig.; z. B. Absicht, Lüge] | |
| prospective {adj} [teacher, actor, physician, etc.; parents, father, etc.] | angehend [Lehrer, Schauspieler, Arzt etc., auch: Eltern, Vater etc.] | |
| 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)] | |
| sultry {adj} [hot and humid; also fig.: sexually enthralling (e.g. voice)] | schwül [Wetter, Tag etc.; auch fig.: sinnlich, erotisch (z. B. Stimme)] | |
| dull {adj} [weather; colour, eyes] | trüb [Wetter; Farbe, Augen] | |
| traffic urban {adj} | innerstädtisch [Gegensatz: außerstädtisch; Verkehr etc.] | |
| strait {adj} [archaic] [narrow; also: affording little space; fitting tightly (clothes)] | eng [auch: beengt; eng anliegend (Kleidung)] | |
| stale {adj} [bread; joke] | alt [Brot; Witz] | |
| punctilious {adj} | pedantisch [pej.] [überkorrekt; allzu förmlich (Verhalten)] | |
| brash {adj} [impudent, aggressively self-assertive; tactless] | frech [dreist, forsch; taktlos] | |
| dull {adj} [weather; colour, eyes] | trübe [Wetter; Farbe, Augen] | |
| 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] | |
| clammy {adj} [air, weather; hand, handshake] | feuchtkalt [Luft, Wetter; Hand, Händedruck] | |
| local {adj} | hiesig [südd.; hochd. nur flektiert möglich] | |
| everyday {adj} [attr.] [daily; commonplace] | alltäglich [tagtäglich; gewöhnlich] | |
| gathering {adj} {pres-p} [increasing; storm etc.] | zunehmend [Sturm etc.] | |
| tenacious {adj} [determined; persistent] | zäh [beharrlich, hartnäckig] | |
| chilly {adj} [unpleasantly cold; also fig.: distant and cool] | frostig [unangenehm kalt; auch fig.: abweisend, unfreundlich] | |
| cheap {adj} [low in price; charging low prices] | günstig [billig] | |
| household {adj} [attr.] [e.g. duties] | häuslich [Haushalts-; z. B. Pflichten] | |
| flimsy {adj} [e.g. door, wall; clothing] | dünn [unsolide, schwach (z. B. Tür, Wand); sehr leicht (Kleidung)] | |
| precipitously {adv} [very steeply; abruptly, suddenly] | jäh [sehr steil; abrupt, urplötzlich] | |
| ravenous {adj} [extremely rapacious, uncontrollable, unrestrained] | unbändig [überaus groß / stark; ungestüm] | |
| innocent {adj} [free from moral wrong; naive] | arglos [ohne Arg, unschuldig; naiv, vertrauensselig] | |
| naked {adj} [children, legs etc.; also: bulb, branch, truth] | nackt [Kinder, Beine etc.; auch: Glühbirne, Ast, Wahrheit] | |
| slightly {adv} [e.g. cloudy, curved, injured; to bleed] | leicht [z. B. bewölkt, gebogen, verletzt; bluten] | |
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