| English | German | |
| bustling {adj} [activity] | 496 emsig [geschäftig] | |
| frenetic {adj} [activity, pace, period] | 303 hektisch | |
| manic {adj} [activity, excitement] | 37 fieberhaft | |
| biol. spontaneous {adj} [of movement or activity] | 21 instinktiv | |
| advisory {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, centre, fee, teacher] | 13 Beratungs- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Zentrum, Gebühr, Lehrer] | |
| busy {adj} [full of activity] | ziemlich hektisch [Zeit] | |
| constr. RealEst. housing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, policy, project] | Wohnbau- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Politik, Projekt] | |
| muscular {adj} [e.g. activity, atrophy, mass, pain, strength] | Muskel- [z. B. Aktivität, Atrophie, Masse, Schmerz, Kraft] | |
| sexless {adj} [without sexual activity] | ohne Sex [nachgestellt] | |
| educ. teaching {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, collection, content, material] | Lehr- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Sammlung, Inhalt, Material] | |
Verbs |
| to slake [activity, enthusiasm] | 109 dämpfen | |
| to supervise sth. [an activity of some person or organization] | 86 etw. begleiten [fig.] [kritisch überwachen] | |
| [to announce the start of an activity by a bugle signal] | etw.Akk. anblasen [bes. die Jagd] | |
| to exercise [engage in physical activity] | sichDat. Bewegung verschaffen [um sich fit zu halten] | |
| to romp [coll.] [engage in sexual activity, esp. illicitly] | es (miteinander) treiben [ugs.] [mit jdm. geschlechtlich verkehren] | |
| to springboard sth. [launch activity or enterprise] | etw.Akk. starten | |
Nouns |
| fuss [nervous activity or agitation] | 824 Wirbel {m} [großes Aufsehen, Aufregung] | |
| paraphernalia {pl} [sometimes treated as sg.] [equipment used in or necessary for a particular activity] | 661 Zubehör {n} [seltener auch {m}] | |
| romp [playful activity] | 73 Toben {n} | |
| agency [operation, activity] | 63 Tätigkeit {f} | |
| disruption [interference in some activity] | 45 Behinderung {f} [Störung, Unterbrechung] | |
| frivolity [unimportant thing, activity] | 41 Nichtigkeit {f} [geh.] | |
| line [field of activity] | 38 Branche {f} | |
| hive [fig.] [a place swarming with activity] | 36 Bienenhaus {n} [fig.] [ein Ort großer Aktivität] | |
| sphere [field of activity, social world] | 34 Lebensbereich {m} | |
| administration [process, activity] | 30 Verwaltungsarbeit {f} | |
| blind [activity or organization covering up sth. criminal] | 28 Vorwand {m} [Fassade, Front für kriminelle Aktivität] | |
| acad. educ. discipline [area of study or professional activity] | 28 Fachrichtung {f} | |
| front [as in: as a front for ...] [cover for illicit activity] | 25 Tarnung {f} [wie in: als Tarnung für ...] [Verschleierung einer rechtswidrigen Aktivität] | |
| act [activity] | 22 Betätigung {f} | |
| educ. parenting [as economic activity] | 22 Erziehungsleistung {f} | |
| panhandling [Am.] [regular activity] | 18 Bettelei {f} | |
| busyness [lively activity] | 17 Umtrieb {m} [regional] [heftige Aktivität] | |
| econ. economy [economic activity] | 16 Wirtschaften {n} | |
| domain [place of main, often life-long activity] | 15 Wirkungsstätte {f} | |
| busyness [lively but often meaningless activity] | 12 Geschäftigkeit {f} | |
| psych. relig. counseling [Am.] [system, activity] | 12 Beratungswesen {n} | |
| zool. burrowing [digging activity of animals] | 10 Graben {n} [Grab- und Wühltätigkeit von Tieren] | |
| frot [sl.] [short for: frottage] [sexual activity] | 8 Frottage {f} [Sexualtechnik] | |
| research [as an activity] | 7 Forschungsbetrieb {m} | |
| threesome [sexual activity] | 7 Triole {f} [Sexualpraktik] | |
| comm. [business having short periods of peak activity, generally season- or time-of-day-related] | 6 Stoßgeschäft {n} | |
| sports arena [a place or scene of activity] | 6 Austragungsort {m} | |
| [bizarre, incomprehensible speech or activity] | Kribskrabs {m} {n} [nordd.] [wunderliches, unverständliches Reden od. Tun] | |
| travel Unverified [holiday activity programme for a common interest group] [Br.] | Freizeit {f} [Freizeitprogramm] | |
| hist. relig. spec. [K. von Miltitz's activity in the dispute between Luther and Rome] | Miltitziade {f} | |
| travel Unverified [vacation activity program for a common interest group] [Am.] | Freizeit {f} [Freizeitprogramm] | |
| busyness [lively activity] | Drasch {m} [regional] [Geschäftigkeit, heftige Aktivität] | |
| coagency [also: co-agency] [joint operation, activity] | Mittätigkeit {f} | |
| coagency [also: co-agency] [joint operation, activity] | Mittätigsein {n} | |
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