| English | German | |
| introduced {past-p} [one person to another] | 221 vorgestellt | |
| borrowed {adj} {past-p} [introduced from another source] | 19 übernommen | |
| relig. converted {adj} {past-p} [to another religion] | 17 übergetreten | |
| moved {past-p} [e.g. from one house to another] | 15 übersiedelt | |
| assignable {adj} [to another party] | 5 übertragbar | |
| first {adv} [before another person] | vorauf [selten] [voran, voraus (nur wenn es steil aufwärts geht)] | |
Verbs |
| to defect [to another party, organization etc.] | 190 wechseln [zu anderer Partei, Organisation etc.] | |
| RadioTV to zap [coll.] [from one TV channel to another] | 138 zappen [ugs.] [von einem TV-Kanal zum anderen] | |
| to tattle [esp. Am.] [report another's wrongdoing, esp. at school] | 121 petzen [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| to hopscotch [fig.] [to jump irregularly from one location to another] | 111 herumhopsen [ugs.] | |
| law to alienate sth. [transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group] | 86 etw.Akk. veräußern [etwas, worauf jemand einen Anspruch hat, an jemand anderen abtreten] | |
| to transfer sth. [to another place] | 72 etw.Akk. verlegen [an anderen Ort] | |
| to translate sth. [move from one position to another] | 65 etw.Akk. umsetzen [an eine andere Stelle setzen] | |
| to cross sth. [go from one side to another] | 62 etw.Akk. durchziehen [durch ein Gebiet ziehen] | |
| to shtup [sl.] [copulate with a woman or another man] [from Yidd.] [chiefly Am.] | 43 ficken [vulg.] | |
| fin. to transfer [from one account to another] | 42 umbuchen [Geld zwischen Konten] | |
| to nest [to place one part inside another] | 38 schachteln [ineinander fügen] | |
| to schtup [sl.] [copulate with a woman or another man] [from Yidd.] [chiefly Am.] | 35 ficken [vulg.] | |
| to move sb. [transfer (a patient) to another ward, etc.] | 22 jdn. umlegen [(einen Patienten) auf eine andere Station etc. verlegen] | |
| math. to inscribe sth. [to draw a regular figure within another so as to touch in as many places as possible] | 9 etw.Akk. einbeschreiben [einen Kreis bzw. Vieleck so in ein Vieleck bzw. Kreis zeichnen, dass die Ecken den Kreis berühren] | |
| math. to circumscribe sth. [to construct one regular geometrical figure around another so as to touch as many points as possible] | 5 etw.Akk. umbeschreiben | |
| rail Unverified [changing direction at a train station in order to switch to another rail line] | stürzen [österr.] [schweiz.] [durch Wenden zu einer anderen Bahnstrecke wechseln] | |
| sports to assist [football] [an action helping another player to score a goal] | eine Torvorlage geben | |
| to channel sb. [coll.] [to invoke the style of another person] | jds. Geist heraufbeschwören [dessen Stil u. ä.] | |
| admin. to deregister [inform authorities of a move to another place] | sichAkk. abmelden | |
| to interfere [go against another idea, concept] | sichDat. / einander widersprechen [im Widerspruch stehen] | |
| to retire [to another place] | sich zurückziehen [an einen anderen Ort] | |
| RadioTV to zap [coll.] [from one TV channel to another] | durchzappen [ugs.] | |
Nouns |
| foil [sth. that serves as a contrast to another] | 651 Gegenstück {n} [Gegenteil] | |
| puppet [also fig.: person controlled by another] | 267 Marionette {f} [auch fig.] | |
| alien [being from another world] | 182 Außerirdischer {m} | |
| film lit. theatre foil [character that serves as a contrast to another] | 164 Kontrastfigur {f} | |
| counterpart [person with equivalent rank in another department, country etc.] | 121 Amtskollege {m} [in anderer Behörde, anderem Land] | |
| passage [from one phase to another] | 118 Übergang {m} | |
| admin. geogr. urban incorporation [Am.] [of a town, village, etc. into another] | 78 Eingemeindung {f} | |
| law authority {sg} [power assigned to another, rights delegated] | 51 Befugnisse {pl} | |
| alien [female] [being from another world] | 36 Außerirdische {f} | |
| aliens [beings from another world] | 24 Außerirdische {pl} | |
| passing [of another vehicle etc.] | 20 Vorbeifahren {n} [an einem anderen Fahrzeug etc.] | |
| percussion [striking of one solid object against another] | 15 Stoß {m} [eines Gegenstands auf einen anderen] | |
| poodle [Br.] [fig.] [person or organization who is overly willing to obey another] | 15 Schoßhund {m} [fig.] | |
| departure [moving to another place for good] | 14 Wegzug {m} | |
| law RealEst. [building erected on land owned by another person] | 13 Superädifikat {n} [österr.] | |
| transferral [the act of moving sb./sth. from one location to another] | 12 Verlegung {f} [von jdm./etw. an einen anderen Ort, z. B. einen Patienten, Firmensitz] | |
| geogr. pol. urban annexation [Am.] [absorption of a political unit by another unit, e.g. of a county by a city] | 6 Eingemeindung {f} [bes. von umliegendem Gebiet] | |
| [practice of intentionally raising a newborn animal with a parent of another species] | Ammenzucht {f} | |
| [woman going to have sex right after having had sex with another man; cf. "sloppy seconds"] | gebuttertes Brötchen {n} [Slang] [fig.] [Frau, die unmittelbar nach Sex mit einem anderen Mann erneut Sex hat] | |
| archi. fanlight [Br.] [small window over a door or above another window] | Kämpferfenster {n} [Fenster oberhalb des Kämpfers einer Tür oder eines Fensters] | |
| leech [coll.] [person who takes advantage of another] | Schnorrer {m} [ugs.] | |
| hist. mediatization [annexation of a principality by another state] | Mediatisierung {f} | |
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