| English | German | |
| law malicious {adj} [damage] | 187 mutwillig | |
| anat. med. joint {adj} [attr.] [e.g. bleeding, capsule, cavity, contracture, damage, disease] | 140 Gelenk- [z. B. Blutung, Kapsel, Höhle, Kontraktur, Schaden, Erkrankung] | |
| core {adj} [attr.] [e.g. competence, group, issue, meaning; damage, drill] | 105 Kern- [z. B. Kompetenz, Gruppe, Frage, Bedeutung; Schäden, Bohrer] | |
| for. forest {adj} [attr.] [e.g. animal, area, belt, consumption, damage] | 58 Wald- [z. B. Tier, Gebiet, Gürtel, Verbrauch, Schäden] | |
| extensive {adj} [damage] | 50 beträchtlich [Schaden] | |
| bot. leaf {adj} [attr.] [e.g. apex, axis, base, blade, bud, damage] | 38 Blatt- [z. B. Spitze, Achse, Grund, Spreite, Knospe, Schaden] | |
| bearable {adj} [a loss, a damage etc.] | 29 verschmerzbar | |
| ecol. for. hunting game {adj} [attr.] [e.g. biologist, bite, damage, density, enclosure] | 19 Wild- [z. B. Biologe, Verbiss, Schaden, Dichte, Gehege] | |
| biol. cellular {adj} [e.g. activation, biology, damage, metabolism] | Zell- [z. B. Aktivierung, Biologie, Schäden, Stoffwechsel] | |
Verbs |
| to inflict sth. [damage, loss, pain, etc.] | 2597 etw.Akk. zufügen [Schaden, Verlust, Schmerzen etc.] | |
| to wear sth. [damage through use] | 605 etw. abnutzen | |
| to wear (sth.) [damage, getting damaged through use] | 596 (etw.) verschleißen | |
| to cause sth. [damage, harm, etc.] | 562 etw. anrichten [Schaden, Unheil etc.] | |
| to batter sth. [damage, injure, destroy] | 491 etw. zerschmettern | |
| to batter sth. [damage severely] | 445 etw.Akk. zerdepschen [österr.] [verbeulen] | |
| to ruin sb./sth. [cause great damage or harm, wreck] [e.g. sb.'s life, sb.'s reputation] | 374 jdn./etw. vernichten [fig. für: ruinieren] [z. B. jds. Leben, jds. Ruf] | |
| to wear sth. [damage through use] | 328 etw. abnützen [bes. südd., österr., schweiz.] | |
| ecol. to remediate sth. [reverse environmental damage] | 149 etw.Akk. sanieren [wieder in einen intakten Zustand versetzen, z. B. Flüsse, Erdreich] | |
| to ding sth. [damage] [coll.] | 93 etw. andellen [ugs.] [beschädigen] | |
| to indent [dent, damage] | 41 einbeulen | |
| to wear sth. [damage through use] | 5 etw. abnudeln [ugs.] [abnutzen, verschleißen] | |
| to batter sb./sth. [inflict damage] | jdm./etw. übel zusetzen [Redewendung] [verletzen, beschädigen] | |
Nouns |
| fin. deposit [against damage] | 1319 Kaution {f} | |
| mischief [damage] | 877 Schaden {m} | |
| injury [damage] | 503 Beschädigung {f} | |
| injury [harm, damage] | 382 Schädigung {f} | |
| law indemnity [compensation for loss or damage] | 231 Abfindung {f} [für Verlust oder Schaden] | |
| insur. law naut. average [loss, damage] | 25 Seeschaden {m} [Havarieschaden] | |
| hort. [damage done by snails] | 8 Schneckenfraß {m} | |
| pol. reparations {pl} [for war damage] | 8 Kriegsentschädigung {f} | |
| [damage / harm caused by a defective product] | Mangelfolgeschaden {m} | |
| flids [Br.] [coll.] [pej.] [dated] [children born with thalidomide damage] | Contergankinder {pl} [ugs.] [contergangeschädigte Kinder] | |
2 Words: Others |
| externally discernible {adj} [esp. damage] | äußerlich erkennbar [bes. Schäden] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to bring about sth. [damage, harm, etc.] | etw. anrichten [Schaden, Unheil etc.] | |
| to bung sth. up [Am.] [damage] | schwer beschädigen | |
| to leave sth. intact [to not damage something] | etw.Akk. ganz lassen [nicht beschädigen] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| law criminal mischief [Am.: damage of other people's property] | Sachbeschädigung {f} | |
| furn. furniture blanket [for packaging and protecting furniture from damage] | Möbeldecke {f} [z. B. für Umzug] | |
| med. golfer's skin [actinic skin damage, known as farmer's skin] | [sonnengeschädigte Haut des Golfspielers] | |
| snow damage [esp. tree damage from weight of snow] | Schneebruch {m} [bes. Baumschäden verursacht durch hohe Schnee] | |
| med. unhappy triad [damage to the knee joint or elbow joint] | Unhappy Triad {f} [Unhappy-Triad-Verletzung des Knie- bzw. Ellenbogengelenks] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| med. adverse health effects [damage to one's health] | Gesundheitsschäden {pl} | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to score an own goal [Br.] [idiom] [damage one's own interests] | (sich) ein Eigentor schießen [Redewendung] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| law duty to mitigate damages [also: duty to mitigate damage] | Schadensminderungspflicht {f} | |
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