| English | German | |
| distinct {adj} [different] | 1166 verschieden [unterschiedlich] | |
| strange {adj} [different, unfamiliar] | 1118 fremd [andersartig, unvertraut] | |
| distinct {adj} [different] | 647 unterschiedlich | |
| distinct {adj} [different] | 466 eigen [anders als andere] | |
| odd {adj} [different] | 369 ungleich | |
| alien {adj} [strange, different to the point of incompatibility] | 37 wesensfremd | |
| distinct {adj} [different] | 33 getrennt [verschieden] | |
| otherwise {adv} [in a different way] | 16 anders | |
| [rarely used; two different meanings: a) venerating, deferential; b) venerable] {adj} | 5 verehrensvoll [selten für: a) verehrungsvoll; b) verehrenswert] | |
| [capable of performing different tasks flexibly] {adj} | aufgabenflexibel | |
| otherguess {adj} [archaic] [different] | anderlei [geh.] | |
| slightly {adv} [better, different, etc.] | ein wenig [besser, anders etc.] | |
Verbs |
| to resort sth. [sort in a different way] | 1057 etw. umsortieren | |
| to shift sth. [move to a different place] | 97 etw. verstellen [an andere Stelle] | |
| to stain [take on a different colour] | 94 verfärben | |
| to move sth. [to a different place] | 90 etw.Akk. verlagern [an einen anderen Ort] | |
| to oscillate [shimmer in different colours] | 21 changieren [in verschiedenen Farben] | |
| to translate sth. [into a different language] | 19 etw.Akk. übertragen [geh.] [in eine andere Sprache] | |
| to restore [store in a different place] | 16 umlagern [anderswo lagern] | |
| textil. to trim [e.g. in a different colour] | 14 absetzen | |
| to shimmer [in different colours] | 13 changieren | |
| to differentiate [to become different in character] | unterschiedlich entwickeln | |
| to embrace sth. [different things, e.g. opinions] | etw.Akk. (in sichDat.) vereinigen [verschiedene Dinge, z. B. Meinungen] | |
| educ. jobs to retrain [learn new skills so as to be able to do a different job] | sich umschulen lassen | |
Nouns |
| jobs newcomer [different background] | 278 Quereinsteiger {m} | |
| fin. budgets [of different institutions etc.] | 21 Haushaltsmittel {pl} [verschiedener Einrichtungen etc.] | |
| relig. [a societal state where people with different worldviews allow their differences to dominate their consciousness] | 5 Gegeneinander {n} [Kirchenjargon] | |
| ling. [numeral showing how many different kinds, with -erlei suffix] | 5 Gattungszahlwort {n} | |
| admin. [border between regions designated for different uses] | Nutzungsartengrenze {f} [Kulturgrenze] | |
| admin. RealEst. [boundary between regions of different land use] | Nutzungsartengrenze {f} [Kulturgrenze] | |
| jobs naut. [female person who pilots and tows different kinds of ships in large ports, and takes part in loading and unloading] | Hafenschifferin {f} | |
| sports [friendly relationship between supporters of different teams, esp. in soccer] | Fanfreundschaft {f} | |
| photo. [The distance between similar image points on two different photographs properly set up for stereoscopic viewing] | Blickpunktentfernung {f} | |
| oenol. [Viennese mixed grape blend; different grapevines growing in the same vineyard] | Gemischter Wiener Satz {m} | |
| mus. spec. alternatimpraxis [performance by different groups in sequence] | Alternatimpraxis {f} | |
| herald. mil. Balkenkreuz [national identification cross on German military vehicles in different forms since 1918] | Balkenkreuz {n} [dt. Streitkräfte] | |
| move [of an object to a different place] | Verschiebung {f} [an einen anderen Platz] | |
| bot. snakewood [a common name of several different plants] | Schlangenholz {n} | |
2 Words: Others |
| another time {adv} [on a different occasion] | ein andermal | |
| distinct from sb./sth. {adj} [pred.] [different] | von jdm./etw. getrennt [unterschieden] | |
| distinct from sb./sth. {adj} [pred.] [different] | von jdm./etw. verschieden [unterschiedlich] | |
| with me [as in "With me it's different."] | bei mir [wie in "Bei mir ist das anders."] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| cloth. to change into sth. [different clothes] | sichDat. etw.Akk. anziehen [andere Kleidung] | |
| to mix (with) [people, different households] | sichAkk. treffen [Menschen, unterschiedliche Haushalte] | |
| to ride behind [on different bicycle] | hinterherfahren | |
| equest. to ride behind [on different horse] | hinterherreiten | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| pol. boundary commission [responsible for determinig boundaries; different contexts] | Grenzkommission {f} [zuständig für Grenzfestlegungen; verschiedene Zusammenhänge] | |
| relig. double church [for two different confessions] | Simultankirche {f} | |
| med. pol. drug policies {pl} [e.g. of different countries] | Drogenpolitik {f} [z. B. verschiedener Länder] | |
| math. Egyptian fraction [depiction of a fraction as sum of different unit fractions] | ägyptischer Bruch {m} [Darstellung eines Bruchs als Summe verschiedener Stammbrüche] | |
| biol. gene transfer [here: between different cell compartments (compartmentalization)] | Genverlagerung {f} [hier: Gentransfer zwischen verschiedenen Zellkompartimenten (Kompartimentierung)] | |
| rail interchange station [with lines crossing each other at different levels] | Turmbahnhof {m} | |
| interfaith marriage [different denominations] | interkonfessionelle Ehe {f} | |
| interfaith marriage [different religions] | interreligiöse Ehe {f} | |
| biol. step twins [dizygotic twins with two different fathers, born at the same time] | Stiefzwillinge {pl} [zweieiige Zwillinge von zwei unterschiedlichen Vätern] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to be distinct from sb./sth. [to be different] | sichAkk. von jdm./etw. unterscheiden | |
| to feel transported into sth. [a different world etc.] | sichAkk. in etw.Akk. versetzt fühlen [eine andere Welt etc.] | |
| to share a joke [usually only of a greater community where a joke is told repeatedly in different groups] | sich einen Witz erzählen [meist nur von einer größeren Gemeinschaft, in der ein Witz mehrfach in unterschiedlichen Gruppen erzählt wird] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. naut. Naval High Command [high command of different German naval forces] | Oberkommando {n} der Marine <OKM> | |
| pol. the honourable gentleman [Br.] [member for a different party] | der Herr Abgeordnete {m} | |
4 Words: Others |
| of a different cast {adj} [different sort, kind] | von anderer Art | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to be of different opinions [rarer: to be of different opinion] | geteilter Meinung sein | |
5+ Words: Others |
| proverb Different strokes for different folks. | Jedem Tierchen sein Pläsierchen. | |
| quote If you wake up at a different time in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [Fight Club] | Wenn man in einer anderen Zeit aufwacht, an einem anderen Ort, könnte man auch als anderer Mensch aufwachen? | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be a far cry from sth. [idiom] [very different] | weit entfernt von etw. sein [fig.] | |
| to be at cross purposes (with sb.) [have different aims from one another] | (mit jdm.) gegensätzliche Vorstellungen haben [unterschiedliche Ziele verfolgen] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. Austrian royal imperial chartered railways [many different companies] | österreichische k.k. privilegierte Eisenbahnen {pl} [viele verschiedene Gesellschaften] | |
| educ. semi-independent part of a school [in a different building] | Expositur {f} [österr.] [Teil einer Schule außerhalb des eigentlichen Schulgebäudes] | |
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