 | English  | German | |
 | singular {adj} [separate, individual] | einzeln | |
| Nouns |
| bullpen [esp. Am.] [coll.] [a business office that is not divided into individual compartments] | 192 Großraumbüro {n} | |
| seclusion [of individual, group] | 114 Abschottung {f} | |
| sociol. theatre rôle [dated spv.] [role] [part played by an individual or actor] | 36 Rolle {f} [Gestalt, Stellung] | |
| biol. genetics {sg} [of a specific individual or species] | 33 Erbanlagen {pl} | |
| econ. law [individual power of representation] | 25 Einzelprokura {f} | |
| smokeshow [sl.] [extremely physically attractive individual] | 25 Granate {f} [ugs.] [sehr attraktive Person] | |
| educ. psych. spec. competence [ability of an individual to perform] | 17 Handlungskompetenz {f} | |
| parts [individual parts, components] | 17 Einzelteile {pl} | |
| educ. psych. spec. competency [ability of an individual to perform] | 11 Handlungskompetenz {f} | |
| fashion [custom of an individual] | 9 Gewohnheit {f} | |
| art Stolperstein [cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism] | 6 Stolperstein {m} [von Gunter Demnig gestaltete Gedenktafel für Nazi-Opfer] | |
| gastr. tagliatelle [individual piece of tagliatelle] | 6 Bandnudel {f} | |
| med. twitch [individual spasm] | 6 Einzelzuckung {f} | |
| [advertisement placed by a private individual] | Privatanzeige {f} | |
| [type of crossword puzzle in which certain individual letters make up a phrase or saying] | Rösselsprung {m} [südd.] | |
| androgyne [an androgynous individual] | androgyne Person {f} | |
| genealogy [esp. of an individual family] | Stammfolge {f} | |
| hieroglyphic [individual sign] [now often considered incorrect for 'hieroglyph', esp. in British English] | Hieroglyphe {f} | |
| med. lycanthrope [an individual affected with lycanthropy] | an Lykanthropie Leidender {m} | |
| biol. med. zool. monochromat [also an individual who is completely color-blind] | Monochromat {m} | |
| med. orthocephalic [an orthocephalic individual] | Orthokephaler {m} | |
| quidam [an unknown or unspecified individual] [somebody] | Quidam {m} [geh.] [veraltet] [ein gewisser Jemand] | |
| med. retardate [a mentally retarded individual] [often offensive] | Retardierter {m} [geistig] | |
| sayings [esp. of an individual] | Aussprüche {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| games to play sth. again [e.g. an entire game or individual moves, responses, etc.] | etw. nachspielen [z. B. ganze Spiele oder einzelne Spielzüge] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| geogr. Canary Island [referring to any of the individual islands] | Kanareninsel {f} [einzelne Insel der Kanaren] | |
| gastr. chocolate making [small, individual chocolates] | Pralinenherstellung {f} | |
| comm. cleaning business [individual concern, not an industry sector] | Reinigungsgeschäft {n} | |
| art creative work [individual object or oeuvre] | künstlerische Arbeit {f} [Gesamtwerk oder einzelne Arbeit] | |
| daring exploit [of an individual] | Husarenritt {m} [fig.] | |
| comp. Internet data subject [individual whose personal data is collected] | betroffene Person {f} [Person, deren personenbezogene Daten erhoben werden] | |
| art grotesque painting [collectively, not an individual painting] | Groteskenmalerei {f} | |
| relig. individual prayer [prayer of an individual] | Gebet {n} des Einzelnen | |
| individual risk [risk to an individual] | Individualrisiko {n} | |
| archaeo. archi. megalithic building [individual building] | Megalithbau {m} [Gebäude] | |
| mus. orchestral parts [parts for the individual instruments] | Orchesterstimmen {pl} [Stimmen für die einzelnen Instrumente] | |
| law Osman warning [Br.] [official warning issued to an individual by the police advising them that they are at serious risk of being killed] | [polizeiliche Warnung vor einem möglichen Mordanschlag] | |
| econ. private consumption [individual consumption] | privater Konsum {m} | |
| protected domain [of individual rights, on a storage medium, etc.] | geschützter Bereich {m} [persönlicher Rechte, eines Speichermediums etc.] | |
| lit. publ. published work [individual book etc.] | Publikation {f} [Einzelbuch etc.] | |
| hist. ration book [handed out to each individual in WWII, actually rationing food, clothes, furniture and petrol] | Lebensmittelkarte {f} [immer dann, wenn von Lebensmitteln die Rede ist] | |
| relig. Reform congregation [an individual congregation, not the Reform Movement] | Reformgemeinde {f} [einzelne Gemeinde und Bewegung] | |
| for. selection cutting [cutting down individual trees] | Plentern {n} | |
| smoking history [of an individual] | Raucherkarriere {f} | |
| stumbling stone [(metal) paving stone commemorating individual Nazi victims] | Stolperstein {m} [zur Erinnerung an Opfer des Nationalsozialismus] | |
| sociol. telephone interview [of an individual] | Telefonbefragung {f} [einer Einzelperson] | |
| tripping stone [metal paving stone commemorating individual Nazi victims] | Stolperstein {m} [zur Erinnerung an Opfer des Nationalsozialismus] | |
| urban urban structure [structure of a city or town, not an individual building] | Stadtstruktur {f} | |
| hist. print woodblock printing [an individual print, not the process of printing] | Holzschnittdruck {m} | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| telecom. emergency telephone number [of individual] | Nummer {f} für dringende Notfälle | |
| hist. mil. tank destruction badge [for individual destruction of enemy armored fighting vehicle at close range with hand-held weaponry] [WW II German Armed Forces] | Sonderabzeichen {n} für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer [dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| biol. vancomycin-resistant enterococci <VRE> [individual bacteria] | vancomycinresistente Enterokokken {pl} <VRE> [einzelne Bakterien] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| work related (tax) deductions [individual tax return] [Am.] | Werbungskosten {f} [Steuererklärung] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to skip back and forth between sth. [e.g. individual steps] | innerhalb / zwischen etw. hin- und herspringen [fig.] [z. B. innerhalb einzelner Handlungsschritte] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. badge for destruction of strafing warplanes [by individual small-arms fire] [WW II German Armed Forces] | Tieffliegervernichtungsabzeichen {n} [dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| hist. zool. T | | |
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