| English | German | |
| by {prep} [near / beside] | 2047 bei [+Dat.] | |
| near {prep} [also: near to] [close to] | 453 bei [+Dat.] [in der Nähe] | |
| local {adj} [near a location] | 303 ortsnah | |
| anat. temporal {adj} [of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull] | 37 Schläfen- | |
| borderline {adj} [on or near a border or boundary] | 23 Grenz- | |
| forbye {prep} [archaic] [spv.] [esp. Scot.] [close by, near] | nahe | |
Verbs |
| to sky sth. [hang near the top of the wall (above line of vision)] [dated] [coll.] | etw. (deutlich) oberhalb der Augenhöhe aufhängen [Bild, Gemälde] | |
Nouns |
| meadow [piece of low ground near a river] | 806 Aue {f} [poet. od regional] [an einem Bach oder Fluss gelegenes flaches Gelände mit saftigen Wiesen] | |
| meadow [esp. piece of low ground near a river] | 40 Au {f} [südd.] [österr.] [schweiz.] | |
| approach [drawing near] | 27 Herannahen {n} | |
| bibl. hist. Philistines [ancient Near Eastern people] | 7 Philister {pl} | |
| biol. bot. zool. [plant or animal that lives near humans and benefits from association with them] | Kulturfolger {m} | |
| geogr. Unverified [public square in the Swiss city of Bern, near the train station] | Hirschengraben {m} | |
| ethn. [Slovenes living near the Adriatic sea] | Küstenslowenen {pl} | |
| phonet. ash <æ> [symbol representing the sound of a near-open front unrounded vowel] | [phonetisches Zeichen für einen ungerundeten fast offenenen Vorderzungenvokal] <æ> | |
| relig. El [ancient Near Eastern deity] | El {m} [altorientalische Gottheit] | |
| Oriental [from a Near or Middle Eastern country] | Orientale {m} | |
| geogr. Osterhorngruppe [mountain area near Salzburg, Austria] | Osterhorngruppe {f} | |
| hist. relig. Resheph [Near Eastern deity] | Reschef {m} | |
| geogr. Userin [German village near Neustrelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania] | Userin {n} | |
2 Words: Others |
| at hand {adv} [ready, near at hand] | zur Hand | |
| just off [right near] | gleich bei [+Dat.] | |
| astron. near-Earth {adj} [also: near-earth] [attr.] | erdnah | |
| near-term {adj} [attr.] [for, covering, or involving the very near future] | zeitnah [die unmittelbaren Zukunft betreffend] | |
| pert near [Am.] [sl.] [pretty near] | haarscharf | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to be about [Br.] [to be near] | hier sein | |
| to push sth. up ['up' in the sense of near or towards] | etw.Akk. heranschieben | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| med. bedside testing [near-patient testing, point-of-care testing] | patientennahe Labordiagnostik {f} [Point-of-Care-Testing] | |
| astronau close encounter [near miss] | Beinahezusammenstoß {m} | |
| geogr. geol. Danube Gorge [near Weltenburg] | Donaudurchbruch {m} [bei Weltenburg] | |
| astron. Earth-crosser [near-earth object] | Erdbahnkreuzer {m} [erdnahes Objekt] | |
| geogr. Karst (plateau) [limestone plateau near Trieste] | Karst {m} | |
| psych. life review [near-death experience] | Lebensbilderschau {f} | |
| archi. Ludwigsburg Palace [near Stuttgart, Germany] | Schloss {n} Ludwigsburg [Residenzschoss in Ludwigsburg] | |
| geogr. Mount Untersberg [near Salzburg, Austria] | Untersberg {m} | |
| math. near-ring [also: near ring] | Fastring {m} | |
| nuclear town [town near a nuclear power plant] | Atomstadt {f} [Stadt in der Nähe eines Atomkraftwerks] | |
| med. plasma cuff [blood flow near the vessel walls] | Randstrom {m} [Angiologie] | |
| econ. specific environment [near environment] | nahe Umwelt {f} | |
| electr. engin. telecom. transition zone [between near field and far field of an antenna] | Übergangsfeld {n} [zwischen Nahfeld und Fernfeld einer Antenne] | |
3 Words: Others |
| beyond arm's reach {adv} [not near enough to reach by extending one's arm] | außer Reichweite [nicht zu erreichen durch Ausstrecken des Arms] | |
| sooner or later {adv} [idiom] [some time in the near or far future] | früher oder später | |
| sooner or later {adv} [idiom] [some time in the near or far future] | über kurz oder lang [Redewendung] | |
| within arm's reach {adv} [near enough to reach by extending one's arm] | in Reichweite [leicht zu erreichen durch Ausstrecken des Arms] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| hydro. dead-water zone [near-zero flow] | Totwasserraum {m} [z. B. hinter umströmten Hindernissen] | |
| med. potential adverse event [near miss] | Beinaheschaden {m} [auch: Beinahe-Schaden] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| electr. telecom. alien near end crosstalk <ANEXT> [also: alien near-end cross-talk / cross talk] | Fremdnahübersprechen {n} | |
| electr. telecom. near-end cross talk <NEXT> [also near-end cross-talk] | Nahübersprechen {n} [Querdämpfung] | |
| electr. telecom. near-end cross talk <NEXT> [also: near-end cross-talk] | Nahnebensprechen {n} [Querdämpfung] | |
5+ Words: Others |
| That was a near thing. [That was a near miss (a close call)] | Das hätte (leicht) ins Auge gehen können [ugs.] | |
| You might be on to something. [coll.] [getting near the truth] | Du könntest an etwas dran sein. [ugs.] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be on one's last legs [idiom] [to be near to death] | in den letzten Zügen liegen [Redewendung] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| ling. phonet. near-close near-front rounded vowel [also: near-high near-front rounded vowel] | gerundeter zentralisierter fast geschlossener Vorderzungenvokal {m} | |
| ling. phonet. near-close near-front unrounded vowel [also: near-high near-front unrounded vowel] | ungerundeter zentralisierter fast geschlossener Vorderzungenvokal {m} | |
| meteo. widespread dust (in suspension in the air) [not raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation] [WMO code 06] | verbreiteter Schwebstaub {m} [nicht vom Wind herangeführt] | |
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