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A
110 entries
- abbiegento turn
- abbrechento break off; to cancel, abort
- abfahrento depart, set off
- abgebento hand in, drop off
- abgießento drain
- abhaltento hold (a meeting or event); to keep from, stop
- abhauento take off, run off (colloquial)
- abholento pick up, collect
- abkühlento cool down; to cool (something)
- ablegento put down
- ablehnento reject, turn down, decline
- ablenkento distract; to divert
- abnehmento lose weight, to take off
- abonnierento subscribe
- absagento cancel, call off
- abschickento send off
- abschließento lock, to complete
- absetzento drop off (someone); to take off (a hat, glasses); to stop taking (a medicine)
- abstaubento dust
- abstürzento crash (aircraft, computer); to plunge
- abtrocknento dry off
- abwartento wait and see; to wait for (the end of)
- abziehento pull off; to deduct; to withdraw
- achtento pay attention; to mind, heed
- ächzento groan (with effort or pain)
- adoptierento adopt
- ahnento suspect, have a hunch, sense
- aktivierento activate, turn on
- aktualisierento update
- anbandelnto flirt
- anbietento offer
- ändernto change
- anfangento start
- anfassento touch (with your hands), handle
- angelnto fish (with a rod)
- angreifento attack
- anhaltento stop, pull over
- anhörento listen to; to sound
- ankommento arrive
- anlegento put on (a seat belt, bandage); to invest; to mess with (someone)
- anlügento lie to (someone)
- anmachento hit on someone
- anmeldento log in, register
- annehmento assume, to accept
- anprobierento try on
- anredento address / call someone
- anrufento call (someone)
- anschlagento bump against; to take effect; to post (a notice)
- anschließento connect, plug in
- ansehento look at, view
- antretento compete (against); to start (a job, a trip)
- antunto do (something) to someone
- antwortento answer
- arbeitento work
- arrangierento arrange
- atmento breathe
- aufbauento set up, assemble; to build up
- aufbrechento set off, leave; to break open
- aufbringento raise (money); to muster (courage); to make angry
- aufgebento give up
- aufhängento hang up (an object)
- aufhebento pick up; to keep, save; to lift, cancel
- aufhörento stop
- aufklarento clear up (sky)
- aufladento charge, recharge
- auflegento hang up (the phone); to put on (music)
- aufnehmento record; to take in, admit
- aufpassento pay attention; to watch out, be careful
- aufräumento tidy up
- aufregento upset / annoy someone
- aufschreibento write down
- aufspannento stretch open
- aufspürento track down
- aufstehento get up
- aufstellento set up, put up
- auftauchento turn up, appear; to surface
- auftauento defrost
- aufwachento wake up
- aufwachsento grow up
- aufwärmento warm up; to reheat
- aufziehento raise (a child); to wind (a clock); to tease
- auscheckento check out
- ausdenkento think something up
- ausdruckento print out
- ausfallento be canceled
- ausfüllento fill out a form
- ausgebento spend (money, understood from context)
- ausgehento go out (socially)
- aushaltento stand, bear
- auslassento leave out
- auslöschento wipe out; to put out (a flame)
- auslösento trigger, set off, cause
- ausmachento turn off, to arrange
- ausnutzento take advantage of, exploit; to make use of
- auspackento unpack
- ausprobierento try out, test
- ausraubento rob
- ausrechnento calculate, work out; (ausgerechnet) of all things
- ausrichtento pass on (a message); to host (an event); to align
- aussagento testify, give evidence; to state
- ausschaltento switch off
- ausschließento rule out, exclude
- aussehento look, appear
- aussetzento abandon; to expose; to stop, cut out
- aussprechento pronounce; to express
- aussteigento get off, alight
- aussuchento pick out, select
- austauschento exchange
- auswählento select, choose
- ausziehento take off clothes, to move out
B
81 entries
- backento bake
- bauento build
- beantwortento answer
- bedauernto regret; to feel sorry for
- bedeutento mean, signify
- bedienento serve, wait on; to operate (a machine)
- beeindruckento impress
- beeinflussento influence
- beendento finish
- befehlento order, command
- befolgento follow, obey (advice, rules, orders)
- befragento question, interview, survey
- befreiento free, release, liberate
- befürchtento fear (that something will happen)
- begegnento meet, run into, encounter
- begehento commit (a crime, a mistake); to celebrate (formal)
- begleitento accompany, go with
- begrabento bury
- begreifento comprehend, grasp
- begrüßento greet or welcome someone in person
- behaltento keep, retain
- behandelnto treat (a person or patient); to deal with (a topic)
- behauptento claim, assert
- beherrschento master; to control; to rule
- beibringento teach (someone something)
- beißento bite
- bekämpfento fight, combat
- bekommento receive
- belästigento bother; to harass
- bellento bark
- benötigento need, require (formal)
- benutzento use
- beobachtento observe
- bereitento cause, give (joy, worry, trouble); to prepare (formal)
- bereuento regret
- berichtento report
- berücksichtigento take something into account
- beruhigento calm / soothe someone
- berührento touch; to move (emotionally)
- beschließento decide, resolve; to pass (a law)
- beschreibento describe
- beschuldigento accuse
- beschützento protect, look after (a person)
- besiegento defeat, beat
- besitzento own; possess
- besorgento get, obtain, buy
- besprechento talk over, discuss
- bestehento pass
- bestellento order (food)
- bestimmento determine, decide; to be in charge
- bestrafento punish
- betonento emphasize
- betrachtento look at, view; to regard (as)
- betreffento concern, affect
- betretento enter, step onto
- betreuento care for; to supervise
- betrügento cheat, deceive; to cheat on (a partner)
- beunruhigento worry, alarm (someone)
- beurteilento judge, assess
- bevorzugento prefer
- bewachento guard
- bewahrento keep, preserve; to protect (from)
- beweisento prove
- bewundernto admire
- bezahlento pay
- bietento offer, provide; to bid
- bindento tie, bind
- bittento ask
- blasento blow
- blätternto leaf through
- bleibento stay, remain
- blockierento block
- blutento bleed
- bohrento drill
- bratento fry, roast
- brechento break
- brennento burn; be on fire
- bringento bring
- brüllento roar, bellow
- buchento book
- bügelnto iron
C
1 entries
D
19 entries
- dämpfento steam
- dankento thank
- dauernto last; to take (time)
- deckento cover
- denkento think
- deutento point (at); to interpret
- dienento serve
- diskutierento discuss
- drängento push; to urge, press
- drehento turn, rotate
- drohento threaten
- drückento press, push
- dünstento cook gently in a covered pan with a little liquid or fat
- durchführento carry out, conduct
- durchmachento go through a hard time; to stay up all night
- durchsuchento search (a place or person)
- durchziehento go through with (colloquial); to pull (something) through
- dürfento be allowed to
- duschento shower
E
77 entries
- einbrechento break in; to cave in
- eincheckento check in
- eindringento force one's way in; to penetrate
- einfallento occur to, come to mind
- einfrierento freeze
- eingehento enter into something
- einkaufento shop
- einladento invite
- einnehmento take medicine
- einpackento wrap (pack up)
- einschaltento switch on
- einschätzento size up, appraise
- einschlafento fall asleep
- einschließento lock in; to include
- einsetzento use, deploy; to insert; to stand up for
- einsperrento lock up, lock in
- einsteigento get in, board
- einstellento hire; to adjust or set; to discontinue
- eintretento enter (formal); go in
- einzahlento deposit money
- einziehento move in
- empfangento receive, welcome (guests); to receive (a signal)
- empfindento feel, perceive; to find (something to be)
- endento end
- entdeckento discover
- entfernento remove
- entführento kidnap; to hijack
- entgehento escape; to go unnoticed by
- entkommento escape, get away
- entlassento dismiss; to discharge; to release
- entscheidento decide
- entsorgento dispose of
- entspannento relax
- entstehento arise, come into being, develop
- entwerfento design, draft
- entwertento validate
- erfahrento find out, learn (news); (adjective) experienced
- erfassento grasp (understand); to record (data); to hit (of a vehicle)
- erfindento invent; to make up
- erfordernto require, call for
- erfüllento fulfill; to meet (a requirement); to fill (with a feeling)
- ergreifento seize; to take (measures, an opportunity)
- erhebento raise, lift (formal); to levy (fees, taxes)
- erhitzento heat up
- erhöhento increase
- erkennento recognize
- erklärento explain
- erlaubento allow
- erleidento suffer (an injury, a loss, damage)
- ermittelnto investigate; to determine
- ermordento murder
- erntento harvest
- erobernto conquer; to win (hearts, a market)
- erpressento blackmail, extort
- erregento arouse, excite; to cause
- erreichento reach
- erschaffento create
- erscheinento appear; to be published; to seem
- erschießento shoot dead
- erschreckento frighten, scare; to get a fright
- ersetzento replace
- ersparento spare (someone something)
- erstattento make a report
- erstickento suffocate, choke
- erteilento give, grant (formally)
- ertönento ring out, sound
- ertrinkento drown
- erwägento consider
- erwähnento mention
- erwärmento heat, warm up
- erwartento expect
- erwischento catch
- erzählento tell, recount
- erzeugento produce, generate
- erziehento bring up, raise
- existierento exist
- explodierento explode
F
34 entries
- fahrento drive; to travel by vehicle
- fallento fall
- fälschento forge, fake
- faltento fold
- fangento catch
- fassento grasp, take hold of; to catch (a criminal)
- faszinierento fascinate
- fegento sweep
- feiernto celebrate
- fernsehento watch TV
- fesselnto tie up, bind; to captivate
- festhaltento hold on (to), hold tight; to record (a fact)
- feststellento establish, ascertain
- fickento fuck (vulgar)
- findento find
- flehento beg, plead
- fliegento fly
- fliehento flee; to escape
- fließento flow
- flirtento flirt
- flüsternto whisper
- folgento follow
- folternto torture
- fordernto demand, call for
- forschento research
- fotografierento photograph, take pictures
- fragento ask
- freilassento release, set free
- fremdgehento cheat (be unfaithful)
- fressento eat (of animals); to devour
- freuento make someone happy; to delight
- frühstückento have breakfast
- füllento fill
- fütternto feed
G
23 entries
- garantierento guarantee
- gebärento give birth
- gebento give
- gefallento please; to be liked
- gehento go
- gehorchento obey
- gehörento belong
- gelangento reach, get to
- gelingento succeed, turn out well
- genießento enjoy
- genügento be enough, suffice
- gestehento confess, admit
- gewährento grant
- gewinnento win, to gain
- ghostento ghost someone
- gießento water plants, to pour
- glaubento believe
- grabento dig
- gratulierento congratulate
- greifento grab, reach for
- grillento grill, barbecue
- gründento found
- grüßento greet / send greetings
H
24 entries
- habento have
- hackento chop
- halbierento halve, cut in half
- haltento hold, to keep
- handelnto act, take action; to trade, deal; to be about
- hassento hate
- hebento lift, raise
- heilento heal, cure
- heiratento marry
- heißento be called
- helfento help
- herbringento bring here
- hereinkommento come in
- herkommento come here
- herrschento rule; to prevail, be (a state of affairs)
- herstellento produce, manufacture; to establish (contact)
- herunterladento download
- heulento howl; to bawl (colloquial)
- hinterfragento question
- hinzufügento add
- hochladento upload
- hoffento hope
- holento fetch, get
- hörento hear
I
6 entries
J
3 entries
K
27 entries
- kämpfento fight, struggle
- kaputtgehento break / stop working
- kaufento buy
- kennento know; to be acquainted with
- kennenlernento meet someone; to get to know someone
- keuchento pant, gasp
- klauento steal, swipe (colloquial)
- klebento glue, stick
- kletternto climb
- klickento click
- klingelnto ring
- klingento sound
- klopfento knock
- knackento crack (a nut, a code); to creak
- knallento bang, pop, slam
- knetento knead
- knurrento growl; (stomach) to rumble
- kochento cook
- kommento come
- kommentierento comment
- kompostierento compost
- könnencan; to be able to
- kontaktierento contact
- kontrollierento check, inspect; to control
- kritisierento criticize
- kündigento quit; to terminate or cancel (with notice)
- küssento kiss
L
25 entries
- lachento laugh
- landento land; to end up
- lassento let, to leave something
- laufento run / walk (context dependent)
- läutento ring (bells)
- lebento live; to be alive
- leerento empty
- legento lay down, put flat
- lehnento lean
- leidento suffer
- leihento lend
- leistento achieve, accomplish; to afford
- lenkento steer; to direct
- lernento learn (verb)
- lesento read
- liebento love
- liegento lie / be located (horizontally)
- lobento praise
- lockento lure, entice
- löschento delete, erase
- lösento solve
- losgehento set off, leave; to start
- loslassento let go (of)
- loswerdento get rid of
- lügento lie, tell a lie
M
17 entries
- machento make, do
- manipulierento manipulate; to rig
- marinierento marinate
- matchento match
- meditierento meditate
- meinento mean, to be of the opinion
- merkento notice, to memorize
- messento measure
- mietento rent
- mischento mix
- mitbringento bring along
- mitkommento come along
- mitmachento join in, take part
- mitnehmento take along
- mitteilento inform, tell, notify (formal)
- mögento like
- müssento have to, must
N
9 entries
O
1 entries
P
18 entries
- packento pack, to grab
- panierento coat in breadcrumbs
- parkento park
- passento fit; to suit
- passierento happen
- pfeifento whistle
- pflanzento plant
- pflegento care for, nurse; to maintain
- pinkelnto pee (colloquial)
- planento plan
- plaudernto chat / make conversation
- postento post online
- präsentierento present
- probierento taste (sample)
- produzierento produce
- protestierento protest
- prügelnto beat; to fight, brawl
- putzento clean (routine)
Q
1 entries
R
29 entries
- ratento guess; to advise (context dependent)
- rauchento smoke
- rausbringento take out
- rausfindento find out
- rausgehento go out, step outside
- rausholento get out, take out (colloquial)
- rauskommento come out, get out (colloquial)
- rauswerfento throw out, kick out
- reagierento react
- rechnento calculate, do math
- recycelnto recycle
- redento talk
- regnento rain
- reibento grate
- reingehento go in
- reinlegento trick, fool, con (colloquial)
- reisento travel
- reizento provoke, irritate; to tempt, appeal to
- reißento tear, rip
- rennento run fast / race
- reparierento repair
- respektierento respect
- richtento direct, aim; to go by
- riechento smell
- riskierento risk
- rufento call, shout
- rührento stir
- ruinierento ruin
- rutschento slide, slip
S
142 entries
- säento sow
- sagento say; to tell
- salzento salt
- sammelnto collect, gather
- schälento peel
- schaltento switch; to shift gears
- schätzento estimate, to value
- schauento look
- scheinento seem (also: to shine)
- scherzento joke
- schiebento push, shove
- schießento shoot; to kick (a ball)
- schildernto describe
- schimpfento scold, grumble
- schlafento sleep
- schlagento beat, whip
- schleichento creep, sneak
- schließento close
- schluchzento sob
- schluckento swallow
- schmelzento melt
- schmiedento forge
- schnappento snatch, grab; to catch (a criminal)
- schneidento cut
- schraubento screw in; to fasten with screws
- schreibento write
- schreiento shout, scream
- schuldento owe
- schüttelnto shake
- schützento protect (against something)
- schweigento be silent, say nothing
- schwimmento swim
- schwitzento sweat
- schwörento swear (an oath), vow
- segnento bless
- sehento see
- seinto be
- sendento send
- setzento set, put
- seufzento sigh
- sich abmeldento log out / sign off
- sich anfreundento become friends, make friends
- sich anfühlento feel (to the touch)
- sich anziehento get dressed
- sich ärgernto get annoyed
- sich aufwärmento warm up (before exercise)
- sich ausruhento rest / get some rest
- sich bedankento say thank you
- sich beeilento hurry up
- sich befindento be (located)
- sich bemühento try hard, make an effort
- sich benehmento behave (with good or bad manners)
- sich beschwerento complain
- sich beteiligento take part; to participate
- sich bewegento move (oneself)
- sich bewerbento apply for a job
- sich einlassento get involved in, go along with
- sich einmischento interfere, meddle
- sich engagierento get involved, to be active (for a cause)
- sich entschließento decide, make up one's mind
- sich entschuldigento apologize
- sich erholento recover, recuperate
- sich erinnernto remember
- sich erkältento catch a cold
- sich erweisento turn out to be, prove to be
- sich fragento wonder
- sich freuento look forward to / be pleased about
- sich fühlento feel a certain way
- sich gewöhnento get used to something
- sich hinlegento lie down
- sich interessierento be interested
- sich kämmento comb one's hair
- sich kennenlernento meet each other; to get to know each other
- sich konzentrierento concentrate
- sich krankmeldento call in sick
- sich kümmernto take care of someone
- sich langweilento be bored
- sich meldento get in touch
- sich nähernto approach
- sich öffnento open up (emotionally)
- sich rächento take revenge
- sich rasierento shave
- sich schämento be ashamed
- sich schminkento put on makeup
- sich sehnento long for, yearn for
- sich setzento sit down
- sich trennento separate / break up
- sich übergebento vomit
- sich unterhaltento chat, converse
- sich verabredento arrange to meet (someone)
- sich verbeugento bow (greeting)
- sich verbündento ally, join forces
- sich verhaltento behave, act (in a situation)
- sich verletzento hurt oneself
- sich verliebento fall in love
- sich verlobento get engaged
- sich verpflichtento commit oneself (to do something)
- sich versammelnto gather, assemble (as a group)
- sich versöhnento make up / reconcile
- sich verspätento be running late
- sich vorstellento introduce oneself
- sich waschento wash oneself
- sich wehrento defend oneself, fight back
- sich weigernto refuse
- sichernto secure, safeguard; to back up (data)
- singento sing
- sinkento sink; to fall, drop
- sitzento sit
- sollenshould, to be supposed to
- sortierento sort
- sparento save / economize
- speichernto save, store
- sperrento block, close off; to lock; to suspend (a card or account)
- spielento play
- spinnento be crazy, talk nonsense (colloquial); to spin (yarn)
- sprechento speak
- sprengento blow up
- springento jump
- spuckento spit; to throw up (colloquial)
- spülento wash the dishes; to rinse
- spürento feel, sense
- starrento stare
- startento start (an engine, a program, a race); to take off
- stattfindento take place
- staubsaugento vacuum
- stechento sting, prick; to stab
- stehento stand
- stellento place upright, put
- sterbento die
- stillento breastfeed
- stimmento be correct; to be true
- stinkento stink, smell bad
- stöhnento moan, groan
- stoppento stop (something or someone)
- stornierento cancel
- stoßento push, shove, bump; to come across
- streichento paint; to stroke; to spread; to cancel or cross out
- streitento argue, quarrel
- studierento study at a university
- stürzento fall (hard), crash; to rush; to overthrow
- suchento look for, search
- süßento sweeten
T
17 entries
- tanzento dance
- tauchento dive (underwater); to dip
- täuschento deceive, fool; to be mistaken
- tauschento swap, exchange
- teilento share, to divide
- teilnehmento take part, participate
- tötento kill
- tragento carry, to wear
- trainierento work out, exercise
- trauento trust; to dare; to marry (a couple)
- trauernto mourn, to grieve
- träumento dream
- treffento meet (someone)
- tretento kick; to step
- trinkento drink
- tröstento comfort
- tunto do
U
28 entries
- übento practice
- überfallento attack, mug, hold up
- überlassento leave (something) to someone
- überlebento survive
- überlegento think over, consider
- übernachtento stay overnight
- übernehmento take over
- überquerento cross (the street)
- überredento persuade, talk into
- übersetzento translate
- überstehento get through, survive
- übertragento broadcast; to transfer; to transmit
- übertreibento exaggerate; to overdo
- überwachento monitor, keep under surveillance
- überzeugento convince, persuade
- überziehento overdraw (an account)
- umarmento hug
- umdrehento turn around; to turn over
- umgebento surround
- umgehento deal with, handle
- umkehrento turn around, go back
- umlegento flip (a switch); to put on (a scarf); to kill (slang)
- umplanento change plans; to replan
- umsteigento change trains
- umtauschento exchange (an item)
- umziehento move (to a new home); to change clothes (reflexive)
- unterscheidento distinguish
- untersuchento examine
V
76 entries
- verabschiedento adopt
- verärgernto annoy, anger (someone)
- verarschento make fun of, kid; to rip off (vulgar)
- verbergento hide, conceal
- verbessernto improve
- verbietento forbid
- verbreitento spread
- verbringento spend time
- verdankento owe (gratitude)
- verdienento earn
- verdoppelnto double
- verehrento admire, revere; to worship
- vereinbarento arrange
- verfluchento curse (put a curse on), damn; (verflucht) damned
- verfolgento pursue; to follow; to track
- vergehento pass, go by (time); to fade (pain, appetite)
- vergessento forget
- vergewaltigento rape
- vergiftento poison
- vergleichento compare
- verhaftento arrest
- verhandelnto negotiate
- verheimlichento keep secret, hide (information)
- verhindernto prevent
- verhörento interrogate; to mishear
- verhungernto starve (to death)
- verkaufento sell
- verlassento leave
- verleihento lend
- verlierento lose
- verlinkento link
- vermasselnto mess up, botch (colloquial)
- vermeidento avoid
- vermissento miss (someone)
- vermutento suspect, presume
- vernichtento annihilate; to wipe out; to destroy completely
- veröffentlichento publish
- verpassento miss
- verprügelnto beat up
- verratento betray; to give away (a secret), reveal
- verringernto reduce
- versagento fail; to break down
- verschaffento get, obtain (for someone)
- verschiebento reschedule; to postpone
- verschwendento waste
- verschwindento disappear, vanish
- versetzento stand someone up
- versorgento supply; to take care of
- versprechento promise
- versteckento hide something
- verstehento understand
- verstoßento violate, break (a rule); to disown
- versuchento try
- verteidigento defend
- verteilento hand out, distribute
- vertrauento trust
- vertreibento drive away, expel
- vertretento represent; to stand in for
- verursachento cause
- verurteilento sentence, convict; to condemn
- verwandelnto transform, turn (into)
- verwechselnto mix up, confuse
- verwickelnto involve, entangle
- verwundento wound
- verzeihento forgive
- verzichtento do without, give up
- verzweifelnto despair
- vorbeigehento go past
- vorbeikommento drop by
- vorbereitento prepare
- vorhabento intend; to plan to
- vorkommento occur, to seem
- vorlesento read aloud
- vorschlagento suggest, propose
- vorstellento introduce someone
- vorwerfento accuse, reproach
W
34 entries
- wachento keep watch
- wachsento grow
- wagento dare; to risk
- wählento choose; elect; dial (context dependent)
- wandernto hike
- warnento warn
- wartento wait
- waschento wash (things)
- wechselnto change, switch
- weggehento go away, leave
- weglaufento run away
- wegnehmento take away
- wegwerfento throw away
- wehento blow (wind); to wave (flag)
- wehtunto hurt; to cause pain
- weinento cry
- weitergehento continue, keep going
- weiterleitento forward
- weitermachento continue; to keep going
- werdento become
- werfento throw
- wettento bet
- wickelnto wrap; to change a diaper
- widersprechento contradict; to disagree with
- wiederholento repeat
- winkento wave (hand)
- wirkento seem, appear; to have an effect, work
- wischento wipe, mop
- wissento know (a fact)
- wohnento live; to reside
- wollento want
- wünschento wish
- würfelnto dice food
- würzento season
Z
37 entries
- zahlento pay
- zeigento show
- zerbrechento break (into pieces), to shatter
- zerstörento destroy
- ziehento pull
- zitternto shiver, tremble
- zögernto hesitate
- zufrierento freeze over
- zugebento admit
- zuhörento listen to
- zulassento allow, permit; to register (a car)
- zündento ignite, detonate
- zunehmento gain weight, to increase
- zurückbringento bring back, return
- zurückgebento give back
- zurückgehento go back; to decrease
- zurückholento get back, fetch back
- zurückkehrento go back, return
- zurückkommento come back
- zurücklassento leave behind
- zurückrufento call back
- zurückzahlento pay someone back
- zurückziehento pull back, withdraw; to retreat
- zusagento accept; to promise; to appeal to
- zusammenarbeitento work together, cooperate
- zusammenfassento summarize
- zusammenklebento glue together
- zusammenkommento come together
- zusammenlegento fold up; to combine; to pool
- zusammenziehento move in together
- zuschlagento strike, hit; to slam (shut); to snap up (a deal)
- zusehento watch, look on
- zustimmento agree, consent
- zustoßento happen to (someone)
- zweifelnto doubt
- zwingento force, compel
- zwinkernto wink