Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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2D,
2-D,
two-d npl | abbreviation (two dimensions) | zweidimensional Adj |
| | (umgangssprachlich, Abk.) | 2D Adj |
2D,
2-D,
two-d adj | abbreviation (film: monoscopic) | 2D-Echtzeitmodus Nm |
3D,
3-D,
three-d n | abbreviation (three dimensions) | dreidimensional Adj |
| | (umgangssprachlich, Abk) | 3D Adj |
3D,
3-D,
three-d adj | abbreviation (film: stereoscopic) | 3D-Rekonstruktionsmodus Nm |
3D printing,
3-D printing n | (printing of physical objects) | 3D-Druck Nm |
AD,
A.D. adv | Latin, initialism (anno domini: year) (Abkürzung) | A.D. Adv |
| | The Roman Emperor Domitian ruled Britain briefly in 271 AD. |
| | Der römische Imperator Domitian herrschte 271 A.D. kurz über Britannien. |
CDC,
C.D.C. n | initialism (Centers for Disease Control) (USA) | CDC |
| | (Deutsch) | Zentren für Seuchenbekämpfung Rdw |
| chargé d'affaires n | Gallicism (diplomatic official) | Geschäftsträger Nm |
chef-d'oeuvre,
plural: chefs-d'oeuvre n | French (masterpiece) | Meisterwerk, Meisterstück Nn |
| | | beste Arbeit Adj + Nf |
continued,
cont'd expr | written (continued below, on the next page) | fortgeführt V Part Perf |
| | | fortgesetzt V Part Perf |
| | At the bottom of the page, his mother had written "continued", accompanied by an arrow. |
| coup n | Gallicism, abbreviation (coup d'état) (Politik) | Putsch Nm |
| | (Politik) | Staatsstreich Nm |
| | (ugs: Militär) | Befreiungsschlag Nm |
| | The opposition faction staged a coup, unseating the elected president. |
| | Die Opposition setzte den Präsidenten mit einem Putsch ab. |
coup d'état,
plural: coups d'état n | Gallicism (violent seizure of power) | Staatsstreich Nm |
| | | Coup d'Etat Nm |
| | | Machtwechsel Nm |
| | The President of Egypt was ousted in a coup d'état in 2013. |
D,
d n | (4th letter of alphabet) | D Nn |
| | Does your surname start with a T or a D? |
| | Fängt dein Nachname mit T oder D an? |
| D n | (school grade: low pass) (Österreich, Deutschland) | Vier Nf |
| | (Schweiz) | Drei Nf |
| Anmerkung: Die Notengebung ist in Deutschland Ländersache und kann somit unterschiedlich sein. Zudem hängt es von der Art der Schule ab. Am weitesten verbreitet ist jedoch die Notengebung von 1 bis 6, wobei eine 1 die beste Note ist und eine 6 die schlechteste. |
| | When I got a D in physics my dad really blew up. |
| | Als ich eine Vier in Physik bekommen habe, ist mein Vater echt ausgerastet. |
| D n | (musical note: re) | D Nn |
| | The first note in the fourth measure should be "D." |
| | Die erste Note im vierten Takt sollte ein "D" sein. |
D-day,
D-Day n | historical (WWII invasion day) (Anglizismus) | D-Day Nm |
| D-day n | figurative (date when [sth] important begins) | Stichtag Nm |
d.o.b.,
DOB,
D.O.B n | written, abbreviation (date of birth) (geboren) | geb. V Part Perf |
| | | Geb.-Datum Nn |
| d'you contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (do you) (informell) | Denkste Int |
| | D'you think you could help me? |
DA,
D.A. n | US, initialism (district attorney) | Staatsanwalt Nm |
| | | Bezirksstaatsanwalt Nm |
| | | Bezirksanwalt Nm |
| | The DA is closely following the case. |
DC,
D.C. n | initialism (District of Columbia) | DC En |
| | | District of Columbia En |
| | Washington, DC is home to the White House. |
| | Meg went to D.C. last year and visited the Washington Monument. |
DOA,
D.O.A adj | initialism (patient: dead on arrival) | bei der Ankunft bereits tot Rdw |
| | | direkt nach Kauf defekte Produkte Rdw |
| | | bei Lieferung bereits defekte Produkte Rdw |
| | Unfortunately, the victim in the accident was DOA. |
DVA,
D.V.A. n | US, abbreviation (Department of Veterans Affairs) | US-Veteranenministerium Präf + Nn |
| | | Veteranenministerium der Vereinigten Staaten Rdw |
| he'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (he would) (Konjunktiv II) | er würde Pron + Hv |
| | Wayne hates living in this town; he'd do anything to leave. |
| he'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (he had) (Plusquamperfekt) | er hatte Pron + Hv |
| | (Perfekt) | er hat Pron + Hv |
| | When Gavin's ankle started to swell, he realised he'd broken it. |
hors d'oeuvre,
plural: same or hors d'oeuvres n | French (food: appetizer) (ugs) | Häppchen Npl |
| | | Vorspeise Nf |
| | | Hors d'œuvre Nn |
| | If you fill up on hors d'oeuvres, you will have no room left for dinner |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do n | informal, dated (difficult situation) | schwierige Situation Adj + Nf |
| | | heikle Lage Adj + Nf |
| | | problematische Situation Adj + Nf |
| | Well that was certainly a fine how-do-you-do wasn't it? |
| I'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (I would) | ich würde Pron + V Präs |
| | I'd like to get married this year. |
| I'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (I had) | ich hatte Pron + V Prät |
| | I'd been to France before, but this was the first time I'd visited Paris. |
| I'd love to interj | (enthusiastic yes) | sehr gerne Int |
| | | liebend gern Int |
| | "Would you like to go out for a drink?" "I'd love to." |
ID card,
I.D. card n | informal, abbreviation (identity card) | Ausweis Nm |
| | | Personalausweis Nm |
| | You'll need to show your ID card to get in. |
if ifs and ands were pots and pans,
if ifs and ands were pots and pans,
there'd be no work for tinkers' hands expr | (it's useless to wish for things) | wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wäre Rdw |
| it'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (it would) | es wäre Pron + V Prät |
| | | es würde Pron + V Prät |
| | I think it'd be better if you left. |
| it'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (it had) | es war Pron + V Prät |
| | | es ist gewesen Rdw |
| | Sorry I shouted at you last night; it'd been a long day at work, and I was tired. |
Ivory Coast,
Côte d'Ivoire n | (country in West Africa) | Elfenbeinküste En |
| | | Côte d'Ivoire Nf |
| n.d. n | written, abbreviation (no date) | ohne Datum Präp + Nn |
| objet d'art n | often plural, Gallicism (three-dimensional work of art) | Objekt Nn |
| | | Kunstwerk Nn |
| | That isn't just a jumble of trash; I paid good money for that objet d'art. |
PhD,
PhD.,
Ph.D.,
DPhil n | abbreviation (degree: Doctor of Philosophy) (Abk, Anglizismus) | PhD Nm |
| | | Doktortitel Nm |
| | (Abkürzung) | Dr. Nm |
| | From what institution did you get your PhD? |
PhD,
PhD.,
Ph.D.,
DPhil n | colloquial, abbreviation (doctorate degree course) | Promotion Nf |
| | He's doing a PhD at Loughborough. |
PhD,
PhD.,
Ph.D.,
DPhil n | abbreviation (holder of a doctorate degree) (Abk, Anglizismus) | PhD Nm |
| | (Abkürzung) | Dr. Nm |
| | | Doktortitel Nm |
| | The keynote speaker is Rachel Fine, PhD. |
PhD student,
PhD. student,
Ph.D. student,
DPhil student n | abbreviation (person studying for doctorate) | Doktorand Nm |
| | | Doktorandin Nf |
| | | Dissertant Nm |
| | | Dissertantin Nf |
Q.E.D.,
QED expr | Latin, initialism (quod erat demonstrandum) (Abk) | q. e. d. Rdw |
| | | was zu beweisen war Rdw |
| | | quod erat demonstrandum Rdw |
R&D,
R & D,
R and D n | abbreviation (research and development) (Abkürzung) | F&E Nf |
| | | Forschung und Entwicklung Rdw |
| | My brother works in R&D at a large company in Silicon Valley. |
| raison d'être n | (reason for being) | Sinn des Lebens Rdw |
| | (poetisch) | Grund des Daseins Rdw |
| | I sometimes think that eating is his raison d'être. |
rcd.,
rcd,
recd.,
recd,
rec'd adj | written, abbreviation (received) (Abk) | erh. Adj |
| | | erhalten Adj |
RD,
R.D. n | US, NZ, initialism (rural delivery) (Abk) | LZust Nf |
| | | Landzustellung Nf |
| Anmerkung: Used to address mail. |
| she'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (she would) | sie würde Pron + HV |
| | Vicky is very blunt; if she didn't like you, she'd say so, believe me! |
| she'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (she had) | sie war Pron + V Prät |
| | | sie hatte Pron + V Prät |
| | When I bumped into Lucie, she'd been on holiday and was very tanned. |
table d'hôte,
plural: tables d'hôte n | French (set meal at fixed price) | Tageskarte Nf |
| | | Tagesmenü Nn |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (more than one person: they would) | sie würden Pron + V Präs |
| | Elsa was running late for the meeting with her clients and wasn't sure if they'd still be there. |
| they'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (more than one person: they had) | sie waren Pron + V Prät |
| | The teacher was fed up with his students; they'd been lazy and uncooperative all day. |
Washington,
Washington,
D.C. n | (capital of USA) | Washington Nn |
| | Washington is the capital of the USA. |
| we'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (we would) | wir würden Pron + Vt |
| | I knew we'd be in trouble if we arrived late. |
| we'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (we had) | wir hatten Pron + Vt |
| | By seven o'clock we'd got everything ready for the party. |
| who'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who would) | wer würde Pron + Hv |
| | | wer wäre Pron + Hv |
| | | wer hätte Pron + Hv |
| | Who'd want a job like that? Who'd be able to afford to buy such an expensive pair of shoes? |
| who'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (who did) | wer hat Pron + Hv |
| | Who'd you say that man was? |
| you'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you would: singular) | du wärst Pron + Vt |
| | | du würdest Pron + Vt |
| | You'd be silly to quit such a great job. |
| | Du wärst dumm, einen so tollen Job aufzugeben. |
| you'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (you had: singular) | du hattest Pron + Vt |
| | | du hast Pron + Vt |
| | When I first met you, you'd just graduated from university. |
| | Als ich dich kennenlernte, hattest du gerade die Uni beendet. |