German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
Less common, more abstract vocabulary for news, essays and complex topics. · 2,844 words.
2,844 B2 words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abartig | abnormal |
| abblättern | to flake off / peel |
| abbringen | to dissuade |
| abdichten | to seal / stop up |
| abergläubig | superstitious |
| abermals | once again / once more |
| abfällig | disparaging / derogatory / snide |
| die Abfallwirtschaft | waste management |
| abfedern | to cushion / absorb a shock |
| abfinden | to come to terms with |
| die Abfrage | query |
| die Abgabe | tax/levy |
| die Abgeordnete | member of parliament |
| abgesondert | separate / isolated / incommunicado |
| abgespeckte | slimmed-down |
| abgesprochen | agreed upon |
| der Abgrund | abyss / precipice / chasm |
| die Abhängigkeit | dependence / dependency |
| abholzen | to cut down / lumber |
| abklären | to clarify / clear up |
| abklingen | to fade away / die away / subside |
| das Abkommen | agreement / deal / convention |
| ablassen | to drain / let off / blow off / desist |
| abnehmend | decreasing / waning |
| der Abnehmer | buyer / customer |
| das Abonnement | subscription |
| der Abruf | retrieval |
| absägen | to saw off / down |
| absaufen | to drown / flood |
| der Abscheu | abhorrence / disgust |
| abschieben | to deport / get rid of |
| die Abschiebung | deportation |
| abschirmen | to protect / shield / screen / insulate |
| die Abschlussarbeit | thesis / final project |
| abschotten | to seal off / screen |
| die Abschreibung | depreciation/write-off |
| abschwellen | to go down / fade away / decongest |
| absehbar | foreseeable |
| absehen | to foresee |
| absenken | to lower / sink |
| absichern | to hedge / secure |
| die Absolventin | graduate (female) |
| abstammen | to descend / derive from |
| der Abstand | distance / spacing / gap |
| die Abstimmung | vote / voting |
| der Absturz | crash / fall |
| die Abtreibung | abortion |
| abtun | to brush aside |
| abtupfen | to blot / dab away |
| die Abwägung | weighing/balancing of interests |
| der Abwehr | defense / counterintelligence / rejection |
| die Abwehrhaltung | defensiveness |
| abweichen | to differ / deviate / diverge / vary |
| abwertend | pejorative / derogatory pejorative = expressing contempt or disapproval |
| achtsam | heedful / careful / mindful |
| die Achtsamkeit | mindfulness |
| adäquat | adequate |
| der Adel | nobility / aristocracy |
| der Adler | eagle |
| der Adliger | nobleman |
| affektiert | affected |
| die Aforderung | request / demand |
| agil | agile |
| der Agnostizismus | agnosticism |
| die Akte | file / case record / dossier |
| die Aktiengesellschaft | a publicly traded company / corporation |
| der Aktienhandel | stock trading |
| der Aktienkurs | a stock price |
| die Aktualisierung | update |
| akustisch | acoustic |
| der Algorithmus | algorithm |
| der Alliierte | ally |
| Also German | So.... (English) (to start a sentence) |
| das Alte Testament | Old Testament |
| am Wochenende | at the weekend |
| die Ambiente | ambience |
| die Ambivalenz | ambivalence / conflicting feelings |
| der Amboss | anvil |
| das Ammoniak | ammonia |
| der Amoklauf | rampage |
| die Amsel | a blackbird |
| amtlich | official adj |
| an German | at |
| an sich | per se |
| an Wert | in value |
| die Analyse | analysis |
| anfällig | susceptible / prone / predisposed |
| die Anforderung | a requirement |
| die Anführungszeichen | quotation marks |
| angeboren | innate / inherent / native |
| Angebot und Nachfrage | supply and demand |
| angeeignet | appropriated |
| der Angeklagte | the accused / defendant |
| angesichts | in the face of / in light of |
| der Angestellte | employee / office worker / white collar worker |
| die Angewohnheit | habit |
| der Angreifer | attacker / aggressor |
| die Angststörung | anxiety disorder |
| der Anker | anchor/tie |
| die Anklage | indictment/criminal charge |
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