German B2 Communication & Media Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Communication & Media vocabulary at B2 level — 198 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
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198 B2 · Communication & Media words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| abfällig | disparaging / derogatory / snide | — |
| abgesprochen | agreed upon | — |
| abklären | to clarify / clear up | — |
| abtun | to brush aside | — |
| abwertend | pejorative / derogatory pejorative = expressing contempt or disapproval | — |
| akustisch | acoustic | — |
| das Alte Testament | Old Testament | — |
| der Appell | an appeal / plea / rollcall | — |
| appellieren | to appeal | — |
| artikulieren | to articulate | — |
| die Aufmachung | layout / format / style | — |
| der Aufschluss | information / explanation / breakdown | — |
| aufschlussreich | revealing / insightful | — |
| der Aufschrei | outcry | — |
| aufstacheln | to incite / spur on | — |
| ausgenommen | apart from / except | — |
| aushorchen | to sound out | — |
| auslegen | to be laid out / design / interpret | — |
| die Ballade | ballad | — |
| die Bandbreite | bandwidth | — |
| beäugeln | to oggle | — |
| befürworten | to endorse / advocate / agree with | — |
| die Beichte | confession | — |
| beichten | to confess | — |
| beiläufig | casual / incidental / passing | — |
| beipflichten | to chime in with | — |
| bekanntlich | generally known / as is well known | — |
| bemängeln | to find fault / decry | — |
| die Benutzeroberfläche | user interface | — |
| die Berichterstattung | reporting / coverage | — |
| die Berichtigung | correction | — |
| beziehungsweise | respectively / or rather | — |
| bezüglich | regarding / concerning | — |
| die Bibel | Bible | — |
| die Blindenschrift | braille | — |
| bloßstellen | to expose / show up / unmask | — |
| die Chronik | chronicle | — |
| die Cloud | cloud (computing) | — |
| der Datenabgleich | data verification / data reconciliation | — |
| der Datenverkehr | data traffic | — |
| der Dativ | dative case | — |
| die Debatte | debate | — |
| der Denkanstoß | food for thought | — |
| die Dichtung | poetry/literature | — |
| das Drama | drama/play | — |
| einflößen | to instill / infuse | — |
| eingehend | detailed / thorough / exhaustive | — |
| einschärfen | to inculcate = instill with persistent instruction | — |
| einstimmen | to tune in | — |
| die Enthüllung | an unveiling / revealing / disclosure | — |
| entlarven | to unmask | — |
| entlocken | to elicit / extract / coax out of | — |
| enttarnen | to blow someone's cover / unmask | — |
| ermahnen | to admonish / warn / urge | — |
| die Erzählung | short story/narrative | — |
| das Evangelium | gospel | — |
| die Fabel | fable | — |
| fachsimpeln | to talk shop | — |
| die Falschmeldung | false report / fake news | — |
| fauchen | to hiss | — |
| das Feature | feature story | — |
| das Flugblatt | a leaflet | — |
| die Formulierung | phrasing / wording | — |
| die Gattung | genre | — |
| die Gebärdensprache | sign language | — |
| das Gebet | prayer | — |
| das Gebetbuch | a prayer book | — |
| gegebenenfalls | should the situation arise / possibly | — |
| die Gegenüberstellung | a confrontation / comparison (wenig benutzt) | — |
| das Gemunkel | rumors / whispering / gossip | — |
| der Genitiv | genitive case | — |
| geradeheraus | plainspoken / straight up / forthright | — |
| das Geschnatter | cackling / jabbering | — |
| das Geschwafel | ramblings | — |
| das Geständnis | confession | — |
| das Getöse | roar / racket / a lot of noise | — |
| das Gezänk | bickering / quarreling | — |
| die Glaubwürdigkeit | credibility | — |
| die Glosse | satirical column / glosse | — |
| glucksen | to chuckle / gurgle | — |
| grölen | to bawl / bellow | — |
| gütlich tun | to make amends | — |
| die Handlung | plot/action | — |
| die Hassrede | hate speech | — |
| die Heilige Schrift | Holy Scripture | — |
| hochauflösend | high resolution | — |
| das Idiom | idiom | — |
| im Arsch | f*cked up | — |
| im wahrsten Sinn | in the truest sense | — |
| in der Tat | as a matter of fact / indeed | — |
| insbesondere | in particular | — |
| die Ironie | irony | — |
| irreführen | to mislead | — |
| das Jiddisch | Yiddish | — |
| die Kernaussage | the core message | — |
| die Klärung | clarification / resolving | — |
| der Knüller | blockbuster / hit / sensation | — |
| der Kommentar | commentary / critique | — |
| die Kommentarfunktion | comment function | — |
| die Komposition | composition | — |
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