German B2 Leisure & Sport Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Leisure & Sport vocabulary at B2 level — 85 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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85 B2 · Leisure & Sport words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| die Arie | aria | — |
| ästhetisch | aesthetic | — |
| die Aufführung | performance | — |
| der Auftakt | prelude / start | — |
| der Auftritt | appearance/entrance | — |
| die Ausstattung | staging/set design | — |
| der Bass | bass | — |
| der Bauchredner | a ventriloquist | — |
| die Beinarbeit | footwork | — |
| die Bildhauerkunst | sculpture | — |
| bobben | to bob (up and down) | — |
| der Buchstabensalat | a word search | — |
| der Chor | choir/chorus | — |
| die Choreographie | choreography | — |
| die Coda | coda | — |
| das Ensemble | ensemble | — |
| die Farbgebung | use of color / coloring | — |
| die Farbpalette | color palette | — |
| das Finale | finale/ending | — |
| die Finte | a feint / ruse | — |
| flanieren | to stroll / saunter | — |
| die Formgebung | formal design / shaping | — |
| das Gemälde | painting | — |
| das Genre | genre | — |
| herumgammeln | to bum around / mess around / muck about | — |
| die Kantate | cantata | — |
| klimpern | to strum / jingle | — |
| knobeln | to play dice / toss for it | — |
| der Kobold | leprechaun / goblin | — |
| der Köcher | quiver / golf bag | — |
| die Komödie | comedy | — |
| die Komplementärfarbe | complementary color | — |
| die Kunstrichtung | artistic movement / art movement | — |
| die Kunstsammlung | art collection | — |
| das Kunstwerk | work of art | — |
| die Leinwand | canvas / screen / fabric | — |
| das Libretto | libretto | — |
| die Malerei | painting / the art of painting | — |
| das Meisterwerk | masterpiece | — |
| die Melodie | melody | — |
| das Musizieren | making music/playing music | — |
| naturgetreu | true to life / life-size / full-scale | — |
| die Noten | musical notes/sheet music | — |
| die Operette | operetta | — |
| die Parade | parade / save / parry | — |
| der Pinsel | brush | — |
| der Pinselstrich | brushstroke | — |
| das Porträt | portrait | — |
| porträtieren | to portray | — |
| die Premiere | premiere/first performance | — |
| das Quietscheentchen | a rubber duck | — |
| rangeln | to wrangle / wrestle / jockey | — |
| die Regie | direction/directing | — |
| das Repertoire | repertoire | — |
| der Rhythmus | rhythm | — |
| der Rundumblick | 360 degree view / all around view | — |
| der Schabernack | a practical joke | — |
| der Schlagabtausch | slug-fest / fight | — |
| die Schnitzerei | a carving | — |
| der Schnörkel | a flourish / curlicue / embellishment | — |
| der Schwitzkasten | a headlock | — |
| die Sinfonie | a symphony | — |
| die Skizze | sketch | — |
| die Skulptur | sculpture / statue | — |
| die Sonate | sonata | — |
| der Sopran | soprano | — |
| das Steckenpferd | a hobbyhorse | — |
| das Stillleben | still life | — |
| der Stubenhocker | couch potato | — |
| die Symphonie | symphony | — |
| der Taktstock | a baton / stick | — |
| das Teekränzchen | a tea party | — |
| der Tenor | tenor | — |
| der Ton | tone / clay | — |
| die Tonhöhe | pitch (music) | — |
| die Tragödie | tragedy | — |
| trällern | to warble / trill | — |
| tummeln | to frolic / romp | — |
| der Virtuose | virtuoso | — |
| die Virtuosität | virtuosity | — |
| das Vorspiel | foreplay / prelude | — |
| der Wackeldackel | a bobblehead | — |
| der Wahrsager | fortune teller | — |
| der Weltranglistenerste | "World Number One" (e.g., tennis player) | — |
| die Zerstreuung | a dispersal / scattering / diversion | — |
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