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 |
|---|---|
| gemeinnützig | charitable / nonprofit |
| das Gemisch | mixture / medley / conglomeration |
| das Gemunkel | rumors / whispering / gossip |
| die Genauigkeit | accuracy / precision |
| die Generika | generics (medicine) |
| die Genesung | recovery |
| genial German | brilliant / ingenious / inspired / resourceful |
| das Genick | neck / nape |
| der Genitiv | genitive case |
| das Genre | genre |
| geradeheraus | plainspoken / straight up / forthright |
| das Gerangel | a scramble / wrangle |
| die Gerechtigkeit | justice |
| der Gerichtsfall | a court case |
| das Gerichtssaal | courtroom |
| geringfügig | marginally / slightly |
| das Gerippe | skeleton |
| das Gerüch | a smell |
| das Gerüst | scaffolding |
| gesättigt | saturated |
| das Geschäft, -e | shop |
| der Geschäftsbereich | area of responsibility / scope of business |
| der Geschäftsbericht | business report |
| das Geschäftsmodell | a business model |
| die Geschäftsreise | a business trip |
| das Geschenk, -e | present / gift |
| die Geschicklichkeit | dexterity / skill |
| geschliffen | polished / smooth |
| die Geschmacksrichtung | flavor |
| geschmeidig | supple / smooth |
| das Geschnatter | cackling / jabbering |
| das Geschoss | floor/storey |
| das Geschwafel | ramblings |
| das Geschwür | an ulcer |
| der Gesetzentwurf | bill / draft law |
| gesetzeswidrig | illegal |
| die Gesetzgebung | legislation / lawmaking |
| die Gesichtserkennung | facial recognition |
| das Gesindel | riffraff / trash |
| gespenstisch | spooky / ghostly / eerie |
| das Gespräch, -e | conversation/talk/call |
| die Gestalt | form / shape / figure |
| das Geständnis | confession |
| der Gestank | stink / stench |
| die Geste | gesture |
| das Gestrüpp | scrub / undergrowth / brushwood |
| das Getöse | roar / racket / a lot of noise |
| das Getränk, -e | a drink |
| das Getrappel | patter / clop |
| das Gewächshaus | a greenhouse |
| die Gewährleistung | warranty / guarantee |
| gewichtig | weighty / heavy |
| das Gewirr | tangle / maze / confusion |
| die Gewissensbisse | remorse / pangs of conscience |
| das Gewölbe | vault/arch |
| gewölbt | arched / curved / domed |
| das Gezänk | bickering / quarreling |
| der Gezappel | wriggling (noun) |
| der Gezeiten | tide(s) |
| der Giebel | gable |
| die Gier | greed / lust / craving |
| das Gitter | grid / lattice / grating |
| das Glas, -ä, er | glass |
| die Glasur | glaze / icing |
| glatzköpfig | bald-headed |
| der Glaube | belief / faith |
| gläubig | faithful / believing |
| der Gläubiger | believer |
| glaubwürdig | credible / plausible / believable |
| die Glaubwürdigkeit | credibility |
| die Gleichberechtung | equal rights |
| die Gleichheit | equality |
| gleichsetzen | to equate |
| die Gleichung | an equation |
| das Gleis, -e | train platform |
| der Glibber | slime |
| das Glied | member / link / limb / part |
| die Gliederung | structure/articulation |
| das Glitzern | glitter / sparkle / glint |
| die Globalisierung | globalization |
| das Glossar | glossary |
| die Glosse | satirical column / glosse |
| die Glubschaugen | googly eyes |
| glucken | to cluck |
| glucksen | to chuckle / gurgle |
| das Glühwürmchen | a firefly |
| die Glut | ember / glow |
| die Gnade | grace / mercy / favor |
| gnadenlos | merciless |
| gnädig | gracious / lenient / merciful |
| das Gör | a brat / kid |
| die Gottesanbeterin | a (praying) mantis |
| der Gouverneur | governor |
| der Graf | a count / earl |
| die Granate | a grenade |
| grantig | grumpy / huffy / grouchy |
| grasen | to graze |
| das Grat | ridge / hip |
| gravierend | grave / serious |
| die Gravur | engraving / inscription |
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