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 |
|---|---|
| das Kölnischwasser | cologne |
| der Koloss | colossus (giant) |
| der Kommentar | commentary / critique |
| die Kommentarfunktion | comment function |
| kommerziell | commercial(ly) |
| die Komödie | comedy |
| die Kompatibilität | compatibility |
| kompetent | competent |
| die Komplementärfarbe | complementary color |
| der Komplize | accomplice/accessory |
| das Komplott | a plot / conspiracy |
| der Komponist | composer |
| die Komposition | composition |
| die Kompression | compression |
| kompromittieren | to compromise |
| die Kondensstreifen | contrails |
| die Konfrontation | confrontation |
| die Königin | queen |
| das Königreich | kingdom |
| die Konjunktur | economic situation |
| Konkurs anmelden | to file for bankrupcy |
| der Konsens | a consensus / agreement |
| kontraproduktiv | counterproductive |
| der Kontrast | contrast |
| die Kontroverse | a controversy |
| die Kontur | contour / outline |
| die Konzession | a concession |
| konzipieren | to conceive / design |
| das Kopfgeld | a bounty |
| die Koppel | a paddock / enclosure |
| die Korallenbleiche | coral bleaching |
| der Kormoran | cormorant |
| die Körperverletzung | assault / bodily harm |
| der Korrespondent | correspondent |
| die Korruption | corruption |
| die Korruptionsbekämpfung | anti-corruption/corruption fighting |
| die Koteletten | sideburns / mutton chops |
| der Kraftstoff / Brennstoff | fuel |
| der Krampf | a cramp |
| krampfhaft | convulsive / spasmodic |
| krankheitsbedingt | due to illness |
| die Kränkung | an offense / injury / insult |
| der Krater | a crater |
| kräuseln | to ruffle / frizz / crimp |
| der Krawall | rioting / brawl / din |
| die Kreditkartenschulden | credit card debts |
| die Kreditlinie | credit line |
| die Kreditpunkte | credit points/ECTS credits |
| kreischend | screaming / jarring |
| der Kreisumfang | circumference |
| das Kreml | the Kremlin |
| der Kreuzkümmel | cumin |
| der Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher | a Phillips screwdriver |
| das Kreuzverhör | the cross-examination |
| der Kreuzzug | crusade |
| das Kricket | a cricket |
| der Kriegsgefangener | a prisoner of war |
| die Krone | crown |
| der Kropf | a goiter / crop = any enlarged thyroid gland |
| die Krücke | crutch |
| der Kuddelmuddel | a mess (slang, wenig benutzt) |
| die Kugel | ball / globe / sphere |
| das Kugellager | a ball bearing |
| die Kühlakkus | cold packs |
| die Kulleraugen | googly eyes / bulging eyes |
| kultig | iconic (wenig benutzt) |
| kultivieren | to cultivate |
| die Kulturelle Diversität | cultural diversity |
| der Kulturkonflikt | cultural conflict |
| der Kunde, -n | customer |
| die Kundenerfahrung | customer experience |
| die Kundgebung | rally / demonstration |
| die Kunstauktion | art auction |
| die Kunstgalerie | art gallery |
| die Kunstgeschichte | art history |
| die Kunstkritik | art criticism |
| die künstliche Intelligenz | artificial intelligence |
| die Kunstrichtung | artistic movement / art movement |
| die Kunstsammlung | art collection |
| das Kunstwerk | work of art |
| der Kupon | coupon |
| die Kupplung | a coupling / clutch |
| der Kürbis | pumpkin / squash |
| der Kurier | courier |
| der Kurs, -e | course |
| kursieren | to circulate / go round |
| der Kürzel | abbreviation |
| kurzgefasst | in short... |
| kurzlebig | short-lived |
| das Kurzzeitgedächtnis | short-term memory |
| der Kutscher | driver / coachman |
| die Kutteln | tripe |
| labil | unstable / weak / delicate (wenig benutzt) |
| das Labor | laboratory |
| der Lack | paint / lacquer / varnish |
| der Laden, -ä | shop |
| die Ladung | charge / cargo |
| lähmen | to paralyze / cripple / hamstring |
| lahmlegen | to paralyze / immobilize |
| der Längengrad | longitude |
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