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 |
|---|---|
| die Pestizidbelastung | pesticide contamination |
| der Pfeiler | pillar/pier |
| die Pfote | paw |
| das Phänomen | phenomenon |
| die Phobie | phobia |
| die Photosynthese | photosynthesis |
| der Pianist | pianist |
| piepsig | squeaky |
| piesacken | to tease / bully / torment |
| pilgern | to make a pilgrimage |
| pingelig | picky / fussy / finnicky |
| der Pinsel | brush |
| der Pinselstrich | brushstroke |
| der Pizzabelag | a pizza topping |
| plädieren | to plead |
| der Plagiarismus | plagiarism |
| das Plagiat | plagiarism |
| die Plagiatsprüfung | plagiarism check |
| der Plan, -ä, e | map / plan |
| die Plattform | a platform |
| der Platz, -ä, e | seat |
| die Platzwunde | a laceration |
| plündern | to plunder (loot / pillage) |
| pochen | to throb / pulsate |
| das Podest | a podium / pedestal |
| die Poesie | poetry |
| polarisieren | to polarize |
| der Polytheismus | polytheism |
| die Popularität | popularity |
| portionieren | to portion |
| das Porträt | portrait |
| porträtieren | to portray |
| die Pracht | splendor / glory |
| prächtig | splendid / glorious |
| prahlerisch | boastful / bragging |
| prall | plump / bulging |
| die Prämisse | premise / starting assumption |
| präsidieren | to preside |
| das Präsidium | presidency / presidium / board |
| präventiv | preventative |
| präzisieren | to state more precisely / specify |
| predigen | to preach |
| der Prediger | a preacher |
| die Predigt | sermon |
| der Preis, -e | price |
| preisgeben | to divulge / leave to the mercy of / expose |
| die Prellung | a bruise (not too bad) |
| die Premiere | premiere/first performance |
| die Pressefreiheit | freedom of the press |
| die Pressekonferenz | press conference |
| die Pressemitteilung | press release |
| der Presserat | press council |
| der Pressesprecher | press spokesman / spokesperson |
| der Presslufthammer | jackhammer |
| der Priester | priest |
| die Priesterin | priestess |
| priorisieren | to prioritize |
| die Pritsche | a flatbed |
| die Probe | rehearsal |
| der Probelauf | a practice run / trial run |
| die Probezeit | probation / trial period |
| das Problem, -e | problem |
| das Problemchen | hiccups (slang) |
| die Prognose | prognosis / forecast / prediction |
| projizieren | to project |
| Promille | per-thousand / alcohol level |
| promovieren | to do a doctorate / receive a doctorate |
| der Propagandist | propagandist / ideological advocate |
| der Prophet | prophet |
| die Prophezeiung | a prophecy |
| die Proportion | proportion / ratio |
| der Prospekt, -e | brochure |
| das Protokoll | protocol |
| protokollieren | to log / record / take notes |
| protzen | to show off / flaunt |
| protzig | pretentious / ostentatious |
| der Proviant | provisions / supplies |
| provokant | provocative |
| der Prozessor | processor |
| das Prüfungsamt | examination office |
| die Prüfungsordnung | examination regulations |
| die Publikation | publication |
| der Puffer | buffer |
| die Pufferung | buffering |
| punktgenaue | pinpoint |
| der Purzelbaum | a tumble / somersault / roly-poly |
| der Putsch | a coup / putsch / revolt |
| der Putz | plaster/render |
| die Qualitätssicherung | quality assurance |
| das Quartal | a quarter (e.g., fiscal quarter) |
| quasseln | to blather / jabber / rattle on |
| die Quasten | a tassel (wenig benutzt) |
| das Quecksilber | Mercury (element) |
| die Quelle | source |
| quellen | to swell / spring / pour / ooze |
| die Quellenangabe | source attribution / citation |
| die Querstreifen | horizontal stripes |
| das Quietscheentchen | a rubber duck |
| der Rabauke | a bruiser / bully / hooligan |
| der Rabe | raven |
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