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 Rache | revenge |
| der Racker | a rascal / scamp / mischief (wenig benutzt) |
| der Radiologe | radiologist |
| der Rahmen | frame |
| die Rakete | rocket / missile |
| randalieren | to riot / rampage |
| rangeln | to wrangle / wrestle / jockey |
| rasant | racy / meteoric / fast / rapid |
| die Raserei | a frenzy / rage |
| der Rasierer / Rasiermesser | razor |
| rassistischen | racist |
| das Rating | credit rating |
| die Ratlosigkeit | cluelessness / perplexity / helplessness |
| rätselhaft | puzzling / enigmatic |
| ratzen | to kip = sleep in a place that isn't your home |
| der Raub | robbery |
| der Raum, -ä, e | room |
| die Raumfahrt | space travel |
| räumlich | spatial |
| die Raupe | caterpillar |
| die Rebe | a vine |
| rebellieren | to rebel |
| das Rebhuhn | a partridge |
| die Recherchequelle | research source |
| die Rechnung, -en | bill |
| die Rechtfertigung | legal justification |
| der Rechtsanwalt | attorney / lawyer |
| der Rechtschreibfehler | a spelling mistake |
| die Rechtsprechung | judicial decision-making/jurisdiction |
| die Rechtsverletzung | violation of right / infringement |
| die Rechtswidrigkeit | illegality/unlawfulness |
| recken | to stretch |
| das Recycling | recycling |
| die Recyclingquote | recycling rate |
| der Redakteur | editor |
| die Redaktion | editorial staff / editing |
| die Redewendung | phrase / idiom |
| die Reduktion | reduction / simplification |
| das Referendum | referendum |
| reflektieren | to reflect / ponder / bounce off |
| die Reflexion | reflection / critical thinking |
| die Reformation | Reformation |
| Reformieren | to reform |
| die Regelstudienzeit | standard study duration |
| die Regelung | control / regulation / ruling |
| Regenerativ | renewable/regenerative |
| die Regie | direction/directing |
| die Regierung | government |
| die Regierungskoalition | governing coalition |
| der Regierungswechsel | change of government |
| der Regisseur | director (of a movie) |
| die Reibung | friction / rubbing |
| reich adjective | rich |
| die Reichweite | reach / audience |
| die Reife | maturity |
| der Reim | a rhyme |
| reißfest | tear resistant / tearproof |
| rekapitulieren | to recap |
| das Rekordniveau | a record level |
| die Rekrutierung | recruitment |
| der Rektor | rector/university president |
| das Rektorat | rectorate/rector's office |
| die Reliquie | relic |
| die Remission | remission |
| die Rempelei | jostling / pushing |
| die Renaissance | Renaissance |
| die Rennmaus | gerbil |
| das Rentenkonto | a retirement account |
| die Reparation | reparation / compensation payment |
| das Repertoire | repertoire |
| die Reproduktion | reproduction / perpetuation |
| reproduzieren | to reproduce |
| die Republik | republic |
| die Resignation | resignation / giving up |
| die Resonanz | resonance |
| das Ressort | ministry / department |
| der Ressortleiter | department head / minister |
| die Ressource | resource |
| die Ressourceneffizienz | resource efficiency |
| das Restaurant, -s | restaurant |
| der Retter | savior / rescuer / deliverer |
| die Reue | repentance / remorse / regret |
| das Revier | area / territory |
| die Revolte | revolt / rebellion |
| die Revolution | revolution |
| der Rhythmus | rhythm |
| die Richtlinie | guideline |
| rieseln | to trickle / drizzle |
| der Riesentintenfisch | giant squid |
| die Rippe | rib / fin |
| der Riss | crack / tear |
| die Ritterrüstung | knights armor |
| der Ritus | a rite / ritual |
| der Rochen | ray / stingray |
| der Rohling | a brute / blank |
| der Rohstoff | raw material |
| die Rolltreppe | escalator |
| rotierend | rotating |
| das Rotkreuz | the Red Cross |
| der Rotz | snot |
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