German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”.
Work in progress. The B2 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
All topicsSociety & Abstract 1203Work & Education 285Feelings & Character 274Communication & Media 198Everyday Actions 157Nature & Weather 144Body & Health 129Money & Shopping 92Leisure & Sport 85Travel & Transport 54Family & People 52City & Places 48Home & Household 47Food & Drink 29Time & Dates 24Clothing 23
1,203 B2 words in “Society & Abstract”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Ausweisung | expulsion / eviction / deportation |
| die Auswirkung | impact / effect |
| das Auto, -s | car |
| die Autobahn, -en | motorway |
| der Azubi | a trainee |
| das Baby, -s | baby |
| der Ball / die Bälle | ball |
| der Ballon | balloon |
| der Balsam | balm / salve |
| die Banane, -n | banana |
| der Baum, -ä, e | tree |
| der Baustein | building block |
| der Beamte, -n | an official |
| der Becher | cup / mug / beaker |
| das Becken | pool / basin / tank |
| beeinträchtigen | to impair / interfere with / affect |
| der Befehl | command / instruction / order |
| die Begabung | talent |
| begehen | to perpetrate / commit |
| der Beifall | cheers / applause |
| das Bein, -e | leg |
| das Beispiel, -e | example |
| die Bekanntschaft | acquaintance / introduction / familiarity |
| bekehren | to convert / proselytize |
| belagern | to beleaguer / besiege |
| die Belagerung | a siege |
| belanglos | inconsequential / trivial |
| benachteiligen | to put at a disadvantage / handicap |
| das Beratungsunternehmen | consulting company |
| berechtigt | entitled / eligible / justified / legitimate |
| der Beruf, -e | profession |
| die Berufung | appeal/appellate review |
| bescheiden Adjektiv | modest / unassuming |
| der Beschluss | resolution / decision |
| die Beschwerde | complaint / objection / appeal |
| die Besorgung | an errand / purchase |
| der Bestandteil | component / ingredient |
| bestechen | to bribe |
| die Bete | beet |
| das Betriebsgeheimnis | a trade secret |
| der Betrug das ist glatter Betrug! | fraud / scam This is an outright scam! |
| das Bett, -en | bed |
| das Beuteltier | a marsupial |
| die Beweglichkeit | agility / mobility / flexibility |
| das Beweisstück | exhibit / piece of evidence |
| bewirken | to cause / bring about |
| der Bezugspunkt | reference point |
| biegsam | flexible / pliable |
| das Bild, -er | picture |
| die Birne, -n | pear |
| der Bischof | a bishop |
| die Bitte, -n | request |
| die Bitterkeit | bitterness |
| der Bleistift, -e | pencil |
| blendend | dazzling / blinding |
| der Blickwinkel | perspective / viewing angle |
| der Blinddarm | appendix part of the body |
| die Blume, -n | flower |
| der Bogenschütze | an archer |
| der Bohrinsel | drilling rig |
| der Bolzen | a bolt / pin |
| der Brauch | custom / tradition |
| der Brief, -e | letter (sent via post) |
| die Briefmarke, -n | (postage) stamp |
| die Brise | breeze |
| das Brot, -e | bread |
| das Brötchen, – | bread roll |
| der Bruch | a break / fraction / fracture |
| der Bruder, -ü | brother |
| das Brummen | hum / buzz / whir |
| der Brustkrebs | breast cancer |
| das Buch, -ü, er | book |
| die Bücherei | library |
| der Buchstabe, -n | letter (character) |
| der Buckel | humpback / hump / hunch / bulge |
| der Buddhismus | Buddhism |
| das Bügeleisen | an iron |
| der Bundesrat | Federal Council |
| der Bundestag | Federal Parliament |
| das Bündnis | alliance / coalition |
| die Bürgerrechte | civil rights |
| der Bürgersteig | pavement / footpath / sidewalk |
| die Bürokratie | bureaucracy |
| der Bus, -se | bus |
| das Café, -s | cafe |
| das Chamäleon | a chameleon |
| circa/ca. | approximately |
| der Computer, – | computer |
| der Dachs | a badger |
| die Dame, -n | lady |
| darunter auch | including |
| der Deckel | lid / cover |
| die Deduktion | deduction / reasoning from general |
| dehnbar | elastic / stretchy |
| der/die Bekannte, -n | acquaintance |
| der Detektor | a detector |
| dick German | thick / fat / large / heavy |
| der Diebstahl | theft / burglary |
| der Dienstgrad | seniority / rank |
| die Digitalisierung | digitalization / digitization |
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