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 |
|---|---|
| beherbergen | to house / harbor / give shelter to |
| die Beichte | confession |
| beichten | to confess |
| beidhändig | ambidextrous |
| der Beifall | cheers / applause |
| beiläufig | casual / incidental / passing |
| das Bein, -e | leg |
| die Beinarbeit | footwork |
| beipflichten | to chime in with |
| das Beispiel, -e | example |
| beisteuern | to contribute (wenig benutzt) |
| bekanntlich | generally known / as is well known |
| die Bekanntschaft | acquaintance / introduction / familiarity |
| bekehren | to convert / proselytize |
| der Beklagter | defendant |
| bekloppt | loopy / insane |
| belagern | to beleaguer / besiege |
| die Belagerung | a siege |
| belanglos | inconsequential / trivial |
| die Belastung | strain / burden |
| beleben | to revitalize / revive |
| belegen | to register for / to take (course) |
| die Belegschaft | workforce / staff |
| die Belegung | course registration / enrollment |
| bemängeln | to find fault / decry |
| benachteiligen | to put at a disadvantage / handicap |
| benommen | dazed / light-headed / stunned |
| benutzerfreundlich | user-friendly |
| die Benutzeroberfläche | user interface |
| das Beratungsunternehmen | consulting company |
| berauschen | to intoxicate / make euphoric |
| berechtigt | entitled / eligible / justified / legitimate |
| bereitwillig | willingly / ungrudgingly |
| bergen | to rescue / recover |
| die Berichterstattung | reporting / coverage |
| die Berichtigung | correction |
| berüchtigt | notorious / infamous |
| der Beruf, -e | profession |
| berufen | to appoint / summon / assign |
| die Berufung | appeal/appellate review |
| besänftigen | to appease / soothe |
| die Besatzung | a crew / occupation / personnel |
| bescheiden Adjektiv | modest / unassuming |
| die Bescheidenheit | modesty / unassumingness / humility |
| bescheinigen | to confirm in writing |
| der Beschluss | resolution / decision |
| beschnüffeln | to sniff / nuzzle |
| die Beschwerde | complaint / objection / appeal |
| die Besorgnis | concern / anxiety / worry |
| die Besorgung | an errand / purchase |
| die Bestandsaufnahme | stocktaking / inventory |
| der Bestandteil | component / ingredient |
| die Bestattungsfeier | a funeral service |
| bestechen | to bribe |
| die Bestechung | a bribe / bribery |
| das Bestechungsgeld | bribe |
| betäuben | to numb / stun / anesthetize |
| die Bete | beet |
| die Beteiligung | stake / shareholding / participation |
| der Beton | concrete |
| das Betriebsgeheimnis | a trade secret |
| der Betrug | fraud/deception |
| der Betrug das ist glatter Betrug! | fraud / scam This is an outright scam! |
| das Bett, -en | bed |
| bettlägerig | bedridden |
| das Beuteltier | a marsupial |
| bewältigen | to overcome / manage / cope with |
| die Bewältigung | coping / mastery |
| die Bewässerung | irrigation |
| bewegliche Teile | moving parts |
| die Beweglichkeit | agility / mobility / flexibility |
| das Beweisstück | exhibit / piece of evidence |
| die Bewilligung | appropriation / authorization / grant |
| bewirken | to cause / bring about |
| Bewundernswert | admirable |
| bewusstlos | unconscious |
| beziehungsweise | respectively / or rather |
| bezüglich | regarding / concerning |
| der Bezugspunkt | reference point |
| die Bibel | Bible |
| biegsam | flexible / pliable |
| das Bild, -er | picture |
| der Bildhauer | sculptor |
| die Bildhauerkunst | sculpture |
| der Bimsstein | a pumice / pumice stone = a porous (having small holes) igneous rock (which solidified from lava) that forms during volcanic eruptions when gas bubbles are trapped in the rock as magma rapidly cools and solidifies |
| die Bindung | attachment / bond |
| die Biodiversität | biodiversity |
| die Biomasse | biomass |
| die Birne, -n | pear |
| der Bischof | a bishop |
| die Bitte, -n | request |
| die Bitterkeit | bitterness |
| blaffen | to bark / yelp |
| blähen | to bloat / distend / swell |
| die Blässe | paleness / pallor |
| der Bleistift, -e | pencil |
| blendend | dazzling / blinding |
| der Blickwinkel | perspective / viewing angle |
| der Blinddarm | appendix part of the body |
| die Blindenschrift | braille |
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