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 Dickicht | a thicket / jungle |
| der Diebstahl | theft / burglary |
| der Dienstgrad | seniority / rank |
| differenzieren | to differentiate / make distinctions / discriminate |
| die Digitalisierung | digitalization / digitization |
| das Diktiergerät | a voice recorder |
| das Dilemma | dilemma / difficult choice |
| das Dioxin | dioxin |
| der Dirigent | conductor (of a symphony) |
| die Diskriminierung | discrimination |
| der Docht | wick |
| docken | to dock |
| die Dominanz | dominance |
| das Dorf, -ö, er | village |
| das Dornröschen | Sleeping Beauty |
| das Dörrfleisch | jerky |
| der Dörrgerät | a dehydrator |
| die Dosierung | dosage |
| der Download | download |
| der Dozent | lecturer/instructor |
| der Draht | wire |
| der Drahtesel | bike (colloquial, lit: metal donkey) |
| das Drama | drama/play |
| drapieren | to drape / cloak |
| Dreispitz | three-cornered |
| die Dreistigkeit | forwardness / audacity / boldness |
| der Dreiteiler | a three piece suit |
| der Drogenabhängiger | a drug addict |
| der Drogenhandel | drug trafficking |
| drosseln | to throttle / reduce / choke |
| der Drucker, – | printer |
| der Druckpunkt | a pressure point |
| die Drüse | gland |
| der Dschungel | the jungle |
| dulden | to condone / tolerate / permit |
| das dummes Zeug | nonsense |
| der Dünndarm | the small intestine |
| die Dunstabzugshaube | kitchen hood |
| der Durchbruch | opening/aperture |
| durchdringend | penetrating / piercing / pervading |
| der Durchfall | diarrhea |
| durchführbar | workable / practical / feasible |
| die Durchsage, -n | announcement |
| durchschlagen | to chop through / have a laxative effect |
| durchsetzt | interspersed |
| durchsieben | to sift through / sieve |
| durchstöbern | to browse / comb through |
| durchtrennen | to cut through / sever / cut in two |
| durchweicht | soggy (wenig benutzt) |
| dürftig | skimpy / paltry / meager / poor |
| die Dürre | drought |
| der Düsenjäger | a fighter jet |
| die Dynamik | dynamism / movement |
| die Dynastie | dynasty |
| die Dysfunktion | dysfunction |
| die E-Mail, -s | |
| das Ebenholz | ebony |
| die Echse / Eidechse | lizard |
| die Ecke, -n | corner |
| der Edelstein | gem / jewel / precious stone |
| der Effekt | effect/impact |
| effizient | efficient |
| efrischend | refreshing |
| die Ehefrau, -en/ | wife |
| der Ehemann, ä, er | husband |
| das Ei, -er | egg |
| die Eifersucht | jealousy |
| die Eigenart | peculiarity / characteristic / quirk |
| das Eigenkapital | equity/own capital |
| das Eigentum | ownership |
| eigenwillig | idiosyncratic / headstrong / outlandish |
| ein blöder Vergleich | a stupid comparison |
| ein Gramm | one gram |
| ein halb; halb | one half; half |
| ein Mehrfaches von | a multiple of |
| ein Pfund | one pound |
| ein Prozent | one percent |
| ein Quadratmeter | one square meter (1 m2) |
| ein Viertel; Viertel | one quarter; quarter |
| ein Zentimeter | one centimetre |
| der Einband | a cover / book cover |
| der Einblick | insight |
| die Eindringling | intruder / invader |
| eindrucksvoll | impressive / forceful (wenig benutzt) |
| eine Datei erstellen | to create a file |
| eine Kraft ausüben | to exert a force |
| eine Milliarde | -en | one billion |
| eine Milliarde, -en | one billion |
| eine Million | -en | one million |
| eine Million, -en | one million |
| eine Windel zu wechseln | to change a diaper |
| einem Witz aufzulockern | to loosen up with a joke |
| einfallen lassen | to come up with / dream up |
| einfältig | simple-minded / naive |
| einflößen | to instill / infuse |
| die Einfuhr | an import |
| eingebettet | embedded |
| eingehend | detailed / thorough / exhaustive |
| eingeschweißte | schrink-wrapped |
| die Einhaltung | observance / following / keeping |
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