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 |
|---|---|
| der Flachmann | a hip flask |
| flanieren | to stroll / saunter |
| die Flasche, -n | bottle |
| die Flechte | lichen |
| flennen | to blubber / blub / cry heavily |
| das Flickwerk | patchwork |
| die Fliese | tile |
| der Fluch | curse / hex |
| der Flüchtling | refugee |
| das Flüchtlingslager | refugee camp |
| das Flugblatt | a leaflet |
| der Fluggast | airline passenger |
| die Flunder | flounder |
| folgenlos | without consequences |
| die Folie | film / foil / leaf |
| die Folter | torture |
| der Fön | hairdryer |
| die Formgebung | formal design / shaping |
| förmig | shaped |
| das Formular, -e | form |
| die Formulierung | phrasing / wording |
| der Forscher | researcher |
| das Forschungsgebiet | field of research |
| fort German | away / gone |
| fortlaufend | ongoing / continual / progressive |
| fortpflanzen | to propogate / reproduce |
| das Foto, -s | photograph |
| der Fötus | fetus |
| die Frage, -n | question |
| die Fraktion | parliamentary group / faction |
| das Frankreich | France |
| die Franse | a fringe / loose thread |
| die Frechheit | chutzpah / impudence / sass |
| das Freibad | outdoor pool |
| freigesprochen | acquitted |
| die Freiheitsstatue | the Statue of Liberty |
| der Freund, -e | friend |
| der Friedensabkommen | peace treaty |
| die Frischvermählte | newlyweds |
| der Frontalzusammenstoß | a head-on collision |
| das Frontend | frontend |
| die Fruchtbarkeit | fertility / fruitfulness |
| der Frühling/das Frühjahr | spring |
| die Frustration | frustration |
| das Fundament | foundation / base / footing |
| der Fuß, -ü, e | foot |
| die Futtersuche | foraging |
| die Gabelung | a crotch / fork / bifurcation |
| gackern | to cackle |
| die Galaxis | a galaxy |
| die Galle | bile / gall |
| die Gänsefüßchen | quotation marks |
| die Gänsehaut | goosebumps |
| der Gärtner | a gardener |
| der Gast, -ä, e | guest |
| die Gattin | wife / spouse / partner |
| die Gattung | genre |
| der Gaumen | palate / gums |
| der Gazastreifen | the Gaza Strip |
| das Geäst | branches |
| gebannt | banned / spellbound |
| die Gebärdensprache | sign language |
| das Gebet | prayer |
| das Gebetbuch | a prayer book |
| geboten | necessary / imperative |
| gebürtig | native born / native |
| das Gedöns | rigamarole |
| die Gefährdung | endangering / risking / jeopardizing |
| gefällig | compliant / complacent |
| die Gefangenschaft | captivity / imprisonment |
| das Geflecht | a network / weave / plait / wickerwork |
| gefühllos | unfeeling / callous / numb |
| gegebenenfalls | should the situation arise / possibly |
| das Gegengewicht | a counterweight |
| das Gegengift | antidote / anti-toxin / anti-venom |
| die Gegenleistung | quid pro quo / compensation a favor for a favor |
| gegensätzlich | opposing / contrasting / different |
| der Gegenschlag | a counter attack / backlash |
| die Gegensprechanlage | an intercom |
| die Gegenüberstellung | a confrontation / comparison (wenig benutzt) |
| die Gegenwart | presence / today / present time |
| der Gegenzug | a countermove |
| die Gehaltsvorstellung | salary expectations |
| die Geheimzutat | a secret ingredient |
| das Gehirn | brain / mind |
| die Gehirnerschütterung | concussion |
| gehörig | due / proper / necessary / requisite (e.g., "a proper fear of ....") |
| die Geige | violin / fiddle |
| die Geisel | hostage |
| der Geist | spirit / mind |
| geistesabwesend | absentminded(ly) |
| der Geistesblitz | a brainstorm |
| der Geizhals | a miser |
| das Gelächter | laughter |
| die Geldbuße | a fine / penalty |
| die Geldstrafe | fine / monetary penalty |
| die Geldwäsche | money laundering |
| der Gelehrter | scholar |
| die Geltung | legal force/validity |
| das Gemälde | painting |
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