German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
157 B2 words in “Everyday Actions”.
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.
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157 B2 words in “Everyday Actions”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abblättern | to flake off / peel |
| abbringen | to dissuade |
| abfedern | to cushion / absorb a shock |
| abgesondert | separate / isolated / incommunicado |
| abklingen | to fade away / die away / subside |
| ablassen | to drain / let off / blow off / desist |
| absägen | to saw off / down |
| absaufen | to drown / flood |
| abschirmen | to protect / shield / screen / insulate |
| abschotten | to seal off / screen |
| absenken | to lower / sink |
| abtupfen | to blot / dab away |
| abweichen | to differ / deviate / diverge / vary |
| die Aktualisierung | update |
| die Anstalten | preparations / measures |
| der Ansturm | a rush / stampede |
| aufbauschen | to puff up / magnify / blow up |
| auffindbar | traceable / discoverable |
| aufflammen | to flare up |
| aufkreuzen | to show up / roll along |
| auflauern | to ambush / lie in wait for |
| aufrechterhalten | to keep going / maintain / perpetuate |
| aufreihen | to line up / put in a row |
| aufscheuchen | to startle / shock |
| aufspießen | to impale / skewer / spear / gore |
| auftun | to open up |
| aufwenden | to spend / expend / use |
| aufzehren | to exhaust / sap / burn out / consume |
| ausgleichen | to balance / compensate / equalize |
| aushalten | to withstand / endure / sustain |
| austricksen | to trick / outsmart / outwit |
| bändigen | to tame / subdue |
| bäuchlings | face-down |
| befassen | to deal with |
| befeuchten | to moisturize / wet / dampen / humidify |
| beisteuern | to contribute (wenig benutzt) |
| beleben | to revitalize / revive |
| bergen | to rescue / recover |
| besänftigen | to appease / soothe |
| beschnüffeln | to sniff / nuzzle |
| blaffen | to bark / yelp |
| die Dauerschleife | a continuous loop |
| differenzieren | to differentiate / make distinctions / discriminate |
| der Download | download |
| durchschlagen | to chop through / have a laxative effect |
| durchstöbern | to browse / comb through |
| durchtrennen | to cut through / sever / cut in two |
| eingeschweißte | schrink-wrapped |
| einknicken | to get bent / crease / buckle |
| entfallen | to escape / slip mind / be inapplicable |
| entführen | to kidnap / abduct |
| entgehen | to escape / miss / avoid / elude |
| entgleisen | to derail / go off the rails |
| entwirren | to unravel / untangle / unscramble |
| entwöhnen | to wean (off) / break a habit / disaccustom |
| erdrücken | to crush / overwhelm |
| erfolgen | to occur / take place / follows |
| erlangen | to gain / attain |
| erlöschen | to go out / expire / be extinguished |
| erschweren | to make more difficult / impede / hamper |
| erstarren | to become rigid / stiff / cold / numb |
| ertasten | to feel for / make out by touch |
| etwas auf die Probe stellen | to put something to the test |
| die Fehlanzeige | a dead loss / something useless |
| fixieren | to fix / lock (aka look at) |
| flennen | to blubber / blub / cry heavily |
| gackern | to cackle |
| das Gedöns | rigamarole |
| der Gezappel | wriggling (noun) |
| hauchdünn | paper thin / wafer-thin |
| herausragen | to jut out / stick out |
| hervorbringen | to bring forth / put forth / produce / yield |
| hervorrufen | to cause / create / induce / evoke |
| hinüberspähen | to peek over |
| holperig | bumpy / clumsy / jerky |
| in Atem zu halten | to hold your breath |
| in die Luft jagen | to blow up / explode |
| in die Quere kommen | to cross paths / get in the way |
| in die Tat umsetzen | to translate into action / turn into reality |
| die Keule | a club / mace / cudgel |
| knuffen | to poke / prod / nudge |
| der Knüppel | cudgel / bludgeon / nightstick |
| der Kuddelmuddel | a mess (slang, wenig benutzt) |
| lahmlegen | to paralyze / immobilize |
| massenhaft | en masse / plenty |
| die messerscharf Kante | a razor-sharp edge |
| mit Ach und Krach | with a bang |
| nachladen | to reload |
| ratzen | to kip = sleep in a place that isn't your home |
| recken | to stretch |
| das Recycling | recycling |
| die Rempelei | jostling / pushing |
| rotierend | rotating |
| schleichend | creeping / prowling / insidious |
| schleudern | to sling / hurl / fling |
| schleusen | to funnel (smuggle) |
| schmettern | to smash / blare / belt out |
| schmiegen | to nestle |
| schmirgeln | to sand / sand down / rub down |
| schnauben | to snort |
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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
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