German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
85 B2 words in “Leisure & Sport”.
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
85 B2 words in “Leisure & Sport”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Arie | aria |
| ästhetisch | aesthetic |
| die Aufführung | performance |
| der Auftakt | prelude / start |
| der Auftritt | appearance/entrance |
| die Ausstattung | staging/set design |
| der Bass | bass |
| der Bauchredner | a ventriloquist |
| die Beinarbeit | footwork |
| die Bildhauerkunst | sculpture |
| bobben | to bob (up and down) |
| der Buchstabensalat | a word search |
| der Chor | choir/chorus |
| die Choreographie | choreography |
| die Coda | coda |
| das Ensemble | ensemble |
| die Farbgebung | use of color / coloring |
| die Farbpalette | color palette |
| das Finale | finale/ending |
| die Finte | a feint / ruse |
| flanieren | to stroll / saunter |
| die Formgebung | formal design / shaping |
| das Gemälde | painting |
| das Genre | genre |
| herumgammeln | to bum around / mess around / muck about |
| die Kantate | cantata |
| klimpern | to strum / jingle |
| knobeln | to play dice / toss for it |
| der Kobold | leprechaun / goblin |
| der Köcher | quiver / golf bag |
| die Komödie | comedy |
| die Komplementärfarbe | complementary color |
| die Kunstrichtung | artistic movement / art movement |
| die Kunstsammlung | art collection |
| das Kunstwerk | work of art |
| die Leinwand | canvas / screen / fabric |
| das Libretto | libretto |
| die Malerei | painting / the art of painting |
| das Meisterwerk | masterpiece |
| die Melodie | melody |
| das Musizieren | making music/playing music |
| naturgetreu | true to life / life-size / full-scale |
| die Noten | musical notes/sheet music |
| die Operette | operetta |
| die Parade | parade / save / parry |
| der Pinsel | brush |
| der Pinselstrich | brushstroke |
| das Porträt | portrait |
| porträtieren | to portray |
| die Premiere | premiere/first performance |
| das Quietscheentchen | a rubber duck |
| rangeln | to wrangle / wrestle / jockey |
| die Regie | direction/directing |
| das Repertoire | repertoire |
| der Rhythmus | rhythm |
| der Rundumblick | 360 degree view / all around view |
| der Schabernack | a practical joke |
| der Schlagabtausch | slug-fest / fight |
| die Schnitzerei | a carving |
| der Schnörkel | a flourish / curlicue / embellishment |
| der Schwitzkasten | a headlock |
| die Sinfonie | a symphony |
| die Skizze | sketch |
| die Skulptur | sculpture / statue |
| die Sonate | sonata |
| der Sopran | soprano |
| das Steckenpferd | a hobbyhorse |
| das Stillleben | still life |
| der Stubenhocker | couch potato |
| die Symphonie | symphony |
| der Taktstock | a baton / stick |
| das Teekränzchen | a tea party |
| der Tenor | tenor |
| der Ton | tone / clay |
| die Tonhöhe | pitch (music) |
| die Tragödie | tragedy |
| trällern | to warble / trill |
| tummeln | to frolic / romp |
| der Virtuose | virtuoso |
| die Virtuosität | virtuosity |
| das Vorspiel | foreplay / prelude |
| der Wackeldackel | a bobblehead |
| der Wahrsager | fortune teller |
| der Weltranglistenerste | "World Number One" (e.g., tennis player) |
| die Zerstreuung | a dispersal / scattering / diversion |
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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
noun
machine · engine · device
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