German C1 Everyday Actions Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Everyday Actions vocabulary at C1 level — 261 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
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261 C1 · Everyday Actions words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| aalen | to swim | — |
| abnötigen | to wring from / force | — |
| abtrocknen | to dry off | — |
| abwetzen | to scuff / wear down | — |
| abwischen | wipe | — |
| anhaltend | sustained | — |
| anstiften | to instigate | — |
| die Anwesenheit | presence | — |
| anziehend | attractive | — |
| applaudieren | to applaud | — |
| arretieren | to lock (wenig benutzt) | — |
| die Attrappe | a dummy | — |
| aufbieten | to muster | — |
| aufdringlich | intrusive | — |
| aufgreifen | pick up | — |
| aufrauen | to roughen (up) | — |
| aufschichten | to pile up / build up | — |
| ausdrucksvoll | expressive | — |
| auseinandernehmen | take apart | — |
| auseinanderziehen | to pull apart | — |
| ausfeilen | to file down / file out / polish | — |
| ausfransen | to fray / ravel / frazzle | — |
| ausführen | to execute | — |
| ausgiebig | thorough | — |
| auslöschen | to obliterate / snuff out / erase | — |
| ausloten | to plumb the depths of / fathom | — |
| aussondern | to weed out / separate out | — |
| ausspannen | to relax | — |
| aussperren | to lock out | — |
| austarieren | to tare / balance out | — |
| barbarisch | barbaric | — |
| bedauerlich | regrettable | — |
| bedauern | regret | — |
| bedenken | to consider | — |
| bedingen | depend | — |
| die Bedürftigkeit | neediness | — |
| befallen | to strike | — |
| befangen | awkward | — |
| befeuern | to fuel (wenig benutzt) | — |
| begeisterungsfähig | easily excited | — |
| begradigen | to straighten | — |
| das Beharrungsvermögen | persistence | — |
| beherzigen | to follow | — |
| behutsam | careful | — |
| beiseiteschieben | push aside | — |
| bejahen | to affirm | — |
| bekräftigen | to confirm | — |
| beleidigend | offensive | — |
| benetzen | to wet / moisten | — |
| bersten | to burst | — |
| beschaffen | to obtain | — |
| beschämend | embarrassing | — |
| beschleichen | to creep up on / stalk | — |
| beschmieren | to smear | — |
| beschönigen | to gloss over | — |
| beseitigen | to eliminate | — |
| der Besitzstandswahrung | status quo | — |
| besprühen | to spray | — |
| bestreuen | to sprinkle | — |
| besudeln | to sully / befoul / soil | — |
| betasten | to feel with one's hands | — |
| betrüblich | sad | — |
| betteln | to beg | — |
| betupfen | to dab | — |
| beunruhigend | disquieting | — |
| bewerkstelligen | to contrive / accomplish | — |
| bezweifeln | to doubt | — |
| der Blasebalg | bellows | — |
| blecken | to dart / flash (wenig benutzt) | — |
| blitzschnell | lightning fast | — |
| die Disziplinlosigkeit | disciplinelessness | — |
| eindringen | to penetrate | — |
| einfallsreich | Resourceful | — |
| einfassen | to wall / mount / edge / border (wenig betnutzt) | — |
| einflechten | to weave in / work in | — |
| einkeilen | to jam in / sandwich / box in | — |
| einpferchen | to coop up / pen in | — |
| einteilen | to distribute | — |
| einüben | to rehearse | — |
| das Einverständnis | consent | — |
| einweben | to weave in | — |
| die Einzigartigkeit | uniqueness | — |
| empor | aloft / up / upward | — |
| empören | to be outraged | — |
| entfachen | to whip up (e.g., food) | — |
| entfesseln | to unleash | — |
| entgegentreten | to confront | — |
| entgleiten | to glide away | — |
| enthusiastisch | enthusiastic | — |
| entledigen | to get rid of / release | — |
| entnehmen | to take out | — |
| entreißen | to snatch / wrest from | — |
| entriegeln | to unlatch | — |
| entrinnen | to escape | — |
| entrollen | to unfurl / unroll | — |
| entsagen | to abstain | — |
| entschärfen | to defuse | — |
| die Entschlossenheit | determination | — |
| entsenden | to send / dispatch | — |
| entstellen | to disfigure / distort / garble | — |
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