German C1 Nature & Weather Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Nature & Weather vocabulary at C1 level — 342 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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342 C1 · Nature & Weather words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| der Aasfresser | a scavenger | — |
| die Abkühlung | cooling | — |
| die Abtragung | abrasion / erosion | — |
| die Albedo | albedo | — |
| der Ameisenigel | an echidna | — |
| die Anhöhe | hill | — |
| das Artensterben | species extinction | — |
| die Artenvielfalt | biodiversity | — |
| das Ästuar | estuary =the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the sea | — |
| atmosphärisch | atmospheric | — |
| die Ausbuchtung | a bulge / lobe | — |
| ausgedörrt | parched / dried up | — |
| barmherzig | merciful | — |
| das Barometer | barometer | — |
| bedecken | to cover | — |
| bergig | hilly | — |
| die Bewölkung | cloud cover | — |
| die Binsen | rushes = grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles | — |
| der Biodiversitätsverlust | biodiversity loss | — |
| die Biotopvernetzung | biotope networking/habitat corridors | — |
| das Blasloch | a blowhole (whale) | — |
| das Blattwerk | foliage | — |
| der Blauhäher | bluejay | — |
| der Blitzschlag | lightning strike | — |
| die Bodendegradation | soil degradation | — |
| die Böe | a squall / gust | — |
| die Brutzeit | breeding season | — |
| der Bürzel | a rump (on a bird) | — |
| dampfen | to steam | — |
| dunstig | misty | — |
| durchfrieren | to freeze through | — |
| die Einheitlichkeit | uniformity | — |
| eisfrei | ice-free | — |
| eisig | frosty | — |
| der Eiskristall | ice crystal | — |
| das Eismeer | ice sea | — |
| die Eisschmelze | glacier melt | — |
| die Eisscholle | ice floe | — |
| die Eiszeit | ice age | — |
| die Entwaldung | deforestation | — |
| die Erdatmosphäre | Earth's atmosphere | — |
| das Erdbeben | earthquake | — |
| die Erderwärmung | global warming | — |
| das Erdferkel | aardvark | — |
| erdig | earthy | — |
| der Erdmagnetfeld | Earth's magnetic field | — |
| der Erdrutsch | landslide | — |
| die Erdwärme | geothermal energy | — |
| erfrischend | refreshing | — |
| ergießen | to pour out | — |
| erhellen | to illuminate | — |
| die Erhitzung | heating | — |
| erleuchten | to illuminate | — |
| erodieren | erode | — |
| die Erosion | erosion | — |
| erschüttern | to shake | — |
| die Ertüchtigung | conditioning | — |
| die Eruption | eruption | — |
| die Eutrophierung | eutrophication | — |
| die Facettenauge | a compound eye | — |
| der Fangarm | tentacle (wenig benutzt) | — |
| die Färse | a heifer | — |
| die Fata Morgana | mirage | — |
| die Feuersbrunst | a conflagration | — |
| flaumig | fluffy / downy | — |
| die Fliehkraft | centrifugal force | — |
| die Flora | flora | — |
| die Flutwelle | floodwave | — |
| der Föhn | föhn | — |
| die Formveränderung | shape-shifting | — |
| der Frost | frost | — |
| frostig | frosty | — |
| die Frostperiode | cold spell | — |
| der Galaxienhaufen | a galaxy cluster | — |
| die Garbe | a sheaf | — |
| gedeihen | to thrive / flourish / develop / progress | — |
| der Geschmeiß | vermin (wenig benutzt) | — |
| das Gestirn | an orb / heavenly body / star | — |
| gewittern | thunderstorm | — |
| der Gewittersturm | thunderstorm | — |
| der Gischt | (sea) spray / foam / froth | — |
| gleißen | to glisten / gleam / flame | — |
| der Gletscher | glacier | — |
| glühen | to glow | — |
| die Graupel | hailstone (wenig benutzt) | — |
| der Greif | a griffin | — |
| die Gülle | a slurry | — |
| gütig | kind | — |
| der Hagelschauer | hailstorm | — |
| der Hain | a grove | — |
| harsch | harsh | — |
| das Herbizid | herbicide | — |
| herbstlich | autumnal | — |
| die Hintergrundstrahlung | background radiation | — |
| die Hitzewelle | heat wave | — |
| das Hochdruckgebiet | high pressure area | — |
| das Hochwasser | flood | — |
| der Hühnerhabich | a goshawk | — |
| der Hurrikan | hurricane | — |
| der Insektenfresser | insectivores | — |
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