German C1 — Advanced Vocabulary
Formal, academic and specialized words — the hard-to-find advanced vocabulary. · 2,114 words.
2,114 C1 words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| tiefgreifend | profound |
| tilgen | to pay off / redeem / erase |
| das Titan | titanium |
| titulieren | to title / call |
| das Tohuwabohu | chaos / shambles (wenig benutzt) |
| die Tonalität | tonality |
| die Topik | topic |
| die Torarolle | a sefer Torah / Torah scroll |
| der Torfabbau | peat extraction |
| törisch | foolish |
| torkeln | to lurch / reel / stagger (wenig benutzt) |
| torpedieren | to torpedo |
| der Totschlag | homicide / manslaughter |
| traben | to trot |
| trachten | to strive / aspire |
| tradiert | handed-down |
| die Tragfähigkeit | load capacity |
| die Tragfläche | wing / surface / plane / hydrofoil |
| die Tragweite | consequences / scope / momentousness |
| das Tragwerk | load-bearing structure |
| traktieren | to give someone a rough time / bully |
| das Trampeltier | bactrian camel |
| die Transkription | transcription |
| die Transnationalität | transnationality |
| die Transzendenz | transcendence / transcendent quality |
| der Trauerzug | a funeral procession |
| die Traufe | an eave |
| die Treibhausgasneutralität | greenhouse gas neutrality |
| der Trennstrich | hyphen (wenig benutzt) |
| der Treueschwur | a pledge of allegiance |
| treuherzig | trusting / innocent |
| die Triangulation | triangulation |
| die Tributverpflichtung | tributary obligation / tribute payment |
| der Trieb | drive / instinct |
| die Triebfeder | a mainspring / motivating force |
| das Triebwerk | power unit / engine (aviation) |
| triezen | to pester (wenig benutzt) |
| die Trinkgelage | a drinking spree / drinking session |
| triste | sad / dreary / dismal |
| trübselig | mopy / moping / gloomy |
| trudeln | to spin / spiral |
| das Trugbild | a delusion / illusion / mirage |
| trügerisch | deceptive / deceitful |
| der Tümmler | a porpoise (wenig benutzt) |
| die Tunika | a tunic |
| tunlichst | if possible |
| die Türzarge | door frame |
| der Überbegriff | an umbrella term |
| überdies | moreover / furthermore |
| die Überempfindlichkeit | hypersensitivity |
| überführen | to find guilty |
| die Überlieferung | lore |
| übermannen | to overpower / overwhelm |
| der Übermut | high spirits / devilment |
| die Übernahme | takeover / acquisition |
| überparteilich | non-partisan |
| überreizen | to overexcite / overstimulate |
| übersät | littered / strewn / covered / studded e.g., littered with holes |
| der Überschallflug | supersonic flight |
| die Überschallgeschwindigkeit | supersonic speed |
| der Überschwang | exuberance = the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness |
| überschwänglich | gushing / exuberant / profuse |
| überschwappen | to splash over / spill over / slop over |
| übertonen | to drown out (a noise) |
| ulkig | funny / odd / comical (wenig benutzt) |
| die Ulme | an elm tree |
| ultraweitwinkel | ultra-wide angle |
| der Umbruch | upheaval / radical change |
| die Umlaufrendite | current yield |
| umschlingen | to wrap around / entwine |
| die Umschweife | beating around the bush / circumlocution |
| umsichtig | circumspect / prudent / judicious |
| umtriebig | bustling / go-getting |
| die Umwälzung | a revolution / radical change |
| umwerben | to court / woo |
| unabdingbar | inalienable / indispensable |
| die Unabhängige Variable | independent variable |
| unablässig | unremitting / incessant / unceasing |
| unangefochten | unchallenged / uncontested |
| unantastbar | untouchable / inviolable |
| unaufhaltsam | unstoppable |
| unaussprechlich | unspeakable |
| unausweichlich | inescapable |
| unbändig | irrepressible / unruly / wild |
| unbarmherzig | unmerciful / remorseless |
| unbedacht | thoughtless / unthinking |
| unbefangen | impartial / unbiased / unselfconscious |
| unbehelligt | unmolested / unchecked |
| unbeschadet | regardless of / without prejudice |
| unbestreitbar | undeniable / indisputable |
| das Unbewusste | the unconscious / subconscious |
| uneinnehmbar | impregnable |
| unentbehrlich | indispensable / essential |
| unentschuldbar | inexcusable / indefensible |
| unerbittlich | relentless / inexorable |
| unerheblich | irrelevant / negligible |
| unerlässlich | essential / vital / requisite |
| unermüdlich | tireless / unresting |
| unerträglich | unbearable / intolerable |
| unflätig | foul-mouthed / scurrilous / obscene |
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