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17 words and 13 phrases found.

German

May include AI-generated content. Most words have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker.

DEGerman
bi[biː]
adj
A common short form used to describe someone who is bisexual.

“Er outete sich als bi.”

He came out as bi.

Also means
  1. clipping of bisexuell

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bio[ˈbiːo]
noun
A common short form for biology or biography in German. It is also frequently used as a prefix to mean organic or biological.

“Ich kaufe nur Bio-Lebensmittel.”

I only buy organic food.

Also means
  1. clipping of Biologie
  2. clipping of Biografie
  3. organic

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bit[bɪt]
noun
The smallest unit of data in a computer, representing either a zero or a one.

“Ein Computer verarbeitet Informationen in Bit.”

A computer processes information in bits.

Also means
  1. bit (eighth of a dollar)
  2. bit (binary digit)
  3. bit (smallest unit of storage)
  4. bit (datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
  5. bit

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bier[biːɐ̯]
noun
beer

“Das ist nicht mein Bier!”

That's none of my business!

Also means
  1. beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage)
  2. business, beeswax (personal affairs)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bild[bɪlt]
noun
A visual representation or image, such as a photograph, painting, or a digital file on a computer.

“Bilder an die Wand hängen”

to hang pictures on the wall

Also means
  1. depiction, image, picture
  2. computer file containing a digital image
  3. picture

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bibel[ˈbiːbl̩]
noun
The central religious text of Christianity.

“Sie liest jeden Morgen in der Bibel.”

She reads the Bible every morning.

Also means
  1. Bible

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bianca[biˈaŋka]
name
A common female first name of Italian origin meaning white or fair.

“Meine Freundin heißt Bianca.”

My friend is named Bianca.

Also means
  1. a female given name

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bikini[biˈkiːni]
name
An atoll located in the Marshall Islands.

“Bikini ist ein Atoll der Marshallinseln.”

Bikini is an atoll of the Marshall Islands.

Also means
  1. Bikini (an atoll in the Marshall Islands)
  2. Bikini

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
binden[ˈbɪndən]
verb
To connect or fasten things together using string or rope. It can also refer to making a formal commitment or causing a substance to thicken.

“Er hat den Hund an den Zaun gebunden.”

He's bound the dog to the fence.

Also means
  1. to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.
  2. to tie, to fasten a string etc.
  3. to oblige, commit, bind
  4. to commit oneself, make a commitment (especially for marriage)
  5. to make congeal, thicken, set, bond
  6. to capture; to absorb (carbon dioxide etc.)
  7. to bind

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
bitter[ˈbɪ.tɐ]
adj
Describes a sharp, unpleasant taste, or a very disappointing and negative situation.

“Ich mag kein Bier, das ist mir zu bitter.”

I don't like beer, it's too bitter for my taste.

Also means
  1. bitter (having a bitter taste)
  2. bitter, disappointing, awful
  3. bitter, embittered (resentful and negative as a result of bad experiences)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bildung[bil-dung]
noun
education
AI-generated
DEGerman
Billion[bɪˈli̯oːn]
noun
The number representing one trillion (10 to the power of 12).

“Die Zahl ist eine Billion.”

The number is one trillion.

Also means
  1. trillion (10¹²)
  2. trillion

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bilanzen[bi-lan-tsen]
noun
balances
AI-generated
DEGerman
Bibliothek[bibljoˈteːk]
noun
A building or room where books and other materials are kept for people to read or borrow.

“Die Bibliothek der Universität ist sehr groß und hat viele alte Bücher.”

The university library is very large and has many old books.

Also means
  1. library

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
DEGerman
Biodiversität[bio-di-ver-si-tät]
noun
biodiversity
AI-generated
DEGerman
morbid[mɔʁˈbiːt]
adj
Showing an unhealthy interest in disturbing or gloomy subjects, especially death and disease.

“Er hat einen ziemlich morbiden Sinn für Humor.”

He has a rather morbid sense of humor.

Also means
  1. morbid

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
die Antibiotikaresistenz(die Antibiotikaresistenz)[dee An-ti-bio-ti-ka-re-sis-tenz]
noun
Die Fähigkeit von Bakterien, durch Mutation oder Erwerb von Genen gegen Antibiotika resistent zu werden.

“Antibiotikaresistenz stellt eine wachsende Bedrohung dar.”

Antibiotic resistance poses a growing threat.

Related: die Resistenz

Also means
  1. antibiotic resistance
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