b. abr

BA abbr

Biblical Archaeologist. New Haven, Conn.

BAAR abbr

Bulletin of the American Academy of Religion. Los Angelos

BäBFA abbr

Beiträge zur ägyptischen Bauforschung und Altertumskunde.  Wiesbaden

Babouvismus m

Babouvism

babyl. abr

Babylon n

Babylon

babylon. abr

Babylonier m (-)

Babylonian

babylonisch adj

Babylonian

Babylonische Gefangenschaft f

the Exile; Babylonian captivity

Bach m (-"e)

brook; stream; Mus: Bach (composer)

Backe f (-n)

cheek

backen  

to bake; to roast; to fry; to burn, fire (pottery tiles)

Backenstreich m (-e)

slap in the face

Bäcker m (-)

baker

Backofen m (-")

(baking) oven

Bad n (-"er)

washing; bath

baden  

to bathe; to take a bath; to have a bath

BAG abbr

Beiträge zur alten Geschichte. Leipzig

Baháí  

Baháí; Bahai

Bahai  

Baháí; Bahai

Bahaismus m

Bahaism

Bahn f (-en)

path, track; course; road; orbit; course (of water); B. brechen - to establish, break ground of, prepare or pave the way for (an idea, concept, etc); in die (richtige) B. lenken or führen - to bring sth (back) on the right track

bahnen  

to clear or open (up) a path

Bahre f (-n)

stretcher

BAKZ abbr

Berliner allgemeine Kirchenzeitung. Berlin

bald adv

soon, shortly; quickly; easily; nearly; b. danach or darauf - soon afterwards; so b. wie or als möglich - as soon as possible;

Baldachin m (-e)

baldachin; canopy

baldig adj

soon; quick; speedy

Balken m (-)

beam, log, bar; rafter; joist

Ball. abr

Ballade f (-n)

ballad(e)

balladenhaft

balladic

Balladenkunst f

balladry

Balsam m (-e)

balsam; balm; ointment, save

Balthasar m

Balthazar

Band n (-"er)

tie, link; bond; string; band; ribbon

Band m (-"e)

volume

Bandkeramik f (-en)

bandkeramik; neolithic ceramics with band ornamentation

Bandrippe f (-n)

vault rib in the shaped of a solid stone band

bange  

afraid, alarmed; anxious; timid

Bange f

anxiety, worry

bangen  

to be afraid

Bank f (-"e)

bench; seat; pew

Bänkellied f (-er)

(street) ballad; broadside ballad

Bänkelsang m

ballad singing

Bänkelsänger m (-)

itinerant ballad singer

Bann m

excommunication; ban; anathema; constraint; in den B. tun, über jemanden den B. verhängen or aussprechen - to excommunicate someone

Bannbrief m (-e)

interdict

Bannbulle f (-n)

bull (of excommunication), papal edict

bannen

to excommunicate; to pronounce an anathema; to banish; to wart off, avert; exorcize; to expel; to charm; to confine; to captivate; to entrance

Banner n (-)

banner, standard, flag

BAO abbr

Beihefte zum Alten Orient. Leipzig

bapt. abr

Bapt. abr

baptismus  

Lat: baptism; b. sanguinis - baptism of blood (martyrdom, etc)

Baptist m (-en)

Baptist

Baptistengemeinde f (-n)

Baptist Church

Baptisterium n (-rien)

baptistry; (baptismal) font; baptistery (chapel)

Bar. abr

Baruch - Baruch

Bar abr

Baruch - Baruch

bar. abr

Bär m (-en)

bear

Barbarei f

barbarism

Barbaren des Geistes

barbarians of the spirit (Nietzsche)

Barbarismus m

barbarism

Barcan-Formel f

Barcan formula

Bardo  

in-between state

barfuß  

barefoot, discalced; unshod

Barfüßer m (-)

Franciscan friar

BARG abbr

Bilderatlas zur Religionsgeschichte. Leipzig

Bärin (-nen)

(female) bear

Baritonstimme f

baritone voice

barmherzig

compassionate, merci­ful; charitable

Barmherzigkeit f

mercy; charity; compassion

Barn abr

Barock n, m

baroque

Barockstil m

baroque style

Barockzeit f

Baroque era or period

Bart m (-"e)

beard

Bartergeschäft n (-e)

barter (trade)

basale Einzeldinge  

basic particulars

Basilika f (-ken)

basilica

Basilisk m (-en)

basilisk

Basis f (-asis)

base, basis; profilierte B. - moulded base or modelled base

Basisaussage f

basic statement or proposition; test statement

Basisdemokratie f

grass-roots democracy

Basisgemeinde f

base or basic community

Basisgruppe f

action group

Basishandlung f

basic action

Basisnorm f

basic norm

Basissatz m

basic statement or proposition; test statement

Basissprache f

basic language

Basistheorem n

basic theorem

Basisüberzeugung f

basic conviction or belief

Basisvektor m

base or basis vector

Basiswert m

basic value; base value

Basiswissen n

basic knowledge

BASOR abbr

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Jerusalem, u.a.

BASS abbr

Beiträge zur Assyriologie und semitischen Sprachwissenschaft. Leipzig

Bassist m (-en)

bass singer; player of a bass instrument; double bass player

Bastard m (-e)

bastard; mongrel

Bastei f (-en)

bastion; bulwark; projection from a fortification

Bastion f (-en)

bastion; fortification

Baß m (-sse)

bass; bass singer; hoher B. - singing bass, basso cnatante, bass-baritone; tiefer B. - basso profondo

Baß-Bariton m (-e)

bass-baritone

Baßgeige f (-n)

double bass; große B. - double bass; kleine B. - violoncello

Baßgitarre f (-n)

bass guitar

Baßhorn n (-"er)

bass horn; corno di bassetto (organ)

Baßschlüssel  m

bass clef

Baßstimme f

bass voice

BAT abbr

Botschaft des Alten Testaments. Stuttgart

Bau m

building; construction; build; form; frame

Bauch m (-"e)

belly

bauchig adj

convex-backed, vaulted, round-back

bauen  

to rely, count (auf - on); to rest, be founded (auf - on); to build, construct, erect; to cultivate, till, raise (in agriculture, etc); to form, shape; ein Gefäß b. - to build (up) a pot

-bauer m, pref

maker; Geigen- - violin maker; Klavier- - piano maker; Orgel- - organ maker

Bauer m (-n)

farmer; peasant; countryman

bäuerlich

rural; agrarian; peasant; b. Gesellschaft - agrarian/peasant society

Bauernaufstand m (-"e)

peasants' revolt

Bauernflöte f (-n)

rustic flute

Bauernleier f (-n)

street organ

Baukeramik f (-en)

architectural ceramics (glazed bricks, tiles)

Baukörper m (-)

structure; building; main body of a building

Bauleute (pl)

builders

Baum m (-"e)

tree; der B. der Erkenntnis - the tree of knowledge; der B. des Guten und Bösen - the tree of good and evil; der B. der Entwicklung - the evolutionary tree, tree of evolution

Baumeister m (-)

master builder

Baumkreuz n (-e)

Art: tree-cross

baumlogische Systeme  

Phil: tree-logic systems

Baustil m (-e)

architectural style, architecture

Baustoff m (-e)

building material

Bautechnik f (-en)

building technology

b.a.W. abr

BBA abbr

Berliner byzantinische Arbeiten. Berlin

BBadKG abbr

Beiträge zur badischen Kirchgeschichte. Erlangen

BBB abbr

Bonner biblische Beiträge. Bonn

BBC abbr

Broadman Bible Commentary. London

BBE abbr

Beiträge zur biblische Exegese.

BBKF abbr

Berliner Beiträge zur Keilschriftforschung. Berlin

BBKW abbr

Beiträge zur Begegnung von Kirche und Welt. Stuttgart

BBLAK abbr

Beiträge zur biblischen Landes- und Altertumskunde. Stuttgart

BBSAJ abbr

Bulletin of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. London

BBThLZ abbr

Bibliographisches Beiblatt der Theologischen Literaturzeitung. Leipzig

BBTK abbr

Beyträge zur Beförderung theologischer und anderer wichtiger Kenntnisse Kielischer und auswärtigen Gelehrten. Kiel, u.a.

BBVDR abbr

Beyträge zur Beförderung des vernünftigen Denkens in der Religion. Frankfurt, u.a.

BC abbr

Biblischer Kommentar über das Alte Testament. Karl Fr. Keil, Franz Delitzsch, eds. Leipzig

BCAK abbr

Blätter für christliche Archäologie und Kunst. Halle

Bch. abr

Bchst. abr

BCISR abbr

Bulletin of the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society. Bangalore

BCP abbr

Beiträge zur christlichen Philosophie. Mainz

BCQTR abbr

British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review. London

Bd. abr

Band - volume; Bund

b.d. abr

Bdch. abr

Bdchn. abr

Bde. abr

Bände - volumes

Bde. abr

BDK abbr

Bibel und deutsche Kultur. Potsdam

Bdr. abr

bdtd. abr

Bdtg. abr

Bdw. abr

BE(A) abbr

Bibliothek Ekklesia. Aschaffenburg

BE(T) abbr

Bibliotheca Ecclesiastica. Torino

beabsichtigen  

to contemplate; to plan; to intend, to mean; to propose (zu tun - to do)

beachten  

to consider; to pay attention, heed; to not;e to notice, to observe

Beamte m (-n)

official; civil servant; functionary

beanspruchen  

to claim; to demand; to lay claim to; to require, call for; to make use of, to need

bearb. abr

Bearb. abr

bearbeiten  

to work at, to till, to cultivate

Bearbeiter m (-)

editor;  reviser (of texts, etc); adaptor (of plays, etc); compiler (of reference works); preparer; official in charge;  (music) arranger

bearbeitet  

Mus: arranged (von - by)

Bearbeitung f (-en)

revision; treatment; adaptation; compilation; preparation; Mus: arrangement; adaption; freie B. - paraphrase

Beat m

beat (music), rock'n roll

beati

Lat: the blessed (ones in heaven)

beatitudo

Lat: beatitude, blessedness

beauftragen  

to appoint; to authorize; to empower, to commission; to charge (someone with something); to instruct (someone to do something); to instruct (someone to do something); to put (someone in charge of something)

bebauen  

to farm; to cultivate; to till

beben  

to shake, tremble; to shiver

Beben  

trembling; tremor

Beche m (-)

goblet; B. auf Fuss - goblet

Becher m (-)

cup; beaker; mug

Becken n (-)

basin; pelvis

bed. abr

bedeutend; bedeutet; bedürfen; bedürftig

Bed. abr

bedacht adj, adv

 pp of bedenken - careful; deliberate; cautious; b. handeln - to act deliberately, cautiously; b. sein - be  intent on, concerned, or anxious about (something or someone) 

bedacht  adj

pp of bedachen - covered with a roof, roofed 

Bedacht m

consideration; caution

bedächtig  adj

prudent; steady; cautious; unhurried; deliberate

Bedachtsamkeit f

deliberation

bedanken  

(refl) to thank or express one's thanks (to someone for something), to return one's thanks (to someone for something)

Bedarf m

need; want; requirements

Bedarfdeckungswirtschaft f

subsistence economy

Bedarfsbefriedigung f (-en)

satisfaction of demand

Bedauern n

regret; B. mit - pity or compassion for; B. über - regret at, for

bedecken

to cover; to protect; to shelter

bedenken vi

to consider, to think (over), to ponder (over); to deliberate; to hesitate; to weigh

Bedenken n (-)

objection, doubt, second thoughts; consideration; deliberation; concern; misgivings; ohne B. - without hesitation, unhesitatingly

bedeuten  vr

to mean, to signify, to imply, to inform; to refer to

bedeutend pr p

important; major; considerable; distinguished; eminent; great, remarkable; considerably; much; a great deal

bedeutsam  

important, significant, of great importance, of great significance

Bedeutsamkeit f

meaningfulness, significance

Bedeutung f (-en)

meaning; sense; reference; importance, significance; consequence; bearing; B. als Gebrauch - meaning as use; begleitende B. - ubsidiary or acompanying meaning; übertragene B. - metaphorical meaning; figurative sense; wörtliche B. - literal meaning

Bedeutungsanalyse f (-n)

analysis of meaning, semantic analysis

Bedeutungsbegriff m

concept of meaning

Bedeutungsbereich m

range of significance

Bedeutungsbezlehungen  

 Sinnrelationen

Bedeutungsblindheit f

meaning-blindness

Bedeutungsdefinition f

meaning definition

Bedeutungserfüllung f

meaning-fulfilment

Bedeutungsganzes n

referential whole (Heidegger)

Bedeutungsgleichheit f

synonymy, sameness of meaning

Bedeutungshaftigkeit f

meaningfulness

Bedeutungshorizont m

horizon or meaning(s)

Bedeutungskategorie f

semantic or meaning category

Bedeutungskonvention f

meaning intention

bedeutungsleer  

void or empty of meaning

Bedeutungslehre f

theory of meaning, meaning theory

Bedeutungslosigkeit f

meaninglessness, nonsensically

Bedeutungspostulat n

meaning postulate

Bedeutungsregel f

 meaning rule, rule of meaning

Bedeutungsrelation  f

meaning or sense relation

Bedeutungstheorie f

theory of meaning, meaning theory

Bedeutungsverknüpfung f

semantic relation, meaning connection

Bedeutungsverschiebung f

shift of meaning

Bedeutungsverstehen n

understanding of meaning

bedeutungsvoll adj

meaningful

Bedeutungswandel m

change of meaning

Bedeutungszusammenhang m

context, collocation; interconnection of meaning

bedienen  

to serve; to wait (up)on, to attend to; (refl) help oneself; to use, make use of

Bedienung f

service; servants

bedingen  

to require, to stipulate; to cause; to condition

bedingt p p, adj

conditional (durch - on); contingent (on); limited; qualified; dependent (correlation, etc)

Bedingtheit  f

contingency, determinedness, conditionality

Bedingung f (-en)

condition; requirement; provision; clause; ; B. der Möglichkeit - condition of the possibility; B. a priori - a priori condition (Kant)

Bedingung a priori f

a priori condition (Kant)

Bedingungen der Anschauung  

conditions of intuition (Kant)

Bedingungen der Erkenntnis  

conditions of knowledge (Kant)

Bedingungenssatz m (-"e)

conditional clause/proposition/sentence/statement (Ian)

bedingungslos  

unconditional, without conditions

Bedingungsurteil n

conditional judg(e)ment

Bedingungsverhältnis n

 conditioning relation; relation of interdependence

bedrängen  

to oppress; to afflict; to grieve

Bedrängnis f (-se)

affliction; tribulation; distress; sorrow; trouble; plight

bedrohen  

to threaten, to menace

bedrücken  

to oppress; to harass; to crush

Bedrückung f (-en)

oppression; depression; dejection

bedürfen  

to need, to have need of; to be in want of; to require

Bedürfnis f (-se)

need; want; necessity; requirement; B. der Erlösung - need for redemption

Bedürfniskritik f

criticism of needs

Bedürfnislosigkeit f

absence of wants; absence of (unsatisfied) needs

Bedürfnisorientierung f

need orientation

Bedürfnisprinzip n

principle of needs

Bedürfnisreduktion n

need reduction, reduction of desires or needs

bedürftig  

needy, poor; in need of; requiring

Bedürftigen f

the needy; the poor; (those) in need or want

beeiden  

to confirm by oath; to swear

beeidigen  

to confirm by oath; to swear

beeilen  

 to hurry (up), to make haste, to hasten

beeindrucken  

to impress; to make an impression upon

beeinfl. abr

beeinfussen  

to influence; to control

beeinträchtigen  

to detract from, to hamper; to impair; to injure; to prejudice

Beelzebub m

Beelzebub

Beelzebul m

Beelzebub; den Teufel durch Beelzebub austreiben - to cast out the devil by Beelzebub

beenden  

to finish, to end; to terminate; to conclude; to cease

beendigen  

to finish, to end; to terminate; to conclude; to cease

beengen  

to restrict, to confine; to oppress

beerben  

to inherit

beerdigen  

to bury

Beere f (-n)

berry

bef. abr

befähigen  

to enable (to do), to qualify (zu - for)

befähigt  

able, capable; qualified, fit

Befähigung f (-en)

qualification; competence; gift, efficiency

befassen  

to touch, to handle; to deal with; to study, to examine; to go into a matter

Befehismoral f

morality of commands

Befehisnotstand m

acting under binding orders

Befehl m (-e)

order, command; mandate

befehlen vi

to order, to command; to dictate; to bid; sich Gott b. - to commend or commit oneself to God

Befehlshaber m (-)

commander (in-chief)

befestigen  

to fasten, to fix, to make fast, to attach; to fortify, to strengthen, to establish

Befestingung f (-en)

fortification

befinden vi

(refl) to find, think, or consider; to be located; to decide, rule

Befinden  

condition; opinion; ruling, view, judgment

Befindlichkeit f

disposition; affectedness; state of being/ mind

beflecken  

to stain, soil; to defile; to pollute, profane (a sacred place, etc.)

Befleckung f (-en)

defilement, profanation; stain; blemish

befolgen  

to follow; to obey, comply; to adhere to; to abide by

befragen  

to (ask) question, interview; to interrogate, examine; to consult (with, about)

befreien  

to free, set free, liberate; to rescue; to release

Befreiungsbewegung f

liberation movement

Befreiungskampf m

struggle for liberation

Befreiungskrieg m

war of liberation

Befreiungsprozeß m

process of liberation

Befreiungstheologie f

liberation theology

befremden  

to astonish; to appear strange; to surprise

befriedet pp, adj

satisfied; d. Dasein - satisfied

befriedigen  

to satisfy, please; to appease; to gratify; to supply

Befriedigungserlebnis n

experience of satisfaction

Befriedung f

pacification

Befund m (-e)

condition; state; finding(s), result; opinion; data

befürchten  

to fear; to suspect, to apprehend

begabt  

gifted, talented, endowed; able; clever

Begabung f (-en)

natural gift, talent; aptitude; capacity

begegnen

to meet (with); to encounter; to occur, happen; to come to pass

Begegnenlassen-von n

to let be encountered

Begegnung f

encounter

begehen vi

to traverse; to pace off; to walk on, to celebrate (a festival), to do; to make commit (an error, etc.)

Begehr m, n

desire; wish

begehren  

to desire, wish; to crave; to covet; to demand; to require

Begehrlichkeit f

lustfulness; covetousness; conation; wistfulness

Begehrungsvermögen n

faculty of desire

Begehrungvermögen n

will (Kant)

Begehungssünde f (-en)

sin of commission

begeistern  

to be inspired(ly), to be enthusiastic for (über), to be enthusiastic about; für etwas begeistern - to inspire (someone) with enthusiasm (for something)

begeistert  

enthusiastic

Begeisterung f

enthusiasm; inspiration; fire, passion (für - for, about); rapture; ecstasy; applause

Begier f

lust; greed; eager desire; inordinate longing

begierig  

desirous (of), covetous (of), eager (for, after), anxious (for), greedy (of, for), hungry (for)

begießen vi

to water; to sprinkle; to wet

Beginn m

beginning, outset, start; commencement

beginnen vi

to begin, to start; to commence; to undertake; to open (conversation, etc.)

beglaubigen  

to confirm; to testify to; to attest, certify, verify; to legalize; to authenticate; to notarize

Beglaubigung  f

 attestation; authentication; verification

begleiten  

to accompany; to go or come with (someone)

begleitend  

accompanying, accompanimental

Begleiter m (-)

companion; attendant; escort; accompanist (piano, etc.)

Begleiterin f (-nen)

lady accompanist

Begleiterscheinung f

side-effect; con-comitant symptom

Begleitinstrument n (-e)

accompanying instrument

Begleitmusik f

accompanying music; incidental music; background music

Begleitstimme f (-n)

supporting voice; secondary voice

Begleitung f

accompaniment

Begleitursache f

secondary or subsidiary cause

begnaden  

to favor; to endow (with); to bless

begnadigen  

to pardon; to reprieve

Begnadigung f (-en)

pardon; reprieve; clemency; amnesty

Begnadigungsgesuch n

petition or appeal for mercy

begnügen  

to be content or satisfied with

begr. abr

Begr. abr

begraben vi

to bury; to inter; to entomb

Begräbnis f (-n)

burial; funeral

Begräbnisfeier f (-n)

funeral (ceremony)

Begräbnisstätte f (-n)

burial site

Begräbnistempel m (-)

funerary temple

Begreifbarkeit f

comprehension

begreifen vi

to understand, comprehend; to conceive

begreiflich  

understandable; comprehensible

begrenzen  vr

 to limit

begrenzt-endlich  adj

limited-finite

begrifflich  

conceptual; abstract

begrifflos  adj

 conceptless, without concept, (that) lacks the concept

Begriffs-und Empfindungswurzel f

conceptual and sensory or sensible root (Nietzsche)

Begriffsabbildung f

conceptual mapping

Begriffsanalyse f

conceptual analysis

Begriffsapparat m

conceptual apparatus/framework or system

Begriffsarchitektonik f

conceptual architectonic

Begriffsbestimmung f

definition of terms; conceptual determination

Begriffsbildung f

concept formation

Begriffsdefinition f

conceptual definition; definition of terms or concepts

Begriffsdenken n

conceptual thining

Begriffsentwicklung f

development or evolution of concepts, concept evolution

Begriffserklärung f

 explanation of terms/concepts

Begriffsfetischismus m

concept fetishism

Begriffsformen  

conceptual forms

Begriffsgebäude n

structure of concepts

Begriffsgeschichte f

history of concepts, conceptual history

Begriffshierarchie f

hierarchy of concepts

Begriffsidentität  f

identity of concepts

Begriffsinhalt m

meaning; conceptual content; connotation; intention

Begriffskategorie f

conceptual category

Begriffsklasse f

conceptual category

Begriffslogik f

logic of concepts or terms

Begriffslosigkeit f

lack of concepts, conceptlessness

Begriffsmißbrauch m

abuse or misuse of concepts, conceptual abuse/misuse

Begriffsnetz n

network of concepts, conceptual net, concept(ual) network

Begriffsordnung f

order of concepts

Begriffsphilosophie f

order of concepts

Begriffspyramide f

pyramid of concepts

Begriffsrealismus m

concept(ual) realism

Begriffsrelativismus m

conceptual relativism

Begriffssatz m

conceptual proposition

Begriffsschema n

conceptual scheme

Begriffsschrift f

begriffschrift, concept(ual) notation; logical symbolism

Begriffsskelett n

conceptual skeleton

Begriffsspeicher m

storehouse of concepts; concept store

Begriffssphäre f

conceptual sphere, sphere of concepts

Begriffsstruktur f

conceptual structure, structure of concepts

Begriffssystem n

conceptual system

Begriffstheorie f

theory of concepts

Begriffsumfang m

extension of a concept

Begriffsverbindung f

conjunction or connections of terms

Begriffsvermengung f

blending or mingling of concepts 

Begriffsverwirrung f

conceptual confusion, confusion of terms

begründen  

 to give reasons or grounds for; to substantiate; to justify; to account for; to argue

Begründer m (-)

founder; initiator; originator

begründet  pp, adj

justified/well-founded

Begründung f (-en)

reason, grounds; justification; argument; proof; foundation, establishment; motivation

Begründungsfrage f

question of justification

Begründungspriorität f

justificatory priority

Begründungsproblem n

justification problem

Begründungsschritte  

steps in or of justification or the argumentation

Begründungssystem n

system of justification or the argumentation

Begründungsverfahren n

method or procedure of justification

Begründungszusammenhang m

context of justification

begrüßen  

to greet, to welcome; to salute; to hail

Begrüßungsansprache f (-n)

address of welcome

Begrüßungswort n (-e)

word of greeting or welcome; salutation

begünstigen  

to favor; to benefit; to promote, to foster; to encourage; to patronize

Beguss m

slip

beh. abr

Beh. abr

behaften  

afflicted (with); burdened; subject to (problems)

behaglich  

comfortably, easy

behalten vi

to keep, retain; to maintain; to remember

Behälter m (-)

receptacle

Behältnis n (-se)

container, case; receptacle, shrine (for relics)

behandeln  

to handle; to treat; to deal with, to manage; to manipulate

Behandlung f (-en)

treatment

beharren  

to continue; to persist in; to persevere; to remain firm or steadfast

Beharren  

perseverance, persistence

beharrlich  

persevering, persistence; constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering

Beharrlichkeit f

perseverance, persistence; patience, tenacity, determination

behauen  

to hew; to trim, to chisel; to cut (stone); to square

behauptete  adj

 alleged

Behauptung f (-en)

assertion; claim contention; statement

Behauptungszeichen n

assertion sign

Behausung f (-en)

dwelling, home; abode; lodging

Behaviorismus m

behavio(u)rism

behavioristisch  adj

behavio(u)ristic

behend  

quick; agile, adroit; smart; handy

behende  

quick; agile, adroit; smart; handy

beherbergen

to lodge; to put up; to shelter

Beherbergung f

lodging

beherrschen

to rule or reign over; to govern, to dominate, to command, to control

Beherrscher m (-)

ruler, sovereign; master

Beherrschung f

control; mastery

beherzigen

to bear in mind; to take to heart

beherzt  

with spirit

behilflich  

helpful; useful; serviceable

behindern  

to hinder; to impede; to restrain, to check

behüten  

to guard (vor - against); to preserve; to watch over, defend, protect

Beibl. abr

Beichte f (-en)

confession; zur B. gehen - to go to confession; beichten gehen - to go to confession; die B. ablegen - to make one's confession, (to) confess; die B. abnehmen - to hear a confession

beichten  

to confess, to go to confession

Beichter m (-)

father confessor; penitent

Beichtgeheimnis n (-se)

seal of confession

Beichtiger m (-er)

father confessor

Beichtkind n (-)

penitent

Beichtling m (-e)

penitent

Beichtsiegel n (-)

seal of confession

Beichtstuhl m (-"e)

confessional 

Beichtvater m (-"er)

father confessor

beieinander  

together

beif. abr

Beifall m

applause; B. klatschen - to applaud

beifügen

to add; to join (to); to enclose; to append; to attach

beig. abr

Beigabe f (-n)

grave objects, grave goods; contribution; addition; (free) gift; extra

beigeben  

to add, to attach, to join; to give in, to yield; ich muß ihm einen Gehilfen b. - I must give him an assistant; klein b. - to give in

beih. abr

Beih. abr

Beihilfe f (-n)

assistance, help, aid

beil. abr

Beil. abr

Beil n (-e)

hatchet, ax

Beileid n

condolence; herzliches B. - my heartfelt sympathy; B. aussprechen - to offer condolences

Beileidsbrief m (-e)

letter of condolence

Bein n (-e)

leg; bone

beinahe  

almost; nearly; all but

Beinahe-Katastrophe f

near-tragedy

Beiname  

surname

Beis. abr

beisammen  

together

Beisammensein n

fellowship; union

Beischlaf m

intercourse; cohabitation; coitus

Beischr. abr

beiseit  

aside, apart

beiseits  

aside, apart

bei sich (sein)  vr

 Phil: (being) with self or present to self; (being) at home with oneself (Hegel)

Bei-sich-sein  n

 being-with-oneself (Hegel)

Beisichselbstsein  n

being-in-itself; being-alongside-oneself

beisp. abr

Beisp. abr

beisph. abr

Beispiel n (-e)

example; illustration; instant

Beispielhaftigkeit f

exemplarity

beispw. abr

Beistand m (-"e)

help, aid, support, assistance; assistant, helper; supporter

Beistandsabkommen n

treaty of mutual assistance

beistehen  

to help, aid, assist

beißen vi

to bite; to burn

Beitr. abr

Beitrag m (-"e)

contribution, share; quota; portion; subscription; membership fee

Beitritt m (-e)

accession (zu - to); entry (into); joining

Beitrittserklärung f

declaration of membership

beizeiten  

on time; early; in good time

bejahen  

to affirm; to answer something in the affirmative; to accept something; to subscribe to

Bejahung f

affirmation

bek. abr

Bek. abr

bekämpfen  

to fight or struggle (against), to combat; to resist; to attack; to oppose

bekannt pp, adj

familiar; acquainted; (well) known

Bekannte m (-n)

acquaintance; friend

Bekanntenkreis m (-e)

circle of acquaintances

Bekanntgabe f (-n)

(public) announcement; publication (of decree, etc.); feierliche B. - proclamation

bekanntlich  

as you know, as everybody knows

Bekanntschaft  f

 acquaintance; Phil: familiarty (Hegel)

Bekanntsheitsgrad m

degree of familiarity

bekehren  

to convert; to become converted; to mend one's ways; to change

Bekehrer  

evangelist; proselytizer; converter

Bekehrte m, f (-n)

convert; proselyte

Bekehrung f

conversion

Bekehrungsbote m (-n)

missionary

Bekehrungseifer m

missionary zeal; proselytism

bekehrungseifrig  

zealous to make converts

Bekehrungssucht f

proselytism

Bekennende Kirche  

Confessing  or  Confessional Church , same as:  Bekenntniskirche

Bekenner m (-)

follower; one who confesses or professes (a religion)

Bekennermut m

the courage to profess or confess; unshakable faith

Bekenntnisfreiheit f

religious freedom; freedom to or of worship

bekenntnisgläubig  

conformable to the creed

bekenntnishaft  

conformable to the creed

Bekenntniskirche f

Confessing or Confessional Church, same as: Bekennende Kirche

Bekenntnisschrift f

confession of faith; creed

Bekenntnisschriften f

symbolic books

bekenntnisschule f (-n)

denominational school

bekenntnistreu  

adhering to the creed or faith; faithful to one professed

Bekenntnistreue f

devotion or faithful adherence to the creed (of a church)

BeKi abbr

Bekennende Kirche. München

BeKiW abbr

Bekennende Kirche auf dem Wege. Darmstadt

beklagen  

to lament, to mourn, to bemoan, to bewail; to deplore; (refl) to complain (-über - of); to complain about; sich bei jemand b. - to complain to someone

bekleiden  

to clothe, to dress; to occupy, hold ( on office, etc.)

bekräftigen  

to strengthen; to confirm, to affirm; to assert

Bekräftigung f (-en)

confirming, strengthening; reinforcement; reaffirmation; confirmation; substantiation

bekümmern  

to distress; to grieve; to afflict; to trouble; to sorrow, to grieve; to be anxious (about)

Bekümmernis f (-se)

grief; affliction; solicitude

bel. abr

Bel. abr

beladen vi

to load; to burden; to charge

Belag m (-"e)

coating

Belagerer m (-)

besieger, beleaguer

belagern  

to besiege, lay siege to

Belagerung f (-en)

besieging; siege

belanglos  

insignificant; unimportant; negligible, petty; trivial

belasten  

to burden (with), to weigh on

beleben

to animate; to liven

belebend pr p

becoming animated; Mus: animando, animandosi

belebt adv

animate, lively

belebter  

(comp) più animato,  più vivo

Beleg m (-e)

record; evidence; proof; document; exhibit; receipt; example

belegt  

covered; veiled; muffled (voice)

belehren  

to instruct; to advise; to enlighten

Belehrung f (-en)

instruction; information; advice; correction

beleidigen  

to offend; to insult; to shock

Beleidigung f (-en)

insult; offense; defamation; affront

beleuchten  

to light (up); to illumine; to illuminate; to throw light on; to illustrate

Beliar m

Belial

belieben  

to please; to like, favor (something); to wish

Beliebigkeit f

arbitrariness; willfulness

beliebt  

liked, favorite; popular (bei - with)

Belletrist  m (-en)

 belletrist, belle-letrist

belletristisch  adj

 belletristic, bellettristic

bellicus  

 Lat: belonging to the war

Bellizismus m

belligerence, warism

Bellizist  m (-en)

 bellicist advocate of war; war hawk

bellum iustum  

Lat: just war

bellum omnium contra omnes  

Lat: war of every man against every man

Bel.Nr. abr

belohnen  

to reward; to recompense; to remunerate

Belohnung f (-en)

reward; recompense; commendation

Belohnungs-Bestrafungs-Mechanismen  

reward-punishment mechanisms

belügen  

to lie to someone; to tell someone a lie (or lies); to deceive oneself

bem. abr

Bem. abr

bemalen  

to paint

bemerken  

to perceive; to notice; to note; to observe

bemerkenswert  

noteworthy; remarkable (wegen durch - for)

Bemerkung f (-en)

remark; comment; not; annotation; observation

bemitleiden  

to pity; to commiserate; to be sorry for

Bemühung f (-en)

trouble; effort; pains

ben. abr

benachteiligen  

to place someone at a disadvantage, deal unfairly with; to discriminate against

Benachteiligung  

disadvantage; discrimination

Benannte n

(that) named thing or object (that) which recognized , or known

benedeien  

to bless; to glorify; die Gebenedeite - the Blessed Virgin

benedictio

Lat: benediction, blessing (of God, in liturgy)

Benediktinerorden m

Benedictine Order

Benediktiner Ordensregel f

Benedictine rule

Benediktion f (-en)

benediction

Benediktionale n (-n)

benedictional

benedizieren  

to bless (something); to consecrate (church, etc.)

beneficium

Lat: benefit, gift

Benefizkonzert n (-e)

benefit concert

Benehmen n

behavior; conduct, manner, manners; attitude

beneiden  

to envy (someone); jemand um etwas beneiden - to envy someone for something

benennen vi

to name; to designate; to appoint

Benennung  

definition; designation; nomination; appellation; nomenclature; term

BenM abbr

Benediktinische Monatszeitschrift zur Pflege religiösen und geistigen Lebens. Beuron

Benommenheit f

numbness; dullness (of mind, etc.); dazed

benötigen  

to need, require; to want

BenS abbr

Benedictine Studies. Baltimore

BenshH abbr

Bensheimer Hefte. Göttingen

benutzen  

to use; to draw upon

Benutzung f

use; consultation (of book, etc.)

benüzerfreundlich  adj

user-friendly

Benzinfaß n (-"sser)

Mus: Steel-Drum

beob. abr

Beob. abr

beobachtbar adj

observable

beobachten  

to observe or watch (someone or something)

beobachtende Vernunft f

observing reason

Beobachter m (-)

observer; watcher; spectator

Beobachterperspektive f

observer perspective

Beobachtung f

observation

Beobachtungsaussage  f

observation sentence, observation(al) statement

Beobachtungsgenauigkeit f

precision of observation

Beobachtungsgesetz n

observational law

Beobachtungsirrtum m

error of observation

Beobachtungsmaterial n

observation(al) material

Beobachtungsmerkmal n

observable characteristic

Beobachtungsmethode f

method of observation

Beobachtungsprädikat n

observation predicate

Beobachtungssatz m

observation sentence, observation(al) statement

Beobachtungssprache f

observational language

Beobachtungstheorie f

observation theory

Beobachtungsverfahren  n

method of observation

Beobachtungswort n

observation word

Beobackbarkeit f

observability

bequem  

easily; comfortable; restful; cozy

Ber. abr

beraten vi

to advise, counsel; to furnish; (refl) to deliberate; to counsel together

Berater m (-)

advisor; counselor; consultant

Beraterin f (-nen)

(female) advisor; counselor; consultant

beratschlagen  

to deliberate; to consult; to confer with

Beratung f (-en)

deliberation (über - on); consideration (of); discussion, debate; conference; consultation; advice, counsel

berauben  

to rob; to deprive of; to divest of

berechenbar  adj

calculable; computable; (fig) foreseeable; predictable (behavior, etc.)

Berechenbarkeit f

computability, calculability, computationality

berechnen  

to calculate, to compute; to account; to reckon; to figure (out), to sum up; to determine, to value (auf - at); to estimate (auf - at)

Berechnung  f

 determination, computation, calculation

berechtigen  

to authorize; to give the right to; to entitle to

berechtigt  

 justified; lawful, legitimate

bereden  

to persuade, to talk (someone) over; to confer (with), to talk (something) over

Beredheit f

eloquence; fluency of speech

beredt  

eloquent; fluent; gifted

Bereich m (-e)

region, district; domain; field (of art, science, etc.); scope (of research, of an inquiry, etc.), range (of knowledge, duty, etc.)

Bereichsethik  f

 ethics applied to a specific field

bereichsspezifisch  n

domain-specific (knowledge, ethodology, etc.)

bereinigen  

to settle (matter, dispute, account), to resolve; to clear up

bereit  

ready; prepared

bereiten  

to prepare; to make or get ready; to cause; to give

bereithalten vi sep

to keep or hold ready; to keep something at hand

bereitliegen vi sep

to be ready, to lie ready

bereitmachen vr sep

to make or get (something) ready; sich b. - to get ready

bereits  

already

Bereitschaft f (-en)

readiness, preparedness

bereitstehen vi sep

to be ready; to be available

Bereitwilligkeit f

willingness; readiness (to oblige)

bereiwillig  

ready; willing; obliging

Beremden  

surprise, astonishment; consternation, dislike (of), distaste (for); displeasure

bereuen  

to repent (of)

Berg m (-e)

mountain; hill

bergen  

to rescue; to save; to secure; to shelter; to recover; to contain

Bergfeste f (-n)

mountain fortress or stronghold

Berggipfel m (-)

mountain peak or top, summit of a mountain

Bergmann m (-leute)

miner, mine worker

Bergpredigt f

Sermon on the Mount

Bericht m (-e)

report; account; statement; information

berichten  

to report; to inform; to notify; to advise

Berichterstatter m (-)

reporter, correspondent; commentator

Bernhardinermönch m (-e)

Bernardine monk

Bernstein m

amber

bersten  

to burst; to spring a leak; to crack, to split; to break

berüchtigt  

infamous; ill-famed; notorious

berücksichtigen  

to regard; to consider; to take into account or consideration

Beruf m (-e)

profession, vocation; occupation; office; calling

berufen vi

to call, to appoint; to nominate; to call together; to convoke; to censure; (refl) to appeal or refer to (someone); qualified; competent

Berufsethik f

professional ethics

Berufsethos  n

professional ethos, ethos of the or a profession

Berufung f (-en)

reference, citation, quotation; call; appointment, nomination; summons; vocation, convocation; appeal (against, from, to)

beruhen  

to be founded or based on

beruhigen  

quiet, calm (down); jemand beruhigen - to appease or calm someone; to become appeased or pacified, to compose oneself

berühmt  

famous; renowned; celebrated

Berühmtheit f (-en)

fame, famous person, renown; celebrity

berühren  

to touch; to border on; to allude to; to concern; to affect; to be in contact

Berührungsangst  f

 contact anxiety

bes. abr

besonders - especially; besichtigen; besichtigt; besondere; besonnen; besorgen; besorgt; besucht

besäen  

to sow (a field)

besagen  

to mean, to signify; to say

besaiten  

to string

besamen  

to sow; to impregnate; to pollinate

Besatzung f (-en)

crew; occupation; garrison

beschädigen  

to injure; to harm; to damage; to impair; to hurt oneself

beschaffen  

to procure; to provide; to obtain; to furnish, supply

Beschaffenheit f

nature, state, condition; constitution; quality; nature; texture; character; attribute; property

beschäftigen  

to occupy (with); to employ; to keep someone busy; to concern oneself; to be concerned with; 

Beschäftigung  f

 occupation; concern

beschämen  

to (put to) shame, to embarrass; to humiliate; to confuse

beschauen  

to view; to behold; to inspect, examine; to contemplate; (refl) to view or examine oneself, to looki into one's own heart

beschaulich  

contemplative, meditative; introspective

Beschaulichkeit  f

 contemplativeness; introspectiveness

bescheiden  

to allot, to assign, to apportion, to inform; to resign oneself (to), to be satisfied (with)

bescheiden  

modest, unassuming; shy; simple, plain, humble, moderate; lowly

Bescheidenheit  f

 modesty

beschenken  

to give or make a present to; jemand b. - to give a present to someone; to give, to make someone a present

Beschenkte m (-n)

recipient (of a present)

Beschenktes f (-n)

recipient (of a present)

bescheren  

to bring; to give (at Christmas); to bestow upon, to present (with)

Bescherung f (-en)

the giving of (Christmas) gift

beschicken  

to send for or to; to convey; to manage; to attend to; to prepare

beschirmen

to screen; to cover, protect, shelter; to defend

Beschl. abr

beschließen vi

to close, conclude, end, finish; to resolve; to determine on; to decide; to rule; to declare

Beschluß m (-"sse)

decision, resolution; resolve; decree; einen B. fassen - to pass a resolution; zum B. - in conclusion

Beschlußfähigkeit  f

 quorum

Beschlußfassung  f

 (passing of a) resolution

beschneiden vi

to circumcise; to cut, to clip; to curtail

Beschneidung f (-en)

circumcision; curtailment; clipping

beschr. abr

Beschr. abr

beschränken  

to confine, to limit, to restrict (auf - to); to restrain

beschränkt  

limited; confined; restricted; narrow

Beschränktheit  f

 restrictedness (Hegel)

Beschreibbarkeit f

describability

beschreiben vi

to describe, to depict, to portray; to write upon; to cover with writing

beschreibend pp, adj

descriptive; b. Satz - descriptive or description statement or propostition

Beschreibung f

description

Beschreibungsdualismus m

descriptive dualism

Beschreibungsebene f

level of description

Beschreibungskategorien pl

categories of descriptions

Beschreibungslogik f

description logic

Beschreibungstheorie f

theory of description(s)

Beschriftung f (-en)

inscription; label

beschuldigen  

to accuse of; to charge (with); to impute (to)

Beschuldigung f (-en)

charge; accusation; impeachment

beschützen  

to protect, shelter, guard, shield (gegen - against; vor- from)

beschweren  

to burden; to load; to charge; to complain (to a person about)

beschwerlich  

troublesome; painful; difficult, hard

beschwichtigen  

to appease, calm, soothe, pacify (someone)

Beschwichtigung f

appeasement

beschwindeln  

to (tell a) lie

beschwingt  

cheerfully

beschwören  

to swear; to affirm or testify on oath; to conjure; to exorcise; to entreat, implore

beschwörend  

imploring, beseeching

Beschwörer m (-)

exorcist, conjurer; magician

Beschwörung  

imploration, entreaty, confirmation by oath; exorcism, adjuration, conjunction, spell, charm

Beschwörungsformal f (-n)

formula of incantation, conjuration, invocation; formula of exorcism

beseelen  vr

to breathe life into (a body); to endow with a living soul; (fig) to inspire, animate; (refl) come to life, quicken; beseeltes Wesen - animate being

Beseeler m

giver or instiller of life

beseeltes Wesen n

animate being

Beseeltheit f

possession of a (living) soul; inspiration, animation; soulfulness; living human quality (an object); animateness; B. der Natur - the sentient qualityof nature

Beseelung f

animation

besehen  

to look at; to inspect; to examine; upon closer inspection; viewed in the right light

beseitigen  vr

to remove; to abolish, do away with, get rid of, dispose of, eliminate

Beseitigung f

elimination

Beseitigungsregel f

rule of elimination

Besen m (-)

broom; (sweeping) brush

besessen  

possessed; frenzied

Besessene m (-n)

demoniac; madman; fanatic

Besessenheit f

(demoniacal) possession; madness; frenzy; obsession

besetzen  

to score for (orchester); ; Mus: to cast; um besetzen - to recast

besetzt  

Mus: in the cast; scored for

Besetzung f (-en)

occupation; filling (of an office, etc); cast (play, theater); Mus: scoring, setting, instrumentation; erste B. - first scoring, original scoring, first instrumentation, original instrumentation; große B. - large orchestra; kleine B. - small orchestra

beseufzen  

to sigh over; to bemoan

besiegeln  

to seal, to put one's seal to

besiegen  

to defeat; to conquer; to vanquish; to rout, to overthrow, to beat

Besieger n (-)

conqueror

besinnen  

to recollect, remember, call to mind; to think of

Besinnung f

reflection; consideration; deliberation; recollection

Besitz m

possession (of land, etc.); ownership; property; possessions; belongings; effects; etwas in B. nehmen - to take possession of something; all unser irdischer B. - our worldly possessions

Besitzanspruch m

property or ownership claim; propriatory / claim

Besitzbürgertum n

bourgeoisie; propertied middle class; property owners

besitzen vi

to possess; to be in possession of, own; to be endowed with; to hold, to occupy

Besitzer m (-)

owner, possessor, proprietor, occupant, occupier

Besitzindividualismus m

possessive individualism

Besitzrecht n

right of ownership

Besitztum m (-"er)

possession; property; bischöfliche Besitztümer - bishop's lands; königliche  Besitztümer - crown lands

Besitzung f (-en)

property; holding, estate; possessions

Besitzverhältniß n (-sse)

property condition

Besitzverteilung f

distribution of property

besonder  adj

 particular

Besondere n

the particular, the specific, the singular, the individual; besonderer Satz - specific or particular proposition; singular theorem

besonderer  

particular; special; specific; peculiar; separate; distinct

Besonderheit f (-en)

peculiarity (of someone, something); peculiar nature, characteristic, special feature (of a belief, etc.); individuality; particularity; historische B. - historical particularity

besonders  

especially; particularly, in particular; apart; separately, exceptionally, chiefly; expressly

Besonderung f

particularization; specification (Hegel)

Besonnenheit f

composure; temperance

besorgen vr

to procure, get; to concern, to provide (Heidegger); to care for; to look after

Besorgnis f

worry; anxiety

besorgt pp

concerned; anxious; worried; apprehensive; uneasy

Besorgung des Seienden f

the concern or concerning of Being (Heidegger)

bespr. abr

Bespr. abr

besprechen vi

to talk over or about; to discuss; to debate; to cure by magic (incantations, spells, etc.); (refl) to confer; to talk it over (with someone)

Besprecher m (-)

reviewer, critic

Besprechungsexemplar n (-e)

press-copy, review copey (of a publication)

besprengen  

to sprinkle; to spray; to water or asperse

Besprengung f (-en)

sprinkling; aspersion

bessern  

to (make) better, improve; to amend; to reform; to repair; to improve, get better

Besserung f (-en)

betterment; improvement, amendment, correction; reformation; recovery, convalescence

Besserungsfähigkeit f

corrigibility

Besserungszweck m

remedial function (of punishment, etc.)

best. abr

best  

best

Bestallung f (-en)

appointment; nomination

Bestand m (-"e)

permanence, (continued) existence; subsistence; duration, lasting, continuance (of reign, peace, etc.); reserve, standing, stock

beständig  adj, adv

constant(ly), steady, continual(ly); permanent, lasting; steadfast, faithful(ly), loyal, firm: perpetual(ly)

Beständigkeit f

constancy, steadiness, permanence, continuance, steadfastness, stability; durability; B. des Daseins -  permanence or persistence of being

Bestandteil m (-e)

element, component; constituent; ingredient; wesentlicher B. - essential part

bestärken  

to strengthen (someone in his belief, etc.) or encourage

bestätigen  

to confirm; to establish; to verify; to ratify; to sanction, to authorize, to make valid; Mus: Tonart b. - to establish (a key); to reinforce (a key)

Bestätigung f (-en)

confirmation; affirmation; corroboration

Bestätigungsparadox n

paradox of confirmation

Bestätigungstheorie f

confirmation theory

bestatten  

to bury, inter

Bestatter m (-)

undertaker

Bestattung f (-en)

burial; internment; funeral

Bestattungsort m (-e)

burial place

Bestattungsplatz m (-"e)

burial site

Beste  

the best (thing); zum B. - for the best

bestechen  

to bribe; to offer bribes to; (refl) to accept or take a bribe; to corrupt

bestechlich  

corrupt; bribable

Bestechlichkeit f

corruptibility

Bestechung f

bribery; corruption

Bestechungsgeld n (-er)

bribe (of money)

bestehlen vi

to steal from, rob

besteigen vi

to climb or go (up); die Kanzel b. - to mount the pulpit

bestellen  

to order; to commission (an artwork, a composition)

bestens  

in the best (possible) manner or way; extremely well, perfectly

Bestie f (-n)

brute, beast; brutal or inhuman (person)

Bestiensäule f (-n)

Arch: column or pillar carved with monsters and human figures

bestimmbar  adj

definable; determinable; quantifiable; b. Grenze - determinable boundary

Bestimmbarkeit f

determinability

bestimmend pp, adj

determining, determant; b. Urteilskraft - determinant or determing (power of) judgement (Kant)

bestimmter Unterschied m

Phil: determinate distinction (Hegel)

bestimmtes Sein n

Phil: determinate being (Hegel)

Bestimmtheit f

definiteness, determinedness, determinacy (Hegel)

Bestimmtsein  n

 determinateness, determination

Bestimmungsfürwort  n (-"er)

 determinative pronoun

bestimmungsgemäß adj, adv

according to or in accordance with (regulations, law, etc)

Bestimmungslosigkeit f

indeterminacy

Bestimmungsort  m (-e)

 distination

Bestimmungssatz  m (-"e)

 determinative or defining clause

Bestimmungsstück n

determinative or characteristic element (of thg)

Bestimmungswort n (-"er)

determinative element (of a compound)

Bestimmungszweck m

intended purpose

bestrafen  

to punish; to be punished

Bestrafung f (-en)

punishment; chastisement; körperliche B. - corporal punishment

bestreichen vi

to stroke; to spread, cover, or coat (with)

bestreiten vi

to deny, contest, dispute; to challenge; to doubt; to defray; to supply (wants); to cover; to meet

bestreitßar  

disputable, challengeable, contestable; deniable; controversial; payable, defrayable

bestürmen

to assault, storm, assail; to urge, implore, press; to pester

bestürzt pp

confound; dismayed

Bestürzung f (-en)

dismay; alarm; consternation

Besuch m (-e)

visit, call, stay; visitor

besudeln  

to defile; to dirty, stain, to soil

betagt pp

scholarly, aged; (well) advanced in years

betasten

to touch, feel; to handle

betätigen  vr

 to operate; actuate; practice, put into effect (faith, etc.); (do) work ; to be active

betäuben  

to stun, to deafen, to stupefy, to bewilder, to confuse, to deaden

Betbruder m (-")

zealous worshiper or church goer; zealot; bigot

Betbuch n (-"er)

prayer book

Beteiligung f (-en)

participation, participating; partnership; interest; support

Beter m (-)

praying man; worshipper

Beterin f (-nen)

(endless) praying

Betfahrt f (-en)

pilgrimage

Betglocke f (-n)

angelus, prayer bell

Bethania m

Bethany

Bethel n

Bethel

Bethesda m

(the Pool of) Bethesda

Bethlehemit m (-en)

Bethlehemite

Bethlehemiter m (-)

Bethlehemite

bethlehmitisch  

of Bethlehem

betiteln

to give a title or heading to (article, book, etc); to be entitled, has the title; to give a title; to address (someone by a title)

betonen  

to accent, stress, emphasize, underline

betont  pp, adj

accented, stressed, emphasized

Betonung f

accentuation, stress, emphasis

Betonungsverschiebung f

shift of accent; change of beat (music)

betören  

to delude someone; to dazzle someone, turn someone's head, take someone in

Betpult n (-e)

prie-dieu, kneeling or praying desk

betr. abr

betreffend, betrifft, betreffs - concerning; betreuen

Betr. abr

Betrachtungsbuch n (-"er)

devotional work

Betrachtungsweise f (-n)

kind of vision, mental outlook, attitude of mind, point of view, method (of research, approach (to a subject), way of looking at things

betrauen  

to entrust or charge (someone with something), to commit to someone's care; to place in someone's charge

betreffen vi

to concern, to regard; (Unglück) to befall, to come upon

betreffs  

concerning, regarding, respecting, with reference to, with respect to, as to

betroffen

shocked; stunned; afflicted, stricken (with); startled

betrüben  

to grieve; to distress; to cast down, depress

Betrübnis f (-se)

affliction; sadness; sorrow, grief, distress

betrübt pp

sad, depressed, dejected, distressed, miserable, sorrowful; zu Tode betübt - grieved to death

Betrug m

fraud, swindle; deception; deceit; trickery; frommer B. - white lie

betrügen  

to cheat, deceive; to defraud

Betrüger m (-)

deceiver, swindler, cheat; impostor

Betrügerei f (-en)

fraud; swindle; cheating, deception, deceit

betrügerisch  

deceitful(ly), fraudulent(ly)

betrügerischer Gott m

deus malignugs; Lat: deceiving God

betrüglich  

false, deceptive, illusory; fallacious; fraudulent

Betrugstheorie f

deception theory

betrunken pp

drunken, drunk, intoxicated

Betrunkene m, f (-en)

drunk

Betrunkenheit f

drunkenness; intoxication

BETS abbr

Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society. Wheaton

Betsaal m

chapel; oratory, prayer hall

Betsäule f (-n)

roadside cross, shrine, or memorial

Betschemel m (-)

kneeler, kneeling bench, praying stool

Betschwester f (-n)

devotee, (over) devote; (neg) churchy woman, church hen

Betsingmesse f

Folk Mass

Betstunde f (-n)

hour of prayer, prayer time; prayer meeting

Betstundenbuch n (-"er)

breviary

Bett n (-en)

bed; channel; Arch: layer, deposit, stratum

Bettag m (-e)

day of prayer, day of thanksgiving; day of repentance; fast day

Bettag m (-e)

day of prayer or thanksgiving

Bettelei f (-en)

begging, mendicancy; pleading; pestering

Bettelmönch m (-e)

mendicant friar, begging for

Bettelmusikant m (-en)

beggar-musician; street musician

betteln  

to beg (for); to solicit, to implore

Bettelorden m (-)

mendicant order, order of mendicant friars, begging order

betten  

to bed; to make up a bed; to put to bed, to embed; (refl) to make one's bed

Bettler m (-)

beggar; medicant

Bettuch n

Betwoche f (-n)

Rogation week; week of prayer

beugen  

to inflect; to bend, bow; to flex; to deflect,submit; to bring down, humble (someone); (refl) to humble oneself; to bend low, bow down (before)

Beule f (-n)

bump, lump, swelling, hurt, bruise; tumor; boil; ulcer, dent

beunruhigen  

to worry, alarm; to disturb, trouble; to harass; (refl) to be concerned about, be worried

Beunruhigung f

disturbance; uneasiness, anxiety, alarm, trouble, worry

beurteilen  

to judge or pass judgment on (someone or something); to give one's opinion on 

Beurteilung f (-en)

evaluation; opinion; review, assessment; criticism; judgment; estimation

Beurteilungskompetenz f

judgemental competence, capacity of judgement

Beurteilungskraft f

faculty or power of judgment or assessment (Kant)

Beurteilungskriterium n

evaluation criterion; appraisal factor

Beute f (-n)

booty, spoil, loot, plunder; prey

Beutel m (-)

bag; pouch; purse; sac

bev. abr

Bevölkerungsbeschränkung f

population limitation

Bevölkerungsdruck m

population pressure

Bevölkerungsethik f

population ethics

Bevölkerungsexplosion f

population explosion

Bevölkerungsgesetz n

law or principle of population

Bevölkerungspyramide f

population pyramid

Bevölkerungswachstum n

population growth

Bevölkerungszunahme f

increase in population

bevor  

(shortly or immediately) before; until, till; (adv) previous; before; nicht bevor - not until

bevorzugen  

to prefer, favor (vor - before, above); to patronized

BEvT abbr

Beiträge zur evangelische Theologie. München

BEvTh abbr

Beiträge zur evangelische Theologie. München

Bew. abr

bewachen  

to guard; to (keep) watch over

bewaffnet  

armed, under arms

bewahren  

to maintain; to keep; to preserve; to retain; vor etwas b. - to keep (someone) from harm, trouble, etc; (refl) to retain one's integrity; to keep one's innocence

bewähren vr

  to prove (to be) or validate (itself, its or one's)(worth, value, etc.)

bewährt  

proved, tried, tested; approved trustworthy; reliable; experienced

Bewahrung f (-en)

keeping; preservation, conservation

Bewährung im Diesseits  f

 proving oneself in this life

Bewährungsgrad  m

 degree of corroboration

Bewährungstheorie  f

 theory of corroboration

Bewandtnis  f (-sse)

matter, case, situation; involvement

Bewandtnisganzheit  f

 Phil: involvement whole

bewässen  

to water; to irrigate

beweglich  

movable, mobile; flexible

bewegt  pp, adj

moved, touched; full of emotions; lively, animated; troubled; hectic, turbulent; Mus: mosso, quick, with animation; mäßig b. - at a moderate speed

bewegter comp

più mosso, faster

Bewegung f (-en)

movement; motion, stir, commotion, agitation; motive, stimulus; B. des Begriffs - movement of the concept(s) (Hegel); B. des Werdens - movement of becoming (Hegel)

Bewegung des Begriffs  f

 movement of the concept(s)

Bewegung des Werdens  f

 movement of becoming

Bewegungsfreiheit  f

 freedom of movement; room to move; liberty of action

Bewegungsgesetz  (-e)

 law of motion

Bewegungskunst  f

 art of motion

Bewegungslehre  f

 theory of motion

beweinen  

to mourn; to bewail, lament, weep over

Beweis m (-e)

proof (für - of), demonstration; evidence; argument; exhibit; mark, sign

Beweisart  f

 form or type of proof, proof type

beweisbar  adj

 provable; that can be proved, is capable of being proved; Phil: b. Aussage - provable sentence or statement

Beweisbarkeit  f

 provability; demonstrability, derivability; provableness

Beweisbarkeitstheorem  n

 provability theorem

beweisen vi

to prove, show; to manifest

Beweisfehler  m

error in proof;  fallacious proof

Beweisführung  f

reasoning; proof; line of argument(ation) 

Beweisgrund  m

 reason, argument

beweiskräftig adj

evidential; conclusive

Beweislast  f

 burden of proof, onus probandi

Beweismaterial n

(body of) evidence or proof

Beweismethode  f

 method of proof

Beweispflicht  f

 burden of proof

Beweispflichtigkeit  f

 burden of proof

Beweisregel  f

 rule of proof

Beweisrelation  f

 proof relation

Beweisstelle f (-n)

quotation (for establishment of proof); reference, footnote, annotation; proof text; locus classicus

Beweisstück n (-e)

document in proof; instrument or piece of evidence; exhibit

Beweistheorie f

Phil: proof theory

Bewertung f (-en)

assessment; valuation; estimation; appraisal

Bewertungsbegriff  m

 evaluative (concept)

Bewertungskriterium  n

 evaluation or evaluative criterion

Bewertungsmaßstab  m

 standard of evaluation

Bewertungsurteil  n (-e)

evaluative judg(e)ment 

bewirken  

to cause, effect; to bring about, produce; to give rise to; to result in

bewohnen  

to inhabit; to dwell or live in: to reside in; to occupy

Bewohner m (-)

inhabitant; resident, citizen; occupant, tenant, roomer

bewundern  

to admire (wegen - for); to marvel at

bewundernswert  

admirable, wonderful

bewundernswürdig  

admirable, wonderful

Bewunderung f

admiration

bewußt  

deliberate, intentional; known; conscious o, aware of; Phil: conscious; der Menschals bewußtes Lebewesen - man as a conscious being; keiner Schuld b. - to have a clear or good conscience

Bewußthaftigkeit  f

 the state of being conscious; consciousness; mindfulness

Bewußtheit  f

 awareness

Bewußtlosigkeit  f

unconsciousness;  consciouslessness

Bewußtmachung  f

 making aware or conscious

Bewußtsein des Seins  n

 counsciousness or awareness of being

Bewußtseinsinhalt m

Phil: conscious experience; conscious psychism or content

Bewußtseinskategorie  f

 category of consciousness

Bewußtseinskunst f

Lit: stream-of-consciousness technique; stream-of-consciousness school

Bewußtseinsstrom m

Lit: stream of consciousness

Bewußtseinstheorie  f

 theory of consciousness

bewußtseinsunabhängig  adj

 mind-independent (reality, etc)

Bewußtseinsveränderung  f

 change of the state of mind

Bewußtseinswandel  m

 change of or in consciousness

Bewußtseinszustand m

state of consciousness or mind

Bewußtwerden  n

 Phil: become conscious or aware of (Hegel)

Bewußtwerdung f

(the) becoming aware/conscious (of)

Bez. abr

Bezeichnung - term, expression, indication

bez. abr

bezahlen  

to pay; to repay (a debt)

bezahlung f (-en)

pay, payment; settlement

bezaubern  

to bewitch; to put a spell on

bezeichnen  vr

to indicate; to refer to; to mark, label; to denote; to signify; to designate

bezeichnend  pr p, adj

 characteristic; significant; typical; indicative; referential (position etc.)

Bezeichnete  n

 the object denoted, denotatum

Bezeichnung f (-en)

indication, denotation; mark, sign; symbol; designation; signification; Theorie der B. - theory of denoting

Bezeichnungsausdruck  m

 designator, denoting expression

Bezeichnungsfunktion  f

 reference [function]

Bezeichnungswandel  m

 alteration or change of reference

Bezeichnungsweise f

method or mode of designation/signification/denotation

bezeugen  

to attest, certify; to declare

Bezeugung f (-en)

testimony, attestation

bezgl. abr

bezüglich - in relation to

bezichtigen

to accuse (of); to charge (with)

Beziehung f (-en)

relation (zu - to), connection (with); reference

Beziehungsbeschreibung f

 relation description

Beziehungsebene  f (-n)

 reference plane

beziehungslos adj, adv

unrelated, unconnected, independent (of); irrelevant (to); side by side (unconnected); Phil: (absolute) absolute

Beziehungslosigkeit f

unrelatedness, unconnectedness; independence; Phil: absoluteness

Beziehungssatz m (-"e)

relative clause

Beziehungstheorie  f

 theory of personal relations

beziehungsweise  conj

respectively; relatively; in a qualified sense, with (certain) qualifications; or rather

Beziehungswort  n (-"er)