w. abr

W abbr

Luther, Martin: Sämtliche Schriften. Johann Georg Walch, ed. Halle

WA abbr

Luther, Martin: Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe.[Weimarer Ausgabe]. Weimar

WAAFLNW abbr

Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung und Lehre des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Köln, u.a.

Waage f (-n)

scales; balance

waagerecht  

horizontal(ly)

Waagerechte f (-n)

horizontal(line)

WA.B abbr

Luther, Martin: Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe.[Weimarer Ausgabe]. - Briefwechsel. Weimar

wach  

awake, on the alert, wide awake, brisk, (fig.) alive

Wache f (-n)

guard; watch, watchman, sentinel, sentry; guardhouse; police station

wachen  

to remain awake; to be on guard, take heed

Wacholder m

juniper

Wachs n (-e)

wax

Wachsabdruck m (-e)

impression in wax

Wachsbild n (-er)

wax image (votive image); wax sculpture

wachsen vi

to grow; to sprout; to increase; to extend; to thrive

Wachsen n

growing, growth; increase; development

Wachsentwurf m (-"e)

wax model (as a preliminary study object)

Wachstafel f (-n)

wax tablet

Wachstum n

growth, expansion, development, increase

Wachsüberzug m (-"e)

wax coating

Wacht f (-en)

guard, watch, sentry, guard-house

Wachtel f (-n)

quail

Wächter m (-)

watchman, guard; caretaker; attendant, keeper; guardian (Plato)

Wachtturm m (-"e)

watchtower

Wachturm m (-"e)

watchtower, bartizan

wacker  

valiant, brave, gallant; bravely, well, soundly, thoroughly

WA.DB abbr

Luther, Martin: Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe.[Weimarer Ausgabe]. - Deutsche Bibel. Weimar

Waffe f (-n)

weapon, arm

Waffenrüstung f (-en)

armor, armament; preparation for war

Waffenträger m (-)

armorbearer

Wage

scales; balance

Wagemut m

courage, daring; spirit of adventure

wagen  

to dare; to risk; to venture

Wagen m (-)

vehicle; wagon; cart; carriage, coach; chariot; van; truck; car

wägen  

to ponder, consider; to weigh; to poise; to balance

Wagenburg f (-en)

barricade of wagons, laager

Wagenlenker m (-)

charioteer; coachman

Wagenrennen n (-)

chariot race

Wagnerianer m (-)

Wagnerite, Wagnerian

Wagnis m

venture; gamble; Philosophie als W. - philosophy as venture (Jaspers)

Wahl f (-en)

choice, selection; option; alternative

wählen  

to choose; to select; to vote; to elect; to appoint

Wahn m

insanity, mania; illusion, delusion; error, fancy; folly, madness; hallucination

Wahnbild  

delusion; vision; phantom; hallucination

wähnen  

to suppose, presume; to think, believe, imagine; to fancy

Wahnglaube m

superstition, false belief

wahnhaft  

illusory

Wahnsinn m

insanity, madness; lunacy; craziness; frenzy; religiöser W. - religious mania or insanity, theomania

wahnsinnig adj, adv

insane, mad(ly), demented; crazy; foolish; awful(ly), terrible, horrible; frantic

Wahnsinnige m (-n)

insane; madman, lunatic

Wahnvorstellung f (-en)

delusion; hallucination

wahr  adj

true; right; real, genuine, sincere, correct, veritable, proper; w. Sein - true being

wahren  

to respect; to uphold; to guard, protect, defend, preserve; to keep; to look after

währen  

to last; to continue, to endure, to hold out

während  

during; in the course of; whereas; while

wahrhaftig adj, adv

correct, true; real; actual; truthful; sincere; genuine; truly, surely; really; indeed; actually

Wahrhaftigkeit f

truth(fulness); honesty; veracity; veridicality; W. Gottes - veracity of God

Wahrheit f (-en)

truth; fact, reality;  in W. - in truth; in reality; W des Seins - truth of Being (Heidegger); ewige W. - eternal truth; immergültige W. - everlasting truth

Wahrheitsanspruch m

claim to (the) truth

Wahrheitsargument n (-e)

argument for truth, truth argument

Wahrheitsbegriff m (-e)

concept of truth

Wahrheitsbeweis m

proof of truth; factual evidence

Wahrheitsbewußtsein n

awareness of truth; sense or feeling for truth

Wahrheitseifer m

zeal for truth

Wahrheitsfunktion f

truth function

Wahrheitsgehalt m

truth content

wahrheitsgemäß adj, adv

truthful(ly), faithful(ly), true, factual; truth, facts

wahrheitsgetreu adj, adv

truthful(ly), faithful(ly), true, factual; truth, facts

Wahrheitskriterium n (-rien)

criterion of truth

Wahrheitsliebe f

love of truth

wahrheitsliebend  

truthful, veracious

Wahrheitsnähe f

appoximation to truth

Wahrheitssinn m

sense for truth; awareness of truth

Wahrheitsstreben n

pursuit of or striving for truth

Wahrheitssuche f

quest or search for truth

Wahrheitssucher m (-)

seeker after truth

Wahrheitsverständnis n (-e)

conception or understanding of truth

Wahrheitswert m (-e)

truth value

Wahrheitswille m

will to or desire for truth

wahrlich adv

truly, in truth; surely, certainly, indeed; verily

Wahrmachung f

verification; fulfillment

wahrnehmbar  

perceptible, perceivable, noticeable, observable; discernable, visible; audible, bearable; tangible

wahrnehmen sep, vi

to perceive, notice, observe; to secure; to make use of

wahrnehmend pr p, adj

perceiving

Wahrnehmung f (-en)

observation; perception; protection; protection; maintenance

Wahrnehmungskraft f

power of perception or observation; perceptive faculty

Wahrnehmungsvermögen n

power of perception or observation; perceptive faculty

wahrsagen  

to prophesy; to predict, to foretell; to tell fortunes

Wahrsager m (-)

fortuneteller; soothsayer, prophet; augur; palmist

Wahrsagerei f

fortune-telling, prophecy

wahrsch. abr

wahrscheinlich  

probably, likely

Wahrscheinlichkeit f

probability; likelihood; plausibility

Wahrscheinlichkeitsinterpretation f

interpretation of probability

Wahrtraum  

dream destined to come true; prophetic dream

Wahrung f

protection; adherence to (a view, principle, etc); observance; respect

Wahrzeichen n

landmark; distinctive mark or sign; symbol, emblem

Waise m (-n)

orphan

Waisenhaus n (-"er)

orphanage

Waisenkind n (-er)

orphan

Waisenknabe m (-n)

orphan(boy); novice

Waisenmutter f

matron of an orphanage

Waisenvater m

superintendent of an orphanage

Wald m (-"er)

wood: woodland; forest

Waldenser m (-)

Waldensian

waldensisch  

Waldensian

Waldgeist m (-er)

sylvian or silvan, forest spirit (creature of the lower mythology)

Waldgott m (-"er)

sylvian or silvian; a god of the forest (creature of the lower mythology)

Waldgöttin f

sylvian or silvian; goddess of the forest

Waldkapelle f (-n)

forest chapel, chapel in a forest

Walfisch m (-e)

whale

Walhall f

Valhalla or Walhalla

Walhalla f

Valhalla or Walhalla

Walküre f

Valkyrie or Walkyrie

Wall m (-"e)

rampart, bulwark, wall; mound, bank; embankment; dike; dam

Wallanlage f (-n)

system of ramparts; rampart complex

wallen  

to go on a pilgrimage; to travel, wander

Waller m (-)

pilgrim, wanderer

wallfahren  

to go on a pilgrimage; to make a pilgramage

Wallfahrer m (-)

pilgrim

Wallfahrerin f (-nen)

(female) pilgrim

Wallfahrt f (-en)

pilgrimage

wallfahrten

to go on a pilgrimage; to make a pilgramage

Wallfahrtskirche f (-n)

pilgrimage church

Wallfahrtsort m (-e)

place of pilgrimage

Wallgraben m (-")

moat

Wallschild m (-e)

ravelin

Wallung f (-en)

boil, surge (with rage); in W. bringen - to enrage (someone); in W. geraten - to fly into a rage

Walm m (-e)

(roof) hip

Walmdach n (-")

hipped roof

Walpurgisnacht f

Walpurgis Night

walten  

to rule, gover, hold the reins of government; to carry out, execute; to control, manage; schalten und walten - to have complete authority, to rule, to command

Walton  

rule, government; das W. Gottes - God's ruling; God's handling or dealing (of things)

wälzen  

to roll, turn about; to rotate; to wallow

Wand f (-"e)

wall, partition, dividing wall; barrier; side; (rock) face, cliff

Wandale m

Vandal

Wandalismus m

vandalism

Wandbild n (-er)

mural, wall painting

Wandbilderzyklus m (-len)

mural cycle

Wandel m

change; mutation; way or mode of life; behavior, habit; conduct

Wandelaltar m (-"e)

winged altar(piece) (of different scenes when closed or opened)

Wandelbare n

the changing

Wandelbarkeit f

changeability; inconstancy; fickleness

wandeln  

to change; to convert; to turn (in, into); to wander, travel; to live; W. nach dem Fleisch - to walk after the flesh

Wanderbühne f (-n)

touring company; itinerant players, strolling players; barnstormers

Wanderer m

wanderer; traveler; hiker

Wanderlust f

wanderlust

wandern  

to wander; to travel, go, walk; to migrate

Wanderprediger m (-)

itinerant preacher: evangelist

Wanderschaft f

journey, traveling, travels, trip

Wanderung f (-en)

walk, tour, journey(s), travel(s), migration

Wandgemälde n (-)

mural; wall painting; fresco

Wandlung f (-en)

change; transformation; consecration, transubstantiation

Wandlungslehre f

dogma of transubstantiation

Wandnischengrabmal n (-"er)

wall niche tomb

Wandpfeiler m (-)

engaged pier; engaged pillar

Wandpfeilerkirche f (-n)

pier church

Wandvertiefung f (-en)

niche; recess in the wall

Wange f (-n)

cheek

wankelmütig  

fickle, changeable; inconsistent

Wankelmütigkeit f

inconstancy

wanken  

to stagger, totter; to waver, hesitate

wann  adj, conj

when; how long; at what time; seit w. - since when

Wappen n (-)

coat-of-arms; insignia

Wappenbild n (-er)

heraldic figure, charge

Wappenkunde f

heraldry

Wappenkunst f

heraldry

Wappenscheibe f (-n)

window with a coat-of-arms (painted) on it

Wappentier n (-e)

heraldic animal

wappnen  

to arm (oneself against)

Ware f (-n)

fabric; ware, commodity; article; (pl) merchandise, goods, wares

warm  

warm

Wärme f

warmth, warmness; heat

wärmen  

to warm or heat (up)

warnen  

to warn; to caution (against)

Warnruf m (-e)

warning cry

Warnung f (-e)

warning; admonition; caution

warsch. abr

Warte f (-n)

watchtower; observation point; viewpoint, point of view

warten  

to wait (auf -- for)

warum  pron, conj

why; what for, for what reason; wherefore

Warum-Frage f

why-question

Warumwillen n

Phil: the wherefore, the fore-the-sake-of-which (Heidegger)

Warzengriff m (-e)

teat handle

was  pron

what; how (much); whatever; that which; something; what (kind or sort of); w. für ein - what kind of a

WÄS abbr

Wörterbuch der agyptischen Sprache. A. Erman, H. Grapow, eds. Berlin

waschen vi

to wash; to launder

Waschung f (-en)

wash, washing; ablution, lotion

Washeit f

whatness (Heidegger)

Was-ist-Frage f

what-is-question

Wassein n

what-being (Heidegger)

Wasser n (-)

water

Wasserbach m (-"e)

river of water

Wasserbad n

washing of water

Wasserbecher m (-)

cruse of water

Wasserbrunnen m (-)

fountain of water

Wasserburg f (-en)

water castle

Wasserflut f (-en)

flood of great

Wasserkanne f (-n)

ewer, water pitcher

Wasserkrug m (-"e)

ewer; water jug

Wasserleitung f (-en)

aqueduct; canal; water main, water supply

Wassermann-Zeitalter n

Age of Aquarius

wässern  

to water; to irrigate; to soak; to dilute

Wasserorgel f (-n)

hydraulic organ, hydraulis

Wasserquelle f (-n)

spring; fountain of water

wasserreich  

rich or abounding in water or water sources; of high humidity

Wasserspeier m (-)

gargoyle

Wasserstelle f (-n)

watering place; pool of water; reservoir

Wasserstrom m (-"e)

river

wassersüchtig  

dropsical, having dropsy

Wasserzeichen n (-)

watermark

WA.TR abbr

Luther, Martin: Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe.[Weimarer Ausgabe]. - Tischreden. Weimar

Wb. abr

WB abbr

Wörterbuch; Wörterbücher; Die Welt der Bibel. Kleinkommentare zur Heiligen Schrift. Düsseldorf

Wbb. abr

wbl. abr

W.Bl. abr

Wbl. abr

WBTh abbr

Wiener Beiträge zur Theologie. Wien

W C abr

Engl: World Council of Churches

WD abbr

Wort und Dienst. Jahrbuch der theologischen Schule Bethel. Bielefeld

WdF abbr

Wege der Forschung.  Darmstadt

Wdg. abr

Wdst. abr

weben vi

to weave ; to be active; in Ihm leben, weben und sind wir - in Him we live and move and have our being

Weber m (-)

weaver

Weberbaum m

weaver's beam, warp beam; yarn roller

Wechsel m (-)

change; alteration; succession; mutation; turn; alternation; variation, fluctuation, exchange; reversal

Wechselbalg m (-e)

Myth: changeling, elf child

Wechselbeziehung f

correlation; interrelation; reciprocity; reciprocal (relation); relationships

Wechseldominate f (-n)

dominant of the dominant

Wechselfolge f

alternation; rotation

Wechselgesang m (-"e)

alternative or antiphonal singing

wechseln  

to change; alternate; Mus: change to A, in D major

wechselseitig  adj

mutual, reciprocal

Wechselseitigkeit f

mutuality; reciprocity

Wechselverhältnis n (-sse)

interrelation(ship)

Wechselwirkung f (-en)

reciprocal influence; reciprocal effect; correlation; interplay, interaction

Wechsler m (-)

moneychanger

wecken  

to wake(n), awaken, rouse; fall, waking, awakening

Wedel m (-)

fan, frond; brush

weder  conj

 neither; w. ... noch - neither ... nor, not either ... or ...

weg adv, sep prefix

away; gone; lost, disappeared; (far) off

Weg m (-e)

path; way; road; route; course; manner; means; method

Wegbereiter m (-)

forerunner; pioneer; precursor

wegbringen vi sep

to remove, take away, take out

Wegelagerer m (-)

highway robber, waylayer

wegen  

because of, on account of; for, for the sake of; regarding, with regard to

wegfahren vi sep

to leave, go away; to drive away; to carry away

wegfallen vi sep

to fall away; to be omitted; to drop; to be abolished

wegfliegen vi sep

to leave; to fly away; to take off; to blow off

wegführen vr sep

to lead away, carry off

weggehen vi sep

to go away, leave, depart

wegheben

to carry away; hebe dich weg! - begone!

Wegkreuz n (-e)

(commemorative) wayside cross

wegnehmen vi sep

to take away, remove; to take out; to carry off; to seize, confiscate; to occupy (land, space, etc.)

wegraffen vr sep

to grab; to carry off (by death disease)

wegreißen vi sep

to tear down, demolish, pull down; to snatch away

wegschaffen vi

to remove; to clear away, carry off, take away; to take out of the way, get rid of

wegschicken  

to send off or away; to dispatch

wegschleppen  

to drag away, drag off, take away, carry off; (refl) to drag oneself off

wegschwemmen vr sep

to wash or sweep away ; to overflow

wegsehen sep, vi

to look away; to overlook, ignore

Wegstock m

(votive) roadside or wayside cross, shrine or memorial; 

wegstoßen vi sep

to push away; to knock off; to repel

wegtragen vi sep

to carry or take (someone or something) away or off; to carry

wegtreiben vi sep

to drive or take away or out; to take an animal away

wegtun vi sep

to remove; to put away, set or lay aside; to cast aside

Wegweiser m (-)

signpost; road sign, guide (book), etc. 

wegwenden vi sep

to turn away (von - from); der Herr wandte sich weg - the Lord departed or left 

wegwerfen vi sep

to throw away, cast off; to reject; (refl) to degrade

Wegzehrung f

food for the journey, viaticum

wegziehen vi sep

to leave, move away; to pull away or off; to pull (something) away from (someone)

weh  

painful, sore, aching, sad, woeful

Wehe  

pain, ache, misery, misfortune, woe, grief

wehen  

to drift; to blow (along)

Wehgeschrei n

(woeful) cry or cries, wailing

Wehklage f (-n)

(the) Lamentation

wehklagen  

to lament (über - about), bewail

Wehmut f

melancholy; sadness

wehmütig  

sad, melancholy

Wehmutter f (-")

 midwife

Wehrbau m (-ten)

defense architecture or structure

wehren vi

to defend oneself; to resist; to restrain; to hinder, stop, prevent (someone from doing something); to forbid; to refuse to accept, reject

Wehrgang m (-")

defense passage along top of castle wall

Wehrkirche f (-n)

fortified church, rampart church

wehrlos  

unarmed, defenseless, weak

Wehrmauer f (-n)

enceinte, parapet, defensive wall

Weib n (-er)

woman; wife

Weiberkleider pl

woman's garment

weiblich  

womanly; feminine; fimale

Weibliche n

the female, the feminine

Weiblichkeit f

femininity

Weibsästhetik f

female aesthetics (Nietzsche)

weich  adj, adv

soft, mellow; mellow(-toned); tender, gentle; mild; sensitive; weak; delicate; unstable

weichen vi

to yield, give in; to give away, retreat; to decline, ease off

Weichlichkeit f

softness; weakness; delicacy; effeminacy

Weichling m (-e)

weakling

weichmachen sep

to soften

Weide f (-n)

willow (tree)

Weideland n

pasture, pastureland, grassland

weiden  

to graze, drive, or put out to pasture, to tend, to feed (a flock)

Weideplatz m (-"e)

pasture

weigern  

to refuse, deny (someone something); to decline (to do)

Weigerung f (-en)

refusal

Weihaltar m (-"e)

holy or consecrated altar

Weihbecken n (-)

aspersorium

Weihbild n (-er)

sacred image; votive image

Weihbischof m (-"e)

auxiliary bishop; suffragan (bishop)

Weihbrot n (-e)

consecrated bread; host

Weihbrunnen m (-)

aspersorium

Weihe f (-n)

consecration; dedication; ordination; Holy Order (Catholic Sacrament); durch Weihe heiligen - to consecrate; die W. empfangen - to take holy orders

Weiheakt m

solemn dedication; ceremony of ordination or consecration

weihelos  

profane

weihen  

to consecrate, bless; to ordain; to dedicate; devote, give up for

Weihenbild n (-er)

votive image, votive statue

Weihestunde f

hour of commemoration

weihevoll  

solemn; hallowed, holy

Weihgabe f

votive offering; offering; oblation

Weihgeschenk n (-e)

votive offering; ex-voto

Weihkessel m

baptismal bowl

Weihnacht f, n

Christmas

Weihnachten n (-)

Christmas

weihnachtlich  

(characteristic of) Christmas

Weihnachtsabend m (-e)

Christmas Eve

Weihnachtsbäckerei f

Christmas baking; Christmas cookies

Weihnachtsbaum m (-"e)

Christmas tree

Weihnachtsbescherung f

exchange of Christmas presents

Weihnachtsbild n (-er)

Nativity scene

Weihnachtsbrauch m

Christmas custom or tradition

Weihnachtseinkauf m (-e)

Christmas shopping

Weihnachtsessen n

Christmas dinner

Weihnachtsfeier f

Christmas celebration; Christmas party

Weihnachtsfeiertag m (-e)

Christmas day or holiday; zweiter W. - day after Christmas

Weihnachtsferien  

Christmas vacation

Weihnachtsfest n

(festival of) Christmas, Christmas festivities

Weihnachtsgans f

Christmas goose

Weihnachtsgebäck n

Christmas cookies

Weihnachtsgeschenk n (-e)

Christmas present or gift

Weihnachtskarte f (-n)

Christmas card

Weihnachtskerze f (-n)

Christmas candle

Weihnachtskind n

the child Jesus

Weihnachtskrippe f (-n)

Nativity scene

Weihnachtslied n (-er)

Christmas carol

Weihnachtsmarkt m

Christmas fair

Weihnachtsoratorium n

Christmas Oratorio (by Bach)

Weihnachtsrose f

Christmas rose

Weihnachtsspiel n

nativity play

Weihnachtsstern m (-e)

star of Bethlehem; Christmas star; poinsetta

Weihnachtstag m

Christmas Day

Weihnachtswoche f

Christmas week

Weihnachtszeit f

Christmastide, Yuletide

Weihrauch m

incense; frankincense

Weihrauchbehälter m (-)

incense container; censer

weihräuchern  

to extol; to flatter

Weihrauchfaß n

censer

Weihrauchschiffchen n (-)

censer, incense boat

Weihung f

consecration, dedication; ordination; inauguration; initiation; solemn festivity

Weihwasser n

holy water

Weihwasserbecken n (-)

font; stoup; aspersorium

Weihwasserkessel m (-)

aspersorium, receptacle for holy water

Weihwedel m (-)

aspergill(um)

weil  

because, since

weiland  

formerly; of old, late; deceased

Weile f

a while, a (space of) time

weilen  

to stay; to sojourn; to be

Wein m (-e)

wine

Weinbeerblut n

blood of grapes

Weinberg m (-e)

vineyard

weinen  

to weep, cry

Weinernte f

grape harvest, vintage

Weingarten m (-")

vineyard

Weingärtner m (-)

vine dresser

Weinranke f (-n)

grapevine, vine ornament

Weinstock m (-"e)

grape vine

Weintraube f (-n)

grape, bunch of grapes

Weintreber f

skins or husks of pressed grapes

Weintreter m (-)

a person who is treading the grapes

weise  

wise; prudent; judicious

Weise f (-n)

manner, way (of); mode, method, fashion; habit, custom; melody; Mus: tune, melody; W. des Daseins - mode of Dasein; (pl) Weisen des Existierens - modes of existence (Heidegger)

Weise m (-n)

wise man; sage; philosopher; die Weisen aus dem Morgenlande - the three kings or wise men from the East

weisen vi

to show, point out, indicate; to point (auf -- at); von sich w. -- to reject, refuse, decline

Weish abr

Weisheit (Salomos) - Wisdom (Salomon)

Weish. abr

Weish abr

Weisheit f (-en)

wisdom; knowledge; prudence; Buch der Weisheit - Book of Wisdom; Weisheit Salomos - Wisdom of Salomon

Weisheitslehre f

philosophy

Weisheitsliebe f

love of wisdom

Weisheitsspruch m (-"e)

proverb, word(s) of wisdom

weislich  

wisely, prudently, well-considered

weissagen  

to foretell, predict; to prophesy

Weissager m (-)

prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller

Weissagerin f (-nen)

prophetess, soothsayer; fortune teller

Weissagung f (-en)

prophecy; prediction

Weisung f (-en)

instruction; statutes; direction, directive

weiß  

white; blank; clean; weiße Note - open note; Weißer Sonntag - White Sunday, Low Sunday

weit  adj, adv

far, distant; wide, broad; big, vast, spacious; exten­sive; remote; far (of); much; by far; additional; moreover

weitaus  

far, by far

weiten  

to widen, expand, enlarge; to stretch; to become broader

weiter  comp adj, adv

wider; further; additional; farther, furthermore; forward; immer w. - on and on; nichts w. als - nothing more than, nothing but; ohne weiteres - readily; without trou­ble; off-hand, immedi­ately; forth­with, at once; und so w. (usw.) - and so forth (etc)

Weiterbestand m

continuance, continued (culture, society, etc)

weiterbreitet  

widespread, common; widely held, prevalent; widely circulated

Weiterentwicklung f (-en)

(further) development

weiterfahren vi sep

to go on, proceed, continue; to drive on, travel along

weitergeben vr sep

to pass on, transmit

weitergehen vi sep

to go on, to continue, walk no; to leave for or depart to (a place); to depart from (a place)

weiterhin  

further, furthermore, further on, moreover

weiterleben vi sep

to live on; to travel on; to depart, leave, proceed, continue;  to survive

Weiterleben n

the living on; afterlife; W. nach dem Tod(e) - afterlife; life after death

weitersagen vr sep

to pass (something) on; to tell

weiterziehen vi sep

to march on, keep on marching; to continue (toward), to go on (toward)

weitgehend  

extensive; far-ranging; (very) much; full; almost, largely, to a great extent

weither  

from afar, from far, from a distance; a long distance

weithin  

widely; largely; to a large extent; over a long distance; far away

weiträumig  

spacious

Weitsichtigkeit f

farsightedness

Weizen m

wheat, corn

Weizenernte f (-n)

wheat harvest

Weizenkorn n (-"er)

grain of wheat

Weizenmehl n

wheat flour

welberühmt  

world-renowned, of worldwide fame

welcher  

who, which, what, some, any

welcherlei  

whatever; of whatever kind

welk  

withered; limp

Welkreis m

world

Welle f (-n)

wave, billow; surge; Mus: wave; roller, trundle

Wellenhenkel m (-)

wavy ledge handle

Wellenlinienband  

wavy lines

Welpolitik f

world policy, global politics

Welt f (-en)

world; universe, cosmos; earth; life; humanity; globe; W. der Endlichkeit - world of finitiness; W. des Seienden - world of being; W. der Vorstellung - world of imagination, ideational world

Weltabgewandheit f

reclusiveness

weltabgewandt adj

withdrawn (from this world)

weltabkehrende Askese f

ascetisism which renounces the world

Weltall n

universe, world-all, cosmos

Weltalter n

world-age; world-epoch; (a)eon

Weltangst f

world(-)angst

weltanschaulich  adj, adv

ideological(ly)

Weltanschauung f (-en)

weltanschauung, philosophy of life, world view(s), outlook; conception of the world; ideology; creed 

Weltanschauungsgemeinschaft f (-en)

ideological community or group

Weltbau m

cosmic system; the universe; the globe

Weltbedeutung f

world-wide or international importance, reputation, standing, or acclaim (von - of)

Weltbegriff m (-e)

concept of the world, world-concept

weltberühmt  

world-renowned, of worldwide fame

Weltbetrachtung f

world view

Weltbevölkerung f

world population

Weltbewegung f

international movement

Weltbewußtsein n

world-consciousness, world consciousness

Weltbezug m

relatedness to the world

Weltbild n (-er)

view or conception of life; world view, conception of the world; philosophy; theory of life

Weltbrand m

poet: Weltkrieg - world war

Weltbühne f

world stage or scene

Weltbund m

world or international alliance

Weltbürger m (-)

citizen of the world, cosmopolite

Weltbürgerin m (-nen)

citizen of the world, cosmopolite

Weltbürgertum n

cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitism

Weltchronik f

world chronicle

Welteinstellung f

world view, view of the world

Weltenbaum m

world tree

Weltende n

end of the world

Weltenlehre f

cosmology

Weltenschöpfer m (-)

demiurge, maker or creator of the world

weltentrückt  

isolated, secluded

Weltentsagung f

escape from the world, escapism; flight from reality

Weltentstehung f

cosmogony

Weltentwurf m

projection or design of the world

welterfahren  

world-wise, worldly

Welterfahrung f

worldly wisdom

Welterleuchter m (-)

world-illuminator

Welterlöser m (-)

Saviour, Redeemer (of the world); world-redeemer

Welteroberer m

world conqueror

Welteroberung f

world conquest

weltfern adj

out of touch with real life; unrealistic; impractical

Weltflucht f

withdrawal from life; flight from reality; escape from the world, escapism; seclusion

weltfremd adj

inexperienced in the way of the world; out of touch with real life

Weltfremdheit f

unexperienced in the way of the world; out of touch with real life; unworldliness; otherworldliness

Weltfrieden m

world, global, or universal peace

Weltfriedensrat m

World Council of Peace

Weltgebäude n

cosmos; cosmic system

Weltgefüge n

cosmic system; cosmos

Weltgeist m

spirit of the age or time; world-spirit (Hegel)

Weltgeistliche m (-n)

secular priest

Weltgeistlichkeit f

secular clergy

Weltgeltung f

world-wide or international reputation, standing, or acclaim

Weltgemeinschaft f

world community

Weltgericht n

last judg(e)ment; doomsday; judg(e)ment of the world

Weltgeschehen n

world affairs

Weltgeschichte f

world history; universal history

weltgeschichtlich adj, adv

(regarding, in, or pertaining to) world history; of impact on world history; in terms of world history; w. betrachtet or gesehen - from the point of view of world history

Weltgesetz n

cosmic law

Weltgestaltung f

world-shaping

Weltheiland m

Saviour, Redeemer (of the world)

Weltherrschaft f

universal empire; world dominion, domination, or supremacy

welthistorisch adj, adv

(regarding or pertaining to) world history; of impact on world history; in terms of world history

Weltjugendfest n (-e)

international youth festival

Weltkenntnis f

knowledge of the world

Weltkind n (-er)

child of this world; hedonist; worldling; opportunist

Weltkinderhilfswerk n

United Nations Children's Fund

Weltkirchenrat m

Engl: World Council of Churches

Weltklugheit f

worldly wisdom; politeness

Weltkonzept n (-e)

world concept, concept of the world

Weltkrieg m (-e)

world war

Weltkugel f

globe

Weltkultur f (-en)

world culture

weltl. abr

Weltlage f

international or world situation

Weltlauf m

way of the world

weltlich  adj

worldly, mundane; secular; temporal; pro­fane

Weltlichkeit f

secular state; civil power; worldhood; worldness, worldliness

Weltlichmachung f

secularization

Weltliebe

love of or for the world

Weltling m (-e)

worldling

Weltliteratur f

world literature

Weltmacht f (-"e)

great or world power; superpower

Weltmann m

man of the world

weltmännisch  

urbane, cosmopolitan, sophisticated

Weltmarkt m

world market

Weltmeer n (-e)

ocean, sea

Weltmeinung f

world opinion

weltmüde  

world-weary

Weltmüdgikeit f

world-weariness

weltoffen  

cosmopolitan

Weltoffenheit f

open-mindedness; cosmopolitanism

Weltöffentlichkeit f

world public

Weltordnung f

system of the world, world order

Weltorganisation f

world organization

weltorientierend adj

world-orienting (thought, etc)

weltorientiert adj

world-oriented

Weltorientierung f

world orientation, world-orientation

Weltpriester m (-)

secular priest

Welträtsel n

mystery of the universe

Weltraum m

(outer) space, universe

Weltregierung f

world government

Weltreich n (-e)

empire

Weltreligion f (-en)

world or global religion

Weltrevolution f

world revolution

Weltschmerz m (sg)

world weariness, sentimental pessimism, cosmic anxiety, weltschmerz, Weltschmerz (a melancholy dissatisfaction and sentimental weariness over the condition of the world)

Weltschöpfer m

Creator, God; Demiurge

Weltschöpfungsmythos m (-then)

creation myth

Weltseele f

world soul

Weltsicherheitsrat m

Security Council

Weltsicht f

world view, worls-view

Weltsprache f

world language

Weltstaat m

world state, great power

Weltstadt f

metropolis, comopolis

Weltstämme pl

the tribes of the earth

Weltstellung f

position (of great importance) in the world

Weltsystem n

cosmological model; astronomical system

weltumfassend  

worldwide, universal, global; ecumenic(al)

weltumspannend pr p, adj

global, wold-wide

Weltuntergang m

end of the world, apocalypse

Weltverbesserer m (-)

utopian; world changer; starry-eyed idealist

weltverklärend adj

world-transfiguring (Nietzsche)

weltverlassen  

solitary; lonely; isolated

weltverloren  

solitary; lonely; isolated

Weltverlust m

loss of the world, world loss

Weltverneinung f

denial of the world

Weltvernichter m (-)

world destroyer

Weltverständnis n

understanding of the world

Weltweise m (-n)

philosopher

Weltweisheit f

worldly wisdom; philosophy

weltweit adj, adv

worldwide, universal; troughout or all over the world

Weltwende f

turning-point in (world) history

Weltwirtschaftskrise f

world economic crisis, world depression

Weltwunder n

wonder of the world

Weltzeit f

the ages; ages past; the beginning of the ages

Weltzustand m (-"e)

condition or state of the world; state of nature

wem  

for/to whom

wen  

whom

Wendelstein m (-e)

(spiral staircase tower on an exterior wall)

Wendeltreppe f (-n)

spiral stair(case)

wenden vi, vr

to change; to turn away; to turn (around); to turn over; to turn up (earth); to reverse; to change

Wendepunkt m

turning point, point of return or change

Wendung f (-en)

turn, change; expression; Mus: idiom; turn (of phrase), modulation; W. nach - turn to, modulation tot

wenig  adj

little; (a) few; not much; slightly; zu w. - not enough; wenige - (a) few; a little, some

wenigstens  adv

at least

wenn  conj

when(ever); if, in case, provided; w. auch - even though; selbst w. - even if

wenngleich  

(al)though

Wenzelbibel f

King Wenceslaus' Bible

wer  

who; which one; he who; w. auch immer - whoever

werben vi

to promote, advertise; to court, to woo; to enlist, recruit; to solicit, enroll

werden vi

to become, get; to happen; to come into existence, origi­nate; will, shall

Werden n

(the) coming to be, (the) becoming; Prozeß des W. - process of becoming; Stufen des W. - degrees of becoming; W. und Vergehen - coming to be and passing away

Werdensgrund m

reason for becoming

Werdensprozeß m

process of becoming; being in process

werfen vi

to throw; to cast; to project

Werg n

tow

Werk n (-e)

work, labor, performance, job, enterprise, production, workmanship; composition, mechanism, works, workshops, factory, publication; deed, act; action; undertaking; treatise, book, opus; (pl) forts, fortifications; volles W. - full organ, plein-jeu

Werkgenese f

work genesis

werkgetreu  adj

faithful to the original

werkheilig  

sanctimonious, hypocritical

Werkheilige m

sanctimonious person, hypocrite

Werkheiligkeit f

sanctimoniousness, outward piety, hypocrisy

werkimmanente Interpretation adj

text-based interpretation

Werkmeister m (-)

overseer, foreman

Werkstück n (-e)

hewn stone; worked article

Werktag m (-e)

workday, working day; weekday; business day

Werktreue f

faithfulness or fidelity to the original; faithful rendition

Werkverzeichnis n (-sse)

catalogue of works

Werkzeug n (-e)

instrument, tool; W. Gottes - God´s instrument; God´s agent

Wermut m

wormwood; (fig.) bitterness, gall

wert adj

worth, valuable; worthy (of); valued, honored, esteemed, estimable; dear (to)

Wert m (-e)

value; worth; importance; price, rate; appreciation; merit, importance; standard (of coin); (pl) data

Wertanalyse f (-n)

value analysis

Wertausdruck m (-"e)

evaluative term; evaluative or value statement

Wertaussage f (-n)

value or evaluative statement

Wertbegriff m (-e)

value concept

Wertbereich m (-e)

domain of value or quantification

Wertbestimmung f (-en)

evaluation; value determination

wertbezogen adj

related to or concerning value

werten  

to value, rat, classify; to judge

wertend adj

evaluative (comparison, term, etc)

Wertethik f

value ethics

Werteverfall m

decline of values

Werteverlust m

loss of values

Wertigkeit f

valency; valence

Wertkonsens m

value consensus, consensus regarding values

Wertkritik f

criticism of values

wertlos  

worthless

Wertmaß m (-e)

measure or standard of value

Wertmaßstab m

measure or standard of value

Wertschätzung f

appreciation, esteem

Wertung f

(e)valuation

Werturteil n (-e)

value judg(e)ment

Wertverlust m

depreciation or loss of or in value

wertvoll  

valuable, precious

wes  

whose; wes Geistes Kind - what kind of a person

Wesen n (-)

being, creature; essence; entity; nature; character; disposi­tion; personality; essential feature; substance; condition; reality; system; conduct, manner; das höchste W. - the Supreme Being; das W. des Christentums - the essence of Christianity; dem W. nach - by nature; menschliches W. - human being; man´s essence

Wesen des Seins  n

 the nature or essence of being

wesenhaft adj

essential; characteristic; intrinsic, real, substantial

Wesenheit f

essence, essentiality; substance; spirit; decisive factors; essential being

Wesenlosigkeit f

unreality

wesensähnlich adj

essentially alike or similar

Wesensähnlichkeit f

homoiousia; essential likeness or similarity

Wesensart f

character, nature

Wesensbegriff m

concept of (the) essence, essence-concept

Wesensbestimmung f (-en)

attribute, identification; determination of essence

Wesensdefinition f (-en)

definition of essence

wesenseigen adj

characteristic, peculiar

Wesenseinheit f

consubstantiality, consubstantial, unity; (essential) identity

wesensfremd adj

foreign to one´s nature

wesensgleich  

homogeneous, identical, consubstantial

Wesensgleichheit f

identity; essential likeness or similarity

Wesenslehre f

ontology; doctrine of essence

wesensmäßig adj

essential

Wesensphilosophy f

philosophy of essence

Wesensschau f

phenomenology; essential intuition

Wesenszug m (-"e)

characteristic feature

wesentlich  adj, adv

essential; important; real; remar­kable; intrinsic; vital; fundament­al; material; considerable, very much, substantial; im w. - basically; in essence 

Wesentliche n

the essential thing/point/factor, that which is essential/ vital

wessen  

whose

wessgrundig  

white-grounded

Westbau m

western side (of Romanesque church)

Westen m (-)

west, West, Occident

Westeuropäer m (-)

West European

westeuropäisch  

West European

Westfale m

Westphalian

Westfälin f (-nen)

Westphalian

westgerm. abr

Westgermanen  

West Germanic tribes

westgermanisch  

West Germanic

Westgote m (-n)

West Goth, Visigoth

Westgotenreich n

Visigothic kingdom

westgotisch  

Visigoth

westgotische Kunst f

Visigoth art

westl. abr

westlich  adj, adv

westward(s), western, westerly, west, wester(n)ly; w. Denken - Western thought; w. orientiert - oriented or orientated towards the west

Westmächte  

Western Powers

weströmisch  

west Roman

westsem. abr

Westteil m (-e)

western section

westwärts  

westward(s), wester(n)ly

Westwerk m (-e)

westwork

Wette f (-n)

bet, wager; bargain

wetteifern  

to compote; to emulate, to vie (with); to contend (with)

Wetter n (-)

weather

wetterwendisch  

changeable, fickle; capricious

Wettkampf m (-"e)

contest

Wettkämpfer m (-)

athlete, champion

Wettlauf m (-"e)

race

wettlaufen  

to (run a) race

Wettläufer m (-)

runner, racer

wetzen  

to whet, to grind

Wgdr. abr

wh. abr

WI abbr

Welt des Islam. Berlin, u.a.

wichtig  adj

important; weighty; serious; significant

Wichtigkeit f

significance, importance, consequence; relevance

wickeln  vr

to roll (up), coil, to wrap (up)

Widder m (-)

ram; battering ram; Aries, Ram

wider  adj, adv

against; contrary to; in opposition to, versus

Widerchrist m

Antichrist

Widerechtlichkeit f

illegality; unlawfulness

widereinander  adv

against one another, against another, against each other

widerfahren vi

to happen, occur; to befall, fall (to someone)

widerhallen sep

to resound, to echo

widerhallend pr p, adj

resonant

Widerlager n (-)

abutment

widerlegbar adj

refutable, rebuttable; disprovable; confutable; w. Vermutung - inconclusive, refutable, or rebuttable presumption

Widerlegbarkeit f

refutability, disprovability

widerlegen  vr

to defeat; to refute, rebut; to disprove

widerleglich adj

refutable, rebuttable; disprovable; confutable; w. Vermutung - inconclusive, refutable or rebuttable presumption

Widerlegung f (-en)

disproof; refutation, rebuttal, refusal rebutment

widernatürlich  adj adv

perverse, unnatural, perverted

Widerrede f

back talk; contradiction

Widerruf m

recantation; revocation; disavowal; disclaimer; refraction; cancelation

widerruflich  adj

revocable, uncertain (tenure of office, etc.)

Widersacher m (-)

adversary; opponent; Bibl: Satan, the devil

widersetzen  

to offer or put up resistance; to oppose

widersinnig adj

paradoxical; absurd; nonsensical

Widersinnigkeit f (-en)

absurdity; nonsense; countersense

widerspenstig  adj

stubborn, obstinate; refractory; rebellious; unruly; defiant

widerspiegeln vr sep

to reflect; to be reflected; to mirror

Widerspiegelung f

reflection

widersprechen vi

to contradict; to be inconsistent (with); to conflict; to oppose

Widerspruch m (-"e)

contradiction; protest; opposition; inconsis­tency, variance, discrepancy; der Eid schließt jeden Widerspruch aus - the oath puts an end to all argument; W. in sich - self-contradiction

widersprüchlich adj

contradictory; inconsistent; antinomic

widerspruchsfrei adj

contradiction-free, non-contradictory, consistent

Widerspruchsgeist  m

 spirit of contradictions or opposision

Widerspruchslosigkeit f

freedom from contradiction or consistency

Widerstand m (-"e)

resistance; opposition; antagonism; blockage

Widerstandgruppe f

resistance group Resistance

Widerstandsbewegung f (-en)

resistance movement

Widerstandskämpfer m (-)

member of the resistance

widerstehen vi

to oppose; to resist, withstand; to be repugnant to; to go against the grain

widerstreben vi

to resist, to oppose, to struggle against, to be repugnant to (someone)

Widerstreit m

conflict; opposition; antagonism; contrast

widerstreiten vi

to conflict or clash (with); to be contrary (to); to be antagonistic (to)

widerstreitend adj

conflicting, clashing

Widmung f (-en)

dedication

widrig adj

adverse, unfavourable, untoward

wie  

as, like; such as, just as; than; how; w. (auch) - as well as; w. am or im Anfang - as at the beginning, at first; come prima. a tempo

wieder  adv

again, anew; back; once more; in return for; (prefix) re-; immer w. -- again and again; Mus: di nuova, again

Wiederaufbau m

reconstruction

Wiederauferstehung f

resurrection

Wiederaufführung f

revival

wiederaufkommen  

to revive; to recover; to be revived

Wiederaufleben n

revival; rebirth

Wiederaufrichtung f

reerection; reestablishment

wiederbekommen vi sep

to get or receive back ; to recover

wiederbringen vi sep

to restore; to bring back, return; to bring again

Wiederentdeckung f (-en)

rediscovery

wiederfinden vi sep

to find (again)

Wiedergabe f (-n)

reproduction; return; restitution; depiction, rendering; rendition; interpretation; playback

wiedergeben vi sep

to give back, return; to restore; to bring out; to reproduce; to project; to convey; to render; to describe

wiedergeboren  adj

born again, reborn

Wiedergeburt f

rebirth; reincarnation; regeneration

Wiedergutmachung  f (-en)

 restitution; compensation; reparation

wiederh. abr

Wiederh. abr

wiederherstellen vi sep

to restore or reestablish (to original condition); to renovate

Wiederherstellung f (-en)

restitution; restoration; recovery; reinstatement

wiederholen  

to repeat, restate; to reiterate, recapitu­late; to review; to recur, be repeated

wiederholend pr p

repetitive

Wiederholung f (-en)

repetition, restatement, repeat; recapitulation; (prefix) repetitive

Wiederkehr f

recurrence; return; reappearance; repetition; ewige W. - eternal return or recurrance (Nietzsche)

wiederkehren sep

to recur; to return

wiederkommen sep, vi

to return, come back, come again

Wiederkreuz n (-e)

cross-crosslet

Wiederkunft f

return; W. Christi - the Second Coming

wiedersehen vi sep

to see again

Wiederstreben n

opposition, reluctance; repugnance; resistance

Wiedertaufe f

Anabaptism

Wiedertäufer m (-)

Anabaptist

wiederum  

again, anew; on the other hand; on the contrary; in return

Wiedervereinigung f

reunification; reunion; reconciliation

wiedervergelten  

to retaliate

Wiedervergeltung f

retaliation

Wiederverleiblichung

Wiege f (-n)

cradle

wiegen vi

to weigh; to rock (a cradle); to move gently

Wiegendruck m (-e)

incunabula, incunabulum

Wiegenlied n (-er)

cradle song, lullaby

Wien  

Vienna; W. Schule - Vienna or Viennese School

Wie-sein n

how-being (Heidegger)

wieso  

why, why so, but why

wieviel

how much; (pl) how many

wiewohl  

though, although

wild  

wild, rough; savage, ferocious, fierce; furious, angry; unruly; noisy

Wild n

game; deer; venison

Wildbret n

game venison

Wildesel m (-)

wild ass or donkey

Wildnis f (-se)

wilderness; solitary place

Wildstier m (-e)

wild oxen

Wille m (-n), n-noun

will; collition; determination; volition (act); intention, intent, purpose; design; choice, prefer­ence; letzter W.  - last will and testament; W. als Ding an sich - will as thing-in-itself; W. zum - will to (evil, eternal life, etc); W zum Nichts - will to nothingness

willen  

um...w. - for the sake of; because of

Willen n-noun

see Wille; Loskommen vom Willen - liberation from the will (Schopenhauer)

Willenserklärung f 

declaration of will, intent, or intention

Willensfrage f

question of will

Willensfreiheit f

free will, freedom of will

Willenskraft f

will power, strength of will or mind

willensschwach adj

lacking will power

Willensschwäche f

lack of willpower, weak will, weakness of (the) will; akrasia, incontinence

willentlich adj, adv

willful(ly); intentional(ly), on purpose, purposely; deliberate(ly); by design, designedly

willfährig  adj

obliging, accommodating, compliant; j-d w. machen - to make someone submit to one´s will; j-m w. sein - to submit to someone´s will

willig adj, adv 

willing(ly); obedient; ready; voluntary

willigen  

see einwilligen; w. ... ein - to agree to, to consent to 

Willigkeit f

willingness

willkommen  adj

welcome; acceptable; desirable; opportune

Willkommen n, m

welcome; reception

Willkür f

arbitrary (use of power), arbitrary (act); (free) license; arbitrariness; despotism, tyranny

Willkürherrschaft f

despotism; tyranny; arbitrary rule

willkürlich  adj, adv

arbitrary, high-handed, haphazard; (at) random; unfounded, ungrounded; despotic; arbitrarily; voluntarily

wimmeln  vr

to crawl, swarm (von - with); to team (von - with)

Wind m (-e)

wind; breeze; blast; scent

Windel f (-n)

swaddling cloth

Windharfe f (-n)

Aeolian harp

Windsbraut f

Euroclydon, tempestuous wind

Windwirbel m (-)

whirlwind

Wink m (-e)

wink, nod; sign; hint; motion; beckoned

Winkel m (-)

angle; corner; nook

winkelig  adj

angular

Winkellharfe f (-n)

angular harp

winken vi

to nod, wink; to wave; to make signs, signal

Winter m (-)

winter

Winterhaus n

winter house

Winzer m (-)

winegrower, vine dresser; grape picker

winzig  adj, adv

tiny; minute; w. klein - (very) tiny, minute

Wipfel m (-)

treetop, top of a tree; crown

wir  prs pron

we

wirbeln  vr

to whirl, swirl, spin

Wirbelsturm  m (-"e)

(wind)storm; tornado; twister; cyclone

Wirbelwind m (-e)

whirlwind; stormy wind; violent winds

wirken  vr

to work, be at work; to have an effect; to act (auf - on); to appear, seem, give the impression

wirklich  adj, adv

real(ly); actual(ly); true(ly); indeed; exactly; quite; genuine; effectual; w. Seiendes - real entities

Wirkliche n

the actual, genuine, real, or true

Wirklichkeit f (-en)

truth; reality; actuality; actual fact; W. der Ebenen - levels of reality; geistige W. - spiritual reality; Stufen der W. - degrees of reality; W. und Erscheinung - reality and appearance (Hegel)

Wirklichkeitsbewußtsein n

consciousness of reality, reality consciousness

Wirklichkeitsbezug m

reference to reality

Wirklichkeitsdarstellung f (-en)

depiction of reality

Wirklichkeitserkenntnis f

cognition or knowledge of reality

Wirklichkeitsflucht f

escapism

wirklichkeitsfremd adj, adv

out of touch with reality; unrealistic(ally); otherworldly

wirklichkeitsgetreu adj, adv

faithful(ly)

Wirklichkeitssinn m

sense of reality or realism

Wirklichkeitstreue f

fidelity, faithfulness to reality

Wirklichkeitswiedergabe f (-n)

reproduction or depiction of reality

wirksam  adj, adv

effective(ly); efficient; operative; impres­sive; powerful

Wirksamkeit f

effectiveness; efficiency; effect; activity

Wirkung f (-en)

effect; consequence; impression; influ­ence, efficacy; impact; opera­tion, action

Wirkungsbereich m (-e)

area of activity

Wirkungsgeschichte f

Wirkungsgrad m

effectiveness; efficiency; efficacy

Wirkungskreis m (-e)

sphere of influence; sphere of activity or action; domain

wirkungslos adj, adv

ineffective(ly)

Wirkungsursache f

efficient cause

wirkungsvoll adj, adv

effective(ly)

Wirkursache f

archaic: efficient cause

Wirt m (-e)

host; landlord; innkeeper

Wirtel m (-)

wharve, whorl, or whirl; Arch: shaft-ring; annulet

wiss. abr

wissenschaftlich - scientific(ally); wissentlich

Wiss. abr

Wissen m

knowledge; learning; scholarship; nach bestem W. und Gewissen - to the best of one´s knowledge;

wissen vi

to know; to have knowledge (of); to be aware of; to be acquainted with; w. wer - knowing who;  w. wie - to know how to, be able to; w. wieso - knowing why; to understand

Wissensbasis f

knowledge base

Wissensbegriff m (-e)

concept of knowledge

Wissensbereich m (-e)

area, domain, or range of knowledge

Wissenschaft f (-en)

science; knowledge; scholarship

wissenschaftl. abr

Wissenschaftler m (-)

learned man, scholar; researcher; scientist

wissenschaftlich  adj, adv

scholarly; academic(ly) ; scientific(ly); w. Zeitalter - scientific age, age of science

Wissenschaftsbegriff m

concept of science

Wissenschaftslehre f (-n)

science of knowledge; theory of science 

Wissensgebäude n

edifice of knowledge

Wissensgebiet n (-e)

field of knowledge

Wissensstand m

state of knowledge

wissenswert adj

(sein - be) worth knowing (fact, idea, etc)

wiss.Mitarb. abr

WissWeltb abbr

Wissenschaft und Weltbild. Wien

Witterungseinfluß m (-lüsse)

effect of weather

Witwe f (-n)

widow

Witwenkleid n (-er)

widow's garments, widow's clothes

Witwenschaft f

widowhood

WiWei abbr

Wissenschaft und Weisheit. Zeitschrift für augustinisch-franziskanische Theologie und Philosophie in der Gegenwart. Freiburg, Breisgau

Wk. abr

WKHIW abbr

Veröffentlichungen des kirchenhistorischen Instituts der katholisch-theologischen Fakultät der Universität Wien. Wien

WM abbr

Wörterbuch der Mythologie.

WMANT abbr

Wissenschaftliche Monographie zum Alten und Neuen Testament. Tübingen

w.o. abr

wo  

where, in what place; in which (place); when

WO abbr

Welt des Orients. Wissenschaftliche Beiträge zur Kunde des Morgenlandes. Göttingen, u.a.

w.o.a. abr

wobei  

whereby, whereat; upon what; (question/ relat. pro.) where; in which; at w­hich; through which; in the course of which

Woche f (-n)

week

Wochenfest n (-e)

Feast of Weeks, Pentecost

Wöchnerin f (-nen)

hist: woman in childbed

woher  

from what place, where from; how

wohin  

to what place, where (to)

wohl  adv

indeed, surely; probably, perhaps; well

Wohl n

(the) good, well-being; welfare; weal; allgemeine or öffentliche W. - public good; das W. und Weh - the weal and woe

wohlbehalten  adj

safe, in good condition

wohlbetagt  adj

well along or stricken in years

Wohlfahrt f

welfare; well-being; civic good; welfare service

Wohlgefallen n

pleasure, delight, satisfaction

wohlgeordnet adj

well-ordered

Wohlgeruch m (-"e)

pleasant odor, scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume

wohlgestaltet adj

well-shaped

wohlhabend  adj

wealthy, well-off, well-to-do

Wohlklang m (-"e)

harmony; euphony; harmoniousness; (prefix) euphonious, harmonic, harmonious

wohlklingend adj

harmonious; euphonious

Wohlleben n

life of pleasure, luxury, good living

wohlriechend  adj

fragrant, sweet smelling

Wohlstand m

prosperity, affluence, wealth; luxuries

Wohltat f (-en)

good deed, charity, benefit, blessing; kindness; favor

Wohltäter m (-)

benefactor

Wohltäterin f (-nen)

benefactress

wohltätig adj 

charitable, beneficent

Wohltätigkeit f

charity, benevolence

Wohltätigkeitskonzert n (-e)

charity or benefit concert

wohltemperiert  adj

well-tempered

wohltun vi sep

to do good, give pleasure; to be pleasing, to dispense charity; to be comforting

wohlüberlegt adj

carefully or well-considered (judgement, task, etc)

Wohlwollen n

goodwill, benevolence; kindliness; friendliness

wohlwollen vi sep

to be friendly (to someone); to be well disposed (toward someone)

wohnen  vr

to reside; to dwell; to live; to stay

Wohnhaus n (-"er)

house, residential home

Wohnort m (-e)

residence

Wohnsitz m (-e)

residence; domicile; habitation

Wohnstatt f

archaic: dwelling; habitation, abode

Wohnstätte f (-n)

dwelling, habitation, abode

Wohnung f (-en)

dwelling, residence, flat; habitation

Wölbung f (-en)

arch, dome, vault; vaulting, curvature

Wölbungsart f (-en)

type of vault

Wölbungstechnik f (-en)

technique of building a vault, vault building technology

Wolf m (-"e)

wolf; Mus: wolf note

Wolke f (-n)

cloud; swarm

Wolkensäule f

pillar of a cloud

wolkig  adj

cloudy, clouded

Wolle f (-arten, -n)

wool; hair (camels, goats, etc.)

wollen vi

to intend to; to wish, desire to, want to; to claim to; to be willing (to); would

Wollen n

will, volition, intention, inclination

wollen adj

woolen

wollendes Ich n

Phil: intentional or willing ego or self

Wollust f (-"e)

sensual pleasure, voluptuousness; lust; debauchery; delight, bliss

Wonne f (-"e)

joy, delight; bliss; rapture, ecstasy

wonnereich  adj

blissful

wonneselig  adj

in ecstasy

wonnetrunken  adj

enraptured

wonniglich adj

delightful; blissful; delicious

Woraufhin n

the upon-which (Heidegger)

worfeln  vr

to fan, to winnow, to beat off

Worfschaufel f (-n)

winnowing fork, fan

Wort n (-"er)

word; mit anderen W. - in other words

Wort n (-e)

word; saying, expression; promise; term

Wort-Ton-Beziehung f

Mus: word-tone correlation, correlation between notes and words

Wortausdeutung f

word-painting, text-illustration

Wortbedeutung f (-en)

word meaning, meaning of the word

Wortbehandlung f (-en)

text treatment, handling of text

Wortbildung f (-en)

word formation

wortbrüchig adj

not true to or break one´s word

Wörterbuch n (-"er)

dictionary; vocabulary; glossary

Wörterverzeichnis n (-sse)

list of vocabulary, words; list; index

Wortfamilie f (-n)

word family

Wortfeld n (-er)

world cluster or field

wortgetreu  adj

word for word, literal

wortgezeugt  adj

word-generated, text-generated, generated by the word or text

Wort Gottes n

the word of God; the bible

Wortgottesdienst m (-e)

service of the Word; liturgy of the Word

Wortklasse f (-n)

word class

Wortkrieg m (-e)

dispute of words

wörtl. abr

Wortlaut m (-e)

wording; text; im W. - word for word

wörtlich  adj

literal; verbal; word-for-word; w. Bedeutung - literal meaning

Wortmalerei f (-n)

word painting

Wortpaar n (-e)

word pair; connecting words

Wortreichtum m

rich vocabulary

Wortschatz m

vocabulary; collection or list of words

Wortschöpfung f (-en)

neologism; (word) coinage; word coining

Wortsinn m

literal sense

Wortspiel n (-e)

wordplay, play on words, pun

Worttrennung f (-en)

division of words; word division

Worttreue f

faithfulness to the text; literal rendition or rendering

Wortverbindung f (-en)

compound

wortwörtlich  adj

literally, word for word; exactly

worüber inter, rel, pron

over or upon what, what about; over or about which

worum  

what about, what... about; about which, which... about

worunter  

under what, what... under; under which, which... under, among which

WQR abbr

Wesleyan Quarterly Review. A Methodist Historical Quarterly. Macon, Ga.

Ws. abr

Wschr. abr

WSR abbr

Wesleyan Studies in Religion. Buchhannon

WSt abbr

Wiener Studies. Zeitschrift für klassische Philologie. Wien

Wtb. abr

wtl. abr

WTM abbr

Das Wörterbuch über die Talmudim und Midrasch. J. Levy, ed.

WuA abbr

Wort und Antwort. Salzburg

WuA(M) abbr

Wort und Antwort. Zeitschrift für Fragen des Glaubens. Mainz

WUANT abbr

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Alten und Neuen Testament. Tübingen

Wucher m (-)

profiteering; usury; gain, profit; interest

wuchern  

to practice usury, profiteer; to grow rapidly, proliferate, produce abundantly; to give a good return

Wuchs m

growth; stature, build

wuchtig  

ponderously, pesante

WuD abbr

Wort und Dienst. Jahrbuch der theologischen Schule Bethel. Bielefeld

WuG abbr

Wissenschaft und Gegenwart. Frankfurt

WuL abbr

Wissen und Leben. Zürich

Wulst f

coil; Aufbau aus W. - coil construction

Wulstgriff m (-e)

bar handle

wund  

wounded, injured; sore; chafed, chapped

Wunde f (-n)

wound; injury; cut; stab

Wunder n (-)

miracle; marvel; wonder; surprise; astonishment

wunderbar adj

amazing, surprising, wonderful, wondrous, marvelous; miracu­lous, splendid, great; strange

Wunderglaube m

belief in miracles

wundergläubig adj

(one who) believes in miricales

Wunderheiler m (-)

faith-healer

Wunderheilung f (-en)

miraculous cure or healing

Wunderkind n (-er)

child prodigy

Wunderkraft f

magic or miraculous power

Wunderkur f

faith healing

wunderlich  

strange, odd, singular; peculiar; curious; eccentric

Wundermittel n (-)

panacea

wundern  

(v. refl.) marvel, wonder (at); to be sur­prised (at), as­tonished

wundersam  

amazing, surprising; wonderful; strange; wondrous, miraculous; great; splendid

Wundertat f (-en)

miracle

Wundertaten Christi f

Christ's Miracles

Wundertäter m (-)

miracle worker, worker of miracles; thaumaturge

wundertätig  

wonder working, doing wonders, miraculous

Wundertätigkeit f

miracle working

Wunder-Ursprung m

Phil: miracle source (Nietzsche)

wundervoll adj, adv

wonderful(ly), marvelous(ly)

Wunderwerk n

marvel, wonder, extraordinary achievement

Wunderzeichen n (-)

miraculous sign, portent

Wundmal n (-e)

scar; stigma; die Wundmale Christi - the stigmata

Wunsch m (-"e)

wish, desire

Wunschbild n (-er)

desired ideal; dream-image; wishful image

Wunschdenken n

wishful thinking

wünschen  

to wish (for), desire; (refl) to wish for; to long for

Wünschen n

(the) wanting, wishing

wünschenswert adj

desirable

Wunscherfüllung f

wish-fulfilment

wunschgemäß adj

as desired or requested

wunschlos adj, adv

(perfectly) contented; perfect (happiness, contentment, etc)

Wunschsatz m (-"e)

obtative sentence

Wunschtraum m (-"e)

wish(ful)  dream; pipe-dream, wishfulfilling fantasy

Wunschvorstellung f (-en)

wishful notions or ideas

WUNT abbr

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Tübingen

Würde f (-n)

dignity, majesty; propriety; rank, office, honor, post (of honor); title, (academic) degree

würdelos adj, adv

undignified; disgraceful(ly); in an undignified way

Würdelosigkeit f

disgracefulness; undignified

Würdenträger m (-)

dignitary

würdevoll  

dignified

würdig adj

worthy, deserving (gen. - of); respectable; dignified

würdigen  

to recognized; to acknowledge; to value, to appreciate; to deem worthy; to rate; to estimate

würfeln  

to throw dice; to throw or toss about; to winnow (grain)

Würfelspiel n

game of dice

Wurfschaufel f (-n)

winnowing shovel or fan

Wurfspieß m (-e)

javelin

würgen  

to strangle, choke, take by the throat; to slaughter; to slay; to massacre

Würgengel m

angel of destruction or death

Würger m (-)

strangler; murderer, destroyer

Wurm m (-"er)

worm; grub, mite; serpent, snake; dragon

Würmlein n (-)

(little) worm

württ. abr

Württ. abr

Wurzel f (-n)

root; stem

wurzeln  

to take or strike root, become rooted, (refl) to become firmly established

würzen  

to season, spice, flavor

WUS abbr

Das Wörterbuch der ugaritischen Sprache. J. Aristleitner, O. Eissfeldt, eds. Berlin

Wüste f (-n)

desert, wilderness

Wüstung f

derelict area or site, (abandoned) site

Wut f

furor, fury, rage

WuT abbr

Wort und Tat. Zeitschrift für Mitarbeiter in der Verkündigung und der Gemeinde. Kassel

wüten  

to rage, rave, be furious

wütig  

furious, fuming, mad, with rage, fierce

WuW abbr

Wort und Wahrheit. Monatsschrift für Religion und Kultur. Wien

w.v. abr

Wv. abr

WVDOG abbr

Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der deutschen Orientgesellschaft. Leipzig

WzM abbr

Wege zum Menschen. Monatsschrift für Arzt und Seelsorger, Erzieher, Psychologie und soziale Berufe. Göttingen