| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| dull {adj} [esp. pain, sound] | 2172 dumpf [bes. Schmerz, Ton] | |
| nefarious {adj} | 1070 ruchlos [geh.] [bes. Tat] | |
| comprehensive {adj} | 926 vollumfänglich [bes. schweiz.] | |
| home {adv} [at home] | 724 daheim [bes. südd., österr. u. schweiz.] | |
| particular {adj} [fastidious, choosy] | 640 heikel [österr.] [sonst regional] [wählerisch, bes. beim Essen] | |
| dainty {adj} [esp. with food: fastidious] | 597 etepetete [ugs.] [bes. beim Essen] | |
| wanton {adj} [lewd] | 597 lüstern [bes. eine Frau] | |
| transgressive {adj} [esp. fig.] [crossing frontiers] | 496 grenzüberschreitend [bes. fig.] | |
| stately {adj} {adv} | 401 imposant [bes. von Gebäuden] | |
| absent {prep} [Am.] [formal] | 368 mangels [+Gen.] [bes. Amtsspr.] | |
| former {adj} [attr.] | 334 gewesen [attr.] [bes. österr.] [ehemalig] | |
| doting {adj} [extremely and uncritically fond of someone] | 326 vernarrt [bes. Eltern oder Großeltern in Bezug auf ihre Kinder bzw. Enkel] | |
| dead {adj} [voice, with no emotion] | 306 kalt [emotionslos, bes. Stimme] | |
| religious {adj} [without belonging to a church etc.] | 302 gottgläubig [veraltet] [bes. Nazi-Ausdruck] | |
| squalling {adj} | 287 schreiend [bes. Baby] | |
| affordable {adj} | 269 leistbar [bes. österr.] [bezahlbar, erschwinglich] | |
| titillating {adj} {pres-p} | 216 erregend [prickelnd, (angenehm) reizend (bes. sexuell)] | |
| polite {adj} [attr.] [civilized, cultured] [e.g. polite society] | 187 vornehm [fein] [bes. Gesellschaft] | |
| spry {adj} | 166 hurtig [veraltend] [noch regional] [bes. von älteren Menschen] | |
| liberated {adj} {past-p} | 165 befreit [bes. Land, Volk] | |
| virtual {adj} | 165 faktisch [ugs., bes. österr] | |
| balmy {adj} | 156 sanft [mild, bes. Luft, Wind etc.] | |
| awesome {adj} [coll.] [excellent] | 154 affengeil [salopp] [bes. Jugendspr.] | |
| wanton {adj} [lewd] | 142 geil [lüstern] [bes. eine Frau] | |
| flat {adj} [having a smooth and even surface] | 141 plan [bes. Fachsprache] | |
| noisome {adj} [literary] [arousing disgust (esp. smell)] | 137 widerlich [bes. Geruch] | |
| dewy {adj} | 131 frisch [bes. fig.] [wie der Morgen] | |
| crummy {adj} [coll.] [depressed, not sociable] | 125 assi [ugs.] [bes. Jugendsprache] | |
| weak {adj} [esp. of eyes] | 125 schlecht [bes. Augen] | |
| unfettered {adj} {past-p} [esp. fig.] [media, mind, etc.] | 110 entfesselt [bes. fig.] [Medien, menschlicher Geist etc.] | |
| ossified {adj} [esp. fig.] | 109 erstarrt [bes. fig.] | |
| seducing {adj} {pres-p} | 104 verführend [bes. sexuell] | |
| antisocial {adj} | 98 assi [ugs.] [meist pej.] [bes. Jugendsprache] | |
| heinous {adj} | 97 ruchlos [geh.] [bes. Tat, Verbrechen; auch: Mensch] | |
| comp. enhanced {adj} {past-p} [esp. by tweaking or under-the-hood manipulations] | 94 aufgebohrt [ugs.] [verbessert, bes. durch inoffizielle Tricks] | |
| comp. improved {adj} {past-p} [esp. by tweaking or under-the-hood manipulations] | 86 aufgebohrt [ugs.] [verbessert, bes. durch inoffizielle Tricks] | |
| hist. antebellum {adj} [attr.] | 86 Vorkriegs- [bes. bezogen auf den Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg] | |
| slim {adj} [resources, profits, chances] | 81 mager [bes. Ressourcen, Profite, Aussichten] | |
| slimy {adj} | 80 glibberig [bes. nordd.] | |
| squelchy {adj} | 78 quatschig [ugs.] [selten] [matschig, bes. Weg, Boden] | |
| sth. befell sb./sth. [literary] | 77 etw. widerfuhr jdm./etw. [geh.] [bes. Unglücksfall, Leid etc.] | |
| mewling {adj} {pres-p} | 77 wimmernd [bes. Kind] | |
| adjuvant {adj} | 71 ergänzend [bes. med.: unterstützend, komplementär] | |
| furthermore {adv} | 69 weiters [südd., bes. österr.] | |
| knobbly {adj} [covered with knobs, bumpy] | 68 knubbelig [bes. nordd.] [ugs.] [mit Knubbeln, uneben] | |
| demure {adj} | 63 nüchtern [streng, zurückhaltend, bes. bei Kleidung] | |
| med. sunken {adj} [esp. face, cheeks] | 62 eingefallen [bes. Gesicht, Wangen] | |
| perverted {adj} | 62 pervers [bes. sexuell] | |
| bereaved {adj} {past-p} | 61 beraubt [bes. eines Menschen durch Tod] | |
| heinous {adj} | 57 verrucht [geh.] [veraltend] [schändlich, bes. Tat, Verbrechen] | |