| English | German | |
| redundant {adj} [being in excess; superfluous; characterized by superabundance or superfluity] | 80 redundant [geh. od. fachspr.] [überzählig, mehrfach vorhanden; überflüssig; überreichlich vorhanden] | |
| lavish {adj} [marked by excess] | 36 vergeuderisch [selten] | |
| meteo. rainfall {adj} [attr.] [e.g. distribution, excess, intensity, quantity, recorder] | Regen- [z. B. Verteilung, Überschuss, Intensität, Menge, Schreiber] | |
| redundant {adj} [being in excess] | zusätzlich vorhanden | |
Verbs |
| to overreach [go to excess, exaggerate] | 322 übertreiben | |
| [to destroy by excess vehicle traffic, e.g. dunes or desert habitat] | 7 etw.Akk. zerfahren [durch vieles Befahren völlig zerstören] | |
| spec. tech. to fettle sth. [remove excess material from a cast component] | etw. beschroten [veraltet] [beschneiden] [Gusstechnik] | |
| to overuse sth. [to use to excess] | etw.Akk. übernützen [auch übernutzen] [zu stark nutzen] | |
Nouns |
| spree [dated for drinking excess] | 276 Gelage {n} [Trinkgelage] | |
| lard [Br.] [coll.] [excess fat on a human body] | 122 Speck {m} [ugs.] [hum.] [Fettpolster] | |
| [excess weight gained from emotional overeating] | 57 Kummerspeck {m} [ugs.] | |
| bloat [excess] | 53 Überschuss {m} | |
| hist. mil. [excess serviceman in Prussian military, used as a substitute when needed] | Überkompletter {m} | |
| med. lordosis [excess forward curvature of the spine] | Rückgratverkrümmung {f} nach vorn | |
| hist. mil. supernumeraries [excess personnel in German Armed Forces in the 18th and 19th centuries] | Überkomplette {pl} | |
2 Words |
| surfeited on sth. {past-p} [archaic] [eaten to excess] | sichDat. etw. übergegessen | |
| to binge on sth. [coll.] [eat to excess] | sichAkk. mit etw.Dat. vollstopfen [ugs.] [gierig und viel essen] | |
| to give change [for a payment in excess of the charge] | herausgeben [Wechselgeld] | |
| to load sb./sth. with sth. [fig.] [to excess] | jdn./etw. mit etw.Dat. überhäufen [fig.] | |
| to mop up sth. [excess liquidity, votes] | etw. abschöpfen [Geldmenge, Wählerstimmen] | |
| jobs excess hours [work hours in excess of the agreed amount] | Mehrarbeitszeit {f} | |
| astron. infrared excess <IR excess, IRX> | Infrarotexzess {m} | |
| insur. med. mortality displacement [excess mortality rate] | Übersterblichkeit {f} | |
| mil. nonorganic vehicle [in excess of unit organizational allowance] | nicht-einheitseigenes Fahrzeug {n} | |
| econ. market. remaining products [e.g. from excess production] | Restware {f} [Ramschware] | |
| ecol. storage gas [e.g. methane produced using excess electrical power from grid] | Speichergas {n} | |
3 Words |
| to go too far [go to excess] | Ausschweifungen begehen | |