| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| rough {adj} [words, sound, handling] | 677 hart [Worte, Ton, Behandlung] | |
| ordinary {adj} [things, words in use] | 347 gebräuchlich | |
| couched {adj} {past-p} [put in words] | 285 formuliert | |
| acrimonious {adj} [person, words] | 160 bissig [fig.] | |
| shortly {adv} [in a few words, briefly] | 117 kurz [in wenigen Worten] | |
| forceful {adj} [speech, words] | 72 eindringlich | |
| ling. interchangeable {adj} [of two words] | 52 synonym | |
| offending {adj} {pres-p} [words, etc.] | 52 verletzend [Worte etc.] | |
| ling. iconically {adv} [of words, signs] | 38 ikonisch | |
| ling. lit. verbal {adj} [having to do with spoken or written words] | 22 sprachlich | |
| mysterious {adj} [words, expression] | 12 sibyllinisch [geh.] | |
| sb. slurs [words] | 12 jd. verschleift | |
| twee {adj} [Br.] [words] | 12 zuckersüß | |
| hist. med. pre- {prefix} [used especially in words regarded as Latin] | 10 prä- | |
| scrumtrulescent {adj} [too wonderful for words] | 10 bonfortionös [nicht mit Worten zu beschreiben] | |
| unspeakable {adj} [not able to be expressed in words] | 9 unbeschreiblich [unaussprechlich] | |
| sb. slurred [words] | 5 jd. verschleifte | |
| bandyed {adj} {past-p} [ball, words] | gewechselt | |
| lit. octosyllabic {adj} [words also] | mit acht Silben [nachgestellt] | |
| hist. med. prae- {prefix} [Br.] [used especially in words regarded as Latin] | prä- | |
| sb. bandies [words] | jd. wechselt [Worte] | |
| scrumtrulescent {adj} [too wonderful for words] | bomfortionös [aus: bonfortionös; nicht mit Worten zu beschreiben] | |
| uncapitalised {adj} [Br.] [words] | klein geschrieben [alt] | |
| uncapitalized {adj} [words] | klein geschrieben [alt] | |
| unregretted {adj} [words] | nicht bereut | |
Verben |
| to voice sth. [express in words] | 1563 etw.Akk. äußern [zum Ausdruck bringen] | |
| to weigh sth. [fig.] [words, possibilities] | 1101 etw. abwägen [fig.] | |
| to exchange sth. [esp. currency, also words] | 856 etw. wechseln | |
| ling. to voice sth. [express in words] | 488 etw. aussprechen | |
| to spout [utter a stream of words about sth.] [coll.] [pej.] | 369 palavern [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| to ejaculate [dated] [words] | 265 hervorstoßen [Worte] | |
| to frame sth. [sentence, words] | 111 etw. bilden [Satz, Worte] | |
| to sputter [spit out words] | 104 sprudeln [überhastet sprechen] | |
| to verbalize [express in words] | 66 versprachlichen | |
| to bandy [words] | 50 wechseln [Worte] | |
| to sprinkle sth. [words, examples, etc. into a talk, essay, etc.] | 43 etw. einstreuen [Worte, Beispiele etc. in Rede, Aufsatz etc.] | |
| to conform [sound, words etc.] | 15 gleichlauten | |
| to malappropriate (sth.) [words for humourous effect] | 11 (etw.Akk.) verballhornen [Wörter zum humorvollen Effekt] | |
| to fence [with words, arguments] | die Klingen kreuzen [fig.] [streiten, debattieren] | |
| to malappropriate (sth.) [words for humourous effect] | (etw.Akk.) ballhornisieren [selten] [Wörter zum humorvollen Effekt] | |
| to mouth sth. [move the lips as if saying sth., e.g. words of farewell] | etw. [unhörbar] mit den Lippen formen [z. B. Abschiedsworte] | |
| to utter sth. [words etc.] | etw. von sichDat. geben [Worte etc.] | |
| to utter sth. [words of insult, etc.] | etw. in den Mund nehmen [bestimmte Worte oder Ausdrücke] | |
| to voice sth. [express in words] | etw.Akk. zum Ausdruck bringen [aussprechen, äußern] | |
Substantive |
| spate [of words etc.] | 395 Schwall {m} | |
| ling. vocabulary {sg} [words] | 260 Vokabeln {pl} [Wortschatz] | |
| barrage [fig.] [of words, protests, criticism etc.] | 234 Schwall {m} [von Worten, Vorwürfen, kritischen Bemerkungen etc.] | |
| ling. diction [choice of words] | 163 Wortwahl {f} | |
| uttering [of words, etc.] | 126 Aussprechen {n} [Äußern] | |
| wording [choice of words] | 77 Wortwahl {f} | |