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Be (German n.) or B, the flat sign be. abbreviation of bezüglich (German: regarding, with reference to) b.e. abbreviation of 'binding edge' beabsichtigen (German) to intend, to aim, to mean, to contemplate, to design, to have in view, to plan, to propose (plan), to purpose beabsichtigend (German) intending, purposing beabsichtigen ein Haus zu bauen (German) to propose to build a house beabsichtigt (German) intended, intentional, intends, deliberate (intentional), with intent, wilful, wilfully, meant, purposes beabsichtigte (German) purposed beabsichtigt für (German) intended for, meant for beabstanden (German) to space Beach music also known as 'Carolina beach music', a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues. rockabilly and old-time rock and roll Beach music from which this extract has been taken beachte meine Worte (German) mind my words Beachten (German n.) heeding, minding, noting beachten (German) to pay attention, to heed, to respect, to mind, to note, to notice, to take notice of, to observe, to follow, to bear in mind, to mark, to attend, to care, to consider, to keep in mind, to observe, to pay regard to, to regard, to show consideration for, to take account of, to take into account beachtend (German) minding (archaic), noticing, observant, observing, noting beachten, dass (German) to consider that Beachten Sie bitte, dass ... (German) Please remember that ... beachtenswert (German) remarkable, notably, noteworthily, noteworthy, estimable, notable, worth noting, worth paying attention, worth respecting, worthy of note beachtenswerter (German) more remarkable beachtenswerteste (German) most remarkable, noteworthiest beachtet (German) heeded, heeds, minded, observed, minds, noted beachtete (German) heeded, paid attention to, minded beachtet werden (German) to receive attention beachtlich (German) considerable, noticeable, remarkable, respectable, signal, striking, substantial (considerable), sensible (difference, increase, etc.), notable (difference, improvement) beachtliche Leistung (German f.) no mean feat beachtliche Niederlage (German f.) signal defeat beachtlicher (German) more considerable beachtlicher Fehlschlag (German m.) signal failure beachtlichste (German) most considerable Beachtung (German f.) observance, heed, attention, notice, observation, regard, recognition [corrected by Michael Zapf] Beachtung der Wahrheit (German f.) attention to truth Beachtung erregen (German) to attract attention, to attract custom, to attract notice Beachtung finden (German) to attract attention, to attract interest Beachtung kleiner Einzelheiten (German f.) attention paid to small details Beachtung schenken (German) to attach value Beachtungsbedürfnis (German n.) attention-seeking Beachtung von Einzelheiten (German f.) attention to detail Beachvolleyball (German m.) beach volleyball beackern (German) to plough Beagle (English, German m.) one of a breed of small hounds having short legs, drooping ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings Beam coda (Italian), barre (French), Balken (German), ligature horizontal line linking two or more notes that individually would have had flags see 'note' the beam that is furthest from the noteheads, and remains unbroken, and connects a group of notes is called a primary beam. Any beam other than than the primary beam is a secondary beam and may be broken, often dividing the grouping into smaller units for easier reading Beam (music) Beaming - useful three part discussion beamen (German) to beam Beamer (German m.) data projector, computer projector, video projector Beaming see 'beam' Beamtenapparat (German m.) bureaucracy Beamtenaufnahmeprüfung (German f.) civil servant entrance examination Beamtenbeleidigung (German f.) libelling an official, insulting an official Beamtendeutsch (German n.) officialese Beamtenjargon (German n.) officialese Beamtenlaufbahn (German f.) career in the civil service, civil service career Beamtensprache (German f., dated) officialese Beamtenstaat (German m.) bureaucratic state Beamtentum (German n.) officialdom Beamter (m.), Beamte (f.), Beamte (pl.) (German) clerk (civil servant), officer, civil servant, public servant, officer of the crown, official, public official, registrar (dated) Beamter am Sozialamt (German m.) social welfare officer Beamter der Einwanderungsbehörde (German m.) immigration officer Beamter sein (German) to be a civil servant Beamteter (m.), Beamtete (f.) (German) official beängstigen (German) to frighten beängstigend (German) alarming, scary, appalling, daunting, alarmingly, frightening beängstigende Aufgabe (German f.) daunting task beängstigt (German) frightens, cowed (dated), frightened (dated) Bean king see Bohnenkönig beanspruchbar (German) claimable, stress-resistant beanspruchen (German) to claim, to demand, to take up (time, room), to stress (engineering), to strain, to arrogate (assert one's right or title to, or one's ownership of), to engross (to devote oneself fully to) beanspruchend (German) claimed, engrossing, claiming beansprucht (German) engrossed, engrosses, claimed, strained beanspruchte (German) claimed beanspruchter Kredit (German m.) credit used Beanspruchung (German f.) strain, stress, load beanstanden (German) to find fault with, to make a complaint about, to object to, to query beanstandend (German) objecting to Beanstandender (German m.) complainant beanstandet (German) faulty, unclean, queried beanstandete (German) objected to beanstandete Ware (German f.) defective goods, rejected goods Beanstandung (German f.) complaint, objection, reclamation béant (m.), béante (f.) (French) gaping beantragen (German) to apply for, to propose (for), to make an application for something, to move for (in Parliament) beantragt (German) applies for, requested Beantragung (German f.) application beantwortbar (German) answerable (of a question), responsible beantworten (German) to answer, to reply beantwortend (German) answering Beantworter (German m.) answerphone, answering machine beantwortet (German) responds, answered, answers beantwortete (German) responded, answered Beantwortung (s.), Beantwortungen (pl.) (German f.) reply, answer (German f.) in a fugue, answer, response or comes Beantwortung eines Briefes (German f.) answer of a letter bearb. abbreviation of bearbeitet von (German: revised by, reworked by, compiled by, arranged by, transcribed by - followed by name(s) of arranger(s), etc.), bearbeitet für (German: revised for, arranged for, compiled by, transcribed for - followed by name(s) of instrument(s)) bearbeidet (Norwegian) revised, arranged bearbeitbar (German) workable, processable bearbeiten (German, literally 'to rework') to arrange, to revise, to process, to treat, to adapt (theatre), to pester, to pummel, to edit, to machine work, to hew, to belabour, to finish, to handle, to treat, to elaborate (theme, etc.), to ply (with drink) [corrected by Brian A. Jefferies] bearbeitend (German) machining, processing Bearbeiten eines Dokuments (German n.) editing a document bearbeiten mit (German) to ply with Bearbeiter (m.) Bearbeiterin (f.) (German) arranger, compiler, author, reviser, editor, transcriber, processor, adapter, caseworker bearbeitet (German) worked, elaborated, arranged, revised, adapted, edits, machined, wrought, processed bearbeitete (German) edited bearbeitete neu (German) reprocessed bearbeitet für (German) elaborated for, arranged for, revised for, adapted for, transcribed for bearbeitet für das Radio (German) adapted for the radio bearbeitet neu (German) reprocesses bearbeitet von (German) worked by, elaborated by, arranged by, compiled by, revised by, adapted by, transcribed by Bearbeitung (s.), Bearbeitungen (pl.) (German f.) arrangement (musical work, etc.), revision, compilation, edition, reworking, transcription (musical work), processing, editing, adaptation, handling, manipulation, process, treatment, work, workmanship, machining, edition Bearbeitung der Eingangspost (German f.) processing of incoming mail Bearbeitung eines Textes (German f.) adaptation of a text bearbeitungsbereit (German) ready for editing Bearbeitungsdauer (German f.) processing time Bearbeitungsfehler (German m.) defect in workmanship Bearbeitungsfläche (German f.) working surface Bearbeitungsgebühr (German f.) arrangement fee, handling charge, processing fee, handling fee Bearbeitungskosten (German pl.) handling charges, handling cost Bearbeitung von Anträgen (German f.) processing of applications Bearbeitung von Dokumenten (German f.) handling of documents Bearbeitung von Werkstoffen (German f.) machining of materials bearbejdet (Danish) revised bearbetad (Swedish) revised Bear dance (Great Basin Native Americans) a dance performed to request enough food for the tribe béarnaise (French, after Béarn, in the western Pyrenees) a sauce made of butter, egg-yolks and vinegar, flavoured with tarragon Bear-pipe see Bärpfeife bearsi (Italian) to delight bearsi di (Italian) to delight in Beast fable a short, simple narrative with speaking animals as characters designed to teach a moral or social truth Beasts of battle a motif common in medieval Germanic literature (including Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, and continental German poems) in which a raven, a wolf, and an eagle (or vulture) appear in short sequence - often one right after another. Because these three creatures scavenge the bodies of fallen warriors, they together serve as quick foreshadowing that a battle is about to occur Literary Terms and Definitions from which this entry has been taken Beat (English, German m.) tiempo (Spanish), tempi (Italian), battuta (Italian), temps (French), battement de mesure (French), Takt (German), Taktschlag (German), Zeit (im Takt) (German) a heavy stress or accent in a line of poetry, the number of beats or stresses in a line usually determining the meter of the line rhythmic pulse in a piece of music the motion of a conductor's hand or baton when beating time in military drumming, certain signals given by the sound of the drum, of which the principal are the 'general', the 'assembly', the 'reveille' and the 'retreat' a musical ornament variously described as being like a mordent, a battement or a rising appoggiatura Beat (music) 'beatings' or des reflemens (French), in acoustics, when two notes (for example, as on an organ) both sustained and slightly out of tune with one another, cause a throbbing in the sound which as the two notes approach a perfect unison, become less frequent in the theatre, the smallest division of action in a play, the length of time necessary for a character to play an 'objective' (also called 'intention') from beginning to end. The term is also applied to a very short pause in the action Theater terms from which this entry has been taken Beatae memoriae (Latin) of blessed memory (often ironical) Beata simplicitas (Latin) holy simplicity, the naïveté of the saintly béat (m.), béate (f.) (French) blissful, smug (prejorative) Beata Virgo Maria (Latin) Blessed Virgin Mary Beatbewegung (German f.) beat movement Beatboxing (English, German n.) the vocal percussion of hip hop culture and music. Considered by many to be a fifth element of hip-hop, it is primarily concerned with the art of creating beats, rhythms, and melodies using the mouth. It can also involve singing, vocal scratching (the imitation of turntable skills), the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments, and the replication of a vast array of sound effects Beatboxing from which this extract has been taken Beatae memoriae (Latin) of blessed memory Beater tongue or clapper in a bell, a striking stick or metal rod used to sound percussion instruments (drums, bells, cymbals, xylophone, etc.) in automatic music players Beat frequency a throbbing or undulating effect taking place in rapid succession when two notes not quite of the same pitch are sounded together - if two notes are one cycle per second apart in pitch there will be a one beat per second difference tone or 'beat' Interference beats and Tartini tones Beat Generation (German f.) beat generation Beat generation the phrase "Beat generation" arose out of a specific conversation between Jack Kerouac and John Clellon Holmes in 1948. They were discussing the nature of generations, recollecting the glamour of the Lost Generation, and Kerouac said, "Ah, this is nothing but a beat generation." They talked about whether it was a "found generation" (as Kerouac sometimes called it), an "angelic generation", or some other epithet. But Kerouac waved away the question and said beat generation - not meaning to name the generation, but to unname it. Jack Clellon Holmes's celebrated article in late 1952 in the New York Times Magazine carried the headline title This Is the Beat Generation. That caught the public eye. Then Kerouac annonymously published a fragment of On the Road called Jazz of the Beat Generation, and that reinforced the curiously poetic phrase. So that's the early history of the term The Beat Generation from which this extract has been taken Beatific Vision the vision of God in heaven which is the final destiny of redeemed souls Beating reed striking reed, anche battante (French f.), ancia battente (Italian f.), aufschlagendes Rohrblatt (German n.), Gegenschlagzunge (German f.) Beating the nevbet in the Central Asian Turkish tradition, the banging of the big drum in front of the ruler's pavilion on certain specified days in order to demonstrate his power was known as 'beating the nevbet.' This was regarded as a means of demonstrating the ruler's might to friend and foe alike, and was particularly intended to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy Beating time marking the divisions or parts of a bar by means of the head, hand or foot such that the head (arm or foot) is raised on the unaccented part of the bar (measure) and lowered on the accented part of the bar (measure) Beating the straws a technique where two people play a single fiddle at the same time, with one player using the bow and fingers, while another player stands to the side and taps out a rhythm on the fiddle strings using small sticks called fiddlesticks (also spelled "fiddle sticks") Beatitud (Spanish f.) bliss (figurative) Béatitude (French f.) bliss Beatitudine (Italian f.) bliss beatitudo (Spanish) blessed, sanctimonious Beat juggling the act of manipulating individual drum beats, or vocal phrases, in order to create a unique composition, using multiple turntables and one or more mixers. This can involve pauses, scratching, backspins and delays. It could be seen as fingertip sampling, and the turntable and mixer combination could be seen as an instrument from which sounds are made, from the sounds of other instruments Beat juggling from which this extract has been taken Beat-Juggling (German n.) beat juggling Beatles, The hugely influential popular music group who recorded over 212 songs in the period 1962-1970 The official Beatles' canon by Ger Tillekens Beatmatching (English, German n.) a technique employed by DJs to transition between two songs while performing either live at a club or event, for radio broadcast or for distribution on prerecorded mix tapes/cds, achieved by changing the tempo of a new track to match that of the currently playing track, then mixing between the two so there is no pause between songs Beatmatching from which this extract has been taken beatmen (German) to ventilate Beatmer (German m.) respirator Beat movement also called the 'Beat generation', an American social and artistic movement of the 1950s and 1960s, that sought personal liberation through drugs, music (mainly Jazz) and Eastern mysticism. Its writers favoured sponteneity and free forms Beatmung (German f.) breathing, ventilation Beatmungsgerät (German n.) respirator, ventilator, respiration apparatus Beatmungsmaske (German f.) respiratory mask Beatmusik (German f.) beat music Beat music British pop music of the 1960s which in its purest form is known as 'Mersey beat'. The music had catchy tunes, a guitar-dominated line-up and vocal harmonisation. The groups that in their early work most typified this movement were The Beatles and the Hollies Beatnik (English, German m.) the term 'Beatnik' was first coined by Herb Caen in an article published by the San Francisco Chronicle on April 2, 1958. Caen coined the term by essentially Russifying the earlier term, Beat generation. Emblematic of this new stereotype were men wearing goatees and berets, rolling their own cigarettes, and playing bongos. Fashions for women included black leotards and wearing their hair long, straight, and unadorned. This was a rebellion against the middle-class standards of the time which expected women to get permanent treatments for their hair. Beatnik philosophy included an openness to US African-American culture and arts, apparent in beatnik music and literature, such as their love of jazz Beatnik from which this information has been drawn Beato (m.), Beata (f.), Beati (pl.), Beate (f. pl.) (Italian) a holy man or woman, someone venerated for the saintliess beato (m.), beata (f.) (Italian) blissful, blessed (religious) Beatrix (German f.) Beatrice Beatus (Latin) the blessed one Beatus of Liebana author of Commentarius Super Apocalypsum, which was written in about 926 and contains illuminations showing many musical instruments of that period Beau (m.), Beaus (pl.) (German m.) beau (dandy), dandy (archaic terms) Beau (s.), Beaux (pl.) (French) one who dresses well and has fine manners, a person who pays marked attention to a woman beau (French) see bel Beauceron (English, German m. from French) a herding dog breed from the plains region, between the Seine and Loire rivers, surrounding Paris, France, known as La Beauce Beauchamp-Feuillet notation a system of dance notation used in Baroque dance, originally commissioned by Louis XIV (who had founded the Académie Royale de Danse in 1661), and devised in the 1680s by Pierre Beauchamp. It was published in 1700 by Raoul Auger Feuillet, who began a programme of publishing notated dances. It was used to record dances for the stage and domestic use throughout the eighteenth century, being modified by Pierre Rameau in 1725, and surviving into at least the 1780s in various modified forms Beauchamp-Feuillet notation from which this extract has been taken Beau chant (French m.) bel canto beaucoup (French) much, a lot, very much, many (people) beaucoup de (French) many (number), a lot of (quantity) beaucoup de chemin à faire (French) a long way to go Beau esprit (s.) Beaux esprits (pl.) (French, literally 'fine wits') someone who is clever in his or her speech or writing Beau-fils (French m.) son-in-law, stepson Beaufort Sea a part of the Arctic Ocean north of northeast Alaska and northwest Canada extending from Point Barrow, Alaska, to the Canadian Arctic Beaufort scale a scale of wind strength based on visual assessment of the effects of wind on seas and vegetation Beaufortsee (German f.) Beaufort Sea Beaufortskala (German f.) Beaufort scale Beau-frère (French m.) brother-in-law beaufschlagen (German) to impinge, to admit (turbine, generator) Beaufschlagung (German f.) impact, admission flow (turbine, generator) Beaufsichtigen (German n.) supervision, oversight beaufsichtigen (German) to supervise, to superintend, to oversee, to be in charge of, to invigilate, to proctor (to supervise particularly an examination or dormitory in a school, college, etc.) beaufsichtigend (German) controlling, overseeing, proctoring, superintending, supervising Beaufsichtigender (m.), Beaufsichtigende (f.) (German) peer beaufsichtigt (German) controlled, oversees, superintends, supervises, proctored, supervised, superintended, proctors beaufsichtigte (German) overseen, proctored, superintended, supervised Beaufsichtigung (German f.) supervision, oversight beauftragen (German) to instruct, to commission (a work of art), to charge with, to assign, to delegate beauftragend (German) charging with beauftragen zu zahlen (German) to authorise to pay beauftragt (German) charges with, ordered, commissioned, delegated, charged (assigned), charges beauftragte (German) delegated beauftragte Firma (German f.) contractor Beauftragte organisierter Interessensgruppen (German pl.) lobby beauftragte Person (German f.) person commissioned (appointed, mandated, etc.) Beauftragter (m.), Beauftragte (f.), Beauftragten (pl.) (German) agent, appointee, man of business (m.), commissary, designee, representative, commissioner, private attorney, mandatee beauftragter Richter (German m.) referee beauftragt mit (German) charged with Beauftragung (German f.) commission beaugapfeln (German) to ogle beäugeln (German) to ogle beäugen (German) to eye, to ogle Beau geste (French m.) a magnanimous gesture Beau idéal (French m.) the abstract idea of beauty (English, pseudo-French) the ideal type or model of anything (although this meaning assumes mistakenly that beau is the adjective and idéal the noun Beaujoyeulx, Balthasar de (c.1535-c.1587) an Italian violinist, composer and chereographer who came to Paris in 1555. Thanks to his gift of organizing fêtes at the royal court, he made rapid gains in his career. As a personal servant to Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589) he participated in masquerades Defense du Paradis, Ballet Aux Ambassadeurs Polonais, and his most important work, the Ballet Comique de la Reine in 1581, which is considered the first ballet de cour and included elements of speech and drama as well as dance Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-1799) French dramatist whose greatest comedies Le Barbie de Seville (1775) and Le Mariage de Figero (1778, but banned until 1784) would form the basis of operas composed by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Beau monde (French m.) Society, the world of fashion Beau-père (French m.) father-in-law, stepfather Beau-pot (French m.) a large ornamental vase for cut flowers beau plus (French) much more Beauté (s.), Beautés (pl.) (German f. (dated), French f.) beauty, beauties (plural form) Beautiful Music beautiful music was a mostly-instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s. "Mood music", "easy listening", "elevator music", and (inaccurately) "Muzak" are other common terms for the format and the style of music that it featured. Beautiful Music can also be regarded as a subset of MOR (middle-of-the-road) music Beautiful music from which this extract has been taken beau trop (French) much too much Beauty "Is not beauty in music too often confused with something which lets the ears lie back in an easy-chair? Many sounds that we are used to do not bother us, and for that reason are we not too easily inclined to call them beautiful?" Charles Ives (1874-1954) American composer Theories of Beauty to the mid-Nineteenth Century Theories of Beauty since the? mid-Nineteenth Century Beauty (s.), Beautys (pl.) (German f.) beauty, beauties (plural form) Beautyshop quartet a term used by some women's 'barbershop' quartets, particularly in U.S. schools, for women's quartets singing in the barbershop style, and for barbershop quartets in drag (i.e. men dressed as women) Beautyshop-Quartett (German n.) beautyshop quartet Beaux-arts (French m. pl.) the Fine Arts Beaux-parents (French m. pl.) parents-in-law Beaux-yeux (French m. pl.) good looks (espicially where these lead to someone's benefit) beballern (German) to bombard bebändert (German) ribboned bebaubar (German) arable, cultivable Bebaubarkeit (German f.) development potential bebauen (German) to farm, to cultivate, to build on bebauend (German) cropping, cultivating, tilling bebaut (German) cropped, cultivates, tills, built-up, cultivated, developed bebaute (German) cultivated, tilled bebautes Gebiet (German n.) built-up area Bebauung (German f.) development, cultivation bebauungsfähig (German) arable Bebauungsgebiet (German n.) building area, development area Bebauungsplan (German m.) local plan, legally binding land-use plan, zoning map (US) bebauungsplanmäßige Nutzung (German f.) use conforming with the binding land-use plan Bebè (Italian) baby Bebé (Spanish m.) baby Bébé (French m.) baby Bebedero (Spanish m.) drinking trough, watering place Bebedizo (Spanish m.) potion, poison bebedizo (Spanish) drinkable Bebedor (Spanish m.) heavy drinker bebedor (Spanish) drinking Beben (German n.) tremor, shaking, quake beben (German) to tremble, to quake, to quiver, to shake, to shudder, to waver, to tremor bebend (German) tremulous, quivering, quaking, quaky, quiveringly, tremulously, quavery, quavering, shaking (German) trembling, tremolando (Italian), tremolierend (German), trembloté (French), trémolo (French, Spanish) bebender Boden (German m.) shaking floor Beben der Erde (German n.) quaking of the earth Beben der Furcht (German n.) tremor of fear bebende Stimme (German f.) trembling voice, wavering voice, quavering voice Bébé-éprouvette (French m./f.) test-tube baby beber (Spanish) to drink Bebida (Spanish f.) drink, beverage, drinking (activity) Bebida carbonatada (Spanish f.) carbonated beverage, fizzy drink (colloquial) Bebida láctea (Spanish f.) milky drink Bebida no alcohólica (Spanish f.) non-alcoholic drink bebido (m.), bebida (f.) (Spanish) tipsy, drunk bebildern (German) to illustrate bebildert (German) illustrated bebilderte Anzeige (German f.) illustrated advertisement bebilderte Beilage (German f.) pictorial supplement, illustrated supplement bebilderte Bücher (German pl.) pictorial books, picture books bebilderter Farbprospekt (German m.) illustrated colour brochure bebilderter Katalog (German m.) illustrated catalogue bebildertes Farbprospekt (German n.) illustrated colour brochure Bebilderung (German f.) illustration Bebisation (English, German f.) a system of solmisation first published in 1623 by a theorist named Daniel Hitzler (1576-1635) the notes received the following syllable names: note a b flat c d e f g b natural c sharp d sharp e flat f sharp g sharp syllable name la be ce de mi fe ge bi ci di me fi gi Bebop (English, German m.) also bop, a complex 1940s jazz style, characterized by very fast or very slow tempos with improvised lines of quavers (eighth notes), irregular accents, and extended harmony (the 'higher intervals' of the chords (9th, 11th and 13th) were emphasized in improvised passagework and in piano chord voicings, and alterations were used more freely than before, especially the augmented 11th), the patterns often ending with an abrupt two-note figure that sounded like be-bop. 'Contrafacts' and their harmonic innovations were an outgrowth of bebop ideology, which was characterized by Afro-centrism and emphasis on virtuosity Bop Bebop scales a feature of bebop scales is that when they are played in quavers (8ths), up or down, you automatically play a note featured in the corresponding chord on every 4/4 beat a bebop scale is created by adding either a major seventh to a Mixolydian mode a major third to a Dorian mode a sharpened fifth or a flattened sixth to a tonic scale Bebop Scales Bebop-Skala (German f.) bebop scale bebrillt (German) bespectacled, spectacled bebrütet (German) incubated (eggs), hatched (eggs) bebt (German) quakes bebte (German) quaked, quivered Bebung (English, German f., from beben (German), literally 'to tremble') a tremolo effect achieved by rocking the finger on the key of a clavichord while the tangent is in contact with a sounding string on a stringed instrument without keys, it is done by the quick balancing of a finger on the string on a wind instrument, a flattement effect, a finger vibrato. Thus Carl Grenser in an article in Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung (1828) writes: "I just want to add for further clarity, that the Bebung consists in a slower or faster alternation of a bright and a muted sound of the same pitch, or very similar pitches." Lichtmann Müller, in Elementarbuch für Flötenspieler (1817), writes: "The Bebung - the tremolo or breath vibrate is indicated either by the italian term tremolo (trem.), or through more or fewer dots above one note, according to whether this ornament has to be played more slowly or faster" a tremulant stop found in some German organs, also called Schwebung Flute Vibrato in the 18th and 19th centuries from which the Grenser quotation has been taken Bec (French m.) mouthpiece (of a musical instrument like a recorder, flageolet or a clarinet), boquilla (Spanish f.), embocadura (Spanish f.), becco (Italian m.), Schnabel (German m.) (French m.)beak, nib (pen), spout (kettle), mouth (French m.) quill (plectrum) bec. abbreviation of 'because' Beca (Spanish f.) grant, scholarship Bécane (French f.) bike Becario (Spanish m.) scholarship holder, scholar Bécarre (French m.) the natural sign, Auflösungszeichen (German) bécarre (French) indicates a major key, for example, fa bécarre, F major beccare (Italian) peck, catch (figurative) Bécarre-bémol (French m.) the natural flat sign Bécarre-dièse (French m.) the natural sharp sign beccarsi (Italian) to quarrel Becchino (Italian m.) grave-digger Becco (Italian m.) mouthpiece (of a musical instrument like a recorder, flageolet or a clarinet), boquilla (Spanish f.), embocadura (Spanish f.), Schnabel (German m.), bec (French m.) (Italian m.) spout (teapot, etc.) Becco polacco (Italian m.) a large bagpipe, used in some parts of Italy Bec-de-cane (French m.) door handle Bec-de-gaz (French m.) gas lamp (street lamp) Becerro (Spanish m.) calf Bech. abbreviation of 'Bechuanaland' (now Botswana) Béchamel also Béchamel sauce or sauce béchamel (French f.), a white sauce of butter, flour, and milk or cream, named for Louis de Béchamel (1603-1703) Béchamelsauce (German f.) béchamel (sauce) Béchamelsoße (German f.) béchamel (sauce) Bêche (French f.) spade Bêche-de-mer (French f., from the Portuguese bicho do mar, 'sea-worm') sea slug, eaten as a delicacy by the Chinese Becher (s./pl.) (German m.) beaker, mug, carton (for cream, etc.), bell (of a woodwind instrument), chalice, cup, goblet, tumbler (glass beaker), jar, tub (ice-cream, margarine, etc.) bêcher (French) to dig Becherform (German f.) dariole (a French term referring to a small, cylindrical mould, as well as to the dessert baked in it) becherförmig (German) cup-shaped Becherglas (s.), Bechergläser (pl.) (German n.) tumbler, beaker Becherhalter (German m.) tumbler holder, cupholder bechern (German) to booze Becherrand (German m.) rim of the mug Becijferde bas (Dutch) figured bass becircen (German) to bewitch, to sweet-talk Beck abbreviated form of Becken Becken (s./pl.) (German n.) cymbal, cymbals, basin, pool (swimming), pelvis (anatomy), bowl, large valley, enclosed basin, enclosed hollow Becken- (German) pelvic (prefix) Beckenbruch (German m.) pelvic fracture Beckenendlage (German f.) breech presentation (childbirth) beckenförmig (German) basin-shaped, pelviform Beckenfraktur (German f.) pelvic fracture Beckenkuppe (German f.) dome of the cymbal Beckenschlag (German m.) cymbal clash Beckenschlägel (German m.) cymbal stick Beckenschläger (s..pl.) (German m.) cymbal player, cimbalist [corrected by Michael Zapf] Beckentrommel (German f.) goblet-shaped drum, goblet drum [corrected by Michael Zapf] Becker'sche Muskeldystrophie (German f.) Becker's muscular dystrophy Becker's muscular dystrophy a hereditary disease in which the muscles weaken and waste away; similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy but starts later in life and advances more slowly Beckflöte (German f., archaic) recorder [clarified by Michael Zapf] Beckmesser (German m.) pedantic critic, carper (a person who is always criticising) Beckmesserei (German f.) slavish observance of the finest details of rules, carping Becuadro (Spanish) the natural sign Bed in printing, that part of a platen press that the form is laid on, or the part of a flat cylinder press that a plate is laid on BEd, B.Ed. abbreviation of 'Bachelor of Education' Beda (German) the Venerable Bede (673-735), monk of Jarrow, biblical scholar and first English historian bedachen (German) to put the roof on bedachend (German) roofing Bedacht (German m.) advisedness, concernment, deliberation, consideration, caution bedacht (German) cautious, attentively, attentive, careful, considered, deliberate, intent, prudent, thoughtful, preconceived bedacht auf (German) concerned about, considerate of, anxious for bedacht auf Frieden (German) anxious for peace bedachte (German) considered, preconceived bedächtig (German) slow, cool, thoughtful, careful, deliberate, carefully, cautious, slowly, deliberately, placidly, measured (voice, tone) bedächtig antworten (German) to answer deliberately, to answer leisurely bedächtiger (German) more cautious Bedächtigkeit (German f.) deliberation, thoughtfulness bedächtigste (German) most cautious Bedachtnahme (German f.) consideration bedachtsam (German) considerate, advised, deliberate Bedachtsamkeit (German f.) thoughtfulness Bedachung (s.), Bedachungen (pl.) (German f.) roofing Bedachung mit Blech (German f.) sheet-metal roofing (roof cladding) Bedachungsmaterial (German n.) roof cladding Bedaine (French f.) paunch bedampfen (German) to vaporise, to evaporate bedampfend (German) vaporising bedampft (German) vaporised Bedampfung (German f.) evaporation Bedankemichbrief (German m.) letter of thanks bedankend (German) thanking bedankt (German) thanked, thanks bedankte (German) thanked Bedarf (German m.) need, demand, want, needs, consumption, requirement, requirements, requisites Bedarf an (German m.) need of Bedarf der Kunden (German m.) customers' requirements, requirements of the customers Bedarfsanalyse (German f.) needs assessment Bedarfsanforderung (German f.) requisition Bedarfsartikel (German m.) commodity, commodities, requisites Bedarfsdeckungsgüter (German pl.) convenience goods Bedarfsdeckungswirtschaft (German f.) subsistence economy Bedarfsfall, im (German) see im Bedarfsfall Bedarfsformular (German n.) request form bedarfsgemäß (German) according to requirements bedarfsgerecht (German) need-based, demand-lead bedarfsorientiert (German) demand-oriented, demand-orientated bedarfsorientierte Leistungen (German pl.) means-tested benefits Bedarfsträger (German m.) public agency, public utility (provider), essential user, user (logistics) Bedarfsvorhersage (German f.) demand forecast Bedarfsweckung (German f.) demand creation bedarf zur Gültigkeit der Schriftform (German) must be in writing in order to be effective Bedatung (German f.) data input, input of data Bedauere, dieser Platz ist besetzt. (German) Sorry, this seat is taken. bedauerlich (German) deplorable, regrettable, regrettably, sad, unfortunately, commiserable, untoward, woeful, woefully bedauerlicherweise (German) unfortunately, regretfully, regrettably, woefully, say to say (regrettably) bedauerlich zu hören (German) disagreeable to hear Bedauern (German n.) regret, sympathy, compunction, sorrow, regretfulness bedauern (German) to regret, to feel sorry for, to deplore, to be sorry, to commiserate bedauernd (German) commiserative, deploring, regretful, regretting, regrettingly, worrying, commiseratively, deploringly, regretfully bedauern, dass (German) to have regrets that, to regret that bedauern sagen zu müssen, dass... (German) to regret to say that... bedauernswert (German) pitiful, regrettable, pitiable, deplorable, deplorably, pitiably, lamentable, unfortunate, pathetic bedauernswerte Kreatur (German f.) silly creature, pathetic creature bedauernswerter (German) more pitiable bedauernswerter Kerl (German m.) poor fellow bedauernswerteste (German) most pitiable bedauert (German) deplores, regrets, regretted bedauerte (German) deplored, regretted Bedaure! (German) Sorry! Bede, the Venerable (673-735) monk of Jarrow, biblical scholar and first English historian bedecken (German) to cover, to suffuse, to coat (with), to bespread, to cap, to cloak, to coat, to deck, to deck with, to decorate, to overspread, to spread bedeckend (German) canopying, capping, sheltering, suffusing, covering, smothering bedeckt (German) muffled (in this sense this word is used in connection with kettle-drums) (German, probably archaic) verdeckt or stopped, in this sense, playing only notes that are stopped (particularly, playing a passge on a lower string in order to avoid including any open string notes as a means of preserving an equality of tone) (German) capped, coated, suffuses, covers, clouded, smothered, covered, overcast (sky) bedeckte (German) covered, canopied, sheltered, suffused, overspread bedeckte Sonne (German f.) clouded sun bedeckter Himmel (German m.) overcast sky Bedecktheit (German f.) dullness (of sky) bedeckt und vereinzelt Regen (German) overcast and occasional rain Bedeckung (s.), Bedeckungen (pl.) (German f.) encrustation, coat, coating, cover, shield, spread, tegument (a natural protective covering of the body, site of the sense of touch) Bedeckungsgrad des Himmels mit Wolken (German m.) cloud coverage Bedeichung (German f.) installation of dykes Bedenken (s./pl.) (German n.) doubt, misgiving, objection, qualm, scruples (plural form), concerns (plural form), reservations (plural form), scrupulousness (plural form) bedenken (German) to think of, to preconceive, to consider, to mind, to take into consideration Bedenken aus Sicht der Arbeitssicherheit (German pl.) health and safety concerns Bedenken aufkommen lassen (German) to raise concern Bedenken auslöschen (German) to silence scruples Bedenken beschwichtigen (German) to silence scruples bedenkend (German) preconceiving bedenken, dass (German) to consider that bedenken, dass ... (German) to bear in mind that ..., to keep in mind that ... Bedenken haben (German) to have reservations, to have scruples, to be embarrassed bedenkenlos (German) unhesitating, unhesitatingly, unscrupulously, prompt, unscrupulous, without worries, without hesitation, unconsidered bedenkenswert sein (German) to be worth considering Bedenkenträger (German pl.) sceptical people Bedenken und Anregungen (German) objections and suggestions, suggestions and representations Bedenken zeigen (German) to raise doubts Bedenken zurückstellen (German) to waive scruples, to set aside scruples bedenklich (German) doubtful, dubious, worrying, serious, questionable, apprehensive, scrupulous, critical, apprehensively, scrupulously, alarming, dangerous, precarious bedenklicher Charakter (German m.) dangerous character Bedenklichkeit (s.), Bedenklichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) gravity, hesitation, apprehensions (plural form) bedenkt (German) considers, preconceives bedenkt man (German) when one considers Bedenkung (German f.) misgivings, consideration (legal) Bedenkzeit (s.), Bedenkzeiten (pl.) (German f.) respite, time for consideration, thinking time Bedenkzeit benötigen (German) to need respite bedeuten (German) to mean, to matter, to connote, to amount to, to signify, to imply, to stand for, to involve, to amount, to bode to mean [clarified by Michael Zapf] bedeutend (German) important, considerable, significant, notable (eminent), prominent, distinguished, substantive (considerable), significantly, notably, major, connotatively, signifying, connoting, conspicuous, substantial, great, eminent, famous (prominent) [entry corrected by Brian A. Jefferies] bedeutende Angelegenheit (German f.) big affair bedeutende Leistung (German f.) achievement bedeutende Nachricht (German f.) great news bedeutende Person (German f.) grand person bedeutender Aufschwung (German m.) significant upturn bedeutender Autor (German m.) notable author, major author bedeutender Erfolg (German m.) considerable success bedeutender Faktor (German m.) important factor bedeutender Fortschritt (German m.) substantial progress bedeutender Mann (German m.) man of note bedeutender Moment (German m.) moment of great importance bedeutende Rolle (German f.) prominent role bedeutender Schriftsteller (German m.) important writer bedeutender Vertreter (German m.) great exponent bedeutendes Buch (German n.) significant book bedeutend sein (German) to be of significance bedeutendste (German) most important, most significant, chief (most important), most prominent bedeutendster (m.), bedeutendste (f.), bedeutendstes (n.) (German) principal (first in importance) bedeutet (German) connotes, matters, means, signifies, meant bedeutet, dass (German) signifies that bedeutete (German) connoted, mattered, meant, signified bedeutsam (German) considerably, significantly, of importance, momentous, weighty, momentously, great, heavy, significant, meaningful (look), considerable, important, meaningfully bedeutsame Entscheidung (German f.) momentous decision bedeutsamer Tag (German m.) great day bedeutsames Ereignis (German m.) momentous event, significant event, solemn event Bedeutsamkeit (German f.) remarkableness, significance, momentousness Bedeutung (s.), Bedeutungen (pl.) (German f.) meaning, importance, signification, prominence, relevancy, significance, weight, denotation, interest, acceptation, breadth, concernment, consequence, considerableness, consideration, greatness, impact, purport, relevance, sense, seriousness, import (meaning, importance), bearing (significance), implication Bedeutung beilegen (German) to attach importance Bedeutung beimessen (German) to attach importance, to attach value to Bedeutung der Disziplin (German f.) value of discipline Bedeutung eines Satzes (German f.) sense of a sentence Bedeutung eines Wortes (German f.) meaning of a word, sense of a word Bedeutung erhalten (German) to attain distinction Bedeutung erlangen (German) to become important Bedeutung haben (German) to carry weight Bedeutung haben für (German) to bear upon Bedeutung heben (German) to aggrandise Bedeutungsebenen (German pl.) levels of meaning Bedeutungsfehler (German m.) semantic error Bedeutungsgewinn (German m.) increased significance bedeutungsgleich (German) synonymously, synonymous, coextensive (firgurative) (concepts) bedeutungsgleiches Wort (German n.) synonym Bedeutungsgleichheit (German f.) coequality bedeutungslos (German) meaningless, unimportant, insignificant, irrelevant, meaninglessly, of no relevance, valueless, worthless, immaterial, empty, of no importance bedeutungslos machen (German) to eviscerate (figurative) bedeutungslos machend (German) eviscerating (figurative) bedeutungslos werden (neben) (German) to pale into insignificance (beside), to pale into insignificance (alongside) bedeutungslose Angelegenheit (German f.) matter of no importance bedeutungslose Daten (German pl.) irrelevant data bedeutungsloser (German) more meaningless bedeutungsloseste (German) most meaningless Bedeutungslosigkeit (s.), Bedeutungslosigkeiten (pl.) (German f.) meaninglessness, insignificance, valuelessness, unimportance, irrelevance, inanities (plural form) bedeutungsschwer (German) portentously, fraught with meaning Bedeutungsumfang (German m.) comprehension Bedeutungsverschiebung (German f.) shift in meaning bedeutungsvoll (German) considerable, significant, significantly, of importance, meaningful (look), meaningfully, pregnant, significative, relevant, of consequence [entry extended by Brian A. Jefferies] bedeutungsvoll aussehend (German) important-looking bedeutungsvoller (German) more significant bedeutungsvoller Blick (German m.) meaningful look bedeutungsvolles Ereignis (German n.) meaningful event, monumental event bedeutungsvollste (German) most significant Bedeutungswandel (German m.) semantic change Bedeutungswechsel (German m.) change in meaning Bedeutungswörterbuch (German n.) dictionary of definitions, dictionary of meanings Bedford Square [1905-1915] the home of Ottoline and Phillip Morrell. Ottoline gathered around her a group of young radical artists whom she supported. This community was arguably the start of the Bloomsbury set. The Morrell's moved to Garsington, Oxfordshire in 1915 Bedhug (Javanese) or Bedug, a large barrel-shaped Javanese drum used in gamelan orchestras Portrait view of Bedhug (drum) from Javanese Gamelan Bedienbarkeit (German f.) operability, operationality bedienen (German) to serve, to operate, to attend, to handle, to actuate, to attend upon, to control, to manage, to manipulate, to valet (archaic) bedienend (German) valeting, attendant on, serving, operating Bediener (s./pl.) (German m.) operator, attendant, machine operator Bediener des Computers (German m.) computer operator Bedienereingriff (German m.) user intervention bedienerfreundlich (German) easy-to-handle, easy-to-use, easy to operate, user-friendly Bedienerfreundlichkeit (German f.) ease of handling, ease of operation Bedienerführung (German f.) operator guidance, prompting Bedienerhinweis (German m.) prompt Bedienerin (German f. - Austria) char woman bedienerlos (German) unattended Bedieneroberfläche (German f.) user interface (UI) Bedienfeld (German n.) switch panel, control panel Bedienhebel (German m.) control lever Bedienkomfort (German m.) ease of use Bedienkraft (German f.) waiter, waitress (f.) Bedienoberfläche (German f.) user interface (UI) Bedienpersonal (German n.) waiting staff Bedienplatte (German f.) panel Bedienpult (German n.) control panel, control desk, operating desk, operating console, control console Bediensicherheit (German f.) operating safety Bediensteter (m.), Bedienstete (f.), Bedienstete (pl.) (German) attendant, official, servant, retainer bedient (German) serves, served, valets, valeted, operated bedient sein (German) to stick (card-games) Bedientafel (German f.) control panel Bedienteil (German n.) control panel Bedien- und Wartungsfeld (German n.) control and maintenance panel Bedienung (German f.) service, operation, waiter, waitress, handling, operating, attendance, control, servant, service charge, waiting staff (collective noun) Bedienung! (German) Waiter!, Waitress! Bedienung inbegriffen. (German) Service included. Bedienungsanleitung (German f.) directions for use, instruction manual, operating instructions, instructions for use, user manual Bedienungsanweisung (German f.) operating instructions Bedienungsaufschlag (German m.) service charge Bedienungsfeld (German n.) switch panel, console, control panel, panel Bedienungsfeld für Nummernanzeige (German n.) display panel bedienungsfrei (German) unmanned bedienungsfreundlich (German) user-friendly Bedienungsfreundlichkeit (German f.) ease of operation Bedienungsgeld (German n.) service charge Bedienungshandbuch (German n.) reference manual, operator's manual Bedienungskomfort (German m.) ease of use Bedienungspersonal (German n.) computer operation staff, operating staff, operators, service personnel Bedienungsplatte (German f.) panel Bedienungsplatz (German m.) console Bedienungspult (German n.) console, control board, control console, control desk, control panel, operating desk, operating console Bedienungstafel (German f.) operating panel, control panel Bedienungstisch (German m.) console, control desk Bedienungsunterbrechung (German f.) service interruption Bedienungs- und Wartungsanleitung (German f.) operating and maintenance instructions Bedienungszuschlag (German m.) service charge bedingen (German) to command, to induce, to condition, to determine, to necessitate, to require bedingend (German) conditional bedingt (German) conditional, conditionally, conditioned, provisory, contingent, qualified, with some reservations, partly, induced [corrected by Michael Zapf] bedingt arbeitsfähig (German) fit for limited employment bedingt durch (German) attributable to, contingent on upon bedingte Annahme (German f.) conditional acceptance, qualified acceptance bedingt entlassen (German) paroled bedingt entlassend (German) paroling bedingt Entlassener (m.), bedingt Entlassene (f.), bedingt Entlassene (pl.) (German) parolee bedingter Reflex (German m.) conditioned reflex bedingter Reiz (German m.) conditioned stimulus bedingter Strafaufschub (German m.) conditional deferral of sentence bedingter Straferlass (German m.) conditional remission bedingter Vorsatz (German m.) conditional intent bedingtes Indossament (German n.) conditional endorsement bedingte Strafaussetzung (German f.) parole bedingte Strafe (German f. - Austria, Switzerland) probation, suspended sentence bedingte Wahrheit (German f.) contingent truth bedingte Zusage (German f.) conditional promise bedingt freigelassen (German) probationary bedingt jugendfrei sein (German) to be rated PG (parental guidance) Bedingtheit (German f.) relativity, conditionality, contingency Bedingung (s.), Bedingungen (pl.) (German f.) requirement, stipulation (condition), term, proviso, qualification, condition, terms (of business) (plural form) Bedingungen ablehnen (German) to refuse terms Bedingungen absprechen (German) to arrange terms Bedingungen annehmen (German) to accept conditions, to accept terms Bedingungen auferlegen (German) to impose conditions Bedingungen aushandeln (German) to negotiate terms Bedingungen ausmachen (German) to arrange terms Bedingungen der Beschäftigung (German pl.) conditions of employment Bedingungen des Absatzmarktes (German pl.) marketing conditions Bedingungen des Verkaufs (German pl.) conditions of sale, terms of the contract Bedingungen einer Vereinbarung (German pl.) terms of an agreement Bedingungen erfüllen (German) to fulfil qualifications, to meet requirements, to meet conditions Bedingungen festlegen (German) to set terms Bedingungen festschreiben (German) to stipulate terms Bedingungen fordern (German) to stipulate terms Bedingungen für die Nutzung (German pl.) terms of use Bedingungen für die Zulassung (German pl.) conditions for admission Bedingungen stellen (German) to set conditions Bedingungen vorschreiben (German) to dictate terms bedingungslos (German) unconditional, unquestioning, unconditionally, unquestioningly, unconditioned, absolute, clean, implicitly, termless, unqualified, without condition, with no strings attached, implicit (trust, belief) bedingungslose Liebe (German f.) unconditional love bedingungsloser Gehorsam (German m.) unquestioning obedience Bedingungslosigkeit (German f.) unquestioning nature bedingungsweise (German) conditionally Bedlam Bethlem Royal Hospital of London is a psychiatric hospital in Beckenham, Kent. Although no longer in its original location and buildings, it is recognised as the world's first and oldest institution to provide care for the mentally ill. It has been variously known as St. Mary Bethlehem, Bethlem Hospital, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam. The word bedlam, meaning uproar and confusion, is derived from its name Bedlam-Nervenanstalt (German f.) St. Mary Bethlehem, Bethlem Hospital, Bethlehem Hospital, Bedlam Bedlington Terrier (German m.) Bedlington terrier Bedlington terrier a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb Bedon (French) an old name for a tabret, a type of drum Bedon de basque (French) an old name for a tabret, a type of drum bedonnant (m.), bedonnante (f.) (French) paunchy Bedouin (French m. from Arabic) (an Arab) of the desert bedrahten (German) to wire, wired Bedrahtung (German f.) wiring bedrängen (German) to throng, to beset, to press, to press hard (crowd), to batter, to importune, to straiten, to pressurise, to pester bedrängend (German) pressing hard, thronging, pressing bedrängliche Schwierigkeit (German f.) besetting difficulty Bedrängnis (German f.) distress, affliction, hardship bedrängt (German) presses hard, throngs, pressed, straitened bedrängte (German) pressed hard, thronged bedrängte Lage (German f.) desperate plight, plight bedrängt von (German) beset with bedrängt werden zu zahlen (German) to be pressed for payment Bedrängung (German f.) badgering, baffle bedrohen (German) to threaten, to concuss, to intimidate, to menace bedrohend (German) threatening, menacing, menacingly, threateningly, intimidating, intimidatory bedrohende Worte (German pl.) threatening words bedrohlich (German) forbiddingly, threateningly, minatory, angry (figurative: threatening sky, threatening clouds), threatening, menacing, ugly (figurative: unpleasant situation, unpleasant sky), minacious bedrohliche Anzeichen (German pl.) ugly symptoms bedrohlicher (German) more threatening bedrohliches Verhalten (German n.) threatening behaviour bedrohliche Wolke (German f.) ugly cloud bedrohlichste (German) most threatening bedroht (German) threatens, threatened bedrohte (German) threatened, menaced bedrohte Art (German f.) endangered species, threatened species bedrohte Völker (German pl.) threatened peoples bedrohteste (German) most threatened Bedrohung (s.), Bedrohungen (pl.) (German f.) threat, danger, intimidation, menace, imminence (the belief that an event is about to occur in the near future) Bedrohung des Friedens (German f.) threat to peace Bedrucken (German n.) marking bedrucken (German) to stain, to imprint (paper, etc.), to print on bedrücken (German) to depress, to aggrieve (afflict), to bear down bedrückend (German) depressing, aggrieving, depressive, oppressive, gloomy bedrückende Atmosphäre (German f.) oppressiveness, oppression (figurative: due to heat, climate, etc.) bedrückende Last (German f.) incubus bedrückende Stille (German f.) oppressive silence bedrückende Verhältnisse (German pl.) pinched circumstances bedrückend grau in grau (German) oppressively drab and grey Bedruckstoff (German m.) (printing) substrate bedrückt (German) glum, depressed, depresses, imprinted, dyspeptic (figurative), heavy-hearted, printed (fabric, etc.), downcast, gloomily, gloomy, despondently, despondent, dejected bedruckter Kattun (German m.) printed calico, cotton print bedruckter Rock (German m.) printed skirt bedrucktes Kleid (German n.) print dress Bedrücktheit (German f.) oppression Bedrückung (German f.) depression Bedug see Bedhug Beduine (s.), Beduinen (pl.) (German m.) Bedouin, Beduin Beduinenlager (German n.) Bedouin camp bedürfen (German) to require, to need Bedürfnis (German n.) need, want, requirement, desideratum Bedürfnisanstalt (s.), Bedürfnisanstalten (pl.) (German f.) public convenience bedürfnislos (German) frugal, without a need bedürfnisloser (German) more frugal bedürfnisloseste (German) most frugal Bedürfnisse (German pl.) needs, necessities, wants Bedürfnisse des Körpers (German pl.) bodily needs, bodily wants bedürftig (German) indigently, needily, indigent, needy, in need (of) bedürftiger (German) needier Bedürftiger (m.), Bedürftige (f.), Bedürftige (pl.) (German) beggar, the needy (plural form), people in need (plural form) Bedürftigkeit (German f.) neediness, beggarliness, indigence, poverty, need Bedürftigkeitsnachweis (German m.) means test bedürftigkeitsorientiert (German) means-tested Bedürftigkeitsprüfung (German f.) means test Bedürftigkeitstest (German m.) means test bedürftigste (German) neediest beduselt (German) dazed, tipsy, dizzy 'Bee Bee' head joint manufactured by Kotato Flute Company of Japan, the Be Be or Be-mode flute head-joint looks like a normal head joint except that for two extra holes each of which is covered with a plastic membrane and a key. The hole nearer the embouchure is smaller than the hole further down the headjoint. The flute is played normally with both these keys closed. However, when either or both the keys are open, the sound of the instrument changes as the membranes vibrate over the holes. This effect emulates the dizi, the transverse bamboo flute of the Han Chinese Beech (German Buche, French Hêtre, Dutch Beuk, European Species: Fagus silvatica, American Species: F. grandifolia: Average Weight: from 43 to 55 pounds per cubic foot) Beech is strong and smooth-wearing and thus the standard for plane bodies. It is also used for tool handles and other indoor uses, but not exterior applications since it is very vulnerable to worm and weather. Beech splits easily and was a major source of thin, flat boards, but it tends to warp and split badly in drying. American Beech is similar. Beech mast was one of the main sources for grazing swine Woods in Use in the Middle Ages & Renaissance from which this information has been taken Beecham, Sir Thomas (1879-1961) English conductor, founder of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1946) Beefeater (English, German m.) yeoman of the guard, officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch Beehive-Frisur (German f.) beehive (hairstyle popular originally in the 1960s) beehren (German) to honour beehrend (German) honouring, gracing beehrt (German) honours, graced, graces beehrte (German) honoured, graced beeidigter Bücherrevisor (German m.) chartered accountant beeidigter Buchprüfer (German m.) chartered accountant Beeidigung (German f.) administration of an oath Beeil dich! (German) Hurry up! Make haste! Look sharp! Beeile dich! (German) Buckle up! Come along! Hurry up! beeilen (German) to hasten, to hurry beeilend (German) hurrying, hastening, spedendo beeilt (German) hurries, hastens, hurried, speedily, promptly beeilte (German) hurried, hastened beeilte sich (German) hastened Beeilt euch! (German) Hurry! beeilt sich (German) hastens beeindruckbar (German) susceptible, impressionable, impressible Beeindruckbarkeit (German f.) impressionability beeindrucken (German) to impose, to impress, to strike (impress) beeindruckend (German) impressing, charming, imposing, impressive, sensational, sweeping, formidable, powerful (film, story) beeindruckende Rede (German f.) impressive speech, sensational speech beeindruckender (German) more impressive beeindruckendes Ergebnis (German n.) sensational result, sensational outcome beeindruckendste (German) most impressive beeindruckt (German) impresses, impressed, affected (impressed) beeindruckte (German) impressed beeindruckt von (German) impressed with beeinflussbar (German) amenable to influence, impressionable, open to influence, influenceable, suggestible beeinflussbar durch Drohungen (German) amenable to threats beeinflussbare Person (German f.) pliable person Beeinflussbarkeit (German f.) suggestibility beeinflussen (German) to bias, to influence, to impinge (on), to affect, to control, to have effect on, to have effect upon, to manipulate, to sway beeinflussend (German) biasing, influencing, biassing, governing beeinflusst (German) influenced, governed, coloured (influenced) beeinflusste (German) influenced beeinflusst sich gegenseitig (German) interacts beeinflusst von (German) affected by beeinflusst werden von (German) to be influenced by, to be under the influence of Beeinflussung (s.), Beeinflussungen (pl.) (German f.) interference, impact, influencing, affectation, influence, manipulation, propaganda Beeinflussung der Rechtspflege (German f.) prejudicing the outcome of a trial Beeinflussungsbemühung (German f.) lobbying effort Beeinflussungswahn (German m.) delusion of influence Beeinflussung von Abgeordneten (German f.) lobbying beeinträchtigen (German) to impair, to vitiate, to compromise (impair), to affect, to alloy, to attack, to damage, to derogate, to encroach on, to infringe, to injure, to interfere, to prejudice, to mar, to restrain beeinträchtigend (German) impairing, vitiating, derogatory, influencing beeinträchtigt (German) impaired, affected, impairs, vitiates, aggrieved, constricted, decrepit, having a grievance, vitiated beeinträchtigte (German) vitiated Beeinträchtigung (s.), Beeinträchtigungen (pl.) (German f.) derogation, impairment, nuisance, interference, curtailing, curtailment, damage, disturbance, encroachment, injury, trespass, adverse effect, negative impact, spoiling, annoyance, depreciation Beeinträchtigung der Rechte (German f.) infringement of rights Beeld (Dutch) picture, portrait Beelzebub (English, German m.) or Satan, in Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions, chief spirit of evil and adversary of God, tempter of mankind, master of Hell beenden (German) to end, to finalise, to finish (off), to conclude, to determine (bring an end to), to break up, to terminate, to truncate, to bring to a conclusion, to bring to a finish, to bring to an end, to bring to a termination, to bring to a halt, to bring to completion, to cancel, to cause to stop, to close, to close down, to complete, to finish, to put an end to, to quit, to exit, to stop, to raise (seige), to knock off (colloquial: end work) beendend (German) ceasing, finishing, terminatory, finalising Beender (German m.) terminator beendet (German) ends, cancels, determines, ended, finished, finishes, past, termed, terminated, terminates, unquoted, unquotes, concludes, finalised, completed, finalises beendete (German) ended, concluded, finished beendete Saison (German f.) closed season beendigen (German) to end, to finish, to break up, to complete, to conclude, to terminate beendigend (German) terminative, finishing Beendigung (s.), Beendigungen (pl.) (German f.) termination, completion, determining, ending, terminating, finalisation, annulment, cessation, conclusion, finishing time, closure (of a debate, etc.) Beendigung der Beschäftigung (German f.) termination of employment Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses (German f.) termination of employment Beendigung des Verfahrens (German f.) termination of proceedings Beendigung des Vertrags (German f.) termination of contract Beendigung einer Beziehung (German f.) termination of a relationship Beendigung einer Dienstleistung (German f.) termination of a service Beendigung eines Beschäftigungsverhältnisses (German f.) termination of an appointment Beendigung eines Geschäftsvorgangs (German f.) completion of a transaction Beendigung eines Pachtverhältnisses (German f.) termination of a lease, termination of a tenancy Beendigung eines Vertrags (German f.) termination of a contract Beendigung eines Vertragsverhältnisses (German f.) termination of a contract Beendigung von lebenserhaltenden Maßnahmen (German f.) discontinuation of life support (measures) Beendung (German f.) completion, conclusion, finalisation Beendung der schriftsätzlichen Vorbereitung (German f.) close of pleadings Beendung eines Streiks (German f.) calling off a strike beengen (German) to restrict (also figurative), to hinder, to cramp (style), to stifle (figurative), to inhibit (figurative) beengend (German) claustrophobic (feeling, atmosphere) beengende Kleidung (German f.) restricting clothing beengender Zwang (German m.) bondage beengt (German) constricted, straitened, confined beengte Atmung (German f.) constricted breathing, stuffy breathing beengte Wohnverhältnisse (German pl.) confined living conditions Beengtheit (German f.) constriction beengt wohnen (German) to live in cramped conditions, to live in cramped surroundings Beengung (German f.) constriction, self-confinement Beeper (English, German m.) a small portable electronic device that emits a beeping signal when the person carrying it is being paged beept (German) beeps beerben (German) to inherit beerben (German) to succeed Beerbung (German f.) inheritance beerdigen (German) to inhume, to bury, to lay to rest beerdigend (German) inhuming, burying, laying to rest beerdigt (German) buries, buried beerdigte (German) buried, inhumed Beerdigte (German pl.) buried people Beerdigung (s.), Beerdigungen (pl.) (German f.) funeral, burial, interment, burial service, inhumation Beerdigungsfeier (German f.) funeral service Beerdigungsgottesdienst (German m.) office of the dead Beerdigungsinstitut (German n.) (firm of) funeral directors, undertaker's, funeral home (US), funeral parlor (US), firm of undertakers Beerdigungskosten (German pl.) funeral expenses Beerdigungstag (German m.) day of the funeral Beere (s.), Beeren (pl.) (German f.) berry Beeren brocken (German - Southern Germany, Austria) to pick berries Beeren sammeln (German) to go picking berries Beeren suchen (German) to hunt for berries Beeren tragen (German) to go picking berries Beerenauslese (German f.) a term for a very sweet, ripe grape that is used to make very sweet wines beerenförmig (German) berry-shaped Beerenjoghurt (German m.) berry yogurt Beerenobst (German n.) soft fruit, berry fruit Beerensammler (German pl.) berry pickers beerentragend (German) berried Beerenzeit (German f.) berry season Bee-sting the sharp point of the purfling on a bowed string-instrument such as the violin, as it comes into the four corners of the belly and the back Beet (s.), Beete (pl.) (German n.) bed, patch (for vegetables) Beetpflanze (German f.) bedding plant bef. abbreviation of 'before' Befa (Spanish f.) jeer, taunt Befächern (German n.) fanning befähigen (German) to qualify, to quantify, to enable, to empower befähigend (German) featuring, empowering, qualifying, enabling befähigt (German) featured, qualifies, quantifies, competent, proficient, qualified, talented, versed befähigte (German) quantified Befähigung (s.), Befähigungen (pl.) (German f.) qualification, ability, competency, aptitude, aptitude for, competence, proficiency, skill, talent for, empowerment Befähigung, ein Unternehmen zu führen (German f.) managerial ability Befähigung für ein Amt (German f.) competence for office, qualification for office Befähigung für eine Tätigkeit (German f.) competence for a job Befähigung für einen Beruf (German f.) qualification for a profession Befähigung für einen Posten (German f.) competence for a post, qualification for a position Befähigungsnachweis (German m.) certificate of competence, certificate of proficiency, certificate of qualification, qualifying certificate Befähigungsprüfung (German f.) qualifying examination Befähigungstest (German m.) proficiency test befahl (German) commanded, ordered befahrbar (German) drivable, passable, negotiable (road, etc.), practicable (road), driveable, navigable (river) Befahrbarkeit (German f.) practicability (of road), navigability (of a river) befahrbar sein (German) to be open to traffic befahre (German) travel on befahren (German) to cruise, to drive along, to use (road), to travel on (German) frequented, used (road, etc.), travelled on (road, etc.) befahrend (German) travelling on befahrener Matrose (German m.) able-bodied sailor befährt (German) travels on Befall (German m.) affliction, seizure, infestation, involvement befallen (German) to attaint, to beset, to befall, to afflict, to attack, to smite, to infest, to seize (with anxiety) (German) smitten, afflicted, stricken befallend (German) attainting, smiting befallene Fläche (German f.) afflicted area Befallenheit (German f.) affectedness befallen von (German) seized with befallen werden (German) to catch befällt (German) attaints, smites Befana (Italian f.) Epiphany, old witch Befana, la see La Befana befand (German) decided befangen (German) timid, prejudiced, shy, self-conscious, biased (jury) befangener Sänger (m.), befangene Sängerin (German) nervous singer Befangenheit (German f.) partiality, prejudice, predilection, inhibition, conflict of interest, diffidence, shyness, self-consciousness, bias [corrected by Michael Zapf] befangen sein (German) to labour under a delusion befar (Spanish) to scoff at befarse de (Spanish) to scoff at befassend (German) occupying with befasst (German) occupies with befasst mit (German) occupied with, concerned with befasst sich hauptsächlich mit (German) is primarily concerned with,is principally concerned with Befehl (s.), Befehle (pl.) (German m.) instruction, mandamus, order, command, diktat, dictates, imperative befehle (German) commands Befehle ausführen (German) to obey orders Befehle bekommen (German) to receive orders Befehle hinausschreien (German) to scream out orders befehlen (German) to order, to bid, to command befehlend (German) commanding, bidding, mandatorily, mandatory, ordering, imperative Befehlen folgend (German) on orders befehligen (German) to command befehligte (German) commanded Befehls- (German) instructional Befehlsbuch (German n.) order book Befehlsempfänger (German m.) recipient of orders Befehlsform (s.), Befehlsformen (pl.) (German f.) imperative (grammar) [corrected by Michael Zapf] befehlsgemäß (German) as ordered Befehlsgewalt (German f.) authority befehlshabend (German) commanding Befehlshaber (German m.) commander, commandant Befehlshaber eines Geschwaders (German m.) commodore (naval rank) befehlshaberisch (German) imperious Befehlskarte (German f.) instruction card Befehlskette (German f.) chain (of command) Befehlslandeplatz (German m.) airstrip Befehlsliste (German f.) instruction list, list of instructions Befehlsschalter (German m.) control switch Befehlsstand (German m.) command post Befehlsstelle (German f.) command post Befehlsverweigerung (German f.) insubordination, refusal to obey an order Befehlsweg (German m.) line of command, chain of command Befehlszusammenfassung (German f.) macro (a set of computer instructions) befestigen (German) to clamp, to fixate, to mount, to secure, to fortify, to pin, to fix, to attach, to stick, to brace, to affix, to arm, to assure, to baste, to bind, to confirm, to connect, to consolidate, to tack befestigen an (German) to fasten to, to attach to befestigend (German) fixing, affixing, appending, clamping, fastening, fixating, fortifying, gartering, attaching, cleating Befestiger (German m.) fastener befestigt (German) affixed, affixes, appends, clamps, cleats, fastens, fixates, fortifies, fortified (town, port, position), bastioned, fixed, attached, fixated, cleated, paved, hard-surfaced, surfaced (road), metalled (road) befestigt an (German) attached to befestigte (German) fixed, affixed, clamped, cleated, fastened, gartered befestigter Abstellplatz (German m.) hardstanding befestigter Feldweg (German m.) cart road befestigter Hafen (German m.) fortified port befestigter Hof (German m.) courtyard befestigter Privatweg (German m.) private road befestigter Randstreifen (German m.) hard shoulder (of a road) befestigter Wall (German m.) fortified wall befestigte Schotterstraße (German f.) metalled road befestigtes Dörf (s.), befestigte Dörfer (pl.) (German n.) fortified village, castellum (Latin) befestigte Stellung (German f.) fortified position befestigte Straße (German f.) made road, paved road Befestigung (s.), Befestigungen (pl.) (German f.) attachment, fortification, fixation, affixing, battlement, clamp, fixing, holdfast, mounting, fastening, fixture Befestigungsanlage (s.), Befestigungsanlagen (pl.) (German f.) fortification Befestigungsklammer (German f.) mounting bracket Befestigungskonsole (German f.) mounting bracket Befestigungskunst (German f.) art of fortification Befestigungsmaterial (German n.) mountings, fittings, fixing material Befestigungsmauern (German pl.) ramparts Befestigungsmittel (German n.) fastener Befestigungsorgan (German n.) fixture Befestigungring (German m.) fastening ring, mounting ring Befestigungsschraube (German f.) clamping bolt, mounting screw, mounting bolt, fastening screw, fixing screw, fixing bolt Befestigungswall (German m.) rampart Befestigungswinkel (German m.) mounting bracket Befeuchten (German n.) dampening, moistening, humidifying (air, paper, etc.), wetting befeuchten (German) to moisten, to moisturise, to dempen, to humidify, to damp, to mist (method of watering plants), to sprinkle, to wet, to make damp befeuchtend (German) humidifying, moistening, moisturising Befeuchter (German m.) humidor (for cigarettes, etc.), humidifier, wetting machine (paper making) befeuchtet (German) dampened, humidifies, moistened, moistens, humidified, moisturises, moisturised Befeuchtigung (German f.) moisturisation Befeuchtung (German f.) humidification, moistening, dampening, wetting Befeuchtungsmittel (German n.) humectant, moisturiser befeuern (German) to fire (oven), to heat (heating) befeuerte Landebahn (German f.) flare path (for landing aircraft, etc.) Befeuerung (German f.) beaconing Befeuerung mit Kohle (German f.) coal firing (boiler, steam engine, etc.) Beffa (Italian f.) hoax beffardo (Italian) derisory, mocking (of a person) beffare (Italian) to mock beffarsi di (Italian) to make fun of Beffroi (French m.) belfry, alarm-bell befiedern (German) to feather, to fletch (feather an arrow) befiedernd (German) fletching befiedert (German) fletched Befiehl! (German) Order! befiehlt (German) bids befiel (German) attainted, smit Befinden (German n.) state of health, health befinden (German) to decide, to adjudge befindet (German) finds befindlich (German) situated, located, placed, sited Befindlichkeit (German f.) sensitivities, affectivity befingern (German) to finger beflaggen (German) to flag, to decorate with flags, to bedeck with flags, to deck with flags beflaggt (German) flagged, decorated with flags, bedecked with flags, decked with flags Beflaggung (German f.) decorations, hoisting of flags, raising of flags, display of flags Beflaggungstage (German pl.) flag days befleckbar (German) stainable beflecken (German) to blemish, to stain, to maculate, to speckle, to sully, to spot, to soil, to befoul, to blot, to blotch, to blur, to contaminate, to defile, to smudge, to imbrue (archaic), to pollute, to taint (figurative) befleckend (German) specking, staining, sullying, smudging befleckt (German) specked, speckles, sullies, stains,maculated, maculates, speckled, sullied, fly-blown (figurative), stained, tarnished (figurative) befleckte (German) blotted, sullied, stained, speckled Befleckung (German f.) maculation, defilement befliegen (German) to fly (a distance) beflissen (German) solicitous, assiduous, officious, assiduously Beflissenheit (German f.) assiduousness, solicitude beflissentlich (German) eagerly beflissentlich akzeptieren (German) to accept eagerly beflockt (German) flocked (surface) Beflockung (German f.) flocking beflügeln (German) to spur, to wing (figurative) beflügelt (German) winged, inspired befohlen (German) ordered befohlene (German) commanded befolgen (German) to follow, to obey, to comply with, to observe, to abide (by), to act on befolgend (German) observant, following befolgenswert (German) worth observing befolgt (German) follows, followed befolgte (German) followed Befolgung (German f.) compliance, abidance, observance Beförderer (German m.) promoter, carrier befördern (German) to transport, to promote, to ferry, to advance, to carry, to ship, to forward, to send, to convey, to haul, to promote (advance), to despatch, to dispatch befördernd (German) promoting befördert (German) upgrades, promotes, upgraded, promoted, transported, carried befördert werden (German) to be promoted, to be moved up, to get a promotion Beförderung (s.), Beförderungen (pl.) (German f.) traction, preferment, promotion, advancement, carriage, forwarding, carrying, conveyance, haulage, posting, transport, transportation Beförderung auf dem Luftwege (German f.) airlift Beförderung der Ware (German f.) carriage of the goods Beförderung der Ware auf dem Luftwege (German f.) carriage of goods by air Beförderung mit Güterwagen (German f.) trucking Beförderung nach Dienstalter (German f.) promotion by seniority Beförderungs- (German) promotional (reference to advancement) Beförderungsart (German f.) mode of transport, mode of transportation Beförderungsband (German n.) conveyor belt Beförderungsbedingungen (German pl.) terms of transportation, conditions of carriage, terms of carriage, conditions of transportation Beförderungschance (s.), Beförderungschancen (pl.) (German f.) opportunity for promotion, chance for promotion Beförderungsentgelt (German n.) delivery fee, transportation fee Beförderungsgut (German n.) cargo Beförderungsklasse (German f.) class of carriage Beförderungsmittel (s./pl.) (German n.) transportation, conveyance, means of transportation (s./pl.), means of transport (s.), means of conveyance (s./pl.) Beförderungsmöglichkeit (German f.) opportunity for promotion Beförderung stehender Passagiere (German f.) carriage of standing passengers Beförderung von Briefen (German f.) conveyance of letters Beförderung von Instrumenten (German f.) conveyance of instruments Beförderung von Passagieren (German f.) conveyance of passengers Beförderung von Personen (German f.) carriage of passengers Beförderung von Waren (German f.) conveyance of goods Befrachten (German n.) freighting befrachten (German) to affreight Befrachter (German m.) shipper, freighter (person, business) Befrachter eines Schiffes (German m.) charterer Befrachtung (German f.) affreightment, charter, freighting Befrachtungsvertrag (German m.) affreightment, charter-party, contract of affreightment befragbar (German) consultable Befragen (German n.) consult (consultation) befragen (German) to poll, to query, to catechise, to consult, to interrogate, to interview, to question, to survey befragend (German) querying, polling, questioning Befrager (m.), Befragerin (f.) (German) interrogator, investigator, interviewer Befrager im Außendienst (German m.) field interviewer befragt (German) interviewed, polled befragte (German) queried befragte Person (German f.) interviewed person, interviewee, respondent Befragter (German m.) interviewee, respondent Befragung (s.), Befragungen (pl.) (German f.) questioning, inquiry, interrogation, poll, survey, interview, consultation Befragung von Experten (German f.) acquisition of expert knowledge Befragungsdaten (German pl.) survey data Befragungsgebiet (German n.) area of inquiry befreien (German) free, clear, exempt Befragungsmethode (German f.) method of questioning, interviewing method Befragungsniederschrift (German f.) transcript of an interview, transcript of an interrogation Befragungsraum (German m.) interrogation room Befragungstechnik (German f.) interviewing technique Befragungszeitraum (German m.) enquiry period, inquiry period, survey period Befragungszimmer (German n.) interrogation room befreibar (German) escapable, exemptible Befreien (German n.) freeing befreien (German) to relieve, to release, to enfranchise, to extricate, to liberate, to rid, to uncage, to unfetter, to unshackle, to dispense (from), to free, to affranchise, to disentangle, to exempt, to loosen, to rescue, to emancipate, to prune (off), to exonerate befreien aus (German) to deliver out of befreiend (German) relieving, delivering, enfranchising, extricating, freeing, libbing, liberating, ridding, uncaging, unshackling, releasing, loosing, liberatory befreien von (German) to free from, to deliver from (German) clear of, exempt from Befreier (s./pl.) (German m.) liberator, deliverer, emancipator befreit (German) delivers, disengages, enfranchises, exempts, extricates, freed, frees, liberates, rids, uncages, unfetters, unshackles, delivered (freed), exempt, liberated, enfranchised, extricated, loosed, uncaged, unshackled, emancipated, relieved, rid befreit aufatmen (German) to breathe easily, to breathe freely befreite (German) denfranchised, extricated, freed, liberated, uncaged, unshackled, released befreite wieder (German) redelivered Befreitsein (German n.) riddance befreit von (German) rid of befreit von seinen Pflichten (German) freed of his duties befreit wieder (German) redelivers Befreiung (s.), Befreiungen (pl.) (German f.) liberation, exemption, deliverance (from), riddance, release, affranchisement, clearance, deliverance, delivery, relief, dispensation, extrication, emancipation Befreiungsbewegung (German f.) liberation movement Befreiungsfront (German f.) liberation front Befreiungsklausel (German f.) escape clause Befreiungskrieg (German m.) liberation war, war of liberation Befreiungsoper (German f.) rescue opera Befreiungstheologe (German m.) liberation theologian Befreiungstheologie (German f.) Liberation Theology (theological movement gaining much popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, which was primarily a phenomenon among minorities and the oppressed) Befreiung von einer Illusion (German f.) disillusion Befreiung von Gebühren (German f.) remission of charges Befreiung von Gummi (German f.) degumming Befremden (German n.) surprise befremden (German) to disconcert, to appear strange befremdend (German) strange, disconcerting, odd, peculiar, outlandish befremdete (German) appeared strange befremdlich (German) strange, disconcerting, outlandish befreunde (German) become friends befreundet (German) becomes friends, friendly, become friends befreundete (German) became friends befreundeter Staat (German m.) ally, friendly state befreundet sein (German) to be friends befreundet sein mit (German) to go around with befrieden (German) to pacify befriedet (German) pacified Befriedetes Oman (German n.) Trucial Oman prior to independence, the United Arab Emirates was Trucial Oman, also known as the Trucial States, and the component sheikhdoms of the territory were under British protection befriedigen (German) to satisfy, to gratify, to pander, to assuage, to content befriedigend (German) satisfying, satisfactory, contenting, pleasable, satisfiable, satisfyingly, gratifying, satisfactorily (German) C (grade), satisfactory (grade) befriedigende Antwort (German f.) satisfactory reply befriedigende Eigenschaft (German f.) satisfactoriness befriedigt (German) gratifies, satisfies, contented, gratified, satisfied, pleased, with satisfaction befriedigte Gläubiger (German pl.) paid creditors befriedigt nicht (German) dissatisfies Befriedigung (s), Befriedigungen (pl) (German f.) satisfaction, pacification, gratification, satiation Befriedigung der Verbraucherbedürfnisse (German f.) consumer satisfaction Befriedigung des Ehrgeizes (German f.) satisfaction of an ambition befriedigungsfähig (German) appeasable Befriedigung in einer Tätigkeit finden (German) to find satisfaction in doing something Befriedigung verschaffen (German) to pander Befriedung (German f.) establishment of peace, contentment befristen (German) to limit, to restrict befristend (German) reprieving befristet (German) terminable, reprieved, reprieves, fixed-term, limited in time, short-run, short-term, temporary, term befristeter Vertrag (German m.) fixed-term contract, temporary contract befristeter Zeitraum (German m.) limited period befristetes Angebot (German n.) time-limited offer befristetes Mietverhältnis (German n.) short-term let Befristung (German f.) limitation, time limitation befruchtbar (German) pregnable (being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable) befruchten (German) to impregnate, to fertilise, to fructify, to inseminate, to pollinate, to fertilise befruchtend (German) impregnating, fertilising, fructifying, inseminating, pollinating befruchtet (German) impregnates, fructifies, inseminates, pollinates, inseminated, fertilises, fertilised, fructified befruchtete (German) impregnated, fructified, pollinated, fertilised befruchtetes Ei (German n.) fertilised egg Befruchtung (s.), Befruchtungen (pl.) (German f.) impregnation, fertilisation, pollination, insemination befugen (German) to warrant, to authorise Befugnis (German f.) warrant, authority, competence, permission, power, authorisation, capacity (legal power) Befugnis übertragen (German) to delegate power Befugnisübergabe (German f.) devolution befugt (German) legitimated, competent (legal able), empowered, authorised, licenced, entitled (to something) befugter Arzt (German m.) legitimate doctor, licenced doctor Befühlen (German n.) palpation befühlen (German) to feel, to palpate befühlt (German) touches befühlt (German) felt befuhr (German) travelled on befüllbar (German) fillable Befülldruck (German m.) inflation pressure (tyres) befüllen (German) to fill befüllend (German) filling befüllt (German) filled Befüllung (German f.) filling, inflation (tyres, balloons, etc.) befummeln (German) to finger, to paw (colloquial), to fondle (US) Befund (s.), Befunde (pl.) (German m.) findings (s./pl.), results (s./pl.), finding, opinion, discovery, result Befundbericht (German m.) damage report befunden (German) adjudged, found (verdict, etc.) Befundkarte (German f.) diagnostic chart Befundkarte mit Gebissschema (German f.) dental chart befürchten (German) to fear befürchtend (German) afraid, fearing befürchten, dass... (German) to be afraid that... befürchtet (German) fears, feared befürchtete (German) feared Befürchtung (s.), Befürchtungen (pl.) (German f.) misgiving, fear, apprehension, worry Befürchtungen aufkommen lassen (German) to raise fears Befürchtungen zerstreuen (German) to allay fears befürworten (German) to advocate, to support, to recommend, to back, to favour, to sponsor, to endorse befürwortend (German) recommending Befürworter (m.), Befürworterin (f.), Befürworter (pl.) (German) supporter, advocator (m.), advocatress (f.), interventionist, proponent, advocate, backer, promoter, seconder Befürworter eines Projekts (German m.) proponent of a project Befürworter von ... sein (German) to be the advocate of befürwortet (German) favoured, endorsed Befürwortung (German f.) endorsement, plea, advocacy, backing, favourable opinion, sponsorship Befürwortungsschreiben (German n.) letter of endorsement beg. abbreviation of 'beginning' Bega (Italian f.) quarrel begab sich (German) betook, resorted begabt (German) gifted, aptly, dowered, talented, apt, giftedly, capable, able, endowed Begabtenförderung (German f.) scholarship system, (provision of) scholarships for outstanding pupils or students begabter (German) more talented begabter Junge (German m.) bright boy begabter Schüler (German m.) bright pupil, gifted pupil begabteste (German) most talented begabt mit endowed with begabt sein (German) to be gifted, to be talented, to possess ability Begabung (s.), Begabungen (pl.) (German f.) aptitude, giftedness, endowment, ability, talent, flair, genius, vocation, gift (talent) begaffen (German) to ogle begangen (German) committed begann (German) begun, commenced Beganna see bagana Begarden (German pl.) Beghards begann wieder (German) recommenced, reconvened Begasung (German f.) fumigation Begasungsmittel (German f.) fumigant begatten (German) to copulate, to mate begattend (German) copulating, mating begattet (German) copulates, mates, copulated, mated begattete (German) copulated, mated Begattung (German f.) copulation, mating bégayer (French) to stammer begebbar (German) negotiable begeben (German) to endorse, to issue, to negotiate, betaken Begebender (German m.) endorser Begebenheit (German f.) incident, occurrence, event, opportunity, episode (incident), story Begebnis (German n., dated) occurrence Begebung (German f.) negotiation, issuance begegnen (German) to befall, to come into contact with, to encounter, to experience, to face, to meet begegnend (German) encountering, meeting begegnet (German) meets, encounters, met begegnete (German) encountered, met Begegnung (s.), Begegnungen (p.) (German f.) encounter, meeting, congress Begegnungsgruppe (German f.) encounter group Begegnungsort (German m.) venue Begegnungsstätte (German f.) meeting place, community centre begehbar (German) walkable, walk-in begehbarer Kleiderschrank (German m.) walk-in closet begehbarer Schrank (German m.) walk-in closet, walk-in cupboard begehbarer Wandschrank (German m.) walk-in cupboard Begehbarkeit (German f.) accessibility begehen (German) to commit Begehen einer Straftat (German n.) commission of a crime begehen (German) to walk along, to commit, to celebrate, to perpetrate (crime, outrage, etc.) begehend (German) committing, perpetrating Begehr (German n.) desire Begehren (German n.) conation, demand, desire, wish, desiring begehren (German) to desire, to covet, to request, to seek begehrend (German) desiring, coveting, covetting begehrenswert (German) desirable, covetable, worth desiring, sexy (figurative) begehrenswerter (German) more desirable begehrenswerteste (German) most desirable begehrlich (German) desirous, covetous, covetously begehrlicher (German) more desirous Begehrlichkeit (German f.) covetousness, concupiscence, greediness begehrlichste (German) most desirous begehrt (German) desires, covets, in demand, sought-after, treasured, coveted begehrte (German) coveted, covetted, desired begehrte Artikel (German pl.) articles in demand, articles in favour begehrte Ware (German f.) goods in demand, goods in favour Begehrtheit (German f.) desirability begeht (German) commits begeht feierlich (German) solemnises Begehung (German f.) commitment, committal, inspection, celebration Begehung des Geländes (German f.) reconnaissance Begehung eines Verbrechens (German f.) commission of a crime, committal of a crime begeifern (German) to beslobber, to beslobber oneself begeistern (German) to inspire, to fill with enthusiasm, to delight, to enthuse, to enthral, to enchant begeisternd (German) inflammatory, sparkling, inspirational begeisternde Rede (German f.) inflammatory speech begeisternder Vortrag (German m.) sparkling speech begeistern durch (German) to delight with begeistert (German) inspires, zesty, spirited, igneous, ardent, enthused, delighted, excited, high-spirited, keen, with cheers, zealous, glowing, juiced up, avid (enthusiastic), abuzz, enthralled, rousing (welcome, etc.), enthusiastically, rhapsodical, impressed, rapturously, enthusiastic, rapturous (applause) [corrected by Brian A. Jefferies] begeistert begrüßen (German) to receive with cheers begeistert empfangen (German) to accept enthusiastically Begeisterter (m.), Begeisterte (f.) (German) freak (colloquial) begeisterter Bewunderer (German m.) warm admirer begeisterter Empfang (German m.) enthusiastic reception begeisterter Theaterbesucher (German m.) ardent theatregoer begeisterter Verehrer (German m.) enthusiast begeisterter Verfechter (German m.) enthusiastic advocate begeistert klatschen (German) to clap enthusiastically begeistert sein (German) to be enthusiastic, to enthuse begeistert sein für (German) to enthuse about, to enthuse over begeistert sein von (German) to be delighted with begeistert von (German) enthusiastic over, delighted with, enthusiastic about, thrilled by, thrilled with begeistert von dem Ergebnis (German) delighted with the result begeistert werden (German) to get excited Begeisterung (s.), Begeisterungen (pl.) (German f.) ardour, enthusiasm, rapture, rapturousness, exaltation, excitement, fascination, rage, verve, zeal, zest, buzz, gusto, animation, poetical excitement Begeisterung entfachen (German) to arouse enthusiasm, to awake enthusiasm Begeisterung für (German f.) enthusiasm for Begeisterung für einen Kult (German f.) cultism begeisterungsfähig (German) enthusiastic Begeisterungstaumel (German m.) furore begeleiding (Dutch) accompaniment Begena an Ethiopian string instrument that resembles a large lyre. According to Ethiopian tradition, Menelik I brought the instrument to Ethiopia from Israel, where David had used the begena to soothe King Saul's nerves and heal him of insomnia. Its actual origin remains in doubt, though Ethiopian manuscripts depict the instrument at the beginning of the fifteenth century AD Begena from which this extract has been taken Beges (Vojvodina, Serbia & Montenegro) a colloquial term for the double bass Beggar's Opera, The a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical ballad opera to remain popular today. Ballad operas were satiric musical plays that used some of the conventions of opera, but without recitative. The lyrics of the airs in the piece are set to popular broadsheet ballads, opera arias, church hymns and folk tunes of the time Lysons, in his Environs of London, gives the following particulars: - "The year 1728 is famous in theatrical annals, for having produced the favourite burletta of the Beggar's Opera. Its success surpassed all precedent: it was acted more than sixty nights during the first season. The part of 'Polly' was performed by Lavinia Fenton, a young actress, whose real name, in some of the publications of that day, is said to have been Beswick. Her performance of this character raised her very high in the opinion of the public; and it is uncertain whether the opera itself, or 'Polly Peachum,' had the greater share of popularity. Her lovers, of course, were very numerous: she decided in favour of the Duke of Bolton, who, to the great loss of the public, took her from the stage, to which she never returned; and on the sixty-second night of the performance, a new 'Polly' was, to the great surprise of the audience, who expected to see their old favourite, introduced on the boards" The Beggar's Opera from which the first entry has been taken Beggars' songbooks when Regent Margaret of Parma was advised in 1566 that she need not fear a group of petitioning Netherlands nobles since they were 'beggars' (French gueux), the movement eagerly adopted this name (Dutch/Flemish geus), which stuck. The Beggars' songbooks were collections of songs of the period in various arrangements Begharden (German pl.) Beghards Beghards a brotherhood which rose in the Low Countries in the twelfth century, and was so called from Lambert la Bégue. The male society were Beghards, the female, Beguins. They took no vows, and were free to leave the society when they liked. In the seventeenth century, those who survived the persecutions of the popes and inquisition joined the Tertiarii of the Franciscans begibt sich (German) resorts Begier (German f.) desire Begierde (s.), Begierden (pl.) (German f.) appetency, avidity, avidness, cupidity, lust, appetite, concupiscence, desire, desirousness, eagerness, lustfulness Begierde nach (German f.) appetite for begierend (German) cravingly begierig (German) eager, avid, aware, desirous, desirously, avidly, acquisitive, anxious, appetent, desirious, eager, wishful, zealous, emulous, thirstily (figurative), ambitious, eagerly begierig auf (German) eager for, eager after, impatient begierig aufnehmen (German) to lap up (colloquial: receive eagerly) (a story, speech, etc.) begierig darauf sein zu (German) to be anxious to begieriges Temperament (German n.) acquisitive temperament begierig in sich aufnehmen (German) to drink in (figurative) (sight, words) Begierigkeit (German f.) desirousness begierig nach (German) eager for, eager after, impatient for begierig sein nach (German) to itch after, to itch for begierig verschlingen (German) to swallow eagerly Begießen (German n.) perfusion, watering, basting begießen (German) to dowse, to water, to douse, to baste (cooking) begießend (German) dousing, dowsing, showering begießt (German) waters, douses, dowses, showers Beginen (German pl.) Beguines (historically, women who served their community and God but did not take any formal religious vows) Beginenhof (German m.) beguinage Beginenorden (German m.) Beguine convent begin at once empezar en seguida (Spanish), attacca (Italian), sofort angreifen (German), attaquez tout de suite (French) beging (German) committed beging feierlich (German) solemnised Beginn (German m.) beginning, advent, inception, start, dawn, commencement, initiation, opening, outset, starting, onset, incipience Beginn der Reifephase der Trauben (German m.) veraison (the stage when grapes begin to soften and gain colour) Beginn der Verhandlungen (German m.) beginning of negotiations Beginn der Vorstellung um 8 (German) the curtain will rise at 8 Beginn des Verfahrens (German m.) commencement of proceedings Beginn eines neuen Zeitalters (German m.) dawn of a new era beginnen (German) to start, to begin, to do, to commence, to initiate, to set in, to incept (archaic), to strike up beginnend (German) commencing, initiating, ongoing, incipient, starting beginnend mit (German) beginning with beginnt (German) begins, commences, initiates beginnt wieder (German) recommences, reconvenes Begin-repeat sign also called 'open repeat sign' or 'repeat start', marking the beginning of a passage to be repeated beglaubigen (German) to notarise, to authenticate, to substantiate, to accredit, to attest, to certificate, to certify, to witness, to verify (authenticate) beglaubigend (German) accrediting, attesting, authenticating, notarising, certifying Beglaubiger (m.), Beglaubigerin (f.) (German) attester, attestor, authenticator beglaubigt (German) certified, attests, authenticated, authenticates, accredited, attested, witnessed, notarises, notarised, legalised beglaubigt durch seine Unterschrift (German) authenticated by his signature beglaubigte (German) accredited, attested, notarised, authenticated beglaubigte Ablichtung (German f.) certified copy beglaubigte Abschrift (s.), beglaubigte Abschriften (pl.) (German f.) attested copy, certified copy beglaubigte Bibelübersetzung (German f.) Authorised Version (Bible) beglaubigte Kopie (German f.) attested copy, certified copy beglaubigter Scheck (German m.) certified cheque beglaubigter Vertreter (German m.) accredited agent beglaubigtes Dokument (German n.) authentic deed, certified document, legalised document beglaubigte Übersetzung (German f.) authorised translation beglaubigte Unterschrift (German f.) attested signature, authorised signature, legalised signature beglaubigte Urkunde (German f.) authenticated document Beglaubigung (s.), Beglaubigungen (pl.) (German f.) attestation, notarisation, authentication, accreditation, accrediting, certificate, certification, verification, witnessing Beglaubigungsgebühr (German f.) attestation fee Beglaubigungsschreiben (German n.) credentials, letter of accreditation Beglaubigungsvermerk (German m.) attestation clause Beglaubigung von Übersetzungen (German f.) verification of translations begleichen (German) to settle, to meet, to acquit, to even up, to make square, to balance (account) begleicht (German) settles Begleichung (German f.) acquittance, satisfaction, settlement Begleichung einer Rechnung (German f.) settlement of a bill, settlement of an account Begleichung einer Schuld (German f.) discharge of a debt, discharge of debt, payment of a debt Begleichung von Kosten (German f.) defrayal of costs, defrayal of expenses, defrayment Begleit- (German) concomitant, corollary Begleitband (German n.) companion volume Begleitband (German n.) backing band Begleitbeschwerden (German pl.) accompanying complaints Begleitbrief (German m.) covering letter, accompanying letter Begleitbroschüre (German f.) accompanying booklet, accompanying brochure Begleitbuch (German n.) companion book, accompanying book, tie-in (a book, etc., that is related to or connected with a TV or radio programme) Begleitdame (German f.) hostess Begleitdokumente (German pl.) accompanying documents Begleiteffekt (German m.) accompanying effect Begleiten (German n.) company begleiten (German) to see off, to accompany, to squire, to attend, to convoy, to escort, to back begleitend (German) accompanying, attendant, attending, chaperoning, collateral, escorting, squiring, concomitant, collaterally, concomitantly, associate, convoying, associated begleitende Erwachsene (German pl.) accompanying adults begleitende Frage (German f.) attendant question begleitende Maßnahmen (German pl.) accompanying measures begleitende Menge (German f.) attendant crowd begleitender Kommentar (German m.) accompanying commentary begleitende Software (German f.) accompanying software begleitende Stimmen (German pl.) accompanying parts (in a piece of music) begleitende Umstände (German pl.) attendant circumstances, concomitant circumstances begleitende Werbung (German f.) accessory advertising begleitend kommentieren (German) to narrate Begleiter (m.), Begleiterin (f.), Begleiter (pl.) (German) accompanist, companion, attendant, tutor, escort Begleiter einer Dame (German m.) companion of a lady, cavalier of a lady Begleiter im Unglück (German pl.) companions in misfortune Begleiter in der Not (German pl.) companions in distress Begleiterkrankung (German f.) concomitant disease, accompanying illness Begleiterscheinung (s.), Begleiterscheinungen (pl.) (German f.) concomitant phenomenon, concomitant, accompaniment, concomitant feature, epiphenomenon, accompanying symptom (to an illness) begleitet (German) accompanied, accompanies, attends, squires, squired, escorts begleitet sein (German) to be accompanied begleitet von (German) accompanied by, attended by begleitet von einem Lehrer (German) accompanied by a teacher begleitet von einem treuen Freund (German) accompanied by a faithful friend begleitet von einem zahlenden Erwachsenen (German) accompanied by a paying adult begleitet von Fieber (German) accompanied with fever begleitet von ihrem Ehegatten (German) accompanied by her husband begleitet von ihren Familien (German) accompanied by their families begleitet von seiner Frau (German) accompanied by his wife begleitete (German) attended, chaperoned, escorted, squired, accompanied begleitete Tour (German f.) guided tour Begleitfigur (s.), Begleitfiguren (p.) (German f.) accompanying figure, accompaniment figure Begleitforschung (German f.) concomitant research, accompanying research Begleitheft (German n.) accompanying booklet Begleithund (German n.) companion dog Begleitinstrument (German n.) accompanying instrument, continuo Begleitkommentar (German m.) voice-over Begleitkosten (German pl.) associated costs Begleitliste (German f.) accompanying list Begleitmannschaft (German f.) escort Begleitmaßnahmen (German pl.) accompanying measures Begleitmeldung (German f.) accompanying message Begleitmerkmal (German n.) concomitant feature Begleitmusik (German f.) background music, incidental music (in a film, etc.) Begleitmusiker (German pl.) accompanying musicians, backing musicians Begleitpapier (s.), Begleitpapiere (pl.) (German n.) accompanying document, accompanying papers (plural form) Begleitperson (German f.) escort Begleitphänomen (German n.) attendant phenomenon Begleitresonanz (German f.) sympathetic vibration(s) Begleitsänger (m.), Begleitsängerin (f.) (German) backing vocal, backing vocalist Begleitschreiben (German n.) accompanying letter, covering note, covering letter, cover letter Begleitservice (German m.) escort service Begleitsymptom (German n.) attendant symptom, concomitant symptom Begleittext (German m.) explanatory notes, accompanying text Begleitumstand (s.), Begleitumstände (pl.) (German m.) concomitant (attendant state), attendant circumstance, concurrent (concurrent circumstance), surrounding circumstances (plural form) Begleitung (s.), Begleitungen (pl.) (German f.) accompaniment, company, entourage, attendance, chaperonage, backing, chaperon, companion, companionship, escort (at a social event), entourage (for a prominent person), escorted tour Begleitung in Akkorden (German f.) chord style (piano), block style (piano) Begleitungsmusik (German f.) musical accompaniment, music to accompany, accompanying music Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene see 'Accompaniment to a Film Scene' Begleitunterlagen (German pl.) accompanying documents Begleitveranstaltung (German f.) accompanying event Begleitzettel (German m.) accompanying document beglücken (German) to make happy, to bless, to delight, to please beglückend (German) exhilarating beglückendes Gefühl (German n.) happy feeling Beglücker (German m.) benefactor beglückt (German) happy beglückwünschen (German) to congratulate, to felicitate beglückwünschend (German) complimenting, felicitating, congratulating beglückwünschen zu (German) to congratulate on, to compliment on beglückwünscht (German) congratulates, felicitates, congratulated, complimented, compliments, felicitated beglückwünschte (German) complimented, congratulated, felicitated Beglückwünschung (German f.) congratulations begnadet (German) highly gifted, exceptionally gifted begnadetste (German) most highly gifted begnadigen (German) to pardon, to amnesty begnadigend (German) amnestying, reprieving, pardoning begnadigt (German) pardons, amnestied, reprieved, pardoned begnadigte (German) pardoned begnadigt werden (German) to be given a reprieve, to be granted a reprieve Begnadigung (German f.) pardon, reprieval, reprieve, amnesty Begnadigung erhalten (German) to obtain pardon Begnadigungsausschuss (German m.) clemency board, board of pardons and paroles Begnadigungsgesuch (German n.) plea for (a) reprieve Begnadigungsrecht (German n.) right to grant pardon, right to grant reprieve, power to grant pardon, right of reprieve begnügend (German) contenting with begnügte (German) contented with Begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colourful flowers Begonie (German f.) begonia begonnen (German) begun begoss (German) doused, dowsed, showered begossen (German) watered begrabbeln (German) to paw (colloquial) begraben (German) to bury, to inter (German) interred, sepulchered, entombed, sepulchred, buried begrabend (German) sepulchring, burying begraben sein (German) to be under the daisies (colloquial) Begräbnis (s.), Begräbnisse (pl.) (German n.) burial, funeral, entombment, sepulture, interment Begräbnis- (German) funeral, mortuary (prefix) Begräbnisliturgie (German f.) funeral rites Begräbnisrituale (German pl.) burial rituals Begräbnisstadt (German f.) burial place Begräbnisstätte (German f.) burial ground, grave Begräbnisunternehmer (German m.) undertaker begrabschen (German) to paw (colloquial) begräbt (German) inters, sepulchres Begradigung (German f.) straightening begrapschen (German) to paw (colloquial) begreifbar (German) apperceptible Begreifen (German n.) apprehension, comprehension, conception, uptake begreifen (German) to understand, to conceive, to comprehend, to realise, to grasp, to apprehend, to comprise, to catch on (colloquial: to understand), to fathom (understand), to take in (grasp, understand) begreifend (German) apprehensive, apprehensively, comprehending, conceptive, conceptually, understanding begreiflich (German) understandable, apprehensible, apprehensibly, comprehensible, conceivable begreiflicherweise (German) understandably Begreiflichkeit (German f.) comprehensibleness, conceivability, conceivableness begreift (German) understands, comprehends, conceits begrenzbar (German) terminable, terminably, limitable Begrenzbarkeit (German f.) terminableness begrenzen (German) to bound, to limit (to), to margin, to terminate, to border, to clip, to confine, to delimitate, to edge, to limit, to restrict, to skirt, to stint, to circumscribe, to form the boundary of begrenzend (German) bounding, confining, limitative, limiting, delineating Begrenzer (German m.) limiter, clipper, delimiter begrenzt (German) limited, bounded, confines, delimited, terminally, limits, determinate, confined, narrow, limitedly, finite, restricted, terminated, circumscribed begrenzt haftende Teilhaberschaft (German f.) limited partnership begrenzt von (German) bounded by begrenzt werden (German) to be bounded, to be limited begrenzte Anzahl (German f.) limited numbers, limited amount begrenzte Dauer (German f.) limited duration begrenzte Garantie (German f.) limited guarantee begrenzte Haftung (German f.) limited liability begrenzte Mittel (German pl.) limited means begrenzte Produktion (German f.) limited production begrenzter (German) narrower begrenzter Betrag (German m.) predetermined limit begrenzter Markt (German m.) limited market, narrow market begrenzter Raum (German m.) confined space begrenzter Wortschatz (German m.) limited vocabulary begrenztes Ziel (German n.) limited objective Begrenztheit (s.), Begrenztheiten (pl.) (German f.) narrowness, finiteness Begrenzung (s.), Begrenzungen (pl.) (German f.) restriction, limitation, definition, limiting, zoning, border, limit, margin, astriction, boundary, circumscription, stint, cap (limit) Begrenzung der Kosten (German f.) capping of the costs Begrenzung der Mitgliederzahl (German f.) limitation of membership Begrenzung der Produktion (German f.) limitation of production Begrenzungsschrägstrich (German m.) delimiting slash Begrenzungssymbol (German n.) delimiter Begrenzungszeichen (German n.) separator, delimiter Begriff (s.), Begriffe (pl.) (German m.) concept, term, idea, notion, perception, conception, apprehension, item begriff (German) understood, comprehended begriffen (German) comprehended, grasped Begriffen. (German) Point taken. begrifflich (German) conceptual, notional, conceptually, abstract, abstractly begrifflich strukturiertes Glossar (German n.) conceptually organized glossary begrifflich urteilendes Erfassen (German n.) apperception Begrifflichkeit (s.), Begrifflichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) conceptuality, conception Begriffs- (German) apprehensive Begriffsapparat (German m.) conceptual framework Begriff - Satz - Schlussfigur (German) term - proposition - syllogism (logic) Begriffsbestimmung (s.), Begriffsbestimmungen (pl.) (German f.) definition Begriffsbildung (German f.) concept formation, conceptualisation Begriffserklärung (German f.) definition Begriffsgeschichte (German f.) conceptual history Begriffsinhalt (German m.) connotation (an idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing) Begriffsklärung (German f.) disambiguation (the process of rewriting or reconstructing a sentence or phrase so that one of its possible meanings is singled out) Begriffsmensch (German m.) abstractionist Begriffsmonopol (German m.) genericised trademark begriffsstutzig (German) obtuse, thick-witted, dim-witted (colloquial), slow-witted, dense (colloquial: stupid), dull-witted Begriffsstutziger (m.), Begriffsstutzige (f.), Begriffsstutzige (pl.) (German) dim-witted person Begriffsstutzigkeit (German f.) dull-wittedness, slow-wittedness Begriffssystem (German n.) conceptual system, system of concepts Begriffsvermögen (German n.) comprehension, conception Begriffsverwirrung (German f.) confusion of idea Begriffswörterbuch (German n.) terminology dictionary, terminological dictionary Begriffszeichen (German n.) ideogram begrub (German) sepulchered begründen (German) to establish, to justify, to substantiate, to found, to back up, to cause, to constitute, to create, to give reasons, to originate, to reason, to state a reason, to state reasons, to ground (figurative), to base, to explain begründend (German) substantiating, constitutive, founding Begründer (m.), Begründerin (f.) (German) founder, originator begründet (German) justified, causes, substantiates, accounted, substantiated, founded, justified, well-founded, wellfounded, motivated, reasonable, reasoned begründeter Anspruch (German m.) sound claim begründeter Zweifel (German m.) reasonable doubt begründetermaßen (German) groundedly, on good grounds begründetes Argument (German n.) valid argument Begründetheit (German f.) merit Begründung (s.), Begründungen (pl.) (German f.) reason, substantiation, statement of grounds, explanatory statement, argumentation, explanation, statement, ground, rationale (statement of reasons), justification, credentials, reasoning, motivation Begründung einer Ablehnung (German f.) reasons for a refusal Begründung einer Entscheidung (German f.) reasons for a decision Begründung eines Antrags (German f.) reasons for an application Begründung für einen Revisionsantrag (German f.) reasons for an appeal Begründungspflicht (German f.) duty to give reasons begrünen (German) to green begrünt (German) greened begrünt (German) green begrüntes Dach (German n.) green roof Begrünung (German f.) greening Begrüßen (German n.) welcoming (guests) begrüßen (German) to come and meet, to greet, to welcome, to acclaim, to bid welcome begrüßend (German) welcoming, salutatory, greeting begrüßenswert (German) welcome begrüßt (German) welcomely, welcomes, greeted Begrüßt man so einen alten Freund? (German) Is that the way to welcome an old friend? begrüßte (German) welcomed Begrüßung (German f.) greeting, address of welcome, reception, salutation, welcoming Begrüßungsbildschirm (German m.) splash screen (a Web page that is the index page to a site, but has only one navigation link - to another page of the site) Begrüßungsempfang (German m.) welcome reception Begrüßungsfeier (German f.) welcome party Begrüßungsformel (German f.) saluation (at the beginning of a telephone call, at the opening of a letter) Begrüßungsgetränk (German n.) welcome drink Begrüßungsparty (German f.) welcome party Begrüßungsseite (German f.) welcome page (the introductory Web Page for a Web Server, also referred to as a Home Page) Begrüßungssekt (German m.) welcome glass of champagne, welcoming glass of champagne Bègue (French m./f.) stammerer Bèguèna see bagana bégueule (French) prudish Beguin or Flemish Hood, a rectangle of linen carefully folded into a symmetrical headdress and caught together at the nape of the neck Béguin (French m.) infatuation, crush (as in, to have a crush on someone) Béguinage (English, French) an establishment of Béguines, community of lay women living a life of poverty and chastity, without living under a rule or taking irrevocable vows Beguine (English, German f.) lively and syncopated dance rhythm emerging around the turn of the century in French-speaking Caribbean islands of Guadelope and Martinique Béguine (English, French) a member of a religious sisterhood founded in the Low Countries in the twelfth century by Lambert la Bégue, lay woman living a life of poverty and chastity in a community, without living under a rule or taking irrevocable vows Begum (English, German f.) queen (in colloquial Urdu it is also used to refer to one's (or another's) wife) begünstigen (German) to promote, to pander, to favour, to put forward, to benefit, to bring forward, to encourage, to facilitate, to prefer, to abet, to foster begünstigend (German) abetting, advantaging, favouring, pandering, benefiting, encouraging, promotive, benefitting Begünstiger (German m.) accessory after the fact begünstigt (German) advantaged, benefits, abets, favours, panders, favoured, benefited, fostered, preferential, benefitted, pandered, abetted begünstigte (German) abetted, pandered Begünstigter (m.), Begünstigte (f.) (German) beneficiary, optionee, accessory after the fact Begünstigung (German f.) preferential treatment, protection, benefit, encouragement, facilitation, privilege Beguss (German m.) slip, engobe begutachten (German) to give an opinon on, to look at, to examine, to survey, to pass an expert opinion, to render an expert opinion, to report, to eye up begutachtend (German) examining, surveying, approving begutachtet (German) examines, surveys, examined begutachtete (German) examined, surveyed Begutachtung (German f.) appraisal, expertise, assessment, survey, peer review Begutachtungsverfahren (German n.) evaluation procedure, evaluation process begütert (German) wealthy, of considerable means, well off, well-off, prosperous, substantial (person) (well-to-do), well-to-do (person) begütigen (German) to placate, to mollify, to pacify begütigend (German) placating, placatingly behaart (German) hairy behaart (German) haired, pilose Behaartheit (German f.) hairiness Behaarung (German f.) hairiness, pubescence behäbig (German) stolid, ponderous, stolidly, portly, sedate, comfortable, comfortably behaftet (German) afflicted Behagen (German n.) contentment, enjoyment, convenience, pleasure, complacence (contentment) behagen (German) to please behagend (German) suiting behaglich (German) snug, comfortable, comfortably, comfy (colloquial), cosily, cosy, snugly, at ease, easy, comforting, comodo behaglich gelegen (German) comfortably situated behaglicher (German) snugger, more snug behagliches Gespräch (German n.) quiet talk behagliches Haus (German n.) comfortable home, comfortable house behagliches Leben (German n.) easy life Behaglichkeit (s.), Behaglichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) comfortableness, cosiness, ease, comfort, snugness, comforts (collective) Behaglichkeit des eigenen Heims (German f.) comforts of home behaglichste (German) snuggest, most snug behagte (German) suited behalf sich (German) managed behält (German) keeps, retains behaltbar (German) retentive behält ein (German) retains behalten (German) to retain, to uphold, to maintain, to keep (German) held, kept, retained behaltend (German) retaining, keeping Behälter (German m.) reservoir, container, receptacle, repository, tank, crib (baby), bucket, bin, bunker, case, box, pod (for storing camera accessories, etc.) Behälterboden (German m.) container bottom Behälterinhalt (German m.) container contents Behälter unterschiedlicher Größe (German pl.) different-sized containers Behältnis (German n.) receptacle, vessel, container, bin, box, repository, vat behämmern (German) to beat, to embellish behämmert (German) bats (colloquial), maniac, batty (colloquial), crazy, harebrained, hare-brained behänd (German) nimble, agile behände (German) speedily, agile, lively, nimble, agilmente (Italian), agile (French, Italian), agilement (French) behandelbar (German) treatable behandeln (German) to handle, to treat, to attend, to vet, to approach, to cover, to cure, to deal, to deal with behandelnd (German) medicating, treating behandelnder Arzt (German m.) attending physician behandelt (German) discussed, discusses, handled, handles, treated, treats behandelt brutal (German) brutalises behandelte (German) medicated behandelte brutal (German) brutalised behandelte schlecht (German) mistreated behandelte wie ein Kind (German) babied, treated like a child behandelt medizinisch (German) medicates behandelt mit Fluorid (German) fluoridates behandelt schlecht (German) mistreats behandelt werden (German) to be treated behänder Junge (German m.) agile boy Behändigkeit (German f.) spryness, legerity, agility Behandler (German pl.) handlers Behandlung (s.), Behandlungen (pl.) (German f.) handling, therapy, care, attention, dealing, session, approach (to an issue), caregiving (to a child or old person) Behandlung der Dokumente (German f.) handling of the documents Behandlung der Wahl (German f.) treatment of choice Behandlung eines Themas (German f.) approach to a subject Behandlungen erklären (German) to advise on treatments Behandlungsanlage (German f.) treatment facility Behandlungskosten (German pl.) medical costs, cost of treatment, treatment cost, treatment costs Behandlungsliege (German f.) treatment couch Behandlungsmöglichkeit (s.), Behandlungsmöglichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) treatment option Behandlungsraum (German m.) treatment room behandlungsresistent (German) treatment-resistant, resistant to treatment Behandlungszeitraum (German m.) period of treatment Behandlungszentrum (German n.) treatment centre Behandlungszimmer (German n.) consulting room, (doctor's) office, surgery Behandlung von Gewissensfällen (German f.) casuistry (argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading) Behandlung von Krebs (German f.) treatment of cancer, cancer treatment behandschuht (German) gloved Behang (German m.) hanging, hangings, curtain, decorations behangen (German) draped beharken (German) to rake with gunfire, to strafe (with gunfire), to pitch into (colloquial), to set about (colloquial) Beharren (German n.) continuance, insistence beharren (German) to persist, to insist, to persevere beharren auf (German) to persist with, to insist on beharrend (German) persisting, insisting beharrlich (German) persistent, persistently, dogged, doggedly, insistent, insistently, perseveringly, constant, insisting, persevering, stable, sticky, with single purpose, tenacious, tenaciously, assiduously, assiduous beharrlich sein (German) to be insistent beharrliche Ausschau (German f.) constant prying beharrliche Nachfrage (German f.) insistent demand beharrlicher Widerstand (German m.) stubborn resistance beharrliches Bedrängen (German n.) importunity beharrliche Schmeichelei (German f.) sedulous flattery beharrliches Klopfen (German n.) constant knocking Beharrlichkeit (s.), Beharrlichkeiten (pl.) (German f.) insistence, pertinaciousness, perseverance, adhesion, assiduity, assiduity in something, persistence, persistency, steadiness, tenacity, doggedness Beharrlichkeit von Gerüchten (German f.) persistence of rumours beharrt (German) perseveres, persevered beharrt auf (German) insists beharrte (German) persisted, persevered Beharrung (German f.) persistence Beharrungsvermögen (German n.) inertia Beharrungszustand (German m.) equilibrium, steady state behauchen (German) to aspirate behauchter Verschlusslaut (German m.) aspirate behauen (German) to trim, to chip, to hew, to carve (German) hewn behaupten (German) to say, to retain, to claim, to allege, to aver, to purport, to affirm, to argue, to suggest, to assent, to assert, to contend, to maintain, to predicate, to profess, to let on, to make out (assert, claim) behauptend (German) alleging, asserting, averring, predicating, purportedly, affirmative, affirming, purporting, insisting, assertory behaupten, der Erbe zu sein (German) to claim to be the heir behaupten, ein Fachmann zu sein (German) to claim to be an expert behaupten ein Monopol zu besitzen (German) to claim to have a monopoly behauptet (German) alleges, asserted, asserts, avers, purports, purported, alleged behauptete (German) alleged, asserted, avered, averred, predicated, purported behauptete wieder (German) reasserted behauptet wieder (German) reasserts Behauptung (s.), Behauptungen (pl.) (German f.) assertion, allegation, averment, statement, claim, contention, contestation, maintenance, pronouncement, proposition, thesis Behauptung einer Meinung (German f.) maintenance of an opinion Behauptungszeichen (German pl.) assertion sign (introduced by Frege) Behauptung von Preisen (German f.) maintenance of prices Behauptung von Tatsachen (German f.) allegation of facts Behausung (s.), Behausungen (pl.) (German f.) dwelling, housing, shack, habitation behaut (German) trims behaute (German) trimmed Behaviorismus (German m.) behaviourism Behaviorist (m), Behavioristin (f.) (German m.) behaviourist behavioristisch (German) behaviouristic, behaviourist Behaviourism a school of psychology that confines itself to the study of observable and quantifiable aspects of behaviour and excludes subjective phenomena, such as emotions or motives Behaviourismus (German m.) behaviourism behebbar (German) repairable, amendable, recoverable, removable, remediable (error, fault) beheben (German) to remedy, to remove, to correct, to cure, to fix behebend (German) repairing behebt (German) repairs Behebung (German f.) removal, adjustment Behebung der Mängel (German f.) correction of the defects Behebung eines Mangels (German f.) remedying a defect Behebung eines Schadens (German f.) redress Behebung von Mängeln (German f.) removal of defects beheimatet (German) domiciled, native, resident, endemic beheimatet in (German) endemic to Beheimatung (German f.) providing of a (spiritual) home beheizbar (German) heatable beheizen (German) to heat beheizt (German) heated Behelf (German m.) remedy, workaround, substitute, makeshift, (auxiliary) means Behelfs- (German) auxiliary (prefix) Behelfsbau (s.), Behelfsbauten (pl.) (German m.) temporary building Behelfsbrücke (German f.) Bailey bridge, makeshift bridge, temporary bridge behelfsmäßig (German) make-shift, makeshift, temporary, improvised, lash-up Behelfsmaßnahme (German f.) stopgap measure Behelfsstraße (German f.) emergency road Behelfsunterkunft (s.), Behelfsunterkünfte (pl.) (German f.) makeshift shelter, temporary housing (for refugees) (plural form) behelligen (German) to bother, to importune behelligend (German) bothering, importuning behelligt (German) bothers, bothered behelligte (German) bothered Behelligung (German f.) molestation behelmt (German) helmeted Behemot (German m.) Behemoth Behemoth (English, German m.) something enormous in size or power (originally a huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in the Bible) behend (German) nimbly, agile (dated), nimble (dated) behende (German) nimbly, nimble (dated), lightsome (archaic) in music, behende can also considered synonymous with schnell (German: fast, quick), allegro (Italian), vite (French) or vitement (French) behendig (German) nimbly Behendigkeit (German f.) nimbleness Behenic acid a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C22 H44 O2, obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes and plasticisers Behenöl (German n.) ben oil Behensäure (German f.) behenic acid beherbergen (German) to put up (accommodate), to accommodate, to host, to harbour, to house (accommodate, store in a building) beherbergend (German) accommodating, harbouring, housing Beherberger (German m.) harbourer beherbergt (German) accommodates, located, harboured, housed, accommodated beherbergte (German) accommodated, housed Beherbergung (German f.) lodging Beherbergungsgewerbe (German n.) hotel trade, tourist accommodation industry Beherbungsstätte (German f.) accommodation (hotel, motel, bed & breakfast, etc) beherrschbar (German) controllable Beherrschbarkeit (German f.) controllability beherrschen (German) to rule over, to dominate, to control, to rule, to be in control of, to be master of, to bring under command, to command, to domineer, to overrule, to hold in (feelings), to keep under control (emotions, anger, etc.) beherrschend (German) dominant, ruling, governmental, besetting, commanding, compelling, controlling, pervasive, predominant, governing beherrschende Stelle (German f.) ascendancy, supremacy beherrschender Blick (German m.) imperious glance beherrschender Einfluss (German m.) dominant influence beherrschender Gedanke (German m.) concern, preoccupation Beherrscher (German m.) dominator beherrscht (German) rules, governed, dominated, restrained, composed, with self-control, self-controlled, controlled beherrschte (German) mastered, ruled Beherrschung (German f.) governing, control, domination, containment, mastery, self-control, composure (emotional control, calmness) Beherrschung der englischen Sprache (German f.) command of the English language Beherrschung der gesprochenen Sprache (German f.) command of the spoken language, proficiency in speaking Beherrschung der Meere (German f.) command of the seas Beherrschung des Marktes (German f.) market dominance Beherrschung einer Sprache (German f.) command of a language, mastery of a language Beherrschung von (German f.) command of, mastery of beherzigen (German) to take to heart, to heed, to follow beherzt (German) courageous, courageously beherzt (German) spirited, plucky, stout-hearted, encouraged, gallant, doughty, valiant, feisty, dauntless, valiantly, lionhearted beherzter (German) more encouraged beherzte Tat (German f.) bold act Beherztheit (German f.) pluckiness behexen (German) to bedevil, to bewitch behexend (German) bedevilling, bewitching behext (German) bewitches, bewitched behexte (German) bewitched, bedevilled behielt (German) kept behielt ein (German) retained behilflich (German) helpful, collaborative, instrumentally, collaboratively, assistant, instrumental, helpfully behilflich sein (German) befriend behilft (German) manages Behinderer (German m.) obstructor behindern (German) to spoil, to handicap, to thwart, to hinder, to frustrate, to hamper, to clog, to cumber, to encumber, to impede, to interfere, to obstruct, to set back, to trammel, to fetter (figurative) behindernd (German) hindering, impedimentary, obstructive, cumbering behindert (German) handicapped, hinders, hindered, retarded, impaired, disabled, encumbered, hampered, impeded, cumbered, differently abled, challenged (person) behinderte (German) hindered Behinderte (m.), Behinderte (f.), Behinderte (pl.) (German) handicapped person, disabled person, the disabled (plural form) Behindertenarbeit (German f.) work with the disabled Behindertenausweis (German m.) certificate of disability behindertenfreundlich (German) disabled-friendly behindertengerecht (German) handicapped accessible, disability-friendly behindertengerechte Badezimmerausstattung (German f.) handicapped-accessible bathroom equipment behindertengerechte Einrichtungen (German pl.) facilities for the disabled Behindertenrechtler (German m.) disability rights advocate, disability rights activist Behindertensport (German m.) sport for the disabled, sports for the disabled Behindertentoilette (German f.) toilet for the disabled Behindertentransport (German m.) transport for disabled people behinderte Person (German f.) handicapped person, disabled person Behinderter (German m.) disabled person, handicapped person behinderte Schüler (German pl.) disabled students behindert sein (German) to be handicapped Behinderung (s.), Behinderungen (pl.) (German f.) handicap, obstruction, obstructiveness, barrier, deficiency, disability, encumbrance, hindrance, hold-up, interference, restraint, hinderance, disablement Behinderung der Justiz (German f.) obstruction of justice Behinderung der Produktion (German f.) production hold-up Behind the beat when a performer deliberately sounds the notes slightly after the beat set by the ensemble, seldom required in any classical idiom Behn, Aphra (1640-1689) in the 1660s, Aphra Behn served as a spy in Belgium for King Charles II, who had just gained the throne of England after the rule of the Cromwells. By 1670 her first play was produced, The Forced Marriage, the first in a string of successful plays. During the remainder of her life she wrote plays, poems and novels, and is considered one of the first women professional writers in the English language. She died on April 16, 1689, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Henry Purcell (1659-1695) wrote the overture, act-tunes and incidental music for her play Abdelazer (1676) behob (German) repaired behoben (German) fixed behorchen (German) to eavesdrop, to auscultate behorcht (German) eavesdrops, eavesdropped behorchte (German) eavesdropped Behorchung (German f.) auscultation Behörde (s.), Behörden (pl.) (German f.) public authority, authorities, agency, administration, authority, board, office, government agency Behördenangaben (German pl.) public statements Behördendeutsch (German n.) bureaucratese (in German) Behördenkram (German m.) red tape (figurative) Behördensprache (German f.) officialese Behördenweg (German m.) official channel behördlich (German) magisterial, magisterially, governmental, official, regulatory behördliche Anordnung (German f.) regulatory action behördliche Aufsicht (German f.) regulatory supervision behördliche Bewilligung (German f.) concession behördliche Maßnahme (German f.) regulatory action behördlicher Beschluss (German m.) regulatory action behördlich zugelassen (German) officially sanctioned behornt (German) horned behübschen (German) to prettify (derogatory) Behuf (German m.) behoof, purpose (dated) behufs (German) for the purpose of behüten (German) to shepherd, to protect, to care, to guard, to look after, to watch over, to keep behütend (German) guarding, protecting behüten vor (German) to safeguard from Behüter (German m.) shepherd behütet (German) protects, sheltered (life), protected (childhood, etc.), cared, looked after behütete (German) protected behütetes Leben (German n.) sheltered life behutsam (German) careful, cautious, gingerly, chary, circumspect, scrupulous, warily, with caution, gently, gentle, carefully, cautiously behutsame Handhabung (German f.) scrupulous dealing behutsame Schritte (German pl.) wary steps behutsamer (German) more cautious behutsam gehen (German) to watch one's step behutsam in der Wahl der Worte (German) wary in the choice of words Behutsamkeit (German f.) caution, wariness, cautiousness, circumspection, gingerliness, deliberation, gentleness, care (caution), carefulness, delicacy (fineness of feeling) behutsam vorgehen (German) to proceed cautiously,to tread warily behutsam zu Werke gehen (German) to go about it carefully bei (German) near, by (near, beside), at, on, next to, for, during, with, in, accessory Beiaard (Dutch, Flemish) bell chime, carillon Beiaardier (Dutch, Flemish) bell chime player, carillonneur Beiakte (German f.) supplementary file bei allem gebotenen Respekt (German) with all due respect bei allem Respekt (German) with due respect bei allen Ereignissen (German) at all events bei aller Liebe (German) much as I'd like to bei all seiner Klugheit (German) for all his cleverness bei Anbruch der Nacht (German) at nightfall bei anderer Gelegenheit (German) another time, on another occasion bei angemessener Handlungsweise (German) acting reasonably bei Ankunft der Ware (German) on arrival of the goods bei Anlieferung (German) on delivery bei Antritt eines Amtes (German) when taking office bei Arbeitsantritt die Uhr stechen (German) to clock in bei Arbeitsende die Uhr stechen (German) to clock out bei Auftragserteilung (German) when placing the order bei Ausbruch der Krise (German) at the outbreak of the crisis bei Aushändigung (German) on delivery bei Bedarf (German) if required, on demand, when required, when necessary, as needed (pro re nata) bei bedecktem Himmel (German) when it's overcast, when it's cloudy beibehalten (German) to keep beibehalten (German) to maintain, to retain, to hold, to conserve (German) maintained, retained beibehaltend (German) retaining, maintaining Beibehaltung (German f.) retention, maintenance, upkeep bei Berührung (German) at a touch bei Besinnung (German) conscious bei Bestellung (German) at the time of order bei bester Gesundheit (German) in the best of health bei bester Gesundheit sein (German) to be as fit as a fiddle, to be in the best of health bei bester Laune sein (German) to be in a merry pin bei Bewusstsein (German) conscious, conscious (of) bei Bezahlung (German) on payment Beibl. abbreviation of Beiblatt (German: supplement) Beiblatt (German) supplement, supplementary sheet Beiboot (German n.) dinghy beibringen (German) to teach, to procure, to produce, to adduce beibringend (German) teaching Beicht- (German) confessional (prefix) Beichte (s.), Beichten (pl.) (German f.) shrift, confession, admission (of guilt, sin), telling one's sins to a priest beichten (German) to shrive, to confess beichtend (German) confessing, shriving (archaic) beichtet (German) confesses, shrives beichtete (German) confessed, shrived, shrove Beichtgeheimnis (German n.) confessional secret Beichthandbuch (German n.) penitential (book) Beichtkind (German n.) penitent Beichtspiegel (German m.) model confession, confession manual Beichtstuhl (s.), Beichtstühle (pl.) (German m.) confessional, confessional box Beichtstuhl- (German) confessional (prefix) Beichtvater (German m.) confessor, father confessor Bei-da-ge-hu to be found in a Chinese orchestra performing the role that the double bass plays in a Western orchestra beide (German) both, either, both of them, the two of them, all beide Augen (German pl.) both eyes beide Enden (German pl.) both ends Beide Geschichten stimmen überein. (German) The two stories agree. Beide haben Recht. (German) Both are right. beide Hände (German pl.) both hands beide Häuser des Parlaments (German pl.) both Houses (of Parliament) beide Male (German) both times bei dem Gedanken an (German) at the thought of Bei dem Lärm kann man ja Tote aufwecken! (German) You're making enough noise to wake the dead! bei den Eltern lebende Tochter (German f.) daughter living at home Beidenhänder (German m., dated) two-handed sword bei den Meinungsumfragen hinterherhinken (German) to trail in the polls bei den Römern (German) among the Romans beide Ohren betreffend (German) binaural beide Orte (German pl.) both places beide Parteien (German pl.) both parties beider (m.), beide (f.), beides (n.) (German) either bei der Abenddämmerung (German) at dusk bei der Ankunft (German) on arrival bei der Ankunft bereits tot (German) dead on arrival bei der Arbeit (German) at work, at the shop, at the works, in the workshop, on the job, in operation bei der Arbeit sein (German) to be at work (at one's job) bei der Ausreise (German) on leaving the country bei der Durchfahrt (German) in transit bei der Einreise (German) on arrival, when entering bei der Eröffnung (German) at the opening bei der Erstellung dieser Neuausgabe (German) in making this revision bei der ersten Andeutung (German) at the first intimation bei der Geburt sterben (German) to die in childbirth bei der geringsten Berührung (German) at the least touch, at the slightest touch bei der geringsten Herausforderung (German) at the slightest provocation bei der geringsten Provokation (German) at the slightest provocation bei der geringsten Veränderung (German) on the slightest manipulation bei der Geschwindigkeit (German) at that rate bei der Geschwindigkeit mit der er vorgeht (German) at the rate he's going bei der Haltestelle (German) at the stop (bus stop, tram stop) bei der Hand (German) at hand bei der Hand nehmen (German) take by the hand [corrected by Michael Zapf] beiderlei (German) both beiderlei Geschlechts (German) of either sex bei der letzten Gelegenheit (German) at the last possible chance, at the last possible instant, at the last possible moment, at the latest possible moment bei der nächstmöglichen Gelegenheit (German) at the earliest opportunity bei der niedrigsten Einschätzung (German) at the lowest valuation bei der niedrigsten Schätzung (German) at the lowest estimate bei der Öffentlichkeit gut ankommen (German) to go down well with the public bei der Post verloren gegangen sein (German) to be lost in the post (mislaid) bei der Prüfung von (German) examining bei der Reinigung (German) at the cleaner's bei der Sache bleiben (German) to keep to the point bei der Sache sein (German) to mind beiderseitig (German) mutual, on both sides beiderseitiger Nutzen (German m.) mutual benefit beiderseitiger Vorteil (German m.) mutual benefit beiderseitige Zustimmung (German f.) mutual agreement, mutual consent beiderseits (German) on both sides, on both sides of bei der Stange bleiben (German) to keep at it, to stick to it bei der Tat ergreifen (German) to catch red-handed bei der Umsetzung ihrer Pläne (German) in the execution of her plans bei der Vereitelung eines Verbrechens (German) in thwarting a crime bei der Versammlung anwesend sein (German) to be present at the meeting bei der Wahl fernbleiben (German) to abstain from voting bei der Wahl nicht teilnehmen (German) to abstain from voting bei der Wahrheit bleiben (German) to stick to the truth bei deren Ankunft (German) on their arrival beide Seiten (German pl.) both sides beide Seiten anhören (German) to hear both sides beide Seiten besprechen (German) to argue the pros and cons off the matter, to argue the pros and cons, to argue both sides of the argument beide Seiten verstimmen (German) to alienate both sides beides oder eines von beiden (German) both or either, either or both beide zusammen (German) both together beidfüßig (German) with both feet beidgeschlechtlichen Unterricht einführen (German) to go coed (colloquial), to go co-educational (school, college, etc.) beidhändig (German) ambidextrous (equally able with either hand), ambidextrously, ambidexter, bi-manual, two-handed, with two hands, with both hands beidhändiges Schießen (German n.) shooting with both hands, shooting with two hands Beidhändigkeit (German f.) ambidexterity, ambidextrousness beidhändig schreiben können (German) to be able to write with either hand bei Dienstantritt (German) upon entering into office bei diesem Anblick (German) at this sight bei diesem Anlass (German) on this occasion bei diesem Stand der Dinge (German) at this juncture bei dieser Gelegenheit (German) on this occasion bei dir daheim (German) at your home, at your place beidohrige Anpassung (German f.) binaural fitting beidrehen (German) to heave to, to lay to beidseitig (German) double-sided, bilateral, on both sides, both ways beidseitiger Nutzen (German m.) mutual benefit beidseitiger Vorteil (German m.) mutual benefit beidseitige Taubheit (German f.) bilateral deafness beidseits (German - Southern Germany, Switzerland) on both sides of, on both sides bei Dunkelheit (German) at dark, in the dark, in the darkness bei Dunkelwerden (German) at dusk, at night-fall, at nightfall, with the fall of darkness bei Ebbe (German) at low tide, at low water beieinander (German) together, next to, close to, side by side [additional entries by Michael Zapf] beieinander haben (German) to have together, to keep together Beieinandersein (German n.) being together, get-together bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit (German) at nightfall, at the coming of night (poetical) bei Einbruch der Nacht (German) at nightfall bei einem Anblick zu zittern beginnen (German) to shudder at a sight bei einem Anblick zurückschrecken (German) to recoil at a sight bei einem anderen Anlass (German) on a separate occasion bei einem Autor nachlesen (German) to consult an author bei einem Autor nachschlagen (German) to consult an author bei einem Examen betrügen (German) to cheat in an examination bei einem Examen schwindeln (German) to cheat in an examination bei einem Freund zu Besuch sein (German) to be on a visit to a friend bei einem Freund Zuflucht suchen (German) to take refuge with a friend bei einem Geräusch zusammenschrecken (German) to start at a sound bei einem Thema verweilen (German) to dwell on a subject, to dwell upon a subject bei einem Unfall umkommen (German) to be killed in an accident, to die in an accident bei einem Unfall ums Leben kommen (German) to be killed in an accident bei einem Unternehmen (German) at a venture bei einem Unternehmen Misserfolg haben (German) to fail in a venture bei einem verabredeten Zeichen (German) at a given sign bei einem vorgegebenem Signal (German) at a given signal bei einer anderen Angelegenheit (German) on a separate occasion bei einer Anspielung zusammenzucken (German) to wince at an allusion bei einer Aussage bleiben (German) to adhere to a statement bei einer Bemerkung hochgehen (German) to bridle at a remark bei einer Einstellung bleiben (German) to maintain an attitude bei einer Entscheidung bleiben (German) to maintain a decision bei einer Erklärung bleiben (German) to adhere to a statement bei einer Firma tätig sein (German) to work for a company, to be employed by a company bei einer Fusion helfen (German) to assist in a merger bei einer Geschwindigkeit von (German) at a speed of, at the rate of bei einer Konferenz sein (German) to sit in on a conference bei einer Konferenz sprechen (German) to speak at a meeting bei einer Meinung beharren (German) to maintain an opinion bei einer Meinung bleiben (German) to adhere to an opinion bei einer Prüfung durchfallen (German) to fail an examination bei einer Prüfung schwindeln (German) to cheat at an examination bei einer Schießerei getötet werden (German) to be killed in a shoot-out bei einer Show der Conférencier sein (German) to compère a show bei einer Veranstaltung zugegen sein (German) to be at an event bei einer Vorwarnung von einer Stunde (German) at an hour's notice bei einer Zeremonie zugegen sein (German) to attend at a ceremony bei einer zukünftigen Gelegenheit (German) on some future occasion bei Eintritt in den Ruhestand (German) upon retirement bei Erhalt der Dokumente (German) upon receipt of the documents bei Erhalt dieses Schreibens (German) on receipt of this letter bei Eröffnung (German) at the opening, on opening bei erster Gelegenheit (German) at the first opportunity, at the earliest opportunity, at the first possibility bei etwaigen Beschwerden (German) in the event of any complaints Beifahrer (m.), Beifahrerin (f.) (German) co-driver, front-seat passenger, pillion passenger, sidecar passenger Beifahrerseite (German f.) nearside, passenger side (of a vehicle) Beifahrersitz (German m.) pillion (seat), front passenger seat, passenger seat [clarified by Michael Zapf] Beifahrertür (German f.) passenger door Beifall (German m.) applause, approval, acclamation, acclaim, plaudit, clap, approbation, cheer, clapping of hands, commendation Beifall der Ermunterung (German m.) cheers of encouragement Beifall auf offener Szene klatschen (German) to applaud during a scene, to applaud during the scene Beifall ernten (German) to raise a cheer Beifall finden (German) to meet with applause Beifall heischend (German) looking for applause beifällig (German) approving, approvingly beifällig nicken (German) to nod one's approval Beifall klatschen (German) to applaud, to make a slapping noise, to splash (water), to gossip, to clap (applaud), to call out bravo, to cheer Beifallklatscher (s.), Beifallklatscher (pl.) (German m.) clapper Beifallmeßgerät (German n.) clapometer Beifall rufen (German) to shout approval Beifallruferei (German f.) cheerleading (at football games, etc.) Beifall spenden (German) to applaud, to acclaim, to cheer Beifallspender (m.), Beifallspenderin (f.) (German) one who applauds, applauder, rooter Beifallsruf (German m.) cheer Beifallssturm (s.), Beifallsstürme (pl.) (German m.) thundering applause, burst of applause, storm of applause Beifallswelle (German f.) chorus of applause Beifall trampeln (German) to stamp one's applause, to stamp in approval Beifang (German m.) by-catch, bycatch bei Fertigstellung (German) on completion bei Feuer (German) in (the) case of fire bei Fiebertemperatur (German) at fever heat Beifilm (German m.) Vorfilm (German m.), supporting feature (in a programme of films - so-called because it is exhibited before the main feature) beifolgend (German, dated) enclosed (in letter) bei Flut (German) at high tide, at high water bei Flut überspült (German) covered at high tide bei freier Beköstigung (German) with free board bei Freunden wohnen (German) to stay with friends bei Frost (German) at freezing temperature beifügen (German) to add, to enclose, to affiliate, to include, to add, to add in writing, to affix, to annex, to append, to attach beifügen an (German) to annex to beifügend (German) attributing, affixing, attributive Beifügung (s.), Beifügungen (pl.) (German f.) adjunct, addendum, addition, apposition, attribute Beigabe (s.), Beigaben (pl.) (German f.) adjunct, accompaniment, addition, admixture, add-on, extra (free gift), free gift Beige (English, German n.) a variable colour averaging light grayish yellowish brown, also a cloth made of natural undyed wool beige (German) fawn beigeb. abbreviation of beigebunden (German: bound in with something else - for example, as in a book) [corrected by Michael Zapf] beigeben (German) to add, to adjoin, to attach beigebracht (German) taught beigebunden (German) bound (in with something else), bound with (enclosed) Michael Zapf comments that beigebunden is a term very common with antiquarians bei Geburt (German) at birth beigedreht (German) heaved to beigefarben (German) beige-coloured beigefügt (German) affected, appositional, attached, attributed, appositionally, appositive, appositively, accessory, accompanying, affixed, annexed, enclosed beigefügte Preisliste (German f.) attached price list, price list attached hereto beigefügter Zettel (German m.) enclosed slip of paper beigefügtes Dokument (German n.) attached document beigegrau schimmernd (German) opal beigeheftet (German) attached bei Gelegenheit (German) on occasion, from time to time beigelegt (German) attributive, attributively, arranged (problem, conflict), hove to beigelegte Bezeichnung (German f.) predicate beigemengt (German) admixed beigemengtes Gewürz (German n.) added spice beigemessen (German) attached importance to beigemischt (German) mixed with bei genauerem Hinsehen (German) on closer inspection bei genauerer Überlegung (German) on further reflection bei genauerer Untersuchung (German) on closer examination beigeordnet (German) adjunct to, co-ordinate, co-ordinated, coordinated beigepackte Muster (German pl.) added samples beigepflichtet (German) consented bei Gericht (German) at court bei geringer Hitze kochen lassen (German) to simmer bei geringerer Belastung (German) off-peak bei geringsten Kosten (German) at a minimal expense Beigeschmack (German m.) flavour, spice, aftertaste beigesellen (German) to associate beigesetzt (German) laid to rest beigesprungen (German) stood by (supported) beigesteuert (German) contributed beigetragen (German) contributed, added, acceded bei gleichförmiger Geschwindigkeit (German) at a steady pace Beignets (French pl.) fritters bei großer Geschwindigkeit (German) at great speed bei Grünlicht (German) at the green light Beiguan Taiwanese instrumental music bei günstiger Witterung (German) in good weather, if the weather is good bei guter Geschwindigkeit (German) at a good speed bei guter Gesundheit (German) in good health bei guter Gesundheit sein (German) to be in good health, to be well bei guter Laune (German) in a good mood bei Halbtide (German) at half tide Beiheft (German n.) supplement, appendix (supplement) other German words with a similar meaning include Anhang and Beilage Beihelfer (m.), Beihelferin (f.) (German) accessory bei heranrückendem Winter (German) at the approach of winter Beihilfe (s.), Beihilfen (pl.) (German f.) financial aid, financial assistance, (student) grant, abetment, aid, allowance, benefit, subsidy, aiding and abetting, benefits, cash assistance Beihilfe erhalten (German) to receive benefit Beihilfe leisten (German) to abet, to aid and abet Beihilfe leistend (German) aiding Beihilfe zu einem Verbrechen leisten (German) to abet a crime Beihilfe zum Mord leisten (German) to be an accessory to murder, to act as accessory to murder Beihilfe zur Tat (German f.) aiding and abetting bei höchstem Stand (German) at its peak bei Hochwasser (German) at high watermark bei Hofe (German) at court bei Hofe beglaubigt (German) accredited at court bei hohem Umsatz (German) at a great rate bei hohen Temperaturen (German) at high temperatures bei hoher Geschwindigkeit (German) at a great rate, at a great speed, at a high speed, at high speed bei hoher Temperatur (German) at a high temperature bei höherem Gericht Berufung einlegen (German) to appeal to a higher court beiholen (German) to frap (make secure by lashing, i.e. to tie down) bei ihrer Ankunft (German) at the time they arrived bei ihrer Suche nach (German) in their search for bei jedem Schritt (German) at each step, at every step bei jedem Wetter (German) in all weathers bei jeder Kurve (German) at every turn bei jeder sich bietenden Gelegenheit (German) at any given opportunity, at every possible opportunity, at every available opportunity bei jeder Stufe (German) at each step bei jeder Tür (German) at every door bei jeder Witterung (German) in all weathers Beijing opera Peking opera was founded in the 55th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1790) when the four big Huiban opera troupes entered the capital and combined with Kunqu opera, Yiyang opera, Hanju opera and Luantan. Over a period of more than half a century the present Peking opera evolved, with a richness of repertoire, many stars and enthusiastic audiences. Peking opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, fear and sadness. In Peking opera, there are four main types of roles: sheng (male), dan (young female), jing (painted face, male), and chou (clown, male or female). The characters may be loyal or treacherous, beautiful or ugly, good or bad. The repertoire is taken from fairy tales of preceding dynasties, important historical events, emperors, ministers and generals, geniuses and great beauties, from the ancient times to Yao, Shun, Yu, the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the dynasties of Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing. The music is that of the "plate and cavity style". Its melody with harmonious rhythms is graceful and pleasing to the ears. The melody may be classified into two groups: Xipi and erhong. The performance is accompanied by a melody played on wind instruments, percussion instruments and stringed instruments. The chief musical instruments are jinghu (a two-stringed bowed instrument with a high register), yueqin (a four-stringed plucked instrument with a full-moon-shaped sound box), sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument), suona horn, flute, drum, big-gong, cymbals, small-gong, etc. The costumes are graceful, magnificent, elegant and brilliant, most of which are made in handicraft embroidery, to traditional Chinese patterns Zhou Xinfang, the famous Peking Opera artist, recorded in 1961 Beijing qinshu a qu category of dagu, which puts the emphasis on a conversational style of singing, simple in tune and rhythm, with greater variations in clapping. It is an appropriate medium to tell stories in a vivid manner. It often features the dulcimar and sihu in its accompanying instruments Beijing qinshu from which this information has been taken bei Kerzenschein (German) candlelit Beiklang (German m.) connotation bei Knopfdruck (German) at the press of a button Beikoch (m.), Beiköchin (f.) (German) assistant chef beikommen (German) to negotiate with Beikost (German f.) solid food (for infants) bei Kosten von (German) at a charge of bei Kriegsausbruch (German) at the outbreak of war, when war broke out bei kurzfristiger Kündigung (German) at short notice