Topic · Hobbies
German Hobbies Vocabulary
322 German words tagged hobbies, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.
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- derEiner unit, unitsʼ place, onesʼ place (the numbers 0 to 9, possibly as part of a larger number…
- derPlatz square, plaza, piazza; circus
- nehmen to take (something into one's possession or on one's body); to take from
- dasTeam team; group of people working together for a particular project
- derTrainer trainer, coach; animal trainer
- stark strong (intense, powerful, unyielding); strong (having a high concentration of some…
- kurz short, quick, brief; short
- dieBank bench (which people sit on); pew; workbench (which things can be set down on)
- dieUnterstützung support, assistance, backing, also endorsement; that which supports
- derFilm film (a thin layer of some substance); photographic film
- derVersuch attempt; experiment; test, trial
- unterstützen to support, to assist, to help, to aid; to endorse, to give support, to show support, to…
- dasTor gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry); gate,…
- dasLicht light (electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum); light (a light source, often…
- dieRunde round (of drinks); circle, group (constellation of friends or colleagues engaging in a…
- derMeister master; champion
- derRang rank, a level in a hierarchy (but not so much an according title, for which Dienstgrad…
- schießen to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot
- dieKarriere career (occupational path); quick or steep occupational advancement
- derLauf run, race; leg of certain animals
- dieAufgabe task, job; duty, responsibility, mission, function, purpose
- dieBundesliga A league in which clubs from the entire country participate.
- dieSpitze cusp; point, tip, peak
- derBall ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games); pass, play
- dasBord shelf (board fixed to the wall); bordure
- dasTier animal (see usage notes below); A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic,…
- derSchuss shot; ammunition
- dasFinale final; finale
- derFang catch, capture; booty, prey
- dieRose rose; The rose as used in heraldry, on a coat of arms
- derService service (e.g. in a restaurant); service
- jagen to hunt (game); to chase, chase after (to follow at speed)
- derKanton canton (state of Switzerland); canton
- derVorteil advantage, plus, benefit, perk (of a job); profit, gain
- dasSchwert sword; blade (of a chainsaw etc.)
- dieFarbe colour; paint
- fair fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate)
- derTermin date (day on which a certain event takes place); deadline (date on or before which…
- derGriff grasp, reach (act of trying to grab); grip (act of holding something after having…
- dasPfund a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram; any of the English (Anglophone) units of…
- dieAufnahme reception; photo
- dasStadion stadium (venue for sporting events); stadion (Ancient Greek unit of length)
- derStürmer forward; striker; attacker; rusher; stormtrooper (soldier who specialises in assault…
- dieTour tour, journey; a trip, particularly when travel takes up a significant portion of the…
- dieVerlängerung prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration);…
- springen to spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump; to vault
- derVerteidiger defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier); back; defender
- dieHalbzeit half (one of two equally long periods of a match); half time (the interval between these…
- dasGewehr rifle, long gun; weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon
- klären to clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to…
- derFavorit favourite (person who enjoys special regard or favor; person who is preferred or trusted…
- dieAngel tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod…
- derStandard standard; set piece
- derHammer hammer, mallet; sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
- derNationalspieler national player (member of a national sports team)
- derSpieltag matchday
- derAufstieg ascent, climb (the act of ascending); promotion (the reaching of a higher league)
- derAusgleich compensation; hotchpot
- derTunnel tunnel; nutmeg (act of playing the ball through an opponent's legs)
- verwandeln to turn, to change, to transform; to convert (a chance into a goal/point)
- derKader squad (body of the players of a team or club); cadre (body of officers forming a new…
- abgeben to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable…
- dasSilber silver (chemical element with the symbol Ag); argent
- diePille pill, tablet; ball
- dieMauer a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete; several players forming a blockade…
- einkommen to earn; to come in (in a ranking)
- dieErhöhung increase, elevation, rise, increment; enhancement
- derEinzug move-in, moving in (the act of moving to a particular dwelling); ceremonial entry,…
- dasHeimspiel home game
- dieNationalmannschaft national sports team
- dieSpielzeit season
- dasMittelfeld midfield; the middle, the mediocre area of a range or spectrum
- eingehen to enter; to go inside; to arrive (of everything that can be received such postal items,…
- dasRad wheel; cartwheel
- derMittelfeldspieler midfielder
- decken to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.); to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to…
- dieKrone crown; crown (the name of various currencies)
- pfeifen to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle); to act as referee
- dieRallye rally
- derTorhüter goalkeeper
- dasGreen green, putting green
- derMatch match
- derAufsteiger climber (student who makes quick progress); promoted team
- derTitelverteidiger title holder, defending champion
- durchgehen to go through; to walk through; to go all the way (to); to reach as far as
- out out of fashion; ball crossing or landing outside of baseline or sideline (Association…
- derSpinner agent noun of spinnen; spinner (someone who makes yarn)
- dieBegegnung encounter, meeting; match
- dieAuflage condition or conditions (for example, as placed on a parolee); edition (a whole set of…
- derSchläger agent noun of schlagen; brawler
- derBundestrainer national / state coach / trainer
- dasAchtelfinale round of 16, last 16, octafinal (the round before the quarterfinal)
- derAbstieg dismounting, the act of getting off something; descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
- derFuchs fox (animal); a clever or cunning person, sly fox
- schmeißen to throw; to fling; to hurl; to drop accidentally
- derTorwart goalkeeper, goal keeper
- derAuslöser trigger (event that initiates others, or incites a response); shutter-release button,…
- dasDerby an eagerly anticipated match between two rivals, especially; a local derby
- derElfmeter penalty kick
- dieAbfahrt departure (of a land or water vehicle); exit, slip road, off-ramp (lane used to leave a…
- derSet place mat, setting; set, combination, collection
- derTransfer transfer (the act of moving money to another country); transfer (the act of moving a…
- derStrafraum penalty area
- dasHinspiel first leg
- dieAnnahme presupposition, assumption, hypothesis; acceptance, the act of accepting
- dieBude booth, stall; kiosk
- dasMetall metal
- derAdler eagle; eagle, as used on a coat of arms
- derInnenverteidiger centre-back
- derBrasilianer person from Brazil, Brazilian; a player with great technique who is good at dribbling etc.
- derLöwe lion; lion, as used on a coat of arms
- derBock buck, ram; the male of certain animals, especially goat, sheep, and roedeer; a stubborn…
- derKorb basket, creel; hoop
- derAbzug trigger (of a gun); hood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes)
- derHelm helmet; helm roof
- derRückschlag setback (sudden or unexpected turn for the worse); return, the act of hitting the ball…
- derKeeper keeper, goalkeeper
- dasEndspiel final (last round of a competition; only used of sports with two sides per match);…
- aufbrechen to break open, through; to be broken through
- dieHürde hurdle; obstacle for athletes
- dieWeltmeisterschaft World Cup, world championship; FIFA World Cup
- dieScheibe flat piece or surface; disc
- derBunker bunker (hardened shelter); bunker (obstacle on a golf course)
- dasRemis draw; in a draw; the result being a draw
- derSenior father, senior, the elder (older of two close male relatives, especially with the same…
- derPokal goblet, chalice; cup, trophy
- auslegen to lay out, display; to interpret, construe (in a certain manner)
- derTabellenführer top of the table, league leader
- dieStartelf starting eleven
- derPfosten post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something);…
- derGreif griffin
- derKasten crate (e.g. for bottles); box, case
- dieAnnäherung approach (act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near); approach (a…
- ausscheiden to secrete; to excrete, to eliminate
- derFotograf photographer
- dasRückspiel second leg; back pass
- derTreiber agent noun of treiben; herder, driver, drover (used only in compound nouns)
- derStab rod, staff, baton; staff (employees)
- dasTestspiel tryout, practice match
- dieAuszeit time-out; time-out, hiatus
- derKlassenerhalt avoidance of relegation, staying up (in the same league or class)
- checken to check (up), to inspect, examine; to grasp, to understand
- rasant having a flat trajectory; rapid, turbulent, tempestuous (at great and possibly…
- derTorjäger goalgetter
- auswirken to work something until finished or ready (e.g., kneading dough a last time after…
- dieNachspielzeit injury time
- auswärts out of town; outside the place in question; away; on the opponent’s turf
- derAufschlag impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects); lapel
- diePiste piste, ski slope; runway
- derKonter counter-attack; repartee; comeback (witty answer)
- dasFoul foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with…
- derAnstand decency, manners; offense, objection
- dieStange pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other…
- derWeltcup world cup
- derOlympiasieger Olympic champion
- derSuper-G Super G
- dieAufstellung installation, deployment, establishment, erection; schedule, list
- schwingen to swing (to move back and forth); to move (somewhere) by swinging
- amtierend incumbent (being the current holder of an office or title)
- stürmen to storm, to be blustery; to rush, to charge (on foot, especially in anger)
- dieGruppenphase group stage
- einschlagen to smash; to gouge
- derGoalie goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender
- derSattel saddle; nut of a string instrument (supporting strings at the head end)
- dieWertung rating, score; assessment, evaluation, grading
- derSchweiß sweat; blood of the game
- derAnpfiff starting whistle
- dasAss ace (a playing card); a person who is extremely good at (at least) one discipline
- derMitspieler teammate, coplayer; fellow actor, costar
- derStoß push, shove, bump; stack, pile
- derSlalom slalom; obstacle course, zigzag
- dieAblöse supersession, overhaul; ellipsis of Ablösesumme or Ablösegeld
- derSchmetterling butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth
- surfen to surf; to surf (the Web)
- derAußenseiter outsider (who is not part of a particular group); loner, outsider (who is socially…
- dasDoping doping
- dasLuder bait; hussy, slut, ho
- derAbwehrspieler back; defender (player; male or of unspecified sex)
- dasRingen (olympic) wrestling; to wrestle
- derSprint sprint (race); sprint (act of sprinting)
- dieLatte batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood); boner, erection
- derKicker soccer player/football player; placekicker
- derStartschuss shot fired from a starting gun, starting a race; starting signal; go-ahead; kick-off
- derHausherr head of the household; host
- abspielen to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay; to pass, to play off
- diePackung pack, package, packet; a poultice, especially one for cosmetic purposes
- einfahren to drive in; to arrive, to pull in
- dasAufgebot contingent, posse, squad (number of people summoned and assembled for some task); squad
- werten to rate; to grade
- dasAuswärtsspiel away game
- Rally rally (a period of sustained increase in the prices of stocks, bonds, or indexes); rally…
- dieVorrunde preliminary round, qualifying round
- derKopfball header
- dieRelegation a play-off between teams from different leagues deciding about promotion and relegation
- dasGegentor goal against
- derDrive drive (self-motivation); vitality, momentum
- aufsteigen to get on, to mount; to advance
- derCrack pro, ace (highly trained or skilled person); successful racehorse
- dasBreak break
- derRun run; A rush or stampede of people, as caused by scarcity.
- pumpen to pump (use a pump, work like a pump); to pant, to breathe intensely due to exertion,…
- fokussieren to focus (cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point; adjust (a lens, an…
- dieSchnecke snail, slug; an attractive woman; chick
- dasHaupt head (body part); head; leader; chief
- dieWeltrangliste world rankings
- derDoppelpack a packet (e.g. of a food item) containing two; two goals scored by the same player in…
- derHooligan hooligan
- dieEuropameisterschaft European championship; Euros
- derMarathon marathon
- dasEigentor own goal
- versenken to sink (to cause to sink, e.g. a ship); to down (to pot a ball)
- derZoom zoom, augmentation of a view as with a camera lens
- derJoker joker (card that substitutes any other card); lifeline (help that a player can use in a…
- derEuropameister European champion
- derWeltrekord World record
- derRiss fissure, crack; rift, split, tear
- derKessel a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron,…
- einsatzbereit ready for action, ready for operation, ready for use; fit for play
- derRiesenslalom giant slalom
- derAbschlag discount, rebate; advance payment
- austricksen to trick (to gain an advantage); to feint
- derPelz fur; fur, animal's pelt
- derAnhieb first time; yank of the fishing rod (to get the hook in the fish's mouth)
- derAbpfiff final whistle
- derDelphin dolphin; Delphinus
- dieStartnummer bib number, starting number (number used to identify a racer, often, but not…
- dasPlay-off playoff, knockout stage
- dasBowling bowling
- derMatchwinner matchwinner
- dasOlympiastadion Olympic stadium
- derVizemeister runner-up, second-place champion
- derSpielplan program; repertoire; match schedule
- abschlagen to cut off, chop off; to refuse, to deny, to reject (a request)
- gespalten per pale
- dasDoppel doubles; duplicate
- derPfennig pfennig; penny
- dieBestmarke record
- dieTorchance goal opportunity
- dieVorentscheidung preliminary decision; preliminary heat, preliminary round
- revanchieren to repay, return the favor; to pay back, avenge oneself (generally playfully or in minor…
- dieLeihe borrowing and lending; an instance of this; loan (arrangement where a player joins…
- verschlagen to drive, to strand; to shlep; to bring (causing difficulty, often to somewhere someone…
- diePole-Position pole position
- derLinksverteidiger left back
- derDegen rapier, smallsword; épée
- derRückzieher backtrack; overhead kick
- dasTriple treble (the winning of three competitions in one year, usually national league and cup…
- derBoxenstopp pit stop
- dieLeichtathletik track and field
- dieSeitenlinie sideline, touchline; collateral line, branch (family descent)
- dieRennbahn racecourse, racetrack; running track
- dieNotbremse emergency brake; a foul against a player who is in the course of scoring a goal,…
- derAnstoß impetus, initiation, trigger; offense
- dasEinzel singles (game between two individuals)
- derPfahl stake, picket, pale; pale
- derPlatzverweis temporary prohibition to be on certain premises; dismissal from the playing field
- dieEndrunde finals (of a tournament); final lap (of a race); final round (e.g. boxing).
- derRechtsverteidiger right back
- dieLilie lily, lilium (flower); fleur-de-lis
- derPuck puck
- abblasen to blow off something (e.g., dust); to blow clear; to call off a hunt
- derEinstand first day, start at a new job or position, debut; a small party with food and drink…
- dieSchnelligkeit speed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast);…
- derSchlagabtausch exchange of blows; fierce exchange, verbal exchange
- derTwist twist (surprising turn or variation); twist
- derAbsteiger agent noun of absteigen (male or of unspecified gender); relegated team
- dasUnterhaus lower house, second chamber (e.g. the UK House of Commons, the US House of…
- derObmann chairman; representative
- derPenalty penalty
- derSchlusspfiff final whistle
- abwerfen to throw down, to let fall, drop (from a height); to throw off (e.g. a yoke, a rider)
- unterlaufen to circumvent, to undermine; to crop up, to be made (of a mistake or error) [with dative…
- dieVorderseite front; face (facing side); obverse
- derAchter eight, number eight (figure); figure of eight
- derFehlstart false start (starting before the signal); failure at launch, start
- distanzieren to distance; to leave behind
- diePromotion granting of a doctorate, Ph.D.; celebration at which a doctorate is granted
- dasSommerspiele summer games; theater festival held in certain towns in the summer
- ablösefrei not requiring a transfer fee for the transfer of a player to another club; not requiring…
- dieAustragung holding, staging
- abwehren to fend off, to repel, to keep away; to refuse, to say no
- derSteuermann helmsman (he who is responsible for steering a ship); coxswain
- derAußenverteidiger fullback
- dieKampfkunst martial art
- derBiker motorcyclist, biker (person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles); cyclist…
- dasWappen coat of arms
- köpfen to behead (kill by cutting off the head); to head (strike the ball with the head)
- verwarnen to caution, admonish, to warn of punishment or other negative consequences; to book, to…
- derLokalmatador local hero
- derSpagat splits (move in dance or gymnastics in which the legs are extended straight out and…
- derSprinter sprinter, one who sprints
- derKampfgeist fighting spirit
- derKreuzer kreuzer (coin); cruiser (warship)
- derHattrick a hat trick; a player’s scoring three goals in one match; as distinct from English…
- absteigen to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the…
- dasCricket cricket
- dieFotografin female photographer
- dieErsatzbank substitutes' bench
- dasHandicap handicap (allowance to offset skill differences; measure of ability); handicap,…
- derVorlauf notice; heat (preliminary stage of a competition)
- aufsitzen to mount (a horse, vehicle); [with dative] to fall for, to be deceived by
- übertreten to join (another faith, party, etc.); to convert to [with zu]; to enter, to pass into (a…
- derEndstand final score, final result
- abräumen to clear away, to clear (by taking away items); to clear (the remaining bowling pins)
- rütteln to shake, to jolt; to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting…
- derTaler taler (former unit of currency)
- dasSommermärchen summer fairy tale; the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany
- derBalg the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one;…
- flöten to play the flute; to speak in a high voice, usually charmingly
- dasSchwergewicht heavyweight
- derKeil a wedge; a pile
- derEuropapokal umbrella term for any tournament competition for clubs at the European level, (for…
- dasFrisbee frisbee; frisbee (flying disk)
- dasShooting photo shoot
- dieRadfahrerin female cyclist
- dasTeilstück part, section; stage, stretch
- dasReck horizontal bar
- derAntritt participation (in a competition); start, beginning
- dasTeamwork teamwork
- gegenüberstehen to face, to stand face-to-face with; to contradict each other (e.g. of viewpoints)
- derVolleyball volleyball (game); volleyball (ball)
- derFotoapparat camera (device for making still pictures)
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