Reiz-

Reiz- captivant, passionnant

Reiz-:

Reiz|aus|lö|ser

m → stimulant; (von krankhaftem Zustand) → irritant

reiz|bar

adj (= empfindlich) → sensitive, touchy (inf); (Med) → irritable, sensitive; (= erregbar) → irritable; leicht Reiz- sein → to be very sensitive/irritable; (= ständig erregbar auch) → to be quick-tempered or hot-tempered; Reiz-e Schwäche (Med) → irritability; (fig) → sensitive spot or point

Reiz|bar|keit

f <->, no pl (= Empfindlichkeit) → sensitiveness, sensitivity, touchiness (inf); (Med) → irritability, sensitivity; (= Erregbarkeit) → irritability

Reiz|be|hand|lung

f (Med) → stimulation therapy

reiz|emp|fäng|lich

adj → responsive; (Physiol) → receptive to stimuli

Reiz|emp|fäng|lich|keit

f → responsiveness; (Physiol) → receptiveness to stimuli

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Reiz-:

Reiz|fi|gur

f → controversial figure; er ist eine politische Reiz- → he is a politically controversial figure

Reiz|gas

nt → irritant gas

Reiz|hus|ten

m → chesty (Brit) → or deep (US) → cough; (nervös) → nervous cough

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Reiz-:

Reiz|kli|ma

nt → bracing climate; (fig) → charged atmosphere

reiz|los

adj → dull, uninspiring; das ist ja Reiz- → that’s no fun

Reiz|lo|sig|keit

f <->, no pl → dullness, uninspiring nature

Reiz|mit|tel

nt (Med) → stimulant

Reiz|schwel|le

f (Physiol) → stimulus or absolute threshold; (Comm) → sales resistance

Reiz|stoff

m → irritant

Reiz|the|ma

nt → controversial issue

Reiz|the|ra|pie

f (Med) → stimulation therapy

Reiz|über|flu|tung

f → overstimulation

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Reiz-:

reiz|voll

adj → charming, delightful; Aufgabe, Beruf → attractive; die Aussicht ist nicht gerade Reiz- → the prospect is not particularly enticing or appealing; es wäre Reiz-, mal dahin zu fahren → it would be lovely to go there some time; es wäre Reiz-, das ganz anders zu machen → it would be interesting to do it quite differently

Reiz|wä|sche

f (inf) → sexy underwear

Reiz|wort

nt pl <-wörter> → emotive word