Wasser-

Wasser- aquatique, aqueux

Wạs|ser-:

wa#s|ser|ab|sto|ßend $$?, wạs|ser|ab|wei|send $$?

adj ? Wasser a

Wa#s|ser|an|schluss ?

m → mains water supply; (auf Zeltplatz) → water point

wa#s|ser|arm

adj Gegend, Zeitraum → arid

Wa#s|ser|ar|mut

f → aridity

Wa#s|ser|auf|be|rei|tung

f → treatment of water

Wa#s|ser|auf|be|rei|tungs|an|la|ge

f → (waste) water treatment plant

Wa#s|ser|bad

nt → water bath; (Cook) → double boiler, bain-marie; im Wasser- (Cook) → in a double boiler, in a bain-marie

Wa#s|ser|ball

m

no pl (Spiel) → water polo

(Ball) → beach ball; (fürs Wasserballspiel) → water polo ball

Wa#s|ser|bau

m, no pl → hydraulic engineering

Wa#s|ser|be|darf

m → water requirements pl

Wa#s|ser|be|häl|ter

m → water storage tank; (kleiner) → cistern

wa#s|ser|be|stän|dig

adj → water-resistant

Wa#s|ser|bett

nt → water bed

Wa#s|ser|bla|se

f → (water) blister

Wa#s|ser|bob

m → jet ski; Wasser- fahren → to ride on a jet ski

Wa#s|ser|bom|be

f (Mil) → depth charge; (inf) → water bomb

Wa#s|ser|bruch

m (Med) → hydrocele

Wa#s|ser|burg

f → castle built in water

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Wạs|ser-:

Wa#s|ser|dampf

m → steam

wa#s|ser|dicht

adj (lit, fig) → watertight; Uhr, Stoff etc → waterproof

Wa#s|ser|druck

m → water pressure

wa#s|ser|durch|läs|sig

adj → permeable

Wa#s|ser|ei|mer

m → bucket, pail

Wa#s|ser|ent|här|ter

m → water softener

Wa#s|ser|er|hit|zer

m <-s, -> → water heater

Wa#s|ser|fahr|zeug

nt → watercraft

Wa#s|ser|fall

m → waterfall; wie ein Wasser- reden (inf) → to talk nineteen to the dozen (Brit inf), → to talk a blue streak (US inf)

Wa#s|ser|far|be

f → watercolour (Brit), → watercolor (US)

wa#s|ser|fest

adj → waterproof

Wa#s|ser|floh

m → water flea

Wa#s|ser|flug|zeug

nt → seaplane

Wa#s|ser|frosch

m → aquatic frog

Wa#s|ser|gas

nt → water gas

Wa#s|ser|ge|halt

m → water content

Wa#s|ser|geist

m → water sprite

wa#s|ser|ge|kühlt

adj → water-cooled

Wa#s|ser|glas

nt

(= Trinkglas) → water glass, tumbler ? Sturm a

no pl (Chem) → water glass

Wa#s|ser|glät|te

f → slippery roads pl → due to surface water

Wa#s|ser|gra|ben

m (Sport) → water jump; (um Burg) → moat

Wa#s|ser|gym|nas|tik

f → aqua aerobics, aquarobics sing

Wa#s|ser|hahn

m → water tap (esp Brit), → faucet (US); (= Haupthahn) → stopcock

wa#s|ser|hal|tig

adj (Chem) → aqueous; Wasser- sein → to contain water

Wa#s|ser|här|te

f → hardness of water

Wa#s|ser|haus|halt

m (Biol etc) → water balance

Wa#s|ser|ho|se

f (Met) → waterspout

Wa#s|ser|huhn

nt → coot

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Wạs|ser-:

Wa#s|ser|jung|fer

f (Zool) → dragonfly

Wa#s|ser|jung|frau

f (Myth) → naiad

Wa#s|ser|kan|te

f = Waterkant

Wa#s|ser|kes|sel

m → kettle; (Tech) → boiler

Wa#s|ser|kis|sen

nt (Med) → water cushion

Wa#s|ser|klo|sett

nt → water closet (dated)

Wa#s|ser|knapp|heit

f → water shortage

Wa#s|ser|ko|cher

m → electric kettle

Wa#s|ser|kopf

m → water on the brain no indef art, → hydrocephalus no indef art (spec); (inf) → big head; bürokratischer Wasser- (fig) → top-heavy bureaucracy

Wa#s|ser|kraft

f → water power

Wa#s|ser|kraft|werk

nt → hydroelectric power station

Wa#s|ser|kreis|lauf

m → water cycle

Wa#s|ser|kres|se

f → watercress

Wa#s|ser|küh|lung

f (Aut) → water-cooling; mit Wasser- → water-cooled; Wasser- haben → to be water-cooled

Wa#s|ser|la|che

f → pool of water, puddle (of water)

Wa#s|ser|las|sen

nt <-s>, no pl (Med) → passing water, urination

Wa#s|ser|lauf

m → watercourse

Wa#s|ser|läu|fer

m (Vogel) → shank, sandpiper; (Insekt) → water measurer, water skater; dunkler Wasser- → spotted redshank

Wa#s|ser|lei|che

f → drowned body

Wa#s|ser|lei|tung

f (= Rohr) → water pipe; (= Anlagen) → plumbing no pl; (inf: = Hahn) → tap, faucet (US)

Wa#s|ser|li|lie

f → water lily

Wa#s|ser|li|nie

f (Naut) → water line

Wa#s|ser|loch

nt → water hole

wa#s|ser|lös|lich

adj → water-soluble, soluble in water

Wa#s|ser|man|gel

m → water shortage

Wa#s|ser|mann

m pl <-männer>

(Myth) → water sprite

(Astrol) → Aquarius no art, → Water Carrier; Wasser- sein → to be (an) Aquarius

Wa#s|ser|mas|sen

pl → mass no pl → of water, deluge no pl → of water

Wa#s|ser|me|lo|ne

f → watermelon

Wa#s|ser|mes|ser

m <-s, -> → water meter

Wa#s|ser|müh|le

f → water mill

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Wạs|ser-:

Wa#s|ser|ni|xe

f (Myth) → water nymph

Wa#s|ser|nu|del

f (Sport) → aqua or water or swim noodle

Wa#s|ser|ober|flä|che

f → surface of the water/lake/sea etc

Wa#s|ser|or|gel

f → hydraulic organ

Wa#s|ser|pfei|fe

f → hookah (Brit), → hubble-bubble (Brit), → (water) bong (US)

Wa#s|ser|pfen|nig

m (fig) → water surcharge (to help finance water supply measures)

Wa#s|ser|pflan|ze

f → aquatic plant

Wa#s|ser|pis|to|le

f → water pistol

Wa#s|ser|po|cken

pl (Med) → chickenpox sing

Wa#s|ser|po|li|zei

f = Wasserschutzpolizei

Wa#s|ser|qua|li|tät

f → water quality

Wa#s|ser|rad

nt → water wheel

Wa#s|ser|rat|te

f → water rat, water vole; (inf: Kind) → water baby

Wa#s|ser|recht

nt laws pertaining to water and waterways

wa#s|ser|reich

adj Gebiet → with plenty of water, abounding in water; Fluss → containing a lot of water; Zeitraum → when water is/was plentiful

Wa#s|ser|re|ser|voir

nt → reservoir

Wa#s|ser|rohr

nt → water pipe

Wa#s|ser|rut|sche

f → water slide or chute

Wa#s|ser|säu|le

f → water column

Wa#s|ser|scha|den

m → water damage

Wa#s|ser|schaff

nt <-(e)s, -e> (Aus) → water tub

Wa#s|ser|schei|de

f → watershed

wa#s|ser|scheu

adj → scared of water

Wa#s|ser|scheu

f → fear of water; (Psych) → water phobia

Wa#s|ser|schi

m nt = Wasserski

Wa#s|ser|schild|krö|te

f → turtle

Wa#s|ser|schlan|ge

f

(Zool) → water snake; (Myth) → (sea)serpent

(Astron) → Hydra

Wa#s|ser|schlauch

m

→ (water) hose; (= Behälter) → skin

(Bot) → bladderwort

Wa#s|ser|schloss ?

nt → castle surrounded by water

Wa#s|ser|schutz|ge|biet

nt → water reserve

Wa#s|ser|schutz|po|li|zei

f (auf Flüssen, Wasserwegen) → river police; (im Hafen) → harbour (Brit) → or harbor (US) → police; (auf der See) → coastguard service

Wa#s|ser|ski

m → water-ski

nt → water-skiing

Wa#s|ser|spei|er

m <-s, -> → gargoyle

Wa#s|ser|spen|der

m (= Trinkgerät) → water cooler

Wa#s|ser|spie|gel

m (= Oberfläche) → surface of the water; (= Wasserstand) → water level

Wa#s|ser|sport

m der Wasser- → water sports pl

Wa#s|ser|sport|fahr|zeug

nt → water sport craft

Wa#s|ser|sport|ler(in)

m(f) → water sportsman/-woman

Wa#s|ser|spü|lung

f → flush; Klosett mit Wasser- → flush toilet, water closet (dated)

Wa#s|ser|stand

m → water level; niedriger/hoher Wasser- → low/high water

Wa#s|ser|stands|an|zei|ger

m → water level indicator

Wa#s|ser|stands|mel|dun|gen

pl → water level or (für Gezeiten) → tide report

Wa#s|ser|stel|le

f → watering place or hole

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Wạs|ser-:

Wa#s|ser|strahl

m → jet of water

Wa#s|ser|stra|ße

f → waterway

Wa#s|ser|sucht

f → dropsy

wa#s|ser|süch|tig

adj → suffering from dropsy, dropsical

Wa#s|ser|tank

m → water tank; (für WC) → cistern

Wa#s|ser|tier

nt → aquatic animal

Wa#s|ser|träger(in)

m(f) → water carrier

Wa#s|ser|tre|ten

nt <-s>, no pl (Sport) → treading water; (Med) → paddling (in cold water as therapy)

Wa#s|ser|trop|fen

m → water drop, drop of water

Wa#s|ser|turm

m → water tower

Wa#s|ser|uhr

f (= Wasserzähler) → water meter; (Hist) → water clock

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Wạs|ser-:

Wa#s|ser|ver|brauch

m → water consumption no def art

Wa#s|ser|ver|sor|gung

f → water supply; Maßnahmen zur Wasser- → measures to ensure the supply of water

Wa#s|ser|ver|un|rei|ni|gung

f → water pollution

Wa#s|ser|vo|gel

m → waterfowl

Wa#s|ser|waa|ge

f → spirit level (Brit), → water level gauge (US)

Wa#s|ser|wacht

f → water rescue service

Wa#s|ser|weg

m → waterway; auf dem Wasser- → by water or (Meer) → sea

Wa#s|ser|wel|le

f → water wave

Wa#s|ser|wer|fer

m → water cannon

Wa#s|ser|werk

nt → waterworks sing or pl

Wa#s|ser|wirt|schaft

f → water supply (and distribution)

Wa#s|ser|zäh|ler

m → water meter

Wa#s|ser|zei|chen

nt → watermark

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Wasser- und Schiffahrtsamt	→	Waterways and Shipping Office
Wasser- und Schiffahrtsdirektion	→	regional Waterways and Shipping Directorate
Wasser- und Schiffahrtsverwaltung /WSV/	→	Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration

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Beförderung gefährlicher Güter mit Eisenbahn-, Straßen-, Wasser- und Luftfahrzeugen	→	carriage of dangerous goods by rail, road, water, and air
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes <WSV>	→	Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung <WSV>	→	Water and Navigation Administration