noun🔗ShareGewürzgurke, EssiggurkeA cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup."A pickle goes well with a hamburger."Eine Gewürzgurke passt gut zu einem Hamburger.foodvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEssiggurke, Gewürzgurke(often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish."My grandmother makes delicious pickles for the family's lunchboxes. "Meine Großmutter macht köstliche Essiggurken für die Lunchboxen der Familie.foodvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLake, SalzlakeThe brine used for preserving food."This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into."Diese Wanne ist mit der Lake gefüllt, in die wir die kleinen Gurken legen werden.foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZwickmühle, KlemmeA difficult situation; peril."The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off."Der Kletterer geriet in eine Zwickmühle, als sich einer der Felsen löste.situationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchelm, SchlingelA mildly mischievous loved one."My little sister is a real pickle; she always gets into trouble at school, but I love her dearly. "Meine kleine Schwester ist ein echter Schelm; sie gerät immer in der Schule in Schwierigkeiten, aber ich liebe sie sehr.familypersoncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZwickmühle, KlemmeA rundown."Jones was caught in a pickle between second and third."Jones steckte zwischen der zweiten und dritten Base in einer Zwickmühle.situationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePickle-SpielA children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown"The boys played pickle in the front yard for an hour."Die Jungen spielten eine Stunde lang Pickle im Vorgarten.gamesportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMethamphetaminpfeifeA pipe for smoking methamphetamine."Load some shards in that pickle."Lade ein paar Kristalle in diese Methamphetaminpfeife.utensildevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeizeA bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale, rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their colour."The metalworker used a pickle to remove rust from the old bicycle parts. "Der Metallarbeiter verwendete eine Beize, um Rost von den alten Fahrradteilen zu entfernen.materialsubstancechemistryprocesstechnicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHandsteuergerätIn an optical landing system, the hand-held controller connected to the lens, or apparatus on which the lights are mounted."The engineer used the pickle to adjust the focus of the landing lights on the helicopter. "Der Ingenieur benutzte das Handsteuergerät, um den Fokus der Landelichter am Hubschrauber einzustellen.technologyelectronicsdevicemilitarynauticalsystemmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEinlegen, konservierenTo preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution."These cucumbers pickle very well."Diese Gurken lassen sich sehr gut einlegen.foodagricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBeizenTo remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid."The crew will pickle the fittings in the morning."Die Mannschaft wird die Beschläge am Morgen beizen.technicalchemistryindustryprocessmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSerialisieren(in the Python programming language) To serialize."I will pickle the student's test data to save it to a file. "Ich werde die Testdaten des Schülers serialisieren, um sie in einer Datei zu speichern.computingtechnologyinternettechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn Salzlake einlegenTo pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment."The teacher, angry with the student's repeated disruptions, ordered the school janitor to pickle him after the detention. "Der Lehrer, verärgert über die wiederholten Störungen des Schülers, befahl dem Schulwart, ihn nach der Nachsitzen in Salzlake einzulegen.policehistorylawinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKorn, KörnchenA kernel; a grain (of salt, sugar, etc.)"The recipe called for a pickle of salt to season the stew. "Das Rezept verlangte nach einem Körnchen Salz, um den Eintopf zu würzen.foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEin bisschen, etwasA small or indefinite quantity or amount (of something); a little, a bit, a few. Usually in partitive construction, frequently without "of"; a single grain or kernel of wheat, barley, oats, sand or dust."My son only ate a pickle of rice for lunch. "Mein Sohn hat zum Mittagessen nur ein bisschen Reis gegessen.amountfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSparsam essenTo eat sparingly."Since money was tight this month, Maria had to pickle at meals, eating only small portions of everything. "Da das Geld diesen Monat knapp war, musste Maria bei den Mahlzeiten sparsam essen und nur kleine Portionen von allem zu sich nehmen.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStehlen, entwendenTo pilfer."The student was accused of pickling small amounts of stationery from the classroom supply cabinet. "Dem Schüler wurde vorgeworfen, kleine Mengen an Schreibwaren aus dem Schrank mit den Klassenvorräten zu stehlen.actionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
