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entschlossen

determined; resolute

entschlüsseln

decrypt; decipher encoded information ; decipher; make sense of

entschuldigen

excuse; apologise

die Entschuldigung

apology; excuse; note excusing an absence

entsorgen

dispose of

entspannend

relaxing

entsperren

unlock; unblock

entsprechend

appropriate; accordingly ; in accordance with

entspringen

spring from; originate ; stem from; arise from

entstammen

come from; be descended from

entstehen

arise; come into being

die Entstehung

formation; origin; emergence

enttäuschen

disappoint

die Enttäuschung

disappointment

die Entwaldung

deforestation

die Entwässerung

drainage ; removal of excess body fluid

entweder ... oder

either ... or

entwerfen

design; draft

entwickeln

develop

die Entwicklung

development

das Entwicklungsland

developing country

die Entwicklungsperspektive

development prospect; opportunity for growth

die Entwicklungsphase

developmental phase; development stage

die Entwicklungspsychologie

developmental psychology

der Entwurf

draft; design

entzaubern

disenchant; strip of its mystique

die Entzauberung der Welt

disenchantment of the world (Weber's term for the growing reliance on rational explanation and calculation rather than magical powers)

entziehen

withdraw; deprive someone of ; evade; avoid

die Entzündung

inflammation

die Epidemie

epidemic

die Epidemiologie

epidemiology

die Epigenetik

epigenetics

der Epilog

epilogue

episch

epic; broadly narrative ; epic; amazing

die epische Distanz

epic distance; narrative detachment (a distance from characters and events that allows readers to reflect and judge)

das epische Theater

epic theater (theater associated with Brecht that uses interruptions and other devices to prompt critical reflection rather than absorption in the plot)

episodisch

episodic; occurring intermittently ; episodic; told in episodes

die Epistemologie

epistemology

die Epoche

era; epoch

das Epochenbewusstsein

awareness of one's historical era

er

he

erachten

consider; deem

das Erachten

opinion; judgment

(sich) erarbeiten

develop through work ; acquire through effort

das Erbe

inheritance; estate ; heritage; legacy

erben

inherit property ; inherit biological characteristics

erbeuten

capture; seize as loot or prey

das Erbrechen

vomiting

erbringen

provide; deliver; furnish proof

die Erbsubstanz

genetic material

der Erdapfel

potato

die Erdbeere

strawberry

die Erdbevölkerung

world population

die Erde

earth; soil

die Erderwärmung

global warming

das Erdgeschoss / das Erdgeschoß

ground floor

das Erdreich

soil; earth

sich erdreisten

have the audacity; dare presumptuously

das Ereignis

event

erfahren

find out; experience