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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| agri-food n | (industry: agriculture) | Landwirtschaft Nf |
| | | Landwirtschaftssektor Nm |
| agri-food n as adj | (related to agriculture) | landwirtschaftlich Adj |
| | | Landwirtschafts- Präf |
| baby food | (mashed food) | Babynahrung Nf |
| | | Säuglingsnahrung Nf |
| bird food n | (seed for birds to eat) | Vogelfutter Nn |
| | Teresa filled the bird feeder with bird food and hung it from a tree. |
| canned food n | (processed food in tins) | Konserve Nf |
| | (informell) | Dosenessen Nn |
| | Please place plenty of bottled water and canned food in the cellar. |
| cat food n | (food intended for cats) | Katzenfutter Nn |
| | The tinned cat food is more expensive but the cats prefer it. |
| | Some cats prefer dry cat food while others prefer wet cat food from a can. |
| Chinese food n | esp US (Asian meal) | Chinesisch Nn |
| | | chinesisches Essen Adj + Nn |
| | (gehoben) | chinesische Kost Adj + Nf |
| comfort food n | (food that makes you feel better) (ugs) | Futter für die Seele Rdw |
| | | Nervennahrung Nf |
| | There's nothing like comfort food after a stressful day at work. |
| complimentary food and drink n | (free refreshments) | kostenlose Speisen und Getränke Rdw |
| convenience food n | (food: pre-packaged) | Fertiggerichte Npl |
| | | Fertigprodukte Npl |
| | | Fertignahrung Nf |
| | He was a typical student in that he would always eat convenience food instead of cooking. |
| craving n | (desire for specific food) | Verlangen Nn |
| | | Begierde Nf |
| | (altmodisch) | Gelüste Nn |
| | When I was pregnant, I had a craving for watermelon. |
| | Als ich schwanger war, hatte ich Verlangen nach Wassermelone. |
| dog food n | (processed food product for dogs) | Hundefutter Nn |
| | I'm going to try a different brand of dog food to see if he'll eat that. |
| fast food n | (junk food) (Anglizismus) | Fast Food Nn |
| | | Schnellimbiss Nm |
| | (abschätzig, Anglizismus) | Junkfood Nn |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen may be used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | We eat fast food occasionally when we don't have time to cook. |
| | Manchmal, wenn wir keine Zeit zum Kochen haben, essen wir Fast Food. |
fast food,
fast-food n as adj | (relating to fast food) | Fastfood- Präf |
| | Many fast-food items contain unhealthy amounts of sugar and fat. |
| | Viele Fastfoodprodukte enthalten ungesunde Mengen an Zucker und Fett. |
fast-food restaurant,
fast food restaurant n | (restaurant: rapid service) | Imbiss Nm |
| | | Schnellimbiss Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Fast-Food-Restaurant Nn |
| | Fast-food restaurants tend to serve unhealthy food. |
| fatty food n | (food: high in fat) | fetthaltiges Essen Adj + Nn |
| | | fetthaltige Nahrungsmittel Adj + Npl |
| | Fatty food is not healthy. |
| FDA n | US, initialism (Food and Drug Administration) | FDA Abk |
| | | amerikanische Behörde für Lebens- und Arzneimittel Rdw |
| finger food n | (food you can pick up and eat) (Anglizismus) | Fingerfood Nn |
| | I'm going to provide finger food at the party to save washing up. |
| | Auf meiner Party wird es Fingerfood geben, damit nicht gespült werden muss. |
| food and drink n | (food industry, sector) | Lebensmittelindustrie Nf |
| | | Nahrungsmittelindustrie Nf |
| | Food and drink is big business in the United States. |
| | Die Lebensmittelindustrie ist in den USA eine große Branche. |
| food and drink npl | (refreshments) | Speisen und Getränke Npl |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Essen und Trinken Npl |
| | (Essen) | Snacks Npl |
| | (Getränke) | Erfrischungen Npl |
| | There will be food and drink at the reception following the concert. |
| | Nach dem Konzert wird es am Empfang Speisen und Getränke geben. |
| food bank n | (food-donating organization) | Tafel Nf |
| | The food bank is requesting donations of tinned soup. |
| food chain n | (hierarchy of organisms) (Biol) | Nahrungskette Nf |
| | Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
food coloring (US),
food colouring (UK) n | (edible dye) | Lebensmittelfarbe Nf |
| | Cookies often get their colours from food colouring. |
| | Beet juice is a natural red food coloring. |
| food court n | (dining area in shopping mall) | Schlemmerbereich Nm |
| | (formell) | Gastronomiebereich Nm |
| | At the food court, you can choose between Italian, Japanese and Thai dishes. |
| food critic n | (restaurant reviewer) | Restaurantkritiker Nm |
| | | Gastrokritiker Nm |
| | | Restaurantkritikerin, Gastrokritikerin Nf |
| food drive n | (charity event) | Lebensmittelspende Nf |
| | The church is holding a food drive this weekend to help needy families. |
| food for thought n | figurative ([sth] worth thinking about) | Stoff zum Nachdenken Rdw |
| | | Denkanstoß Nm |
| | | Anregung Nf |
| | Yes, your ideas have certainly given me food for thought! |
| | Ja, deine Ideen haben mir Stoff zum Nachdenken gegeben. |
| food group n | (nutritional category) | Lebensmittelgruppe Nf |
| | The ideal meal includes all of the food groups. |
| food miles npl | (distance food travels before eaten) | Lebensmittelmeilen Npl |
food mill,
vegetable mill n | (cooking utensil) (ugs) | Flotte Lotte Nf |
| | | Gemüsemühle Nf |
| | | Passiergerät Nn |
| food poisoning n | (illness from contaminated food) | Lebensmittelvergiftung Nf |
| | | Nahrungsmittelvergiftung Nf |
| | (Medizin) | Botulismus Nm |
| | By the look of that cafe, we'll all have food poisoning by the end of the night. |
| | She wondered if the vomiting was from food poisioning or from the flu. |
| | Wenn ich dieses Kaffeehaus sehe, dann werden wir heute Abend alle Lebensmittelvergiftung haben. |
| | Sie fragte sich, ob ihr Erbrechen von einer Nahrungsmittelvergiftung oder einer Grippe ausgelöst wurde. |
| food processing n | (creation of food products) | Lebensmittelherstellung Nf |
| | | Lebensmittelverarbeitung Nf |
| food processor n | (kitchen appliance: mixer) | Küchenmaschine Nf |
| | Using a food processor, blend the flour and butter. |
| | Food processors are great for making baby food. |
| | Mische das Mehl und die Butter mit einer Küchenmaschine. // Küchenmaschinen sind praktisch für die Herstellung von Babynahrung. |
| food pyramid n | (nutrition) | Ernährungspyramide Nf |
| | | Lebensmittelpyramide Nf |
| food pyramid n | (ecology) | Nahrungspyramide Nf |
| food safety n | (hygienic food handling) | Lebensmittelsicherheit Nf |
| food service | (provision of meals) | Gastronomie Nf |
| | | Lebensmittelversorgung Nf |
| | | Nahrungsmittelservice Nm |
| food stamp n | usually plural (welfare coupon for free food) | Essensmarke Nf |
| | (formell) | Lebensmittelmarke Nf |
| | Low-income families are eligible for food stamps. |
| food supply n | (provisions or stores of food) | Vorräte Npl |
| | | Lebensmittelvorräte Npl |
| | After ten days lost in the wilderness, our food supplies were running low. |
| food waste n | (discarded uneaten food) | Lebensmittelabfälle Npl |
| | | Verschwendung von Lebensmitteln Rdw |
| | | Speisereste, Essensreste Npl |
| | Scottish households throw away 630,000 tonnes of food waste every year. |
| food web n | (ecology) | Nahrungsnetz Nn |
| | A number of food chains make up this food web. |
food-borne,
foodborne adj | (transmitted by contaminated food) | durch Lebensmittel übertragen Rdw |
| | | lebensmittelbedingt Adj |
| fresh food n | (unprocessed food produce) | frische Kost Adj + Nf |
| | | frische Lebensmittel Adj + Npl |
| fried food n | (food pan-cooked in butter or oil) | Frittiertes Npl |
| | | frittierte Lebensmittel Adj + Npl |
| | To lose weight, avoid eating fried food. |
| frozen food n | usually plural (food product stored in a freezer) | Gefrorenes Npl |
| | | gefrorene Lebensmittel Adj + Npl |
| | Frozen foods don't last forever; they should be used within a certain period of time. |
| good food n | (healthy or top-quality food) | gutes Essen Adj + Nn |
| | | gesundes Essen Adj + Nn |
| | Athletes eat only good food. |
| health food n | (highly nutritious food) | gesundes Essen Adj + Nn |
| | | gesunde Nahrungsmittel, gesunde Lebensmittel Adj + Npl |
| | (formell, selten) | Reformkost Nf |
| | Health food is a commercialized term for healthful food. |
| | My mother avoids salty snacks; she only eats health food. |
| health food store n | (shop selling organic and whole foods) | Reformhaus Nn |
| | (informell) | Bioladen Nm |
| | You can buy tofu in the health food store. |
| healthy food n | (food with nutritional value) | gesunde Ernährung Nf |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Gesundes Nn |
| | | sich gesund ernähren Vr |
| | I have been trying to eat more healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, and cut down on sweets. |
| | "ⓘDieser Satz ist keine Übersetzung des englischen Satzes." Eine gesunde Ernährung ist für die eigene Gesundheit immer gut. |
| | Ich habe versucht, mehr Gesundes, wie Früchte und Gemüse zu essen und die Süßigkeiten zu reduzieren. |
| junk food n | (food that is unhealthy) (Anglizismus) | Junkfood Nn |
| | (umgangssprachlich, missbilligend) | Fraß Nm |
| | People who eat too much junk food suffer from many serious health problems. |
| | Leute, die zu viel Junkfood essen, leiden unter vielen schlimmen Gesundheitsproblemen. |
nonfood,
UK: non-food n | ([sth] not edible) (Anglizismus) | Nonfood Nn |
| | | kein Essen Pron + Nn |
nonfood,
UK: non-food adj | (relating to what is not edible) (Anglizismus) | Nonfood- Präf |
| | | nicht essbar Adv + Adj |
nutraceutical,
functional food n | (food with added nutrients) | Nutrazeutikum Nn |
| organic food n | (food produced by natural methods) | Bionahrung Nf |
| | | Biolebensmittel Npl |
| | Jeremy decided to start eating only organic food. |
| pet food n | (feed for domestic animals) | Tierfutter Nn |
| | | Tiernahrung Nf |
| | Susan has three dogs and five cats, so she spends a lot of money on pet food. |
| prepare food vtr + n | (make [sth] to eat) | Essen zubereiten Nn + Vt, sepa |
| | | kochen Vi |
| | Why don't you take out the garbage while I prepare the food. |
| processed food n | (edible items in tins or packaging) | verarbeitete Lebensmittel V Part Perf + Npl |
| | Susie doesn't like the taste of processed food; she prefers to buy fresh food from the market. |
| soul food n | informal (Southern American cooking) (Anglizismus) | Soul Food Rdw |
| | Black-eyed peas and cornbread are soul food staples. |
| street food n | (food sold by outdoor vendors) (Anglizismus) | Streetfood Nn |
| | The markets of Hong Kong offer a dizzying range of street food. |
| vegetarian food n | (food: contains no meat) | vegetarisches Essen Nn |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Essen ohne Fleisch Rdw |
| | | fleischloses Essen Nn |