 | English  | German |  |
 | bustling {adj} [activity] | 523 emsig [geschäftig] |  |
 | frenetic {adj} [activity, pace, period] | 328 hektisch |  |
 | manic {adj} [activity, excitement] | 40 fieberhaft |  |
 | biol. spontaneous {adj} [of movement or activity] | 22 instinktiv |  |
 | advisory {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, centre, fee, teacher] | 17 Beratungs- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Zentrum, Gebühr, Lehrer] |  |
 | constr. RealEst. housing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, policy, project] | 6 Wohnbau- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Politik, Projekt] |  |
 | busy {adj} [full of activity] | ziemlich hektisch [Zeit] |  |
 | muscular {adj} [e.g. activity, atrophy, mass, pain, strength] | Muskel- [z. B. Aktivität, Atrophie, Masse, Schmerz, Kraft] |  |
 | sexless {adj} [without sexual activity] | ohne Sex [nachgestellt] |  |
 | educ. teaching {adj} [attr.] [e.g. activity, collection, content, material] | Lehr- [z. B. Tätigkeit, Sammlung, Inhalt, Material] |  |
| Verbs |
 | to stop [remain standing, end activity] | 130 stoppen [stehen bleiben, aufhören] |  |
 | to slake [activity, enthusiasm] | 116 dämpfen |  |
 | to supervise sth. [an activity of some person or organization] | 90 etw. begleiten [fig.] [kritisch überwachen] |  |
 | [to announce the start of an activity by a bugle signal] | etw.Akk. anblasen [bes. die Jagd] |  |
 | to exercise [engage in physical activity] | sichDat. Bewegung verschaffen [um sich fit zu halten] |  |
 | to romp [coll.] [engage in sexual activity, esp. illicitly] | es (miteinander) treiben [ugs.] [mit jdm. geschlechtlich verkehren] |  |
 | to springboard sth. [launch activity or enterprise] | etw.Akk. starten |  |
| Nouns |
 | fuss [nervous activity or agitation] | 895 Wirbel {m} [großes Aufsehen, Aufregung] |  |
 | paraphernalia {pl} [sometimes treated as sg.] [equipment used in or necessary for a particular activity] | 701 Zubehör {n} [seltener auch {m}] |  |
 | romp [playful activity] | 80 Toben {n} |  |
 | agency [operation, activity] | 77 Tätigkeit {f} |  |
 | frivolity [unimportant thing, activity] | 57 Nichtigkeit {f} [geh.] |  |
 | disruption [interference in some activity] | 56 Behinderung {f} [Störung, Unterbrechung] |  |
 | hive [fig.] [a place swarming with activity] | 47 Bienenhaus {n} [fig.] [ein Ort großer Aktivität] |  |
 | line [field of activity] | 38 Branche {f} |  |
 | sphere [field of activity, social world] | 36 Lebensbereich {m} |  |
 | blind [activity or organization covering up sth. criminal] | 32 Vorwand {m} [Fassade, Front für kriminelle Aktivität] |  |
 | administration [process, activity] | 30 Verwaltungsarbeit {f} |  |
 | front [as in: as a front for ...] [cover for illicit activity] | 30 Tarnung {f} [wie in: als Tarnung für ...] [Verschleierung einer rechtswidrigen Aktivität] |  |
 | acad. educ. discipline [area of study or professional activity] | 29 Fachrichtung {f} |  |
 | act [activity] | 23 Betätigung {f} |  |
 | educ. parenting [as economic activity] | 23 Erziehungsleistung {f} |  |
 | econ. economy [economic activity] | 19 Wirtschaften {n} |  |
 | panhandling [Am.] [regular activity] | 19 Bettelei {f} |  |
 | busyness [lively activity] | 18 Umtrieb {m} [regional] [heftige Aktivität] |  |
 | basketry [activity of making baskets] | 17 Korbflechten {n} |  |
 | busyness [lively but often meaningless activity] | 16 Geschäftigkeit {f} |  |
 | domain [place of main, often life-long activity] | 15 Wirkungsstätte {f} |  |
 | zool. burrowing [digging activity of animals] | 13 Graben {n} [Grab- und Wühltätigkeit von Tieren] |  |
 | psych. relig. counseling [Am.] [system, activity] | 12 Beratungswesen {n} |  |
 | threesome [sexual activity] | 9 Triole {f} [Sexualpraktik] |  |
 | sports arena [a place or scene of activity] | 8 Austragungsort {m} |  |
 | frot [sl.] [short for: frottage] [sexual activity] | 8 Frottage {f} [Sexualtechnik] |  |
 | research [as an activity] | 7 Forschungsbetrieb {m} |  |
 | comm. [business having short periods of peak activity, generally season- or time-of-day-related] | 6 Stoßgeschäft {n} |  |
 | [bizarre, incomprehensible speech or activity] | Kribskrabs {m} {n} [nordd.] [wunderliches, unverständliches Reden od. Tun] |  |
 | travel Unverified [holiday activity programme for a common interest group] [Br.] | Freizeit {f} [mit Programm] |  |
 | hist. relig. spec. [K. von Miltitz's activity in the dispute between Luther and Rome] | Miltitziade {f} |  |
 | travel Unverified [vacation activity program for a common interest group] [Am.] | Freizeit {f} [mit Programm] |  |
 | busyness [lively activity] | Drasch {m} [regional] [Geschäftigkeit, heftige Aktivität] |  |
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