=blaugesotten= ~_see_~ blausieden =blauschwarz= ~bluish black~ =blausieden=, sott blau´, blaugesotten ~stew blue; [_in Germany trout are boiled, not fried; they turn blue in cooking_;] cook to a turn~ =bleib’= = bleibe =bleiben=, blieb, ist geblieben ~remain, stay, continue; [_often used with an infin. corresponding to the pres. part. in English; cf._~ stehenbleiben~] stand still, stop; remain standing~ =bleibenlassen=, lä̆ßt blei´ben, ließ blei´ben, bleibenlassen ~leave a thing alone, avoid doing, do nothing of the kind;~ das lasse ich (wohl) bleiben ~I am not fool enough to do that~ =bleich= ~pale, wan~ =blenden= ~blind; dazzle~ der =Blick=, -e ~glance, look; [_pl., also_] sight~ =blicken= ~look (at), (cast a) glance;~ er läßt sich nicht blicken ~he doesn’t show himself (isn’t seen)~ =blieb= ~_see_~ bleiben =blies= ~_see_~ blasen =blinken= ~sparkle, glitter~ =blinkend= ~glittering, glistening~ =blinzeln= ~(give a) wink, blink, throw hasty (stealthy) glances~ der =Blitz=, -e ~(flash of) lightning~ der =Blitzschlāg=, ⸗schläge ~flash of lightning, thunderbolt~ der =Blitzstrahl=, -(e)s, -en ~flash of lightning~ =blond= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] blond, fair-haired~ =blond′gezöpft´= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] with blond (flaxen) braids~ =blōß= ~merely, simply, solely, just~ =blühen= ~bloom, blossom;~ grünen und blühen ~flourish; [_dat._] happen to (be in store for) a person by way of good luck;~ das (nämlich das Glück) könnte mir auch blühen ~fortune might smile upon me, too~ die =Blūme=, -n ~flower~ das =Blūt=, des -(e)s ~blood~ =blūten= ~bleed~ =blūtig= ~bloody, bleeding~ =blūt´rōt´= ~(blood-)red, crimson~ der =Bock=, ̈–e ~high stool~ die =Bockshaut=, ⸗häute ~goatskin~ der =Boden= ~[_pl. also ̈–_] ground, soil;~ sein Grund und Boden ~his land~ der =Bogen= ~[_pl. also ̈–_] bow, violin bow~ der =Bogen= ~sheet (of paper)~ der =Böhme=, -n ~Bohemian~ das =Böhmerland=, des -(e)s ~land of the Bohemians~ die =Bohnenstange=, -n ~bean pole~ =bohren= ~bore, drill~ =böse= ~[_drops the final vowel before the_~ e ~_of an inflectional syllable_] bad, evil; hard, trying [_time_]; contentious~ =bōt= ~_see_~ bieten der =Bote=, -n ~messenger~ =Boucher= ~[bo̅o̅shay´] Alexandre Jean Boucher (1770-1861), a French violinist surnamed “the Alexander of the Violins”~ =brāch= ~_see_~ brechen =brăchte= ~_see_~ bringen ~_or_~ zubringen =brand′geschwärzt´= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] fire-blackened~ =brannte= ~_see_~ brennen =brāten=, brǟt, briet, gebrāten ~roast, fry~ =brauch’= = brauche =brauchen= ~use, make use of, employ; need [_a dependent infin. must be preceded by_~ zu~];~ man braucht eine Stunde, um... zu gehen ~it takes an hour to walk...~ =brausen= ~[~ist gebraust ~_when direction is expressed_] roar; go roaring~ das =Brausen=, des -s ~roaring~ die =Braut=, Bräute ~betrothed (wife), fiancée~ =brāv= ~[~v ~= f; _but before_~ e ~_in inflected forms_ = v] honest, upright, good~