How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

in the PONS Dictionary

I. en·gi·neer [ˌenʤɪˈnɪəʳ, Am -ˈnɪr] N

1. engineer:

Ingenieur(in) m (f) <-s, -e>
engineer (in navy)
[Schiffs]ingenieur(in) m (f)
engineer (on merchant ship)
Maschinist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
engineer (maintains machines)
[Wartungs]ingenieur(in) m (f)
engineer (controls engines)
Techniker(in) m (f) <-s, ->
engineer MIL
mechatronics engineer
Mechatroniker(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. engineer pej (contriver):

engineer of
Arrangeur(in) m (f) <-s, -e> von +dat

3. engineer Am (engine driver):

engineer
Lok[omotiv]führer(in) m (f)

II. en·gi·neer [ˌenʤɪˈnɪəʳ, Am -ˈnɪr] VB trans

1. engineer usu passive (construct precisely):

to engineer sth
to engineer a bridge/street

2. engineer pej (skilfully contrive):

to engineer sth
to engineer a coup
to engineer a meeting
to engineer a plan [or scheme]

civ·il en·gi·ˈneer N

civil engineer
Bauingenieur(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>

elec·tri·cal en·gi·ˈneer N

Elektrotechniker(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

ˈflight en·gi·neer N

flight engineer
Flug[zeug]ingenieur(in) m (f)

ˈheat·ing en·gi·neer N

heating engineer
Heizungsmonteur(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>
heating engineer

ma·rine en·gi·ˈneer N

marine engineer

me·chani·cal en·gi·ˈneer N

mechanical engineer
Maschinenbauer(in) m (f) <-s, ->
mechanical engineer (engineer)
Maschinenbauingenieur(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

ˈmin·ing en·gi·neer N

mining engineer

ˈproj·ect en·gi·neer N ECON

project engineer
Projektingenieur(in) m (f) <-s, -in>

ˈra·dio en·gi·neer N

radio engineer
Rundfunktechniker(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

re·verse-en·giˈneer VB trans

to reverse-engineer sth

site en·gi·ˈneer N

site engineer
Bauingenieur(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>

ˈsoft·ware en·gi·neer N

software engineer
Programmierer(in) m (f) <-s, ->

ˈsound en·gi·neer N

sound engineer
Tontechniker(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
sound engineer
Toningenieur(in) m (f)
Present
Iengineer
youengineer
he/she/itengineers
weengineer
youengineer
theyengineer
Past
Iengineered
youengineered
he/she/itengineered
weengineered
youengineered
theyengineered
Present Perfect
Ihaveengineered
youhaveengineered
he/she/ithasengineered
wehaveengineered
youhaveengineered
theyhaveengineered
Past Perfect
Ihadengineered
youhadengineered
he/she/ithadengineered
wehadengineered
youhadengineered
theyhadengineered