| Subject | German | English |
| tech. | blank geglüht | bright-annealed |
| gen. | blank gewetzt | worn shiny |
| tech. | blank gezogen | bright-drawn |
| met. | blank gezogener Stahl | bright-drawn steel |
| gen. | blank poliert | brightly polished |
| gen. | blank putzen | furbish |
| construct. | blank reiben | scour |
| met. | blank reiben | to scour |
| met. | blank reiben | polish |
| construct. | blank reiben | give a final polish |
| gen. | blank reiben | furbish |
| gen. | blank sein | to be strapped (for cash) |
| mech.eng. | blank werden | dulling |
| mech.eng. | blank werden | blunting |
| gen. | blank ziehen z.B. Säbel | unsheathe |
| met. | blanke Folie | plain silver foil |
| construct. | blanke Holzwerkstoffe | unfaced wood-based panels |
| microel. | blanke Kupferanschlußbrücke | bare copper beam |
| tech. | blanke Leitung | bare conductor |
| construct. | blanke Mutter | finished nut |
| transp. | blanke Oberfläche | unclad surface |
| tech. | blanke Oberfläche | bright surface |
| construct. | blanke Scheibe | finished washer |
| tech. | blanke Scheibe | bright washer |
| mech.eng. | blanke Schraube | machine screw |
| construct. | blanke Schraube | finished bolt |
| construct. | blanke Schutzleitung | bare protected conductor |
| met. | blanke Schweisselektrode | bare electrode |
| met. | blanke Stelle | skipping |
| met. | blanke Stelle | starvation |
| industr., construct., met. | blanke Stelle | window |
| met. | blanke Stelle | holiday 2) bare spot |
| industr., construct., met. | blanke Stelle | bright patch |
| weap. | "blanke Waffe" | "cold steel" |
| tech. | blanke Waffe | unsheathed weapon |
| tech. | blanke Waffe | cold steel |
| fin., polit., tech. | blanke Waffen | pointed and edged weapons |
| fin., polit., tech. | blanke Waffen | thrusting and cutting weapons |
| fin., polit., tech. | blanke Waffen | bladed weapons |
| mater.sc. | blanker Ballon | glass balloon |
| mater.sc. | blanker Ballon | winchester |
| mater.sc. | blanker Ballon | demijohn |
| mater.sc. | blanker Ballon | carboy |
| forestr. | blanker Boden | bare ground |
| met. | blanker Draht | un-annealed wire |
| tech. | blanker Draht | bare conductor |
| tech. | blanker Draht | naked wire |
| commun. | blanker Draht | bare wire |
| tech. | blanker Draht | bright wire |
| tech. | blanker Draht | bar conductor |
| tech. | blanker Kupferdraht | blank copper wire |
| el. | blanker Leiter | bare conductor |
| el. | blanker Leiter | plain conductor |
| tech. | blanker Leiter | bar conductor |
| construct. | blanker Leitungsdraht | bare wire |
| construct. | blanker Leitungsdraht | uninsulated wire |
| construct. | blanker Leitungsdraht | bare conductor |
| gen. | blanker Metallrumpf | bare-metal fuselage (Flugzeug) |
| construct. | blanker Schutzleiter | bare protected conductor |
| coal. | blanker Stahl | bright steel |
| coal. | blanker Stahl | ungalvanized steel |
| met. | blanker Stahl 2. Blankstahl | bright steels |
| el. | blanker Stift | bare pin |
| gen. | blanker Unsinn | sheer nonsense |
| fig. | blanker Wahnsinn | utter madness |
| mech.eng. | blankes Drahtseil | ungalvanized wire rope |
| el. | blankes Kabel | uncovered cable |
| el. | blankes Kabel | bare wire |
| el. | blankes Kabel | naked cable |
| el. | blankes Kabel | bare cable |
| tech. | Elektrode/ blanke | bare electrode |
| gen. | etw. blank reiben | rub until it shines |
| gen. | "fill-in-the-blank" | fill-in-the-blank |
| met. | Metall durch Sandstrahlen blank machen | to make metal bright through sand-blasting |
| tech. | unbeschichteter Blank-film | uncoated film base |