Travel and transport (Unit 2) Flashcards
voyage (n)
a long journey, especially on a ship
It was a long way from London to New York by sea, but the voyage was quite relaxing
journey (n)
an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially over a long distance
We had a long journey ahead of us.
occasion = Anlass, Grund
trip (n)
an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again:
The whole family went on a trip to Tallinn.
travel (n)
das Reisen!
The activity of travelling:
Foreign travelling (Auslandsreisen) never really appealed to him until he retired.
excursion (n)
a short journey that you make for pleasure:
My grandmother often talks about going on excursions to the sea when she was a girl.
Ausflug/Exkursion; favourite excursions: beliebte Ausflüge
view (n)
the things that you can see FROM a particular place:
We had a spectacular view of the mountains from our room.
sight (n)
a person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature:
Windmills are a common sight in this part of the country.
particular feature: bestimmte Eigenschaft/Merkmal
Windmühlen sind ein gängiges Erscheinungsbild…
world (n)
the planet that we live on:
It´s easy these days to communicate with people who live on the other side of the world.
earth (n)
the land on which we live:
They felt they earth shake.
die Erde /der Boden
area (n)
a part of place or building:
Bus services are in rural areas are not very good.
territory (n)
an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army:
Russian troops crossed into Austrian territory in February 1849.
season (n)
one of the four periods in which the year is divided according to the weather:
She likes to paint the changing seasons in the garden.
period (n)
an amount of time:
The dry period ended with hevy rain.
fare (n)
the money that you pay for a journey:
The fare from Vienna to Amstetten has gone up.
What´s the fare? Was kostet die Fahrt, der Fahrpreis?
ticket (n)
a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as travalo on a train, bus, plane, etc.: We´ll send your tickets a week before you fly.
fee (n)
an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organisation: The gallery charges a small entrance fee.
Die Galerie verlangt eine geringe (Eintritts-)Gebühr.
miss (v)
to be too late for something such as a train or bus:
I missed the last train home again.
lose (v)
to no longer have something:
Mike lost his job last year.
lose/lost/lost
take (v)
to move or carry someone or something from one place to another:
What time do you take Elisabeth to school?
bring (v)
to take somone or something WITH you from one place to another:
Bring a coat in case it turns cold.
go (v)
to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now: We´re planning to go to Spain this winter.
book (v)
to arrange to have or use something ara particular time in the future:
Shall I Book a room for you?
keep (v)
to continue to have or own something:
We should keep this car and sell the other one.
arrive (v)
to reach a place:
What time does your plane arrive?
reach (v)
to arrive somewhere:
We hoped to reach the camp before dark.
live (v)
to have your home in a particular place:
Paris is a nice place to live.
stay (v)
to live or remain in a place for a while asa guest or visitor:
How long is he planning to stay with you?
border (n)
the official line that separates two countries or regions:
Thousands of refugees were fleeing across the border.
edge (n)
the part of something taht is furthest from its centre:
Victoria was sitting on the edge of the bed.
Rand/Kante
line (n)
a long thin mark of the surface of something:
Draw a straight line.
lenght (n)
a measurement of how long something is in size:
The boot was 16 feet in length.
distance (n)
the amount of space between two people or things:
They started to walk the short distance to the camp.
guide (v)
to show someone where to go by going WITH them:
He guided them through the forest.
lead (v)
to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them:
The estate agent led us into the kitchen.
native (adj)
living in a particular country or area since birth:
My wife´s a native New Yorker, but I´m from Atlanta.
home (town) (n)
the city or town where you lived as a child:
I live in Washington, but my home town is Denver, Colorado.
