Tricky translations 2 Flashcards
Bedeutungen von fuel (Sprit, Benzin) (5)
1) substance that can be burned to produce energy: Brennstoff, Treibstoff
2) In connection with vehicles as Kraftstoff, Sprit
3) As a verb to express that anything is powerd with (fulled with) (ex. gas): betrieben mit
4) to express that something is increasing like schüren, anheizen (the climate change is fulled by burning coal)
5) As an idiom “add fuel to the fire” - couterpart Öl ins Feuer gießen
aufladen
charge
einladen
load
Explain: “green premium”
extra amount of money which has to be paid for more environmentally friendly products
Erkläre umweltbewusst werden
to go green: getting more sustainable and environmentally friendly
Erkläre das Ende von etwas einläuten
to call time on sth.: when something comes to end: “I call the time on using coal to produce energy”
Erkläre ein Vermögen kosten
to cost an arm and a leg: means that something is extremely expensive
Erkläre rapider Klimawandel
runaway climate change: Mean the very fast deteriorating climate change
Erkläre Nettonull/Klimaneutralität erreichen
reach net zero: means reaching the point where our behavior doesn´t harm the environment and live carbon neutral
Erkläre jemanden auf Kurs bringen
to put something on track: when you want to get someone to do somethin maybe in a certain way
CO2
carbon dioxid (carbon)
CO2-Emissionen
carbon emissions
Klimaneutralität
carbon neutrality
CO2 Kompensation
carbon offset
CO2 Speicherung
carbon storage
CO2 Emisionen eindämmen
to curb carbon emissions
CO2 ausstoßen
to emit CO2
Usage of “by”
- to give a time limit for something to happen
- has to be completed before ot at that time at the latest
- bis spätestens
- also to specify an amount of difference between values (by half, by third)
Usage of “until”
- state that some action or state will continue up to some point in time
- can be translated with bis zu einem Zeitpunkt
Use of Gesund in English
1) When it refers to a person´s health it´s translated as healthy/fit/good in shape.
“I feel healthy/good in shape.”
2) When you want to refer to a company you use healthy/viable/financially sound
“The company financially sound.”
3) When you want so say someone is healthy you can also say top fit/well or more humorous alive and kicking/alive and well
“We are alive and well and enjoy the weather.”
4) As a closing remark you can say Take care or Stay safe
“It was great to see you. Stay safe!”
ärztliches Rezept
prescription
Quittung, Beleg
receipt
Rezept (kochen, backen)
recipe
Explain “infodemic”
An overabundance of information during a pandemic
