Lektion 3 English to German

e-book (digital book)

das E-Book, -s

e-book reader; e-reader

der E-Book-Reader, -

laptop

der Laptop, -s

radio (device); radio (broadcast)

das Radio, -s

smartphone

das Smartphone, -s

games console; video game console

die Spielekonsole, -n

tablet (computer)

das Tablet, -s

screen; monitor; display

der Bildschirm, -e

keyboard

die Tastatur, -en

mouse (computer); mouse (animal)

die Maus, -¨e

cable; wire; cord

das Kabel, -

loudspeaker; speaker

der Lautsprecher, -

website; webpage

die Webseite, -n

link; hyperlink

der Link, -s

contact (person/connection)

der Kontakt, -e

to stay in touch; keep in contact

in Kontakt bleiben

to be on; be switched on

an sein

to click (on); select (with the mouse)

anklicken

to type; to tap (on a touchscreen)

tippen

to check; look over (colloq.)

checken

to download

downloaden

to download

herunterladen, er lädt herunter, hat heruntergeladen

to upload

hochladen, er lädt hoch, hat hochgeladen

to copy; duplicate

kopieren

to delete; erase; extinguish (fire); wipe (data)

löschen

to email; send by e-mail

mailen

to send; transmit; broadcast

senden

to forward; pass on

weiterleiten

to blog

bloggen

blog post; blog entry

der Blogbeitrag, -¨e

to chat (online)

chatten

to post (online/social media)

posten

to share; divide; split

teilen

to share photos

Fotos teilen

comparison; analogy; benchmark

der Vergleich, -e

light (in weight); easy; mild

leicht

than (in comparisons); as/when (context-dependent)

als

as; like; how

wie

just as; equally; exactly the same (as)

genauso

start-up (company)

das Start-Up, -s

to found; establish; set up

gründen

to found/start a start-up

ein Start-Up gründen

student (gender-inclusive)

der/die Studierende, -n

to develop; design; evolve

entwickeln

to program; to code

programmieren

survey; poll; questionnaire

die Umfrage, -n

to comment (on); annotate

kommentieren

to think; to be of the opinion; to mean (intend)

meinen

to inform; notify; communicate

mitteilen

critical; discerning

kritisch

stupid; silly; lame; annoying (colloq.)

blöd

embarrassing; awkward; cringeworthy

peinlich

private; personal; non-public

privat

that (subordinating conjunction)

dass

action film; action movie

der Actionfilm, -e

fantasy film

der Fantasy-Film, -e

comedy

die Komödie, -n

crime film; detective story; thriller (book/TV)

der Krimi, -s

romance film; romantic movie

der Liebesfilm, -e

thriller

der Thriller, -

film music; (original) score; soundtrack

die Filmmusik (Sg.)

plot; storyline; action

die Handlung, -en

What is the film about?; What’s the movie about?

Worum geht es im Film?

trailer (movie preview)

der Trailer, -

main character; protagonist

die Hauptperson, -en

talent; gift; skilled person

das Talent, -e

humor; sense of humor

der Humor (Sg.)

joke; wit; funny aspect

der Witz, -e

to be set (film/plot); to play (game/instrument/role)

spielen

simply; just; easy; plain

einfach

logical; reasonable

logisch

real; realistic; genuine

real

to try out; test

ausprobieren

to win; gain

gewinnen, er gewinnt, hat gewonnen

to laugh

lachen

to cry; weep

weinen

to whisper

flüstern

stupid; dumb (comparatives included)

dumm, dümmer, am dümmsten

cheerful; merry; happy

fröhlich

near; nearer; nearest/closest

nah, näher, am nächsten

difficult; hard; tricky

schwierig

quiet; silent; still

still

careful; cautious

vorsichtig

grandson

der Enkel, -

granddaughter

die Enkelin, -nen

friendship

die Freundschaft, -en

childhood

die Kindheit (Sg.)

fate; destiny

das Schicksal, -e

worry; concern; care

die Sorge, -n

to die; pass away

sterben, er stirbt, ist gestorben

dead

tot

animal

das Tier, -e