German vocabulary: DIY & crafts
138 German words for diy & crafts, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
gerade
now (at the moment)
kurz
briefly; for a moment
arbeiten
to work
lang
long; lengthy (in space or time)
schwer
heavy, weighty
vor Ort
on site, at the location
die Mutter
mother
leicht
light (not heavy)
fest
firm; compact; hard
das Fest
feast, celebration, festival, party
tragen
to wear (clothing, a uniform, glasses)
der Boden
ground, soil
warten
to wait (for)
die Ausbildung
training, apprenticeship, vocational education, education
das Angebot
offer, proposition
die Tür
door (rigid plane on a hinge)
das Fenster
window
der Plan
plan (way of procedure)
der Vertrag
contract, agreement
der Meister
master
der Betrieb
operation, running (of a machine, device, or process)
bauen
to build, to construct
der Auftrag
assignment, job, mission
die Farbe
colour
die Leitung
line; cable; management
in Betrieb nehmen
to commission, to put into operation
die Leiter
ladder
der Unfall
accident
der Strom
electricity (electric power)
die Wand
wall, partition
das Holz
wood (material)
lösen
to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove
die Rechnung
bill, restaurant bill
der Termin
appointment, engagement (pre-arranged meeting or call between people, typically for work)
das Dach
roof
breit
wide; broad
liefern
to deliver
das Maß
measure
locker
loose
anbieten
to offer, to provide
der Kunde
customer
dicht
thick, tight, dense
Maß nehmen
to take measurements
das Loch
hole; perforation
der Hammer
hammer; mallet
die Spannung
tension
die Decke
ceiling (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity)
der Stahl
steel
unter Spannung stehen
to be live, to carry voltage
schneiden
to cut; to carve; to slice
das Kabel
cable (electronic wire)
messen
to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity)
der Mangel
lack; shortage
der Durchmesser
diameter
die Werkstatt
workshop (room where things are manufactured)
der Maler
painter (artist who paints pictures)
das Handwerk
trade (skilled practice)
die Sicherung
fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
mauern
to build a wall, to lay bricks
aufstellen
to arrange, to set up, to erect
anschließen
to connect, to attach
der Helm
helmet
das Werkzeug
tool
verlegen
embarrassed; to misplace; to lay or install
die Baustelle
construction site; building site
auf der Baustelle
on the building site
die Heizung
heating (a system that raises the temperature of a room or building)
das Rohr
duct, pipe, tube
der Nagel
nail (fingernail, toenail)
das Brett
board; plank
der Beton
concrete
Feierabend machen
to finish work for the day
der Eimer
bucket, pail
die Reparatur
repair, mending
der Schalter
switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
der Balken
beam, crossbeam
einschalten
to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
der Quadratmeter
square metre
der Maurer
bricklayer, mason (craftsperson who builds in stone; male or unspecified sex)
der Draht
wire (thread of metal; conductor)
die Dichtung
poetry
schrauben
to screw (on, in, off)
der Lack
varnish, lacquer, paint (smooth coating applied to wood or metal for protection or colour)
schleifen
to whet, grind (smooth and/or sharpen a surface by abrasion)
der Stecker
plug (electrical plug)
der Putz
plaster, render
bohren
to bore, to drill
senkrecht
vertical, plumb
abbauen
to dismantle, to take down
die Schraube
screw
die Steckdose
socket; power outlet
das Ventil
valve
der Azubi
apprentice, trainee
der Abfluss
drain; plughole (especially in the bathroom, also toilet)
der Tischler
joiner (wooden furniture manufacturer)
der Elektriker
electrician (male or of unspecified gender) (a person who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment)
der Ziegel
brick
die Säge
saw
der Zement
cement
der Bohrer
drill bit
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