German vocabulary: Engineering & technology
125 German words for engineering & technology, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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genau
A2
exact
vor Ort
A1
on site, at the location
die Mutter
A1
mother
die Entwicklung
B1
development
der Fehler
A2
fault, error, mistake
warten
A1
to wait (for)
das Projekt
A2
project
die Kraft
B1
power, force, strength
der Druck
B1
pressure
die Leistung
B1
performance, accomplishment, achievement
die Technik
B1
technology
der Betrieb
B1
operation, running (of a machine, device, or process)
in Betrieb
A1
in operation, running
der Auftrag
B1
assignment, job, mission
die Anlage
B1
plant, facility, installation
der Strom
B1
electricity (electric power)
das Lager
B1
warehouse, storage; stock
außer Betrieb
B1
out of order (not functioning properly)
die Prüfung
A1
an official test or examination on a subject
entwickeln
B1
to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)
die Brücke
A2
bridge
der Widerstand
B1
resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)
die Maschine
A1
machine
liefern
A2
to supply, provide
drehen
B1
to turn
das Maß
A2
measure (standard against which something can be judged)
der Motor
A2
engine (mechanical device)
der Entwurf
B2
draft
die Oberfläche
B2
surface
die Spannung
B1
tension
der Stahl
B1
steel
technisch
B1
technical
der Träger
B1
bearer, carrier, wearer
verbinden
B1
to join, to combine, to connect, to interlink
das Kabel
B1
cable (electronic wire)
messen
B1
to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity)
die Welle
A1
wave (of water)
der Mangel
B1
lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all)
zeichnen
A1
to draw, to sketch
die Werkstatt
A2
workshop (room where things are manufactured)
die Belastung
B1
load, weight, pressure, strain
die Störung
B1
disturbance, disruption, nuisance, bother
stabil
A2
stable
die Schicht
A1
layer, stratum, seam
die Konstruktion
B2
construction
die Toleranz
B1
tolerance
die Norm
B2
standard
die Sicherung
A2
fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
die Frist
B1
term, period (time limit), deadline
umsetzen
A2
to implement, to realize
anschließen
B1
to connect, to attach
der Ingenieur
B1
engineer
das Werkzeug
B1
tool
herstellen
B1
to produce, manufacture
die Baustelle
A2
building site, construction site
auf der Baustelle
A2
on the building site
die Messung
B2
measurement, mensuration
die Zeichnung
B1
drawing
das Rohr
B2
duct, pipe, tube
der Antrieb
C1
motive, incentive, motivation, drive
der Maßstab
B2
scale (of a drawing)
abstimmen
B1
to vote
der Beton
A2
concrete
der Ausfall
B2
failure, loss, breakdown
die Feder
B1
feather
präzise
B2
precise
das Fundament
B2
foundation
einschalten
B1
to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
der Kunststoff
B1
plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
fertigen
B1
to manufacture, to make
die Dichtung
B2
poetry
schrauben
B1
to screw
die Vorschrift
B1
regulation, rule
nach Vorschrift
A2
according to the regulations, by the book
das Getriebe
B2
gear, gears, transmission
die Abnahme
B1
decrease, reduction
das Blech
A2
sheet (of metal), sheet metal
bohren
A2
to bore, to drill
beständig
C2
constant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring
die Schraube
B1
screw
der Sensor
B1
sensor
die Anforderung
B1
requirement, demand
das Ventil
C1
valve
der Kran
A1
crane (a lifting device)
das Drehmoment
B2
torque
zerlegen
C1
to take apart, to disassemble
auslegen
B2
to interpret, construe (in a certain manner)
das Bauteil
A2
component, part, unit, element
freigeben
C2
to release, to approve, to share
der Lieferant
A2
supplier, provider, deliverer
robust
B2
robust, rugged
der Verschleiß
B1
wear
die Festigkeit
B1
strength (of a material)
die Bohrung
B1
bore, drilled hole
auswerten
B1
to evaluate, to analyse (data)
die Reibung
C1
friction
der Arbeitsschutz
B1
occupational safety
der Werkstoff
C2
material (engineering)
schweißen
B1
to weld
die Legierung
B2
alloy
der Bauingenieur
B1
civil engineer
das Gewinde
B2
thread (of a screw)
die Schwingung
B2
vibration, oscillation
belastbar
B1
able to take a load, resilient
der Bauplan
B1
building plan
das Zahnrad
C1
gear wheel
löten
B1
to solder
nachrüsten
B2
to retrofit
das Ersatzteil
B1
spare part, replacement part
der Stromkreis
B2
electric circuit
fräsen
B2
to mill (machining)
betriebsbereit
B2
ready for operation
die Baugruppe
B1
assembly, sub-assembly
die Erdung
B2
earthing, grounding
die Schutzbrille
B1
safety goggles
der Schaltplan
B1
circuit diagram
das Pflichtenheft
B1
functional specification (supplier side)
die Schweißnaht
B2
weld seam
das Lastenheft
B2
requirements specification (customer side)
wartungsfrei
C1
maintenance-free
rostfrei
C2
stainless, rust-free
serienreif
B2
ready for series production
der Messschieber
B2
vernier caliper
sicherheitsrelevant
B2
safety-relevant, safety-critical
maßgenau
B1
dimensionally accurate, made to size