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| bank card n | (credit, debit card) | Bankkarte Nf |
| birthday card n | (card given on [sb]'s birthday) | Geburtstagskarte Nf |
| Glückwunschkarte Nf |
| My father sent me a birthday card with 100 dollars in it! |
| Mein Vater hat mir eine Geburtskarte mit 100 Dollar geschickt! |
boarding pass,
boarding card n | (passenger ticket) (ugs) | Ticket, Flugticket Nn |
| Bordkarte Nf |
| All passengers must present their boarding passes before entering the airplane. |
| Alle Passagiere müssen ihr Ticket (or: Flugticket) vor dem Einsteigen in das Flugzeug vorzeigen. |
| business card n | (businessperson's calling card) | Visitenkarte Nf |
| I ordered my business cards from a well-known company that delivers promptly. |
| Ich habe meine Visitenkarten bei einer bekannten Firma bestellt, die umgehend liefert. |
| calling card n | (business card) | Visitenkarte Nf |
| The banker handed me his calling card. |
| calling card n | (phonecard) | Telefonkarte Nf |
| I inserted the calling card and dialed the number. |
[sb]'s/[sth]'s calling card,
the calling card of [sb/sth] n | figurative (identifying mark, sign) | jmds Note Nf |
| jmds Markierung Nf |
| Serena dresses flamboyantly; brightly-colored clothing is her calling card. |
calling card,
also UK: visiting card n | dated (personal card left after visit) | Nachricht Nf |
| Notiz Nf |
| Lady Sylvia was not at her house when Mary went to visit, so Mary left her calling card with the butler. |
| card game n | (activity using playing cards) (ugs) | Karten Npl |
| Kartenspiel Nn |
| Poker is the most popular card game in the world. |
| card holder n | (official member of an organization) | Mitglied Nn |
| I'm sorry, sir, I can't let you in unless you're a card holder. |
| card holder n | (owner of a bank card) | Kreditkarteninhaber Nm |
| You must provide the cardholder's name and address when using our online billing system. |
| card holder n | (small wallet for business cards) | Visitenkartenhalter Nm |
| Visitenkartenetui Nn |
| Kartenhalter Nm |
| The gentleman handed me a card from his handsome silver card holder. |
| card reader n | (credit card magnetic stripe sensor) | Kartenleser Nm |
| Kartenlesegerät Nn |
| card sharp n | informal (swindler) | Falschspieler Nm |
| My friend lost all his money in a poker game with a card sharp. |
| Mein Freund hat sein ganzes Geld in einem Pokerspiel mit einem Falschspieler verloren. |
| card trick n | (trick with playing cards) | Kartentrick Nm |
| He knows a lot of card tricks. |
| Er kennt viele Kartentricks. |
| card-carrying adj | (officially belonging to a group) | eingetragen V Part Perf |
| offiziell Adj |
| My sister is a card-carrying member of the Labour Party. |
| card-carrying adj | figurative (dedicated to an interest) | überzeugt Adj |
| leidenschaftlich Adj |
| My great-grandmother was a card-carrying feminist who campaigned for women's right to vote. |
cardsharp,
card sharp,
cardsharper,
also US: cardshark,
card shark n | (card-playing trickster) | Betrüger Nm |
| Falschspieler Nm |
| My friend lost all his money in a poker game with a cardsharp. |
cardsharp,
card sharp,
cardsharper,
also US: cardshark,
card shark n | (skilled card player) | Kartenass Nn |
| guter Kartenspieler Adj + Nm |
| gute Kartenspielerin Adj + Nf |
| cash card n | (credit, debit or bank card) (Abkürzung) | Karte Nf |
| Bankkarte Nf |
| She paid for her new dress by cash card. |
| Christmas card n | (greetings card given at Christmas) | Weihnachtskarte Nf |
| Last Christmas I sent 32 Christmas cards to my friends and relatives around the world. |
| Letzte Weihnachten habe ich 32 Weihnachtskarten an Freunde und Verwandten auf der ganzen Welt verschickt. |
| credit card n | (for purchases) | Kreditkarte Nf |
| I always use my credit card when I go shopping. |
| Zum Shoppen nutze ich immer meine Kreditkarte. |
| cue card | (television) (Anglizismus) | Cue Card Nf |
| debit card n | (money) | Kundenkarte Nf |
| Debitkarte Nf |
| If you use your debit card to pay for something, the money is deducted from your account immediately. |
flash card,
flashcard n | usually plural (learning aid) | Karteikarte Nf |
| He used flash cards to study his vocabulary words. |
| get-well card n | (token for ill person) | Genesungskarte Nf |
| gift card n | (gift voucher in plastic card form) | Gutschein Nm |
| I purchased a gift card for twenty dollars to give to my sister. |
| gift card n | (card accompanying gift) | Karte Nf |
| The bouquet of roses was delivered with a gift card that said they were from James. |
| green card n | US (residence permit) | Green Card En |
| I wanted to live and work in the States but couldn't get hold of the necessary green card. |
greeting card,
greetings card n | (card given to mark an occasion) | Glückwunschkarte Nf |
| Grußkarte Nf |
| Marilyn awoke to find an array of greeting cards at her bedside. |
| Nach dem Aufwachen entdeckte Marilyn eine Reihe von Glückwunschkarten neben ihrem Bett. |
ID card,
I.D. card n | informal, abbreviation (identity card) | Ausweis Nm |
| Personalausweis Nm |
| You'll need to show your ID card to get in. |
| identity card n | (personal document) | Ausweis Nm |
| Personalausweis Nm |
| The British government is planning to introduce identity cards for all citizens. |
index card,
also AU: system card n | (information card) | Karteikarte Nf |
| Sophie revises for her exams using index cards, which she files in a small box. |
| key card n | (access card) | Kartenschlüssel Nm |
| Zugangskarte Nf |
| Schlüsselkarte Nf |
keypunch,
key punch,
card punch n | (hole-punching device) | Lochkartenstanzer Nm |
| Lochkartenlocher Nm |
| Handlocher Nm |
| landing card n | (ID card for travelers) | Landekarte Nf |
| landing card n | (card for sailors) | Landgang-Ticket Nn |
| loyalty card n | (customer incentive scheme) | Kundenkarte, Kundenbindungskarte Nf |
| Treuekarte Nf |
| membership card n | (card proving one is registered) | Mitgliedsausweis Nm |
| Mitgliedskarte Nf |
| When I go to the gym I have to scan my membership card. |
phone card,
phonecard n | (for using public hones) | Telefonkarte Nf |
| He purchased a phone card before leaving the airport. |
picture post card,
picture postcard n | (postcard with a scenic view) | Ansichtskarte Nf |
| Postkarte Nf |
| She sent a picture postcard of the Alps to her mother. |
| Sie schickte ihrer Mutter eine Ansichtskarte der Alpen. |
| playing card n | (single card from a deck) | Spielkarte, Karte Nf |
| The magician asked her to pick any playing card. |
| playing cards npl | (deck of cards used to play games) | Spielkarten, Karten Npl |
| Kartendeck Nn |
| We could have a game of poker if you've got some playing cards. |
post card,
postcard n | (souvenir greetings card) (ugs) | Karte Nf |
| (formell) | Postkarte Nf |
| Don't forget to send me a postcard. |
post card,
postcard n | (card for posting without envelope) | Postkarte Nf |
| Entries for the competition should be sent on a postcard to the following address. |
punch card,
punch-card n | (card storing data by means of punched holes) | Lochkarte Nf |
| I remember when a computer was the size of a room and the data was all on punch cards. |
| Some factories still have their employees use punch cards to clock in and out. |
| reply card n | (card included in promotional material for response) | Antwortkarte Nf |
| I never mail back those reply cards that come in magazines. |
| report card n | (written assessment of school pupil) | Zeugnis Nn |
| The grades on his report card were excellent. |
| Die Noten auf seinem Zeugnis waren hervorragend. |
| score card n | (sport: card for recording results) | Spielberichtskarte Nf |
| The golfer was disqualified because he forgot to sign his score card. |
scratch card,
scratchcard n | UK (instant lottery ticket) | Rubbellos Nn |
| Henry was feeling lucky so he went to his local shop to buy a scratch card. |
| SIM card n | (cell phone device) | SIM-Karte Nf |
| swipe card n | (encoded card) | Magnetkarte, Magnetstreifenkarte Nf |
tarot,
tarot card n | (card used in fortune telling) | Tarotkarte Nf |
time card,
time-card n | (record of worker's arrival and departure) | Stechkarte Nf |
| Stempelkarte Nf |
| trump card n | (playing card that gives an advantage) | Ass Nn |
| trump card n | figurative ([sth] that gives [sb] an advantage) (übertragen) | Ass Nn |
| Vorteil Nm |
Valentine card,
Valentine's card n | (card given on 14th February) | Valentinskarte Nf |
| video card n | (computing: graphics card) | Grafikkarte, Graphikkarte Nf |
Visa,
Visa card n | ® (credit card) | Visa Nf |
| Visa-Karte Nf |
| Rachel paid for the flowers by Visa. |
| wild card n | (card game: substitute card) (Anglizismus) | Joker Nm |
| In this game, one-eyed jacks may be used as wild cards. |
| wild card n | figurative (computer code: substitute symbol) | Platzhalter Nm |
| Stellvertretersymbol Nn |
| Platzhalterzeichen Nn |
| The most commonly used wild card is the asterisk. |
| wild card n | figurative (unpredictable person or thing) | jemand, den man nicht einschätzen kann VP |
| This footballer is a bit of a wild card; his footwork is brilliant, but he'll often misjudge a tackle. |
