Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
gas | |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| Calor Gas n | UK, ® (bottled gas) | Gasflasche Nf |
dittany,
gas plant,
burning bush,
fraxinella n | (aromatic herb) | Diptam-Dost Nm |
| Kretischer Diptam Nm |
| Dittam, Diktam Nm |
exhaust,
exhaust gas n | (vehicle: gases) | Abgase Npl |
| The exhaust from the car in front was so smelly, Linda had to close her car windows. |
| Die Abgase von dem Auto vor ihr stanken so sehr, dass Linda die Autofenster schließen musste. |
fill up with gas (US),
fill up with petrol (UK) v expr | informal (petrol tank: fill) | volltanken Vt, sepa |
| tanken Vi |
| betanken Vt |
| Make sure you fill up with petrol before we get to the motorway. |
filling station attendant,
service station attendant,
also US: gas station attendant,
also UK: petrol station attendant n | (employee at service station) | Tankwart Nm |
| You'll need to tell the filling station attendant the number of the pump you used to fill up your car. |
gas tank (US),
petrol tank (UK),
fuel tank n | (vehicle's petrol storage container) | Tank, Benzintank Nm |
| An explosion may occur if the fuel tank ruptures. |
| gas burner n | (gas jet on stove) | Gasbrenner Nm |
| I prefer to cook on a stove with a gas burner. |
| gas chamber n | (execution room) | Gaskammer Nf |
| Means of execution include the gas chamber and electric chair. |
| gas company n | (public company selling gas) | Gasfirma Nf |
| Gasunternehmen, Gasversorgungsunternehmen Nn |
| Gaslieferant Nm |
| The gas company raised its rates for the winter. |
| gas generator n | (device: produces gas) | Gaserzeuger Nm |
| Gasgenerator Nm |
| The gas generator produces electricity using propane gas fuel. |
| gas guzzler n | slang (vehicle: uses lot of fuel) | Spritschlucker, Benzinschlucker Nm |
| Benzinverschwender Nm |
| The car is a gas guzzler, getting 15 miles per gallon or less in the city. |
| gas heater n | (heating appliance that runs on gas) | Gasofen Nm |
| Gasheizung Nf |
| The home we are planning to buy has a gas heater. |
| gas lamp n | (lamp burning gas) | Gaslampe Nf |
| In the 19th century, many streets were illuminated by gas lamps. |
| gas lighter n | (device: produces flame) | Gasfeuerzeug Nn |
| Ian lit the stove with a gas lighter. |
| gas mask n | (protective respirator) | Gasmaske Nf |
| (vage) | Atemschutz Nm |
| Use a gas mask so you don't breathe in the deadly fumes. |
| gas meter n | (meter measuring gas used) | Gaszähler Nm |
| Gasuhr Nf |
| Your gas bill is calculated based on monthly readings of your gas meter. |
| gas oil n | (intermediate viscosity fuel) | Ölgas Nn |
| gas pedal n | US (accelerator) (Auto) | Gaspedal Nn |
| She slammed on the gas pedal and sped down the street. |
gas pump (US),
petrol pump (UK) n | (fuel dispenser for vehicles) | Zapfsäule Nf |
| Gaspumpe Nf |
gas station (US),
petrol station (UK),
filling station n | (sells gasoline for cars) | Tankstelle Nf |
| (Slang) | Tanke Nf |
| Where's the nearest gas station? I'm almost on empty. |
| I stopped at a petrol station to buy petrol and check my tyre pressure. |
| Wo ist die nächste Tankstelle? Ich habe fast kein Benzin mehr. |
| Ich hielt an der nächsten Tanke, füllte meinen Tank auf und checkte meinen Reifendruck. |
| gas stove n | (appliance: cooker) | Gasofen Nm |
| Gas stoves are far more efficient than electric stoves. |
| gas turbine n | (rotary gas engine) | Gasturbine Nf |
| mit Gas betriebene Turbine Rdw |
| The gas turbine generates electricity to power the university's buildings. |
gas-driven (US),
petrol-driven (UK) adj | (powered by gas) | Erdgas- Präf |
| CNG- Präf |
| I predict that within my lifetime the gas-driven automobile will be obsolete. |
| gas-fired adj | (using gas as fuel) | Gas- Präf |
gasholder,
gas holder n | (large gas storage container) | Gasspeicher Nm |
| Gasbehälter Nm |
| Gasometer Nm |
| greenhouse gas n | (global warming: CO2, etc.) | Treibhausgas Nn |
| Many countries have agreed to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases. |
| Viele Länder sind überein gekommen, den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen zu reduzieren. |
| greenhouse gas emissions npl | (global-warming gases emitted) | Treibhausgasemissionen Npl |
| Treibhausgase Npl |
| LPG n | acronym (liquefied petroleum gas) (Anglizismus, Abk) | LPG Nn |
| Flüssiggas Nn |
| natural gas n | (fuel consisting largely of methane) | Erdgas Nn |
| I heat my home with natural gas. |
| pass gas vtr + n | US (emit wind) | einen stehen lassen, einen fahren lassen Rdw |
| pupsen Vi |
| furzen Vi |
| A baby can pass gas up to 20 times a day. |
| step on the gas interj | informal (accelerate, drive faster) | Gas geben Nn + Vt |
| (informell) | auf die Tube drücken Rdw |
| aufs Gas treten Rdw |
| Step on the gas or we'll be late for church. |
| tear gas n | (chemical: irritates the eyes) | Tränengas Nn |
| The cops fired tear gas into the crowd when they refused to disperse. |
