Topic · Media
German Media Vocabulary
64 German words tagged media, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.
64
words
3
at A1
7
at A2
9
at B1
10
at B2
- derArtikel article; article, item, ware
- derDad dad; Dad
- dieFolge sequence; consequence
- handeln to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle
- dasProgramm program (set of structured ideas or activities; a list thereof); schedule; programming…
- derSprecher a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially:; one who speaks in a…
- dasZeichen sign, token (object representing something); signal (gesture, command or other…
- derBeitrag contribution (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole); fee, dues…
- dasMittel agent, appliance; means
- erscheinen to appear; to come out, be released
- drehen to turn; to turn (one’s body), turn around
- fernsehen to watch television; television
- dieStaffel season; detachment, squadron, echelon; (sports) relay
- derDreh nomen vicis of drehen: a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation; shooting, filming
- derRoman novel; a male given name from Latin
- fett fat; rich, containing a lot of fat
- derMittelpunkt centre; centre of attention
- dieMum mum; Mum; mom; Mom
- schneiden to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to mow; to prune; to trim
- derRegisseur director (male or of unspecified gender); trainer, coach (male or of unspecified gender)
- dieVerbreitung spreading, dissemination; sale, selling, distribution
- derModerator moderator (mediator, chairman, web forum administrator); host (US), presenter (UK)
- dasDrehbuch script, screenplay
- derAkzent accent (modulation of the voice); accent (stress mark)
- derKanal canal (man-made watercourse); something that resembles such a watercourse, e.g. a vessel…
- dieAction action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events); a genre characterised by such…
- derAbzug trigger (of a gun); hood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes)
- abonnieren to subscribe (to a newspaper, a [social media/TV] channel, etc.); to follow (e.g., on…
- beamen to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism); to teleport
- dieSparte division, branch, sector; section (thematic area in a press organ)
- dieFahne flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol); idea, ideal
- dieKolumne column (body of text); column (recurring feature)
- dieDreharbeit shooting, principal photography
- derKodex code (compilation of written law); code (system of unwritten but binding rules)
- gekürzt abridged
- dasImpressum imprint; masthead
- derVulkanier Vulcan; A member of the humanoid race inhabiting the fictional planet Vulcan.
- dieAusstrahlung broadcast; emission, radiance
- derWestern western
- derCut cut
- derKrimi crime story, crime thriller; police procedural
- kürzen to shorten; to abbreviate
- öffentlich-rechtlich public, public service
- dasDouble stand-in, double (actor who shoots certain scenes for another); lookalike, double…
- dasKlischee cliché; printing plate, stereotype
- dieJungfer maid, maiden; virgin; unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster
- dieReportage a report of some length and depth, including first-hand accounts, sometimes…
- derTroll troll; an ugly or boorish person
- derMutant mutant (that has undergone genetic mutation); A boy (especially a choirboy) whose voice…
- derGrande grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or…
- derCutter film editor; utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut)
- dieFiktion fiction (something fictitious)
- dieQuest (hero) quest; quest (task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward)
- derKnüller an exciting article, news story, or piece of information; a sensation, bombshell;…
- dieTalkshow talk show
- derEditor editor (person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories); text…
- derCyborg cyborg
- derSchlumpf smurf; hoodie, hooded sweatshirt
- titeln to publish a story under a specified headline; to entitle (give a title to)
- derOger ogre (in fairy tales, a brutish giant)
- dieDruckerei printing house, printery; art of printing
- dieSchatzkammer treasure chamber, treasury; treasury department
- Cicero cicero; the 5th of the 7 traditional German sizes of type, between Korpus and Mittel,…
- derLeitartikel editorial, leading article, leader (The first, or the principal, editorial article in a…
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