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German Transport Vocabulary

80 German words tagged transport, 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.

80 words
1 at A1
3 at A2
6 at B1
12 at B2
  1. derHimmel sky; heaven noun A2
  2. derAnleger agent noun of anlegen; investor noun B1
  3. dieBahn route, trail; railway/railroad or rail transport noun pl. Bahnen A2
  4. derMercedes Mercedes (car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz); cream of the crop noun pl. Mercedesse B1
  5. derBaum tree; boom noun pl. Bäume A1
  6. dieTonne barrel, vat, tun, drum; for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip,… noun pl. Tonnen B2
  7. derAnhänger agent noun of anhängen; follower, fan noun B2
  8. dieKiste chest, box; crate, case (a box that contains beverage bottles) noun pl. Kisten B1
  9. dasLeck leak (hole in a large container, such as in a tank); leak (hole in the body of a ship) noun pl. Lecks B2
  10. bergen to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive,… verb birgt · barg · geborgen B2
  11. abhalten to keep off, away, or out; to hold off; to stop (someone from doing something); to… verb hält ab · hielt ab · abgehalten B2
  12. dasMotel motel noun pl. Motels B2
  13. derSteven stem. noun B2
  14. dasKabel cable (electronic wire); telegram noun B1
  15. dieLeine line, cord (a rope, usually relatively thin), especially; washing line noun pl. Leinen B2
  16. dieWende turn (change in temperament or circumstance); turnaround (reversal of policy) noun pl. Wenden B2
  17. blockieren to block; to lock verb blockiert · blockierte · blockiert B2
  18. dieEnte duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae); mallard; the most common duck species in the… noun pl. Enten B2
  19. derBock buck, ram; the male of certain animals, especially goat, sheep, and roedeer; a stubborn… noun pl. Böcke B2
  20. dasJournal magazine (non-academic publication, usually heavily illustrated); an evening TV… noun pl. Journale C1
  21. derTransporter transporter, carrier, van noun C1
  22. derKnoten knot (looping); knot (swelling) noun C1
  23. ablegen to take off; to put aside verb legt ab · legte ab · abgelegt C1
  24. dasKennzeichen characteristic, mark; earmark, marking, tag noun B1
  25. derAutohersteller automaker, carmaker noun C1
  26. dieBack forecastle (raised part of the upper deck); a large wooden bowl in which the meal is… noun pl. Backen C1
  27. derFaden yarn, thread; fathom noun pl. Fäden C1
  28. derUntergang fall, downfall, death, doom; sinking noun pl. Untergänge C1
  29. derKäfer beetle; young girl, wench noun C1
  30. dieWant shroud noun pl. Wanten C1
  31. dieLimousine saloon car/sedan (car with a lowered boot/trunk); limousine (luxury version of the above) noun pl. Limousinen C1
  32. dasLog log (device for measuring a ship's speed); log noun pl. Loge C1
  33. derRettungswagen ambulance noun pl. Rettungswägen C1
  34. derStapel stack, batch (also computing); slipway noun C1
  35. auflaufen to collide with; to run aground verb läuft auf · lief auf · aufgelaufen C1
  36. ablaufen run out; to expire; to go out of date verb läuft ab · lief ab · abgelaufen C1
  37. aufbringen to find, muster, summon up; to exasperate, get angry verb bringt auf · brachte auf · aufgebracht C1
  38. dasLot plummet (device for measuring water depth); plummet (device for levelling) noun pl. Lote C1
  39. derVorrang precedence; priority noun pl. Vorränge C1
  40. dasGatt eyelet; hole for a rope or hook noun pl. Gatten C1
  41. dieArche ark (Noah’s ship); ark of the covenant noun pl. Archen C1
  42. derNiedergang demise, downfall, decline, comedown; companionway noun pl. Niedergänge C1
  43. dieHochtour alpine tour (a hike in high mountains); running with a high level of revolutions noun pl. Hochtouren C1
  44. rangieren to shunt; to rank (have a ranking) verb rangiert · rangierte · rangiert C1
  45. dasFlaggschiff flagship noun pl. Flaggschiffe C1
  46. anheuern to hire, to give someone a job; to begin work verb heuert an · heuerte an · angeheuert C1
  47. ausschöpfen to ladle, to scoop up, to draw (to take a fluid out using a bucket, ladle etc.); to… verb schöpft aus · schöpfte aus · ausgeschöpft C1
  48. dieSäule column, pillar; gas pump (clipping of Zapfsäule) noun pl. Säulen C1
  49. dasChassis chassis noun C2
  50. dasVisum visa (permit to enter a country); visa (stamp on a passport) noun pl. Visa B1
  51. dasHandschuhfach glove compartment, glove box noun pl. Handschuhfächer C2
  52. auslaufen to expire; to be no longer valid; to leak; to flow out; to run out; to run dry, to empty verb läuft aus · lief aus · ausgelaufen C2
  53. dasSchott bulkhead, baffle; gates, borders, limits noun pl. Schotten C2
  54. flott afloat, able to navigate; quick, swift adj C2
  55. derNationalpark national park noun pl. Nationalparks C2
  56. aufkreuzen to sail close-hauled; to turn up, to show up verb kreuzt auf · kreuzte auf · aufgekreuzt C2
  57. dieMotorhaube hood, bonnet (UK) noun pl. Motorhauben C2
  58. dieAmbulanz ambulance; outpatient department noun pl. Ambulanzen C2
  59. moin hi intj C2
  60. dasBesteck cutlery; silverware noun pl. Bestecke C2
  61. dieSafari safari noun pl. Safaris C2
  62. dasFahrwerk running gear; landing gear noun pl. Fahrwerke C2
  63. derPJ (slang, pronounced by the English letter names) initialism of Privatjet noun pl. PJs C2
  64. derBallast ballast noun pl. Ballaste C2
  65. peilen to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of; to understand, grasp verb peilt · peilte · gepeilt C2
  66. dasMutterschiff mother ship noun pl. Mutterschiffe C2
  67. dieWindschutzscheibe windshield/windscreen (front window of a car) noun pl. Windschutzscheiben C2
  68. diePrise pinch, dash (amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt,… noun pl. Prisen C2
  69. dieLokomotive train locomotive noun pl. Lokomotiven C2
  70. loggen to measure the speed of a ship by means of a log; to enter something into a logbook verb loggt · loggte · geloggt C2
  71. abdrehen to veer; to peel off verb dreht ab · drehte ab · abgedreht C2
  72. dasReisebüro travel agency noun pl. Reisebüros A2
  73. einordnen to categorize; to classify (to determine the class of an item) verb ordnet ein · ordnete ein · eingeordnet C2
  74. derBlinker indicator (UK, Australia, New Zealand), turn signal (US), blinker (informal, US),… noun C2
  75. derKreisverkehr traffic circle, roundabout noun pl. Kreisverkehre C2
  76. ausbringen to raise, to utter (something) in front of others which they echo or react to; to… verb bringt aus · brachte aus · ausgebracht C2
  77. dasCamping camping noun C2
  78. derRückstau backlog, tailback noun pl. Rückstaus C2
  79. derCampingplatz an area where people may place tents, caravans, and the like; a campsite; a caravan site noun pl. Campingplätze C2
  80. dieTrasse line; train path; a slot on the timetable of a rail line allocated to a specific train noun pl. Trassen C2

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