| English | German | |
| harsh {adj} | 1134 rau [Klima, Gegend, auch Gewebe] | |
| quaint {adj} [charming, esp. landscape, village etc.] | 549 malerisch [Gegend etc.] | |
| dead {adj} [barren (planet, land, etc.); pej.: without vitality or spirit (city, party, etc.)] | 334 öde [ohne Leben (Planet, Gegend etc.); pej.: langweilig (Stadt, Party etc.)] | |
| sketchy {adj} [Am.] [Can.] [coll.] [questionable, disreputable] | 302 zweifelhaft [bedenklich] [Gegend, Freunde etc.] | |
| derelict {adj} [abandoned] | 136 verlassen [Gebäude, Gegend etc.] | |
| forlorn {adj} | 114 trist [Gegend] | |
| inhospitable {adj} [landscape etc.] | 78 menschenfeindlich [Gegend etc.] | |
| unpeopled {adj} | 5 menschenleer [Gegend] | |
| unpopulated {adj} [area] | 5 menschenleer [Gegend] | |
| hostile to man {adj} | menschenfeindlich [Gegend etc.] | |
| rafty {adj} [Br.] [regional] | rau [Wetter, Gegend, Zeiten] | |
| geogr. meteo. low-precipitation {adj} [attr.] | regenarm [Gegend] | |
| deficient in rain {adj} [postpos.] | regenarm [Gegend] | |
| deficient in rainfall {adj} | regenarm [Gegend] | |
| geogr. meteo. lacking in rain {adj} [postpos.] | regenarm [Gegend] | |
| lacking in charm {adj} [postpos.] [landscape, scenery, etc.] | reizlos [langweilig, z. B. Gegend] | |
| gone to rack {adj} {past-p} [coll.] | verkommen [Gegend, Gebäude] | |
Verbs |
| urban to spoil sth. [landscape, by urbanisation, development] | 17 etw.Akk. zersiedeln [Gegend, Landschaft] | |
| to become neglected | verwahrlosen [Gegend, Park etc.] | |
Nouns |
| corner | 4394 Ecke {f} [auch Eckball, Gegend] | |
| nook | 1252 Ecke {f} [regional] [Winkel, Gegend] | |
| wasteland | 471 Öde {f} [öde Gegend] | |
| mil. outpost [base] | 62 Stützpunkt {m} [in abgelegener Gegend] | |
| country [countryside, rural area] | 36 Land {n} [ländliche Gegend] | |
| wasteland | 35 Ödnis {f} [öde Gegend] | |
| boondocks [Am.] [coll.] [fig.] [remote region] | 30 Pampa {f} [ugs.] [hum.] [abgelegene Gegend] | |
| area | 10 Ecke {f} [regional] [Gegend] | |
| clime [archaic] [poet.] | 10 Himmelsstrich {m} [geh.] [Gegend] | |
| climate [obs.] [region] | 6 Himmelsstrich {m} [geh.] [Gegend] | |
| milkshed [Am.] | [für eine bestimmte Region oder Stadt milchproduzierende Gegend] | |
| geogr. Frostbelt [Am.] | [Gegend im Nordosten und nördlichen Mittleren Westen der USA] | |
| geogr. Canning Town | [Gegend in Newham, Ost-London] | |
| curb crawling area [Am.] | Autostrich {m} [ugs.] [Gegend] | |
| kerb-crawling area [Br.] | Autostrich {m} [ugs.] [Gegend] | |
| neck of the woods [coll.] | Ecke {f} [regional für: Gegend] | |
| mountainous region | Gebirgslandschaft {f} [Gegend] | |
| jobs orraman [also: orra man] [Br.] [esp. Scot.] [esp. countryside] | Gelegenheitsarbeiter {m} [insb. ländliche Gegend] | |
| part of the world [coll.] [region] | Kante {f} [ugs.] [Gegend] | |
| country [region (with regard to its physical features)] | Land {n} [Landstrich, Gegend] | |
| Señora [polite form of address for a woman in a Spanish-speaking area] <Sra.> | Señora {f} [höfliche Anrede an einer Frau in einer Spanisch sprechenden Gegend] | |
| streetwalker district [coll.] | Strich {m} [ugs.] [Gegend mit Straßenprostitution] | |
| streetwalkers' district [coll.] | Strich {m} [ugs.] [Gegend mit Straßenprostitution] | |
| street-walkers' patch [coll.] | Strich {m} [ugs.] [Gegend mit Straßenprostitution] | |
2 Words: Others |
| once-isolated {adj} | ehemals isoliert [Gegend, Ort] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| plain countryside [esp. a rural section] | plattes Land {n} [fig.] [bes. eine bäuerliche Gegend] | |
3 Words: Others |
| institutionalized {adj} {past-p} [established, deeply ingrained] | zur Norm geworden [in einer Gesellschaft, Gruppe, Gegend] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| neol. to spoil sth. with power poles [landscape, region, etc.] | etw. mit Strommasten verspargeln [pej.] [Landschaft, Gegend, etc.] | |
| to spoil sth. with wind turbines [landscape, region, etc.] | etw. mit Windrädern verspargeln [pej.] [Landschaft, Gegend, etc.] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| the plain countryside [esp. a rural section] | das platte Land {n} [fig.] [bes. eine bäuerliche Gegend] | |
4 Words: Others |
| She's a local girl. [coll.] [can be pej.] [also of a woman] | Sie kommt von hier. [stammt aus dem Ort, der Gegend] | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to settle in X [a place (town, region, etc.), by buying property there] | sich in X ankaufen [veraltend] [sich in einer Stadt, Gegend usw. durch Grunderwerb ansiedeln] | |
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