| English | German | |
| naut. life {adj} [attr.] [e.g. belt, buoy, jacket, raft] | Rettungs- [z. B. Ring, Boje, Weste, Insel] | |
Nouns |
| geogr. Britain | 307 Großbritannien {n} [als Insel] | |
| geogr. Sylt [biggest of the North Frisian Islands] | 36 Sylt {n} [Insel Sylt] | |
| islet | 15 Holm {m} [nordd.] [kleine Insel] | |
| geogr. key [small, low-lying island, esp. in the Caribbean] | 7 Insel {f} [bes. eine kleine, tiefliegende Insel] | |
| geogr. Rhodes [Greek island] | 6 Rhodos {n} [griech. Insel] | |
| anat. insula [Lobus insularis] [island of Reil] | 5 Insula {f} [Insel von Reil] | |
| ait [Br.] | [kleine Insel im Fluss] | |
| geogr. Antigua [also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population] | Antigua {n} [Insel der Kleinen Antillen] | |
| geogr. Aogashima [青ヶ島] [island] | Aogashima {f} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Barbuda | Barbuda {n} [Insel der Kleinen Antillen] | |
| geogr. Batan Island [main island of Batanes] | Batan {n} [Insel Batan; früher: Divatan] | |
| geogr. Bute [Scottish island] | Bute {n} [schottische Insel] | |
| archaeo. crannog | Crannog {m} [künstliche Insel bzw. Pfahlbau] [auch Crannóg] | |
| geogr. Hiiumaa | Dagö {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Elephantine [island] | Elephantine {n} [auch: Elefantine] [Insel] | |
| geogr. Britain | England {n} [ugs.] [(die Insel) Großbritannien] | |
| geogr. Fehmarn [island and town] | Fehmarn {n} [Insel und Stadt] | |
| geogr. Fraueninsel [island in the Lake Chiemsee, Germany] | Fraueninsel {f} [Insel Frauenchiemsee] | |
| geogr. Gotland [largest island of the Baltic Sea] | Gotland {n} [größte Insel der Ostsee] | |
| geogr. Hainan Island | Hainan {n} [Insel] | |
| main town | Hauptort {m} [einer Insel etc.] | |
| chief village | Hauptort {m} [einer kleinen Insel] | |
| geogr. Herreninsel [island in the Lake Chiemsee, Germany] | Herreninsel {f} [Insel Herrenchiemsee] | |
| geogr. Herreninsel [old name: Herrenwörth] | Herrenwörth {n} [frühere Bezeichnung für: (Insel) Herrenchiemsee, Herreninsel] | |
| geogr. holm [Br.] [islet] | Holm {m} [nordd.] [kleine Insel] | |
| geogr. Hormuz (Island) [also: Hormoz] | Hormus {n} [Insel in der Straße von Hormus] | |
| travel TrVocab. island hopper | Inselhopper {m} [auch: Insel-Hopper] | |
| traffic travel island traffic [traffic to / from / on an island] | Inselverkehr {m} [Verkehrsverbindungen zu einer Insel / Verkehr auf einer Insel] | |
| island's supply | Inselversorgung {f} [Versorgung einer Insel mit Wasser, Elektrizität, Gütern] | |
| geogr. Iona [Scottish Gaelic: Ì Chaluim Chille] | Iona {n} [Insel der inneren Hebriden] | |
| geogr. Canary Island [referring to any of the individual islands] | Kanareninsel {f} [einzelne Insel der Kanaren] | |
| geogr. Krautinsel [island in the Lake Chiemsee, Germany] | Krautinsel {f} [unbewohnte Chiemsee-Insel] | |
| geogr. Lombok [island] | Lombok {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Manana (Island) [an island of Hawaii] [Mānana Island] | Mānana {n} [hawaiianische Insel] | |
| geogr. Rabbit Island [coll.] [Mānana Island, Hawaii] | Mānana {n} [hawaiianische Insel] | |
| geogr. Manana Island [island in Maine, U.S.] | Manana {n} [Manana Insel; Maine, USA] | |
| ethn. Manxman | Manx {m} [Bewohner der Insel Man] | |
| ethn. Manx | Manx {pl} [Bewohner der Insel Man] | |
| geogr. Montserrat <.ms> | Montserrat {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. New Siberia (Island) | Neusibirien {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Neuwerk Island | Neuwerk {n} [auch: Insel Neuwerk] | |
| geogr. Nile island | Nilinsel {f} [auch: Nil-Insel] | |
| geogr. Saaremaa [Estonian island] | Ösel {n} [Insel in Estland] | |
| geogr. Reichenau Island | Reichenau {f} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Saba [Caribbean island] | Saba {n} [Insel in der östlichen Karibik] | |
| geogr. myth. Thule [mythical island] | Thule {n} [mythische Insel] | |
| geogr. Usedom [island] | Usedom {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. hist. Wolin [island] | Wollin {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Vormsi [also: Ormsö] | Worms {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Zug Island | Zuginsel {f} [auch: Zug Insel, Zug Island] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to be cast up [on a lonely island etc.] | verschlagen werden [an einen Ort, auf eine Insel] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| geogr. Bora-Bora [an island of the Society Islands group] | Bora Bora {n} [Insel im gleichnamigen Atoll] | |
| geogr. Captiva Island | Captiva Island {n} [Insel im Golf von Mexiko] | |
| geogr. Diego Garcia [island] | Diego Garcia {f} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Fair Isle | Fair Isle {f} [schottische Insel] | |
| Jeju (Island) | Insel {f} Jejudo [auch: (Insel) Jeju, Cheju] | |
| geogr. Key Biscayne [Florida] | Key Biscayne {f} [Insel] | |
| geogr. San Nicolas Island | San Nicolas {n} [Insel] | |
| geogr. Sanibel Island | Sanibel Island {n} [Insel im Golf von Mexiko] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| geogr. Great Abaco (Island) | Great Abaco Insel {f} [auch: Great-Abaco-Insel] | |
| geogr. Hilton Head Island | Hilton Head Island {f} [Insel in South Carolina] | |
| geogr. Mount Teide [volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands] | Pico del Teide {m} [Vulkan auf der Kanarischen Insel Teneriffa] | |
4 Words: Others |
| desert-island ... {adj} | ... für die einsame Insel [etwas, das man auf eine "einsame Insel" mitnehmen würde] | |
| Have you ever been to ...? [island] | Warst du jemals auf ... [Dat.]? [Insel] | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to set foot on sth. [idiom] [the Moon, an island] | einen Fuß auf etw.Akk. setzen [Mond, Insel] | |
| bike travel to explore sth. by bicycle [e.g. a region, an island] | etw.Akk. mit dem Fahrrad erkunden [z. B. eine Region, eine Insel] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to go island-hopping | von Insel zu Insel reisen | |
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