 | English  | German | |
 | fish fishing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. areas, fleet, grounds, quota, rights, season] | 5 Fang- [Fischfang-] [z. B. Gebiete, Flotte, Gründe, Quote, Rechte, Saison] | |
| youns {pron} [Am.] [sl.] [chiefly Appalachia, but also sometimes used in other rural areas] | ihr | |
| Verbs |
| to pummel sth. [devastate] [e.g. coastal areas by a hurricane] | 210 etw.Akk. verwüsten | |
| Nouns |
| frontier [esp. Am.] [outlying areas] | 79 Grenzland {n} | |
| [rotating time period during which a resident of e.g. an apartment is responsible for cleaning shared areas in and around the building such as sidewalks, driveways, hallways, etc.] | 20 Kehrwoche {f} [südd.] [bes. schwäb.] | |
| relig. ratchet [used on Good Friday in Catholic areas] | 7 Karfreitagsratsche {f} | |
| [a type of traditional love ballad in rural Switzerland and adjacent areas] | Kiltlied {n} [schweiz.] [alemannisch] | |
| [Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health] | Institut {n} für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene <IGPP> | |
| hist. [organized colonisation of depopulated areas in the Hungarian part of the Habsburg empire in the 18th century] | Schwabenzug {m} | |
| [rules and regulations concerning parking in urban areas or in car parks] | Parkraumbewirtschaftung {f} | |
| hist. [traditional nightly tryst of love in rural Switzerland and adjacent areas] | Kiltgang {m} [schweiz.] [alemannisch] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| meteo. patchy fog [e.g.: Patchy fog is possible in low-lying areas.] | stellenweise Nebel [z. B.: In Tieflagen ist stellenweise Nebel möglich.] | |
| mil. rebel-held {adj} [cities, areas, etc.] | von Aufständischen gehalten / kontrolliert [Städte, Gebiete etc.] | |
| mil. rebel-held {adj} [e.g. cities, areas] | von Rebellen gehalten [z. B. Städte, Gebiete] | |
| mil. rebel-held {adj} [e.g. cities, areas] | von Rebellen kontrolliert [z. B. Städte, Gebiete] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| hist. (planned) settlement [i.e. of new settlers in sparsely populated areas] | Peuplierung {f} [veraltet] [Besiedlung] | |
| geogr. alpine region [when referring to areas apart from the Alps] | Alpengebiet {n} | |
| city folk [people living in urban areas] | Stadtmenschen {pl} | |
| country folk [people living in rural areas] | Landmenschen {pl} | |
| acad. sociol. Eastern Studies [treated as sg.] [research in areas East of Germany] | Ostforschung {f} | |
| hydro. managed retreat [planned surrendering of populated coastal areas to the sea] | Ausdeichung {f} [wirtschaftlich genutztes Land der See überlassen] | |
| agr. ecol. for. management change [in field or forest areas] | Bewirtschaftungsänderung {f} [landwirtschaftlich oder forstwirtschaftlich genutzter Flächen] | |
| urban non-places [after Marc Augé - monofunctional spaces in urban and suburban areas, e.g., shopping malls] | Nicht-Orte {pl} [nach Marc Augé - mono-funktional genutzte Flächen im urbanen und suburbanen Raum, z. B. Einkaufszentren] | |
| rural folk [people living in rural areas] | Landmenschen {pl} | |
| hist. settlement policy [recruitment of settlers to specific areas] | Peuplierungspolitik {f} | |
| urban folk [people living in urban areas] | Stadtmenschen {pl} | |
| water regime [e.g. chemical industry, urban areas] | Wasserhaushalt {m} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| in the stands {adv} [e.g. spectator seating areas] | auf der Tribüne | |
| sports in the stands {adv} [spectator seating areas] | auf den Rängen | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| law (electronic) eavesdropping operation [in public areas] | kleiner Lauschangriff {m} [ugs.] | |
| geogr. mining coal-producing lands [nations or smaller areas like federal states] | Kohleländer {pl} | |
| random police checks {pl} [esp. in border areas] | Schleierfahndung {f} | |
| idiom the bowels of sth. [the deepest inner parts or areas] | die Tiefen {pl} etw.Gen. / von etw. [z. B. der Hölle] | |
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