| speichern |
to store (energy, supplies, data); to save (data) |
| die Heizung; heizen |
heating, heater; to heat (buildings, vehicles) |
| der Strahl, -en; strahlen |
ray (e.g. of light; usually used in the plural for electromagnetic rays, lasers, radiation etc.); to radiate |
| kurzwellig; langwellig |
short wave; long wave |
| Energie sparen |
to save/conserve energy |
| der Verlust, -e |
loss |
| der Beton |
concrete |
| der Ziegelstein, -e, der Ziegel |
brick |
| der Lehm |
clay |
| die Wärmedämmung |
insulation |
| die Wärmeleitfähigkeit |
heat conductivity |
| der Schaum, ¨- |
foam |
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| ein•setzen |
to deploy (as in: to use) [use this with abstract terms like “Wissen,” “Methoden” or “Mittel” [=means], with police or military resources [e.g. Atomwaffen, Tränengas, Truppen [=troops], die Polizei], or with energy or machinery considered in the context as a resource [e.g. Solarenergie, Busse] |
| konsequent |
rigorous, consistent [in the sense of rigorously or consistently acting with a specific goal in mind] |
| gewinnen, gewann, hat gewonnen |
to harvest a resource (energy, oil etc.); to win |
| günstig |
favorable [==> depending on the context this can mean e.g. energy efficient, cheap, etc.] |
| schräg |
aslant, at an angle, tilted etc. |
| eventuell |
possibly [NOT eventually] |
| gängig |
currently prevalent, in standard use |
| etwas schaffen |
to manage to get something done [can also be used for creating works of art; “erschaffen” is used for the creation of the world] |
| sich bewähren |
to prove one’s effectiveness/worth |
| senkrecht zu (liegen) |
(to lie) perpendicular to |