Materials

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Materials


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a material ein Material ‘What material is it made of?’

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to be made of aus .... gemacht werden ‘This table is made of wood and aluminium.’

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recycled recycelt ‘The packaging is made from 50% recycled cardboard.’

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recyclable recycelbar ‘Is the packaging recyclable?’

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a material
ein Material
‘What material is it made of?’

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to be made of
aus .... gemacht werden
‘This table is made of wood and aluminium.’

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recycled
recycelt
‘The packaging is made from 50% recycled cardboard.’

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recyclable
recycelbar
‘Is the packaging recyclable?’

Fabric


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cashmere Kaschmir ‘I bought a new cashmere jumper at the weekend.’

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fabric Gewebe / Stoff ‘The curtains are made from red fabric.’

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linen Leinen ‘The tablecloth is made of linen.’

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nylon Nylon ‘The T-shirts are made of a blend of cotton and nylon.’

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cotton Baumwolle ‘The tea towel is made of cotton.’

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wool Wolle ‘The building insulation is made of wool and plastic.’

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to be waterproof wasserdicht sein ‘Is your jacket waterproof?’

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cashmere
Kaschmir
‘I bought a new cashmere jumper at the weekend.’

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fabric
Gewebe / Stoff
‘The curtains are made from red fabric.’

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linen
Leinen
‘The tablecloth is made of linen.’

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nylon
Nylon
‘The T-shirts are made of a blend of cotton and nylon.’

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cotton
Baumwolle
‘The tea towel is made of cotton.’

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wool
Wolle
‘The building insulation is made of wool and plastic.’

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to be waterproof
wasserdicht sein
‘Is your jacket waterproof?’

Metal


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metal Metall ‘I’ll replace the wooden door with a metal one.’

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aluminium Aluminium ‘The hull of the new ship is made from aluminium.’

American English = ‘aluminum’

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copper Kupfer ‘The saucepan has a copper base.’

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iron Eisen ‘The gate is very heavy. It’s made of iron.’

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magnesium Magnesium ‘This aircraft component is made of magnesium alloy.’

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steel Stahl ‘We’ll weld a steel plate to the roof of the truck to repair it.’

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tin Zinn ‘We repaired the machine casing with some tin plate.’

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titanium Titan ‘My new bike is very light. It’s made from titanium.’

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metal
Metall
‘I’ll replace the wooden door with a metal one.’

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aluminium
Aluminium
‘The hull of the new ship is made from aluminium.’

American English = ‘aluminum’

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copper
Kupfer
‘The saucepan has a copper base.’

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iron
Eisen
‘The gate is very heavy. It’s made of iron.’

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magnesium
Magnesium
‘This aircraft component is made of magnesium alloy.’

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steel
Stahl
‘We’ll weld a steel plate to the roof of the truck to repair it.’

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tin
Zinn
‘We repaired the machine casing with some tin plate.’

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titanium
Titan
‘My new bike is very light. It’s made from titanium.’

Gases


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a gas ein Gas ‘Oxygen is a gas at room temperature and pressure.’

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carbon dioxide Kohlendioxid ‘We measure the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by the site.’

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carbon monoxide Kohlenmonoxid ‘There’s a carbon monoxide detector near the boiler.’

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helium Helium ‘The balloon was inflated with helium.’

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hydrogen Wasserstoff ‘We’re developing a new hydrogen-powered car.’

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methane Methan ‘Methane was released from the landfill site.’

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nitrogen Stickstoff ‘Nitrogen is used to help keep the sandwiches fresh.’

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oxygen Sauerstoff ‘There’s less oxygen at higher altitudes.’

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steam Dampf ‘We used steam to clean the engine.’

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air Luft ‘Air is a mix of gases including nitrogen and oxygen.’

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a gas
ein Gas
‘Oxygen is a gas at room temperature and pressure.’

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carbon dioxide
Kohlendioxid
‘We measure the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by the site.’

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carbon monoxide
Kohlenmonoxid
‘There’s a carbon monoxide detector near the boiler.’

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helium
Helium
‘The balloon was inflated with helium.’

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hydrogen
Wasserstoff
‘We’re developing a new hydrogen-powered car.’

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methane
Methan
‘Methane was released from the landfill site.’

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nitrogen
Stickstoff
‘Nitrogen is used to help keep the sandwiches fresh.’

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oxygen
Sauerstoff
‘There’s less oxygen at higher altitudes.’

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steam
Dampf
‘We used steam to clean the engine.’

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air
Luft
‘Air is a mix of gases including nitrogen and oxygen.’

Other


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cardboard Karton ‘We’ve managed to reduce the amount of cardboard in our product packaging by over 50%.’

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clay Ton ‘We make the models for the initial design concepts out of clay.’

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glass Glas ‘One of the panes of glass on the greenhouse has broken.’

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ice Eis ‘The sculpture is made from ice.’

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leather Leder ‘I’ve bought a new leather wallet.’

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plastic Kunststoff ‘The washing up bowl is made of plastic.’

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wood Holz ‘The chair is made of wood and plastic.’

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cardboard
Karton
‘We’ve managed to reduce the amount of cardboard in our product packaging by over 50%.’

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clay
Ton
‘We make the models for the initial design concepts out of clay.’

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glass
Glas
‘One of the panes of glass on the greenhouse has broken.’

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ice
Eis
‘The sculpture is made from ice.’

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leather
Leder
‘I’ve bought a new leather wallet.’

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plastic
Kunststoff
‘The washing up bowl is made of plastic.’

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wood
Holz
‘The chair is made of wood and plastic.’