| der Kühlschrank, ¨-e | refrigerator |
| der Gefrierschrank, ¨-e, die Tiefkühltruhe, -n | freezer |
| verdampfen; der Verdampfer, -; der Dampf | to evaporate; evaporator, vaporizer; steam |
| kondensieren; der Kondensator, -en | to condense; condenser [also means: capacitor] |
| entziehen, entzog, hat entzogen (+ Dat.) | to remove from (Use this verb whenever the removal couldn't be accomplished by an obvious physical gesture, e.g. in this context for the removal of heat from the inside of a fridge. Other common examples: sich der Verantwortung entziehen [=shirk/avoid responsibility for something], eine Lizenz entziehen, Unterstützung entziehen. As a noun, "der Entzug" refers to the process of "withdrawal" from alcohol or drugs. Examples where you would not use entziehen: removing furniture from a room (use ausräumen aus), removing something from a list (von der Liste streichen), removing debris or foreign objects (use entfernen)) |
| die Flüssigkeit, -en; flüssig | liquid; liquid |
| die Umgebung (singular) | the surroundings |
| komprimieren; der Kompressor, -en | to compress; compressor |
| verdichten; dicht; die Dichte, -n | to compress [lit: "to make dense"]; dense (also means: "-tight" as in watertight/airtight); density |
| der Zustand, ¨-e; der Aggregatzustand, ¨-e | state (not in the political sense); state of matter (i.e. solid/liquid/gas) |
| der Druck; drücken | pressure; to press (e.g. a button; not for "ironing") |
| der Siedepunkt | boiling point |
| der Gefrierpunkt | freezing point |
| der Kreislauf, ¨-e | cycle (Germans also use this term to refer to their "circulatory system," and like to refer to indeterminate feelings of "unwellness" as "Kreislaufprobleme," which can culminate in a "Kreislaufkollaps": loss of consciousness due to insufficient supplies of oxygen or glucose to the brain) |
| das Kältemittel, - | cooling agent |
| das Gehäuse, - | casing |
| der Querschnitt, -e | cross section, cross sectional area |
| verantwortlich; die Verantwortung | responsible; responsibility |
| ein•schränken | to limit, to curtail, to shorten (times when something happens or is permitted) |
| zunächst | initially |
Nützliche Vokabeln [Nicht auf dem Quiz]
| verderblich; verderben, er/sie/es verdirbt, verdarb, ist verdorben | perishable; to go bad, to spoil (also used (with "haben" in the past tense) for spoiling someone's fun) |
| die Lebensmittel (pl.) [less common: die Nahrungsmittel (pl.)] | foodstuffs, groceries [only for edible groceries] |
| lagern; das Lager, - | to store (goods); storage facility, camp |
| unmittelbar | immediate(ly) [this word specifically expresses the immediate physical or temporal proximity of one object or event to another, and is used in combinations such as "unmittelbar neben, unmittelbar nach." To say that something happens "immediately," use "sofort."] |
| an•saugen | to "intake," to suck in, to aspirate |
| die Kühlrippe, -n | cooling fin |
| entweichen | to escape |
| das Rohr, -e; die Röhre, -n | pipe, tube |
| die Drosselstelle, -n | narrowing or restricting point, i.e. the narrow point in the Rohr that maintains the pressure difference |
| das Drosselorgan, -e | device producing a narrowing or constriction ==> here, the Kapillarrohr |
| die Lamelle, -n | fin, rib, slat (in specialized contexts, e.g. refrigeration, clutches, blinds) |
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| das Kfz-Bordnetz | a car's electrical power supply/system |