In Spotlight 14/19, we present the language used to talk about moving house. Here, you can find the German translations for this issue’s Picture It.
- bin bag UK, garbage/trash bag N. Am.Müllsackbin bag UK, garbage/trash bag N. Am.
- stringSchnurstring
- removal van UK, moving van N. Am.Umzugswagenremoval van UK, moving van N. Am.
- checklistChecklistechecklist
- removal box UK, moving box N. Am.Umzugskartonremoval box UK, moving box N. Am.
- handcartSackkarrehandcart
- bubble wrapBlisterfoliebubble wrap
- plastic crateAufbewahrungskiste aus Plastikplastic crate
- tissue paperSeidenpapiertissue paper
- labelEtikettlabel
- screwdriverSchraubendreherscrewdriver
- markerMarkierstiftmarker
- removal man UK, mover N. Am.Möbelpackerremoval man UK, mover N. Am.
- plierskleine Zangepliers
- scissorsScherescissors
- packing paperPackpapierpacking paper
- box-cutterTeppichmesserbox-cutter
- tapeKlebebandtape
Moving house
How to move house and keep your to keep one’s sanitybei Verstand bleibensanity
1. Make lists: start doing this well ahead of the actual moving day. Use a special notebook for the purpose and keep it with you at all times. Prioritize tasks. to tick offabhakenTick off the jobs as you do them.
2. Hire a removal company: getting professional help will do a lot to to preservebewahren, schützenpreserve your sanity. If that is not possible, ask friends and family members to give you a hand.
3. to declutterentrümpelnDeclutter: sell, to donatespendendonate or throw away any itemGegenstand, Dingitems you no longer use.
4. Buy, rent or borrow removal boxes: make sure you have enough bubble wrap or tissue paper and bin bags. Keep supplies such as markers, tape, scissors, etc. in a special container that is always within reach.
5. Pack rarely used items first and essentials last: things you won’t be needing for a while can be boxed up early on.
6. Number every box: to compilezusammenstellencompile an inventoryBestandsverzeichnisinventory listing the contents of each box. This will save you a lot of headache when you start to unpack.
7. Keep things together: keep extension cords with extension cordVerlängerungskabelextension cords, dishes with dishes and so on. Especially when you are to dismantleabbauendismantling pieces of furniture, make sure you keep all parts together that belong together, so that you can to reassemblewieder zusammenbauenreassemble them quickly later on.
8. Prepare a box of essentials: in other words, items you will need on and around the day of your move, such as snacks, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, first-aid kit, etc. Pack an overnight bag with a few clothes, towels and toiletriesToilettenartikeltoiletries as well. Make sure that these essentials are loaded last and unloaded first.
9. Keep your valuables and important documents with you at all times: alternatively, ask a trusted friend to look after them for you.
10. Breathe! Moving house is stressful, but if you plan it well — and stick to your plan — there’s no need to panic. Good luck!
Verbs with prefixVorsilbeprefixes
The text above contains a number of verbs with prefixes. Learning the meaning of prefixes will help you recognize the meaning of new words more easily:
⋅ De-, dis- and un- are negative prefixes. “Unpack” and “unload”, for example, are simply the opposites of “pack” and “load”.
⋅ De- and dis- can also turn an action into its opposite. To “declutter” means to “remove clutter” (things that are not needed). Other examples: deactivate, decode, decontaminate. To “dismantle” means to “separate the parts of an object so that they no longer form a single unit”. Other examples: disagree, displease, distrust.
⋅ The prefix re- adds the meaning “again” to a verb. To “reassemble”, for example, means to “put something back together after it has been taken apart”. Other examples: rearrange, reproduce, rewrite.
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