electricity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	conductor; conductor of electricity	Leiter {m}; Stromleiter {m} [electr.]
	stranded conductor	mehrdrahtiger Leiter
	to be a poor conductor	schlecht leiten
	electric power grid; electric grid; power grid; electricity grid; mains	Stromnetz {n}; Energieversorgungsnetz {n}; Netz {n} [ugs.] [electr.]
	electricity	Elektrizität {f}
	vitreous electricity	positive Elektrizität {f}
	electricity pylon; power pylon	Hochspannungsmast {m} [electr.]
	electricity pylons; power pylons	Hochspannungsmasten {pl}
	electricity provider	Stromanbieter {m} [econ.]
	electricity supply company	Stromversorgungsunternehmen {n}; Elektrizitätsversorgungsunternehmen {n}
	electricity supply companies	Stromversorgungsunternehmen {pl}; Elektrizitätsversorgungsunternehmen {pl}
	electricity installation industry	Elektroinstallationsindustrie {f} [electr.]
	electricity installation materials	Elektroinstallationsmaterialien {m} [electr.]
	(electrical) power failure/outage/blackout; electricity outage; failure of the current supply	Stromausfall {m}; Netzausfall {m}; Ausfall {m} der Stromversorgung [electr.]
	power failures/outages/blackouts; electricity outages	Stromausfälle {pl}
	brownout	teilweiser Stromausfall
	power failure protection; protection against power failure	Schutz vor Stromausfällen
	to convert sth. into electricity	etw. verstromen {vt}
	converting into electricity	verstromend
	converted into electricity	verstromt
	cogeneration system; cogeneration of heat and electricity	Abwärmenutzungsanlage {f}; Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung {f}
	cogeneration systems	Abwärmenutzungsanlagen {pl}; Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungen {pl}
	nuclear-generated electricity	Atomstrom {m}
	biomass electricity	Biomassestrom {m}
	compensation for electricity fed into the grid	Einspeisevergütung {f}
	night current; off-peak electricity	Nachtstrom {m}; Niedertarifstrom {m} [electr.]
	green electricity; green power	Ökostrom {m} [electr.]
	green electricity provider; green power provider	Ökostrom-Anbieter {m} [electr.]
	green electricity providers; green power providers	Ökostrom-Anbieter {pl}
	frictional electricity	Reibungselektrizität {f} [phys.]
	generation of current; (electric) power generation; electricity generation	Stromerzeugung {f}; Stromgewinnung {f}
	electric bill; electricity bill [Am.]	Stromrechnung {f}
	electric bills; electricity bills	Stromrechnungen {pl}
	power giant (large electricity supply company)	Stromriese {m} [ugs.] (großes Stromversorgungsunternehmen)
	sale of electricity	Stromverkauf {m}
	electric meter; electricity meter; energy meter; power meter	Stromzähler {m}; Elektrozähler {m}; Energiezähler {m}
	electric meters; electricity meters; energy meter; power meter	Stromzähler {pl}; Elektrozähler {pl}; Energiezähler {pl}
	static electricity charge; stationary charge of electricity	statische Aufladung {f}; Statik {f} [electr.]
	bonnet	Haube {f}
	bonnets	Hauben {pl}
	That has put a bee in my bonnet.	Das geht mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.; Das will mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.
	My uncle has got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity.	Stromsparen ist bei meinem Onkel eine fixe Idee.
	Our neighbour always has a bee in his bonnet about cars.	Unser Nachbar hat einen Autofimmel.
	busy time; rush hour; peak hour	Stoßzeit {f}; Verkehrsspitze {f}; Spitzenzeit {f}
	during off-peak hours/periods; off-peak	außerhalb der Stoßzeiten/Verkehrsspitzen/Spitzenzeiten
	Off-peak travel/electricity is cheaper.	Reisen/Strom außerhalb der Spitzenzeiten ist billiger.
	off-the-grid; off-grid	energieautonom {adj}
	off-the-grid houses	energieautonome Häuser
	off-the-grid electricity system; stand-alone power system /SAPS/ /SPS/	automome/autarke Stromerzeugungsanlage; Inselanlage {f}
	off-grid operation	energieautomomer Betrieb; Inselbetrieb {m}
	to grumble; to grouse; to grouch; to gripe; to moan; to nag; to bitch [Am.]; to crab [Am.]; to kvetch [Am.] (about sth.)	meckern; maulen; mäkeln; nörgeln; mosern [Dt.]; matschkern [Ös.]; schnorren [Schw.] {vi} (über etw.)
	grumbling; grousing; grouching; griping; moaning; nagging; bitching; crabbing; kvetching	meckernd; maulend; mäkelnd; nörgelnd; mosernd; matschkernd; schnorrend
	grumbled; groused; grouched; griped; moaned; nagged; bitched; crabbed; kvetched	gemeckert; gemault; gemäkelt; genörgelt; gemosert; gematschkert; geschnorrt
	to grumbe about the weather	über das Wetter meckern
	He's always moaning that we use too much electricity.	Er mault immer, dass wir zu viel Strom verbrauchen.
	power-saving; power-conserving	stromsparend {adj} [techn.]
	to save electricity	stromparend/Strom sparend sein