BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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bekanntlich {adv} is known to; as is generally known; notoriously

bekanntlich gibt es ... it is known that there are ...

Eisen ist bekanntlich ein guter Wärmeleiter. Iron is a notorious conductor of heat.

Das Wetter ist bekanntlich schwer vorhersagbar. The weather is notoriously difficult to predict.

leitendes Material {n}; Leiter {m} [phys.] [listen] conducting material; conductor material; conductor [listen]

stromleitendes Material; Stromleiter {m} electrically conducting material; conductor of electricity

wärmeleitendes Material; Wärmeleiter {m} heat-conducting material; heat conductor

ein schwach leitendes Material a low-conductivity material

schlecht leiten to be a poor conductor