German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
54 B2 words in “Travel & Transport”.
Work in progress. The B2 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
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54 B2 words in “Travel & Transport”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Abschiebung | deportation |
| die Aufenthaltserlaubnis | residence permit |
| der Aufenthaltsort | whereabouts / residence / abode |
| der Ausguck | a lookout (e.g., he's our look-out) |
| die Auswanderung | emigration |
| die Besatzung | a crew / occupation / personnel |
| bewegliche Teile | moving parts |
| die Deportation | deportation / forced expulsion |
| docken | to dock |
| der Düsenjäger | a fighter jet |
| einkehren | to stop off / make a stop |
| einschleusen | to smuggle in / infiltrate |
| die Einwanderung | immigration |
| eskortieren | to escort (wenig benutzt) |
| die Evakuierung | evacuation |
| die Expansion | expansion / territorial growth |
| das Fahrwerk | a chassis |
| der Feldzug | campaign / expedition / maneuver |
| das Flüchtlingslager | refugee camp |
| der Frontalzusammenstoß | a head-on collision |
| die Gabelung | a crotch / fork / bifurcation |
| der Güterbahnhof | a freight depot / freight yard |
| die Heimkehr | homecoming / return home |
| der Insasse | occupant / inmate / passenger |
| das Joch | a yoke |
| die Kajüte | a cabin |
| karren | to cart |
| kentern | to capsize / overturn |
| die Koje | a bunk / bed |
| das Kugellager | a ball bearing |
| die Kupplung | a coupling / clutch |
| der Kurier | courier |
| der Lotse | pilot / guide / navigator |
| die Luftwaffe | the air force |
| der Luftwiderstand | wind resistance |
| die Nabe | a hub / nave |
| die Nachtsicht | night vision |
| orten | to locate |
| pilgern | to make a pilgrimage |
| die Pritsche | a flatbed |
| der Schalthebel | a gear shift / level |
| das Schmiermittel | lubricant |
| das Sehrohr | a periscope |
| der Streifzug | an expedition / prowl / brief survey |
| der Sturzflug | nosedive / dive / swoop |
| der Suchscheinwerfer | a searchlight |
| die Umsiedlung | relocation |
| verschiffen | to ship / transport |
| der Vertriebene | displaced person |
| der Vorbeiflug | a flyby |
| der Vorderradantrieb | front-wheel drive |
| der Wagenheber | a car jack |
| der Yachthafen | a marina |
| die Zuwanderung | immigration |
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machine · engine · device
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