hiking

Wandern

Längere Spaziergänge auf dem Land oder in den Bergen zum Vergnügen oder zur Bewegung.

In einfachem Englisch: Taking long walks in the countryside or mountains for enjoyment or exercise.

• I enjoy hiking in the hills.
• We went hiking together last weekend.
• Do you need new hiking boots for the trip?

Synonyme: walking, trekking

Häufige Wendungen: go hiking, hiking boots, hiking trail

Erhöhung, Anhebung

Das deutliche Anheben eines Preises, eines Satzes oder einer Menge.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of increasing a price, rate, or amount by a large amount.

• The hiking of fees angered students.
• Businesses opposed the sudden hiking of taxes.
• Further rate hiking could make loans more expensive.

So benutzt man es: the hiking of something (The hiking of rents forced several shops to close.)

Synonyme: raising, increasing

Gegenteile: lowering

Häufige Wendungen: hiking of prices, rate hiking, tax hiking