section

Abschnitt, Teil

Ein Teil einer größeren Sache oder eines größeren Ortes.

In einfachem Englisch: One part of a larger thing or place.

• Read the first section.
• They closed a section of the road.
• Which section of the newspaper do you read first?

So benutzt man es: section of something (This section of the book explains the rules.)

Synonyme: part, portion

Häufige Wendungen: section of something, sports section, section of road

Instrumentengruppe, Register

Die Musiker eines Orchesters, die dieselbe Art von Instrument spielen, oder ihre Instrumente als Gruppe.

In einfachem Englisch: The musicians in an orchestra who play the same kind of instrument, or their instruments together.

• The brass section played loudly.
• Our string section needs two more players.
• The conductor asked the percussion section to begin again.

Häufige Wendungen: brass section, string section, percussion section

unterteilen, zerteilen

Etwas in getrennte Teile aufteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To divide something into separate parts.

• Section the orange before serving it.
• She sectioned my hair before cutting it.
• The sample was sectioned into thin slices.

So benutzt man es: section something into something (Section the dough into six pieces.)

Synonyme: divide, partition

Häufige Wendungen: section an orange, section the hair, section something off