tract

Trakt

Zusammenhängende Körperteile, die gemeinsam arbeiten, etwa die Organe, durch die Nahrung gelangt.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of connected body parts that work together, such as those through which food passes.

• Food passes through the digestive tract.
• She had an infection in her urinary tract.
• Smoke can damage the respiratory tract.

Synonyme: system

Häufige Wendungen: digestive tract, urinary tract, respiratory tract

Landstrich, Gebiet

Eine große Fläche Land.

In einfachem Englisch: A large area of land.

• They own a large tract of land.
• Vast tracts of forest were destroyed by fire.
• The company plans to build houses on this tract.

So benutzt man es: a tract of something (They bought a large tract of forest.)

Synonyme: area, expanse, stretch

Häufige Wendungen: a vast tract, tract of land, tract of forest

Flugschrift, Traktat

Eine kurze Schrift, die bestimmte religiöse oder politische Ansichten vertritt.

In einfachem Englisch: A short piece of writing arguing for particular religious or political ideas.

• She handed me a religious tract.
• His political tract called for changes to the law.
• They printed hundreds of tracts to spread their beliefs.

So benutzt man es: a tract on something (He wrote a tract on religious reform.)

Synonyme: pamphlet, booklet

Häufige Wendungen: a religious tract, a political tract, distribute a tract