vocabulary

Wortschatz

Alle Wörter, die eine Person kennt oder verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: All the words that a person knows or uses.

• Reading helps you build your vocabulary.
• Her English vocabulary has grown this year.
• He has a large vocabulary but rarely uses difficult words.

Synonyme: word knowledge

Häufige Wendungen: expand your vocabulary, limited vocabulary

Wortschatz

Die Wörter, die man kennt oder lernt, zusammen mit ihren Bedeutungen.

In einfachem Englisch: The words you know or learn, together with their meanings.

• We learned some new vocabulary today.
• Reading helps me improve my vocabulary.
• How much French vocabulary do you know?

Synonyme: word knowledge

Häufige Wendungen: learn vocabulary, new vocabulary, build vocabulary

Fachwortschatz, Terminologie

Die Wörter, die Menschen einer bestimmten Gruppe oder eines Arbeitsbereichs verwenden.

In einfachem Englisch: The words used by people in a particular group or area of work.

• Medical vocabulary can be difficult.
• The book explains the vocabulary of sailing.
• Different professions have their own vocabularies.

So benutzt man es: the vocabulary of something (She understands the vocabulary of finance.)

Synonyme: terminology, lexicon

Häufige Wendungen: medical vocabulary, technical vocabulary, vocabulary of science

Formensprache

Die Formen, Klänge oder Methoden, mit denen jemand in der Kunst Ideen ausdrückt.

In einfachem Englisch: The shapes, sounds, or methods someone uses to express ideas in art.

• Her visual vocabulary includes circles and bright colours.
• The dancer developed a vocabulary of small movements.
• These buildings share a simple architectural vocabulary.

Häufige Wendungen: visual vocabulary, artistic vocabulary, vocabulary of shapes