Vocabulary
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Beton
/beˈtɔŋ/· noun· Pl. —
concrete
Beton is what walls, ceilings and floors of new buildings are made of. For tradespeople it means: the big drill, the right wall plugs, more noise, more dust, more time. Say it with the stress at the end: be-TONG (or be-TOHN).
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- Singular
- der Beton
- Plural
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- des Betons
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Beton
concrete
Die Wand ist aus Beton, da brauchen wir die große Bohrmaschine.
The wall is concrete, we need the big drill for that.
Word family
Betondie Betonwandconcrete walldie Betondeckeconcrete ceilingder Stahlbetonreinforced concretebetonierento concrete, to pour concrete
Common combinations
- aus Beton seinto be (made of) concrete
- in Beton bohrento drill into concrete
- harter Betonhard concrete
Real examples
- Es hat länger gedauert, weil die Wand aus Beton ist.It took longer because the wall is concrete.
- In Beton nehmen wir andere Dübel als in Holz.In concrete we use different wall plugs than in wood.
- Das Bohren in Beton macht viel Lärm und Staub.Drilling into concrete makes a lot of noise and dust.
