Vocabulary
die
Emission
/emɪˈsi̯oːn/· noun· Pl. die Emissionen
emission
Mostly plural: die Emissionen — of a country, a sector, a power plant, a flight.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Emission
- Plural
- die Emissionen
- Genitiv
- der Emission
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Emission
release of greenhouse gases or pollutants (mostly plural)
Die Emissionen im Verkehrssektor sinken kaum.
Emissions in the transport sector are barely falling.
Word family
Emissionemittierento emitemissionsfreiemission-freeder Emissionshandelemissions tradingdie Nettoemissionennet emissions
Common combinations
- Emissionen senken / reduzierento cut emissions
- Emissionen ausgleichento offset emissions
- Emissionen verursachento cause emissions
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Ausstoß
Common learner mistakes
- Die Emission von Österreich sind gestiegen.Die Emissionen Österreichs sind gestiegen.In climate texts the plural is the norm — and the verb must agree with it.
Real examples
- Die Emissionen müssen bis 2030 deutlich gesenkt werden.Emissions must be cut significantly by 2030.
- Die Stadt will ihre Emissionen in den nächsten Jahren deutlich senken.The city wants to cut its emissions significantly over the next few years.
- Wer seine Emissionen nur ausgleicht, statt sie zu vermeiden, macht es sich zu leicht.Anyone who only offsets their emissions instead of avoiding them is making it too easy for themselves.
