Vocabulary
die
Montage
/mɔnˈtaːʒə/· noun· Pl. die Montagen
assembly, installation, fitting; auf Montage = working away on site; montage (film, photo)
Die Montage is, in industry and the trades, the assembly or installation of machines, kitchens or solar panels; auf Montage sein means working on a site far from home; in film and art it is a montage of images.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Montage
- Plural
- die Montagen
- Genitiv
- der Montage
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Montage
assembly, installation
Die Montage der Küche ist im Preis inbegriffen.
Installation of the kitchen is included in the price.
Word family
Montagemontierento assemble, to installder Monteurfitter, installerdie Endmontagefinal assemblydie Fotomontagephotomontagedemontierento dismantle
Common combinations
- die Montage übernehmento do the installation
- auf Montage seinto be working away on site
- die Montage vor Orton-site installation
- einfache Montageeasy assembly
Common learner mistakes
- die Montage [ˈmoːntaːɡə] (wie die Wochentage)die Montage [mɔnˈtaːʒə]Montage (assembly) is a French loan, stressed on the second syllable with a soft [ʒ]; [ˈmoːntaːɡə] is just the plural of Montag.
Real examples
- Die Montage der Solaranlage dauerte nur zwei Tage.The installation of the solar panels took only two days.
- Im Werk erfolgt die Montage der Fahrzeuge inzwischen größtenteils durch Roboter.At the plant, the vehicles are now assembled mostly by robots.
- Als Elektriker war er jahrelang auf Montage und kaum zu Hause.As an electrician he worked away on site for years and was hardly ever at home.
