Vocabulary
das
Ressort
/ʁɛˈsoːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Ressorts
section, desk (of a newspaper); area of responsibility, portfolio
A newspaper is divided into Ressorts — Innenpolitik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, Sport and, in Austria, Chronik for local news — each with its own editors. A minister's Ressort is their portfolio.
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- Singular
- das Ressort
- Plural
- die Ressorts
- Genitiv
- des Ressorts
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Ressort
newspaper section, desk
Sie arbeitet im Ressort Kultur.
She works on the culture desk.
Word family
Ressortder Ressortleiter / die Ressortleiterinhead of sectionressortübergreifendacross departments
Common combinations
- im Ressort Innenpolitikon the home affairs desk
- ein Ressort leitento head a section
- in jemandes Ressort fallento be someone's responsibility
Common learner mistakes
- Wir machen Urlaub in einem Ressort am See.Wir machen Urlaub in einem Resort am See.das Ressort (French, [ʁɛˈsoːɐ̯]) is a department; a holiday resort is das Resort (English, one s).
Real examples
- Das Ressort Kultur hat heute nur zwei Seiten.The culture section only has two pages today.
- Glossen schreiben bei uns Leute aus allen Ressorts.In our paper, people from every section write satirical columns.
- Wer leitet seit dem Sommer das Ressort Sport?Who has been heading the sports desk since the summer?
