Vocabulary
die
Schwankung
/ˈʃvaŋkʊŋ/· noun· Pl. die Schwankungen
fluctuation, variation
Values that go up and down: temperatures over the year, prices over the week, moods over the day.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Schwankung
- Plural
- die Schwankungen
- Genitiv
- der Schwankung
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Schwankung
fluctuation, variation
Die Messwerte zeigen starke Schwankungen.
The readings show strong fluctuations.
Word family
Schwankungschwankento fluctuateschwankendfluctuatingdie Temperaturschwankungtemperature fluctuation
Common combinations
- starke / leichte Schwankungenstrong / slight fluctuations
- saisonale Schwankungenseasonal fluctuations
- Schwankungen unterliegento be subject to fluctuations
Real examples
- Die Zahlen unterliegen starken saisonalen Schwankungen.The figures are subject to strong seasonal fluctuations.
- Kleinere Schwankungen sind völlig normal und kein Grund zur Sorge.Minor fluctuations are perfectly normal and no cause for concern.
- In der Wüste kann die Schwankung zwischen Tag- und Nachttemperatur mehr als 20 Grad betragen.In the desert, the difference between day and night temperatures can be more than 20 degrees.
