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German vocabulary B2: Abbreviations and acronyms
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Abbreviations and acronyms met in letters, e-mails, addresses and texts, from z. B., d. h. and MfG to company names such as GmbH and borrowings from English such as asap.
92 German words at level B2, with their translation.
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DeutschEnglish
s. o.also: s.o., siehe oben
see abovealso: above
max.
max.also: maximum, at most, up to
M. A.also: M.A., Magister Artium
MA (degree)also: M.A., Master of Arts, master’s degree
geb.
néealso: nee, born, b.
a. D.also: a.D., außer Dienst
retd.also: ret., retired
GmbH
Ltdalso: Ltd., LLC, limited company, private limited company
e. V.also: e.V., eingetragener Verein
registered associationalso: registered club, registered society
Str.
St (street)also: street, road, Rd
i. A.also: i.A., im Auftrag
p.p.also: pp, per pro, by order of, by order, on behalf of
Az.
ref. (reference)also: reference, reference number, file number, case number
Prof.
Prof.also: professor
z. B.also: z.B.
e.g.also: eg, for example, for instance
bzw.
respectivelyalso: or rather, or, resp.
ca.
approx.also: approximately, circa, c., about
d. h.also: d.h., das heißt
i.e.also: ie, that is, that is to say
u. a.also: u.a., unter anderem
among other thingsalso: among others, inter alia, and others, et al.
ggf.also: gegebenenfalls
if applicablealso: if necessary, if need be, where applicable, where necessary, if appropriate
evtl.
poss.also: possibly, perhaps
AG
plcalso: Inc., joint-stock company, public limited company, corporation
B. A.also: B.A., Bachelor of Arts
BAalso: B.A., Bachelor of Arts, bachelor’s degree
Co.
Co.also: company
die PR
PRalso: public relations
Abt.
deptalso: department, dept., division
ff.also: folgende
ff.also: and following, and the following pages, et seq.
s. u.also: s.u., siehe unten
see belowalso: below
vgl.
cf.also: compare, confer
S.
p.also: pp., page, pages
Nr.
no. (number)also: number, nr
k. A.also: k.A., keine Angabe
N/Aalso: not available, no information given, not stated
z. T.also: z.T., zum Teil, teilweise
partly (abbreviated)also: in part, partially, in parts
zz.also: zurzeit, derzeit, momentan
at present (abbreviated)also: currently, at the moment, presently, for the time being
Kap.
ch.also: chapter, chap.
Min.
minalso: minute, minutes, mins
Bd.
vol.also: volume, vols.
Hrsg.
ed.also: editor, editors, eds.
Mio.
m (million)also: million, millions, mn
Mrd.
bn (billion)also: billion, billions, bln
Abb.
fig. (figure)also: figure, illustration
Std.
hrsalso: hour, hours, h
HTTP
HTTPalso: hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS
HTTPSalso: hypertext transfer protocol secure
HR
HRalso: human resources, HR department
m. E.also: m.E., meines Erachtens
IMOalso: in my opinion, in my view
v. Chr.also: v.Chr., vor Christus
BCalso: BCE, B.C., B.C.E.
n. Chr.also: n.Chr., nach Christus
ADalso: CE, A.D., C.E.
das B&Balso: die Frühstückspension, das Bed and Breakfast
B&Balso: bed and breakfast
Abs. (Brief)also: der Absender
sender (abbreviated)also: the sender, from
F&E
R&Dalso: research and development
die ITS
ICUalso: intensive care unit, intensive care, ITU
das EKGalso: EKG, das Elektrokardiogramm
ECGalso: EKG, electrocardiogram
Jh.
cent.also: century, c.
die CPU
CPUalso: central processing unit, processor
das RAMalso: der RAM
RAM (computer memory)also: random access memory
GB (Speicher)
GBalso: gigabyte, gigabytes
MB (Speicher)
MBalso: megabyte, megabytes
mph
mphalso: miles per hour, miles an hour
inkl.
incl.also: including, inclusive of
o. g.also: o.g., oben genannt
above-mentionedalso: aforementioned, mentioned above
gem.
in accordance with (abbreviated)also: according to, pursuant to, as per, per, acc. to
allg.
gen.also: general, generally, in general
bzgl.
realso: regarding, concerning, with regard to, with reference to
zzgl.
plus (added to a price)also: in addition to, plus the cost of, with the addition of
i. V.also: i.V., in Vertretung
acting foralso: deputising for, on behalf of, in place of
b. w.also: b.w., bitte wenden
PTOalso: please turn over, turn over
LG
all the best (to end a message)also: best wishes, best, warm wishes, regards
MfGalso: Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Freundliche Grüße
kind regards (abbreviated)also: best regards, yours sincerely, regards
u. A. w. g.also: u.A.w.g., u.a.w.g., um Antwort wird gebeten
RSVPalso: R.S.V.P., please reply
bes.
esp.also: especially, particularly, in particular, notably
Pfr.
Rev.also: Reverend, vicar, pastor, parish priest
Bsp.
ex. (example)also: example, ex
u. Ä.also: u.Ä., und Ähnliches, u. dgl.
and similaralso: and similar things, and suchlike, and the like
o. Ä.also: o.Ä., oder Ähnliches
or similaralso: or the like, or something similar, or suchlike
Abk.
abbr.also: abbreviation, abbrev.
jmd.
someone (abbreviated)also: somebody, so.
ETA
ETAalso: estimated time of arrival, expected arrival time
DM (Nachricht)
DMalso: direct message, private message
c/o
c/oalso: care of
asap
asapalso: as soon as possible
Bcc
bccalso: blind carbon copy, blind copy
BTW
BTWalso: by the way
FYI
FYIalso: for your information
Tel.
tel.also: telephone, phone
App.
ext.also: extension, extn.
z. Hd.also: z.Hd., zu Händen
attnalso: attention, for the attention of, FAO
Anl.
encl.also: enc., enclosure, attachment
Tsd.
k (thousand)also: thousand, thousands
u. dgl.also: u.dgl., und dergleichen, u. Ä.
and the likealso: and such, and suchlike, etc., et cetera, and similar
versch.
misc.also: miscellaneous, various, different
eigtl.also: eigentlich
actually (abbreviated)also: really, in fact, originally
Hbf.also: der Hauptbahnhof
main stationalso: central station, main railway station, central railway station, main train station
gegr.
est.also: established, founded, founded in
q. e. d.also: q.e.d.
QEDalso: quod erat demonstrandum, which was to be demonstrated
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