| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| trade n | (commerce) | Handel Nm |
| | International trade has been increasing over the last few years. |
| | Internationaler Handel hat während der vergangenen paar Jahre zugenommen. |
| trade n | (profession) | Geschäft Nn |
| | | Beruf Nm |
| | He's one of the best doctors in the trade. |
| | Er ist einer der besten Doktoren im Geschäft. |
| trade n | (handicraft) | Handwerk Nn |
| | | Beruf Nm |
| | Not everyone wants to pursue an intellectual career and many young people with manual skills go into trade. |
| | Nicht alle möchten eine intellektuelle Karriere verfolgen und viele junge Leute mit handwerklichem Geschick gehen ins Handwerk. |
| the trades npl | (business: manual work) (Berufszweig) | Handwerk Nn |
| | After completing an apprenticeship, he got a job in the trades. |
| | Nachdem er eine Ausbildung gemacht hatte, bekam er einen Job im Handwerk. |
| trade [sth]⇒ vtr | mainly US (swap: exchange) | etwas tauschen Vt |
| | | etwas austauschen Vt, sepa |
| | Want to trade baseball cards with me? |
| | Möchtest du Baseballkarten mit mir tauschen? |
| trade [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | mainly US (swap: exchange [sth] for [sth] else) | etwas tauschen Vt |
| | | etwas eintauschen Vt, sepa |
| | He traded his bar of chocolate for her biscuit. |
| | Er tauschte seinen Schokoriegel mit ihrem Keks. |
| trade⇒ vi | (do business) | handeln Vi |
| | | Geschäfte machen Npl + Vt |
| | (informell) | in [etw] machen VP |
| | Our company has been trading for over fifty years. |
| | Unsere Firma handelt seit über 50 Jahren. |
| trade with [sb/sth] vi + prep | (do business with) | mit [etw]/jmdm Geschäfte machen VP |
| | I trade with him from time to time. |
| | Hin und wieder mache ich mit ihm Geschäfte. |
trade [sth] with [sb],
trade [sth] with [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | informal (exchange or swop [sth] with) | [etw] mit jmdm gegen [etw] tauschen VP |
| | Jack traded the cow with a merchant for a handful of beans. |
| | Jack tauschte mit dem Händler die Kuh gegen eine Hand voll Bohnen. |
| trade vi | (deal in the stock market) | handeln Vi |
| | | mit Aktien handeln Rdw |
| | What does he do in the city? Does he trade? |
| | Was macht er in der Stadt? Handelt er mit Aktien? |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| trade n | informal (exchange) | Tausch Nm |
| | I got this coat for my old skirt. It was a good trade. |
| trade n | (customers) | Kunde Nm |
| | Let them have the table cheap. They are good trade. |
| trade n | informal (people involved in a trade) | im Geschäft Präp + Nn |
| | We sell wholesale to them because they are trade. |
| trade n as adj | (professional) | Berufs- Präf |
| | | Branchen- Präf |
| | The trade magazine was read by everybody in the industry. |
| trade n as adj | (business to business) | gewerbeübergreifend Adj |
| | This is a trade newsletter, which we send to similar businesses. |
| trade n as adj | (edition: for general sale) | Taschen- Präf |
| | A trade edition is one intended for general distribution to the public. |
| trades npl | (trade winds) | Passatwind Nm |
| | The trades usually helped the merchant ships to sail faster. |
| trade in [sth] vi + prep | (sell) | etwas verkaufen Vt |
| | | mit etwas handeln Präp + Vi |
| | This company trades in industrial machinery. |
| trade⇒ vtr | (buy and sell) | handeln Vt |
| | This shop trades second-hand video games. |
| Partikelverben |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| trade in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (sell, deal in) | etwas verkaufen Vt |
| | He trades in stocks and bonds. |
trade [sth] in,
trade in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (exchange as part-payment for [sth]) | etwas gegen etwas tauschen Präp + Vt |
| | | etwas gegen etwas eintauschen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | I traded my old car in for a new one. |
| trade off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (exploit for sales) | [etw] nutzen Vt |
| | | [etw] ausschöpfen Vt, sepa |
| | Counterfeiters trade off brand name reputations. |
| | Produktfälscher nutzen den guten Ruf von Marken. |
| trade on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (exploit) | ausnutzen Vt, sepa |
| trade up vi phrasal | (exchange [sth] for [sth] of higher value) | [etw] gegen [etw] tauschen, das mehr wert ist VP |
trade [sth] up,
trade up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (exchange for [sth] of higher value) | [etw] gegen [etw] tauschen, das mehr wert ist VP |
| | | [etw] gegen [etw] eintauschen, das mehr wert ist VP |
| Zusammengesetzte Wörter: |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| balance of trade n | (difference: imports, imports) | Handelsbilanz Nf |
| | The growth in imports has lead to a worsening of the balance of trade. |
| building trade n | (construction industry) | Baugewerbe Nn |
| | | Bauwesen Nn |
| cap-and-trade adj | (denoting carbon trading) | CO2- Präf |
| | | Emissions- Präf |
| EFTA n | initialism (European Free Trade Association) (Abkürzung) | EFTA Adj + Nf |
| | | Europäische Freihandelsassoziation Adj + Nf |
| fair trade n | (legal or ethical commerce) (Anglizismus) | Fair Trade Nm |
| | | fairer Handel Adj + Nm |
| | | Freihandel Nm |
| | Fair trade combines good prices for farmers with strict environmental standards. |
| | Fair Trade kombiniert gute Preise für Farmer und strikte Umweltstandards. |
| fair trade n | informal (satisfactory exchange) | fairer Tausch Adj + Nm |
| | | faires Geschäft Adj + Nn |
| | | fairer Handel Adj + Nm |
| | 20 Canadian dollars for 20 US dollars is not a fair trade. |
| | 20 kanadische Dollar für 20 US-Dollar sind kein fairer Tausch. |
fair trade,
fairtrade,
fair-trade n as adj | (ethical) (Anglizismus) | Fair-Trade- Präf |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen may be used when the modifier precedes the noun |
| | James buys fair trade products whenever he can. |
| | James kauft Fair-Trade-Produkte, wenn es möglich ist. |
| foreign trade n | (international commerce) | Außenhandel Nm |
| free trade n | (unrestricted commerce) | Freihandel Nm |
| | | freier Handel Adj + Nm |
| | The USA has a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. |
free trade area,
free trade zone n | (country: unrestricted commerce) | Freihandelszone Nf |
| | | freie Handelszone Adj + Nf |
| | The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. |
| FTC n | US, initialism (Federal Trade Commission) | Bundeshandelskommission Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Federal Trade Commission Nf |
| | (Abk, Anglizismus) | FTC Nf |
pack rat,
packrat,
trade rat n | (rodent: Neotoma cinerea) | Buschschwanzratte Nf |
| | The pack rat is scavenging for material to line its nest. |
| retail trade n | (shop selling) | Einzelhandel Nm |
| slave trade n | (trafficking in people) | Sklavenhandel Nm |
| | | Menschenhandel Nm |
| slave-trade n as adj | (relating to people-trafficking) | des Sklavenhandels Best Art, m + Nm |
| | | Sklavenhandels- Präf |
| | The number of slave-trade convictions has risen in recent years. |
| stock-in-trade n | (items used in performing a job) | Warenbestand Nm |
| | | Betriebsmittel Npl |
| stock-in-trade n | figurative (person: characteristic ability) | Charaktereigenschaften Npl |
| trade association n | (group representing an industry) | Berufsverband Nm |
| | | Berufsvereinigung Nf |
| | The soft drink trade association will have a meeting next Wednesday. |
| trade balance n | (imports compared to exports) | Handelsbilanz Nf |
| | Despite fluctuations, China's trade balance looks healthy. |
| trade down vi + adv | (exchange for [sth] of lower value) | [etw] gegen [etw] weniger Wertvolles tauschen VP |
trade fair,
trade show n | (exhibition by a particular industry) | Messe Nf |
| | Company reps demonstrated the new software at the trade fair. |
| | Vertreter des Unternehmens präsentierten auf der Messe die neue Software. |
| trade gap n | (difference in value between nation's imports and exports) | Handelsdefizit Nn |
| | The United States is very worried about its large trade gap with China. |
| trade journal n | (periodical of a profession) | Handelsblatt Nn |
| | | Fachzeitschrift Nf |
| | The Grocer is the UK's leading trade journal for the retail industry. |
trade name,
tradename n | (brand name, proprietary name) | Markenname Nm |
| | | Handelsname Nm |
| | | Warenzeichen Nn |
| | Prescription drugs have both trade names and generic names. |
| trade-name [sth]⇒ vtr | (give brand name to) | einen Markennamen geben Rdw |
| | | eine Warenbezeichnung geben Rdw |
trade off [sth] for [sth],
trade off [sth] against [sth] v expr | figurative (sacrifice for [sth]) | auf etwas verzichten Präp + Vi |
| | The new speakers look stylish, but I would not trade off the sound for the appearance. |
| | Der neue Lautsprecher sieht schick aus, aber ich würde nicht auf den Ton verzichten wollen. |
trade off,
trade-off n | (exchange) | Trade-off Nm |
| | (übertragen) | Tauschgeschäft Nn |
| | The tradeoff is that I will teach you Dutch in exchange for Russian lessons. |
trade off,
trade-off n | figurative (compromise) | Kompromiss Nm |
| | We proposed a tradeoff that both sides could agree to. |
| trade school | (education) | Berufsschule Nf |
| trade union n | (worker's syndicate) | Gewerkschaft Nf |
| | The trade union has voted to strike on two weekends in March. |
| | Die Gewerkschaft hat beschlossen an zwei Wochenenden im März in Streik zu treten. |
trade [sth] up for [sth],
trade up [sth] for [sth] v expr | (exchange: for [sth] of higher value) | [etw] gegen [etw] tauschen, das mehr wert ist VP |
| trade-in n | ([sth] exchanged) | Tausch Nm |
| | | Handel Nm |
| | | Austausch Nm |
| tricks of the trade npl | (expert techniques) | Kunst des Handwerks Rdw |
| | She'll be spending the first three weeks learning the tricks of the trade. |
| World Trade Center n | US (New York: business district) | World Trade Center En |
| WTO n | initialism (World Trade Organization) (Abk, Anglizismus) | WTO En |
| | | Welthandelsorganisation Nf |
| | Trade Ministers from the 149 member states of the WTO met in Hong Kong. |