English-German translation for "volcano"

"volcano" German translation

volcano
[v(ɒ)lˈkeinou]noun | Substantiv s <volcanosor | oder od volcanoes>

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Vulkan, feuerspeiender Berg Vulkan, Pulverfass
  • Vulkanmasculine | Maskulinum m
    volcano geology | GeologieGEOL
    feuerspeiender Berg
    volcano geology | GeologieGEOL
    volcano geology | GeologieGEOL
examples
  • Vulkanmasculine | Maskulinum m
    volcano figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Pulverfassneuter | Neutrum n
    volcano figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    volcano figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • to sit on the top of a volcano
    (wie) auf einem Pulverfass sitzen
    to sit on the top of a volcano
an active volcano
ein tätiger Vulkan
an active volcano
submarine volcano
untermeerischeror | oder od submariner Vulkan
submarine volcano
volcano at rest
untätiger Vulkan
volcano at rest
extinct volcano
erloschener Vulkan
extinct volcano
Vulkane sind wichtig, weil Vulkane Atmosphären und Ozeane hervorbringen.
Volcanoes are important, because volcanoes produce atmospheres and they produce oceans.
Source: TED
Der größte Vulkan des Sonnensystems befindet sich auf dem Mars: Olympus Mons.
Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.
Source: TED
Der Vulkan bricht in regelmäßigen Abständen aus.
The volcano erupts at regular intervals.
Source: Tatoeba
Der Vulkan ist heuer zweimal ausgebrochen.
The volcano has erupted twice this year.
Source: Tatoeba
Das sind keine Volvos; das sind Vulkane.
This isn't Volvos; this is volcanoes.
Source: TED
Ein Notfall wie der, der von dem isländischen Vulkan verursacht wurde, wurde jedoch nicht erwartet.
An emergency such as the one caused by the Icelandic volcano was never expected, however.
Source: Europarl
Und sie fliegen in den ausbrechenden Vulkan.
And they fly into the erupting volcano.
Source: TED
Der Vulkan kann jederzeit ausbrechen.
The volcano may erupt at any moment.
Source: Tatoeba
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