collection

Sammlung

Eine Gruppe von Dingen, die zusammengetragen oder aufbewahrt werden, oft weil sie interessant oder wertvoll sind.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of things kept or brought together, often because they are interesting or valuable.

• She has a large stamp collection.
• The museum displayed its collection of paintings.
• His collections include old maps and rare books.

So benutzt man es: collection of something (He showed me his collection of old coins.)

Synonyme: set, assortment

Häufige Wendungen: stamp collection, art collection, collection of books, collection of objects

Sammlung, Abholung

Das Zusammentragen von Dingen oder das Abholen an einem bestimmten Ort.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of gathering things or picking them up from a place.

• Waste collection is on Tuesday.
• Your order is ready for collection.
• The team improved its methods of data collection.

So benutzt man es: collection of something (The collection of samples took three days.)

Synonyme: gathering, pickup

Häufige Wendungen: waste collection, data collection, collection of samples

Geldsammlung, Kollekte

Das gemeinsame Spenden von Geld für einen bestimmten Zweck oder das dabei gesammelte Geld.

In einfachem Englisch: An occasion when people give money together for a particular purpose, or the money they give.

• We took a collection for charity.
• The church collection raised enough money for repairs.
• Would you like to contribute to the collection?

So benutzt man es: collection for someone/something (We organized a collection for the local hospital.)

Synonyme: fundraising

Häufige Wendungen: take a collection, charity collection, collection for someone