department

Abteilung, Fachbereich

Ein Teil einer Organisation, der eine bestimmte Art von Arbeit erledigt.

In einfachem Englisch: A part of an organization that does a particular kind of work.

• She works in the sales department.
• The hospital opened a new emergency department.
• Which department handles payments?

So benutzt man es: the department of something (He teaches in the department of history.)

Synonyme: division, section

Häufige Wendungen: sales department, finance department, department of something

Abteilung

Ein Bereich eines großen Geschäfts, in dem eine bestimmte Produktart verkauft wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A part of a large shop where a particular type of product is sold.

• The toy department is upstairs.
• She asked an assistant in the furniture department.
• Which floor has the shoe department?

Synonyme: section

Häufige Wendungen: shoe department, toy department, clothing department

Zuständigkeitsbereich, Fachgebiet

Eine Tätigkeit oder ein Thema, mit dem sich jemand auskennt oder für das jemand verantwortlich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: An activity or subject that someone knows about or is responsible for.

• Cooking is his department.
• Ask Sara about repairs; that is her department.
• Sorry, legal questions are not my department.

Synonyme: area, specialty, responsibility

Häufige Wendungen: my department, someone's department, not my department

Hinsicht, Bereich

Eine bestimmte Eigenschaft oder Seite einer Sache, die getrennt von ihren anderen Eigenschaften betrachtet wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A particular quality or part of something, considered separately from its other qualities.

• The cake wins in the taste department.
• This car is lacking in the comfort department.
• Her new phone is much better in the speed department.

So benutzt man es: in the ... department (The hotel did well in the service department.)

Synonyme: aspect, respect

Häufige Wendungen: looks department, in that department, comfort department

Gebiet, Bereich

Ein bestimmter Bereich des Lebens, der Arbeit oder des Studiums.

In einfachem Englisch: A particular area of life, work, or study.

• She explored every department of knowledge.
• His interests cover several departments of human activity.
• The book examines this neglected department of study.

So benutzt man es: a department of something (Music is an important department of the arts.)

Synonyme: field, area, branch

Häufige Wendungen: department of knowledge, department of life, department of study