generation

Generation

Menschen, die ungefähr zur gleichen Zeit geboren wurden, oder Dinge von etwa gleichem Alter.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of people born around the same time, or things of about the same age.

• My generation grew up with television.
• Younger generations use their phones differently.
• This music brought a whole generation together.

Synonyme: age group

Häufige Wendungen: younger generation, older generation, someone’s generation, whole generation

Generation

Eine Gruppe von Produkten, die derselben Entwicklungsstufe einer Technologie angehören.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of products representing one stage in the development of a technology.

• This is the latest generation of phones.
• Each generation of computers runs faster.
• The next generation will use less power.

So benutzt man es: generation of something (A new generation of batteries lasts much longer.)

Synonyme: version, series

Häufige Wendungen: next generation, new generation, generation of something

Generation

Eine Gruppe auf derselben Stufe einer Familienfolge, etwa alle Kinder oder deren Eltern.

In einfachem Englisch: One group in a family line, such as all the children or all their parents.

• Three generations live in this house.
• The farm passed from one generation to the next.
• Each generation of the family has kept this photograph.

Häufige Wendungen: three generations, successive generations, generation of someone

Generation, Menschenalter

Die Zeit zwischen der Geburt eines Menschen und der seiner Kinder, meist etwa dreißig Jahre.

In einfachem Englisch: The time between people being born and their own children being born, usually about thirty years.

• A generation ago, this town was tiny.
• The population doubled within one generation.
• The forest recovered over several generations.

Häufige Wendungen: a generation ago, within a generation, over a generation

Erzeugung, Generierung

Das Herstellen oder Hervorbringen von etwas, besonders von Strom.

In einfachem Englisch: The process of producing something, especially electricity.

• Wind farms increase electricity generation.
• The plant stopped power generation during repairs.
• Automatic generation of reports saves us time.

So benutzt man es: generation of something (The generation of electricity requires reliable equipment.)

Synonyme: production, creation

Häufige Wendungen: power generation, electricity generation, generation of something