1build, built, built v.
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This house was built in 1907.
bauen
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sheet n.
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Write your text on a sheet of paper.
Blatt, Leintuch
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height n.
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What's your height?
Grösse
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support v.
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How many pennies can your paper bridge support?
tragen, unterstützen, aushalten
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bend, bent, bent v.
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You can bend this material, it is flexible.
biegen
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suitable adj.
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Stone is a suitable material for an arch bridge.
geeignet, passend
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unsuitable adj.
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Plastic is unsuitable for a bridge, it is not strong enough.
ungeeignet, unpassend
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iron n.
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Iron is strong, hard and magnetic.
Eisen
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cardboard n.
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Shoe boxes are made of cardboard.
Karton
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concrete n.
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Mix sand, cement and water together, and you'll get concrete.
Beton
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construction n.
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Many bridges are steel constructions.
Konstruktion
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around prep./adv.
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I'd like to travel around the world.
rund um, um herum
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span v.
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The Golden Gate Bridge spans San Francisco Bay.
sich erstrecken
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span n.
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The bridge with the longest span is in Japan.
Spannweite
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type n.
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There are only five basic types of bridges.
Art, Typ
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post n.
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The bridge stands on concrete posts.
Pfosten, Posten, Arbeitsplatz, Postamt
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beam n.
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The simplest bridges are made with beams.
Balken, Lichtstrahl
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arch n.
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A rainbow is an arch of colours in the sky.
Bogen
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cantilever n.
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A cantilever is a long beam fixed at only one end.
Ausleger
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suspension bridge n.
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Brooklyn Bridge in New York is a suspension bridge.
Hängebrücke
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cable n.
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We receive our TV programmes by cable.
Kabel
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cable-stayed bridge n.
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The Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed bridge.
Schrägseilbrücke
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length n.
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What's the length of Brooklyn Bridge?
Länge
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strength n.
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This material is of great strength, it is very strong.
Stärke, Kraft, Festigkeit
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weight n.
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The bridge bent under the heavy weight of the train.
Gewicht
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while conj.
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A stone bridge is very stable while a rope bridge certainly isn't.
während
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break, broke, broken v.
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The train was too heavy and so the bridge broke.
brechen
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compression n.
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Stone can withstand high compression forces.
Druck, Kompression
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tension n.
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Steel cables can withstand high tension.
Spannung, Zugspannung