Berg-

Berg- in cpds → mountain; (= Bergbau-) → mining;

berg|a#b

adv → downhill; es geht mit ihm Berg- (fig) → he is going downhill

Be#rg|ab|hang

m → side of a mountain, mountainside

Be#rg|ab|satz

m → ledge

Be#rg|ab|sturz

m → drop

berg|a#b|wärts

adv → downhill

Be#rg|ahorn

m → sycamore (tree)

Be#rg|aka|de|mie

f → mining college

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Berg-:

Be#rg|amt

nt → mining authority

berg|a#n

adv = bergauf(wärts)

Be#rg|ar|bei|ter(in)

m(f) → miner

berg|auf|(wärts)

adv → uphill; es geht wieder bergauf (fig) → things are getting better or looking up; es geht mit seinem Geschäft/seiner Gesundheit wieder bergauf → his business/health is looking up

Be#rg|bahn

f → mountain railway; (= Seilbahn) → funicular or cable railway

Be#rg|bau

m, no pl → mining

Be#rg|bau|er

m → mountain farmer

Be#rg|bäu|e|rin

f → (female) mountain farmer

Be#rg|be|woh|ner(in)

m(f) → mountain dweller

Be#rg|dorf

nt → mountain village

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Bẹrg-:

Be#rg|fach

nt → mining

Be#rg|fahrt

f

→ mountaineering or climbing expedition; auf Berg- gehen → to go mountaineering etc or on a mountaineering etc expedition

(auf Fluss) → upstream passage; (von Seilbahn) → uphill or upward journey

Be#rg|fex

m (inf) → mountaineering enthusiast or freak (inf)

Be#rg|fried

m <-(e)s, -e> → keep

Be#rg|füh|rer(in)

m(f) → mountain guide

Be#rg|geist

m → mountain troll

Be#rg|gip|fel

m → mountain top

Be#rg|grat

m → mountain ridge

Be#rg|hang

m → mountain slope

be#rg|hoch

adj Wellen, Haufen → mountainous; berghoher Müll → mountains of rubbish

adv die Wellen stiegen Berg- → the waves reached mountainous heights; der Müll türmt sich Berg- → mountains of rubbish are piling up; die Akten stapeln sich schon Berg- → the files are already piling up a mile high

Be#rg|hüt|te

f → mountain hut or refuge, bothy (Scot)

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Bẹrg-:

Be#rg|in|ge|ni|eur(in)

m(f) → mining engineer

Be#rg|kamm

m → mountain crest

Be#rg|kes|sel

m → cirque, corrie

Be#rg|ket|te

f → mountain range or chain, range or chain of mountains

be#rg|krank

adj → affected by mountain sickness

Be#rg|krank|heit

f → mountain sickness

Be#rg|krax|ler

m <-s, ->, Bẹrg|krax|le|rin

f <-, -nen> (esp Aus inf) → mountaineer

Be#rg|kris|tall

m → rock crystal

Be#rg|kup|pe

f → (round) mountain top

Be#rg|land

nt → hilly or (= Gebirgsland) → mountainous country; (= Gegend) → hilly/mountainous region; (= Landschaft) → hilly/mountainous scenery

Be#rg|luft

f → mountain air

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Bẹrg-:

Be#rg|not

f in Berg- sein/geraten → to be in/get into difficulties while climbing; jdn aus Berg- retten → to rescue sb who was in difficulties while climbing

Be#rg|pfad

m → mountain path

Be#rg|pla|teau

nt → mountain plateau

Be#rg|pre|digt

f (Bibl) → Sermon on the Mount

be#rg|reich

adj → mountainous

Be#rg|ren|nen

nt (Sport) → hill climbing; ein Berg- → a hill climb

Be#rg|ret|tungs|dienst

m → mountain rescue service

Be#rg|rie|se

m → gigantic mountain

Be#rg|rü|cken

m → mountain ridge or crest

Be#rg|rutsch

m → landslide (auch fig), → landslip

Be#rg|sat|tel

m → (mountain) saddle, col

Be#rg|schrund

m → bergschrund (spec)

Be#rg|schuh

m → climbing boot

be#rg|seits, bẹrg|sei|tig

adv → on the mountain side

Be#rg|spit|ze

f → mountain peak

Be#rg|sport

m → mountaineering, mountain climbing

Be#rg|sta|ti|on

f → top station, summit station

be#rg+stei|gen

vi sep irreg aux sein or haben, infin and ptp only → to go mountain climbing or mountaineering, to mountaineer; Berg- gehen → to go mountain climbing or mountaineering; (das) Bergsteigen → mountaineering, mountain climbing

Be#rg|stei|ger(in)

m(f) → mountaineer, mountain climber

Be#rg|stei|ge|rei

f <-, -en> (inf) → mountaineering, mountain climbing

be#rg|stei|ge|risch

adj → mountaineering, mountain-climbing

adv → from a mountaineering point of view

Be#rg|stock

m

(= Wanderstock) → hiking pole, alpenstock

(Geol) → massif

Be#rg|stra|ße

f → mountain road; die Berg- (Geog) wine-producing area north of Heidelberg

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Bẹrg-:

Be#rg|sturz

m → landslide, landslip

Be#rg|tour

f → trip round the mountains; (= Bergbesteigung) → (mountain) climb

Be#rg-und-Tal-Bahn

f → roller coaster, big dipper (Brit), → switchback (Brit)

Be#rg-und-Tal-Fahrt

f → ride on the roller coaster etc; das war die reinste Berg- (fig) → it was like being on a roller coaster

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Bẹrg-:

Be#rg|volk

nt

→ mountain race

(rare: = Bergleute) → miners pl

Be#rg|vor|sprung

m → (mountain) ledge

Be#rg|wacht

f → mountain rescue service

Be#rg|wald

m → mountain forest or wood (→ s pl)

Be#rg|wand

f → mountain face

Be#rg|wan|dern

nt → mountain hiking

Be#rg|wan|de|rung

f → walk or hike in the mountains

be#rg|wärts

adv → uphill

Be#rg|welt

f → mountains pl

Be#rg|werk

nt → mine; im Berg- arbeiten → to work down the mine

Be#rg|wie|se

f → mountain pasture

Be#rg|zin|ne

f (geh) → mountain pinnacle

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Berg- und Talfahrt der Gefühle	→	emotional roller coaster
Berg- und Talbahn	→	big dipper