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An inflatable bag inside a vehicle that fills extremely quickly in an accident in order to protect the occupants from injuries.
Dank des Airbags kam der Fahrer bei dem Unfall mit leichten Verletzungen davon.
Thanks to the airbag, the driver escaped the accident with minor injuries.
'Airbag' is a word from English that was adopted directly into German. It is made up of 'air' (Luft) and 'bag' (Sack, Beutel).
Moderne Autos haben oft mehrere Airbags.
Modern cars often have several airbags.
In connection with an accident, the verbs 'auslösen' (to trigger/deploy) or 'aufgehen' (to open/deploy) are often used to describe the activation of the airbag.
Bei dem Zusammenstoß hat der Airbag sofort ausgelöst.
In the collision, the airbag deployed immediately.
'Airbag' is often used as part of compound nouns to specify its position or function, e.g., 'Fahrer-Airbag' (driver airbag), 'Beifahrer-Airbag' (passenger airbag), or 'Seiten-Airbag' (side airbag).
Der Seiten-Airbag schützt bei einem seitlichen Aufprall.
The side airbag protects you in a side impact.
bag
'der Bag' can be a colloquial short form of 'der Airbag'. In this sense, both refer to the safety system in a car that inflates in an accident. However, 'der Airbag' is the clear and normal form, especially in a garage, with insurance, or in an accident report. 'der Bag' can also mean a bag, especially in fashion. This can lead to confusion: without a car context, 'Bag' is often understood more as a bag, not as an airbag.
Der Airbag hat den Fahrer bei dem Unfall geschützt.
The airbag protected the driver in the accident.
Nach dem Unfall sagte der Mechaniker, dass der Bag ausgelöst hat.
After the accident, the mechanic said that the airbag had deployed.