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socket
In electrical engineering, the female part of a plug connection into which a plug is inserted (e.g., a headphone jack or USB port).
Steck den Stecker bitte in die linke Buchse an der Vorderseite des Geräts.
Please plug the connector into the left socket on the front of the device.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Buchse' (socket/bushing/pants) from the context. Words like 'Stecker' (plug), 'Kabel' (cable), or 'Gerät' (device) point to electrical engineering. Terms like 'Lager' (bearing), 'Welle' (shaft), or 'Maschine' (machine) point to mechanical engineering. In connection with 'anziehen' (to put on), the colloquial meaning 'Hose' (pants/trousers) is meant.
Das Kabel passt nicht, ich brauche einen Adapter für diese Buchse.
The cable doesn't fit; I need an adapter for this socket.
In a technical context, 'Buchse' (socket) is often combined with its counterpart, the 'Stecker' (plug). A very common phrase is 'den Stecker in die Buchse stecken' (to plug the plug into the socket).
Das Ladegerät funktioniert nicht, weil die Buchse am Handy kaputt ist.
The charger doesn't work because the socket on the phone is broken.
This meaning of 'Buchse' (bushing) as a machine part is typical of technical language in fields such as mechanical engineering, mechanics, or automotive technology.
Der Mechaniker erklärte, dass die Buchse im Getriebe ausgetauscht werden muss.
The mechanic explained that the bushing in the transmission needs to be replaced.
The meaning 'Hose' (pants/trousers) is strongly regional and colloquial. It is used mainly in southern Germany and Austria and should be avoided in formal or supraregional contexts.
In Bayern hört man manchmal: „Zieh dir eine gscheide Buchse an!“
In Bavaria, you sometimes hear: 'Put on a proper pair of pants!'
connection
'der Anschluss' and 'die Buchse' can both occur with technical devices. 'Anschluss' generally means the technical connection or the possibility of connecting a device to a network or to another device. 'Buchse' is more concrete: it is the opening or spot on a device into which you insert a plug. The words can be confused because, for example, people talk about both a 'Kopfhöreranschluss' (headphone connection) and a 'Kopfhörerbuchse' (headphone jack). 'Buchse' fits when you mean the part on the device; 'Anschluss' fits more for the connection or function.
Die USB-Buchse am Handy ist locker und lädt nicht mehr richtig.
The USB port on the phone is loose and no longer charges properly.
Mein Laptop hat keinen Anschluss für ein altes Netzwerkkabel.
My laptop does not have a connection for an old network cable.