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car sharing
A system in which several people share cars that are provided by a company and can be rented for short periods of time.
In der Stadt nutze ich oft Carsharing, weil ich kein eigenes Auto brauche.
In the city, I often use car sharing because I don't need my own car.
'Carsharing' is a word from English (an Anglicism), made up of 'Car' (car) and 'Sharing' (sharing). In German, it is used with exactly this meaning.
Carsharing ist eine flexible Alternative zum eigenen Auto.
Car sharing is a flexible alternative to having your own car.
'Carsharing' is very often used as the first part of compound nouns to describe related things. Examples are 'Carsharing-Anbieter' (car-sharing provider), 'Carsharing-App' (car-sharing app), or 'Carsharing-Zone' (car-sharing zone).
Lade dir am besten die Carsharing-App auf dein Handy.
It's best to download the car-sharing app onto your phone.
In a sentence, 'Carsharing' is often used with the verbs 'nutzen' (to use) or 'anbieten' (to offer). You can also say that you travel 'per Carsharing' (by car sharing).
Immer mehr Menschen in Großstädten nutzen Carsharing.
More and more people in big cities use car sharing.
rental car
'der Mietwagen' and 'das Carsharing' both have to do with cars that you use for a fee. That makes them easy to confuse. A 'Mietwagen' is a specific vehicle that you rent for a certain period of time. Usually, you drive it yourself; in another use, it can also be a pre-booked vehicle with a driver. 'Carsharing', on the other hand, is a system in which many people share cars from a provider and often use them only for short periods. In practical terms: 'der Mietwagen' is the individual rented car, while 'Carsharing' is the type of shared use through a provider.
Wir nutzen Carsharing, wenn wir nur für zwei Stunden ein Auto brauchen.
We use car sharing when we only need a car for two hours.
Für die Reise ans Meer holt Julia morgen einen Mietwagen am Bahnhof ab.
For the trip to the sea, Julia is picking up a rental car at the station tomorrow.