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A document, usually on paper or in digital form, that entitles someone to use public transportation such as a bus, train, or subway. It is also referred to as a ticket or fare ticket.
Bitte zeigen Sie Ihre Fahrkarte bei der Kontrolle vor.
Please show your ticket during the inspection.
The word is made up of 'fahren' (to travel/ride, in the form 'Fahr-') and 'Karte' (card/ticket). So it is literally a 'card for traveling' on public transportation.
Für die Fahrt zum Flughafen brauchst du eine gültige Fahrkarte.
You need a valid ticket for the trip to the airport.
Certain verbs are often used in connection with 'Fahrkarte' (ticket): you can 'kaufen' (buy), 'lösen' (purchase), 'entwerten' (validate), or 'vorzeigen' (show) a ticket during an inspection.
In vielen Städten muss man die Fahrkarte vor der ersten Fahrt entwerten.
In many cities, you have to validate the ticket before your first ride.
The idiom 'eine Fahrkarte schießen' (to miss badly) is a fixed unit. It is used almost exclusively in sports contexts, especially in soccer, and is colloquial.
Der Spieler hatte eine riesige Torchance, aber er schoss eine Fahrkarte.
The player had a huge chance to score, but he missed badly.
You can always recognize the colloquial meaning by the verb 'schießen' (to shoot). Without this verb, 'Fahrkarte' (ticket) refers to a ticket for transportation.
Er stand frei vor dem Tor und schoss trotzdem eine Fahrkarte.
He was unmarked in front of the goal and still missed badly.
card / map
'die Karte' and 'die Fahrkarte' can both mean a document that lets you travel by bus, train, or subway. In this context, they are often meant the same way. 'Fahrkarte' is more precise because it is only about means of transportation. 'Karte' is shorter, but without context it is not unambiguous, because it can also be an admission ticket, a menu, or a map. When it is clear that the topic is a bus or train, you can simply say 'Karte'.
Ich kaufe meine Fahrkarte vor dem Termin am Automaten.
I buy my ticket from the machine before the appointment.
Im Bus zeigt Frau Kaya dem Fahrer ihre Karte.
On the bus, Ms. Kaya shows the driver her ticket.