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remote control
An electronic device with which you can control another device (e.g., a television or sound system) from a distance.
Kannst du mir bitte die Fernbedienung für den Fernseher geben?
Can you please give me the remote control for the TV?
The word is a clear compound made up of 'fern' (from a distance) and 'Bedienung' (the operation of a device). So it literally describes 'operation from a distance.'
Die Idee der Fernbedienung hat die Art, wie wir Medien konsumieren, verändert.
The idea of the remote control changed the way we consume media.
Common verbs in connection with 'die Fernbedienung' (remote control) are 'suchen' (to look for), 'nehmen' (to take), 'benutzen' (to use), or 'drücken' (to press). It is usually connected with the device it controls, e.g., 'die Fernbedienung für den Fernseher' (the remote control for the TV).
Ich finde die Fernbedienung für die Musikanlage nicht mehr.
I can't find the remote control for the sound system anymore.
In spoken language, people often just say 'die Bedienung' (the remote) when it is clear from context that the remote control is meant.
Gib mir mal bitte die Bedienung, ich möchte umschalten.
Pass me the remote, please; I want to change the channel.
remote control
Fernbedienung and Fernsteuerung can both refer to a device used to operate something from a distance. In everyday language, Fernbedienung usually means the specific handheld device. Fernsteuerung can additionally refer to the technical principle or the entire system for controlling something remotely.
Mit der Fernbedienung schaltete ich den Fernseher vom Sofa aus ein.
I switched on the television from the sofa with the remote control.
Die Fernsteuerung des Roboters ermöglicht es, ihn aus der Entfernung zu lenken.
The robot’s remote-control system makes it possible to guide it from a distance.
