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gear
A colloquial word borrowed from English for equipment, accessories, or items used for a specific activity. It is often used in contexts such as sports, music, gaming, or technology.
Der DJ packte sein ganzes Gear für den Auftritt im Club zusammen.
The DJ packed up all his gear for the gig at the club.
'Gear' is a word borrowed from English and is used in colloquial German. It sounds modern and is especially common in certain scenes and hobby groups, e.g. gaming, music, and sports.
Für mein neues Hobby brauche ich noch das richtige Gear.
I still need the right gear for my new hobby.
Although 'Gear' often refers to many individual parts, such as cables, devices, and accessories, it is almost always used in the singular in German. It functions like a collective term for all the equipment.
Mein ganzes Foto-Gear passt in diesen einen Rucksack.
All my photo gear fits into this one backpack.
The word is often combined with a noun that describes the activity. Typical examples are 'Gaming-Gear' (gaming gear), 'Kamera-Gear' (camera gear), 'DJ-Gear' (DJ gear), or 'Outdoor-Gear' (outdoor gear).
Er hat viel Geld für sein neues Gaming-Gear ausgegeben.
He spent a lot of money on his new gaming gear.
stuff
'das Zeug' and 'das Gear' can both refer to things you use for something or have with you. 'das Zeug' is very general and colloquial; it can simply mean stuff or junk and sometimes sounds a bit negative or messy. 'das Gear' is borrowed from English and more often means equipment for a specific activity, for example sports, music, gaming, or technology. If you are talking unspecifically about stuff, 'Zeug' fits. If it is about special equipment and the context sounds modern or technical, 'Gear' is more likely to fit.
Für die Wanderung packt Max sein neues Gear in den Rucksack.
For the hike, Max packs his new gear into his backpack.
Räum bitte dein ganzes Zeug vom Küchentisch.
Please clear all your stuff off the kitchen table.