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Refers to technology that combines two different systems in order to perform a function. It is most commonly used for vehicles that have both a combustion engine and an electric motor.
Mein nächstes Auto soll ein Hybrid sein, um Benzin zu sparen.
My next car should be a hybrid to save gas.
'Hybrid' is an international word that comes from Latin. It is used in many languages with a similar meaning of 'mixed' or 'combined', which helps with understanding.
Wir bieten den Kurs als hybrides Modell an: online und vor Ort.
We offer the course as a hybrid model: online and on site.
In a technical context, especially with vehicles, you can recognize this meaning from words like 'Auto' (car), 'Motor' (engine), or 'Antrieb' (drive/propulsion). A 'Hybrid' (hybrid) or 'Hybridauto' (hybrid car) is the most common use here.
Der hybride Antrieb des Busses spart Energie im Stadtverkehr.
The bus's hybrid drive saves energy in city traffic.
When it comes to organization, 'hybrid' usually refers to a mix of online and in-person formats. Typical combinations are 'hybride Veranstaltung' (hybrid event), 'hybrides Arbeiten' (hybrid work), or 'hybrides Meeting' (hybrid meeting).
Viele Firmen ermöglichen ihren Mitarbeitern hybrides Arbeiten.
Many companies allow their employees to do hybrid work.
In biology, you can recognize the meaning from words like 'Pflanze' (plant), 'Sorte' (variety), 'Art' (species), or 'Kreuzung' (crossbreeding/cross). Here, 'hybrid' describes an organism that has arisen from the crossing of different parents.
Diese Rosenart ist hybrid und blüht deshalb in mehreren Farben.
This species of rose is hybrid and therefore blooms in several colors.
digital
'digital' and 'hybrid' often come up in connection with courses, work, or events. 'digital' means that something runs through computers, the internet, or as a file. 'hybrid' means that two forms are combined, for example some people are on site and others take part online. The words can be confused because a hybrid meeting has a digital part. But not everything digital is hybrid. If everything takes place only online, it is digital, but not hybrid.
Der Kurs war hybrid, weil einige Teilnehmer im Raum saßen und andere per Video dabei waren.
The course was hybrid because some participants were sitting in the room and others joined by video.
Ihr bekommt die digitalen Übungen für die Prüfung per E-Mail.
You will receive the digital exercises for the exam by email.