air conditioner
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air conditioner
A technical device or system for regulating temperature, humidity, and air quality in an enclosed room, building, or vehicle. In everyday usage, it usually refers to the cooling function.
An heißen Sommertagen läuft bei uns im Büro den ganzen Tag die Klimaanlage.
On hot summer days, the air conditioner runs all day in our office.
The word is composed of 'das Klima' (climate) and 'die Anlage' (system, device). The '-n-' is a linking element that connects the two words. Literally, then, it is a 'Klima-Anlage' (climate system).
Der Einbau einer neuen Klimaanlage ist sehr teuer.
Installing a new air conditioner is very expensive.
With an air conditioner, people often use the verbs 'einschalten' or 'anmachen' (to turn on), 'ausschalten' or 'ausmachen' (to turn off), as well as 'laufen lassen' (to let it run).
Kannst du bitte die Klimaanlage einschalten? Es ist sehr heiß hier.
Could you please turn on the air conditioner? It's very hot in here.
Although an air conditioner can theoretically also heat and regulate humidity, in everyday German it almost always refers to the function of cooling a room.
Ohne Klimaanlage ist es im Auto im Sommer unerträglich.
Without air conditioning, it's unbearable in the car in summer.
ventilation
Both can contribute to a more pleasant indoor climate, but they do not have exactly the same purpose. Ventilation replaces stale air with outdoor air, while an air conditioner mainly regulates temperature and humidity and can also recirculate air. Use „Lüftung“ for exchanging air and „Klimaanlage“ for regulating the indoor climate.
Wir schalteten die Klimaanlage ein, weil es im Büro zu warm und zu feucht war.
We turned on the air conditioner because the office was too warm and humid.
Wir öffneten das Fenster, damit die Lüftung frische Luft ins Büro brachte.
We opened the window so that the ventilation could bring fresh air into the office.
