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convoy / column
A long line of vehicles or people moving one behind another in an orderly way.
Wegen des Unfalls auf der Autobahn bildete sich eine kilometerlange Kolonne.
Because of the accident on the highway, a miles-long column of traffic formed.
work crew
A group of workers who carry out a specific task together; a work crew.
Eine Kolonne von Bauarbeitern reparierte die Straße.
A crew of construction workers repaired the road.
column
In printing and in tables, a vertical column with text or numbers.
Bitte addieren Sie die Zahlen in der rechten Kolonne.
Please add up the numbers in the right-hand column.
column
A military formation in which troops march in one or more lines one behind another.
Die Soldaten marschierten in einer langen Kolonne zum Übungsplatz.
The soldiers marched in a long column to the training ground.
The meaning of 'Kolonne' depends strongly on the context. Pay attention to the accompanying words: with 'Autos' (cars) or 'Stau' (traffic jam), it is about traffic; with 'Arbeitern' (workers), it means a work crew; and with 'Tabellen' (tables), it means a column.
Die Kolonne bewegte sich nur sehr langsam vorwärts.
The column moved forward only very slowly.
In connection with traffic, the phrase 'in einer Kolonne fahren' (to drive in a convoy/line) is often used. When such a line forms, you say 'eine Kolonne bildet sich' (a column/line forms).
Auf der Landstraße mussten wir lange hinter einem LKW in einer Kolonne fahren.
On the country road, we had to drive for a long time in a line behind a truck.
When 'Kolonne' describes a group of workers, this is often expressed with the preposition 'von' (of) and the noun in the plural.
Eine Kolonne von Waldarbeitern pflanzte neue Bäume.
A crew of forestry workers planted new trees.
In offices or in data processing, 'Kolonne' refers to a vertical column in a table or list. It is often combined with adjectives such as 'linke' (left), 'rechte' (right), or 'nächste' (next).
Tragen Sie Ihren Namen bitte in die erste Kolonne ein.
Please enter your name in the first column.
column / crack
Spalte and Kolonne can both refer to a vertical section containing text or numbers. Spalte is the usual term in standard German in general. Kolonne is used in this sense mainly in printing or in technical language.
In der Druckvorlage stehen die Preise in der rechten Kolonne.
In the print layout, the prices appear in the right-hand column.
Trage den Preis in die rechte Spalte der Tabelle ein.
Enter the price in the right-hand column of the table.
