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culture
The totality of a society's or group's intellectual, artistic, and scientific achievements, as well as its ways of life, values, and norms.
Die japanische Kultur fasziniert mich sehr.
Japanese culture fascinates me a lot.
culture
The area of art, music, literature, and theater as part of public life.
Die Stadt investiert viel Geld in Kultur und Bildung.
The city invests a lot of money in culture and education.
culture
In biology or medicine, the deliberate growing of microorganisms or cells in a nutrient medium for scientific purposes.
Im Labor wurde eine Bakterienkultur angelegt.
A bacterial culture was set up in the lab.
cultivation
In agriculture, the cultivation of useful plants.
Die Kultur von Weinreben hat in dieser Region eine lange Tradition.
The cultivation of grapevines has a long tradition in this region.
The adjective for 'die Kultur' (culture) is 'kulturell' (cultural). It is used to refer to aspects of culture, for example differences, events, or the heritage of a society.
Es gibt große kulturelle Unterschiede zwischen den Ländern.
There are major cultural differences between the countries.
The general meaning of 'Kultur' (culture) refers to society and art. In specialized language, the word has specific meanings: in biology and medicine, a 'Kultur' (culture) is the growing of cells; in agriculture, it is the cultivation of plants.
Für die Untersuchung legte der Arzt eine Gewebekultur an.
For the examination, the doctor set up a tissue culture.
When referring to the way of life of a society, 'Kultur' (culture) is often combined with verbs like 'kennenlernen' (to get to know), 'entdecken' (to discover), or 'erleben' (to experience). People also speak of 'in Berührung kommen' (coming into contact) with another culture.
Auf meiner Reise möchte ich eine fremde Kultur kennenlernen.
On my trip, I want to get to know a foreign culture.
In the sense of art and theater, 'Kultur' (culture) is often mentioned as part of a field, e.g. 'Kultur und Sport' (culture and sports) or 'Kultur und Medien' (culture and media). It also forms many compounds such as 'Kulturangebot' (cultural offerings) or 'Kulturprogramm' (cultural program).
Das Kulturangebot der Stadt ist sehr vielfältig.
The city's cultural offerings are very diverse.
philosophy
An organization's Kultur and Philosophie can both concern its shared values. Philosophie tends to describe consciously formulated principles or strategy, while Kultur shows how these values are lived out in everyday life together. Choose Philosophie for guiding ideas and Kultur for lived practice.
Die offene Kultur des Unternehmens zeigt sich daran, dass alle ihre Meinung sagen dürfen.
The company's open culture is evident in the fact that everyone is allowed to express their opinion.
Die Philosophie des Unternehmens steht in den neuen Leitlinien: Kundenzufriedenheit kommt zuerst.
The company's philosophy is set out in the new guidelines: customer satisfaction comes first.
