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pier
A platform built out into the water and resting on piles, or a jetty, used as a landing place for ships or as a promenade for tourists.
Wir sind am Abend den langen Pier entlang spaziert und haben den Sonnenuntergang beobachtet.
In the evening, we walked along the long pier and watched the sunset.
Movement on the pier is often described with 'auf dem Pier' (on the pier, location) or 'den Pier entlang' (along the pier, movement). The direction toward it is expressed with 'zum Pier' (to the pier).
Touristen lieben es, auf dem Pier zu flanieren.
Tourists love strolling on the pier.
A pier is a place for leisure activities. Typical verbs are 'spazieren gehen' (to go for a walk), 'flanieren' (to stroll), 'angeln' (to fish), or 'den Sonnenuntergang beobachten' (to watch the sunset).
Vom Pier aus kann man gut angeln.
You can fish well from the pier.
A pier is always located by the water, for example by the sea, a large lake, or in a harbor. You find them especially often in coastal towns and seaside resorts.
Jedes Jahr besuchen Tausende Touristen den berühmten Pier an der Ostsee.
Every year, thousands of tourists visit the famous pier on the Baltic Sea.
quay
Both a „Kai“ and a „Pier“ can serve as a mooring place for ships. A „Kai“ is a reinforced wall directly along the shoreline. A „Pier“, by contrast, is a platform or jetty that extends out into the water.
Das Schiff legt an dem weit ins Wasser ragenden Pier an.
The ship docks at the pier, which extends far out into the water.
Das Schiff legt an dem Kai entlang der Uferlinie an.
The ship docks at the quay along the shoreline.
