sawmill
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sawmill
An industrial facility where tree trunks are processed with large saws into boards, beams, and other wood products.
Die Baumstämme werden direkt vom Wald ins Sägewerk transportiert.
The tree trunks are transported directly from the forest to the sawmill.
The word 'Sägewerk' (sawmill) is composed of the verb 'sägen' (to saw) and the noun 'das Werk' (in the sense of factory or facility). So it literally describes a facility where sawing is done.
In diesem Tal gab es früher mehrere kleine Sägewerke.
There used to be several small sawmills in this valley.
To describe movement, you use 'ins Sägewerk' (to the sawmill, accusative). To describe a place where someone is located, you say 'im Sägewerk' (in the sawmill, dative).
Der LKW bringt die Baumstämme ins Sägewerk.
The truck brings the tree trunks to the sawmill.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Sägewerk' (sawmill) are 'ein Sägewerk betreiben' (to run a sawmill), 'im Sägewerk arbeiten' (to work at the sawmill), and 'Holz ins Sägewerk liefern' (to deliver wood to the sawmill).
Die Familie betreibt das Sägewerk bereits in der dritten Generation.
The family has been running the sawmill for three generations.
