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A short promotional film that serves as a preview for an upcoming movie, television show, or video game.
Ich habe gestern den Trailer für den neuen Actionfilm gesehen und freue mich schon darauf.
I saw the trailer for the new action film yesterday, and I'm already looking forward to it.
'Trailer' is a word from English that has been fully adopted into German. It is used with a German article ('der') and German grammar.
Hast du den neuen Trailer schon gesehen?
Have you already seen the new trailer?
The two meanings are very different and become clear through context. Words like 'Film' (film), 'Kino' (cinema), or 'anschauen' (to watch) point to the film preview, while 'LKW' (truck), 'transportieren' (to transport), or 'beladen' (to load) refer to the truck trailer.
Der Trailer zum neuen Superheldenfilm ist online.
The trailer for the new superhero film is online.
In connection with a film preview, the verbs 'sehen' (to see), 'anschauen' (to watch), or 'veröffentlichen' (to release/publish) are often used. People also say that a trailer 'läuft' (is running/playing).
Vor dem Hauptfilm liefen drei interessante Trailer.
Before the main film, three interesting trailers played.
When the truck trailer is meant, typical verbs are 'ziehen' (to pull), 'ankoppeln' (to couple/attach), 'beladen' (to load), and 'entladen' (to unload).
Der Fahrer muss den Trailer noch mit Paletten beladen.
The driver still has to load the trailer with pallets.
supporter / trailer / pendant
'der Anhänger' and 'der Trailer' can both mean a vehicle without its own engine that is pulled. 'Anhänger' is the normal German word and works for many sizes, for example for a car trailer or a bicycle trailer. In transport contexts, 'Trailer' is more likely to be used for a large trailer or semi-trailer. Very often, however, 'Trailer' means something completely different: a short promotional film for a movie, series, or game. That is why the words can be confused. When you are talking about a towed vehicle in everyday life, 'Anhänger' is usually the safe choice; for movie previews, you only say 'Trailer'.
Habt ihr den neuen Trailer zu dem Film schon gesehen?
Have you already seen the new trailer for the movie?
Für den Umzug hat Herr Schneider einen Anhänger gemietet.
Mr. Schneider rented a trailer for the move.