relocation / installation / blockage
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relocation / rescheduling
The change of the place or time of something; a postponement, rescheduling, or move.
Ich muss um die Verlegung meines Arzttermins auf nächste Woche bitten.
I have to ask for my doctor's appointment to be rescheduled to next week.
installation
The professional laying or installation of lines, cables, pipes, or flooring.
Die Verlegung des neuen Parkettbodens hat das ganze Wochenende gedauert.
The installation of the new parquet flooring took the whole weekend.
transfer
The transfer of a patient to another hospital, another department, or a care facility.
Aufgrund seines kritischen Zustands wurde die sofortige Verlegung des Patienten in die Intensivstation angeordnet.
Due to his critical condition, the immediate transfer of the patient to the intensive care unit was ordered.
blockage
In medicine, a blockage or obstruction of a hollow organ or channel in the body, e.g. the airways or a blood vessel.
Eine plötzliche Verlegung der Atemwege durch einen Fremdkörper ist ein lebensbedrohlicher Notfall.
A sudden blockage of the airways by a foreign object is a life-threatening emergency.
'Die Verlegung' (relocation / installation / blockage) is the nominalization of the verb 'verlegen' (to move / to install / to block). The different meanings of the noun correspond directly to the different meanings of the verb (to shift something in time or space, to install something, to block someone/something).
Können wir den Termin auf morgen verlegen?
Can we move the appointment to tomorrow?
In the meaning 'Verschiebung' (postponement/rescheduling), 'Verlegung' is often used in connection with appointments, places, or events. Typical phrases are 'die Verlegung eines Termins' (the rescheduling of an appointment), 'die Verlegung des Firmensitzes' (the relocation of the company headquarters), or 'um Verlegung bitten' (to ask for rescheduling/relocation).
Die Verlegung des Konzerts wurde kurzfristig bekannt gegeben.
The rescheduling of the concert was announced at short notice.
When it is about construction, skilled trades, or technology, 'Verlegung' almost always means the installation of long, flat things. Typical examples are 'die Verlegung von Kabeln' (the laying of cables), 'die Verlegung von Rohren' (the laying of pipes), or 'die Verlegung eines Fußbodens' (the installation of a floor).
Die Verlegung der neuen Wasserleitungen ist sehr aufwendig.
The installation of the new water pipes is very labor-intensive.
In the medical field, 'Verlegung' describes the organized transport of a patient. This can be to another department, another room, or another hospital.
Die Verlegung in eine Spezialklinik war medizinisch notwendig.
The transfer to a specialist clinic was medically necessary.
In emergency medicine, 'Verlegung' has a different, critical meaning: the blockage of a body channel. The most common phrase is 'die Verlegung der Atemwege' (blockage of the airways), which describes a life-threatening condition.
Der Arzt musste die Verlegung der Arterie sofort behandeln.
The doctor had to treat the blockage of the artery immediately.
move / parade
Both words can refer to a change of residence. “Der Umzug” means the practical change of residence, while “die Verlegung” expresses the change of location more generally and in a more organizational way. Use “Umzug” for actually moving to another home and “Verlegung” for a formal change of location.
Die Verlegung unseres Wohnsitzes in eine andere Stadt wurde im Juli beschlossen.
The relocation of our residence to another city was decided in July.
Unser Umzug in eine andere Wohnung findet im Juli statt.
We are moving to another apartment in July.
