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.
'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
'der Umzug' and 'die Verlegung' can both mean that something moves to another place. 'Umzug' is used mainly when people change their apartment or house. 'Verlegung' sounds more formal and fits appointments, events, offices, or facilities when the place or time is changed. Learners may confuse the words because 'Verlegung' sometimes also means a change of location. For private housing, however, 'Umzug' is natural; for changing an appointment or location, 'Verlegung' is more precise.
Wegen des Sturms wurde die Verlegung des Konzerts in eine Halle beschlossen.
Because of the storm, it was decided to move the concert into a hall.
Nach dem Umzug nach Köln musste Lisa viele neue Möbel kaufen.
After the move to Cologne, Lisa had to buy a lot of new furniture.