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time machine
A fictional or hypothetical machine that makes it possible to travel into the past or into the future.
In Science-Fiction-Filmen reisen die Protagonisten oft mit einer Zeitmaschine durch die Epochen.
In science fiction films, the protagonists often travel through the ages in a time machine.
The word is a clear compound made up of 'die Zeit' (time) and 'die Maschine' (machine). So it literally describes a machine that has something to do with time, namely traveling through it.
Er träumte davon, eine eigene Zeitmaschine zu erfinden.
He dreamed of inventing his own time machine.
In connection with a 'Zeitmaschine' (time machine), the verbs 'reisen' (to travel), 'bauen' (to build), or 'erfinden' (to invent) are often used. You also get 'in' (into) a time machine.
Wenn ich eine Zeitmaschine hätte, würde ich ins alte Rom reisen.
If I had a time machine, I would travel to ancient Rome.
To describe the act of traveling, you use 'mit der Zeitmaschine' (by time machine / with the time machine). The destination of the trip is given with 'in die Zukunft' (into the future) or 'in die Vergangenheit' (into the past).
Mit seiner Zeitmaschine reiste er 100 Jahre in die Zukunft.
With his time machine, he traveled 100 years into the future.
time travel
'die Zeitreise' and 'die Zeitmaschine' both belong to stories or ideas about traveling into the past or the future. The difference is simple: 'die Zeitreise' is the journey itself. 'die Zeitmaschine' is the device that makes this journey possible. Learners may confuse the words because both often appear in the same context, for example in science fiction. Memory tip: The 'Zeitmaschine' takes you on a 'Zeitreise'.
Der Erfinder baut in seiner Werkstatt eine Zeitmaschine.
The inventor builds a time machine in his workshop.
In dem Roman macht ein Junge eine Zeitreise ins Jahr 2050.
In the novel, a boy travels through time to the year 2050.