Getriebe

gearbox

noun guh-TREE-buh Rare

Origin: from treiben (to drive)

Also means

transmission

Usage Note

Getriebe is neuter and unchanged in the plural. An automatic is an Automatikgetriebe, a manual a Schaltgetriebe. The word also figuratively describes complex interlocking machinery.

Examples

"Das Getriebe dieses Wagens schaltet sehr sanft."

Natural Translation

This car's gearbox shifts very smoothly.

Literal Translation

The gearbox of-this car's shifts very gently.

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