fracking

ˈfrækɪŋ
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Translation of fracking into German,

Noun

oil extraction

TECH.US
method of getting oil or gas by forcing liquid underground
TECH.US
Fracking nHydraulisches Frakturieren
  • Fracking is used to get oil from deep underground.Fracking wird eingesetzt, um Öl aus großen Tiefen zu gewinnen.

Adjective

1.

energy

TECH.
related to hydraulic fracturing for extracting oil or gas
TECH.
frackingbezogen frackingrelevant frackingbedingt
  • The fracking industry has grown rapidly in the past decade.Die frackingbezogene Industrie ist im vergangenen Jahrzehnt rasant gewachsen.
2.

language

RareSlangUS
used as a euphemism for a vulgar term
RareSlangUS
  • This fracking car won't start again!verdammt, dieses Auto springt schon wieder nicht an!
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Synonyms and analogies of fracking in English

Examples of fracking in a sentence

  • Fracking halted after the chemical spill.
  • Fracking sites are often located in rural areas.
  • The fracking process can be controversial.
  • This fracking phone never works properly!
  • I'm tired of this fracking weather ruining my plans.
frack
fræk
Verb
1.

oil industry

intr.US
use hydraulic fracturing to extract oil or gas
intr.US
  • The company plans to frack in the new site.Das Unternehmen plant, an dem neuen Standort zu fracken.
2.

clean substitute

tr.SlangUS
use as a euphemism for a vulgar term
tr.SlangUS
nicht kümmern
  • I don't give a frack about it.Es ist mir völlig egal.

Translations of "fracking" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasFrackingnn.

For starters, fracking has caused gas prices to drop dramatically.

Zunächst einmal ist der Gaspreis durch das Fracking dramatisch gesunken.

The rejection of fracking reaches far into petty-bourgeois and bourgeois circles.

Die Ablehnung von Fracking geht weit in kleinbürgerliche und bürgerliche Kreise hinein.

Read a study about how earthquakes can be induced by fracking.

Lies eine Studie darüber, wie Erdbeben durch Fracking ausgelöst werden können.

This can also happen in the natural gas production, the so-called fracking.

Das kann auch bei der Erdgasgewinnung, dem sogenannten Fracking passieren.

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Other translations for fracking:

  • Fracking-Methodenf.

fracking: Examples and translations in context

As it turns out, fracking does better on all three.

Wie sich herausstellt, schneidet Fracking bei allen dreien besser ab.

Pending changes are not directly related to the boom triggered by fracking.

Anstehende Veränderungen hängen nicht direkt mit dem durch Fracking ausgelösten Boom zusammen.

Maybe the next victim's a judge who's in favour of fracking.

Vielleicht ist ihr nächstes Opfer ein Richter, der Fracking befürwortet.

These can be tapped by a process known as 'fracking'.

Diese können durch den als 'Fracking' bekannten Prozess angezapft werden.

The world did not see the connection between Nestlé and fracking yet.

Die Welt hat den Zusammenhang zwischen Nestlé und Fracking noch nicht erkannt.

As it turns out, fracking does better on all three.

Wie sich herausstellt, schneidet Fracking bei allen dreien besser ab.

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