Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

Volkswagen

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English meaning: People's car (also the car brand)

German Definition

(Deutsch)

Wörtlich 'Volksauto' — ursprünglich unter dem NS-Regime als erschwingliches Auto für normale Deutsche konzipiert, wurde der Volkswagen zum Symbol des westdeutschen Wirtschaftswunders.

English Definition

Literally 'people's car' — originally conceived under the Nazi regime to provide an affordable car for ordinary Germans, the Volkswagen became a symbol of West Germany's postwar economic miracle (Wirtschaftswunder). Today the Volkswagen Group is the world's second-largest automaker, encompassing Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Skoda, Lamborghini, and Bentley, with major manufacturing presence in India.

Example

Das Volkswagenwerk in Wolfsburg ist eines der größten Automobilwerke der Welt.

In English: The Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg is one of the largest automobile plants in the world.

Literary Heritage

Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.

First comes feeding, then comes morality.

Bertolt Brecht · Playwright and poet · 20th century

Die Dreigroschenoper

Brecht, The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper, 1928), Act 2, Macheath

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