🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Feldarbeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Feldarbeit

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fieldwork/ˈfiːld.wɜːrk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Feldarbeit ist wichtig für die Datensammlung in der Soziologie."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Practical work conducted by a researcher in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office.

    "The biologist conducted fieldwork in the rainforest to study the local wildlife."
  2. 2

    Work done in the field, especially in social sciences, to gather data or conduct research.

    "Her fieldwork involved interviewing local residents about their cultural practices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'fieldwork' combines 'field', derived from the Old English 'feld', meaning an open land or area, and 'work', from the Old English 'weorc', meaning effort or labor. The term has evolved to refer specifically to practical work conducted in a natural environment, particularly in disciplines like anthropology, archaeology, and environmental science.

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