Pollenflug

pollen dispersal

noun POL-en-flook Rare

Also means

pollen season

Usage Note

Pollenflug refers to the airborne dispersal of pollen, especially as a trigger for allergic reactions. Weather services publish daily Pollenflug-forecasts; Pollenflugkalender (pollen calendar) helps allergy sufferers plan.

Examples

"Der starke Pollenflug macht vielen Allergikern zu schaffen."

Natural Translation

The heavy pollen dispersal is causing problems for many allergy sufferers.

Literal Translation

The strong pollen-flight makes many allergy-sufferers to create.

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