Units of measurement

Linear measures

German English

1 mm (Millimeter)

0.04 in (inch)

1 cm / 10 mm (Zentimeter)

0.39 in / 0.033 ft (foot)

1 m / 100 cm (Meter)

3.28 ft / 1.09 yd (yard)

1 km / 1000 m (Kilometer)

0.62 m. (mile)

Temperature

German (Celsius)

English (Fahrenheit)

-17,78° C

0° F

0° C

32° F

37,78° C

100° F

100° C

212° F

 

Liquid measures

German

English (British)

English (USA)

100 ml (Milliliter)

0.7 gi or gl (gill)

0.85 gill

1 l / 1000 ml (Liter)

1.7 pt (pint)

2.11 liquid pints

1 l

0.88 qt (quart)

1.06 qt (liquid quart)

10 l

2.2 gal (gallon)

2.64 liquid gallon

100 l

0.61 bbl or bl (barrel)

0.89 barrel

 

Weights

German

English (British)

English (USA) 

1 g / 1000 mg (Gramm/Milligramm)

15.38 gr (grain) 

 

100 g

3.53 oz (ounce)

 

500 g

1.1 lb (pound)

 

1 kg / 1000 g (Kilogramm)

0.078 qr (quarter)

 0.088 quarter

1 Zentner / 50 kg

3.94 qr

 4.41 quarter

100 kg

1.97 cwr (hundredweight)

2.2 hundredweight

1 t / 1000 kg (Tonne)

0.98 t. (long ton)

1.1 short ton