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Halbzeit
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German
Etymology
From de halb Zeit half time, after de en half-time 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhalpˌtsaɪ̯t/
de De-Halbzeit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de sports half one of two equally long periods of a match
de Hälfte Spielhälfte Spielabschnitt
de sports half time the interval between these periods
de Pause Halbzeitpause
Usage notes
The two senses are rarely confusable because there are two halves and only one half-time. So the latter is simply de die Halbzeit, while the former sense will occur as de eine Halbzeit one half, de diese Halbzeit this half, de die zweite Halbzeit the second half, and so on.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Halbzeitanalyse
de Halbzeitpause
de Halbzeitstand
Further reading