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Übergangssaison

transitional season; the shoulder season between summer and winter

noun ue-ber-GANGS-zay-zon Rare
Time Seasons

Usage Note

Übergangssaison typically refers to spring or autumn in a fashion, tourism, or retail context, when neither summer nor winter goods dominate. In everyday speech it is also used for the awkward in-between weather weeks.

Examples

"In der Übergangssaison weiß man nie, ob man eine Jacke braucht."

Natural Translation

In the transitional season you never know whether you need a jacket.

Literal Translation

In the transitional-season one knows never, whether one a jacket needs.

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