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Klassenfahrt

class trip

noun KLAS-en-fahrt Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

school excursion

Usage Note

Klassenfahrt is a multi-day educational trip taken by an entire school class, typically organised by the form teacher. Unlike a Tagesausflug, it involves overnight stays and is a formative social experience in German school life.

Examples

"Die Klasse freut sich schon seit Wochen auf die Klassenfahrt nach Berlin."

Natural Translation

The class has been looking forward to the class trip to Berlin for weeks.

Literal Translation

The class looks-forward already since weeks to the class-trip to Berlin.

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