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Spielzeit

playing time

noun SHPEEL-tsait Less Common
Arts & Culture Performance

Also means

season

Usage Note

Spielzeit combines spielen ('to play') and Zeit ('time'), covering both the minutes played in a match and a theatre's or league's whole 'season'. Context decides whether it means a stretch of gameplay or a programme of performances.

Examples

"Die neue Spielzeit beginnt im Herbst."

Natural Translation

The new season starts in autumn.

Literal Translation

The new season begins in-the autumn.

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