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Stoppuhr

stopwatch

noun SHTOP-oor Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Usage Note

Stoppuhr is the standard word for a stopwatch used in athletic timing. Die Stoppuhr drücken means to start or stop it; auf die Stoppuhr schauen suggests urgency. Compound Stoppuhrmessung appears in race officiating.

Examples

"Der Trainer hielt die Stoppuhr und notierte die Zwischenzeiten."

Natural Translation

The coach held the stopwatch and noted the split times.

Literal Translation

The trainer held the stopwatch and noted the intermediate times.

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