Unterrichtsstunde

lesson, class period

noun UN-ter-rikht-shtun-deh Rare

Usage Note

Unterrichtsstunde is the standard 45-minute school lesson unit. Teachers refer to eine Doppelstunde (double period) for 90-minute blocks; timetables show the number of Unterrichtsstunden per week per subject.

Examples

"Die Unterrichtsstunde wurde wegen eines Feueralarms vorzeitig beendet."

Natural Translation

The lesson ended early because of a fire alarm.

Literal Translation

The instruction-hour was ended prematurely because of a fire alarm.

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