snack / light meal
die Brotzeit, die Brotzeiten
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snack / light meal
A usually simple meal consisting of bread with various accompaniments such as sausage, cheese, or spread. The word is used particularly in southern Germany and Austria.
Zur Brotzeit gab es frisches Bauernbrot, Käse und Wurst.
For the snack, there was fresh farmhouse bread, cheese, and sausage.
snack break
The time or break during which people eat a snack.
Nach der Brotzeit arbeiteten alle wieder auf dem Feld weiter.
After the snack break, everyone went back to work in the fields.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Brotzeiten |
| genitive | der Brotzeit |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Brotzeit | die Brotzeiten |
| accusative | die Brotzeit | die Brotzeiten |
| dative | der Brotzeit | den Brotzeiten |
| genitive | der Brotzeit | der Brotzeiten |
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'Brotzeit' is made up of 'Brot' (bread) and 'Zeit' (time). The word originally referred to a time when people ate bread and suitable accompaniments; this gives rise to both meanings: the meal and the eating break.
Die Brotzeit am Nachmittag war nach der langen Wanderung besonders willkommen.
The afternoon snack was especially welcome after the long hike.
'Brotzeit' commonly occurs in expressions such as 'Brotzeit machen' (to have a snack), 'eine Brotzeit vorbereiten' (to prepare a snack), and 'eine Brotzeit mit Brot, Käse und Wurst' (a snack with bread, cheese, and sausage). It usually refers to a simple, cold meal.
Für die Bergtour haben wir eine Brotzeit mit Käse, Äpfeln und Bauernbrot vorbereitet.
For the mountain hike, we prepared a snack with cheese, apples, and farmhouse bread.
When 'Brotzeit' refers to the eating break, it often occurs with prepositions of time or verbs describing the course of the break. Typical expressions include 'zur Brotzeit' (at snack time), 'nach der Brotzeit' (after the snack break), and 'während der Brotzeit' (during the snack break).
Während der Brotzeit erzählten die Arbeiter Geschichten aus dem Dorf.
During the snack break, the workers told stories from the village.
