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fireworks
A display of pyrotechnic effects in the sky that create light and sound effects and are often used at celebrations.
Zum Abschluss des Stadtfestes gab es ein riesiges Feuerwerk.
At the end of the city festival, there was a huge fireworks display.
The word is a compound of 'Feuer' (fire) and 'Werk' (work). A 'Werk' here is a creation or product. So a 'Feuerwerk' (fireworks) is literally a 'work made of fire'.
Das Feuerwerk erleuchtete den gesamten Nachthimmel.
The fireworks lit up the entire night sky.
Specific verbs are often used in connection with fireworks. You can 'ein Feuerwerk abbrennen' (set off a fireworks display), 'zünden' (ignite), 'starten' (start), or 'veranstalten' (put on/organize).
Um Mitternacht zündeten alle ihre Raketen für das Feuerwerk.
At midnight, everyone lit their rockets for the fireworks.
In Germany, fireworks are culturally very strongly associated with 'Silvester' (New Year's Eve). On this evening, it is traditional for private individuals to buy and set off fireworks.
Wir treffen uns an Silvester immer, um gemeinsam das Feuerwerk anzuschauen.
We always meet on New Year's Eve to watch the fireworks together.
In a figurative sense, 'Feuerwerk' (fireworks) describes a fast and impressive sequence of positive things. The structure 'ein Feuerwerk an + [noun in the dative plural]' is often used, e.g. 'ein Feuerwerk an Ideen' (a fireworks display of ideas).
Der Komiker präsentierte ein Feuerwerk an guten Witzen.
The comedian presented a fireworks display of good jokes.
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'die Serie' and 'das Feuerwerk' can both describe a sequence of several things or events. 'die Serie' is neutral and only says that something happens several times in succession. 'das Feuerwerk' is used figuratively when this sequence is especially fast, powerful, or impressive, for example with ideas, jokes, or goals. Learners may confuse the words because both can refer to a series of events. If you only mean a normal sequence, use 'Serie'. If you want to express excitement and impact, 'Feuerwerk' fits better.
Der Komiker zündete auf der Bühne ein Feuerwerk von witzigen Ideen.
The comedian set off fireworks of funny ideas on stage.
Die Mannschaft hatte im Frühjahr eine Serie von fünf Siegen.
The team had a series of five wins in the spring.