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freestyle
A competitive discipline in swimming in which the swimming style can be chosen freely. In practice, the front crawl is used almost exclusively because it is the fastest.
Er gewann die Goldmedaille über 200 Meter Freistil.
He won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle.
freestyle
A style of wrestling in which, unlike in Greco-Roman wrestling, the whole body may be used for attacks, including the legs.
Der iranische Ringer ist Olympiasieger im Freistil in der Gewichtsklasse bis 86 kg.
The Iranian wrestler is the Olympic champion in freestyle in the weight class up to 86 kg.
freestyle
A form of artistic or athletic activity that is not bound by fixed rules and allows improvisation, for example in rapping or skiing.
Die beiden Rapper lieferten sich ein beeindruckendes Battle im Freistil.
The two rappers had an impressive freestyle battle.
The word is made up of 'frei' (free) and 'der Stil' (style). It therefore describes a way of performing something that has fewer rules and allows more freedom.
Beim Freistil-Skifahren werden Kreativität und Technik bewertet.
In freestyle skiing, creativity and technique are evaluated.
The exact meaning can be recognized from the context: words like 'schwimmen' (to swim), 'Becken' (pool), or 'Meter' (meter) point to swimming. 'Ringen' (wrestling) or 'Gewichtsklasse' (weight class) refer to the combat sport. 'Rappen' (rapping) or 'improvisieren' (to improvise) point to the artistic form.
Sie ist Spezialistin über 400 Meter Freistil.
She is a specialist in the 400-meter freestyle.
In swimming, 'Freistil' (freestyle) is often combined with a distance, for example '100 Meter Freistil' (100-meter freestyle) or the '4x100-Meter-Freistil-Staffel' (4x100-meter freestyle relay).
Der Weltrekord über 50 Meter Freistil wurde gebrochen.
The world record in the 50-meter freestyle was broken.
freestyle
Freistil and Freestyle both refer to a free-form performance without fixed rules. Freistil can generally mean a form without a prescribed structure, while Freestyle places more emphasis on improvisation and personal style. Both words are possible; Freestyle is especially appropriate when spontaneous creativity is the focus.
Für seinen Auftritt wählte der Musiker einen freien Freistil ohne festgelegte Texte.
For his performance, the musician chose a free-form style without predetermined lyrics.
Beim Freestyle-Rap erfand der Musiker die meisten Zeilen spontan auf der Bühne.
During the freestyle rap performance, the musician made up most of the lines spontaneously on stage.
