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hat trick
In sports, especially football/soccer or ice hockey, the scoring of three goals by the same player in a single game.
Dem Stürmer gelang in der zweiten Halbzeit ein lupenreiner Hattrick.
The striker managed a perfect hat trick in the second half.
hat trick
In a figurative sense, achieving a success or goal three times in direct succession.
Mit dem dritten Sieg in Folge schaffte die Partei bei den Wahlen den Hattrick.
With its third victory in a row, the party completed a hat trick in the elections.
'Hattrick' is a word from English ('hat-trick'). It is used internationally in sports and has also become firmly established in German.
Der Kommentator schrie begeistert: „Was für ein Hattrick!“
The commentator shouted enthusiastically: 'What a hat trick!'
In a sports context, a hat trick is not 'gemacht' (made), but combined with specific verbs. The most common are 'einen Hattrick erzielen' (to score a hat trick), 'schießen' (to shoot/score), or 'schaffen' (to manage/achieve).
Keinem Spieler gelang es in diesem Turnier, einen Hattrick zu erzielen.
No player managed to score a hat trick in this tournament.
Outside of sports, 'Hattrick' (hat trick) is used for any triple success in a row. For example, you can speak of a hat trick when a company wins an award for the third time in a row.
Die Schauspielerin schaffte den Hattrick und gewann zum dritten Mal den Filmpreis.
The actress completed the hat trick and won the film award for the third time.
treble / triple
Triple and Hattrick both refer to a threefold success in sports, but at different levels. A Triple is winning three important competitions in one season; a Hattrick is one player scoring three goals in a single game.
Mit drei eigenen Toren in diesem Spiel erzielte der Stürmer einen Hattrick.
By scoring three goals in the game, the striker scored a hat trick.
Mit drei gewonnenen Wettbewerben in dieser Saison holte die Mannschaft das Triple.
By winning three competitions that season, the team won the treble.
