first half of the season
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first half of season
The first part of a sports season or championship, in which each team plays every other team once. The counterpart is the second half of the season.
Unsere Mannschaft hat in der Hinrunde sehr gut abgeschnitten und steht auf dem ersten Tabellenplatz.
Our team performed very well in the first half of the season and is in first place in the table.
The word consists of 'hin' and 'Runde' (round). The prefix 'hin-' often describes the first part of a process that consists of two parts. The counterpart here is 'Rückrunde' (second half of the season).
Die Mannschaft will in der Hinrunde so viele Punkte wie möglich sammeln.
The team wants to collect as many points as possible in the first half of the season.
This word is used almost exclusively in sports, especially in leagues such as football or handball. It refers to the first half of the season, in which all teams play against each other.
Der Stürmer hat in der Hinrunde bereits zehn Tore geschossen.
The striker has already scored ten goals in the first half of the season.
Common expressions are 'in der Hinrunde spielen' (to play in the first half of the season), 'die Hinrunde beenden' (to finish the first half of the season), or 'die Hinrunde als Tabellenführer abschließen' (to end the first half of the season as league leader).
Der Verein beendete die Hinrunde auf dem dritten Platz.
The club finished the first half of the season in third place.
preliminary round
'die Vorrunde' and 'die Hinrunde' sound similar, but they belong to different structures in sports. 'Vorrunde' means the first stage of a tournament or competition, after which only some participants move on. 'Hinrunde' means the first part of a season or championship, in which teams play each other once; after that comes the second half of the season. The words can be confused because both use 'vor' or 'hin' to describe an early stage. In a tournament with elimination, 'Vorrunde' fits; in a league season, 'Hinrunde' fits.
In der Hinrunde spielt der Verein zuerst zu Hause gegen Berlin.
In the first half of the season, the club first plays at home against Berlin.
Nach der Vorrunde bleiben nur noch acht Teams im Wettbewerb.
After the preliminary round, only eight teams remain in the competition.