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
Both words refer to an early stage of a sporting competition. The „Vorrunde“ is a selection stage before the main rounds, while the „Hinrunde“ refers to the first half of an entire season, during which the teams play against one another. So use „Hinrunde“ when referring to half of a season.
In der Hinrunde der Saison spielt jede Mannschaft einmal gegen jede andere.
In the first half of the season, each team plays every other team once.
In der Vorrunde des Turniers kämpfen die Mannschaften um den Einzug in die Hauptrunde.
In the preliminary round of the tournament, the teams compete for a place in the main round.
