turn of the millennium
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turn of the millennium
The transition from one millennium to the next, especially the change from the second to the third millennium around the year 2000.
Zur Jahrtausendwende gab es weltweit große Feiern und Bedenken wegen des 'Y2K-Bugs'.
At the turn of the millennium, there were major celebrations worldwide and concerns about the 'Y2K bug'.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Jahr' (year), 'Tausend' (thousand), and 'Wende' (turn/change). So it literally describes the 'turn' or change from one 'Jahrtausend' (millennium) to the next.
Um die Jahrtausendwende herum wurden viele neue Technologien entwickelt.
Around the turn of the millennium, many new technologies were developed.
When people speak of 'der Jahrtausendwende' (the turn of the millennium) without any further time reference, they almost always mean the transition from 1999 to 2000. So the context is usually modern history.
Ich kann mich noch gut an die große Party zur Jahrtausendwende erinnern.
I can still clearly remember the big party at the turn of the millennium.
With 'Jahrtausendwende' (turn of the millennium), the prepositions 'zur' or 'um' are usually used. 'Zur Jahrtausendwende' refers to the exact point in time, while 'um die Jahrtausendwende' means the period before and after it.
Zur Jahrtausendwende schaute die ganze Welt nach Sydney.
At the turn of the millennium, the whole world was looking at Sydney.
turn of the century
Die Jahrhundertwende and die Jahrtausendwende both refer to the transition to a new, larger unit of time. Die Jahrhundertwende concerns the change from one century to the next and usually the period around 1900, while die Jahrtausendwende concerns the change from one millennium to the next, especially around 2000. So pay attention to the size of the time span.
Um die Jahrtausendwende vom zweiten zum dritten Jahrtausend wurde viel über die Zukunft gesprochen.
Around the turn of the millennium from the second to the third millennium, people talked a lot about the future.
Um die Jahrhundertwende vom 19. zum 20. Jahrhundert veränderte sich das Leben in vielen Städten.
Around the turn of the century from the 19th to the 20th century, life changed in many cities.
