relegation playoff / expulsion
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relegation playoff
In sports, a series of elimination matches at the end of the season that decides promotion to a higher league or relegation to a lower league.
Der Hamburger SV musste mehrere Jahre in Folge in die Relegation, um in der ersten Liga zu bleiben.
Hamburger SV had to go into the relegation playoff several years in a row in order to stay in the first division.
expulsion
An outdated, formal term for the exclusion of a pupil or student from an educational institution as a disciplinary measure.
Nach dem Vorfall drohte dem Studenten die sofortige Relegation von der Universität.
After the incident, the student faced immediate expulsion from the university.
Today, the word 'Relegation' is used almost exclusively in a sports context, especially in football. It describes the decisive matches at the end of the season for promotion or relegation.
Die Mannschaft muss in die Relegation, um den Abstieg zu verhindern.
The team has to go into the relegation playoff to prevent relegation.
Common expressions in sports are 'in die Relegation müssen' (to have to go into the relegation playoff), 'in der Relegation spielen' (to play in the relegation playoff), or 'die Relegation gewinnen/verlieren' (to win/lose the relegation playoff). It is always about fighting to remain in a league.
Der Verein hat sich in der Relegation durchgesetzt und steigt auf.
The club prevailed in the relegation playoff and is promoted.
The meaning 'exclusion from a school or university' is very formal and outdated. In current usage, you will only rarely find this use, mostly in historical or very formal contexts.
In den alten Universitätsakten wurde seine Relegation vermerkt.
His expulsion was recorded in the old university files.
exclusion
Both words can refer to disciplinary removal from a school or university. Ausschluss is the usual term today. Relegation is outdated and formal in this meaning; it is mainly used in older texts and historical documents.
In der alten Universitätsakte wird die Relegation des Studenten angeordnet.
The old university record orders the student’s expulsion.
Die Schulordnung erlaubt bei schweren Verstößen den Ausschluss eines Schülers.
The school regulations allow for a student’s expulsion in cases of serious violations.
