ski jump / rampart
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ski jump
A specially constructed facility for ski jumping, consisting of an inrun, takeoff table, and landing slope.
Beim Neujahrsspringen flog er auf der großen Schanze zum Sieg.
At the New Year's ski jumping event, he flew to victory on the large ski jump.
rampart
A defensive structure built from earth and other materials, used in war to protect soldiers and artillery.
Die Soldaten verschanzten sich hinter einer eilig aufgeworfenen Schanze.
The soldiers entrenched themselves behind a hastily built rampart.
to disregard something
To ignore a warning or good advice and thereby carelessly give up an opportunity or advantage.
Er hat alle unsere Ratschläge in die Schanze geschlagen und muss jetzt die Konsequenzen tragen.
He disregarded all our advice and now has to face the consequences.
The two main meanings are clearly separated by context. If it is about winter sports, especially ski jumping, it refers to the sports facility. In historical or military texts, it refers to a defensive structure.
Der Athlet sprang auf der neuen Schanze einen Rekord.
The athlete set a record on the new ski jump.
In the context of ski jumping, people often speak of the 'große Schanze' (large ski jump) or 'kleine Schanze' (normal/small ski jump). Typical verbs are 'springen' (to jump), 'fliegen' (to fly), or 'trainieren' (to train).
Er ist zum ersten Mal von der großen Schanze gesprungen.
He jumped from the large ski jump for the first time.
The verb 'sich verschanzen' (to entrench oneself) is directly related to this meaning of 'Schanze' (rampart). It means to hide or protect oneself behind such a defensive structure.
Der Feind hatte sich gut hinter seinen Schanzen verschanzt.
The enemy had entrenched itself well behind its ramparts.
The idiom 'etwas in die Schanze schlagen' (to disregard something) is a fixed unit. The 'etwas' (something) is usually advice, a warning, or an opportunity that someone ignores.
Sie hat meine Warnung einfach in die Schanze geschlagen.
She simply disregarded my warning.
ramp
In ski jumping, Rampe and Schanze can refer to the same facility, but they do not mean exactly the same thing. Rampe mainly refers to the sloping start or takeoff section, while Schanze usually refers to the entire ski-jumping facility. Use Rampe for the individual section and Schanze for the facility as a whole.
Am Wochenende besichtigen wir die große Schanze im Wintersportort.
This weekend, we are visiting the large ski jump in the winter sports resort.
Der Skispringer stößt sich am Ende der Rampe kräftig ab.
The ski jumper pushes off forcefully at the end of the ramp.
