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haystack
A large, carefully stacked pile of hay or straw outdoors, used for drying and storage.
Nach der Ernte standen überall auf den Feldern hohe Heuschober.
After the harvest, tall haystacks stood everywhere in the fields.
This word belongs to the technical language of agriculture. It is used when talking about the harvesting and storage of hay or straw.
Auf dem alten Gemälde sieht man Bauern, die einen Schober errichten.
In the old painting, you can see farmers building a haystack.
The term 'Schober' (haystack) is used mainly in southern Germany and Austria. In other regions, other words for a haystack are often used.
In den österreichischen Alpen kann man im Sommer viele Schober auf den Wiesen sehen.
In the Austrian Alps, you can see many haystacks in the meadows in summer.
Common combinations are 'einen Schober aufschichten' (to stack a haystack) or 'einen Schober errichten' (to build a haystack). It is also often specified what it is made of, as in 'Heuschober' (haystack) or 'Strohschober' (straw stack).
Die Bauern mussten das Heu vor dem Regen zu einem Schober aufschichten.
The farmers had to stack the hay into a haystack before the rain.
pile / bunch
'der Haufen' and 'der Schober' can both refer to something piled up in one place. 'Haufen' is very general and often unordered: it can be a pile of clothes, stones, or paper. 'Schober' is much more specific. It means a large, carefully stacked pile of hay or straw, usually outside in a field. Learners may confuse the words because a 'Schober' looks like a type of 'Haufen'. But 'Schober' fits almost only in agriculture or when talking about hay and straw.
Am Rand der Wiese steht ein großer Schober aus trockenem Heu.
At the edge of the meadow stands a large haystack of dry hay.
Nach dem Aufräumen blieb nur noch ein kleiner Haufen Papier auf dem Boden.
After tidying up, only a small pile of paper was left on the floor.