change of sides / page break
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change of sides
In sports, the switching of halves of the playing field by the teams or players, usually at halftime, to ensure fair conditions.
Nach dem Seitenwechsel spielte die Heimmannschaft mit dem Wind im Rücken.
After the change of sides, the home team played with the wind at their backs.
change of sides
A change in one's own position, opinion, or affiliation to another group, party, or ideology.
Der überraschende Seitenwechsel des Abgeordneten zur Opposition sorgte für Aufsehen.
The representative's surprising change of sides to the opposition caused a stir.
page break
In word processing or printing, the transition from one page to the next created by a break.
Füge hier einen manuellen Seitenwechsel ein, damit das neue Kapitel auf einer neuen Seite beginnt.
Insert a manual page break here so that the new chapter starts on a new page.
The word is a clear compound of 'Seite' (side/page) and 'Wechsel' (change). Depending on the context, 'Seite' refers to one side of a playing field, a page of a book, or a political side.
Der Seitenwechsel im Tennis erfolgt nach jedem ungeraden Spiel.
In tennis, the change of sides takes place after every odd-numbered game.
The context makes the meaning clear. Words like 'Spiel' (game), 'Halbzeit' (halftime), or 'Mannschaft' (team) point to sports. 'Partei' (party) or 'Meinung' (opinion) point to politics. 'Dokument' (document), 'Text' (text), or 'einfügen' (to insert) point to word processing.
Der Seitenwechsel zur Konkurrenz hat seiner Karriere nicht geschadet.
The change of sides to the competition did not hurt his career.
In a political or ideological context, the formal verb 'vollziehen' (to carry out/complete) is often used for a change in affiliation.
Der Minister vollzog einen überraschenden Seitenwechsel und trat der Opposition bei.
The minister carried out a surprising change of sides and joined the opposition.
In the context of word processing, typical combinations are 'einen manuellen Seitenwechsel einfügen' (to insert a manual page break) or 'einen automatischen Seitenwechsel erzwingen' (to force an automatic page break).
Du kannst in den Einstellungen festlegen, wo ein automatischer Seitenwechsel stattfinden soll.
You can specify in the settings where an automatic page break should occur.
