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In some, but not all, places; occurring only in certain areas or sections. Often used in weather or traffic reports.
Die Autobahn ist nass und stellenweise kann es Glatteis geben.
The highway is wet, and there may be black ice in places.
The word is made up of 'Stellen' (plural of 'Stelle', place) and the ending '-weise'. The ending '-weise' means 'in the manner of' and is also found in words like 'schrittweise' (step by step) or 'beispielsweise' (for example).
Wir kommen nur schrittweise voran.
We are making progress only step by step.
'Stellenweise' is almost always used as an adverb and describes that something is the case only in some places. It does not change its form and can appear at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle.
Stellenweise ist die Sicht durch Nebel behindert.
In places, visibility is impaired by fog.
This word is especially typical in weather and traffic reports. There it describes phenomena that do not occur across an entire area, such as 'stellenweise Nebel' (fog in places), 'stellenweise Glätte' (slippery conditions in places), or 'stellenweise Stau' (traffic jams in places).
Achtung, auf der A5 gibt es stellenweise dichten Nebel.
Attention: on the A5 there is dense fog in places.
partly
Teilweise and stellenweise both show that something does not occur everywhere or completely. Stellenweise explicitly refers to particular places or sections, whereas teilweise leaves the type of limitation open. Use stellenweise when the spatial distribution is important, and teilweise for a general limitation.
Die Straße war nach dem Frost stellenweise vereist.
The road was icy in places after the frost.
Die Straße war nach dem Frost teilweise vereist.
The road was partially covered in ice after the frost.
