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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.
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'hier und da' and 'stellenweise' can both mean that something does not occur everywhere, but only in some places. 'hier und da' is more general and more colloquial. It can also mean 'sometimes'. 'stellenweise' is more precise for places, areas, or sections. You often hear it in weather reports, traffic reports, or when talking about roads or texts. If you want to emphasize that something occurs only in certain parts of an area or thing, 'stellenweise' fits better.
Auf der Landstraße war es stellenweise sehr glatt.
The country road was very icy in places.
Auf dem Markt haben wir heute hier und da Straßenmusik gehört.
At the market today, we heard street music here and there.