in sections / in places
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in sections
Describes that something applies only on certain sections or parts of a route or area, but not throughout.
Die Straße war streckenweise vereist, also musste man vorsichtig fahren.
The road was icy in sections, so you had to drive carefully.
The word consists of the noun 'Strecke' (route, stretch) and the ending '-weise'. This ending turns nouns into adverbs and here means 'in sections' or 'in places'.
Die Bäume am Wegesrand spenden streckenweise Schatten.
The trees along the roadside provide shade in sections.
As an adverb, 'streckenweise' (in sections) is flexible. It can stand at the beginning of the sentence (position 1), which leads to inversion, or it can be placed in the middle of the sentence.
Streckenweise war der Weg sehr matschig.
In sections, the path was very muddy.
'Streckenweise' (in sections) is used very frequently in weather and traffic reports to describe conditions that are not the same everywhere. Typical combinations are 'streckenweise Nebel' (fog in places), 'streckenweise glatt' (slippery in places), or 'streckenweise Stau' (traffic jams in sections).
Achtung, auf der A5 kommt es streckenweise zu dichtem Nebel.
Attention: on the A5, there is dense fog in places.
in places
Stellenweise and streckenweise can both express that a condition does not exist everywhere. Stellenweise generally refers to individual local spots or unspecified areas. Streckenweise, by contrast, emphasizes entire sections along a route. On roads, the choice therefore depends on the extent of the affected area.
Die Straße ist streckenweise glatt, besonders auf dem langen Abschnitt durch den Wald.
The road is slippery in sections, especially along the long stretch through the forest.
Die Straße ist stellenweise glatt, besonders an den schattigen Kurven.
The road is slippery in places, especially on the curves in the shade.
