stress situation
die Stresssituation, die Stresssituationen
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stress situation
A situation in which a person is under intense psychological or physical pressure.
In Stresssituationen fällt es ihm schwer, ruhig zu bleiben und klare Entscheidungen zu treffen.
In stressful situations, he finds it difficult to remain calm and make clear decisions.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Stresssituationen |
| genitive | der Stresssituation |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Stresssituation | die Stresssituationen |
| accusative | die Stresssituation | die Stresssituationen |
| dative | der Stresssituation | den Stresssituationen |
| genitive | der Stresssituation | der Stresssituationen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
„Stresssituation“ consists of „Stress“ (stress) and „Situation“ (situation). Because „Stress“ ends with two s's and „Situation“ begins with an S, three s's appear next to each other at the boundary between the words.
Eine gute Vorbereitung hilft mir, mit Stresssituationen umzugehen.
Good preparation helps me deal with stressful situations.
To describe behavior during a „Stresssituation“ (stress situation), „in“ is often used with the dative. By contrast, „in eine Stresssituation geraten“ (to get into a stress situation) describes the beginning of the situation; here, „in“ is followed by the accusative.
In einer Stresssituation atme ich zuerst langsam und tief.
In a stressful situation, I first breathe slowly and deeply.
Durch den Ausfall des Computers geriet sie in eine Stresssituation.
When the computer broke down, she got into a stressful situation.
Common collocations are „eine Stresssituation bewältigen“ (to cope with a stress situation), „eine Stresssituation meistern“ (to master a stress situation), and „Stresssituationen vermeiden“ (to avoid stress situations). These collocations are especially useful when talking about dealing with stressful situations.
Im Training lernen wir, schwierige Stresssituationen zu bewältigen.
In training, we learn to cope with difficult stressful situations.
