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training camp
A place or organized event where athletes or a team prepare intensively for a competition. The focus is on concentrated training, often away from the usual environment.
Die Nationalmannschaft ist vor der Weltmeisterschaft für zwei Wochen im Trainingslager.
Before the World Cup, the national team is at a training camp for two weeks.
The word is made up of 'Training' (training) and 'Lager' (camp). The 's' in between is a linking element that connects the two words. Literally, it means a 'camp for training'.
Der Verein organisiert jedes Jahr ein Trainingslager in den Bergen.
The club organizes a training camp in the mountains every year.
Pay attention to the difference with the preposition 'in': movement to this place is expressed with the accusative ('ins Trainingslager' — to the training camp), while being there is expressed with the dative ('im Trainingslager' — at the training camp).
Die Mannschaft fliegt morgen ins Trainingslager nach Spanien.
The team is flying to the training camp in Spain tomorrow.
In a sports context, 'Trainingslager' (training camp) is often used with certain verbs. Typical phrases are 'ins Trainingslager fahren' (to go to training camp), 'im Trainingslager sein' (to be at training camp), or 'ein Trainingslager absolvieren' (to complete a training camp).
Die Athleten müssen ein intensives Trainingslager absolvieren.
The athletes have to complete an intensive training camp.
camp
'Camp' and 'Trainingslager' can both mean a place or an organized period of time where people live or work together. However, 'Camp' is more general and can refer to vacations, sports, or simple outdoor accommodation. 'Trainingslager' is more precise: it is about athletes or a team training intensively for a competition. Learners may confuse the words because a 'Trainingslager' can also be organized like a 'Camp'. If the training is the main focus, 'Trainingslager' is the better choice. If it is more generally about a camp or a vacation program, 'Camp' fits.
Unsere Mannschaft fährt nächste Woche ins Trainingslager.
Our team is going to training camp next week.
Im Feriencamp lernen die Jugendlichen Klettern und Kochen.
At the holiday camp, the teenagers learn climbing and cooking.