winter break
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winter break
A break in league play in a sports league, especially in football, during the winter months.
Die Fußball-Bundesliga geht Mitte Dezember in die Winterpause.
The football Bundesliga goes into its winter break in mid-December.
winter break
A general interruption of activities over the winter period, for example on construction sites because of frost or in parliamentary work.
Wegen des starken Schneefalls legt die Baustelle eine unfreiwillige Winterpause ein.
Because of the heavy snowfall, the construction site is taking an involuntary winter break.
The word is clearly made up of 'der Winter' (winter) and 'die Pause' (break). So it describes a break that takes place in winter.
Viele freuen sich auf die ruhige Zeit während der Winterpause.
Many people look forward to the quiet period during the winter break.
Pay attention to the prepositions: you say 'in die Winterpause gehen' (to go into the winter break) for the beginning, and 'in der Winterpause sein' (to be in the winter break) for the state.
Die Mannschaft geht nach dem letzten Spiel in die Winterpause.
The team goes into the winter break after the last match.
This meaning is especially common in football. Typical words in this context are 'Bundesliga', 'Spielbetrieb' (league play), 'Transfer' (transfer), or 'Trainingslager' (training camp).
Der Verein plant, in der Winterpause neue Spieler zu verpflichten.
The club plans to sign new players during the winter break.
hibernation
Winterpause refers to a planned interruption of activities during the winter. When used figuratively for a project, Winterschlaf can express a longer period of inactivity or stagnation. Winterpause therefore fits an organized schedule, while Winterschlaf emphasizes that hardly anything is happening anymore.
Die Bauarbeiten gehen nach der geplanten Winterpause im März weiter.
Construction work will resume in March after the planned winter break.
Ohne neue Aufträge fiel das Bauprojekt im Winter in einen langen Winterschlaf.
With no new contracts, the construction project went into a long hibernation over the winter.
