Winter Games
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Winter Games
A large international sporting event with winter sports that takes place every four years. Used almost exclusively in the plural 'Winterspiele' for the Olympic Winter Games.
Die Athleten bereiten sich intensiv auf die nächsten Winterspiele vor.
The athletes are preparing intensively for the next Winter Games.
The word is made up of 'Winter' (winter) and 'Spiel' (game). So it literally describes a game or sporting event that takes place in winter.
Eishockey ist ein klassisches Winterspiel.
Ice hockey is a classic winter game.
This word is almost always used in the plural 'die Winterspiele' (the Winter Games) and then usually refers to the Olympic Winter Games. The singular form 'das Winterspiel' (winter game) is very rare.
Die nächsten Winterspiele finden in Italien statt.
The next Winter Games will take place in Italy.
Common verbs in connection with the 'Winterspielen' (Winter Games) are 'an den Winterspielen teilnehmen' (to participate in the Winter Games), 'sich für die Winterspiele qualifizieren' (to qualify for the Winter Games), and 'die Winterspiele austragen' (to host the Winter Games).
Viele Länder möchten die nächsten Winterspiele austragen.
Many countries would like to host the next Winter Games.
Olympics / Olympiad
'Winterspiele' and 'Olympiade' can both refer to the major Olympic sporting event. 'Winterspiele' is more precise when you are talking about the Olympic Winter Games, with sports such as skiing, ice hockey, or biathlon. It is almost always used in the plural. In everyday language, 'Olympiade' is often used generally for the Olympic Games, but it can refer to either the Summer or Winter Games. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with the Olympics. If you are clearly talking about the winter competitions, 'Winterspiele' is more precise.
Viele Menschen sehen sich die Winterspiele wegen der Skirennen und des Eiskunstlaufs an.
Many people watch the Winter Games because of the ski races and figure skating.
Lukas hat am Abend einen Bericht über die Olympiade gesehen.
In the evening, Lukas watched a report about the Olympics.