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weekly paper
A newspaper or magazine that is published once a week. Often these are local advertising papers that are distributed for free.
Im lokalen Wochenblatt habe ich eine Anzeige für einen gebrauchten Fahrradträger gefunden.
In the local weekly paper, I found an ad for a used bike rack.
The word consists of 'Woche' (week), the linking '-n-', and 'Blatt' (paper/sheet). Here, 'Blatt' can mean 'paper' or 'newspaper'. So it is literally a paper that appears weekly.
Jeden Mittwoch finde ich das neue Wochenblatt in meinem Briefkasten.
Every Wednesday I find the new weekly paper in my mailbox.
A 'Wochenblatt' (weekly paper) in Germany is often a free local newspaper that consists mainly of advertisements and short regional news items. It is usually not a national political newspaper.
Die Termine für das Stadtfest stehen im Wochenblatt.
The dates for the town festival are in the weekly paper.
Typical verbs connected with a weekly paper are 'eine Anzeige aufgeben' (to place an ad), 'etwas im Wochenblatt inserieren' (to advertise something in the weekly paper), or 'das Wochenblatt austragen' (to deliver the weekly paper).
Wir haben für unser Auto eine Anzeige im Wochenblatt geschaltet.
We placed an ad for our car in the weekly paper.
weekly newspaper
Wochenzeitung and Wochenblatt both refer to a publication that appears once a week. Wochenzeitung is the general term for a newspaper published on this schedule. Wochenblatt is often used for a local paper distributed free of charge and containing advertisements, but it is not limited to this type of publication.
Das lokale Wochenblatt mit vielen Anzeigen wird jeden Donnerstag kostenlos verteilt.
The local weekly paper, which contains many advertisements, is distributed free of charge every Thursday.
Die überregionale Wochenzeitung veröffentlicht jeden Donnerstag ausführliche Berichte.
The national weekly newspaper publishes detailed reports every Thursday.
