time zone
die Zeitzone, die Zeitzonen
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time zone
An area of the Earth in which the same legal time applies. The boundaries roughly follow the lines of longitude, but often follow national borders.
Berlin und Paris liegen in derselben Zeitzone.
Berlin and Paris are in the same time zone.
| gender | feminine die |
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| plural | die Zeitzonen |
| genitive | der Zeitzone |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die Zeitzone | die Zeitzonen |
| accusative | die Zeitzone | die Zeitzonen |
| dative | der Zeitzone | den Zeitzonen |
| genitive | der Zeitzone | der Zeitzonen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Zeitzone' is made up of 'Zeit' (time) and 'Zone' (zone). The base word 'Zone' refers to a defined area in which a particular time rule applies.
Durch die Reise in eine andere Zeitzone musste ich meine Uhr umstellen.
Because of the trip to a different time zone, I had to reset my watch.
Verbs such as 'liegen' (to be located), 'wechseln' (to change), and 'berücksichtigen' (to take into account) are frequently used with 'Zeitzone'. Typical expressions also include 'in eine andere Zeitzone reisen' (to travel to another time zone) and 'die Zeitzone wechseln' (to change time zones).
Bei der Flugbuchung muss man die Zeitzone des Zielorts berücksichtigen.
When booking a flight, you have to take the destination's time zone into account.
'Zeitzone' is often used in connection with travel, international calls, and the time in different places. People also frequently mention a time difference or a deviation from UTC.
Wegen der verschiedenen Zeitzonen findet die Videokonferenz für uns mitten in der Nacht statt.
Because of the different time zones, the video conference takes place in the middle of the night for us.
