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Staffel

season

noun SHTAH-fel Less Common
Arts & Culture Performance

Also means

relay

Usage Note

Staffel is the standard word for a TV series 'season' (a single episode is a Folge), so streaming menus list Staffel 1, Staffel 2. In sport it means a relay team or relay race, as in 4x100-Meter-Staffel. Originally it meant a rung or tier, hence its sense of an ordered group.

Examples

"Die neue Staffel kommt im Herbst."

Natural Translation

The new season is coming in autumn.

Literal Translation

The new season comes in autumn.

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