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Tiefwinter

depths of winter, midwinter

noun TEEF-vin-ter Rare
Time Seasons

Usage Note

Tiefwinter denotes the coldest, darkest phase of winter, usually January–February. The prefix Tief- expresses the lowest point of a season, analogous to Hochsommer. Used in meteorology and everyday speech to describe the harshest winter conditions.

Examples

"Im Tiefwinter sank das Thermometer auf minus zwanzig Grad."

Natural Translation

In the depths of winter the thermometer dropped to minus twenty degrees.

Literal Translation

In the deep-winter sank the thermometer to minus twenty degrees.

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