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hitzefrei

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪt͡səˌfʁaɪ̯/
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Etymology 1

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Hitze (heat) +‎ frei (free, having the day off).

Adjective

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hitzefrei (strong nominative masculine singular hitzefreier, not comparable)

  1. (usually predicative with certain verbs) excused from school because of excessively high temperatures
    Die Kinder haben hitzefrei.
    The children have no school because of the heat.
    Der Rektor gibt den Schülern hitzefrei.
    The principal gives the children the day off because of the heat.
    Vielleicht kriegen wir morgen hitzefrei.
    Maybe we'll be off school tomorrow because of the heat.
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Hitze (heat) +‎ -frei (-free, -less).

Adjective

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hitzefrei (strong nominative masculine singular hitzefreier, not comparable)

  1. (fairly rare) heatless, free from heat
    hitzefreie Lockenwicklerheatless hair rollers
Declension
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Further reading

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  • hitzefrei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hitzefrei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon