hitzefrei
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Hitze (“heat”) + frei (“free, having the day off”).
Adjective
[edit]hitzefrei (strong nominative masculine singular hitzefreier, not comparable)
- (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
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Hitze (“heat”) + -frei (“-free, -less”).
Adjective
[edit]hitzefrei (strong nominative masculine singular hitzefreier, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of hitzefrei (uncomparable)