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Emil erinnert sich an die Durststrecke im ersten Winter, als das Telefon tagelang still blieb. Emil remembers the lean spell in the first winter, when the phone stayed silent for days.

noun · C1

die Durststrecke

[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]

lean period, rough patch, dry spell

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  • Diese Durststrecke überstehen wir nur, wenn wir zusammenhalten und keine Panik bekommen.

    We'll only get through this lean period if we stick together and don't panic.

  • Jede Selbstständigkeit kennt Durststrecken, also lass dich davon nicht entmutigen.

    Every self-employed business has lean periods, so don't let that discourage you.

  • Nach einer langen Durststrecke beim Lernen versteht Otti plötzlich jeden Satz im Radio.

    After a long dry spell in his learning, Otti suddenly understands every sentence on the radio.

Grammar

Plural
die Durststrecken In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Durststrecke die Durststrecken
Diese Durststrecke überstehen wir nur, wenn wir zusammenhalten und keine Panik bekommen. We'll only get through this lean period if we stick together and don't panic.
Accusative wen? was? die Durststrecke die Durststrecken
Dative wem? der Durststrecke den Durststrecken
Nach einer langen Durststrecke beim Lernen versteht Otti plötzlich jeden Satz im Radio. After a long dry spell in his learning, Otti suddenly understands every sentence on the radio.
Genitive wessen? der Durststrecke der Durststrecken

How the Word Is Built

Durst root strecke root

A compound: der Durst + die Strecke

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil looks back on ten years as a courier

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