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Beim Spendenlauf an den Kaulsdorfer Seen läuft Kalle mit einer großen Startnummer auf dem Bauch. At the charity run by the Kaulsdorf lakes, Kalle runs with a big start number on his belly.

noun · C1

der Spendenlauf

[ˈʃpɛndn̩ˌlaʊ̯f]

charity run, sponsored run

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Other Examples

  • Lotte betont, beim Spendenlauf zähle jeder Kilometer und nicht die Zeit.

    Lotte stresses that in the charity run every kilometre counts, not the time.

  • Wir organisieren den Spendenlauf zum ersten Mal und unterschätzen vermutlich, wie viel Arbeit das ist.

    We're organising the charity run for the first time and are probably underestimating how much work it is.

    The tinted words form set phrases: Wie viel?, Das ist …

  • Machst du beim Spendenlauf mit, oder hilfst du lieber an einem der Getränkestände?

    Are you taking part in the charity run, or would you rather help at one of the drinks stands?

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

Spende root n linking letter lauf root

A compound: die Spende + der Lauf

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Spendespendender Spenderder Lauflaufen

In Otti's situations: The friends organise a charity run

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