EN

Language

EN Language English

Language

GERMAN DICTIONARY

die Erholung

  • B1
  • Noun
  • Leisure & Hobbies
  • Body & Health

rest and recovery

/diː ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ/

Meaning and translations

Definition

The process in which physical or mental strength returns after strain or activity.

Translations
English
rest and recovery
Français
repos et récupération
Türkçe
dinlenme ve toparlanma
Polski
odpoczynek i regeneracja
Русский
отдых и восстановление
Українська
відпочинок і відновлення

Grammar & classification

Article
die
Gender
Feminine
Plural
—
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Topics
Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryBody & Health

Usage examples

  1. Erholung ist nach der Operation besonders wichtig.NominativSing.Rest is particularly important after the operation.
  2. Ein Spaziergang im Wald sorgt für Erholung.AkkusativSing.A walk in the forest provides relaxation.
  3. Mit etwas Erholung gewinnt sie neue Kraft.DativSing.With some rest, she regains new strength.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Erholung/ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ/
  • Article phrase
    die Erholung/diː ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlʊŋ/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdie Erholung—
Akkusativdie Erholung—
Dativder Erholung—
Genitivder Erholung—

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationaktive Erholung
  • CollocationErholung genießen
  • CollocationZeit für Erholung haben

Semantic relations

  • Near-synonymFreizeit — free time
  • Semantically relatedRekreation

    Rekreation also denotes Erholung, but in present-day German it is used much less often and tends to be technical or elevated in register.

  • Semantically relatedPause — break

Word formation and word family

This section is currently being prepared.