German Conversation · Level 110
44 words
German word
Etappe
Pronunciation
IPA/eˈtapə/
Meaning
- feminine nounleg
Example
Wir haben die letzte Etappe gut gemeistert.
We managed the last leg well.
More examples
In der nächsten Etappe wird das Gelände schwieriger.
The terrain will become more difficult in the next leg.
Core concept
A long journey or race appears as a route divided into separate stretches, with each Etappe ending at a meaningful stopping point.
Common phrases
die nächste Etappe
the next leg
eine Etappe absolvieren
complete a leg
Similar words
Abschnitt: A distinct section of a journey or route.
Phase: A defined stage in a project or process.
Strecke: A stretch of road or route covered during travel.
Station: A place where travelers stop during a journey.
Definition in German
Eine in sich abgeschlossene Strecke innerhalb einer längeren Tour oder eines Wettkampfs, oft als einzelne Tagesetappe verstanden.
Word origin
German Etappe is borrowed from French étape, a word used for a stop or stage on a journey and later for the section completed between such points.
Usage tips
- Etappe is feminine, with the plural Etappen, and it also describes a phase of a project or process, not only a travel or racing distance.
Other meanings
- phasenoun
- stagenoun
Opposites
- Gesamtstrecketotal distancenoun
Related words
- Etappenrennenstage racenoun
- Etappensiegerstage winnernoun
- etappenweisein stagesadverb