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75 words
German word
Teilzeit
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtaɪ̯lˌtsaɪ̯t/
Meaning
- feminine nounpart-time work
Example
Die Teilzeit ist für viele Eltern wichtig.
Part-time work is important to many parents.
More examples
Die Firma bietet viele Jobs in Teilzeit an.
The company offers many part-time jobs.
Core concept
A job schedule with fewer contracted hours than a full-time schedule.
Common phrases
auf Teilzeit umsteigen
switch to part-time work
eine Stelle in Teilzeit anbieten
offer a part-time position
in Teilzeit bleiben
remain in part-time work
Similar words
Vollzeit: Work performed for the full standard number of contracted hours.
Minijob: A low-paid job involving relatively few working hours.
Teilzeitstelle: A position requiring fewer working hours than a full-time role.
Gleitzeit: Flexible working hours with adjustable daily start and finish times.
Definition in German
Teilzeit ist eine Beschäftigungsform, bei der die vertraglich vereinbarte Arbeitszeit kürzer als die einer Vollzeitbeschäftigung ist.
Word origin
Teilzeit is a German compound of Teil, meaning 'part', and Zeit, meaning 'time'.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine, so the standard form is die Teilzeit, and the common phrase is in Teilzeit arbeiten.
Other meanings
- reduced-hours worknoun
Opposites
- Vollzeitarbeitfull-time worknoun
Related words
- Teilzeitbeschäftigungpart-time employmentnoun
- Teilzeitregelungpart-time arrangementnoun