week

week
[wi:k] n
1) (seven days) Woche f;
it'll be \weeks before the damage is cleared up es wird Wochen dauern, bis die Schäden beseitigt sind;
I saw him only the other \week ich habe ihn gerade vor ein paar Wochen gesehen;
this time next \week nächste Woche um diese Zeit;
a \week last Friday Freitag vor einer Woche;
a \week ago yesterday gestern vor einer Woche;
a \week [on] ... ... in einer Woche;
our holiday starts a \week [on] Saturday unsere Ferien beginnen Samstag in einer Woche;
for \weeks [on end] wochenlang;
a few \weeks ago vor einigen Wochen;
last \week letzte Woche;
once/twice a \week einmal/zweimal die Woche;
[for] a \week or two ein bis zwei Wochen [lang];
\week by \week [or from \week to \week] von Woche zu Woche;
\week in, \week out [or \week after \week] Woche für Woche
2) (work period) [Arbeits]woche f;
a thirty-seven-and-a-half-hour \week eine 37,5-Stunden-Woche;
to work a five-day/35-hour \week eine 5-Tage-/35-Stunden-Woche haben
3) (fam: Monday to Friday)
during the \week während [o (SÜDD) unter] der Woche

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