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hitzefrei haben to have no school because of the heat
hitzefrei (adj) "heat free" = no school because of the heat
Gestern hatten wir hitzefrei.
Yesterday school was cancelled because of the heat.
Note: In German and Austrian schools, if the temperature reaches 30 degrees Celsius (86ºF) in the shade by noon, school is let out for the rest of the day. Almost no schools in Europe are air-conditioned.
RELATED: die Hitzeferien (pl.) time off from school due to hot weather, die Hitze heat
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