deep winter

language: de

definitions

  1. The middle or peak of the winter season, typically characterized by the coldest temperatures and heaviest snowfall.
    de: Hochwinter
  2. A metaphorical period of extreme hardship, stagnation, isolation, or emotional darkness.
    de: Tiefpunkt

examples

  1. The village was buried under heavy snow during the deep winter.

    Das Dorf war im Hochwinter unter schwerem Schnee begraben.

  2. After the business failed, he entered a deep winter of the soul.

    Nach dem Scheitern des Geschäfts trat er in einen tiefen Winter der Seele ein.