noun
end of the working day, quitting time
A1
Feierabend: end of the working day or quitting time, often the moment one finishes work. Masculine noun (der Feierabend) with plural Feierabende. Common idiomatic verbs: Feierabend machen or Feierabend haben. Used colloquially to indicate leisure after work; inflects regularly in German.
Examples
Nach einem langen Arbeitstag freue ich mich auf den Feierabend.
After a long workday, I look forward to the end of the workday.
Zum Feierabend verließen die Kollegen das Büro, weil die wichtigsten Aufgaben erledigt worden waren.
At the end of the workday, the colleagues left the office because the most important tasks had been completed.
Der Feierabend beginnt um 17 Uhr.
Quitting time starts at 5 p.m.
Details
Mnemonics
picture people leaving the office to celebrate the evening
think 'feier' (celebration) + 'abend' (evening) — end of work time
der (masculine) — imagine 'der Feierabend' as a moment a man closes his laptop
Notes
Common German concept referring to the relaxed time after finishing work.