"spend the winter" in German to spend the winter überwintern Detailed translations for "spend the winter" to spend the winter to spend the winter(also: to overwinter) überwintern{intransitive verb} The palm trees on the famous garden island of Mainau spend the winter in a greenhouse. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Die Palmen der berühmten Blumeninsel Mainau überwintern im Gewächshaus.