Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Technikraum

English translation:

Utility room

Oct 20, 2001 03:43
22 yrs ago
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German term

Technikraum

Non-PRO German to English Tech/Engineering Real Estate
It's aa appartment drawing and this is one of the rooms.

Does it mean the 'utility room'?
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Sep 23, 2017 18:20: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"

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PRO (1): Steffen Walter

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Proposed translations

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utility room / technology room

I would go for "utility room". It is much more common (63000 hits on Google) and more frequently used with buildings and apartment houses. "technology room" only gets 13000 hits and is more foor computer roolms in offices etc.

HTH
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Could well be!

None needed.
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explanation

It's almost impossible to tell without further context.

A utility room is normally found in homes, and is the room where you put the washing machine, freezer, etc. Almost invariably between the kitchen and the outside world. I'd be wary of using it in an appartment building. If it contains communal laundry facilities, then it would be the 'laundry room'.

I would understand the Technikraum as something slightly different. Presumably in the cellar, it the area with all the meters, etc. Perhaps a 'service area / room'.

HTH

Mary
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5655 days

Plantroom

or (USA) mechanical room. "A room in a builidng for mechanical plant and equipment" (see The Penguin Dictionary of Building 4th Edition)
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