Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Technikraum
English translation:
Utility room
German term
Technikraum
Does it mean the 'utility room'?
TIA
5 | utility room / technology room | Alexander Schleber (X) |
4 | Plantroom | Kieran Sheehan |
3 | Could well be! | Alan Johnson |
3 | explanation | Mary Worby |
Sep 23, 2017 18:20: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
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Proposed translations
utility room / technology room
HTH
Could well be!
explanation
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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