Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 7, 2004 00:15
20 yrs ago
German term
Treppenhäuser und Fluchtreppen
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Communal areas of a building, in this context they are in a list of parts of the building which need cleaning - not very helpful I'm afraid.
Does anyone have a good English equivalent?
Does anyone have a good English equivalent?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | stairwells and fire escapes |
Rowan Morrell
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| 4 +3 | stairways and emergency staircases |
margarete
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German term (edited):
Treppenh�user und Fluchtreppen
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stairwells and fire escapes
Treppenhaus is definitely stairwell, and would make sense in this context. I'm less certain about the second one, but it might refer to stairs on the outside of the building that are used in the event of fire.
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Comment: "Thank you!! I am going for this having had a good night's sleep and being able to think better!!! I have used stairwells - which I definitely agree with you on - and emergency exits."
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German term (edited):
Treppenh�user und Fluchtreppen
stairways and emergency staircases
My suggestion
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Note added at 35 mins (2004-05-07 00:51:35 GMT)
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Example:
Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CR THURSDAY, MARCH 3 ...... who use wheelchairs, entering or exiting the building. ... by widening the space between the emergency staircase and the ... of the existence of the stairwell on the ...
www.usdoj.gov/crt/foia/ny2.txt
\"fire escapes\" makes me think of the iron ladders on the outside of buildings. They don\'t really exist in Germany and I think a cleaning crew would have a hard time cleaning them :-)
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Note added at 35 mins (2004-05-07 00:51:35 GMT)
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Example:
Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CR THURSDAY, MARCH 3 ...... who use wheelchairs, entering or exiting the building. ... by widening the space between the emergency staircase and the ... of the existence of the stairwell on the ...
www.usdoj.gov/crt/foia/ny2.txt
\"fire escapes\" makes me think of the iron ladders on the outside of buildings. They don\'t really exist in Germany and I think a cleaning crew would have a hard time cleaning them :-)
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