Kellerabteil
cellar compartment, storage cage
noun KEL-er-ahp-tyle Rare
Usage Note
Kellerabteil is a partitioned storage space in a communal apartment-block basement, allocated to individual tenants. Every tenant in a German Mietshaus typically receives one to store bikes, furniture, and seasonal items.
Examples
"Er lagert seine Winterreifen im Kellerabteil."
Natural Translation
He stores his winter tyres in the cellar compartment.
Literal Translation
He stores his winter-tyres in the cellar-compartment.
Related Words
- Anmeldeformular registration form
- Anzahlung down payment, deposit (partial)
- Balkonbepflanzung balcony planting, balcony garden
- Briefkasten letterbox, post box
- Dachgeschosswohnung top-floor apartment, penthouse flat
- Eigenheim owner-occupied home, one's own home
- Eigentumswohnung owner-occupied flat; condominium apartment
- Einliegerwohnung granny flat, in-law suite, ancillary dwelling unit
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