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Mansardenzimmer

attic room, mansard room

noun mahn-ZAHR-den-tsim-er Rare
Home & Lifestyle Rooms

Origin: from French mansarde, named after architect François Mansart

Usage Note

Mansardenzimmer is a room built into a mansard roof, typically with sloping ceilings and a small window. Such rooms are often rented cheaply as student accommodation; the slanted walls (Schrägen) reduce usable floor area.

Examples

"Er wohnte als Student in einem kleinen Mansardenzimmer unter dem Dach."

Natural Translation

As a student he lived in a small attic room under the roof.

Literal Translation

He lived as student in a small mansard-room under the roof.

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