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Keller Im 1. UG

English translation: first basement level

11:19 Jul 15, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Real Estate
German term or phrase: Keller Im 1. UG
From a lease agreement giving a listing of the various rental properties and locations:

"...Buero im 5. OG,
Keller im 1. UG..."

I was told in German class in college that 5. OG was the 6th floor in U.S. English. But then:

2nd underground floor????

Thanks
Ron
Ron Stelter
Local time: 13:05
English translation:first basement level
Explanation:
Erdgeschoss is 1st floor in US, ground floor in UK
1. Obergeschoss is 2nd floor in US, 1st floor in UK

UG = basement.

1. UG must be below the Erdgeschoss, but would still be the first basement level.....

HTH (or is it as clear as mud?)

Alison
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Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 20:05
Grading comment
Thanks, Alison. I thought I'd better wait to award the points to avoid another "uprising.":)
Ron
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10first basement level
Alison Schwitzgebel
4STORAGE SPACE in 1st basement level
sylvie malich (X)
4basement / subbasement
allemande


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
first basement level


Explanation:
Erdgeschoss is 1st floor in US, ground floor in UK
1. Obergeschoss is 2nd floor in US, 1st floor in UK

UG = basement.

1. UG must be below the Erdgeschoss, but would still be the first basement level.....

HTH (or is it as clear as mud?)

Alison

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 20:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Thanks, Alison. I thought I'd better wait to award the points to avoid another "uprising.":)
Ron

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hartran (X): Yes. Saw lots of google hits for first basement level, second basement level..
7 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
21 mins
agree  Сергей Лузан: Ja, es stimmt.
34 mins
agree  Steffen Walter: Yup, 1. UG is "Untergeschoss", i.e. just below ground floor.
48 mins
agree  Bob Kerns (X): That's where my archived translations are kept.
1 hr
agree  conny
2 hrs
agree  StefanR: "1. UG" is used instead of "basement" in Germany when a building has more than 2 stories below ground level.
2 hrs
agree  Ivo Marloh (X)
4 hrs
agree  stefana
5 hrs
agree  Kathleen
20 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
STORAGE SPACE in 1st basement level


Explanation:
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sylvie malich (X)
Germany
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
basement / subbasement


Explanation:
basement = Keller
subbasement = Geschoss unter dem Keller

Siehe Diagramm in folgendem Link:

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Note added at 2002-07-15 15:21:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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Other links are:

http://www.bu.edu/library/maps/floorsb.htm

http://www.fsu.edu/~library/floorplans/subbasement.html

http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/subbasem.html

http://www.trane.com/commercial/library/moorhead.asp

\"The building has two subbasement levels that include a parking garage and a mechanical area.\"


    Reference: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/html/index-dukevt.htm
allemande
United States
Local time: 14:05
PRO pts in category: 4
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