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Obergeschoss / Turmanbau

English translation: Stairs to the upper floor in the tower wing

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German term or phrase:Obergeschoss / Turmanbau
English translation:Stairs to the upper floor in the tower wing
Entered by: Maya Jurt

09:13 Aug 26, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Obergeschoss / Turmanbau
Treppe ins Obergeschoss im Turmanbau
Alexander
Stairs to the upper floor in the tower wing
Explanation:
Could yould also use tower annexe, because wing with tower sound a bit odd.
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Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 04:55
Grading comment
Great! Thanks a lot! :-)))
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Summary of answers provided
na +1Stairs to the upper floor in the tower wing
Maya Jurt
nastairs to the next floor in the tower
Mary Worby
nastairs to the upper floor of the annex to the tower
IngePreiss
naStaircase to the upper floor is located in the attached tower.
Roland Grefer


  

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8 mins
stairs to the next floor in the tower


Explanation:
Literally, this means anything other than the ground floor. If you know how many storeys you have, you may be able to say the 'top floor', 'second floor', etc.

HTH


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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2770
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16 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Stairs to the upper floor in the tower wing


Explanation:
Could yould also use tower annexe, because wing with tower sound a bit odd.

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 545
Grading comment
Great! Thanks a lot! :-)))

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agree  mtrent1
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16 mins
stairs to the upper floor of the annex to the tower


Explanation:
hth

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IngePreiss
Germany
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 47
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4 hrs
Staircase to the upper floor is located in the attached tower.


Explanation:
If this is for a real estate advertisement, "tower wing" could be construed as wrongful advertising, providing an image of spaceousness that might not be available.

Roland Grefer
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 231
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