Partykeller

English translation: rec/recreation room

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German term or phrase:	Partykeller
English translation:	rec/recreation room
Entered by:	Sue Maatz

18:35 Apr 18, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / recreational - 70's

German term or phrase: Partykeller

I can't think of a colloquial term here. It can't be anything with "garage" as it's already mentioned previously. Party basement doesn't sound right to me. And party room in the basement doesn't really get it either. Any thoughts will be appreciated!

Sue Maatz KudoZ activity Questions: 14 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 96 Germany
Local time: 06:28

rec/recreation room

Explanation:
that's what we called it in suburban america

Selected response from:

davidgreen

Grading comment

Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

rec/recreation room

davidgreen

basement party room

Linda Flebus

rec room

Terry Gilman

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

rec/recreation room

Explanation:
that's what we called it in suburban america

davidgreen
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for.

3 mins confidence:

rec room

Explanation:
Just to get the ball rolling. This may date me a lot, and it's US, short for "recreation room." As a kid, I always liked the pun with "wreck."

Terry Gilman
Germany
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 mins confidence:

basement party room

Explanation:
That 70's Show is just too accurate of a depiction of my life - circa 1985!! From the exact same car (a gold 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser - even the right year and color as the car I had at the time), to my anti-social friend Bob (almost a ringer for Hyde), to my slutty sister, who looked & acted exactly like Laurie, to my friend Carlos, who is from the Phillipines (his middle name is Felizidad - take all but 3 letters out of it - YOU HAVE "FEZ"!!), to the basement party room....it's just too damned close! This show has come close to jumping the shark several times, but it comes back for more every week. Fox's habit of bouncing it all over the schedule for the first two seasons was almost a deliberate attempt to make it jump, but most of the time, it was too good to jump.

Few other hits in Google too....

Reference: http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/that70sshow.htm

Linda Flebus
Belgium
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of:

Flemish,

Dutch

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