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Aufzug

elevator, lift

noun OWF-tsook Rare
Travel & Places Accommodation

Also means

procession, parade

Usage Note

Aufzug is the standard German word for an elevator inside a building, including hotels. The plural Aufzüge is regular. In southern Germany and Austria, Lift is also widely used colloquially.

Examples

"Das Hotel hat leider keinen Aufzug, sodass wir das Gepäck die Treppen hochtragen mussten."

Natural Translation

Unfortunately the hotel has no elevator, so we had to carry the luggage up the stairs.

Literal Translation

The hotel has unfortunately no elevator, so that we the luggage the stairs up-carry had to.

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