Trockenbau

drywall construction

noun TROK-ken-bow Rare

Origin: literally 'dry building'

Usage Note

Trockenbau is interior construction with plasterboard and metal studs, needing no wet mortar to set, hence 'dry'. It is the standard way to add non-load-bearing partition walls.

Examples

"Die neue Trennwand entsteht im Trockenbau."

Natural Translation

The new partition wall is being built as drywall.

Literal Translation

The new partition-wall arises in-the dry-construction.

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