Zimmerkarte

key card

noun TSIM-er-kar-te Rare

Also means

room access card

Usage Note

Zimmerkarte is the electronic key card that opens a hotel room door, now standard in most modern hotels. Some cards also activate the room's electricity via a wall slot. Contact with a smartphone can demagnetise the card.

Examples

"Meine Zimmerkarte hat nicht funktioniert, also musste ich zur Rezeption."

Natural Translation

My room card did not work, so I had to go to reception.

Literal Translation

My room card has not functioned, so I had to to the reception.

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