downstairs

downstairs
1. adverb
die Treppe hinunter [gehen, fallen, kommen]; unten [wohnen, sein]
2. adjective
im Parterre od. Erdgeschoss nachgestellt; Parterre[wohnung]
3. noun
Untergeschoss, das
* * *
adjective (, downstairs adverb on or towards a lower floor: He walked downstairs; I left my book downstairs; a downstairs flat.) die Treppen hinab, unten im Haus
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ˈdown·stairs
I. adv inv treppab, die Treppe hinunter, nach unten
there's a man \downstairs unten steht ein Mann
to go \downstairs nach unten gehen, hinuntergehen
II. adj inv
1. (one floor down) im unteren Stockwerk
there's a \downstairs bathroom unten gibt es ein Badezimmer
our \downstairs neighbours are delightful people die Nachbarn unter uns sind reizende Leute
2. (on the ground floor) im Erdgeschoss [o bes SCHWEIZ Parterre
III. n no pl Erdgeschoss nt, Parterre nt bes SCHWEIZ
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downstairs
A adv
1. die Treppe herunter oder hinunter, nach unten
2. eine Treppe tiefer
3. unten, in einem unteren Stockwerk
B adj [besonders ˈ-steə(r)z] im unteren Stockwerk (gelegen), unter(er, e, es)
C s [a. ˈ-steə(r)z] pl (als sg konstruiert) unteres Stockwerk, Untergeschoss n
* * *
1. adverb
die Treppe hinunter [gehen, fallen, kommen]; unten [wohnen, sein]
2. adjective
im Parterre od. Erdgeschoss nachgestellt; Parterre[wohnung]
3. noun
Untergeschoss, das
* * *
adj.
treppabwärts adj.
unten adj.

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