amenity

amenity
noun
(pleasant feature) (of residence) Attraktivität, die; Wohnqualität, die; (of locality) Attraktivität, die; Reiz, der

the amenities of a town — die kulturellen und Freizeiteinrichtungen einer Stadt

a hotel with every amenity — ein Hotel mit allem Komfort

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[ə'mi:nəti]
plural - amenities; noun
(something that makes life more pleasant or convenient: This part of town has a lot of amenities - good shops, parks etc.) die Annehmlichkeiten
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amen·ity
[əˈmi:nəti, AM əˈmenət̬i]
n
1. (facilities)
amenities pl Freizeitzentren pl, Freizeiteinrichtungen pl
accommodation with basic amenities Unterkunft f mit einfachstem Komfort
public amenities öffentliche Einrichtungen
2. no pl (pleasantness)
the \amenity of modern civilization die Annehmlichkeiten pl der modernen Zivilisation
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[ə'miːnItɪ]
n
1)

(= aid to pleasant living) (public) amenity — öffentliche Einrichtung

the lack of amenities in many parts of the city — der Mangel an Einkaufs-, Unterhaltungs- und Transportmöglichkeiten in vielen Teilen der Stadt

close to all amenities — in günstiger (Einkaufs- und Verkehrs)lage

this house has every amenity — dieses Haus bietet jeden Komfort

a high/low amenity district — eine Gegend mit hoher/geringer Wohnqualität

2) (= pleasantness of place) angenehme Lage
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amenity [əˈmiːnətı; -ˈmen-] s
1. meist pl Liebenswürdigkeit f, Artigkeit f, Höflichkeit f, pl auch Konventionen pl, Etikette f:
the amenities of diplomacy;
his amenity of temper sein angenehmes Wesen
2. a) oft pl Annehmlichkeit(en) f(pl):
with every amenity mit allem Komfort;
within easy reach of all amenities in günstiger Einkaufs- und Verkehrslage
b) pl (natürliche) Vorzüge pl oder Reize pl (einer Person oder eines Ortes etc)
c) angenehme oder schöne Lage (eines Hauses etc)
d) Erholungsgebiet n
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noun
(pleasant feature) (of residence) Attraktivität, die; Wohnqualität, die; (of locality) Attraktivität, die; Reiz, der

the amenities of a town — die kulturellen und Freizeiteinrichtungen einer Stadt

a hotel with every amenity — ein Hotel mit allem Komfort

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(personality) n.
Anmut nur sing. m. n.
Annehmlichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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