Türöffnung

German

Etymology

From Tür (door) +‎ Öffnung (opening).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʔœfnʊŋ]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tür‧öff‧nung

Noun

Türöffnung f (genitive Türöffnung, plural Türöffnungen)

  1. doorway (passage to another room or space, often without a typical door)
  2. (Switzerland) opening, admission (act of opening an event to its visitors)
    Synonym: Einlass
    Die Türöffnung ist um 20 Uhr.Admission starts at 8pm.
  3. (formal) act of forcing open a locked door (outside of a criminal context; e.g. by emergency services or a locksmith)
    Die Feuerwehr musste zu einer Türöffnung ausrücken.
    The fire department had to move out to open a locked door.

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