parapet
die Brüstung, die Brüstungen
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parapet
A low wall or railing along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or similar place that prevents people from falling.
Sie lehnte sich vorsichtig über die Brüstung des Balkons.
She leaned carefully over the balcony parapet.
window parapet
The lower section of a wall between the floor and the bottom edge of a window.
Die Fenster haben eine Brüstung von neunzig Zentimetern Höhe.
The windows have window parapets ninety centimeters high.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Brüstungen |
| genitive | der Brüstung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Brüstung | die Brüstungen |
| accusative | die Brüstung | die Brüstungen |
| dative | der Brüstung | den Brüstungen |
| genitive | der Brüstung | der Brüstungen |
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With 'Brüstung' (parapet), words such as 'Balkon' (balcony), 'Brücke' (bridge), or 'Terrasse' (terrace) usually indicate a protective barrier along an edge. If the context instead mentions windows, the floor, or a height measurement, it usually refers to the lower section of wall beneath a window.
Die Brüstung der Dachterrasse ist sehr niedrig.
The parapet around the roof terrace is very low.
Für das neue Fenster muss die Brüstung mindestens achtzig Zentimeter hoch sein.
For the new window, the window parapet must be at least eighty centimeters high.
In this sense, 'Brüstung' (parapet) often occurs with verbs and prepositions in phrases such as 'sich über die Brüstung lehnen' (to lean over the parapet), 'an der Brüstung stehen' (to stand by the parapet), or 'auf die Brüstung klettern' (to climb onto the parapet). The preposition 'über' (over) often describes movement or body position at the edge.
Bitte lehne dich nicht zu weit über die Brüstung.
Please don't lean too far over the parapet.
The sense referring to the wall beneath a window is particularly common in construction and architectural texts. Typical terms include 'Fensterbrüstung' (window parapet) and 'Brüstungshöhe' (parapet height); the height of the parapet is often specified precisely in centimeters.
Der Architekt hat die Höhe der Brüstung im Kinderzimmer neu berechnet.
The architect recalculated the height of the window parapet in the children's room.
