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entrance area
The area directly behind the main entrance of a building, such as a foyer, lobby, or hallway.
Bitte warten Sie im Eingangsbereich, Sie werden dort von einer Mitarbeiterin abgeholt.
Please wait in the entrance area; a staff member will pick you up there.
This word is a clear example of a compound noun: 'der Eingang' (the entrance) + '-s-' + 'der Bereich' (the area). Its meaning is therefore literally 'the area of the entrance'.
Der Eingang zum Museum ist links, der Ausgang rechts.
The entrance to the museum is on the left, the exit on the right.
Pay attention to the correct preposition and case. If you are at this place, it is 'im Eingangsbereich' (in the entrance area, dative). If you are going there, it is 'in den Eingangsbereich' (into the entrance area, accusative).
Die Gruppe trifft sich im Eingangsbereich des Hotels.
The group is meeting in the hotel's entrance area.
'Eingangsbereich' (entrance area) is used for many types of buildings. Typical examples are 'der Eingangsbereich eines Hotels' (the entrance area of a hotel), 'eines Bürogebäudes' (of an office building), 'eines Theaters' (of a theater), or 'eines Wohnhauses' (of a residential building).
Der Eingangsbereich des neuen Bürogebäudes ist sehr modern gestaltet.
The entrance area of the new office building has a very modern design.
entrance / receipt
'der Eingang' and 'der Eingangsbereich' both have to do with entering a building. 'Der Eingang' is the place or door through which you go in. 'Der Eingangsbereich' is the area directly behind it or around it, for example a lobby, hallway, or entry hall. Learners may confuse the words because both are located at the front of a building. In practice: you go through the 'Eingang', but you wait or stand in the 'Eingangsbereich'.
Nach dem Unterricht wartet er im Eingangsbereich auf seinen Freund.
After class, he waits for his friend in the entrance area.
Wegen der Baustelle ist der Eingang zur Bibliothek heute geschlossen.
Because of the construction work, the entrance to the library is closed today.