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entrance hall
The entrance area or corridor in a residential building that leads from the front door to the stairs or the individual apartments. In apartment buildings, it is a shared area.
Bitte stellen Sie keine Fahrräder in den Hausflur, da er als Fluchtweg dient.
Please do not leave bicycles in the entrance hall, as it serves as an escape route.
The word is a simple compound of 'Haus' (house) and 'Flur' (hallway / corridor). It therefore refers to the hallway that belongs to the house or to the apartments in it.
Der Postbote hat die Pakete einfach im Hausflur abgestellt.
The mail carrier simply left the packages in the entrance hall.
Pay attention to the difference between dative and accusative. 'Im Hausflur' (in the entrance hall; dative) describes a location, while 'in den Hausflur' (into the entrance hall; accusative) describes movement into the area.
Die Kinder spielen im Hausflur.
The children are playing in the entrance hall.
In German apartment buildings, the Hausflur (entrance hall) is a shared area. Rules for its use, for example regarding cleaning or what may be left there, are often set out in the house rules.
Laut Hausordnung muss der Hausflur jede Woche von einem anderen Mieter gereinigt werden.
According to the house rules, the entrance hall must be cleaned by a different tenant each week.
stairwell
Both words refer to a shared interior area of a residential building. „Treppenhaus“ specifically means the area with the staircase that connects the floors. „Hausflur“ mainly means the corridor from the front door to the stairs or apartments, so one word may be more precise depending on the area.
Im Hausflur stehen die Bewohner vor den Türen ihrer Wohnungen.
In the entrance hall, the residents stand outside the doors of their apartments.
Im Treppenhaus führt eine breite Treppe zu den oberen Wohnungen.
In the stairwell, a wide staircase leads to the upstairs apartments.
