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reception desk
The reception area in a hotel, company, or doctor's office where visitors and customers are received.
Bitte melden Sie sich bei Ihrer Ankunft an der Rezeption.
Please check in at the reception desk when you arrive.
reception
The way in which a work of art, a text, or an idea is received, understood, and evaluated by the public or by critics.
Die Rezeption des neuen Romans in den Feuilletons war überwiegend positiv.
The reception of the new novel in the arts pages was mostly positive.
reception
In physiology, the absorption or reception of stimuli by the body's sense organs.
Die Rezeption von Schmerzreizen wird durch Nozizeptoren vermittelt.
The reception of pain stimuli is mediated by nociceptors.
'Die Rezeption' (the reception desk/reception) is not a social reception or a party after a wedding. The English word 'reception' in this sense is translated into German as 'der Empfang' (reception).
Nach der Trauung findet ein Empfang im Garten statt.
After the wedding ceremony, a reception will take place in the garden.
The noun 'Rezeption' is related to the verb 'rezipieren' (to receive, take in). This helps you understand the abstract meaning of the reception of art or ideas.
Es ist interessant, wie unterschiedliche Kulturen dieselbe Geschichte rezipieren.
It is interesting how different cultures receive the same story.
You can recognize the concrete meaning 'Empfangsbereich' (reception area) from prepositions of place such as 'an der Rezeption' (at the reception desk). The abstract meaning 'Aufnahme' (reception) is often made clear by a genitive object such as 'die Rezeption des Films' (the reception of the film).
Den Schlüssel können Sie an der Rezeption abholen.
You can pick up the key at the reception desk.
When you mean the reception area as a place, use the preposition 'an' with the dative: 'an der Rezeption' (at the reception desk).
Ich warte auf dich an der Rezeption des Hotels.
I'll wait for you at the hotel's reception desk.
The meaning 'Aufnahme eines Werkes' (reception of a work) is mainly used in academic, journalistic, or cultural contexts, for example in literary or art criticism.
In ihrem Seminar analysiert sie die Rezeption von Goethes Werken im 20. Jahrhundert.
In her seminar, she analyzes the reception of Goethe's works in the 20th century.
recording / admission / uptake
Rezeption is the appropriate word for the reaction of an audience or critics to a work of art. The stated meaning of Aufnahme does not cover this area; here, it does not refer to the evaluation or understanding of a work. Therefore, the two words are not interchangeable in this context.
Die Rezeption des neuen Romans durch die Kritik war überwiegend positiv.
The new novel's reception among critics was largely positive.
Die Aufnahme der neuen Schülerin in die Klasse wurde freundlich begrüßt.
The new student's admission to the class was greeted warmly.
