compartment

Fach, Abteil

Ein abgetrennter Bereich im Inneren von etwas, in dem bestimmte Dinge aufbewahrt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: A separate space inside something, used to hold particular things.

• Put your keys in this compartment.
• The box has three separate compartments.
• Is there a hidden compartment in the bag?

So benutzt man es: a compartment for something (The bag has a compartment for your laptop.)

Synonyme: section

Häufige Wendungen: storage compartment, separate compartment, compartment for something

Abteil, Raum

Ein abgetrennter Raum oder Bereich in einem Zug oder anderen Fahrzeug.

In einfachem Englisch: A separate room or space inside a train or another vehicle.

• Our train compartment was empty.
• Smoke came from the engine compartment.
• Six passengers shared a compartment on the night train.

Synonyme: section, cabin

Häufige Wendungen: train compartment, engine compartment, sleeping compartment

Abteilung, Abschnitt

Einer der kleineren Bereiche, in die eine größere Fläche aufgeteilt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: One of the smaller areas into which a larger area is divided.

• Each forest compartment has a number.
• The map shows the boundaries of every compartment.
• Workers surveyed three compartments before planting began.

Synonyme: section, division

Häufige Wendungen: forest compartment, numbered compartment, compartment boundary

unterteilen

Etwas in voneinander getrennte Bereiche aufteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To arrange something in separate sections.

• They plan to compartment the box.
• The designer compartmented the interior for easier storage.
• We compartmented the space into three sections.

So benutzt man es: compartment something into sections (They compartmented the storage area into sections.)

Synonyme: compartmentalize, divide, partition

Häufige Wendungen: compartment a space, compartment a box