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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGroßraumbüro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gros-raum-byu-ro
"Das neue Büro ist als Großraumbüro konzipiert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Designating a room, building, or office layout having few or no interior walls or partitions to divide spaces.
"The company moved into a modern open-plan office to encourage collaboration among employees."
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An architectural layout or floor plan characterized by large, open spaces with minimal subdivision.
"The open-plan of the ground floor seamlessly connects the kitchen, dining area, and living room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'open' (from Old English 'open') and the noun 'plan' (from French 'plan' and Latin 'planus'). The architectural and interior design concept gained prominence in the mid-20th century with modernism, referring to floor plans that minimize or eliminate interior walls and partitions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Open plan" is said worldwide
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open-space
Transliteration: o-penn speys
"Les employés travaillent dans un grand open-space."
Großraumbüro
Transliteration: gros-raum-byu-ro
"Das neue Büro ist als Großraumbüro konzipiert."
open space
Transliteration: o-pen speis
"L'appartamento ha una zona giorno in open space."
planta abierta
Transliteration: plan-ta a-byer-ta
"La casa tiene un diseño de planta abierta muy luminoso."
espaço aberto
Transliteration: es-pa-su a-ber-tu
"O escritório foi projetado em formato de espaço aberto."
खुली योजना
Transliteration: khuli yojana
"यह कार्यालय एक खुली योजना वाली डिज़ाइन पर आधारित है।"
开放式
Transliteration: kāifàngshì
"这栋房子采用了现代化的开放式设计。"
개방형
Transliteration: gaebanghyeong
"사무실은 소통이 원활한 개방형 구조로 되어 있습니다."
オープンプラン
Transliteration: ōpun puran
"そのオフィスは開放的なオープンプランを採用している。"
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