premises
buildings
TRANSLATION
Gebäude, Raumlichkeiten
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"The Mail on Sunday is also reporting that Prince Harry was at the centre of a police investigation into after-hours drinking at the Rattlebone pub. The inquiry began after the prince was involved in a fight during a late night billiard playing session, the paper reported. It alleges (behaupten) that he verbally abused a French employee and was ordered to leave the PREMISES."
(BBC News, 13th January 2002)
(BBC News, 13th January 2002)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
The word "premises has two meanings in English:
(1) A tract of land with the buildings thereon, or a building or part of a building.
(2) A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
You will often hear the first meaning in communications with native speakers, so also note the following additional phrases:
bank premises - Geschäftsräume der Bank
back premises - Rückgebäude
club premises - Klubgelände
shop premises - Ladenräume
at his premises - auf seinem Grundstück
office premises - Geschäftsräume, Büroräume
on the premises - im Hause, auf dem Grundstück, an Ort und Stelle, im Lokal
bonded premises - Zollverschlussräume
rented premises - gemietete Räume
unused premises - nicht genutzte Räume
factory premises - Fabrikgelände
ANECDOTE:
The great lexicographer Dr Johnson observed two cleaning ladies having a heated argument as they cleaned the outside steps of adjoining houses. "You know Sir," said Johnson to his companion, "those two ladies will never agree, they are arguing from different premises."
The word "premises has two meanings in English:
(1) A tract of land with the buildings thereon, or a building or part of a building.
(2) A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn.
You will often hear the first meaning in communications with native speakers, so also note the following additional phrases:
bank premises - Geschäftsräume der Bank
back premises - Rückgebäude
club premises - Klubgelände
shop premises - Ladenräume
at his premises - auf seinem Grundstück
office premises - Geschäftsräume, Büroräume
on the premises - im Hause, auf dem Grundstück, an Ort und Stelle, im Lokal
bonded premises - Zollverschlussräume
rented premises - gemietete Räume
unused premises - nicht genutzte Räume
factory premises - Fabrikgelände
ANECDOTE:
The great lexicographer Dr Johnson observed two cleaning ladies having a heated argument as they cleaned the outside steps of adjoining houses. "You know Sir," said Johnson to his companion, "those two ladies will never agree, they are arguing from different premises."
