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die Etage

floor, storey, level

Wir wohnen in der dritten Etage.

We live on the third floor.

Der Aufzug fährt in die fünfte Etage.

The lift goes to the fifth floor.

in+3 (location) on a floor Wir wohnen in der dritten Etage.

in+4 (direction) to a floor Der Aufzug fährt in die fünfte Etage.

Synonyms: Stockwerk, Geschoss

Borrowed from French 'étage', meaning 'storey, floor, level'.

Sounds like 'a stage'. Think of each floor of a building as a different stage you can visit.

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