Vocabulary
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Installateur
/ɪnstalaˈtøːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Installateure
plumber, heating and plumbing engineer
Dripping tap, blocked drain, a boiler that won't start — in Munich and Vienna you call the Installateur; in the north, the Klempner.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Installateur
- Plural
- die Installateure
- Genitiv
- des Installateurs
- feminin
- die Installateurin · die Installateurinnen
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Installateur
plumber; heating and sanitation fitter
Der Installateur tauscht den Wasserhahn aus.
The plumber is replacing the tap.
Word family
Installateurinstallierento installdie Installationinstallation, plumbingder Sanitärinstallateurplumberder Heizungsinstallateurheating engineer
Common combinations
- den Installateur kommen lassento get the plumber in
- der Installateur-Notdienstemergency plumber
- vom Installateur prüfen lassento have something checked by the plumber
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Klempner (Norddeutschland)der Sanitärfachmann
Common learner mistakes
- [ɪnstaləˈteɪtə] — English-style[ɪnstalaˈtøːɐ̯] — „Instal-la-tör“The French ending -eur sounds like German -ör: Installateur, Friseur, Ingenieur.
Real examples
- Der Installateur kommt am Donnerstag zwischen acht und zehn.The plumber is coming on Thursday between eight and ten.
- Ich lasse die Heizung vor dem Winter vom Installateur warten.I'm having the heating serviced by the plumber before winter.
- Am Wochenende kostet ein Installateur fast das Doppelte.At the weekend a plumber costs almost double.
