No. 8,569 in Dutch
hoofdingang
Main entrance.
In a sentence
De hoofdingang van het gebouw is gesloten na 8 uur.
The main entrance of the building is closed after 8 o'clock.
In this sentence, 'hoofdingang' is used to refer to the principal entryway of a physical structure, emphasizing temporal restriction.
We moeten via de hoofdingang naar binnen gaan voor de registratie.
We need to enter through the main entrance for registration.
Here, 'hoofdingang' denotes the primary door that participants are expected to use for formal procedures.
Bij het hotel, bevond de receptie zich naast de hoofdingang.
At the hotel, the reception was located next to the main entrance.
This usage of 'hoofdingang' highlights its spatial relationship to another entity, the reception area.
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