noun
reception (desk), reception (event or receiving)
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Rezeption: feminine noun meaning (1) reception desk in a hotel or office, (2) reception as an event or the act of receiving. Plural: Rezeptionen. Common collocation: an der Rezeption (at the front desk). Regular declension; no irregular plural. Use 'die Rezeption' in nominative singular.
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Als die Gäste an der Rezeption nach der Rechnung fragten, gab die Mitarbeiterin Auskunft, weil der Computer kurz zuvor abgestürzt war.
When the guests asked about the bill at the reception, the clerk gave information because the computer had crashed shortly before.
Die Rezeption erhielt viele positive Rückmeldungen zur neuen Ausstellungsreihe.
The reception to the new exhibition series was very positive.
Bitte melden Sie sich an der Rezeption, wenn Sie ankommen.
Please check in at the reception desk when you arrive.
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Imagine a hotel desk with a big sign 'Rezeption' and people queuing.
Reception sounds like 'reception' in English — same word root.
Die Rezeption — think of the feminine desk with a floral counter (die = feminine).
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Rezeption can mean the physical reception desk (common in hotels) or the act/response of receiving something (reception of an idea or work).