Translations for „roof over“ in the English » German Dictionary

roof in, roof over VB trans usu passive

to roof sth ⇆ in [or over]

etw überdachen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to roof sth ⇆ in [or over]

etw überdachen

without a roof over one's head

ohne [ein] Dach über dem Kopf

to have a roof over one's head

ein Dach über dem Kopf haben

you can just see the roof poking up over the trees

du kannst noch gerade das Dach über den Bäumen sehen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1618 the roof over the rotunda was rebuilt with a conical roof, and in 1715 - 1716 a chapel was added to the north side.

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It features a jerkin head-type roof over the wing.

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The roof over the front door and main building was decorated by a delicate barge-board trim of lacelike scrollwork.

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The other addition was the octagonal copula on the roof over the original bell tower which dates from 1830.

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They also added pediment awnings over the front door and a small slanting roof over the east door to the kitchen.

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At the beginning, they're just so focused on just getting a roof over their head, getting a square meal.

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