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das Ressort

department, area of responsibility, resort, holiday complex

noun · nominative / dative / accusative, singular neuter Rare #49,421
department, area of responsibility In the sense of a holiday destination or hotel complex, the standard spelling is usually “Resort.”
GE: Das ist nicht mein Ressort.
EN: That’s not my department.
resort, holiday complex This meaning is usually spelled “Resort” in German.
GE: Wir wohnen in einem Ressort am Meer.
EN: We’re staying at a resort by the sea.
Declension of Ressort
SingularPlural
Nominative Ressort —
Accusative Ressort —
Dative Ressort —

Es ist nicht mein Ressort und außerdem sind Sie nicht interessant.

It's not my department, and besides, you're not interesting.

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Wir fliegen ins Ressort meiner Mutter nach Sumatra.

We're flying to my mother's resort in Sumatra.

— Crazy Rich (2018)

Das gehört nicht in unser Ressort.

That’s not within our remit.

— Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben (1952)

Unsinn ist sein Ressort.

Nonsense is his specialty.

— 3 Idiots (2009)