concierge (redirected from Conciere)

con·cierge  (kô-syârzh)

n.

1. A staff member of a hotel or apartment complex who assists guests or residents, as by handling the storage of luggage, taking and delivering messages, and making reservations for tours.

2. A person, especially in France, who lives in an apartment house, attends the entrance, and serves as a janitor.

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[French, from Old French cumcerges, from Vulgar Latin *cnservius, alteration of Latin cnservus, fellow slave : com-, com- + servus, slave.]

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concierge [ˌkɒnsɪˈɛəʒ (French) kɔ̃sjɛrʒ]

n

(Business / Commerce) (esp in France) a caretaker of a block of flats, hotel, etc., esp one who lives on the premises

[from French, ultimately from Latin conservus, from servus slave]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

concierge - a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

Translations

concierge [ˌkɔ̃ːnsɪˈɛəʒ] N → conserje m

concierge [ˌkɒnsiˈɛə^rʒ ˈkɒnsiɛə^rʒ] n → concierge mf

concierge

n → Portier m, → Portiersfrau f