foyer

foy·er

 (foi′ər, foi′ā′, fwä′yā′)

n.

1. A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.

2. An entrance hall; a vestibule.

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[French, social center, from Old French foier, fireplace, from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin, neuter of focārius, of the hearth (unattested sense), from Latin focus, fire.]

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foyer

(ˈfɔɪeɪ; ˈfɔɪə)

n

1. a hall, lobby, or anteroom, used for reception and as a meeting place, as in a hotel, theatre, cinema, etc

2. (Social Welfare) (in Britain) a centre providing accommodation and employment training, etc. for homeless young people

[C19: from French: fireplace, from Medieval Latin focārius, from Latin focus fire]

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foy•er

(ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwɑˈyeɪ)

n.

1. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.

2. a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.

[1855–60; < French: fireplace, hearth (orig. a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) < Gallo-Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foyer - a large entrance or reception room or area antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, lobby, vestibule, hall building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

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foyer

noun entrance hall, lobby, reception area, vestibule, anteroom, antechamber I went and waited in the foyer.

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Translations

صالَه، رَدْهَه

foyervstupní hala

foyer

FoyerDiele

foyerhallvestibule

foaje

anddyri

ridotto

fojė

foajēvestibils

foajé

foyer

fuayegiriş

门厅

foyer

[ˈfɔɪeɪ] N → vestíbulo m

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foyer

[ˈfɔɪə^r ˈfwaɪeɪ] n

[hotel] → vestibule m

[theatre, cinema] → foyer m

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foyer

n (in theatre) → Foyer nt; (in hotel also) → Empfangshalle f; (esp US, in apartment house) → Diele f

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foyer

[ˈfɔɪeɪ] n (Theatre) → ridotto, foyer m inv

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foyer

(ˈfoiei) , ((American) ˈfoiər) noun

an entrance hall to a theatre, hotel etc. I'll meet you in the foyer. voorportaal صالَه، رَدْهَه фоайе átrio vstupní hala, foyer das Foyer foyer προθάλαμος, φουαγιέvestíbulo, hall fuajee سرسرا؛ لابی lämpiö hall אוּלָם כְּנִיסָה सिनेमा घर इत्यादि में घुसते ही आने वाला बराम्दा foaje, predvorje előcsarnok serambi hotel, dll. anddyri atrio, foyer ロビー (극장 등의) 휴게실 fojė foajē; vestibils serambi hotel foyerfoajé foyer دهليز، دانتظار سالون لكه په سينما او تياتر كى átrio foaier фойе foyer, vstupná hala preddverje foaje foajé ห้องโถงในโรงแรมหรือโรงละคร giriş, fuaye 門廳 фойє ہوٹل ، تھئیٹر وغیرہ میں داخل ہونے کا ہال یا کشادہ پیش دالان وغیرہ phòng chờ 门厅

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