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foyer

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foy·er  (foir, foi, fwäy)
n.
1. A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.
2. An entrance hall; a vestibule.

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

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
[from French: fireplace, from Medieval Latin focārius, from Latin focus fire]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foyerfoyer - a large entrance or reception room or area
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"

foyer
noun entrance hall, lobby, reception area, vestibule, anteroom, antechamber I went and waited in the foyer.
Translations
foyer [ˈfɔɪeɪ] Nvestíbulo m

foyer [ˈfɔɪər ˈfwaɪeɪ] n
[hotel] → vestibule m
[theatre, cinema] → foyer m

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

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

foyer
n foyer [ˈfoiei, (American ) ˈfoiər]
an entrance hall to a theatre, hotel etc I'll meet you in the foyer. voorportaal صالَه، رَدْهَه фоайе vstupní hala, foyer foyer das Foyer προθάλαμος, φουαγιέ vestíbulo, 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 foyer foajé foyer 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


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Seated upon a roomy lounge in the foyer of the Savoy were three women who attracted more than an average amount of attention from the passers-by.
On reaching the French theater, Vronsky retired to the foyer with the colonel, and reported to him his success, or non-success.
We had better all go down to the foyer together, at once, for the `speech,' and we will come up again together.
 
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