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foyer

 
Dictionary: foy·er   (foi'ər, foi'ā', fwä'') pronunciation
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 *focārium, from Late Latin, neuter of focārius, of the hearth (unattested sense), from Latin focus, fire.]


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1. An entranceway or transitional space from the exterior to the interior of a building. 2. The area between the outer lobby and an auditorium.
3. The lobby itself.


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IN BRIEF: A lobby or entrance hall.

pronunciation Meet me in the foyer after the play has ended.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large entrance or reception room or area
  Synonyms: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, lobby, vestibule


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - foyer

Nederlands (Dutch)
vestibule, foyer

Français (French)
n. - (Archit) foyer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorhalle, Wandelgang, Foyer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προθάλαμος αίθουσας (θεάτρου κ.λπ.), φουαγιέ, χολ, είσοδος

Italiano (Italian)
vestibolo, atrio, ridotto, foyer

Português (Portuguese)
n. - foyer (m) (vestíbulo)

Русский (Russian)
вестибюль, фойе

Español (Spanish)
n. - vestíbulo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - foajé

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
门厅, 剧场休息室

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 門廳, 劇場休息室

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폭스테리어(개의 종류)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 休憩室, ホワイエ, ロビー, 玄関の広間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ردهه , بهو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אולם הכניסה, טרקלין‬


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