foyer

Signification (Anglais)

1. A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
3. A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

Concepts

foyer

vestibule

hall

antichambre

case d’entrée

hall d'hôtel

hall d’entrée

corridoir

corridor

corridor urbain

couloir

couloir aérien

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).