Foyer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large entrance or reception room or area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔɪeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔɪeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔɪeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɔɪeɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

antechamber anteroom lobby hall vestibule entrance hall

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

vestíbulo

una gran entrada o sala o área de recepción

🇵🇹Portuguese

hall de entrada

uma grande entrada ou sala ou área de recepção

🇷🇺Russian

фойе

большой вход или приемная или зона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ोयर

एक बड़ा प्रवेश द्वार या स्वागत कक्ष या क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোয়ার

একটি বড় প্রবেশদ্বার বা অভ্যর্থনা কক্ষ বা এলাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

மண்டபம்

ஒரு பெரிய நுழைவாயில் அல்லது வரவேற்பு அறை அல்லது பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోయర్

పెద్ద ప్రవేశ ద్వారం లేదా రిసెప్షన్ గది లేదా ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

फोयर

एक मोठे प्रवेशद्वार किंवा स्वागत कक्ष किंवा क्षेत्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોયર

મોટો પ્રવેશદ્વાર અથવા રિસેપ્શન રૂમ અથવા વિસ્તાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ವಾರ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಾಗತ ಕೊಠಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോയർ

ഒരു വലിയ പ്രവേശന കവാടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വീകരണ മുറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਇਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਦੁਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਰਿਸੈਪਸ਼ਨ ਰੂਮ ਜਾਂ ਖੇਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

فوئر

ایک بڑا داخلی دروازہ یا استقبالیہ کمرہ یا علاقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

门厅

大型入口或接待室或区域

🇯🇵Japanese

ホワイエ

大きな玄関または応接室またはエリア

🇰🇷Korean

휴게실

넓은 입구, 응접실 또는 공간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền sảnh

một lối vào hoặc phòng tiếp tân hoặc khu vực lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ห้องโถง

ทางเข้าหรือห้องรับรองหรือพื้นที่ขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

lobi

pintu masuk atau ruang atau area penerima tamu yang besar

🇲🇾Malay

ruang legar

pintu masuk yang besar atau bilik atau kawasan penerimaan tetamu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهو

مدخل كبير أو غرفة استقبال أو منطقة

🇮🇷Persian

سرسرا

یک ورودی یا اتاق پذیرایی بزرگ یا منطقه

🇹🇷Turkish

fuaye

büyük bir giriş veya resepsiyon odası veya alanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

טְרַקלִין

כניסה גדולה או חדר קבלה או אזור

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The primary meaning of 'foyer' is 'a large entrance or reception room or area'.

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