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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdevanture
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /də.vɑ̃.tyʁ/
"La devanture du magasin a été décorée pour Noël."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The front side of a store or retail establishment facing the street, typically featuring display windows and an entrance.
"The boutique painted its storefront bright blue to attract pedestrians." - 2
The user-facing interface or portal of an e-commerce website where products are displayed and transactions are initiated.
"The online marketplace redesigned its digital storefront to improve customer navigation."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound combining the noun 'store' (derived from Old French 'estoreor' and Latin 'instaurare', meaning to furnish or provide) and 'front' (from Latin 'frons', meaning forehead or face). First appearing in American English in the mid-19th century, it originally referred to the front side of a retail shop facing the street, and has evolved in the digital age to metaphorically represent the user-facing interface of an e-commerce website.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Storefront" is said worldwide
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devanture
Transliteration: /də.vɑ̃.tyʁ/
"La devanture du magasin a été décorée pour Noël."
Schaufensterfront
Transliteration: /ˈʃaʊ̯ˌfɛnstɐˌfrɔnt/
"Die neue Schaufensterfront zieht viele Kunden an."
vetrina
Transliteration: /veˈtri.na/
"La vetrina del negozio mostra gli ultimi prodotti."
escaparate
Transliteration: /es.ka.paˈɾa.te/
"El escaparate de la tienda muestra ropa de temporada."
vitrine
Transliteration: /viˈtɾi.ni/
"A vitrine da loja estava muito bem decorada."
दुकान का सामने का हिस्सा
Transliteration: dukaan ka saamne ka hissa
"दुकान का सामने का हिस्सा ग्राहकों को आकर्षित करता है।"
店面
Transliteration: diànmiàn
"这家新开的店面设计得很现代。"
상점 앞면
Transliteration: sangjeom apmyeon
"그 상점의 앞면은 화려한 조명으로 꾸며져 있다."
店舗前面
Transliteration: tenpo zenmen
"その店の店舗前面には新商品が並んでいる。"
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