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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEingangshalle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈaɪ̯ŋɡaŋsˌhalə/
"Die Gäste warteten in der Eingangshalle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An open area or room immediately inside the main door of a house or building, providing access to other rooms.
"He left his umbrella and coat in the entrance-hall." - 2
A large public lobby or foyer in a commercial or institutional building.
"Guests gathered in the grand entrance-hall before the conference began."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'entrance' (from Old French 'entrance' and Latin 'entrantia') and 'hall' (from Old English 'heall', meaning a large room or manor house). The compound term emerged in Middle English to designate the specific transitional space immediately inside the main door of a building.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entrance-hall" is said worldwide
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entrée
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.tʁe/
"Il a déposé ses clés dans l'entrée."
Eingangshalle
Transliteration: /ˈaɪ̯ŋɡaŋsˌhalə/
"Die Gäste warteten in der Eingangshalle."
atrio
Transliteration: /ˈa.trjo/
"Ci siamo incontrati nell'atrio dell'hotel."
vestíbulo
Transliteration: /besˈti.βu.lo/
"Esperame en el vestíbulo principal."
hall de entrada
Transliteration: /ˈɔw dʒi ẽˈtɾa.du/
"Deixei os sapatos no hall de entrada."
प्रवेश कक्ष
Transliteration: pravesh kaksh
"हमने आगंतुकों का प्रवेश कक्ष में स्वागत किया।"
门厅
Transliteration: méntīng
"请在门厅里脱鞋。"
현관
Transliteration: hyeongwan
"손님들이 현관에서 신발을 벗고 있습니다."
玄関
Transliteration: genkan
"お客様を玄関でお出迎えしました。"
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