foyer
/ˈfɔɪeɪ/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉइए
प्रवेश-कक्ष, लॉबी
Core word
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[C]
a large open space just inside the main entrance of a theatre, hotel or other public building
प्रवेश-कक्ष, लॉबी
- Let's meet in the foyer before the play starts.
- The hotel foyer was decorated with flowers.
- The guests gathered in the hotel foyer while their rooms were being prepared.
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- Tickets are collected at the cinema foyer, not at the screen.
- A small café has opened in the foyer of the town hall.
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[C] North American
an entrance hall in a private house or flat
(घर का) प्रवेश-कक्ष
- She left her shoes in the foyer.
- Their house has a wide foyer with a large mirror.
- Their flat has a tiny foyer with a mirror and a shoe rack.
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- Meera hung her umbrella in the foyer and went straight to the kitchen.
- The foyer was cool and quiet after the busy street outside.
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foyer (countable noun)
A foyer is the large open area just inside the entrance of a hotel, theatre or large building. The word is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable.
Foyer होटल, थिएटर या बड़ी इमारत के प्रवेश द्वार के ठीक अंदर का बड़ा खुला स्थान है।
- Guests waited in the hotel foyer.
- The foyer of the theatre was crowded.
in the foyer; foyer of + building
Use in the foyer for position and of for the building.
स्थिति के लिए 'in the foyer' और इमारत के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Meet me in the foyer of the auditorium.
- A statue stands in the school foyer.
foyer vs lobby vs hall
Foyer is used for theatres and hotels, lobby for hotels and offices, and hall for a private house.
Foyer थिएटर और होटलों के लिए, lobby होटल और कार्यालय के लिए, और hall निजी घर के लिए आता है।
- The office lobby has a reception desk.
- Her flat has a small hall.
foyer + noun
Foyer can also act as a modifier, as in foyer area or foyer exhibition.
Foyer modifier के रूप में भी आता है, जैसे foyer area या foyer exhibition।
- The foyer exhibition showed old photographs of the college.
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adjective + foyer
grandspaciousmarblecrowdedelegant
- The grand foyer was decorated with flowers.
foyer + noun
areadoortablelightsstaircase
- The foyer lights were switched on at six.
verb + foyer
enterwait incrossgather inpass through
- The audience gathered in the foyer before the show.
building + foyer
hoteltheatrecinemamuseumhospital
- The museum foyer displays a model of the fort.
foyer + event words
exhibitiondisplayconcertreception
- A small foyer concert began before the play.
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- Radhika waited in the college foyer for her friend.
राधिका कॉलेज के foyer में अपनी सहेली की प्रतीक्षा करती रही।
- A large painting hangs in the hotel foyer.
होटल के foyer में एक बड़ा चित्र टंगा है।
- The interval gave everyone a chance to walk around the foyer.
मध्यांतर में सबको foyer में टहलने का अवसर मिला।
- The foyer of the new library has a marble floor.
नए पुस्तकालय के foyer का फ़र्श संगमरमर का है।
- Please leave your umbrellas in the foyer.
कृपया अपनी छतरियाँ foyer में छोड़ दीजिए।
- The foyer of the town hall was decorated for the festival.
टाउन हॉल का foyer त्योहार के लिए सजाया गया था।
- Visitors must sign the register in the foyer.
आगंतुकों को foyer में रजिस्टर पर हस्ताक्षर करने होते हैं।
- Radhika found a quiet corner in the foyer to revise her notes.
राधिका को अपने notes दोहराने के लिए foyer में एक शांत कोना मिल गया।
- The cinema foyer was full of people buying popcorn.
सिनेमा का foyer पॉपकॉर्न खरीदते लोगों से भरा था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ They were standing at the foyer of the hotel.
✓ They were standing in the foyer of the hotel.
Use in for a large indoor space.
बड़े बंद स्थान के लिए 'in' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
British English usually says FOY-ay, with the r silent and the stress on the first syllable.
British English में आमतौर पर FOY-ay बोला जाता है, जिसमें r नहीं बोला जाता और stress पहले syllable पर होता है।