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auberge

inn, hostel

noun oh-BEHRZH Less Common
Travel & Places Accommodation

Origin: Old French herberge (lodging)

Usage Note

Auberge is a traditional inn or tavern offering food and lodging, often in a rural setting. Une auberge de jeunesse is a youth hostel. The expression on n'est pas sorti de l'auberge ('we're not out of the inn yet') is an idiom meaning 'we're not out of trouble yet'. The word gave English 'auberge' as a loanword for upscale restaurants.

Examples

"Nous avons dormi dans une petite auberge de campagne."

Natural Translation

We slept in a small country inn.

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