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corridor

corridor; hallway; passage

noun ko-ree-DOR Rare

Usage Note

Corridor is used for interior passageways in buildings as well as geographic corridors (e.g. le corridor humanitaire). In everyday spoken French couloir is the more common word for a building hallway, while corridor carries a slightly more formal or technical register. Both are masculine.

Examples

"Elle attendait dans le corridor."

Natural Translation

She was waiting in the corridor.

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