foire

fair; trade show

noun FWAHR Less Common

Origin: Latin 'feria' (holiday, festival)

Also means

mess; chaos (informal)

Usage Note

Foire in its primary sense is a large public fair or trade exhibition, such as the Foire de Paris. Informally, c'est la foire ici means 'it's total chaos here.' The compound foire d'empoigne (literally 'fist fight') is an idiom for a free-for-all scramble.

Examples

"Nous allons à la foire ce week-end."

Natural Translation

We are going to the fair this weekend.

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