hall

hall
noun Etymology: Middle English halle, from Old English heall; akin to Old High German halla hall, Latin cella small room, celare to conceal — more at hell Date: before 12th century 1. a. the castle or house of a medieval king or noble b. the chief living room in such a structure 2. the manor house of a landed proprietor 3. a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes 4. a. (1) a building used by a college or university for some special purpose (2) dormitory b. a college or a division of a college at some universities c. (1) the common dining room of an English college (2) a meal served there 5. a. the entrance room of a building ; lobby b. a corridor or passage in a building 6. a large room for assembly ; auditorium 7. a place used for public entertainment

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • hall — hall …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • hall — [ ol ] n. m. • 1672, répandu v. 1868; angl. hall; cf. halle ♦ Grande salle servant d entrée, d accès (dans un édifice public, une grande maison particulière). ⇒ entrée, salle, vestibule. Hall d hôtel. Le hall de la gare Saint Lazare, dit salle… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hall — W2S1 [ho:l US ho:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(entrance)¦ 2¦(corridor)¦ 3¦(public building)¦ 4¦(for students)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: heall] 1.) ¦(ENTRANCE)¦ the area just inside the door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms = ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Hall — bezeichnet: Nachhall in der Akustik Hall (Familienname), ein Familienname – dort auch zu Namensträgern Hall ist der Name folgender Orte: Schwäbisch Hall, früher Hall am Kocher, eine Kreisstadt in Baden Württemberg Bad Hall, eine Stadtgemeinde im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • *hall — ● hall nom masculin (anglais hall, du francique halla, halle) Salle de grandes dimensions, haute de plafond, par où l on accède dans certains édifices publics, dans les gares, dans les hôtels, etc., ainsi que dans les demeures importantes des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hall — [ hɔl ] noun count *** 1. ) a long narrow passage inside a building with doors along it leading to rooms a ) the area inside the front door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms: I wish you wouldn t leave your shoes in the hall …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Hall [1] — Hall, 1) Stadt in Tirol, Bezirksh. Innsbruck, 552 m ü. M., am linken Ufer des von hier an schiffbaren Inn, an der Südbahnlinie Kufstein Innsbruck Ala und an der Dampfstraßenbahn Innsbruck H., Sitz eines Bezirksgerichts und eines Revierbergamts,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hall — (h[add]l), n. [OE. halle, hal, AS. heal, heall; akin to D. hal, OS. & OHG. halla, G. halle, Icel. h[ o]ll, and prob. from a root meaning, to hide, conceal, cover. See {Hell}, {Helmet}.] 1. A building or room of considerable size and stateliness,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • HALL (A.) — HALL ADELAIDE (1904 1993) Le jazz ne fut qu’une flamboyante parenthèse dans sa vie. C’est pour avoir un jour de 1927 rencontré un magicien nommé Duke Ellington et enregistré avec lui deux titres qui comptent parmi les premiers coups d’éclat… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hall — O.E. heall place covered by a roof, spacious roofed residence, temple, law court, from P.Gmc. *khallo to cover, hide (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. halla, Ger. halle, Du. hal, O.N. höll hall; O.E. hell, Goth. halja hell ), from PIE root *kel …   Etymology dictionary

  • hall — Voz inglesa que se emplea con frecuencia en español para designar la pieza o sala a la que se accede al entrar en una casa o un edificio. Se recomienda usar en su lugar los equivalentes españoles vestíbulo, entrada o recibidor (este último solo… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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