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hall
corridor in a building; lobby; auditorium: The performance is in the music hall.
Not to be confused with:
haul – to pull or draw with force; drag; carry: We have to haul away the trash.
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hall
(hôl)n.
1. A corridor or passageway in a building.
2. A large entrance room or vestibule in a building; a lobby.
3.
a. A building for public gatherings or entertainments.
b. The large room in which such events are held.
4. A building used for the gatherings and social activities of a church, fraternal order, or other organization.
5.
a. A building belonging to a school, college, or university that provides classroom, dormitory, or dining facilities.
b. A large room in such a building.
c. The group of students using such a building: The entire hall stayed up late studying.
d. Chiefly British A meal served in such a building.
6. The main house on a landed estate.
7.
a. The castle or house of a medieval monarch or noble.
b. The principal room in such a castle or house, used for dining, entertaining, and sleeping.
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hall
(hɔːl)n
1. (Architecture) a room serving as an entry area within a house or building
2. (Architecture) (sometimes capital) a building for public meetings
3. (Architecture) (often capital) the great house of an estate; manor
4. (Education) a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc
5. (Education) a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence
6. (Education)
a. a large room, esp for dining, in a college or university
b. a meal eaten in this room
7. (Architecture) the large room of a house, castle, etc
8. (Architecture) US and Canadian a passage or corridor into which rooms open
9. (Theatre) (often plural) informal short for music hall
[Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela cell1, Old Irish cuile cellar, Sanskrit śālā hut; see hell]
Hall
(hɔːl)n
1. (Biography) Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
2. (Biography) Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
3. (Biography) Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
4. (Biography) (Margueritte) Radclyffe. 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial
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hall
(hɔl)n.
1. a corridor or passageway in a building.
2. the large entrance room of a house or building; vestibule; lobby.
3. a large room or building for public gatherings; auditorium: a concert hall.
4. a large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes at a college or university.
5. a college that is part of a university.
6. (in English colleges)
a. a large room in which the members and students dine.
b. dinner in such a room.
7. the chief room in a medieval castle or similar structure, used for eating, sleeping, and entertaining.
8. the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval chieftain or noble.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English heall, c. Old Saxon, Old High German halla, Old Norse hǫll; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide (see hull1]
Hall
(hɔl)n.
1. Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
2. Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist and metallurgist.
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| Noun | 1. |  hall - an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"ceiling - the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated painting the ceiling" concourse - a wide hallway in a building where people can walk corridor - an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it floor, flooring - the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| 2. |  hall - a large entrance or reception room or areabuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | |
| 3. | hall - a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall" beer hall - a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment concert hall - a hall where concerts are given exhibition area, exhibition hall - a large hall for holding exhibitions floor - the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor" great hall - the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | |
| 4. |  hall - a college or university building containing living quarters for studentsbuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" hall of residence - a university dormitory living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" | |
| 5. |  hall - the large room of a manor or castleroom - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | |
| 6. | Hall - English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) | |
| 7. |  Hall - United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) | |
| 8. | Hall - United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) | |
| 9. | Hall - United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) | |
| 10. | Hall - United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) | |
| 11. |  hall - a large and imposing house house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" manor, manor house - the mansion of a lord or wealthy person manor hall, hall - the large room of a manor or castle stately home - a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family | |
| 12. | hall - a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning" | |
| 13. | hall - a large building for meetings or entertainment building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" city hall - a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government guildhall - the hall of a guild or corporation lyceum - a public hall for lectures and concerts |
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hall
noun
1. passage, lobby, corridor, hallway, foyer, entry, passageway, entrance hall, vestibule The lights were on in the hall and in the bedroom.
2. meeting place, chamber, auditorium, concert hall, assembly room We filed into the lecture hall.
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Translations
halakolejpasážpředsíňradnice
entréforsamlingshusganghallkollegium
eteinen
predvorje
elõszoba
forstofa, holgangurgarîur, heimavistopinber byggingsalur
入口の廊下
홀
miesto savivaldybėpastatasprabarotušė
administratīvā ēkagaiteniskopmītnekoridorspriekštelpa
pasážvysokoškolský internát
dvoranapreddverje
samlingssal
ห้องโถง
đại sảnh
hall
[hɔːl]A. N
2. (= large room, building) → sala f
concert hall → sala f de conciertos
dance hall → salón m de baile
church hall → sala f parroquial
see also village
concert hall → sala f de conciertos
dance hall → salón m de baile
church hall → sala f parroquial
see also village
4. (Brit) (Univ) (= central hall) → paraninfo m (also hall of residence) → residencia f, colegio m mayor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hall
[ˈhɔːl] n
(for public events) → salle f city hall, town hall, concert hall, village hall, sports hall, conference hall
(= entrance way) [house, flat] → entrée f entrance hall
(mainly US) (= corridor) → couloir m
(university accommodation) to live in hall (British) to live in a hall (US) → habiter en résidence universitaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hall
n
(= large building) → Halle f; (= large room) → Saal m; (Brit: of college) → Speisesaal m; (Brit: = college mealtime) → Essen nt; (= dance hall) → Tanzdiele f; (= village hall) → Gemeindehalle f, → Gemeindehaus nt; (= school assembly hall) → Aula f; he will join the hall of fame of … (fig) → er wird in die Geschichte des … eingehen, er wird in die Ruhmeshalle des … aufgenommen (liter)
(= mansion) → Herrensitz m, → Herrenhaus nt; (Brit: = students’ residence: also hall of residence) → Studenten(wohn)heim nt; to live or be in hall (Brit) → im Wohnheim wohnen; Ruskin hall → Haus Ruskin nt
hall
:hall porter
n → Portier m
hall stand
n → (Flur)garderobe f; (tree-like) → Garderobenständer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hall
[hɔːl] nc. (mansion) → palazzo, maniero, grande villa (Brit) (Univ) (also hall of residence) → casa dello studente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hall
(hoːl) noun1. a room or passage at the entrance to a house. We left our coats in the hall.
2. (a building with) a large public room, used for concerts, meetings etc. a community hall.
3. a building with offices where the administration of a town etc is carried out. a town hall; (American) the city hall.
4. (American) a passageway through a building; a corridor.
5. a building of a university, college etc, especially one in which students etc live.
ˈhallmark noun a mark put on gold and silver articles to show the quality of the gold or silver.
ˈhallway noun a hall or passage.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
hall
→ قاعَة předsíň entré Korridor προθάλαμος vestíbulo eteinen hall predvorje sala 入口の廊下 홀 hal entré sala átrio, saguão прихожая samlingssal ห้องโถง salon đại sảnh 大厅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hall
n. vestíbulo; recepción; pasillo.
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