noun
le hôtel
hotel
C'est un endroit où les gens peuvent dormir et rester pour une ou plusieurs nuits quand ils voyagent.
Definition & meaning
Hôtel primarily means a hotel: a place where people pay to stay, usually for short periods.
In certain historical or official names, it can also mean a large town house or a public building.
Grammar & Word origin
- Masculine noun: un hôtel, plural des hôtels.
- The h is silent, so it takes elision: l’hôtel.
- From Old French hostel, meaning a lodging or residence, ultimately from Latin hospitale, “guesthouse.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- auberge — an inn, often smaller or more traditional than an hôtel.
- établissement hôtelier — a formal term for a hotel establishment.
There is no common direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Nous dormons dans un hôtel.noun
We are sleeping in a hotel.
Elle réserve un hôtel pour ce soir.noun
She is booking a hotel for tonight.
Marie va à l'hôtel ce soir.noun
Marie is going to the hotel tonight.
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