What does couloir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word couloir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use couloir in French.

The word couloir in French means hall, hallway, aisle, corridor, lane, lane, tramlines, rumour, air traffic lane, bus lane, bus corridor, death row, priority lane, can't hit the broad side of a barn, be unable to hit the broad side of a barn, aisle seat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word couloir

hall, hallway

nom masculin (lieu de passage dans une maison, un bâtiment) (entrance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chambres sont desservies par un long couloir étroit. La porte d'entrée de la maison s'ouvre dans le couloir.
The bedrooms are accessed via a long, narrow landing.

aisle

nom masculin (lieu de passage dans un véhicule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand je voyage en avion, je préfère être du côté du couloir plutôt que du côté du hublot.
When I travel by plane, I prefer to be by the aisle rather than on the window side.

corridor

nom masculin (passage entre deux régions) (area between two regions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plaine d'Alsace est un couloir.
The Alsace plain is a corridor.

lane

nom masculin (espace réservé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Entre la rue et le trottoir, il y a un couloir pour le bus.
Between the road and the pavement, there is a bus lane.

lane

nom masculin (Sports : bande réservée) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque coureur doit courir dans son couloir.
Every runner has to run in his lane.

tramlines

nom masculin (Tennis : espace en plus pour double) (UK: tennis)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
En simple, si la balle tombe dans le couloir, elle est faute. Pour nous entraîner à faire des coups très précis, nous jouons parfois dans les couloirs à l'entraînement.
In singles, if the ball lands between the tramlines, it's out.

rumour

nom masculin (rumeur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

air traffic lane

nom masculin (avions : espace à emprunter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bus lane, bus corridor

nom masculin (voie réservée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

death row

nom masculin (prison : zone des condamnés à mort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

priority lane

nom masculin (voie de circulation routière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

can't hit the broad side of a barn, be unable to hit the broad side of a barn

locution verbale (péjoratif, figuré (manquer [qch] de flagrant) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pierre voit tellement mal qu'il raterait un éléphant dans un couloir.
Pierre's eyesight is so bad that he couldn't even hit the broad side of a barn.

aisle seat

nom masculin (siège côté intérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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