vestiaire
/vɛs.tjɛʁ/masculine
In French, the English phrase "dressing room" is translated as vestiaire.
The term vestiaire is used for spaces where people store their belongings or change clothes, such as in a sports club, a theater or a swimming pool. It can be understood as a locker room or cloakroom.
Meaning: changing room (noun)
Which one should you use?
While vestiaire refers to a room where one leaves coats or changes clothes (like in a gym or theater), cabine d'essayage is the specific term for a fitting room in a clothing store.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form les vestiaires is commonly used when referring to the changing facilities as a whole in a sports or professional context.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables and is pronounced /vɛs.tjɛʁ/.
Did you know?
- In modern French, people often use the English word dressing to describe a walk-in closet in a home, which is distinct from a vestiaire.
- Unlike English, where 'dressing room' can refer to a celebrity's private makeup area, French uses loge for a performer's private space and vestiaire for the communal area.
- The word vestiaire shares an ancestral root with the English word 'vest', meaning a piece of clothing. Both words trace back to the Latin 'vestis'.
Examples in context
- Le vestiaire est par là.The dressing room is over there.This sentence is useful for indicating the direction of the vestiaire.Tatoeba #3590705 by sacredceltic, translation #3590523 by Hybrid
- Vous pouvez utiliser la cabine d'essayage pour essayer les vêtements.You can use the dressing room to try on the clothes.
- Où se trouve le vestiaire, s'il vous plaît ?Where is the changing room, please?
- Il y a un grand vestiaire ici.There is a large changing room here.
Example conversation
Manon and Lucas are at a sports club.
- ManonLucas, est-ce que tu as vu le vestiaire ?Lucas, have you seen the changing room?
- LucasOui, le vestiaire est au bout du couloir.Yes, the changing room is at the end of the hallway.
- ManonMerci, je vais me changer là-bas.Thanks, I am going to change there.
- LucasD'accord, je t'attends devant le vestiaire.Okay, I'll wait for you in front of the changing room.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dressing room” translations and entries vestiaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vestiaire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
