How to Say "Hallway" in French

couloir

/ku.lwaʁ/

The French word for hallway is couloir.

couloir is a noun used to describe a corridor.

Meaning: corridor (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

/ku.lwaʁ/. It has 2 syllables.

In the world of professional skiing, a couloir is a steep and narrow gully on a mountain face. It is often the most dangerous part of a descent because of the risk of avalanches.
The word couloir is built from the verb couler, which means 'to flow'.
French politicians often speak of couloirs when referring to the 'corridors of power'. This describes the unofficial, private conversations that happen away from the public eye.

J'ai vu Tom dans le couloir.
I saw Tom in the hallway.
This sentence shows how to use couloir to describe seeing someone in a hallway.
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Accroche ton manteau dans le couloir.
Hang your coat in the hallway.
This sentence shows how to use couloir when giving a command to hang something.
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Nous étions dans le couloir du deuxième étage de l'hôpital.
We were in the hallway of the second floor of the hospital.
This sentence shows how to use couloir when specifying a location within a hospital.
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Je vous en prie, suivez-moi dans le couloir de droite.
Please, follow me into the right hallway.
Je vais chercher mes clés dans le couloir.
I will fetch my keys from the hallway.
On peut accéder à toutes les salles à partir du corridor central.
All the rooms can be accessed from the central corridor.
Attention, le couloir est étroit, il faut passer un par un.
Watch out, the hallway is narrow, we have to go through one by one.
Pouvez-vous m'indiquer où se trouve le couloir menant aux chambres?
Can you tell me where the hallway leading to the rooms is located?
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