- antesala
- f.1 anteroom.estar en la antesala de (figurative) to be on the verge ofhacer antesala to wait (esperar)2 lobby, entrance hall, anteroom, waiting room.* * *antesala► nombre femenino1 anteroom, antechamber\FRASEOLOGÍAhacer antesala to waiten la antesala de figurado on the verge of* * *SF (=habitación) anteroom, antechamber
en la antesala de — (=al borde de) on the verge of, on the threshold of
* * *femeninoa) (Arquit) anteroomen la antesala de la muerte — (liter) on the threshold of death
hacer antesala — (frml) to wait (to be received)
b) (precursor) preludefue antesala de un gran escándalo — it was the prelude to a great scandal
* * *= foyer.Ex. The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.* * *femeninoa) (Arquit) anteroomen la antesala de la muerte — (liter) on the threshold of death
hacer antesala — (frml) to wait (to be received)
b) (precursor) preludefue antesala de un gran escándalo — it was the prelude to a great scandal
* * *= foyer.Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.
* * *antesalafeminine1 (Arquit) anteroomen la antesala de la muerte (liter); on the threshold of deathhacer antesala (frml); to wait (to be received);(hum) to wait around, hang around (colloq)2 (precursor) preludepuede ser una de las antesalas del infarto it can be a sign of an imminent heart attack o a prelude to a heart attackel rumor fue antesala de un gran escándalo the rumor was the prelude to a great scandal* * *
antesala sustantivo femenino
1 lobby, waiting room, anteroom
2 figurado precursor: para ellos aquel lugar era la antesala del infierno, for them that place was a prelude to hell
* * *antesala nf1. [habitación] anteroom;Compestar en la antesala de to be on the verge of;en la antesala del poder on the verge of coming to power;Comphacer antesala to wait2. [cosa precedente] prelude;la matanza fue la antesala de una guerra civil the massacre was the prelude to a civil war;el encuentro privado fue la antesala de la reunión oficial the private meeting was a prelude to the official one* * *antesalaf lobby;hacer antesala hang around* * *antesala nf1) : anteroom, waiting room, lobby2) : prelude, prologue
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.