parvis

paʁvi

Definition

Definition of parvis - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

bâtiment publicespace ouvert aménagé devant un grand bâtiment public

Le parvis de la gare accueille de nombreux voyageurs.

esplanade

place

égliseplace située devant l'entrée principale d'une église ou cathédrale

Les fidèles se rassemblent sur le parvis avant la messe.

avant-cour

esplanade

entrée sacréevestibule ou enceinte d'un lieu sacré

Il franchit les parvis du sanctuaire avec respect.

atrium

vestibule

temple antique

Rare

cour du temple de Jérusalem dans l'Antiquité

Rare

Le parvis des Gentils était accessible aux non-juifs.

cour

enceinte

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cour du temple de Jérusalem dans l'Antiquité

Origin of parvis

latin, parvis (espace devant une église)

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aître

religion

parvis situé devant l'entrée principale d'une église

Examples of parvis in a sentence

Des enfants jouent sur le parvis de la mairie après l'école.
Le monument se trouve sur le parvis de la cathédrale.
Les touristes prennent des photos sur le parvis.
Ils ont prié sur le parvis de l'église.
Les touristes se sont rassemblés sur le parvis pour prendre des photos.
Le parvis du temple était réservé aux fidèles.

Les prêtres se rassemblaient sur le parvis pour les cérémonies.

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English:forecourt, church square, ...
German:Vorplatz, Kirchvorplatz, ...
Italian:piazzale, atrio, ...
Spanish:explanada, atrio, ...
Portuguese:largo, adro, ...
Chinese:广场, 教堂前广场, ...
Japanese:広場, 教会前広場, ...
Arabic:ساحة أمامية, ساحة الكنيسة, ...
Hebrew:רְחָבָה, רְחֹב הַכְּנִיסָה, ...
Russian:площадь перед зданием, паперть, ...
Ukrainian:площа перед будівлею, притвор, ...
Catalan:plaça, parvis, ...
Danish:forplads, kirkeforplads, ...
Dutch:voorplein, voorgevel, ...
Greek:προαύλιο, πλατεία εκκλησίας, ...
Khmer:ទីលានមុខអគារ, ទីលានមុខព្រះវិហារ, ...
Korean:광장, 교회 앞 광장, ...
Polish:dziedziniec, przedkościół, ...
Portuguese (BR):esplanada, adro, ...
Romanian:esplanadă, pridvor, ...
Swedish:förplats, kyrkplats, ...
Thai:ลานหน้าอาคาร, ลานหน้าโบสถ์, ...
Turkish:meydan, kilise avlusu, ...
Vietnamese:quảng trường trước, quảng trường trước nhà thờ, ...

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