Antecámara (en. Antechamber)

/anteˈka.ma.ɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Intermediate area serving as a vestibule or waiting space.

I entered the antechamber before being received.

Entré en la antecámara antes de ser recibido.

Room that precedes a hall or office.

Her office has an antechamber where visitors wait.

Su oficina tiene una antecámara donde esperan los visitantes.

From the prefix 'ante-' meaning 'before' and 'cámara', which comes from the Latin 'camera'.

to wait in the antechamber

To wait in a place before entering another.

hacer la antecámara

without antechamber

That does not require prior waiting.

sin antecámara

chamber

Enclosed space used for various purposes, such as rest or meeting.

cámara

office

Office where work is done.

despacho

hall

Large room intended for various activities.

salón

An informal waiting room.

At the university, the antechamber fills with students before classes.

En la universidad, la antecámara se llena de estudiantes antes de las clases.

Intermediate place for processing tasks.

The antechamber of the civil registry is the most boring place.

La antecámara del registro civil es el lugar más aburrido.