🇬🇧🇪🇸 concourse - vestíbulo : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "concourse" ("vestíbulo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A concourse is a big, wide open area inside a building, like at an airport, train station, or stadium, where lots of people can walk, wait, sit, and find doors to other places.
In the busy concourse, Mom said, “Stay close,” and I promptly vanished behind a giant pretzel stand.
Our dog strutted into the station concourse like a movie star and immediately slipped on a banana peel.
Our class lined up in the concourse, and the echo of the teacher yelling “NO RUNNING!” kept yelling at us for five extra seconds.
The airport concourse had so many signs that I felt like I needed a map just to read the maps.
The biggest train station concourse in the world is in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal—its main concourse is so huge it could fit a whole whale.
They met in the concourse under the clock. The concourse bustled with suitcases and bright screens. A child left a toy near a bench in the concourse; a woman picked it up and called out across the concourse. People paused, turning toward her voice. The child ran back, hugged the stranger, and the concourse smiled before returning to busy life.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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