Spanish Conversation · Level 92
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Spanish word
corredor
Pronunciation
IPA/koreˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounhallway
Example
En el hotel, el corredor está limpio.
In the hotel, the hallway is clean.
More examples
En la escuela, el corredor está lleno de casilleros.
At school, the hallway is full of lockers.
Core concept
Narrow interior passage in a building.
Common phrases
un corredor bien iluminado
a brightly lit hallway
la puerta del corredor
the hallway door
decorar el corredor
decorate the hallway
Similar words
pasillo: Interior passage that connects and gives access to multiple rooms.
vestíbulo: Wide entry hall inside a building immediately beyond the exterior door.
entrada: Area immediately beside a room or building entrance.
pasaje: Short interior passage or small walkway linking parts of a building.
Definition in Spanish
Pasaje interior y normalmente estrecho dentro de un edificio por donde se circula.
Word origin
The word comes from Spanish correr 'to run' plus the agentive suffix -dor, originally meaning 'something that runs' and extended metaphorically to a passage that runs through a building.
Usage tips
- With de plus a noun, corredor sometimes names a person rather than a hallway (for example, corredor de seguros 'insurance broker'), so the following noun determines the meaning.
Other meanings
- runnernoun
- brokernoun
Related words
- corredorafemale runnernoun