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anteroom
A smaller room located before a larger or more important room, serving as an entrance area or waiting area.
Die Gäste warteten im Vorraum, bevor sie in den Festsaal gebeten wurden.
The guests waited in the anteroom before they were invited into the banquet hall.
The word is a simple compound of the preposition 'vor' (before, in front of) and the noun 'der Raum' (the room). So it literally describes a room that is located before another, usually more important room.
Der Architekt hat vor dem großen Saal einen hellen Vorraum geplant.
The architect planned a bright anteroom in front of the large hall.
A 'Vorraum' (anteroom) typically serves as a waiting area or transition zone. The most common verb used in this context is 'warten' (to wait).
Bitte nehmen Sie kurz im Vorraum Platz, der Chef kommt gleich.
Please take a seat briefly in the anteroom; the boss will be here shortly.
You often find a 'Vorraum' (anteroom) in front of certain important rooms, for example as the anteroom of a doctor's office, an office, a theater hall, or a courtroom.
Der Vorraum der Praxis war mit bequemen Stühlen ausgestattet.
The anteroom of the practice was equipped with comfortable chairs.
hallway / fields
'der Flur' and 'der Vorraum' can both refer to a room before other rooms. A 'Flur' is usually a hallway or entrance area with several doors leading off from it. A 'Vorraum' is located before a larger or more important room and often serves as a waiting or transition area. The words can be confused when a small entrance room is meant. In an apartment, people usually say 'Flur'. In a medical practice, office, or in front of a hall, 'Vorraum' sounds more precise if this room is directly before the main room.
Die Patienten warten im Vorraum, bis die Ärztin sie aufruft.
The patients wait in the anteroom until the doctor calls them in.
In der neuen Wohnung ist der Flur hell und breit.
In the new apartment, the hallway is bright and wide.