lobby

/ˈlɔbi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os lobbys

Meaning

  1. lobby

    • O lobby pressionou o governo.

      The lobby pressured the government.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

saguão

lobby is the English loanword; saguão is the native Portuguese term, a lobby or entrance hall.

Similar in other languages

German

Lobby

Lobby is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lobby."

Spanish

lobby

lobby is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lobby."

Spanish

vestíbulo

vestíbulo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lobby."

Practice

1 What does lobby mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ pressionou o governo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lobby?

noun

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