foyer
/fwa.je/
1.
nounmasculine
home
household
the domestic sphere (the people who live together)
2.
nounmasculine
residence or communal accommodation (e.g., student residence, workers' hostel, shelter)
Il vit dans un foyer de jeunes travailleurs.
He lives in a residence for young workers.
Synonyms:résidence, centre d'hébergement, internat
3.
nounmasculine
focus, centre or hotspot (e.g., of an infection, of unrest, of a fire)
Les autorités ont identifié un foyer d'infection dans la ville.
Authorities identified a hotspot of infection in the town.
Synonyms:centre, épicentre, point chaud
