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réception

reception, front desk

noun reh-sep-SYON Less Common

Origin: Latin 'receptio' (a receiving)

Also means

receipt, receiving

Usage Note

Réception covers a hotel front desk (à la réception), a social gathering (une réception somptueuse), and the act of receiving a signal or delivery. The person staffing a front desk is le/la réceptionniste. In everyday hotel contexts, passer à la réception means 'to go to the front desk'.

Examples

"Laissez vos clés à la réception."

Natural Translation

Leave your keys at the front desk.

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