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conserje

concierge

noun kon-SEHR-heh Rare

Origin: French concierge (doorkeeper)

Also means

janitor

Usage Note

Conserje covers both a hotel concierge and the caretaker/janitor of a school or apartment block, roles that English splits between two words. In Spain the building caretaker is often called conserje or portero. It is common gender: el/la conserje.

Examples

"El conserje nos entregó la llave del apartamento."

Natural Translation

The concierge handed us the apartment key.

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