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foro

FOH-roh/ˈfo.ɾo/

forum

Also: meeting
NounmA2
A group of people sitting in a circle of colorful chairs in a bright, open room, engaged in a friendly discussion.

📝 In Action

Encontré la solución en un foro de internet.

A2

I found the solution in an internet forum.

Mañana habrá un foro sobre el cambio climático.

B1

Tomorrow there will be a forum about climate change.

Me gusta participar en foros de debate.

B1

I like participating in discussion forums.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • foro de discusión – discussion forum
  • foro público – public forum
  • abrir un foro – to start/open a forum

the bar

Also: court
NounmC1formal
A wooden gavel resting on a polished wooden desk in a formal room with tall pillars.

📝 In Action

Es una abogada con mucha experiencia en el foro.

C1

She is a lawyer with a lot of experience in the courts (at the bar).

El foro madrileño se reunió hoy.

C2

The Madrid legal community met today.

Las normas del foro son estrictas.

C1

The rules of the court are strict.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • tribunal (court)
  • abogacía (legal profession)

Common Collocations

  • experiencia en el foro – courtroom experience
  • mundo del foro – the legal world

backstage area

Also: background
NounmC2formal
The view from behind a heavy red velvet curtain looking out onto an empty wooden stage with spotlights.

📝 In Action

El actor desapareció por el foro.

C2

The actor disappeared through the back of the stage.

Pintaron un paisaje en el foro.

C2

They painted a landscape on the stage background.

Hay ruidos extraños en el foro.

C2

There are strange noises in the backstage area.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • fondo (background)
  • trasescena (backstage)

Antonyms

  • primer plano (foreground)

Common Collocations

  • mutis por el foro – to exit the stage (often used figuratively to mean leaving quietly)

Idioms & Expressions

  • hacer mutis por el foro – To leave a place discreetly or to avoid a problem by disappearing.

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👥 Word Family▼
forense(forensic) — Adjective
aforo(capacity (of a room)) — Noun
foráneo(foreign/outsider) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin 'forum', which originally referred to a public square or marketplace where judicial and public business was conducted in Roman cities.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: forumFrench: forumItalian: foro

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'foro' different from 'fórum'?

Yes. 'Foro' is the everyday Spanish word. 'Fórum' is a Latinism that is occasionally used in very formal academic or historical titles, but it's much less common.

How do I say 'to post on a forum'?

You can say 'publicar en un foro' or 'escribir en un foro'.

Does 'foro' always mean a place for talking?

Usually, but in theater it means the back of the stage, and in law it refers to the legal world.