repository

• Nom désignant un lieu, un contenant ou un espace de stockage où des objets, des données ou des valeurs sont conservés ou entreposés pour les garder en sûreté, ou une collection organisée de tels éléments.

A noun referring to a place, container, or facility where items, data, or valuables are stored or kept for safekeeping.

1. Storage facilityB2formal

   A place, building, or container where items are stored or kept for safekeeping.

   Lieu de stockage

   • The museum serves as a repository for ancient artifacts.
   • The company built a new repository for its digital archives.
   • The library is a repository of knowledge and history.

   Synonymescachedepotstoragestorestorehousestoreroomtreasuryvaultwarehouse

2. Trusted personC1formal

   A person who is entrusted with secrets or confidential information.

   Dépositaire de confiance

   • He was the repository of the family's darkest secrets.
   • She acted as a repository for the confidential documents.
   • The priest was a repository of many personal confessions.

   Synonymesconfidantconfidantecustodiankeepertrustee

3. Burial vaultC1formal

   A vault or chamber used for burying the dead, especially for notable individuals.

   Caveau funéraire

   • The king's remains were placed in a marble repository.
   • The cathedral contains a repository for the city's bishops.
   • The ancient tomb served as a repository for the pharaoh.

   Synonymescryptmausoleumsepulchretombvault