huis clos

== French == === Alternative forms === huis-clos === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɥi klo/ Note that the h is aspirated in huis clos but mute in huis. === Noun === huis clos m (invariable) (literally, obsolete) closed door an enclosed space such as a room or cell (figuratively) a work of fiction (film, novel, etc.) in which the action is set in an enclosed space (by extension) a genre in fiction where dramatic tension is derived from the action being set in an enclosed space a period of proceeding in camera ==== Derived terms ==== à huis clos ==== See also ==== huissier === Further reading === huis clos on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr