lounge

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/
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• /ˈlæʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australian, New Zealand
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• /ˈlaːnd͡ʒ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
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• /lɔɲdʒ/
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• /lawɲdʒ/
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• /laʊnd͡ʒ/
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• proscribed: /lɔnd͡ʒ/
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• rhymes with -aʊndʒ
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• CMU ARPABET: L AW1 N JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).

150 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: oleskelutila — place where one can lounge
• German: Foyer — place where one can lounge
• German: Gesellschaftsraum — place where one can lounge
• German: Aufenthaltsraum — place where one can lounge
• Indonesian: pengasoan — place where one can lounge
• Bulgarian: безделничество (bezdelničestvo) — act
• Bulgarian: безгрижие (bezgrižie) — act
• Bulgarian: безделие (bezdelie) — act
• Bulgarian: лентяйство (lentjajstvo) — act
• Finnish: oleilu — act
• Afrikaans: sitkamer — living room
• Afrikaans: woonkamer — living room
• Bulgarian: салон (salon) — living room
• Bulgarian: дне́вна (dnévna) — living room
• Chinese Mandarin: 休息室 (xiūxishì) — living room
• Chinese Mandarin: 客廳 /客厅 (kètīng) — living room
• Finnish: olohuone — living room
• French: salon — living room
• Georgian: საერთო ოთახი (saerto otaxi) — living room
• Georgian: სასტუმრო ოთახი (sasṭumro otaxi) — living room
• Georgian: მისაღები ოთახი (misaɣebi otaxi) — living room
• Georgian: საცხოვრებელი ოთახი (sacxovrebeli otaxi) — living room
• German: Wohnzimmer — living room
• German: Stube — living room
• Greek: καθιστικό (kathistikó) — living room
• Hebrew: טְרַקְלִין (traklín) — living room
• Hungarian: nappali — living room
• Indonesian: ruang tamu — living room
• Italian: salotto — living room
• Japanese: 居間 (ima) — living room
• Japanese: リビングルーム (ribingu rūmu) — living room
• Māori: rūma noho — living room
• Portuguese: sala de estar — living room
• Russian: гости́ная (gostínaja) — living room
• Russian: сало́н (salón) — living room
• Spanish: sala de estar — living room
• Spanish: estancia — living room
• Volapük: sälun — living room
• Welsh: lolfa — living room
• Bulgarian: шезлонг (šezlong) — large comfortable seat
• Finnish: sohva — large comfortable seat
• Georgian: სავარძელი (savarʒeli) — large comfortable seat
• Georgian: შეზლონგი (šezlongi) — large comfortable seat
• German: Sitzecke — large comfortable seat
• German: Klubsessel — large comfortable seat
• German: Liegesofa — large comfortable seat
• Hungarian: pamlag — large comfortable seat
• Hungarian: kanapé — large comfortable seat
• Hungarian: dívány — large comfortable seat
• Hungarian: sezlon — large comfortable seat
• Italian: poltrona — large comfortable seat
• Spanish: reposera — large comfortable seat
• Arabic: صَالَة (ṣāla) — waiting room
• Arabic: قَاعَة (qāʕa) — waiting room
• Bulgarian: приемна (priemna) — waiting room
• Chinese Mandarin: 候車室 /候车室 (hòuchēshì) — waiting room
• Chinese Mandarin: 休息室 (xiūxishì) — waiting room
• Esperanto: ripozejo — waiting room
• Finnish: odotushuone — waiting room
• French: salle d'attente — waiting room
• Georgian: მოსაცდელი (mosacdeli) — waiting room
• Georgian: მისაღები (misaɣebi) — waiting room
• Georgian: ჰოლი (holi) — waiting room
• Georgian: ვესტიბიული (vesṭibiuli) — waiting room
• German: Lounge — waiting room
• German: Wartezimmer — waiting room
• German: Warteraum — waiting room
• German: Transitraum — waiting room
• Greek: αίθουσα αναμονής (aíthousa anamonís) — waiting room
• Hebrew: טְרַקְלִין (traklín) — waiting room
• Hungarian: váróterem — waiting room
• Hungarian: váró — waiting room
• Hungarian: utasváró — waiting room
• Hungarian: előcsarnok — waiting room
• Hungarian: csarnok — waiting room
• Hungarian: hall — waiting room
• Hungarian: társalgó — waiting room
• Hungarian: szalon — waiting room
• Indonesian: ruang tunggu — waiting room
• Italian: sala d'attesa — waiting room
• Italian: sala d'aspetto — waiting room
• Japanese: ラウンジ (raunji) — waiting room
• Japanese: 待合室 (machiaishitsu) — waiting room
• Japanese: 休憩室 (kyūkeishitsu) — waiting room
• Korean: 라운지 (raunji) — waiting room
• Korean: 대기실 (daegisil) — waiting room
• Korean: 휴게실 (hyugesil) — waiting room
• Latin: exedrium — waiting room
• Norwegian Bokmål: lounge — waiting room
• Plautdietsch: Rustow — waiting room
• Portuguese: sala de espera — waiting room
• Russian: зал ожида́ния (zal ožidánija) — waiting room
• Russian: приёмная (prijómnaja) — waiting room
• Russian: холл (xoll) — waiting room
• Spanish: sala de estar — waiting room
• Spanish: salón — waiting room
• Spanish: paraninfo — waiting room
• Tagalog: silid-pahingahan — waiting room
• Bulgarian: бар (bar) — establishment
• Chinese Mandarin: 休息室 (xiūxishì) — establishment
• Finnish: aula — establishment
• Finnish: aulabaari — establishment
• Finnish: baari — establishment
• German: Salonzimmer — establishment
• German: Salon (Hotel, Gaststätte) — establishment
• Hungarian: bár — establishment
• Hungarian: drinkbár — establishment
• Indonesian: palanta — establishment
• Italian: piano-bar — establishment
• Italian: veranda — establishment
• Japanese: ラウンジ (raunji) — establishment
• Japanese: 休憩室 (kyūkeishitsu) — establishment
• Korean: 사교실 (sagyosil) — establishment
• Korean: 휴게실 (hyugesil) — establishment
• Korean: 라운지 (raunji) — establishment
• Russian: ко́мната о́тдыха (kómnata ótdyxa) — establishment
• Russian: бар (bar) — establishment
• Russian: сало́н (salón) — establishment
• Bulgarian: безделнича (bezdelniča) — to relax
• Bulgarian: разтакавам се (raztakavam se) — to relax
• Bulgarian: разплувам се (razpluvam se) — to relax
• Finnish: oleilla — to relax
• Finnish: oleskella — to relax
• Finnish: maleksia — to relax
• Finnish: löhötä — to relax
• French: se prélasser — to relax
• Georgian: უსაქმურობს (usakmurobs) — to relax
• Georgian: ისვენებს (isvenebs) — to relax
• German: lungern — to relax
• German: ausgestreckt sitzen oder liegen — to relax
• German: (sich) fläzen (ugs.) — to relax
• German: es sich bequem machen — to relax
• Ancient Greek: ῥαθυμέω (rhathuméō) — to relax
• Hungarian: lustálkodik — to relax
• Hungarian: lebzsel — to relax
• Hungarian: henyél — to relax
• Italian: ciondolare — to relax
• Italian: bighellare — to relax
• Italian: bighellonare — to relax
• Italian: oziare — to relax
• Italian: poltrire — to relax
• Macedonian: се распаши (se raspaši) — to relax
• Māori: kaweka — to relax
• Māori: ānewanewa — to relax
• Māori: pūkoni — to relax
• Russian: безде́льничать (bezdélʹničatʹ) — to relax
• Russian: отдыха́ть (otdyxátʹ) — to relax
• Spanish: relajarse — to relax
• Swedish: lata sig — to relax
• Swedish: koppla av — to relax