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lodging [ˈlɒdʒɪŋ] n
1. a temporary residence 2. (sometimes plural) sleeping accommodation 3. (sometimes plural) (at Oxford University) the residence of the head of a college See also lodgings ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
lodging noun (often plural) accommodation, rooms, boarding, apartments, quarters, digs (Brit. informal), shelter, residence, dwelling, abode, habitation He was given free meals and lodgings. Translations lodging [ˈlɒdʒɪŋ] A. N → alojamiento m, hospedaje m they gave me a night's lodging → me dieron alojamiento lodgings → alojamiento msing to look for lodgings → buscar alojamiento we took lodgings with Mrs P → nos hospedamos en casa de la Sra. P are they good lodgings? → ¿es buena la pensión? lodging [ˈlɒdʒɪŋ] n (= accommodation) → logement m He will find you a night's lodging → Il vous trouvera un logement pour la nuit. He was given free lodging BUT Il était logé gratuitement. board and lodging → le gîte et le couvert He offered to pay Peter's board and lodging out of his own pocket → Il offrit de payer de sa poche le gîte et le couvert pour Peter. lodging house n (British) → pension f de famille lodging n → Unterkunft f; they gave me a night’s lodging → sie gaben mir Unterkunft or ein Zimmer für die Nacht How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Don't jump to conclusions," the other said; "we are out of the wet and provided with board and lodging. Being buttoned up in a tightish blue surtout, with a buff waistcoat and gray trousers, he had something of a military air, but he announced himself at the Crozier (the orthodox hotel, where he put up with a portmanteau) as an idle dog who lived upon his means; and he farther announced that he had a mind to take a lodging in the picturesque old city for a month or two, with a view of settling down there altogether. As he was roaming about, a Satyr came up to him, and finding that he had lost his way, promised to give him a lodging for the night, and guide him out of the forest in the morning. |
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