lounge

lounge  (lounj)

v. lounged, loung·ing, loung·es

v.intr.

1. To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll: lounging on the sofa; lounged around in pajamas.

2. To pass time idly: lounged in Venice till June.

v.tr.

To pass (time) in a lazy, relaxed, or idle way: lounged the day away.

n.

1. A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal, often having smoking or lavatory facilities.

2. A cocktail lounge.

3.

a. A living room.

b. A lobby.

4. A long couch, especially one having no back and a headrest at one end.

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[Possibly from French s'allonger, to stretch out, from Old French alongier, to lengthen, from Medieval Latin allongre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin longus, long; see long¹.]

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lounger n.

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lounge [laʊndʒ]

vb

1. (intr; often foll by about or around) to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner

2. to pass (time) lazily or idly

n

1.

a.  a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc., used for waiting or relaxing in

b.  (as modifier) lounge chair

2. Chiefly Brit a living room in a private house

3. Also called lounge bar saloon bar Brit a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel

4. Chiefly US and Canadian

a.  an expensive bar, esp in a hotel

b.  short for cocktail lounge

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back

6. the act or an instance of lounging

[origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lounge - an upholstered seat for more than one person couch, sofa sofa bed, convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a bed daybed, divan bed - an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night divan - a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis - small sofa that seats two people seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" settee - a small sofa squab - a soft padded sofa
	2.	lounge - a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait waiting area, waiting room cloakroom - a private lounge off of a legislative chamber departure lounge - lounge where passengers can await departure room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Verb	1.	lounge - sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa" sit, sit down - be seated
	2.	lounge - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, loiter, lollygag, lurk, linger, loaf be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim

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lounge

verb

relax, pass time, hang out (informal), idle, loaf, potter, sprawl, lie about, waste time, recline, take it easy, saunter, loiter, loll, dawdle, laze, kill time, make yourself at home, veg out (slang, chiefly U.S.), outspan (S. African), fritter time away They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.

noun

sitting room, living room, parlour, drawing room, front room, reception room, television room They sat before a roaring fire in the lounge.

Translations

lounge [laʊndʒ]

A. N (in house) → salón m, sala f de estar, living m (LAm); (at airport) → sala f; (on liner) → salón m

B. VI (= be idle) → gandulear, pasar el rato sin hacer nada
we spent a week lounging in Naples → pasamos una semana en Nápoles sin hacer nada
to lounge against a wall → apoyarse distraídamente en una pared

C. CPD lounge bar N → salón-bar m
lounge lizard N persona a la que le gusta frecuentar lugares de postín
lounge suit N → traje m de calle, terno m de calle(LAm)

lounge about lounge around VI + ADV → gandulear, holgazanear

lounge back VI + ADV to lounge back in a chair → repanchigarse en un asiento

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lounge [ˈlaʊndʒ]

n

(in house) → salon m

[airport] → salle f

, lounge around vi (= idle around) → paresser

lounge about

vi → paresser

vt fus [+ place]
He spends his days lounging around the house → Il passe ses journées à paresser dans la maison.
He was lounging around the swimming pool → Il paressait au bord de la piscine.
lounge bar n [pub] → salon m
lounge suit n (British) → complet(-veston) m

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lounge

n (in house) → Wohnzimmer nt; (in hotel) → Gesellschaftsraum m; (= lounge bar: on liner etc) → Salon m; (at airport) → Warteraum m; TV lounge → Fernsehraum m

vi → faulenzen; to lounge about (Brit) or around → herumliegen/-sitzen; to lounge against a wall → sich lässig gegen eine Mauer lehnen; to lounge back in a chair → sich in einem Stuhl zurücklehnen

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lounge:

lounge bar

n → Salon m (vornehmerer Teil einer Gaststätte)

lounge chair

n → Klubsessel m

lounge lizard

n → Salonlöwe m

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lounge:

lounge suit

n → Straßenanzug m

lounge suite

n → Couch- or Polstergarnitur f

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lounge [laʊndʒ]

1. n → soggiorno, salotto; (of hotel) → salone m; (of airport) → sala d'attesa

2. vi (also lounge about) → oziare, poltrire, starsene colle mani in mano

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lounge

v lounge [laundʒ]

1 to lie back in a casual manner lounging on a sofa. rondlêery يَجْلِسُ مُسترْخِيا излежавам се rozvalovat se slappe af herumlümmeln ξαπλώνω, χαλαρώνω repantingarse vedelema لم دادن lepäillä se prélasser לַשֶׁבֶת/לִשכַּב בְּנוֹחוּת समयवृथा खोना lješkariti hever berbaring liggja makindalega stare disteso/sdraiato もたれかかる 편하게 앉다 drybsoti, sėdėti atsišliejus atlaisties; zvilnēt melepak lui liggen sitte/ligge henslengt siedzieć rozpartym reclinar-se a se tolăni, a se întinde лежать в ленивой позе rozvaľovať sa, leňošiť poležavati lenčariti luta sig tillbaka, sitta och vräka sig เอกเขนก yaslanmak, yayılıp yatmak 懶洋洋地躺臥 розсістися نیم دراز ہونا đi thơ thẩn 懒洋洋地躺卧

2 to move about lazily; to be inactive I spent the day lounging about the house. slenter يَتَكاسَل безделнича poflakovat se drive; dovne bummeln τεμπελιάζω holgazanear lonkima وقت گذرانی به بطالت vetelehtiä flâner בִּילוּי זְמָן לְבַּטָלָה अलस गति से चलना vući se henyél malas-malasan slæpast oziare, bighellonare ぶらぶらする 빈둥거리며 시간을 보내다 slankioti, dykinėti laiskoties; slaistīties melepak lummelen slappe av, ta det med ro snuć się descansar a pierde vremea слоняться flákať sa, motať sa postopati lenčariti gå och driva, strosa omkring ปล่อยให้เวลาผ่านไป tembel tembel dolaşmak 閒盪 байдикувати سستانا lang thang 闲荡

n

a sitting-room, eg in a hotel They watched television in the hotel lounge. sitkamer قاعَة إسْتِراحَه في فُنْدُق салон hala opholdsstue; salon die Halle σαλόνι, αίθουσα αναμονής (π.χ. σε ξενοδοχείο) salón ootesaal اتاق استراحت oleskeluhuone salon טְרַקלִין, סָלוֹן लॉंज, विश्रान्ति-कक्ष predvorje hall ruang duduk setustofa salotto; salone ラウンジ 라운지, 휴게실 poilsio kambarys, laukiamasis atpūtas telpa; viesistaba ruang istirahat lounge, zitkamer salong westybul, hall sala de estar hol гостиная, фойе hala salon salon vestibul, foajé ห้องสังสรรค์ในโรงแรม oturma salonu 休閒室 кімната відпочинку ہوٹل وغیرہ کا عام کمرہ phòng đợi 休闲室

n lounge suit

a man's suit for everyday formal wear. dagpak بَدْلَه للإسْتِعْمال اليَوْمي дневен костюм oblek pro všední den habit der Straßenanzug καθημερινό κοστούμι traje tänavaülikond لباس راحتی puku complet חֲלִיפַת יוֹם-יוֹם बैठक službna odjeća utcai ruha pakaian sehari-hari yang resmi jakkaföt completo 背広 신사복 kasdieninis kostiumas dienas uzvalks sut urusan wandelkostuum bukse og jakke garnitur na co dzień fato de passeio повседневный мужской костюм oblek na všedný deň svečana moška dnevna obleka svečana odeća kavajkostym สูทยาว gündelik elbise 普通西裝 піджачний костюм دن کو پہننے کا عام مردانہ لباس bộ lễ phục 普通西装

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lounge → حجرة الجلوس obývací pokoj dagligstue Wohnzimmer σαλόνι sala oleskeluhuone salon dnevna soba sala d’aspetto ラウンジ 라운지 zitkamer dagligstue salon sala de estar гостиная vardagsrum ห้องนั่งเล่นในบ้าน oturma odası phòng khách 休闲室