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lounge

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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.

[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.]

lounger n.

lounge
Noun
1. a living room in a private house
2. same as lounge bar
3. a communal room in a hotel, ship, or airport, used for waiting or relaxing in
4. the act of lounging
Verb
[lounging, lounged]
1. (often foll. by about, around)to sit or lie in a relaxed manner
2. to pass time lazily or idly [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.loungelounge - an upholstered seat for more than one person
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.loungelounge - a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
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"
Verb1.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?"
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

lounge
verb 1. 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
noun 2. sitting room, living room, parlour, drawing room, front room, reception room, television room
Translations

lounge [laundʒ] nsalón m; sala de estar; [of hotel] → salón m [of airport] → sala de embarque
vi (also: lounge about) (also: lounge around) → holgazanear, no hacer nada see also pub
lounge [laundʒ] nsalon m [of airport]; salle f;
(Brit) (also: lounge bar) → (salle de) café m or bar m
vi (also: lounge about) (also: lounge around) → se prélasser, paresser
lounge [laundʒ] n (in house) → Wohnzimmer nt;
(in hotel) → Lounge f;
(at airport, station) → Wartehalle f;
(Brit) (also: lounge bar) → Salon m
vifaulenzen
lounge about lounge viherumliegen, herumsitzen, herumstehen
lounge around lounge vi = lounge about
lounge [laundʒ] nsalotto, soggiorno; [of hotel] → salone m [of airport] → sala d'attesa
vioziare; starsene colle mani in mano

lounge
v lounge [laundʒ]
1 to lie back in a casual manner lounging on a sofa.rondlêeryيَجْلِسُ مُسترْخِياизлежавам сеrozvalovat seslappe afherumlümmelnξαπλώνω, χαλαρώνωrepantingarsevedelemaلم دادنlöhötäse prélasserלַשֶׁבֶת/לִשכַּב בְּנוֹחוּתसमयवृथा खोनाlješkaritiheverberbaringliggja makindalegastare disteso/sdraiatoもたれかかる축 늘어져 기대다[]drybsoti, sėdėti atsišliejusatlaisties; zvilnētmelepaklui liggensitte/ligge henslengtsiedzieć rozpartymreclinar-sea se tolăni, a se întindeлежать в ленивой позеrozvaľovať sa, leňošiťpoležavatilenčaritiluta sig tillbaka, sitta och vräka sigเอกเขนกyaslanmak, yayılıp yatmak懶洋洋地躺臥розсістисяنیم دراز ہوناđi thơ thẩn
2 to move about lazily; to be inactive I spent the day lounging about the house.slenterيَتَكاسَلбезделничаpoflakovat sedrive; dovnebummelnτεμπελιάζωholgazanearlonkimaوقت گذرانی به بطالتmaleksiaflânerבִּילוּי זְמָן לְבַּטָלָהअलस गति से चलनाvući sehenyélmalas-malasanslæpastoziare, bighellonareぶらぶらする빈둥거리다slankioti, dykinėtilaiskoties; slaistītiesmelepaklummelenslappe av, ta det med rosnuć siędescansara pierde vremeaслонятьсяflákať sa, motať sapostopatilenčaritigå och driva, strosa omkringปล่อยให้เวลาผ่านไปtembel tembel dolaşmak閑蕩байдикуватиسستاناlang thang
n
a sitting-room, eg in a hotel They watched television in the hotel lounge.sitkamerقاعَة إسْتِراحَه في فُنْدُقсалонhalaopholdsstue; salondie Halleσαλόνι, αίθουσα αναμονής (π.χ. σε ξενοδοχείο)salónootesaalاتاق استراحتaulasalonטְרַקלִין, סָלוֹןलॉंज, विश्रान्ति-कक्षpredvorjehallruang duduksetustofasalotto; saloneラウンジ휴게실poilsio kambarys, laukiamasisatpūtas telpa; viesistabaruang istirahatlounge, zitkamersalongwestybul, hallsala de estarholгостиная, фойеhalasalonsalonvestibul, foajéห้องสังสรรค์ในโรงแรมoturma salonu休閑室кімната відпочинкуہوٹل وغیرہ کا عام کمرہphòng đợi
n lounge suit
a man's suit for everyday formal wear. dagpakبَدْلَه للإسْتِعْمال اليَوْميдневен костюмoblek pro všední denhabitder Straßenanzugκαθημερινό κοστούμιtrajetänavaülikondلباس راحتیarkipukucompletחֲלִיפַת יוֹם-יוֹםबैठकslužbna odjećautcai ruhapakaian sehari-hari yang resmijakkafötcompleto背広kasdieninis kostiumasdienas uzvalkssut urusanwandelkostuumbukse og jakkegarnitur na co dzieńfato de passeioповседневный мужской костюмoblek na všedný deňsvečana moška dnevna oblekasvečana odećakavajkostymสูทยาวgündelik elbise普通西裝піджачний костюмدن کو پہننے کا عام مردانہ لباسbộ lễ phục西

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Victor went and reclined on the wicker lounge behind his mother's chair, where he commanded a view of Edna's face.
She sat down on her lounge beside Annushka, and looked about her in the twilight of the sleeping-carriage.
Prince Hippolyte was lolling in a lounge chair with his legs over its arm.
 
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