lounge

sala de espera, salón

Sala cómoda de un edificio público donde la gente puede sentarse a esperar o descansar.

En inglés sencillo: A comfortable room where people can sit and wait or relax in a public building.

• We waited in the airport lounge.
• The hotel lounge has comfortable chairs.
• Passengers can use the lounges before their flights.

Sinónimos: waiting room

Expresiones frecuentes: departure lounge, airport lounge, hotel lounge

sala de estar, salón

Habitación de una casa donde la gente se sienta, descansa y pasa tiempo en compañía.

En inglés sencillo: The room in a home where people sit, relax, and spend time together.

• Dad is watching television in the lounge.
• We painted the lounge blue.
• Their new house has two lounges.

Sinónimos: living room, sitting room

Expresiones frecuentes: in the lounge, lounge furniture, lounge window

bar, bar de copas

Local donde la gente se sienta a tomar bebidas alcohólicas, a menudo con música.

En inglés sencillo: A place where people sit and drink alcohol, often with music playing.

• We met at a cocktail lounge.
• The lounge serves drinks until midnight.
• Several new lounges have opened downtown.

Sinónimos: bar, cocktail bar

Expresiones frecuentes: cocktail lounge, jazz lounge, lounge bar

holgazanear, relajarse

Sentarse o tumbarse cómodamente y pasar el tiempo sin hacer casi nada.

En inglés sencillo: To sit or lie comfortably and spend time doing very little.

• They lounge by the pool.
• I lounged on the sofa after lunch.
• Are you going to lounge around all day?

Cómo se usa: lounge around/about (We lounged around all morning.)

Sinónimos: relax, laze, lie around

Expresiones frecuentes: lounge around, lounge by something, lounge on something, lounge about