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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessala de recreo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsala de reˈkɾeo
"Los niños pasan las tardes jugando en la sala de recreo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room in a house, school, or other building used for relaxation, games, and social activities.
"The children spent a rainy afternoon playing board games down in the recreation room." - 2
A communal space in an apartment complex, office, or facility equipped for leisure and entertainment.
"Residents can reserve the building's recreation room for private parties and community events."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'recreation', derived from the Latin 'recreatio' meaning restoration or recovery (from 'recreare', to create anew), and 'room', from Old English 'rūm', meaning space or scope. The compound noun emerged in the late 19th to early 20th century alongside institutional and domestic architecture developments dedicated to leisure and social activities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recreation room" is said worldwide
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salle de jeux
Transliteration: sal də ʒø
"La famille a aménagé une belle salle de jeux au sous-sol."
Freizeitraum
Transliteration: ˈfʁaɪ̯tsaɪtˌʁaʊ̯m
"Im Keller des Hauses befindet sich ein großer Freizeitraum."
sala giochi
Transliteration: ˈsala ˈdʒɔːtʃi
"I ragazzi stanno giocando a ping-pong nella sala giochi."
sala de recreo
Transliteration: ˈsala de reˈkɾeo
"Los niños pasan las tardes jugando en la sala de recreo."
sala de recreação
Transliteration: ˈsalɐ dʒi ʁekɾiaˈsɐ̃w
"O condomínio possui uma ampla sala de recreação para os moradores."
मनोरंजन कक्ष
Transliteration: manoranjan kaksh
"बच्चे शाम को मनोरंजन कक्ष में खेलते हैं।"
娱乐室
Transliteration: yúlèshì
"地下室被改造成了一个舒适的娱乐室。"
휴게실
Transliteration: hyugesil
"직원들은 점심시간에 휴게실에서 휴식을 취합니다."
プレイルーム
Transliteration: pureirūmu
"子供たちがプレイルームで楽しく遊んでいます。"
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