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backroom,
back room n | (private area to rear of a building) | fundos sm pl |
backroom,
back room n | figurative (private area) | área privativa sf |
| be cramped for room v expr | informal (have little space) | estar abarrotado vt |
| | Our house is so full of junk that we are cramped for room. |
board room,
boardroom n | (room where committee meets) | sala de reunião do conselho sf |
| | The employees have no voice here: all the big decisions are made in the boardroom. |
| boiler room n | (room containing hot-water tanks) | sala das caldeiras |
| | During the winter, many homeless people sleep in the boiler room. |
| | Durante o inverno, muitos sem-teto dormem na sala das caldeiras. |
boxroom,
box room,
box-room n | (storage room) | galpão sm |
boxroom,
box room,
box-room n | (very small room) | quartinho sm |
| break room n | (staff room) | sala de descanso sf |
| | All staff are invited to the break room for cake and coffee at 5 o'clock. |
| breakout room n | (online meeting: smaller group) (reunião online) | sala de apoio sf |
breathing space,
breathing room n | figurative (chance to think) (chance para pensar) | espaço sm |
| | We are going to separate for a while because we both need some breathing space. |
breathing space,
breathing room n | (enough space in which to breathe) (espaço para respirar) | espaço sm |
| | So many people lived in the small apartment that there was no breathing space. |
changing room,
also UK: dressing room n | (sport: area for changing clothes) (BRA, esportes) | vestiário sm |
| | (POR, desporto) | balneário sm |
| | The team left the changing room in chaos after celebrating their victory. |
| | O time deixou o vestiário um caos depois de comemorar a vitória. |
| changing room n | UK (clothing shop: fitting room) (em loja) | provador sm |
| | | cabina sf |
| | Minna went to the changing room to try on a skirt. |
| | Minna foi ao provador experimentar a saia. |
chat room,
chatroom n | (internet conversation site) (BRA) | sala de bate-papo loc sf |
| | (POR) | sala de chat loc sf |
| | We met in a chatroom for singles, and later began dating. |
| clean room n | (room that is free of dust and dirt) | sala limpa loc sf |
| | Hotel guests expect to find a clean room when they check in. |
| clean room n | (laboratory: sterile environment) (laboratório) | sala esterilizada loc sf |
| | Hardware manufacturing requires a clean room for creating central-processing chips. |
| common room n | (recreation area for students, etc.) | sala comunal sf |
| | | sala recreativa sf |
| community room n | (public meeting and events space) | salão comunitário loc sm |
| | | centro comunitário loc sm |
| computer room n | (room where computers are used) | sala de informática loc sf |
| | Computer rooms are kept very cold to protect the computers from overheating. |
| conference room n | (room where meetings are held) | sala de reunião sf |
| | | sala de conferência sf |
| | The meeting will be in the conference room in 15 minutes. |
| consultation room n | (doctor's office) | consultório sm |
| | Dr. McCarthy sees her patients in consultation room B. |
dayroom,
day room n | (room for leisure activities) | sala de estar loc sf |
dayroom,
day room n | (hospital: patient recreation room) (hospital: sala para pacientes) | sala de recreação loc sf |
| delivery room n | (birthing suite) | sala de parto loc sf |
| | They rushed her to the delivery room for an emergency Caesarean delivery. |
| dining room n | (room: where meals are eaten) | sala de jantar sf |
| | The family usually have their evening meal together in the dining room. |
| | A família normalmente faz as refeições da noite na sala de jantar. |
| dining-room n as adj | (relating to the room for eating meals) | de sala de jantar loc adj |
| | Janice had her dining-room chairs reupholstered. |
| dining-room furniture n | (table, chairs for eating meals) | móveis para a sala de jantar sm pl |
| | The dining-room furniture is a few years old, but doesn't look outdated. |
| dining-room table n | (table for meals) | mesa da sala de jantar sf |
| | A white linen tablecloth covered the dining-room table. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | quarto com cama de casal sm |
| | I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| drawing room n | dated (parlour) | sala de estar loc sf |
| | After dinner, the ladies retired to the drawing room. |
| dressing room n | (theater: for changing costumes) | camarim |
| | There are bright lights around the mirror in the actor's dressing room. |
| dressing room n | (clothes storage room) | vestiário sm |
| | | closet sm |
| | Two of the units in Kim's dressing room are just for her shoes. |
| elbow room n | figurative, informal (space to move) | espaço disponível loc sm |
| | With the lift almost full there wasn't much elbow room. |
emergency room (US),
casualty department,
accident and emergency (UK) n | (hospital: casualty department) | sala de emergência loc sf |
| | | pronto-socorro sm |
| | The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room. |
| | The casualty department was filled with victims of the accident. |
| | A ambulância levou o homem ferido para a sala de emergência. O serviço de urgência estava cheio de vítimas do acidente. |
| engine room n | (ship: room containing the engine) | casa das máquinas loc sf |
ER (US),
A&E (UK) n | initialism (emergency room) (pronto-socorro, BRA) | PS sm |
| | | sala de emergências |
| | (POR) | urgências sf pl |
| | Where do you turn for the entrance to the ER? |
| escape room n | (puzzle-solving activity) | sala de fuga sf |
| family room n | US (living room, lounge) | sala de estar loc sf |
| | We have a big-screen TV in our family room. |
| | I love to sit in the family room and read a good book all day. |
| fitting room n | (booth for trying on clothes) | cabine de provas sf |
| | | provador sm |
| | Once I'd picked out a few dresses, I went into the fitting room to try them on. |
| front room n | (living room, lounge) | sala de estar loc sf |
| | Kids were not allowed to play in the front room. |
| function room n | (hired for parties, meetings) | salão de eventos sm |
game room,
games room n | (recreation area) | salão de jogos sm |
| | The nursing home residents gathered in the game room to play bingo. |
| | Os residentes do asilo se reuniram no salão de jogos para jogar bingo. |
games room,
US: game room n | (room with leisure facilities) (sala com facilidades de lazer) | sala de jogos loc sf |
| | | salão de jogos loc sm |
| | The game room had all sorts of home arcade games including a pool table, video arcade games, air hockey and foosball. |
| gaming room n | (room for playing video games) | sala de jogos loc sf |
| guest room n | (spare bedroom for guests) | quarto de hóspedes sm |
| | Our guest room does double duty as a home office. |
homeroom,
home room n | US (school: room) (em escola: sala de controle) | sala de chamada loc sf |
| | Can you tell me where I can find my homeroom? |
| hotel room n | (room in a hotel) | quarto de hotel loc sm |
| | It is a spacious hotel room. |
| laundry room n | (utility room) | área de serviço loc sf |
| | | lavandaria sf |
| | The kitchen's a bit small but at least there's a laundry room. |
| | A cozinha é um pouco pequena, mas pelo menos há uma área de serviço. |
| lecture room n | (conference hall) | sala de palestras loc sf |
| | Do you know which lecture room I need for the talk about Picasso? |
| leg room n | (space to move one's legs) | espaço para as pernas expres |
| | Let´s sit in the emergency exit row, because there´s more leg room there. |
| living room n | (lounge, family room) | sala de estar expres |
| | The whole family gathered in the living room to play cards. My apartment has a kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. |
| | A família inteira se juntou na sala de estar para jogar cartas. Meu apartamento tem uma cozinha, sala de estar, dois quartos e um banheiro. |
| locker room n | (sport: changing area) | vestiário sm |
| | The school's locker room always smells bad after football games. |
| locker-room n as adj | (relating to a locker room) | de vestiário loc adj |
| mail room n | (sorting office for post) | expediente sm |
| | | sala de correspondência sf |
| make room v expr | (create enough space for [sb] or [sth]) | abrir espaço vt + sm |
| | Can we make room in the car for one more person? |
| map room n | (library where maps are kept) (biblioteca para mapas) | sala de mapas loc sf |
| map room n | (war room) (sala de guerra) | sala de mapas loc sf |
| meeting room n | (venue where discussions are held) | sala de reunião sf |
| | I'm sorry, you can't use this meeting room. It's booked up all day. |
men's restroom,
men's room (US),
men's toilets (UK) n | (toilets for males) | banheiro masculino sm |
mudroom,
mud room n | US, Can (lobby, small room) | entrada da casa sf + prep + sf |
| | Be sure to leave your shoes in the mudroom. |
| music room n | (room used to listen to, play music) | sala de música loc sf |
news room,
newsroom n | (office where news is compiled) | sala de redação sf |
| | | redação sf |
| | The news room, full of journalists today, is very busy. |
| no room for error n | (accuracy required) | sem espaço para erros expres |
| | When designing airplanes, there is no room for error. |
operating room (US),
operating theatre (UK) n | (room where surgery is performed) (medicina) | sala de cirurgia loc sf |
| | The surgeon went into his operating room to perform surgery. |
| | Operating theatres cannot be completely sterile. |
| packing room n | (business: for packing goods) | sala de embalagem sf |
| packing room n | (house: for storage) | depósito sm |
| powder room n | euphemism (bathroom, toilets) | toalete sm |
| | Excuse me; could you please point me to the powder room? |
| prayer room n | (chapel: place for praying) (capela: lugar de oração) | sala de orações loc sf |
| | | capela sf |
| | | salão de orações loc sm |
pressroom,
press room n | (room for printing presses) | sala de impressão sf |
pressroom,
press room n | (room for reporters) | sala de imprensa sf |
| projection room n | (private cinema, room for screening films) (cinema privado, sala para exibir filmes) | sala de projeção loc sf |
| | The projectionist works in the projection room. |
| rec room n | abbr, informal (recreation room) | sala de recreação loc sf |
| | My house has a rec room in the basement with a pool table and air hockey. |
| receiving room n | (room to which goods are delivered) | sala de recebimento sf |
| reception room n | (lounge, dining room, etc.) | sala de recepção sf |
| | The original two reception rooms in this house have been knocked through to create one spacious lounge/dining room. |
| recovery room n | (hospital room for post-surgical care) (quarto de hospital para cuidados pós-cirúrgicos) | quarto de recuperação loc sm |
| | (com vários leitos) | enfermaria sf |
| | The recovery room is used for intensive monitoring of patients immediately after surgery. |
| recreation room n | (games room) | sala de jogos sf |
| | | salão de jogos sm |
| | The children often use the recreation room in the basement when their friends come over. |
rest room,
restroom n | US (toilet facilities) (BRA) | banheiro sm |
| | (POR) | sanitários, lavabos sm pl |
| | (POR) | casa de banho sf |
| | This restaurant has very unusual restrooms. |
restroom,
rest room n | US (toilet facilities) (BRA) | banheiro, toalete sm |
| | (POR) | sanitários, lavabos sm pl |
| | (POR) | casa de banho sf |
| | (POR) | quarto de banho sm |
| | This new app will help you find clean public restrooms. |
| | Joe asked the waiter where the restaurant's rest room was. |
room and board,
also UK: bed and board,
board and lodging n | (rental arrangement: room plus meals) (alojamento, café, almoço e jantar) | sistema de pensão completa sm |
| room attendant n | ([sb] employed to clean hotel rooms) | camareiro sm |
| | I can rely on my room attendant to clean my room. |
| room divider n | (partition) | biombo sm |
| | | divisória sf |
| room for improvement n | (shortcoming, deficiency) | espaço para melhorar sm + loc adv |
| | Although your attendance rate is good, your overall job performance leaves room for improvement. |
| room hire n | UK (short-term rental of an indoor space) | aluguel de sala sm + loc adj |
| room number n | (sequential numeral given to a hotel room) | número do quarto loc sm |
| | Electronic room keys don't have the room number on them, so you have to remember what room you're in. |
| room service n | (hotel service providing food in room) | serviço de quarto sm |
| | I ordered room service half an hour ago! - where have you been? Instead of going down to the dining room tonight, let's call room service and have dinner right here. |
| room temperature n | informal (indoor temperature comfortable to humans) | temperatura ambiente sf + adj |
| | For me the most comfortable room temperature's about 20°C. |
| room temperature n | informal (food: temperature of surroundings) | temperatura ambiente sf + adj |
| | It's dangerous to leave uncooked meat at room temperature. |
| room to spare n | (plenty of space) | espaço de sobra sm |
| | | espaço extra sm |
| | It'll all fit in my suitcase with room to spare. |
| single hotel room n | (accommodation for one person in a hotel) (para uma pessoa) | quarto simples sm |
| | | quarto individual sm |
| single room n | (hotel room for one person) (para uma pessoa) | quarto simples sm |
| | | quarto individual sm |
| | The single rooms here are no wider than the beds they contain. |
| | I'd like to book a single room with shower, please. |
| sitting room n | (lounge, living or family room) (lounge, sala para relaxamento) | sala de estar sf |
| | Your mother's waiting for you in the sitting room. |
| situation room n | (meeting venue for discussion of war strategy) (encontro para a discussão sobre estratégia de guerra) | salão de estratégia sm |
| | | sala de estratégia sf |
| sluice room n | (hospital area where items are rinsed out) (área hospitalar onde materiais são lavados) | local de desinfecção sm |
| | | sala de desinfecção sf |
| smoke-filled room n | figurative (hidden negotiating by politicians) (figurado, negociações políticas secretas) | nos bastidores expres |
| | The discussions about their manifesto took place in smoke-filled rooms. |
| smoking room n | (enclosed area for smokers) (área reservada para fumantes) | sala de fumantes, área de fumantes loc sf |
| | (informal) | fumódromo sm |
| | Jim went into the smoking room so as not to disturb the other diners. |
| smoking room n | (hotel: bedroom where smoking is allowed) | quarto de fumantes sm + loc adj |
| | The hotel has smoking rooms and non-smoking rooms. |
| spare room n | (guest bedroom) (cama de hóspede) | quarto de hóspedes sm |
| | | quarto de visitas sm |
| | The party guests put their coats in the spare room. |
staffroom,
staff-room n | UK (lounge for personnel) | sala dos funcionários loc sf |
| | The staffroom has two sofas, a kettle and a microwave. |
staffroom,
staff-room n | UK (room for teachers at school) | sala dos professores loc sf |
| | Students should not disturb teachers when they are in the staffroom. |
| standing room n | (space to stand) | lugar para ficar em pé expres |
| | The club was so crowded that there wasn't even standing room. |