lounge

待合室、ラウンジ

公共の建物で、座って待ったりくつろいだりできる快適な部屋。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： waiting room

よく使う表現： departure lounge, airport lounge, hotel lounge

居間、リビングルーム

家で座ってくつろいだり、家族などと一緒に過ごしたりする部屋。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： living room, sitting room

よく使う表現： in the lounge, lounge furniture, lounge window

ラウンジ、バー

座ってお酒を飲む場所。音楽が流れていることも多い。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： bar, cocktail bar

よく使う表現： cocktail lounge, jazz lounge, lounge bar

くつろぐ、ごろごろする

楽に座ったり寝転んだりして、ほとんど何もせず過ごすこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： lounge around/about (We lounged around all morning.)

類義語： relax, laze, lie around

よく使う表現： lounge around, lounge by something, lounge on something, lounge about