🛋️Living room
Sofa, shelves, the TV remote.
13 concepts
Columns follow the languages switched on at the top. Gender after the word (m/f/n); IPA beneath; notes, alternatives and origins underneath — nothing is hidden.
| Concept | English | Français | Español |
|---|---|---|---|
living room noun | living room also: lounge (UK), sitting room, front room | salonm also: séjour (m), salle de séjour | salónm also: sala (f), sala de estar, living (Argentina) |
sofa noun | sofa also: couch, settee (UK) | canapém Also the appetiser — both from the Greek for mosquito net (konopeion) → curtained couch. | sofám |
armchair noun | armchair | fauteuilm Also a theatre seat. | sillónm also: butaca /siˈjon/ for most speakers. Silla = chair. |
coffee table noun | coffee table | table bassef Literally 'low table'. | mesa de centrof also: mesita |
bookshelf / shelves noun | bookshelf also: shelf, bookcase | étagèref also: bibliothèque (bookcase) | estanteríaf also: estante (one shelf), librero (Mexico) |
TV noun | TV also: telly (UK), television | téléf also: télévision, téléviseur (the set) Regarder la télé. | telef also: televisión, televisor (m, the set) Ver la tele. |
remote control noun | remote also: remote control, clicker (US), zapper (UK) | télécommandef | mandom also: mando a distancia, control remoto (Latin America) |
lamp noun | lamp | lampef | lámparaf |
rug / carpet noun | rug also: carpet (fitted, wall-to-wall) | tapism Fitted carpet = moquette. | alfombraf also: moqueta (fitted) Arabic al-ḥanbal, a ceremonial blanket. |
window noun | window Old Norse vindauga — 'wind-eye'. | fenêtref | ventanaf From viento, 'wind' — same idea as English. |
wall (inside) noun | wall One word for inside and outside walls. | murm also: cloison (partition) | paredf Muro = outside / stone wall. |
cushion noun | cushion Pillow = on the bed; cushion = on the sofa. | coussinm | cojínm |
to sit down verb | to sit down Sit = be seated; sit down = the action. | s'asseoir Asseyez-vous ! / Assieds-toi ! Être assis = to be sitting. | sentarse Siéntate / Siéntese. Estar sentado = to be sitting. |