bordel
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9.9
A place where people pay for sex
- noun
- NSFW
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burdel
- He was warned not to visit any bordels during his trip abroad.
Examples
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Arrête, bordel.
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After a long night out, they ended up at a local bordel for some late-night entertainment.
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The police often conduct raids on bordels to enforce local laws about illegal activities.
Synonyms
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6.3
A place where people pay to have sex with prostitutes
is the same meaning but uses a different word form
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7.8
A building where people pay to have sex with prostitutes
uses a neutral phrase focused on the transaction and place
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9.6
A building where people pay to have sex
emphasizes the paying clients rather than the workers
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7.6
A building where people pay for sex
focuses on the act of paying for these services rather than availability
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9.9
A building where people pay for sex
is the general modern term for this building rather than a historical word
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9.9
A house where people go to pay for sex
frames the place by the payment transaction rather than mere availability
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bordel comes from French bordel, which itself comes from an old word borde meaning 'hut' or 'small house'. So bordel came to mean a place where people paid for sex, a brothel.