family room
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli ruːm/
:
sala de estar
- We gathered in the family room to play games and enjoy each other's company.
Examples
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After supper, they returned to the family room and quietly read some magazines.
Fiction book (1998) -
I could hear Lucy in the family room playing the piano, or trying to.
Fiction book (1995) -
But when she joined the men in the family room, Steve looked serious.
Fiction book (1998) -
Most of the smoke damage was confined to the family room.
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When the pizza arrived, they all gathered around the table in the family room off the kitchen.
Fiction book (1991) -
After dinner, on cue, George and the boys went to the family room to watch Star Trek.
Fiction book (1996) -
Consuelo sat in the family room, face buried in her hands, crying.
Fiction book (1998) -
The snow and the sun-warmed windows of the family room calmed him.
Fiction book (1994) -
Consuelo sat silently on the couch in the family room, seemingly lost in her own thoughts.
Fiction book (1998) -
Downstairs, in the family room, El flung The New Yorker into Bill's lap.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A room in a house where people relax and sit together, for example to watch TV
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1.6
A room in a house where people sit and talk
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3.3
A room in a house for games and relaxing
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1.2
A room at the front of a house where people sit, talk, and relax
8
1.0
A room in a house for watching TV
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1.4
A room with games like table tennis, pool, or video games for fun
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2.7
A room with games and space for relaxing and having fun
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Morphology
The meaning 'a room in a house used for informal entertaining, relaxation, and family activities' is directly and compositionally derived from 'family' (household members) + 'room' (an indoor area). This is a common, literal house-vocabulary compound with cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The name family room comes from houses that added a second living space for everyday life. It literally means a room for the family to sit, play, and relax, not a 'formal' space for 'guests', so today it means a casual room for family activities.