sofa bed
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈsoʊfə bɛd/
:
sofá cama
- They got me a sofa bed.
- pull out the sofa bed
- sleeping on the sofa bed
- fold-out sofa bed
Then it hit me, I'd, I'd be, I'd got ready to go and crash and I slept in a sleeping bag on this sofa bed, right.
- Then it hit me, I'd, I'd be, I'd got ready to go and crash and I slept in a sleeping bag on this sofa bed, right.
Examples
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And I'll come by tomorrow with my truck and the sofa bed.
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In the summertime, he sleeps out in the camper some, but this time of year he sleeps in here on the sofa bed.
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I have a sofa bed.
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We'll have to share the sofa bed.
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I have a sofa bed at my place.
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It's not a couch, it's a sofa bed.
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You're gonna love the sofa bed.
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The bed wasn't a real bed, but a sofa bed for two persons.
Fiction book (1995) -
I finished tidying up the sofa bed, then took the sheets down to the washing machine in the basement.
Fiction book (1990) -
The extra room has a sofa bed for guests who need a place to sleep.
Synonyms
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4.1
A sofa that opens or folds to make a bed
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8.4
A large sofa that can fold out into a bed
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3.5
A sofa that you can use for sitting by day and sleeping at night
A couch that turns into a double bed
A low couch without arms that you can sleep on at night
How Comfortable to Sleep On
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a piece of furniture combining a 'sofa' and a 'bed' (a sofa that can be used as a bed). This compound pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'sofá cama', French 'canapé-lit') and follows regular word-formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun sofa bed comes from joining sofa and bed: it is a sofa that folds or pulls out to become a bed. So, the name tells you it is 'a seat that turns into a bed'.