rooms in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] N

1. room C:

room (in house, building)
habitación f
room (in house, building)
pieza f esp LatAm
room (bedroom)
habitación f
room (bedroom)
dormitorio m
room (bedroom)
cuarto m
room (bedroom)
pieza f esp LatAm
room (bedroom)
recámara f esp Mex
a two-/four-room house
una casa de dos/de cuatro habitaciones
a two-/four-room house
una casa de dos/de cuatro ambientes CSur
we'll hire a room for the meeting/reception
alquilaremos una sala para la reunión/recepción
single/double room
habitación individual/doble
the smallest room (in the house) euph, hum
el (cuarto de) baño
rooms to hire or for rent or Brit also to let
se alquilan habitaciones
room and board
pensión f completa

2. room U (space):

room
espacio m
room
lugar m
room
sitio m
there's room for one more
cabe uno más
there's room for one more
hay espacio or sitio or lugar para uno más
there's no room for anything else
no cabe nada más
there's no room for anything else
no hay sitio or lugar or espacio para nada más
they made room for me
me hicieron sitio
this table takes up too much room
esta mesa ocupa demasiado espacio or lugar
there's still room for improvement
todavía se puede mejorar
she's improved a lot — there was room!
ha mejorado mucho — ¡y buena falta le hacía!
there is no room for delay/error
uno no puede atrasarse/equivocarse
there is no room for delay/error
no hay ningún margen para retrasos/errores
I need room to breathe
necesito mi espacio vital

II.room [Am rum, rʊm, Brit ruːm, rʊm] VB intr

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See also cat2, cat1

cat → catalog or catalogue

1.1. cat (domestic animal):

cat
gato m / gata f
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? inf
has the cat got your tongue? inf
¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? Spain
he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas
se cree el súmmum
look what the cat's brought or dragged in! inf
¡hombre, mira quién viene por aquí!
you look like something the cat dragged in
¡parece que vinieras de la guerra!
not to have a cat in hell's chance Brit inf
no tener la más mínima posibilidad
there's not enough or no room to swing a cat inf
no cabe ni un alfiler inf
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof
estar sobre ascuas
to fight like cat and dog
andar como (el) perro y (el) gato
those two are like cat and dog
esos dos se llevan or están siempre como el perro y el gato
to grin like a Cheshire cat
sonreír de oreja a oreja
to let the cat out of the bag
descubrir el pastel
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la liebre
to let the cat out of the bag
levantar la perdiz RioPl
to play cat and mouse (with sb)
jugar al gato y al ratón (con alguien)
to rain cats and dogs
llover a cántaros or a mares
to see which way the cat jumps
ver por dónde van los tiros
to set or put the cat among the pigeons
levantar un revuelo
when the cat's away the mice will play
cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones
a cat may look at a king
los ojos son para mirar
a cat may look at a king
con mirar no se desgasta

3. cat inf → caterpillar

cutting room [Am ˈkədɪŋ rum, Brit] N

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rooms in the PONS Dictionary

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rooms Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the upstairs rooms
las habitaciones del piso de arriba
to turn the whole room inside out fig
revolver toda la habitación
this house boasts 10 rooms
esta casa cuenta con 10 habitaciones
there's no more room for anything else
ya no cabe nada más
there is no room for doubt
no cabe duda
to strip the wallpaper of a room
desempapelar una habitación
the smell of flowers fills the room
las flores perfuman la habitación
to take up a lot of room
abultar
to take up a lot of room
ocupar mucho sitio
the room has been turned upside down
la habitación está patas arriba

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The partial basement houses attendant rooms and mechanical equipment.
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A community centre will provide outreach support, young parent programmes, parent education, specialised playgroups, meeting rooms and a toy library.
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Whilst modern in appearance, it is traditional in form, comprising a central tower, nave, chancel, north and south porches, and ancillary rooms.
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The building consists of only two rooms: a small anteroom which leads, via two flanking doors, to the much larger sanctuary.
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There are about five rooms furnished with period furniture.
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The library, stage, gymnasium, domestic science, woodwork and metalwork rooms were incomplete and could not be used.
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As a young surgeon during the 1880s, he developed a severe allergic skin reaction to carbolic acid, a compound that was used extensively in operating rooms.
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Eerily lit rooms and suddenly abandoned homes increase the effect of loneliness and loss.
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The items included coffee percolators from 10 rooms, 10 pillows, 40 towels and one of our delegates in a dress.
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Facilities include 10 research labs, cabins, dormitories, a dining hall, and lecture rooms.
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