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parlour

UK
/ˈpɑː.lə/
US
/ˈpɑr.lɚ/

Translations

parlournoun
parlours
pl
UK
/ˈpɑː.lə/
US
/ˈpɑr.lɚ/
We sat in the parlour and talked for hours.
Мы сидели в гостиной и разговаривали часами.
The lawyer met his clients in his parlour.
Адвокат встречался с клиентами в своем кабинете.
She went to the beauty parlour for a haircut.
Она пошла в салон красоты, чтобы подстричься.
Additional translations
гостиная комната
приемная
комната для отдыха
Synonyms
drawing room
lounge
sitting room
reception room
parlor
salon
parlouradjective
more parlour
Comp.
most parlour
Super.
UK
/ˈpɑː.lə/
US
/ˈpɑr.lɚ/
Used attributively and figuratively (e.g., 'parlour radical')
Synonyms
reception-room
domestic
homely
intimate
parlor
drawing-room
salon
sitting-room

Definitions

parlournoun
A room in a house used for receiving guests or for entertainment.
The family gathered in the parlour to welcome their visitors.
A shop or business providing specified goods or services, often used in combination.
They decided to visit the ice cream parlour after dinner.
A room or building equipped for a specific purpose, such as a funeral parlour.
The funeral parlour was elegantly decorated for the memorial service.
parlouradjective
Relating to or characteristic of discussion, activity, or behaviour that is confined to comfortable settings and often judged as superficial or merely theoretical.
Critics dismissed his ideas as mere parlour politics.
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