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soggiorno

living room

noun sod-JOR-noh Less Common
Home & Lifestyle Rooms

Also means

stay

Usage Note

Soggiorno has two main meanings: the room in a house (il soggiorno = living room/lounge) and a period of staying somewhere (un soggiorno a Roma = a stay in Rome). Context usually makes the meaning clear. The plural is regular: soggiorni.

Examples

"Ci siamo seduti nel soggiorno."

Natural Translation

We sat down in the living room.

Literal Translation

Ourselves we-are sat in-the living room.

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