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verb

To pass time without working or in avoiding work: bum¹ (around), idle, laze, loaf, loiter, shirk. Slang diddle², goldbrick, goof (off). See industrious/lazy.

v

Definition: lie about, waste time
Antonyms: do, hustle, work

An informal sitting room, esp. in a hotel, theater, or institutional building.

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IN BRIEF: To move, sit, or lie in an easy or lazy way.

While on his vacation, he wanted to lounge all afternoon and read a good book.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stå og hænge, sidde og drive, sidde mageligt henslængt, slentre, gå og daske
v. tr. - stå og hænge, sidde og drive, sidde mageligt henslængt, slentre, gå og daske
n. - vestibule, hal, salon

idioms:

• lounge about    gå og drive, drive rundt
• lounge around    gå og drive, drive rundt

Nederlands (Dutch)
woonkamer, lounge, wachtruimte, conversatiezaal, leuningloze sofa, gelanterfant, luieren, slenteren, flaneren, kuieren

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'avachir
v. tr. - s'avachir
n. - salon, bar, hall (d'aéroport)

idioms:

• lounge about    paresser, lambiner
• lounge around    lambiner, paresser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wohnzimmer, Salon, Halle, Foyer
v. - faulenzen

idioms:

• lounge about    herumliegen, sich rekeln
• lounge around    herumliegen, sich rekeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σαλόνι, σάλα, αίθουσα αναμονής (ξενοδοχείου), προθάλαμος, χολ
v. - τεμπελιάζω, ραχατεύω, σεργιανίζω

idioms:

• lounge about    σεργιανίζω
• lounge around    κοπροσκυλιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
salotto

idioms:

• lounge about    andare a zonzo
• lounge around    bighellonare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - saguão (m), sala (f) de espera, divã (m)
v. - vadiar, recostar-se

idioms:

• lounge about    espreguiçar-se
• lounge around    passeio

Русский (Russian)
отдыхать, бездельничать, тратить время попусту, праздное времяпрепровождение, салон для отдыха, вестибюль в гостинице, бар первого класса

idioms:

• lounge about    слоняться
• lounge around    слоняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pasear, callejear, pasar el tiempo
v. tr. - pasar el tiempo sin hace nada, haraganear
n. - salón, cuarto de estar, sala de espera, sofá

idioms:

• lounge about    holgazanear, gandulear, repantigarse
• lounge around    holgazanear, gandulear, repantigarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vestibul, foajé, hall, sällskapsrum, salong, slöande, flanerande, promenad, schäslong
v. - släntra, gå och driva (dra), strosa (omkring), gå och strosa, flanera, släntra (masa) sig iväg, stå (sitta) och hänga, sitta och vräka sig, ligga och gona (dra) sig, lata (sig), slöa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闲荡, 懒洋洋地躺卧, 虚度光阴, 闲逛, 长沙发, 休闲室

idioms:

• lounge about    闲荡
• lounge around    闲荡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閒蕩, 懶洋洋地躺臥
v. tr. - 虛度光陰
n. - 閒逛, 長沙發, 休閒室

idioms:

• lounge about    閒蕩
• lounge around    閒蕩

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 빈둥거리며 시간을 보내다, 어슬렁거리다, 한가로이 걷다, 편하게 앉다
v. tr. - 빈둥거리며 보내다
n. - 침대의자 , 소파, 휴게실, 대합실, 빈둥빈둥 지냄

idioms:

• lounge about    빈둥빈둥 놀며 지내다
• lounge around    어슬렁거리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 社交室, 談話室, 居間, 寝椅子, ぶらぶら歩き
v. - ぶらぶら歩く, もたれ掛かる, らくらと過ごす

idioms:

• lounge about    ぶらぶら歩き回る
• lounge around    ぶらぶら歩く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حجرة الجلوس, في البيت, الردهه, قاعه الإستراحه أو الإنتظار في الفندق (فعل) يتكاسل, يتسكع, ينفق الوقت متبطلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נשען, התבטל באפס מעשה‬
v. tr. - ‮נשען, התבטל באפס מעשה‬
n. - ‮טרקלין (במלון), אולם-המתנה, חדר-אורחים, ישיבה בטלנית, עמידה עצלה‬

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