What does sala in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word sala in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sala in Spanish.

The word sala in Spanish means living room, lounge, throne room, courtroom, salt, make salty, jinx, fall through, grit, salt, salt flat, salt pan, futsal, front-of-house manager, maître d', trial judge, trial judge, indoor football, clean room, chapterhouse, chapter hall, living-dining room, court of appeals, appeals court, courtroom, ballroom, dance hall, beauty salon, beauty shop, wedding hall, cinema, concert hall, conference room, control room, departure lounge, waiting room, sitting room, study, exhibition room, exhibition hall, hall, banquet hall, game room, playroom, conference room, courtroom, civil court, criminal court, engine room, server room, machine room, delivery room, porn cinema, creche. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sala

living room, lounge

nombre femenino (parte de una casa) (house)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nosotros comemos en la sala.
We eat in the living room.

throne room

nombre femenino (aposento grande) (majestic room)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sala del trono está en esta planta.
The throne room is on this floor of the palace.

courtroom

nombre femenino (parte de un tribunal) (legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jueza se encuentra ya en la sala donde se celebrará el juicio.
The judge is now in the courtroom where the trial will be held.

salt

verbo transitivo (alimentos: poner sal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sala la carne antes de hornearla.
Salt the meat before roasting it.

make salty

verbo transitivo (dejar salado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No le pongas tanta soya al arroz: lo vas a salar.
Don't add so much soy in the rice, you're going to make it salty.

jinx

verbo transitivo (AmL: coloquial (dar mala suerte) (colloquial: bad luck)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La envidia de sus compañeros lo saló.
The jealousy of his colleagues jinxed him.

fall through

verbo pronominal (AmL: coloquial (arruinarse, malograrse) (colloquial)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
No le cuentes a nadie de tu proyecto porque se te va a salar.
Don't tell anyone about your project because it will fall through.

grit, salt

verbo transitivo (carretera: cubrir de sal) (roads)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

salt flat, salt pan

nombre masculino (AmS (sitio con salitre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los extraños paisajes de este salar parecen de otro planeta.
The strange landscapes of this salt flat seem other-worldly.

futsal

locución nominal masculina (variedad de balompié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En fútbol sala, se enfrentan dos equipos de cinco jugadores en un recinto cubierto.
Futsal is played with five players in a covered venue.

front-of-house manager

locución nominal con flexión de género (en casinos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El jefe de sala supervisa todo el casino.
The front-of-house manager supervises the whole casino.

maître d'

locución nominal con flexión de género (en restaurantes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cliente pidió hablar con el jefe de sala.
The client asked to talk to the maître d'.

trial judge

locución nominal con flexión de género (resuelve según competencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trial judge

(derecho: juez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

indoor football

nombre masculino (AR (modalidad de fútbol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El papi fútbol se juega sobre una cancha de superficie dura.

clean room

locución nominal femenina (cuarto estéril) (free of contamination)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las salas blancas se usaron primero en hospitales para controlar infecciones.
Clean rooms were first used in hospitals to control infections.

chapterhouse, chapter hall

locución nominal femenina (de catedral, de monasterio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los monjes se congregan en la sala capitular.

living-dining room

locución nominal femenina (espacio común)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En una sala comedor se unen la sala y el comedor para ahorrar espacio.
In a living-dining room the living room and the dinning room are joined in order to save space.

court of appeals, appeals court

(der: tribunal superior)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

courtroom

(der: local de audiencias, tribunal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ballroom, dance hall

locución nominal femenina (para bailar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los bailarines están ensayando la coreografía de la obra en una sala de baile.
The dancers are rehearsing the choreography of the production in a ballroom.

beauty salon, beauty shop

locución nominal femenina (peluquería, manicura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu cabello parece un nido de pájaros; tienes que ir a una sala de belleza.
Your hair looks like a bird's nest. You have to go to the beauty shop.

wedding hall

locución nominal femenina (local para fiestas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los invitados brindaron por la felicidad de los novios en la sala de bodas.
The guests toasted the happiness of the bride and groom in the wedding hall.

cinema

(local de películas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mario trabaja como acomodador en una sala de cine.
Mario works as an usher at the cinema.

concert hall

locución nominal femenina (auditorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La orquesta sinfónica deleitó a los asistentes en la sala de conciertos.
The symphonic orchestra delighted the audience in the concert hall.

conference room

(lugar para reuniones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta sala de conferencias tiene capacidad para 200 personas.
This conference room holds 200 people.

control room

(función de supervisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El tráfico aéreo se vigila desde la sala de control.
Air traffic is monitored from the control room.

departure lounge

locución nominal femenina (de aeropuerto, terminal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la sala de embarque esperamos el llamado para abordar el avión.

waiting room

locución nominal femenina (vestíbulo, recibidor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los pacientes aguardan su turno en la sala de espera del consultorio.
Patients wait their turn in the clinic's waiting room.

sitting room

(lugar de descanso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sala de estar de la casa debe ser un lugar acogedor para los invitados.
The sitting room should be an inviting place for visitors to your house.

study

locución nominal femenina (área de trabajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la sala de estudio de la biblioteca se puede hacer la tarea con tranquilidad.
You can do your homework in peace in the library study.

exhibition room, exhibition hall

(lugar de exhibición)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las nuevas obras de la pintora se encuentran en una sala de exposiciones del centro de la ciudad.
The painter's new works are on display in a exhibition room (or: exhibition hall) downtown.

hall, banquet hall

locución nominal femenina (lugar asignado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los novios contratan una sala de fiestas para el banquete de bodas.
The bride and groom hired a hall for the wedding banquet.

game room, playroom

locución nominal femenina (salón de juegos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Convertí una habitación de mi casa en una sala de juegos para mis hijos.
I converted one of the rooms in my house into a playroom for my children.

conference room

(lugar de reuniones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reunión con los directores se llevará a cabo en la sala de juntas del piso 18.
The meeting with the directors will be held in the conference room on the 18th floor.

courtroom

(derecho: tribunal, juzgado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

civil court

(der: conjunto de jueces, materia civil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

criminal court

(der: conjunto de jueces, materia penal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

engine room

locución nominal femenina (de buque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sala de máquinas es la encargada de la propulsión del barco.
The engine room is responsible for the ship's propulsion.

server room

locución nominal femenina (cuarto de computadoras)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La refrigeración de la sala de máquinas es necesaria para su buen funcionamiento.
The cooling of the server room is necessary for its proper functioning.

machine room

locución nominal femenina (de edificio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sala de máquinas de la fábrica cuenta con campanas extractoras de humo.
The factory's machine room is equipped with fume hoods.

delivery room

locución nominal femenina (para parturientas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todos los días llegan al mundo bebés en las salas de partos.
Babies come into the world every day in delivery rooms.

porn cinema

locución nominal femenina (ES (de cine porno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es incómodo encontrarse con amigos de tus padres en una sala X.

creche

nombre femenino (guardería bebés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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