sauna
gb/sˈɔnə/ us/sˈɔnə/
B1
Engelsk
szauna, szaunázás
NAVNEORD
B1
1
szauna
A2
Brugsmønster:
in/at a sauna; use the sauna
After swimming, we warmed up in the sauna.
Úszás után a szaunában melegedtünk fel.
The gym has a sauna next to the changing rooms.
Az edzőteremben az öltözők mellett van egy szauna.
He poured water on the hot stones to make the sauna feel hotter.
Læringseksempler
There is a sauna in this hotel.
Van szauna ebben a szállodában.
I like to sit in the sauna after exercise.
Szeretek edzés után beülni a szaunába.
Typisk fejl:
Learners often confuse a sauna (typically dry heat) with a steam room (wet steam), and may omit the article: say “go to the sauna,” not “go to sauna.”
Betydning
heated room for sweating
Ordforbindelser
use the sauna
|sit in the sauna
|go in the sauna
|a public sauna
|a private sauna
|a hotel sauna
|a sauna heater
|a sauna bench
|an infrared sauna
|a wood-fired sauna
Synonymer
steam room (Similar spa room, but heated mainly with moist steam rather than dry heat.)
|
steam bath (Often refers to a steamy heated room or the experience; not always the same as a sauna.)
Antonymer
ice bath (A cold immersion used as an opposite hot/cold treatment.)
Temaer
health
|fitness
|leisure
|travel
|daily_life
Definition
a hot room where you sit and sweat
A small heated room, usually lined with wood, where people sit for a short time to sweat for relaxation or health.
NAVNEORD
B1
2
szaunázás
B1
Brugsmønster:
have/take a sauna; a quick/short sauna
Let’s take a sauna before dinner.
Szaunázzunk egyet vacsora előtt.
I usually have a sauna twice a week.
Általában hetente kétszer szoktam szaunázni.
After a short sauna, she took a cold shower.
Læringseksempler
I want to take a sauna today.
Ma szeretnék szaunázni.
We had a sauna after the gym.
Az edzőterem után szaunáztunk.
Typisk fejl:
A common error is missing the article: “take a sauna,” not “take sauna.”
Betydning
a session in a sauna
Ordforbindelser
take a sauna
|have a sauna
|a quick sauna
|a short sauna
|a sauna session
|after a sauna
|between saunas
|a sauna break
|a relaxing sauna
|a post-workout sauna
Synonymer
sauna session (More explicit; often used in gyms and wellness contexts.)
Temaer
health
|fitness
|leisure
Definition
time you spend in a sauna
A period of time spent sitting in a sauna.
NAVNEORD
B2
3
szauna
A2
Brugsmønster:
a sauna with [features]; a men’s/women’s sauna
A new sauna opened near the station.
Új szauna nyílt az állomás közelében.
They met at a sauna that also has a small pool.
Egy olyan szaunában találkoztak, ahol egy kis medence is van.
The hotel recommended a sauna in the city center.
Læringseksempler
There is a sauna near my home.
Van egy szauna az otthonom közelében.
We visited a sauna on the weekend.
Hétvégén elmentünk egy szaunába.
Typisk fejl:
Learners may overuse “sauna” for any spa; in English it usually means the sauna room itself unless context clearly means the facility.
Betydning
place offering sauna facilities
Ordforbindelser
a local sauna
|a neighborhood sauna
|a sauna and spa
|a sauna complex
|a sauna facility
|a sauna with a pool
|a sauna with a plunge pool
|a mixed sauna
|a women-only sauna
|a sauna membership
Synonymer
spa (Broader: may include many treatments beyond saunas.)
|
bathhouse (Broader facility for bathing; may include saunas.)
Temaer
health
|leisure
|business
|travel
Definition
a place where you can use a sauna
A place or business that provides saunas for customers, often as part of a spa, gym, or bathhouse.
NAVNEORD
B2
INFORMAL
4
szauna
A2
Brugsmønster:
It’s a sauna in [place].
It’s a sauna in this apartment—can we open a window?
Kész szauna ez a lakás – kinyithatnánk egy ablakot?
With the heat off, the office turned into a sauna by noon.
Kikapcsolt fűtés mellett is délre szauna lett az irodából.
Læringseksempler
It’s a sauna in here.
Kész szauna van itt.
My car feels like a sauna in summer.
Nyáron olyan az autóm, mint egy szauna.
Typisk fejl:
This is usually used in the pattern “It’s a sauna in here,” not as a literal statement about an actual sauna.
Betydning
uncomfortably hot place (metaphor)
Ordforbindelser
It’s a sauna in here
|the room is a sauna
|this place is a sauna
|turn this sauna off
|a sauna-like room
|a sauna-like office
Synonymer
oven (Common metaphor for uncomfortable heat; often suggests dry heat.)
|
furnace (Stronger metaphor implying intense heat.)
Antonymer
icebox (Metaphor for a place that feels very cold.)
Temaer
daily_life
|weather
|home
Definition
a place that feels very hot
An environment that feels extremely hot, compared to the heat of a sauna.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
sauna
IPA
GB/sˈɔnə/
US/sˈɔnə/
Stavelser og tryk
sauna (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (sauna)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: sauna
- Plural: saunas
Udtryk
go to the sauna
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ðə sˈɔnə/
fixed phrase
visit a sauna facility
to visit a sauna
Eksempler
- We went to the sauna on Sunday evening.
- Do you want to go to the sauna after work?
Læringseksempler
- Let’s go to the sauna.
- I go to the sauna every week.
sauna bath
1/sˈɔnə bˈæθ/
fixed phrase
formal
a sauna session (term)
a time when you use a sauna
Eksempler
- The spa offers massage treatments and a sauna bath.
- After training, the team had a sauna bath to unwind.
Læringseksempler
- The hotel offers a sauna bath.
- We had a sauna bath after swimming.
sauna suit
1/sˈɔnə sˈut/
fixed phrase
garment to increase sweating
special clothing that makes you sweat
Eksempler
- He wore a sauna suit while running to cut water weight.
- Doctors warn that exercising in a sauna suit can lead to dehydration.
Læringseksempler
- He is wearing a sauna suit.
- A sauna suit can make you sweat a lot.
take a sauna
1/tˈeɪk ə sˈɔnə/
fixed phrase
spend time in a sauna
to sit in a sauna for a short time
Eksempler
- We took a sauna after our hike.
- She likes to take a sauna to relax at the end of the day.
Læringseksempler
- I want to take a sauna.
- We took a sauna after the gym.