sauna
gb/sˈɔnə/ us/sˈɔnə/
B1
Engelsk
szauna, szaunázás
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
szauna
A2
Bruksmønster:
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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
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.
Vanlig feil:
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
Ordkombinasjoner
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
Definisjon
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
2
szaunázás
B1
Bruksmønster:
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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
I want to take a sauna today.
Ma szeretnék szaunázni.
We had a sauna after the gym.
Az edzőterem után szaunáztunk.
Vanlig feil:
A common error is missing the article: “take a sauna,” not “take sauna.”
Betydning
a session in a sauna
Ordkombinasjoner
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
Definisjon
time you spend in a sauna
A period of time spent sitting in a sauna.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
szauna
A2
Bruksmønster:
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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
There is a sauna near my home.
Van egy szauna az otthonom közelében.
We visited a sauna on the weekend.
Hétvégén elmentünk egy szaunába.
Vanlig feil:
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
Ordkombinasjoner
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
Definisjon
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
INFORMAL
4
szauna
A2
Bruksmønster:
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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
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.
Vanlig feil:
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)
Ordkombinasjoner
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
Definisjon
a place that feels very hot
An environment that feels extremely hot, compared to the heat of a sauna.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
sauna
IPA
GB/sˈɔnə/
US/sˈɔnə/
Stavelser og trykk
sauna (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (sauna)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: sauna
- Plural: saunas
Uttrykk
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?
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- 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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- 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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- 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.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- I want to take a sauna.
- We took a sauna after the gym.