salle

Meaning

1. hall
2. room (in a house)
3. front of house (public area of a restaurant, theatre, etc.)
4. sports hall
5. (informal) gym

Concepts

room

hall

chamber

auditorium

ward

bedroom

toilet

saloon

living room

salon

casualty ward

bathroom

hospital ward

bedchamber

sleeping room

peace

audience

dining-room

delivery room

boarding lounge

ballroom

board room

water-closet

lavatory

boardroom

committee room

engine room

can

convenience

dyke

playroom

rest room

margin

place

scope

lounge

board

sleeping accommodation

cellblock

ataraxis

heartsease

peace of mind

peacefulness

repose

serenity

suite

indoor

venue

bath

bathe

washroom

anteroom

antechamber

body cavity

entrance hall

inner ear

lobby

bar

bar-room

barroom

ginmill

night-club

pub

taproom

alcove

hallway

corridor

sitting room

court

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sal/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French salle, from Old French sale (“a large room, large reception hall”), from Frankish *sal (“dwelling, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). More at salon.
Cognates:
Cognate with Old High German sal (“dwelling, house, entrance hall”) (whence German Saal), Old Norse salr (“room, hall”) (whence Icelandic salur), Old English sæl (“room, hall, castle”). Cognate with Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish sala.

Sentences

Le tableau représente une scène de repas aristocratique dans une salle richement décorée .

The painting depicts an aristocratic meal scene in a richly decorated room.