cuarto

Definitions of cuarto
  1. noun
    apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
    synonyms: habitación, local
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    apartamento, apartamiento, departamento, habitación, piso, vivienda
    a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
  2. noun
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
    synonyms: aposento, habitación
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    antecámara, antesala, atrio, casapuerta, entrada, hall, jol, pasillo, portal, recibidor, recibimiento, vestíbulo, zaguán
    a large entrance or reception room or area
    rebotica, tertulia, trascuarto, trastienda
    a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
    bailadero, sala de baile, salón de baile
    large room used mainly for dancing
    bar, taberna
    a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
    baño
    a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
    alcoba, dormitorio, habitación
    a room used primarily for sleeping
    billar
    a room in which billiards is played
    sala de juntas
    a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
    calabozo, cana, celda
    a room where a prisoner is kept
    celda, cubículo
    small room in which a monk or nun lives
    cámara
    a room where a judge transacts business
    consigna, guardarropa
    a room where baggage or parcels are checked
    aula, clase
    a room in a school where lessons take place
    tertulia
    a room used for the activities of a club
    compartimento
    a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
    sala, sala de justicia, tribunal
    a room in which a lawcourt sits
    casilla, celdilla, saloncito
    a small secluded room
    cuarto oscuro
    a room in which photographs are developed
    comedor
    a room used for dining
    camarín, camerino
    a room in which you can change clothes
    sala de máquinas
    a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
    galería, pinacoteca, sala de exposiciones
    a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
    cocina
    a room equipped for preparing meals
    biblioteca
    a room where books are kept
    cuarto de estar, sala de estar, salita, salón
    a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
    sala de espera, salón
    a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
    recibimiento
    a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
    antecocina, fregadero, office, oficio, recocina, trascocina
    a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
    costurero
    a room set aside for sewing
    enfermería
    (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
    enfermería
    a room to which a sick person is confined
    fumadero
    room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers
    almacén, colca, depósito, despensa, gambuza, pañol, trastero
    a room in which things are stored
    solana, solanera, solario, solárium
    a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
    aseo, aseos, baño, cien, excusado, inodoro, lavabo, retrete, servicios, tualé, váter, wáter
    a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
    sacristía
    a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
    obrador, taller
    room where work is done
    caseta, casilla
    small area set off by walls for special use
    camarín, gabinete, tocador
    a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
    encierro
    a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
    cabaña, cabina
    small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
    armario
    a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
    camarín
    where passengers ride up and down
    barquilla
    the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
    cerería
    a storeroom where candles are kept
    salón
    a sitting room (usually at school or university)
    chirona
    a cell for violent prisoners
    litera
    a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping
    disco, discoteca, sala de fiestas, teca
    a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
    calabozo, mazmorra
    a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
    guantera
    compartment on the dashboard of a car
    cuarto de los invitados
    a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
    cocinilla, office
    small kitchen
    sala de actos
    classroom where lectures are given
    baúl, maleta, maletero
    compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
    desván, trastera, trastero
    a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
    módulo
    detachable compartment of a spacecraft
    nártex
    a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
    sala de redacción
    a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
    quirófano
    a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
    bodega, despensa, repostería
    a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
    salón, tienda
    reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
    timonera
    an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
    evacuatorio, lavadero, mingitorio, urinario
    a toilet that is available to the public
    cuarto de juego, cuarto de jugar
    a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
    sauna
    a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
    taberna clandestina
    (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
    almacén
    storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
    cámara acorazada
    a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept
    lavabo, servicios
    a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)
    armario, cajete, garita, meódromo, tigre, váter, wáter
    a toilet in Britain
    type of:
    área
    a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
  3. noun
    the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
    synonyms: libro en cuarto
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    talla
    the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
  4. noun
    one of four equal parts
    synonyms: cuarta, cuartel, cuartilla
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