refectory

/ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/ noun C1

a college dining hall

Word Origin Refectory comes from Latin reficere 'to restore, refresh'—literally 'make again.' The idea is a place where you restore yourself with food. The root facere 'to make' is incredibly productive: fact, factory, affect, perfect, and many more. So a refectory is a 'remaking' room, a place of refreshment.

noun a college dining hall C1

Students often gather in the refectory for lunch between classes.

(名词) 食堂;餐厅;饭厅 【大学食堂】

学生们经常在课间去食堂吃午饭。

(sustantivo) refectorio; comedor [el comedor de una universidad]

Los estudiantes suelen reunirse en el refectorio para almorzar entre clases.

(nom) réfectoire; salle à manger [salle à manger commune dans un collège, un monastère ou une autre communauté.]

Les étudiants se retrouvent souvent au refectory pour déjeuner entre les cours.

(Substantiv) Mensa; Speisesaal [ein Speisesaal in einem Kloster, Internat oder einer Hochschule, in dem Mahlzeiten eingenommen werden]

Die Studierenden treffen sich oft im **refectory**, um zwischen den Vorlesungen zu Mittag zu essen.

(名詞) 大学や修道院などの共同食堂

学生は授業の合間に昼食のため食堂に集まることが多い。

(substantivo) refeitório [o refeitório de um colégio]

Os alunos costumam se reunir no refeitório para almoçar entre as aulas.

noun A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery. countable

Students gathered in the ancient refectory for their evening meal.

(名词) 食堂;餐厅;膳堂

学生们聚集在古老的食堂里用晚餐。

(sustantivo) refectorio; comedor [Un comedor, especialmente en una institución como un colegio o monasterio.]

Los estudiantes se reunieron en el antiguo refectorio para su cena.

(nom) réfectoire [Salle à manger, en particulier dans une institution comme un collège ou un monastère.]

Les étudiants se sont réunis dans l'ancien réfectoire pour leur repas du soir.

(Substantiv) Refektorium; Speisesaal [Ein Speisesaal, insbesondere in einer Bildungseinrichtung wie einer Universität oder einem Kloster.]

Die Studierenden versammelten sich im alten **Refektorium** zum Abendessen.

(名詞) 特に大学や修道院などの施設内にある食堂。

学生たちは夕食の為、古い修道院の食堂に集まった。

(substantivo) refeitório [Um refeitório, especialmente em uma instituição como um colégio ou mosteiro.]

Os estudantes se reuniram no refeitório antigo para a refeição noturna.

Word parts: re + fect + ory

Common collocations

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