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staffroom

/stˈæfɹum/ noun

A room set aside for the use of staff.

Word Origin A compound of staff (from Proto-Germanic stafaz 'stick, pole') and room (from rūmaz 'space'). Originally, a staff was a stick or pole, then came to mean a group of people supporting an organization (like a staff of office). A staffroom is literally a room for the staff — a space where the team gathers. The same staff root gives us stave (a stick, as in barrel staves), and room gives us roomy (spacious) and all the compound rooms like bedroom, bathroom, classroom.

noun A room set aside for the use of staff. countable

Teachers gathered in the staffroom during their break to discuss the day's lessons.

(名词) 教职工休息室；教师办公室

老师们在休息时间聚集在教职工休息室讨论当天的课程。

(sustantivo) Una sala reservada para el uso del personal.

Los maestros se reunieron en la sala de profesores durante su descanso para hablar sobre las lecciones del día.

(nom) salle des professeurs; salle du personnel; salle de repos du personnel [Salle réservée à l'usage du personnel d'un établissement.]

Les enseignants se réunirent dans la salle des professeurs pendant leur pause pour discuter des leçons du jour.

(Substantiv) Ein Raum, der für die Nutzung durch das Personal vorgesehen ist.

Die Lehrer versammelten sich in der **staffroom**, um in der Pause über den Unterricht des Tages zu sprechen.

(名詞) 職員や従業員のために用意された専用の部屋。

先生たちは休憩中に職員室に集まり、その日の授業について話し合った。

(substantivo) sala dos professores; sala de funcionários; sala do pessoal [Uma sala reservada para o uso dos funcionários.]

Os professores se reuniram na sala dos professores durante o intervalo para discutir as aulas do dia.

Synonyms: break room common room lounge restroom pantry meeting room office break area staff lounge
Word parts: staff + room

Common collocations

in prep be verb to prep of prep for prep classroom subst may verb

Related words

staffing staffer roomy roominess

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