Meaning
sauna
- A small room or building designed for hot steam or dry heat baths.
- The act of taking a steam or dry heat bath.
- An uncomfortably hot and humid environment (figurative).
In a sentence
Dopo l'allenamento faccio sempre una sauna rilassante.
After the workout, I always take a relaxing sauna.
L'hotel in montagna dispone di una sauna molto moderna.
The mountain hotel has a very modern sauna.
In questa stanza non c'è aria condizionata: sembra una sauna!
There is no air conditioning in this room: it feels like a sauna!
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sauna | feminine · singular |
| saune | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly used with the verb 'fare' ('fare una sauna' = to take a sauna).