waiting room

• Sala en un lugar público, como un hospital, una consulta o una oficina, donde las personas se sientan y esperan su turno para ser atendidas o recibir un servicio.

A room in a public place such as a hospital, clinic, or office where people sit and wait for their turn to be seen or served.

1. Room for waitingA2formal

   A room in a hospital, clinic, office, or station where people wait to be attended to.

   sala de espera

   • The doctor asked me to sit in the waiting room.
   • The waiting room was crowded with patients.
   • She read a magazine in the waiting room while waiting for her appointment.