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Meaning of Murphy bed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A light type of bed designed to be folded up or swung into a wall or closet for storage when not in use.

Canada, US

Equivalents

العربية سرير مورفي
Deutsch Schrankbett
Français lit escamotable
Nederlands opklapbed
Português cama retrátil

Examples

“We lived in just one room with a Murphy bed and a kitchen that looked out on the alley.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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