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Meaning of sofa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈsəʊfə

Definitions

  1. Acronym of Standards of Fundamental Astronomy.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  2. Acronym of status of forces agreement, an agreement that allows long-term garrisoning of foreign troops in the host country.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
    East, Middle, archaic
  4. A slave soldier who served in the army of the Mali Empire.
    historical
  5. Acronym of Simulation Open Framework Architecture.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  6. An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca divan
Беларуская канапа
Български диван кушетка
বাংলা সোফা
Català sofà
Cymraeg glwth soffa
Dansk sofa
Deutsch Couch Kanapee Sofa
Ελληνικά καναπές
Esperanto kanapo sofo
Español sillón sofá
Eesti sohva
Suomi seslonki sohva
Français canapé Sofa
Galego sofá
עברית ספה
Magyar dívány kanapé
Հայերեն բազմոց թախտ
Bahasa Indonesia dipan sofa
Íslenska sófi
Italiano divano sofà
ქართული ტახტი
ខ្មែរ អាសន្ទិ
한국어 소파 쇼파 의자 카우치
Kurdî bank kanape kanepe sofa sofî sopa
Latina cubīle lectus pulvīnar sponda
Lietuvių sofa
Македонски диван канабе кауч
മലയാളം സോഫ
Bahasa Melayu sofa
Malti sufan
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆိုဖာ
Nederlands bank sofa zetel
پښتو تخت
Português sofá
Română canapea șofa
Slovenščina zofa
Svenska soffa
ไทย โซฟา
Tagalog sopa
Türkçe kanepe
ئۇيغۇرچە دىۋان
اردو تخت صوفہ
Tiếng Việt đi vắng xô-pha

Examples

“He bought a big sofa two days before his relatives arrived.”
“His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.”
“I can make money from the comfort of my sofa / So much drive, now I gotta get a chauffeur”
“1884 Sofas conquer northern Sierra Leone. The sofas were soldiers of Mandinka empire builder, Samori Turay. Falaba, capital of Solima Yalunka kingdom, destroyed in the process.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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