Resort

/rɪˈzɔːrt/ (US), /rɪˈzɔːt/ (UK) noun, verb

Definition

A resort is a place where people go to relax or take a vacation. As a verb, to resort to something means to use it as a final or last option, often because other choices have failed.

Etymology

From Old French *resortir* 'to go out again, return', from *re-* 'again' + *sortir* 'to go out'. The noun sense grew from the idea of a place people repeatedly go back to.

Kelly Says

It’s ironic that 'resort' can mean both a luxury vacation spot and a desperate last choice. In both cases, though, you’re going somewhere you wouldn’t normally go—whether that’s a beach hotel or a risky plan.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
oord
oord
AMአማርኛ
የመዝናኛ ቦታ
የመዝናኛ ቦታ
ARالعربية
منتجع
منتجع
BGБългарски
курорт
курорт
BNবাংলা
অবকাশ কেন্দ্র
অবকাশ কেন্দ্র
CACatalà
recurs
recurs
CSČeština
letovisko
letovisko
DADansk
resort
resort
DEDeutsch
Ressort
Ressort
ELΕλληνικά
θερινό
θερινό
ESEspañol
recurso
recurso
ETEesti
kuurort
kuurort
EUEuskara
atsedenlekua
atsedenlekua
FAفارسی
منتجع
منتجع
FISuomi
lomakohde
lomakohde
FRFrançais
recours
recours
GLGalego
recurso
recurso
HEעברית
אתר נופש
אתר נופש
HIहिन्दी
अवकाश स्थल
अवकाश स्थल
HRHrvatski
odmaralište
odmaralište
HUMagyar
üdülőhely
üdülőhely
IDBahasa Indonesia
resor
resor
ITItaliano
località
località
JA日本語
リゾート
リゾート
KO한국어
휴양지
휴양지
LTLietuvių
poilsiavietė
poilsiavietė
LVLatviešu
atpūtas vieta
atpūtas vieta
MNМонгол
амралтын газар
амралтын газар
MSBahasa Melayu
tempat percutian
tempat percutian
MYမြန်မာ
အားလပ်ရက်နေရာ
အားလပ်ရက်နေရာ
NLNederlands
resort
resort
NONorsk
resort
resort
PLPolski
kurort
kurort
PTPortuguês
recurso
recurso
RORomână
stațiune
stațiune
RUРусский
курорт
курорт
SKSlovenčina
letovisko
letovisko
SLSlovenščina
letovišče
letovišče
SRСрпски
одмаралиште
одмаралиште
SVSvenska
resort
resort
SWKiswahili
mahali pa kupumzika
mahali pa kupumzika
TAதமிழ்
விடுமுறை இடம்
விடுமுறை இடம்
TEతెలుగు
విశ్రాంతి స్థలం
విశ్రాంతి స్థలం
THไทย
สถานที่พักผ่อน
สถานที่พักผ่อน
TRTürkçe
tatil yeri
tatil yeri
UKУкраїнська
курорт
курорт
URاردو
تفریح گاہ
تفریح گاہ
VITiếng Việt
khu nghỉ dưỡng
khu nghỉ dưỡng
ZH中文
度假胜地
度假胜地

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