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Jul 16, 2020 · Leisure can be a noun. It can also be an adjective, for instance leisure activities, as well as leisure time. It means things people do for recreation and pleasure. Because leisure is not a synonym for time, there is no redundancy here. Yet the dictionaries probably need time in the definition to make sense.
Feb 25, 2022 · Feb 25, 2022. #7. The Newt said: We wouldn't say "a spare time," but I don't see anything wrong with "if I had some spare time" or "when I had some spare time." "Leisure time" suggests the time we spend watching TV, going to the beach, or engaging in a hobby etc. That means when I say "leisure time" I'm doing something, but it's not a job or an ...
Sep 12, 2011 · Senior Member. Bengali. Jun 7, 2020. #4. Tazzler said: In grubble's first example, "free time" and "spare time" are the same for me. In his second example, "free time" would normally be used, but that's because it's [free] [time] rather than [free time]; that is, "free" is an independent adjective and not part of the set collocation "free time."
Mar 31, 2017 · Chinese - China. Mar 31, 2017. #1. Chinese Teenagers’ Leisure Life. (Project English 9A, page 26, Wang Dechun, an English textbook for junior middle school students in China) This is the title of a passage in the book. It tells what the Chinese teenagers can do after school and during holidays. I wonder if it’s OK to say teenagers ...
Jun 18, 2021 · The sentence refers to rest and relaxation, so "leisure" is the obvious choice. I don't think "at your pleasure" is used much in modern English, although it survives in a few expressions, such as some prisoners in Britain being "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure" (= kept in prison for as long as the Queen sees fit).
Jul 28, 2011 · Jul 28, 2011. #7. k_georgiadis said: In my medieval literature course one of the terms used was signora oziosa, mostly referring to ladies who lived in a castle or in a nobleman's court. Thank you all very much. I think " signora oziosa" sounds quite good because "a lady of leisure" gives the idea of a noblewoman.
Apr 26, 2016 · Apr 26, 2016. #2. EdisonBhola said: Hi all, would you say "do something in leisure" or "do something for leisure"? For example: Bodybuilding isn't my career. I do it for leisure only. (i.e. I don't rely on it for a living)
Jun 8, 2007 · British English. Jun 7, 2007. #2. I think any combination of strike/find and leisure/play sound quite natural. "To strike a balance" sounds a little more sophisticated to me, and "work and play" is generally a more natural pairing. But "work and leisure" is by no means un-natural. T.
Feb 3, 2009 · English. Feb 3, 2009. #2. I've never heard the expression 'a leisure meal', though I suppose it could mean one that is not a business lunch or something. A 'leisurely meal', on the other hand, is something people speak about quite a lot. It is an unhurried meal, taken at a leisurely pace so as to enjoy every course to its full.
Nov 19, 2010 · You can say it in a number of ways. 1 ) we couldn't find our way home .. 2) we couldn't find our way back home ..
