home theater
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]home theater (plural home theaters)
- (US) A system for showing theater-quality films at home, usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound.
- (by extension) A dedicated room for such a system.
Alternative forms
[edit]- home theatre (Canada)
Synonyms
[edit]- home cinema (UK)
Translations
[edit]home cinema — see home cinema
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English home theater.
Noun
[edit]home theater m (plural home theaters)
- home cinema (theatre-quality film system at home)
- Synonym: home cinema
- 2009, Raúl Candeloro, A Hora da Virada, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 58:
- Digamos que eu queira colocar um home theater na sala de minha casa. Posso comprar a televisão em um lugar porque é mais barato, comprar as caixas em outro porque um amigo me indicou, comprar o resto do equipamento num site da internet e receber em casa, e depois tentar montar tudo sozinho.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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