spa
US /spɑː/
UK /spɑː/
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spa, centre de bien-être
a place where people can relax and improve their health and beauty by doing exercises and having special treatments, for example, massages and mud baths
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We spent the weekend at a luxurious health spa.
Nous avons passé le week-end dans un spa de santé luxueux.
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The hotel has a swimming pool and a full-service spa.
L'hôtel dispose d'une piscine et d'un spa à service complet.
2.
ville thermale, station thermale
a town or resort where there is a mineral spring
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The town of Bath in England is famous for its Roman spa.
La ville de Bath en Angleterre est célèbre pour son spa romain.
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Many European towns developed around natural mineral spas.
De nombreuses villes européennes se sont développées autour de spas minéraux naturels.