Sofa

Sofa

Sofa may refer to:

In general:
* A piece of furniture also called a couch
* SOFA, which stands for Status of Forces Agreement
* SOFA, an abbreviation for the international expositions of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA NEW YORK & SOFA CHICAGO)
* SOFA, an abbreviation for Soft Out of Focus Area, and alternative to the term Bokeh
* SOFA score, an acronym for Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score
* SOFA district, a neighbourhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
* Sofa (warrior), a West African warrior of the Mandinka or other related ethnic group
* Susono Overseas Friendship Association, a company in Susono, Japan.
* Status of Forces Agreement, an agreement between a country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country.
* Separated over-fire air, a type of burner for low NOx in power stations.

In music:
* Any of four bands of overlapping eras:
** Sofa (Dutch band), a post-indie band active since the late 1990s
** Sofa (American band), a post-grunge funk band active through the 1990s
** Sofa (Canadian band), a Montreal-based band that was active from 1993 to 1997
** Sofa (Thai band), a Thai band active from 2001
*** Not to be confused with the band Couch
* "Sofa #1" and "Sofa #2" are tracks on the 1975 album "One Size Fits All" album by Frank Zappa


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  • sofa — sofa …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • sofa — [ sɔfa ] n. m. • 1519; ar. soffah 1 ♦ Hist. Estrade élevée couverte de coussins, en Orient. Le grand vizir donnait des audiences sur un sofa. 2 ♦ (1657) Cour. Lit de repos à trois appuis, servant aussi de siège. ⇒ canapé, divan. « Deux larges… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sofa — SOFÁ, sofale, s.f. Divan îngust, de obicei cu un căpătâi mai ridicat. – Din tc. sofa. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  sofá s. f., art. sofáua, g. d. art. sofálei; pl. sofále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar orto …   Dicționar Român

  • şofa — ŞOFÁ, şofez, vb. I. intranz. A conduce un automobil. – Din şofer (derivat regresiv). Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  ŞOFÁ vb. a conduce. (şofa cu multă siguranţă.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime  şofá vb., ind …   Dicționar Român

  • Sofa — Sn std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. sofa m. und it. sofa m., diese aus arab. ṣuffa Ruhebank .    Ebenso nndl. sofa, ne. sofa, nfrz. sofa, sopha, nschw. soffa, nnorw. sofa. ✎ Walz, J. A. ZDW 12 (1910), 197; Littmann (1924), 88f.;… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Sofa — So fa, n.; pl. {Sofas}. [Ar. soffah, from saffa to dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sof[ a].] A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; much used as a comfortable piece of furniture. [1913 Webster] Let fall the curtains,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sofá — (plural sofás) sustantivo masculino 1. Asiento cómodo, con respaldo y brazos, para dos o más personas: sentarse en el sofá, levantarse del sofá. Locuciones 1. sofá cama Sofá que puede convertirse en cama: El niño duerme en el sofá cama del salón …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • SOFA — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sofa — Sofa: Quelle dieses seit dem Ende des 17. Jh.s bezeugten Fremdwortes ist arab. ṣuffa »Ruhebank«, das mit einer erweiterten Bedeutung »gepolsterte Sitzbank« in die europäischen Sprachen gelangte (beachte gleichbed. it. sofà, frz. sofa, span. sofá …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • sofa — ou sopha (so fa) s. m. 1°   Estrade fort élevée et couverte d un tapis. •   Il faut que ce prince [Moustapha] soit ensorcelé, si de son sofa il ne demande pas la paix à votre trône, VOLT. Lett. Catherine 11, 25 oct. 1770. 2°   Lit de repos à… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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