Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.

    Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.

    Massage

    масса́жmassáž

    маса́жmasáž

    kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation

  2. (countable, uncountable)The action of rubbing or kneading anything.

    The baker gave the dough one final massage.

Examples

210 sentences
  1. When was the last time you had a massage?

    Коли останнього разу тобі робили масаж? — deniko

    ruКогда тебе в последний раз делали массаж? — Ooneykcall

  2. I want a massage. I need to relax.

    Хочу масаж. Мені треба розслабитися. — sakhnik

    deIch habe Lust auf eine Massage. Ich muss mich entspannen. — MUIRIEL

  3. Tom tried out the massage chair at the store.

    Том випробував масажне крісло у крамниці. — oromashka

  4. I need a massage.

    Мені потрібен масаж. — deniko

    ruМне нужен массаж. — odexed

  5. I really need a massage.

    Мені дуже потрібен масаж. — deniko

    ruМне очень нужен массаж. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body:
Русский
By meaning 1
rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body:

Origin

From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18t

From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.

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