sala de crisis
/sala de kɾisis/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'war room' is translated as sala de crisis.
Sala de crisis is used to describe a centralized location where a team manages an emergency, a corporate crisis or a high-stakes strategic situation.
Meaning: command center (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, sala de crisis translates to 'room of crisis'.
Which one should you use?
While sala de guerra is a literal translation of 'war room', sala de crisis is the more common professional term used in business and government contexts to describe a command center.
How do you pronounce it?
/sala de kɾisis/
Did you know?
- While sala de crisis is the standard for business, the phrase cuarto de guerra is often used in Spanish-speaking political campaigns to describe the high-energy room where electoral strategy is managed.
- The word crisis comes from the Ancient Greek word krĭ́sĭs, which originally meant 'decision' or 'judgement'.
- In a corporate setting, if you use the term sala de guerra, your colleagues might think you are actually preparing for a physical combat or a literal military engagement rather than a strategic business meeting.
Examples in context
- Entra al centro de operaciones, también conocido como sala de guerra.Enter the operations center, also known as the war room.
- El equipo está reunido en la sala de crisis.The team is gathered in the war room.
- Necesitamos monitores nuevos para la sala de crisis.We need new monitors for the war room.
- La sala de crisis está en el segundo piso.The war room is on the second floor.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing an urgent company problem.
- ElenaMateo, tenemos un problema grave con el cliente.Mateo, we have a serious problem with the client.
- MateoEstá bien, vamos ahora mismo a la sala de crisis.Alright, let's go to the war room right now.
- Elena¿Ya están los directivos allí?Are the executives already there?
- MateoSí, Elena y el resto nos esperan.Yes, Elena and the rest are waiting for us.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries crisis, de, sala, CC BY-SA 4.0.
