- drawing-room play
- ['drɔɪŋrum,pleɪ]
сало́нная пье́са (то же, что cup-and-saucer drama)
English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.
drawing-room play
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