read the room | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tounderstandtheemotionsandthoughtsof thepeoplepresent, especially todeterminethe kind ofspeechoractionsthat would beappropriateorinappropriate.Synonym:read the table2024May 9, Emma Roth, quotingReed Morano, “Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’”, inThe Verge‎[1]:The ad rubbed some creatives the wrong way. Hugh Grant called it a “destruction of human experience,” whileHandmaid’s Taledirector Reed Morano told Apple CEO Tim Cook to “read the room” in a post on X.2024May 21, Arwa Mahdawi, “Sex-positive feminism had its moment – and now it has been replaced by voluntary celibacy”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:Long story short: Bumble did notread the room.2025July 25, Jia Lynn Yang, quotingRoseanne Barr, “The Conservative Crusade That’s About So Much More Than Epstein”, inThe New York Times‎[3],→ISSN:“Mr. President- Yes, we still care about Epstein,” the actress Roseanne Barr recently posted on X[…]. “Is there a time to not care about child sex trafficking?Read thedamnroom.”

Examples:

EN: You read the room.
ES: - Evalúala tú.
EN: ! Way to read the room!
ES: Vaya forma de inspeccionar la habitación!
EN: So read the room.
ES: Así que lea la habitación.
EN: Yes, but read the room, Dong.
ES: Sí, pero mira al público, Dong.
EN: Well I got a part in a play and we were sort of talking about that, so read the room Pelton.
ES: Oye, estábamos hablando de que me han dado un papel en una obra, lee las señales, Pelton.
EN: Carter, read the room.
ES: Carter, interprétalos.
EN: I mean, read the room.
ES: Deja espacio.
EN: Gotta read the room a little, dude.
ES: ¡Si vas a leer algo, no digas nada!
EN: Uh, read the room, Sophie!
ES: ¡Mira a tu alrededor, Sophie!
EN: For God's sake, read the room, Wendy.
ES: Por el amor de dios, ya te vale, Wendy.
EN: Hey, I read the room as I see it.
ES: Hey, leo el cuarto tal como es.
EN: I just couldn't read the room.
ES: No entendía bien al público.
EN: Yeah, but learn to read the room, man.
ES: - Si, pero no de esta forma, hombre.
EN: You got to read the room.
ES: Tienes que entender el clima de la habitación.
EN: I thought I'd read the room vibe, then wing it, speak from the heart.
ES: Pensé que había leído el ambiente de la habitación, luego improvisar, hablar desde el corazón.

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