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home  (hm)
n.
1. A place where one lives; a residence.
2. The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment.
3. A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household.
4.
a. An environment offering security and happiness.
b. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin.
5. The place, such as a country or town, where one was born or has lived for a long period.
6. The native habitat, as of a plant or animal.
7. The place where something is discovered, founded, developed, or promoted; a source.
8. A headquarters; a home base.
9.
a. Baseball Home plate.
b. Games Home base.
10. An institution where people are cared for: a home for the elderly.
11. Computer Science
a. The starting position of the cursor on a text-based computer display, usually in the upper left corner of the screen.
b. A starting position within a computer application, such as the beginning of a line, file, or screen or the top of a chart or list.
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to a home, especially to one's household or house: home cooking; home furnishings.
b. Taking place in the home: home care for the elderly.
2. Of, relating to, or being a place of origin or headquarters: the home office.
3. Sports Relating to a team's sponsoring institution or to the place where it is franchised: a home game; the home field advantage.
4. Of, relating to, or being the keys used as base positions for the fingers in touch-typing: The home row on a standard keyboard consists of the keys for A, S, D, F, J, K, L, and ;.
adv.
1. At, to, or toward the direction of home: going home for lunch.
2. On or into the point at which something is directed: The arrow struck home.
3. To the center or heart of something; deeply: Your comments really hit home.
v. homed, hom·ing, homes
v.intr.
1. To go or return to one's residence or base of operations.
2. To be guided to a target automatically, as by means of radio waves.
3. To move or lead toward a goal: The investigators were homing in on the truth.
v.tr.
To guide (a missile or aircraft) to a target automatically.
Idioms:
at home
1. Available to receive visitors: at home on Thursdays.
2. Comfortable and relaxed; at ease: at home in diplomatic circles.
3. Feeling an easy competence and familiarity: at home in French.
home free
Out of jeopardy; assured of success: We had our hardest exams first and were home free after that.

[Middle English, from Old English hm; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]

home
Noun
1. the place where one lives
2. the country or area of one's birth
3. a building or organization set up to care for people in a certain category, such as orphans or the aged
4. the place where something is invented or started: the home of the first aircraft
5. Sport a team's own ground: the match is at home
6. Baseball, rounders, etc. the objective towards which a player runs after striking the ball
7. at home
a. in one's own home or country
b. at ease: he felt more at home with the Russians
c. receiving visitors
Adjective
1. of one's home, birthplace, or native country
2. (of an activity) done in one's house: home movies
3. Sport played on one's own ground: a home game
4. home and dry Brit slang definitely safe or successful
Adverb
1. to or at home: I came home
2. to or on the point: the message struck home
3. to the fullest extent: they drove their spears home
4. bring something home to someone to make something clear to someone
Verb
[homing, homed]
1. home in on to be directed towards (a goal or target)
2. (of birds) to return home accurately from a distance [Old English hām]
USAGE: See at hone.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homehome - where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
abode, residence - any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences"
home away from home, home from home - a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
2.homehome - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping
cliff dwelling - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"
condo, condominium - one of the dwelling units in a condominium
den - a room that is comfortable and secluded
dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining
dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes
family room - a recreation room in a private house
fixer-upper - a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
fireside, hearth - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
hermitage - the abode of a hermit
homestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
lake dwelling, pile dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
front room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings
messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household
semi-detached house - a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side
vacation home - a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation
yurt - a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
3.home - the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
location - a point or extent in space
4.homehome - (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
5.home - the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
location - a point or extent in space
6.home - place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
7.home - an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"
environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
8.homehome - a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
broken home - a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
conjugal family, nuclear family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
extended family - a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
foster family - the family of a fosterling
foster home - a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
menage a trois - household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
9.homehome - an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
institution - an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
Verb1.home - provide with, or send to, a home
domiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
2.home - return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
Adj.1.home - used of your own ground; "a home game"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
away - used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"
2.home - relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town"
3.home - inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
Adv.1.home - at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home"
2.home - on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
3.home - to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"

home
noun 1. dwelling, house, residence, abode, habitation, pad (slang) domicile, dwelling place
noun 2. birthplace, household, homeland, home town, homestead, native land, Godzone Austral. (informal)
adjective 4. domestic, national, local, central, internal, native, inland >> at home 5. in, present, available
6. at ease, relaxed, comfortable, content, at peace >> at home in, on, or with familiar with, experienced in, skilled in, proficient in, conversant with, au fait with, knowledgeable of, well-versed in bring something home to someone make clear, emphasize, drive home, press home, impress upon see see, hone
Translations
home [həum] ncasa;
(country) → patria;
(institution) → asilo;
(COMPUT) → punto inicial or de partida
adj (= domestic) → casero, de casa;
(ECON, POL) → nacional;
(SPORT) [team] → de casa: [match, win] → en casa
adv (direction) → a casa;
at home → en casa;
to go/come home → ir/volver a casa;
make yourself at home → ¡estás en tu casa!;
it's near my home → está cerca de mi casa
home in on vt fus [missile] → dirigirse hacia

home [həum] nfoyer m, maison f [country] → pays natal, patrie f (= institution); maison
adjde famille;
(Econ, Pol) → national(e)intérieur(e);
(Sport) [team] → qui reçoit: [match, win] → sur leur (or notre) terrain
advchez soi, à la maison; au pays natal (= right in) [nail etc] → à fond;
at home → chez soi, à la maison;
to go (or come) home → rentrer (chez soi), rentrer à la maison (or au pays);
I'm going home on Tuesday → je rentre mardi;
make yourself at home → faites comme chez vous;
near my home → près de chez moi
home in on vt fus [missile] → se diriger automatiquement vers or sur

home [həum] nHeim nt;
(house, flat) → Zuhause nt;
(area, country) → Heimat f;
(institution) → Anstalt f
cpdHeim-;
(Econ, Pol) → Innen-
adv (go etc) → nach Hause, heim;
at home → zu Hause (Österr, Schweiz);
(in country) → im Inland;
to be or feel at home (fig) → sich wohlfühlen;
make yourself at home → machen Sie es sich dat gemütlich or bequem;
to make one's home somewhere → sich irgendwo niederlassen;
the home of free enterprise/jazz etcdie Heimat des freien Unternehmertums/Jazz etc;
when will you be home? → wann bist du wieder zu Hause?;
a home from home → ein zweites Zuhause nt;
home and dry → aus dem Schneider;
to drive a nail home → einen Nagel einschlagen;
to bring sth home to sb → jdm etw klarmachen
home in on home vt fus (missiles) → sich ausrichten auf +acc

home [həum] ncasa (= country); patria;
(institution) → casa, ricovero
cpd [life] → familiare; [cooking etc] → casalingo/a;
(ECON, POL) → nazionale, interno/a;
(SPORT) [team] → di casa: [match, win] → in casa
adva casa; in patria (= right in) [+ nail etc] → fino in fondo;
at home → a casa;
to go (or come) home → tornare a casa (or in patria);
it's near my home → è vicino a casa mia;
make yourself at home → si metta a suo agio
home in on vt fus [missiles] → dirigersi (automaticamente) verso

home
n home [həum]
1 the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten. huis, tuiste بيْت дом domov hjem die Heimat σπίτι, σπιτικό casa kodu خانه koti maison; habitat בַּיִת घर, देश इत्यादि kuca, stan,dom lakhely; otthon tempat tinggal heimili casa; habitat 집, 고향 namai mājas; (auga, dzīvnieka) dzimtene rumah thuis hjem(sted), bosted dom, miejsce zamieszkania lar casă; locuinţă дом domov dom dom hem บ้าน yuva, ev, vatan, ülke, yurt дім, житло مکان nhà; chỗ ở
2 the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally America is the home of jazz. tuiste وَطَن родина vlast hjemsted die Heimat πατρίδα cuna, patria sünnipaik زادگاه syntypaikka patrie מְקוֹם הַהוּלֶדֶת निवास स्थान domovina haza asal heimkynni patria 故郷 발상지, 본고장 gimtieji namai, tėvynė dzimtene; dzimtā vieta tempat asal thuis, oorsprongsgebied hjemsted kolebka, ojczyzna pátria patrie родина vlasť domovina postojbina hem, hemvist, hemland บ้าน vatan, çıkış/başlangıç yeri 家鄉 батьківщина; колиска آبائی وطن quê hương
3 a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after an old folk's home; a nursing home. tehuis مَلْجَأ сиропиталище domov -hjem das Heim ίδρυμα asilo, orfanato varjupaik, kodu آسایشگاه koti foyer מָעוֹן, מוֹסָד जगह जहां अभिभावकों के बगैर बच्चे, बूढ़े इत्यादि की देखभाल की जाती है zavod s dobrotvornom svrhom otthon panti barnaheimili; dvalarheimili, hæli casa, dimora ホーム 수용소, 시설 namai patversme; mītne rumah tehuis (barne)hjem, institusjon dom (starców, sierot itp.) lar cămin приют; дом престарелых domov dom dom hem ที่อยู่ yurt,bakım evi 療養所,養育院 дитячий будинок; будинок престарілих پناہ گاہ trại mồ côi; trại dưỡng lão
4 a place where people stay while they are working a nurses' home. woning مَسْكن работно място internát; ubytovna internat; -hjem das Heim οίκος hogar internaat پناهگاه asuntola foyer בֵּית ה- जगह जहां लोग काम के समय ठहरते हैं ured, kancelarija otthon panti heimili, vist casa 宿泊所 휴식처, 안식처 patalpos, kambarys māja rumah pension internat, –hjem dom, hotel lar cămin место работы internát, ubytovňa dom dom hem ที่อยู่ lojman, konut 中心地,根据地 житло قیام گاہ nhà hộ sinh 中心
5 a house Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home. huis منزِل къща dům hus; hjem; bolig die Wohnung κατοικία casa maja خانه koti, asunto maison בַּיִת घर kuca ház, otthon rumah heimili casa 주택 namas māja rumah huis, woning hus, hjem, bolig dom casa casă дом dom stanovanje, hiša kuća hem, hus, bostad บ้าน konut, ev 住宅 будинок, дім گھر nhà
adj
1 of a person's home or family home comforts. huislik بيتي семеен domácí hjem-; hjemme- häuslich σπιτικός casero, del hogar kodu- خانگی kodin, koti- du foyer בֵּיתִי घर kucni, domaci otthoni mengenai rumah heima-, heimilis- domestico 家庭の 가정의 naminis, šeimyninis, šeimos mājas-; ģimenes- berkeluarga van thuis hjem-, hjemme- domowy caseiro de acasă домашний domáci domač kućni hem-, hemma- hemmets ภายในครัวเรือน eve ait, yuva ile ilgili 家庭的 домашній گھریلو thuộc nhà mình 家庭
2 of the country etc where a person lives home produce. tuis وطَني домашен tuzemský, zdejší hjemme-; indenlandsk einheimisch ντόπιος local; nacional kodumaine داخلی kotimainen du pays מְקוֹמִי देश domaci belföldi dalam negeri heima-; innanlands- nazionale, nostrano 自国の 고향의, 자기 나라의 šalies, vidaus iekšējs; iekšzemes- tempatan van thuis hjemlig, innenlandsk lokalny, krajowy local din ţară отечественный tuzemský domač domaći inhemsk ภายในประเทศ yerli, iç, dahilî 本國的 внутрішній; вітчизняний گھر کا بنا nội địa
3 (in football) playing or played on a team's own ground the home team; a home game. tuiswedstryd مَحَلّي домашен domácí hjemme- Heim-... εντός έδρας en/de casa kodu- خانگی koti- qui reçoit, à domicile מְקוֹמִי गृह domaci hazai tuan rumah heimavöllur/-leikur/-lið locale, di/in casa 地元の 본거지[자기 지역]의 vietinis (sportā) laukuma saimnieku- tuan rumah thuis- hjemmekamp/-lag miejscowy em casa care joacă acasă (сыгранный) на своём поле domáci domač domaći hemma- ทีมเจ้าบ้าน içeride oynanan, kendi sahasında oynanan, ev sahibi 本地的 вдома اپنے میدان پر کھیلا جانے والا (thể thao) chơi trên sân nhà
adv
1 to a person's home I'm going home now; Hallo – I'm home! huis toe, tuis إلى البيت، في البيْت вкъщи domů, doma hjem; hjemme nach, zu Hause (προς το, στο) σπίτι a casa; en casa koju, kodus منزل kotiin, kotona chez (soi) הַבַּיתָה घर kuci, doma; kod kuce haza; otthon ke rumah heim, heima a casa 家へ 집에, 집으로 namo, namie mājās; mājup; uz mājām pulang ke rumah naar huis hjem, hjemme do domu, w domu em/para casa acasă домой; дома domov, doma domov, doma kod kuće hem, hemma มุ่งไปที่บ้าน eve, evde 到家 додому; вдома گھر کو ở tại nhà mình
2 completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers. iets laat inslaan كُليَّا изцяло pevně; na místo určení; úplně ind; hjem bis ans Ziel, jemandem etwas klarmachen βαθιά, στο στόχο, εντελώς completamente; justamente, (dar) en el blanco oma kohale, pärale بجا täydellisesti, perille à fond; au but לְהַגִיע לִמקוֹמוֹ, אֶל הַמַטָרָה किसी रुख पर pogoditi u cilj ( u dušu, u srce) teljesen; egészen; betalál; megértet mengena í botn, ná takmarki sínu, gera ljóst a fondo, nel segno 十分に 철저히, 깊이, 가슴에 사무치게 iki galo, į tikslą iestāstīt kādam kaut ko; pārliecināt mengena betul pada tempatnya op de geëigende plaats helt inn, i bunnen prosto do celu completamente unde trebuie; din plin до отказа; в цель hlboko na cilj; do srca vratiti ordentligt fast, [] rätt, [] fullkomligt klart มุ่งไปที่บ้าน hedefine, amacına, gayesine 中要害,完全地 в ціль, в точку مکمل طور پر tới địa điểm đã định 完全
n plura / adj homeless
(people) without a place to live in This charity was set up to help the homeless; homeless people. dakloos, haweloos بِدون بَيْت бездомен hjemløs der/die Obdachlose, obdachlos άστεγος los sin techo kodutu بي خانمان koditon sans-abri חַסָר בַּית बेघर beskucnici; bez kuce i kucišta hajléktalan tuna wisma heimilislaus senzatetto 家のない 집 없는 benamis bez mājām; bez pajumtes tiada tempat berteduh dakloze; dakloos hjemløs, husløs/-vill bezdomny (pessoas) sem lar per­soane fără adăpost бездомные (люди) (ľudia) bez domova, bezdomovci brezdomci; brezdomen beskućnik hemlös ไร้ที่อยู่ evsiz, evsiz barksız (kimseler) 無家可歸者 безпритульний, бездомний بے گھر vô gia cư
adj homely
1 simple but pleasant homely food. huislik, gesellig بَسيط обикновен domácký jævn; enkel hausbacken απλός, ανεπιτήδευτος, ευχάριστος casero lihtne خودمانی و صميمانه tavallinen sans prétentions/façons בֵּיתִי सादा लेकिन अच्छा priprost; naravan egyszerű sederhana heimilislegur; íburðarlaus; hversdagslegur semplice 素朴な 소박한 paprastas vienkāršs sederhana huiselijk alminnelig, dagligdags, folkelig prosty caseiro ca la mama acasă неприхотливый jednoduchý, domácky domač jednostavan enkel, okonstlad เรียบง่าย basit fakat hoş 家常的 домашній, простий سادہ لیکن ذائقے دار giản dị
2 making a person feel he is at home a homely atmosphere. huislik بَيتي уютен domácí hjemlig anheimelnd οικείος, σπιτικός acogedor, familiar kodune صميمانه kotoinen accueillant הַרגָשָה בֵּיתִית घरेलू domaci, srdacan otthonias membuat betah heimilislegur accogliente 家庭的な 가정적인 namų, jaukus mājīgs; omulīgs seperti di rumah huiselijk hjemlig, hyggelig swojski caseiro agreabil домашний úprimný domač domaći hemtrevlig เรียบง่าย candan, cana yakın 如在家的 домашній, затишний گھریلو không khách sáo 在家
3 (American) (of a person) not attractive; ugly. lelik غَيْر جَذّاب грозничък nehezký utiltrækkende; grim reizlos άσχημος feo, sin atractivo inetu زشت ruma laid מְכוֹעָר कुरूप ružan, bez šarma nem szép buruk ófríður brutto 不器量な 못생긴 neišvaizdus (par cilvēku) neizskatīgs; neglīts hodoh onaantrekkelijk, lelijk mindre pen, uskjønn pospolity feio urât невзрачный obyčajný grd ružan alldaglig, oskön (หน้าตา) เรียบ ๆ çirkin, sevimsiz 不好看的 простий, непоказний معمولی thô; xấu 不好
n homeliness
huislikheid طَبيعيَّه، بيتيَّه домашен уют prostota grimt udseende die Schlichtheit οικογενειακή θαλπωρή llaneza, sencillez kodusus صميميت vaatimattomuus simplicité; (É.-U) laideur בֵּיתִיוּת भोलापन, भद्दापन priprostost, srdacnost; neuglednost, ružnoca szerénység; meghittség; jelentéktelenség keburukan hversdagsleiki; ljótleiki semplicità; bruttezza 家庭的なこと 소박함 paprastumas, jaukumas mājīgums keadaan seperti di rumah huiselijkheid mindre pent utseende prostota simplicidade simplitate; urâţenie неприхотливость;домашний уют; невзрачность jednoduchosť domačnost jednostavnost enkelhet, alldaglighet ไม่มีที่อยู่ rahatlık, huzur vericilik; çirkinlik, sevimsizlik 簡朴 домашній затишок گھریلو ہونے کی صفت tính giản dị; vẻ thô kệch
adj homing
1 (of pigeons etc) which (can) fly home when set free a long way from home. terugkerend حَمام الزاجِل връщащ се у дома vracející se na známé místo målsøgende heimkehrend ταξιδιωτικός (για πουλί) (paloma) mensajera kirja(tuvi) جلد kotiin palaava, kirje- (pigeon) voyageur הֶמיָה गृहनामी golub listonoša terbang pulang sem ratar/flÿgur heim, ratvís (piccione) viaggiatore 帰巣性のある 둥지로 날아오는 pašto mājup atgriešanās- kepulangan doelgericht som flyr hjem (brevdue) powracający do domu pombo-correio (porumbel) voiajor возвращающийся домой; почтовый (голубь) vracajúci sa na známe miesto ki se vrača domov koji se vraća kući hemvändande กลับบ้าน eve dönen 有歸還性的 такий, що повертається додому گھر کی طرف لوٹ آنا về nhà
2 able to take a missile etc to its target These torpedoes have homing devices in their noses. aanpeilend قادِر على توجيه صاروخ إلى هدفِهِ самонасочващ naváděcí, řízený målsøgende zielansteuernd αυτοκατευθυνόμενος buscador, cazador isesihituv هدايت كننده به مقصد maalinhaku à tête chercheuse מִתבַּייֵת मिसाइल इत्यादि को लक्ष्य तक पहुंचाने की क्षमता koji navodi, za navodenje (uredaj) torpeda pengendali sjálfstÿribúnaður (che ritorna alla base) 自動誘導の 목적지로 인도하는 nukreipiantis į taikinį [] notēmēts pandu tuju doelgericht målsøkende naprowadzający orientador cu (dispozitiv de) teleghidare самонаводящийся riadený avtomatsko voden (proti cilju) uređaj za navođenje målsökande ไปสู่จุดหมายปลายทาง hedefe yönelten 導航的 самонавідний کسی میسائل وغیرہ کو ھدف تک پہنچانا dẫn dường
n home-coming
1 the return home of a person (who has been away for some time) We had a party to celebrate his home-coming. tuiskoms عَوْدة الشَّخْص إلى بيتِه завръщане у дома návrat domů hjemkomst die Heimkehr παλιννόστηση, επιστροφή στην πατρίδα regreso/vuelta a casa kojutulek بازگشت به خانه kotiinpaluu retour שִׁיבָה הַבַּיתָה घर वापसी povratak kuci hazatérés kepulangan heimkoma ritorno 帰郷 귀성, 귀향 (su)grįžimas namo atgriešanās mājās kepulangan thuiskomst hjemkomst powrót do domu regresso a casa возвращение домой návrat domov vrnitev domov povratak kući hemkomst กลับบ้าน eve/vatana/yurda dönüş 回老家 повернення додому عرصے بعد گھر لوٹنا sự trở về nhà
2 (American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students. byeenkoms إحْتِفال سَنَوي جامعي لطُلاب السّنَة الماضِيَه завръщане sraz bývalých studentů årsfest for tidligere studerende die Wiedersehensfeier ετήσια συνάντηση αποφοίτων fiesta de antiguos alumnos vilistlaste kokkutulek بازگشت سالیانه دانشجویان پیشین به دانشگاه fête annuelle (marquant le début de l'année universitaire) חֲגִיגַת הַחֲזָרָה לַלִימוּדִים पूर्व छात्रों के लिए एक वार्षिक कार्यक्रम godišnje okupljanje u cast bivših ucenika, studenata végzett diákok évenkénti találkozója (amerikai egyetemeken, foiskolákon) reuni alumni (raduno di ex studenti) (大学などの)同窓生を迎える学園祭 absolventų susitikimas/susitikimo vakaras salidojums kepulangan reünie årsfest for tidligere studenter spotkanie po latach, zjazd ежегодная встреча выпускников stretnutie absolventov obletnica skup bivših studenata årsträff กลับบ้าน mezunlar toplantısı/günü 返校節 вечір зустрічі випускників سابقہ طلبا کے لۓ منعقد کالج یا یونیورسٹی کا جلسہ lễ gặp mặt
adj home-ˈgrown
grown in one's own garden or in one's own country These tomatoes are home-grown. eie مُنْتَج بيتيّا домашен doma vypěstovaný hjemmedyrket aus dem eigenen Garten σπιτικός de cultivo local/nacional omakasvatatud, kodumaine خانگی itse viljelty, kotimainen du jardin/pays מְהַגִינָה הַבֵּיתִית घर में उपजाया हुआ domaci (ne uvozni) hazai termésű ditanam sendiri heimaræktaður nostrano 自家栽培の 자기 집에서 기른, 국산의 savas, pačių išaugintas (par augļiem, dārzeņiem) vietējs; pašaudzēts ditanam sendiri eigen kweek hjemmeavlet; fra hagen z własnego ogrodu, krajowej produkcji caseiro доморощенный;местный doma vypestovaný; tuzemský doma pridelan domaći hemodlad, av inhemsk skörd ซึ่งปลูกเองในสวนที่บ้าน yerli, evde/çevrede yetiştirilmiş 本國產的,土生的 домашній گھر یا اپنے وطن کا اگایا ہوا cây nhà lá vườn; trong nước
n homeland
a person's native land Immigrants often weep for their homeland. vaderland, moederland وَطَن родина vlast fødeland; hjemland das Heimatland πατρίδα patria, tierra natal kodumaa وطن kotimaa patrie מוֹלֶדֶת स्वदेश domovina szülőföld tanah leluhur ættjörð, föðurland terra natia, patria 故国 고국 tėvynė dzimtene; dzimtā zeme kampung halaman moederland fedre-/hjemland ojczyzna terra natal pa­trie родина vlasť domovina domovina hemland บ้านเกิด ana yurt, ana vatan 祖國 батьківщина, вітчизна آبائی وطن quê hương; tổ quốc
adj home-ˈmade
made by a person at home; not professionally made home-made jam; home-made furniture. tuisgemaak صِناعَة مَحَليَّه домашен domácí, doma vyrobený hjemmelavet selbstgemacht σπιτικός en casa hecho, de fabricación casera kodus valmistatud خانگی kotitekoinen à la maison fait תּוֹצֶרֶת בַּיִת हाथ का बना nacinjen kod kuce, domaci házi(lag készült) buatan sendiri heimatilbúinn fatto in casa 自家製の 집에서 만든, 국산의 namų darbo, naminis mājās gatavots buatan sendiri thuisgemaakt hjemmelaget/-strikket domowego wyrobu, własnej roboty de fabrico caseiro făcut în casă домашнего изготовления domáci, doma vyrobený doma narejen domaći hemgjord ซึ่งทำที่บ้าน evde yapılmış, kendi imalâtı 家里做的 домашнього виготовлення; вітчизняного виробництва گھر کا بنا làm tại nhà
home rule
the government of a country or part of a country by its own citizens. selfbestuur حُكُم مَحَلّي автономия samospráva hjemmestyre; selvstyre die Selbstregierung αυτοδιάθεση autonomía omavalitsus, autonoomia خود مختاری itsehallinto autonomie שִׁלטוֹן עַצמִי स्वशासन nezavisnost, samouprava önkormányzat otonomi heimastjórn; sjálfstjórn autonomia 地方自治 지방 자치 savivalda pašvaldība peraturan tempatan zelfbestuur selv-/hjemmestyre autonomia autonomia autonomie самоуправление samospráva samouprava, avtonomija vladavina domaćeg stanovništva självstyre กฎหมายบ้านเมือง öz yönetim, özel idare 地方自治 самоуправління کسی ملک کے باشندوں کی حکومت sự tự trị 地方
adj homesick
missing one's home When the boy first went to boarding-school he was very homesick. verlangend, vol heimwee مُشْتاق إلى الوَطَن обзет от носталгия по родината tesknící po domově som har hjemvé Heimweh haben που νοσταλγεί το σπίτι του ή την πατρίδα του del país nostalgia/de la familia koduigatsust tundev دلتنگ براي ميهن و خانه خود koti-ikävää poteva mal du pays qui a la מִתגַעגֵע הַבַּיתָה गृहासक्त nostalgican, koji cezne za domom honvágya van ingin pulang haldinn heimþrá nostalgico, (che soffre di nostalgia per la propria patria) ホームシックの 집[]을 그리워하는 besiilgintis namų noilgojies pēc mājām/dzimtenes merindui kampung halaman schoolziek som har hjemlengsel tęskniący za domem saudoso care suferă de dor de casă тоскующий по дому smútiaci za domovom ki ima domotožje nostalgičan som har hemlängtan คิดถึงบ้าน ev ve aile özlemi, vatan hasreti çeken 想家的 той, що тужить за Батьківщиною گھر کی یاد ستانا nhớ nhà
n homesickness
heimwee الحَنين إلى الوَطَن носталгичност stesk po domově hjemvé das Heimweh νοσταλγία για το σπίτι ή την πατρίδα nostalgia koduigatsus فراق ميهن koti-ikävä mal du pays גַעגוּעִים הַבַּיתָה गृहातुरता nostalgija, ceznuce za domom honvágy keinginan pulang heimþrá nostalgia (per la propria patria) 郷愁 향수 namų ilgesys ilgas pēc mājām/dzimtenes kerinduan pada kampung halaman heimwee hjemlengsel tęsknota za domem, nostalgia saudades de casa dor de casă ностальгия túžba po domove domotožje nostalgija hemlängtan ความคิดถึงบ้าน ev ve aile özlemi, vatan hasreti 思家病 туга за Батьківщиною, ностальгія گھر کی یاد ستانے کی حالت nỗi nhớ nhà
n homestead [-sted]
a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc. opstal البَيْت العائِلي чифлик statek bondegård die Heimstätte υποστατικό caserío; granja talund خانه با متعلقات آن maatila ferme (avec dépendances) נַחֲלָה वासभूमि posjed s gospodarskim zgradama farm, tanya rumah pertanian bústaður, bÿli; bóndabær casa colonica, fattoria 自作農場 자작 농장 sodyba lauku mājas; ferma rumah ladang woonstede gårdsbruk gospodarstwo propriedade rural fermă усадьба, ферма usadlosť, gazdovstvo posestvo kuća sa okućnicom gård, nybyggarhemman บ้านไร่ malikâne 家宅,家園 фермерська садиба دیہی مکان جہاں جانوروں کے باڑے کھلیان وغیرہ ہوں ấp; trại ,
home truth
a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person It's time someone told him a few home truths. onaangename/harde waarheid حقائِق مؤلِمَه ولكنها حقيقيّه жестоката истина nepříjemná pravda ubehagelig sandhed; borgerligt ord ehrliche Meinung πικρή αλήθεια (decir) cuatro verdades a alguien karm tõde حقایق تلخ در مورد انسان یا چیز دیگر suorat sanat ses quatre vérités (à qqn) תּוֹכֵחָה कटुसत्य rijeci koje kosnu (žacnu, pogode) „beolvasás” kebenaran óþægileg staðreynd verità あからさまな真実 (남의) 가슴을 울리는 진실 karti tiesa rūgta patiesība (par kādu) kebenaran yang memilukan naakte waarheid ubehagelig sannhet gorzka prawda verdades adevărul gol-goluţ горькая правда nepríjemná pravda čista resnica pravi obehaglig (besk) sanning พูดตรง ๆ tatsız ama gerçek söz 逆耳的老實話 гірка правда اپنی بابت سچی لیکن ناخوشگوار حقیقت sự thật không vui nhưng lại đúng về tính cách hoặc tình trạng của một người
adj homeward
going home his homeward journey. huiswaarts في طَريق العَوْدَه إلى الوَطَن към къщи směřující domů hjem; hjemadgående Heim-... προς το σπίτι, της επιστροφής regreso (a casa) kodu- به طرف خانه يا وطن koti- de/du retour הַבַּיתָה गृहोन्मुख na povratku hazafelé vezető pulang ke rumah heim á leið di ritorno 家へ向かう 집으로 향하는 į namus mājupvedošs perjalanan pulang huiswaarts hjem(over) powrotny, w kierunku domu de regresso a casa de întoarcere обратный smerujúci domov na poti domov prema kući hem- เดินทางกลับบ้าน eve doğru 向家的,在歸途上的 такий, що веде додому گھر لوٹنا trở về nhà; trở về tổ quốc ,
adv homeward(s)
towards home his journey homeward; He journeyed homewards. huiswaarts نَحْو البيت أو الوَطَن към къщи domů hjemad; hjemover heimwärts προς το σπίτι a/hacia casa kodu poole به سوی خانه kotiinpäin vers la maison/patrie הַבַּיתָה गृहोन्मुख kuci, prema kuci hazafelé menuju rumah heim á leið, heimleiðis verso casa, verso la patria 家へ向かって 집으로 (향하여) namo mājup; uz mājām pulang huiswaarts hjem(over) ku domowi para casa spre casă/patrie домой domov proti domu prema kući hem, hemåt กลับบ้าน eve doğru 向家地,在歸途上地 додому گھر کی طرف về nhà
n homework
work or study done at home, especially by a school pupil Finish your homework! huiswerk وَظيفَه домашна работа domácí práce hjemmearbejde; lektier die Hausaufgabe εργασία για το σπίτι deberes kodused tööd تکلیف läksyt devoirs (à la maison) שִעוּרֵי בַּיִת गृहकार्य domaca zadaca házi feladat pekerjaan rumah heimavinna compito (a casa) 宿題 숙제 namų darbas (skolēna) mājas darbs/uzdevums kerja rumah huiswerk lekser, hjemmearbeid praca domowa trabalho de casa temă pentru acasă домашнее задание domáca úloha domača naloga domaći zadatak []läxa การบ้าน ev ödevi 家庭作業 домашнє завдання گھر کا کام bài tập về nhà 家庭
at home
1 in one's home I'm afraid he's not at home. by die huis, tuis في البَيْت вкъщи doma hjemme zu Hause στο σπίτι en casa kodus در خانه kotona chez (soi) בַּבַּיִת अपने घर पर kod kuce otthon di rumah heima a casa 在宅して namie mājās rumah thuis hjemme w domu em casa acasă дома doma doma kod kuće hemma ที่บ้าน evde 在家里 вдома اپنے گھر میں ở nhà 在家
2 (in football etc) in one's own ground The team is playing at home today. tuis على ملْعَبِه на собствен терен na vlastním hřišti på hjemmebane Heim-... εντός έδρας en casa koduväljakul در زمین خود kotikentällä à domicile מִשחָק בּיתִי गृह मैदान इत्यादि पर na domacem terenu hazai pályán di kandang heimaleikur in casa 地元で 본거지에서 namie, savoje aikštelėje (sportā) savā laukumā padang sendiri thuis hjemme u siebie em casa acasă, pe teren pro­priu на своём поле doma na domačem igrišču na domaćem terenu hemma ที่บ้าน kendi sahasında, içerde 在本地 вдома اپنا میدان (trong bóng đá) ở sân nhà
be/feel at home
to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows – he used to live on a farm. tuis voel يَشْعُر وكأنَّه في بيتِه чувствам се като у дома си cítit se doma føle sig hjemme zu Hause sich wie fühlen, vertraut sein mit νιώθω σαν στο σπίτι μου estar/en casa sentirse como kodus olema, (end) hästi tundma احساس راحتی کردن olla kuin kotonaan se sentir à l'aise לְהָרגִיש בַּבַיִת सहज महसूस करना osjecati se kao kod kuce otthonos vmiben merasa betah afslappaður; kunna vel við a proprio agio sentirsi, a casa sentirsi くつろぐ 잔잔하게, 평온하게, 정상적으로 jaustis kaip namie, būti pripratusiam (prie) justies kā mājās; labi prast/pārzināt serasi in evenwicht zijn/houden hevne seg (), bli kvitt/skuls czuć się jak u siebie w domu, być obeznanym à vontade sentir-se a se simţi ca acasă чувствовать себя свободно, как дома cítiť sa ako doma počutiti se kot doma osećati se prijatno känna sig som hemma, vara van vid (hemtam med) เหมือนที่บ้าน alışkın olmak, yabancılık hissetmemek 感覺安适 добре знати مطمئن اور پر سکون محسوس کرنا tự nhiên như ở nhà ...
home in on
to move towards (a target etc) The missile is designed to home in on aircraft. reguit afpyl op يتَّجه نحو الهَدَف следвам zaměřit, být naveden (na cíl) søge hen imod sich in Richtung... bewegen εντοπίζω στόχο dirigirse hacia suunduma به سویی رفتن ohjautua (se) diriger (automatiquement) sur/vers לְהִתבַּיֵית लक्ष्य की तरह जाना biti usmjeren (prema), kretati se (prema) rárepül menuju sasaran vera stÿrt eða stefna á skotmark dirigersi ~に誘導される 표적을 향해 가다 (pa)taikyti tēmēts; mērķēts bergerak ke arah sasaran terechtkomen finne målet selv, fly hjem trafić w, kierować się w stronę dirigir-se a a se dirija automat către самонаводиться (на цель) namieriť na (avtomatsko) biti usmerjen proti kretati se ka anflyga mot มุ่งไปที่ hedefe yönelmek, tam üzerine gitmek 依靠導航系統自動飛向(目標) націлюватися на ھدف کی طرف بڑھنا hướng tới 依靠
leave home
1 to leave one's house I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m. die huis verlaat يَتْرُك البَيْت излизам от вкъщи odejít z domova gå hjemmefra zu Hause von weggehen φεύγω από το σπίτι salir de casa kodunt lahkuma خانه را ترک کردن lähteä kotoa sortir (de chez soi) לַצֵאת מְהַבַּיִת घर से निकलना otici iz kuce (na posao) elindul otthonról meninggalkan rumah fara út (úr húsi), fara að heiman uscire di casa 家を出る 집을 떠나다 išeiti iš namų iziet no mājām keluar rumah het huis verlaten dra hjemmefra wychodzić z domu sair de casa a pleca (de acasă) уходить из дома odísť z domu oditi od doma izaći iz kuće gå (åka) hemifrån ออกจากบ้าน evden çıkmak 离家 іти з дому گھر سے نکلنا ra khỏi nhà
2 to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia. die huis verlaat يَتْرُك البَيْت أو الوَطَن напускам дома си odejít z domova flytte hjemmefra; forlade sit hjem zu Hause von weggehen εγκαταλείπω το πατρικό μου σπίτι irse/marcharse de casa, abandonar el hogar kodunt lahkuma ترک وطن کردن lähteä kotoa quitter la maison לַעֲזוֹב אֶת הַבַיִת घर छोड़ कर कहीं और जाना napustiti dom elhagyja az otthonát meninggalkan rumah fara að heiman di casa partire 郷里を離れる 독립하다 išvykti iš namų, palikti namus atstāt mājas; aiziet no mājām merantau het huis uitgaan reise hjemmefra, dra ut opuszczać dom abandonar o lar a pleca de acasă покидать (родительский) дом odísť z domu zapustiti dom napustiti kuću flytta hemifrån ออกจากบ้าน evden ayrılmak 离開家鄉 їхати з дому اپنا گھر چھوڑ کر کہیں اور رہنا rời nhà
make oneself at home
to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home Make yourself at home! jou tuismaak يَشْعُر وكأنَّه في بيتِه чувствам се като у дома си být jako doma føle sig hjemme es sich bequem machen βολεύομαι σαν στο σπίτι μου ponerse cómodo end nagu omas kodus tundma احساس راحتی کردن olla kuin kotonaan se mettre à l'aise לְהָרגִיש בַּבַיִת खुद को सहज बनाना raskomotiti se, osjecati se kao kod kuce otthonosan viselkedik santai láta eins og heima hjá sér mettersi a proprio agio くつろぐ 편히 하다 jaustis kaip namie justies kā mājās selesakan diri seperti di rumah sendiri doen alsof je thuis bent late som om en er hjemme rozgościć się à vontade pôr-se a se simţi ca acasă располагаться как дома byť ako doma počutiti se kakor doma raskomotiti se göra sig hemmastadd ทำตัวเหมือนบ้านคุณ kendi evindeymiş gibi davranmak, rahat etmek 請不要客气, 如在自己家中無拘束 будь як вдома اپنے آپ کو مطمئن اور پر سکون کرنا xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà 不要, 自己
nothing to write home about
not very good The concert was nothing to write home about. niks watwonders nie لَيس جيدا не особено добър nic moc ikke særligt godt; ikke noget at skrive hjem om nichts besonderes τίποτε το αξιόλογο mediocre pole suurem asi نه چندان جالب ei kovinkaan kummoinen pas de quoi faire un plat לא מָשהוּ מְיוחָד बहुत बढ़िया नहीं है ništa narocito nem túl jó tidak begitu bagus ekki sérstaklega góður (niente di speciale) つまらない 자랑할 만한 것이 못 되는 nieko ypatinga nekas sevišķs tidak bagus naar huis niets om over te schrijven, niet de moeite waard skryte av ikke noe å/sette kryss i taket for nic nadzwyczajnego nada de especial nu cine ştie ce ничего особенного nič zvláštne nič posebnega loš inget att yvas över (hänga i julgran) ไม่ดี sözünü etmeye değmez 平凡 так собі کوئی اہم یا خوشگوار واقعہ نہ ہونا không tốt; không hay


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