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House, Edward Mandell Known as "Colonel House." 1858-1938.
American diplomat and adviser to President Woodrow Wilson. He organized U.S. preparations for the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.

House, Son Originally Eddie James House. 1902-1988.
American singer and guitarist. During the 1940s he made many blues recordings for the Library of Congress.

house  (hous)
n. pl. hous·es (houzz, -sz)
1.
a. A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b. A household or family.
2. Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3. A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit: a sorority house.
4. A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something: a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a. A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public: a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b. The audience or patrons of such an establishment: a full house.
6.
a. A commercial firm: a brokerage house.
b. A publishing company: a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c. A gambling casino.
d. Slang A house of prostitution.
7. A residential college within a university.
8.
a. often House A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b. The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c. A quorum of such an assembly.
9. often House A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family: the House of Orange.
10.
a. One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b. The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also called mansion.
11. House music.
v. (houz) housed, hous·ing, hous·es
v.tr.
1. To provide living quarters for; lodge: The cottage housed ten students.
2. To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house: a library housing rare books.
3. To contain; harbor.
4. To fit into a socket or mortise.
5. Nautical To secure or stow safely.
v.intr.
1. To reside; dwell.
2. To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house on fire/afire Informal
In an extremely speedy manner: ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free: food and drinks on the house.
put/set (one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.

[Middle English hous, from Old English hs.]

house
Noun
1. a building used as a home; dwelling
2. the people in a house
3. a building for some specific purpose: beach house
4. a family or dynasty: the House of Windsor
5. a commercial company: auction house
6. a law-making body or the hall where it meets
7. a division of a large school: he was captain of the house rugby team
8. the audience in a theatre or cinema
9. Astrol any of the 12 divisions of the zodiac
10. Informal a brothel
11. get on like a house on fire Informal (of people) to get on very well together
12. on the house (usually of drinks) paid for by the management
13. put one's house in order to settle or organize one's affairs
Adjective
(of wine) sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list: house red
Verb
[housing, housed]
1. to give accommodation to
2. to contain or cover (something) [Old English hūs]

House the inmates of a house collectively; a household or family; an assembly of legislative or deliberative persons; the members of a family, including ancestors and descendants. See also assembly.
Examples: House of Commons, 1548; of congregation [Oxford], 1831; of convocation, 1705; of David, 1382; of Lancaster, 1548; of Lords, 1635; of Parliament, 1545; of piety, 1599; of religion, 1419; of Representatives; of ill repute, 1726; of Stuart, 1789; of water [a cavity filled with water, Cornish mining term], 1881.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Househouse - 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"
beach house - a house built on or near a beach
boarding house, boardinghouse - a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
bungalow, cottage - a small house with a single story
cabin - a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
chalet - a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
frat house, fraternity house, chapterhouse - a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
detached house, single dwelling - a house that stands alone
doll's house, dollhouse - a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
duplex, duplex house, semidetached house - a house with two units sharing a common wall
dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
farmhouse - house for a farmer and family
gatehouse - a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
guesthouse - a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
hacienda - the main house on a ranch or large estate
library - a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"
hunting lodge, lodge - a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
lodging house, rooming house - a house where rooms are rented
attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
maisonette, maisonnette - a small house
manse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house
porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
ranch house - a one story house with a low pitched roof
residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"
row house, town house - a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
safe house - a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations
saltbox - a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind
adobe house, sod house, soddy - a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
solar house - a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials
study - a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
tract house - one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land
villa - detached or semidetached suburban house
2.Househouse - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
accounting firm - a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee
consulting company, consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house - a firm in the publishing business
dealer - a firm engaged in trading
law firm - a firm of lawyers
auction house - a firm that conducts auctions
3.house - the members of a religious community living together
community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
4.house - the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
claque - a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
5.house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
House of Burgesses - the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
British House of Commons, House of Commons - the lower house of the British parliament
British House of Lords, House of Lords - the upper house of the British parliament
law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
Dail, Dail Eireann - the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
Seanad, Seanad Eireann - the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
6.house - aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
Medici - aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
7.house - play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
child's play, play - activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
8.house - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
9.house - the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
management - those in charge of running a business
10.Househouse - 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"
11.Househouse - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
arena theater, theater in the round - a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage
ticket booth, ticket office, box office - the office where tickets of admission are sold
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace, cinema - a theater where films are shown
dress circle, circle - a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"
dinner theater, dinner theatre - a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes
greenroom - a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors
home theater, home theatre - television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater
little theater, little theatre - a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups
music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre - a theater in which vaudeville is staged
opera house, opera - a building where musical dramas are performed
orchestra - seating on the main floor in a theater
orchestra pit, pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
parquet - seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
parquet circle, parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"
theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays
12.house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
bagnio, bathhouse - a building containing public baths
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
courthouse - a building that houses judicial courts
field house, sports arena - a building for indoor sports
icehouse - a house for storing ice
meat house - a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
oast house - a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
pump house, pumping station - a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated
meat house, smokehouse - a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
stash house - a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism"
Verb1.house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
2.house - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
rehouse - put up in a new or different housing
home - provide with, or send to, a home
lodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
chamber - place in a chamber
shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
take in - provide with shelter

house
noun 4. assembly, parliament, Commons, legislative body
noun 5. restaurant, inn, hotel, pub Brit. (informal) tavern, public house, hostelry
verb 9. take, accommodate, sleep, provide shelter for, give a bed to >> on the house free, for free (informal) for nothing, free of charge, gratis, without expense
Translations
house n [haus] [pl houses] [ˈhauzɪz]casa;
(POL) → cámara;
(THEAT) → sala
vt [hauz] [+ person] → alojar;
(also: at/to my house) → en/a mi casa;
the House (of Commons/Lords) (BRIT) → la Cámara de los Comunes/Lores;
the House (of Representatives) (US) → la Cámara de Representantes;
it's on the house (fig) → la casa invita

house n [haus] [houses , pl ] [ˈhauzɪz]maison f;
(Pol) → chambre f;
(Theat) → salle f; auditoire m
vt [hauz] [+ person] → loger, héberger;
at (or to) my house → chez moi;
the House of Commons/of Lords (Brit) → la Chambre des communes/des lords;
the House (of Representatives) (US) → la Chambre des représentants;
on the house (fig) → aux frais de la maison
House of Commons/of LordsLe parlement en Grande-Bretagne est constitué de deux assemblées: la House of Commons, présidée par le "Speaker" et composée de plus de 600 députés (les "MP") élus au suffrage universel direct. Ceux-ci reçoivent tous un salaire. La Chambre des communes siège environ 175 jours par an. La House of Lords, présidée par le "Lord Chancellor" et composée de membres du haut clergé et de lords séculiers dont le titre est, soit héréditaire, soit attribué par le souverain (dans ce dernier cas, il peut être héréditaire ou à vie); elle peut amender certains projets de loi votés par la House of Commons, mais elle n'est pas habilitée à débattre des projets de lois de finances. La House of Lords fait également office de la juridiction suprême en Angleterre et au pays de Galles.

house [haus] nHaus nt;
(household) → Haushalt m;
(dynasty) → Geschlecht nt, Haus nt;
(Theat) (performance) → Vorstellung f
vtunterbringen;
at my house → bei mir (zu Hause);
to my house → zu mir (nach Hause);
on the house (fig) → auf Kosten des Hauses;
the House (of Commons) (Brit) → das Unterhaus;
the House (of Lords) (Brit) → das Oberhaus;
the House (of Representatives) (US) → das Repräsentantenhaus

house n [haus] [pl houses] [ˈhauzɪz]casa;
(POL) → camera;
(THEAT) → sala; pubblico; spettacolo
vt [hauz] [+ person] → ospitare;
at (or to) my house → a casa mia;
the House (of Commons/Lords) (BRIT) → la Camera dei Comuni/Lords;
the House (of Representatives) (US) → la Camera dei Deputati;
on the house (fig) → offerto/a dalla casa

house
n house [haus]
1 a building in which people, especially a single family, live Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate. huis بَيْت къща dům hus das Haus σπίτι, κατοικία casa maja خانه talo maison בַּיִת गृह, घर kuca (lakó)ház rumah hús, bygging casa 주택 namas māja; ēka; nams rumah (woon)huis (bolig)hus, villa dom casa casă дом dom hiša kuća hus, bostad บ้าน ev, konut, mesken 房子 дім, хата مکان nhà ở; căn nhà
2 a place or building used for a particular purpose a hen-house; a public house. huis بَيْت، مَسكِن، مَحَل، مَقَر сграда kurník; hostinec hus; -hus das Haus κτήριο casa maja ...خانۀ rakennus maison בֵּיִת - मकान kuca (kazalište, parlament...) épület bangunan hús, bygging casa 建物 (갖가지 목적을 위한) 건물 pastatas māja; saimniecība rumah -huis -hus, bygning, –gård budynek casa coteţ; pub, cârciumă помещение;здание kurín; hostinec hiša kuća -hus สภา bir şey binası, ambar, depo 棚;旅館 будинок; будівля کسی مخصوص کام کی عمارت nhà; chuồng
3 a theatre, or the audience in a theatre There was a full house for the first night of the play. skouburg, gehoor مَسْرَح театър sál teaterbygning; fuldt hus das Haus θέατρο sala maja تاتر؛ تماشاچیان تاتر sali salle קָהָל תֵּיאָטרוֹן थियेटर publika, gledalište színház gedung leikhús, fullt hús sala 劇場 극장, 관중 teatras, teatro salė, žiūrovai teātris; publika panggung volle bak (teater)sal, (fullt/tomt) hus widownia, publiczność casa sală театр; зрители (vypredané) hľadisko, obecenstvo dvorana gledaoci hus โรงภาพยนตร์ tiyatro binası; (tiyatroda) seyirci, (konserde) izleyici 劇場;觀眾 театр; глядачі تھئیٹر یا تھئیٹر میں موجود لوگ nhà hát
4 a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants the house of David. stam عائِلَه، أُسْرَه род dům hus das Geschlecht γενιά casa suguvõsa خاندان suku maison מִשפָּחָה परिवार dinastija, porodica dinasztia keluarga ætt, kynkvísl casa 一族 가계, 혈통 giminė, dinastija dzimta; dinastija keluarga huis slekt, hus rodzina casa familie династия rod, dynastia družina porodica plave krvi familj, släkt ครอบครัว aile; hanedan 家族 рід; династія کوئی اہم خاندان dòng họ
[hauz] v
1 to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn. huisves يُسْكِن، يَأوي подслонявам (се) ubytovat (se) huse unterbringen στεγάζω alojar majutama, paigutama منزل دادن majoittaa loger לְשַכֵּן घर उपलब्ध कराना smjestiti (pod krov), dati krov nad glavom elszállásol menampung hÿsa alloggiare, ospitare 収容する ...에 거처할 곳을 주다, 수용하다 apgyvendinti, patalpinti izvietot; izmitināt ditempatkan huisvesten innkvartere, huse zapewnić mieszkanie/schronienie, umieścić pod dachema alojar a adăposti, a caza обеспечивать жильём ubytovať, umiestniť nastaniti smestiti skaffa bostad åt, hysa in, härbärgera จัดบ้านหรือที่พักให้อยู่ kalacak yer sağlamak, iskân etmek 提供住房 давати притулок, забезпечувати житлом پناہ یا گھر فراہم کرنا cung cấp nhà ở cho 提供
2 to store or keep somewhere The electric generator is housed in the garage. bêre, bewaar يَخْزِن، يَحْفَظُ في складирам umístit anbringe verstauen στεγάζω, φυλάγω guardar paigutama جا دادن sijoittaa placer לְאַכסֵן भंडारण करना या रखना spremiti elhelyez menyimpan geyma, hÿsa collocare 保管する 저장하다 padėti, laikyti novietot diletakkan huisvesten romme, huse, gi plass for magazynować guardar a plasa хранить umiestniť spraviti smestiti förvara ให้ที่อยู่ tutmak, koymak 收藏 поміщати کہیں رکھنا ở; trú
n housing [-ziŋ]
1 houses These flats will provide housing for the immigrants. behuising إسْكان، مَسْكِن، بيوت жилище ubytování bolig die Unterkunft στέγαση alojamiento elamispind محل اقامت asunnot logement דִיוּר मकान stambeni prostor (smještaj) szállás perumahan húsnæði alloggio 住居 주택, 숙소 gyvenamasis plotas, namai mājvieta; pajumte rumah woonruimte husrom, bolig(er) pomieszczenia, schronienie alojamento locuinţe жильё ubytovanie stanovanje kuća bostäder การเคหะ konut(lar) 住房 житло گھر nhà ở
2 the hard cover round a machine etc. omhulsel غِطاء، وِقاء корпус kryt afskærmning das Gehäuse περίβλημα bastidor kaitseümbris محفظه kotelo boîtier בַּיִת मशीन इत्यादि का कठोर आवरण kucište burkolat pelindung mesin drifhús, hásing scatola おおい 덮개 korpusas apvalks perumah huis hus, deksel obudowa armação cutie корпус, кожух kryt ohišje kućište motora skydd สิ่งที่เป็นกรอบหรือโครงสำหรับเป็นที่ยึดของสิ่งอื่น gömlek, koruyucu kapak 机殼 корпус; футляр مشین کے اوپر کا سخت غلاف vỏ bọc máy móc
n housing benefit
a payment given by a government to people who are entitled to it according to certain criteria (eg poverty) when they buy or rent a house, an apartment etc. huisvestingstoelaag مُخَصَّصات ماليّه للسَّكَن социална помощ státní podpora na bydlení boligsikring der Lasten-, Mietzuschuß (Wohngeld) στεγαστικό δάνειο subsidio de vivienda elamispinnahüvitis کمک هزینه allocation logement הַלווָאַת דִיוּר מְהַמֵדִינָה गृह लाभ, घरेलु लाभ stambena potpora szociálpolitikai támogatás (lakásépítéshez) tunjangan perumahan (assegno integrativo per inquilini non abbienti) 住宅手当 paðalpa bûstui ásigyti mājokļa pabalsts faedah perumahan huursubsidie bostøtte dodatek mieszkaniowy жилищные субсидии príspevok na bývanie dodatek za stanovanje porez na nekretnine bostadsbidrag ภาษี ev kredisi 住房救濟金 житлові пільги گھر حاصل کرنے کے لۓ حکومت کے ذریعے فراہم کردہ رعایتیں tiền trợ cấp nhà ở
house agent
a person who arranges the sale or letting of houses. eiendomsagent وكيل بيع وشِراء بيوت посредник за покупко-продажба и наемане на къщи obchodník s nemovitostmi ejendomsmægler der Häusermakler μεσίτης agente inmobiliario kinnisvaramaakler مؤسسه معاملات ملكی kiinteistönvälittäjä agent/-ente immobilier/-ière מְתָווֵך דִירוֹת गृहाभिकर्ता agent za prodaju nekretnina lakásügynök agen perumahan fasteignasali agente immobiliare 家屋周旋人 부동산 매매 중개인 nekilnojamojo turto agentas dzīvokļu aģents ejen rumah huismakelaar eiendomsmekler pośrednik mieszkaniowy agente imobiliário жилищный агент obchodník s nehnuteľnosťami, sprostredkovateľ predaja, resp. prenajímania nehnuteľností posrednik za nepremičnine agent za nekretnine fastighetsmäklare นายหน้าขายบ้าน komisyoncu 房地產經紀人 агент по нерухомості مکان کی خرید فروخت اور کرایہ پر مکان دلوانے میں لگا کاروباری người môi giới bất động sản
house arrest
a type of arrest in which a person is not allowed to leave his own house He was kept under house arrest. huisarres إعْتِقال مَنْزِلي домашен арест domácí vězení husarrest der Hausarrest περιορισμός κατ' οίκον arresto domiciliario koduarest محبوس در خانه kotiaresti assignation à résidence מַעֲצָר בַּיִת नजर बंदी kucni pritvor házi őrizet tahanan rumah stofufangelsi arresti domiciliari 自宅監禁 가택 연금 namų areštas mājas arests penahanan dalam rumah huisarrest husarrest areszt domowy residência fixa arest la domiciliu домашний арест domáce väzenie hišni pripor kućni pritvor husarrest evde hapis 不淮离家的軟禁 домашній арешт اپنے ہی گھر میں نظر بند ہونا یا کرنا sự quản thúc tại gia
n houseboat
a type of boat, usually with a flat bottom, which is built to be lived in. woonskuit قارِب سَكَن голяма лодка, приспособена за живеене obytný člun husbåd das Hausboot πλωτό σπίτι casa flotante paatmaja قایق خانه مانند asuntolaiva bateau-maison בֵּית-סִירָה शिकारा lada za stanovanje, splav-kucica folyami lakóhajó perahu rumah húsbátur casa galleggiante 尾形船 (거주할 수 있는) 지붕이 있는 배 plaukiojantis namas peldoša māja rumah bot woonboot husbåt łódź mieszkalna casa flutuante am­barcaţie-locuinţă плавучий дом obytný čln barka za letovanje brod za stanovanje husbåt เรือนแพ yüzer ev 水上住家 жила лодка رہنے کے لیے ضروری سامان سے لیس کشتی nhà nổi
n housebreaker
a person who breaks into a house in order to steal. inbreker لِص مَنازِل крадец с взлом bytový zloděj indbrudstyv der Einbrecher διαρρήκτης ladrón murdvaras سارق murtovaras cambrioleur/-euse פּוֹרֶץ सेंधमार provalnik betörő pembobol rumah innbrotsþjófur scassinatore 押込み強盗 가택 침입자[] įsilaužėlis kramplauzis penjenayah pecah rumah inbreker, insluiper innbruddstyv włamywacz ladrão spărgător (de case) грабитель-взломщик vlamač, vykrádač bytov, domov vlomilec provalnik inbrottstjuv ผู้บุกรุกเข้าบ้าน ev hırsızı 侵入他人住宅者 зломник نقب زن، سیندھ مار kẻ trộm ngày 侵入住宅
n housebreaking
huisbraak سَرِقَة منْزِل، السَّطو على البيوت кражба с взлом vloupání indbrud der Einbruch διάρρηξη allanamiento de morada murdvargus دستبرد murtovarkaus cambriolage פְּרִיצָה मकान में सेंध लगाना provala betörés pembobolan rumah innbrot furto con scasso 押込み強盗 가택 침입 įsilaužimas ielaušanās mājā pemecahan rumah inbraak innbrudd włamanie assalto spargere кража со взломом vlámanie do domov vlom provala inbrott การบุกรุกเข้าบ้าน ev soyma/hırsızlığı 入室偷盜 крадіжка зі зломом گھر میں دن دہاڑے ڈاکہ ڈالنا sự ăn trộm ban ngày
n house-fly
the common fly, found throughout the world. huisvlieg ذُبابة البُيوت муха moucha (domácí) husflue die Stubenflieger μύγα mosca toakärbes مگس huonekärpänen mouche (commune) זְבוּב הַבַּיִת घरों में पाई जाने वाली मक्खी kucna muha (házi)légy lalat stóra húsafluga mosca comune 家バエ 집파리 naminė musė muša lalat vlieg husflue mucha pospolita mosca muscă комнатная муха mucha domáca muha muva husfluga แมลงวัน kara sinek, sinek 家蠅 кімнатна муха عام مکھی con ruồi
n household
the people who live together in a house, including their servants How many people are there in this household? huishouding أهْل البَيْت، أسرَه домакинство domácnost husstand der Haushalt νοικοκυριό, σπιτικό casa, familia majapidamine خانوار talous maison(née) בְּנֵי הַבַּיִת घर के सभी लोग kucanstvo; ukucani háznép rumah tangga heimilisfólk casa, famiglia 世帯 가구(家口), 온 집안 사람 šeimyna ģimene; vienā mājā dzīvojošie keluarga huishouding husstand, husholdning domownicy agregado familiar gospo­dărie дом (с домочадцами) domácnosť, členovia domácnosti gospodinjstvo domaćinstvo hushåll ครอบครัว ev halkı, aile 同住在一家的人 родина; домочадці گھر کے رہنے والے hộ gia đình 住在
n householder
the person who owns a house or pays the rent for it. gesinshoof صاحِب أو مُسْتأجِر منزِل глава на семейство majitel domu; nájemník husejer; lejer der Hausinhaber νοικοκύρης inquilino majaisand صاحبخانه asunnonhaltija propriétaire; locataire בַּעַל הַבַּיִת घर का मालिक kucevlasnik; najamnik kuce házbérlő, háztulajdonos pemilik rumah húsráðandi proprietario; locatario 世帯主 가옥 소유자[] namo savininkas, nuomininkas mājas īpašnieks tuan rumah atau penyewa huiseigenaar, huurder huseier, leietaker właściciel, najemca chefe de família proprietar; lo­ca­tar домовладелец; квартиросъёмщик majiteľ domu; obyvateľ domu lastnik; najemnik vlasnik kuće hus-, lägenhetsinnehavare ผู้ครองเรือน ev sahibi 占有房子的人,住戶 домовласник; хазяїн будинку مکان میں سکونت رکھنے والا مالک یا کرایہ دار chủ hộ
household word
something which is well-known to everyone His name is a household word throughout the country. welbekende woord, alledaagse gesegde كلِمَه شائِعَه، شَيء معروف дума/израз във всекидневна употреба obecně známý almindeligt kendt das Alltagswort πασίγνωστος de todos conocido üldtuntud حرف سر زبان ها kaikkien tuntema connu de tous בִּיטוּי שָׁגוּר मशहूर svakome poznata cinjenica, vrlo cesta uzrecica jól ismert fogalom terkenal algengt orð parola familiare よく知られていること 사람들이 일상적으로 쓰는 어구[] visiems gerai žinomas dalykas visiem labi zināms vārds terkenal begrip allment kjent (ord) rzecz powszechnie znana uso comum cunoscut de toată lumea обиходное выражение všeobecne známy vsakdanji pojem opšte poznata stvar allmänt känt ord (uttryck) โด่งดัง harcıâlem/her gün kullanılan kelime 家喻戶曉的詞語 у кожного на язиці جانا بوجھا، مشہور từ cửa miệng
n housekeeper
a person, usually a woman, who is paid to look after the management of a house. huishoudster مُدَبِّرَة شؤون البيْت иконом domovník, -ice husholderske die Haushälterin οικονόμος gobernanta, ama de llaves virtin خانه دار taloudenhoitaja gouvernante מְנַהֵל/מְנַהֶלֶת מֶשֶק בַּיִת गृहप्रबंधक gazdarica házvezető(nő) pengurus rumah tangga ráðskona governante 家政婦 주부 ekonomė, ūkvedė saimniecības vadītāja pembantu rumah (dienst)meisje husholder(ske) gospodyni, administrator governanta mena­jeră экономка domovník, -čka hišna oskrbnica kućepazitelj hushållerska, husföreståndare, vaktmästare แม่บ้าน kâhya (kadın) 管理家務的主婦,女管家 економка منتظم خانہ quản gia 管理
n housekeeping
the management of a house. huishou تَدْبير شؤون البَيْت управление на дом správa domu husholdning die Haushaltung νοικοκυριό de la gobierno casa, quehaceres domésticos majapidamine خانه داری taloudenhoito tenu de maison מֶשֶק בַּיִת गृह व्यवस्था vodenje kucansva házvezetés pengelolaan rumah tangga hússtjórn, heimilishald gestione della casa 家政 살림살이 namų ūkis mājsaimniecība pengurusan rumah tangga huishouden husholdning gospodarowanie governo da casa menaj домашнее хозяйство správa domu gospodinjstvo održavanje domaćinstva hushållning, husskötsel การบ้านการเรือน ev idaresi 家務管理 ведення домашнього господарства گھریلو معاملات کا انتظام công việc quản gia
n houseman
a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training. intern, inwonende dokter طَبيب حَديث يَسْكُن في المُسْتَشْفى ليُتَمِّم تدريبه ординатор sekundář lægekandidat der Assistenzarzt εσωτερικός ειδικευόμενος γιατρός interno haiglaarst انترن sairaalalääkäri interne רוֹפֵא गृहकर्त्ता lijecnik stažist (kórházban) bennlakó orvos interna læknakandidat interno 医師実習生 인턴; 심부름꾼 ligoninėje gyvenantis gydytojas slimnīcā dzīvojošs ārsts doktor pelatih interne arts legekandidat lekarz na stażu interno врач-стажёр, живущий при больнице sekundár stažist lekar stažista assistentläkare ผู้ช่วยหมอ stajyer doctor, pratisyen 住在醫院的實習醫生 лікар-стажер, що живе при лікарні ہسپتال میں اقامت رکھنے والا ڈاکٹر bác sĩ thực tập nội trú 住在
v housetrain
to train (a dog, cat etc) to be clean inside the house. huismaniere leer يُدَرِّب حيوانا أليفا على النَّظافَه уча домашно животно къде да ходи по нужда в къщата naučit čistotnosti gøre stueren die Stubenreinheit μαθαίνω σε ζώο να μη λερώνει το σπίτι enseñar/domesticar (a un animal) puhtust pidama õpetama خانگی کردن opettaa sisäsiistiksi à la dresser propreté מְבוּיַת घर में साफ रहने का प्रशिक्षण देना oduciti (psa, macku) od vršenja nužde u kuci szobatisztaságra nevel melatih kebersihan anjing dsb di dalam rumah venja húsdÿr (in casa abituare a vivere) 用便をしつける išmokyti švaros (par dzīvnieku) pieradināt prasīties melatih binatang agar pandai menjaga kebersihan rumah zindelijk maken stuerein przyzwyczaić do czystości ensinar a dresa (ca să păs­treze curăţenia) приучать животных не пачкать в доме naučiť čistotnosti navaditi na čistočo naučiti životinje na red göra rumsren ฝึกให้ดูแลบ้าน dışarıda pislemeye alıştırılmış hayvan 訓練(狗等)保持家中清洁 привчати собаку дотримуватися чистоти в домі گھر میں صفائی کے ساتھ رہنے کی تربیت پائے ہوۓ جانور huấn luyện chó mèo vệ sinh đúng chỗ quy định 保持
n house-warming
a party given after moving into a new house. daknatmaak, nuwe huis inwy حَفْلَة تُقام بِمُناسبة الإنتِقال إلى بيتٍ جديد празненство по случай настаняване в нова къща oslava nového bytu housewarming die Einweihungsparty γιορτή για τα καλορίζικα καινούργιου σπιτιού fiesta de inauguración de una casa soolaleivapidu مهمانی خانه جدید tupaantuliaiset pendaison de crémaillère חֲנוּכַּת בִּית गृह प्रवेश की पार्टी, गृह प्रवेश उत्सव proslava useljenja u novu kucu (stan) házszentelés pesta memasuki rumah baru innflutningsteiti (festa d'inaugurazione di una casa) 新居祝いパーティー 집들이 įkurtuvės jauna dzīvokļa iesvētīšana parti masuk rumah baru house-warming party innvielsesfest oblanie` nowego mieszkania, `parapetówka festa de inauguração petrecere de casă nouă новоселье oslava nového bytu zabava ob vselitvi žurka za useljenje inflyttningsfest ฉลองขึ้นบ้านใหม่ (yeni eve) taşınma partisi 慶祝遷居的宴會 новосілля گھر بھرائی tiệc tân gia
adj
a house-warming party. daknatmaak, huisinwyding إحتفالي بمناسبة الإنتقال إلى بيتٍ جديد празничен oslavující nový byt housewarming- Einweihungs-... για τα καλορίζικα καινούργιου σπιτιού de inauguración soolaleiva- مرتبط با ورود به خانه جدید tupaantuliais- pendaison de crémaillère חֲנוּכַּת בִּית पार्टी koji se odnosi na useljenje u novu kucu házszentelő pesta memasuki rumah baru innflutningsteiti di inaugurazione 新居祝いパーティーの 집들이의 įkurtuvių jauna dzīvokļa iesvētīšanas- masuk rumah baru house-warming innvielses-, innflyttings- parapetowy de inauguração de casă nouă празднующий новоселье oslavujúci nový byt ob vselitvi za useljenje inflyttnings- ฉลองบ้านใหม่ güle güle otur 慶祝遷居的 новосільний گھر بھرائی tân gia
n housewife
a woman who looks after her house, her husband and her family, and who usually does not have a job outside the home. huisvrou ربَّة مَنْزِل домакиня paní domu husmor; hjemmegående husmor die Hausfrau νοικοκυρά ama de casa koduperenaine زن خانه دار kotiäiti ménagère עָקֶרֶת בַּיִת घर की संचालिका, गृहिणी kucanica háziasszony ibu rumah tangga húsmóðir casalinga 主婦 주부 namų šeimininkė mājsaimniece suri rumah huisvrouw husmor kobieta niepracująca dona de casa (femeie) casnică домохозяйка žena v domácnosti gospodinja domaćica husmor, hemmafru แม่บ้าน ev kadını/hanımı 家庭主婦 домашня господарка خاتون خانہ bà nội trợ 家庭
n housework
the work of keeping a house clean and tidy My mother has a woman to help her with the housework. huiswerk تَدْبير مَنزِلي домакинска работа domácí práce husarbejde die Hausarbeit δουλειές του σπιτιού quehaceres domésticos, de la faenas casa majapidamistööd خانه داري taloustyöt ménage עֲבוֹדוֹת בַּיִת घरेलू कामकाज kucanski poslovi ház(tartás)i munka pekerjaan rumah húsverk, heimilisstörf lavori domestici 家事 가사 namų ruoša mājsaimniecības darbi kerja rumah huishouden husarbeid, husreingjøring prace domowe trabalho doméstico treburi casnice работа по дому domáce práce hišna opravila kućni poslovi hushållsarbete งานบ้าน ev işi 家務勞動 робота по дому گھر کا کام کاج công việc nhà
like a house on fire
1 very well The two children got on with each other like a house on fire. kom goed oor die weg جيِّدا، بصورة مُمتازَه много добре velmi dobře fint blitzschnell μια χαρά llevarse de maravilla, de bien llevarse la mar suurepäraselt بسيار خوب loistavasti comme larrons en foire טוֹב מְאוֹד बहुत अच्छा sjajno, odlicno nagyon jól baik sekali einkar vel (a gonfie vele) 仲良く 수월하게 puikiai draudzīgās attiecībās sangat akrab heel goed (komme) glimrende ut av det med hverandre znakomicie às mil maravilhas gro­zav прекрасно veľmi dobre zelo dobro veoma dobro som smort, som en dans, som ler och långhalm อย่างดี çok iyi 很好 швидко і легко بہت اچھی طرح سے mạnh mẽ
2 very quickly I'm getting through this job like a house on fire. soos die wind بِسُرْعَه، كالنارِ في الهَشيم много бързо velmi rychle hurtigt blitzschnell στο πι και φι a toda velocidad, rapidísimamente välgukiirusel به سرعت salamavauhtia à toute allure בִּמְהִירוּת רַבָּה आसानी से मित्र बन जाना brzo, sve u šesnaest nagyon gyorsan sangat cepat mjög hratt velocemente どんどん 빨리 labai greitai ļoti ātri dengan pantas heel snel, als de wind kjemperaskt szybko a todo o gás rapid, foarte repede быстро и легко veľmi rýchlo kot blisk veoma brzo med rasande fart, så det visslar om det โดยเร็ว hızlı 迅速地 швидко بہت جلدی rất nhanh


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