houses in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.house <pl houses [ˈhaʊzəz]> N [Am haʊs, Brit haʊs]

1.1. house (dwelling):

house
casa f
I won't have that dog in the house
no quiero a ese perro en casa
come around to my house at six
ven a (mi) casa a las seis
the party's at my house
la fiesta es en (mi) casa
the man/lady of the house
el hombre/la señora de la casa
he's useless around the house
es un inútil para la casa
the house of God
la casa del Señor
a house divided
cualquier nación u organización con divisiones internas
to move house Brit
mudarse (de casa)
to move house Brit
cambiarse de casa
to play house
jugar a las casitas
a house of cards
un castillo de naipes
as safe as houses Brit
totalmente seguro
it's as safe as houses
es totalmente seguro
it's as safe as houses
no tiene el menor peligro
to clean house Am (restore order)
poner la casa en orden
to clean house Am (restore order)
hacer una limpieza
to clean house lit (spring-clean)
hacer (una) limpieza general
to eat sb out of house and home
dejarle la despensa vacía a alguien
to get along like a house afire or Brit on fire inf (be very friendly)
hacer buenas migas
to get along like a house afire or Brit on fire inf (be very friendly)
llevarse muy bien
(make good progress) we're getting on like a house afire
todo marcha sobre ruedas or viento en popa
to keep house
ocuparse de or llevar la casa
to keep open house
tener la puerta siempre abierta
it's always open house at the Browns'
la casa de los Brown siempre está abierta a todo el mundo
to put one's (own) house in order
poner sus (or mis etc.) asuntos en orden
to put one's (own) house in order
ordenar sus (or mis etc.) asuntos
to set up house
poner casa
attr house buyer
comprador m de una vivienda or casa / compradora f de una vivienda or casa
house owner
propietario m / propietaria f
house owner
dueño m de una casa / dueña f de una casa
house painter
pintor m de casas / pintora f de casas
house prices
el precio de la vivienda

II.house VB trans [Am haʊz, Brit haʊz]

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III.house INTERJ [Am haʊs, Brit haʊs] Brit

See also House of Lords, House of Commons

house-to-house [Am ˈˌhaʊs tə ˈhaʊs, Brit ˌhaʊstəˈhaʊs] ADJ

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houses in the PONS Dictionary

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house-warming N, house-warming party N no pl

houses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

five houses have been burgled
han entrado a robar en cinco casas
to be as save as houses Brit
ser completamente seguro
lots of houses
muchas casas
to take up occupation of a house
tomar posesión de una vivienda
they've done the house up very nicely
tienen la casa muy bien puesta
he lives very near to my house
vive a dos pasos de mi casa
in this house I am a nobody
en esta casa soy el último mono
the fire reduced the house to ashes
el fuego redujo la casa a cenizas
whitewashing the outside of houses is no longer done
encalar las fachadas está fuera de uso
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones prov
quien tiene el tejado de vidrio, no tire piedras al de su vecino prov
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Its large circulation brought fierce winds to the entire island, damaging 72,605 houses and destroying 28,005 homes.
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Wild bird supplies include bird baths, bird houses or bird feeders.
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The partial basement houses attendant rooms and mechanical equipment.
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The upper fort's magazine and various other buildings were converted to be used as basic bunk houses, kitchen and dining area.
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The paroxysms were accompanied by swaying motions of the ground which caused all the houses of the town to totter.
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After a partial reconstruction, another fire in 1751 destroyed 64 houses, the brewery and the town hall.
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The city was home to at least six deadly houses filled with trials for visitors.
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It houses science laboratories in addition to classrooms and faculty offices.
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The council moved in to block up some of the houses in 2013.
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In fact, some gambling houses would simply hang a picture of a tiger in their windows to advertise that a game could be found within.
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