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1 stay-at-home [mothers etc.]
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2 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (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.) hjem2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) hjemsted3) (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.) -hjem4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) internat; -hjem5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) hus; hjem; bolig2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) hjem-; hjemme-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) hjemme-; indenlandsk3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) hjemme-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) hjem; hjemme2) (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.) ind; hjem•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (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.) hjem2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) hjemsted3) (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.) -hjem4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) internat; -hjem5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) hus; hjem; bolig2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) hjem-; hjemme-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) hjemme-; indenlandsk3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) hjemme-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) hjem; hjemme2) (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.) ind; hjem•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
3 out of sorts
1) (slightly unwell: I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal.) utilpas2) (not in good spirits or temper: He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home.) skidt tilpas* * *1) (slightly unwell: I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal.) utilpas2) (not in good spirits or temper: He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home.) skidt tilpas -
4 dilemma
(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilemma* * *(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilemma
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