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1 housewife
plural - housewives; noun (a woman who looks after her house, her husband and her family, and who usually does not have a job outside the home.) husmorIsubst. (flertall: housewives) \/ˈhaʊswaɪf\/, flertall: \/ˈhaʊswaɪvz\/husmor, hjemmeværende husmorIIsubst. (flertall: housewifes eller housewives) \/ˈhʌzɪf\/, flertall: \/ˈhʌzɪfs\/ eller \/ˈhʌzɪvz\/( særlig britisk) syetui, syskrinIIIverb \/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf\/( sjelden) forklaring: holde orden på eller skjøtte effektivt eller økonomisk -
2 hopeless
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) håpløs, umulig2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) umulig, håpløs3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) håpløs, uhelbredeligadj. \/ˈhəʊpləs\/1) håpløs, trøstesløs, uten håp2) umulig, elendig, dårlig, ubehjelpelig3) nytteløs, uforbederlig4) utrøstelig, fortvilet -
3 House
1. plural - houses; noun1) (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.) (bolig)hus, villa2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) -hus, bygning, -gård3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) (teater)sal, (fullt/tomt) hus4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) slekt, hus2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) innkvartere, huse2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) romme, huse, gi plass for•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innvielses-, innflyttings-- housework
- like a house on firefamilie--------firma--------hus--------slekt--------teater--------ættthe subst.1) ( i Storbritannia) Underhuset2) ( i Storbritannia) Overhuset3) ( i USA) Representantenes Hus4) (britisk, hverdagslig) børsen5) ( historisk) fattighuset6) forklaring: Christ Church (College) i Oxfordcall of the House ( politikk) navneopprop, telle stemmedyktige, forklaring: opptelling av parlamentsmedlemmer e.l. underveis i møtet for å dokumentere ureglementert fraværenter the House ( politikk) komme inn i parlamentet, bli parlamentsmedlemthe Lower House se the ➢ Lower Housethe Upper House se the ➢ Upper House -
4 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (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.) (bolig)hus, villa2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) -hus, bygning, -gård3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) (teater)sal, (fullt/tomt) hus4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) slekt, hus2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) innkvartere, huse2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) romme, huse, gi plass for•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innvielses-, innflyttings-- housework
- like a house on firefamilie--------firma--------hus--------slekt--------teater--------ættIsubst. \/haʊs\/1) hus, bolig, hjem2) husholdning3) slekt, familie, ætt4) bygning, hus5) ( parlamentarisk) kammer, hus, ting6) ( teater) sal, salong7) ( britisk) forestilling8) publikum, tilhørere, tilskuere, forsamling, møte9) (musikk, også house-music) house, house-musikk15) klosterorden, kloster16) forklaring: huset til en religiøs orden18) (britisk, slang, også housey housey) bingo19) ( gammeldags) horehus, bordell20) kro, vertshusas safe as houses så trygt som bare det, helt trygt\/sikkertat somebody's house hjemme hos noenbreak and enter a house bryte seg inn i et husbring down the house eller bring the house down ta publikum med stormdraw full\/crowded houses trekke mye folk, trekke fulle hus, gå for fulle hus, spille for fulle huseat somebody out of house and home spise noen ut av husetfree house uavhengig pub (ikke underlagt et bryggeri)full house fullt hus, fulle hus utsolgt forestilling, fullt hus (blir ropt på teater, også house full) det er utsolgt, det er slutt på billettene ( i poker) hus ( bingo) bingo, hel rekkeget good houses få god publikumsoppslutningget on like a house on fire komme virkelig godt overens, passe godt sammenhouse and home hus og hjemhouse language konsernspråkhouse of many doors (amer., hverdagslig, forskjønnende) fengselthe House of Windsor huset Windsor (kongehuset i Storbritannia)keep a good house forklaring: ha et trivelig hus med god matkeep house holde orden på husholdningen, holde huset i orden\/rent og ryddigkeep house for somebody gjøre rent hos noen, holde huset (i orden) for noen, styre husholdningen for noenkeeping a disorderly house ( jus) drive bordellvirksomhetkeep (to) the house holde seg hjemmelike a house on fire ( hverdagslig) så det suser, som et olja lyn, som smurt, strykendemove house flyttemy house is my castle mitt hjem er min borg\/festning, eget hjem er det beste hjemon the house ( hverdagslig) på huset, huset betaler, verten spandereropen house åpent hus, lokale som er åpent for besøkende, hjem som er åpent for gjesterplay house leke mor og barnplay to an empty house spille for tomme benkerthe royal house kongehuset, kongefamilienset\/put\/get one's house in order ( overført) rydde opp i sine egne problemer, få orden på seg selvset up house bygge hus slå seg ned, bosette segtake a house leie et hus, leie boligto somebody's house hjem til noenIIverb \/haʊs\/1) huse, innlosjere, ta i mot2) bo3) søke ly4) romme, huse, inneholdeklubben har sine lokaler der\/holder til der5) oppbevare, anbringe, lagre6) (sjøfart, om seil) stryke, berge7) ( sjøfart) surre fast, stue8) (sjøfart, om anker) hale inn9) ( snekring) sette tapp i tapphull, inntappe -
5 thrifty
adjective (showing thrift: a thrifty housewife.) økonomisk, nøysomadj. \/ˈθrɪftɪ\/1) sparsommelig, økonomisk, påpasselig med penger2) (amer.) blomstrende, fremgangsrik3) ( spesielt om planter) kraftig, frodig, som trives godtthrifty of sparsommelig med -
6 housewives
plural; see housewife
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