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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.) casa2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) casa3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) casa4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) casa2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) alojar2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) guardar•- 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.) de inauguração- housework
- like a house on fire* * *[haus] n 1 casa, moradia, residência, habitação, domicílio, lar. 2 edifício. 3 firma, casa comercial. 4 família. 5 parlamento, câmara. 6 lugar de diversão. 7 asilo, internato. 8 platéia, assistência, assistentes ou ouvintes. 9 sl bordel. • [hauz] vt+vi 1 morar. 2 alojar(-se), abrigar, recolher(-se). an appreciative house um público apreciativo. boarding house alojamento. like a house on fire fig com sucesso. house of call n 1 albergue. 2 agência de empregos. house of cards castelo de cartas (também fig). House of Commons Câmara dos Comuns (da Grã-Bretanha). house of correction instituto correcional, penitenciária. House of God igreja. House of Lords Câmara dos Lordes. House of Representatives Câmara dos Deputados (EUA, Austrália, Nova Zelândia). open house casa aberta (visitas podem chegar a qualquer hora, sem necessidade de convite especial). this is on the house Amer esta rodada fica por conta da casa. to bring the house down fazer a casa vir abaixo, provocar aplausos. to keep an open house ser hospitaleiro. to keep house fazer o serviço doméstico e não sair para trabalhar fora. to keep the house ficar em casa.
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