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home [həʊm]1. nouna. ( = place to live) maison f• to have a home of one's own avoir sa propre maison (or son propre appartement)• Warwick is home to some 550 international students Warwick accueille quelque 550 étudiants étrangers• to give sb/an animal a home recueillir qn/un animal chez soi• it's a home from home or away from home (British, US) c'est mon second chez-moi (or son second chez-soi etc)• "good home wanted for kitten" « cherche foyer accueillant pour chaton »• let's concentrate on problems closer to home occupons-nous de problèmes qui nous concernent plus directement• is Paul at home? est-ce que Paul est à la maison ?• to make o.s. at home se mettre à l'aise• make yourself at home! faites comme chez vous !• what's that when it's at home? (inf) qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?• the Russians, at home and abroad les Russes, chez eux et à l'étranger2. adverba. chez soi (or lui or moi etc), à la maison• to be home and dry or home free (US) être arrivé au bout de ses peines• to hammer sth home ( = make a point) bien faire comprendre qch3. adjective4. compounds► home address noun (on forms) domicile m (permanent) ; (as opposed to business address) adresse f personnelle• to be on home ground être sur son terrain ► home-grown adjective ( = not foreign) du pays ; ( = from own garden) du jardin• to hit a home run réussir un coup de circuit ; (US figurative) réussir un beau coup ► Home Secretary noun (British) ≈ ministre mf de l'Intérieur► home shopping noun (by post, telephone) achat par correspondance ou par téléphone ; (by computer, television) téléachat m• to be in the home straight être dans la dernière ligne droite ► home team noun équipe f qui reçoit• my home town ( = place of birth) ma ville natale ; ( = where I grew up) la ville où j'ai grandi ► home truth noun• I'll tell him a few home truths je vais lui dire ses quatre vérités ► home video noun vidéo f amateur► home in on, home on to inseparable transitive verb[missile] ( = move towards) se diriger sur ; ( = reach) atteindre* * *[həʊm] 1.I've made my home in France — je suis installé or je vis en France
2) ( for residential care) maison f3) ( family base) foyer m‘good home wanted’ — ‘cherche foyer accueillant’
4) ( country) pays m5) ( source)2.home of — [country, area] pays m de [speciality]
noun modifier1) ( family) [ life] de famille; [ background] familial; [ comforts] du foyer3.1) [come, go, arrive] ( to house) à la maison, chez soi; ( to country) dans son payson the way home — en rentrant chez moi/nous etc; (by boat, plane) pendant le voyage de retour
to be home — ( around) être à la maison; ( from work) être rentré
2) ( to required effect)to bring something home to — fig faire voir quelque chose à
4.to strike home — fig toucher juste
at home adverbial phrase1) ( in house) à la maison2) Sport ( on own ground) [play] à domicile3) fig ( comfortable) à l'aise•Phrasal Verbs:••it's home from home GB —
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