Engelsk substantiv: house | |||
1. | house (om gjenstand) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He has a house on Cape Cod. She felt she had to get out of the house. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | abode, building, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, edifice, habitation, home | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | adobe house, beach house, boarding house, boardinghouse, bungalow, cabin, chalet, chapterhouse, cottage, country house, detached house, doll's house, dollhouse, duplex, duplex house, farmhouse, frat house, fraternity house, gatehouse, guesthouse, hacienda, hall, hunting lodge, lodge, lodging house, maisonette, maisonnette, manse, mansion, mansion house, ranch house, residence, residence, rooming house, row house, safe house, saltbox, semidetached house, single dwelling, sod house, soddy, solar house, town house, tract house, villa | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | attic, garret, library, loft, porch, study | ||
2. | house (om gruppe) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He worked for a brokerage house. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | business firm, firm | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | accounting firm, auction house, consulting company, consulting firm, corp, corporation, dealer, law firm, publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house | ||
3. | house (om gruppe) the members of a religious community living together | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | community | ||
4. | house (om gruppe) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The house applauded. He counted the house. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | audience | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | claque | ||
5. | house (om gruppe) an official assembly having legislative powers | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A bicameral legislature has two houses. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | British House of Commons, British House of Lords, Dail, Dail Eireann, House of Burgesses, House of Commons, House of Lords, House of Representatives, Seanad, Seanad Eireann, U.S. House, U.S. House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, US House, US House of Representatives | ||
6. | house (om gruppe) aristocratic family line | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The House of York. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Medici, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty | ||
7. | house (om handling) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The children were playing house. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | child's play, play | ||
8. | house (om sted) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | part, region | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Archer, Aries, Aries the Ram, Balance, Bull, Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Crab, Fish, Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Goat, Leo, Leo the Lion, Libra, Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales, Lion, Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Ram, Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion, Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Twins, Virgin, Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Water Bearer | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | zodiac | ||
Overordnet kategori | astrology, star divination | ||
9. | house (om gruppe) the management of a gambling house or casino | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The house gets a percentage of every bet. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | management | ||
10. | house (om gruppe) a social unit living together | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He moved his family to Virginia. It was a good Christian household. I waited until the whole house was asleep. The teacher asked how many people made up his home. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | family, home, household, menage | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | social unit, unit | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | broken home, conjugal family, extended family, foster family, foster home, menage a trois, nuclear family | ||
11. | house (om gjenstand) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The house was full. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | theater, theatre | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | building, edifice | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | arena theater, cinema, dinner theater, dinner theatre, home theater, home theatre, little theater, little theatre, movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, music hall, opera, opera house, picture palace, theater in the round, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | box office, circle, dress circle, dressing room, greenroom, orchestra, orchestra pit, parquet, parquet circle, parterre, pit, stage, standing room, theater stage, theatre stage, ticket booth, ticket office, tiered seat | ||
Overordnet kategori | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||
12. | house (om gjenstand) a building in which something is sheltered or located | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had a large carriage house. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | building, edifice | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bagnio, bathhouse, courthouse, field house, icehouse, meat house, meat house, oast house, pump house, pumping station, smokehouse, sports arena, stash house | ||
Engelsk verb: house | |||
1. | house (om tilstand) contain or cover | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This box houses the gears. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | accommodate, admit, hold | ||
2. | house (om adferd) provide housing for | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | domiciliate, put up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | shelter | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | accommodate, chamber, home, lodge, rehouse, take in | ||